Chapter 57: The Oath

On the first day of November in the fifth year of Yongli, in the military camp outside the west gate of Yiwu County, An Youfu sat on the bed of the camp tent and wiped the flag gun in his hand as usual.

A year ago today, he was still the spearman of the fourth killer team of the Nantang Battalion A Sentinel Mandarin Duck Formation, and the captain of the fourth killer team was still the head of Team Liu at that time.

Today, a year later, with the two expansions in Tiantai Mountain and here, with his heroic performance in previous battles, he has become the captain of the Mandarin Duck Array Killer Team of the Fourth Infantry Team of the First Infantry Team of the First Bureau of the Nantang Battalion, and at the same time the captain of the infantry team.

It's just that now, most of the old guys in the team have been transferred to other troops, and some have even been transferred to the two new battalion heads, and now the remaining firefighter Shi Da Niu in the team has also gotten rid of the identity of the firefighter by virtue of the identity of the veteran and the excellent performance after the battle in the south of Siming Mountain, and has become the boring palladium player in the team, but his younger brother who is still not enlightened is still in other teams and continues to work as a fireman.

Mechanically wiping the flag gun, An Youfu stared blankly at the air in front of him, but his mind had already flown to the big camp outside Dongyang County that housed the military dependents of the old battalion and the accompanying people.

A few days ago, with the news that their Ming army had defeated the Manchu Qing garrison in Jinhua in Dongyang County, the old battalion arrived in Jinhua safely under the escort of the left-behind troops after a period of trekking.

An Youfu did not rush to get married in the previous wave of marriage, but spent all his limited rest time on helping Ding Keji's orphans, and this did indeed relieve the guilt in his heart.

After the old camp arrived, Chen Wen gave the soldiers who had families in the old camp a few days off for a short reunion, and An Youfu was anxious to make sure whether the mother and son of the Ding family were safe and sound, so he specially asked his boss for leave and rushed over with the others.

The large camp outside the city was built in advance. The military families and civilians of the old camp can temporarily live there after they arrive, waiting for the next step of resettlement. When An Youfu arrived, many soldiers had already arrived here on the ships that had sailed out in advance, and the camp was full of the warmth of fathers recognizing their sons and wives recognizing their husbands. And among them, there are also tears caused by the bad news of some comrades, just like the scene when he and Shi Daniu and others took Ding Keji's body to see the Ding family's mother and son after his death.

successfully met the mother and son of the Ding family. The boulder in An Youfu's heart finally fell. After chatting for a long time, it was already close to nightfall, and An Youfu, who was inconvenient to stay overnight, had to say goodbye, find an inn to stay overnight, and then rushed back to the military marketing vacation.

It's just that when he was leaving, the sister-in-law of the Ding family asked again about the land in Ding Keji's pension, and An Youfu had expected this, and had asked him and Ding Keji's old commander before, and the answer he got was also mentioned by Chen Wen during the military discussion. When the encirclement and suppression of the Qing army is resolved, the work of compensating the martyrs of the previous battles will begin.

His mind was full of Ding Keji's deathbed entrustment, as well as the expectant look of the Ding family's mother and son, An Youfu was still mechanically wiping his blade, not noticing that Feng Biao, the captain of the firearms team in the same team, had walked in.

Seeing An Youfu sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze, Feng Biao leaned over and waved his hand in front of An Youfu's eyes, and after finding that there was no response, he slapped An Youfu on the shoulder. I didn't care at all about the old man in the village saying that doing so might break up the three souls and seven spirits and other jokes.

I was suddenly awakened. An Youfu reflexively picked up the flag gun and was about to stab it, but when he found that the person in front of him was Feng Biao, he hurriedly took back the flag gun that had been stabbed.

"Feng Da, you fucking looking for death, Lao Tzu will react a little slower and you will return to the West."

Seeing An Youfu frowning and seeming to be a little angry, Feng Biao showed a wicked smile on his face. "Hey, hey. Cripple, which girl are you thinking about, tell me and listen to it. ”

Hearing the title of "An Cripple", An Youfu's face appeared with a look of anger and helplessness. This nickname was given by the guy in front of him, and soon other familiar comrades began to call him so.

The reason for this. Or because he broke his foot in the battle behind the palace of Siming Mountain, and a few days ago he broke his foot again in the battle against the remaining troops of the Jinhua Qing Army in Dongyang County.

"Thinking about your sister, Lao Tzu is thinking about how to capture Ma Jinbao's guy and dedicate it to the marshal, and he can also be a sentry chief and a bureau manager like Lin Zhongxiao's guy, so as to stay away from your broken mouth."

Last year, because of Lin Zhongxiao's negligence, after Chen Wen was sentenced, An Youfu and Lin Zhongxiao and the soldiers who made a coax also took the punishment. In that case, because he was not classified as an "assault judge", he was lucky to save his life. Not only has he never spoken to Lin Zhongxiao since then, but even he himself has tried his best to suppress his temper and say less strange things on weekdays, but he is just very uncomfortable, especially after partnering with this more sharp-toothed Feng Biao.

Hearing this, Feng Biao laughed, and then said: "Come on, Ma Jinbao is a big handsome Tartar, can he still ride a horse when he fights?" It's strange that you can catch up with a stupid person who has to break your feet as soon as you go into battle. Besides, even if you have the experience of serving as the general manager of the Forestry Bureau, and it is useless to capture the Tartar Zhixian alive, at least you have to come down from that leaderboard. ”

Knowing that the bickering guy was definitely not Feng Biao's opponent, An Youfu asked angrily: "Feng Da, you don't stay in the tent of the firearms team, what are you doing here?" ”

"Well, I patronized and teased you, and forgot all about business. In less than half an hour, the commander is about to order troops, don't you check everyone's weapons and equipment? ”

Half an hour?

Hearing this, An Youfu even felt that time was passing so quickly, and he hurriedly ran out to check whether the weapons and equipment were in good condition, and then reported to the sentry commander of this outpost. This is a provision in military law, and any officer who fails to enforce the law will be executed for the murder of his subordinates, and will not be tolerated.

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Half an hour later, the soldiers who went out had already completed their formation on the school field. Stand on the stand. Looking at these subordinates who were about to depart, Chen Wen began his speech after completing the corresponding sacrificial activities.

"Since the three generations thousands of years ago, under the leadership of the three generations of holy kings, the ancestors of our Chinese people have gradually built the once barren land into a place for our descendants to survive......

The rule of three generations is a crucial part of Confucian political thought, and the three generations of teaching are themselves Confucian expounds their political ideas through the past that is not recorded in history. And the rule of three generations. Whether it is Xia Shang Zhou or Yao Shunyu, with the spread of Confucianism, it has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, when Chen Wen mentioned the rule of three generations, the soldiers in the audience have revealed their childhood memories of the vision of that perfect era.

Opposite to the symbol of civilization of China is the barbarians, the northern captives, the southern barbarians, the eastern barbarians, and the Xirong are all the names of the barbarians in the surrounding areas of China who have nothing to do with civilization. With the expansion and development of successive dynasties, many areas that were once despised as barbarian places became places for the Chinese people, including Zhejiang.

"Three generations later, people's hearts are not ancient. That's why. The violent Qin and the strong Han have five chaotic Hua, and the Tang Dynasty and the five dynasties are contaminated with Yanyun. When the Song Dynasty was weak, the Jurchens invaded half of China, and then the Meng Yuan Dynasty died in China......"

However, whenever the Han dynasty declined, there would always be a large-scale invasion by barbarians. In fact, the Shu Han Dynasty was chaotic for decades, and half of the country was reduced to ghosts. After that, it was the time of the Tang Dynasty. In the past, all countries came to the court, and after that, Chang'an was captured by the barbarians several times. Guanzhong was also gradually crumbling, and China's political and economic center moved to the southeast.

The so-called weak Song Dynasty could not defend itself, so that the land of China sank, this is the consistent view of the Ming Dynasty. It is precisely because the Song Dynasty died in the tyrannical Yuan and civilization died in barbarism that the Ming Dynasty also firmly maintained a tough foreign policy.

"My Emperor Ming Taizu Gao advocated righteousness. Expelling the tyrannical yuan, recovering the old land of the Han family, and rebuilding the civilization of clothing, so that our Chinese people will not be like the barbarians......"

Hongwu and Yongle don't talk about it. Yingzong Tumubao was defeated and captured, and the Ming court continued to fight even if it was a new monarch. Emperor Zhengde, who was regarded as a model of a faint monarch by civilian officials, fought the battlefield and defeated the Mongols' covetousness of the Central Plains at that time. Even in the Chongzhen period, the negotiation of peace was considered by the Ming Dynasty to be no different from Qin Hui.

Even in the Southern Ming Dynasty, in addition to the two difficult uncles and nephews of "borrowing the capture of Emperor Hongguang of Pingkou" and "a piece of benevolence and Lu Buddha", Lu Jianguo, Longwu, Shaowu, Yongli and other successive Southern Ming sons also always maintained a tough attitude towards the Manchus, and firmly fought with the barbarians and their servants to the end.

"In the first battle of Zhoushan, His Royal Highness King Lu led the royal division to defeat the Tartar Sailors, but the commander who stayed in Zhoushan, Danghu Hou, died unexpectedly, resulting in the fall of Zhoushan, and His Royal Highness the King of Jianguo Lu was forced to go south to Fujian ......"

At this moment, Lu Jianguo is still in Wenzhou Sanpan, but Chen Wen knows very well that Lu Jianguo's sense of existence at this time has been zero. Due to the fall of Zhoushan, the families of the soldiers were either killed or captured, and the Ming army in Zhoushan no longer had the strength to fight, and Chen Wen could only count on himself.

"Taishi Gongyun: People are inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than Hongmao. Today, we are the last royal division in Zhejiang, and the heavy responsibility of saving our fathers and recovering the lost territory has completely fallen on our shoulders......"

"This expedition is for complete victory. If you can't win the battle, the day when the princes are generously martyred, and when Zhejiang is completely occupied by Yidi, I, Chen Wen, will never live alone. If you violate this oath, you will be disgusted by it, and you will be disgusted by it! ”

Historically, after the defeat of the Ming army in Zhoushan, although with the help of Zheng Chenggong's strength, the Yangtze River entered the Yangtze River three times and once recovered Zhoushan, but the overall situation of Zhejiang's resistance to the Qing Dynasty has been completely corrupted, and only some scattered armed forces and some anti-Qing people continue to fight for the Qing Dynasty in the whole Zhejiang, but they are powerless in the overall situation.

Chen Wen chose to stay in Zhejiang in order to gradually regain lost territory and rewrite that period of history from here. But if the force that has been developed and accumulated with all its efforts over the past year cannot complete its mission. Then for him, even if he lived, there was no point at all.

From inspiring pride to elicit a sense of purpose, sacrifice takes on meaning. And when Chen Wen swore in public that he would rather die than win, and found that they were not the only ones who were willing to sacrifice for it, the morale of the Ming army was completely aroused by Chen Wen's speech.

The last Zhejiang Ming army shouted the slogan of Wansheng and marched out of the barracks in turn, heading in the direction of Yiting Town. When the Qing army found that the Ming army had set off, the Qing army hurriedly reined in the local officers and soldiers who had done evil, and tried to cross the town of Xiaoshun to meet the Ming army.

On the sixth day of November in the fifth year of Yongli, after a full year of the battle behind the Siming Mountain Palace, the decisive battle that decided the ownership of Jinhua Mansion finally kicked off. (To be continued.) )