Years of the Republic of China 1913

() Northeast, Fuyuan.

This is a remote area in the far northeast of China, located in the triangle where the Heilongjiang and Wusuli Rivers meet.In the former Qing Dynasty, there was often a saying that "send to Ningguta and armored men as slaves", while Fuyuan is farther north than Ningguta. This is already the border between China and Russia, except for a small Outside of the small Fuyuan County, there are several villages in the Fuyuan area. Apart from these, there are beards hidden in the vast mountains and dense forests.

As a border area of ​​China, there was an army stationed in Fuyuan City in the former Qing Dynasty. After the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the local army was organized into a local security team. In addition to beards, there are often old men who come from the Russian border to burn, kill and plunder, so the local situation is mostly half-agricultural and half-soldier, and they form an army to protect themselves. One day, the residents of Fuyuan County suddenly discovered that an army had arrived.Panic immediately enveloped all Fuyuan people, and the security team hurriedly closed the city gate under the command of the county magistrate, and sent people to find out whether it was that beard that ran over.

When the person who inquired about the news came back, the panic-stricken Fuyuan people finally let go of their hearts.Those who came were not bearded, nor were they old hairy soldiers who ran over from the Russian border. These people were wearing neat uniforms of the National Defense Forces. In order to dispel the worries of the Fuyuan people, the army also sent a liaison officer to the county seat to show the county magistrate proof of their identity.

When they learned that the National Defense Forces had sent troops to Fuyuan, everyone in Fuyuan County heaved a sigh of relief, but at the same time they were worried that the small Fuyuan City was located in a remote area. If they plunder people's wealth, their life will be even more difficult.

However, this concern was quickly dispelled.After this army of hundreds of people arrived in Fuyuan, instead of harassing the local residents, they set up a barracks outside Fuyuan County. Except for a few officials, ordinary soldiers could hardly leave the barracks.Standing on the city wall every day, you can see the soldiers in the barracks practicing on time, lining up and so on.This is the first time Fuyuan people have seen such an army since the Qing Dynasty.

Not only that, this army is friendly from top to bottom, from officers to soldiers. Whether it is shopping or asking the county to help them build barracks for them, etc., they have given out a lot of silver dollars.The price is also very fair.Come and go.The Fuyuan people gradually felt relieved of this army, and when they mentioned this army, they raised their thumbs up and praised what a mighty army.

With the stationing of the troops, coupled with the generosity of the troops up and down.It brought a lot of business opportunities to the sparsely populated and depressed Fuyuan City.Some nimble businessmen obtained a large amount of food, meat and other materials from other places, and sold them to the army, making a lot of money from it. In addition, small merchants gradually gathered, and it took less than a month.The entire Fuyuan City was full of traffic, and there was a vague sense of prosperity.

The prosperity of Fuyuan soon attracted the attention of many people.But not many people came up with the idea of ​​Fuyuan. At the beginning, there was a bearded man of more than 300 people who planned to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the garrison to grab a vote, but he didn't expect that he would be beaten to pieces in less than half an hour and fled in embarrassment. .Not only that, the garrison also dispatched chasing troops to chase after this beard until the beard leader "Golden Eye Eagle" was killed among the rebels.All the minions under his command were captured, and after the beard's lair was removed, the troops retreated triumphantly and successfully.

With such an advance, how could Hu Zi dare to attack Fu Yuan?You must know that the "Golden Eye Eagle" is the most powerful group of beards in a radius of hundreds of miles. There are nearly 500 men and women in the cottage.There are more than 100 fast guns, as well as a dozen short guns and three old-fashioned bronze cannons, which are well-known for hundreds of miles.Such strength was wiped out by the garrison in one breath.Who else would be bored with life and would go to Fuyuan County if he didn't have a good eye?

With the stability of Fuyuan, the people of Fuyuan gradually got used to the existence of this army.Some people even feel that their lives are safer and better with this army.Even the county magistrate, who was dissatisfied with the arrival of this army, felt that it was a good thing for Fuyuan to have them.

But an astonishing thing happened not long after. Not long after the "Golden-eyed Eagle" was wiped out, a group of old-haired soldiers ran from Russia, scaring the Fuyuan people who had seen it from a distance and ran away.After receiving the news, the magistrate of Fuyuan hurriedly sent someone to notify the garrison, and made plans to close the city gate and stand firm.This old soldier is no better than Beard, who most often robs things, and generally does not kill people unless the opponent resists fiercely.But the old Maozi soldiers burned, killed and looted Jianyin and did all kinds of bad things. They often even looted a village and then rose up, and they would set fire to burn everyone alive for fun.Since the Qing Dynasty, this kind of thing has been seen a lot around Fuyuan. The local people have an old saying, "If you are not afraid of beards, you are afraid of Maozi", which refers to these old Maozi soldiers.

After receiving the news, the garrison was dispatched immediately, and it didn't take long for the hundreds of old Maozi soldiers to meet the dispatched garrison in the outskirts of Fuyuan.Standing at the top of the city, watching the handover of the two armies with fear, the war was about to break out, and the county magistrate secretly prayed to the Lord Buddha to bless his side to win.

Unexpectedly, the two armies stopped a few hundred meters away from each other, and a man who looked like an officer ran out from the old Maozi soldier's horse and shouted something at the top of his voice.Not long after, a man came out from the garrison, vaguely looking at the general who seemed to be the highest-ranking general in the garrison. He rode forward and yelled at the other party. The scene that followed was shocking. The county magistrate was dumbfounded and couldn't believe his eyes.

The two people who came out got off their horses at the same time, walked in front of each other and laughed, hugged each other for a while, beat their chests and patted their backs, what's going on?Everyone on the top of the city looked at each other in blank dismay, and were all stunned for a while.

He watched helplessly that this old-haired army was taken into the barracks by the garrison. Not long after, news came from the garrison that these old-haired soldiers were their own, which reassured the people of Fuyuan.Even with these words, who dares to rest assured?Especially the county magistrate couldn't figure it out. These people are obviously old men, so how could they become their own people?What is this garrison thinking?

What was even more surprising was that these old Maozi soldiers stayed for a few days after entering the barracks, and then entered the county town under the leadership of the garrison.At first, the people of Fuyuan were a little apprehensive about these old men, but after a long time, they felt that these old men were a little different from the old men who came to loot before.Apart from the fact that these people look different from the Chinese, they are also well-behaved on weekdays, and they are very generous when shopping.Apart from liking to drink and going crazy after being drunk, there is nothing else. After getting along for a long time, everyone has gradually accepted these old men.

After some more days, several groups of old men came one after another, but these few times some were old men's soldiers, and some were old men, young men, and female men with their families.With the experience of the previous group of old men, the Fuyuan people were not too nervous this time, but with so many old men appearing, it is inevitable to get together to point and comment, especially some women, dressed in The clothes are completely different from the Chinese ones, the waist, the chest, and the white legs. Looking at the man in Fuyuan, his eyes are straight. , On the night when these girls arrived, I don’t know how many families and husbands and wives in Fuyuan City had a whole night of tossing, and 10 months later, many babies were born in the entire Fuyuan City.

By the end of May, Fuyuan County, a small border town, was no longer what it looked like last year. As more and more old men came to Fuyuan, the entire Fuyuan County could not accommodate so many people.Under the resettlement of the garrison, densely packed houses were built around Fuyuan County like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. By the beginning of June, the total number of old men in Fuyuan had exceeded 10. You can see an old man with blond hair and blue eyes and a big nose. If you don't know that this is Fuyuan, the people who just came here may think that you have already arrived at the old man's territory.

"General, should this go on helping Yuan or helping Yuan? There are so many old men in the city, if something happens, I can't afford it!" County magistrate Zhu Guanglian arched his hands to a general sitting on top, That is, the commander of the garrison said, with a lingering worry deeply hidden in his expression.

Zhang Zongchang smiled disapprovingly: "Don't worry, Zhu Weng, these Russians are all right in the city, except that they look different from my Chinese, they are actually the same. Zhu Weng is supposed to rule the people, how should we manage them?" Management is."

"That's what I said, but if I really want to do this, what should I do if something goes wrong? You must know that there are more old-fashioned soldiers outside the city than the general you have. If there is trouble, the general will not be able to suppress it, and the entire Fuyuan It will be destroyed in the flames of war!"

Zhu Guanglian said worriedly, at first it was fine that there were few old men, but now there are more and more old men, Zhu Guanglian looked at the old men going in and out of the city every day, and his heart was already in his throat Well, there are so many old men, once there is trouble, not to mention him as the county magistrate, I am afraid that even Zhang Zongchang's troops will not be able to suppress it. Isn't he afraid of trouble?

Hearing Zhu Guanglian's question, of course Zhang Zongchang knew what he was worried about, he laughed and waved his hands and said, "To tell the truth, Zhu Weng, after a few days these old-haired soldiers Zhang will be taken away from Fuyuan. There are some girls and boys outside my garrison. With Zhu Weng's ability, these people should be no problem to manage? In this way, Zhu Weng can rest assured?"

"That's good, that's good!" Zhu Guanglian twitched the goatee on his chin, smiled and nodded repeatedly.With Zhang Zongchang's guarantee, he can breathe a sigh of relief.

Just when he was asking Zhang Zongchang why he took these old-haired soldiers away, there was suddenly overwhelming cheers from outside. These voices seemed to be all those old-haired soldiers shouting, and the repeated "Woo-la" almost overwhelmed him. Zhu Guanglian was so frightened that he fell over.

"It's broken, it's broken! General! Something...something happened..." Zhu Guanglian said in horror with his earthy face, his first reaction was that those old men rebelled.A wave of despair enveloped his heart, Zhu Guanglian's face was ashen, and he couldn't help muttering: "This old man will be like this if he knew it... If he knew it, he would be like this...."

"Don't be alarmed, Zhu Weng, things are not what Zhu Weng imagined." Contrary to the panicked Zhu Guanglian, Zhang Zongchang stood up calmly, and said with a smile, "If Zhang's guess is right, Zhu Weng, a distinguished guest has arrived." (qidian.) Your support is my biggest motivation.)