Chapter 789 The Young Master Who Brings Wine and Delivers Food
The children of aristocratic families like them who came to gild would naturally have the status of an officer as soon as they join the army. They don't have to start as a big soldier, and they don't have to garrison at the city gate with a high risk factor. Nancheng, the place with the least fighting and the least deaths since the war began,
It's perfect for them. As long as these children of aristocratic families with backgrounds can make even a small contribution in the upcoming war, their achievements will be exaggerated tenfold by those who are interested, and their chances of promotion will naturally be very fast.
This has been the same unspoken rule at home and abroad since ancient times. As soon as the two young men of the Yang family entered the army, they naturally aroused dissatisfaction among some soldiers who had fought hard from the bottom to be promoted or who had never been promoted. This
This dissatisfaction is mainly reflected in the indifferent attitude towards the children of aristocratic families like them. Most people look down on them and stay away from them.
Usually, these young men with backgrounds will look down on these big-headed soldiers who crawled out from the dead, and will treat them with indifference and stay away from them.
But after the two guys from the Yang family reported for duty, they unexpectedly restrained the arrogant young master from the family a lot. They lowered their posture and actually had a good exchange with the soldiers in the battalion.
Although their words and deeds still have the reserve and arrogance of children from aristocratic families, after all, they are still restrained, which is very rare.
Besides, these two guys were very generous as soon as they joined the army. If they had good things, they would definitely share them with the brothers in the same battalion. They also claimed that they would never keep military honors to themselves, and they would share the honor and disgrace with their brothers.
These two guys can often rely on family work, and they can get a lot of good things through their connections. They never stop making steamed buns made of white flour. The brothers who are in the same camp as the eldest son of the Yang family can often make them while eating.
Plus half a piece of bacon, salted fish and other delicacies for each person. Naturally, these things are brought every time someone from the Yang family comes to visit the two Young Masters. The two Young Masters Yang are very generous, and every time
Every time the family left, they would take it out and feed it to the wolves.
During these days of siege, the city was in short supply of supplies, and everything was rationed. All supplies relied on the city's original inventory. Even during these days, most supplies were given priority to the army, but these soldiers also
It has been many days since I tasted meat.
The two eldest young men of the Yang family not only put aside their young master pretensions and got along with the big-headed soldiers in an approachable manner, but they were also very generous with their moves. This move immediately won over many people's hearts. In fact, the requirements for being a soldier are not high, they are all sharp-edged and bloody.
In this day-to-day life, with your head tied to your belt, having one or two good meals and drinks is a complete enjoyment.
There was still no fighting on this day. Cao's army outside the city seemed to have died down. The defenders were exhausted from the repeated battles in the past few days.
That night happened to be Yang Hong's son Yang Xiongwei leading the night watch. Seeing that in the middle of the night, the group of people who had been standing for half the night felt their spines couldn't stand it. Standing on the city defense like this, it was okay to suffer a little cold wind.
The range of movement is very limited, and many people have not slept well during the day, and now they are a little unable to bear it.
Yang Hong's son may not have suffered this crime in normal times. As soon as the patrolling superior general left, he found a corner and sat down, saying "Yu" very comfortably.
Many of Yuan Jun's top soldiers looked at the weak appearance of this son of aristocratic family and chuckled. But if an officer is lazy, everyone will imitate him.
Although it is still wartime, it is still very important to keep vigil to prevent enemy sneak attacks. However, the good news in the past few days and Cao Zhi's initiative to cease the war have caused a certain paralysis in the Yuan army. Besides, their city defense
It is the most inconspicuous location in the South City. It is located at the edge of the South City and is not close to the East City. It is a splicing point between the two cities. The city walls are not regularly parallel, but one section is protruding a little forward, one section is recessed a little, and two sections
When the city walls were being spliced together, there was still a certain gap in the construction. However, the moat outside the city was originally a natural small river, making it the most difficult area in the city to fill up and build a pontoon bridge. Therefore, the wars in recent days have never affected this area.
A battalion of more than 500 sergeants is also the most leisurely.
Later, because this area was not frequented by Cao's army, more than 300 people were transferred to support other cities in defending the city. Tonight, only about 50 people were still guarding this part of the city, and the others were in the barracks below the city.
Take a rest and wait until dawn for the shift change.
As autumn grows stronger, this vigil becomes a chore, and when a gust of cold wind blows in the middle of the night, people can't help but shiver.
"It would be great if there was a pot of wine!" A big-headed soldier with a stubble on his face grinned while nestling under an arrow stack.
"Yeah, damn, it's getting colder and colder today. With a bottle of wine standing, it will be easier to survive the night!" Another soldier continued.
"Haha, don't even think about it. Where can a horse pee for you? Haha..."
A few people were laughing and joking, just showing off their quick words. There has been a ban on alcohol in the army for a long time. Not to mention that they didn't dare to violate it. Even if they dared, they wouldn't have the money to buy alcohol.
Suddenly, a person with a cat in the corner laughed and said: "Brothers, speaking of wine, I have some. I took it out, please don't make it public..."
As soon as they heard that there was wine, there were several sounds of gulping and swallowing in the darkness. When everyone glanced at the corner where the sound was coming from, they immediately recognized that the speaker was actually the new school officer who had just arrived here a few days ago.
Yang Hongwei.
Many soldiers were already eager to move closer to Yang Xiongwei, asking about the kind of wine and whether it was strong or not. After all, they had benefited a lot from Yang Changshi's son in the past few days, and they also knew that this guy was a mishandler of the family's money.
Qian's prodigal son. When the eldest son of the Yang family joined their army and made such generous moves, he just wanted to have a more prosperous life in the army. In the future, if he can get some military exploits from them, he would have the opportunity to be promoted.
It's all his business how a well-behaved young man like Yang Xiongwei wants to live. They have long been accustomed to this kind of young man who relies on his family status to get gold, but this young man Yang is obviously better than those who think about themselves.
Good, it seems that these big-headed soldiers are much better than the young men who look down on others. Some of these big-headed soldiers are already preparing to be pretended to receive some military honors by Young Master Yang in the future, so they accept it. After all, they are right
They are all good, and they also know that no one in the world will give them free food and drink without getting some benefits back.
As soon as Yang Hongwei's words came out, a team officer on night duty next to him, who was still a little cautious after all, whispered to Yang Hongwei: "Alcohol is prohibited in the army, Master Yang... This doesn't seem to be good."
Yang Xiongwei, who was about to get up, heard the words of his team officer, and immediately puffed up his chest deliberately and said with a smile: "If the superiors investigate, they will push it on me. What are you afraid of? Damn it, look at this."
God, if you don't drink a bit, we will all be suffering from the cold tomorrow morning. This is the only benefit you can get from following me. If you want to come over and drink some wine, the people above are too embarrassed to really hit me with a military stick, even if you hit me with a few sticks.
, it’s worth it to make the brothers happy.”
As soon as Yang Hongwei finished speaking, someone laughed in the darkness and said: "That's right, that's right! Yes, yes, Mr. Yang is righteous. Haha, the Cao army outside the city is already frightened. They are afraid that they are about to retreat. It's so cold.
Do they still crawl out at night and bite people? In the past, I could go into battle and kill the enemy after drinking a bucket. It didn’t matter if I drank a few sips.”
Seeing everyone saying this, the team officer also seemed to be hesitant. Next to him, Yang Xiongwei shot another questioning look. The team officer finally sighed and whispered: "I know everyone has worked hard... That's all, let's take a sip each."
, don’t drink too much, just warm yourself up... This damn weather is really going to freeze people’s bones.”
"Okay!" Young Master Yang looked like a rookie and after receiving the permission from Duo, a team officer who was more senior than him, he ran all the way down the city defense, and after a while he sneaked back to the city carrying three bags of skins.
"Brothers, please take it easy, one drink per person, don't drink too much, lest there aren't enough people behind you..."
As Young Master Yang spoke, he passed the wine bag around, but no one answered his instructions. Many people were already very cold and hungry. They took the wine bag and poured it into their mouths eagerly, and then sipped it after drinking.
With the fragrance of wine remaining on his lips, he breathed a long sigh of relief and whispered: "It feels good!"
The three wine bags were only turned around once, and when they returned to Yang Hongwei's hand, they were already empty. Everyone on the city wall, more than fifty soldiers and soldiers, took a sip and thanked Yang Hongwei profusely.
The team officer also let go of his thoughts. Since he had already broken the rules, he didn't think so much anymore. He took a sip of the liquor that smelled like burning knives. When he felt a warmth rising from his abdomen, he paid attention.
Yang Hongwei turned the three wine bags upside down and looked at them.
"Hey, why is it gone? Young Master Yang hasn't drank it yet? What should we do?"
"Haha..." After hearing the captain's words, someone laughed without restraint.
The team officer immediately kicked him and cursed: "You two are idiots, you must have drank too much."
"Haha... Mr. Ma, please don't hit anyone. Drinking this stuff at Master Yang's house is just like horse urine. It's not rare. Unlike the brothers, the military salary this year is only enough to drink a few meals. Then
What……"
"Fuck you, you greedy guy, how dare you..."
"Okay, okay, I'll go to my cousin's place to get some more. Captain Ma, don't hit him!" Yang Xiongwei suffered a loss and was still helping those rogue-like big-headed soldiers without knowing it. After that, it was fine.
Swinging three empty wine bags, he trotted down the city to find his cousin who had joined the camp at the same time.
"hehe……"
Drinking helped the mood, and everyone was in a joking mood. The topic mainly focused on Yang Hongwei, a rare prodigal son. In the army, people are usually killed by high-ranking officials. How could Yang Hongwei be bullied like a fool?
, I haven’t noticed it yet. His job as an official is quite interesting. He usually doesn’t care about them much, and is like a mistress running errands, bringing them wine and food.