"Do we have one too?"

Those former officers and soldiers who led the way against the water couldn't help but have some surprises and subtle excitement, looking at the strings of copper coins in their hands.

"Why not."

Zhou Huai'an said disapprovingly.

"Although you haven't joined the rebels, you can't get paid."

"But the current efforts and merits should also be rewarded."

The expressions of the other party suddenly became a little complicated, and there were some expressions of wanting to speak.

"Next, I can give you two ways."

Zhou Huai'an continued.

"One way is to abandon us."

"The anti-justice army doesn't know what you're doing."

"With this money for the journey, I will send you a dry ration, and then go home to get away from right and wrong."

The other party's expression suddenly changed, and they looked at each other in disbelief.

"Another way is to continue to follow us."

Zhou Huaian continued disappreciably.

"You deserve a share, but you also have to abide by my rules and regulations."

"In particular, you can't bring the style and habits of the old Japanese army."

"What we seek is the livelihood and well-being of the poor,"

"The glory and wealth obtained by the cruelty of the people are really not in the eyes of my generation."

Zhou Huai'an originally thought that the other party would retreat in the face of difficulties, or hesitate and think about it a little.

"Then I'll give you my life to drive away."

The other party was holding the string of copper coins, and suddenly fell to his knees with some excitement.

"Why should it be?"

Zhou Huai'an immediately helped him up.

"As long as you sincerely do things for the rebels, you are our own people."

"Tell me yes, what happened to you before."

Zhou Huai'an continued to comfort.

"Whatever the head wants to know, I know everything."

The other party showed a sudden expression and hurriedly said.

"By the way, you're not having a good time with the government."

The leader is called Zhong Yi, a former military colonel who makes guns, tall and thin, with fair skin, originally from a middle-class family, and can also provide him with literacy and learn some fists and guns. It's just that after the death of his parents, he felt that he was not good at making a living, so he simply sold his business to join the army in order to seek fame and fame;

However, the current world is no longer the original "fame is only taken immediately", advocating the expansion of the frontier and enterprising the good era; Even if you want to take the martial arts exam, you must pay attention to your family, background and background, or the materials that can be contributed;

Compared with the constant wars and disputes, it is convenient to win military merits under any family, or the relatively rich and stable Jiangdong Provinces. The relatively poor and barren Fujian Eight Prefectures are not a good place to support more troops or seek corresponding qualifications.

Therefore, in the end, because he was still passable in appearance, he could only be under the command of the Fuzhou Observation Envoy, and became a small colonel of Yuanmen who followed the guard of honor from the time to the entrance; This time, Zhou Bao, the successor of the famous marshal Gao Biao, the envoy of Zhenhai Jiedu, decided to "recruit warriors to stab them" against the thieves in Lingnan, and the ruined Fujian prefectures were no exception.

So, he invited himself to go to Lingdong Road with the pioneers, and he was able to drop out of the rank and be promoted to a first-order official; But the battlefield and the enemy were far from what he imagined, and there was no other place to be called merit and fame except for the incessant killing and looting of things under the leadership of those soil regiments, and even doing some things of invasion and fire.

To add insult to injury, the news brought by the follow-up supply ships was even worse. Zheng Yi, the Fuzhou observer from the famous Zheng family, although he was a relative of Zheng Zheng, the prime minister of the dynasty, was a weak and incompetent person. After the Huang Chao army went south, he couldn't even control the situation of the other party's banditry, and Chen Yan, the general of Huanglian Town and the deputy envoy of the regimental training, who was born in the local Haoqiang, took the opportunity to take Fuzhou City to elevate it, and there was no way for him to return to the last point.

Moreover, although he made a good spear, it was only because he could not afford to use a horse on a daily basis, and his practicality in battle was relatively weak; It's no problem to use it to bluff those ordinary righteous soldiers from peasant backgrounds in battles, but when you encounter a really tough and experienced veteran, it's basically a life of being surrounded and beaten violently.

However, he has always been lucky, and after several defeats against the Shang Yi Army, he was able to save a small life. So in the experience of being recaptured, he had a hint of wanting to change his life.

Therefore, after not being able to work in the prisoner reform team for a few days, he took the initiative to take the lead in proposing that there was something to report, and then pointed out several officials and military leaders hidden among the prisoners, which was regarded as the basis for initial trust and negotiation, and only then put forward the idea of being willing to serve the rebels, and obtained the current opportunity.

Of course, for Zhong Yi, not all his thoughts and thoughts are; Because in his mind at the moment, the other party's words are still echoing, "It's just glory and wealth, don't put it in your eyes." ”

To say that there are many grass thieves he has dealt with, there are brave outlaws or cunning mutators, but he has never been like this grass thief under the banner of the angry wind camp, so pay attention to the rules and regulations of orders and prohibitions, and there are even serious rules and instructions to restrain and regulate daily behavior from top to bottom;

It seems that it is even more strict and upright than some genuine officers and soldiers, after all, among the officers and soldiers he knows, as long as they dare to fight and fight hard in battle, even if they are lax or indulgent in daily life, they are also decent soldiers and even brave soldiers; Where would he emphasize to his subordinates the truth that "noble essence is not expensive" to this virtual monk, is this still the grass thief drama who likes to gather momentum in the official documents of the imperial court.

Coupled with the terrible torture methods they have done in the eyes of the government and scholars, and the perverse acts of uprooting the clan at every turn, they have already escaped the path of those ordinary grass cowards who spin up and whirl, and it is obvious that the plan is not small, or a little vacation time is enough to be a big problem for the henchmen of the entrenched side.

Therefore, in his selfish considerations, the grass thieves who have repeatedly refused to be appeased by the imperial court are already so big and difficult to cure outside the mountains; If things change in the future, you can follow the story of Zhuge Shuang during the Pang Xun Rebellion, and you will have a new future with yourself.

You must know that as the leader of the thieves in the chaos more than ten years ago, Pang Xun, who called himself "General of the Heavenly Book" and "King of the General Assembly", although he was defeated and drowned in Haozhou; However, Zhuge Shuang, a native of Bochang (now Boxing County, Shandong), who was his subordinate, was appointed as the defense envoy of Ruzhou by Ma Gu of Qianjin City because he led more than 100 people to surrender to the imperial court with Yang Qun, the defender of Sizhou. Now it is even more tired to move to Xia Suiyinjie, inspect the right servant of the school, and enjoy the glory and wealth in the high position of being respected as "Zhuge Envoy".

Today's Huangchao Rebellion is even more fierce than Pang Xun's story, and he has repeatedly asked for officials and the court to get it; During this period, there is no chance for them, the low-level unambitious young generals, to seek change; Therefore, he not only had to take the lead in surrendering himself, but also wanted to pull as many of the prisoners as possible among the officers and soldiers, so as to improve and increase his weight and usefulness.

He secretly made up more determination, even if he wanted to use his former comrades to establish authority and show sincerity, it was a matter of no hesitation.

。。。。。。

That night, the celebration was held in the open air directly on the beach.

One of the important specialties is to eat "ship maggots", also known as chisel shells, that is, a large sea mussel that is drilled and parasitic in the wood; Because of the abundance of glutamate and protein, whether it is boiled or charcoal-roasted, or salt-baked, or thinly sliced and mixed with ginger and garlic, it is particularly delicious to eat.

In addition, there are grilled scallops, boiled shrimp balls, fried yellow croaker, and egg custard with minced meat, all of which are made of local materials, plus relatively advanced iron boiler stoves and cooking techniques; Although there are not as many rich seasonings as in the market, according to the taste of the pure natural high-quality ingredients, it is already unique and enough to make people quite useful;

For Zhou Huai'an, it can be regarded as a chance to relax and treat himself to a meal after these days of hard work; After all, after the sea connection represented by Fengling Port was cut off, even if there were still some remnants of officers and soldiers in the interior of Lingdong Chao and the interior of the various states, they would already be groundless trees and sourceless water.

Among the soldiers, the most popular are the large pieces of grilled crocodile meat and python stew; In addition, Zhou Huai'an also ordered a concession to provide limited alcohol to some non-commissioned officers who were not on duty; For this reason, some people even release the hunted pig Polong (saltwater crocodile) on the spot, and take the initiative to perform a show of fighting and killing it to entertain the public and exaggerate the atmosphere.

In the distance, there are more than a dozen roaring piles of wood fires, illuminating the beach with a blaze of fire; It's just that it wasn't a bonfire for lighting and heating, but a cremation ceremony for bidding farewell to the fallen soldiers.

Although casualties are inevitable in the battle array, in order to ensure the signs of hygiene and epidemic prevention, landfill after the fact has always been the mainstream; But as long as there are conditions, Zhou Huai'an will insist that all the dead bodies will be gathered together and burned into ashes on firewood and charcoal;

And Zhou Huai'an will pretend to sing a Sanskrit song for them in person; Then let the rest of the people gather and line up to sing the songs of their hometown together, and then distribute the food that has been worshiped and worshipped, eat and drink on the spot, which can be regarded as seeing off the souls of these righteous soldiers who died in battle.

Then, the next day, another portion of the ashes will be distributed to the deceased's close fellow villagers or acquaintances, as a basis for returning to their roots when they have the opportunity to pass through their hometown in the future. It can be described as environmentally friendly and hygienic, and does not occupy too many resources;

However, such a small new measure was once again reverberated among these rebels, and there were many voices that were deeply moved and praised.

The next day, Zhong Yi, a former official army who had just returned to Shun, also brought good news, under his persuasion/coercion, more than 100 prisoners in the official army were willing to turn to serve the rebels; However, without the slightest achievement or performance, they could only go to the labor team to observe for a while.

Then, in the process of liquidating the rich businessmen and large households on the spot, and cleaning up the port market, it was discovered again.

(End of chapter)