Chapter 155: The Importance of Choice
Wan Fuyang raised his neck, but only a few drops of wine fell from the wine bottle. He put the wine bottle on the table, stretched out his hand to lift the foot jar at his feet, but it was light and fluffy. After shaking it, there was nothing left.
He threw the wine jar on the ground in annoyance and stood up, shaking a little. The wine jar rolled on the ground and almost tripped him. He flew up and kicked the jar into the corner. It made a clang but did not break.
It's not broken either.
"Three mules." Half of his body stepped out of the door. The cold wind forced him back, leaving only his head outside, shouting with his mouth open.
A soldier trotted over, looked at Wan Fuyang, and said, "Captain, what are your orders?"
"Bring me another jar of wine, and let Ah Fu prepare a duck for me. I want the fat one." Wan Fuyang said, patting the doorframe.
"Du Jian, there is no more wine." San Mulezi said: "This is the last jar you drank today. Niu Er went to Yuchuan to buy it. Even if everything goes well, he will not be able to come back until tomorrow!"
Wan Fuyang said angrily: "In such a big Siwu Village, you can't even find drinks?"
"Du Jian, I really can't find it." Sanmuzi said with a sad face: "The team transporting supplies has been nearly ten days overdue. The food in the village is only enough for three days. Niu Er can't deliver the things tomorrow.
When we get it back, everyone will be hungry."
"I won't starve you to death!" Wan Fuyang took a sip angrily, retracted his head, and slammed the door.
Of course he knew why the logistics supplies were not sent in time. Because now the entire Shaanxi Road is preparing for a big war! A large amount of supplies are being delivered to the expected front lines, and too many are being sent to other places.
, naturally fewer people go here.
Wan Fuyang became very angry when he thought about this.
In his opinion, this was a feast, but he had no chance to share the food. Instead, he could only stay in a place like Siwu Village and drink wine. Now he couldn't even drink wine.
There are two battalions of soldiers and horses stationed in Siwu Village, with a nominal number of 1,000 soldiers, but if the vacancies are removed, it is just over 900. This time, Wan Fuyang did not dare to fool around with the soldiers and horses dispatched from above, and behaved accordingly
The land sent out a full force of five hundred men.
Since Ma Xueshi took office as the pacifier, he has vigorously rectified the troops and horses on Shaanxi Road. How many soldiers who drank the blood of the soldiers were carried to the street entrance outside the pacifier and beheaded! Any soldier whose number is less than 90% of the rated number will be immediately dismissed.
If the official is dismissed, if the score falls below 80%, he will have to go to jail. If the score falls below 80%, he will be decapitated with a machete.
He Wan Fuyang was lucky. Although he had some fear in his heart, even though he had a short quota, as a general of a battalion at that time, there were more than 90% of the troops and horses in the camp, and there were 500 people, and he only ate 20 people.
He had free salary, so he was promoted. He jumped to the capital prison, and then because of his good performance during the subsequent training, he was sent to Siwu Village.
This place is a place of the Fourth War, and the trouble-making army that occupies Yinzhou comes to test it from time to time. Although they pretend to be party members or bandits, who doesn't know who they are?
If you want to conquer Siwu Village, you don't have to have 8,000 soldiers and horses. Even if Siwu Village only has 1,000 people, who can you hide the personnel transfer of 8,000 people? They really can't.
If they want to do this, they are afraid that before their troops have reached the halfway point, the reinforcements from the Song Dynasty around Siwu Village have already arrived and are ready.
After staying in the room for a while, the bored Wan Fuyang decided to go on a patrol. He was not worried about the remaining more than 400 veterans, but the military discipline of the temporarily transferred soldiers was worrying. To put it bluntly, these people were just some
They are just ordinary farmers, just coming here to make up the numbers.
It was only after Bachelor Ma took office that the biannual drills of this army were once again put on the agenda and training began. Before, it had long existed in name only.
The cold wind was blowing and the white snow was falling. Standing at the highest point of Siwu Village, looking at the undulating mountains covered in white snow in the distance, Wan Fuyang wrapped his cloak tighter.
It's so damn cold, damn Niu Er, you should be back tomorrow. Is there anything else you can say, but I must get the wine, otherwise I will let him patrol outside when I come back. This fat purchasing guy
, so there’s no need to think about it.
Not far away, on the only road, more than ten war horses and their masters were walking leisurely towards Siwu Village. Flags were flying. They were the scouts sent out to patrol the village. They went there once a day, in the morning.
Go out and return in the evening.
Trouble comes after trouble, trouble comes after trouble, but what should be done must still be done well.
This is Wan Fuyang's rules.
This was also the insight he gained from the last time he escaped being beheaded by a horse and was promoted to several official positions.
Ma Zhoutou is not a pedantic guy. As long as you can live up to his reputation and you can still do things, of course for him, he will still tolerate you and will promote you without any scruples.
So, although I didn’t get the opportunity this time, there will be more opportunities in the future!
It is estimated that no one paid attention to me this time, and a lot of troops were taken away from me, just because the last time I upgraded several levels, some people were jealous.
It doesn't matter, just wait for the next opportunity.
Isn't my name Wan Fuyang? My parents gave me a good name. I am so blessed.
Watching the scouts get into the city gate hole one after another, Wan Fuyang walked back with satisfaction. It was another peaceful day.
In Yuchuan City, Niu Er was trembling all over. In a corner of the room, there was his wife and two children who were tied tightly. In front of them, a bloody steel knife was ticking and dripping with blood.
Right in front of him, another soldier who had followed him back to buy this time had his head cut off with a sharp knife.
"Hero, if you want money, it's easy to ask for anything. I have some cash at home. I came back this time to buy some. I brought a lot of cash. If you want it, take it all, as long as it doesn't harm our family." Niu Erzhan.
said the voice.
Yuchuan has always had strong folk customs, and it is also relatively poor. Bandits and thieves are everywhere. However, the security in the county has always been good. It is really rare for people to openly break into, kill and rob houses like this.
.
Everyone in the room laughed.
Seeing them laughing, Niu Er became even more frightened.
Speaking of which, although he is also a soldier, he has never been on the battlefield. He has always been responsible for the logistics of the army. In this position, as long as the leader is coaxed and fed, he will naturally
All is well.
Being able to buy such a three-in-one house in Yuchuan County is enough to show how lucrative this job is.
"Master Niu Er, we don't want your life, let alone your money. On the contrary, we are here to give you money." A person walked to the opposite side of Niu Er with a smile, sat down, and reached out to take something from his arms.
He took out a box, opened it, and pushed it in front of Niu Er.
Glancing at the contents of the box, Niu Er hit a creampie. It was a stack of banknotes, and they were cash-on-demand banknotes from Jinmanlou, the largest bank in the Song Dynasty. Such bills were not counted, and anyone could
It can be exchanged. Of course, the denomination is not very large. The largest one is only one hundred guan. But such a thick stack of banknotes may contain thousands of guan.
"I, I, I, I... I'm just a low-level purchaser. You, what do you want from me?" Niu Er said in a trembling voice. With so much money presented to him for him to do things, he just wanted to do it.
I'm afraid it's a life-threatening transaction. Niu Er is still very clear about this.
"Master Niu Er wants to buy a lot of things this time, and he will also need manpower to send them to Siwu Village. I have prepared these manpower for Master Niu." The visitor smiled and said: "Master Niu only needs to send these people
Bring them to Siwu Village, and set the time so that these people can stay in Siwu Village for one night, and all the money will belong to you, Mr. Niu."
"You, you are the trouble-shooting army!" Niu Er was really not stupid. When he heard this, he immediately understood what the other party was going to do and screamed out loud.
"Master Niu Er is really smart. I like talking to smart people." The visitor said happily: "Master Niu, you bought this yard in Yuchuan and a farm outside with ten acres of land, but it cost less than five dollars.
It’s just ten dollars. With this money, you can go to Yan’an Prefecture or even Jingzhao Prefecture to buy a bigger house and a bigger village. From now on, you will be a rich man!”
The visitor knocked on the small box containing the banknotes: "Master Niu, there are really not many opportunities to choose in life. If you choose the right one, you will become famous. If you choose the wrong one, the Lord of Hell will be waiting for you!"
As he spoke, the man glanced at his companion. The bloody steel knife in his companion's hand was immediately pressed against the mouth of Niu Er's wife. Niu Er's wife could not even cry and could only open her eyes.
Fearful eyes looked at Niu Er.
Niu Er's body trembled violently, and it took a while before he said with difficulty: "Okay, let them go, and I promise to take you in."
The visitor clapped his hands and stood up, "Okay, Mr. Niu is really happy."
He picked up the small box containing the banknotes, walked to Niu Er's wife, stuffed the small box into Niu Er's wife's arms, then turned to look at Niu Er and said: "Niu Er, wait until we win the heir."
Wu Zhai, you and your wife and children can leave. But now, you still have to deal with them for a while. My brothers will harass you for a few days, so that’s okay, right? Now we are partners!"
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!" Niu Er lowered his head and said.
The next day, a dozen mules and horses, carrying loads of stuff, embarked on the journey to Siwu Village amidst the falling snow. The leader was Niu Er. With sunken eyes and a haggard face, he
It was as if he hadn't slept for several days, and beside him, leading a mule, was the guy who led the murder and coerced him yesterday.
At the same time, in the snow-covered mountains, a team of up to five hundred people was marching on the trail with difficulty, and the leader was none other than Li Hao.
Chapter completed!