He joined the National Army and was tortured for two months. Even his name was changed. Ai Buyi was originally called Ai Yi. The officials of the Song Dynasty thought it didn't sound good, so he changed his name to "Buyi". He just learned to write these two words. It made him suffer a lot - it was not as simple as the original Yiheng.
Ai Buyi has been thinking about his wife and children at home since he entered the training camp. For this reason, he often received "love education" from the sergeant. This expedition was carried out in such a hurry that they didn't even have the customary day off. They just fired the gun and loaded it onto the ship. The whistle blew and the ship left. Ai Buyi was crying on the boat. This time, the company sergeant did not beat him, but handed him a cigarette and patted his shoulder in a friendly manner.
The boat moved and stopped, and after walking slowly for a few days, Ai Buyi was so dark that he no longer knew where he was being dragged. Fortunately, we didn't have to worry about eating and drinking along the way, and we didn't need to practice every day. We just looked at the river and the scenery on both sides of the river every day. Otherwise, we would fall asleep, wake up and look at the cabin full of soldiers and weapons, and feel extremely depressed. Sometimes I want to simply jump into the river and be done with it - it is said that some people actually do this.
"Everyone assemble!" Following the harsh whistle and the roars of the squad leaders, Ai Buyi stood up as a reflex and ran to the gathering place.
"Line up!" "Report the count!" "Everyone check the equipment!"
After a series of orders and fuss, Li Dong came to the front of the queue and checked the soldiers' equipment. There are so many new recruits that it is inevitable that some will be left behind.
"Everyone, go to Pier 4," Li Dong ordered after completing the inspection, "get ready to board the ship!"
Because there were not enough ships to transport the entire army at once, the troops set out in batches. The entire detachment gathered in Guangning.
The fleet towed by tugs first returned east from Zhaoqing to Sanshui and entered Beijiang. Then go north from Beijiang and turn to Suijiang. The voyage was smooth sailing. Soon we arrived at Sihui.
Although the navigation capacity of the Suijiang River is not as good as that of the main channel of the Xijiang River, it is still more than enough for navigation. In addition to more than ten large boats carrying troops, there were also several requisitioned civilian ships accompanying them, carrying naturalized cadres and supplies who were going to accept the administration of Lianshan County.
Sihui is a plain county. It received the reception earlier and is not far from Sanshui. It belongs to the "public security area". The troops rested here for a day and then headed to Quang Ninh.
Going north along the Suijiang River from Sihui County is the border of Guangning County.
Guangning is a mountainous county. Han and Yao miscellaneous places. Its establishment as a county was the result of the pacification of the Yao District of Daluo Mountain in Qingyuan County during the Jiajing Period. After Daluo Mountain was pacified, the four counties that originally belonged to Sihui County and Qingyuan County were separated out, and Guangning County was newly established.
Although there was no Yao District in this county at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were still many Yao people living in scattered households. It was adjacent to the Yao District in Qingyuan County. Although Han-Yao conflicts were originally rare, there were still people from both sides and those recruited from Guangxi. The conflict between the children who came to "Zhenyao". When the behemoth government government fell to the ground, chaos broke out and the situation in the county was quite complicated.
The county is still a "quasi-public security area". The naturalized democratic director and the national army county squadron were recently sent to take over the defense. The county seat and several major market towns remain generally stable, and the transportation lines are smooth. However, banditry activities have increased significantly since early May, making it extremely unsafe to operate in the countryside. Because it is extremely easy to be attacked when going to the countryside, retained personnel and naturalized cadres must be escorted by force when they go to the countryside to do business. In fact, this "quasi-security area" is already quite chaotic. Recently, there was even information that some local squires in Guangning openly raised the banner of "King of Diligence" and mobilized their troops to openly confront the Senate. News just came a few days ago: A large group of unknown armed forces gathered near Shijian with an attempt to take over the town in one fell swoop.
Regardless of land or water, Shijian is the only way to go from Sihui to Guangning. Convenient transportation created a commercial market town. Therefore, the newly appointed director of Guangning County stationed a small group of National Army soldiers here to train militiamen and maintain local and surrounding security.
This news aroused tension among all parties, because Shijian is a traffic artery connecting Guangning and China Unicom to Sihui. If the bandits want to take over this place, there is no guarantee that they will not "close the door and beat the dogs" and capture Guangning.
"No, I don't think the enemy has this intention." Li Dong said, "They are just greedy for money and want to make a name for themselves."
There are many merchants in Shijian. In addition to money, the materials and goods stranded there due to the war are enough for them to plunder.
"Why do you see it?" Yang Zeng, who commanded the detachment, asked.
"The bandits are not officers and soldiers. They have no political intentions and lack strategic concepts. They only want to gain immediate benefits," Li Dong said confidently. "Once such a transportation point is captured, it will inevitably lead to a counterattack. The bandits are not willing to attack this kind of traffic." They want to fight hard to consume their own strength - they just see that Shijian's current strength is not many, or there are some opportunities within the local area that can be taken advantage of, and they want to gather together to win big.
Although it was judged that the bandits had no intention of "closing the door and beating the dogs", once the Shijian fell, it would cause serious damage to people's lives and property. Therefore, Yang Zeng decided to send the 2nd company to land and take the land route directly to Shijian to relieve the Shijian as soon as possible. siege. Li Dong's squadron cooperated with their actions. The rest of the troops and baggage continued to move in by boat.
It is already early summer, and the mountains are covered with thick greenery.
Marching on this green mountain path was a group of soldiers wearing gray military uniforms and carrying rifles on their backs.
Although their steps were brisk, everyone's load was actually heavy: backpacks and helmets made a hill pile up on each of their backs - but they had been marching by boat before, and they had rested enough on the boat. I rested in Sihui and my legs are still strong.
The vanguard were soldiers from the 1st Platoon of the 2nd Company of the 10th Battalion of the Fubo Army. A few days ago, their platoon leader fell ill and entered a rest home. The new platoon leader is none other than Staff Sergeant Li Gangsheng, who had just achieved military exploits in the Guangzhou Liberation Campaign. Sources say that when this battle is over, he will report to the military academy and become an officer. Many people are envious of this. Others say he just got lucky: throughout the Guangzhou Restoration Campaign, whether it was the local government or the Ming Dynasty garrison, most of them surrendered based on the wind and passed the news. Often the defenders have already opened the city and surrendered before the troops arrived. There are very few actual fights. It is even rarer to gain military exploits.
Quang Ninh is surrounded by mountains. Most of the county is made up of mountains and hills, with large and small valleys interspersed with mountain streams. The climate here is mild, the rainfall is abundant, and the mountains are full of green. Pieces of tender green and goose-yellow spit out from the tree trunks, and the newly awakened earth exudes an alluring earthy aroma.
On the hillside, you can see cultivated fields, some of which are tea gardens and some of which are paddy fields. However, no one is taking care of the fields. Some of the villages passing by have given up, and the rest are on tight defense. Whenever the troops approach, the sound of conch shells and drums will sound to remind the villagers that outsiders are approaching.
There is a lot of rain in early summer and the mountain roads are muddy. The soldiers had a difficult trek. Although the road is not easy to walk, the morale of the troops is good, and they have won consecutive battles. The young men are very energetic, and it seems that no difficulties are placed on them. In those county towns, they do not dare to resist Fubo's army. With such great military power, the provincial capital of Guangzhou fell in one day. What happened to these county towns? A messenger can at most set up a mountain howitzer and fire two rounds, and then they all surrender one by one. What's more, Guangning is in the hands of his own team, so there is no need to use swords or guns. The only thing to pay attention to is the bandits on the road.
Before leaving camp in the morning, everyone had a full meal of the cold salt-water rice balls provided by the military station. Now is the time to feel strong in the feet. Li Shenggang had a sour plum in his mouth - it was so sour that his teeth almost fell out, but he didn't want to drink water anymore.
A platoon dispatched lead soldiers in accordance with the requirements of the doctrine. The two lead soldiers carried Mini rifles and watched vigilantly for the movements on both sides of the mountain road. A few dozen meters behind them was the entire infantry platoon marching in a straight line. Li Gangsheng himself was in the center of the formation.
When this small group of infantry was advancing westward along the tributaries of the Suijiang River, deep in the dense forest, Yang Juren and his regiment were preparing for an ambush. This time they brought a total of 300 people, all of whom were members of the local brave regiment, including almost 200 young men, many of whom were equipped with armor and firearms. Such a well-equipped regiment is probably unique in Guangning. But his confidence comes more from his nephew Yang Erche standing behind him with a squatting tiger cannon.
The world has been in turmoil these past few years. Mr. Yang has read a lot of history books and knows that the most important thing in troubled times is to have soldiers and food. He has land, tenants, and long-term workers. As long as there are no continuous disasters, food will always be available. But without the backing of force, no matter how much food there is, it is just a big fat sheep. What's more, if there is no force, what should we do if our tenants and long-term workers start to make trouble first? By then, I'm afraid the dozens of regiments we have now won't be able to suppress them.
After thinking about it again and again, Yang Juren thought of Yang Erche, his useless nephew. Yang Erche is his brother's son. He didn't like to study since he was a child. He likes to dance with guns and sticks. He also learned skills from a martial arts master, and actually developed a good body and a good fist and stick. So he spent money to buy him the title of Wu Xiucai and Wu Juren, and used the money to fill his vacancy in the Zhaoqing camp and become a small infantry commander.
Yang Erche became an officer in Zhaoqing, naturally not to protect his family and the country. Master Yang gave him clear instructions: first, the Yang family has many backers in the officialdom; second, get closer to the brothers around him, so that if anything happens, they can Get the team together.
"Don't worry about money. How much money can you make by being this Qiu Baguan? I have plenty of money. You should hold on to the soldiers - in troubled times, soldiers are the grass-head kings - our Yang family does not want to be a grass-head Wang, if you can bring a capable fighting team to your family, your family will be able to protect itself! Maybe you can also get great benefits in this troubled world!" Mr. Yang smiled and said, "At that time, you and our Yang family , the future is immeasurable..."
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