Chapter 38 Accompany Me To Watch The Sunrise

  In the early morning, Zhong Yi, who had been busy for half a night, walked out of the command room with a yawn. Hans and his deputy officer, a young officer named Byron, had been waiting for a long time. The room built outside the base's command room had now become the commander's reception room and conference room.

  Zhong Yi was somewhat surprised. Since the battle began, Hans had not appeared, only yesterday when the indigenous elder gathered people to help transport ammunition to the front line, the 101st Regiment sent a company to assist without carrying any weapons. Now arriving at the conference room so early, it seemed like he had been waiting for half a day. Zhong Yi pinched his nose, we Chinese have an old saying: "No trouble offering enthusiastic service..."

  "Good morning, Hans!" His heart was pounding a little, but the smile on his face had to be warm and sincere - it was a politician's essential course. Zhong Yi had considerable potential in this regard.

  "Good morning, Commander. Sorry to disturb you so early. Ah, this is my second-in-command, Byron Lieberman."

  "Good morning, Commander!" The young and handsome officer saluted immediately.

  "Hello, Captain Byron." Just waking up, his military uniform was askew and he wasn't wearing a military cap. This return gift seemed very awkward, but Hans and Byron didn't notice it generally, their faces still very serious.

  "Either of you had breakfast? Oh, sorry, there's nothing to eat here either. We can go to the cafeteria later and hope they've left something for us! The conditions here are too simple, when we get to Perth, we must improve our living conditions..." Zhong Yi said to himself, ignoring the increasingly strange expressions of the two people.

  "Oh, Commander, I think... we thought of it together, I..."

  Zhong Yi smiled, "Hans, let me guess, your deputy officer Byron Lieutenant is from the Liebermann family in Perth? The Liebermann family, which is as famous as the Hebal family, owns the Swan Valley Winery, and are of Dutch descent. They came to Western Australia in the 1820s and have been settled in Perth for over a hundred years with large vineyards and farms?" Turning his head, Zhong Yi showed an innocent smile, "Lieutenant Byron, am I right?"

  "Commander..." Byron was shocked speechless, Hans also looked tense.

  "Haha, nothing strange, you two. Since I plan to stay in Australia with my comrades, in Western Australia, then I should have some understanding of the situation here. I don't have any malicious intentions. As you know, I'm not a racist. In our Chinese way of speaking, that's... when in Rome, do as the Romans do. As long as you're not intentionally hostile towards me, we can all be friends!"

  Perhaps Hans and Byron still couldn't understand the meaning of "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", but that didn't stop their extreme astonishment, and a hint... of fear. Yes, it was indeed fear - had Red Alert's intelligence network become so formidable without them realizing it? Wasn't that... The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

  Hans' rank of lieutenant general seems to be useless here, not to mention Comrade Commander, even with his deputy officer, it seems to be mainly young captains.

  "Commander, it seems you already know why the captain and I have come here!"

  "Hah, I'm not a god, oh, in your words, I should say I'm not God, and I don't know everything." The data from the Heavenly Bird was quite accurate. Zhong Yi couldn't help but crack a joke, and it had a good effect, as Hans and Byron, who had been tense throughout their conversation, finally relaxed.

  Hans was more mature, he knew that Zhong Yi wouldn't be here with them in circles forever, the front line was still fighting. "Commander, as you said, Byron is indeed the legitimate son of the Lieberman family, and Lukas Lieberman, the head of the Lieberman family, is Byron's father. It was Viscount Lukas who requested to meet with you!"

  "Oh? I'm very curious, Hans, what's your relationship with the Lieberman family?" Such a question would be considered impolite in Western customs, but Hans had undoubtedly grown accustomed to the Eastern way of life among the commanders and Red Guards.

  Without any dissatisfaction, Hans answered seriously: "My father used to work at the Swan Valley Winery, and our family farm was a reward for his retirement. My military journey also received help from the Lieberman family!"

  Zhong Yi suddenly realized, no wonder Hans surrendered so easily in the battle to capture Kalgoolie, it turned out that they were similar to Hebal, their armies were family-raised and belonged to private troops of the family, rather than truly loyal to the Australian Federation.

  "Byron, what does your father want to talk to me about?" With the example of Hebral, Zhong Yi attaches great importance to these rich second generations, and their influence on the family is by no means small.

  The young lieutenant's face turned red, but his military training still made him habitually answer the officer's question immediately. "I apologize, sir. I'm just the second son of my family, and my older brother is the one recognized as the heir by our family. Currently, I have no right to participate in the family's decision-making."

  "Ah, so it's not the crown prince after all! Are we going to have a thrilling drama of ten dragons fighting for the throne? I've watched plenty of those palace dramas in my past life, and it would be great if a princess jumped out and let me take control. Haha! Pinching his nose, Zhong Yi's face revealed a hint of a playful smile, but the two "brothers" beside him were definitely clueless."

  "Hans, please inform Lord Luc that I'm looking forward to meeting the Burlieman family, but for now our army is engaged in a tough defensive battle. You should be aware of the Second Division's strength, so let's postpone the meeting until Perth! After we capture Perth, I'll invite Lord Luc to dinner."

  Without waiting for Hans' response, he grabbed the camouflage helmet on the conference table and strode out. Hans and Byron were disappointed, thinking that this time the second division's attack would create a rift between the commander and the Smolgon family, but now it seemed that Hebal and the cavalry regiment had played a significant role, and the commander still hadn't given up on the Smolgon family.

  "Commander, the 101st Regiment requests to participate in the frontline battle!" Just as Zhong Yi was about to walk out of the door, Hans hastily shouted.

  "Going to war?" Zhong Yi stopped in his tracks, turned around, and the warm morning sunlight shone through the already open door, gently enveloping Zhong Yi, making it impossible to see his face. "Hans, the 101st regiment just needs to maintain order in Karlguli City, we have other troops going to war today. By the way, Byron, I remember that the place where Australia first saw sunlight is called Byron Bay, I hope you can accompany me to take a look."

  "Ah? Captain, it seems we underestimated the commander's ambition!" The lieutenant muttered to himself in a low voice.

  "Oh? Byron, you mean...". Hans was a pure military man and had much less sensitivity in politics.

  "Squad leader, do you know where Byron Bay is?"

  "East, away from Sydney... Ah? You're saying the commander isn't just aiming for Western Australia, he wants..."

  "That's right, he invited me to go with him to Byron Bay to watch the sunrise because what he wanted was... all of Australia."