We new recruits gathered before dawn, and after midnight, the veteran veterans wandered over, standing in the line crookedly and without proper posture. By the time the sun came out, it was so high,
The officials slowly moved over, looking clearly hungover. Then they stood on the stage like a dog and began to lecture. I don't know if they invited the master for half a bucket of water or because they simply didn't understand and spoke half-heartedly.
The writing is not white and full of jokes. Generally speaking, they want us big-headed soldiers to "fight to the death" and "defend Sangxin".
I stood below and wanted to laugh but didn't dare. I was feeling very uncomfortable. So I was not willing to call these officers "officers" at all. If these corrupt, uneducated and unskilled people deserve to be called officers, then this is
This is the worst time my career has been insulted. Our comrades as officers in the Fubo Army come from all over the world, and there are all kinds of people among them. Of course, there are some who like to drink, some who like to brag, and some who are not very educated... But they
They will never be late, and they will never show off in front of their fellow soldiers. They will charge forward every time they fight, and will not hide behind and urge their fellow soldiers to go forward to die. They will decisively run away when the situation is not good.
There is an anecdote circulating in the Fubo Army. When our army eliminated the Zheng Zhilong gang, the gang's artillery fire was extremely fierce. Leader Shi Zhiqi remained motionless in front of the enemy's artillery fire. He stood at the front of the team and smoked. Later, whenever we talked about it,
When this happened, it was said that even the leader was not afraid of death. Why did you ask the brothers to block the bullet for you while you retreated by yourself?
After finishing the order, I followed the recruits who came with me to the warehouse to receive armor and weapons. It was said to be armor, but the iron leaves were completely rusted, the cloth was rotten, and it broke with a little force. Where were the weapons? I received them.
It's a spear, and the tip is dull with rust. If it's used on the battlefield, not only will it not kill anyone, but it will probably break itself first.
In fact, good armors and weapons have long been given to officials by their servants and soldiers. In their eyes, we big-headed soldiers are nothing more than cheap cannon fodder and slaves accompanying the army, just pretending to be good.
At that time, I was so angry that I argued with the warehouse manager: How can we still fight if the scrap metal collectors don’t want this? The warehouse manager said very arrogantly, it’s just this thing, if you want it, do you want to pull it down? If it’s better, let your family prepare for it.
!What the hell! In the Fubo Army, any logistics person who dares to do this will be shot in a military court.
At this time, I remembered what Uncle Jizi often said, what does your court use to compare with the Senate? Yes, what qualifications do you have to compare with my Fubo Army? Are these soldiers who have no chance to stand? That’s it.
Corrupt and degenerate officials? Just these weapons that are hard to kill a mouse? What is ridiculous and hateful is that the pseudo-Ming authorities knew that they were no match for the Fubo Army, so they spread rumors wildly to slander the reputation of the Senate and the Fubo Army in an attempt to incite
The fear of the people was tied to their chariots. It was said that the Fubo army relied on magic to win the war, so they wanted to plunder boys and girls to sacrifice to evil gods; it was also said that Australian and Song Dynasties were prone to sexual immorality and liked to plunder women from good families and commit ulterior acts.
, causing panic throughout Zhaoqing. What's more, there are rumors in the market that the Fubo Army's guns and cannons are made of evil things, and that women and sisters are made to stand in front of the two armies, take off their pants, and expose their genitals to each other.
If you are about to attack the wave army, you can make the guns and cannons explode on their own, and they also euphemistically call it the "Yinmen Formation". It is simply ridiculous and ridiculous! The power of guns and cannons depends on the high quality of the steel materials of the Senate.
, the craftsmanship and technology are perfect, the ammunition formula is correct in proportions, and the Fubo Army soldiers are well-trained, how can this kind of feudal dross that insults women and sisters have any influence? It is regrettable that any elementary school student today would sneer at such strange stories.
The theory is actually very popular among the people and officials in Zhaoqing. There is great panic in the market, especially when the government collects women's menstrual cloths and toilets from every household, this panic reaches its peak. Many women and sisters are afraid
They were caught by the officials and placed in a "yin gate array", and they all hid at home, just like the ladies in the boudoir, never leaving or taking a step. For a while, there were no women on the street.
When we became soldiers, the officials said that each of us would be given one tael of silver to support our family, which was money to buy our lives. But we still couldn’t get the money after all. After Zhaoqing was liberated, a public trial was organized, and we found out that Xiong Wencan had indeed given out the money.
They came down, but they were greedy by the officials, big and small. The crowd was excited for a while, and the relatives of the soldiers who died in the battle outside Zhaoqing rushed onto the stage, crying and cursing, holding up spiritual tablets to kill the officials who drank the blood of the soldiers alive.
He was bitten to death and drank blood. The scene was extremely shocking. Although I didn't receive the settlement fee, I didn't take it seriously. The only thought I had at that time was to live. I surrendered as soon as the Fubo Army arrived and I would never be buried with him under the false pretense of the authorities.
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After we became soldiers, we were given unusable equipment. We did not organize physical training or engage in tactical coordination. We just followed the officials’ orders every day and ran around: looking at the city gates, carrying supplies, and walking on the streets.
Patrolling. These are okay, they are considered military matters, and can be tolerated. The most annoying thing is that they pack up the house and move the house for the high-ranking officials! Guanbaoer will escape to Wuzhou by boat!
Oh my god, the Fubo Army didn't even see a shadow, and these officials were just thinking about escaping. You must know that when Wang Zunde marched to Lingao, the heads of the Senate - even the civilian heads - did a good job
Prepare to join the battle collectively!
We were asked to carry large and small bags of luggage, as well as tables, chairs and benches, onto the ship. The navy's division ships, instead of going to war, together with the civilian ships that had been forcibly brought in, carried the young men's wives, young masters and young ladies one by one.
, all the gold and silver treasures were transported to Wuzhou. The people worked hard as coolies for them, and were scolded by their housekeepers. Some people were beaten to death because they accidentally broke things. Where are we?
The soldiers of the imperial court are just slaves of a group of generals!
In order to make the gentlemen move, the officials asked us to intercept civilian ships at the docks and on the river. We would seize the civilian boats as soon as we sealed the documents. You can cry and beg, but we are all hard-hearted. If we continue to be verbose, we will just kill them with a knife.
After cutting it off, they still hang their heads to show it to the public, saying that it is "the thieves worked carefully."
Later, they asked us to go to the four villages to recruit civilian laborers - not for the purpose of fighting, but because the heavily loaded boats were very slow to go up the water, so they had to have trackers to pull the fibers. These civilian laborers were there to pull the fibers for the gentlemen.
This matter was originally a matter for the Zhaoqing prefect and the Gaoyao county magistrate, but the superiors thought that they were not doing enough to recruit husbands, so they asked all the soldiers to recruit. When everyone arrived in the village, they first asked Paijia and Baozhang to come forward, and each household contributed one ding or more.
A few dings were drawn. Being an official could also take the opportunity to extort some oil and water. Later, when the people saw us coming, they ran away, and there were no more dings to be recruited. Everyone stopped caring about the security and arrested men when they saw them. Up to sixty
Down to sixteen, no one was spared. Anyone who resisted was killed directly, saying that they were "Tongkun". Some soldiers took the opportunity to kidnap and plunder, and for a while there was a lot of chaos in the countryside. Later, those who had a village wall
The village did not open the door to us at all, and even used cannons and cannons to fire at the officers and soldiers. Once, a general bannerman was directly killed. He died immediately, and no one cared about it.
The chaotic situation in society at that time is unimaginable to people today. Let me tell you something that impressed me the most.
After the liberation of Guangzhou, many refugees fled from the lower reaches of the Xijiang River and the Pearl River Delta area. Most of them were officials, gentry and wealthy businessmen from various places. There were also many ordinary people who had listened to the rumors and had a small income. They thought it would be safer to flee to the governor's residence in Zhaoqing.
.They all took their families and fled by boat with Xinrou. Many of the recruited water braves were water bandits on the river in the past. They colluded with the navy soldiers and intercepted those fleeing from the Sanshui area in the Antelope Gorge.
After the ship came, they plundered and killed all the people, including the women and children. I saw with my own eyes that a soldier came back from the robbery and proudly grabbed a handful of gold and silver jewelry and threw it at us.
Show off, there are many longevity lock pieces mixed in, and there is blood on them.
Such inhumane atrocities of killing women and children actually aroused the "envy" of many soldiers at that time. Many soldiers who had been honest and loyal all their lives were tempted to embark on the road of murder and robbery. Several of my childhood playmates were like this.
He became a soldier and bandit and embarked on a road of no return. In the end, he not only lost his life, but also implicated his family members and became a bandit. The old society not only swallowed up people's lives, but also swallowed up people's conscience.
I can no longer live in such chaotic and dark days. So I look forward to the arrival of the Fubo Army even more. I count the days every day, hoping that tomorrow the Fubo Army will attack Zhaoqing with lightning speed and kill those giant rats.
They caught them all in one go.
The darkness before dawn is always short-lived. More than a month after the liberation of Guangzhou, at noon on April 2 of the new calendar, Uncle Chicken mysteriously told me the good news. The Fubo Army was preparing to attack Zhaoqing! Call me to do it.
Be prepared, "Don't be buried with the imperial court." I said, "Don't worry, Uncle Chicken, I've remembered it all. The officials asked me to charge, so I ran slowly. When the officials and the army were defeated,
As soon as the Fubo Army came over, I immediately put down my weapons and raised my hands to surrender." Uncle Chicken saw that I remembered it firmly, nodded with relief, and went back to his business. I hurriedly linked up with a few of them and went to work together.
The soldiers' companions discussed the matter of surrender. They all agreed that they could not be buried by the Puppet Ming authorities. What I would do at that time was up to me, as long as I returned home alive. To be honest, I didn't care whether I was in the Puppet Ming or the Fubo Army.
I am a soldier. As a soldier, raising your hands to surrender without fighting is undoubtedly the shame of shame. No matter how you whitewash it, it is in vain. But I have never regretted my shameful determination to surrender. As a result of introspection,
I dare say that after I joined the Fubo Army, I never took a step back on the battlefield.