Chapter 20: A Thousand Battalions Call Together

Some people say that the essence of war is evil, and there is never a good war in the world. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 But for many people, war is an opportunity to change their fate, such as the Qin people in the last years of the Warring States period, the Japanese under militarism, the Houjin people under slavery, and those who now live in the vast land of northern China.

The chaotic war in the Gengzi years and the decisive battle that took place in the land of Hebei the following year have gone away, the dead have passed away, and those who are alive have gained unimaginable wealth and glory. In an era of rapid development of productive forces, those who have achieved military merit can get a large piece of the expanded pie.

I don't know how many heroes in the countryside took the opportunity of the war to soar into the sky, such as the current Shandong King Cao Degui, the Mongolian King Li Dingyuan, although he was famous in the past, he was just able to play prestige in a county. Now, they have tens of thousands of elite soldiers in their hands and rule millions of princes.

However, after defeating the Beiyang Army, Chen Cheng and Lin Mengchu slashed the army of up to 300,000 in half with a wave of their hands. Although those soldiers had already earned enough money and fame, they felt that they could go further. In the past few years, many soldiers, former soldiers, and those who want to make a name for themselves in the military are hoping that this will break out again.

These people have been shrouded in the weak field for many years, stimulated by various policies and regulations, and isolated under the previous precedents, all of them are looking forward to the moment when swords and soldiers rise everywhere and the world is in chaos.

“..... Liaodong is fertile for thousands of miles, a land of ointment, a one-year-old harvest, can support three years...... I would like to share the ....... with you."

"What do you mean? Li Xiucai, what does this notice say? A man dressed as a farmer was squatting under the haystack in the threshing floor, and said loudly to Li Xiucai, who was standing on the stone mill and shaking his head: "You just tell us directly!" ”

"Don't make a noise, Liu Er, let Li Xiucai speak!"

"That's it, Liu Er, what are you arguing about?"

"Be quiet, be quiet, what is this noise?" The militia captain was not happy, picked up the mallet, struck the gong, and the sound of "duang" suppressed everyone's voices.

When everyone was quiet, the militia captain said to the man with the poster: "Xiucai, you go on." ”

Li Xiucai coughed, and the people below all stretched their necks and looked at him with blank eyes.

"What does this mean, that is, the land in Liaodong is very good, and if you plant crops for one year, you can eat them for three years. The government said that as long as everyone has made military merits, the land in eastern Liaodong will be distributed to the big guys according to the size of the merit. Tax exemption for three years, from the fourth year onwards, thirty taxes for one ....."

Before Li Xiucai finished speaking, the pot had already exploded below.

"Dividing the land again? That's a great thing! ”

"Scared! What is a great thing, it is only those who have to fight and make meritorious contributions to the war. Didn't the newspapers say it all? This time it's just the first level of mobilization, and it has nothing to do with us! ”

"Nonsense, Liaodong is so big, how can the first-level mobilization be enough?" Someone shouted from the side: "We Handan people, we have never fallen behind others in wars, you count, how many officials have we produced here?" Tell me to say, and we'll ......"

"Liaodong is so far away, I heard that it's very cold over there," some people said worriedly: "What if I can't stand it in the past?" ”

“.... It's as if you've divided hundreds of acres of land in Liaodong," the other laughed loudly: "You can't even pass the third-level ignorance assessment, and people can't recruit you for the first drop." ”

"Mouth..... Mouth beard! The ridiculed man blushed and argued: "You don't have to be good at martial arts, I have passed the junior high school exam in my culture class, and I am a non-commissioned officer as soon as I enlist in the army." It's like you, it will take a year to go before you have the opportunity to be promoted to non-commissioned officer..."

"You're just a mouthful! Look at Li Dayan and Cao Degui, which one is not a seventh-level master? Just like you, you still want to be a general? 10,000 years earlier! ”

"/you/mother, labor and management just said to be an officer, not to be a general..... Damn/yes, if you're not convinced, you'll ....."

"duang" was another sound, and the militia captain waved his mallet twice, and said angrily: "You are arguing, if you have the ability, you will earn that future, and if you don't have the ability, go home and hug your wife!" In our village, there are only ten places on it, so if you want to go, you can sign up for it! ”

In Shanxi, in Hebei, in Shandong, in Liaoxi, and in Pingjin, countless soldiers heard the order from Taiyuan in the barracks, "....... War has broken out..... All the generals need to work hard to kill the enemy......"

When the order was announced, the soldiers were silent for a while, and then cheers erupted.

"Hooray!"

"Hooray!"

Standing on the roof of the ten-story building that has been in use for less than a year, listening to the cheers from outside, Lin Mengchu said to Chen Cheng: "Did you hear it, this is the voice of the people." They are also in desperate need of war! ”

"The people of the Third Reich and the common people of the Showa period probably cheered like this," Chen Cheng said calmly: "Although the people are great, they are also easily deceived, and sometimes they still don't know the truth." ”

"Hmph, whatever you want to say, but these cheers aren't fake, are they?"

"Yes, but that's because they don't appreciate the cruelty and horror of war. And we vigorously developed the productive forces, feeding their bellies. If they don't have anything to eat, it's probably going to be a different kind of cry. ”

“... You've really been really wrong lately. You've always said that you have to trust the people's vision, but now you've strayed from another path. ”

"Hmm, is there one?" Chen Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Probably because I'm too tired." It's not that I have lost faith in the people, but that too many people like to seek personal gain under the banner of asking for the people's lives. For example, those people in the south, aren't they now saying that they want to hang the people and cut down the crime? Although some of the facts are not wrong. ”

“.... Do you have a headache right now? ”

"One point, why ask this question?"

"I've heard that people like you who are proficient in magic usually have Shentong like the Prophet of Unknown." There was a hint of worry on the girl's forehead, "Did you feel something, but you couldn't find the reason, so it looked like your temperament had changed drastically?" ”

“...... Nonsense! Where has my temperament changed? Chen Cheng retorted: "Men sometimes feel ridiculous, which is also a normal thing. ”

"Hmph, if that's the case, then I don't care. I'll go to the General Armament Department and the General Staff Headquarters to have a look. ”