Chapter 53: Wolf Head Selection

  "Everyone does his best, and everyone's talent is fully utilized!"

  Hu Zhiyong established the Blood Wolf Battle Team and once again created the Blood Wolf Bodyguard Team. ---- Ai Yi Literature. No ads online ----- The king of 140 people, led by Hu Zhiyong, set out for Xianrendong.

  "Follow the right people, do the right things, and you can succeed as an individual. Choose the right people, do the right things, and the team will succeed! You are not the most elite soldiers, but only the best for now. As a wolf head, you must have wisdom, teamwork spirit, and even more charm!"

  A poet of the Qing Dynasty wrote a poem that goes like this: "A fine horse can run far, but it's not as good at plowing fields as an ox. A sturdy cart can carry heavy loads, but it's not as good at crossing rivers as a boat. Giving up one's strengths to make up for weaknesses is a difficult strategy even for the wise!"

  When selecting officials, if it is done in a disorderly manner, then there will be chaos. If the selection is based solely on merit, then there will be prosperity. If the selection is based solely on kinship, then there will be decline. If the right person is appointed to the right position, then there will be peace and stability. A good leader of a group of wolves can lead them to defeat a group of fierce tigers. But if a sheep becomes the leader of the wolves, they will all become lambs waiting to be slaughtered!

  "Hu Zhiyong looked at the three teams lined up neatly and pointed to them, saying: "The Wolf Head will be selected from among you! The Blood Wolf Order will last forever, and the Wolf Head may change at any time!"

  Training has begun, and this group of people are all bursting with energy. The Wolf Head represents recognition, represents honor, and no one in the pack is willing to fall behind. Marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat, fighting, vehicle driving, language learning, special warfare skills. Only those who rank first in these six courses have the qualifications to compete for the Wolf Head.

  "Be the first!" Yongxiang was the first to shout out. The 21-year-old Manchu youth really had a strong desire not to lose. With his marksmanship talent, robust physique, middle school education, and training from a martial arts family, he had every reason to be proud.

  Hu Zhiyong looked at the vigorous figures on the training ground, pounding this group of wolves, and said: "Practice, I don't like to hear empty words!"

  "Right, I'll compete with you!" Dechang looked at Yongxiang with discontent: "Shooting, you're not better than me, culture, I'm not lower than you. Without your good body, it's not like being a blockhead!"

  "Hey, it's a mule or a horse, only by pulling it out to take a look will you know. Do you still have me in your eyes?" Wen Liang raised his fist: "I may not be as cultured as you two, but I'm clever. Two younger brothers, big brother wants to challenge the two of you!"

  "Get out, kid!" Yongxiang shouted at Wenliang, who was only nineteen years old: "You want to be a big brother? Maybe in your next life!"

  "Young master, none of the three are easy to deal with!" Huo Feng watched from the side, having a good impression of the three Manchu youths. "Huang Shang", do you still remember that year's Ai Yi Literature Network? Ai Yi Literature Network has been beautifully revamped and is now online, with no ads throughout the entire site, returning a clean and pure land to you!!!

  "Hmm." Hu Zhiyong didn't say it explicitly, but he was clear that these three people would be the best among this group.

  Hu Da and Li Hansheng arrived by car, inquiring about the location of the pharmaceutical factory. Hu Zhiyong took out a map and pointed to Lanshang Township: "Here! Lanshang Township is only 12 miles from the county seat, with convenient transportation and proximity to the canning factory. I want to turn this land into a new commercial base!"

  "Three less, the pharmaceutical factory has a production plant in Los Angeles, why build again?" Chen Xinwen was very puzzled by Hu Zhiyong's approach, thinking that it would waste resources and talent.

  "There are no eternal friends between countries, only eternal interests! What if the Pacific erupts in war and our medicinal herbs can't be transported out, and finished pharmaceutical products can't be transported back?" Hu Zhiyong didn't say things that would happen a decade later, but rather expressed his views as a hypothetical scenario.

  "War of the Pacific?" Shi Yin was shocked: "Will the world erupt in an even bigger war?"

  "Anything is possible!" Hu Zhiyong said calmly: "Plundering due to lack of resources, powerful nations have always been like this."

  Seeing off Second Uncle and Third Uncle, Hu Zhiyong looked at the Blood Wolf warriors who were lying on the ground due to exhaustion from training: "Fate has one half in your hands, and the other half is in God's hands. The more extraordinary your efforts are, the greater the half that you grasp will be, and the more abundant what you gain will be."

  "Master, rock climbing and rope climbing are really tiring! My fingers are all worn out!" Yongxiang stretched out his hand, revealing ten bloody fingertips. Hu Zhiyong grabbed a look and said to everyone: "Sweat more in peacetime, bleed less in wartime. Your fingers can heal, but you only have one life! If you want to live, you must work hard for me!"

  "Practice!" Wen Liang Le Hehe stood up: "Look at brother, ten fingers like steel claws, practiced since childhood."

  Wen Liang is the youngest, always acting like an elder brother. But he indeed has something special about him. He learned Korean and Japanese quickly, his body is small and agile like a monkey's, very nimble and quick-witted. Everyone gave him the nickname "Monkey", he always smiled in response.

  Northeasterners often interact with Koreans. Learning Korean and Japanese is not a difficult task for them. When they start English courses, they all complain of headaches. Hu Zhiyong greatly admires the men and women of the Republic of China era. Their ability to endure hardship, work hard, and have good physical health gives them an innate advantage that far surpasses people from the 1920s.

  Everyone called Wenliang "Monkey", Hu Zhiyong's heart moved: "Come on, everyone give themselves a nickname, it must be an animal."

  "My name is Mountain Leopard."

  "My name is Fox."

  "Hound!"

  "Brave General!"

  The clever ones are all vying to give themselves a name, while the dull-witted pick and choose but can't find a suitable one. Yongxiang, Dechang, Wenliang, and Jiaohua are all eyeing each other, with designs on Wolf's body.

  "Sharp teeth!"

  "Wolf Warrior!"

  "Fly Wolf!"

  The monkey sulked: "I already have a nickname for the monkeys, brother won't compete with you guys anymore!"

  Hu Feng was counting the nicknames of the warriors, when he saw one called "Stallion", he burst out laughing. The warriors' physical strength was recovering, Hu Zhiyong did not immediately train, but made a few gestures instead.

  "This is called sign language, it's like dumb language, you can understand each other without speaking." After finishing a set of sign language, everyone started learning with great interest. Wen Liang asked after half a day: "Young master, what to do at night?"

  "In the evening, use bird calls and Morse code. These courses must be learned." Hu Zhiyong saw that everyone was practicing very seriously and took them to walk inside the Phoenix Fortress with fire.

  Baiyun Mountain Fortress is the most solid, can withstand aerial bombing and artillery bombardment. Xianrendong Fortress is connected with mountains and rivers, skills can block the impact, and there are many secret passages to go out.

  For these two bases, Hu Zhiyong spent a lot of manpower and financial resources. Solid granite, cement, and steel-reinforced buildings with a labyrinthine layout. Although not yet fully completed, they have already taken shape.

  "Underground shooting range, ammunition depot, food storage, water source, power generation room, living quarters... it took a thousand people two months to build. Young master, according to your plan, I'm afraid it would take five years to complete!" Hu Da introduced the underground structure, pointing at the ceiling and saying: "Two layers, the first layer is for living, the second layer is for storage!"

  "Are the four fortresses outside completed?" Hu Zhiyong nodded in satisfaction, asking about the defensive fortresses at the four corners of the ground.

  "Yes, each bunker can accommodate a company, and the basement can be reinforced to the top at any time." Hu Da replied, looking at the drawing and saying: "The earthwork project underground is basically completed, mainly because paving is too labor-intensive."

  "There is plenty of time." Hu Zhiyong was not too anxious, and he was already very satisfied with the completion in five years.

  Back to the training ground, everyone was practicing the cliff climbing course. After a day's time, Hu Zhiyong pointed at Yongxiang and said: "You, temporarily take over as the first squad leader of the Golden Wolf Team!"

  "Yes!" Yongxiang looked back at Dechang and Wenliang with a pleased expression, then turned to Hu Zhiyong and asked: "Young master, can I choose people now?"

  "Alright." Hu Zhiyong smiled slightly and pointed at Dechang, shouting: "Dechang, step forward!"

  "Arrived!" Dechang took a step forward, bowed and stood at attention.

  "You, temporarily acting as the first squad leader of the Silver Wolf Team, go and select your subordinates."

  "Yes! Young master, the selection of the Golden Wolf Team is over, I'll take action immediately!"

  "Alright!" Hu Zhiyong looked at Wen Liang, who was feeling down: "All of this is temporary, don't be discouraged. You take care of the Bronze Medal War Wolf team for now, and after training ends, the exam will officially appoint you!"

  "Is!" Wen Liang lazily said: "Go ahead, I don't believe there's a weak soldier here!"

  At dinner time, Wen Liang walked up to Hu Zhiyong with a bowl: "Young master, how do you say 'rice and dishes' in English?"

  Hu Zhiyong looked at Wen Liang with great surprise, and highly praised his eagerness to learn: "Eating is 'eat', rice is 'steamed rice', dishes are 'meat dishes'. Learn these three sentences tonight, master the reading and writing, then you can go to sleep!"

  "Young master, English has become an international language. With so many Chinese people speaking our language, why isn't it widely used in other countries?" Wen Liang stopped eating his rice and stared foolishly at Hu Zhiyong sitting at the table.

  "I think it's due to the following reasons. Firstly, the British have advanced navigation technology and travel to various countries frequently; secondly, they were a powerful country in the past with many colonies; thirdly, the European continent is relatively concentrated, and languages such as Scottish, Dutch Eastern and Northern German Low Saxon are also close to English, bringing a large number of French words and greatly enriching the English vocabulary." Hu Zhiyong secretly praised himself, thinking: "Fortunately, I studied this issue in my previous life, otherwise, I would have really lost face!"

  "Sir, can you get me a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary you mentioned?"

  Hu Zhiyong was at a loss, Shi Yiping smiled: "I have one, but you're not allowed to mess it up for me."

  Before Wenliang could respond, Hu Zhiyong took over and said: "I asked Beili to buy a batch of English learning textbooks in Los Angeles. Give this one to Wenliang."

  Good student, teacher's favorite. Good boy, parents and neighbors all love him. Hu Zhiyong attaches great importance to Wen Liang's good learning spirit, but he didn't praise him for fear that he would become proud.

  In Beiping, in a two-story building to the left of Duan Qirui's mansion, several people were anxiously discussing something. Hu Zhigang and Chen Xiuzhi were both there, as well as two other middle-aged men around 40 years old.

  Xia Shangzhi, wearing a pair of sunglasses and carrying two young men on his back: "Your mission has already been decided by your superiors. Using the identity of Northeasterners, establish an organization and develop your own armed forces wherever you are. According to intelligence, Hu Zhiyong has great prestige in the Japanese army, and the necessary weapons and supplies can be obtained using your identities."

  "Alright." Hu Zhigang thought for a moment: "Let me take the lead, and he won't ask for my money for some of the supplies. Chief, I was thinking of using my wedding with Chen Xiuzhi to get some activity funds, will our superiors agree?"

  "Agreed!" said Feng Jiping, who had just returned from Moscow, wearing a gray long gown. He was Hu Zhi's teacher and the one who introduced him to the party: "Be extremely careful with underground work. Since Hu Zhiyong knows your identities, don't tell him about the area you're developing for now!"

  Hu Zhigang hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, I'll be careful."

  Chen Xiuzhi heard that her marriage with Hu Zhigang had been approved, and she raised her pretty face to ask: "When shall we set off?"