Boarding the Pirate Ship

  Xia Yixin sent off He Chong, who was slightly drunk, and the cold wind made him feel even more intoxicated. Looking at the still brightly lit barracks tents, Xia Yixin couldn't help but put on a smile, never expecting that this new recruit training would give him such a big surprise.

  Not far away, a black sedan was parked, with several people standing beside it. Under the dim light, he made out the license plate number and Chai Yixin suddenly broke into a cold sweat. He quickly ran over and stood at attention, saluting one of the shadows.

  "Deputy Commander Yu, how did you come?"

  The black shadow turned around, and it was Yu Chengwan, the deputy commander of the 57th Division. He waved his hand at Chai Yixin.

  "Alright, Ze Gao, no need to be polite. I just happened to pass by and didn't want to disturb the brothers." Yu Chengwan's eyebrows were furrowed. ??Rebel Republic's Special Agent 16

  Chai Yi Xin secretly measured Yu Cheng Wan, and carefully asked: "What's the matter that has disturbed you so late?"

  Yu Chengwan didn't respond to Chai Yixin, but instead walked over to the window of the barracks and pointed inside at Lin Xiaotang, who was flushed from drinking with the new recruits: "Is this the new recruit who doesn't look like a new recruit?"

  Xia Yi Xin was very surprised: "You've also heard?"

  Yu Cheng nodded: "I knew it when He Chong came, I was watching from the mountain opposite this afternoon!"

  Xia Yi smiled and said, "Master, this batch of new recruits is not bad. Don't look at the fact that there are only a few dozen student soldiers, but indeed, there are several with good quality."

  Yu Chengwan's nose hummed: "Don't be too happy, no matter how good the quality is, it's still a dress for others."

  "What? Someone dares to come and poach from our 57th Division?"

  Yu Chengwan turned around, pulling Chai Yixin to a dark place: "I came just to say hello to you and let you have a psychological preparation. The best ones in this batch of soldiers were all poached by others!"

  "Who? Can't stand it anymore!"

  Yu Chengwan took off his military cap and said coldly: "Who else could it be? It's the Military Bureau!"

  Chai Yi's expression turned gloomy, but he immediately straightened his back: "Master, you can't just ignore this! We and the Military Bureau aren't on the same path, why should we let them pick up the leftovers?"

  Yu Cheng let out a sigh: "What can I do, the top has directly given orders for us to fully cooperate. I heard it's what Old Master Dai and Gong Yu want, they've already discussed it with the headquarters." As he spoke, he pointed at the tent! Especially that Lin Xiaotang, Military Affairs has specifically named him!"

  Two days later, early in the morning, just as training was about to begin, Chai Yixin arrived at the training ground with a stern face, accompanied by two military officers. He called out several names, including Lin Xiaotang, Da Tou, Xiao Pi, and two other student soldiers.

  Chai Yi Xīn looked at the five people standing in front of him, including Lin Xiao Tang, and said gruffly: "Congratulations, you five have been selected by your superiors. Pack up immediately and report to the new department!"

  Lin Xiaotang and the five people were stunned, looking at each other, none of them moved their feet.

  "Still not going quickly."

  Looking at Lin Xiaotang and several others' puzzled figures, a military officer with an eight-character beard came to Chai Yixin's side with a smile: "Ze Gao brother, don't be so angry! " He said, taking out a pack of camel cigarettes from his pocket, pulling one out and handing it to Chai Yixin.

  Xia Yin took over with a bad temper: "You guys are quite quick to make a move, these new recruits we haven't even warmed up yet, and you've already taken the lead and poached them away!"

  Huang Ban Zhang and the two deputy class leaders rushed over, panting, but before they could say a word, Chai Yi Xin scolded them fiercely and chased them away. ?? Counterattack Republic's Special Agent 16

  A military officer with a mustache stood in the sunlight, wearing a crisp uniform, holding a cigarette, his mustache curled up and down, not looking like an officer at all, but rather a playboy. He patted Zhang Yichen's shoulder: "Zhang Ge, don't beat around the bush anymore. I know you're not happy in your heart, so in a few days, I'll come to Changsha again, and we'll have a drink together on me. At that time, if there's any anger, vent it on me!"

  Xia Yi Xin puffed on his cigarette, rolled his eyes and looked at him: "Old Bai, we're old acquaintances. I'm saying something unpleasant, don't take offense. Your Military Affairs Bureau has money and people, do you need to fight with us over a few new recruits?"

  The mustachioed military officer puffed out a mouthful of smoke: "Alright, Ze Gao. These student soldiers, no matter how excellent they are, once they're on the battlefield, they're nothing but cannon fodder. To be honest, after one battle, it's a wonder if any of them will survive. Is it really worth sending them into battle like this?"

  The eight-character military officer patted the dust off his school uniform with his hand, and pinched his mustache: "Besides, this time we recruited nationwide was approved by the chairman of the committee. Some of your new recruits were hung up at Gonggong's place, how could they run away?"

  Chai Xin puffed on his cigarette, deep in thought, and didn't say another word.

  Before long, Lin Xiaotang and a few others finished packing their luggage and ran over.

  Chai Yi Xin looked at each of the five people in front of him, and solemnly saluted them with a military salute. Lin Xiao Tong and others hurried to return the salute.

  "Remember, you five are from the 57th Division. No matter where you go, you're still part of the 57th Division. When you get to your new unit, don't ever bring shame to our division. And if you encounter any difficulties, come back and find me. If you get into trouble, the 57th Division will always have your backs."

  The handsome face of the Ba Zi Hu military officer was full of bitter smiles: "Old Chai, are you intentionally trying to sabotage me?!"

  Lin Xiaotang and others rushed towards Chai Yixin with a serious face and saluted.

  The truck drove northwest along the flat highway, and Lin Xiaotang and the other four people started whispering to each other as soon as they got on the car. The eight-character military officer sat opposite them, pretending to be asleep, seemingly unaware of their discussion.

  It's all just talk, as a low-ranking soldier, Lin Xiaotang and the others still had some awareness. Seeing that several people were discussing loudly but couldn't come to a conclusion, Lin Xiaotang simply covered his head and fell asleep in the innermost part of the carriage.

  The eight-character military officer gently lifted the military cap covering his face, quietly sizing up Lin Xiaotang who was fast asleep, and his eyes became complicated.

  The truck traveled for two days and merged with three vehicles from different directions, finally arriving at the destination of this trip - Lintong County, Hunan Province.

  The convoy drove directly into the campus of Linbian County Middle School, which had already been transformed. Iron wire mesh was hung at the gate and a sentry post was set up. Four fully armed National Army soldiers were on duty.

  More than 200 people have gathered in the courtyard, all of whom seem to be new recruits from various places. Lin Xiaotang and others got off the car with suspicion, and under the leadership of the eight-character military officer, they went directly to the registration office.

  A small sign was hung in front of the registration place - "Military Committee Lintong Special Training Class" (Note 1).

  Lin Xiaotang looked at this sign and seemed to realize something. Suddenly, a kind of inexplicable excitement and familiar feeling appeared in her heart.

  Everyone was given a form, which was nothing more than filling out some personal information. Lin Xiaotang and the five others were still wearing their new recruit training gray uniforms, making them particularly conspicuous in the crowd.

  "Juntong really is all-embracing, they've even recruited a few foolish soldiers who can't recognize big characters and yet still want to join the training class!" A neutral voice came over.

  He raised an eyebrow, as if ready to roll up his sleeves. Lin Xiaotang pressed him down and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a sturdy young man with oily hair, wearing a light-colored suit and white leather shoes, clearly a genuine imported product, but with a slightly pale face, obviously due to excessive drinking. Several people were gathered around him, and behind him were two young men, sweating profusely as they carried several suitcases.

  Lin Xiaotang smiled and didn't respond, pulling the puffed-up Da Tou and others to fill out a form. ?? Counter-attack Republic's special agent 16

  The eight-character military officer blinked his eyes, seemingly a little disappointed.

  "A bellyful of anger with nowhere to vent: 'Old Seventh, do we need to use such tricks? That little brat is obviously a spoiled rich kid, perfect for me to practice my skills!'"

  Lin Xiaotang smiled slightly: "What's the hurry? You don't even know where this is now, what's the benefit of acting rashly for everyone?" He lightly flicked his finger on the table: "Take a look at this! We've boarded a pirate ship!"

  The big head and others then shifted their attention to the form in their hands, and suddenly exclaimed: "Military uniform!"

  "This isn't asking us to be spies, is it?" He turned his head to look at Lin Xiaotang: "This... what can we do about it?"

  Lin Xiaotang stroked his chin, the two words "secret agent" filling his heart with a strange sense of familiarity, perhaps it was the feeling brought by that secret agent ghost called Lin Youzhong.

  Lin Xiaotang shrugged: "I'm actually quite interested in this line of work, it doesn't matter if I stay and take a look."

  Xiao Pi suddenly pulled out a toothpick from somewhere and started picking his teeth, but his eyes darted towards the notice behind the registration desk: "The treatment is not bad, better than being a soldier, I'll stay too!"

  Dahou glanced left and right, then muttered: "What's the point of having a good reputation? I'm going all out, I'll accompany you two!"

  But the student soldier who came with him did not want to stay no matter what, and there were many people who thought the same way as them. It seems that this recruitment was not a small number of people who were deceived, after all, the evil name of the military uniform is outside. I heard that many people ran away during the journey here.

  The training class's preparation department seemed to have been prepared early, and immediately a person with the appearance of an officer stood up to suppress everyone's noise. The officer's speech was also very much on point, smoothly guiding everyone's emotions and thoughts into a controlled range: The work we are doing is on an invisible battlefield, every piece of work we do can affect the development of the battle situation and even the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of people. Soldiers can only kill a limited number of enemies on the battlefield, but our every move, every piece of intelligence can deal a fatal blow to the invaders.

  The scene was almost all young people with passion, even if they still had resistance in their hearts, but gradually accepted the status quo. In addition, the officer's timely throwing out of the treatment of trainees: "A monthly salary subsidy of 12 yuan, uniforms are uniformly made and distributed, graduates are paid according to the treatment of junior officers, 40 yuan per month, and all are arranged to work in the military uniform, priority promotion, etc." also prompted some hesitant people to finally make up their minds.

  But still a number of people insisted on leaving, including the two student soldiers who followed Lin Xiaotang.

  Note 1: Military Commission Lintong Special Training Class. During the Anti-Japanese War, a large-scale special agent training class established by the Military Bureau in Lintong County, Hunan Province. In 1937, during the preparation of this training class, the Military Bureau had not yet been formally established, and Dai Li used the name of the National Government's Military Commission to name it "Military Commission Lintong Special Training Class", but the Military Commission Office did not recognize it, so he could only use his own authority as Director of the Central Police School's Teaching Affairs Committee to change its name to "Central Police Officer School Special Police Personnel Training Class".