The night was already dark, and under the bright light of the fire, several volunteers were on guard with sharp blades in their hands. Unlike the average rebel, these men wore a red armband with the word "gendarmerie" embroidered on their arms.

In the Loyal Army, there are some bold figures, but as long as these "gendarmes" wearing red armbands appear, even those who are unruly and have eyes above the top will avoid them from a distance and dare not make any noise.

The cells were quiet and quiet, and most of the people detained were also some heinous people who killed people and oversold goods. Now these people are lying on the straw of the cell, bored and gossiping with each other.

Even though it was already August, there was still a foul smell coming from the cell, and there was a heat wave when I went in, which was much hotter than outside. In such a hot and smelly environment, the prisoners naturally could not sleep.

Ma Wu glanced at the guys in the prison with disdain. These are all wicked people who have committed adulterers, have a bad reputation, and have sinned irreparably. Maybe they were safe and sound before, but since the arrival of the Loyal Army, the good days of these people have come to an end.

"Brother, what did you do? Look at you, you are white and pure, you should be a scholar, how can you also be locked up with us people, have you offended someone? ”

Zhu Da asked the young man next to him casually.

The young man's eyes were full of vigilance, and instead of answering him directly, he asked, "This brother, how did you get in?"

"A wicked person like me, what else can he do, rob and kill!"

Zhu Da spit the straw in his mouth on the ground, and sneered: "If you weren't hungry and didn't eat, whoever the hell would do these things, and Lao Tzu would be unlucky, just caught by the patrol of the righteous army, wouldn't this come in!"

The young man didn't squeak, Zhu Da glanced at him, saw that no one was paying attention around, and whispered in his ear: "But Lao Tzu is lucky, Lao Tzu buried the gold and silver that he robbed in several places, and he can go out in these two days."

The young man was stunned for a moment, and when he was about to speak, Zhu Da had already lay down, humming a little song by himself, and seemed to be in a pretty good mood.

The cell door was opened with a "bang", and Ma Wu walked over and scolded sharply: "Zhu Da, haven't you beaten enough, and you still hummed a tune!"

A death row prisoner said loudly: "Big official, don't let you hum a little song before you die, the villain has never tasted a woman in his life, can you get one in?"

Ma Wu said coldly: "If you want a woman, let's go to the next life!" To tell you the truth, tomorrow the army will go out, and the big officials will take the heads of you guys to sacrifice the flag! Woman, just think about it!"

Ma Wu looked at Zhu Da, saw that no one was paying attention, nodded slightly, and then left.

The young man hid in the corner and saw it all clearly. As soon as Ma Wu left, the young man came up and said in a low voice, "Big brother, please do me a favor."

Zhu Da replied lazily: "What help, I won't agree without silver!"

The young man said in a low voice: "As long as the eldest brother helps the villain do this and delivers the things, the person who receives the things will definitely thank you, and the silver is indispensable for you!"

Zhu Da nodded and said, "It's pretty much the same!" What's the matter with you, tell me quickly!"

The young man leaned in Zhu Da's ear and spoke softly.

In the second half of the night, sure enough, Zhu Da was called up for questioning, and he didn't come back until dawn.

The young man's heart was uneasy, and he tossed and turned in the cell uneasily, and he couldn't calm down.

"It's all clear, this person is really a fine work of the Jin Kingdom?"

Wang Songyin's face was cold, and his face was pale.

Unexpectedly, less than a few months after the establishment of the Loyal and Righteous Army, the fine work of the Jin people got in, and it was still a Han'er!

"Back to the big officials, the brothers of the gendarmerie have all found out, and Yang Zhi has also found things from the place where he confessed, please take a look."

Ma Wu hurriedly said, took out the things Yang Zhi had searched, and spread them out on the table.

Yang Zhi, who was Zhu Da who played the bitter meat trick, pointed to the paper full of place names and rivers and said: "Great officials, please see, these are all topographical maps of the Licheng camp, as well as the garrison of the imperial court, big officials, please see."

Wang Song looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised, there were still details of the loyal and righteous army on this drawing, including the address of the baggage warehouse and the gunpowder workshop in Huangyan Cave, all of which were clearly marked.

Wang Song couldn't help but get angry, slapped the table and said angrily: "These traitors, betraying their ancestors, deceiving their teachers and destroying their ancestors, for their personal glory and wealth, high-ranking officials, betraying the court and the people, it is really heinous, tomorrow the army will go out, take this kid's dog head and sacrifice the flag!"

Ma Wu persuaded: "The big officials are angry for the time being. The gendarmerie conducted a secret investigation of the rebel ranks, and there were 12 men with them, all of whom had been controlled by us. In addition, the gendarmerie suspects that there are already two old brothers in the battalion who have been seduced into the water by these people.

"No father and no mother, forget your ancestors, and kill without forgiveness!"

Wang Song's gaze became gloomy. Pity for the traitors, that is, disloyalty to the Han nation, he said in a deep voice: "Arrest those two people, and together with these 12 traitors, cut off their heads and sacrifice the flag!"

He turned around, patted Ma Wu's shoulder, and said sincerely: "Ma Wu, your gendarmerie is doing a good job!" On behalf of all Han Chinese, thank you!"

Ma Wu hurriedly said: "It's all arranged by the big officials, and Brother Yang Zhi has also made great contributions!"

The gendarmerie is a new branch of the military organized by Wang Song, and at the beginning, it was mainly to maintain discipline in the ranks. The gendarmerie means military police, and it is the regular permanent branch of the military of most countries in the world in later generations. It is mainly responsible for maintaining military discipline, ensuring the implementation of military orders, and organizing military courts. It is a police officer in the army worthy of the name.

The gendarme, like the soldiers, is an indispensable part of an army. However, the usual task of the gendarmerie is not to fight the enemy, but to maintain military discipline, to restrain the behavior of other soldiers, and to deal with all kinds of criminal incidents in the army, especially those of military personnel who violate military discipline. Local governments do not have the right to interfere in the criminal affairs of the military, which are the duty of the gendarmerie.

The gendarmerie system originated in France, during the Hundred Years' War between England and France (1337~1453), in order to ensure the internal order of the troops participating in the war, the two marshals subordinate to the commander-in-chief of the army appointed a military police captain to lead a team composed of several cavalry sergeants, specifically responsible for dealing with soldiers and mercenaries who violated military discipline, people called "the marshal's military police captain", which opened a precedent for the French gendarmerie to enforce the law in the army. As Napoleon's army swept across Europe, the gendarmerie system spread throughout the world.

In 1899, the gendarmerie decree promulgated by the island country pointed out: "The gendarmerie is one of the military departments of the army, under the jurisdiction of the Minister of War, and is responsible for military security and maintenance of military discipline, as well as the business of the judicial police." Just because the Japanese gendarmerie is also in charge of the judicial police, it is "unshirkable" for the gendarmerie to purge dissidents. After the Great Kanto Earthquake in the island country of 1923, the Japanese leftist thinker Sakae Osugi was wiped out by the Japanese gendarmerie. In the Japanese-occupied areas during World War II, the military police played the role of the main force in the search and suppression of anti-Japanese elements.

In the Loyalty, the main duties of the gendarmerie are:

1. Military discipline picketing function.

2. Guarding all important military facilities and important targets.

3. Suppress any unstable riots and riots; Maintain order.

4. Foreign combat missions. Under all conditions, the gendarmerie has the same combat obligations as ordinary non-commissioned officers.

The gendarmerie was led by Ma Wu, and Lin Wenjie and two other veterans were vice-captains, all of whom were veterans of the Battle of Killing Xiongling. The gendarmerie has a total of 300 people, 100 of whom mainly perform guard duties; 100 people, mainly responsible for the overall security tasks, stationed in various key places, such as ironworks, gunpowder factories, weapons warehouses, etc. The other 100 people are the military discipline picket brigade, which is also 100 people, and they are looking for non-commissioned officers in the army.

Since the establishment of this gendarmerie, not only have the protection measures in the battalion been greatly strengthened, but also the atmosphere in the army has been completely renewed. One by one, the usually unruly officers became honest, and none of them wanted to be invited by the gendarmerie to "chat", even though the tea there tasted good.

Just like these traitors this time, these people quietly infiltrated the rebels, waiting for an opportunity to destroy, but the number of people was too small, the military regulations were too strict, plus the gunpowder factory, the assembly site of the earth-shaking thunder was very hidden, and finally did not let these people touch the whole situation of the gunpowder and the earth-shaking thunder.

"Daguanren, there is also the place where these people contact Huangyuling, Hedong and Shun County, just on our way to Taiyuan."

Ma Wu pointed to the map on the table and continued: "If our righteous army wants to join forces with the small Xiang Guild, this Huangyuling is a hurdle that must be overcome!" According to these traitors, there are thousands of bandits on Huangyu Mountain, and if you don't know it, you should be cautious! ”

Wang Song nodded, glanced at the man next to him, and said in surprise: "This brother, you said your name is Yang Zhi?"

The man in front of him is about thirty years old, but there are no blue spots on his face, and he is quite handsome. I don't know if it's really the violent man who sold knives and bloodshed in "Water Margin".

Yang Zhi said embarrassedly: "Back to the big official, it's Yang Zhi below." It was the general of the Western Army under the command of the minister of the small race, and he was scattered because of the rout. In the next plan to find the small seed division again, he saw that the big officials were strong and strong, so he stayed. Please also ask the officials not to blame. ”

Wang Song nodded and said, "Brother Yang, don't worry! Our army will soon go north to rescue Taiyuan. If a small race comes, you can return to the army. There will be no hindrance. ”

Yang Zhi thanked him and stepped aside.

Wang Song looked at the drawings in front of him, his eyes were cold, and he said hatefully: "The country hates the family feud, then take this Huangyuling first!"