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Chapter 173 Don't Be an Occupation Army, This Is a Base Area

September 25.

noon.

Yang Dalang led the first part of the No. [-] Battalion of the Zhenhuai Army, and escorted more than [-] prisoners of the Shenrui Army to the west of Caizhou City, where Fucheng was far away.

Wu Tong and Li Luzi, who were walking among the captives, couldn't help but look at each other when they saw the city wall, and their eyes were red.

"It can be regarded as going home, I thought I would never come back in this life." Wu Tong wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.

"Yeah, my mother-in-law probably thinks I'm dead, so don't remarry."

Li Mule wanted to make a joke, but couldn't hold back his tears.

The two originally belonged to the same family, and they were both captured outside Xilin Village, Tongshan County on the night of August 28.

During this month, being imprisoned in Tongshan County, anxiety and apprehension were unavoidable.

However, when the two cried, Fan Guanghan, the Tongshan civilian who was in charge of escorting the captives, was upset, "Eh? You two Caizhou rebels, how much are you crying? You spoiled us in Tongshan, and our county arrested you. I didn't kill you, and I didn't make you hungry, and I fed you with good food and drink for a month, how can you still have the face to cry?"

"Yes, yes, we have no face to cry, we were wrong, we should fight~ we should fight~"

Li Mule quickly apologized, raised his hand and slapped his face a few times without pain or itching.

Not far away, Zhou Zongfa, the leader of the Minzhuang team, noticed something unusual in the team, and walked over with slight steps, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, nothing."

Li Mule, who was afraid of causing trouble, kept talking.

Seeing this, Zhou Zongfa didn't ask any more questions, but Fan Guanghan stepped forward and took the opportunity to say: "Brother Fa, are you really familiar with Chen Dutong?"

"Well, that's my boss's house, so I naturally recognize it." Zhou Zongfa couldn't help puffing out his chest.

"Fage, Fage, then tell Chen Dutong that we should also be included in Dutong's army!"

Immediately, a young man Zhuang yelled.

During the defense of Tongshan last month, the scene of the chase under the city left a deep impression on the people on the city.

It made many people lament that 'a man should be born like this'.

Furthermore, it is no secret in Tongshan that the former members of the Luliuxu Joint Defense Team were treated, and this is also an attractive aspect.

However, Zhou Zongfa said vaguely: "Let's talk about it, let's talk about it depending on the situation."

He and Chen Chu really knew each other, but at that time, Chen Chu was still Chen Dutou, and now he has become Chen Dutong, who can manage thousands of people? The boss may not have time to see him.

not yet.

Chengnan Campus.

Chen Chu was wearing a heap of silver dragon scale and gold armor and stood on the Dianjiang platform. After the sergeants of the Zhenhuai army, the prisoners of the Shenrui army, and the accompanying Tongshan people entered the field, Da Lang rode his horse and handed over the order.

While waiting for the prisoners to line up, Yang Dalang whispered something in his ear, and then pointed to a short distance away.

When Chen Chu heard the words and looked over, he couldn't help but smile.

Ten zhang away, a short and thin man kept looking towards Chen Chu, but there was a thick black man standing beside him.

The difference in figure between the two is obvious.

"Call them over."

After a while, the two stepped forward, and the short and thin white-haired mouse bowed to the bottom, and shouted, "Congratulations to my boss for being promoted."

From the corner of the eye, Han Niu'er was still standing there stupidly, and the white-haired mouse hurriedly stretched out its foot and kicked the former's calf, and whispered, "Goodbye!"

"Oh oh~"

Only then did Han Niu'er clumsily bow and clasp his fists.

Chen Chu chuckled, and said, "Old Bai, I really let you go this time. How did you come up with the idea of ​​joining the army?"

Now that the Zheng family is gone, even if the white-haired mouse went to Tokyo and said that Chen Chu did it, the court would not admit it for the sake of face, but the possibility of killing him is higher.

So Chen Chu was not worried.

Furthermore, the gang of reform-through-labor prisoners imprisoned in Luliuxu were not innocent, so Chen Chu simply asked Da Lang to release them.

Unexpectedly, the white-haired mouse actually relied on Luliuxu, saying that he would not leave, and clamored to come to Caizhou to join the army.

"Boss, my white-haired rat has been roaming the rivers and lakes for many years. I don't know why I live, and I don't know what righteousness is. I hang out with gangsters just because I stutter, just like that lost lamb. Fortunately, I met my boss, so I know that there is another kind. Only after learning how to live, did I realize that there is such a man and a hero like my boss in this world. I figured it out, and I will give my bad life to my boss from now on. My boss must not despise me."

"Sycophant~" Da Lang on the side listened happily.

This old bastard is so smart, he opens and closes his mouth and says 'boss', since when did my first brother be your rotten guy's boss?

In Chen Chu's circle, the closest ones are naturally Da Lang and the eldest son, and then the Luliuwei group. People in Luliuxu are used to calling Chen Chu's family, and Lao Bai insists on going to the early entrepreneurial team. Get together in the circle.

"Hey! Commander Yang, what I say is the truth." After the white-haired mouse finished speaking, it looked eagerly at Chen Chu, "Boss, accept me!"

Chen Chu pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Old Bai, I can take you in from the Huai Army. But the ugly thing is first, if you violate military discipline, the military sticks and ghost swords in our army are not for display!"

Not the end of time.

On Chen Chu's behalf, Tang Jing'an read out the Zhenhuai Army Conscription Regulations.

It also talked about voluntary coming and going. If you are willing to join the Zhenhuai Army, you will go up and register. After being selected to join the army, you will be paid every month without deducting a penny.

Those who do not want to join will be given travel expenses to return home by themselves.

The prisoners of the Shenrui Army below obviously don't believe in the 'real monthly salary'. Which company didn't say this when they recruited and arrested them. What happened?
If it can reach [-]%, it will be regarded as a good-looking Shangguan.

As for the payment of travel expenses, it sounds even more outrageous.

Until they saw that someone had received twenty Wen coins and left the school field happily, everyone rushed over with a roar.

Tongshan Minzhuang and the Erziying sergeant rushed forward to maintain order, cursing and kicking finally made the crowd line up in two columns.

On the other side, before the public case of the recruiting office, only a few slick-looking soldiers stepped forward to sign up.

Chen Chu and Da Lang on the stage frowned.

At present, there are more than 500 people in the city of Caizhou with the original joint defense team and Bashan Jiuzhai escaped households. On the first day of September, 1000 young and strong people from Tongshan came to support them, plus the hundreds of old and weak troops who were originally stationed in the city, they barely made up more than [-] people. Human Zhenhuai Army frame.

This is still halfway from Chen Chushi's full quota, and after weeding out the old and weak Xiangjun and soldiers, the gap is even bigger.

"Young lady, it looks like these soldiers are here to get paid." Da Lang cursed.

Chen Chu said, "That's normal. No one in a loyal peasant family wants to live a stable life with his parents, wife and children."

Da Lang looked at the young and strong who had lined up in the audience waiting to lead the toll home, and said with distress: "Now we urgently need to recruit troops to deter the three armies on the Huai River. It is a pity to let so many young and strong go."

"Da Lang, since ancient times, has the world's most powerful army ever caught a strong man?" Chen Chu asked back.

Da Lang knew that what Chen Chu said was right, but he still said: "They beat me in Tongshan, it's rare that we didn't kill them or punish them for hard labor, but we still pay travel expenses, I'm not happy!"

Chen Chu sighed, and said, "Dalang, let's come to Caizhou. Don't regard yourself as an occupying army. This place should be regarded as our base. Tongshan County is sparsely populated. Only Caizhou can be managed Like Tongshan, there is a little possibility of achieving great things. The current situation is only for the hearts of the people."

Da Lang was silent for a moment, then turned his head and grinned at Chen Chu, "Brother Chu, I just complained a few words. Naturally, you need to decide what to do. I will do what you say."

Chen Chu smiled at Da Lang, and suddenly said: "By the way, I asked you to find out if that person was found? Did he not die?"

"He's not dead." Da Lang walked around below, pointed out, and said, "No, it's just that guy, how do you know him?"

"It's not considered to be acquaintances, and I owe his family a meal."

After finishing speaking, Chen Chu walked down from the stage.

At the beginning of the application period.

Wu Tong and Li Mule stood in the line leading the toll home, looking forward on tiptoes.

"Brother Mule, why don't we stop taking the money and just go?" Wu Tong was a little worried.

He hadn't heard from him for a month, the family didn't know how anxious he was, and the old lady was not in good health, what should I do if something happened in a hurry?

At this moment, he wished he could fly back with his wings.

"Hey! You're talking nonsense!" Li Mule stomped his feet and scolded, "Twenty cents per person! We've been away for so long this time, and we don't get any money. I'm afraid the family has been out of food for many days now. , can carry twenty Wen, and can live for a few days!"

Hearing Li Mule's words, Wu Tongan lined up in line, still couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked in a low voice, "Brother Mule, tell me, this Tongshan soldier not only didn't kill us, but also gave us money for that? "

Li Mule thought about it for a while, finally shook his head, and sighed: "I don't know either. We followed Zheng Dutong to Tongshan in a daze this time, and we are really sorry for the people of Tongshan, not to mention the embarrassment we caused."

"You are Wu Tong?"

The conversation was interrupted, the two of them heard the sound and looked over, only to see a young general standing a few feet away in armor inlaid with gold and silver.

Seeing that the other party was looking for him, Wu Tong couldn't help but get nervous.

Li Mule, who was quite like an elder brother, quietly moved forward half a step, put Wu Tong behind him, nodded and bowed while flattering and apologizing, "General, my brother doesn't know anything, if you offend the general somewhere, don't Take it to heart, I will kowtow to you, the general treats us like farts."

Seeing Li Mule knelt down straight, Wu Tong's eye sockets felt hot.

The villages of the two are adjacent to each other, and Li Mule has taken care of Wu Tong since he was arrested and sent to the Shenrui Army.

A month ago, in Xilin Village, Tongshan, if Li Mule hadn't cleverly dragged Wu Tong to run away, the latter might have turned into bones by now.

Chen Chu gave him a wink, and the eldest son pulled Li Mule up.

Chen Chu was very surprised, so he couldn't help but look at Li Mule, and said with a smile, "He's a loyal one, what's your name?"

Hearing that the young general asked about Li Mule's name, Wu Tong thought he was going to trouble Brother Mule, so he hurried forward, "I am Wu Tong, if you want to fight or kill, do as you please, don't implicate others!"

While speaking, he involuntarily glanced to the south.

Ten miles further south is his Xiaxi Village, but somehow he offended someone, and the family will never return.
Chen Chu sized Wu Tong carefully, laughed, and took out two ingots of silver ingots and threw them over.

Wu Tong accepted it subconsciously.

But I heard the other party say: "On the 21st of this month, four of us had a meal at your house. We left in a hurry and forgot to pay. These two ingots of silver are the meal money for that day. Go back and give it to Uncle Wu." .”

After finishing speaking, Chen Chu walked back with a smile, and after walking a few steps, he stopped and turned around, "I will repair your main house first when I go back."

Application time.

Wu Tong and Li Mule ran as far as a mile away from home before they dared to stop to catch their breath.

Neither of them have figured out what happened to this day.

Anyway, someone inexplicably gave Wu Tong two ingots of silver. Wu Tong had never owned so much silver in his life.

At that time, there were quite a lot of people in the school grounds, many of them stared blankly at the money in Wu Tong's hand.

Li Mule reacted very quickly, and hurriedly dragged Wu Tong out of the school grounds, but he didn't get his twenty-cent travel expenses.

"Brother, listen to me. When you go back, you must hide the money well, and don't let that manly man in your village know! Otherwise, it will be a disaster or a blessing!"

When the two parted, Li Mule repeatedly confessed.

Wu Tong agreed vaguely, and then they said goodbye and went back to their respective villages.

It wasn't until he reached the entrance of Xiaxi Village that Wu Tong, who was carrying a heavy amount of silver, came to his senses and said angrily, "Hey! Why did you forget to give some money to Brother Mule!"

Then he looked far away, and then looked at Xiaxi Village which was close at hand. Wu Tong decided to go home and report that he was safe before going to Li Mule.

The pace immediately picked up.

After walking more than a hundred steps, I have already seen my chaimen in the distance.

Wu Tong, who had narrowly escaped death and seemed to be in another world, finally started to run in big strides.

But when he ran closer, he saw that the adobe east wall of the main room had collapsed, leaving only half of the room.

In the courtyard.

Dad was sitting on the steps weaving willow baskets, and my mother was sitting in the bright place in the dilapidated house, knitting the soles of shoes, but because her eyesight had long been lost, her head was very close, and her body was bent into a small ball.

The petite lady had just walked into the courtyard with a pile of firewood like a hill on her back, sweating profusely and her face flushed.

The eight-year-old son, who is sensible, stepped forward to share the weight for his mother.

"Daughter-in-law, you are weak, so what are you doing so much?" the old lady put down her needle and thread for a while and said distressedly.

"Mom, I'll carry more firewood to the city to exchange money, so you and Dad can work less. You don't have good eyesight, so don't be tired doing needlework anymore."

"I'm not in the way. Hey, it doesn't matter if Tonger is in this world or not, we have to bring up our grandson."

The old lady sighed, thinking of her son who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, her heart hurt like a knife.

But poor people don't even have time to grieve, so they continue to struggle with stuttering.

In a daze, Mrs. Wu saw a person standing outside the courtyard. The figure was a little familiar, but she didn't recognize it for a while because of her bad eyesight. She couldn't help but asked, "Dear guest, do you want to find someone?"

outside the hospital.

Wu Tong's tiger eyes turned red immediately, he pushed open the chai gate and walked in, knelt down with a plop, fell to the ground and wept bitterly:
"Father, mother! My son is back."

(End of this chapter)