The sky had completely darkened, and under the light of the torches, the figure could barely be seen, Mao Biao coughed twice, attracting the attention of the soldiers in Kushuiwan to his body, and then said leisurely: "Brothers have always worked hard, how about it, at night, you still have to be on duty." ”

The soldiers stood quietly in the cold wind, and some even shouted in their hearts, at this time, they could stay in the house to be warm, but now......

Mao Biao touched his nose a little embarrassed, raised his voice a few degrees, and said loudly: "Brothers are on duty at night, are you hungry?" ”

Answering him, there was only the cold wind, and the soldiers were confused by Mao Biao's headless words, and they didn't know how this hundred households, who are known as "Mao Bald", would get their idea of food and salary this time.

Some soldiers have already clenched their fists, and if they deduct their salaries again, they will have to run away, but, hey, these days, it is too difficult to support their families!

Ma Youshui looked at Mao Biao's words and did not resonate with the soldiers, frowned, took two steps forward, and said: "Brothers, the Ming people don't say secret words, now give you two choices, one is to leave the barracks and go home, and the other is to follow us. ”

"Eat fragrant and drink spicy? How is this possible, these have always been the privileges of the official family! ”

"What is a monthly pass?"

"Bo Qianhu, is this going to accept us as a personal soldier?"

……

The soldiers' doubts tore through the silence of the night, and once it fermented, their minds were fully exposed in front of Ma Youshui.

He did not interrupt the soldiers' whispers, but listened attentively, and when faced with a choice, the soldiers were telling the truth.

About a pillar of incense, the soldiers' discussion became louder and louder, Ma Youshui saw that the fire was almost over, so he coughed, suppressed the soldiers' voices, and said: "You don't care who I am, and I don't care what my purpose is, I only ask you one word, follow us, you can eat a full meal every day, often drink meat soup and fish soup, and have a military salary of half a tael of silver every month, do you want to do it?" ”

"My lord, how can you be sure that these are true? What do we need to do with such favorable conditions? ”

"This brother said well, I will answer the latter question first," Ma Youshui said in a deep voice: "Such favorable conditions, naturally you have to pay all your hard work, strict training on weekdays, rain or shine, once you go to the battlefield, you must strictly abide by military discipline, and if you violate the law, you should be beheaded, in a word, I hope you will be a real soldier, you, are you willing?" ”

The training ground fell silent again, and the soldiers were probably pondering, and after a long time, a voice came from the crowd: "My lord, is this true?" ”

"Of course it's true," Ma Youshui's voice raised a little, but it was still a little cold, "We not only ensure that you don't have to worry about food and clothing, but also ensure that your family members will receive appropriate funding from us when needed, of course, if you want them to live a better life, you need to work your own and accumulate combat achievements on the battlefield." ”

"However, when you go to the battlefield, there will be casualties ......"

"Yes, there are no eyes on the battlefield, casualties are inevitable," Ma Youshui was very unhappy in his heart, such words actually came from the mouth of the soldier, "You can see clearly, the soldiers behind me, have they ever said a word, have they moved half a step, have they ever trembled in their hands holding torches, if such a soldier goes to the battlefield, how many chances will the other party have to fight back - even if there are casualties, how much more can the casualties be?" ”

The soldiers in Kushuiwan found out that the soldiers holding torches on the opposite side really haven't moved a single inch until now, even Mao Biao's heart is secretly surprised, no wonder Xining Weiken spends a lot of food and silver to support them, if they go to the battlefield, Zhuang Langwei's soldiers, I'm afraid they don't deserve to carry guns and lead horses, no wonder Ma Youshui has an aggressive momentum.

"My lord, are the grain and the silver real?"

"Don't worry, if I can't cash in the money on time, do you think these soldiers behind me will still be so immovable?" Ma Youshui smiled slightly, "If there is not enough food and silver to feed you and let you have no worries about your family, I believe that sooner or later you will secretly run away, right?" ”

"Hey......

"Okay, I don't know how to talk fancy words, in a word, if you don't want to, you can leave now, we will definitely not stop you," Ma Youshui knew that the best way to talk to these bitter soldiers was food, as long as they could eat enough, everything was easy to discuss, "If you want to make a meritorious contribution and make your family live a better life, follow me to the canteen of the barracks now, my firefighters have prepared white-flour steamed buns, and after eating this steamed buns, they will be our people from now on." ”

Mao Biao was about to step forward, Ma Youshui stopped him, judging from the effect of the conversation just now, Mao Biao did not have any prestige among these soldiers, if he was allowed to come forward, he might scare the soldiers away a lot.

Seeing that the soldier on the opposite side was still standing, Ma Youshui glanced at the soldiers beside him, and the soldiers turned around and yelled: "Eat white flour steamed buns!" He took the lead in running towards the dining hall, and the soldiers behind him hurriedly followed, as if the white-flour steamed buns were not enough.

The soldiers of Bitter Water Bay have long been drooling, tonight as before, they are only half full, and now they have the opportunity to eat a full stomach, and they can manage many things tomorrow, and they also rush to the dining hall with a shout.

After Ma Youshui left a few personal soldiers, he also went to the dining hall.

There are still dozens of steps from the dining hall, and you can smell the fishy smell of salted fish, but in the mouths and noses of the soldiers in Kushuiwan, it is a strange fragrance, for them, if they want to eat fish, even if it is salted fish, they can only wait for Xinyuan, and now Xinyuan has passed for more than a month, and the birds have long faded out of their mouths.

But what made them depressed was that because Ma Youshui's subordinates were the first to run away, and their speed was faster than them, they basically occupied a favorable position, and they were afraid that the white-flour steamed buns and salted fish would be divided by others, so they began to crowd forward, and in any case, they also had to taste some fishy smell.

"Don't be crowded, all line up, there are enough white-flour steamed buns and salted fish, everyone has them," Ma Youshui's cold voice suddenly remembered, "If anyone dares to cut in line, they will be killed!" ”

Before the words fell, his own soldiers had already drawn their waist knives and scanned around, until the soldiers in Kushuiwan were also lined up, and the soldiers who were ready to cut in line just now were all driven to the back of the line.

In front of the bright waist knife, any explanation is in vain.

To the surprise of the soldiers in Kushuiwan, the soldiers who rushed ahead of them did not cut in line at all, and they were more gentle, and when they came to the window of the dining hall, everyone received three white-flour steamed buns, plus a bowl of green vegetables and a salted fish.

Their hearts tightened for a while, and if they were distributed unlimitedly, when they got them, if the white-flour steamed buns were distributed, wouldn't they want to drink Xibenfeng? Some soldiers couldn't even bear to look at it, closed their eyes, and prayed silently in their hearts.

The little flag officer Bai Er has already scolded the firefighters from his heart, these stupid B, don't you know that there are new people today? Watching one soldier after another receive their food and then look for seats with a smile on their faces, his heart was bleeding.

These smiles are simply mocking themselves!

But Bai Er only joined this army temporarily, for the original soldiers, he was just a newcomer, if he was strong, he didn't dare, he just lowered his head and spat fiercely on the ground to vent the uneasiness in his heart.

Bai Er secretly glanced at the team in front of him, and found that there were no soldiers in a hurry, and he couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, just now it was a good word, and now seeing that the white-faced steamed buns are not enough, he knows that he protects his own soldiers, hey, these people, they really don't love their uncles, and even the direct Shangguan Mao Biao has abandoned them, and they can still count on others......

His footsteps moved forward mechanically with the team, but his eyes were looking for his hair in the crowd, this dog thief, I am afraid that he is a big fish and meat at this moment, where can he take care of his big soldiers?

Bai Er didn't find Mao Biao, but found that Ma Youshui was also queuing, not far in front of him at the moment, if he hadn't cut the line and was pushed to the back of the line, he should have been in front of Ma Youshui.

He didn't know Ma Youshui, but when he saw Mao Biao groveling in front of him, it was estimated that he was a high-ranking official, who was still talking like a dog in the training ground just now, how could he line up here at this moment, do all the officers and soldiers need to line up? He glanced at several windows one by one, and really didn't see anyone cutting in line, including Shangguan.

What's going on?

Bai Er's brain couldn't turn for a while, and he patted his head hard, trying to make himself sober.

"Do you want food?" With a low shout, he pulled Bai Er back to reality, looking at the three white-flour steamed buns in the hands of the fireman, as well as the green vegetables and salted fish placed in the window, he didn't have time to speak for a while, but just grabbed it, while taking a bite of the steamed bun, while he was busy looking for a corner where no one was.

But Bai Er found that the dining hall they used was too small, and it was impossible to find a hiding place, so he thought silently in his heart, these soldiers had better see themselves as air, so that they could have a full meal, and never come to rob them.

Fortunately for Bai Er, the Buddha appeared, and there was really no one to snatch his food, not even to disturb, he held the last white-flour steamed bun tightly in the palm of his hand, and secretly looked around, more smiling faces, eating happily, how could he be so scared?

At the table in the dining hall, Ma Youshui's personal soldiers came over and whispered a few words, he suddenly smiled, originally expected to let Mao Biao lecture the soldiers of Kushuiwanyi, it seems that it is completely unnecessary.