Chapter 706: Hungry Pawn
General Rus's military order made Tianzhu's Lu army almost unable to recuperate, and the soldiers rushed from one city to another without stopping. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info from the officers to the soldiers, all exhausted. Along with the hot weather, unfamiliar environments, a massive increase in sick numbers and deserters, and a surge in non-combat attrition figures. Ren Sheng almost decided that if he didn't lose to the Tianzhu people, he had to lose to Tianzhu's environment and the bastard chief first.
The turning point happened when it was on the verge of despair.
Sufficient nutrition, as well as excellent training, so that the Lu army has a relatively strong physique, the medicine prepared before entering Tianzhu, although it can not completely avoid the epidemic, but it is still helpful to reduce losses. When the Lu army was reduced by more than 2,000 people, the remaining troops finally gradually adapted to the climate and drinking water of Tianzhu, although the small-scale sick people were still increasing, but the large-scale plague finally did not appear. What's more, the mood of the soldiers changed, from war-weariness to war-seeking. Without even waiting for Rus's order, he took the initiative to attack the surrounding Tianzhu Domain. The reason for this is that the opponent is too weak.
After the great rout in Calcutta, before the forces of the princely states in Tianzhu could adjust from this defeat, they were dazed by the continuous attacks of the Lu army. Tianzhu's wealth is differentiated, just like the former gold. On the one hand, ordinary people are poor and cannot wear clothes, and starvation has become the norm, on the other hand, there are a large number of gold, silver and jewelry in the palaces and temples of every earth king.
The fall of each palace means that a large amount of wealth has been accounted for, and within the Lu army, there is a strict management and distribution system for seizures. Eighty percent of the seized materials belonged to the superiors, and two percent were divided equally among the captured troops. In the early days of his promotion, a large number of soldiers with cronies were also arranged to serve as law enforcement teams to prevent soldiers from looting, escaping, and even mutiny. But after intensive training, the Lu army was obviously more obedient than expected, and the harsh environment of Tianzhu also made them realize that if they escaped alone, most of them would lose their lives to enjoy this windfall.
Even if it is only 20% and has to be divided equally, in the face of the huge base, it is still a considerable amount of money. What's more, Shandong belongs to the paradise of the rich, and with this money, it is enough for these soldiers to take off their military uniforms, be decent people in Shandong, and even marry a foreign daughter-in-law is not a problem. If you roll up the money and stay in Tianzhu...... Considering what they saw along the way, the soldiers generally believed that Shandong was more suitable for enjoyment.
Under the temptation of making a fortune, the initiative of the soldiers was brought into full play, and one after another the Tuwang Mansion was captured, and the spoils of war were transported back to Shandong in coffins, shrouds, and even dead bodies filled with gold and silver.
General Ross had the forces at hand, and again became nervous. The troops that had been allocated to him were urgently transferred to Africa to fight against the indigenous people. The numbers of the Albians are in an absolute weakness, and if the Lu army and the Tianzhu soldiers cooperate, there is not the slightest problem in eating the Albians.
In the face of this general trend, Ross could only choose to remain silent, and only sent a supervisor to count the battlefield captures of the Lu army. And to deal with this kind of person, the Lu army has obviously been prepared for a long time, attacking alternately with three weapons: golden bullets, poison bullets, and meat bullets. Albion's supervisors, in line with their loyalty to the queen, waged a tenacious struggle against the Lu army, bravely embraced the three bombs, and adhered to the faith. Thanks to their efforts, the seizures of the Lu army were largely wiped out, and on the books, the materials captured by the Lu army before and after were less than 30,000 pounds, which were not worth mentioning at all and did not need to be concerned.
As for why Shandong's economy has become more and more prosperous and the value of the currency has strengthened after successfully receiving the spoils of war sent back from the front, it is obvious that this kind of problem in the economic field can only be explained by experts, and the soldiers only care about the military, not the economy.
Regardless of the hostility of the commander of Albiang towards the Lu army, in the eyes of the reporters accompanying the army in the Times, this force is a model of knighthood. Even the Albiang troops did not have the strict military discipline of the Lu army. Girls who were polite to enthusiastic women and who were afraid of being violated could walk generously in front of the soldiers and invite them to dance.
All purchases of supplies are paid, and a soldier was punished with a cane on the street just by touching a girl's P shares, and in the end, it was the victim who pleaded for him.
Normal people must have a praising attitude towards an army that can fight without harming the people. At the same time, the Lu army had a remarkable record in Tianzhu, and the Tianzhu troops, which were far superior in number, were defeated again and again, and the once erosive situation in Tianzhu was improved. The rebels of Tianzhu gradually turned from offensive to defensive, and the gentlemen of London could finally breathe a sigh of relief and loudly proclaim in the House that Tianzhu would always belong to Her Majesty the great Queen of Albion.
Under the premise that the stalemate on the battlefield of Taixi was not opened, Tianzhu's victory was of great significance for boosting morale and uniting people's hearts. Albion's own army lacked merit, so it could only focus on propagating the Lu army.
At least this is Albion's allies, and their greatness can also indirectly prove Albion's greatness. The Chinese edition of The Times also put a photo of Lu Jun and the Albiang girl on the front page, with a big-character headline: Holy knights from the East, swear to defend the glory of Her Majesty the Queen!
Cai Feng put the newspaper on the table, and spit out a string of muffled bytes in his hoarse vocal cords.
"Although the people of Albion are putting gold on their faces, the above record is definitely not fake. In my lifetime, I can see the prestige of our communist soldiers outside the territory, and I can also turn a blind eye to death. I think that from today onwards, no foreigner dares to underestimate my Chinese soldiers. Even Albion, the former world hegemon, now relies on my combined army to fight for them. If the army is strong, the country will be strong, and in this Taixi War, no matter who wins or loses, the national strength of the great powers will suffer. If we have this strong army in China, how can foreigners dare to regard our country as a colony as they did in the past. The rise of China should be done here! ”
In a hurry, there was another violent cough. On the side, his friend hurriedly brought a glass of water
"Songpo, if your throat disease recurs, don't get too excited. Besides, it's hard to say whether this Lu army will help us or help Yuan thieves. From the perspective of being an enemy, I really don't want to be an enemy of such a force. ”
The speaker is similar in age to Cai Feng, and he is also an alumnus of Fuso. Although he has no experience in leading troops to fight, he has trained a large number of outstanding officers for the Gonghe, and the peach and plum are all over the world. is like Zou Hua, an artillery officer who is thriving in the Lu army, if he sees him, he will immediately salute and call the principal.
Jiang Fangzhen, the former general office of the Baoding Military Academy, chose to flee since the beginning of the Hongxian Empire, and now he is a staff officer of the First Army of the Communist Army. In Sichuan, he fought with the Beiyang Army several times, and he could maintain his undefeated position by resisting strong divisions with weak brigades. Of course, there are factors such as terrain, people's will, and environment, but this staff officer's strategy is also a great credit.
The cooks brought in rice, a bowl of rice, plus a few dried chilies, and constituted all the food of the commander-in-chief of the First Army. Jiang Fangzhen frowned, "I said it, find a way to get a little meat, no matter how tight the military salary is, it is impossible to even do this, right?" ”
Cai Feng coughed dryly and said, "Fang Zhen, this is what I mean." If you ask the brothers to wash away all the rice and sand I eat, it is already too much, how can you still ask them to prepare meat for me? As the commander of the First Army, I want to eat something good, and of course I can do it. But the question is, what are the brothers eating now? Everyone's meal is half rice and half sand. If I am special, how can I get the brothers to obey military discipline? The troops have been in arrears for several months, and if I can no longer share the weal and woe with the brothers, my soldiers and Beiyang soldiers will probably become a raccoon dog. ”
"I understand what you say! But you're sick! How can it be good to eat this kind of thing again? ”
"Fang Zhen, my illness is an old problem, don't worry. If I can't win against Yuan Weiting, I will die in battle. It's useless to take care of your throat. Thousands of brothers are suffering, and I can't eat chicken, duck, fish, and meat. The one who also has to eat a big meal and foreign wine on the battlefield is that Zhao Guanshuai, not my style. ”
Cai Feng's throat disease is an old problem, and he has recovered from the use of good medicine in the recuperation stage in the capital. However, on the battlefield, because of the excessively forceful speeches and the issuance of orders, the lack of money and food in the rear, the worries about the military, and the poor diet, it was even more serious than before going to Beijing. Many times, Cai Feng couldn't even speak, so he could only write down the order on a piece of paper and have Jiang Fangzhen announce it on his behalf.
Seeing the haggard face of his old friend, compared to the high-spirited appearance at the beginning, it was like two people, Jiang Fangzhen's heart was like a stone.
"The medical conditions in Sichuan are so poor, there is a lack of medical treatment, and in such an environment, your body will have big problems sooner or later. In my opinion, I still have to go back to Yunnan as soon as possible, and then go abroad for treatment. Otherwise, I asked someone to purchase Western medicine in the capital. ”
Cai Feng shook his head, "Even if you buy Western medicine from Beijing now, do you dare to let me take it?" Yuan Thief thought that I had been at the head for a long time, and I bought medicine from Beijing, which was too unsafe. As for going abroad...... Now is not the time. It's not a big deal for me to get sick, as long as I drink more water, I'll get better. If Ah Feng is here, she will adjust the earth, and she can also alleviate my illness. It's a pity that she has gone to Hunan again, it's really hard for her, a female streamer, to run for the anti-Yuan cause, go to Hunan to raise money for us, I can't stand her. ”
Jiang Fangzhen said angrily: "When she was about to leave, she also cried and cried that she couldn't help you and couldn't help you much, you are really a bosom friend, and you even think about things the same." In fact, if you want me to say, it would be good if you married her, so as not to Tang Rongchang always have ill intentions towards her. ”
"If there is chaff at home, how can you bear to go to court? If you take a concubine...... Isn't this back to the feudal remnants? I'm not Rongchang, nor am I Shandong Zhao Guanshuai, I can't do the matter of taking a concubine to ask for a little wife. I am destined to fail in this life, and I will repay her in the next life. ”
"You still say! I've never heard of a person who has to borrow money to raise his own money to finance a war for his country. Miss Ah Feng went to Hunan to borrow money this time, and I don't know if it can be negotiated. Even if the negotiation is successful, how will you repay the millions of debts? ”
Cai Feng smiled, "Brother Jiang, this time I have already made up my mind to ask Yuan." If you succeed, you will go into the wilderness, and if you fail, you will die. Life and death have been put aside, where to pay off the debt. We set out from Yunnan with 3,000 brothers, and now we have entered Sichuan, and the team has grown to 6,000 men. Thanks to the blessings of the Beiyang Army, the local forces in Sichuan have begun to accept us, and if we have enough salaries, the troops can be expanded to tens of thousands. Not as it is now, in order to advance the front, it is necessary to abandon the rear positions. Although this is advancing quickly, the supply is unstable and there is a danger of collapse at any time. Don't forget, that's how the Fuso people failed. ”
Jiang Fangzhen slapped the table
"Who can be blamed for this? It's not to blame Tang Rongchang, if you give him the position of the Grand Governor, he should ensure that our supplies are unimpeded. But he was good, we fought all the way from Yunnan to Sichuan, and we didn't see anything of his military salaries, food, and reservists. Even the weapons and ammunition were taken from the Beiyang soldiers. Whether he is anti-Yuan or Baoyuan, now I can't be sure! ”
Cai Feng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a violent cough, and only waved his hand desperately, as if he wanted to excuse Tang Rongchang.
At this moment, the door of the tent was suddenly opened, and the chief of staff, Luo Pei, walked in from the outside, his face full of joy. "Commander-in-Chief, Fang Zhen, good news. The rear sent the money! 500,000, a full 500,000 heads. Now the brothers will have a full meal and will be able to fight. Wu Xiang's brigade was already wavering, but now with this money, we can incorporate that brigade, and our front can be pushed forward, even if we face the third division, we dare to fight against him! ”
Cai Feng drank a few sips of water in a row, and his two eyes spurted with light, "Is there really 500,000?" Immediately convene a military meeting, send out our four King Kongs, and take advantage of this shareholder wind to completely drive the Beiyang Army out of Sichuan! ”
Until the end of the military meeting, Cai Feng's mood was still very excited, the convoy transporting military salaries was almost to Naxi, and with the current ocean, he was sure to take Chengdu down in the next step. However, because I was too excited during the meeting during the day, I unconsciously used my throat excessively, and at night, I was sweating profusely and couldn't sleep all night.
Tossing and turning, he suddenly thought of the woman who was running for herself and went to Hunan with only a few guards. The poor woman who owed her a lot, but couldn't give her anything in return: Xiao Afeng.
With this 500,000 yuan, Hunan's debts do not need to be borrowed. It's a pity that the two can't be contacted now, otherwise they can call her back and don't have to suffer in Hunan. She is a woman, in that chaotic place, but is she still safe? What kindness did Tang Rongchang have, and why was he willing to pay?
"Stop, don't run, let's take care of you!" In the mountains and forests at night, the laughter of the Beiyang Army is like a night owl, which is terrifying. Several pursuers fired, and the scorching air currents flew past the beautiful woman's sideburns. Someone immediately scolded: "Don't shoot!" Such a tender, who dares to break her before she has used it, I want his head! She can't run fast with her little feet, and she will definitely be able to catch up. ”
Although the union has been implemented, how can the women in the Qingyin small class not bind their feet? Xiao Afeng's legs have gradually lost sensation, and it won't be long before he will be caught up.
The accompanying guards have all sacrificed their lives in the fire with the Beiyang Army, including the lover of the good sister Xiao Taohong, the extremely talented and patriotic college student, who also failed to escape the clutches of death. Xiao Afeng had already negotiated the loan with the people from the mining company, but unexpectedly, a team of Beiyang soldiers who came out to look for food rushed to the village where they met by mistake.
Originally, she could have escaped, but in order to ensure the safety of those merchants, she took the initiative to release the gun and attract the attention of the Beiyang soldiers to herself. The merchants managed to escape, and Songpa's military salaries should be guaranteed, as for themselves...... It must not fall into their hands.
On the way, she had seen the deplorable state of more than one village. The corpses of women are all selfish, and most of them are destroyed to death. The style of these Beiyang soldiers is not much better than that of the Fusang people. The ladies of decent families such as gentry and large families were not spared. If you fall into their hands, it will definitely end up like this.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, Xiao Afeng raised the pistol tremblingly, closed her eyes, and recalled that the little soldier who taught her to shoot a gun blushed and pulled the trigger for herself with a red face...... The gun didn't go off.
The revolver in her hand, I don't know when, has run out of bullets. She couldn't reload the ammunition, so she could only throw away the pistol and run forward with a rolling belt.
Both sides were unfamiliar with the geography of this area, and the thorns hung up on her clothes, cutting a wound on her body. Xiao Afeng didn't feel the pain anymore, only felt nauseous, as if those thorns were the palms of the Beiyang soldiers. He is tearing his clothes and destroying his own skin.
No way...... Absolutely not......
She hadn't gone far when she heard the dangerous sound of running water in front of her, and the sound of a few falling stones stopped her from moving forward. Cliff. It's a dead end. Behind him, the laughter of the Beiyang soldiers was getting closer and closer, their eyesight was better than that of Xiao Afeng, and they had already found that this prey was not running away. A woman who can bring a few guards must be an officer's wife or a young lady, if it is not a war, how can you play with such a woman?
"Don't run, it's so dark, aren't you scared alone? Let's go, come back to the barracks with us, and talk to us properly. Maybe, you'll be reluctant to leave. ”
Seeing that the other party had pounced like a wolf, Xiao Afeng closed his eyes and shouted fiercely, "Songpo, I will marry you in the next life!" "Jump down the cliff.
Kunming, inside the Overseer's Office. Tang Rongchang, the governor of Yunnan and commander of the Third Army of the Communist Army, looked at the Yunnan Finance Department who had been beaten to the point of not being human. The man named David Li theoristically should have died in the Matsue Dharma Field. In fact, after being replaced by a death row inmate, he himself was arranged by the Xingzhong Association to enter Yunnan.
Cai Feng and Sun Dixiang's Xingzhonghui is not a good relationship, but he has always only looked at ability for talents, not qualifications. Yunnan lacked economic talents, and Li David's talent and learning were well displayed in Yunnan, not only becoming the Minister of Finance, but also the personal seals of the two overseers.
Tang Rongchang, who usually treats people as Buddhas, has a hideous face at this time, but he looks like a Shura ghost.
"Don't think that if Emperor Sun returns to China, I won't dare to kill you! I've shot you now, and he's not going to do anything to me! We Yunnan people don't know how to manage money, we can only grow tobacco. You came to Yunnan to guide us in business, manage our finances, and more than double Yunnan's annual income, these are your credits, I thank you. I handed over Yunnan's money bag to you as a foreigner, because I believe that you are a talent. I also want to introduce my niece to you as a wife. Unexpectedly, you actually betrayed my trust and took my money ...... I stole ......"
Li David's eyes had been beaten to only a slit, and he couldn't tell who he was looking at, so he just moved a few times and spit out a mouthful of blood. Only then did he say weakly: "Everyone swears to ask for Yuan, and it is my responsibility to pay the soldiers on the front line, how can it be called stealing?" ”
"Bastard! That's my money, my money, you know! Tang Rongchang pulled out a pistol from his waist and put it on David Li's head. Say! Which way did the silver cart go, and how did it chase them back? For the sake of Qing'er, I'll give you the most opportunity! ”
"Dreaming." Li David smiled disdainfully, "The silver car was sent away by me a long time ago, and it was made a flower account and hidden from you for a month." If it weren't for the fact that the road in Yunnan was too difficult to walk, the silver would have been sent to the front line long ago. What's the use of putting this thing on my head? How can the people of the Xingzhong Society be afraid of death! Come on, shoot! I, David Li, have been wrong all my life, and I just want to do the right thing. I once lost the most precious thing in my life because of cowardice and fear, and since then, I have sworn that I will never be afraid again, and I will not beg for mercy. Come on, fire! Let's see if I'm afraid of you! ”
Tang Rongchang's hand almost deducted the bolt, but he had to consider that there were still Xingzhong members in the city, and those people were not easy to mess with.
He violently ripped open his neck and shouted outside: "Come on, take this sinner who grows duck slices without permission, covers cigarettes and smuggles, and poisons the people of Yunnan and executes him!" ”
The guards comprehended and dragged David Li out, and the chief of the Judge Advocate General had already begun to create confessions and case files. David Li was fearless, walked calmly, and when he came to the wall, he only thought of that beautiful figure in his mind
"Leng He, if you knew that I sacrificed like this, would you forgive me? As I remember, you always liked heroes. Although I am not as good as him, I can at least die for the sake of righteousness, and I can die like a hero."
Gunfire was loud.