(0860) Africa, Mediterranean coast, Alexandria. 【Reading.com】

In the afternoon, Alexandria is bathed in brilliant sunshine.

It is a quirky city that combines Eastern and Western cultures, blending the essence of Green Religion and Christianity. Here, you can discover the mysterious Eastern civilization as well as the advanced Western civilization. The Green Cult fanatics haunt here. Missionaries from the West can also walk freely here.

Geographically, Alexandria should belong to Africa. But from the point of view of commercial trade, it should belong to Europe. Its commercial trade objects are almost all Western powers. Administratively, however, it belonged to the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The combination of all kinds of contradictions has created the strange phenomenon that Alexandria is known as today.

In fact, not only Alexandria, but also ports on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, basically have this strange phenomenon. Because, in the past, this area was ruled by the Holy Roman Empire, with a strong Christian style. Later, the Arab empire rose up and snatched it away, Christianity was violently swept away, and green religion gradually spread.

Later, the Arab Empire died and it fell back under the rule of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). Naturally, Christchurch came back and tried to banish the Greens. The repeated crusades are the concrete manifestation of religious contention. The Crusades were launched a total of nine times, all of which failed. Later, the Ottoman Empire rose up and looted them, and the holy city of Jerusalem fell.

It can be said that the ports on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean have basically witnessed the changes of political power in the West Asian region. They have repeatedly oscillated back and forth between the Christian civilization and the green civilization, constantly absorbing the essence of both and discarding the dross of both. In the end, it took years of precipitation to create today's unique phenomenon.

Now, the arrival of the White Army will definitely bring a more distinct atmosphere to these areas. The White Army is a fusion of the mysterious civilization of the East, as well as advanced science and technology. Except for religious civilization, all other aspects are the most outstanding. There is no doubt that the appearance of the White Army will make all the port cities on the Mediterranean coast burst out with unprecedented vitality. At the same time, it will make them more dazzling.

"What is this? I can't get used to it! ”

"Exotic food, it's all like this, just try it."

At this moment, Xu Canxu and Xu Canhuai are sitting behind Alexandria Harbor, in a roadside bar, tasting the local so-called food with great interest. They made an appointment in advance, and then went through the formal channels to ask for leave. After the capture of Alexandria, there was no fighting for the time being, and the officers and soldiers who wished to take leave would arrange as much as possible as long as they could. Among them, many officers and soldiers took leave to hang out in Alexandria.

Xu Canxu and Xu Canhuai also made an appointment for the holiday together. Their identity is special, and when they go to each place, they have to walk around as much as possible to understand the situation in each place. Because, in addition to being Xu Xingxia's son, they are also the secret agents of the Supreme Committee, and they need to report everything they see truthfully. Among them, food is also the content that needs to be reported. It's a pity that the taste of these delicacies is really not suitable for two people.

A table full of delicacies, they only tried everything slightly, tasted the unique taste, put down the knife and fork, and did not continue to eat. Such a wasteful behavior made the messenger of the bar quite contemptuous of the two. However, given that both of them were wearing the uniforms of the White Army, they did not dare to say anything.

As traditional Orientals, Xu Canxu and others have become accustomed to all kinds of oriental food, and they are indeed not used to the so-called "Western food". After barely filling their stomachs, the two of them held red wine glasses and silently watched everything outside. If there's anything that's really acceptable here, it's probably wines without borders.

They were located just in the right place to look out over Alexandria. In their sight, Alexandria was exceptionally busy. Merchant ships are constantly docking, unloading a large amount of supplies. In the open space on both sides of the port, all kinds of military supplies are piled up, and the military police of the Marine Corps of the White Army are on guard.

It turned out that Alexandria, which was quite desolate, was full of gantries and pulleys. On both sides of the port, roads and warehouses are being built. A large number of construction crews from the Navy are skillfully renovating Alexandria. After the renovation was completed, Alexandria's trade, throughput, and transportation volume would be at least 30 times more than the original.

Xu Canxu took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and put it back in his pocket, as if he was waiting for someone.

Xu Canhuai said with a smile: "Big brother, you won't be the girl you fell in love with, right?" Do you want to ask me to help you check the gates before telling your family? ”

Xu Canxu shook his head and said, "Cut, if I really fall in love with someone's girl, I will naturally tell my family, where do I need you to check it?" What can you turn off? I've heard that those bastards in your army have killed all the way and ruined a lot of beautiful women. Those bastards, when they catch a stunning beauty, they stuff it into Daddy's arms, it's shameless! ”

Xu Canhuai said with a smile: "If you are jealous, you can be transferred to the army." ”

Xu Canxu shook his head and said, "Forget it, I still like the navy more." I love the feeling of driving a battleship through the sea, flying in the wind! ”

While speaking, Xu Canxu looked around again, obviously waiting for someone.

Xu Canhuai said with a reluctant smile: "Don't worry, if you really have a sweetheart, let her show up quickly, so that we can get to know each other in advance." The ugly daughter-in-law always has to see her in-laws, how long can you hide? Our dad will definitely not interfere. He has always advocated the freedom of marriage. He was only responsible for arranged marriages. However, your mother may have to talk a few words. ”

Xu Canxu shook his head and said, "It's not the same thing, don't nag." ”

Xu Canhuai said meaningfully: "Let me guess, what kind of beauty is it?" On the Mediterranean coast, there are countries such as Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, and a Portuguese ...... Which country is it? Our dad said that French women are very prodigal, undesirable. Italy is a handsome man. Well, in Spain, it seems that there are not many beautiful women. I'm wondering, which country's beauty is it? ”

Xu Canxu said angrily: "You're too bored, I don't even know what you're talking nonsense." Which country's beauty, and what does it matter? Even if you're not a beauty, it doesn't matter! I'm a person who has always taken the initiative to be beautiful ......."

Xu Canhuai said with a smile: "Come on, you pass your mother's level first." You are different from me. The relationship between you and your mother has never been good. It's a teenager, and your mother still wants to beat you. Look at me, I coaxed my mother to death, I listen to me for everything, and I will definitely have no problem marrying a wife in the future. Even if the father is there, there is no problem with the old lady coming forward. ”

Xu Canxu said disappreciably: "My mother and your mother are not the same taste?" I don't see any big difference between them. I said that you kid really don't know how to be shy, such a big person, and his mouth is so sweet. I heard it, and I felt sick. But the more your mother listens to it, the more she likes it, it's really insensitive. ”

Xu Canhuai smiled, did not speak, and looked proud.

Their mothers were all well-known grassland beauties back then. Originally, they thought that they would combine with Lin Danhan, but they didn't expect that they were snatched by Xu Xingxia in the end. Speaking of which, their father is really ruthless, a typical robber of people's daughters, lawless. Except for the three beauties of the grassland, their father's harem, except for Zhu Yilan and a few women, the other women were all robbed. A typical twisted melon has to be sweet even if it is not sweet.

It's a pity that it was a special era, and no matter what you do, you won't be held accountable. And now that the law is gradually improving, this kind of thing is basically impossible to do. At least, in the area under the control of the White Army, it can't be done like this. Even if you fancy any girl, you have to go through legal channels to get it. Of course, if it is a woman from a hostile country, it can still be snatched directly. Now Europe is the enemy of the White Army. This means that European women can completely let go of their hands and feet and rob unscrupulously.

Xu Canxu looked at the pocket watch again, looked at the sky outside, and said to himself: "The two of them, they can't forget the time and place, right?" ”

Xu Canhuai asked curiously, "Big brother, who did you date?" ”

Xu Canxu said mysteriously: "I won't tell you." You'll know when you come. ”

Xu Canhuai had no choice but to shut up in wonder. Fortunately, they did not wait long, and after a while, at the end of the street, two young men appeared, walking towards them. One wears the uniform of a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, and the other wears a regular army second lieutenant uniform.

"They're coming!" Xu Canxu stood up and beckoned to the two young officers.

The eyes of the two young officers were not bad, and they immediately noticed their existence, and immediately walked over quickly. Xu Canhuai's originally puzzled look immediately stretched out, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. It turned out that the eldest brother made an appointment, and it was actually the two of them, which I really didn't expect at all. How did the two of them get to the Mediterranean?

"Big brother."

"Second brother."

"The third."

"Fourth."

The two came to Xu Canxu and Xu Canhuai and greeted them in a proper manner.

Needless to say, they are Xu Xiangfeng, the third eldest of Xu Xingxia's family, and Xu Xianghua, the fourth eldest of the family.

Xu Xingxia chooses the name of his child, which word must be used, and the bright flight can be embedded in the name. However, I don't know why, most of his sons are lacking wood in the five elements, so the last word is usually next to the wooden word. Fortunately, there are a lot of Chinese characters next to the wooden characters, so you don't need to worry about running out of them.

"Come, come."

"Sit, sit."

Xu Canxu warmly beckoned his two younger brothers to sit down.

As the eldest son, he is naturally half the master, and he turns the group under the command of the bar messenger.

Xu Xiangfeng and Xu Xianghua were not polite, they pulled out the stool by themselves and sat down beside the two elder brothers. Probably tired of walking, the two of them picked up their water glasses and drank them dry in one go. After drinking three glasses of water in a row, they felt less thirsty.

Xu Canxu asked curiously, "What?" You've taken a lot of wrongful paths? ”

Xu Xiangfeng said with a smile: "I don't have it, it's just that the fourth child is a bit of a road idiot, and I haven't found it for a long time." Luckily, he met me on the road, otherwise, I guess we wouldn't have seen him today. Fourth, you must have cheated on the exam in geography in the first place! ”

Xu Xianghua smiled helplessly and said, "The geography teacher didn't say this. ”

Xu Canxu said with a smile: "It's okay, just exercise more." Fourth, it doesn't matter if you get lost in Alexandria, but don't get lost in Europe. Otherwise, if you are pulled in by a group of beautiful women, we won't be able to find you in the future. ”

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was very pleasant.

Xu Canxu, the eldest son, really doesn't have any shelf at all, and he gets along with his brothers quite happily. In fact, as the eldest son, Xu Canxu does not have any special status. Because, Xu Xingxia's wife is Zhu Yilan, not Tessna. In Xu Xingxia's harem, except for Zhu Yilan, who is heavier, the other women are basically the same.

And Xu Xingxia doesn't seem to be ready to give the huge family business to a single son to take charge. He preferred the previous system of sub-feudalism, where each son was in charge of a large area. The world is so big, it is entirely possible for a son to govern a region. As for the specific distribution plan, that is a matter for the future, and it has not been mentioned for the time being.

Since there is no such thing as a so-called crown prince and heir, the conflict of interest between the brothers is not so serious. Each of them has their own fiefdom, which is basically satisfied. As for the quality of the fiefdom, the amount of resources, the amount of area, and the size of the population, that is all a matter for later. This is also the reason why the four of them can sit down more happily. At present, they do not need to intrigue and compete for power.

The four brothers sat down and chatted for a while, nothing more than their respective work experiences. This is their homework, and when they meet their father, they will need to submit it. Among them, Xu Canxu is in the Navy, Xu Canhuai is in the Army, Xu Xiangfeng is in the Marine Corps, and Xu Xianghua is in the Naval Engineering Corps. It just covers most of the troops of the White Army.

"Huh? Your Marines have already arrived in Cyprus? You're really fast! You're not going to try to attack Istanbul alone, are you? I can warn you, if you Marines don't play with our Army and are ready to go it alone, our Army will not be done with your Marines. Xu Canhuai pretended to be serious and said.

"The speed of the Marine Corps is indeed fast, faster than our navy." Xu Canxu nodded and said thoughtfully. After a moment's silence, he continued, "If I'm not mistaken, you should have been escorted by the Eighteenth Fleet, right?" ”

Xu Xiangfeng nodded and said, "Yes, it's the Eighteenth Fleet." ”

Xu Can said sullenly: "This Eighteenth Fleet runs faster than a shark!" ”

The Fourth Fleet of the Navy, to which he belongs, has always been the main force in naval warfare and has always been at the forefront. This entry into the Mediterranean Sea is no exception. However, in the sea near Tunisia, the Fourth Fleet and a pirate named Haredin collided and were delayed for several days. By the time they had cleaned up Hayreddin, the Eighteenth Fleet, which had come from behind, had already arrived in Cyprus. This made Xu Canxu feel a little unhappy.

"You don't know, our speed is fast, in fact, it's stuffy enough, I just don't want to live." Xu Xiangfeng said with a wry smile. He is also a smart person, and he felt that his eldest brother was a little unhappy, so he hurriedly found a little trouble with himself and comforted his eldest brother.

"Oh? How so? Tell me about it? Xu Canhuai suddenly became interested.

Xu Canxu's attention was also attracted, and the unhappiness just now disappeared suddenly.

"It's a long story......," Xu Xiangfeng explained briefly. It turned out that he, a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, was actually an impostor. He only stayed in the Marine Corps boot camp for three months before officially serving in the Marine Corps' Swordfish Battalion. He boarded the ship from the Leizhou Peninsula and sailed all the way around the South Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea, and drifted at sea for more than half a year, and finally landed in Cyprus.

During the entire voyage, thousands of officers and men of the Swordfish Battalion of the Marine Corps only stopped at Malacca, Kalihet, the Cape of Good Hope, Madeira and other places to take a short rest. And each break, there are only a maximum of three days. Three days later, he immediately got on the boat and left.

One can imagine what kind of ordeal this is. Especially for Xu Xiangfeng, who has not been training for a long time, it is an unprecedented challenge. Several times, he vomited to death on the rocking transport ship, as if he was going to die in the next moment. Thankfully, his mother's genes were strong enough to keep him going.

By the way, I forgot to say that Xu Xiangfeng's mother is Sawanna, one of the three queens of the Western Regions. Although she entered the Xu family relatively late, the secret recipe for giving birth to a son is indeed good. I don't know how she endured the rain and dew of Xu Xingxia's life, but she actually had six children in a row, all of whom were men. In Xu Xingxia's entire harem, there is only one family, and there is no other semicolon. Half a dozen men! Xu Xiangfeng is the biggest one.

As for Xu Xianghua, he is the son of Masatini. Mathatini was originally an old enemy of the white-clothed army, and what kind of fate she could have in the hands of Xu Xingxia can be imagined. The Three Kingdoms of the Western Regions fell, and she was naturally the first to be ruined by Xu Xingxia. As a result, God opened her eyes, and after being ruined by Xu Xingxia a few times, she was tricked. seems to have some unique charm with Savanna, and she actually gave birth to five sons in a row. A sturdy woman doesn't need an explanation.

The women from the Three Kingdoms of the Western Regions seem to have a secret recipe for giving birth to a son. Except for Sawana and Mashatini, the other queens, priestesses, goddesses, and so on, as long as they are pregnant, are basically men. It seems that Rosalind, Ha Rouer and others have all given birth to four sons in a row. Among Xu Xiangfeng's brothers, from the third to the thirties, they were all born by the Women's Army of the Western Regions Army. Zhu Yilan's son is about to reach the thirty-first.

Time has passed, more than ten years have passed, and the things of Mathatini's past have gradually been forgotten. For the sake of the five sons, any kind of hatred can be dissipated. What's more, there is actually no personal enmity between her and Xu Xingxia. It's just that she is deeply poisoned by the Green Sect, and she is bent on preventing the white-clothed army from entering the Three Kingdoms of the Western Regions. Now, she has long been successfully brainwashed, and she has nothing to do with the Green Sect.

Fifteen years ago, Zhu Yilan, who was the mother of the main palace, quietly sealed the past of Mashatini. As a child, Xu Xianghua didn't know that his mother used to be a relatively alternative woman. All the brothers thought that Sawanna and Masadini were good sisters! At least, that's what they look like on the outside.

"You say, the fifth and sixth children, what will they make in the Americas?" After Xu Xianghua finished talking about his "troubles", he staggered the topic and asked interestingly.

Between Europe and the Americas, Xu Xianghua actually prefers to choose his fiefdom in the Americas. Because, it is all uncivilized land, and you can plan it yourself. He prefers the feeling of drawing pictures on a blank piece of paper. In fact, many brothers like to draw maps in the Americas. The resources and scenery there are always so fresh and curious.

Xu Canhuai said casually: "There are some natives over there, what kind of noise can they make?" The vampire-like armed merchants open the way in front, and the others follow behind to pick up the bargain. The Western powers gave up their colonies, and all their armies retreated to the side they came from. Give me a squadron and I'll be able to sweep through the Americas. ”

Xu Xianghua was stunned and said, "What? A squadron? That's an exaggeration, right? ”

Xu Xianghua said confidently: "It's not an exaggeration, one squadron is enough!" It's true! ”

Xu Xianghua was full of innocence, and said to himself: "I thought that a squadron would be enough, but who knows, you actually need a squadron ......"

Before the words fell, the others couldn't help but laugh.

Xu Canhuai was slightly stunned, and didn't react for a while. When he reacted, he couldn't help but laugh himself. After laughing, he said angrily: "Fourth, you have the ability, just say in the report that you can sweep the Americas by relying on a small team!" I see if Daddy will really give you a team after reading the report! ”

Xu Xianghua would not do such a stupid thing, and immediately shook his head, indicating that he had said something wrong.

Xu Canxu beckoned to the bar messenger to bring more wine. Today, the four brothers met, and the atmosphere was really pleasant, and he decided to take out all his allowances to buy wine and drink. After a while, the wine was delivered and everyone toasted.

This afternoon was definitely enjoyable for the four brothers. Perhaps, for a long, long time, they will miss this afternoon deeply.

(To be continued)