I have Shanhaijing

Chapter 111

"I... Am I a soldier now?" Lu Sen felt that it was a bit embarrassing to ask this question with his tongue out, but the excited Lu Sen really didn't know how to ask it. Fortunately, the officer seemed to have He just got used to it, and after hearing the words, there was no worrying expression on Lu Sen's face. He just glanced at Lu Sen, nodded, then lowered his head, and continued to write something on the table.

"When you get here, after completing these final procedures and medical examinations, you are a soldier of the Free Somali Army. Regarding the treatment, promotion, and discipline of soldiers, you can gradually understand that the rank of recruits is ordinary privates. Bing, the salary is 30 yuan per month. Now you only need to know one thing, and that is to obey the command of the commander. Are you clear, Private Luzern!"

Lu Sen puffed out his chest and replied loudly, "Understood, sir!"

Being a soldier wasn't the passion Luzern thought he'd been in the cottage, and he'd figured it out on his first day here.In Lu Sen's original simple head, being a soldier, wearing a military uniform, and carrying a gun on his back would be awe-inspiring.

Lu Sen always fantasizes about himself holding a steel gun. Such a steel gun is different from the old musket that he hunted at home, just like the one straddled by the soldier who brought him to the barracks. Sen couldn't name the gun.But the strong lines of the gun, the mighty shape, and the cold flash of the muzzle...all of these fascinated Lu Sen.

Thinking that he could also carry such a gun on his back, Lu Sen's heart itched.Lu Sen still remembers his excitement when someone told him to get the "equipment" on the first day. The shadow of the gun always flashed in his mind, and his heart was beating vigorously in his chest. His face was flushed with excitement, and when he arrived at the "equipment" receiving place, the excited Lu Sen asked him what he thought was the first stupid question since coming to Marca.

"Sir, do you want to send me a gun?"

Hearing his question, several people there were stunned, and then they all looked at Lu Sen and laughed.

"You rookies. When you come in, you want a gun. What do you think a gun is, the fire stick in your kitchen?"

"That's right, these brats now have wrists that are not as thick as Lao Tzu's, and their hair hasn't even grown yet, so they just want a gun. I think he should be familiar with the gun in his crotch!"

"Ha ha……"

Under the mocking eyes of those people, Lu Sen received his first set of "equipment" to join the army.To be precise, there are only two pieces of equipment - a gown that is too ordinary.And a towel.At that time, the Somali Free Army could issue only this.

Lu Sen was assigned, without a gun, no recruit training, no adaptation period, and no graduation ceremony to talk to the leaders. On the first day in Marka, Lu Sen was assigned to Somalia Freedom The second company, the second platoon, and the third squad of the First Field Battalion of the Army. Like everyone else, Lu Sen worked as a laborer on the first day he came to the barracks.

The barracks of the Somali Free Army are basically made of local materials, and they are built with these felled trees. The place where the soldiers live is not for beauty, but for a reality. It is enough to shelter from the wind and rain. The soil is used as the foundation, and the piles are knocked into the pillars. A tree is sawn into half-finger-thick wood chips, with the rough side facing outwards, and it is built up and nailed to form a wall...

The barracks on Malka are basically new, and they are all built in the same appearance. People who live in the city may think of those warm and romantic mountain cabins that are always full of fairy tales, although Lu Sen does not doubt that Malka There are indeed some skilled craftsmen among those who served as soldiers, but in Lu Sen's eyes, those barracks, except for one new, one solid, and one neat, have little aesthetic feeling.

In order to build a house, several large pieces of trees in the relatively flat places on Marka were leveled, and some of the leveled places were leveled out as training grounds, and there was another piece of flattened places that was a bit strange. In that place, As if on purpose, each felled tree left a stump almost a man's height.

"It's such a waste!" Lu Sen thought for a long time, but he didn't understand why there was such a tall tree stump left in that place. He asked others, and those who knew would only tell him, "This is the commander Requested!", As for the reason, no one knows, when the person who spoke mentioned the word "commander", Lu Sen found that the eyes of those people were always shining, and their tone had a special tone. Respectful.

For the commander of Malka, Lu Sen really wanted to see what the commander looked like, but he also knew that such a big man would not have time to pay attention to a rookie like him, and his father said that he should follow the capable ones. People learn skills, and the commander is naturally capable. A person without skills cannot be a commander. The commander seems to be the biggest official.

On the first day when he came to Marca, Lu Sen felt like crying. After working for half a day, his shoulders were worn out and blisters appeared on his palms. When resisting wood, those The rough skin of the wood had worn away a layer of skin from his shoulders.

On a hot day, the sweat dripping from his body stained the worn wound, it was burning hot, like putting salt directly on the wound, the pain made Lu Sen grin, Lu Sen gritted his teeth and persisted , A job that others can do.He has to be able to do it, the tears were swallowed by Lu Sen...

If there was one thing that pleased Lucerne on his first day in Marka, it was the fact that he could have meat for dinner, as advertised in Somalia.

In the evening, Lu Sen and the others lived in a temporary tent, which was noisy. Lu Sen was allocated a thin mattress, barely enough for him to lay on the ground, and had a temporary shelter.

I saw Lu Sen tearing the broken skin on his shoulder with his head tilted.Lu Sen's squad leader came over and helped Lu Sen peel off the frayed and rolled skin.

"How about it, boy, is it not easy to get a monthly salary of 30 liling?"

Lu Sen endured the pain and forced a smile, "It's okay, I...I can still hold on!" As soon as he thought of Solia's expectant eyes, Lu Sen said to himself, this bit of suffering is nothing ?
"Working today, I see that you are quite strong, yes, you can endure hardships, and you are like a soldier, but remember to put a towel on your shoulders next time you lift the wood, so that you will eat less. suffering!"

Lu Sen nodded, "Understood!"

Their squad leader wanted to pat him on the shoulder, but seeing that Lu Sen's shoulders were red and tender like peeled radishes, half of his outstretched hands were retracted, "Now the barracks are almost done. Yes, I guess it will take another three to five days at most. We will be able to live in the new barracks, and you will not be able to carry logs for a few days, haha..."

Lu Sen's squad leader is called Luo Wei, ten years older than Lu Sen, unshaven, and a veteran, but he is quite down-to-earth, seeing that Lu Sen is young, he is also very kind to Lu Sen, from the mouth of the squad leader Luo Wei, Lu Sen Sen knows a lot of things, and also has a general understanding of the Somali Free Army. According to Rowe, the current Somali Free Army has recruited nearly 500 people, but it has not recruited enough people. Every day there are people like Lu Sen In this way, recruits who have just joined the army are constantly being added, and they go directly to the company, and the veterans lead them to work and train together, and they adapt quickly.

For example, the second company, second platoon and three squads of the First Field Battalion where Lu Sen was in had a staff of nine, with one chief and one deputy squad leader. But when Lu Sen came, the total number of people in this squad, plus Lu Sen himself, There are only seven people, and there are still two vacancies, and the deputy squad leader is also temporarily vacant.

Because of his outstanding performance in all aspects, Luo Wei was promoted to be a squad leader, and was given the rank of sergeant. The military salary was also increased from 30 yuan per month to 40 yuan. Coming out of the house was the wisest choice he had ever made in his life.

After learning about the treatment in the army from Luo Wei's mouth, Lu Sen's heart became active. He was in the Somali Freedom Army.Each person's military salary is directly linked to the military rank. 30 yuan is the basic salary of a second-class soldier, and it is also the lowest salary in the Somali Free Army.

On this basis, from bottom to top, privates are paid 35 yuan, corporals are paid 40 yuan, sergeants are paid 50 yuan, and sergeants are paid 70 yuan. Further up, there are military officers. Officers start from warrant officers. The monthly salary of warrant officers is 100 million yuan, second lieutenants 150 million yuan, lieutenants 2000 million yuan, captains 500 million yuan, and majors 500 million yuan.

Above...then there is no more. In the current Somali Free Army, the captain is already an officer at the battalion commander level, and if he goes up, he is almost a commander.

Lu Sen counted on his fingers, if...if he could get a warrant officer.That's 100 million yuan a month, oh my god, then my monthly salary is enough to buy a thousand catties of rice for my family, enough for my parents and younger sister to eat for a year, if I work for a year, then ...then you can save... More than 1000 million yuan, no one in the village can earn so much money a year, and at that time...hehe...

A bunch of old men lived together, and the tent was smelly, but imagining the scenery when he was a warrant officer, Lu Sen tossed and turned all night, and he couldn't sleep, and even the worn skin on his shoulders forgot the pain...

There was not much difference between the second day and the first day. Early in the morning, when they heard the sound of the bugle, the people in a tent got up quickly. Behind their tent in Lussen, a stream was diverted and a pond was built. The pool was connected to a few water pipes, and a large group of people simply washed around the water pipes, put on special gowns, and did morning exercises.

Morning exercises were not too difficult for Lu Sen. First, he mixed with a large group of people, ran two laps, shouted the slogan "one two one" loudly, and then simply practiced the queue in units of platoons. Just eat breakfast.

Lu Sen met most of the officers in the Somali Free Army when he went out for exercises and practice queues. Several officers were not much older than him, and some of them looked like they were in their 20s.

Lu Sen's company commander was not even as old as Luo Wei, but that company commander already had a belt around his waist and a pistol straddling his back.

Although I heard from Rowe that many officers in the Somali Free Army were the first to follow the commander, and they were soldiers led by the commander himself, but seeing those officers as young as second lieutenants, lieutenants, and captains, Lu Sen was shocked. I am full of confidence in my future.Among the officers who spoke, Lucerne even found an acquaintance, the one who had left a note for him when recruiting troops in Somalia.

Lu Sen wanted to see what their commander looked like, but unfortunately, he didn't see a shadow of the commander after all the morning exercises. He asked Luo Wei about the commander, but Luo Wei, who had always been easy to talk, used He told him with a seriousness that had never been seen before, asking him to keep his mouth shut and not to ask others such questions again.

Lu Sen was a little confused.

"Being in the army is no better than being in the village. Don't be curious about things you shouldn't know, especially don't ask around about the officers, understand?" Luo Wei's tone was very blunt.

Lu Sen nodded and closed his mouth, but his curiosity towards his commander continued unabated...

Without working for a few days, the new barracks were gradually put into use in the first week after Lusen came to Marka. The number of Lusen's class was also supplemented from 7 to 9 people. Although Lusen and the others moved in The time for the new barracks was two days later than that of the first group, but finally, Lu Sen and the others finally bid farewell to the crowded and stuffy tent.

The new barracks are neatly distributed in a zigzag shape on the trapezoidal hillside around the largest martial arts arena in Marka. The barracks are surrounded by lush greenery and lush vegetation. The two newly built barracks can accommodate about 1000 people in total.

This scale can basically make full use of all the convenient places on Malka, plus the newly planned training grounds, in a short period of time, the buildings and venues that Malka can accommodate have reached a limit .

The two field battalions organized by the Somali Free Army occupy a camp each, and each camp has a battalion office and a canteen.In the past, several barracks of the Free Army surrounded the small building where the commander of the Free Somali Army lived. The barracks are next to the headquarters.

Some of the fortifications built by the free army that previously occupied Marka have also been strengthened and rebuilt to a certain extent. In a short period of time, Marka has changed its appearance, and the Somali free army has officially taken root in this place.

(End of this chapter)