When are people the happiest?

I'm full!

The two teenagers were blowing a cool breeze, the armor was loose, the knife was on the ground, and the boots were taken off, just like that, they were dressed up in military law, anyway, the mountain here is high and the emperor is far away, and it will be comfortable for a while, Lord Zhang Zhongcheng is good at everything, there is one thing, too rigorous, he ordered everyone to be on guard at all times, and he is even more practical, from the beginning of the first month of the city to the present July, more than 200 days stunned has never been unloaded, the weight of more than 30 catties hung on the body, can be hung for more than 200 days. The winter is better, but in these dog days, there are too many pieces of clothing on the body, but Zhang Zhongcheng is thick armor and does not leave his body, this perseverance and determination are really not something that ordinary people can hold. These little pawns, every time they see Zhang Zhongcheng, they always have a kind of reverence, as if this person has boundless magic power, infecting the people around him, so that although everyone is in a desperate situation, they still maintain their fighting spirit and hope.

Of course, Zhang Zhongcheng is not that ordinary person.

Since the year before last, the thieves rebelled against the imperial court, and the world that had been peaceful and prosperous for decades suddenly became full of wolf smoke, and the common people were still in the sleep of their wives and children on the hot kang head, and they were poured cold by a basin of cold water. The official word has two mouths, and Tuosheng is still in this Qingming era, the fat head and big ears who stutter at the top, and the mouth at the bottom can also follow to catch some leftovers, which is this little inconspicuous leftovers, but it is enough to make people like Shaodong more than one year after another, rich and healthy. It is a tenant like the swarthy boy, who pays the tribute lease every year, and the rest is also considerable, and God is also gracious, there have been no major disasters in the past few decades, from top to bottom, most of them are peaceful and prosperous. The people of Li who don't understand the court are homely in their spare time, and occasionally they will say a few words, "This emperor is not bad!" ”

But under such a grand scene, some people are full of food and want to rebel, and the banner seems to be "Qingjun side", and few people understand what "Qingjun side" means, and they are all thinking about what this has to do with me? But when the knife was put on the neck, everyone understood, and it seemed that it really had something to do with me.

The two teenagers were joined in the army in such a daze, running with this general today, rushing with that general tomorrow, and maybe the day after tomorrow they voted for the so-called anti-thieves, anyway, they were running around in a daze. Fortunately, the two of them have practiced with the master of fists and feet for a few days since they were children, their bodies are tough, their legs and feet are quite flexible, and every time they want to fight, they hide far behind, either waving their flags and shouting, or pretending to be dead and fleeing, following those veteran oils, nothing else has been learned, and the survival skills on the battlefield are practiced solidly.

Until they met the banner of their lives, the man was as brilliant as a god, melting the chaos of the two teenagers, and carving a deep imprint in their bones, this peerless man had a resounding name:

"Nanji Cloud".

I still remember that year, the two of them didn't know which camp they were in at the time, anyway, they were fooling around in a team of more than 100 people, and it happened that they went out that day, and they met this man on the road, and as a result, the whole team went up to the leader and the general, and the small reserve man, so stunned that the four people on the opposite side were frightened and silent, the tower-like general rode on a horse, condescending, and the three guards behind were also strong and strong, but more than 100 people were uniform, and their eyes were all attracted by the leader, that inexplicable sense of oppression, It's like looking up at the sky.

The sky is so high, the sky is so far away, and the same sky is so terrible. The thunder in the sky can instantly kill more than 100 of them into slag, and the man in front of him is the sky at the moment. He didn't make a move, or even make a sound, but more than 100 people just understood in their hearts that what this person was holding in his hand was thunder, and once he let go, it would be Wan Jun, and more than 100 people were scorched earth under the thunder, scorched on the outside and tender on the inside.

More than 100 people did not hesitate or resist, but under the gaze of the other party, they quickly sorted out their equipment, assembled into a formation, lost the original battle flag, and followed behind the other party, so good and unreasonable to become the other party's subordinates. Then they followed this general named Nan Jiyun to a county town called Yongqiu and became a Tang soldier guarding Yongqiu.

In Yongqiu City, their team fought a lot of battles, but because of their young age, the main general only let them be in charge of logistics, and they had no chance to fight on the city wall. Later, they came to Suiyang City, where there were more battles, although they did not fight the enemy head-on, but they had also seen flesh and blood, and they were no longer the lonely ghosts drifting in the wind.

The war in the whole world is getting more and more vigorous, countless people have lost their lives because of it, countless generals are still fighting, and countless generals have also surrendered to the enemy.

It is said that there are 120,000 enemy soldiers attacking the city under Suiyang City, and their Suiyang defenders are less than 10,000 in their heyday, so Zhang Zhongcheng is not an ordinary person, he used these thousands of people to withstand the enemy's crazy bite for seven months, and he is still insisting until now. The armor that never took off was his faith, the spark that shone in the darkness.

The two young men who were enjoying the shade under the big tree ate a piece of mutton jerky, and the young owner also took out a similar oilcloth package from his arms, and took out two pieces of mutton jerky from it.

"Do you think we're going to get him at night?"

The young man suddenly said such a sentence without a head, the swarthy young man was a little confused, and was about to ask, but suddenly figured it out, quickly stood up, and said with a nervous expression:

"You're crazy, that's not good, it's a bit too hot today, you still want to break into their house at night, no, resolutely no!"

"Oh, don't worry, listen to me. When there is no one at night, let's sneak in and find their rice warehouse, hey, if you really hide a lot of rice and grain, come back and report it to the above, copy his mother's, not only relieve anger, but also save the emergency. ”

The swarthy boy's head shook like a rattle, and he waved his hand vigorously and said, "No, no, no, resolutely......"

"Why are you so cowardly......"

Shao Dongjia was a little annoyed by the cowardice of the swarthy young man, he had been planning this thing in his heart since just now, and after weighing it for a long time, he felt that it was still feasible, and he thought that he would definitely hit it off when he told his companions, who would have thought that this product would be so whimsical today, and he didn't know how to cherish the great opportunity.

"Do you think the two of us know that these people have hidden private food in their homes? Can Zhang Zhongcheng and Xu Taishou be such wise people as not? They just can't take it, they can't rob it like those officers and soldiers who robbed your house at that time, we are officials, not thieves in armor! ”

The swarthy boy was really angry, he felt that this idea of his companion was dangerous, and if he didn't stop it in time, he would make a big mistake sooner or later.

"So I said that the two of us will go to find out what is going on tonight, grasp the specific location and real evidence, and then come back to report to the above, and let the upper side send someone to search, and then the stolen goods will be seized, wouldn't it be safe?"

"Okay, even if the two of us sneak in, we have found a place and confirmed that they have indeed hidden a lot of food..."Speaking of this, the swarthy young man paused, looked at the young owner with a serious face, and asked word by word:

"But the two of us, can we come back?"

"Why can't you ...... back?"

Shaodongjia just wanted to refute why he couldn't come back, and suddenly seemed to be stuck in the neck, thinking about this question, he knew that the black charcoal head opposite was a thoughtful person, and many things were more long-term than he thought, and it must be reasonable for the other party to ask this.

The swarthy boy didn't sell it either, and immediately explained.

"Do you remember the family members who came with Song Xuchi today?"

The young owner thought for a moment and replied:

"Don't you remember, even Song Xuchi has a total of seven people, three look like servants, three are practicing families, although those three look like a solid foundation, but they are not like the master who is too difficult to deal with, one of you should be able to overturn the two of them, and the other I shouldn't have to work too hard to clean up, they are all three catties and two, as for Song Xuchi's straw bag, it looks like he has practiced a few hands, but it is estimated that the four products are enough to choke, and it is not worth mentioning."

"Yes, you have also seen it, there are a few people in the Song family, and there are three practitioners, although it is not tricky, but it is also a bit troublesome. What's even more frightening is that we don't know if there is a more powerful master in the Song Xuchi family? It is also extremely common for such a big family to spend money to worship the boxers of several sects. ”

When the young owner heard this, he was also a little nervous, but he was still a little unwilling. The swarthy boy ignored him and continued to analyze the stakes.

"Suiyang City is in this situation now, before the thieves came, Xu Taishou had already called on all families to save grain and store rice, increase garrison, the Song family is so qualified, there must be a sect to worship, and it is estimated that there are more than one or two. Although these sects will not come up with a good hand to mix, but the third or fourth grade will not be stingy, after all, the other party is a big family, and the face still has to be taken into account. Nowadays, the most valuable thing in Suiyang City is not gold and silver treasures, but rice grain, we know this truth, and others must also know it, so you said that we can break into the rice warehouse tonight, how many hard stubbles can we encounter? If my estimate is correct, the Song family's house must have second-grade masters, and it shouldn't be one or two! ”

"Shhh...... It's not going to be so good......"

Although the young owner is still a little unconvinced, he actually agrees with the analysis of the black charcoal head in his heart.

"I think it's better for us to be safe, we can report this news to the top, as for how to make trade-offs and let the adults make decisions, we little characters should not worry about that. Eating pickles and worrying about other people's emperors stuck fish bones, it's not a joke. ”

"Your grandmother, you're laughing at me!"

The young owner tasted this wilted mess, and stood up to chase the black charcoal head that was not a good thing. The swarthy boy didn't wait for this sentence to be finished, and he had already run far away, giggling evilly.

The two of them are chasing each other like this, and the laughter and scolding at the moment seem to be the real fifteen or sixteen years old, there are not so many young and old-fashioned adults, intrigues, deceit, ghosts and tricks, and what is sprinkled is the real laughter and heart.

The two of them quarreled for a while, the sun was poisonous, and they didn't eat properly, so they ran for a while and hurried back to the shady tree, lying on the ground, pushing and shoving.

After a while, the two of them were confused, and after listening carefully, they were already dozing off.

The swarthy boy had a dream again, dreaming of today's mother and son, the thin mother and the young man are very clear, but the girl can't dream of her appearance, she can only vaguely remember that she is dressed in patched gray, and her face is also eyebrows, but she can't dream of a precise facial features, only an outline, which may be the reason why the girl didn't look up much.

Shaodongjia also had a dream, dreaming of Song Xuchi's family's white cakes, he one by one, one bite at a time, kept eating, how could he not finish eating, the more he ate, the more fragrant he was, the more hungry he was, the more hungry he was.

The two of them slept for more than an hour, looking at the sky, it was already the time of the unitary, the sun began to tilt to the west, the two of them woke up for a while, they were recalling the dream just now, the swarthy young man was full of confusion, and the young owner was full of grunts.

The two of them saw that the hour was not early, helped each other, put on their armor again, hung up their swords and bows, put their helmets in their hands, and walked towards the city.

At this time, two or three young sergeants who were traveling with each other had come back, talking to each other about the harvest along the way, and when they saw the young man and the swarthy boy coming, they hurriedly surrounded him, and someone couldn't help but ask:

"How's it going? How many rich young masters have you recruited? Have you ever been bitten by a dog? Looking at the looks of the two of you, don't you feel embarrassed? Could it be that the peeling and cramping wallgrass has changed sex? ”

These people who traveled with them, since they knew that it was the two unlucky people of the Shaodong family who went to Nancheng, they have been thinking about what happened to the two of them today, those rich people in Nancheng are bitter and mean, and they are extremely unfriendly to these plague gods who come to their door. But looking at the two people who rushed back, their faces were ordinary, they were not sad or happy, either they were indifferent because they were very angry, or they were really ordinary on this trip, and those rich people were not embarrassed. Naturally, these teenagers in the company didn't want to see their jokes, but just hoped to use that slightly ridiculous tone to defuse the humiliation that the two might encounter.

"There's nothing to talk about, those things are not clear about their virtues, some don't open the door, some open the door but don't let them into the house, some open the door and don't have a good face, knowing that we are recruiting, all the top ideas cry poor, some of the words are sour, turning around and scolding us for being low, saying that we should take our lives to protect them when we are born, and there are dog things that say eight hundred dollars, and that one thousand dollars, all of which are in a tone, with a little silver money, and talk about their hearts. Phew, dogs, fat as pigs, we worked for hours, and the sons didn't even give us a drink. ”

The young owner said this as if he was endorsing, not mentioning the matter of beating the Song family in the alley, and the swarthy young man also had a tacit understanding, pretending to be deaf and dumb, looking dumbfounded. Listening to this uninspired narration, the companions also breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and they greeted the scrooge of the wall grass for several generations of ancestors, and then asked about the experiences of others.

The two teenagers also listened to other people's narratives, and listened to it for a while, not surprisingly, it was the North City that recruited the most people, and the North City was the same as the South City, and all the people who lived in it were poor people. In the prosperous era, God gives food to eat, the officials are not so insatiable, the rented fields are still surplus, although the family has a clear soup and little water, but there is also a pause, but in the face of this year's war, the landlord's family still has the savings of previous years, and the tenants can be difficult. Later, even the mouse and sparrow were caught, and I heard that someone caught a mouse, and someone paid 400 yuan to buy it, but the person still hasn't sold it. You must know that in previous years, four hundred dollars could buy half an acre of land, but now you can't exchange a mouse. People began digging rat holes, picking up tree bark, picking leaves, and digging grass roots. The worst one really didn't have to eat, so he ate Guanyin soil. Guanyin soil is a kind of clay mineral, and the medicine craftsman sometimes prescribes some in the prescription, and it can be used to cure some diseases with the medicine, and a small amount can still be eaten. Some people were so hungry that they couldn't do it, so they ate some and survived for a few days, but more people ate too much, and finally they couldn't digest it, their stomachs were distended, and they couldn't pull it out, and they suffocated to death. Although most people have not yet reached the point where they are hungry and do not choose to eat, if they continue like this, they will not eat fresh.

Lord Zhongcheng knows that the people are suffering, but it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, so she can only drip blood in her heart, looking forward to the imperial court having reinforcements, and then attack inside and outside to kill those thieves. The people in the city are difficult, and the defense of the city is even more difficult, the hundreds of thousands of troops outside are eyeing each other, and there are fewer and fewer guards around him, outsiders have always admired his resourcefulness, and there is always a good way to retreat from the enemy, but there are a few people who know his own difficulties. The building is about to fall, and he himself is also poor and thinking about change, if there are plenty of people and horses, and the grain and grass are abundant, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of people and horses in Yin Ziqi's department outside the city, it is Shi Siming's entire department, I Zhang Xun is not afraid.

Although the ambition is still there, he only hates the unscrupulous army under the tent.

The city still has to be defended, and the people who defend the city have to come from the city, so even if the people recruited today will die tomorrow, they still have to be recruited, and human lives are not worth it, and human lives are also worth it. Exchanging today's life for tomorrow's life is so difficult and simple.

The people who can't survive are very happy to join the army, and if they join the army, they have military rations, even if they die immediately, their families can still eat the food he exchanged for their lives, so there have always been a lot of people patrolling the city in Zhang. The besiegers of the city lost hundreds of lives to find out the approximate number of people in the city who participated in the defense of the city this time, and when the next time the army was assembled, the people who attacked them at the head of the city seemed to be too much, and the rebels could only leave more lives in vain. This kind of almost demonic tactics makes the enemy very frightened, not afraid of the other party's gods, but afraid of the opponent's ghosts.

Zhang Xun didn't know that the real reason why his natural way of conscription was able to deter the other party was that the flesh and blood people who were willing to die were those who were willing to exchange their lives for the responsibility and love of their parents, wives and children at home. So there is no hesitation, and there is no hesitation.

The sturdy gateposts in the city are almost dead, and then there are the older grandparents, who are gone, and the grandchildren come up. Zhang Xun's eyes were red, in addition to gritting his teeth, all he could do was rack his brains and think of ways to let these people live as much as possible.

The people who came out to recruit have all returned, and after reporting, a total of 217 people have been recruited today, and those people are preparing at home today, and they will come to the barracks tomorrow morning to assemble on their own.

The middle-aged officer put away the roster, assembled the team, and led the group of young sergeants to stride towards the barracks.

The sun has set in the west, and the figures of this group of men and horses are carrying the sun on their backs, gradually moving away.

The teenagers were still very excited, because they would be able to go back soon, and they would be able to eat when they went back.

They're so hungry!