Chapter 1024: Escape frenzy
When He Cang rushed back to the military camp, it was exactly the time for supper.
The Tang army had three meals a day, but their Shence Army still had two meals a day.
Although Chang'an is now in short supply of food, 99% of Chang'an people rely on drinking porridge to spend the day every day, the army still ensures basic food supply.
It’s just that during two meals a day, the meal that was taken early was a real steamed bun, but at night, it turned into other miscellaneous grains.
Like today, there are two sweet potatoes per person, plus a piece of fat pork the size of a palm.
Sweet potatoes are still new to the Shence Army stationed in Guanzhong for a long time. This newly introduced species has just become popular in the north. Because of the confrontation between the Pseudo-Liang and the Tang Dynasty, this kind of thing that can greatly alleviate the food tension is naturally strictly restricted. What they have seen before are more of the derivative products of this new species, such as vermicelli.
Naturally, fat pork is not fresh, but pickled products. In addition to self-raising by farmers, the northern region also adopts centralized breeding methods, and the annual pork output is extremely large. A considerable part of it is made into bacon.
Of course, the bacon in Northland also has its uniqueness, which is that it is not fishy. Because of the great development of overseas trade, the prices of spices and other things are declining every year, which makes Northland use these spices that are still luxury goods in Guanzhong to marinate, which makes these fat pork look tender and delicious.
For these Shence Army, these two things are good things. Sweet potatoes are fresh and have never been eaten before. And fat meat, for those who used to eat very little meat, the fatter the better!
He Cang had something to do in his heart, and sat under the eaves with his head silenced, gnawing sweet potatoes and eating fat meat, but he was thinking about how to get out of the army as soon as possible.
"Boss, have you heard of it?" A man sat beside him. He Cang turned around and saw that it was his deputy, accompanying Rong's captain Xie Kang.
"What did you hear?" He Cang asked.
"I heard that our army will be set off soon." Xie Kang whispered.
He Cang's heart thrilled, "Where to drive?"
"It's said that you are entering the Qinling Mountains and leaving Hanzhong!" Xie Kang looked worried: "Isn't this a fatal death when entering the Qinling Mountains?"
"Impossible?" He Cang stared at Xie Kang and said, "Where did this news come from?"
"I don't know where it came from. Anyway, my brothers are spreading this matter now." Xie Kang said: "Think about it, it's possible. We were born by my mother. My father doesn't love my mother or kiss her. We are like chasing Liang Jun and hiking into the Qinling Mountains. If we don't do it, who else can do it?"
He Cang's mind was spinning quickly, which was contrary to the message he sent! It was logical that it was impossible. His childhood friend was the Zhenwu Captain, and he was an intermediate officer in the Tang army.
"Brothers are all spreading, saying that they don't want to do it anymore and want to go home!" Xie Kang said, "Although we are now in the Tang army, the food is indeed good, but it is better to go home than this kind of life-threatening person."
"Brothers think so?"
"Of course!" Xie Kang said: "Boss, think about it, even if we have passed through the Qinling Mountains, who are the people we are going to deal with? They are the elite of the Liang army. You don't know how fierce they are? If you really want to go, you will definitely be dead. Originally, I heard that the Tang army has good benefits and high military pay, so I want to do it well, but after such a chore, I might as well go home to farm!"
He Cang felt as if he was struck by lightning in his mind, and suddenly he understood.
This rumor came at a very time.
I'm afraid it's spreading everywhere in the army now!
He nodded quietly: "It makes sense if you can say it. Tang Jun's treatment is good, and he is also exchanged for his life. If you want these treatments, you will naturally have to work hard. I will go back and find out."
Of course, you can't find out anything.
In fact, this army is now in a state of being headless. Wu Hou was transferred, and he happily went to Shandong to take office, but his successor did not come. The senior generals are now showing their magical powers to draw a good way for themselves, and they have no intention of taking care of this army.
The rumors became more and more prosperous, and the entire military camp was in a state of uneasiness.
But no one dared to do anything.
At first, tens of thousands of Tang troops were stationed in Chang'an City. Their majesty made these Shen Ce troops feel disappointed at a glance. Many of the elite Cao Xuan who had dispersed outside Chang'an City were captured by the Tang army every day. These Shen Ce troops could see clearly that they really wanted to do something, but they really touched the stone with eggs.
What's strange is that the Tang army, who has always been well-informed, seemed deaf and blind this time, and it seemed that the situation of this army had never been heard of.
So various conspiracy theories were circulating in the army again.
"Will something happen if this happens?" Li Anmin looked at Gongsun Changming with some concern. The idea was made by Gongsun Changming, but if something really happened, these Shen Ce troops were not a joke.
"What can happen?" Gongsun Changming said disdainfully: "A group of soft eggs dare not rebel. Don't worry, Ministry of War Li, I have arranged for people to do this further."
Li Anmin is now in trouble.
"It's indeed a group of soft boys, and they don't even dare to escape."
Dismissal of these armies has become an inevitable thing. They really cannot be seen by the generals of the Tang army. Everyone has no worries about reorganization. But if they dismissal, they will need a lot of money.
But the Ministry of War has no money now.
Even if they have money, they have other more important places to use, and where to use them on these soldiers. Then forcing them to escape by themselves is the best choice.
"As long as they escape, we can save a lot of military pay and a lot of severance. After returning to the local area, these people did not dare to cause trouble because of their identity as a deserter, and wouldn't they let the local officials rub the round and pinch it?" Gongsun Changming hummed.
The plan was very good, but none of them expected that the soldiers in this army would dare not escape.
"I think their food is so good. I will naturally escape after hungry for a few days." A minister smiled.
"It's an idea!"
"The food or something is still a Buick." Gongsun Changming said: "I'll wait for two days first, and I'll arrange someone to do this."
When He Cang met Xu Xuan for the second time, there was another person next to Xu Xuan.
"He Cang!" The man was wearing casual clothes, but Xu Xuan stood behind him honestly.
“Yes, I wonder if you are?”
"I heard you want to be a constable in Chang'an County?" The person who came in alone caught He Cang off guard.
"Yes." He nodded in a hint of embarrassment.
"I have one thing. Once I have done it, you are the deputy captain of Chang'an County." The visitor waved his hand, and Xu Xuan immediately took out a letter of appointment from his arms and spread it on the table. It was the document that appointed He Cang as the deputy captain of Chang'an County, with the bright red seal of Chang'an County. "The document is in the hands of Captain Xu. After completing this matter, you can take office."
"I don't know what happened, but I will definitely do it." He Cang suddenly felt full of energy. There is still a big difference between the deputy commander and the ordinary detective.
"Incite soldiers to escape in the army." The words from the visitor made He Cang suddenly stunned.
"This is a violation of military law, and he wants to behead him." After a while, he said quietly.
The visitor smiled and said, "He Cang, do you think your army is still an army? Since I said that, there is no problem. But there is one thing that these people can escape and are not allowed to take away weapons. As long as they do not take away weapons, no one will pay attention to them."
Hearing this, He Cang finally understood what this means.
But why do you do this?
Looking at his confused expression, the person who came laughed, knocked on the table, and said, "I'm going to hide it from you, we don't want to pay."
He Cang suddenly realized.
Severing requires money.
If you escape, you will not pay.
He suddenly felt a little sad.
It turns out that their army is so trash in the eyes of others.
"I will go back today and encourage my subordinates to escape immediately." He made a quick decision. The others themselves didn't care. They caught their own deputy chief first.
The soldiers fled, and first began with He Cang's small army.
Then it began to slowly spread towards the entire army.
The rumors are so scary.
No one wants to die.
Rebel, dare not.
He clamored and threatened the superior, but even the superior could not find anyone.
I can only seek a way out.
When the first successful escapers were found, the momentum became increasingly fierce.
Their escape plan, both ingenious and clumsy, was extremely successful.
Every night, someone quietly took out the military camp, carried their own small packages, and escaped towards the dark distance under the cover of the night.
Of course there are differences among them.
Anyone who only took away his own belongings successfully embarked on their journey home.
Those guys who secretly brought their weapons were intercepted halfway, and after the weapons were handed over, they were kicked back to the darkness.
In just half a month, Wu Hou's army ran away with only a few generals. Seeing that the situation was not good, these generals simply took the burden and ran away.
Because the entire army fell apart, if they turned on it, they could get it? Although they still understand that there must be a reason for these escapes, if you want to find a result, you are afraid that the outcome will be even worse.
All these Shence Army soldiers are locals in Guanzhong, and they have nowhere to go except to go home. In their hometown, the newly appointed parents and officials are waiting for these powerful laborers to return home!
Chapter completed!