518 Liu Bei's fate (6)
Zhang Xiu and Yang Xiu rushed to Wancheng in Nanyang as fast as possible. After Zhang Xiu's army surrendered, they were all stationed in Wancheng, but they did not give them the weapons and armor they deserved. The people who were responsible for guarding the city were all Wei Xu's army, so they were very idle these days.
I used to train frequently, but now I feel so tired and bored that I think of an activity that is very suitable for entertainment, that is gambling.
Gambling has been around since ancient times, but the most popular place for gambling is not among the people, but in the army.
The life of soldiers is boring. In order to pass the boring time, many soldiers like gambling. In addition to being able to pass the time, they can also make some money. Of course, it is when you win.
Of course, Zhang Xiu’s military camp was not immune to the common people. Not only ordinary soldiers like gambling, but even their commander Hu Cheer also likes gambling. He is also addicted to gambling.
At this moment, Hu Cheer and his subordinates were surrounding the big tent in the military camp. The sounds were noisy inside the big tent, and he kept shouting: "Single!Single!Single..."
When the soldiers in the village pushed the twenty or thirty black and white chess pieces placed on the table, using the wooden strips in their hands to the other side of the table in a group of two chess pieces, the soldiers around the table widened their eyes, then clenched their fists, and were shouting "Single".
However, when the last sets of chess pieces were removed, there were only a few six chess pieces left on the table, and the number was obvious. After seeing this result, everyone sighed without waiting for the tranchers to move all the chess pieces away.
And there was a burst of anger on his face, especially Hu Cheer among them.
"Bang!"
With a dull sound, Hu Cheer slapped his thick palm on the table, his face was gloomy, and he pointed at the soldier sitting in the bank with evil spirits and said, "You are fucking tricks! You drove ten times in a row, and they were all double!"
When the soldier heard this, he was so scared that his face looked like a dirt. He immediately took a few steps back, then knelt on the ground and said loudly: "General, even if you gave me ten courage, I dare not cheat. Moreover, the general asked me to do this village..."
Hu Cheer was addicted to gambling, but he lost more than he won. However, he was a general, and he could still lose these small amounts of money, and he was just in a mood. However, this time he was gambling, it was too bad. He played ten consecutive games but didn't win one. He bet ten consecutive games, but he ended up driving all the two, which almost made Hu Cheer crazy.
When the other soldiers saw Hu Cheer getting angry, they all came forward to persuade him that people had never been cheating here, and even if they gave the dealer a thousand courage, they would not dare to make ground in front of Tai Sui. It was just that the general was not lucky.
After listening to people's advice, Hu Cheer felt that everyone was right. He was the boss here, so who dared to cheat and chop off his hands directly.
So Hu Cheer calmed down and pardoned the soldier just now. He casually ordered a soldier to serve in the banker, saying that he was a change of someone and that he might be lucky.
The soldiers who were on the bank just now said thanks repeatedly and hurriedly walked out of the tent. They probably wouldn't dare to come and play again in the future.
In fact, the name of this gambling is quite fun, and it is also very simple, just guessing odds and evens. The so-called dealer is not used for all purposes, but a decoration and no odds. If one player loses, then the money he bets will be won by the other party, and the dealer is just like a waiter.
After ten consecutive games, Hu Cheer didn't lose much, but he was in a very bad mood. After changing to the dealer this time, Hu Cheer regained his energy and devoted himself to the battle again.
This time, Hu Cheer took out another ten copper coins and pressed them all on the order, and said, "I don't believe in evil. I won't be able to issue an order this time?"
The one who played with Hu Cheer was several military Sima under his command. Seeing that Hu Cheer was in a bad mood, several of them shook their eyes at each other. The military Sima all understood and put the money on the side of the two.
After arriving at the right time, the new dealer randomly grabbed a handful of chess pieces, then put it in a pottery bowl, looked around seriously, and finally stopped his eyes on Hu Cheer and asked, "General, am I driving?"
"Open it!"
The dealer took away the pottery bowl and then started to separate the chess pieces with wooden strips. At this time, the entire tent shouted, and he stared at the chess pieces on the table with excitement.
"Single!Single!Single..." Hu Cheer widened his eyes and kept shouting.
However, when the last few chess pieces were left, it was clear at a glance on the table that there were still six chess pieces, and they were actually double again.
"Damn it! Why am I so unlucky today? I was so fucked eleven times in a row, and they were all double!" Hu Cheer was so angry that he almost exploded. He took out some copper coins and threw them directly to the military Sima opposite him, as if he had paid them the money pressed on the table.
Several soldiers looked at each other in a row, and they had already been single in eleven consecutive hands. They thought this hand would be double, so everyone put the money on the double side. Unexpectedly, it was still single.
Several soldiers' Sima were glaring at the dealer, and they all secretly cursed themselves in their hearts, saying that they would still be doubled if they caught the chess pieces.
The dealer also looked innocent. He grabbed it casually, and didn't know whether it was a single or a double, but why did it turn out to be evil? It was still a double.
"Forget it, I won't play today, so I'm in no mood at all." Hu Cheer pushed away the crowd and was about to leave.
At this time, a military Sima under his command quickly grabbed Hu Cheer's arm and said with a smile: "General, just have fun playing. This time I play the last one, and I have been double-handed in eleven consecutive games. This time I will definitely be single. Don't the general want to win back all the money I exported?"
Hu Cheer must have wanted to win. In front of so many people, he lost to these subordinates and naturally couldn't cover his face, so he agreed and turned around and returned to the gambling table.
At this time, the Sima, who was holding Hu Cheer, gave a wink at the dealer. The dealer immediately understood and secretly hid a piece in his hand. Then, he seemed to have accidentally grabbed a piece, but in fact he had already prepared them. He covered all the pieces under the pottery bowl and said, "You can place a bet."
Hu Cheer still took out ten copper coins and pressed them on the single, while the other soldiers and Simas all put the money on the double as usual.
After making a move, the dealer starts to divide odd and even, and the final result is single.
However, Hu Cheer clearly won, but no expression of joy. When the rest of the soldiers came to congratulate Hu Cheer, Hu Cheer sneered: "You bastards are cheating and thinking I don't know? Even if I win, there is nothing to be happy about. The money I lost to you just now is just a drink, and the ones on the table are the same. I have been quite unlucky in recent days. It seems that it is not suitable to bet again today."
After saying that, Hu Cheer turned around and walked out of the tent. Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the curtain of the tent, he suddenly collided with Zhang Xiu. His body was quite tall and solid. Zhang Xiu was knocked out by him, and he staggered and almost fell to the ground.
After seeing this, Hu Cheer hurriedly ran out, came to Zhang Xiu's side, and quickly apologized.
Zhang Xiu didn't think anything, but when he looked at the tent in a smoky crowd gathering, and there were some Go pieces scattered on the table, he immediately understood what the group of people were doing in the tent, and must be gambling again.
In fact, gambling is nothing to Zhang Xiu. Sometimes, he will also gamble twice, but he is not addicted to gambling like his life, but for the sake of entertainment. Hu Cheer is different. Hu Cheer is addicted to gambling like his life, and he has to gamble two or three times a day. Not only at the gambling table, he likes to gambling everything he does, and often likes to say, "Let's make a bet." This is Hu Cheer's catchphrase, so people give him nicknames, the king of gambling.
Of course, such nicknames can only be called privately.
Zhang Xiu and Hu Cheer grew up together and knew Hu Cheer very well, so naturally they would not resent him to gambling. But today they are different. Yang Xiu, who came with Zhang Xiu, stood beside Zhang Xiu, and Zhang Xiu noticed that Yang Xiu had noticed what activities were in the tent.
The prevalence of gambling in the military camp has always been a very serious problem. Some soldiers will even be implicated in gambling and lose all their money, while others are relatively down and out, but people who can make a fortune have never appeared.
Moreover, gambling has seriously affected the combat effectiveness and image problems of the army, so gambling has always been a secret matter and rarely known to the outside world.
Zhang Xiu looked straight, immediately winked at Hu Cheer and said, "Why don't you pay homage to Lord Yang quickly?"
Hu Cheer didn't notice Yang Xiu standing beside Zhang Xiu until then, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "I will pay homage to Lord Yang!"
"General Hu, don't be polite." Yang Xiu said lightly, then turned his face to Zhang Xiu and said to Zhang Xiu, "General Zhang, since we have come, you will be the one here. Weapons, armor, weapons, weapons, and food will be transported to the military camp tonight. General Zhang is ready, and we will set off early in the morning!"
Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "Don't worry, Lord Yang, I will do my best to arrange everything. Mingyu will gather outside the city on time, and I will ask Lord Yang to supervise it at that time."
Yang Xiu smiled and said, "There is no need for supervision. As long as General Zhang can arrive there on time as we agreed. I have something to explain, so I won't bother General Zhang."
"I'll give it to Lord Yang."
"No, I'm very close to here. General Zhang should stay and rectify the troops."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Xiu turned around and left, but after walking for less than two steps, he stopped again and turned to Zhang Xiu and said, "By the way, General Zhang, small gambling is good, big gambling is harmful to the body. The gambling in the military camp is serious, so it is time to rectify it. Don't let your subordinates spread this atmosphere to other troops..." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!