Four hundred and fiftieth IX recruits skin two eggs
Hubei Wuchang Prefecture
It has arrived in mid-May, and the weather is gradually getting hotter. People have taken off their heavy cotton-padded clothes and put on light blouses. The cool breeze and warm sunshine in May make people feel very comfortable.
Many people walked out of their homes and onto the street.
Although Wuchang Prefecture experienced a catastrophe a year ago, the wealthy gentry and wealthy households were wiped out, and many civilians were looted, but since the Zhou army occupied Hubei this year, Hua Yan, the current governor of Hubei, has strongly encouraged farming and mulberry farming.
He also applied to Pang Gang from Shandong for the allocation of a large number of agricultural tools, seeds and cattle, and a large number of supplies, and was slowly recovering his strength.
The arrival of this batch of supplies greatly eased the shortage of supplies in Hubei. At the same time, Hua Yan ordered the land to be re-measured. After the wealthy gentry and wealthy households in Hubei were slaughtered by the bandits, a lot of ownerless land was left. Most of these lands were
Part of it is fertile land. As long as there are people who can cultivate it well and God is merciful, there will be another bumper harvest in a few months.
In the past six months, Hua Yan has been so busy that he has lost more than ten pounds. The problem in Hubei is not only the problem of farming, but also the problem of refugees. Many farmers have become refugees because they lost their land and were ravaged by rogue bandits. These
If people don't settle down, big trouble will occur.
Fortunately, Pang Gang issued a conscription order a few days ago, requesting that conscription begin in Hubei. This has greatly eased the pressure on the refugees and eliminated potential risks. These days are also conscription days.
The west gate of Wuchang City was wide open. More than a dozen sergeants armed with Mini rifles were divided into two rows under the leadership of a small flag. They stood neatly at the gate of the city and looked seriously at the passers-by. At this time, from the gate,
A young man in his twenties with an ordinary appearance and a curious look on his face walked in from the west gate. He was wearing a short black cotton-padded jacket and a pair of gray trousers, and a pair of tattered shoes with his toes exposed.
Cotton shoes.
He arrived at the gate of the city and walked in front of a row of sergeants. He bowed to a sergeant who seemed to be the leader of the group and then asked with an apologetic smile: "May I ask this military master, do you still have something to do here?"
Is there going to be a conscription?”
This sergeant was a small flag. He raised his eyes and looked at him carefully before nodding kindly and said: "Yes. We are recruiting soldiers here. Do you want to join the army?"
"Yes, yes." The young man replied hurriedly: "I heard that Wuchang City is recruiting soldiers, so I want to be a soldier!"
"What's your name?"
"My name is Pierdan!"
The Xiaoqi was silent for a while and then asked: "Erdan, being a soldier is very hard, can you bear it?"
The young man slapped his chest loudly and said, "It's okay. As long as I can have enough to eat, I'm not afraid of any hardship!"
"Haha..." Xiaoqi laughed after hearing this. He reached out and patted the young man's strong shoulder and shook it vigorously. However, the young man always stood firm. Uh, Xiaoqi
There was a hint of admiration in his eyes, and he nodded and smiled: "Okay. Not bad. He is a good young man to be a soldier. Go ahead! The registration point is at the gate of the governor's office. You go in from here and walk straight ahead until you reach a
In front of the compound, there is a registration point there. When you go there, someone will naturally ask you questions. With your body, I guess becoming a soldier shouldn't be a big problem."
"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master."
The young man nodded and bowed after entering the city gate, and then walked quickly forward. After walking for a while, he saw rows of people lining up inside, and then he walked quickly forward.
"Hurry up, hurry up, we're all lined up."
In front of the magistrate's office, many refugees lined up in several rows, and the long queue reached the street entrance. Most of these refugees were young adults. They followed the crowd in front of them and moved forward slowly while secretly looking at them with envy.
Looking at the sergeants standing solemnly around them, all of them were wearing black helmets and black armor, holding long fire guns, and had a water bag and small leather bag hanging on their bodies. Some of them also had several hangings on them.
A black iron lump. Although the refugees didn't know what it was, it didn't stop them from being in awe of these things.
Pierdan stood in the middle of the queue, looking at the refugees in front of him who were taken away after the officer being interviewed passed the inspection. His heart was filled with a look of envy. He knew that as long as he could pass that
After an interview with an officer, he became a soldier. From now on, he could have enough food and clothing, and no longer had to worry about sleeping in the dilapidated house at home with drafts everywhere, and being woken up by the cold in the middle of the night in the freezing winter.
Thinking of this, Pierdan touched a dozen copper coins in his arms. They were his last possessions. The kind-hearted officer rewarded him with an ingot of silver a few days ago. It was with this ingot of silver that Pierdan
He just walked all the way from home to Wuchang Mansion without starving to death halfway through this thousand-mile journey. Pierdan had already thought about it, he would be like that officer, riding a big horse with a gun on his back.
, holding a saber in his hand and being a majestic cavalryman, then his service as a soldier is worthy of his service.
Just when Pierdan was thinking happily, a strong force came from the side and pushed Pierdan, who was caught off guard, out of the queue.
Without paying attention, Pierdan was pushed out several steps and sat on a buttocks on the ground.
Furious in his heart, Pierdan turned his head and saw a few homeless people standing where he was standing, looking at him with a sneer. They kicked out a few people who were queuing around him, and then started swaggering around.
They stepped in, but the few refugees who were driven out did not dare to say a word, and stood aside looking at them with anger but no words.
"Why did you push me!"
Pierdan, who was furious in his heart, stood up. He patted the dirt on his buttocks and walked straight up to a few people who were ragged but looked rampant and looked like they were not kind people. He asked angrily.
Erdan is an upright person, but this does not mean that he is easy to bully. Sometimes it can even be called impulsive. This can be seen from the last time he dared to whip the defeated bandit leader.
In a rage, Pierdan strode to the place where Pierdan was standing just now and shouted angrily: "Why did you push me!"
The leader was a tall, burly middle-aged refugee with a fierce look. He looked like a piece of meat in the market. He stared at Pierdan for a few seconds, stretched out two fingers and tried hard.
He tapped Pierdan's chest twice and then sneered: "Why? Boy, ask me why I pushed you. I'm telling you, I'm attracted to this place, so you have to move the place for me."
, Do you understand, boy, if you don’t understand, I don’t mind using my fists to teach you what the rules are!”
"You are a straight bitch!"
"Bang!" The sound of an object hitting the ground was heard, and a scream was heard. "Hey..." Then the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground also reached everyone's ears.
Everyone saw the refugee who was standing arrogantly in front of Pi Erdan just now, falling to the ground and groaning. It turned out that after hearing what the refugee said, Pi Erdan couldn't hold it in any longer and just said something.
He smashed his fist and knocked the proud refugee to the ground.
"Fuck, brothers, come together and kill this bitch!"
The refugee who was knocked to the ground by Pierdan's punch covered his chin and shouted loudly. While speaking, he spit out two bloody teeth from his mouth. He got up and greeted his companions vaguely.
.
It wasn't until this moment that the surrounding companions suddenly realized what they were doing and rushed toward Pi Erdan. As they rushed over, they cursed loudly. Pi Erdan also roared and waved his fists in response.
, and in the blink of an eye he was fighting with those people.
Pierdan had also practiced martial arts with others at home, so he was not afraid of five or six refugees and fought with them. After a while, he defeated three refugees.
The price he paid was that he was punched and kicked several times. Pierdan did not fall down after receiving several punches and kicks. Instead, he became more and more courageous as he fought, beating the remaining four or five refugees to the ground.
Pierdan and the others got into a ball, and the refugees who were queuing up around them were naturally unable to queue up. As we all know, Chinese people love to watch the excitement, so they all gathered around to cheer for Pierdan who was in a ball.
Erdan and the others cheered, and for a while the entire recruiting venue was in chaos.
"What are you doing!"
At this moment, a roar came from the side, and then a middle-aged general wearing a set of exquisite black armor led dozens of sergeants holding mini rifles and walked over separately from the crowd, quickly killing the fighting ones.
They surrounded them. The general walked up to the crowd without saying a word, raised the whip in his hand, and struck the fighting people indiscriminately with the whip, until the refugees cried for their fathers and mothers.
The majestic general stared at everyone and asked murderously: "Tell me, why are you fighting?"
"Master Jun, I have something to say!" Pierdan immediately raised his hand.
"Say it!" The general pointed at Pierdan with his riding crop.
At this time, Pierdan was punched twice in the face, and the tattered cotton-padded jacket he was wearing was even more torn after being kicked a few times. He looked very embarrassed. He looked at the general without fear and said angrily:
"I'm reporting to you, Master, that these people jumped in line and pushed the villain to the ground for no reason. The villain couldn't stand it, so he started fighting with them. I hope Master will learn from this."
"Well!" The general looked sharply at the few refugees standing cowering aside, and said in a deep voice: "Do you think this is true?"
After listening to the general's words, several refugees also knew that so many people had seen it and that this matter could not be concealed no matter what. They knelt down on the ground and begged: "Master, it's just a villain who was confused for a moment.
I've been fooled by the oil, so please spare me a little while!"
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