The sun never sets in America

Chapter 26 The Escape of Nadun Regiment

In the early morning of February 1840, 22...

Nadun regiment station...

Several soldiers on guard had just completed the handover and returned to the temporary tents to sleep.

From other tents, sleepy-eyed white Mexican militiamen walked out in twos and threes from time to time, beating Hache and slowly walked out.

call……

The large pot in the center of the camp was boiling with bison meat snatched from the Indian tribes. Salt, garlic, spices and other seasonings that the Indians could not eat at ordinary times, or even very rare ones, were thrown into the large pot, and soon a smell of smoke erupted. It has the smell of spices and a hint of wild fragrance...

In the tent in another camp, painful sobbing could be heard from time to time...

The surrounding white Mexican militiamen who woke up and walked out of their tents looked at each other a few times, and invariably let out a few obscene laughs.

There was even a bold white Mexican militiaman who planned to go in and play once, but was stopped by the guarding soldiers and told him that a person can only play once...no more.

"Damn, aren't they just some Indian women? As for being so stingy, I still fight the war!!" The white Mexican militiaman cursed and left the tent where he was still crying.

Inside the tent, there were some unkempt Indian girls wrapped in animal skins and coarse cloth...these girls' bodies were covered in bruises and purples, and each of them had a feeling of wanting to die on their faces.

This is after experiencing the pain of yesterday, and the greatest sorrow he showed was to wish for death.

Outside the station, after a night of sweet dreams, Landis walked out with a scantily clad Italian girl in his arms. That touch of white attracted the attention of many Mexican militiamen.

"Sir, you are so awesome. I didn't sleep well all night." The Italian girl rolled her eyes at Landis, and then said something hypocritical to make Landis happy.

"Haha, don't say one night, two nights, I can do it too." Landis was so happy by the Italian girl's words that he put his arms around the other person's waist and blew on his cowhide that showed off his majesty.

The eavesdropping white Mexican militiamen felt itchy in their hearts. They kept looking at the voluptuous figure of the Italian girl... but then quickly looked away.

"Landis...Landis..."

Captain Cus had just finished brushing his teeth and couldn't wait to call his nephew Landis's name.

"No, my uncle called me." Landis was frightened and immediately let go of his hand from the Italian girl's waist after hearing his uncle Captain Cus's cry. "Wait for me here. If you need anything, I can Call them and they will take care of it for you." Landis then pointed at his two guards and told the Italian girl.

"Then you must come back. If you weren't here, I would be very bored..." The Italian girl shook her fluffy curly hair and winked at Landis with her big eyeshadowed eyes. Landis almost gave in.

"Little goblin, wait for me." Landis kissed the Italian girl heavily on her powdered face, then wiped his mouth and walked quickly towards his uncle, Captain Cus.

"What are you looking at? Why don't you prepare breakfast for me?" After Landis left, the charming Italian woman immediately changed her face to the guard who was peeking at him next to her, looking very impatient, "Remember Come on, I want to eat pizza and drink juice, nothing less." The two Italian girls made a request to the guard that was considered extremely excessive at the moment.

"Ah...pizza, do you want juice?" One of the guards' face immediately fell after hearing the Italian girl's request. "The best thing we usually eat is bread with cheese, or add a piece of bison meat. What I drank was ordinary river water, where did the juice and pizza come from..." The guard complained bitterly to the unreasonable Italian girl. In his opinion, having to eat juice pizza early in the morning is not something that is forced on others. What is this?

"Yes, ma'am, we don't have the pizza juice you mentioned here at all..." Another guard immediately echoed the first guard who spoke, "How about we get you some homemade jam and then bake it for you? A piece of white bread, what do you think?" Then seeing that the Italian girl was not satisfied, she added some conditions.

"Hmph..." The Italian girl snorted coldly after hearing this, a little noncommittal, "Forget it, forget it, you can't eat anything good in this hellish place, so just make do with it." The Italian girl said nonchalantly. In fact, In a roundabout way, he scolded the group for being poor and what they ate during the war.

"Ma'am, please wait a moment. We're going to get ready." Suppressing the anger in his heart, the guard who spoke first left the place with another guard who looked angry.

"Humph, country bumpkin..." The Italian girl looked at the two guards' leaving figures with disdain, then took out a cigarette in a metal box from her bag. This kind of cigarette was rolled with her own white paper and used the same Good cut tobacco, after being lit, can still emit a fragrance because it contains a lot of spices...

It is very popular among these ladies and ladies.

Although the Italian girl's current job is very disgraceful, she is from a noble family in Rome. Before coming to America, even if her family was in decline, for the sake of the dignity of the nobles, she also picked up some bad habits, including smoking, It is one that is highly respected by the upper class society in the West.

As for down-and-out aristocrats like them who relied on their status as socialites to become rich in the New World, the last thing they could not lose was their face... Even if they were poor and worked in a despicable profession, they still had to maintain the dignity that a noble should have.The customers who come to her include businessmen who are similar to the nouveau riche, as well as local tycoons like Landis who have become rich suddenly by plundering the wealth of Indians through this war, but the word "young" is added in front of the "tycoon".

"Captain..." After Landis saw his uncle, Captain Kus, he immediately saluted and called Captain, "What do you want from me?" Landis looked at Captain Kus and asked cautiously. He said, after all, what he did last night really made Landis feel guilty.

"Look at you, you can't even fasten your buttons." Captain Kus first glanced at his nephew Landis, and when he saw the few untied buttons, he immediately scolded him sternly. According to Commander Si, as an officer, you must always maintain dignity in front of soldiers, otherwise how can you convince the public.

"Yes, I understand." Landis immediately tied up the open buttons. The stone in his heart that had just been frightened finally fell to the ground. Cus only focused on his military appearance, which meant that the Italian girl Kusi either didn't know about it or didn't care about it at all. Whichever one was, it was a good thing for Landis, who had a ulterior motive in his heart.

"Is there any homesickness in the army?" After Landis tied the buttons, Cus finally asked the reason why he called Landis so early in the morning. That was the morale of the soldiers. After all, they had gone from there. It has been so long since Dun Town came out, and some soldiers have already died on the battlefield to exterminate the Indians... The soldiers live a boring life every day. As time goes by, some people will always miss home. If there are more people who are homesick, it will be very difficult. It may shake the morale of the army, and it is impossible for Captain Kus not to care about these things.

"I'm homesick, but I've calmed him down." Landis immediately replied to Captain Cus. Landis did a very good job at this point. He kept using empty words to coax the soldiers. , and then used Indian women to appease the soldiers' homesickness... At present, it seems that this method is still very useful. Even if there are a few people who want to go home, they cannot bring most people away.

After all, the Naton Regiment is the most peculiar of all the Mexican militia groups. The unique relationship between relatives and friends makes the Naton Regiment very united, but it also brings a consequence, that is, the regiment.

Neighbors sign up for a group with neighbors, relatives with relatives, friends sign up for a group, and even relatives and friends sign up together... Although this unique phenomenon ensures the unity of the group and helps each other in the war, they will never leave. , but it also led to the emergence of various small groups in the army... Although it is not visible yet during the war, when it comes to sharing the spoils, this group of people will change their faces and become noisy, like They are not a group, they are the same people in a town.

Interests are always the most likely place for conflicts among human beings, and as long as the human species still exists, conflicts, even wars, that break out because of interests will be eternal... and will not change with the passage of time! !

"You did a good job..." Captain Cus gave Landis a rare compliment, "By the way, apart from ours, some of the property in the army can be distributed to the soldiers. After all, we are all from Naton. ." Captain Cus warned Landis that in his opinion, as long as their family's status in Naton Town can be maintained, a little money is nothing. On the contrary, the wealth stolen from the Indians is used to appease them. Soldiers and improving his own prestige are what Captain Kusi wants to see.

"But..." When Landis heard that part of the hard-earned wealth was going to be given to the soldiers, he showed a reluctant expression on his face. For him, who was originally an ordinary person in Nadun Town, and relied on his uncle as the Sheriff, in For a white Mexican young man who shows off his power in a small town, nothing makes him happier than gaining a huge amount of wealth. The Italian girl whom he secretly found someone to invite to the military camp at a huge price was what he got in exchange for his money... ...This is the first time he has experienced the beauty of money. Now he has to give a part, but a large part, to the soldiers of the Dun regiment. He is really reluctant to part with it...

"Stupid..." When Captain Kusi saw that his nephew Landis was reluctant to part with money, he immediately changed his expression and reprimanded loudly, "Remember, money is dead, people are alive, as long as there are people , I’m afraid I won’t have any money.” Captain Kusi educated Landis.

"Money is only valuable when it is spent. If you are as stingy as Grandet, you will get nothing in the end..." At the end of the day, Captain Cus gave another lesson to his nephew Landis.

"Yes, Captain!!" Landis looked ashamed and respectfully saluted his uncle, Captain Cus.

"Well, as long as you understand..." Captain Kusi nodded at Landis's performance.

tread... tread...

Just when Captain Kus was about to call Landis down, a rush of footsteps disrupted the rhythm of Captain Kus' words.

"Captain..."

"Captain..."

Captain Hula, who was in charge of the patrol, ran over in a hurry and shouted to Kusi breathlessly.

"What's going on? Could it be that those Indians didn't care about life and death and came here on their own initiative again?" Captain Kusi looked at Captain Hula who was panting in front of him, a look of displeasure flashed on his face. Although he was unhappy, he still He asked Captain Hula the reason in a calm tone.

"Yes, the Governor is here..." Captain Hula opened his mouth and silenced Captain Cus and Landis.

"Which governor, please tell me clearly?" Captain Kus asked Captain Hula in a hurry, with an eager expression on his face.

Landis on the side was also staring closely at Captain Hu La.

"It's Governor Huaco Covia..." Captain Hula calmed down and replied to Captain Cus and Landis calmly, "Governor Huaco Covia is waiting outside with dozens of cavalry. , said I have something important to ask you..." Captain Hula narrated the detailed situation to Captain Kus and Landis beside him.

After Captain Cus heard this, his expression immediately changed. Even Landis on the side felt a little bad. After all, Governor Huaco Covia, the biggest figure in the entire California region, was in such a hurry at this time of war. If you go to their group, something big must be happening in Los Angeles! !
This was the only thought that popped into the minds of Captain Kusi and Landis after listening to Captain Hula's words...

"Quickly, take me to greet..." Captain Kusi immediately ordered Hula after he came to his senses. He hurriedly followed Captain Hula with his nephew Landis to greet the man who was already far away. The governor of California is one step away from losing his power.

Hua Ke Covia......

(End of this chapter)