Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 207 See it on the spot
Just reading the battle reports in Xiangyang, naturally, you can't understand the situation on the front line.

After reading it, Jia Lian raised his head and said to Zhang Ting'en: "Teacher, the student has decided to leave for Yunyang immediately to see the situation on the ground."

Zhang Ting'en immediately stopped: "No, it's too risky. If something happens to you, I can't explain it."

Jia Lian said: "Teacher, war involves death, and any decision is at the cost of life. If a student reads the text here and dares to point fingers at the front line, isn't that disrespectful to human life? You must go and see the actual situation for yourself. , To say that I have rich experience, I can’t be more experienced than Yue Qi, right? He’s been in the army for many years and has suffered so much, why should I?”

Mainly because what was written in the battle report was too simple: on a certain day, a certain month, a certain day, we were attacked while marching in the forest, XX died and XX were injured.

People who have never been to the scene are confused. Zhang Ting'en couldn't resist Jia Lian, so he nodded and let him go. Of course, I still came up with the idea of ​​rectifying military discipline from the Military Justice Department, so that the people below would not have any objections. After all, Jia Lian is young.

Jia Lian is not a model worker, and is even very lazy, but isn’t this just a hug? All I can say is that it was a bad fate.

Jia Lian was not stupid and bold. He knew there were risks but still dared to go. He relies on the generals of the Jia family.

This group of people is completely different on the battlefield.

If you have to find a way to describe it, it’s the special forces of this era. It seems that there is nothing that can embarrass them on the battlefield.

This is what Jia Lian is most dissatisfied with Yue Qi. Along the way, Jia Lian insisted on drinking boiled water in the rear army without fear of trouble, and the effect was remarkable. It was also suggested, but Yue Qi said he knew about it and did not enforce it.

When the soldiers from the north arrived in the south, Chinese medicine said they were not acclimated to the soil. From the perspective of Western medicine, the microorganisms were different.

Zhang Ting'en accepted this suggestion, mainly because the Jia family's family background was too deceptive, otherwise this guy would have escorted Xia Shouzhong to Wuhan, and he would have met and solved the biggest problem in Wuhan halfway.

In the battle report, Jia Lian also saw non-combat casualties. This was the bulk of the casualties. A small number of two thousand people fell ill and fell.

Marching at night was too risky. Jia Lian, who only brought 20 generals and 300 gunmen, would certainly not take the risk.

The simplest and most effective way is to drink boiled water, which can greatly reduce the probability of acclimatization.

Jia Lian's military experience comes from film and television dramas and some literary works, but nothing else.

Wangfa? Do you want me to make one up for you? It's officially certified. How about it's called the Anti-Foresight Law?

It’s late autumn already!

We set off non-stop, starting in the afternoon. After walking for thirty miles, it was getting dark.

Find a high place to camp on the roadside with a good view. Opposite is an abandoned inn. The house has long been burned down and is in ruins. Even if there was no burning, Jia Lian would not dare to camp there. The flat terrain and close proximity to water sources are advantages, but the disadvantages are also obvious. It makes it easier for opponents to observe and make sneak attacks.

This made Jia Lian couldn't help but think about what kind of person Jia Daishan was who trained these generals.

Find a few gentry with no background, arrest them and put them in jail, and then talk to them. After establishing a few examples, the local gentry became honest. In fact, we can learn from Sun Chuanting, but Jia Lian was afraid of trouble, so it would be easier to blame him directly.

In an era where politics is the mainstay, if you do not use your rights flexibly and do things step by step, your work will be in vain.

Putting these experiences into practice on the battlefield is no different than risking death. What film and television dramas do is for visual impact. It's a world of difference from fighting. It didn't matter that he didn't understand military affairs. Jia Lian didn't want to command the battle. He went to understand the situation, sum up experience, find out the problems, and collectively think of ways to solve them. This is called the Zhuge Liang Meeting.

Judging from the battle reports, the casualties of the army mainly came from the attack. To be fair, Jia Lian could understand it, but he couldn't accept it. In order to speed up the encirclement and suppression, he did not hesitate to sacrifice soldiers. Yue Qi, who was used to fighting on the grasslands, was bound to suffer losses when he went to the mountains and forests in the south.

They clearly can legislate directly, but they actually have to go through the process, go to both houses of Congress, and ask the president to sign.

Before leaving, Jia Lian once again suggested that Zhang Ting'en issue a document in the name of recruiting from the four provinces to enforce this measure. And send people everywhere to supervise the implementation. You may not implement it, but you will be responsible for the consequences.

Zhang Ting'en couldn't go to the front line, not because he was afraid of trouble, but because the logistics pressure was too great. He couldn't do anything without him. The local officials were relatively good. Buying some cheap grain from the gentry was worse than killing their parents. hard. It’s really hard to let go of good money! It's already this time, and I'm still thinking about the three melons and two dates at home. No wonder these people can accumulate tens of thousands of possessions.

Although people are talkative, Jia Lian can naturally draw on the strengths of others, and he is afraid of those who have no self-awareness.

To this end, Zhang Ting'en used Jia Lian's method. If you don't sell cheap food, then I can label him as a "traitor".

It can only be said that squid knows how to be dignified.

It only took two hours to set up camp. Jia Lian was not careless at all. There was a small camp, fences, and trenches. Moreover, Jia Lian didn't just stand and watch, he also worked together, but his hands were not strong enough, and blisters appeared after a while. The soldier begged him to leave quickly and not to cause trouble to everyone.

The helpless Jia Lian had no choice but to announce that each person would be rewarded with one tael of silver, which would be cashed in upon returning to Xiangyang.

When other officers write bad checks, the soldiers probably wonder in their hearts whether they are cheating others into doing their jobs.

But Jia Lian was different. He kept his word. When he said he would give out money, he paid out a lot of money.

The army in this era was very easy to manage. With enough food and pay, there was basically no big problem. Soldiers are fully aware and do not want such a good officer to be transferred.

Later in the evening, when everyone was eating around the campfire and chatting with the soldiers, the issue of pay was mentioned again.

"Have you heard? Brothers in the front army and the middle army get 70% of the salary."

"Nonsense, this is nothing new."

"What the hell, do you have something fresher?"

"It's not new at all. It's just free money. The former army is better, but the Chinese army is short of 20% of its men."

"It's indeed not new. This was to replenish the supply of troops during the war. When we were in the capital, we were paid 50% free pay, and some were paid 70%."

"You're talking about the Beijing camp. The border troops are going to fight. They don't dare to eat so harshly. I heard that they can only eat 30% of the food at most."

Jia Lian, who quietly looked around in the camp and checked for missing items, listened for a while but did not have an attack.

It is so common in this day and age for the military to have empty pay, and it is not surprising at all. The people who came later were more sophisticated, and there was someone in the unit who was getting paid, but this person never showed up. The essence is the same, the tricks are just different. It's public money.

Of course, this is quite particular. After all, serious business is not delayed. There are even more outrageous ones!
In fact, when Jia Lian looked back at the generals behind him, he knew that there was a reason for the empty salary. After all, raising such an elite would really require meat. If people don't eat meat, how will they have the strength to fight? The fierce generals in ancient times all looked the same, with a big belly, tall body and strong body.

For someone like Chang Jia Lian, he almost goes to the battlefield to send him off.

The situation changed only after entering the all-firearms era. The two are worlds apart. In the cold weapon era, when weapons met, it was really a matter of strength. Training an experienced soldier in close combat and training a musketeer are two completely different concepts. It takes three years to train an archer, but a month to train a musketeer.

The reason why the scale of war is getting larger and larger is due to the evolution of weapons.

"How is the situation?" Jia Lian saw the sentry post and asked specifically.

The whistle made a gesture towards the darkness, and received three turtle dove calls in response: "Everything is normal."

Reading more books is good for this. Jia Lian insisted that all sentries be in groups of three, one in light and two in darkness.

The open whistle is equipped with a new type of firecracker, and the hidden whistle is equipped with a knife and a handgun. The reason is also very simple. It is not to kill people with one shot, but to make a big noise.

In the middle of the night, Jia Lian had just fallen asleep and had not yet settled down, when suddenly there were two bangs in front of him and another bang in the back.

Jia Lian, who was lying naked, instantly jumped up and rushed out of the tent. Night attack and camp howl are two words that go together.

There are so many examples of fighting with less to win more, and what they pursue is the opponent's self-disruption.

Jia Lian rushed out of the tent. Without saying a word, he grabbed the torch from the general's hand and held it up. At the same time, he ordered: "Shout loudly, Jia Lian is here!" When he heard the shout, he immediately had a backbone and no longer panicked. He followed the daily training, picked up the weapon, looked for the superior, and prepared to fight.

The chaos in the camp subsided before it arose, and the raiding bandits were immediately surrounded and became a living target.

Bang bang bang, the sound of firecrackers firing came and went.

In just ten minutes, the gunfire subsided, and it was difficult to see further in the darkness. Jia Lian stood in the middle of the camp again, holding a torch in his hand and being used as a tranquilizer by everyone. Naturally, he knew nothing about what happened, so he knew that the thief was attacking at night and was discovered by a secret sentry.

"Sir, the thief has retreated. We need to pursue him." The family will report.

Jia Lian said in a cautious and responsible manner: "Go and see a few people to see what's going on. I'll wait here."

"Yes, little one, go right here."

"Pay attention to safety!" Jia Lian emphasized.

Jia Lian, who was sitting where he was, had enjoyed the wake-up call service the first night, and finally experienced what it means to harass us while the enemy is stationed!

But about half an hour later, the general returned and reported: "There were not many thieves, just a dozen or so, carrying tinder, and they were probably planning to set a fire. Thanks to the hidden whistle in the west corner, they opened fire in time, and the thieves were discovered." Instead of retreating, they advanced and were fired upon. Eleven bodies were left behind and they ran away. Judging from the calluses on their mouths and palms, they must have been miners. "

How to distinguish unused calluses? Jia Lian said that I don’t make them, so I believe that I will do the right thing.

"Add more sentry posts and continue to rest."

After a brief tossing, the soldiers continued to rest, and the little story before going to bed naturally revolved around Jia Lian.

The general meaning is that everyone was confused at that time. When they heard the shouting and took a look, Master Jia was holding a torch, like a god. At that time, I felt at ease. My life is cheap and worthless. If Master Jia is killed in battle, he will not lose money for burning and burial.

Pensions are what civilized society calls them. In this era, they are called burning and burying money.

Why is it called this? It's very simple. It's not easy to preserve the body. It's called burning the body into ashes and taking it home. This is called the soul returning to its hometown.

The requirements for being a soldier are really not high. You can have enough to eat at ordinary times, there is no shortage of salary and money, officials will not run away during wars, and the money for burning and burial can be distributed to their families. The rest does not matter.

Don't overestimate a person's moral character and just end the battle. Those who are on empty pay should first go to the Ministry of War to receive a round of burial money, then return to the army and continue to be soldiers on the roster.

It was reported on the news that the bank was robbed of 100 million yuan. The robbers were stunned after reading the news. I obviously only robbed 1 million yuan.

This is all about luck. If you have the opportunity, you can take advantage of the situation. Those who don't have the opportunity, just burn their positions.

(PS: I won’t mention it anymore, I’m worried about being reviewed again!)
Some people don't have the courage to go to the battlefield, but you must have the courage to ask them to cooperate in cheating and share the money, and they are still very brave.

After sleeping for a while, it was dawn.

After rinsing his face with cold water and gargling his mouth, Jia Lian took his family and generals out of the camp and ran towards the corner of the forest. This is where the secret sentry discovered the night attack last night. The reason why the regular army is called a regular army is that when fighting head-on, equipment training is guaranteed. How can a group of illiterate people who were miners and farmers not long ago survive?

Of course, this is a normal situation, and abnormal situations are another matter.

In fact, this society has always been abnormal, and normality is an accident.

It is because of the lack of a normal society of fairness and justice that people will pursue it tirelessly.

Some people have a strong temper, so when they don't get justice, they will take actions they think are effective.

Well, that's not normal either.

Everyone is abnormal, it’s even!

I'm talking about the Lighthouse Country arresting students, you guys, don't make blind guesses, you're late!
"It's a pity that no one was caught alive. I don't know which group of rebels it is." Jia Lian expressed regret.

That's right, Yunyang is not the same as it used to be. In the past, Wu Han was the most famous, and there were dozens or hundreds of other miscellaneous thieves, entrenched on various hills, and a few hundred people could be called giant bandits.

It’s not that there’s no one here, it’s that there’s really no food to feed them. As for the situation in the late Ming Dynasty, it was actually relatively rare. During the Little Ice Age, natural disasters were frequent, and the government did not have money for relief. Even if money was given, it would be lost layer by layer in the process of reaching the grassroots level. What fell into the hands of the victims might be a bowl of porridge, or not even the bowl of porridge.

Such is the age of relying on the sky for food. If there is a disaster and relief is not provided in time, something will definitely happen. No one can live anymore, so what can we do if we don’t rebel? The most common saying in rebellions throughout the ages is: There is no way to survive!
As long as you can survive eating chaffy vegetables, who is willing to rebel?

Those who oppress you rely on him to know that you will not rebel. If you give in once, he will keep going.

As for the little beasts on campus, they are called beasts, and they are not considered human beings.

The experienced general quickly summarized the situation. There should be no less than twenty people who came last night. They were discovered around fifty steps ago. They probably relied on their personal bravery and planned to forcefully approach and set fire. They never thought that these officers and soldiers were different. Discover in time and fire in time. After a burst of gunfire, half of the people fell down and ran away in fear, losing several important weapons such as steel knives.

(End of this chapter)