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Chapter 552
In Youjing Yongjifang, it was just dawn, and the smoke was rising early in the houses in the workshop. Many women in the house were crying and got up early to roll the noodles to make cakes.

Cooking smoke curled up and floated in the morning mist.

Chen Ahsi got up early, scooped a scoop of rice washing water into the wooden basin, then messed up the bun on his head, and washed it carefully with the rice washing water.

After wiping it dry, Chen Ah Si tied up her hair with a wooden hairpin, and then wrapped it with a scarf.

"Si!" An old woman on the bed got up.

"Mother!" Chen Ah Si quickly stepped forward to support the old woman.The old woman is already blind. She worked as a maid for the Lu family when she was young, and she hurt her eyes by staying up late under the lamp.

Now Chen Ah's family consists of mother, son, and a younger brother.

"Ah Si, just go, don't miss me, the party leader has agreed, you go out and the third sister next door will take care of me."

Chen Ahsi lowered his head and said, "Mother, I'm really worried about leaving you alone at home. If my younger brother doesn't come back, I'll be serving you."

The old woman closed her eyes, touched Chen Asi's head and said, "Stupid words, what a rare opportunity this is. The emperor wants to conquer the Tang Dynasty and change all the township soldiers into government soldiers. My son, when you were in the township, you were Captain, it's a great thing to still be the chief of the army when you are in the army. You can earn an extra [-] yuan in salary a month. Moreover, you will be an official after entering the army. If you become a school lieutenant in the future, you may be named a marquis Here’s a chance to get ahead.”

Chen Ahsi wept slightly.

The old woman said: "Our family is a double household. Although according to the system of the imperial court, single households are exempt from household tax, and double households only pay one-person tax, but our family is registered in the military and can be exempted from one-person tax. You don’t need to pay money. You add your brother’s salary, and mother’s money is saved. This time, the people’s debt is 20% interest, and the imperial court’s [-] Guan quota is down. Even the big households are robbing. Your mother finally entrusted your uncle to buy it. Wuguan, when you and your brother come back this fall, our family can change houses and have money to marry you."

Chen Ah Si nodded and said: "It's hard to live a good life right now, and I also want to earn more money for your mother to take good care of yourself."

The old woman said with a smile, "Don't worry about us. I've gotten better after not eating bran vegetables for a few years."

At this time, the bell rang outside the door, and someone said: "Brother Chen, it's time."

Chen Ah Si glanced at the old woman and said, "Mother, I'm leaving."

The old woman held Chen Ahsi's hand tightly and said, "Be careful, and take care of your younger brother."

"understood."

Chen Ahsi pushed the door and went out, and in Yongjifang, many of the recruits' children went out.

Yongjifang was originally Youjing West Street, where the poor lived. Chen Ahsi and many of Yongjifang's children were enlisted in the village soldiers, and they practiced while farming.

After three years in the field, Chen Ah Si killed a Turkic man together with a partner based on the last Turkic invasion, and was promoted to the head of the gang because of his military exploits.

But this time the imperial court ordered that all the [-] township soldiers who had served for three years in the six counties of Youyan be incorporated into the government army.As a result, Chen Ahsi joined Zhao Junfu, where he could receive three buckets of rice a month, plus a salary of [-] wen.

And his younger brother was also promoted from a soldier in the government army to a lieutenant, with a salary of one bucket of five a month.

The two brothers joined the Fubing together, which also allowed the family to live a life of food and clothing.But this time the imperial court decided to conquer the Tang Dynasty, and the two brothers who were incorporated into the government soldiers also wanted to march together.

Chen Ahsi and the children in the workshop bid farewell to their families together. Many of them were covered with the jackets and straw sandals that the family wove overnight.The family sent them to the side of the square, and stuffed the white pancakes into the hands of their children, with tears in their eyes.

Chen Ahsi's new coat was also sewn stitch by stitch by his blind mother. The stitches were fine and tight, and he wore it warmly, and the cold wind of early spring in Youjing didn't feel cold on his body at all.

Now he also joined the crowd of soldiers.After going out of Fangmen, Chen Ahsi crossed two streets and came to the Xiangbing Garrison in the west of the city, which has now been changed to Yingyang Mansion.

There was a crowd of people in front of the mansion, and Chen Ahsi saw the head of the village at a glance, and now he is the captain of Yingyang Mansion.

"Lieutenant High School, what do you want to do?"

"Chen Ahsi, all right, take some people to the arsenal and bring me a hundred armors. Damn, I'm so busy."
"One hundred armor?" Chen Ah Si was taken aback.

The high school lieutenant scolded: "The idiot told you to go, so you go."

After Chen Ahsi was scolded, he ran immediately. When he was a village soldier in the past, he didn't wear armor.The military uniforms of the soldiers in the township are ordinary jackets, which are changed every three years. At most, they are a layer of cloth armor, which has no defensive power.

And the generals are only wearing leather armor, which can't even protect against arrows.

When Chen Ahsi arrived at the arsenal, he said to the sweaty Sicang Canjun, "Niu Canjun, I'm here to get the armor."

Niu Canjun said: "Why did you come here, don't wait for this hundred-coloured iron armor, just take it away."

When Chen Ahsi and other brothers entered the arsenal, they all grew their mouths. These are the top two armors, the Mingguang armor.

Eight hundred soldiers in the township can be assigned one hundred armors.

"Lieutenant High School, here comes the armor."

Lieutenant Gao Gao glanced at Chen Asi and said: "The captain and above are one leader, and fifty sword and shield soldiers are also one leader."

"promise."

When Chen Ahsi put on the iron armor, everyone was overjoyed. The craftsmen who came with the army modified it for Chen Ahsi. If some armor leaves were damaged, they would replace them.Chen Ahsi put on his armor, and then gestured with the Sui knife that he carried with him, looking like an officer.

"Okay, the team is ready, the high school lieutenant is going to give a lecture."

The high school lieutenant looked at the soldiers on the left and right, nodded in satisfaction and said, "This is what it looks like. Okay, let's stop talking, have you explained everything to your family?"

The soldiers nodded one after another.

Gao Gaowei said: "Just explain it. I don't know how to talk about beauty. I can only tell you that this trip to Luoyang is to compete with Li Tang's for the world. Guan Zhongbing is said to be very good at fighting, but we are quiet. It’s not like the state soldiers have been bluffing since they were young.”

"There is a saying that I told you and I also told it. It was said by the general that if you must die, you will live, and if you are lucky to live, you will die."

"No!" All the soldiers suddenly took orders.

"Good job, this is the true nature of my Youyan boy, let's go, go to the south of the city and board the boat!"

At present, eight hundred government soldiers formed a team and headed south of the city.Along the way, the soldiers responsible for quieting the streets and maintaining order, and the Youjing Patrolling Division, all stood up and saluted, saluting the robes of the expedition.

After stepping out of the south gate, the soldiers of Zhao Jun sang the war song of going out together.

Along the way, the military songs were loud, and the ferry of Yongji Canal in the south of the city was already crowded with people.

When Chen Ahsi and his team arrived, there were heads all around, and they couldn't even see the pier.

"Report your serial number!" A general held a pen in one hand and a book in the other.

Chen Asi said: "The newly formed Eighth Army of Fubing."

"Why did you come here? I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Chen Ahsi saw that the other party was a brigade leader, so he didn't dare to refute immediately, he clasped his fists and said: "There is no way, the receiving of weapons has been delayed."

"That's all, that's all, the soldiers of the Wuwei Army have already boarded the boat first, you should wait behind them, really, after a while, you can walk to Liyang."

"Wuwei Army? This brigade leader, I want to ask you about someone. Do you know a man named Chen Chujiu from the Seventh Army of Wuwei?"

The brigade leader squinted his eyes and asked, "What did you ask him for?"

"I'm his big brother?"

"I don't know." The brigade replied coldly, shaking his face.

Chen Ah Si hit a snag, and stopped talking right now, and could only line up with his brothers in a long queue, moving step by step.

"Wuwei Army Shuzi Battalion board the ship!"

Chen Ahsi and the others moved out of the way, but seeing the sound of armor, Zhao Jun's soldiers rushed forward quickly.
"Qiu Lao Si!" Chen Ah Si suddenly grabbed a man with a prickly beard.

"Oh, it's you, Chen Ahsi, ask about your younger brother, he seems to be at the pier in front, let's not talk, the officer called me."

Chen Asi waited in line for half an hour before arriving at the pier, but he saw Zhao Jun's men gathered on the pier in black.

More than a dozen three-storey large ships were moored on the dock, and the ship boards were erected on the dock. The soldiers picked up their waist badges and inspected them before queuing up to enter the ship.

On the board of the ship, several cavalrymen of the Zhao army pulled hard on the horses that refused to board the ship, and there were soldiers, holding arrowheads, and carrying bundles and boxes onto the ship.There was a noisy scene all over the pier.

Chen Ah Si tried his best to look around on the pier, and suddenly he saw a familiar figure.

"Ninth day!"

"Ninth day!"

"Ninth day!"

Chen Ahsi couldn't move left and right, so he could only wave his hands desperately on the spot.

The man didn't hear it, but boarded a black-painted two-story merchant ship with a gun on his shoulders.

Chen Ahsi did not give up, and continued to shout.

"Brother!" The man finally heard it, ran to the deck, and waved to Chen Ahsi.

At this moment, Chen Ahsi felt tears were about to flow out, and scolded: "Stinky boy, I don't know how to go home and watch, mother is so worried about you."

"what?"

"I said you..." Chen Ah Si said, "I said you should take care of yourself!"

The pier was crowded with people.

"Take care! Got it?"
Chen Chujiu nodded from afar.

At this time, Chen Chujiu's boat had already weighed anchor and sailed slowly to the shore.

"And remember to write a letter to your mother! She can't see it, but you can ask others to read it!"

After seeing Chen Chujiu's boat leave the shore, the two brothers just met briefly, Chen Ahsi finally couldn't help but choked up.At this moment, Chen Ahsi felt a strong hand on his shoulder, which was the high school lieutenant.

Lieutenant Gao Gao knew about the love of the four families of Chen and Ah. This time the conquest of Tang Dynasty was a tragic battle. No one dared to say that they would be able to return home alive. However, the brothers of the Chen family joined the army together, leaving only a blind mother at home. It is undoubtedly very tragic that there is only an orphan mother left.

But in the troubled times, who is not like this, the high school lieutenant thought that as a village soldier school lieutenant, he could only guard his homeland, even if he participated in the war, he was considered an auxiliary army, but after the New Year, the emperor conscripted the township soldiers as the government army.

This time when Luoyang was conquered, even Youyan soldiers were conscripted, and the six counties of Youjing recruited [-] new soldiers.

Thinking of this, Gao Gaowei couldn't help thinking about that stupid woman and stupid son in his family.

"The eighth army of the newly-organized Fubing has boarded the ship!"

Gao Gaowei stopped thinking and shouted to the left and right, "Brothers are boarding the ship!"

"Don't be silly."

"Why are you crying, like a woman."

The high school lieutenant's roar sounded again on the pier.

(End of this chapter)