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For several days, there are seven pieces of defeated soldiers through the city. These men were in a state of disarray. They walked with downcast heads and long, dirty beards. Their uniforms were tattered, there were no flags, no ranks. They were dejected and exhausted, unable to use their heads or come up with any ideas, they just walked mechanically and collapsed on the ground when they stopped. Particularly conspicuous were the mobilized men, who had lived in peace, secure in their annuities, but were now bent over by their guns; the National Rangers' skirmishers, sometimes frightened, sometimes impassioned, ready to attack or flee; among them were some in red pants, the survivors of a division wiped out in a major battle; and with these colorful infantrymen in a row. Alongside these colorful infantrymen were artillerymen in dark uniforms; and now and then a heavy-striding dragoon in a shining helmet struggled to keep up with the more easy-going infantrymen.
Then came groups of partisans: the "Revenge of the Defeated", the "Citizens of the Grave", the "Deathless", with their heroic names, but looking like bandits.
The guerrillas were headed by former merchants. They traded in tweeds or seeds. Grease or soap, and then became soldiers, appointed officers because they were rich or wore moustaches. They wore facecloth uniforms, were decked out with weapons and belts, spoke in a loud voice and often discussed plans of battle, thinking that only their shoulders were holding up the dying France in the guise of good men. But they often feared for their own soldiers, who were vicious and often lawless. They raped and pillaged.
Heard the Prussians were about to enter Rouen.
It is said that the Prussians are about to enter Rouen.
For two months, the National Guard scouted carefully in the nearby woods. When a small rabbit stirred in the thorn bushes, they had to be ready to fight, sometimes killing their own sentries. Now they're all back home, their weapons, their uniforms. their uniforms, and the weapons they used to frighten the monuments within a three-furlong radius. The weapons, the uniforms, and the weapons that used to scare the monuments within a three-furlong radius (one furlong is about four kilometers in France) have suddenly disappeared.
The last of the French soldiers finally crossed the Seine, passing through the towns of St. Severre and Achard to the Pont d'Audemeer (a French city west of Rouen, on the south bank of the Seine, which refers to the French retreat southward). (narrator) Go. The general walked in despair at the back of the line, powerless to do anything about the disorganized remnants of his army. A people of legendary courage. A people accustomed to victory, but so defeated that even the general himself panicked at the rout, walking between two aides-de-camp.
Then there was silence, and the city waited in fear. Many of the large-bellied citizens had become cautious as they worried about their business. They waited anxiously for the victor, lest the barbecue skewer or large kitchen knife in their kitchens be used as a weapon.
Life seemed to have stopped, the stores were closed, the streets were frighteningly quiet, and the occasional resident hurried past the walls.
Instead of waiting in anxiety, it was better to let the enemy come.
The afternoon of the second day after the French left, a number of riflemen (a type of soldier from Prussia, Austria and other countries in the old days) appeared out of nowhere. Austria, etc.) They marched swiftly through the city. A few moments later, a huge black mass descended from the slopes of St. Catherine's, and at the same time two other invading armies sprang up on the main road leading to Danatar and Boisguillaume. The advance guards of these three forces reached the Place de la Cité just at the same time, and the Germans drove in groups from all the streets in the neighborhood, the pavement clicking under their heavy, neat strides.
The sound of orders in unfamiliar guttural tones reached the homes, which were as silent as if they had been uninhabited, but behind closed shutters there were eyes peering at the victorious men. Under the "laws of war", they became masters of the city and its life and property. In the darkened rooms, the inhabitants were terrified, as in floods and powerful earthquakes, and their wisdom and courage were useless in the face of such destructive catastrophes. For whenever the established order of things is reversed, and all that is protected by the laws of man or of nature, is brought under the sway of a brutal barbarism that knows no right from wrong. Whenever the established order of things is reversed, and all that is protected by human law or by the laws of nature is manipulated by a brutal barbarism, so that people no longer feel secure, the same feeling is created. Earthquakes crush entire nations under collapsed houses; flooded rivers sweep away drowned peasants. The corpses of domestic animals and the beams of roofs; armies proud of their victories massacring self-defenders, taking others as prisoners of war, looting in the name of the saber, thanking God with the sound of cannons; these are the same horrible calamities that are so far removed from all belief in eternal justice that we are unable to put our trust in Divine blessing and human reason as we have been taught to do.
But there are squads knocking at every door, and once inside, they never come out. This was the occupation that followed the invasion. The duty of the conquered begins: to appear kind to the conqueror.
Selected passages from Water Margin: the most classic Wind and Snow Mountain Temple
That night was uneventful. The next day, daybreak up, wash up early, with a knife and go to the city of Cangzhou City, outside the city, small streets and alleys, the regiment to find a day. The prison city camp are not moving. Lin Chong and came to Li Xiao Er said: "Today and nothing. Xiao Er said: "Benefactor, I hope so. Just let go carefully." Lin Chong went back to the Heavenly King Hall and spent the night. Street searching for three or five days, do not see consumption, Lin Chong also since the heart slow. To the sixth day, only to see the management camp called Lin Chong to the point of view on the hall, said: "You come here many times, Chai big official skin has not lifted you. Fifteen miles outside the east gate, there is a large military hayfield, but every month, but the grass and material, some of the regular money to get for. Originally an old army to look after. Now, I raise you to guard the Heavenly King Hall for that old army. You can go there with the dispatchers. You can go there with the dispatchers to deliver the money." Lin Chong replied, "I will go." At that time, he left the camp and went to Li Xiao Er's house, and said to him and his wife: "Today, the battalion has allocated me to be in charge of the army's hayfield, but how is it? Li Xiao Er said: "This mission is like the Heavenly King's Hall. There are some regular money when collecting grass. In the past, when there was no money, I couldn't hook up with this mission. Lin Chong said: "But not to harm me, but with me a good messenger, I do not know why? Li Xiaoyi said: "Don't be suspicious, benefactor. As long as it's okay, it's fine. Just a little family is far away, after a few hours that work to visit you." I'm sure you'll be happy to see me again in a few days," he said.
The two of them said goodbye without any further ado. Lin Chong came to the Heavenly King Hall to get a package, with a sharp knife, took a lance, with the dispatchers together resigned from the management camp. The two took the road to throw the hay field to. It is the severe winter weather, Tong clouds, the new wind gradually, but early flurry rolled down a day of snow. The snow fell densely. How to see good snow? The first thing you need to do is to get your hands on some of the most popular products and services in the world, and you'll be able to do it all in one place. The first time I saw this was when I was a kid, and it was the first time I'd ever seen a kid in my life.
The snow is tight, Lin Chong and the difference between the two, on the road and did not buy wine to eat place, came to the hay field outside. Look at the time, a perimeter of some yellow walls, two gates, push open to see inside, seven or eight straw room to do the granary, four are horse grass pile, the center of the two grass hall. To that hall, only to see the old army inside to the fire. The police said, "The camp sent this Lin Chong to guard the Heavenly King Hall for you. You can even deliver." The old army took the key, led Lin Chong, and told him: "There are officials in the granary to seal the records. These several piles of grass, a pile of piles have a number." The old army pointed out the number of piles, and led Lin Chong to the grass hall. The old army packed up the luggage, and then said: "Fire pots, pots and pans, all borrowed with you. Lin Chong said, "I also have some in the Hall of the Heavenly King. Take them if you want." The old army pointed to a big gourd hanging on the wall and said: "If you want to buy wine to eat, just go out of the pasture and throw yourself on the east road for three or two miles, then there will be a market. The old army went back to the camp with the police.
Said Lin Chong on the bed put the package was lying, sit down to build some fireworks up. There is a pile of charcoal by the house, take a few pieces to, born in the ground stove. Looked up at the grass house, the four crumbling, and was blown by the wind, shaking vibration to move. Lin Chong said: "How can this house survive the winter? When the snow clears, go to the city to call a plasterer to repair it." After a fire, he felt cold. He thought: "But the old army said that there is a market five miles away, why don't we go and sell some wine? Then he went to his bag to get some silver, picked the wine gourd with a flower gun, covered the fire with coals, put on a felt hat, took the key, and came out to drag the door of the grass hall closed. He went out to the main gate and locked the two doors of the hayground by pulling them back. With the key in hand, I took a step to the east. In the snow, I stepped on the broken jade, meandering back to the north wind and walking. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that, but I'm going to be able to do it.
Walking not more than half a mile, saw an ancient temple. Lin Chong salute: "God blessing, another day to burn money paper. When Lin Chong stopped to look, he saw a grass broom in the fence in the open air. Lin Chong went to the store. The owner said: "Where are the guests coming from? Lin Chong said: "Do you recognize this gourd? The owner said: "This gourd belongs to the old army of the forage field. Lin Chong said: "How do you recognize it? The shopkeeper said: "Since it is the big brother of the forage field guard, and please sit down. The weather is cold, let's drink three cups as a welcome." The shopkeeper cut a plate of cooked beef, swirled a pot of hot wine, invited Lin Chong to eat. And bought some beef, and ate a few cups, and then bought a gourd of wine, wrapped the two pieces of beef, leaving the broken silver, the spear picked the gourd of wine, the bosom of the beef, screaming disturbed, and then out of the fence door, still facing the north wind back. Look at the snow to the evening the more tightly. In ancient times, there was a scholar, made a word, a single topic that poor hate snow:
Guangmo severe winds scraping the ground, this snow is just right. The snow is just right. I pulled the flotsam and jetsam, and cut a few pieces as big as castanopsis. The first thing you need to do is to get a good look at the snow, and then you can see that the snow is not as bad as you think it is. The rich and powerful families, but said that the pressure of the miasma is still too little. They are wearing red charcoal and red stove, and they are wearing cotton clothes and woolen coats. Hand holding the plum blossom, singing the country auspicious, do not miss the poor some small. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do this, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it," he said.
Again, Lin Chong stepped on the snow, facing the north wind, flying like running to the door of the hayfield, opened the locks to look inside, only to call the bitter. It turns out that heaven is clear, blessing the good and righteous. Because of this snow, saved Lin Chong's life. The two grass hall, has been snowed over. Lin Chong thought: "how good? Put down the flower gun, gourd in the snow, I'm afraid that the fire pot in the fire coals burn up. Moving away from the broken wall, probing half of his body into the touch, the fire in the fire bowl, are soaked in snow and water extinguished. When Lin Chong touched his hand on the bed, he only pulled a quilt. Lin Chong will drill out, see the sky dark. Thinking: "and no fire place, how to arrange?" He thought: "Half a mile from here, there is an old temple where I can stay. I'll go there and stay there for the night. I'll wait until morning, then I'll do something about it." I rolled up the quilt, picked up the wine gourd with my spear, and locked the door, looking at the temple. Into the temple door, and then cover the door, there is a big stone in the neighborhood, pick up will be over against the door. Into the inside to see, on the temple to do a golden armor mountain god. On both sides of a judge, a small ghost. The side pushed a pile of paper. The group seems, and no neighbors, and no temple owner. Lin Chong put the gun and wine gourd on the pile of paper, will be the flannel quilt release, first take off the felt hat, the body of the snow are shaking, on the cover of the white cloth shirt will be taken off. The white cloth shirt on top was taken off, and it was already five minutes wet. I took off the white cloth shirt, which was already five minutes wet, and put it on the offering table with the felt hat. He pulled the blanket to cover half of his lower body. But he brought a gourd of cold wine and ate it. I put the beef in my arms to drink. While he was eating, he heard a loud noise outside. Lin Chong jumped up and looked at the wall cracks, only to see the hayfield fire, scraping and burning. Look at the fire, but see:
A little spiritual platform, the five elements of creation, C Ding in the world of circulation. Inside the mind of ignorance, the disaster started in Cangzhou. Cooking iron tripod can become all things. Casting jindan also with the heavy building. Thinking about the present and the past, the south is away from the position, the most head of the fluorescent confusion. Green window B272 flame embers; the depths of the flowers, covering the fishing boat. The violent battle of Red Cliff, Gong Jin is happy to become a plan. King Li Jin was drunk in the pavilion, and Tian Dan drove the oxen in Jimo. The first time I saw this was when I was in the middle of the night, when I was in the middle of the night, when I was in the middle of the night.
Then Zhang saw the fire in the pasture, burning in all directions, Lin Chong will take the gun, but to open the door to put out the fire, only to hear someone in front of them to say the words. Lin Chong on the temple to listen to, is three people footsteps, and ran to the temple. Push the door with his hand, but was Lin Chong leaned against it, and could not push. Three people in the temple eaves stand on the ground to see the fire. One of them said: "Is this plan good? One of them said: "Thanks to the two of you who are in charge of the battalion and the dispatchers, you have paid attention to it. Back to the capital, reported to the lieutenant, you two are guaranteed to be a big official. This time, Teacher Zhang has no excuse." That person said: "Lin Chong ate us straight to deal with this time. Gao Nga Nei will surely be cured of this disease. Another one said, "Instructor Zhang has repeatedly asked for favors, saying, 'Your son-in-law has died. Instructor Zhang refused to fulfill his request. Therefore, the patients in the government office are looking at the situation seriously. The lieutenant envoyed us to ask you two to do this job. I didn't expect it to be done now." Another one said, "I'm a straight shooter. Another said: "I climbed straight into the wall, four grass pile lit a dozen torches, to go there? That one said: "This will burn eight minutes sooner or later," he said. Another one said: "Even if we can escape with our lives, if we burn the hay field of the army, we will have to die. Another one said, "Let's go back to the city. Another said, "Let's go back to the city," and another said, "Let's see if we can pick up a bone or two, and when we go back to the capital to see the lieutenant and the magistrate, they will say that we are also good at what we do."
Lin Chong listened to those three people, one is the difference, one is Lu Yuwu, one is Fu An. Lin Chong said: "God pity Lin Chong" if not down the grass hall, I will certainly be burned to death by these guys! He gently picked up the stone, held out his spear, yanked open the temple door with one hand, and shouted, "Where are the thieves going! Three people want to go in a hurry, shocked and dumbfounded, is not walking. Lin Chong raised his hand, tickled a gun, first poked down the poor dial. Lu Yuhou screamed for mercy, scared and panicked, could not walk. That Fu An walked less than ten or so steps, was Lin Chong catch up, only a shot in the back of the heart, and poked down. Turned back, Lu Yuhou only traveled three or four steps. Lin Chong shouted: "Good thief! Where are you going? Criticism of the chest only a lift, thrown over in the snow, the gun thrust in the ground, with a foot on the chest, the side took out the knife to go to Lu Qian's face Court, said: "Shrew thief! I have no enmity with you since, how do you harm me like this! It's exactly 'Murder can be forgiven, but reason can't tolerate it. Lu Yuhou said: "It's none of my business, but I don't dare not to come to the captain's dispatch." Lin Chong scolded: "Traitor, I have been friends with you since we were young, but today you have come to harm me, how can it be none of your business! Let's eat my knife." Ripped Lu Qian's upper body clothes, the sharp knife to the heart only a pluck, seven orifices burst into blood. He took his heart and liver in his hand. When I looked back, the poor man was climbing up to go. Lin Chong held down and drank: "you this guy original also this bad, and eat my knife." And early cut off the head, pick on the gun. Come back to Fu An, Lu Qian head are cut off. The sharp knife inserted, the three people hair knot as a place, lifted into the temple to come, are placed in front of the mountain god on the offering table, and then put on a white cloth shirt, tied the arm, the felt hat with, the gourd in the cold wine have eaten all. He threw away both the gourd and the quilt. He took his gun and went out of the temple gate to the east. Walked less than three or five miles, early to see the near village homes, are holding buckets and hooks to put out the fire. Lin Chong said: "You quickly go to the rescue, I went to report to the officials. Carrying a gun, just walk. The snow is coming down more and more fiercely. But see:
The severe condensation fog faint, the air is auspicious to descend one after another. The first time I saw it, it was hard to tell the difference between the four fields, and the thousands of mountains were gone in no time. The silver world, the jade Qiankun, looking at the hidden Kunlun. If it still comes down after three nights, it will be like filling up the door of the Jade Emperor.
Lin Chong cast east to go two times, body cold, when but that cold. In the snow, far away from the pasture. Only to see the front of the sparse forest depths, trees mixed, far away from several grass huts, was snow pressure. Broken wall cracks through the fire light. Lin Chong went to the grass hut. Push open the door, only to see that in the center sat an old banker, sitting around four or five small bankers to the fire. Inside the fireplace flame temple burning firewood. Lin Chong went to the front, called: "All of you bow. I am a small person is the prison city camp messenger, was snow wet clothes, this fire bake, hope to beg for convenience." The banker said: "You bake yourself then, why not get." Lin Chong baking body wet clothes, slightly dry, only to see the fire coals simmering in an urn, inside the fragrance of wine. Lin Chong then said: "I have some silver around, hope to bother back some wine to eat. The old banker said: "We take turns to watch the rice hoard every night, now the weather is cold at four o'clock, we eat, and not yet hook, that can return to you. Do not expect." Lin Chong also said: "Haphazardly only three or five bowls back with the small people swing cold." The old banker said: "You people do not pester, do not pester! Lin Chong smelled the aroma of wine, the more he wanted to eat, said: "There is no way back to some. All the bankers said: "With good intentions, you bake clothes to the fire, and then come to ask for wine to eat. Go then go, if not, will come to hang here." Lin Chong said angrily: "These guys are so unreasonable! The gun in his hand looked at a piece of flaming match head, looking at the old dealer's face only a pick up, and the gun to the fireplace only a stir, the old dealer's moustache flames burned. All the bankers jumped up. Lin Chong puts the gun rod to hit randomly. The old banker first left, the bankers are moving scruples can not be, was Lin Chong rushed to beat a meal, are gone. Lin Chong said: "All go, the master happy to eat wine. There are two coconut ladles on the earth pit, take one down, pour that urn of wine to eat for a while. Half of the leftover, lifted the gun, went out and left. One step higher, one step lower, I stumbled and staggered, unable to catch my foot. I could not walk more than a mile, but I was dropped by the wind, and fell with the mountain stream, where I could not get up. When a drunkard falls, he cannot get up. I'm not going to be able to do that, but I'm going to be able to do it.
Selected passages from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms:
Warm Wine Beheads Hua Xiong
Suddenly, the spies came to report: "Hua Xiong led the iron horsemen down to the pass, and used a long pole to pick the red conical cap of the Sun Taishou, and came to the front of the fortress to curse and take hold of the battle." Shao said: "Who dares to go to war?" Behind Yuan Shu turned out primus general Yu Shu said: "Small general willing to go." Shao was happy, then Yu Shibi out of the horse. The time came: "Yu Shibi fought with Hua Xiong for less than three rounds, and was chopped off by Hua Xiong." The crowd was shocked. The governor Han Fu said, "I have a general, Pan Feng, who can kill Hua Xiong." Shao ordered him to fight. Pan Feng carried a big axe and mounted his horse. Not long after, his horse came to report: "Pan Feng was beheaded by Hua Xiong again." Everyone lost their color. Shao said, "It is a pity that my generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou have not yet arrived! If I can get one of them here, I will not be afraid of Hua Xiong!" Before the words were finished, a man under the stairs shouted out, "I would like to go to the beheading of Hua Xiong head, offered under the tent!" The crowd look at it, see his body nine feet long, beard two feet long, phoenix eyes, silkworm eyebrows, face like heavy jujube, sound like a giant bell, standing in front of the tent. Shao asked who he was. Gongsun Zan said: "This Liu Xuan De's brother Guan Yu also." Shao asked what position he held. Zan said, "I'm following Liu Xuan De as a horse archer." On the tent, Yuan Shu shouted, "You bully our vassals without a great general? Measure a bowman, how dare you talk nonsense! Fight with me!" Cao Cao quickly stopped him and said, "Highway, calm down. Since this person has made a big statement, he must be brave; try to teach the horse, if he does not win, it is not too late to blame."
Yuan Shao said: "Make a bowman out of the battle, will be Hua Xiong laughed at." Cao said: "This person's instrument is not bad, Hua Xiong an know he is a bowman?" Mr. Guan said, "If you don't win, please behead me." Fuck teach boiling hot wine a cup, and Guan Gong drink on the horse. Mr. Guan said, "Pour down the wine, I will be right back." He went out of the tent and took his sword with him, and mounted his horse. The lords heard the drums outside the pass, shouting loudly, such as the sky destroyed the ground, Yue shook the mountains, all lost their heads. Just want to explore, luan bell ringing, horse to the army, cloud long to mention Hua Xiong's head, thrown on the ground. The wine is still warm. The descendants have a poem to praise it said: "Wei Zhen Qiankun the first work, Regulus painted drums sound winter winter. Yun Chang stopped the lamp to show his bravery, and when the wine was still warm, he chopped Hua Xiong."