Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 249 The First Eastern Expedition (Fifteen)

Heavy rain poured down, the roads were muddy, and sight was obstructed.There are two teams advancing with difficulty in the rain, these are the two partial divisions sent by Zhang Chengwu, the third and fourth columns and the third and fifth columns.At this time, the two columns had already separated, the third and fourth columns went to Changshu, and the third and fifth columns went to Kunshan.

Yu Yonghe, the captain of the third and fourth columns, looked at the heavy rain, feeling extremely depressed.When I left the camp, the weather was fine, but I didn't expect that it would rain heavily one day later. If I knew it, I would have left the camp later.Although the weather is hot now, you will get sick if you get wet.It's still a little cold outside camping at night. If you wear wet clothes, you will definitely catch the cold.Sometimes more people died of illness than in battle during the march.

When the heavy rain was about to hit, the regiment members all wore coir raincoats and bamboo hats, but the coir raincoats and bamboo hats could not completely block the rain, and their feet could not be waterproofed.With one deep foot and one shallow foot, many regiment members lost their shoes, and some even got their feet scratched by stones.In desperation, Yu Yonghe could only find a high ground to camp, so that the soldiers could dry their clothes and drink some hot ginger soup.

Standing in the tent, listening to the crackling sound of raindrops hitting the tent, and looking at the scene of water and sky outside the tent, Yu Yonghe was very worried.

"Come on, Lao Yu, come and drink a bowl of ginger soup! In this damn weather, it's really cold when you're drenched in heavy rain. Drink a bowl of ginger soup to keep you warm." Hu Fugui, the column preacher, shouted from the side.

Hearing his old partner calling him, Yu Yonghe went over to drink ginger soup.Nothing to do, the two began to chat.

"I'm talking about Lao Yu! The attack on Suzhou doesn't look very smooth this time. Isn't this battalion commander very powerful, he can hold 10,000+ Tartars on the western front, but how did he fight like this on the eastern front? "Hu Fugui drank a bowl of ginger soup and put it down heavily, as if drinking a bowl of strong wine.

Yu Yonghe scoffed at Hu Fugui's words, and he sneered.

"What's so great about it? It's not because of the solidarity of the soldiers and the continuous support from the headquarters that we survived." At this point, Yu Yonghe leaned into Hu Fugui's ear and whispered.

"I heard that we died more than the Tartars on the western front, but the military newspaper adjusted the two sides."

Hearing what Yu Yonghe said, Hu Fugui could only smile awkwardly.

"Uh, hehe. It's just heard, don't take it seriously."

Hu Fugui is different from Yu Yonghe. Hu Fugui is a preacher, in charge of the ideological and political aspects of the troops. This is a taboo.However, Hu Fugui himself is not firm in his thinking. He was just a country boy who was lucky enough to study in a private school for two years in the past. He only learned a lot of knowledge in night school after joining the security team.Of course, it is mainly due to his military exploits that he has reached his current status. He is also an old man who joined the security team when he was in Yingshan, and he once belonged to Ye Su and Ni Zhan.The military promotion process of the security regiment only needs to be promoted from deputy to preacher and then to full-time, and the deputy is usually held by the chief officer with the number one. This is why the rest of the third battalion columns are jealous of the first column. Xi Congshan, the captain of the first column of the battalion, also served as the deputy battalion commander.Therefore, this Hu Fugui was also born as a military officer.It's just that now that he has become the clerical column preacher, he must pay attention to it.Yu Yonghe can say this but he can't say it, not only can't say it, but also prevent others from saying it.This is why Qiu Tianxing didn't pay close attention to ideological construction in the team, and didn't carry out a big cleansing, otherwise Hu Fugui would have arrested him based on Yu Yonghe's words.Of course, the security team was set up by Qiu Tianxing alone, and no one's prestige can overshadow him, so Qiu Tianxing doesn't need to do a big cleanup.

After chatting for a while, Yu Yonghe talked about the general trend of the world, and said worriedly.

"The world seems to be getting more chaotic. The Tartars' unification of the world has been hindered, and now more than a dozen forces, large and small, have emerged. Our security team looks like a whole, but in fact it has been divided into five. Where can I see It is also divided into four pieces, and there are two peasant armies, so chaotic, when will the world be unified?"

"Why, old Yu, do you want to live in peace and return to the farmland?" Hu Fugui winked and said.

Although the official position is half a level higher than his as the preacher, but the power is not much greater, and the two are in charge of different directions, and they are old partners, so Hu Fugui naturally does not fear him, and is joking.

"Yeah, I'm tired of killing and killing. It's been eight years since I joined the security team. Those who call and fight can't see the balance. I really don't know when I can drink tea and listen to ditty. The days of indifference to the world?" Yu Yonghe sighed.

For Yu Yonghe's five-bar military rank, Hu Fugui had coveted it for a long time.Hearing that this person was so hypocritical, Hu Fugui felt very upset, and said sourly.

"If you are irrelevant, just resign early, and I will take your place!"

"You?" Yu Yonghe pointed at Hu Fugui and called out, but then shook his head with a smile but didn't say anything.

But Hu Fugui still insisted on saying: "I heard that the chairman is going to implement the title system. It seems that there are dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons? Don't you want to make one go back to honor your ancestors?"

Before Yu Yonghe could reply, Hu Fugui began counting with his fingers.

"I made first-class merit once, second-class merit three times, third-class merit four times, collective second-class merit once, and collective third-class merit three times. Alas, it seems that there are not many. I wonder if I can change to third-class meritorious service at that time." Waiting for the lord? I hope the lord is not too demanding."

Seeing his old partner start counting seriously, Yu Yonghe smiled and started to drink ginger soup.

Although his old partner doesn't seem serious, he speaks well.People like myself have been fighting for many years. If they really disarm and return to the fields, I am afraid they will not be able to grasp the hoe.And this title seems to be really attractive, and getting one back can really honor the ancestors.But it seems that a general like himself with [-] troops is at least a duke and marquis in Canming, right?Thinking of this, Yu Yonghe's heart tightened, and then he said to himself in his heart.

"Remnant Ming has already been eliminated by history. How can we compare with the security group? Our security group has undertaken the sacred mission entrusted by history and the people, and will eventually be able to drive out the Tartars and restore China! Our future is bright. !"

After reading it silently twice, Yu Yonghe saw that Hu Fugui was still in the fantasy of how to get a third-class lord, so he didn't bother him.Yu Yonghe looked outside the tent and saw that the rain was gradually getting lighter.he muttered to himself.

"We should be able to reach Changshu tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)