sound. The train slowly pulled out of the station. The people on the platform are sparse, the passengers in the compartments are also sparse, and during the economic depression, there are not many people who have the ability to go far away.

The passengers in the first-class carriage are not too small, half of them are all all the way, basically Xiong Chengji's attaché, there are only about a dozen people, plus Zhang Taiyan and his literati friends, but there are more than 20 people, all sitting in the back seats, some are chatting quietly, and others are looking out of the window.

Xiong Chengji and Zhang Taiyan went to Beijing Xishan to have a banquet, and the others followed them to Beijing to play, it is said that it is most comfortable to take a boat to the past, but Zhang Taiyan insisted on seeing the people's livelihood along the way, so he finally chose the train as a means of transportation, from Shanghai Station, through Nanjing, Pukou, directly to Beijing, halfway to cross the Yangtze River Bridge, many years have not returned to China, for Xiong Chengji, one of the purposes of this trip is also to see the newly completed Nanjing Bridge, from Nanjing to Pukou in the past, must be transferred, but now, The train can directly cross the Yangtze River, and more importantly, the piers of the Yangtze River Bridge are so high that even sea ships can pass unhindered, which can be called a masterpiece in the history of architecture, and the bridge was designed by a Chinese.

The train starts filling up as soon as it leaves the station, but soon after, the train slows down abruptly and eventually stops, just as the train leaves the city.

At first, the passengers thought that this was the train waiting for traffic dispatch, but after more than ten minutes, the train did not start, and they couldn't help but wonder, and asked the conductor and the police one after another, but what they got was only perfunctory.

However, the passengers eventually found out the truth, and soon all the passengers knew why the train had stopped.

On the railway in front of them, several roadblocks were erected, and at a distance from the roadblocks, someone specially carried a red light, signaling the train to reduce in advance, and the train driver did not dare to be careless, so he had to stop the train, and asked the railway station through the railway telegram for instructions on how to deal with it, and at the same time asked the road police to dispatch.

The passengers on the train were curious, wondering why they had stopped the train. So they got out of the car one after another and rushed to the front to inquire, Xiong Chengji and Zhang Taiyan also mixed in the crowd and rushed over, wanting to see what was going on.

When Xiong Chengji and Zhang Taiyan led the attaché to the locomotive, they saw a black crowd in front of them from a distance, and the passengers were gathered there and discussed, so Xiong Chengji and Zhang Taiyan hurried over, squeezed into the crowd, and took a closer look, but the railway in front of them was full of uniformed people, holding slogans in their hands, with some slogans written on them, and the barricades were erected on the tracks between them and the train.

The uniforms worn by those people are not ordinary uniforms, they are all military uniforms, but the standards are different, some are old-style Wehrmacht uniforms, some are Revolutionary Guard uniforms, and they are older, basically over forty years old, obviously, they are all veterans, and there are quite a lot of them, roughly estimated, no less than a thousand people, many of them are armed with wooden sticks, obviously ready to fight with the road guards.

At this moment, the conductor and the police were negotiating with the leaders of the veterans, hoping that they would get out of the way and let the train pass, but the other party insisted, asking the conductor to allow them to board the train and go with the train, and they did not intend to buy tickets.

These veterans don't have the money to buy train tickets, but they want to go to the capital, so they made this decision to stop the top train here, and there are some reporters who come with them.

"We are working for our country! Some people are covered in wounds, some have broken arms and legs, but in the end they are so poor that they can't even afford a train ticket! We are not convinced! We're going to the capital, we're going to shout grievances to the president! Sue the Diet for the Crown! ”

The leading one. The veterans had a loud voice, shouting at the conductor from time to time, and the people next to him also followed suit, and the atmosphere at the scene was very tense.

Xiong Chengji noticed that the man's right leg was disabled, the calf below the knee was missing, and it was replaced by a prosthetic leg made of wood, judging from the medal that the man hung on his chest, he not only participated in the Great War of the North and South that year, but also participated in the Sino-Japanese Northeast Asian War, judging from the rank mark on the old military uniform, he should be a captain.

"Captain! You are a soldier and should understand the importance of order! You lead someone to intercept the train, which is not only an obstruction of order, but also a crime! ”

The police officer who assisted the conductor in the negotiation warned the leading retired lame captain from time to time, but the other party obviously did not take him seriously, and reached out to push the policeman.

"You black-skinned dog! Sensei and Lao Tzu play as a tiger! To tell you the truth, Lao Tzu fought with the Japanese with bayonets back then! Lao Tzu has seen more dead people than you have ever seen alive! This leg of Lao Tzu was blown up by a mine when he attacked Lushun! What kind of order do you mention to Lao Tzu! Is order important, or is Lao Tzu's job important? Lao Tzu knows better than you! "When Lao Tzu got the retirement pension, he finally opened a small shop in Shanghai, and he couldn't make a lot of money, but it was no problem to support his family! Later, I slowly had some savings, and a few years ago, I was fooled into futures, but when the economic crisis came, even the coffin was lost, and my wife ran away with someone. You kid has a kind of discounted Lao Tzu's other leg, and Lao Tzu really admires you! ”

The lame captain scolded and kept pushing the policeman, and finally annoyed the policeman, so the policeman took out his pistol, but before the warning shots were fired, several veterans of the Revolutionary Guards next to him rushed up, grabbed the pistol, and beat the policeman violently.

"Smack! Syllable! ”

The lame captain raised his pistol and fired two shots into the sky, then shouted at the onlookers.

"Ladies and gentlemen. It's not easy to go out. It's not that we can't get along with everyone, it's just that we can't live anymore! Back then, we were loyal to the country in the army, except for fighting wars and doing small business, we didn't know anything, we didn't have skills, and we were old, and we could have food and clothing, but now, the economic crisis, we are about to starve to death! In desperation, I had to miscellaneous. I want to take a ride to Andu and shout to the president of the Republic of China! Fourth reading of the National Assembly of the Republic of China! Ladies and gentlemen, there are many offended! ”

"You are a disabled soldier, you can apply for assistance from the Disabled Veterans Foundation."

One passenger shouted, followed by the others.

"Smack! Syllable! ”

The lame captain fired two more shots, then pointed at the veterans beside him.

"I'm a cripple, of course I can apply for assistance, but they are not, they are not disabled soldiers, and they are not eligible to apply for assistance. But then again, don't you deserve to starve to death if you don't have arms or legs? What kind of immigration did you mention to Lao Tzu? That's the way of life for the young descendants, and we old men, let alone going to Nanyang, even if we go to Mongolia, we can't find a way to live! Don't mention any kind of poor station, Lao Tzu can't afford to lose that person."

After saying that, the lame captain walked up to the conductor, grabbed the conductor by the collar, and scolded a few words.

"Come on, give me a word! Shall we get on the bus? No, we're just sitting here, and no one wants to leave! Yes, we'll get on the bus right away, and if we find a way to live in the future, we'll set you up. Immortal tablet! You are our savior! ”

While the conductor was negotiating with the lame captain, a conductor hurried over and shouted a few words.

"Everybody get in the car, everybody get in the car! The stationmaster said, everyone can get on the bus! Everyone can get on the bus! ”

Hearing this, the veterans immediately cheered, threw wooden sticks, quickly dismantled the barricades, and surrounded the lame captain to board the train, and the lame captain entered the carriage where Xiong Chengji and the others were

Although these veterans are aggressive. However, after getting on the bus, it is also customary, and the empty seats are naturally not polite, as for those who were originally sitting on the seats of passengers, they did not grab them, and those who did not have seats sat on the floor, and many people also carried luggage. There are even those who drag their families with them, and it seems that if Li Yuanhong, the president of the Republic of China, does not solve the livelihood problem for them, they may not come back.

"Unexpectedly, this country is now like this. At that time, the fascist movement in Italy was instigated by retired soldiers who had no way out. ”

Xiong Chengji sighed to Zhang Taiyan, the year before last, he went to Italy to study the fascist movement in Italy, and according to his research, he is now, in the Italian fascist movement, those retired soldiers who have no livelihood play a very important role in it, in fact, there are many retired soldiers in Mussolini's black shirts, and in the parliament under the control of Italian fascists, there are also many disabled soldiers, they are very fanatical about the fascist movement instigated by Mussolini, because in their opinion, It was the state that forgot about them, and the fascists gave them hope. Zhang Taiyan also felt the same way, and sighed: "How difficult the people's livelihood is, people's minds change, and at this time, it is the time for careerists to rise." Why don't we ask the captain to come over and say a few words and see what they want to do? ”

Xiong Chengji nodded, ordered an attaché, and invited the lame captain over.

The lame captain sat down next to Xiong Chengji, looked at Xiong Chengji carefully, and then said, "You are Xiong Dudu, right?" I haven't seen him for many years, but my appearance hasn't changed much. ”

"You know me?"

Xiong Chengji was shocked, he really didn't expect that this lame captain actually knew him, and knew that he had once been a governor.

"Hah! Xiong Dudu is a nobleman, of course he can't remember a little person like me. My name is Yang Ben, a native of Anhui, Guangxu joined the army in the 32nd year, and later the Anqing Uprising was formed by the 31st mixed army of the Anhui New Army, when Xiong Dudu commanded the rebel troops to storm the Anqing city wall, I was a rifleman in the attack team, and then later, I signed up. Followed Commander-in-Chief Zhao to Huangnigang, and then he has been in front of Commander-in-Chief Zhao as a guard, that year, when the Great War between the North and South Henan, I was a platoon commander on the front line, seriously injured in the battle, but finally survived, the commander-in-chief also came to see me in person at that time, and gave me a medal and a "Bazi Ruin" this sword, I have been carrying it with me, at that time, I have not graduated from the officer class, it is said that I am not qualified to wear this short sword, it is said that I am one of the few special downs of the National Defense Force, if it were not for the Battle of Arthur was blown off my leg, I'm at least a major now

After saying that, the lame captain untied a short sword from his belt and handed it to Xiong Chengji.

Xiong Chengji took the short sword and saw that the sword was engraved with the eight words "Pillow and Wait, Serve the Country with Loyalty". Words, this is the "eight-character sword", usually only qualified officers who have graduated from military schools are eligible to wear it.

"I didn't expect it to be a revolutionary achievement! It is sad that the heroes of the revolution have fallen to this point

Zhang Taiyan over there sighed, and Xiong Chengji here also felt quite guilty, and said: "No wonder I saw that you were a little kind just now, but it turned out to be an old subordinate." After the success of the revolution, you revolutionary soldiers endured hardships

"Hardship is also a few years to eat, before, my life is still good, a small shop running a little daughter-in-law waiting, although not rich and expensive, but at least eat without worry, every other day can also drink some good wine, but since the economic crisis, this day is not as good as a day, the daughter-in-law ran with the little white face on the dance hall hook up, and when he ran the last bit of Lao Tzu's coffin book was also rolled away, the first two years, I relied on the disabled veterans' fund to help, I survived, but I lived aggrieved, this is not, As soon as they were poured, I followed, stopped the train, and we went to Beijing to sue the royal court, asking President Li Da to find a way for us unsettled veterans to live, or we would go to be bandits."

Speaking of this, the lame captain choked a few times, took out a flat tin flask from the pocket of his military uniform, and took half of the jug of wine in one go.

When the lame captain finished drinking, Zhang Taiyan suddenly asked him.

"You just said that you went to Beijing to sue the emperor this time, and you were provoked by someone, so who made you go to Beijing? That person, I'm afraid it's also someone you know, right? If you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the heart, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!

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