The military truck with a dark green hood set off from the empty station at four in the morning.
The car is large and there is plenty of space in the compartment, enough for five people to stretch out and lie down. This is undoubtedly a great happiness for people who have been curled up on the train for several days and nights.
Therefore, even those who were most nervous and unable to sleep at the beginning fell asleep unknowingly during the rocking of the long journey.
As for why the other people didn't get off the bus together, they probably couldn't ask.
"Wake up, it's time to wake up."
Han Qingyu felt a hand pushing his shoulder in a daze.
When he woke up, the car was driving through a seemingly endless wasteland. There are roads on the wasteland, with grass and bare stones, and dead old trees standing beside the puddles. Birds with black wings fly up from the branches, stop on a small soil bag not far away, turn around, and continue to cast. With eyes.
The red sun on the horizon is gradually disappearing. The sunset in the wilderness has a desolate beauty like a panoramic camera lens covering a battlefield of yesterday.
It was already evening.
Lao Jian woke up the remaining people, and then said: "We are almost there. According to the practice of the Blue Alliance, there are some basic things that I need to tell you at this time."
He cleared his throat. The former university physics teacher may not have been on the stage for too many years. His speech had a scripted feel and was a bit clumsy.
The starting point of his story is a famous incident that occurred in 1908 near the Tunguska River in Siberia, now the Union Republic of Xiongzhanli.
"...that is what you will see later in street magazines or extracurricular readings, the mysterious event called the Tunguska explosion," Lao Jian said, "Actually, the explosion itself has nothing to do with the Zenith invasion, they just landed there, Set out to explore, kill, capture, and expand across a vast, uninhabited land...the truth of the explosion is that we, humans, dropped almost every gunpowder blasting weapon there that we thought we could try to kill those creatures."
He skipped the part about "how to resolve the crisis in the end", which was actually the part that Han Qingyu was most concerned about, because it might involve many things, such as the scale of the fusiform spacecraft landing, the discovery process of source energy, etc.
Without giving him a chance to ask questions, Lao Jian continued:
"Since then, the Blue Alliance with a single goal has gradually been established in a way that transcends national scope and is generally independent of the direct management of each country."
"We, the Chinese Asian Front Army of the Blue Alliance, were first established in 1912. At that time, there was only one army, the first army at the beginning of the establishment, which was a direct combat force."
"Now, in the process of development and fighting for more than 70 years, we have a total of eleven armies. They are named in order of their establishment time, from the First Army founded in 1912 to the Eleventh Army established 20 years ago. .”
"Among them, the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 9th, and 11th armies are all direct combat troops. The six armies are united and named after an original joking name. Collectively, they are called [The Only Witnessed Army]."
"Why is it called the Only Witness Corps? It's simple, because of our mission. Every time Dajian lands, we must be the only witnesses... I see, I destroy."
When he said this, there was indeed a sense of mission and pride on his face.
"In addition to the six armies of the only witnessing legion, there are five other armies, with the exception of the second army. You don't need to know. If you are really interested, just guess for yourself. They have a nickname, called the Rejectors."
Lao Jian smiled for the first time during the narration.
Then, he continued: "The remaining Fifth Army is the detection and early warning force, but most of the time we are more accustomed to calling them 'crows', because every time we receive a call request from them, it means a crisis and battle. Every time we receive a call request from them, it means a crisis and a battle. Every piece of news is bad news. In the Blue Alliance, there is a saying that soldiers often say, whether they are happy or depressed, we will always say... kill that crow."
He probably tried to speak more vividly, but the students in the carriage remained silent.
"Then, the 7th and 8th armies are collectively called the Legion of Order, nicknamed: Security." Lao Jian had no choice but to introduce it more concisely, saying: "The 10th Army, nicknamed 'Little Bird', is an air combat reserve force and has been established. More than thirty years... However, I can tell you an open secret. We still don’t have even one source energy airship that can take off to fight directly with shuttle aircraft."
Regarding this part of Lao Jian's narration, Han Qingyu only roughly remembered the relevant information in his heart, and did not pay too much attention to it, because since Lao Jian could tell these things to the recruits, they were definitely not secrets.
He was waiting for him to talk about source energy and dead iron.
But, no, as the truck passed through a cave, Lao Jian stood up under the hood of the truck, with his right hand across his chest, fist to heart, using his eyes to indicate the large number of houses and camps that gradually unfolded at the rear of the truck, and said:
"Now, on behalf of the head of the army, I welcome you four to join us, the Chinese Asian Front Army of the Blue Alliance Army, the only witnessing army, the Ninth Army.
"From this moment on, the only way out for you is to become a qualified soldier, a qualified member of the Ninth Army, and a qualified wiper."
This is probably a simple ritual step and not very official.
"There is no formal ceremony for enlisting in the army. The formal ceremony will not be until the day you wear armor." After Lao Jian finished, he sat down, changed his original tone, and explained: "And the black eraser I just mentioned is our ninth A nickname given to the army. The meaning is not difficult to understand, right? The soldiers themselves quite like it."
"Then, as usual, I will be your recommender from now on... I am the captain of the Blue Alliance, and the current captain of the 752 team, Lao Jian. I look forward to being proud of you." After saying that, he simply made a heart-to-heart gesture. , eyes sincere.
At this point, someone at the scene gave a reaction for the first time. Wen Jifei said: "Aren't you the squad leader? Why are you the captain?"
He has read too many extracurricular books, and he knows a little bit about military organization.
"..." Lao Jian paused and replied: "Because the Blue Alliance Army has no company or platoon, information transmission and management have been trying to avoid too many levels. Above the regional team, there are regiments, and then divisions. military."
Wen Jifei nodded, "Oh. That means the captain may be a captain, a lieutenant, a second lieutenant, or even a major... Do you get the same treatment?"
"...It's different." Lao Jian turned away from him, "So, do you have any more meaningful questions to ask? I'll get off the car soon."
At this time, the truck was already driving in the camp of the Ninth Army Base.
Han Qingyu raised his hand habitually, and was about to take the opportunity to ask one or two questions about source energy.
"Why do we have female soldiers here? And there seem to be quite a few of them." Wen Jifei looked at the figures passing through the sight of the rear of the car, confused and asked with a sly smile.
As if this was something to be proud of, and at the same time saying something that would make people happy, Lao Jian smiled and said, "Yes, including medical rescue personnel, the proportion of female soldiers in the Blue Alliance is probably close to a quarter. . Because under the action of the source energy three-dimensional mobile device, the gap in physical conditions between men and women will become very small..."
"Then why don't we just compete?"
"It should be one to one."
Said the plague chicken.
Lao Jian glanced at Han Qingyu pitifully, and she didn't know if he was still proud of recruiting the plague chicken on the train.
"Maybe it's because there are fewer girls running around." Lowering her head and rolling her eyes, Lao Jian reluctantly explained, "Also, on a spiritual level, most girls are relatively timid."
Wen Jifei continued: "Then..."
Lao Jian interrupted in time, "We don't have much time. Let's give other students a chance to ask questions." The former university physics teacher even said "classmate" in confusion.
Another recruit among the four companions said, "Captain, are you married?"
Lao Jian: "...No."
"Then can our troops get married and have children? Since we probably won't be able to leave for the rest of our lives." The man asked directly.
Wen Jifei answered: "I also want to ask this. Also, Captain Lao, do we female soldiers also like to be called Bancha? It's impossible."
Lao Jian simply ignored Wen Jifei's interruption and replied, "It's fine if you're a non-commissioned officer or above, you can have free love and it's consensual to both parties."
"That……"
"But," Lao Jian took the lead, paused, and then continued, "But your children must stay here forever. In addition to being allowed to visit relatives with you occasionally, they will grow up here, receive education, and serve the blue all their lives. Until the last drop of blood is shed for every living thing... that breathes on this planet."
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.
"So if you get married here, you don't have to register with the Civil Affairs Bureau, right?" Wen Jifei said, "Then if you marry one here and the other outside, does it count as bigamy? Not really, right?"
While thinking about the female soldiers, he probably still fondly thought of his girl who went to school in Yue.
Lao Jian: "..."
He looked at Han Qingyu.
Han Qingyu smiled brightly in his eyes.
