Daming kill

Chapter 269

On November 16th, the [-]th year of Chongzhen, Yuezhou Fucheng.

Although the weather was cold, Mi Cang and old man He who were wandering around the city with the flow of people were full of interest.

Today, except for the emergency and prisoner-of-war troops, all troops and support battalions inside and outside the city are on holiday, including troops undergoing recruit training.

Zhang Xianzhong's army has undoubtedly gone farther to the northwest. As long as the navy battalion is not stupid, it can run rampant around the empty Dongting Lake. Even Zuo Liangyu in Wuchang is still embarrassed to send a single soldier. Going south to approach them, Yuezhou is currently safe and can hardly be any safer.

Li Ping had never experienced such a stress-free situation.

He felt that it was necessary for everyone to take a good rest and relieve the nerves that had been tense all the time.

And when his order was conveyed, the whole Yuezhou cheered and thundered instantly.

No matter what can be done, almost everyone ran out anyway.

People have been suppressed for too long and tense for too long.

The streets and alleys are full of officers and soldiers wandering around like runaway horses, as well as men and women of the security camp, and even outside the city, many people are scattered.

Micang, who was being tortured by the training of officers, was no exception, and he hadn't seen Old Man He who had been in the security camp for some time.

Although the unprecedented holiday for all staff was sudden, Yuezhou City became very lively because of it.

Street performers who had disappeared since the beginning of the war soon began to appear, and there were more and more grocery stalls mainly selling old things. Some people tried to take out their treasured belongings and valuables to see if they could exchange them for food or other items. They bartered, and the common people who had more brains directly took out cloth, silk and satin, and exquisite ready-made clothes that they did not know where to get, and sold them to groups of women in the security camp.

Fishermen and farmers outside the city also kept hearing the news and entered the city, selling fish, delicacies, bacon, firewood and so on.

Then many romantic people, including some destitute women from good families, also began to openly and openly engage in the flesh and blood business of the officers and soldiers who rarely come out to hang out in the alleys or even the streets, and caused serious queue congestion.

Although there are no restaurants and shops open, the city still seems to be back before the war, full of vitality.

And this further added to the interest of the officers and soldiers and the men and women of the security battalion who had been depressed for a long time and then had some money in their hands.

After consecutive big victories and consecutive astonishing captures, Li Ping did not forget to share the profits with his subordinates.

The city became more and more lively and noisy.

But after getting together, Mi Cang and old man He didn't have a lively chat, the two mainly watched the fun.

After all, their age difference is there, and their experiences are too different.Coupled with the fact that what the two of them are currently doing is becoming more and more distant, it is even more difficult to find enough common topics and resonate.

After defecting to Li Ping, old man He was directly arranged to do some ordinary work in the security camp.

But Mi Cang was first assigned to the staff office to help sort out information about Li Zicheng's army.Then it was put under the command of Song Baolai to assist in a lot of tedious engineering and manpower dispatching work during the defense of Yuezhou.

After Li Ping and Baishui Dasheng returned to Yuezhou, Yicang decided to serve as a soldier, and was directly incorporated into the officer training team. Jointly accept intensive training for officers.

Because Mi Cang and He Laotou usually get together more instinctively and with a special emotion, and it is difficult for them to talk about the three meals a day that they used to like to talk about because they can fill their stomachs every day. So they quickly shifted the topic tacitly to their former acquaintances.

There are three members of Wu Yougen's family with a big neck, Aunt Feng with a sharp mouth and no heart for tofu, and the lonely old man Cai Yinjiang...

These people were all the peasant army who had escaped from Li Ping in Xiangyang, and then defected with them.

But now, the two of them were not from Li Ping's battalion, but turned to Li Ping's.

The world is unpredictable, which is really embarrassing.

Mi Cang knew that Wu Yougen's child was dead. During a small-scale sneak attack by the remnants of the government army somewhere in Chengtian Mansion, the child who was incorporated into the boy scouts was killed because he happened to be at the outermost edge of the attack path. Wu Yougen's mother-in-law was at that time crazy.

It wasn't long before Aunt Feng's family of three and Cai Yinjiang happily returned to Xiangyang City to live happily ever after.

Li Zicheng went north to meet Sun Chuanting. Since Aunt Feng's child was almost an adult, he was immediately incorporated into the team of Li Zicheng's general Liu Zongmin who was expanding his troops in Xiangyang, and then went north.

Of course, this may also be because they don't want them to stay in Xiangyang, because all three members of their family have been taken away.

And Cai Yinjiang, as a craftsman, especially the most preferred gold and silver jewelry craftsman in Li Zicheng's army, has always been taken by Li Zicheng wherever he goes.When Li Zicheng went north, Cai Yinjiang could only follow him.

In the end, Wu Yougen's army, who planned to stay in the garrison of Chengtian Mansion, followed Yuan Zongdi to the north.

Speaking of these people, Micang and old man He were filled with emotion.

Sometimes, the choice is really important, and it may even be just a thought, and I don't know if they are living well now or whether they are still alive.

Yicang even expresses regret that he was deceived by lard at the beginning, and misread the state of the world. He feels that he is also wrong.

If I hadn't been impulsive back then, even if I had stayed with Li Shengcai, at least my sister wouldn't have died.

And if he could join Li Ping earlier, many things could be avoided.

But there is no regret medicine in this world.

After expressing their emotions, the two found that there seemed to be nothing to do, no place to drink, both of them were alone, and there was nothing to buy.

Two big men, one old and one young, couldn't possibly hang around like a woman.They are not scholars and have no interest in going to see the scenery outside the city.

In the end, the two of them thought of one thing at the same time, a happiness that only belongs to men.

But the two soon found embarrassingly that they were too late to think about this matter.

It's not that it's hard to find a lady, and there are quite a few open and semi-open ones. Dignity is not worth mentioning in front of survival.

But no amount of wolves can hold up!

There are long queues for those half-old mistresses and even pure half-old women.

Mi Cang and old man He even witnessed a brawl caused by queuing, and then watched the brawlers being taken away by pickets and police who rushed over with whistles.

Today, the pickets belonging to the army and the newly formed police officers commanded by the security battalion to deal with violations of laws and disciplines within the security battalion are not only full-time, but also very busy.

The word "police" was originally an original Chinese word, which began in the Song Dynasty. It was commonly used together with the two words "inspection" and "police patrol" at that time, but it was gradually forgotten due to specific historical reasons.Until Japan began to imitate the West to form a modern police system, the Japanese found the word from Chinese characters and began to use it.

Finally, the Chinese brought this word back from the Japanese in the late Qing Dynasty.

This kind of word that goes around and comes back is called "returning loanword" in language.In modern Chinese, such "returning loanwords" are endless, such as the popular "photograph", "popularity" and "superior", as well as the serious ones such as "freedom" and "progress".

Since Japan had not yet begun to westernize at this time, and the word police was well-founded, and it was necessary to distinguish law enforcement within the security battalion from government police officers, Li Ping asked Song Baolai to use the word police directly. strange and incomprehensible.

Even Zhou Wen exaggerated a few words about finding the word well.

The only thing he was a little puzzled about was why it was necessary to set up an institution like the police in the security camp. Wouldn't it be over if they were all managed by the relevant functional departments in the army?

As for Li Ping's obvious way of skipping the government, even people who are foolish and loyal to the government don't think there is any problem.

What a useless general he must be if others have to intervene in the affairs of his own battalion!
Even on this day, the police officers who had just appeared on the street with great fanfare a few days ago all disappeared from the street knowingly.

Since they didn’t bring the real hard currency—grain, they didn’t know how long the queue would last, and it was impossible to find a place to eat outside. In the end, Mi Cang and Old Man He had to go back to their respective camps for lunch, and then meet again in the afternoon. Come out and try your luck.

During lunch, Mi Cang, who has always been a ghost, secretly hid a small pocket on his body, planning to order leftovers.

He is in the officer training team, and food has always been relatively plentiful.

Mi Cang didn't have any money on him, so he naturally thought of saving as much as he could.He has already inquired about it. For some girls, a steamed bun or a bowl of rice is enough.

Even if there are more sisters and young wolves, the tide has been rising, but bringing food will always save a lot.

But he soon realized that he had miscalculated this time.

Because there are many people who hold the same idea as him. Many of the guys who are eating are sneaking around. In the past, they can always have some extra rice or noodles. People were dumbfounded.

And the kitchen probably also reacted.

What if they are all paramilitary officers?It doesn't matter if it's enough to eat or not.

When Chen Zidao sat down beside him while he was depressingly pawing the rice bowl.

Chen Zidao joined the officer training team later.

He and some Peasant Army officers were also incorporated into this training team after several days of separate training.

As the scale grew larger and the source of troops became more and more complicated, Li Ping no longer conducted uniform training for all newcomers without distinction, and the original policy was clearly outdated.

Although it has only been ten days since he joined the class, Chen Zidao quickly recognized Mi Cang, and he liked to join Mi Cang whenever he had nothing to do.

In the past, Mi Cang's overtures to Chen Zidao were a bit indifferent. This was not because he was sensitive to the former status of peasant soldiers on both sides, but because he had an instinctive defense against guys with a keen sense of smell.

Chen Zidao was able to decisively choose to defect before such a huge disparity between ten thousand and one hundred thousand was terrible.

Mi Cang didn't believe that Chen Zidao's choice at that time was only ideal and justice.

Choosing ideals and justice doesn't mean you have to die, it doesn't mean you have to flee for your life with the weaker side.

Moreover, after joining the officer training team, Chen Zidao began to try his best to get close to the rice warehouse, which was smaller than him, after only a few days. Of course, the purpose could not be that simple.

Smell should be the main thing.

But today, Mi Cang smiled when he saw Chen Zidao.

"Brother Chen, if something sad happened, tell him." Mi Cang took the initiative to care about Chen Zidao who was still in a sad state.

Chen Zidao was obviously flattered, he was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said: "I went to the prisoner camp this morning to see some of my old brothers. When I left the thief, they didn't follow me, and now they all cried bitterly when they saw me." , Regret at the beginning. I am also in a bad mood, but I can't help them, people always have to pay the price for their wrong choices."

"Yes! People always have to pay the price for their wrong choices." Mi Cang sighed with some surprise, he didn't expect Chen Zidao to be so frank without any taboo, and then just happened to poke himself.

Mi Cang heard that after the battle beside Baishui was over, Chen Zidao and his subordinates were all trembling, and they shouted thankfully that no matter what they were asked to do, they were extremely active, even a small soldier in Li Ping's army could command Chen Zidao.

So much so that this has become a joke in the army.

But as soon as he finished expressing his emotions, Yicang immediately realized that something was wrong. He felt that it was inappropriate to go deeper into this topic.

So, Mi Cang patted Chen Zidao on the shoulder and said: "Brother Chen, I know you are a person who values ​​love and righteousness. But today should be a happy day, let's not talk about sad things, how about we go out for a walk this afternoon?"

"Okay! That's exactly what I mean. The city is very lively today. What do you want to do, brother, please." Chen Zidao responded hastily.

Mi Cang smiled happily.

He knew that Chen Zidao, as a general under Zhang Xianzhong who loved pleasure, was a rich man, so he would not be embarrassed.

However, before the two went to meet old man He, Chen Zidao insisted on going to Li Ping's General Military Mansion first.

Not doing anything else, Chen Zidao just wanted to salute a new military salute that he felt he had already practiced, and he just wanted to respect the door.

It was an idea that came to him after he had been to a POW camp.

But before they reached the gate of the General Military Mansion, they saw a man in military uniform kneeling at the gate from a distance.

After getting closer, you can see that the man with a high rank but a rich and fair appearance who doesn't look like an officer has obviously been kneeling for a long time.His head was stretched and his waist was bowed. He seemed about to be unable to hold on but dared not give up.

This made it difficult for Mi Cang and Chen Zidao to move forward for a while.

"Who is this person?" Chen Zidao asked curiously.

"Yang Ming, Yang Yukun, who used to be the teaching director of any regiment, is now the general liaison person stationed in Wuchang by the brigade headquarters." Mi Cang said with a curl of his lips.

"Why is he kneeling here?" Chen Zidao became even more curious, and he seemed to think that Yicang must know the answer.

"I made a mistake!" Yone Cang replied vaguely.

When Chen Zidao was about to ask, they found that Chief of Staff Ma Yong was coming on a fast horse.

But when Ma Yong arrived at the door, he didn't know why he didn't go in, but turned around outside the door, as if hesitating.

Of course, he also ignored Yang Ming.

This confused Mi Cang and Chen Zidao, as did the guards at the gate.

But Ma Yong's hesitation didn't last long. After taking a fixed look at Yang Ming, he finally walked in melancholy as if he had decided to give up something.

(End of this chapter)