Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 36 New Passenger
Subtitle of this chapter: Can I be Patton's mentor?!
Captain Arnold was also a serious American officer.
Although the Seres of this era had not yet become the intelligence thieves that Westerners feared, the hacker den that could obtain any secret of America, or the copycat country that could make the Black Ribbon Lady by simply changing the appearance of the Caress Lady, he was still very aware of confidentiality and anti-espionage in front of these two foreigners.
So after talking about the Air Force for a few words, he took the initiative to turn the topic to literary creation.
In America these days, or more precisely, Western professional military officers are all intellectuals with good backgrounds. They are completely different from the rough and sturdy warlords in Serbia. It is normal for them to like literature...
Well, that's a bit unfair. In the 1930s, Shenbao - Free Talk held a competition for new vernacular poems, and General Zhuang Zhongchan's "Ode to Lightning" was selected as one of the top ten for its "popular language and realistic description".
Of course, our Master Yuan would not envy this. Even if the Master Ball was given for free, he would not be willing to copy something like "A sudden chain of fire appeared in the sky. Could it be that the Jade Emperor wants to smoke?"
He smoked a cigar and drank Coke, and under the influence of these two, he was in high spirits and talked eloquently: "You two have good vision. As you said, I actually drew lessons from English history. The prototype of the Mad King Targaryen is indeed Henry VI, and his daughter, the Mother of Dragons, is naturally Henry VI's nephew, the founder of the Tudor dynasty - the 'Wise King' Henry VII..."
"Well, Cersei Lannister is Margaret of Anjou, and the names Lannister and Lancaster are pretty self-explanatory. They both fight like lioness to protect their sons..."
“A Song of Ice and Fire is actually a magical version of the War of the Roses.”
Yuan Yan was talking excitedly when he saw two officers beside him suddenly stand up and salute at the same time. He looked carefully and saw a major officer coming into the dining car.
The Northeast Corridor Railway passes through the most splendid areas of the United States, and its destination is the capital Washington, so it is normal for a few prominent people to appear on the train. This train just stopped in Philadelphia, and the passengers who got on at this time were naturally new passengers.
Although this military officer passenger was younger than in the photo, Master Yuan still found him very familiar and stood up subconsciously.
Captain Arnold also knew the major, but the newcomer saluted and asked first: "Henry, what a coincidence. Are you going back to Washington?"
"That's right, George. What about you, going back to Fort Myer?" the captain replied with a smile.
Fort Myer is located in southeastern Virginia, close to Washington, where a capital garrison is stationed.
This force is very busy and remains in a state of combat readiness all year round, but their mission is not to defend Washington, but to provide glamorous military personnel to embellish various activities held in the capital. They are a guard of honor that specializes in acting as a vase.
At this time, the major was serving as a vase here... well, serving. He was the commander of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, equivalent to the commander of an infantry battalion. However, the daily job of the commander of the cavalry regiment was... a military funeral director.
Who would have thought that the four-star general, who was later known for his irritability, would now go to the federal station every now and then to load the coffins of fallen soldiers from all over the country onto gun carriages, and then escort them through the city in a solemn atmosphere to Arlington National Cemetery. Sometimes, he would even preside over the funeral himself.
"By the way, let me introduce him." Captain Arnold pointed at the major and said, "This is my old friend..."
Why were Major George Smith Patton Jr. and Captain Henry Harry Arnold old friends? Because they were both good friends of Major George Carteret Marshall.
Patton and Marshall are both the only Army Generals in American history.John Joseph Pershing had a close relationship.
Assuming that Pershing did not go to Europe to command the U.S. European War Forces, he almost married Patton's sister, Nida Patton. This old-young couple broke up after a long-distance relationship. Marshall served as Pershing's adjutant and chief assistant for five years from 1918 to 1923.
"These two are my new friends. This is our West Point alumnus, Major Lance Chao."
The two majors, one American and one Chinese, maintained their military reserve but politely shook hands and exchanged a few words.
"And this one is..."
"I know this gentleman, NY from NY!" Major Patton interrupted the captain's introduction and took the initiative to extend his hand and said, "Mr. Yuan, my wife likes your "Chocolat" very much, and among your works, my favorite is "Detective Dee"..."
Knowledge worship, knowledge worship.
In the 20th century, not only did writers in Serbia have a high status, but writers all over the world had a high status. Unlike the Internet age of universal writing, some people are embarrassed to tell others that they write novels.
Although at this time most Americans, including these two low-ranking active-duty officers, inevitably had stereotypes about people of color.
However, our Master Yuan was already a well-known novelist, which was very destructive to the intellectuals at that time.
In addition, don't be fooled by the later film and television works and street literature that describe Patton as a rough guy. In fact, he was born into an aristocratic family. His father was a district attorney and served as the mayor of San Marino, California, and his grandfather was not only the first mayor of Los Angeles, but also the largest wine and brandy manufacturer in California.
How bad could his family education be? However, this rich kid has always been ashamed of this. Later, he said, "I think relying on the inheritance of ancestors to make a fortune is a sign of incompetence." I think His Majesty the Emperor Trump would definitely not accept it.
In the past few years, he had nothing to do in this idle job and used his spare time to read.
"Ah, it's an honor, Major Patton." Our Master Yuan hurriedly shook hands with the other party, and he felt as if he was clamped by a vise...
Oh wow, this guy has such strong hands!
Yuan Yan suddenly waved his hands quietly and was about to get close to the other party. At this moment, a familiar voice came to his ears:
"Beep, beep, this system is issuing a temporary mission: Patton, my mentor."
"Mission content: Find a way to become Patton's mentor. There is no limit to the content. As long as the target admits that the host is his teacher before this train arrives in Washington, it will be fine."
"Mission reward: To be determined."
"Failure penalty: If you fail or refuse this mission, the host's strength will be reduced by 3 points."
