The sun never sets

Funakoshi Fumio said, "Oh, it's you, Nagao. This is Mr. Kotoku Shusui, and this is Mr. Miyazaki Toranomon. You two, this is Nagao Kanji. You can go with him. I can't leave because I still have a lot of things to do in the company."

After a round of greetings, Major Nagao took Kotoku Shusui and Miyazaki Torten on the carriage and headed for the train station. Cars have been around for many years, but they are still a new thing. The popularity rate in China is very low. Except for a very small number of people who have cars, most places still use animal power for transportation.

Kotoku Shusui was very infectious when he was giving a speech, but he was usually quiet and taciturn. Miyazaki Toranosuke was different, he was very enthusiastic towards everyone. In the carriage, he looked up and down at Major Nagao Kanji and asked, "Mr. Nagao, are you from the Fifth Division?"

Nagao Kanji replied respectfully: "You can just call me Nagao. I used to be a major in the 5th Division, but that's all in the past. Now I am a member of the People's Army."

Miyazaki Toten said with a smile: "Mr. Lin is really open-minded. Only with such a person leading Asia can we Asians stand up."

Nagao Kanji nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, you are right, we all think so."

On the way to the train station, Miyazaki asked a lot of questions, such as military pay, weapons and equipment, what they usually eat, where they live, whether it is inconvenient in China, etc. Nagao Kanji answered some of them, but he didn't know some of them, so he could only apologize.

Kotoku Shusui mostly listened, occasionally saying something that hit the nail on the head, which made Nagao Kanji, who met him for the first time, very impressed. During the conversation, we arrived at the train station. Because it was in a state of war, there were militiamen standing guard in the sentry box of the train station, and police could also be seen inside the station maintaining order.

Major Nagao Kanji asked the two to wait at the door for a while, and he queued at the "special situation" window for a while, and then came back with three train tickets. "We are lucky, there will be a train to Jinzhou in half an hour, which can take us. But there are no empty seats on the train, so we have to squat or stand. I wonder if you two can do it? If not, I will go to exchange tickets, but it may be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

There were too many people in the waiting station, so Nagao Kanji had to raise his voice. Even so, he had to be very close to the other person when talking. Miyazaki Toten usually traveled around and had participated in the Huizhou Uprising. He was in good health and naturally didn't mind standing for a while. He looked at Kotoku Shusui and asked, "I'm fine. How are you?"

Kotoku Shusui replied seriously and earnestly, "That's fine with me too."

So they immediately took their tickets to the train hall, checked their tickets and got on the train. There were already quite a few people in the carriage assigned to them, some of them were soldiers, and the rest were a mix of people, including farmers, businessmen, intellectuals, and some who couldn't tell what they did.

This train was used to transport livestock. There was a faint smell of horse manure in the carriage, and hay was piled in the corner. The crowd didn't care about that. It was good to have a seat. It was hard to get a ticket at this time. If it weren't for Nagao Kanji's military officer certificate, it would have taken at least two or three days to get a seat.

After getting on the bus, Miyazaki Toranosuke pulled some hay over without a care in the world and sat down leisurely. He stretched and said to the two people standing, "Sit down, why are you still standing?" Then he asked an intellectual-looking man next to him, "Hello, I am Miyazaki from Japan, what is your name?"

He is very outgoing and will chat with people wherever he goes, even if he is rejected sometimes.

Even if they were in a situation, they wouldn't feel awkward. At most, they could just find someone else to chat with. Kotoku Shusui would observe first and then approach people. Nagao Kanji looked at the enthusiastic Miyazaki Toranomon, then looked at the silent Kotoku Shusui, then stared blankly for a while, then closed his eyes and leaned back in the car to rest.

As long as people who have experienced the battlefield are not tortured to the point of insanity by the sound of artillery fire and gunfire, most of them will develop the habit of resting anytime and anywhere. This is what happened to Nagao Kanji. Not long after he closed his eyes, he fell into a light sleep. The noisy sounds gradually faded away, and his breathing gradually became smoother.

It seemed like a long time had passed, but it also seemed like only two or three minutes had passed. The train blew a loud and long whistle, and Nagao Kanji suddenly woke up. His muscles tensed up, and his hands subconsciously touched his waist. There was nothing around his waist, no pistol or saber. Nagao was startled, but then he saw the situation in the carriage, smelled the smell of horse manure and hay, heard the noise of people, and remembered who he was, where he was, and what he was doing.

His muscles relaxed, and someone shouted something. He turned around and saw Miyazaki Toranosuke's lips opening and closing, but the whistle was too loud, so Nagao didn't hear clearly. When the whistle stopped, he heard Miyazaki Toranosuke shouting loudly, "Drive!"

Nagao Kanji also shouted loudly: "I know!"

"Hey, young people are full of energy!" Miyazaki Toten laughed, "Just now I thought you were going to draw your sword and chop someone." He gestured, "It was when you just woke up."

Nagao Kanji was a little embarrassed, "I developed a habit in the army. Fortunately, I didn't carry any weapons with me."

A train station employee in blue uniforms came over and shouted with a loud speaker: "The train is moving! The train is moving! Close the doors and lock them from the inside!"

Someone stood up and pushed the door of the carriage hard. There was a clang sound, and the light inside the carriage suddenly dimmed. The noise outside also became quieter. Only the sound of a whistle came through the high window, which still sounded very sharp.

“Hmph, hmph,” “Hmph, hmph,” “Hmph, hmph.”… “Du———!”

The train started slowly, and the speed was getting faster and faster. If you stand up, you can see things on both sides of the railway speeding back from the small window. Kotoku Shusui was thinking about what he saw along the way, but Miyazaki Toranosuke had already fallen asleep on the hay.

Chapter 266 I'm going to buy some oranges

When the train stopped at Shanhaiguan Station, Miyazaki Toranosuke had already woken up. He held a straw in his mouth and talked to Major Nagao about this and that, while Kotoku Shusui continued to observe the surrounding situation. The station was crowded with people, and it was very noisy. Judging from the way people were dressed and the complexion on their faces, it was much better than in Japan.

From outside the fence, we could hear the hawking of vendors, mostly selling small snacks, such as oranges, peanuts, grilled fish, dried tofu, etc. From time to time, people leaving the station would stop, buy something, and then leave in a hurry. The parking time was quite long, and the horn would be honked before driving away, so people who didn't get off here could also walk around for a while and buy some food.

Before getting on and off the train, the conductor would remind passengers to keep an eye on their valuables and be careful of theft. After hearing the reminder, Miyazaki Toranosuke was very surprised and said that he did not expect that the train stations in China were the same as those in Japan. When the people around heard this Japanese man's nonsense, they all glared at him. If it were not for Nagao's repeated apologies and the presence of the police, they might have stepped forward to beat up Miyazaki Toranosuke.

Miyazaki is very good at fighting, but two fists are no match for four hands. If a real fight breaks out, he will definitely be beaten into a pig's head.

Kotoku Shusui looked around and saw a father and son talking on the platform. The father, who was wearing glasses and a little fat, patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Don't move here. I'm going to buy some oranges."

The son pursed his lips, said nothing, and just nodded heavily.

Kotoku Shusui immediately thought of his mother, who had suffered a lot to raise him. He was patted on the shoulder, and Miyazaki Toten's voice rang out, "What are you looking at? How about buying something to eat? How about oranges?"

Kotoku Shusui: “.........”

Major Nagao said quickly, "I'm sorry, I'll go right away... Can you two gentlemen have grilled fish and French fries?"

Miyazaki Toten said with a smile: "As long as humans can eat it, I can eat it. Here, here are twenty dollars, you can buy whatever you want."

"No, no," Major Nagao declined, "I'll just treat the two of you."

Miyazaki Toranosuke stuffed the money into Nagao Kanji's hand and said, "Normally, if you want to treat me to a meal, I would definitely not refuse. But now I have money in my hand, how can I let you treat me? Funakoshi-kun is a wealthy man now, you don't have to save the money he gives us."

Kotoku Shusui also said, "Just take it. We'll need your care along the way."

Major Nagao accepted the money and said, "Please wait here for a moment, gentlemen." He bowed to the two men and hurried over to the fence. There were many vendors outside the fence, and the aroma of food wafted over, making many hungry passengers salivate.

Kotoku Shusui had never been to China before, but he had only heard about China's image of ignorance and backwardness from government propaganda. Later, he heard a completely different image from Fumio Funakoshi.

China. He looked at the bustling crowd and said, "It would be great if Japan could be like China one day. Miyazaki-kun, is Guangzhou as prosperous as here?"

Miyazaki Toranosuke nodded, then shook his head. "Guangzhou is more prosperous than here, but not all of China is like this, just like not all of Japan is like Tokyo or Osaka."

Kotoku Shusui was silent for a while, then asked, "How does the situation in southern China compare to that in the north?"

When Miyazaki Toranosuke was about to start a long speech, Major Nagao came back with three paper bags. The bags were full of food, and Miyazaki Toranosuke couldn't wait to take one of them, "Oh, there are grilled fish, oranges, what is this? Ha, there are rice cakes at this time?"

He picked up a piece of rice cake, put it in his mouth, chewed it twice, and said with emotion: "That's great, it's so great to be able to eat rice cake!"

"Um..." Major Nagao Kanji was a little embarrassed, "Mr. Miyazaki, this is glutinous rice cake."

"Hmm," Miyazaki said as he chewed, "Isn't ciba just rice cake?"

Nagao Kanji seemed to want to say something, but he didn't. Kotoku Shusui picked up a potato chip and asked, "Nagao-kun, how long will it take to get to Jinzhou?"

"We will stop at several stations on the way, including Tangshan, Qinhuangdao, Huludao, etc." Major Nagao calmed down and said, "We will arrive tomorrow morning."

Kotoku Shusui calculated silently in his mind, and then said in surprise: "This is half as fast as the Japanese train."

"Yes, China's locomotives were ordered from the United States. They are very fast and can be even faster. The newspaper said that if martial law is fully implemented, the speed can be increased by at least 20%."

"I see."

A few people returned to the train, enjoying their food and chatting about something. Soon, the whistle sounded again, and the passengers who were waiting outside immediately rushed in. With the sound of "crunch", the train slowly drove out of the station, continued to accelerate, and rushed into the distance along the rails.

Every time the train stopped, Kotoku Shusui would carefully observe the surroundings and write down important information in the notebook he carried with him. This suspicious behavior caused some trouble. When on the Huludao train, someone suspected Kotoku Shusui of being a spy. Even though Nagao Kanji took out his military officer certificate and a letter of introduction from the mayor of Tianjin, he still failed to dispel the suspicion of the police and militia.

Huludao is a military port of the People's Government, and also serves as a civilian port. There are many spies around, including Japanese, Russian, British, American and German. The militia captain was very polite, but he did not allow any rejection and invited the three people to the nearby police station, saying that he wanted to call to confirm their identities.

Nagao Kanji expressed his willingness to cooperate with the militia, but they were ordered to meet Chairman Lin. What if the train left?

"This is very simple. If there are no problems, we will arrange a new ride for you."

The militia captain checked their luggage and saw the first volume of Lin Yongchang's Selected Works that Kotoku Shusui brought with him. He flipped it open and saw a lot of notes on it. His expression eased. He closed the book and put it in his bag. He looked at Kotoku Shusui's notes again and said to them, "I believe you are not spies, but I still need to confirm it. If you prove your identity, I will issue you a certificate, which may be useful at the next station."

"But I have to say, Mr. Kotoku, your behavior is too easy to be misunderstood."

Kotoku Shusui bowed and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you."

"No trouble, no trouble," the militia captain rubbed his hands, "It will take a while to confirm. If you don't mind, I can get you some food. Would you like some drinks?"

Miyazaki shouted: "Of course it's good to have wine to drink!"

Kotoku Shusui and Nagao Kanji both said they could drink a little, so the militia captain paid one of his subordinates and asked him to get some food and "go to Master Wang's house and get some rice wine."

The captain turned around and said with a smile: "I am also reading Chairman Lin's book, and I don't understand some parts of it. Mr. Xingde, can you help me with this...this..."

Miyazaki Toranosuke helped him by saying, "Please explain."

"Yes, explain it. Is that all right with you?"

Kotoku Shusui nodded and said, "It's my honor."

Chapter 267: Black Cat, White Cat, Three Wearing Watches

Huludao is a military port of the People's Government. There are cement artillery positions on the hills, and two ironclad ships, "Xiaguang" and "Shuguang", are moored in the harbor. These two warships and the other four ironclad ships were captured from the Russians. After some modifications, the power system was replaced, and some secondary artillery was removed, so the speed was greatly improved, and the maximum speed reached 23-24 knots.

Some veterans of the Beiyang Fleet were dissatisfied with this modification, believing that although the ships ran very fast, their firepower was too weak and they could not play the role of the main force. Since the new steam turbines had been installed, the artillery should not be removed, and more weapons should be piled on the ships, or more armor should be added.

Some naval officers went to Sa Zhenbing, hoping that he would advise the central government not to go further down the wrong path. The navy is used to fight fleet battles, so why run so fast and so far? Later, it was discovered that

It is unknown what happened, but the discussion in the Navy and the Naval Academy has quieted down a lot.

Wang Changhao thought it was good to be able to run fast, because it was because of running fast that he could be particularly successful in hunting Russian merchant ships at sea. When the "Xiaguang" and "Dawn" were raiding in the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Strait, those who were faster than them could not beat them, and those who could beat them were not as fast as them. It was so satisfying to catch a lone Russian merchant ship or transport ship and beat them up.

But the good times didn't last long. The Russians hired American merchant ships for transportation, or flew American flags, so the navy couldn't do anything. They could only watch the big fish sail to Vladivostok. After wandering on the sea for several months without any harvest, the two cruisers were called back.

Now the two warships are being repaired in the port of Huludao. Officers and sailors like Wang Changhao have nothing to do, so they just wander around. One day, he came to the market at the foot of Longbei Mountain with his orange cat, ready to buy some fresh carrots. Wang Changhao is the chief engineer on the "Xiaguang". Raising an orange cat is not a waste of time. The cat is also on the payroll and gets a salary of 20 yuan per month.

It is a tradition to keep cats on warships, and their main function is to catch mice. Wang Changhao could not resist the temptation of cats and took the initiative to take on the responsibility of raising cats. This orange cat catches mice, eats fish, and likes to eat carrots and vegetables. But vegetables are more precious than fish at sea, and the sailors don’t have enough to eat, so where will there be extra for the cats?

At this time, the cat's salary came in handy. Twenty dollars could buy a lot of carrots. Soon, he bought a large bag of carrots and radishes, and then carried the cat and the bag back to the port.

"beep----!"

A loud whistle sounded from the train station not far away, and the orange cat was startled. The fur on its back stood up, and its two front paws tightly grasped Wang Changhao's clothes. This cat was a little timid, and liked to hide in Wang Changhao's hammock and curl itself up when setting off fireworks.

"Don't be afraid, don't shoot, it's not like we're having sex, why are you so scared...", Wang Changhao heard his companions calling out in the air, he said "Hey" and wanted to wave his arms, but he didn't have a third hand, so he could only shout, "What's going on?"

My companion ran over breathlessly, "Come back with me, the political commissar is counting the number of people."

"Aren't we supposed to have a ten-day holiday? Why are we doing a headcount now?"

"You don't know yet? The vacation is cancelled!"

"Cancelled?" Wang Changhao was stunned for a moment, then he understood, "Found a big fish? No, that's not right. The Russians have already hung the American flag. We can't fight them even if we find them!"

"I don't know. The higher-ups have their own ideas. Let's go... I'll help you get the bag."

"Oh! No, I can hold it."

Wang Changhao quickened his pace and ran towards the Xiaguang with brisk steps. Although he was a fat man, holding a cat and carrying a bag, he was still a flexible fat man and surpassed his companions in a few seconds. When he got on the deck, he just caught up with the political commissar's last words, "Dismissed!"

The sailors dispersed and went about their business. Fatty Wang stepped forward and asked, "Have you spotted a Russian merchant ship? Or are you going to fight the Russian warships?"

The political commissar said sternly, "Pay attention to discipline! According to the principle of confidentiality, I cannot tell you the specific orders now, but you can buy some more carrots for the cat, at least enough to eat for a month!"

Wang Changhao understood, "I'll go buy it right away!"

Three days later, when the two cruisers left Bohai, the political commissar announced the order to the officers and soldiers on board. "The Central Committee has decided to cut off the Russians' sea supply lines. All merchant ships heading to Vladivostok will be seized, and those that do not obey orders will be sunk, no matter which country's flag they fly!"

Someone raised his hand, "Commissar, I have a question."

"speak!"

"What if the enemy has warships to escort us?"

"As I said before, fight if you can, run if you can't! It's that simple. Do you have any other questions? If not, then adjourn the meeting! Wang Changhao, stay for a while. I have something to tell you."

Fatty Wang responded, but in his mind he was thinking about whether he had made any mistakes in the past few days. It seemed that he had not made any mistakes. He had thought about going to the red light district to find girls, but he just thought about it and didn't dare to really put it into action. Is it not okay to just think about it?

The people's government does not allow the existence of brothels, casinos and opium dens. Opium dens have been completely eradicated. Whether it is transporting or selling drugs, it is a serious crime. Those who smoke opium will also be arrested and forced to work. Casinos still exist in Qingdao, but they are not allowed to exist in other places. A few people get together to make a small amount of money at night, and no one cares. If you open a casino and are reported, you will definitely be arrested. There are no prostitutes in the open, but there are half-closed doors and secret prostitutes everywhere.

Huludao is a naval base with a train station nearby, so there are a lot of people coming and going. With more people, it is easier to do business, so underground casinos and prostitution traders come here. The local police will clean up the place from time to time, and when they do the cleaning, those things disappear, but they will soon appear again.

The strategic situation of the People's Government under Chairman Lin was very bad, but it was still much better than in another time and space. Therefore, it was not so strict in many aspects. The People's Party did not put forward the slogan of "liberating the whole world", but only said that it wanted to "liberate all of China". Some policies were more like

It was after the reform and opening up.

Comrade Zhuo Xisheng said: "It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat."

Lin Yongchang copied assignments without prejudice or distinction between China and foreign countries. He copied his mentor's methods of doing things and Comrade Li Desheng's ideas, as well as Comrade Zhuo Xisheng's theories. In the future, he will also copy Comrade He Jishi's "Three Represents"...

Chapter 268 I Can't Breathe

The warship cut through the waves and sailed on the sea at a speed of about ten knots. The sea breeze blew in our faces, making us feel extremely comfortable.

Wang Changhao is the chief engineer. His main job is to burn boilers and repair various things on the ship. Although he is a fat man, he is a flexible fat man. He can not only repair boilers, but also can repair cannons, machine guns, decks, and various other things.

He read a lot of relevant books himself and liked to disassemble various machines, assemble them again, disassemble them again, and assemble them again, repeating this process over and over again. Later on, no matter what the object was, he could understand its structure and operation mode after just a few glances, and he could repair things faster.

This is a talent that others cannot learn even if they want to. After discovering that Fatty Wang has this talent, the captain gave him all the repair-related matters. Sometimes when there is a malfunction on the "Dawn", someone will be sent over to invite Wang Changhao to help.

Fatty Wang was not fat before, but because he was so good at repairing things, everyone gave him delicious food, which made him fat. Whether it was a cannon or a boiler, there would be problems sometimes, so everyone was very polite to Wang Changhao, and they would not forget to leave a portion of delicious food for him.

When he was loaned to the "Dawn" to help, the people there also treated him with all kinds of delicious food. The People's Party advocated hardship and simplicity. The food and treatment of the navy were not as exaggerated as those of the British and Japanese navies, but they were definitely not bad, much better than the army, which could only eat meat once every two weeks.

When the warship was wandering on the sea, it would occasionally cast a net to catch fish. Wang Changhao ate a lot of seafood such as tuna and crabs. The more he ate, the more he could eat, and his body quickly gained weight. At this time, he was thinking about whether he had violated discipline in the past few days. The political commissar had already put on a gentle smile, "Comrade Wang, you may encounter Russian warships this time. You must ensure that the boiler can operate normally!"

Fatty Wang nodded vigorously, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll check it every day."

"Well, I trust you. If you find any problems, please report them in time."

"Yes!"

When the two modified cruisers were cutting through the waves on the sea, Kotoku Shusui and his men had already arrived in Jinzhou. This was no longer the place where the Liaoxi Corps stored its forces. The battle line had already been pushed to Panjin, but Jinzhou was still a very important military town. The Liaoxi Corps' headquarters, hospital, gun repair shop and other institutions were all here. The city also stored a large amount of supplies, including food, bullets, shells, bandages and other various military supplies.