Chapter 737: The Sound of Drums and Horns Shows Its Sharp Edge (9)

Hejian County, Central Field Group Headquarters, Ye Zhen looked at the two young people in front of him, laughed and walked towards them, patted one of them on the shoulder and said: "Our little hero has finally come to report for duty, good boy, This time you are really famous, Zhīdào. When the entire Eastern Expeditionary Army talks about you, they all give you a thumbs up and praise you as a good man, that’s enough!”

Mei Hua looked at Ye Zhen with an embarrassed look on her face, her butt aching again, "Commander, can you please stop mentioning this matter." He was a little uneasy.

"How can you not mention it?" Ye Zhen said with a smile: "Although your behavior is not allowed by law and military law, every soldier in the Eastern Expeditionary Army is proud of you. Having a comrade like you, big guy Only by going to the battlefield to kill the enemy can you really have no worries. Otherwise, if you thought you had interfered with the Overwatch Council's plan, how could the Governor have let you off so easily? "

Poking Mei Hua's forehead, Ye Zhen said: "Everything has to be viewed from both sides. You received a hundred military sticks for this, which is considered to be a serious military discipline, but it did not take off your military uniform or even remove your official position. Because you have relieved all the soldiers and made our army more cohesive, the merits and demerits are equal to each other!"

"Then, that silly company commander lost his official position because of my incident!" Mei Hua said a little aggrievedly.

Ye Zhen laughed loudly. After all, Mei Hua is still a little younger. Yang Dasha was punished by the governor. There are many reasons for this. Mei Hua's incident is just an excuse, but it's okay, let's This kid himself felt that he owed Yang Dasha a favor.

"You only have half a year." Turning around, Ye Zhen took out two bags of files from the big case behind him, "All the information on the third and fourth battalions of the Young Guards are in them, and now they are officially handed over to There are two of you. In half a year, what the governor wants to see is a strong army. Can you do it? "

Mei Hua grinned, "Commander Ye. It only took Wu Ya and me less than two months to go from an ordinary soldier to a qualified red guard. Now we have six months. enough."

Ye Zhen nodded, "I like young people who are aggressive. By the way, I heard that you two are still uncles. Yi Bin came to my place yesterday and talked about you two. It's very interesting."

Mei Hua looked proud, "Shìde, I just married Wu Ya's sister, and now I am his brother-in-law."

Wu Ya on the side looked unhappy and said with a dark face: "I won't give in to you just because you are my brother-in-law. Just wait, my fourth battalion will make your third battalion disgraced. "

"Really? Let's wait and see." Mei Hua took the file from the third battalion with a smile and raised it at Wu Ya.

"The ten military cadets assigned to each of your battalions from Jishicheng Military University also arrived in Hejian yesterday.

You can go and take them with you later. These ten people are originally outstanding members of each army. Having them help you two should save a lot of effort. "

"Yes. Commander, we take our leave."

"Go, go." Ye Zhen waved his hand, "As soon as the military needs are met, Commander Wu and I are ready. They will be sent to your station on time. You don't need to be distracted by these things, just focus on training your troops. That’s it.”

"Thank you, Commander." The two of them saluted Ye Zhen and took two steps back. He turned around and walked towards the door. When he reached the door, Mei Hua suddenly turned around again, looked at Ye Zhen, and said seriously: "Commander, thank you."

"You've already thanked me."

"No, it was a business matter before, but this time it's a private matter. If the commander hadn't come back to protect me when he was so generous, I would have been really unlucky." Mei Hua said seriously.

Ye Zhen smiled and nodded. This Mei Hua is a person who misses love. Of course, if he was not a person who misses love, there would be no incident of riding a horse through the gate of Gong Dezhi in Dafang County.

The 3rd and 4th Battalions of the 1st Division of the Young Guards are stationed fifty miles away from Hejian County. The military camp is surrounded by mountains on three sides. There is only one way out, and it is also blocked by the military. It is declared to the outside world that this is a military supply place. This important area, this valley area, covers more than ten square kilometers, which is enough for the two battalion leaders to carry out all training inside. All soldiers were recruited in batches and then sent to this place one after another. Closed management was implemented. Outsiders had no way of knowing the specific situation in this valley.

Standing at the entrance of the valley, Wu Ya looked at Mei Hua and said, "Mei Hua, let's compete in a month."

"Call me brother-in-law!" Mei Hua looked at him proudly.

Wu Ya was furious, "This is in the military camp. Do you want me to go to the military judge to accuse you?"

Mei Hua spread her hands and said, "It's really boring. Okay, Battalion Commander Wu, I promise you. Let's have a competition in a month. What if you lose?"

"Will I lose?" Wu Ya raised his head.

Mei Hua smiled and said, "I just know that since I was little, you have never won a bet with me. The most recent time was when you said that I would never marry your sister."

"Are you done yet?" Wu Ya's face turned red. "If I lose, I will lead all the officers of my fourth battalion and shout three times in front of all the officers and men of your third battalion that I surrender."

"Beautiful!" Mei Hua laughed, "It's settled. I'm going to lose, so I'll handle it this way." He turned around and looked at the ten officers standing tall behind him, and said, "You all heard it, You can afford to disgrace this man, but I can't afford to disgrace him. I am his brother-in-law, how can I lose to my brother-in-law?"

Wu Ya was so angry that he stamped his feet, pointed his middle finger downward at Mei Hua, and strode away with his ten officers.

The two camps, one at the foot of the left mountain and the other at the foot of the right mountain, were about four or five miles apart. Between the two camps, the originally undulating land had been flattened and compacted as a training ground for the two camps, and the mountains behind them were also an excellent training ground. When Gao Yuan was training in Fufeng, Nanshan was the most familiar place for the soldiers.

Mei Hua stood in front of all the soldiers of the third camp. A thousand soldiers recruited from all over Hejian wore bright red guards uniforms, holding their breath and looking solemnly at their superiors. Before Mei Hua and his men arrived, Ye Zhen had sent instructors to give them some basic training, which made them look like soldiers where they were standing now. But in the eyes of people like Mei Hua who came from the Royal Guards, it was far from good enough. Behind him, the ten military academy students standing straight also showed dissatisfaction in their eyes. This army is still far from theirs.

The soldiers stood there, looking at their superiors. In their opinion, the superiors would certainly give them a long speech or give them a show of strength on the first day of taking office. New officials take office with three fires, so they dare not neglect it at all. If anyone is treated as a bird today, he will definitely be treated badly.

These days, the instructors sent by Ye Zhen have made them suffer enough.

As time passed, all the soldiers felt something was wrong. The new battalion commander stood there, motionless, and the ten officers behind him were like sculptures. The eleven people were like eleven stones, standing there without speaking or moving. If their eyes were not still blinking, it would really make people doubt whether they were still alive.

Half an hour later, some of the 1,000-man formation began to sway slightly, and sweat dripped down everyone's face.

An hour later, someone fell down with a "thump". The person's fall seemed to be a signal, and the "thump" sound continued.

Mei Hua shook his head, sighed, shook his head again, sighed again, and finally took a step forward. Looking at the square formation that was no longer neat, he shouted loudly: "Soldiers of the Young Guards, don't think of yourself as human beings. Think of yourself as animals, and the kind of fierce animals. For the first time, you have disappointed me."

Turning around, Mei Hua looked at the ten officers behind him, "The entire battalion is temporarily divided into ten teams, each with 100 people. Each of you ten will lead a team. Half a month later, there will be a competition. At that time, four company commanders will be selected from among you, and the remaining six people can only be platoon leaders. Now you go to your 100 people and choose by yourself. Sometimes you draw lots or play finger-guessing games to determine the affiliation. Remember, you choose the people yourself. If you lose at that time, don't find other excuses."

Leaving this sentence, Mei Hua turned around and left, leaving ten military academy students and a thousand soldiers in the middle of the field. Ten military school students looked at each other. They had never experienced such a thing in their education. Ten of them stared at each other for a long time, and turned around and rushed to the queue behind them.

At this time, in the fourth battalion four or five miles away, there was a completely different scene. More than a thousand people sat on the ground. In the middle, their battalion commander Wu Ya stood. He was giving a passionate speech, starting from his enlistment, talking about the training he participated in, how he was polished by the veterans, the battles he participated in, the happy life of the people in Jishi City, and the rich land of Hetao. All the soldiers listened with relish. They were all from Hejian, and most of them came from poor families. They had infinite yearning for the kind of life described by Wu Ya. Join the army, make military achievements, get land, live and work in peace and contentment. Isn’t the battalion commander standing in front of them such a typical example?

Two good comrades, but from different families, although they received the same training and served in the same unit, when they began to lead different teams, their philosophies became very different. (To be continued...)