At this time, the prisoners of the Zhejiang army who were clustered together were also sitting or lying down crookedly after lunch, drowsy by the afternoon sun.

The recruit who wanted to eat luncheon meat couldn't sleep because of the heat, and the refreshing river breeze couldn't dispel the heat of the afternoon, so he turned over and sat up to find some water to drink, but saw his squad leader sitting quietly on the side, his back was already wet with sweat, and his eyes were looking directly at the road in front of him.

The recruit approached his side and asked strangely, "Squad leader, what are you looking at here if you don't sleep?" The squad leader turned his head to look at him and said lightly, "I told you, you don't understand." ”

"Huh? Class leader, why do you look down on people, I also listened to it outside the private school for two years when I was a child, what I don't understand? The recruit felt despised and shouted angrily. He felt that now that everyone was a prisoner, there was no need to be afraid of the squad leader.

The squad leader didn't care about his tone, smiled and said, "I've been watching since I finished eating, and all the trucks that came and went of the Sixth Division during this time were trucks!" I didn't see a single walking infantryman! Can you understand what that means? ”

"Huh?" The recruit was dumbfounded, what does this mean? "Hehehe." A company commander lying on the side laughed and said, "I also watched it just now, and we didn't lose unjustly!" With these trucks that the High Overseer has given to the Sixth Division, we can throw us eight streets! Not to mention the heavy artillery, the planes flying in the sky, and the warships running on the river. After speaking, he got up and patted the squad leader on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "I didn't find you before, but it's a pity, you kid is a talent." ”

The recruit is still confused and can't understand what's going on, but he is still unconvinced and says, "What's that?"

As soon as the words began, they were interrupted by a melodious sound of military trumpets, and several people looked up in surprise, and they didn't know when there was a bugler with a military horn standing on the highway every few tens of meters.

From the direction of Jiangyin Fortress, one truck after another drove along the highway towards Nanjing. On top of the truck stood solemn-looking and white-gloved gendarmes, and beside them were the bodies of the officers and men of the Sixth Division of the Army, covered in white cloth. Each bugler blows a long and melodious bugle when the truck passes by!

Gradually, the officers and men of the Sixth Division, who were hiding in the shade of the trees and under the cars, resting behind all kinds of supplies, slowly gathered on the side of the road, quietly watching the trucks carrying their former comrades-in-arms slowly drive by.

The soothing and long sound of the military horn sounded in their ears, shaking their hearts, making the officers and soldiers bite their lips tightly and tears in the corners of their eyes. At this time, a shout came out, "Salute!! "Huh." Everyone raised their arms and saluted their former comrades-in-arms, all the way!

The prisoners of the Zhejiang army were also shocked by the scene with deep sadness in front of them, and no one slept, and they all stood up silently and looked at everything in front of them.

The recruit muttered, "What is this blowing, how does it make people feel like they want to cry." The company commander said lightly: "I went to Nanjing once some time ago. I heard that the High Governor Army built a military cemetery at the southern foot of the Purple Mountain in Nanjing, and they may have been sent there for burial. This trumpet is only used by the 6th and 19th Divisions, and I have heard it called the lights out! ”

"Lights out? Military cemetery? The squad leader muttered to himself, "If I can have this pomp and circumstance after I die, then I will really die without regrets." ”

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he said in a deep voice: "If the High Overseer Army can't win the world, then the sky is really eyeless!" Look at it, now even the POWs want to die for him! ”

The long sound of the military horn fluttered with the wind, spreading farther and farther, until it reached Gao Yang's ears on the Hairong. Gao Yang gently closed the document, snuffed out the cigarette in his hand and stood up.

Leave the bridge and walk to the side of the ship and look at the shore in the distance. Weix walked up to him and whispered, "This is to send the fallen officers and soldiers home." Gao Yang bit his lip and didn't speak, and after half a ring, he turned his head to look at Ouyang Tao and said softly, "Captain, please see off the officers and soldiers!" Captain Ouyang raised his hand in salute and turned to leave.

A moment later, all the ships on the river sounded their whistles, and a dull cannon sound sounded on the river, "Boom." "Round after round of cannon fire spread through the sky! Wix stepped forward and shouted, "Stand upright, salute!" "Everyone raised their hands to see off the fallen officers and soldiers!

Gao Yang muttered to himself, "It's time to end this war as soon as possible." ”

The convoy all left, and the officers and men of the Sixth Division gradually dispersed. The prisoners of the Zhejiang army were still reminiscing about the scene just now, and many people were talking to each other about what if they were the Sixth Division. The recruit wiped the corners of his eyes and said to the company commander beside him, "Company commander, I also want to go to the Sixth Division, and I can be like this again if I die." ”

The company commander smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, there is a chance." At this moment, the captives around them were in an uproar again. The company commander followed everyone's gaze, and a long line of officers and soldiers of the Sixth Division came on the road. But on both sides were military police, and in the middle were dozens of soldiers tied up with ropes!

The recruit was surprised and asked, "Company commander, what's wrong?" The company commander twitched the corners of his mouth and whispered, "Deserter!" ”

When they came to the open space by the river, just in front of the captives, the gendarmes lined up the deserters one by one. At this time, the deserters who felt that the catastrophe was coming, there were those who begged bitterly, there were those who scolded, there were those who shed snot and tears, and there were crying fathers and mothers who were paralyzed by urinating their pants.

The gendarmes with serious expressions just stared at them indifferently, and a lieutenant colonel of the gendarmerie walked up to the deserters and shouted, "You deserters who have escaped from the battle will be disqualified from the military, and your family will not enjoy the treatment of military dependents!" The body was returned to the family and buried by themselves! This is the military regulations of our 6th Division! ”

After the verdict was read, the firing squad stepped forward to raise their guns, take aim, and open fire. The execution ground fell silent. The gendarmes stepped forward to remove the name tags and soldier cards of the deserters, and threw the bodies onto trucks and piled them up, without even a single white cloth.

After dealing with the deserters, the gendarmes stood on their cars and drove around the area where the prisoners were, holding tin buckets and shouting: "All those who smoke big cigarettes come out!" All the big smokers come out! ”

There was some commotion among the captives, not understanding what the gendarmes wanted to do. Eventually, however, more than 100 captives left the city and assembled on the road. Smoking was very common in the army in this era, and the 10th Division and the 6th Mixed Brigade were still units with good military discipline.

The gendarmes took down several large boxes from the car and opened them, and they were full of white flowers! The lieutenant colonel of the gendarme, holding a tin bucket, shouted loudly: "All the smokers come here and get 30 yuan of ocean fare, let you go home, hurry up!" ”

The captives were a little confused, not only did they release people and pay money? When the first captive had come forward and led him to the ocean, the gendarmes signaled him to leave. The captives were excited, and many captives came forward to collect the money, some of them were really smoking big cigarettes, and some of them came forward so that they could take the money and leave. The gendarmes, no matter who they are, will give it to them.

The recruits are a little excited, this is 30 oceans! Seeing that more and more captives got the money and left, the recruit just wanted to step forward, but was pulled by the company commander next to him. The recruit looked at the company commander in confusion, and the company commander smiled and shook his head at him.

The squad leader on the side smiled and said, "Silly, do you still want to eat the tin box?" This is the sixth division in the Qing people, and those who smoke big cigarettes and those who are not determined are all gone by themselves. The Sixth Division is still benevolent, and at least 30 oceans have been given. Company Commander, this is for your own good. ”

The company commander said softly: "I inquired when I was in Nanjing some time ago, and in the Sixth Division, a recruit is 10 oceans a month!" It's all paid! Do you want the 30 oceans, or do you want to go to the Sixth Division? ”

The recruit stopped talking and looked at his company commander gratefully. The captives who heard it also fell silent. The heart that is about to move is gone, and they all look at everything in front of them with a joke mentality.

There were also many smart people, and many captives quickly understood, and it didn't take long for there to be no more people who came forward to lead the ocean. Several former Zhejiang soldiers who had led the ocean and were about to leave laughed at their former colleagues for being fools while playing with the ocean in their hands. Take the money and go home without doing it! It's stupid to stay here as a prisoner.

When the lieutenant colonel of the gendarmerie saw that no one had stepped forward to lead the ocean, he stood on the truck with a tin bucket and shouted: "You are all veterans of the battlefield!" We, the 6th Division, hope to have you join us in the service of the High Overseer! ”

After a pause, he shouted, "Of course, our High Overseer will definitely not treat everyone badly!" As long as you enter our sixth division, you will receive at least ten yuan of silver every month! It's all paid! All those who wanted to drink the blood of the soldiers were solved by the firing squad! Those who are willing to come to our sixth division will sign up first, and then arrange for you to do a physical examination, and then go to the recruit camp for training. All those who have passed the training will be sent to the company, and you will be sent to the military academy for further study! Don't worry if you don't meet the standard, you can go to the construction corps if you don't meet the standard, and the salary will not change! Registration is now open! Pay attention to the order! Don't squeeze! ”

Before the lieutenant colonel's words were finished, the captives poured over, 10 oceans a month! "I, I, I, I, I want to sign up !!" Many captives shouted in unison, and the scene was chaotic. The gendarmes smashed the scene and returned to order, and many people lined up.

The former Zhejiang soldiers who were still mocking the group just now were dumbfounded, looking at the dense registration lineup, and then looking at the 30 oceans in their hands, they all had the heart to swallow the ocean! Why are you so confused just for 30 oceans?

A few of them wanted to go back secretly, mixed in with the registration team, and were all pulled out by the gendarmerie. "You all admit that you are a big smoker, and you have just registered your name and place of origin, even if you go home and sign up for the army in the future, it is impossible to pass the recruit inspection! Save your worries, or go home and farm well. ”

Some unwilling former Zhejiang soldiers are still pleading, but the gendarmes completely ignore them. The company commander in the long queue said softly, "The road is all walked out by yourself." ”

By the time the platoon reached the company commander, the gendarme in charge of registration asked, "What's your name?" The company commander said softly, "My name is Huang Baitao." ”