Chapter Forty-Three: Thoughts (M
At the same time, Zhou Huai'an, who was invisibly given high hopes, also came to the city of Guangzhou again, but he was accompanied by more than a dozen escorts on pack horses, plus dozens of husbands who pulled carts and horses; In addition, there are two small followers, Zhou Xiaoqi, who is a horse and errand boy, and Liao Yuan, who is a vulgar little novice who serves as a portable book.
That's right, Xiao Qi, who was originally just a wandering child who was picked up, just yesterday under the suggestion of the head Wang Pan and the coaxing witness, he was given a surname by him, the most learned person in the camp and the master, and together with the little novice who changed his name, it was regarded as confirming the identity and belonging of the master and servant, and on the other hand, it was secretly a kind of remembrance and commemoration of his past identity and name.
And for these two young people with different backgrounds, this is also the beginning of a kind of rebirth and rebirth, so it seems that even after a whole day, the residual excitement and heartless smile on the face will occasionally pop up.
Before that, there was another group of various battalion sergeants who had gone into the city by his own means and had separated in the streets, and now they had dispersed in search of amusement and amusement.
You must know that as an external army stationed in the outskirts of the city, there are not many opportunities to enter the city in the name of justice, so every opportunity for the process is also a disguised benefit for them, the leaders and soldiers, who are rare to relax and take a vacation.
The city of Guangzhou, which disappeared the next day, became deserted again, as if because of a large number of transfers, those who could not bring the rebels who were hovering in groups on the streets, as well as the local residents and business travelers, were also much rarer, and the smell of blood in the air when they first saw it and the faint rancid smell when they came again had basically disappeared; All that remained was a rather bleak and sparse atmosphere, with the occasional smell of mold and dust.
And under those tall archways, you can occasionally see hanging human heads, but there are all of them young and old; According to the crooked font on the board on the side, these are the culprits of the assassination turmoil in the city, and some are the officials and military spies who have been searched one after another.
This time, the destination was one of the arsenals of the Guangzhou Governor's Mansion under the control of the Great General's Mansion and located on the west side of Fanshan; Therefore, the further you go inside, the more patrols and checks you encounter, and the guards stationed at the temporary checkpoints at the street entrance become more and more well-dressed and well-equipped, and the temperament and atmosphere have changed from the initial casual loose and idle, to the unsmiling and serious killing.
Zhou Huai'an even noticed that on the upper floors of the buildings along the street on the edge of some inconspicuous checkpoints, there were also light and dark sentry posts and a large number of archers on standby, which obviously showed a posture of looseness on the outside and tightness on the inside, which also made him slightly change his impression and evaluation of the rabble constituted by the peasant rebels being full of cannon fodder and miscellaneous cards.
However, under the customs and temporary wooden deeds provided by Wang Pan, these new and old additional posts and checkpoints did not cause much substantial impact and hindrance to Zhou Huai'an, but allowed him to observe and recognize and understand the belonging and scope of responsibilities of the rebels in different parts and numbers in the city. And mark and store them one by one in your own auxiliary system, maybe there will be a chance to use it in the future.
Guangzhou's arsenal is a cluster of buildings formed by a ceremonial hillside, so you can see a cloud-like tile roof and eaves in the distance. This is also one of the few places in the inner city where the guards are relatively concentrated, so these vigilantes who patrol the streets in groups with helmets and armor are superior in spirit and spirit than other places.
"Those red-haired armor soldiers are Changheng Jian'er under the command of the military government."
As a neatly dressed Lao Guan of the guard team, he also used a tone of envy and sigh on the side, and took the initiative to introduce him from time to time.
"It is also the first to follow General Wang, and the elite of the Righteous Army with the oldest qualifications."
"And those soldiers in the black helmets and shirts are mostly from the hometown of Injustice (now Heze, Shandong) or the neighboring Wanting and Fan counties."
"It can also be regarded as the township party and the soldiers of the Yellow King."
"And the robe rider is a salt lord from Jibei. Most of them are familiar to King Huang. ”
"Don't look at the inconspicuous sentry with the bird's tail flag, but it is Hongyi who supervised the marching law before the battle."
"The man who likes to dress up in fancy clothes is the man who stands up for the battalion, and his predecessor is the people of the Five Mountains who resist taxes."
"The time when they killed the officials and rebelled was earlier than the Changheng uprising of General Wang. ."
"It's also a folk from our neighboring county."
"If it weren't for Leader Fan and Veteran Zhen, they would have died early."
At this, he couldn't help but grunt.
"General Xiao Zhen and Shang Shuai had a dispute halfway and divided their troops.
"Later, I folded with everyone in Da Yuling, and only one general was left to clean up the mess."
"I'm afraid it won't be much worse than their current weather."
Regarding the memories and memories triggered by Lao Guan by chance, Zhou Huai'an smiled and nodded yes; It's just that what I said seems to be quite informative. And this Lao Guan doesn't seem to be completely hearty and heartless on the surface, but a person with a story, and in the end, these words are not just feelings, and they may be able to explore one or two in the future.
Therefore, along the inner city route and the streets alone, their group encountered at least several different rebel numbers, and stopped several times to avoid each other.
It's just that after acting out the identity and seal, and entering the archway gate of the arsenal, he became clean and comfortable again. The one who came out to receive them was a Guan Ku wearing a cyan military attache uniform, whose self-registration name was Jia Yuan, with a round face, pointed lower beard, and a short figure that looked a little funny and philistine.
The attitude towards them is also that of a business-like Zhongzheng Bastable and unremarkable, but when they speak, they have a vague accent of a local, obviously recruited and retained locally; As for Zhou Huai'an, a "monk" who is already a little famous, those who are a little curious and exploring will say a few more words.
Under his guidance, Zhou Huai'an and his party came to the nearest warehouse building.
From the wide open portal, you can see that it is full of rows and rows of well-maintained weapon shelves, and all kinds of bows and robes are scattered in a neat row, like a forest of soldiers waiting for a review, and like a carefully cultivated and trimmed metal jungle;
But Jia Yuan kept taking them past this warehouse, and came to the edge of another large open warehouse, which occupied a larger and more empty area, because some of the weapons in it had been taken away, and many empty positions were exposed, and the remaining weapon styles were also much messy and intricate, and the packaging of many weapons was directly exposed and revealed bright and shiny.
But the other party continued to walk through the place and walked inside, and came to a storehouse that diffused the faint musty smell, where there were many shelves of armor and cards and shields, but they were already covered with obvious dust
The leader of the treasury barely stopped, and after passing through several warehouses of different natures, even some weapons with obvious dampness and rust spots appeared, but they still did not stop;
It wasn't until the end, after several rounds, that he stopped in front of a small warehouse with the word "unity" written on the mottled word "unity" on a corner of the huge warehouse complex. Picking out the lock by yourself is a little laborious to open, and it looks very old and a little decayed and brittle, and people are worried about whether it will be broken in the next moment.
The smell of mildew ash that had accumulated for a long time mixed with other smells was almost overwhelming.
"This is where you will receive"
The inside was dusty, and the thick dust had to be carefully identified to reveal the outline of the stacked items. And the traces and mildew caused by rain leakage on the wall are as conspicuous as lice on a bald head.