Concentricity

Zhuang Xu's delay in letting Mo Jinyan join the army was not only concerned about his health, but also had objective reasons.The military system is strict, and even though he is famous, he does not have the right to recruit soldiers at any time, so he waited until the autumn when the new recruits enlisted in the army, and then brought Mo Jinyan into the army.

Zhuang Xu originally wanted to take more care of Mo Jinyan and let him be his personal school lieutenant. In this way, he could enjoy privileges and not have to live with a bunch of recruits on a bunk bed in the barracks.Mo Jinyan is unwilling to specialize, he has to live and practice with the new soldiers, and share the joys and sorrows, so that he can fight side by side with everyone in the future.

After recruits enter the barracks, they have three months of basic drills.The chief instructor in charge of training the recruits is a Baihu named Wen Jian, in his early thirties, not tall, but very strong, with a dark complexion and fine scars, he looks like a soldier who has experienced many battles.

Wen Jian has the word Wen in his name, but he is far from being gentle. He often has a tigerish face, as if everyone owes him hundreds of taels of silver. He looks down on everyone, and he is very strict with soldiers. If there is a slight mistake, you will have to practice until you cry for forgiveness, which is called "Yama with an iron face".The old soldier looked at him and wanted to make a detour, let alone the new soldier.But it doesn't matter to Mo Jinyan. Strict teachers produce high-quality apprentices, and only in this way can they achieve results.

Most of the recruits were recruited from the military households in Fuzhou Prefecture. Before joining the army, most of them were farming at home and suffered hardships. Therefore, each of them is like a rough mud brick, which is very resistant to falling and working. Although the army is hard, it is also difficult Almost got used to it.But there are also a few pampered and spoiled who can't adapt, such as Meng Changling who was in the same team as Mo Jinyan.

Although Meng Changling was also from a military household, he was Yu Ding (Yu Ding belonged to an irregular army, although he went to the camp to practice, but he was mainly a regular soldier of Sasuke, probably similar to a conscript soldier), so he did not need to be permanently stationed in the army, and his family did not expect him to have a role in the army What he made, but he was expected to study and learn, so he worshiped Mr. Xixi since he was a child, and learned the way of Confucius and Mencius.Therefore, compared to other recruits, he is the most outstanding one. Not to mention fair and delicate, he has no strength to fight back. When he entered the barracks, he felt like he stood out from the crowd.

Unfortunately, he has not yet obtained his official fame, but he has learned the nobleness and pedantry of a scholar. He looks down on a group of vulgar and vulgar people. stand up.

The soldiers who have killed the enemy on the battlefield are all real men. They look up to the capable and capable people the most, and the weak scholars are the ones they look down on the most. impression.As a child student, Meng Changling was well-read in poetry and books, and was cared and cared for at home, but now he can't escape being beaten and despised by the instructors.

Mo Jinyan performed outstandingly among the recruits, and within three days, he was promoted by Wen Jian to be the captain of the recruit team, and he was in charge of the five soldiers in the team.Mo Jinyan is also very worried. The recruits are also competing for performance, and there are punishment measures for those who lag behind. They have to be responsible for sweeping the entire training ground.

Meng Changling had obviously become a drag on their little Wu. Mo Jinyan performed very well, but Meng Changling's grades were the worst in the entire recruit camp, so within half a month of joining the army, their Wu had already swept the seven-day practice field.Meng Changling seemed to have become a public nuisance to their little Wu.

For example, in today's drill, Coach Wen asked the soldiers to carry [-]-jin fine sandbags, run from the camp along the coastline to the checkpoint fifteen miles away, and then return to the camp from the checkpoint.Every time they come and go, there are about [-] miles of land. Such a distance, even the recruits who are used to doing farm work are a bit difficult, let alone Meng Changling.

Meng Changling was well aware of his own disadvantages, so before the drill started, he went to Mo Jinyan: "This drill has exceeded Xiaosheng's ability to bear. Xiaosheng must not want to meet the standard, but he really can't. Therefore, he met Mo Wu long ago. Shang, don't blame Xiaosheng for dragging you down."

Mo Jinyan secretly rolled his eyes, this sour scholar, can he speak normally, he will die if he doesn't drag the text, there are so many scholars, not all of them talk like him, such as Brother Yu... Mo Jinyan His thoughts stopped at this point, his heart softened, and when he looked at the scholar in front of him again, he slowed down and said, "Give me part of your burden, and I will carry it for you. You can figure out the rest yourself, try not to delay everyone Back legs, I don't want to sweep the floor again tomorrow."

Meng Changling was overjoyed. Although Mo Jinyan was their leader, he was not a very enthusiastic person, and now he offered to help him. It was a surprise, and he quickly bowed to the end: "That Xiaosheng is very grateful, thank you Mo Wu long."

Mo Jinyan had no choice but to say: "Brother Meng, you should practice seriously. There is no harm in this. Although you don't plan to stay in the army forever, you still have at least one or two years in the future. During this period, you will inevitably go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Confronting Japanese pirates head-on is a blessing for yourself."

"Is this true?" Meng Changling really kept his ears shut and only read the books of sages. He never cared about the Japanese invasion incidents that happened around him every now and then, and he didn't even know this time. thing.

Mo Jinyan nodded: "Our household will send officers and soldiers to patrol the rivers and seas every month to prevent Japanese thieves from invading the people. When we finish the training period, this task will inevitably be assigned to us."

Meng Changling originally only planned to hang out in the army for a while, and when the time came, he would go back to take the exam. Hearing what Mo Jinyan said, he trembled all over, and his face turned pale. It turned out that he had reached the dangerous situation of carrying his head up every day. He said, "Thank you, Mo Qitou, for reminding me, Changling knows the benefits and disadvantages." But he was thinking about how to get out as soon as possible.

After the long-distance weight-bearing training, everyone was exhausted. Mo Jinyan did not get the first place this time because he helped Meng Changling carry ten catties of fine sand, but fortunately, Meng Changling was not the last one. Wu, unexpectedly escaped the fate of Sansao.

After running, many people didn't even take a shower, and collapsed on the bed from exhaustion.That night, the recruit camp was extremely quiet. Almost everyone was asleep. No one noticed that a person got up quietly, took advantage of the darkness, slipped by the wall, and ran out of the camp.

Mo Jinyan was sleeping soundly, and was woken up by someone pinching his nose. He opened his eyes, but it was still pitch black outside. He couldn't see who was pinching his nose, so he subconsciously raised his hand and made a move of "White Crane Spreading its Wings" Greet each other.In the darkness, someone heard a "wow", that person let go, squatted down, and said with some pain: "Damn boy, do you bully brother like this?"

Mo Jinyan's tense mood immediately relaxed, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Brother Xu, why is it you?" She never expected Zhuang Xu to appear beside her bed in the middle of the night.

Zhuang Xu rubbed his nose and straightened up: "Hurry up and follow me!"

Mo Jinyan didn't know what happened, but when Zhuang Xu came to visit in the middle of the night, something must have happened, so he quickly got dressed, jumped out of the bed, and walked out the door lightly, then asked aloud: "Brother Xu, What happened?"

Zhuang Xu stretched his waist, and said leisurely: "There is a deserter in your new barracks, and it's still from your team."

"Ah? Who?" Mo Jinyan was taken aback. Except for himself, all of these recruits were from military households, and they were all registered. If they could escape from themselves, they could not escape from their family. Who would be so stupid? Be a deserter.

"A guy named Meng Changling." Zhuang Xu replied, "It happened that my subordinate was on duty tonight and caught this sneaky guy at the gate of the barracks. I'm home now, I want to go back and visit my parents, I'm such an idiot." Zhuang Xu snorted disdainfully.

Mo Jinyan: "..." He really didn't expect that Meng Changling would be a deserter, usually full of benevolence and morality, with a high-minded look, that guy would be scared to cry?

Zhuang Xu said again: "The guard twisted him and sent him to Wen Jian. Wen Jian asked a few more words, and the guy explained that you told him that he was going to fight against the Japanese soon. He was afraid and wanted to go back. Discuss countermeasures with your family members. Wen Jian thinks you are suspected of disturbing the morale of the army, so I want to ask you."

"!" Mo Jinyan Zhanger Monk scratched his head, "Brother Xu, isn't this the truth? How can it shake the morale of the army? Also, why are you the one who called me?"

"It's my fault that I didn't remind you of this matter. In your opinion, going to the battlefield to kill the enemy is the purpose of your enlistment. But many people came to complete the tasks given to military households by the court. Some people are Few of the military camps that want to use this as a springboard for official career are really willing to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, defend the border, and defend the country." Zhuang Xu looked at Mo Jinyan who was walking beside him, feeling a little emotional, "Xiaoyan , It’s not easy to kill the enemy and defend the country, so you have to think about it carefully.”

Mo Jinyan remained silent. For him, there was absolutely no need to think about this matter. He had already died once. The belief that supported his survival was a monstrous hatred. If he did not take revenge, He didn't know what was the point of living.However, he would definitely not tell Zhuang Xu these words. Telling him would only add to his worries.He continued to ask: "Brother Xu, you haven't said anything yet, why are you calling me?"

"This one, my subordinate notified me." Zhuang Xu stopped in front of a lighted barracks, "Here we are. Wen Jian, a black-faced judge, likes to sing black faces. You can tell the truth later, as long as Said that he didn't know that it was a military secret, and he couldn't just leak it out."

Mo Jinyan nodded. In fact, he still had a lot to ask, why did Zhuang Xu's subordinates know that he and Zhuang Xu were relatively close.

Zhuang Xu pushed open the door, and the gust of wind blew the bean-sized oil lamp on the table flickering a few times, almost thinking that it was going to go out, but flickered a few times and turned on again.

Zhuang Xu went in and said to Mo Jinyan who was behind him, "Close the door."

Mo Jinyan closed the door behind him, and when he turned around, Zhuang Xu and Wen Jian had already greeted him: "Old Wen, why are you calling my brother so late?" He yawned a lot as he spoke.

Ever since Zhuang Xu came in with Mo Jinyan, Wen Jian's face has remained tepid, showing no emotion.Mo Jinyan knew that this Baihu lord had always been cold-faced and cold-hearted, but he was indeed capable. He spoke with his strength, but he had never been afraid, and Wen Jian obviously recognized his strength, so he was promoted. He became a corporal.

Mo Jinyan walked up and said respectfully, "Master Wen, are you looking for me?"

Wen Jian nodded slightly, and glanced at Zhuang Xu: "Xiao Zhuang, why don't you go to sleep and come to my place?"

Zhuang Xu found a chair and sat down, and raised his legs: "I heard that there is something exciting to watch, so I'm here. By the way, Lao Wen, I can't say enough about it, but my brother, you can tell with your conscience, he has behaved very well these days. It’s pretty good, right, you won’t be allowed to sleep in the middle of the night, why are you calling here?”

Wen Jian didn't answer, but cast his eyes to the dark place in the room.Mo Jinyan followed his gaze to look there, only to realize that Meng Changling was standing in the dark.