The northern region seems to be colder this year than in previous years. Although it is already February, the north wind is howling and the rain is continuous. Xu Xiaoyang is standing guard outside with a gun in his arms, shivering a little.
Standing on the steps of the courtyard gate, staring around vigilantly, Xu Xiaoyang couldn't help but keep glancing into the dark gate.
This is the former headquarters of the Guinan County in Wanzhou. It is said that one of the most important figures in the principality, General Zhang, the Minister of the Privy Council and the Governor of Northern Heishan, once led the headquarters here to fight against the bandits supported by the Haixi people.
Nearly three years have passed since it became the territory of Montenegro. Guinan County has changed a lot. As a border county of the Montenegro Fort Autonomous Region of the Principality, a branch line was built from the railway main line of Montenegro Fort to here. Small commodities from Montenegro also spread from here to Haixi. There are free trade channels, but more of it is smuggling. After all, the Haixi people have extremely heavy tariffs, and only the Shengjing channel is open.
But no matter what, as the birthplace of smuggling of small commodities from Montenegro and the East China Sea, it has also driven the development here, and a number of small factories producing small commodities have been built.
And now, the situation in the Principality and Haixi Province has suddenly become tense.
The cause was that the principality originally did not recognize the "New Japan Territory" colony established by the Japanese who invaded Anshan. Later, a conflict broke out on the border there. The pseudo-county magistrate of the pseudo-regime supported by the Japanese killed her husband and raped a woman. The woman's hometown was registered in the principality. Her family members entered the New Japan Territory and rescued the victim. Several Japanese soldiers who were doing bad things died in the process. Then the Japanese took advantage of their power and insisted that the principality arrest those volunteers and send them to them for punishment.
Thinking about what had happened, Xu Xiaoyang became filled with anger and clenched the rifle in his hand tightly.
Through the cultural education provided by the military political instructors in recent years, Xu Xiaoyang learned what a colony is and what a nation is.
And a few days ago, at the northern Montenegro border, there was an incident where Japanese soldiers shot their own border guards, and one of their border guards went missing. He must have been captured by the Japanese, but I don't know what kind of torture he is being subjected to now.
What Xu Xiaoyang is angry about now is why not go to war with the Japanese.
It is better to die standing than to live a cowardly life!
The stories told by the political trainers always make so much sense and are so exciting.
Now, I heard that a big shot had come to this former Suppression Headquarters, apparently to inspect the front-line defense.
It seems that he is a very important person in the principality, but he came in a low-key manner and the outside world is completely unaware of him.
In fact, if several generals from the front line all arrived, in this principality, only brigade-level commanders could be awarded the rank of general, and division-level commanders could be awarded the rank of major general and enter the ranks of generals.
It can be imagined that the important person who came must be very important.
Xu Xiaoyang was thinking about it when he heard footsteps in the yard and hurriedly stood up straighter.
"Oh, what's your name?" A very gentle voice.
Xu Xiaoyang turned around and subconsciously wanted to salute. Anyone who could enter and exit this compound freely must be his superior.
Then, Xu Xiaoyang's body trembled, and suddenly his whole body froze. His half-raised hand seemed to have no strength left and he froze there.
A young man walked out of the yard. His handsomeness was almost indescribable. It gave people the illusion that such a handsome man should not exist in this world.
That was none other than His Royal Highness the Prince!
In the army, I was organized to learn and watch TV. I have seen the images of His Royal Highness the Prince and listened to His Royal Highness the Prince's lectures. This face is something that I will never forget for the rest of my life. Even as a man, I feel that His Royal Highness the Prince is like an extremely precious treasure in the world, and I am willing to sacrifice my life for him.
It is a great honor and an incredible privilege to fight for His Royal Highness.
Not to mention, the world described by His Royal Highness seems to be really coming true. As someone who was born in a rural area in Montenegro, I have felt this particularly strongly over the past five years.
His Royal Highness the Prince is simply a god sent by God to save the suffering people.
"His Highness is talking to you!" someone next to him scolded.
With His Royal Highness here, it seemed as if he could attract all the attention. Xu Xiaoyang couldn't see anyone else at all. He hesitated and said, "Your Highness... Your Highness..."
Lu Ming waved his hands, feeling somewhat helpless. Since he became an adult at the age of 20, his appearance had been slowly being fine-tuned, especially after he had an incarnation, the speed of fine-tuning had become even faster. People who knew him before didn't have any strong feelings about it, but people who didn't know him would be stunned for a moment when they saw him for the first time.
Now he is on the east and west front lines. His incarnation is at the front line of Beiheishanbao, while his real body has come to Wanzhou, which borders Haixi Province, to inspect. In fact, he is here to supervise the battle.
He reached out and touched the raincoat on Xu Xiaoyang, and nodded: "The material is not bad. Is it cold in this weather?"
Xu Xiaoyang shook his head like a rattle and stammered, "No, it's not cold..."
Lu Ming looked at his thin military uniform and looked around. "This year's spring cold will be over, but next winter's military uniforms must be kept warm. I feel that the winters in the Northern Territory are getting colder every year! Maybe we are in a mini ice age now?"
Someone was busy recording.
Lu Ming patted Xu Xiaoyang on the shoulder and said, "Young man, you have a lot of muscles. It seems that the food is good. I advocate a glass of milk every day. Have you implemented it in your troops?" He smiled again and said to the side, "This young man will be transferred to my guard regiment later!"
Some people were staring at Xu Xiaoyang nervously at this time, fearing that he would say something wrong.
Xu Xiaoyang gradually regained consciousness from the shock and stood at attention. "Report to His Royal Highness! The Special Agent Company of the Third Regiment of the First Guards Division, to which I belong, is given a glass of milk every day!"
Lu Ming nodded: "Well, the answer to the question can grasp the key points. The special agent company has it." Looking to the side, "How are the ordinary soldiers implementing it?"
The commander of the First Guard Division, Nian Wenwu, also known as Lao Catfish, who was standing nearby, said hurriedly, "I often organize inspection teams to conduct open and secret investigations in various departments. By the second half of last year, we had not found any grassroots officers withholding military pay!"
Lu Ming nodded. In the Northern Territory, it seemed natural for officers at all levels to deduct military pay. In order to put an end to this trend, he had severely punished a group of officers, including some capable commanders who executed Ma Su with tears.
Of course, the deterrent effect of punishment is one aspect, but the main thing is the separation of logistics and command systems, as well as the audit of relevant accounts. It is also a routine matter for inspection departments to conduct open and secret inspections of ordinary soldiers.
However, the army has its own particularities. For some suggestions that please the army, such as encouraging soldiers to supervise officers, opening up channels for soldiers to appeal to higher authorities, etc., those who make these suggestions will be scolded by the army. In the army, superiors and subordinates can be as close as brothers, but the sense of identity must be strictly guarded so that military orders can be enforced like a mountain.
"At your age, you're already a veteran..." Lu Ming looked at Xu Xiaoyang's young and slightly childish face, feeling deeply moved. It seemed that this young man had been a veteran for more than ten years, from the old warlord armed forces to the new army, from slacking off to being full of ideals today. Looking at the determination in his eyes, you can tell that he has been reborn. Having said that, those who can be selected to be sentries here must be the political backbone of the special forces company, not to mention their skills.
However, in the upcoming war, how many young people like this will be sacrificed
Throughout history, how many men have ever returned from a battle? Is the future they created for which they shed their blood and sacrificed their lives worth their sacrifice
Sighing softly in his heart, Lu Ming patted Xu Xiaoyang on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work!" He turned and walked towards the black car that had just stopped.
A group of senior officials stood at attention and saluted to see him off. Xu Xiaoyang stood straight as a stone. He was so excited for a long time that he didn't even put down his hand to salute.