In mid-May 1912, the left reserve army completed three months of recruit training. Three battalions were ordered to go to Sanjiadian in western Beijing to guard the Ordnance Bureau and Arsenal of the Ministry of War, fifty miles away from the capital. The three battalions are Feng Jishan's front battalion, Lu Chengwu's rear battalion, and Dong Shilu's left battalion. Feng Jishan's battalion is stationed in Lingyuan Village in Sanjiadian. Seeing that there were many dilapidated and empty houses in Lingyuan Village, Feng Jishan organized soldiers to renovate them and set up three lecture halls: squad leader lecture hall, officer lecture hall and special soldier lecture hall. He also established two training classes: boxing training class and swordsmanship training class. Wu Chunlei participated in the squad leader's lecture, boxing class and swordsmanship class. Among the soldiers in his squad, Cao Fulin and Liu Ruming attended the special soldiers lecture. Considering that most of the soldiers were illiterate, Feng Jishan compiled a textbook with 800 commonly used words to enlighten the soldiers. There were simple annotations under each word so that they could understand it at a glance. Due to the large number of bandits near west Beijing, Director Yuan of the Ordnance Bureau sent hundreds of repeating breech-loading rifles to each of the three battalions for the safety of the ordnance depot and arsenal. Although the soldiers in the entire battalion were basically equipped with guns, Feng Jishan selected 150 soldiers to form a sword team. The swords used were all Penta iron swords produced by Weili Iron Factory.
Among the twenty-five battalions of the Fifth Route Replenishment Army, only Feng Jishan's battalion had organized lecture halls and training classes. When Lu Jianzhang learned about it, he greatly appreciated it, went to inspect and observe in person, and sent some urgently needed equipment for the lecture hall. He wanted his son Lu Chengwu's The rear camp also held a lecture hall. Lu Chengwu, a young man who only knew how to eat, drink, whore and gamble, promised on the surface, but actually did not do it at all.
"It's dinner! It's dinner!"
As the bugle sounded for dinner, the soldiers rushed to the canteen one after another. Wu Chunlei also entered the canteen with a lunch box. The cook Feng Zhian saw Wu Chunlei coming over and quickly took a spoonful of thick porridge from the large pot of gruel. Give it to him, and then give him two yellow-faced steamed buns.
Wu Chunlei sighed and said: "It's porridge steamed buns again! There's no oil or water at all. I'm tired of it and I really can't eat it anymore."
When the platoon leader next to him Han Fuju heard this, he said angrily: "Wu Chunlei, as a squad leader, how can you be so picky about food? In the military camp, it is good to have a full meal. Did you know that Battalion Commander Feng eats the same as us? Others in the Ordnance Bureau The battalion commanders of the two battalions were given plenty of meat and fish, but their soldiers couldn't eat enough. They were all skinny and bones, and some even starved to death. If you dare to talk nonsense and disturb the morale of the soldiers, be careful to beat you with a military stick!"
Han Fuju had been secretary under Feng Jishan during the Luanzhou Uprising, and he had always looked down on people with a gangster background like Wu Chunlei.
Feng Zhi'an said: "Yes, Squad Leader Wu, if your brother Di hadn't brought some millet when he delivered the sword last time, we wouldn't even have porridge."
Wu Chunlei is a flexible person. He quickly lowered his head to the platoon leader and said: "I'm sorry! The bid was wrong!"
After Han Fuju left, Feng Zhi'an saw that no one was around, so he took out two white bread buns and gave them to Wu Chunlei. Wu Chunlei was overjoyed and quickly put them in his arms.
Feng Zhi'an said: "Squad Leader Wu! Do you have any idea about the replacement of soldiers I told you last time?"
Wu Chunlei said: "I have already reported your name to Company Commander Song. Once Company Commander Song approves it, you will be a regular soldier of our class."
The soldiers of the Beiyang Army are divided into regular soldiers and auxiliary soldiers. The auxiliary soldiers are also called servants, including cooks, horsemen, gunsmiths, porters, etc. There are more than 200 auxiliary soldiers in a battalion. The auxiliary soldiers do more work than the regular soldiers. The hardship is even more tiring, but the military pay and treatment are far inferior to those of regular soldiers, and they have no weapons. When encountering the enemy in battle, if there are no regular soldiers to protect them, they can only escape or be massacred. Therefore, most auxiliary soldiers want to convert into regular soldiers.
Wu Chunlei said: "I'm going to take leave tomorrow and go back to the capital. Do you want to take something with me?"
Feng Zhi'an said: "If you don't tell me, I won't remember it. I really need to buy something. I have a scabies on my leg recently. If you have time, buy me a box of scabies ointment and two pairs of socks."
The next morning, Wu Chunlei took a small train back to Beijing from Sanjia Store. As soon as he got off the station, he saw Chen Xianglian who picked him up. Chen Xianglian was wearing a brand new set of light yellow clothes and pants. Her yellow and thin face had changed from a few months ago. She was rosy and fair, looking much more beautiful than before. Wu Chunlei felt hot in his heart and had the urge to hold her in his arms.
Chen Xianglian saw him, ran over excitedly, punched him lightly on the shoulder and said, "You're back! You look a lot thinner than you were three months ago. I'll give you a good make-up this time. Mr. Di received After sending the telegram, I originally planned to pick you up in person, but because I was too busy with the establishment of the Justice Party, I asked me to pick you up."
Wu Chunlei said: "What Justice Party?"
Chen Xianglian said: "The Xihe Society has been renamed the Justice Party. The party has only more than 20 members and has two peripheral organizations: the Zhengqing Society and the Sharp Knife Society. You are not only a party member but also one of the eight Mohists. You know what Mohism is. You are like a big boss in the Flying Eagle Gang, with a very high status. I am asking you to come back this time to make up for the oath of joining the party."
Wu Chunlei asked: "What do the Zhengqing Association and the Sharp Knife Association do? Are you a member of the Justice Party?"
Chen Xianglian said: "The full name of the Zhengqing Association is the Justice Youth Association. It recruits young people under the age of 18 from low-profit companies to join. After one to three years of examination, if they perform well, they can join the Justice Party; the full name of the Sharp Knife Club is the United Brothers of the Sharp Knife. Those who were recruited from other gangs and did not meet the qualifications of members of the Justice Party were all members of the Sharp Knife Club. From now on, the dirty work of killing and killing would be done by the Sharp Knife Club. I joined the Xihe Club too late, and I could only be a member of the Zhengqing Club. Member, it was Sister Lan and Sister Bai who helped persuade me, and Mr. Di allowed me to become a party member."
Wu Chunlei asked: "Who are the other seven Mohists?"
Chen Xianglian said: "Party Chairman Mr. Di, Vice Chairman Wu Shopkeeper, Secretary General Sister Lan, the other four people are Supervision Section Chief Leng Hanbing, Intelligence Section Chief Wu Chunfeng, Zhengqing Association President Bai Jie, and Sharp Knife President Hong Tianlie."
Wu Chunlei was surprised: "Sister Lan actually joined the Justice Party and became the secretary-general?"
Chen Xianglian said: "Mr. Di and Sister Bai worked hard to convince her to join. Sister Lan has a special status. Her joining the Justice Party must be kept secret." She saw that Wu Chunlei's hair was dirty and his beard was very long. She took him to the barber shop to have his hair washed and shaved, and she used a comb to comb his hair neatly. Wu Chunlei looked at her serious and focused look and thought: "If I can marry her as my wife in the future, I will be very happy."
Chen Xianglian took Wu Chunlei to No. 21, Lane 12, Xihe Street, which was the former headquarters of the Xihe Gang Action Team and is now the office of the Justice Party. Wu Chunlei saw the flag of the Justice Party here: a square flag with a black background and red trim. On the flag is the white Big Dipper, and below are two crossed white swords. Wu Chunlei listened to Di Xiong's lecture, and these two swords Obviously it is the Sword of Justice that Di Xiong often talks about, and the Big Dipper is the pattern on the Black Flag military flag created by Liu Yongfu.
Di Xiong attached great importance to Wu Chunlei. Seven Mohists, including Di Xiong, were meeting in the office while waiting for Wu Chunlei. The most eye-catching people in the conference room are not Lan Jinping and Bai Xiuling, but Wu Chunfeng. Wu Chunfeng has shiny hair, wearing a snow-white suit and a red tie. With his fair face, he looks like a little boy. . Wu Chunfeng used to pay attention to dressing up when he was in the Flying Eagle Gang, but he was too poor and had no money to buy clothes, so he had to wash the tattered clothes every day. His clothes were the cleanest in the Flying Eagle Gang. Later, when he got rich in Xihe Club, his love for dressing up came to light. He bought many sets of clothes under the pretext of engaging in intelligence work. After becoming the head of the intelligence section, this problem became more serious.
Di Xiong said to Hong Tianlie: "Although you are the president, you should listen to the advice of vice president Li Fei when encountering problems. Li Fei has been a patrol policeman for many years and is older than you. He is very familiar with the three religions and streams in Beijing, and his age is also I'm older than you. You have a problem with drinking and gambling. You should drink less and gamble less in the future, otherwise you will cause trouble or be taken advantage of. Do you understand?"
Hong Tianlie said: "Don't worry, boss, I will remember it."
In fact, in Di Xiong's mind, Hong Tianlie is not a suitable candidate for the president of the Sharp Knife Guild. He has a hot temper, reckless behavior, and many shortcomings. His advantage is that he is very brave when fighting and killing, and he is absolutely loyal to Di Xiong. Leng Hanbing and Li Fei are the right candidates, but Leng Hanbing already wears many hats, and it will definitely be too much for him to serve as the president of the Sharp Knife Club. Li Fei joined the Xihe Club late, has no great achievements, and is difficult to convince the public.
At this time Wu Chunlei walked in, shook hands and greeted everyone warmly. Dixiong brought Wu Chunlei to the party flag, gave him a copy of the "Justice Party Handbook" and asked him to read the purposes and goals in the handbook to the party flag. After reading, the ceremony was over.
In the past, the purpose of Mohism was to bring benefit to the world and eliminate harm to the world, to love rather than attack, and to respect the virtuous rather than fate. Di Xiong changed the purpose of bringing benefit to the world and eradicating harm to the world into eight words: "to uphold justice and eradicate evil." He retained the principle of universal love rather than offense and respect for the virtuous rather than fate.
Di Xiong said to Wu Chunlei: "Universal love and non-aggression means that everyone is equal regardless of high or low, and opposes aggressive wars. Advocating the virtuous instead of fate means selecting the virtuous as officials, not recognizing what is destined, and changing destiny by yourself. You We must remember the goals of the Justice Party: to expel foreign powers, recover the lost lands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, overthrow the Beiyang government, and revitalize the Chinese nation!"
Wu Chunlei said seriously: "I am a squad leader of the Beiyang Army, but you want me to overthrow the Beiyang government. Isn't this calling me a rebel?"
These words made everyone laugh. After the meeting, everyone went to the Weili Hotel together, where a sumptuous banquet had already been set up to welcome Wu Chunlei. Wu Chunlei hasn't eaten meat for a long time. After devouring a lot of delicious food, and when he was half drunk, he took Chen Xianglian away from the banquet and went to the next bedroom to enjoy happiness with Chen Xianglian.
Hong Tianlie said with a smile: "Wu Chunlei was too impatient and attacked Chen Xianglian before he finished drinking."
Tian Mengxue said with a smile: "This is normal. After serving in the army for three years, when I returned home, I saw sows that looked like Diao Chan. Squad leader Wu had not left the military camp for several months, and he was already suffocated."
Tian Mengxue was originally supposed to be the chief of the newly established intelligence section. However, as the number of intelligence personnel increased and the workload increased, Tian Mengxue felt that she was unable to do her job, so she took the initiative to give up her talents to Wu Chunfeng. She became the deputy chief. This concession, He also gave up the Mohist's seat.
After the clouds closed and the rain dispersed, the exhausted Wu Chunlei still held Chen Xianglian. Chen Xianglian wiped the sweat from her face with a handkerchief and smiled at him: "I won't run away, why are you holding me so tightly?"
Wu Chunlei said: "I feel like I'm in a dream. A few months ago I was a pauper who didn't have enough to eat. Now I'm not only an officer of the Beiyang Army, but also a boss of the Justice Party. I also have such a wonderful woman like you. Compared to those brothers before, we are really lucky."
Chen Xianglian said: "Last time you borrowed a large sum of money to save me from the fire pit. I have long regarded myself as your woman, and it is right for me to devote myself to you."
Wu Chunlei said: "But will your parents agree to our marriage?"
Chen Xianglian said: "Sister Lan said that she will make the decision for us and convince them, so you don't have to worry. In addition, Mr. Di said that the company sent you to join the army. If you are on a business trip, the company will reserve the position of department manager for you." , the monthly salary will be paid as usual, and I will collect it on my behalf. Do you have any objections?"
Wu Chunlei said happily: "Is there such a good thing? You are the person I trust most now, so of course I have no objection."
Chen Xianglian said: "Isn't Wu Chunfeng your biological brother? You won't let him take charge of it on your behalf?"
Wu Chunlei said: "He is my distant cousin. When they fled from Henan, his parents starved to death on the way. I thought he was pitiful, so I took him to Beijing."
Chen Xianglian said: "I'm not trying to provoke a relationship between you brothers. Your cousin is too carefree and has close relationships with several female employees of the company at the same time. He spends money like water and has many problems. You should talk to him when you have time, otherwise you will have to Big loss.”
Wu Chunlei nodded and said: "This is all because of the excessive money. When he was poor, he didn't have so many problems."
