Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2086 Zhaoqing Restoration ([-])

We recruits assembled before dawn, and the veterans wobbled over after a little while, standing crookedly in the team and not in good shape.When the sun was out and it had risen so high, the officials slowly moved over to see the obvious hangover on their faces.Then he stood on the stage like a dog and began to lecture. I don't know if it was the teacher who invited me with half a bucket of water or I didn't understand at all.In general, it is to ask us big soldiers to "fight to the death" and "defend Sangxin" for them.

I stood below and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. It was very uncomfortable to hold back.So I don't like to call these officials "military officers" at all. If these corrupt, ignorant things are also worthy of being called officers, then this is the worst time my profession has been insulted.The officers and comrades of our Fubo Army come from all corners of the country, and there are everyone in it.Of course, there are those who are good at drinking, some who like to brag, and some who are not very educated... But they will never be late, and they will never show off in front of comrades.Every time they fight, they charge forward, they will not hide behind and urge the soldiers to die, and they will run away decisively when the situation is not good.There is an anecdote circulating in the Fubo Army. When our army wiped out Zheng Zhilong's bandit gang, the bandit's artillery fire was extremely fierce. Chief Shi Zhiqi stood motionless in front of the enemy's artillery fire, smoking a cigarette at the forefront of the team.Later, whenever we talked about this matter, we said that even the chief is not afraid of death, why do you let the brothers block the guns for you in front, and you back up by yourself?

After clicking, I followed the recruits who came with me to the warehouse to receive armor and weapons.It is said that it is armor, the iron leaves are all rusted, and the cloth cover is completely rotten, and it will be broken with a little force.What about weapons?What I received was a spear, the tip of which was rusted and blunt. If I wanted to use it on the battlefield, not only would I not be able to kill anyone, but I’m afraid I would have to break it first.

In fact, the armor and weapons are so good that they have long been distributed to officials and their servants and soldiers.In their eyes, us big-headed soldiers are just cheap cannon fodder, servants accompanying the army, just pretending to be fine.

At that time, I was so angry that I argued with Guanku that I don’t even want to collect scrap iron, so I can still fight?The manager of the library said arrogantly, just like this thing, whether you want to pull it down or not, if you want it, tell your family to prepare it by yourself!What kind of words is this!If you are in the Fubo Army, whoever is in charge of logistics dares to do this will be shot in a court-martial.

At this time, I remembered a sentence that Uncle Jizai often said, what does your court compare with the Senate?Yes, what qualifications do you have to compare with Fubo Jun?Just these soldiers who don't stand up?Just these corrupt officials?Just these weapons that are hard to kill a mouse?It is ridiculous and hateful that the hypocritical authorities know that they are no match for the Fubo Army, so they frantically spread rumors, slander the reputation of the Senate and the Fubo Army, in an attempt to incite the fear of the people and tie their chariots.It is said that the Fubo army won the battle by magic, so they searched for boys and girls to sacrifice to the evil gods;What's more, there are rumors in the market that the guns of the Fubo Army are made of evil things. It is said that if women and sisters stand in front of the two armies, take off their pants, and point their genitals at the Fubo Army, it will make the soldiers The guns exploded by themselves, and it was also nicknamed "Yinmen Array".It's the ridiculousness of the world, the ridiculousness of the world!The power of muskets and cannons depends on the quality of the steel materials of the Senate, the perfect technology, the correct proportion of ammunition formula, and the well-trained soldiers of the Fubo Army. How can this kind of feudal dross that insults women and sisters affect it?It's a pity that this kind of strange talk that any elementary school student would sneer at now has a market among the masses and official circles in Zhaoqing.There was panic in the market, especially when the government confiscated women's menstrual cloths and toilets from every household. This panic reached its peak.Many women and sisters were afraid of being caught by the officials to set up "Yinmen", and they hid at home one after another. Like the ladies in the boudoir, they never went out of the house, and all the women disappeared in the street.

When we became soldiers, the officials said that each of us would pay one or two taels of silver for settling down, that is, money for our lives.But the money was still not available after all.After Zhaoqing was liberated, a public trial was organized, and it was only then that Xiong Wencan realized that the money had indeed been distributed, but it was corrupted by officials, big and small.For a while, the crowd was excited, and the survivors of the soldiers who died outside Zhaoqing rushed onto the stage crying and cursing, holding up the spirit cards and killing the officials who drank the blood of the soldiers. The scene was extremely shocking.Although I didn't get the settlement fee, I didn't take it seriously. At that time, the only thought I had was to live. The Fubo army would surrender as soon as they arrived, and I would never be buried with the puppet authorities.

After we became soldiers, we were issued with unusable equipment. We did not organize physical training, and did not engage in tactical coordination. We just ran around following the orders of the officials every day: watching the city gates for a while, carrying supplies for a while, and going to the streets for a while. patrol.These are all okay, they are still in the military category, and they can be tolerated.The most annoying thing is to clean up the house and move the big officials!Juan Baoer will escape to Wuzhou by boat!

My God, the Fubo army didn't even see a shadow, and these officials wanted to run for their lives.You must know that when Wang Zunde entered the army and faced the heights, the heads of the Senate—even the civilian heads—were ready to join the battle collectively!

We were asked to carry the large and small bags of luggage, even the tables, chairs and benches onto the ship.The Navy's division ships did not go to war, and together with the civilian ships that had been forcibly confiscated, they transported the gentlemen's wives, young masters, gold and silver treasures to Wuzhou one by one.The robes worked tirelessly as coolies for them, and they were scolded by their housekeepers. Some people were beaten to death because they accidentally broke something.We are not soldiers of the imperial court, but servants of a group of generals!
In order to let the gentlemen move, the officials told us to intercept the civilian boats at the pier and on the river, and snatch the boats of the common people as soon as a paper is nailed and sealed. Let you cry, let you beg, you are hard-hearted, no matter how long-winded you are, you will directly kill them After the chopping, the head will be hung up to show the public, saying that it is "the secret work of the Kun thief".

Later, we were asked to go to the four townships to enlist civilian laborers—not for the purpose of fighting, but because heavy-laden ships travel slowly up the water, and there must be trackers to pull the fibers.These folk husbands are going to stretch the fibers for the old men.

This matter was originally a matter for the prefect of Zhaoqing and the county magistrate of Gaoyao, but the higher-ups suspected that they were not doing enough to recruit husbands, so they asked all the battalion soldiers to recruit.When everyone arrived in the village, at first they called Pai Jia and Baozhang to come forward, and each household offered one ding or several dings to draw one.Being an official can also take the opportunity to blackmail some money.Later, when the people saw us coming, they ran away, and they could no longer recruit men, so they didn't care about Baojia, and they arrested men whenever they saw them.Up to sixty and down to sixteen, no one will be let go.Those who resisted were directly hacked and said that they were "Tongkun".Some prostitutes took the opportunity to rape and rob, and all the towns and cities were flying like dogs and dogs for a while.Later, the villages with walls did not open their doors to us at all, and even fired at the officers and soldiers with earthen cannons and blunderbusses.Once, he directly killed a general flag, and he died as soon as he died, and no one cared.

The chaos in the society at that time is unimaginable to people today.Let me just say something that impresses me the most.

After the recovery of Guangzhou, many refugees escaped from the lower reaches of the Xijiang River and the Pearl River Delta.Most of them are officials, gentry and wealthy businessmen from various places, and there are also many ordinary people who listen to rumors and have a little income.I thought it would be safer to flee to the governor's residence in Zhaoqing.They all took their families with them and fled by boat with their belongings.Many of the recruited water warriors used to be water bandits on the river. They colluded with the navy's bosses and intercepted ships fleeing from the Sanshui area in the Antelope Gorge. **After plundering, they killed all the people, even women and children.I saw with my own eyes that after a robber came back, he proudly held a handful of gold and silver jewelry to show off to us. There were many longevity cleats mixed with it, and blood was still stuck on it.

Such a cruel and inhumane act of killing women and children actually aroused the "envy" of many robes at that time, and many soldiers who had been honest and honest all their lives were tempted to embark on the road of murder and robbery.A few of my childhood playmates became soldiers and bandits, and embarked on a road of no return.In the end, not only did he lose his life, but he also made his family members become gangsters.The old society not only devoured people's lives, but also devoured people's conscience.

This kind of chaotic and dark days is becoming more and more difficult for me to survive.So I look forward to the arrival of the Fubo Army even more, counting the days every day, wishing that tomorrow the Fubo Army will take down Zhaoqing with lightning speed and wipe out those rats.

The darkness before dawn is always short-lived. More than a month after the liberation of Guangzhou, at noon on April 4nd in the new calendar, Uncle Jizai mysteriously told me good news that the Fubo army was preparing to attack Zhaoqing!Tell me to get ready, "Don't be buried with the court." I said, "Don't worry, Uncle Chicken, I will remember it. The officials told me to charge, so I ran slowly and waited for the officers and soldiers to rush forward. I was defeated, and as soon as the Fubo army came to fight, I immediately put down my weapon and raised my hand to surrender." Uncle Jizai remembered me firmly, nodded reassuringly, and went back to his work.I hurriedly connected with a few comrades who went to serve as soldiers together, and discussed the matter of surrender. They all agreed that they should not be buried by the hypocritical authorities.To be honest, I am a soldier no matter whether I am in the Puppet Army or the Fubo Army.As a soldier, raising your hands and surrendering without fighting is undoubtedly the shame of disgrace, and it is futile to whitewash it.But I have never regretted my shameful determination to surrender at that time.As a result of introspection, I dare say that after I joined the Fubo Army, I never took a step back on the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)