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Dahua Empire, Fengjiang, among the ruins, in a converted barricade in a basement that was still preserved, a Dahua military officer threw some maps on his desk.

The maps in his hand come from the Tang Empire, which are much more accurate than their own city maps.Although many marked areas have now become ruins, the map of the Tang Empire is still more valuable for reference.

The maps drawn by the Dahua Empire themselves are so inaccurate that sometimes they can't even be used.

To the north of this barricade is the Fengjiang Railway that runs from east to west and passes through Fengjiang City. It is now an area where troops from both sides dare not move easily.

As a result, some civilians in Fengjiang who did not move away began to do business around this railway.Some sell some food and supplies, and some simply provide some messy services for the armies on both sides here.

Since the Dahua troops re-invaded Fengjiang, or bought back their occupied areas with money, the intensity of the exchange of fire between the troops of the two sides has plummeted. Today you shoot two shots and tomorrow I shoot one. It is already very There are few large-scale combat operations.

After a month of peaceful nourishment, the local residents have burst into vitality.Many children gathered around the railway line to dig bullet casings and sell them for money, and some children sold newspapers from the Tang Empire and the like here.

They went to the bridge in the afternoon and there were some simple wharves built along the river to "buy goods", and then went to sell along the railway line early the next morning. Under normal circumstances, there were only people from the Dahua Empire who were relatively short of supplies. to buy.

The Tang Empire will not take care of such transactions across the river. Anyway, the people on their side are just driving newspapers and canned instant noodles to the other side of the river in small boats. They will come back soon. So the border guards patrolling the shore didn't bother to stop them.

Those who come across the river to get the goods will also go back to sell them. They will not stay for a long time, so no one asks.

As the war continued, the Tang Empire's management of the border area was also relaxing, because the number of Dahua people trying to cross the border also began to decrease.

Most of the people have already evacuated to the south, and those who are related have already crossed the border. The rest are Fengjiang people who are unwilling or unable to leave. It is unlikely that they will "smuggle" to the Tang Empire.

Since experiencing the turmoil of surrender, Zhao Chen and his senior generals have strictly ordered their troops to trade with the Fengjiang defenders.The smuggling business was forced to go underground from the open side, and private market transactions became prosperous.

Spontaneous, personal behavior of the soldiers is not very good at stopping them.On the contrary, everyone continued to do various operations before under a similar banner.

It is obviously not safe to go to other places. Only along the railway line will you not be attacked. This railway line is like the Peace Hotel in Fengjiang City. Everyone agrees that certain rules must be followed here.

"Look at the newspaper! Yesterday's newspaper! The Lions Empire test-fired a Scud missile! Extra! Extraordinary! The border between the Lions Empire and the Sussus Empire is tense! The Lions Empire test-fired a Scud missile!" In this underground barricade, You can even hear newsboys hawking beside the train tracks in the distance.

When it was close to ten o'clock in the morning, the vicinity of the railway track was like a market. There were people selling Tang Empire newspapers, and there were also shoeshine children. Many people even set up stalls here with vegetables or bread. From time to time, you can find canned food and the like. high-end goods.

The Datang Empire has continued to support Fengjiang. Although the number of weapons and ammunition supported is relatively small and relatively restrained, the Datang Empire has always been generous in terms of civilian supplies and food.

The common people can receive all kinds of food every day, and if they save a little, they can make a small fortune along the railway tracks.

The bazaar was very lively. Soldiers from Fengjiang carried guns and ate some street food here, and soldiers from the Dahua Empire also bought some condiments and bread here.

The old lady sitting in the sun will help the soldiers repair their damaged military uniforms for a fee, and the old man next to him has all kinds of weapons and ammunition in front of him.

Yes, weapons and ammunition can actually be bought here: the most common is the Cyric 1 bolt-action rifle, but there are also Thompson submachine guns and a variety of pistols and gun accessories.

The weapons that can be sold here are all second-hand, and they are all found by these civilians in the ruins of the battlefield: some rifles even have dried blood on the barrel.

Many soldiers on the Dahua side are potential users of these rifles and parts: if you lose your weapon on the battlefield, you can buy one here to return to service.The Great China Empire stipulates that soldiers who lose their weapons will be severely punished. Obviously, if you come here to buy a gun and go back, you can get away with it.

Moreover, the logistical supplies of the Dahua Empire are very poor, and the weapons of many Dahua soldiers are broken, and there is a lack of spare parts for maintenance.You can buy the parts you want here, so that you can keep your weapons in good condition and be able to save your life at critical moments.

There are also some Dahua soldiers who will buy some extra bullets here, because the number of bullets they are issued is insufficient, and they may run out at critical moments.

Everyone is bargaining at the market, because the weather is getting colder and colder, sweaters and cotton clothes are hard currencies that are in short supply.The down jackets of the Dahua Empire are famous all over the world, and they are even more popular among soldiers when they are placed here.

Especially the inner liner that can be worn in the military uniform is simply priceless, and being able to get this kind of thing can really be said to be a hand-eye.

Most soldiers can only buy some cheap clothes. There are many of these things in the ruins of Fengjiang. Self-reliant troops search for, pick up, and rob in the ruins.The more civilized way is to buy in the market.

Because of the Battle of Fengjiang, many civilians and local wealthy people have already fled, either to the Tang Empire or to Shanping or other cities.

The weather was not so cold when these people left, so they probably discarded their old clothes-of course the poor would take all of them, but some rich people might not be willing to bring so much luggage.

And the desperate local civilians left behind can't control so much under artillery fire.They'd go into the bombed-out buildings to find all the useful stuff and take it.

This kind of thing has been developed until today, and it has become a blatant act of breaking the door and pressing the lock, to the point where no one lives in the house to snatch things, rummage for "goods" and sell them.

Even some civilians will live in such a house, enjoy the life of the former middle class, and use all the items in it as a matter of course.

"What's the matter? Commander?" Seeing that his immediate superior was so depressed, the staff officer came over and handed him a cup of hot tea.

This barricade was built on the back of a half-buried basement, surrounded by a circle of relatively high half windows, forming natural shooting holes close to the ground.There are ruins and sandbags piled up on it, and the strength is almost full.

Because it was concealed and relatively close to the railway line, and a distance from the front line, it was chosen as the headquarters of their regiment.

Compared to eating and sleeping outside, the living environment here is not bad. At least in the colder and colder seasons, they can shelter from the wind and rain here, and they can even burn a stove to get some hot water or cook some food.

After all, this is the headquarters of the regiment, so the conditions must be better, not to mention that they are relatively close to the "bazaar". If you really can't bear it, you can go to the market to buy some things and come back.

"Given by the division headquarters." The head of the regiment pointed to the map on the table and an order under the map, and answered the question of his staff.

The staff officer walked over, looked at the exquisite map above, and then saw the document below, showing a helpless smile: In the afternoon, their regiment will deploy two companies of soldiers to maintain law and order along the railway line, because……

Because the Datang Empire has another train to pass by, and this train turned out to be goods exported from the Datang Empire to the Dahua Empire, and it was all kinds of luxury goods waiting for the imperial capital, which belonged to the nobles, so we must To ensure the absolute safety of the train.

"It's so fucking singing and dancing." The staff officer put down the document and said to his regiment leader with a smile: "Compared to those troops in the south, this mission is actually pretty good."

"I feel ashamed. As a soldier, watch a railway for the enemy?" The head of the regiment poured warm tea into his stomach and exhaled.

"Shame is better than life." The staff officer poured a cup of hot tea for his regiment leader: "At least we still have tea. If it's not next to the railway, where are you going to drink it?"

The head of the group held the teacup and stopped talking, because he knew that he was indeed a little hypocritical.If calculated according to the intensity of the fighting before the armistice, the time his regiment could fight on the front line was only three to five days.

Supplementary recruits will soon be shot out, and then they will be withdrawn and placed in the rear to rest and wait to go to the front to die.

It's all right now, they don't have to go to the front line to fight their lives, everyone is fighting like an errand, the loss is naturally small, and the number of deaths is naturally less, everything seems so logical.

It has to be said that the current situation is the best situation in line with the interests of all parties, but no one knows whether this is really a good thing for a country.

"You're right, I'm a bit stubborn." The regiment leader still sighed and self-criticized.