Chapter 817: A Stick on the Head, a Bowl of Water (Five Thousand)
Needless to say, seven emotions and six desires, three poisons and five sufferings are common to everyone.
When a person suddenly has the capital strength to surpass most people in a certain field, the concepts and beliefs that he has adhered to in the past will inevitably be greatly impacted, and even gradually deviate, arrogant or degenerate......
Just like those ordinary people who have fallen into the sky and become rich and rich, they may go against the norm and show a completely different arrogant and lascivious face from the past, and they are called the so-called nouveau riche. This is not to say that they are in this way, but the existing state of mind cannot control this huge change, allowing all kinds of negative emotions hidden in their hearts to expand and explode without limit......
Don't forget the original intention, sometimes, it's not as simple as you think.
Therefore, throughout history, after every major war, cases of brutal slaughter, burning, killing and looting are common. Sometimes it is not because the generals are brutal and unkind, they just know that they can't control the thousands of soldiers who have won a big victory at the beginning and are excited, and suppressing them will only rebound, so it is better to let them do whatever they want, so as to accumulate motivation and morale for the next big war.
Fortunately, the lucky people of Shanhai City met the Gray Army. I met this army, which was almost entirely composed of civilians and was bound by strict discipline and norms! and, more importantly, the hardships of the past year had allowed this army to be extraordinarily tempered. Now they are not only extremely pure-minded, but also their desires are really small, very small, as small as a bowl of hot noodle soup, which is enough to make them feel satisfied......
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In the west of the city, next to a slightly remote side street. More than a dozen people sat on the floor without removing their armor, laughing and eating the simple food in their hands, while looking intently at the surrounding buildings. The shock in his gaze is undisguised. Amazing.
"So this is the city, it's, it's just, it's ...... It's too big!" The cultural process is really not high, and he only holds back a lot of praise after holding it for a long time.
"The house is so high, three or four floors...... Hey, there's more than a dozen floors over there. I live there, don't you worry about it collapsing suddenly? I built a small two-story building in my hometown, and when there was a strong wind, most of the roof thatch would be torn off, and I was worried that when I woke up, I would lose my house......
"The materials used to build are different. And that's supposed to be a magic tower, it's different...... Captain Erniu, this is the city! The city understands! Don't make it better to use your mountain farms where birds don't......
"Haha......" More than a dozen people pitched and laughed, very happy.
", laugh at me, how much better are you kid than me?"
"Haha, I've at least seen the real city. ”
Stupid, "What is there to brag about, if you live so high, you will be frozen to death sooner or later......"
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The dialogue full of rustic meaning is also extremely joyful to sound. Most of the people in the gray-clothed army were from low and poor backgrounds, and they didn't know much, and there were many people like Erniu who had only been in the mountains before. Of course. There must have been those who have seen the city, but they have seen a bustling northern trading city like the one in front of them. That's not much. Now that Pu has entered, he naturally feels extremely shocked.
The smooth and wide roads, the beautiful street sculptures, and the tall and delicate houses are built one by one...... This qiē made this group of soldiers of the Gray Army squad very novel, with undisguised eagerness and even a little greed in their eyes!
The water flows low, and the people go high. The yearning for good food is a natural thing. If you don't want to occupy the qiē in front of you, it is naturally impossible, not to mention that these things are basically at your fingertips now. But these thoughts are really slight and almost negligible. Lowered his head, took a hard bite of the food in his hand, and diluted it......
They have the weakest needs and the greatest ambitions. What do you want to do if you haven't defeated Bran, haven't defeated the Temple of Light, haven't succeeded in revenge?
Now what needs to be considered is, well, although the dough tastes good, you have to save some food, otherwise it will not be enough for the next bowl of noodle soup in the future...... Licking his lips, Erniu carefully wrapped the dough and took out a large ball of dried rice balls, thinking so.
The more than ten soldiers around him naturally knew the unique habits of their squad leader, and when they saw this, they couldn't help but quip: "Hehe, it's still a good idea? Captain Erniu, a few days ago, I saw that you hid this dough like a baby pimple, and if you don't eat it, it will spoil." ”
"yes. Besides, now that we have conquered the next city, we don't know how many good things there are in the warehouses in the city, and the regiment must have enough to manage, so let's eat it now. ”
The soldier scratched his head after pouring the empty kettle, "Why don't I go find some water now?" The fire is ready-made, and although there are no wild vegetables, it's still okay to make a bowl of noodle soup......
"Go, go, go, ......" waved his hand to drive away, although Erniu was also moved when he heard the words, he knew that everyone was making fun of him. After all, the water source is indeed a problem, this is not a mountain farm, it is easy to find some deep wells, and it is easy to find a small river or something. But this is a city where every inch of land is valuable, and if you want water, you can only borrow it from people's homes. However, there are already regulations above, and they are not even allowed to enter the door, let alone borrow water.
In this way, everyone can only chew the rice balls dry, mixed with saliva secreted in their mouths, and swallow with difficulty.
Of course, clean drinking water is an important part of military logistics, and it is now being distributed rapidly in the city, just because there are so many people entering the city that it will not be able to take care of them in this somewhat remote place for a while.
Fortunately, everyone has long been accustomed to it, knowing that in the past year, even food supply has been extremely difficult, and there is no need to care about water or not.
It didn't matter in the slightest, whether they should eat or eat, laughing from time to time, and their joking laughter could only be heard in the silence of the streets. Of course, although it was meal time, judging from the eyes of everyone who did not remove their armor and swept to the surrounding corners from time to time, it was clear that they did not let their guard down. After all, the Bran soldiers scattered in the city have not been fully dug up...... At this moment, suddenly
With a bang, more than ten steps away from the left side of the team, a tightly closed door suddenly collapsed and fell to the ground. The sound of the collision, which was originally not loud, was now extremely clear in the silent street, as if it were thundering and exploding around me.
In an instant, the laughter came to an abrupt end. The soldiers of the squad looked all grim, and they didn't care about the food in their hands. Grab the blade next to him as soon as possible. Half-squatting. His gaze swept over like a falcon, and in an instant, he took on a posture that was most suitable for a battle.
The noise was made in a private house, and behind the fallen wooden door panels, two figures, one large and one small, were half-exposed. A beautiful young woman, a girl with pigtails. Looking at the fallen door panel in a daze, the two raised their heads stiffly with their mouths half-open, looked at each other, and their eyes shrunk. His face was pale and gloomy, and his expression of fear was palpable.
Dead silence, for a moment.
"It's fine. With a wave of his hand, Erniu slowly relaxed his tense body, took the lead in breaking the atmosphere of dead suffocation, smiled at the mother and daughter, and nodded. However, the latter obviously did not feel this kindness, and looked at the door panel that fell outside the door, and his eyes were cringe, and he wanted to help but did not dare to go out to help...... After thinking about it, Erniu put down the weapon in his hand. With his free hands, he slowly got up and walked over.
Obviously. The Grey Army marched into the city too quickly, and not all the people were prepared. Although the door panel was not heavy, in the panic, it was not something that the mother and daughter could completely erect. In addition, it may have been because they peeked through the crack of the door just now, and one accidentally knocked down the door panel.
Seeing the sturdy Erniu walking in stride, the beautiful young woman seemed to see some cruel demon approaching, and dragged the girl behind her, her lips were open, as if she wanted to say something, but the great fear made her unable to make a begging sound, unable to take a step to escape, only to protect the girl behind her, her face was full of despair.
"Haha......" In the rear, the more than ten soldiers couldn't help but cover their faces and laugh when they saw this, not giving face to the squad leader at all, and they looked like they couldn't bear to witness.
And Erniu, who consciously put on the brightest and most sincere smile, lowered his arms in embarrassment, like an apprentice who had been reprimanded by a teacher, and walked a few steps with his head down, and did not dare to look at this beautiful young woman again, leaned over and grabbed both sides of the plank, and lifted it with all his strength. But as soon as he raised his head, a strong wind suddenly hit his head,
"Be careful!" The alarm sounded from behind him instantly, and Er Niu subconsciously turned his head sideways, and with a bang, his shoulder near his neck suddenly hurt.
It was not a fatal attack, Er Niu unconsciously raised his hand and rubbed the red side of his neck, his eyes widened, and he looked at the beautiful young woman in front of him who was holding a wooden stick and trembling as if she was about to cry, and was silent.
Boom, the stick hit the ground and rolled a few times in vain. More than a dozen soldiers in the rear were stunned, their faces couldn't help but be cold, and they grabbed their blades and slowly got up......
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At this time, except for some turmoil in the aristocratic district of Dongcheng, Shanhai City had basically settled down.
On the streets, large and small, you can see everywhere the ranks of soldiers sitting on the ground and eating in large and small places, more or less in number, and they need to stay here for a while until Shanhai City is completely stabilized.
This is the first city of Bran to be defeated, and if nothing else, it will also be the rear base camp of the Greys. Therefore, for this, Josia and other high-ranking officials of the gray-clothed army naturally attach great importance to it, and send soldiers in to station without dead ends with great fanfare, and it is precisely for this reason.
Of course, this time won't be too long. On the periphery, the soldiers who had not entered the city had already begun to reorganize and set out. The soldiers are fast, and the gray army needs to take down as many cities as possible when Bran has not fully reacted, and it is best to play a complete strategic line out, which can be attacked, retreated and defended!
And to accomplish this goal, it is not enough to kill the Bran soldiers, but also to pacify the thousands of citizens in the city.
The Grey Army is not a tribe of the Northern Wilderness, and the barbarians occupy the city of Bran and can slaughter the city without any scruples. Or kill a group, win over a group, and then deter the vast majority of people, so as to complete the goal of stabilizing the dìng.
The method chosen by the Grey Army is milder and more troublesome. Now scattered throughout the city, in addition to the soldiers and the Overseers, there is also such a group of people who carry the paper that has already been printed, and go from house to house to deliver on a large scale. The contents of the papers, which float over the fence or are sandwiched between the cracks of the door, are very simple, just six big characters - we are the gray army!
That's right, we are the Grey Army. We are the Grey Army that has killed countless bandits! We are the Grey Army who founded the Civilian Academy in the city! We are the Grey Army who have always opposed the aristocracy and have always sought benefits for the common people......
So, what better propaganda could be better than this?
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On the out-of-the-way streets, the stalemate continues.
Erniu's face was full of innocence, and more than ten soldiers were faintly angry. Originally, after we entered the city, we strictly followed the rules not to make trouble or disturb the people, and we ate lunch on the street with dust. Just now, I was even kinder enough to come forward to help you and set up the door panel, but I didn't think that I would be hit on the head. Where is this reasonable......
The beautiful young woman was full of horror and despair. The brain went blank. She didn't even know what had just happened, but she saw the demon who was as strong as an ox coming with a 'bad intentions' smile on his face, and subconsciously swung his stick and struck hard...... It's over, not only did he fail to kill him, but he must have angered him, and this is a doomed death......
However, "Go back, I'm fine!" turned his head and waved his hand at the dozen or so soldiers. Er Niu grinned and rubbed his neck, with his strong and ox-like physique, even if the young woman's full force hit the head, there would be no problem, but the position of the neck was really fragile, and the sound was a little deformed......
Turning his head, Er Niu looked at the young woman and girl who was standing still, scratched his head, and grinned, "Hey." It's not safe outside, so stay at home. The words fell. Lift the door panel and place it into the sill recess.
Bang, close the door panel, separated into two worlds.
After doing this qiē easily, Erniu, who walked back, looked a little dazed. It's not that he's angry, in fact, he didn't think about it at all, he just felt a little aggrieved before, and he was soon relieved. This is not to say how high his consciousness is, but he simply feels that even if he is wronged, it is not right to beat a woman. And since it's not the right thing, there's no need to think about it.
The reason why he was in a trance was because at the moment before the door panel was closed, he had quickly and secretly glanced at the beautiful young woman, and he was speechless. Mother, how do women in the city look so white, as tender as watered cabbage, so beautiful......
"Pretty, Captain?"
"Well...... Uh, no, no......" subconsciously responded, Er Niu immediately came back to his senses, looked at more than ten subordinates with a narrow expression, and suddenly made a big red face, hurriedly waved his hand, and flatly denied it.
However, those more than ten were subordinates, but they were actually brothers who were born and died together, how could they let go of such an excellent opportunity to joke, and immediately laughed out loud,
"Haha......"
"Admit it, Captain, you just said it yourself...... Don't worry, captain, we'll cover you up!"
"It's just a pity that I already have children......"
"What's wrong with having a child? When a man is not at home at this time, it means that this must be a widow, well, a pretty widow. It's absolutely no problem to get started......"
"Makes sense, makes sense. The captain hasn't touched a woman yet, so it's just right to find an experienced one!"
“...... Get out! Get out of here! Don't talk nonsense here......"
"Oh, I'm still shy, haha......"
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God is pitiful, the reason why Er Niu can become the captain at a young age is because his personal strength is really outstanding, and the second is that he treats people sincerely and has no heart. Therefore, although most of the more than ten soldiers under his command are older than him, they are all very obedient to him. Only in terms of women, the young Erniu really has no experience, so he has been ridiculed repeatedly. Not to mention that this time he admitted it carelessly, and the result was naturally even more remarkable......
There was a commotion, and Erniu, who couldn't argue, could only hang his head, chew on the rice balls with his stuffy head, and learn to be deaf, no matter what the more than ten soldiers said, they didn't hear it.
Unexpectedly, the gnawing was too hasty, and by accident, the rice ball was swallowed in the throat, and suddenly his nose was sour, and he coughed continuously, and slammed his fist against his chest, which was really a wolf.
Seeing this scene, more than a dozen soldiers laughed even more after being stunned, covering their lower abdomen, and laughing with tears, "Uh...... Ha ha...... No, no, no, captain, haha......"
Encountering such a group of damaged goods, Erniu was also helpless, so he could only be self-reliant, swallowing saliva with difficulty, and slowly swallowing the rice balls in pain. And at this moment of joy, suddenly, squeaked, more than ten steps away, the door panel that had just been put on was pushed open from the inside, and the beautiful woman holding the pottery bowl stood in the door, looking at it and biting her lip, her expression was very entangled.
The laughter stopped abruptly, and more than a dozen soldiers looked at the beautiful young woman in a daze, not knowing what she wanted to do for a while. And under the gaze of so many eyes, the beautiful young woman looked even more nervous. After hesitating for a while, he looked at Erniu, who was coughing with a red face, gritted his teeth, stepped out of the door, and walked quickly with a look similar to heroic righteousness.
Coming to Erniu, he paused, and handed out the pottery bowl, "You, you drink." "There was a pool of clear water in the bowl, and now it was rippling slightly with the trembling palm of the master.
"Uh......" More than ten soldiers couldn't help but open their mouths and were stunned when they saw this, and Er Niu looked a little frightened, looking at the bowl of water, his face was sluggish, and he even forgot about coughing.
You must know that just now, the other party regarded them as poisonous snakes and beasts, so they couldn't avoid them, and even they kindly went to help, and they were also beaten with a stick. But now, just a short moment later, the other party actually came to the rescue and brought water to save ......
"No...... Don't you want to drink it?" The beautiful young woman was able to come here, and she definitely mustered up the greatest courage, and now when she saw Erniu and the others with strange expressions, she couldn't help but be frightened again, and asked in a trembling voice.
"Drink...... Ahem...... Drink ...... "A spirit, Erniu jumped up instantly like a rabbit with an arrow, bowed again and again, and then took the pottery bowl and poured it down.
"Wow......" came back to his senses, and more than a dozen soldiers immediately frowned when they saw this, screaming again and again. This made Erniu, who had finished drinking the water, blushing again, glaring at these bad friends while looking at the beautiful young woman scratching her head in embarrassment. The latter had already roughly known that these people were not dangerous at this time, and while he was relieved, he was also blushed by the strange screams.
"Do you want me......? I went back. ”
Erniu, who was really thoughtful, did not hear the politeness in these words, and was immediately overjoyed when he heard the words, handed over the pottery bowl, and said in an extremely atmospheric manner: "Then another bowl!"
"Uh......"
............ (To be continued......)