Blowing horns to move pedestrians, noisy pedestrians.
The sorrowful horse neighs, vying to cross the Yellow River.
At sunset in the desert, in the smoke and dust of war.
All the names of the king's neck, return to the emperor.
"Coming in the Army·Blowing Horns to Move Pedestrians"
Tang Dynasty: Wang Wei
—I am the dividing line —
The assistant pawn Wang Duner, who had just landed in Huainan with his backpack with his bare hands, was also curiously watching the scenery in the north of the Yangtze River; colleagues felt the unique vegetation ash in the air after the freshly turned mud and the burning of rice straw. This is obviously the result of the armed reclamation group being rushed to plant the first batch of short-growing and fast-growing crops such as melons, vegetables and beans under the Jiansheng Army sequence that has been on the case before.
Compared with his hometown of Jiangdong, Zhejiang East Road, Hangzhou Tianmu Mountain, there is a vast expanse of plains and dense river networks; it represents the gentle and graceful temperament of the land of fish and rice. Here are more high and low hills and steep hills, as well as on the east-west irregular belt-shaped riverside plain, which is divided by the north-south interspersed mountains, and consists of large and small tracts of land and villages with continuous rice fields and terraces. Another beautiful charm of Shen Ning lies.
Here, they had a delicious meal of freshly made stew pot with dried fish offal and taro, served with local freshly cut late rice and wheat cooked yellow rice balls. Then, each person added ten catties a bag of fried rice and a tube of fish floss, a bag of dried prunes and pickled cucumbers to the C New itinerary in Jiangbei.
Under the cool autumn breeze and the shining sun, even the air between the roads became a little clear, comfortable and cozy. Therefore, after walking on the muddy road with raw-edged shoes and leggings, they traveled twice for a whole day; they arrived at the first grain station (army station) newly established in the county seat ahead of schedule.
Here, they didn't have the opportunity to eat their dry food, but they also tasted the duck fried rice provided by the local food station, and the duck blood soup with a lot of ginger, garlic and vermicelli. Although he had never roasted ducks that were secretly beaten in the wild before, the unprecedented umami after such a fire-heavy craftsmanship made Wang Dun'er want to swallow his tongue.
Then they received the rationed equipment, shovel, pickaxe, hoe, shovel, saw, axe and other common objects according to the corresponding grouping, as well as their long-awaited weapon: a leather breastplate with an iron core and a handle A stripped three-foot horizontal knife and a refurbished wooden single crossbow. This is also the equipment that can only be possessed by a class of assistant soldiers who have undergone preliminary physical training.
Therefore, compared to the daily situation where you need to use these tools, Wang Dun'er prefers this time of participating in weapon training; although he is also tired and sweaty, his hands and feet are sore and swollen when he falls down. I got up again, but it represented the value of being a member of the Taiping Army's battle sequence, and there was always a lot of oily food.
But what fascinates him most is the arrival of the mobile sales carts of the soldiers' cooperatives in the military. That also means the open sale of a variety of internally limited and exclusive items, including some fruity sugar cubes, bean cakes, fish cakes, sweet wine, dried fruit and preserves, and crab sauce that can be purchased on a pay-per-visit basis. , And even tooth powder, soap, ointment, white sweater and other rare objects that are not easy to see outside.
In different garrisoned areas, according to the distance of the corresponding farms, orchards, fisheries and other production units, there are also fresh products with different local characteristics. For example, melon and fruit products and ironware in Liangling area, tea and wine from Hunan, aquatic products from Jingnan and Jiangxi, silk and silk paper from Jiangdong, salt and medicine from Xiajiang Road, buffalo leather and horn tendons from Annan, etc. It is a much lower price than the market.
During this short career in the army, although Wang Dun'er only encountered two opening opportunities; but one of them was fortunate to be named by the committee during the lottery, and assisted the corresponding car shop as a temporary assistant. He’s on duty; he has also participated in the tasting of new injured products, and is responsible for collecting feedback from the corresponding soldiers, leaving a particularly deep impression.
This time the auxiliary pawns they were in were also responsible for escorting dozens of large carts of merchants to meet the mid-military consumption of several garrison camps and dozens of auxiliary pawns in Huangzhou. However, on the second day, Wang Dun'er and others did not wait for the open day to be held in Zhoucheng. Instead, they were named and stayed when they passed a temporary checkpoint halfway through.
Subsequently, Wang Dun'er, together with dozens of "activists" who had been named out of the army and performed well, carried backpacks and suitcases with neatly draped arms, and trot a distance on foot to a deserted village on the edge of the checkpoint. . After that, Wang Dun'er saw the more than a hundred assistant soldiers who had gathered here in Qingyang, all dressed up, she couldn't help but jumped in her heart, and she was vaguely excited.
When they were sitting in the corner of the Sun Valley Farm in the village, talking quietly and drinking tea soup for a few moments, a few more soldiers dressed as assistants came in one after another, and the deserted Sun Valley Farm became more and more filled. Then, amidst the whistle that made them conditioned reflexively stand upright; an officer wearing a willow armour with a rounded helmet and strong muscles on his limbs stood on the wall of the ancestral hall and said in a loud voice:
"My name is Wang Qiu, the king of the great king, autumn in autumn; I am in the fifteenth rank of the army, and I am added as a brigade commander. I am assigned to guard the grain road and the lawlessness in the countryside by the government of the grain institute.
"Now Bingzi No. 358 is urgently dispatched. You and others are temporarily under my supervision; follow me to the village to deal with the new emergencies, and the subsequent rights and interests..."
"Yes..."
As everyone shouted in unison, Wang Dun'er couldn't help turning the ups and downs in her heart into a sense of excitement. Because this is also their first opportunity for these assistants to build a production battle on their own. This also means that the military merits and records calculated separately for them will be converted to the normal pawn sequence on the spot in the future, or supplemented with the priority of the corresponding garrison.
Then, Wang Dun'er heard the brigade commander above speak again:
"Among them, those who participated in and coordinated the local cleanup work, went out separately..."
He couldn't help but lifted his spirits. He thought that the process of leading the way to the Taiping Army in Jiangdong was not once or twice; naturally, as a local activist, he also participated in the liquidation and reorganization of the local township. He quickly stood at the front of the queue with more than twenty other people. Then, the Wang Lushuai said again:
"It's recognized among you that you can quickly identify and take a step forward!"
At this moment, only Wang Dun'er and six other assistant soldiers stood up one after another. Wang Lushuai couldn't help but looked around, and nodded with satisfaction:
"You are the first outpost for your team. You will immediately equip yourself with armor and equipment, then bring two packhorses, and go ahead!"
Subsequently, the leather and iron chest protector on Wang Duner's body was replaced with a lock vest that covered the shoulders and a circle of leather-side foam nails on the knees, and the relatively heavy wooden crossbow was also replaced with light weight. In addition to the horizontal sword, there are many small round crossbows with boxed crossbows that can be carried on the back or held by the elbow. The small, frayed shoes that were originally stained with mud have also been replaced with short boots with hard leather and iron soles.
Then, under the lead of a pawn full of iron scales and a small hat helmet, they led a workhorse full of military supplies, guided along the signs set by the roadside, thinking about the target village. Then I don't know how long they walked, the leader suddenly waved his hands heavily, causing them to stop one after another from some numb inertia, and then huddled together on the side of the uneven road.
Then I saw a figure in a blue-gray robe standing up suddenly in the corner under the shade of the tree at the intersection ahead, and some eagerly rushed towards them, and shouted:
"Tianbu average, you guys are here..."
"Recreating peace, but the brothers in the team now?"
The leader Zhengpun couldn't help but loosen his brows a little, and randomly dropped his hand and said:
"That's it... Ah"
The other party couldn't help but stunned and said quickly:
"I don't know how many people have come... or let me take you there quickly... Chuang Tzu is ready, just wait for you to come over!"
The other party walked up babblingly, but it was a middle-aged man with a lot of wrinkles; it was just that there was no armor and only a horizontal sword, and this Taiping Army-standard robe was also a little crumpled and unphotographed. But Wang Dun'er, who was used to seeing the meticulous and meticulous pawns, frowned, but couldn't help but rushed forward and asked:
"Dare to ask where the brothers are, the accent sounds familiar?"
"I think it's a native country, or is it thanks to the kindness of the chief governor?"
The other party quickly replied:
"Take it... the spy..."
However, the next moment, the leader of the team beside him really couldn't help but change his face. He suddenly slashed his sword and shouted angrily: Because of the well-known truth, in order to avoid suspicion and controversy under the Taiping Army system, the main members of the "three detachments" and the The candidates for liaison in the team are based on the principle of remote assignment.
Afterwards, the fake resident liaison who had escaped the hack and had no life thinking about running away from the roadside was already raised up in a hurry by the crossbow, shot from behind and rolled into the road. In the ditch on the edge. However, after the corpse was quickly searched, the leader of the team couldn't help but solemnly confessed to Wang Dun'er:
"Unload everything on the horse, and you ride back to report; just say that things have changed in the town, and the culprits have arranged for misleading support, I am afraid there are more suspicions of ambush..."
And in Hukou Town, where the sky is almost white, Yu Jiulang, whose face has been blackened with soot, also crouched on the beams of the house with a knife and a crossbow, and released the attackers who were constantly trying to climb over the wall to attack. The arrow fell and rolled back.
The head of the sergeant who was in charge of contacting the garrison had already been chopped off and inserted into a sharpened wooden pole; accompanied by a few members who were ordered to go to the home of the old town to obtain the roster of slaves. In the courtyard, the representative of the work team was severely injured by the arson thrown in by the wall, and the representative of the detection team was missing in the chaos.
So for now, only Yu Kuro, the exclusive representative of the census team, was appointed to preside over the situation. And in these few days, there is only promise, as if it is meek and docile or honest and kind, and all cooperating, and welcoming the respectful villagers. At this moment, under the light of the indeterminate fire, it is like a ghost crawling out of the infinite hell. The general ferocious abnormality.
Among the jagged shouts, there was still a slightly familiar voice, agitating and clamoring:
"It's all the damn thief, let's make it easy for us to survive the big jobs in this worldly preservation town..."
"Since these dogs don't want us to survive, everyone shouldn't let this generation live out. If they all kill him?"
At this moment, Yu Jiulang suddenly recalled that the person who was speaking was one of the people they had initially selected in the town. At least on the surface, he had nothing to do with the fellow eunuch, and even made a living in the past. Some years of conflicts and feuds are among the children of the businessmen.
Is it true that everything they see in the day is false and untrue? Or do people here are born with two faces? Yu Jiulang's instinctual past experience and the senses that he cultivated in his habits were all overthrown and subverted all of a sudden. The precautionary measures and preparatory measures implemented in accordance with the regulations are still somewhat useful.
Therefore, in addition to the sporadic people who have not returned home and are unavoidable, these villagers who broke out in trouble were not able to break their way of strengthening their lives in the first place. Can only turn to pile up charcoal and set fire to the door. And for them to react and gain a little bit of early warning buffer time.
But in the next moment, the door that had been burnt for a long time and was scorched and mottled still made a cracking sound that was overwhelmed; and this also meant that the dozen or so members of the "three teams" who were guarded by them will usher in the final break of the net. The moment. (End of this chapter)