Chapter 315 Splitting the Prisoners
This [Atonement Camp] was an idea that Zhao Zhen thought of on the spur of the moment when he saw that many of these prisoners, many of whom were physically strong, were doing hard labor.
It’s just that the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and the generals will have no fighting spirit. It may not be possible to take shape. If you do some planning first, you can survive it. If it cannot be disbanded, there won't be much loss.
After waiting for more than an hour, except for Zhao Zhen, the sergeants from Tongshang Highland stood in the sun for a long time. They were all sweating profusely. This is not the most terrible thing. After all, they are covered with rattan armor and are breathable. However, the exposed hands and face have suffered a lot. At this time of year, the reed marshes in the water are full of mosquitoes.
Zhao Zhen wears a traditional Chinese medicine sachet made from Angelica dahurica and carries [Fire Beads] with him, so he does not have to worry about mosquitoes. Ruan Xiaowu and Ouyang Shouting were also slapped from time to time.
Zhao Zhen said: "I didn't expect there to be so many mosquitoes here."
Ruan Xiaowu said: "It's not bad at this time. If it were August, there wouldn't be anyone standing next to this reed marsh. It's fine during the day, but at night, this Mosquitoes can bite people to death. At that time, every house was burning moxa and the smoke was lingering. "
Ouyang Shoutong also said: "When I first arrived at Daguanren Manor, I thought there were few mosquitoes here. Only after we got to Shijie Lake did we realize that there were more mosquitoes than in Qingzhou.”
“It was my negligence. There were many boxwood trees on the dry tree mountain. Trees can repel mosquitoes. "
Ruan Xiaowu said happily: "This is good, I will save a lot of troubles in the future."
Here in Xie Shun, 200 people were finally selected, lined up alone, and came over to report.
Zhao Zhen took a look and saw that the prisoners on the high ground had been selected. Each of the [Atonement Camp] raised their heads and held their chests high. The prisoners who were not selected had different expressions.
Zhao Zhen asked people to shout: "Those who are selected into the [Atonement Camp] will eat and drink as much as a sergeant every day. Those who are not selected will be sent to the mines to work as coolies."
The prisoners who were not selected After hearing this, a commotion suddenly broke out, and some of the bold ones scolded Jieshun and the other four. After hearing this, Ruan Xiaowu and Ouyang Shoutong picked up the cane and whipped it without waiting for Zhao Zhen's instructions.
When everyone calmed down, Zhao Zhen singled out the seven or eight loudest ones and shouted: "If you have any dissatisfaction, say it now. If you cause trouble for no reason, you will not be lenient."< br>
Looking at the sergeant holding a sword behind Zhao Zhen, a big man swallowed his saliva and said bravely: "Sir, a villain is a flag-bearer in the army. In terms of bravery, few can catch up with me. If he loses in the martial arts competition, he can just do hard labor. Qiu Chengdu, who selected the soldiers, was unfair and nepotistic. He only selected soldiers from his original Nadu. Meng Er was just a poor man with no martial arts skills. He relied on flattery. Now he actually If he can be selected into the army, I can beat him seven or eight times for dissatisfaction."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen asked Meng Er to be called out. Zhao Zhen frowned, looked at the short man kneeling on the ground, and shouted: "Is that Qiu Cheng?"
After hearing this, Qiu Cheng knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Sir, this Li Si often beat his colleagues in the army, so he was not selected. Although Meng Er was poor in martial arts, he was also clever, so he was selected. "
Li Si heard this and scolded him. Said: "Fart, you obviously coveted the beauty of his widowed cousin and asked him to act as a matchmaker to be your concubine, so you chose him."
Zhao Zhen frowned and asked someone to drop two knives. , said: "You two have your own reasons, and I'm too lazy to check. Qiu Cheng, Li Si, you two have a competition. No matter life or death, you can win this place in the [Atonement Camp]."
After hearing this, the two of them were stunned, each picked up a simple knife and glared at each other.
Ruan Xiaowu asked quietly: "Sir, why aren't Meng Er and Li Si competing?"
Zhao Zhen looked at the two people who were slashing in front of him and said: "Four people There is a reason for not choosing Li Si. Qiu Cheng dares to enrich his own pockets while selecting soldiers. It is not a good idea to let the two of them fight. This saves Meng Er. He's a smart guy, I don't think I'll be able to use him later." Ouyang Shoutong stared at the two fighting on the field and said to Zhao Zhen, "Master, this Li Si's martial arts is slightly better, so why don't we separate him? The two of them saw blood."
Zhao Zhen shook his head: "It would be better if the two of them see life and death. The [Atonement Camp] is different from the soldiers it recruited. The ones who take the lead will not show any blood, so what is the best way to support them? Li Si can win. These four are all colleagues. How can we get them to move unless someone is thrown in to disrupt the situation."
While they were talking, people on the field also decided the winner. Li Si shouted loudly, and while Qiu Cheng was in the air, he slashed sideways on Qiu Cheng's neck. Seeing that he was dying, Li Si didn't give up and stepped forward. Stepping on Qiu Cheng's chest, he raised a knife and chopped off Qiu Cheng's head.
Then he threw down his sword, walked to Zhao Zhen, and knelt down.
Zhao Zhen said: "Yes, your martial arts skills are somewhat buried in hard labor."
Then he asked several loud voices to repeat his words, Zhao Zhen said: "This [Atonement Camp] is not an option either. It's enough. You can train in peacetime and take the lead in war. You have to think clearly before you die three times before entering the [Atonement Camp]. Don't regret it when the time comes."
"Do it. Although hard labor is poorly fed, there is no danger of life. Those who enter the [Atonement Camp] are not merciful on the battlefield, and their lives and deaths are determined by their destiny.”
With that said, Zhao Zhen pointed to the other seven or eight people who were making the most noise and said, "Do you have anything to say to those of you?"
The seven or eight people looked at each other, seeing that Zhao Zhen was impatient and bold. Said: "Sir, I and a few others also want to enter the [Atonement Camp]."
Zhao Zhen did not object and shouted: "For a quarter of an hour, those who want to enter the [Atonement Camp] will stand on the left and do The hard laborers stand on the right. Once you make a choice, you can't go back on it."
The prisoners looked at each other, and finally someone was unwilling to work hard for ten years and went to the [Atonement Camp] team on the left. Of course, there are also thirty or fifty people who originally chose to go to the [Atonement Camp] and bowed their heads and entered the hard labor team.
Zhao Zhen did not interfere. After everyone stood still, Zhao Zhen said to Ouyang Shouting: "Brother Ouyang, I would like to trouble you to escort this group of people to Xixi Village separately. Brother Xiao Rang Naturally knows how to arrange it.”
Ouyang Shoutong did not refuse. He responded and asked his sergeants to escort the prisoners onto the ship and send them off in batches. Zhao Zhen greeted Ruan Xiaowu and turned around to board the ship to Shijie Village.
Behind him, Meng Er said: "Sir, what are the arrangements for the villain?"
Zhao Zhen looked at Meng Er with a wretched look and said with a smile: "If you don't go to the hard labor team with your physique, You still dare to go to the [Atonement Camp]."
Meng Er said: "If you dare to go, Li Si will kill me."
Said. Then, Meng Er bowed his head and invited Zhao Zhen to board the ship. After Zhao Zhen left, he tried his best to straighten his chest and walked to the hard labor team with pride.
I don’t know what Meng Er said, which caused all the hard laborers to scream.
(End of this chapter)