Chapter 523 What the hell
Among the British army's servant soldiers, the largest number were Indian soldiers, and among them the Sikh soldiers were the most powerful.
Among the many Indian soldiers, the Calcutta soldiers were the largest in number although their combat effectiveness was not good.
These Indians living in the Ganges River Basin have a strong sense of obedience and are loyal to the British.
The 26th British Indian Regiment is a Calcutta Light Infantry. They are equipped with all brown bass rifles. In order to distinguish them from the red uniforms of the British army, their uniforms are uniformly khaki.
Most of these people are composed of Kshatriyas and Sudras. Kshatriyas make up the officer class, and Sudras make up the ordinary soldiers.
But the group leader is usually a British person.
In the eyes of these Indians, the British were comparable to Brahmins. But these Qing people were not even as good as Kshatriyas.
Sharma is the deputy commander of the 36th Regiment. He is the actual leader of the Indian regiment, although there is a British commander named Dennis above him.
But Dennis was not happy to get involved in the specific affairs of the regiment at all. He would only give orders to Sharma and let him execute them.
This is the usual management mode of the servant corps.
Dennis was very dissatisfied with his regiment being sent to Foshan. He wanted to follow the large army to the east to participate in the battle, so that he could obtain military honors and return to the ranks of the British army.
His father was a middle-level manager of the East India Company. As long as he could achieve military exploits, he could return to the regular army and become an officer through his father's operation.
Being able to become an officer in the regular army is a prerequisite for joining the upper class.
Don't look at the fact that he is now a captain of the servant army. In fact, he is not even comparable to a company commander in the regular army.
But Sharma was very happy because they were subject to various restrictions in Guangzhou.
But after leaving there, no one can restrain them.
Sharma's 36th Regiment of the British-Indian Army set off from the dock in Guangzhou and took a steamer to Foshan.
A guerrilla general responsible for guarding Foshan had been waiting for them on the dock early.
Foshan garrison guerrilla Wang Peijin was a Qing garrison general with mediocre abilities but good at maneuvering camps.
After Bai Gui usurped the position of governor, the Foshan county magistrate did not obey the orders of the new governor.
This Wang Peijin directly led his troops to arrest him, and then handed him over to Bai Gui for custody.
Now he, Wang Peijin, has the final say in Foshan County.
He directly imposed military control on the county seat.
During this period, in the name of raising military expenditures, he made the big iron smelters in Foshan bleed a lot.
Not only that, he also bullied men and women, and raped women from good families to enrich his backyard.
The soldiers below also followed the same example, stealing from others and bullying men and women from time to time.
The whole Foshan was turned into a mess by Wang Peijin's tribe.
However, Wang Peijin's men had abundant troops. During this period, he absorbed a large number of unemployed vagrants and rogues into the army, and the number of soldiers and horses in his hands suddenly increased to more than 3,000.
These people are well-informed among the people, and if the people are slightly prepared to resist, they will be arrested under various names.
After the 36th Regiment arrived in Foshan, Wang Peijin felt like he was hugging his thigh.
He tried every means to please Dennis and Sharma.
However, Dennis was a relatively noble person and looked down on these Qing people at all.
He only accepted gold and silver from Wang Peijin as a filial piety, and was not even willing to see him.
On the contrary, Sharma accepted Wang Peijin as his younger brother.
On this day, the two of them took a group of subordinates to drink at Huixiangju, the largest restaurant in Foshan.
After drinking and eating, Sharma was ready to go back to the military camp to rest.
As they were walking down the street, a woman wearing a hood passed by them, surrounded by two maids and a bunch of servants.
Sharma subconsciously twitched his dark, rosy nose with large nostrils twice.
Although the woman's face could not be seen, the woman's plump chest held up the cheongsam on her body.
It's like two footballs are stuffed inside the clothes.
Wang Peijin has given Sharma a lot of women these days.
However, most of these women were found by Wang Peijin from brothels. They were all small and small, and their breasts were not as big as Sharma's own. They really could not catch Sharma's eye.
Sharma's eyes seemed to be locked on this woman.
The Indian soldiers around him didn't know what their commander was thinking.
Immediately, several people rushed forward, kicked the servants to the ground, and then snatched back the plump woman and the two maids.
As soon as Sharma returned to his place of residence, he couldn't wait to enjoy today's spoils.
As for the two petite maids, they were naturally shared with their subordinates.
After pulling off the other party's curtain and hat, Sharma discovered that this woman was not young, at least about forty years old, and her round face was very plump.
Her skin is fair and her hair is styled in a delicate bun. She is obviously well-maintained.
The woman's mouth was babbling and she didn't know what she was talking about.
Taking advantage of the drunkenness, Sharma pressed this plump woman under him...
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Wang Peijin returned home happily. He is now the local bully in Foshan.
Bai Gui completely delegates power to the local government, as long as you are loyal to him.
The original restraint between local officials that existed in the Manchu Qing court was completely gone.
In the current situation, who has the biggest fist has the final say.
All local prefectures and counties have shown a trend of becoming warlords.
People's lives have become even more difficult.
Originally, the government's search for local people was at least within certain rules.
Now the local emperors in these places are simply lawless.
"Master, it's not good." A servant with a bruised nose and face caught up from behind, threw himself on the ground, and cried out.
"What's the matter? Aren't you following the old lady?"
Wang Peijin is actually only in his twenties this year. He is where he is today because his father sacrificed his life while guarding the Humen Fort ten years ago.
In order to reward Wang Peijin's father, the imperial court granted him the position of Thousand Households.
Wang Peijin once again became a guerrilla by relying on his own business.
But running a business doesn’t just rely on brains, it also requires investment.
If his wife hadn't sold her dowry, she would have given all the money to Wang Peijin to control those officials.
He even ignored outsiders' gossip and secretly went to meet Wang Peijin's father's brother before he was alive.
Those people survived the war and got promoted and made a fortune one by one.
For the sake of Wang Peijin's mother, these people said a lot of good things to Wang Peijin.
Therefore, Wang Peijin respected his mother very much.
"Sir, the old lady has been captured by foreigners." The servant choked with sobs.
"What are you talking about? Didn't I say that no one can leave the mansion recently?" Wang Peijin shouted angrily.
His mind suddenly went blank.
Foreigners? arrested my mother.
How could it be like this?
"The old lady wants to visit the grave, and the younger ones can't persuade her at all."
"What a bunch of useless things!"
Wang Peijin kicked the servant to the ground, and seemed to be still angry, so he kicked him twice more.
The servant screamed as he was kicked, and blood gushed out from his mouth.
In fact, Wang Peijin's mother felt sorry for her husband because her son had taken refuge with foreigners, so she took her servants to her husband's grave to cry.
She felt that she had failed to educate her son well. If her husband knew that his son had taken refuge with foreigners, he would probably be furious.
"Come on, come with me to the foreigners' camp."
Wang Peijin began to shake people.
He knew very well the character of those dark-skinned Japanese devils Ah San.
These people are all beasts whose brains are controlled by their lower bodies.
Chapter completed!