frightfiction Chapter 138 On the march
Chapter 138 On the march
At night, the army passed by a county town, and this time, more than a thousand new soldiers were added.
Although these recruits were all ordinary people, most of them were used to farm work and could keep up with the pace.
Before starting to cook, the two thousand people were divided into two teams.
In terms of numbers, we need to go to the military camp and make further divisions.
In the night wind, Lieutenant General Zhang didn't bother to give a speech and ordered to set up camp on the spot.
There were more than 200 tents, with ten people getting one.
Since they started first, Lieutenant General Zhang divided it up at random.
Jiang Yue entered the tent full of men. She felt a little uncomfortable, but this was just the beginning and she needed to adapt.
The advantage of joining the army is that you have food to eat and clothes to wear.
The soldiers all took out the dry food they carried with them and began to eat outside the tent.
People like Jiang Yue who were caught along the way were given a black multi-grain pancake.
Jiang Yue took it and took a bite. It was hard and astringent, and extremely unpalatable.
She opened her bag, revealing the only two snacks inside.
She bought them when she passed by the county town. Now she regretted why she didn't buy a few more at the beginning. Now looking at them, she regretted it.
Why does it feel like I have worked hard for more than ten years, but once I joined the army, I was back to my childhood.
Jiang Yue felt the silver in her purse. After deducting the rent for Qingyun Prefecture and other expenses, she still had more than twenty taels.
Fortunately, I didn’t buy any other cumbersome things.
Under the night sky, Lieutenant General Zhang and Captain Wang both had their own tents, which made Jiang Yue very envious.
Even for that single tent, we must work hard.
At night, she had to sleep in the tent.
On the first night, she chose a corner seat.
At this moment, inside the tent, the recruits had already started chatting.
Jiang Yue had just laid down when Xue Wen slept beside her.
"Jiang Yue, I feel safe next to you."
Jiang Yue: "Are you sure it's a sense of security?" Has this person forgotten that he used to take a detour whenever he saw me?
Xue Wen: "It's different now."
The one named Donglai slept in the middle, only a few people away from him. He asked Jiang Yue,
"Little brother, where are you from?"
"Qinghe Town."
Dong Lai: "Then we are not far."
Xue Wen: "That's a long way off. Aren't you from Zhongjun?"
"..."
Several people who were not familiar with each other at first gradually became familiar with each other.
Tonight, Jiang Yue had a very hard time sleeping, she was cold and hungry.
Although she was used to sleeping in the wild in her previous life, this was her first time sleeping like this and she was not used to it.
Although she had been studying in the academy for many years and had always been surrounded by men,
But scholars are different from these soldiers.
Moreover, the environment of the academy is obviously much better.
She was wondering when Ye Chen would tell his grandmother about her situation.
Thinking of my family, I couldn’t sleep anymore.
If I want to go to the toilet in the middle of the night, I have to do it outdoors. I haven't experienced such hardship in ten years. I just hope to get to the military camp as soon as possible.
On the first night, she was not the only one who tossed and turned in bed. All the new recruits had to spend their first night in the wilderness and no one could sleep.
The next day, the weather became even colder.
At dawn, after a simple meal of dry food, the army changed from walking to jogging.
Exercise begins while you are walking.
While running,
"Jiang Yue?"
A familiar voice, with a hint of surprise, turned out to be my former classmate, Wu Fei.
The speed of conscription far exceeded Jiang Yue's imagination.
At this moment, Wu Fei became fatter than before.
"You're here too?" Jiang Yue knew that Wu Fei had dropped out of school a long time ago.
At this time, Wu Fei had already grown into a seven-foot strong man.
Wu Fei: "I had no choice. I was lucky enough to meet an official on the way to Huai'an County to sell grain. After asking about my family situation, he brought me here."
When acquaintances meet, especially in this kind of occasion, they are naturally closer than usual.
"Jiang Yue, I saw you at first sight just now, why are you here too?"
"Oh, it's hard to put it into words."
Wu Fei beside him panted: "How come joining the army is more tiring than studying?"
Jiang Yue and others continued on their journey, heading north, taking the official road.
During the break, Jiang Yue finally met an acquaintance and encountered an embarrassing situation.
"Brother Wu, please help me."
Wu Fei stood far behind the bushes, not daring to turn around. For the first time in his life, he realized that Jiang Yue had a mental illness.
Over the next few days, the number of people expanded to five thousand, and the number of generals also increased accordingly.
They were getting closer and closer to the border camp and the weather was getting colder.
Jiang Yue had been eating multi-grain cakes for five days in a row and was about to vomit.
The weather was getting colder, and Lieutenant General Zhang ordered to speed up the pace.
Jiang Yue was fine, but it was hard for these new soldiers.
She looked at the horse ridden by Captain Wang and wanted to come back more than once.
During the day, the recruits ran until they were out of breath, and at night, they fell asleep in their tents.
The village is getting farther and farther away, and the wilderness is endless.
While walking, Jiang Yue's hands and feet became stiff, but she could only endure the discomfort and continue moving forward.
Eight days later, the number had increased to 10,000.
Late autumn is fading away and early winter is approaching.
Jiang Yue was caught on the way, so where would she get the thick clothes? She could only hope to reach the military camp as soon as possible.
Tonight,
"Jiang Yue, it's hot." In the military tent, Wu Fei brought a bowl of millet porridge.
"Thank you." Jiang Yue took it and warmed her hands on the edge of the bowl. After taking a few bites, her stomach immediately felt warm.
Xue Wen: "I don't know when we can get there. If we continue like this, we will all be skinned alive."
Donglai: “That’s right.”
The complaints continued, and Jiang Yue guessed, "It should take another day or two."
After all, they are not far from the border, but their legs are pitiful.
A day later, they finally arrived at the border.
It was already night when we arrived at the camp.
With the help of the moonlight, Jiang Yue could also get a general idea.
The camp here is surrounded by tall wooden fences, forming a solid line of defense.
The fence is covered with sharp spikes to prevent enemy attacks.
Inside the camp, there were countless tents neatly arranged.
The roads between the tents were wide and clean, making it convenient for the soldiers to move around.
In the center of the camp is a huge parade ground, which is used to assemble soldiers, hold military ceremonies, and train sergeants.
On one side of the parade ground, there is a towering lookout.
The soldiers on the lookout tower were always alert to the movements around them so as to detect enemy attacks in time.
Everything seems to be very harmonious.
But Jiang Yue vaguely smelled a strong smell of blood.
From the expression on the old soldier's face, she realized that the border had just experienced a major war not long ago.
On the first day of arriving at the military camp, everyone was registered.
The registration content is much more detailed than the previous time, including ancestral home, age, and family population.
Jiang Yue was assigned a tent that still accommodated ten people.
Bedding and the uniform dark red military uniforms had already been laid out on a large bunk bed.
Jiang Yue felt cold, so she put her original clothes on inside and wore her military uniform on the outside.
Jiang Yue and Wu Fei shared a tent and slept on the edge of the tent as usual.
The second day after entering the military camp was the start of training.
After the training, they will be divided into detailed groups and a squad leader will be selected from every five people.
However, before the training even started, the drums of war were thundering and the veterans were ready to go.