But there are also people who don't believe in evil

On the fourth day, they met a group of Shantou who were openly blocking the road. They wandered unscrupulously in the fields beside the road, carrying flags and spears, and arrogantly pulled down the person who negotiated and chopped them to death.

Hundreds of armed personnel shouted and launched an attack. The front-line team dispersed before they touched the enemy, but it distracted the opponent's attention somewhat. Then the team suffered considerable casualties and knelt down in various ways, but at least they knew how to run from both sides.

The so-called wave of flow encountered three layers of cake, but was blocked by the platoons on the last layer. More than a dozen riding mules and horses rushed around behind, and the bandits scattered in disarray.

However, the subsequent pursuit was organized quite badly, and almost all the remaining bandits ran away, and these rebels were still fighting to grab the spoils that looked good.

I realized later that this was just a former official army that was making trouble for money and mutiny. However, their equipment was better than this rebel army, and they also added eighty or ninety prisoners. In short, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

This battle also made me slightly improve the military qualities of this rebel leader who was full of rustic sluts. It only improved from most of the very bad bandits to some not so bad militia level.

So we dragged into the bottles and jars behind the queue, and there were more than a dozen crying women. As targets for the bandits to attack and abuse, they were usually left until the end, so they were spared.

However, for this rebel army, they are just consumables, but the time is long or short, such as taking turns sleeping in the leaders' tent at night.

Often, halfway through the journey, the leader will take some of the weapons and equipment to leave the main road to raise so-called "military capital" or "whistle grain". Sometimes it is a few mules and horses and grains on carts, and sometimes some are tied up and strong, and the threat of being hungry from punches and kicks can easily make them reluctant and become a member of the "glorious" of this rebel army that has not yet officially opened.

However, most results depend on the object of negotiation. If it is a village with a wall and a strong enough strength, considering the cost-effectiveness of casualties and harvests, then obtain some supplies at a cost through formal and verbal threats and negotiations; if it is a village with a relatively weak and lack of protection, they don’t mind playing a guest role as a robber and charging the price of transiting troops.

But it is not always a rewarding thing. When encountering the strong barriers of Wubao, the wealthy family with strict barriers, they were expelled instead of being able to negotiate, curse and return empty-handed, and even support the dead and injured to escape back.

But no matter at any era, people with knowledge and experience are always more likely to receive simple respect and courtesy. Even if it is a "rebel army" that has not been born for a long time from the grass, it is just respect.

Although I have to sit with the smelly chickens, ducks, poultry and livestock, I am much lucky compared to those pole teams that walk barefoot to the worn soles of their feet and are covered with blood and soil.

With the brief life in this armed force, some of my related memories have also begun to be restored and presented, such as some basic knowledge of the corps, matters of establishing accounts in the corps, and even the knowledge of using terrain, basic rules for night bans and prevention,

"Xafuzi."

A voice called me back, and it was a passionate face.

"Well,..."

A leader handed me a piece of ragged vellum paper, a rather blurry line drawing map.

"Let your head let you see where we are..."

I nodded, fumbled on the marks and drew a mark with charcoal bars.

"There should be Pulou Town ahead. After passing Xijiajia Mountain along the official road, you will reach the territory of the official army..."

"Okay..."

He responded and went back to report.

Although I am in a chaotic world, I am in the mainland after all. As the material foundation accumulated over the past 400 years after the resurgence of the Tang Dynasty, I can still see it.

For example, the straight road we just walked on is just a branch of the local construction, which has been overused for many years and has been disrepaired, but under the severely worn pavement surface, the still solid foundation stones and fine rammed earth that cannot penetrate water, telling the financial resources and technology that the dynasty had in the prosperous era in the past.

As these straight roads, the biggest enemy is not the years, nor the pedestrians and business trips, but the villagers nearby. After losing basic order and supervision and maintenance, they will come one after another and find ways to get these seemingly solid and durable roadbeds back to their homes to build houses or Wubao Wall Village.

They were like ants moving, eroding the spacious and flat roads into thinner and thinner sheep intestines or road ditches of varying depths...

Just like the many good governance and prosperous landscapes accumulated during the Taixing period, except for those areas that were separated into countless large and small, they were somewhat outside the straight roads that were repaired and used.

Things like postal delivery, postal delivery, logistics, sea, river and grain transportation have been destroyed by the Pang Xun Rebellion for decades, or with the increasingly collapsed authority and financial plans of the court, the long-term disrepair and abandonment are still in a few prosperous towns along the southeast coast, and the self-constructed Lingnan roads, and maintain the last bit of old views.

After getting on the straight, the speed finally increased a lot

Before all the materials under precise calculations were used up, along the traces full of ruts and footprints, we finally arrived at the final destination of this long-distance marching.

On the field where people and horses roar and dusty, there are various flags waving, fierce and strict, and the rafts and arrows are erected, and the camp is even larger. The towering large flags, like the big "green" character, and on the other dozen slightly smaller vertical banners, are the surnames of the leading generals.

Its scale and style are not comparable to the small ruined camp before. Just taking a look at it is enough to make people excited and they cannot be afraid of themselves.

It is said that this camp was just the Qingzhou All-Road among the various official troops this time. Then the leader generals announced the mission and origin of helping the official troops to fight against the thieves to most people.

This is one of the five prefecture camps that attacked Liangshan bandits. Yes, it is Liangshan bandits.

Just like the coincidence of simultaneous space disorder, there is also a group of heroes who are under the banner of robbing the wealthy and helping the poor. They are entrenched at the junction of the river mouths of Henan and Hebei, and are in a chaotic place. They use the river to divert the route to form hundreds of miles of poles and lakes, and they are engaged in the surrounding earthen groups and government troops, from fighting their own families and robbing houses, gathering in the mountains and forests, and eventually turning into giant bandits who have the movement to capture prefectures and counties.

It is said that in recent years, it has also received support from overseas riots and has become increasingly fierce, and has become a confidant of the surrounding military towns. There is even an observation envoy stationed in Gaotang County who was openly destroyed in the mansion in the city, which eventually led to several garrison envoys temporarily put aside the disputes, and the joint efforts of local forces such as the five prefectures, the unity, and the township soldiers.

For this purpose, the "Assisting the Suppression of Merits" was also issued to promote righteous men and heroes from all over the country.

Since people have been arranged in advance to contact me, it is optional, but it is better to have more power than not. One of the local armed forces that took the initiative to surrender earlier.

We got hundreds of stones of miscellaneous grains from the government army that day, most of which were aged chestnut and beam rice, as well as some millet and soybeans, but it did not prevent them from grinding the roe on the spot, steaming a lot of cakes, and eating the first full meal since the army was born.

Then a locally-registered township soldiers confessed to his death, which was regarded as a proof to assist the official army in fighting. This made the general An, who was determined to seek wealth, feel a little disappointed, and gathered his subordinates to curse.

Then he searched for some valuable items, bowed his head and went to the camp, and finally became a brigade commander and an imperial edict of another general, but the person who signed the local governor's seal, rather than the regular fire talisman of the Ministry of War, could only be regarded as the first power leader than the official.

After this trouble,

Finally, only 1,171 people were left here. Because dozens of people ran away on the night of the recruitment. After being caught by the horse team one by one, they were beaten to death at the rate of four and one by one. Half of them were directly discarded on the roadside because they could not survive the whipping.

Then, because of drinking unclean water, accidentally hurting yourself during training, various sudden situations and injuries, or because they were really exhausted, they never followed up, or they were sent to wardrobes and were chased and killed by someone, there were about two or three hundred people in total.

But it didn't stop him from cutting a few more wooden poles and pulling cloth into a flag, and then claimed to be one thousand four hundred members of the Third Battalion, asking the official army for assistance in grain. However, the official army's food was not for nothing, and all kinds of servants were sent down soon.

"What, collecting the corpse..."

The leader roared the roar of the shore in the small camp.

"We worked hard to help the army to collect the body of the people."

They gathered together and scolded and vented, but they still had to bow their heads and accept the reality. It was impossible for them to vomit what they ate.

After discussing for a long time, I asked for some more tools and trolleys, which was considered a disguised compensation.

The camp we are in is just outside, and the mountains surrounded by water are already full of fighting. Almost every day, wounded and corpses are sent down like flowing water.

There are rumors that the offensive of the Five Armies and Three Routes was not smooth. These Liangshan gangs, relying on the obstacles of the Cavalry and Infantry Army and the familiarity of geography, made the government army a little difficult to move forward. The strategy of step by step was only promoted to a very small part, and they could not even touch the edge of Liangshan.

It is said that the waterway connecting the sea outlets through water pools can also obtain certain foreign aid, so the official army was restrained by a considerable number of forces to guard against these overseas unrest parties.

Then in the outer camp in the rear, these dirty and tiring jobs such as aftermath cleaning were spread on these miscellaneous rebels. However, compared to other miscellaneous genres assigned to log, quarry, dig, and build, our team came early and was lucky.

Because in addition to the disgusting scene, the bloody and bloody scene made many people unable to eat for several days of retching, and it was also unlucky. The parts of the human body often fell or were contaminated on them. In addition, they were a little more relaxed, and there were also some opportunities to take advantage of the dead. People who were used to the scene would find some small objects from the corpse.

The official army in the camp will give additional food to the auxiliary troops who are burying and disposing of their comrades' bodies, and will be more generous. At least as a member of the upper middle and upper class, there is no problem with baking scallion pancakes every meal...

I just followed the flow and made two suggestions. One is that those who have participated in the collection and transport must scoop water in the river and wash it from head to toe before returning to the camp. The other is that I would rather spend more effort to concentrate on burying the pole team and let the pole team take turns to participate in these transports, which can be used as a pre-conference preview.

I had already hated this team's poor hygiene habits from top to bottom before. This time I finally had the conditions and opportunities. Then I returned this reason and changed it. At least their taboos for these things will not be much worse than others.

It is not worth making me feel immersive or do something for it. In addition to giving them some advice on hygiene and cleaning and personal epidemic prevention because of my own safety, I then watched their words and deeds in a low-key manner, waiting for the right opportunity to get out of here.

At least you need to obtain an official identity certificate, even in the troubled times when the imperial court and the government are ruined, an indirect proof of innocence and settled in cities can reduce a lot of trouble.

Then there are livestock for transportation. At least if it is a mule, regardless of losing weight, you can at least hold on to yourself for several days by just gnawing on the grass, which is enough to get rid of the pursuit of those who are interested.

Then there are some handy and light weapons, such as small crossbows and short swords. Not to mention the troubled times, traveling alone in the wilderness is also a risky thing.

Then there are portable dry food and other debris. After all, there is not a chance to buy food and other fragments everywhere with money.
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