Zamparini was wearing a brand new Army Spring and Autumn uniform and stood on the deck to wave to the shore. The dark blue khaki uniform, white canvas armed belt, black brimming cap, high cowhide military boots, bright red eaves, and dazzling brass five-pointed star-collar emblem set off his slender figure.

Zamparini, who had a beard and haircut, now doesn't look as depressed as a few months ago. On the contrary, he, who was already handsome, attracted attention like a male model after wearing a fitted military uniform. His slightly curly black hair, rich Mediterranean face, and tall figure made many big girls and wives on the dock looking at him.

However, his wife was very fierce. This Tatan woman from the Crimea Peninsula swept the big girls and wives around with fierce eyes, then took Little Malati's hand and walked quickly to the railing by the dock, shouting loudly to Zamparini: "Go there and be honest, don't spend money indiscriminately, save all the money for me. Malati will go to the Corps Fort in the second half of the year, and our children will be born at the end of the year. Remember, don't die outside! If you die without my permission, believe it or not, I will not even cry."

When Zampalini, who was still posing in a stunning manner, heard his wife's words, touched her head awkwardly. A burst of laughter came from around her, and a vague whistle came, which was her comrades who were recruiting with him to South Africa.

An Dahai hugged his arms and giggled. Zanpalini and him were in the same platoon, both of whom were the first-year privateers. This time, the South African garrison army was formed, and Ping'an County selected more than 70 new recruits. An Dahai and Zanpalini were listed here. In order to compete for this precious enlistment quota, hundreds of young people of appropriate age started a fierce competition and finally competed for 72 winners. An Dahai and Zanpalini were both selected for "saberata skills" and the other because of their "queue training standards", and became an enviable East Coast soldier.

I heard that the newly established South African garrison troops are in a company and are in the standing army. In other words, they are currently full-time professional soldiers, which is an extraordinary thing. You should know that there are not many full-time professional soldiers on the East Coast at present.

After the war with the British, the Joint Staff Headquarters formed a staffing committee to make a special innovation in the current chaotic military system in the country. Under the strong implementation of the military leaders, the existing troops merged, split, and abolished. After some rectification, the staffing committee released the army system after rectification last month.

Based on the current situation on the East Coast, in the new military system, the basic combat units of the army are stipulated to be "companies". In the case of infantry, each company has 10 platoons and 160 people (9th platoon of rifles and 1 platoon of grenadiers), plus a total of 180 people, including gunsmiths, military doctors, drummers, flag bearers, messengers, knights, company officers, etc. There are no standing superior units at the company or above. During the war, superior units are temporarily established according to the war zone and the purpose of the battle, and each company is allocated to these units for command and combat.

In late May, the Organization Committee issued the numbers of four infantry companies of the army after reorganization. Among them, the first company (manufacturing), the company commander Chang Kaisheng, and the deputy company commander Jiang Zhiqing, the stationed at the Beicheng Military Battalion of Dongfang County; the second company (with four platoons missing), the company commander Zhu Liang, and the deputy company commander Wei Aiwen, the stationed at the fortress of Zhenhaibao Naval Base; the third company (with four platoons temporarily, integrating two newly built platoons in Meihe Township), the company commander Liao Meng, and the deputy company commander Baishui (also commander of Ping'an Coal Mine), the stationed at the riverside military battalion of Meihe Township; the fourth company (manufacturing), the company commander Xie Hansan, and the deputy company commander Lan Guo, the stationed at the Hezhong Fort in South Africa.

In addition to the infantry company, there is also a cavalry company (70 people), an artillery company (33 people), and an experimental engineering company (35 people). The above are all the current assets of the army, with a total strength of about 700. Among these troops, the first company, the second company, the third company, and technical soldiers such as cavalry, artillery, and labor are all affiliated to the local East Coast Army; the fourth company is affiliated to the newly formed South African garrison army.

The army has a total force of 700 people. After the Navy demobilized some gunners, the total force remains at more than 800 people. The two armies have a total force of more than 1,500 people. In terms of the current population of more than 12,000 men in the East Coast Republic (most of which are young and middle-aged men), the proportion of eight-Ding draws cannot be said to be low, or even high. However, who has made the East Coast Republic of China storm since its establishment? Everyone has a strong sense of crisis. Only by retaining a strong army can everyone feel safe. Moreover, with the successive victory of fighting with foreign countries, the prestige and power of the military headquarters are also increasing day by day, which makes any matter of reducing the size of the army seem difficult.

This is not to mention later. At present, An Dahai and Zanpalini joined the Fourth Company of the South African Governor Army. Their new recruits will take a boat to Dongfang Port, where they gather the company and the remaining hundreds of new recruits, and then take a transport ship to the South African River Fort camp.

Sergeant Hans, the officer who was receiving the recruits, looked at the soldiers who were still saying goodbye to their relatives, shook his head and smiled: "A group of happy young men. I was forced to join the army by the Swedes back then, and those rough Swedish men didn't give me the time to say goodbye to my relatives. Alas, the unforgettable gray life in Germany really seemed like yesterday."

"Sergeant Hans, please pay attention to your words and deeds." Fabian Klingerman approached him and said with a smile: "I miss my hometown openly and I will be fined one dollar."

Hans laughed, gently pounded his right fist against Fabian's chest, and cursed: "It's all your business, you are not those damn Fengji policemen! But to be honest, aren't you depressed when you were transferred to Hezhong Castle this time? How could you bear to leave Hannah and your cute little daughter? You didn't look for a relationship and stay in the local area?"

"Let's find a nonsense!" Fabian also laughed and scolded, and there was nothing to hide from his friend: "I decided to retire after working for another year or two."

"Are you crazy?" Hans was a little surprised. "You are a sergeant now. Although the chance of climbing to a formal officer is not high, it is not impossible. Once the army is expanded in the future, you are likely to be promoted to sergeant or even a second lieutenant. Why give up at this time? Why, I don't understand!"

"Well, that's it..." Fabian coughed, and then said softly: "My old general, Lieutenant Chang Kaisheng, had a private conversation with me a few days ago. He asked me if I would like to serve as the Minister of Armed Forces at the local level. He told me that the local militia directors and the Minister of Armed Forces are now under the dual leadership of the government and the military. These people are all unreliable and not their own people. Therefore, he suggested that I take the post of the Minister of Armed Forces at the Development Brigade in my hometown so as to better preside over the militia training of the five production teams of the brigade. I agreed."

"You promised it right!" Hans said happily for his friend, "We soldiers should actively participate in local affairs. Many of the village militia directors and brigade armed ministers are not competent, and their training levels are also uneven. It should have been a good rectification long ago. But since you are about to become the armed minister, why are you transferred to the Fourth Company to the Hezhongbao station?

"The armed minister of the brigade is a chief cadre, corresponding to the rank of sergeant." Fabian sighed and said, "I am still one level short of..."

"Oh, I understand." Hans finally reacted and said, "You went to Hezhong Fort in South Africa to make meritorious contributions! I have heard that the situation there is not very peaceful, and the natives are quite fierce, so I guess they will inevitably fight with the natives. At that time, as long as you make a little contribution, the military headquarters will be able to upgrade your first-level military rank, so that others can blame you, and then you can return to your hometown to serve as the Minister of Armed Forces. Damn, why are you so lucky? Why no one likes me? The Sanqing Daozun is above, this is unfair! Haha! No, you must invite me to drink!"

"No problem!" Fabian snapped his fingers and said happily: "The River in South Africa, haha, you must have never heard of it. I was lucky enough to drink that little bit at the mansion of Chief Chang. Well, the taste is not bad. How to say it, it tastes a little different from the brandy we often drink, but it has a different flavor. I think you will fall in love with it."

"South Africa has actually started brewing wine? Aren't they not enough food? How long have I left? The food problem has been solved all of a sudden?" Hans said incrediblely, "Hezhong Daqu, the name is the wine brewed by Hezhongbao. It should be made with sorghum."

"Of course, it was made of sorghum," said Fabian. "They only made a small amount of them for their own use. I heard that Chief Mo was preparing to vigorously open up farmland in South Africa, raise livestock, and use animal husbandry, leather processing and winemaking as the main economic pillars to strive to develop the economy of Hezhongbao."

"What a great spirit." Hans said, "It seems that the location of Hezhong Fort is just a supply port for African routes. Chief Mo is obviously going to do something big, but this seems to go against the original intention of the central government."

"Please keep your mouth in mind, and you can't say something." Fabian patted Hans on the neck and said, "Okay, the time is up. We should set off. We can't let the recruits say goodbye endlessly. Let's go and drive them all into the cabin."

On June 3, 180 officers and soldiers of the Fourth Company gathered at the military terminal of the Eastern Port, and then slowly boarded the ready-made armed merchant ship "Galicia Flying Fish". They were accompanied by two South China Sea Transportation Company merchant ships "Yingzhou" and "Bang" full of various materials, and the Navy "Eagle of the East Coast" and "Red Trout" frigates accompanied them to escort.

"Let's find a nonsense!" Fabian also laughed and scolded, and there was nothing to hide from his friend: "I decided to retire after working for another year or two."

"Are you crazy?" Hans was a little surprised. "You are a sergeant now. Although the chance of climbing to a formal officer is not high, it is not impossible. Once the army is expanded in the future, you are likely to be promoted to sergeant or even a second lieutenant. Why give up at this time? Why, I don't understand!"

"Well, that's it..." Fabian coughed, and then said softly: "My old general, Lieutenant Chang Kaisheng, had a private conversation with me a few days ago. He asked me if I would like to serve as the Minister of Armed Forces at the local level. He told me that the local militia directors and the Minister of Armed Forces are now under the dual leadership of the government and the military. These people are all unreliable and not their own people. Therefore, he suggested that I take the post of the Minister of Armed Forces at the Development Brigade in my hometown so as to better preside over the militia training of the five production teams of the brigade. I agreed."

"You promised it right!" Hans said happily for his friend, "We soldiers should actively participate in local affairs. Many of the village militia directors and brigade armed ministers are not competent, and their training levels are also uneven. It should have been a good rectification long ago. But since you are about to become the armed minister, why are you transferred to the Fourth Company to the Hezhongbao station?

"The armed minister of the brigade is a chief cadre, corresponding to the rank of sergeant." Fabian sighed and said, "I am still one level short of..."

"Oh, I understand." Hans finally reacted and said, "You went to Hezhong Fort in South Africa to make meritorious contributions! I have heard that the situation there is not very peaceful, and the natives are quite fierce, so I guess they will inevitably fight with the natives. At that time, as long as you make a little contribution, the military headquarters will be able to upgrade your first-level military rank, so that others can blame you, and then you can return to your hometown to serve as the Minister of Armed Forces. Damn, why are you so lucky? Why no one likes me? The Sanqing Daozun is above, this is unfair! Haha! No, you must invite me to drink!"

"No problem!" Fabian snapped his fingers and said happily: "The River in South Africa, haha, you must have never heard of it. I was lucky enough to drink that little bit at the mansion of Chief Chang. Well, the taste is not bad. How to say it, it tastes a little different from the brandy we often drink, but it has a different flavor. I think you will fall in love with it."

"South Africa has actually started brewing wine? Aren't they not enough food? How long have I left? The food problem has been solved all of a sudden?" Hans said incrediblely, "Hezhong Daqu, the name is the wine brewed by Hezhongbao. It should be made with sorghum."

"Of course, it was made of sorghum," said Fabian. "They only made a small amount of them for their own use. I heard that Chief Mo was preparing to vigorously open up farmland in South Africa, raise livestock, and use animal husbandry, leather processing and winemaking as the main economic pillars to strive to develop the economy of Hezhongbao."

"What a great spirit." Hans said, "It seems that the location of Hezhong Fort is just a supply port for African routes. Chief Mo is obviously going to do something big, but this seems to go against the original intention of the central government." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!