Mailer was really impatient today. In his eagerness to save his life, he had long forgotten that he was alone. In a team of ten thousand people, there was no direct officer corps of his, and he could not restrain the army at all.
Although the army that attacked Tanggu before was not led by Mailer, at least the command system of the army was still his subordinates, including the assistant leaders, staff leaders, commander-in-chief, staff generals, commander-in-chief, commander-in-chief, commander-in-chief, garrison... ...and so on were all brought out by him with money.
It is this kind of command system that allows a large army to fight according to the commander's wishes. And now, Cixi has pieced together such a motley crew from the garrison in Beijing, and there are also many Eight Banners members in it. Sir, how can Mailer command this?
Those soldiers of the Eight Banners ancestors were as tired as dogs after running all night. In addition, they were cold and hungry under the heavy rain, and all of them were filled with evil fire.
When Mailer jumped out at this time, he was looking for death. The group of Eight Banners men swarmed him and kicked and punched him. Mailer rolled in the mire and moaned like an old sow.
"Don't fight... These gentlemen, for the sake of the Eight Banners, please don't fight... An Gonggong save me, An Gonggong save me."
At this time, Andehai wore two layers of furs on the inside, two layers of oilcloth cloaks on the outside, and a raincoat on the outside and a bamboo hat on his head. He was so armed that he was still shivering while riding a horse.
Eunuchs are all imperfect men. Without children and grandchildren, their yang energy is not enough. They can't stand the rainy weather in winter, especially today's heavy rain. Ande Hai can't stand it even more, and his lips are blue.
"Deserve... you deserve it. If you hadn't lost the battle in Tanggu, would the Zajia family have suffered such a heavy punishment? I'll give you a beating to make you remember a little longer." Andehai said with a gloomy expression to the surrounding supervisors of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
"Yes, yes, the manager is right, this bastard is just short-term...it's best to teach him a lesson."
"But, manager, he will have to work hard in the war soon. Do you think it would be better to let him punish his crimes and perform meritorious service?"
Andehai thought for a while, "Okay, let's go, give him a chance to work hard... Damn, why do you have to worry about everything? It's really a bad year."
Most people really can't control the Eight Banners disciples in the capital, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs is an exception. The Eight Banners disciples are in charge here, and they control the money, food and errands of this group of dandies. These supervisors came forward and finally saved Mailer. Life.
But the troublemaking soldiers didn't stop talking, "We must give you the respect of the supervisors, but everyone has been running away all night, and they don't even have anything to eat. The emperor is not hungry either." Soldiers."
"Yes, that's right. My stomach is full of rainwater. Even if we fight, we will just suffer and die. We won't leave without food..."
Everything has a beginning, and there was a troublemaker, and all the people started making trouble. The endless dead snakes on the official road became restless at this time.
"What evil did I do in my last life... In the past, this was the time to sneak out to eat big meat buns. I was unlucky. I had to be greedy for that little money..."
"I only got a reward of 10 taels after running all night. I just pushed two games of Pai Gow in Liuhefang and got a profit of 180 taels... Damn it, there is a lot of oil and water even if you sit on the ground and tap the head, why do I just get lard? My heart is covered..."
"Let's take a dip. If you do a good job, give me a shot, and I'll give it to my most beloved eldest daughter-in-law to sleep with... Let's take a dip in your mouth..."
Andehai looked at this group of monsters and demons, and he was not angry at all. "It's just a fuss. I don't know how comfortable the capital is. Isn't this driving Xiao Letian to the point where he can't help it? If the two devils are allowed to If you lead troops to Beijing, you will all have your homes confiscated and beheaded..."
Ande Hai was able to calm down the banner men to some extent. When the two Japanese devils were mentioned, the group of men finally stopped making trouble, and the scene gradually became quiet. However, the Eight Banners leader named Uncle Lian raised his hand and said.
"Eunuch An scolded us, and we didn't dare to reply. But he must have pity on these ten thousand brothers. We have been tired and hungry all night. If we don't eat and rest for a while, I'm afraid we will all be exhausted without going to the battlefield..."
"Not to mention anything else, these war horses also need to eat some fodder. They say that Xiao Letian's foreign gun is very powerful. We will have to count on these war horses to help us charge into the battle later..."
Even Andehai couldn't reject the uncle's words. His eyes flickered and a ghost idea came to his mind: "Okay, since you said it, I have to be pity... There is no dry food, but this There are some in the surrounding villages.”
"Let's move forward from now on. The Zajia family allows you to collect food from the villages on both sides of the official road. Wouldn't it be better to eat while walking?"
"Oh, my father-in-law is such a kind person." The soldiers lying in the mud all jumped up, and all their free and kind words were thrown at Andehai's head. Andehai was so happy that he couldn't even see his eyes.
Now the villages on both sides of the official road suffered. The sleeping villages were suddenly in panic. The crazy soldiers broke down every gate and forced the villagers to cook for them.
Adults made children cry, and there were even screams from helpless women. All the fat pigs, chickens and ducks raised in the yard were chopped down.
"Damn it, why are you crying? We are going to fight for our country. If I don't eat you, what will you eat? If you don't have a man to protect you, then the devils will have to kill you and eat human flesh..."
"Do you know that the evil spirit that was killed was called Xiao Letian? They were spies sent by foreigners to advance our Qing Dynasty. Without the Qing Dynasty, how could you stinky people still survive... Oh, your daughter is pretty good. Ah, let me comfort you."
"What, you dare to stop me? If you don't let me comfort you, are you waiting for Xiao Letian to comfort you? Come on, I'll kill this family of collaborators..."
An army without military discipline is just a bunch of wolves and beasts. They are deliberately causing harm to people. They are about to fight. There is no time to kill chickens and cattle. There is no time to stew them, but they have to kill them even if they don't eat them.
The youngest daughter-in-law and the eldest daughter-in-law in the family suffered a lot. Some of them hit the wall and died on the spot, and several others were hacked to death with knives.
The head was hung on the door frame, and the atrocities shocked all attempts to resist. The whole village was like a hell.
Andehai rode on horseback with a pancake stuffed in his mouth and muttered, "Damn it, don't waste time. When we win and you can play with us, keep those pigs, cattle and sheep until the armies join forces." Do……"
"By the way, let this group of common people stew and cook meat quickly, and eat it later when the army returns... Stop playing with women, how can you fight when you have no strength?"
Ten thousand troops swept across the land like locusts, and villages were densely packed in the plains. Five or six Zhuangzi were attacked by them along the way.
The Eight Banners bandits had to eat, and the New Army and the Huai Army also had to eat. From morning to noon, both the enemy and us were extremely exhausted.
At this time, we can see how good the logistics support of an army is. The Eight Banners bandits have no logistics. The army that set off temporarily did not bring anything with them. They could only rob.
The Huai army was a little better, and had made preparations in advance. Each soldier could get two pieces of bacon noodles, which would make him full even in the rain.
Looking at Xiao Letian's new army, it's incredible. The people who were rescued were completely stunned.
According to the standard equipment of the new army, each soldier carries two cans of tinplate meat, half a catty of fried noodles, half a catty of fried rice, two ounces of sugar, and one ounce of refined salt. These are emergency foods, which are enough for the brothers to maintain their physical strength during the march. Arrived in the capital.
Wang Huaiyuan saw that the three charges had not broken the Huai army's encirclement. Then he saw that it was already noon and half a day of fighting had passed. He immediately ordered the new army to take turns to eat.
The refugees and people were dumbfounded now. Facing the enemy's butcher's knife and killing, they were as callous as wood. But today, when they saw the new army eating, they all came back to life.
Greedy, what is this aroma made of? Could it be the legendary beef? In ancient China, cattle were regarded as important labor tools. In the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties, beef was absolutely forbidden to the common people.
At that time, if a cow died in the village, it had to be reported to the government to prove that it died of natural causes before it could be eaten. By the Qing Dynasty, although the law prohibiting eating beef had been lifted, people's habits had been formed.
No one says anything about eating pork. If someone slaughters cows and eats beef, the villagers will really poke their spines.
The people squatting on the ground felt that their throats were out of control, saliva was secreting rapidly in their mouths, and the aroma of canned meat penetrated directly into their souls.
But no one dared to move, and no one dared to reach out. They all saw the scene where the New Army just slaughtered the Huai Army. These murderers might really be able to eat human flesh as rumored.
"All refugees, as well as your village chiefs and village chiefs, please quickly count the number of people in your village. Each person has one can of meat... Damn it, you are still waiting for us to invite you."
"That is to say, the Prime Minister has a good heart. If we follow our wishes, you two-legged sheep who dare not resist will starve to death without anyone having pity..."
The new army was full of resentment, especially when they saw that so many big men actually wanted to support the children and turned around to save lives, their hearts were about to burst with anger.
If the new army didn't have strict discipline, they might have to beat people.
Amidst the scolding, each of those strong men dared to show their heads to get the food. In the end, it was the old and weak women and children who took the cans according to the head of each village.
After a while, when the can was opened, more than a thousand refugees suddenly burst into extremely suppressed choking sounds.
"If I had known that I would work with you and have such good food to eat, we would have fought for it, wuwuwu..."
Xiao Letian and the surrounding officers almost knocked over the lunch boxes in their hands when they heard this. "Damn, this, this, this... these are a bunch of guys who only care about eating but not fighting." The New Army was in an uproar.
