Chapter 24: The Void and the Snake
“One two one, one two one, one two three four…”
As soon as the sky was dawn, the Jiangwan military camp became lively. More than 1,600 soldiers, led by the company and the platoon leaders, began to run around the training ground five kilometers before breakfast.
Columns ran past the path in front of the regiment headquarters, and the neat steps and the sound of commands continued to be heard, which made Zheng Ping, who had not been asleep all night, couldn't help but put on her clothes and walked to the window, quietly observing this army that had not been established for a long time but was not very famous in the concession.
Ding Shuping opened her sleepy eyes and asked weakly: "Sister, what are you looking at?"
"Look at your gentleman's troops."
The phoenix crown and red robe at the head of the bed made the confused Ding Shuping come to her senses suddenly, and shook her head repeatedly and said, "Sister, when is it now? You still have the heart to joke."
Zheng Pingru looked back and said as if nothing had happened: "Since you come, please feel free, don't think like you did last night. Also, don't sleep with me tonight. The bride should look like a bride, otherwise it will make people suspicious sooner or later, and even your husband won't be able to protect you."
"He protects me?"
Zheng Pingru sat on the edge of the bed, stroked her black and shiny hair, and said temptingly: "The road is chosen by yourself. Since you choose, you should go on, otherwise it will harm others and yourself... My silly sister, people say this, why don't you understand? If you guessed correctly, the matter has been suppressed by him. As long as you don't make a fool again, there should be no danger."
"Really?" Ding Shuping blinked, with a skeptical expression on her face.
"**Not farewell to ten."
The experience of the man in front of him made Zheng Ping feel mixed. She thought of herself and Ding Mocun, and said with emotion: "No matter what, he is still a responsible man. In comparison, you are much luckier than your sister."
Ding Shuping could not hear what she meant, and could even feel her sadness. She quickly sat up and said with a blushing face: "Sister, I have known him for a day or two, so how could you think so well? The reason why I haven't started yet may be for Ziqi and Zijing."
"Then you have to make good use of this, don't be like a young lady anymore, let alone challenge his bottom line."
Thinking of what Zheng Pingru said just now, Ding Shuping pouted and muttered: "I don't want to have a fake act with him, so I'll sleep with you tonight."
For the sake of the country, anything can be sacrificed!
Otherwise, Zheng Pingru would not have gone to the Navy Command to deal with the Japanese, nor would she let the old pervert in Ding Mo Village take advantage of the vulgar old pervert who was too vulgar to be more vulgar. So in her opinion, it was worth it to be a real bride, but facing those innocent and big eyes, she couldn't speak out and could not speak out.
“One two one, one two one, one two three four…”
While talking, another group of soldiers ran past the path outside the window. Zheng Pingru stopped making a sound, stood up and returned to the window.
Ding Shuping had already become accustomed to it, so she immediately lifted the quilt and followed it, pointing to the figures on the side of the training ground, wearing white shirts on the upper and yellow military pants on the lower side, and running against the entire queue in the inner circle, and introduced: "Did you see that? He is there, he runs ten or eight laps every morning, and he doesn't come back to take a shower and have dinner when he is so tired."
Zheng Pingru asked angrily: "What about after dinner?"
"Train, put on a soldier uniform, train with the big-headed soldiers, and talk and laugh. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really couldn't believe that he was the prodigal son I knew before."
"What was he like before?"
Ding Shuping snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Eating, drinking, gambling, and smoking. Apart from killing and preventing fire, he almost didn't stop any bad things you could think of. Even Ziqi and Zijing were embarrassed to recognize him, so he was never allowed to go to school, and even if he went there, he would be bombarded away."
Zheng Pingru pondered for a moment, then suddenly shook her head and said, "Silly sister, we were all deceived by him! Look at his face, he looks like an addict? And his subordinates, the entire concession, think they are a group of mobs, and they are also nicknamed "Corpses". But the facts are just the opposite. Not only are they well-equipped, well-trained, and have high morale."
"Sister, do you mean he pretended before?"
"I don't know if it's pretending, but I can be sure that he is not as simple as you think."
Ding Shuping suddenly reacted and couldn't help blurting out and said, "Sister, I remembered that I had never seen him smoke big smoke these days, and there was no disgusting big smoke on his body."
It is better to deal with smart people than to deal with stupid things. Zheng Pingru weighed the pros and said resolutely: "Shuping, change your clothes and go running with your sister."
"running?"
"The plan for a year lies in spring, and the plan for a day lies in morning. Why are you still standing there?"
After a while, the two of them put on military uniforms and appeared on the side of the path. Before they could see the situation around them, Chen Changxi, who had just started working, suddenly appeared behind him.
"Madam, Miss Ding, where are you going?"
Zheng Pingru smiled sweetly, "Walk around, this big brother, don't we even have this little freedom in human life?" After saying that, he glanced at him, his eyes were so scattered, his eyes were deep, his eyes were full of charm, and his eyebrows were so beautiful that he seemed incomparable.
Unfortunately, Chen Changxi didn't eat this set, and he still looked cold and warned neither humbly, "Ms. Ding, this is a military camp, and you are wearing military uniforms, so please abide by the rules in the army. Don't make trouble for yourself, and don't make trouble for yourself."
"Running exercises are not good, what's the rule?"
"Of course you can run and exercise, but not now," Chen Changxi paused, looked at the Third Company of Qiuying who was coming towards him, and said bluntly: "During the military exercises, irrelevant personnel are not allowed to go to the training ground, not to mention that you are not an irrelevant personnel, but a suspect temporarily detained in our regiment!"
Not only was Zheng Pingru not angry, she laughed and said, "The suspect is true, but I am also the cousin of your leader's wife. This big brother, you won't even listen to your leader's wife, right?"
Ding Shuping nodded heavily, "Yes, yes, we're just going around."
He really treated himself as a dish! Chen Changxi cursed inwardly, and was about to order the sentry to carry them back when Master Chen and his party suddenly ran over.
"Good morning, did you have a good rest last night?"
As expected, he seemed to have nothing happened, and greeted him with a smile. Zheng Pingru, who was determined to be guilty and betrayal, could not miss this opportunity? He grabbed Ding Shuping's hand and chased him, and ran backwards along the inner circle.
Master Chen did not stop him. While continuing to run as if she did not exist, he said without looking back: "How big is the gap in the supplies of the baggage team? It has been a few days since the troops were in motion, so we must hurry up."
"Corpses" rarely sit down for meetings, and even meetings are held on a small scale. Therefore, running every morning is equivalent to having a morning meeting, which can not only exercise but also explain the work of the day.
Chen Shangwen quickly followed, took the kettle handed by Chen Changfu and took a sip, and replied: "The quilt and light weapons have been implemented. Now I am considering how to transfer it. There are still six sets of surgical instruments in the hospital, and the nobles are stepping up purchasing. Given that the No. 2 warehouse is piled up and there are flammable and explosive dangerous goods, I plan to transfer it to another batch first, and wait for the 'joining the army' to issue a pass..."
"I will call Ishikawa later, but you must be careful. It is best to transfer one on the list first, and then transfer dangerous goods after confirming that there is no problem along the way."
Warehouse No. 2 is located in western Shanghai, and the so-called dangerous goods are arms smuggled from the concession, so Young Master Chen couldn't wait to quickly transport them to Wujin, so as to avoid the long nights and dreams in Shanghai.
"Don't worry, we've all planned it," Chen Shangwen replied panting: "Even Deputy Commander Wang has considered the storage location, so there should be no problem."
"It's not that there should be no problem, but that it's safe!"
"Understood."
Chen Shangwen nodded, then stuffed the kettle into Chen Changfu's hand, and suddenly changed direction and ran out of the training ground. Zhang Xiaoguo, who was originally behind him, quickly followed up and ran while reporting: "Royal seat, the departure plan has been modified according to your opinion. Except for the Second Company of Xieying and the First Company of Chenying, the First Company of Chenying, and the First Company of Chenying, escorted materials with trucks and trains, the rest of the troops marched in hike. The search team set out three hours in advance, and the First Company of Linying, equipped with bicycles, served as the van, and was ready to respond at any time. The Second Company of Chenying was responsible for the left wing, the First Company of Xieying and the First Company of Qiuying and the Third Company of Qiuying..."
The choice to walk instead of taking the train was deliberately required by Master Chen. Only through a long-distance training can he test the training effect during this period, and conduct targeted training after arriving at Wujin, making final preparations for a counterattack.
Master Chen pondered for a moment and asked as if nothing had happened: "Did Mr. Wei have any opinions?"
"Not yet, but Yamazaki and Kobayashi are particularly concerned. They have formulated a training plan such as marching, encounters, counter-ambuses, and anti-sneak attacks based on the itinerary, terrain and time."
"This is a good thing. I will implement it quickly. In addition, don't let Mr. Wei enjoy leisure, find some things for him to do."
"yes!"
Like Chen Shangwen, the logistics director, Zhang Xiaoguo, the groom, left the queue after talking. After talking, one by one, and two laps, Zheng Pingru suddenly found that besides her and Ding Shuping, the silent military law captain Chen Changfu was left.
Wouldn't it be a waste to say anything? Zheng Pingru mustered up the courage and tentatively tentatively: "Brother-in-law, you're quite busy."
"well enough."
Master Chen said perfunctorily, suddenly turned around, slowed down and ran backwards, "Shuping, if you really can't run, you'll take a break, and no one pointed a gun at you, don't force yourself to get tired of your body." He spoke very sincerely, his expression was not fake at all, he was caring, and his feelings of cherishing were beyond words.
It seemed that he had no malice towards him. Ding Shuping's uneasy heart finally fell down, and she shook her head and smiled, "I can do it in just two rounds."
Young Master Chen ran slower and slower, and took the kettle from Changfu, and said in a whisper: "I have only drunk this kettle of water. If you don't dislike it, just take a few sips. You look like you are sweating profusely and need to replenish your water."
"It's such a love affair. It seems that my cousin is not married to the wrong person!" Zheng Pingru helped her take the kettle, kept winking at her, and reminded meaningfully: "Shuping, why are you still standing there?"
What surprised the two was that Master Chen did not give them the chance to continue speaking. He suddenly accelerated and ran towards the team headquarters, while shouting without looking back: "I have a step ahead, Changfu, and send my wife and Miss Ding back for breakfast."
Chapter completed!