Liu Jinshui and Ma Miaosheng were both unlucky soldiers who were forcibly signed by the government. Ever since they joined the army, they have not been thinking about how to survive every day.
But it is indeed not easy to survive in a place like this.
Ma Miaosheng, who had just buried the bodies of a bunch of miserable people, sighed like this.
Then he called Liu Jinshui, an acquaintance from the same hometown, to stop him.
"Did you gain anything?"
"The gains from fart are all the same poor guy. They are all in shabby clothes. They didn't get a few copper coins in total. What they got were all taken by the team officers. How can I get a share? That old guy is cruel. He is very clever and bullies us all day long just because he is the captain."
Ma Miaosheng rolled his eyes and said with an unhappy look on his face: "You don't want to share the profits with us when you do this kind of unlucky job, so you just put it in your own pocket, and you don't even know if you can take it away alive. Afraid of being seen by others!
The old guy was worried that others would notice that he had money, so he didn't allow us to tell anyone about his money. He said that if word got out, he would make sure we went back without our lives. Give me five dollars...that buckle-and-suo look! "
Liu Jinshui shook his head when he heard this.
"There will be more opportunities in the future, so don't be upset. Too many people have died these days. Forty or fifty regular soldiers have died, not to mention us sign troops and civilians?"
"Wretched."
Ma Miaosheng smiled bitterly and said: "I don't want to deal with dead people every day, and in this damn place, who knows that we will be buried one day?"
"Don't dare to talk nonsense!"
Liu Jinshui's expression changed: "Don't keep saying this kind of thing every day. The elders in the village say that if you say this kind of unlucky thing too much, you will suffer disaster."
"Have we said too few auspicious words? Have they been fulfilled?"
Ma Miaosheng's rhetorical question left Liu Jinshui speechless.
After a while, he smiled to himself.
"That's right, we villains have lives as cheap as grass and can be manipulated by anyone. We have no choice but to suffer...this world-shattering situation!"
The two were speechless for a while.
Liu Jinshui suddenly looked around and lowered his voice when he saw that no one was paying attention.
"Want to leave?"
"Walk?"
Ma Miaosheng's eyes lit up: "Where are you going?"
"It doesn't matter where you go. You can survive if you leave here. Didn't that boy from the Chen family run away before? There are many soldiers signed, so they don't care how many run away. As long as they go back and spend some money to open up the joints, they can avoid the limelight for a while. It’ll be okay.”
Liu Jinshui whispered: "That's how my second uncle ran back to the village. He brought back some belongings from the battlefield. The family exchanged money and went to the county to open up the joints and cross out his name from the military roll. It only takes a little effort, and the people in the county are very happy."
"This is not bad..."
Ma Miaosheng was very excited, and then said worriedly: "But I have no property. These days I just want to survive. I didn't get any money. The team officer took all the money I just wanted to get."
Liu Jinshui shook his head.
"Let's go first. There is always a way to save money, but if you stay here, you will die sooner or later. If you don't die in the hands of the rebels, you will die in the hands of these regular soldiers! You don't really think you can save money here, do you?"
Ma Miaosheng thought about those officers who were extremely evil-minded, and felt that this sentence made sense.
"That's true... But when we go back and ask for help, don't the people above them know about it? Won't they find out and cause trouble for us later? The government is very cruel."
Liu Jinshui looked at Ma Miaosheng with a "you are too young" expression.
"So what if you know? I heard people say that all the money allocated by the court has gone into the hands of the officials. The group of small officials below can't even drink soup and can only find some livelihood by themselves. The officials know They just turn a blind eye and don't care.
Moreover, those who have received money are very tight-lipped. Think about it, if something happens, the clerk will have no credibility. No one will believe him or ask him to do anything. He has no money to make, and the government will not give him any money. Salary, don't be impatient? So don’t worry! "
"I see."
Ma Miaosheng nodded, and then said firmly: "I'm leaving! When will I leave?"
"Just tonight."
"ah?"
"I happened to be on duty, and I happened to see you. If I can't see you, you can't run away. Remember to thank me!"
"Oh, that's how it is."
Ma Miaosheng patted his chest with a scared look on his face, and then asked: "When will you leave tonight? What day will you leave?"
"The fourth watch is a little later, the sky is the darkest and you can't see your fingers, so leave at that time."
"Can it be done?"
"Nonsense, how long have you been planning? I've been looking for a way at night for a while now, and I've been thinking about when the patrol will come out. Everything is ready, just wait for tonight, you kid, just have fun!"
Liu Jinshui looked determined, and Ma Miaosheng suddenly felt that he could survive, so he suppressed the excitement in his heart and returned to the military camp as if nothing was wrong, doing whatever he was supposed to do.
The night is getting deeper and deeper, and even the most humble civilian husbands and soldiers have reached the time to sleep.
So they sighed long and short about the tragic experience, and at the same time were grateful that today was another day to be alive. With such complicated emotions, they gradually fell asleep.
It was a quiet summer night, and apart from the occasional mosquito bite, the sleeping people seemed not to feel any discomfort.
The people who took turns to watch the night cursed the damn hot weather and lamented why it was their turn to watch the damn night again.
They stood on high platforms, stood under the eaves, or walked in groups among the camps, fulfilling their duties dutifully.
But as the night deepened, their sense of responsibility was obviously not enough to support them in continuing their duties.
As the saying goes, sleeping secretly is also the essence of the night shift. A night shift without sleeping secretly is not a complete night shift.
So no one should sleep, and almost everyone slept.
The watchmen who only knock the clapper or gong once every hour will reluctantly bang the clapper or gong in their hands at the time when the sound should be made, shouting that the sky is dry and the things are dry, be careful of the candle.
Everything looked so peaceful.
On such a peaceful night, Wei Kexian, a troublemaker and saboteur, suddenly appeared very unsightly not far from the camp.
He had just led a team around the surrounding area and felt that the situation was very suitable for a night attack.
Just like what the sentries described, this golden soldier was indeed a mob, without any precautions that should be taken at night. He even touched the camp entrance without noticing it.
There were no other night patrol soldiers or night patrol riders found around, not even a dog that could be used for night watch.
This lax defense is like opening the door to invite rebels like them to come in and rebel.
Such lax defenses made Wei Kexian feel that there was no need for them to seize ships and block the river. As long as they waited for the main force to arrive and everyone got in together, they could achieve a brilliant victory. Those ships basically couldn't escape.
However, the military orders of Shengjie Army are absolute. He does not have the power to change his mind at the last minute. What needs to be done must be done. This is a dead order.
If he does something wrong and is self-righteous, what awaits him will be merciless [military punishment].
There is a high probability that he will be beheaded directly to show that the military regulations are strict and there will never be any favoritism just because he is someone.
So he still very conscientiously led his subordinates who had just stopped breathing after a long journey to the upper reaches of the Jinjun camp.
According to intelligence, the Jin army ships are now docked on the shore.
They only need to choose a boat, swim a short distance, then use the flying claw to climb onto the deck of the boat, enter the cabin and start to control the entire boat, control the boatman in the boat, and they almost have a boat.
Once the entire ship is under control, they can take a short rest and wait for the arrival of the fifth watch.
The moment the gongs and drums sound at the fifth watch, it’s time to take action.
"You have to move quickly, be secretive, and strike quickly and accurately. Once you encounter armed golden soldiers, kill them immediately. In short, you are not allowed to make too much noise. After taking control of the ship, wait for the fifth watch, shoot rockets into the sky on your own, and then Act immediately, there is no need to contact each other again.”
Wei Ke first made the final confirmation of the plan that Su Yonglin made with him and the soldiers who were acting together, and then announced the start of the operation.
Not long after walking, when they crossed a hill, they suddenly heard some movement ahead. Wei Kexian immediately stopped and asked his men to spread out and lie down in the grass and be silent.
Something unexpected seems to be happening ahead.
