[Book friends, please follow and like. Some chapters are strictly controlled and are only recommended to fans. Some of them are deleted directly, which is helpless] Chapter 23: Rebuilding Soyo 2.

Author: Lao Ben

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Chapter 23 Rebuilding Soyo 2

Expert? Zhou Jiping was a little noncommittal. But thinking back carefully, Zhou Jiping also realized that Francois was different. First of all, he didn't seem to have been specially trained, so much so that when he first captured him, Pengre almost strangled him to death. There is a big difference between those who have received professional training and those who have not. It can be seen from reaction speed, mental endurance, and eyes. But Francois is obviously not this type of person.

Secondly, Francois's body is relatively weak. During several tribal operations, Francois was almost always carried on his back by the people who were guarding him. At first, Zhou Jiping thought Francois was just pretending to be a coward and looking for an opportunity to escape. But later Zhou Jiping saw Francois's pale face and sweat all over, and then he realized that this could not be faked easily.

Fortunately, Francois is not a troublesome person. He is relatively tolerant and adaptable to everything. He also behaves well in the Damon tribe and has never caused any trouble to the tribesmen who are looking after him. However, Zhou Jiping also found it boring to lock up a useless person in his own place. This was one of the reasons why Zhou Jiping wanted Welf to take Francois away.

Now, Zhou Jiping heard Eric say that Francois is an expert in firearms. Coupled with the upcoming cooperation with Welf, Zhou Jiping's originally vague ideas gradually took shape. .

turned around and asked his followers to get some food. Zhou Jiping invited Frank, Anka and others to eat here together. Although Eric said that he had already eaten, Zhou Jiping still kept him. Eating is just an excuse. The real purpose is that Zhou Jiping wants to know about Francois's life experience and background.

"Who is Francois? What's going on with the Welf family?" Zhou Jiping asked Eric and Frank while eating.

Frank was eating, looked at Eric who had nothing to do, and motioned for Eric to speak first. Eric did not refuse when he saw this, nodded and began to tell.

"As far as I know, Francois is a weapons designer who was trained by the Welf family with money. Many years ago, Francois was quite famous in Europe in the design of firearms and small arms It's just that after the Welf family fell, these weapon designs gradually became less popular. You know, the weapons designers supported by families like Francois's designs were other than their own. The family will not give it to others." Eric spoke smoothly.

"What's going on with the Welf family?" Zhou Jiping asked while eating.

"Oh, the Welf family, this is a big problem. It's a long story." Eric showed a troubled expression.

Zhou Jiping nodded and motioned for Eric to speak slowly. Eric continued: "This family was originally a German arms dealer, and it is said that they were of noble origin. They moved to France after the First World War and specialized in the arms business in Europe and Germany. Later, it was said that the Welf family was not optimistic about Hitler. The authoritarian policy of took the initiative to give up the big piece of cake in Germany. During the Second World War, the Welf family used their network in Europe to actively support the resistance forces in France and other countries, and won many victories. Good reputation. After the end of World War II, the Welf family took advantage of the Cold War and developed rapidly in Europe. Until the past ten years, the Welf family has declined again. "

" I think. It’s because all the socialist countries in Europe have lost !” Frank said with a smile.

Zhou Jiping glanced at Frank, stopped him with his eyes, and then raised his chin to signal Eric to continue.

"Actually, Frank is right. It should be because the Cold War in Europe is over! The Welf family has no business left. Then, Chrissy Welf took me to Africa, and I happened to catch up with Montaya. During the civil war, this guy made a small fortune from this war. By the time Frank was recruited by Welf, the Welf family was already one of the arms dealers in Europe that specializes in supplying to Africa. "Eri. The relationship between Gram and Frank does seem to be good, and Eric never forgets to say a word for his old friend.

"However, the arms supply in Africa is very messy, and there are many large arms dealers. It is difficult to do business, and the same goes for the Welf family. In general, the Welf family is still going downhill. As for Francois We can't figure out the relationship between the two brothers. It seems that they are half-mothers. However, Francois is an expert in weapons design and Clichy does not have a good relationship. Of course I'm reluctant to give up. I just don't understand why Francois hasn't designed anything new in recent years, or has designed it... We don't know," Eric spread his hands and expressed himself. That's all I know.

"Why don't you talk about you and Emma? Eric?" Frank smiled naively, with a bad smile on his face.

"Asshole, shut up!" Eric was a little angry.

"What's the matter? Tell me." Zhou Jiping was curious and glanced at Eric. Eric immediately didn't dare to say anything, and then Zhou Jiping turned his eyes to Frank.

Frank smiled widely and looked at the dejected Eric with a playful smile, as if he wanted to say something shameful to Eric: "After we worked for Welf, Eric met Emma, ​​but later Emma fell in love with Chrissy's old guy again. She told Eric that she only planned to get some money from Chrissy and fly away with Eric... Who knew that this time, Welf would find out... ...Hahaha!" Frank said so quickly that many people didn't react. He was already laughing so hard.

Zhou Jiping really didn’t expect this. When he first heard Frank's words, Zhou Jiping's eyes widened and he almost choked on the potato chunks in his mouth.

Zhou Jiping didn't laugh, but Anka and several other bodyguards could understand Frank's slightly off-color aboriginal dialect. They couldn't stand it anymore and they all grinned and laughed heartily. It turns out that it was not Emma who cuckolded Welf, but Eric got one for himself. When they laughed, Zhou Jiping couldn't help it. The entire empty temple room was filled with people's wanton laughter.

Eric was so embarrassed that he wanted to hide his face under the table.

laughed for a while, Zhou Jiping shook his head in disbelief, and finally stopped first. In contrast, Zhou Jiping prefers the carefree Frank, while Eric seems to be quite scheming. Although Emma is not restricted because of Eric, Zhou Jiping's attitude toward her The impression is still not very good. Now that he knew about it again, it was inevitable that Zhou Jiping would have prejudices against the two of them.

Eric is indeed a very scheming person. Seeing Zhou Jiping stop his smile for the first time, he already guessed that the chief had a prejudice against him, so he quickly came out smartly to express his love, and the attitude of speaking was also With an honest and polite look: "I have already met Welf, and he still doesn't know that Emma is plotting against him. He said that as long as we don't go back to Europe, nothing will happen, otherwise our family will suffer. ”

paused and Eric said to Zhou Jiping: “Welf also said that as long as we follow His Excellency the Chief, he will send a sum of money to our homes every month as our reward. The reward. I think we can only start a business here. Frank, you are the same."

is indeed a scheming person! Zhou Jiping thought to himself. In one sentence, everything that needs to be said is said.On the one hand, he said that he had no choice but to follow Zhou Jiping; on the other hand, he explained what Welf asked them to do, and also made the matter between him and Welf clear! As if he was really the victim.

"It doesn't matter, I have been from here before, and I don't care about returning to the land where my ancestors lived to start a business again." Frank didn't take this matter to heart at all.

"What else did Welf say to you?" Zhou Jiping continued to eat and asked without looking at Eric, his voice was low and cold.

As soon as the words were spoken, the whole room immediately became silent. Zhou Jiping also didn't expect that as a superior person, his words would have such an effect. But he doesn't want to reduce the effect just yet. So, he continued to eat while waiting for Eric's answer. At the same time, his eyes deliberately did not look at Eric. Zhou Jiping judged that Welf must have said more than this. If Eric had any reservations, he would be in danger.

Zhou Jiping was right, Eric really didn’t tell everything. Seeing that Zhou Jiping guessed what he was hiding, Eric panicked. He didn't know if Zhou Jiping had guessed it on his own, or if someone was watching him but didn't notice it. For a moment, Eric didn't know what to do. Seeing this, several of Zhou Jiping's bodyguards quickly stood up, ready to capture Eric at any time.

"Asshole, tell me, what else haven't you said to the chief?" Frank saw this and hurriedly urged Eric. Obviously he cared about Eric.

"Wei...Welf also said that I will try my best to make your cooperation with him successful." Welf finally gritted his teeth and said it.

"That's all?" Zhou Jiping asked, while scanning Eric's eyes, which were full of panic and fear. Eric's whole body was fixed by Zhou Jiping's gaze. Apart from nodding mechanically, he felt like he could do nothing now. It seemed that Chief Damon, who was eating and smiling at him, could be killed with a wave of his hand.

"I think so. Don't be clever in the future. These things are in front of me - you can't hide them." Zhou Jiping swallowed a piece of meat and instantly returned to his usual appearance.

The room was calm again, but everyone's heart was not calm anymore. Zhou Jiping's inscrutable way of speaking just now has stopped everyone present from thinking wrongly.

"Go ahead, you can all leave. Anka, go and call Francois." Zhou Jiping signaled that Frank and Eric could leave.

Just when the two of them were about to walk out of the temple hall, Zhou Jiping suddenly added without looking back: "Remember, I know what to do with my affairs. You can just mind your own affairs. Also Yes, I wish you a successful and happy business in Damon."

Francois came, and he didn't look very energetic. He was probably woken up from his sleep by Anka.

"What, Mr. Francois, are you used to living here? How are you?" Zhou Jiping greeted him lukewarmly.

"I'm okay. I sleep an average of twelve hours a day now. It's just that it feels uncomfortable to be woken up from a dream." Francois was also lukewarm.

Sure enough, he went to bed early. This guy has a really good attitude! Zhou Jiping smiled slightly, pointed to the iron box on the table and said to Francois: "It's not too late, isn't sleeping too much bad for your heart? I got something, please Mr. Francois Let's take a look."

François originally wanted to say something, but as soon as he entered the room, he noticed the iron box on the table. His sleepy eyes suddenly lit up, and in the blink of an eye, he lost all sleep. , it seemed that he didn’t even listen to what Zhou Jiping said. Isn’t that the case with

? It’s just a few AKs. Didn’t Francois say he was a weapons expert? How could he be excited to see this? Zhou Jiping was a little doubtful of what Eric described. But what Francois said next surprised Zhou Jiping.

"Are you a yellow-skinned tiger?" Francois asked seriously.

"What do you think?" Zhou Jiping now has some ability to remain calm.

"Have you contacted Huang Pihu?" Francois was not sure, but he continued to ask.

"How are these guns? How are they compared to the ones your brother gave to the hyenas?" Since he didn't know who Huang Pihu was, Zhou Jiping didn't plan to talk about Huang Pihu anymore. He had already decided to ask Frank back, so He simply changed the subject.

"There's no comparison. One is genuine, the other is second-hand brand-name." Francois returned to his listless look.

"Why can't you provide such weapons?" Zhou Jiping asked.

"Then you still have to ask? Providing such weapons requires a lot of money, and the profit is not big. Besides, you have got these now, and you don't need to cooperate with Clichy." Francois looked at the weapons in the iron box explain.

"I heard that you are a weapons expert?" Zhou Jiping continued to ask, but felt that something was wrong.

"There is nothing to say," Francois said unhappily.

"Why don't you leave with your brother? The life here is not suitable for you." Zhou Jiping finally figured it out. The relationship between Francois and Clichy must not be very good, and they don't seem to care much about the family business, otherwise Why are you not interested in the family business at all?

"Leave? Where to go? I think the life here is very good and I am very adaptable." Still unwilling to communicate with Zhou Jiping.

"It's very dangerous here, and a war may break out at any time." Zhou Jiping tried to find out what Francois really thought.

"Where is not dangerous? Everywhere is dangerous. Since you can die at any time, it is better to find a free and beautiful place to die." Francois remained the same.

has a story! Zhou Jiping judged. It is obvious that Francois is not at odds with his brother Clichy Welf, but why the two became like this is stuck because of Francois's refusal to communicate.

"It seems that you are very adaptable to life here, oh - originally I wanted to arrange a job for you so that you would not be too bored. Now it seems that it is no longer necessary!" Zhou Jiping sighed, but inadvertently said I came up with a solution that was not a solution.

"What kind of job, tell me!" Unexpectedly, Francois took the initiative to speak this time. It was obvious that he was tired of being idle these days.

Hey, it seems that you are not a stone yet, so it will be easier to handle. Let's take everything slowly.

"What do you want to do? With your current physical condition... be an instructor? Almost... How about this, you are responsible for teaching our people gun maintenance and repair techniques?" Although Zhou Jiping can also do some of this work, but He would rather have professionals do it so that he can free up a certain amount of energy and time.

"No, I don't want to touch the gun." Francois blocked the road at once.

Don’t want to touch a gun? How is this going? Zhou Jiping was confused. It would be suspicious for an expert in firearms design to come to Africa without any expertise, but now he doesn't even want to touch a gun, which is too weird. Even if his family's current situation is not good, it may be reasonable to not support his design, but it is a bit unreasonable to refuse to touch the gun.

"What do you want to do?" When you don't have a good idea, it's better to listen to what the other person has to say.

"Oh, I see you have a lot of livestock. Let me go graze. I like it." Francois seemed to have already thought about it.

grazing? Zhou Jiping's eyes

almost popped out of his head. A white man came to East Africa to work as a herdsman. This was really strange, and it made him feel uncomfortable no matter how he thought about it. You know, Francois is an expert in weapons design.

Seeing that Zhou Jiping was stunned by his own thoughts and didn't speak for a long time, Francois didn't take it seriously."What, are you afraid that I will take the opportunity to run away?" At this time, Francois felt a little more eloquent.

呲——Zhou Jiping blew out a breath from his nose, expressing his disdain for Francois. Think about it, even with Zhou Jiping's physical condition and quality, wouldn't he almost die of exhaustion on this continent? What's more, François is a scholar-like figure.

"Well, as long as you like it, I don't care what you do. Anyway, it's a good thing that there are less freeloaders in the tribe." Zhou Jiping teased.

When Zhou Jiping said this, he gave up on Francois a little. Guessing someone's thoughts is troublesome, especially when that person doesn't want to communicate with you yet. Zhou Jiping now has a lot of things on his head. If he can save one thing, he will not expect a lonely weapons expert to do anything for him.

"Thank you!" Francois said solemnly, and then stood up.

Listening to the words, Zhou Jiping heard the loneliness and depression of a person from this ordinary and polite "thank you", and at the same time, he also heard the sincere voice of a polite person.

Zhou Jiping has met quite a few people, Chinese, foreigners, capable, incompetent... Dealing with people is an accumulation of experience, which cannot be learned from anywhere. Some people will have an intuition after meeting many people. As soon as they meet, they will understand the person's character and temper to an inseparable degree.

From Francois’s unpretentious “thank you” just now, Zhou Jiping felt that Francois should be a very educated person, and maybe he is also very caring... Chaos is everywhere. , Zhou Jiping had no intention to continue thinking about it, he just watched Francois leave.

walked to the door, Francois suddenly turned around, the expression on his face became more or less vivid, and said to Zhou Jiping: "Thank you for the arrangement, in return, I can tell you that these weapons are produced in Russia , is a bankrupt military enterprise in the former Soviet Union. But the current owner of this company is a Chinese, and African arms dealers call him Huangpihu. This should be a weapon from many years ago, right? You are lucky. "After speaking, Francois smiled lightly and turned around.

smart! Even though Francois had been talking absentmindedly to Zhou Jiping just now, this obviously did not prevent him from observing the abnormalities of these firearms, even though he did not touch these weapons at all. He probably saw it from the abnormally even grease on the gun body, or from the gun holes on the iron box? Zhou Jiping frowned and thought.

html weapons from more than 3 years ago? That means these firearms must be related to the war nine years ago, but I don’t know which party’s property they are. Nodding towards the door where Francois disappeared, Zhou Jiping suppressed his curiosity first.

arranged for people to guard these weapons, arranged night protection, and Zhou Jiping returned to his house.

Pengre’s tomb is alone. That's because of what Zhou Jiping said, Pengre was buried as a hero of the tribe. The tombs of hundreds of other tribesmen who died during Damon's relocation are far away from Pengre's tomb, and their location is much lower than Pengre's tomb, which makes Pengre's tomb look even more lonely and desolate. .

"If Peng Re were alive, he would definitely be dissatisfied with this arrangement." Standing in front of Peng Re's grave, Zhou Jiping thought. Pengre was a cheerful person who loved making friends. How could he let someone bury him here alone? However, maybe he won't be alone for too long. There may be more people buried here as tribal heroes in the future, so he won't be alone. Even he might stay here forever - facing Peng Re's grave, Zhou Jiping, who had always regarded Peng Re as a comrade, actually felt a little depressed.

shook his head in time to erase the negative thoughts from his mind. Zhou Jiping said in a low voice to Pengre's grave: "Don't worry, Pengre.Your son Buco is now the squad leader, and he is in charge of several people just like Didea, but he is so majestic! The tribe will also raise your other children until they are 18 years old. Even if I am not here in the future, they will be raised as children of tribal heroes. After a while, Zhou Jiping said again: "I will remember you, no matter where I am in the future." "

After paying homage to Pengre, Zhou Jiping took Larn and others to install the lightning rod - today is the last day of the dry season. There are more and more clouds in the sky, and the air has become moist. Get up, if you don't do this work now, it will be too late.

The location of the lightning rod is in the forest where the hyenas hid last time. Zhou Jiping discovered through observation that this is the only way to Soyo from the south. A place that can be used as a starting point for an attack. If it is burned by thunder and fire, it will clear the shooting range for Soyo's No. 1 and 2 highlands.

Whoever wants to attack Soyo in the future will have to face Soyo's two highlanders with their bodies. Counterattack firepower on the ground is enough. Of course, Zhou Jiping does not have to worry about the fire coming to Soyo, because the coming rainy season will turn the ditches and ridges around Soyo into a land of water.

There is another thing that makes Zhou Jiping very happy. Disappointed, that is, nothing interesting was found in the scrap car. It seems that the box of weapons found yesterday is unique.

However, after inspection, in addition to ten brand-new AK47, there were nearly 20,000 rounds. Bullets, two boxes of grenades - this batch of weapons was enough to excite Zhou Jiping for a while.

For this reason, Zhou Jiping also specially ordered that two rooms be set aside for these weapons, and one was used as a weapon. The ammunition depot where weapons are stored is also used as a repair shop for repairing and maintaining weapons. In addition to the weapons found this time being stored here, Zhou Jiping also plans to repair and repair the weapons seized several times here in batches. Maintenance so that these weapons can survive the rainy season smoothly.

Zhou Jiping had a good idea: arranging these two rooms near the temple can be connected to electric lights, so that they can work all day long. It is still just a place where technical craftsmen such as Rahn work. In the future, it will gradually evolve into a classroom where tribes hold meetings and warriors learn skills and tactics.

The ammunition depot and temple are important protection targets for Damon, and there are people standing guard here 24html three hours a day. The roof of the temple is made of animal skins and branches, and there will be no leakage during the rainy season. This undoubtedly creates a relatively better environment for the maintenance of firearms. In addition, Zhou Jiping simply put it. The two doors of the infantry cart were removed and used as windows for the temple and ammunition depot, so that the two rooms could have natural lighting and be effectively protected from moisture.

The rainy season in Africa has finally arrived. Zhou Jiping had seen it before during the rainy season. He had experienced its majesty in the exploration team in the last rainy season, but that was on the side of Africa close to Europe. Now, when he is in the tribe and actually welcomes this year's rainy season in the Imara grassland, he has a deeper understanding of the rainy season in Africa.

During the dry season, people look forward to the rainy season. When the rainy season actually arrives, people want it to pass quickly. Because the rainy season brings people not only the precipitation that maintains the vitality of the grassland, but also endless troubles.

The weather forecast in neighboring countries is very accurate! On the morning of the first day of the rainy season, the sun had just climbed above the horizon, and before the entire sky had been bright, a leaden black cloud drifted over from the southeast. There is an ancient poem called: "Dark clouds are pressing down on the city and the city is about to rush." ​​The description of this poem is so accurate. Due to the openness of the grassland, when the rolling black clouds press over, the height of the clouds appears to be extremely low, as if they can be touched.

The inky black clouds are like the black robe of the wizard Kundala, which brings huge psychological pressure to people.From southeast to northwest, the sky was covered with no light in a short time, and the newly lit sky seemed to have fallen into the embrace of night again. After a while, the rude sky was reluctant to even strike with lightning. It only blew a gust of wind, and raindrops heavier than soybeans fell on the head and face.

At this time, Zhou Jiping was hiding in the so-called repair shop. This is one of the only houses that Zhou Jiping can be sure will not leak. He had the foresight to choose to stay here. Of course, he was nominally teaching Larn and other craftsmen to repair and maintain firearms.

can be regarded as huge raindrops, mixed with the wind and hitting people's bodies, which is painful. The dust on the surface was quickly kicked up, and runoff quickly formed on the ground. A stream of muddy water rushed towards the Soyo River along the water tank dug by the tribe in advance.

What filled my ears was the sound of raindrops hitting the muddy water and the rustling of the thatch on the roof. The dull and monotonous syllables, coupled with the inky black sky, made people even more sleepy.

In this season, no one wants to stay in the open air. When Zhou Jiping and Elder Jiwayo discussed the issue of preventing hyenas in the first two days, the old chief made a conclusion at that time, saying that hyenas would definitely not cause trouble during the rainy season. At that time, Zhou Jiping thought that the hyenas would not attack because the roads were muddy. Now, having seen the rainy season in the Imara grassland from close range, Zhou Jiping understood that if the hyenas wanted to launch an attack in such weather, they would have to have military qualities that could reach the level of China's special forces.

Under such weather conditions, not to mention the target, even people who are far away will not be able to see clearly. Not to mention lying in a mud puddle like this, it won't take long for a person to be so cold that his upper and lower teeth will tremble. By then, let alone shooting, he will be a good man if he can control his body and not tremble.

"The more it rains, the more training you get! The old dog is really crazy!" Some people complained softly in the queue, but complaints are complaints, but no one flinched, because they all thought they were good guys, and no one wanted to admit that they were not good enough. ——This is the hard-core spirit of Chinese soldiers.

Puff - puff - the usual crisp sound of gunfire became dull at this time.

Zhou Jiping had not yet pulled the trigger. He squinted his eyes so that the raindrops on his eyelashes could roll down and no longer affect his vision.

click! The firing pin jumped in the gun, telling Zhou Jiping that the gun was in good condition, and also brought him back from the time and space thousands of miles away - he was homesick again, to be precise, he remembered the time in the military camp again. years.

Put down the gun, Zhou Jiping gave a few words to Larn and others who were protecting the guns, picked up an animal skin to keep out the rain, and walked into the rain alone. Seeing the great chief walking into the rain, several bodyguards were stunned for a moment, then quickly grabbed some things to keep out the rain and followed him out.

The rain was really heavy, and it made a banging sound when it hit the animal skins, as if it was hitting people's hearts. Some raindrops slid down against the edge of the animal hide and hit Zhou Jiping's legs and feet, which was like sand hitting the skin, causing pain.

"Are you lazy? No! I am still the same soldier, the soldier who needs to work hard to get ahead. I can't be lazy now, only in this way can I return to my home, see my family, my daughter..." Zhou Ji Ping talked to himself as he walked, constantly strengthening his will.

Wearing the straw sandals specially made for him by Larn, Zhou Jiping's feet stepped on the muddy water, making a slapping sound. Not far away, more snapping sounds were heard, and his bodyguards followed him. Zhou Jiping turned to the side, smiled at the young face under the animal skin, and continued walking forward.

Now, Zhou Jiping has replaced his bodyguards with "guards". He organized all the bodyguards assigned to him by Elder Jiwayo into the field platoon, and everyone assumed corresponding duties. Every day, half a shift will serve as Zhou Jiping's bodyguard.

In this way, Zhou Jiping had the opportunity to teach these Damon warriors some simple techniques and tactics at close range. When these people became proficient in techniques and tactics, they also became familiar with Zhou Jiping. Zhou Jiping will consider these people's feelings and loyalty to him and send them to serve in the Free Army. At that time, these soldiers who have been with him every day will be the basic force for him to control the Free Army.

At this time, another group of people from the Free Army will be selected and added to the field platoon - at this time, the field platoon is not so much a vanguard or guard, but it is more accurate to say that they are a teaching team. Zhou Jiping will use the field platoon to train Damon a group of grassroots officers who can fight modern warfare. At that time, even if he left Damon and the Imara grassland, other forces would have to compare their strengths if they wanted to move Damon.

On duty today is half the class with Gudili as the deputy squad leader. At the moment, these young people, who are as childish as Gudili, are following Zhou Jiping quickly. They didn't know what their chief was doing, so they just followed him loyally.

What does Zhou Jiping want to do? He's going to check the sentry! He was going to see if the situation of the tribal warriors on duty in the heavy rain was satisfactory.

Zhou Jiping knew that now was not the time for him to be lazy, and the danger of hyenas was not far away. At this time, we must not let our horses go to Nanshan and put our swords and guns in storage. What's more, hiding in the house and enjoying the comfortable time, regardless of the subordinates who are on duty in the rain, is not something Zhou Jiping can do.

In the past two days, Zhou Jiping took the time to rearrange the protective forces around Soyo Town and set up some new sentry posts and firepower points. Of course, he also considered the need for rain protection at these points, so he specially allocated a large number of animal skins to these sentry posts. The quantity of this batch of animal skins was so large that the corners of the eyes of Elder Trojan Bei, who was in charge of distributing supplies, twitched with distress, which made Zhou Jiping wonder how could Trojan Bei, who was not very nutritious, have a stroke A precursor to?

Zhou Jiping’s face looked ugly. After passing three sentry posts in a row, the sentries were either napping or waiting for Zhou Jiping and his party to get closer before they remembered to ask for the password.

"Take off their name tags!" Zhou Jiping ordered Gudili and others.

The chest badge is a common symbol for soldiers of the Free Army and field platoons. It is an identification plate used to distinguish the status and identity of soldiers. In the Damon tribe, warriors also need to rely on this to receive food from the tribe that is higher than the standards of ordinary tribesmen. Taking off the badge will mean that the person concerned has made a mistake and must be punished and pay a price before he can get his own badge back.

The soldiers at several sentry posts panicked. Even though they haven't been exposed to the rain, they still tremble as if they were in the rain. However, Gudili and others had no sympathy. They took off the badges from these sentries with an almost angry attitude. The chief had said many times that vigilance at the sentry posts was very important. I passed it once, why can’t I remember it?

Zhou Jiping didn’t pause much, but walked straight to the Deshka machine gun nest on Highland No. 1. Highland No. 1 is relatively large and has a clear shooting range, so Zhou Jiping specially placed two machine gun nests. The machine gun nest facing south contains machine guns, while the machine gun nest facing north only contains guard posts. Once a situation is discovered, another machine gun placed on the quad bike can be quickly moved over. Zhou Jiping placed only one Deshka machine gun on Highland No. 2, which was in a slightly inferior position.

This semi-underground machine gun nest is Zhou Jiping's most satisfying work. Whether it is concealment performance, appearance, safety, or waterproof performance, he has considered everything. The top of the machine gun nest was built with tree trunks to form a "herringbone" shape. It was first covered with grass and then soil, then protected by a layer of waterproof animal skin, and then a mixture of soil and grass. After such treatment, no matter how heavy the rain is, the rainwater will first flow along the roof into the drainage ditches leading to the four directions, and the inside of the machine gun nest will remain dry at all times.

Such a thick canopy will not be damaged or deformed even if there are more than a dozen people standing on it. Zhou Jiping even estimated that as long as the opponent does not have 105 howitzers, it is impossible to destroy such a machine gun fortress. Zhou Jiping never imagined that such a solid fortress would become a good place for Damon soldiers to sleep in.

When Zhou Jiping walked into the machine gun bunker, he discovered that there were five people sleeping soundly on the ground on the right side. Among the six sentries, only one was lying behind the machine gun.

"Who?" The sound of Zhou Jiping and the guards entering the machine gun nest alerted the sentry lying on the sentry post. The sentry turned around and was surprised to find that it was the chief who had come in the heavy rain. He was so shocked that he didn't know what to do. But after saying "Who", the few people sleeping on the ground were still immersed in their dreams, and they didn't even realize anyone was coming.

Yes! The sentry turned around, and Zhou Jiping discovered that the sentry was Mu En. After the previous few battles with hyenas, although I learned how to install Galil and rifle grenades without any guidance, I have made some achievements. However, because Muen exposed his target once when ambushing the little Jacques, the merits and demerits were balanced, and Muen was sent back to the Free Army by Zhou Jiping. Now he is serving as a soldier of the Free Army and a so-called "veteran" of several field platoons, guarding the most advanced Deshka observation post.

Zhou Jiping was furious. It had only been a few days since he had settled down, but these guys were showing off their seniority.

"Don't sleep, get up!" Zhou Jiping roared, and his voice suddenly drowned out the sound of the rain.

Several field platoons and Free Army soldiers were awakened. When they got up and took a look, they found that the chief was glaring at them angrily. These lazy guys suddenly panicked. They quickly stood up properly, their faces full of tiredness and nervous fear after just waking up.

Zhou Jiping handed the animal skin to protect the rain from the entourage and glared at these guys fiercely. Then he walked straight to Deshka's sentry post and looked at the vast area south of Soyo - it was covered in rain and fog, and the sky and the earth were almost connected by the continuous heavy rain, and the vision was extremely blurry. Also, in such weather, it would be very difficult to walk empty-handed, let alone marching or fighting.

There was another rush of footsteps. Zubei, who was in charge of tribal defense today, heard the news and came over.

Now Anka and Zubei, who have been following Zhou Jiping for the longest time, as well as Eric and Frank are mixed into two groups and are alternately responsible for the security of the tribe. Today happens to be Zubei's shift.

"You, take off your name tag and change it with him." Zhou Jiping said, pointing to the field platoon leader who was taking the lead in sleeping and the only one who was awake, Mu En.

I know this field platoon soldier Zhou Jiping. He was originally a farmland soldier under Zomayo. By chance, he was one of the first people to join the field platoon. He can be regarded as a veteran. He has already held a position until now. Low monitor.

The position of squad leader is certainly not low in the field platoon. You must know that Anka and Zube, who have been with Zhou Jiping for the longest time, are now deputy platoon commanders. Eric and Frank, who are the best in technical and tactical skills, only have positions. Right instructor.

"Yes, it's you, switch with him." Zhou Jiping repeated what he just said. The people next to him, including those who came later, were all silent, and no one dared to speak.

The badge represents status, and the result of this field platoon leader's sleep was that he, the field platoon leader, became a soldier of the Free Army, which was equivalent to being demoted two levels in a row.

Field platoon soldiers have a high status because they often have the opportunity to accompany Zhou Jiping. Everyone knows this, and the people in the platoon are also envious of them. In addition, the training and food treatment of the field platoon are the best in the Damon tribe, equivalent to the hunter level. In this way, these field platoon soldiers have undoubtedly become the newly-rising Damon "nobles".

The social structure of the Damon tribe has its own special traditions.The ability to obtain food often indicates a person's social status. The higher the status, the person will receive preferential treatment in all aspects. At the very least, hunters of the Damon tribe can marry three wives, which is not allowed by other tribesmen.

But now the food for soldiers in the field platoon is equivalent to that of hunters, which means that the tribe recognizes that they can also have the right and status to marry three wives. At the same time, there was enough food to support their extra wives. It is precisely because of this that these field platoon soldiers are already very popular in the tribal marriage market - but Zhou Jiping doesn't know this yet.

A few months ago, most of these people were tribal herders and farming warriors. It was just because of good luck that they were included in Zhou Jiping's newly formed field platoon with a small number of people. Now, after experiencing several battles with hyenas, these people have reached the sky in one step.

Eat, eat the best. The gun in his hand was the envy of everyone. Wife, waiting in line for him to pick. Hunters used to be polite when they saw them, but now they were groveling when they saw them. Even when he speaks in the loudest voice, when chatting and arguing with others, it's like - you think what I said is wrong? Don’t you look at what I’m holding in my hand (shakes the gun in my hand), what’s in your hand (pointing to the opponent’s spear)?

What does it mean to become rich from the poor? This is called

The poor become rich! The reason why the poor suddenly become rich is that after the poor become rich in one step, their mentality is completely inconsistent with the performance of status and wealth, which results in abnormal behavior and distorted personality of the person. For example, some people don’t know the traffic rules even if they drive a good car, and some people don’t even know it’s time to slow down when they see a zebra crossing. This is reflected in the soldiers of these field platoons. When they are on duty, they often feel that it is time to sleep.

After changing the badge, the squad leader became a soldier, and his majesty was also replaced.

"You guys hand the badges to Gudili, and call the few who had their badges removed just now to follow me! Zubei, send someone to take their place first, and then you can follow them. "Zhou Jiping's face was as dark as the sky above people's heads. As a result, his face, which had been tanned over the past few months, blended in with that of Warrior Damon.

Zhou Jiping became more energetic. This time, he didn't even hold up the animal skin, and crashed directly into the boundless rain curtain. The chief no longer held up the animal skin, and the others no longer dared to enjoy the comfort of holding the animal skin to protect themselves from the rain. They stepped on their feet and rushed into the vast rain.

The other machine gun nest on Highland No. 1 is better, and the person responsible for guarding it is half of the squad led by Buco. These field platoon soldiers, who are not much older than children, are at least simpler in thinking and more energetic than those at other sentry posts. At least Zhou Jiping and his men were discovered by them as soon as they approached. This was the only post that made Zhou Jiping feel at ease.

The entire checkpoint turned around, and everyone was soaked wet. Zhou Jiping took a quick look and found that there were nineteen people in total, including ten from the field platoon and nine from the Free Army. From this, it can also be seen that the relatively low-status Free Army was relatively more disciplined. This must be a sense of urgency.

"Follow me! Zubei, and you," Zhou Jiping ordered to these lazy guys who had just been found out, and then took the lead to walk outside Soyo suppression under the pounding raindrops.

Where is Zhou Jiping going? He was going to the cemetery outside Soyo suppression, where Pengre and hundreds of other tribesmen who died during the migration were buried. He wanted to use this special method to teach these warriors who were beginning to learn to be lazy.

The terrain in Soyo Town is relatively high, while the terrain outside the town is slightly worse. In addition, the rain was extremely heavy at the beginning of the rainy season. The rainwater could not be drained out for a while, and some places outside Soyo Town had begun to accumulate water. Zhou Jiping took these soldiers who had made mistakes and waded through the rain and water all the way to the cemetery.

Walking to the cemetery, Zhou Jiping felt slightly relieved.At least the terrain here is slightly higher, otherwise these recently deceased people would have been soaking in the soft mud throughout the rainy season. In fact, Zhou Jiping was deceiving himself. He was very aware of the tribe's funeral method. The dead were simply wrapped in a straw blanket and buried hastily. In just a few years, this life that once lived on the grassland will be completely integrated into the earth (this is the most environmentally friendly burial method in the world).

Standing in front of the cemetery, Zhou Jiping turned around and said to the people who had made mistakes and his entourage: "Take a good look! Who are the people buried here? Why did they die?"

paused After a while, Zhou Jiping continued: "Have you ever thought about it? Why only two of the field platoon and the Free Army were injured during the tribal migration attack, but no one died? That's because you have received formal training. You are organized Those who are disciplined can stay calm in times of crisis, but other people in the tribe cannot do this. But I can tell you now, if you don't persist, you will become like those who are not trained."

After calming down, Zhou Jiping continued: "If you take a closer look at them, they are also children of the Imara grassland, and they are also our brothers. However, if we, as people who protect the tribe, cannot always be vigilant, One day when hyenas or other enemies come, Damon will encounter something like this, and many of your relatives will die like them. "

"I brought you here today just to remember. "It's better to be prepared in advance than to stand in front of a grave and repent!" There is another saying you must remember: 'Be more careful in peacetime, and fewer people will die in war!'" Zhou Jiping tampered with the military camp's police training without any piracy. sense of shame. In his opinion, as long as he can make these natives understand his words and produce effects, he can change them no matter what.

"Look at these dead people! They were once your relatives, your friends and brothers, but now they can only lie in bed. When the hyenas attacked us, they died because of panic. But what about the future? If something like this happens again, can you use the guns in your hands to protect our tribe? Can you detect the threat to the tribe in time? "Zhou Ji Pingyue? Getting more and more angry.

"You have fought with hyenas more than once, why can't you be more alert? We have been attacked by hyenas, and we have also been attacked by hyenas. Many of you have experienced it. I have reminded you more than once that the most dangerous thing is This is when we are most relaxed. We must not create opportunities for the enemy at any time, but have you done that?" After a moment of silence, Zhou Jiping asked everyone to digest what he just said.

"You failed to do your duty, which is a shame for a soldier. You are responsible for this matter, but it is also the responsibility of your commander, and I am also responsible! So now, I, Zube, will be with you. Stand here, face the dead Brother Damon, wake up to our mistakes, and let the rain wash away our shame!" Ji Ping said firmly in the last week.

After saying this, Zhou Jiping took the lead and turned to the numerous graves, standing at attention to accept the baptism of rain.

Other people, those who were caught making mistakes, Zhou Jiping's entourage, and some other unrelated people who came after Wen Xun, also stood silently in the rain, letting the heavy rain wash them away. Rinse people's bodies and purify people's souls.

Damon people are relatively superstitious, but at the same time they are also very simple-minded. Their understanding of life is always simple and profound. They always cherish deep memory and respect for the dead. It was Zhou Jiping's words today that made these kind-hearted indigenous people think that they had indeed committed an unforgivable mistake against the tribe, which made them feel sincere pain and embarrassment.

The feeling of standing in the heavy rain is actually not pleasant.Although the temperature at this time is not too low, letting the raindrops wash every part of the body from top to bottom without any obstruction is bearable in a short period of time, but it will make anyone uncomfortable after a long time. However, in order to attract the attention of the soldiers who had made mistakes, in order to cause shock within the tribe, and in order to create a reliable and strong army, Zhou Jiping felt that his actions today were worthwhile.

The cemetery is not far from the town of Soyo, plus such a minor incident happened. Soon, everyone in the tribe got the news.

The thoughts of the tribesmen are simple, so simple that they gather to the cemetery on their own initiative without any command. In the eyes of the tribesmen, the chief's behavior was not only a lesson to the soldiers who had made mistakes, but also a memorial and tribute to the dead. This made people who had just lost a loved one and were in urgent need of psychological comfort feel relieved and satisfied. This also attracted them to actively participate in today's events.

Zhou Jiping stood at the front of the team. He felt that more and more people were gathering, but he didn't know what was happening behind him. It wasn't until Elder Jiwayo came to persuade Zhou Jiping that he turned around and discovered that there was a dark crowd standing behind him. Almost half of the tribesmen in Soyo Town were here. Some people just stood in the rain. Quietly remembering the loved ones who have passed away.

"Go back! The soldiers all know that they were wrong. Let's do everything slowly." Elder Jiwayo valued this successor very much and patiently advised him.

This was originally a good step, but when Zhou Jiping saw so many people present, he suddenly felt a little heroic and didn't want to end it like this. But the next words of the old chief quickly pulled Zhou Jiping out of the feeling of dominating the world: "With so many people standing in the rain, many people will get sick after a long time. And Yilin, if She is pregnant and cannot stand in the rain at this time."

When Zhou Jiping mentioned Yi Lin, the domineering spirit he had just summoned immediately disappeared. Turning his head slightly, he happened to see Yilin's expectant and somewhat sad eyes, and Zhou Jiping did not dare to look at her any longer. Irene was a hidden wound in his heart, a scar that he could not face squarely, which made him both distressed and helpless. The most helpless thing is that there is such a hateful "old dragon" in him. Thinking of the old dragon's non-stop behavior at night, Zhou Jiping does not have the courage to get together with Yilin.

"Go back!" Zhou Jiping ordered a little dejectedly.

People received the order and returned to their residences in Soyo Town. Chief Jiwayo also ordered each tribe to prepare some hot water and hot soup to prevent the emergence of some diseases.

Zhou Jiping brought everyone who had made mistakes back to the repair shop. It seemed that the matter was not over yet, but in fact Zhou Jiping did not dare to face Yilin's eyes again.

In the repair shop, Zhou Jiping first commended Bucco, Muen and others. Then he issued an order that all those who had made mistakes, including Zhou Jiping himself and Zubei, were not allowed to go back tonight, and would be kept in the repair shop for one night. So how did you spend the night? Zhou Jiping lectures!

The battle with the hyenas in the previous stage happened in an extremely hasty manner. Zhou Jiping, the field platoon and the Free Army formed an army in a hurry and went into battle without any systematic and formal training. Now it seems that if we don’t make up for this lesson, it will be impossible. To this end, Zhou Jiping also called Anka, Frank, Eric and others, as well as all the squad platoon leaders of the field platoon and the Free Army. Zhou Jiping's idea is that all the content of this lecture must be conveyed downwards by these people.

Some knowledge seems useless at ordinary times, but it can save lives at critical moments. What is this? This is experience! In the military camp, this experience is gained at the cost of blood and life. A lot of knowledge was learned by Zhou Jiping when he was in the army. This story-based knowledge can have a very good educational effect.

For example: Some people may not know why the muzzle of the gun is pointed downward when marching? In fact, the reason is very simple, it is to prevent the firearm from misfiring.If the muzzle of the gun is pointed downward, if it goes off, the most you can do is get a spanking on your feet, but if it is pointed upward, you will probably hit yourself and your comrades on the head.

Zhou Jiping once issued a fatal order to the soldiers:

They are not allowed to point the muzzle at their own people, bullets are not allowed to be loaded without orders, and safety guards are not allowed to be opened without orders. In fact, this is also stipulated based on the relatively low military quality of Damon soldiers. Now it seems that the effect of this regulation is quite good. However, Zhou Jiping still gave a negative example-that was what happened after the counterattack in southern Xinjiang of the motherland.

A troop returning from the front line was resting in the barracks at night. Everything looked normal.

When the sentry changes in the evening, a gun inspection is required as usual. Because the barracks were close to southern Xinjiang at that time, the threat of sneak attacks by enemy agents was always there, so the sentry guns were fully loaded at that time. But while the gun was being inspected, an accident happened. Because the gun was inspected with too much movement, a bullet in the chamber that was not unloaded was triggered and misfired.

The sound of a gunshot alarmed many people, and the platoon leader and company commander rushed over immediately. After finding out that the gun went off, the company commander immediately reported it to the superiors and asked each unit to check whether anyone was injured. After a round of investigation, no one was injured! Upon seeing this, the company commander scolded the sentry who had misfired, and everyone dispersed.

had a good night. It wasn't until morning exercises the next day that people discovered that one soldier was missing. They quickly sent someone to check and found that the soldier had been shot in the head and had been dead for a long time. It's a pity that a soldier did not die on the battlefield of blood and fire, but fell to a misfired bullet from one of his own for no apparent reason...

It is said that it is a one-night class, but how can it be possible in fact? This is just Zhou Jiping's statement.

After it got dark, Zhou Jiping continued to teach for more than two hours. When he saw that people were showing signs of fatigue, he promptly changed the lecture into a chat. Unexpectedly, the chat actually revealed something new.

At the beginning, it was some useless chatting. Later, as we chatted, people turned the topic to the people who made mistakes on duty today. When these people who made mistakes saw this, they hurriedly stood up and expressed their opinions, cursing and swearing that they would never do it again. At this time, a field platoon leader made a joke that caught Zhou Jiping's attention.

"Shun Quan, you have used all your strength on your wife, right? Otherwise, why do you always sleep on duty?" a squad leader Damon said jokingly.

After saying this, everyone burst into laughter, and the dismissed squad leader named Shun Diao was too embarrassed to speak.

Zhou Jiping was a little confused and casually asked the Damon warrior beside him. Only then did I know that after Shun Nao became the squad leader of the field platoon, he actually married two wives in succession. The latest one was married after arriving in Soyo...

A miscellaneous army, a real miscellaneous army! This situation gave Zhou Jiping, who had been quite confident recently, a new understanding of his so-called field platoon.

Thinking about it carefully, the so-called field platoon was just formed by Zhou Jiping after encountering a hyena attack. The members were all the Damon soldiers assigned to him by Elder Jiwayo. Among these people, except for the relatively high-quality group of hunters led by Penger, the rest were all Damon's former warriors responsible for farming and grazing.

Zhou Jiping originally included these people into the field platoon because of manpower shortage. Who would have thought that with the field platoon winning consecutive battles and the better treatment he introduced in order to attract more people to join the field platoon, it would become a tool for these people to gain their own interests! Can an army like

have combat effectiveness? What a joke.

If Zhou Jiping took off the badges of the unqualified sentries and dismissed the lazy field platoon leader during the day today, it would be the instinct of a soldier. So now Zhou Jiping's mind can make an accurate judgment - it is irregular and the current situation must be changed.

Having a vague idea, Zhou Jiping asked others to learn about the situation. Zhou Jiping knew that this was also a kind of research, and he could be considered as going deep into the group of followers - without research, there would be no right to speak! Zhou Jiping needs to figure things out before he can make a decision.

Soon, the context of the matter became clear.

First of all, these soldiers recruited by Zhou Jiping were of mixed quality and older, so they were not considered Damon's best source of soldiers. The second is that these people were originally people with lower tribal abilities and lower status. After these people reached the sky, they inevitably had some unbridled words and deeds towards those who were stronger than them in the past. This directly led to the reputation of the Field Ranking among the Damon tribe being not very good.

Once again, these people can be considered complacent recently. Almost all adults have married a second wife, and some have married two. In a tribe with little entertainment, these things are quite nourishing, but their training is becoming more and more formal.

Anka and Zube knew all the above, but they could not be cruel to these comrades who had rolled in the same trench, and Frank and Eric from outside were not easy to control. As a result, the problems between the field platoon and the Free Army became more and more serious - until this time Zhou Jiping made an impromptu inspection.

Good risk! If some time passes, I'm afraid things will be even worse than now. If there is another big battle at that time, I'm afraid I won't even know how I lost.

"Okay, it's getting very late, let's go back!" The sky outside has become completely dark, and the rain has also weakened slightly. Fortunately, Soyo is illuminated by "street lights", so the tribesmen who have been accustomed to darkness since childhood don't have to worry about going to the wrong place. "Anka, Zubei, Frank, and Eric are staying." Zhou Jiping added.

The lights in the repair shop were on almost all night, and many people in Soyo Town could not sleep that night. Some are because they made mistakes during the day, and some are venting their strength indiscriminately - but they won't be able to relax for long.

The next day, Zhou Jiping's formalized army building plan was introduced. The plan is actually very simple:

1. Conduct competitions and training in the field platoon and the Free Army, and eliminate those who are older and have poor physical strength through training.

2. The eliminated people were incorporated into the Soyo militia. The Soyo Militia is a paramilitary organization that cooperates with the Free Army to defend Soyo and is responsible for training new recruits. In the future, the Free Army's recruits will be selected from the militia.

3. Soldiers who have passed the competition and training, except those who are already married, must have served at the platoon level for one year before they can get married. And in order to maintain combat effectiveness, all warriors were not allowed to marry more than one wife.

4. The field platoon is not only a special operations team, but also positioned as the training camp and teaching team of the Free Army. Everyone, regardless of nationality or identity, will have the opportunity to join the field platoon as long as they are loyal to the grassland tribes and committed to the great cause of rejuvenation of the grassland tribes.

Don’t underestimate this almost crude formalization plan, but it is the first step towards the formalization of the Free Army. It is of great historical significance in the history of Muntaya.

On the second day of the rainy season, the vigorous competition and training began.