Lao Li Tou didn't know what the 'Korean puppet king' was, he only knew that his own territory had been beaten over. He was really anxious and angry for a while, but he couldn't help. When the military police in Jinzhou heard that he was going to see the commander with the gratitude of many rural people, they immediately gave him the green light and sent him to Lushun.

When he arrived in Lushun, Lao Li Tou didn't have time to feel the huge size of the port and the size of the fleet, so he was sent on a passenger ship to Tianjin. The flotilla of ships coming and going on the sea is bustling like a school of fish, and the sails of the ships obscure the clouds. After two days at sea, he successfully arrived in Tianjin, where the current head of the 'revolutionary army' was.

Tianjin Port is quite far from Tianjin City, and Lao Li Tou had to transfer to a river passenger boat along the Haihe River to the west, and it took half a day to arrive at the city of Tianjin. And from the dock ashore, the old Li Tou, who was already adrift all the way, was completely lost. He couldn't understand the Beizhili dialect in Tianjin, so he could only walk around with the flow of people.

After walking and walking, Lao Li Tou suddenly found that he did not go to the direction of the city at all, but went to an open field outside the city. This open field is crowded with people, and it is more lively than the temple fair for the New Year. A large number of ordinary people were noisily crowded around the clearing, and they were talking non-stop.

"Dare to ask, where is this Tianjin City?" Lao Li Tou lost his sense of direction in the crowd. He saw an old man dressed in ordinary clothes and a kind face in the crowd, and thought that the two sides were about the same age, so he dared to ask.

The old man was dressed as a foreigner, in his fifties, wearing an old silk robe, and a scholar in his thirties by his side. The two seemed to be teachers and students, seemingly casually talking in a low voice, but their eyes were always fixed on the direction of the open land surrounded by the crowd. Suddenly asked by Lao Litou, they were all startled as if they were thieves.

Waiting to hear clearly just asking for directions, and then looking at Lao Litou's age of more than sixty years, the two of them put their minds at ease. Wailang arched his hand slightly and said, "If the old man wants to go to Tianjin City, he has to go north." This is the martial arts arena outside the city, and the 'revolutionary army' is going to test the army recently, and the marshal specially invites the people of the whole city to watch. Thinking about it, the old man must have been coerced by the flow of people and messed up. ”

Listening to the school martial arts performance made by the big handsome, Lao Li Tou was suddenly very happy, "I'm here to find the big handsome." I thought that I would go 108,000 miles, give up this life to see the handsome, kowtow to his old man, and give him a gift. I didn't expect to go out and arrive in Tianjin only a few days ago, so it turned out that this thing was not as difficult as I imagined. ”

The old man heard that Lao Litou's accent was not near Tianjin, and thought that his origin was not simple, so he arched his hand and asked, "Where did the old man come from?" ”

"From Fuzhou." Lao Li Tou said bluntly.

Fuzhou?

The old man and the students around him were stunned, followed by a joy.

Although there has been no shortage of news about the four guards in southern Liaoning in the newspapers of the 'revolutionary army', it is very difficult for people from the outside world to enter the nest of the 'revolutionary army', and their understanding of the situation there is extremely limited. The old man immediately felt that he had met the right person on this trip, and asked politely: "I don't know what happened to the old man looking for the handsome?" ”

Although the journey was smooth, since the start of the journey, Lao Li Tou has seen and heard more than he has seen and heard in the past few decades. He said in a sighing tone: "Old man, I was originally a family in Liaoyang, and I fled to Fuzhou last year, and I had to be taken in by the handsome to let the whole family survive. Over the past year, life has been like a dream.

This year's harvest in the fields is excellent, and the marshal is exempt from taxes, and it is fair to spend money on grain. All kinds of goods on the market are also very proper. It's only been a year, and the life of the old man's family is better than before the escape. As the old saying goes, draught does not forget the well diggers. Let's not forget that this is all the kindness of the handsome. I have lived for more than sixty years, so I thought that I would come and kowtow to the handsome man if I said anything.

Along the way, many people knew that I was coming to find the handsome, and they all asked me to help them kowtow to the handsome. There are also many people who have taken out their family heirlooms and asked me to send them to the big handsome. ”

Lao Li Tou carried a large bag and a small bag, which was not easy. When he arrived in Tianjin, he felt that he would be able to see the handsome man immediately, and he relaxed and said everything. As he spoke, he had tears in his eyes, kept talking about the good of today's life, and told about the strange things he saw along the way, and scolded the invasion of foreign enemies, and said that he had the trust of countless people and could not live up to it.

The old man and his students listened attentively, and the more they listened, the more solemn their faces became. They have had a lot of speculations about the four guards in southern Liaoning, but they don't dare to believe all the articles in the newspaper, and they only feel that those flowery news are only afraid of discounting. But after listening to this old Li Tou's words, they were all deeply surprised--the 'revolutionary army' was too good at local governance, and the people's hearts and minds were all in it.

This old Li Tou traveled all the way just to thank him, and even did not hesitate to cross the ocean and travel across the ocean. Such ideas and perseverance are feats that can go down in history in that dynasty. If this matter is found in the Ming court, the government and the opposition will inevitably write to congratulate the peaceful years of the four seas and the health of the people-Lao Li Tou will definitely be canonized and rewarded, and his name will go down in history.

The old man could hardly believe that this was happening right in front of his eyes. He asked a lot more carefully, and inquired about the current situation in Fuzhou, hoping to get the loopholes in this story. The more he asked, the more frightened he became. In the end, he could only turn his head to look at the student beside him and asked, "Chuyang, do you think this matter is ......." ”

The scholars on the side were also surprised, but they could only comfort them in turn: "Teacher, don't worry, this matter will be discussed slowly when you go back." We're here for business. He turned back to Lao Li Tou and smiled: "Since the old man has arrived at this martial arts arena, there is no need to run anymore, just follow me and wait." Today's excitement is also rare, and it will definitely be an eye-opener to think about. ”

"What's the excitement?" Lao Li Tou also wondered what was going on in the martial arts arena? It was surrounded by thousands of civilians, and even a large number of militia members were needed to form a human wall to maintain order, and the arena, which was about the size of several football fields, was still empty, and it seemed that something big was about to happen.

The scholar sighed a few times, and said with a little bitterness: "Two days ago, the Tianjin newspaper published a big news, saying that the enemy around Tianjin was about to move, and this open military exercise was specially held in order to deter Xiaoxiao. For seven days in a row, two sessions in the morning and two afternoons a day, anyone was allowed to come and watch, just to demonstrate the strength of the 'revolutionary army'. My teacher and student came to join in the fun. ”

"Uh-oh." Lao Li Tou took it seriously when he heard it, and he followed the master and apprentice together and crowded outside the martial arts arena to watch.

In order to allow the people to see it really, the 'revolutionary army' set up a large number of temporary viewing steps around the martial arts arena. Some were made of earth, some were made of wood, and in short, the number of people present to watch the excitement was at least tens of thousands. However, the venue was well organized, and it was chaotic and orderly.

Lao Li Tou watched this afternoon session, which only started at about fourteen o'clock. As soon as they entered the field, there was a whole phalanx of infantry with three spears and firearms, and more than 400 people marched in a formation with flags and drums. As soon as this phalanx appeared, the originally noisy crowd immediately fell silent, and everyone pricked up their ears to listen to the constant sound of orders and drums from far and near.

The neat pace of the procession was pleasing to the eye, and all the soldiers marched in unison, to the beat of the drums. Even if the ground is a little uneven, they can adapt quickly and adjust at any time.

Lao Li Tou looked at it and laughed, and the old man next to him whispered: "How did this soldier ...... trained?" than our ....... ”

"Teacher, be cautious." The young student suddenly interrupted, and deliberately glanced at the old Li Tou, who was looking happily. He continued: "The 'revolutionary army' should have its own tricks in training, but it is not known to outsiders. ”

But Lao Li Tou was really excited, and when he heard the words, he interjected and said, "Eh, ......, there is actually no trick." We also practice this in Fuzhou. Each farm has to draw young and strong students to join this queue. It's nothing more than shouting 'one-two-one' walking, and after practicing for a long time, it will naturally be, but we don't have a good walk. ”

The old man and his students suddenly looked sideways, and they couldn't figure out what else the old Li Tou next to him knew?

After the three phalanxes entered the arena, they stood and stopped. This stop turned out to be an hour, and it didn't move. All the soldiers were like tree stumps, and even the expressions on their faces did not change, they all looked straight ahead, and they didn't care if they were sweaty.

The onlookers couldn't see anything special about this stupid standing, and the noise at the scene gradually increased, and they all discussed what this was for? Some people watched the morning one, and said that these soldiers stood like this after they came out, and they didn't understand why?

The old man and his students frowned but didn't say a word, but Lao Li took the initiative to explain when he saw these soldiers standing like this: "This is a standing military posture." It's the same with our militia in the countryside, but we don't stand for so long. At most, it would be nice to stand for a quarter of an hour. I've heard that the commander's guards sometimes stand for half a day until the soldier faints. ”

The old man is really speechless about this. Although the armies he had seen also paid attention to 'not moving like a mountain' after standing in formation, at most they demanded that the enemy not be defeated and that the personnel should not panic. The three phalanxes in front of him didn't speak or move, and they didn't even seem to blink their eyes - this is completely incomparable.

After standing for an hour, with the sound of a trumpet, the soldiers of the three phalanxes shouted in unison, as if the hibernating beast had suddenly awakened. Immediately afterwards, another group of cavalry entered the arena, and artillery towed by carriages appeared. As these majestic cuirassiers circled the field several times, the atmosphere of the scene gradually increased. When the two powerful heavy guns appeared, the crowd was even more joyful.

Lao Li Tou had never seen these two arms, and the old man and his students also kept their eyes on the cavalry and artillery, obviously paying much more attention to them than the infantry.

There are audiences on three sides of the martial arts arena. One side gets out of the way, and there is no one within a kilometer or two. Watching the lively people, some people excitedly spread the news - the cannon is going to be fired, the cannon is going to be fired, and the cannon will be fired in the morning. The cannon shot was terrible. Cover your ears and stare wide-eyed. Don't blink, it's gone in the blink of an eye.

With this shout, everyone's appetite was hung.