After dinner, wash the dishes, put the bowls and jars in the cauldron, and wait for the order to set off. The two boatmen were afraid that the boat would be lost and did not dare to stay in the inn. After eating, they hid in the boat.
The soldiers finished their dinner on time and lined up to the rhythm of the drums.
During the peace negotiation, the disbandment of the civilian army in Huayang was a prerequisite for the Qin army's withdrawal. The reason was to prevent the Qin army from being attacked during the retreat; as soon as the peace agreement was completed, Huayang received an order to disband the civilian army; after the Qin army withdrew from unsealing, The whole group moved towards Qifeng, opened the way for the Qin people to withdraw their troops, and kept more than a day's journey with the Qin people - so the confrontation with the Korean army at the foot of Huayang City no longer existed - Dr. Jia needed to coordinate the actions of Han and Wei. During the operation, a large amount of shuttle diplomacy was carried out in front of the two armies and between Liang and Zheng, maintaining the friendship and peace between the two sides. On the way to Kaifeng, most of the civilian army has dispersed. After entering Kaifeng, they dispersed one after another. Now they are no longer in formation, and they no longer organize the army, leaving the remaining people to stay. Relevant meritorious service certificates were reported to the court by the military soldiers in charge of the command and division, and were distributed to the countryside at all levels. Their military achievements were all "two cities under the same roof". They saved two cities for Wei, which was equivalent to capturing two cities.
With only military soldiers, the troops can move quickly. Lord Xinling took the royal ship to Kaifeng. His ship and the naval force that escorted him set off first after they were assembled. Dr. Xu Jia and his party also took Lord Xinling's royal ship back to Daliang. Mr. Zhongyue came to invite all the postmen. Zheng Anping said: "The lowly ones are not allowed to board the king's ship. I would like to attach a small boat to its stern." Mr. Zhongyue agreed and told the escorting navy to let the small boat Follow the fleet back to Daliang.
At the Nanshui Gate of Daliang, Lord Xinling and others abandoned the boat and landed; the boat turned into the moat on the west and returned to the original Jinkou.
The boatman lives in a thatch next to Jinkou. The other five people still have to walk more than ten miles to get home. They soon discovered that the situation was very tense: the military envoys running on the road could almost see the backs of those in front of them; the soldiers on patrol stopped them several times and asked why they were still walking on the road when martial law was under martial law. Fortunately, they themselves were Soldiers must know how to identify themselves to soldiers, otherwise they will be in trouble.
After finally arriving at the ground, Zheng Anping expressed his gratitude to the wizard, and the wizard bowed repeatedly and said: "May your Majesty forgive me for letting this villain go. You are the god of war and you are descending to earth. You will be attacked at every step, and this villain will not dare to commit any crime again. May Your Majesty forgive me!" "
Zheng Anping said: "The remaining money and silk will be given as a gift!"
The wizard said: "Don't dare! All the money and silk are enshrined in front of the spirit. Don't dare to take it. ... God protects! God forgives! ..." He walked away with a murmur.
Back in Donghongli, the dull atmosphere almost overflowed. A patrol was set up in the square in front of the village. When Zheng Anping brought a stranger, he was asked to see the village chief first before letting them pass. The commander's face was stern. It was obvious that he was not used to having to return to the battlefield just after a recruitment. Everyone inside was preparing equipment and food, and the faint sounds of women crying and men whispering curses could be heard.
When he came to the back, he pushed open his fence door and Zhang Lu came out. Zheng Anping simply said, "I met the Qin people fighting with the Koreans on the way" and hurried to the court. Zhang Lu didn't say much, silently carried out two stones of rice, asked the postmen to prepare grain for ten days, and then returned to his room.
After the four people entered the hall, they all put on their leather armor and weapons and held halberds in their hands. Zheng Anping's halberd was gone, and he still had a hand halberd. He originally wanted to dismantle and reinstall a halberd, but he never had time after returning. Now I can only find a bamboo pole from home, remove the spear tip of the halberd, burn two eyes on the bamboo pole, and fix the spear tip on the bamboo pole, and finally I have a long soldier. ——The process of reloading the spear took almost the whole night. The remaining postmen were not idle either, preparing grain in the courtyard. The preparation of glutinous rice is different from usual. You can cook it in a cauldron, as it will be soggy, difficult to carry and wasteful. It is best to use a steamer to steam. Since the steamer is not big, you cannot put more in each time and must steam it several times, which is very fire-consuming and time-consuming. It also took a whole night to soak two stones of corn, steam it, cool it and pack it.
The sky was dimming, and the drums on Daliang City sounded again. This time it was not just a warning, but also a request to gather troops. When the village chiefs brought the soldiers to the roadside, the township chief was already waiting at the crossing with the soldiers sent down. ——This fully reflects the seriousness of the situation.
There were nearly two hundred people in Donghongli, still holding the flag of unknown meaning. They did not break up and formed a team directly. One soldier was the soldier, and the chief of the village was the assistant. There were more than a thousand people in one township for ten miles. , still organized into a battalion, with a soldier as the battalion chief, and the township chief as an assistant. There were actually four warriors in Donghongli's team, with distinctive armor and armor, which was very eye-catching. When the uncles and si who came over asked, they turned out to be the postmen of Liangxi Post, and they were overjoyed. The camp commander directly asked these four people to stay with him to serve as military envoys, and by the way, he recruited the civilian army in Donghongli as his own bodyguard. This small change in status made the village chief admire and appreciate Zheng Anping again.
Seemingly urgent, the civilian army set off in a hurry before forming a team and assembled in the village. The retainers sent by Lord Xinling to pick up Zheng Anping were a step too late and did not find them.
The civilian army camped ten miles outside the city. Ying Si said bitterly: "If you still have a conscience, put the city first!"
The eight townships west of Daliang formed eight battalions and formed a square formation. The township where Donghongli is located is the farthest to the east. He arrived relatively late and was placed in the back row to the north. As a battalion, more than a thousand people from ten li (teams) in the entire township were arranged in an open space with a radius of one li, which seemed a bit crowded. But this is the Wang family's hunting ground, with flat terrain and crisscrossing ditches. There are many places suitable for setting up camp. The camp secretary also had some experience and set up the camp on both sides of a ditch for easier access to water. He set up his tent beside the ditch and prohibited the soldiers from urinating in the ditch. Since he was on the flank of the army and there were relatively few other troops in the north, he designated a convenient place under a tree a mile away and required that a hole must be dug and buried for defecation.
As the guard of the Battalion Division, Donghongli was stationed outside the big tent, and could get some of the supplies allocated from above. Although it was not much, compared to other teams that could only rely on their own rations, it was still better than nothing. Of course, as a price, there are more tasks to serve the officials.
Not long after, the soldiers from the brigade also arrived. They passed through the militia camp, entered the already established camp, and lined up on the left and right in the fence. Zheng Anping vaguely felt that this army was the army under Huayang City. They went around to Qifeng, returned to Daliang, did not enter the city, and were sent to Xizhong. Especially those soldiers who followed Mr. Liang Wei from Yanzhong to Huayang, made a circle and returned to the starting point.
Unlike in Huayang, the military soldiers were not mixed and organized with the Republic of China. This time, there were more soldiers than civilians.
Far away from the center of the army, Zheng Anping had no idea what the battle ahead was going to be like. The troops had just set up camp, and there were no reports or orders to convey. He was very idle and usually sat at the entrance of the tent. If someone came, he would stand up and pretend to be on guard. Facade. Now he and the other three people put their weapons in front of them and sat on the ground to rest.
After more than ten days, the injuries on the body have basically healed, and the internal injuries are also better. If there is no strenuous activity, there is basically no pain. Suddenly there was a war again, so he had to quietly tighten the belt again, for fear of going on a business trip. Whispering was strictly prohibited in the military camp, and he did not dare to ask others for anything. He could only live one day at a time.
When it was time to eat, drums sounded in the city. The soldiers opened their food belts and ate the grains they had brought. The chief reminded everyone not to eat too much when there is no war, but to be hungry when there is a war. Only then did Zheng Anping remember that he was in a civilian army camp and was not treated like a soldier. Although I have brought enough food for ten days, who knows how many days it will take! If it takes more than a month like Huayang... He looked at the gloomy weather and hugged his arms tightly.
The cold wind howled at night, and the big tent did little to block the wind. The temperature was very low. A bonfire was set up in the camp to keep warm. The villagers in Donghongli set up four fires on both sides of the ditch and sat around to warm themselves up. The military envoy Zheng Anping left one person behind to prepare for the call from the battalion commander. The other three came to the fire where the uncle and the chief were, changing shifts at any time.
Zheng Anping was the oldest and was the first to stay. Originally, the four of them could take care of each other, but now three of them were gone. Not only were they colder, but they also lost their courage. They were actually a little scared and started to tremble.
Suddenly, he heard the snoring of the camp commander coming from inside the tent, which made him feel a lot calmer. It was as if he had found a companion in the wilderness, even if he was a stranger, he felt a sense of security. Zheng Anping fell asleep listening to the snoring.
When Brother Su came to replace him, he found that his hands and feet were frozen, his whole body could not move at all, and he almost fell when he stood up. He stood leaning on the bamboo pole and walked to the fire. Although I was very sleepy, I didn't dare to sleep anymore and let the fire melt away the stiffness in my body bit by bit. He warned himself that he must not fall asleep again when it was time to watch the night again!
When Zheng Anping recovered, Brother Dog went over to replace Brother Su. Zheng Anping specifically reminded: "Better stand than sit!" Brother Su glanced at him and walked away without knowing what was going on.
When Brother Su came back when he was young, he was also frozen and stiff. He said to Zheng Anping and Xiao Si: "During the night watch, you must not sit down. Once you sit down, you will feel sleepy. Once you feel sleepy, you will fall asleep. Once you fall asleep, it will be difficult to wake up! If Brother Dog hadn't woken him up, he would have died!"
Xiao Si said: "I'll go back to Brother Quan first, please tell me!"
Brother Su said: "I've told you!"
The three of them watched the fire jumping, each with their own thoughts and nothing to say, until Xiao Si went to replace Brother Dog.
As soon as Brother Quan came back, he said, "I listened to Brother Su and stood outside the tent. My hands and feet are still stiff and painful. What can I do?"
Zheng Anping said: "Brother Su and I were stunned for a moment, but our bodies were almost dead! You are just stiff and sore, and you have gained a lot!"
Brother Dog sighed: "It's been so difficult for just one night, what will happen next?" The two of them were speechless.
