On the outskirts of the lower city of Guangfu, in the cattle street

In a shanty-roofed wine room where inferior people come and go, seven or eight sturdy men of all shapes are drinking wine with a long sigh.

Although the store can provide the lowest turbid wine, the side dishes are also several large plates of meat and vegetarian combinations, which belong to the tail market, and the meat and fish that are not very fresh are still red and red ears when they drink it.

There are also people who are not talking, and they are devoted to eating food, as if they were reincarnated by hungry ghosts, and in fact some of them are already hungry or have not eaten a decent meal in days.

Sweat dripped directly onto the greasy table, and was wiped on the wet shirt and trouser crotch.

The leader is called Zhang Xian, a middle-aged man with a stiff face, this time he has no long things, and he directly pledged the hairpin left by his deceased wife, and only then did he exchange it for the wine money for the banquet that summoned them to meet again, but he didn't care anymore.

"The turning point of my generation has finally arrived,"

"The imperial court will use troops on a large scale to recover the northern ......"

"If you don't practice, Lao Tzu's bones will be moldy......"

They are all northern sergeants who have been eliminated one after another in the process of rectifying military affairs. The so-called northern origins are the descendants of the northerners of Nantou in the past dynasties, because compared with the local residents who are gentle and comfortable outside the mountains, they have more strengths in physical quality and fighting will, so they are regarded as an important source of soldiers for the army.

Although it is said that the previous rectification of military affairs is the idea of strengthening the army by removing the essence and retaining the essence, it is impossible to stand up to the people below who carry out the workarounds and various means of adaptation and transfer, so such soldiers from the north who have no backers and connections have become the priority targets of cutting and selecting.

Although it is a repatriation and resettlement fee that is not very discounted, it really can't last long in the expensive Guangfugi area.

Including Zhang Xian, he was not good at anything other than the army, so he changed several trades to unsatisfactory work, and soon fell into the dilemma of sitting on the mountain. From the inn where he originally lived, he finally moved to an abandoned warehouse where there was no rain leakage or stars visible.

Originally, these veterans who returned halfway still had a way out for the Yicong Society, but after the Qingyuan Change, the Yicong Society in Guangfu was cleaned up badly, and those who were born did not accept many people, but instead streamlined and eliminated the manpower.

There are also those who put down their bodies and try to go to the dock to carry their bags and work hard to eat, but they secretly and privately monopolize and control the Digupi and Fanren Gangs who take the lead in these areas, how can they be good people, and they have to hate to do a few games before they can earn this place in existence.

But these underground city foxes and rats, in fact, are so willing to back down, they can't fight head-on and start secretly, first those warehouses and account offices, threatened and warned, and then the officials received a complaint to be embarrassed, only after finding out that they were former military status, they retreated, Qingyuan's change is still not far away, these people who are active at the bottom are not willing to get into any trouble.

Therefore, it is really annoying, and even eating well with strength has become a kind of luxury, so the last time we got together, it was already a month ago, and we can see that under the comparison of each other, everyone is getting worse and worse depressed and shabby.

Some people have already made up their minds to act as a thug for those underground gangs; There are also people who plan to try their luck at the doors of those sea clans, and they don't plan to come back if they can go to sea.

The imperial court finally went on a northern expedition, which also meant a new opportunity for them to return to the army, and they couldn't help but get excited and asked around for news. These people are the leaders of them.

As they spoke, they couldn't help but sigh and talk about Xin Jiaxuan, who had a relationship with each other, but was extremely lucky, he was also from the north, and he was thrown to the lifeless and dilapidated place where he talked about Wudongxue, and he was able to turn over with the help of a woman, and introduced a good official, not only was he fortunate to participate in several counterinsurgency campaigns in the imperial court in recent years, but he came back with a lot of credit and benefits, and now he is the second-in-command of a certain department of the new army.

"Who made you not have a special Miss Sun......

A voice couldn't help but laugh at itself.

"You monkey-like ......"

"I only went to sleep for one night, the big-footed woman covered in sweat and hair......"

Suddenly, a figure pushed open the dirty curtain of the wine room, bringing in a cool breeze. But he is a reckless man with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

"Hey, the old cow is back......"

Someone greeted

"You're the last ...... today."

Faced with the joyful atmosphere, the man known as Lao Niu had a solemn expression, and he glanced at Zhang Xian without saying anything, but still did not speak.

He sat down in the seat he had squeezed out, picked up the bowl and drank it in a big gulp.

When most people are drunk, holding a big bag of leftovers and cold food, staggering to the fullest or leaving unsatisfied

"How's it going for me to ask you to ask......"

Zhang Xiancai asked again.

"How much can those comrades in the past use......?"

"The camaraderie of those old comrades?"

The old cow with thick eyebrows and big eyes snorted

"It's all dung......"

"All of them are either secretive and vague, or they are pretending to be stupid, and they have a virtue that can't help them.

"They themselves are worried that they will not be able to fight for the errands in the army, and they are even more afraid that we will rob them of their opportunities

Speaking of this, Lao Niu was even more angry, and the corners of his eyes were red.

"Zhang Tou, you thought that they had a family burden...... Again and again I want to make "

"These turtle grandchildren are full of mouths and will definitely repay...... I turned my face and didn't recognize this affection......"

"The most annoying one, take a handful of money and send me out like a flower child......"

"Lao Tzu beat him with money, and the peach blossoms bloomed ......"

He slammed the table, startling the shopkeeper to come in to check, and was glared at and hurriedly retracted.

"Maybe there are other hardships......

Zhang Xian sighed, he thought things had taken a turn for the better, but the future was still so difficult, did he really want to let these old brothers go to the black market on the street to be in the company of those traitors.

"But someone finally introduced me to a ...... to make a living."

A trace of hesitation and hesitation flashed in the old cow's eyes.

"I was afraid that some of them would not be tight, so I didn't say it......"

Uptown, in a flowery garden

"It's finally the day......"

Mrs. Chen was also sighing, looking at the feast, all kinds of joy and expression, or joy, toasting and celebrating.

How many years of painstaking efforts and efforts have been spent on them, what kind of price and sacrifices have they paid, and how many twists and turns and ups and downs they have gone through, and finally waited for this moment.

The rest of the matter should naturally be taken into account.

Although there is a lot of war ahead, there is also a bloodless battlefield above the central court in the rear.

Every word and decision here, I don't know how many soldiers and the life and death of the people of Li Shu have been affected.

The swaying red wine in the cup, with the enthusiastic host, the fierce collision of the movements spilled out, as if some kind of sign and prospect of the blood flowing in the north.

is also in Guangfu, in the military camp under Luofu Mountain,

Cui Bangbi, the new commander of the third battalion, was a little lost and emotional, looking at the stack of letterheads and submissions in front of him. He had just received encouragement from the elders in the family, and when he wanted to make a big move, he poured such a basin of cold water on his face.

Because he heard that the imperial court was going to make a big move, and that the new army might be an important first gossip, most of the dozens of internal guards he brought over had all kinds of thoughts and private actions.

Almost at the same time, they found all kinds of excuses, some of them complained that their families were in difficulty or that they could not get out of an emergency, or that the family elder was seriously ill in bed and needed to serve, and so on, and did everything possible to find a way and issue certificates, or interceded at the family of the central enterprise and wanted to leave the establishment of the left wing of the new army, or made it clear to him, the chief officer, that he was not here to take this risky business, and would rather give up his ministry and beg for him to be transferred as appropriate

In the end, there are less than six or seven people who are willing to stay and work together with Cui Bangbi to pursue their achievements, and these people who talk about all kinds of high-mindedness in the inner class on weekdays, make bold statements, and vow to follow the ancestors, serve the country, expand the territory, and become famous.

Of course, it is said that this situation is not the exclusive domain of the left, and it is said that a large number of similar situations are happening under the command of the seven generals of the new army, and a large number of them are from the center of the palace army and the dragon guard, and it is said that they have become some kind of hard-hit area, and the center general has also become a kind of biggest laughing stock from the trouble of watching the incident.

When they left, the helpers they brought with them naturally couldn't stay, so Cui Bangbi had to find a way to make up for these shortcomings.

"Okay, just go, you people who are greedy for life and afraid of death......"

After all, he still figured it out, and he thought to himself a little ruthlessly

"It's hard to achieve nothing...... Maybe it's a good thing."

Then he called Hu to follow, and walked to the headquarters of Longhua Temple, since he couldn't stand on his own feet in secret, then he lowered his posture for the time being, and then melted into it.

In contrast, the men and horses of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Left Wing in the same barracks were much more stable and calm, they were well fed and slept, they practiced as they practiced, they held talks and storytellers when they had spare time, they had no time to care about anything else, and there were hardly any people running around and doing activities.

After all, it is a veteran who has participated in the war many times, and the mentality and spirit are different, it was originally my ministry and the people of the country are full of it, and the personal dependence relationship is relatively close, and the selection of people is also limited to consider all kinds of young and strong people without family burdens, and it is also the idea that has been repeatedly emphasized and instilled, for most of them, this is just a place to chase merit and glory.

Of course, I still give them an extra opportunity to choose internally, for example, as a member of the left-behind troops, stationed in Yizhou and Jimundao Island in the relative rear to protect their interests, so that there are still about 10% of people who conditionally choose a relatively safe rear environment.

After screening and filtering out these elements of hesitation and lack of firmness, the remaining vacancies were re-selected from the old unit of the left of the Longzhou regiment.

This is also a fairly common thing in the Kinai army, who, like most of the local soldiers, have been drained of their ambition and blood by the prosperous and comfortable life in the local area, and have no interest or expectation in the great cause of the Northern Expedition.

This is also one of the reasons and motives for the imperial court to make great efforts to rectify and eliminate the Kinai armies, and then reorganize this model new army.