"I don't know the details yet." Shen Liang took the bird gun handed over by his brother and said: "I know that it is a letter sent back by Liang Shifa, twice before and after, it seems to be confirmed, and now I don't know what the adults are going to do, and at the meeting, the Chinese officer ordered the whole army to assemble urgently, prepare for standby, and not go out without reason, in case the news leaks...... If I hadn't taken this bird, I wouldn't have been able to get out, and my brother wouldn't have to talk about the military to outsiders. ”

"I save ......" Shen Yong said in a little panic: "I know that the affairs in the army are important, and I never dare to mention them to outsiders at will." I already have an idea of how to change this bird, and I don't have to take it every day in the future to delay your affairs. ”

"How is my brother going to change it?"

"It's also very simple to say, lengthen the gun tube and move the fire door forward, which can solve the trouble of gunpowder splashing and injuring the gun hand in the short term. If you want to solve the problem that the fire door is easy to blow away the gunpowder, or even ignite your own medicine bag, this matter is more troublesome, and it will take a while to solve it, and I will explain the matter to the adults. ”

"Brother has to worry about it." Shen Liang didn't understand technical things, and he didn't care about them. The children of the craftsman family generally do not continue to work as craftsmen as long as there is any possibility, and the work is hard, like cattle and horses, and the status is extremely low, even ordinary military households are far inferior. Shen Liang joined the battalion not only for the monthly salary and the family's money, but also for the eagerness to get rid of the original class and the identity of the son of the craftsman family, so there was only one way to become a battalion soldier.

If you are lucky and are selected as a family member with your skills, you can really get rid of your original identity, and even get the status of a hereditary military attache with military status.

If it weren't for the fact that Dengzhou Fubiao and the battalions were either defeated by Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde and others, or coerced and annexed, Shen Liang might now be the family of a general, or he may be a lower-level military attache in the battalion, and he has a hereditary military position in the guard.

However, now Shen Liang also knew the importance of what his brother had done to Min Yuanqi, he got up and arched his hand, put the bird gun on his back, and said when he turned around: "Brother, do what you have at hand with peace of mind, and the rest of the things are handled by Lord Min and us, and some pirates and bandits are impossible for us to be our opponents." ”

"Be careful yourself." Shen Yong has seen his brother sharpen his knife and gun many times and prepare to go to the killing field to fight hard, but he doesn't have too much discomfort and worry in his heart, his brother is a ruthless person, even if there is no one in ten on the battlefield, most of the brothers can get out safely. But this time is different from the past, in the past, Shen Liang was to sell his life with silver, Shen Yong cared about the safety of his brother himself, if he went to the battlefield again this time, victory or defeat was closely related to everyone, Shen Liang's life, Shen Yong's current livelihood, Shen Li's family, children, almost everything in front of him was related to this battle.

This time is similar to the Battle of Hefang, if it weren't for the battle of Shuiguan that wiped out Yang Shida and his gang, how could it be so easy to produce salt, and how could it develop and grow, so that everyone felt like they had a head?

This time, there are Haikou and bandits to commit in a big way, and it is also a continuation of the battle of Shuiguan, not only the matter of Min Yuanqi alone, but also the whole matter, everyone also understands in their hearts, if they do not cut off the black hand of the attacker, there will still be trouble in the future, and the matter of salt has now made many people jealous, but many people are afraid of the force in the hands of Min Yuanqi, so they can't bear it, if they can't bear the pressure of the bandits and Haikou this time, as long as the three hundred households suffer a loss here, there will be people digging salt ponds quickly within dozens of miles around, There isn't much to hide from this thing technically, and even if some of the details are not clear, it can be easily mastered after a few more attempts.

Everyone understands that some things can be taken a step back, and some things can't be retreated.

Here in the 300th household, through the training of the flag army, the excavation of salt land, and other things, as well as various measures of the news, outsiders gradually grasped and controlled.

However, as long as the deterrence of force is lost, people's hearts will fluctuate, and things will be extremely difficult to handle in the future, and it will be difficult to control this.

No matter what the scale of the enemy, this battle must be fought, and this is something that everyone understands.

It is related to the future development, the stability of the entire hundred households, the future of all people, and the current comfortable and stable life, all of which are closely related to this war, and it can be said that all people are linked to their lives.

Shen Li watched Shen Liang stride away with the bird gun in his hand, and said with a pale face: "The war is very dangerous, and in the future, I will ask my uncle to learn to build weapons and firearms with you, so it will be much more stable." ”

"You know what, alas!" Shen Yong said with some irritation: "This time, I hate that I haven't been a soldier and eaten food, otherwise I would definitely take a weapon and follow me to the battlefield." If we can't stay here and let people ruin it, I really want to die. ”

Shen Li didn't make a sound, what Shen Yong said was what she was talking about, everything was fine here, and she was used to it, just looking at the child's smiling face every day made her feel extremely comfortable. If this place is really shattered and destroyed, it is simply that everything in the world is not worth nostalgia for, fleeing again, burrowing around like rats in the corpse pile, fleeing hungry and cold all the way, finding a place to live again, and everything starts again, starving, food and lodging are uncertain...... It's really chilling to think about such a future!

The woman's cold hand pressed on her husband's strong arm, and Shen Li's eyes flashed with tears, but his tone was unusually firm: "If we are really attacked by bandits, we will never run away again, and we will fight for our lives." ”

"Hmm!" Shen Yong said in a deep voice: "Fight for this life!" ”

……

At noon, Min Yuanqi rode into the barracks.

This is one of the first military horses sent by Zhu Wanchun, twenty horses and a batch of several hundred generals and Min Yuanqi, there are no deputy hundred generals to the captain of the flag, and the remaining dozen horses are all used to train the sentry cavalry.

There was no military attache or flag army in the entire banner army who was good at horsemanship, and the only exception was the less outstanding Min Yuanzhi.

In the end, it is the son of the Min family, his father has served as a thousand households in recent years, some family members in the family accompanied Min Yuanzhi to learn martial arts, and there are also teachers and teachers of literature, according to Min Qiande's original idea, it is estimated that he wants Min Yuan to go straight to the path of the imperial examination, but recently the news of the Beijing division has been cut off, and the Min family has the hope of Min Yuanqi, Min Qiande did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy the official position of the deputy thousand households for Min Yuanqi, and it is needless to say that his expectations are great. In this way, Min Yuanzhi and other children of the Min family also went to the camp and were trained like ordinary flag soldiers. Due to the fact that his previous studies were more important than martial arts, although Min Yuanzhi was a child of the family, his martial arts and physique were not much stronger than those of the ordinary flag army, and he was even insufficient, but he was barely supported by the spirit of self-discipline and pride of the children of the family.

When the war horse was bought, the advantages of the children of the military attache family of Min Yuanzhi were shown, and their riding skills were quite exquisite, much stronger than the ordinary military attachés and family members, and they may not only have learned to ride and shoot, but also have quite talent.

This is Min Yuanqi's unexpected joy, the post of cavalry officer was handed over to Min Yuanzhi, when Min Yuanqi entered the camp, this cousin with more than a dozen cavalry was galloping back and forth on the school field to practice, and a large amount of smoke and dust rose on the school field.

Seeing Min Yuanqi coming in, Min Yuanzhi hurriedly rode his horse over, regardless of the dust and sweat on his face, Min Yuanzhi got off his horse and saluted first, and then said loudly: "My lord, I heard that I am going to fight with the Haikou bandits?" ”

"We've got the news, we have to wait for confirmation." Min Yuanqi smiled slightly and said, "Wait for the exact news before making a decision." ”

Min Yuanzhi hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "My subordinates should ask your lord to allow the cavalry team to go into battle and flank the enemy's two wings, thinking that it will be the help of the main force of the army." ”

"It's only been a few days since the cavalry trained?" Min Yuanqi said: "You can watch the battle, but you can't participate in the battle, these war horses and cavalry seedlings are quite rare, and they must not be wasted." ”

"I don't think it's appropriate." Min Yuanzhi hesitated a little, but still said to Min Yuanqi: "My lord, think carefully, weapons and war horses are all used to kill the enemy, no one is precious, and which one should be wasted." The adults have always said that the battalion generals use the pikemen and musketeers as cannon fodder, do not practice in peacetime, and discard them at will in wartime, and only focus on cavalry. If an adult is so decisive, it is no different from a battalion general, right? ”

If he were replaced by another military attaché, he would only have awe and trust in Min Yuanqi in his heart, and of course he would not doubt his decision. Min Yuanzhi has been in the camp for a short time, and his previous identity is the son of a thousand households, and his status in the clan is higher than Min Yuanqi, although he is full of admiration for this cousin, but he is not as full of awe as Min Yuanzhong and others, and he is able to talk eloquently, thinking and telling his thoughts.

"You can go to the battlefield, whether you use it or not, how to use it, you have your own military order when the time comes." Min Yuanqi said a word first, and when he saw that Min Yuanzhi still wanted to fight again, he immediately reprimanded: "If you have an opinion, you can say that the Shangguan will follow the decision and implement it, this is what is written in the military law regulations of my 300th banner army, Min Yuanzhi, you have not taken a military law regulation class?" ”

"Yes, I understand."

Min Yuan simply fell down, took a step back, stood upright, and said that he obeyed the military order, but his chin was slightly raised, obviously not so convinced.

Min Yuanqi shook his head and smiled, as long as Min Yuanzhi acted according to the military order, there was no need to be too serious with this kid in terms of etiquette.

After Min Yuanqi entered the signing room, Han Sen, Min Yuanzhong, Min Yuanjin, Gao Cuncheng, Yang Zhijin and others also arrived one after another. At the level of deputy hundred generals and flag captains, they respectively led the team to sort out their armor, marching equipment, weapons and other carry-on things in their respective barracks, and stood by to set off at any time.

"This time, it is estimated that the enemy is fifty or sixty miles north of the Huai River, about dozens of miles south of Qinshan Island." As a Chinese military officer, Min Yuanzhong reported to everyone: "The specific location, number of people, equipment and other information have not been sent back, and we will continue to wait for news." ”

Min Yuanjin snorted and said, "If Liang Shifa can't find out, he is entrusted by the adult." ”

"Liang Shifa has done a good job of discovering the enemy's detailed work in time and judging the general direction, and giving early warning and reporting." Yang Zhijin said with a smile: "If we do it, we may not do it better." ”

"It's a long way off." Gao Cuncheng said to Min Yuanqi: "My lord, our mules and donkeys are still too few. ”

The last time Zhu Wanchun sent the military horses over, he also brought dozens of donkeys and mules, the price of donkeys is cheap, the adult sturdy male donkey is only three taels of silver a head, and the price of mules is a little more expensive, and it is not much more expensive. Compared with more than ten or twenty or twenty-one war horses, the price is indeed relatively low.

This is still in the Lianghuai region, and the price of donkeys and mules is cheaper in the nine northern places. The Nine Sides often traded with Mongolia, although the imperial court bought a large number of horses when the horse market was opened, but the civil trade has not stopped, the horses of the Mongols are not all high-grade war horses, and the price of medium horses and low-class miscellaneous horses is not expensive, and the northern captives are poor and alcoholic, sometimes a few jars of sauerkraut and a large bag of tea bricks, or a few jars of good wine can be exchanged for a miscellaneous horse, and the price of mules and donkeys is naturally lower.

Now there are 20 war horses and more than 30 mules and donkeys in the battalion, and the mules and donkeys also accompanied the team during the march and training a few days ago, carrying some supplies such as saltpeter and sulfur medicine, military rations, medicinal materials, tents, etc., but the ration of more than 400 people and more than 30 mules and donkeys is definitely not enough.

Min Yuanqi has read some information, according to the standards of the Tang Dynasty government army, more than ten government troops have to bring horses or mules, six donkeys, used to carry the whole team's food, armor, tools, tents, etc., the early Tang Dynasty government army can conquer the North Garden, the Western Regions and other thousands of miles away, whether it is ordnance equipment and living equipment is almost impossible. A banner army of more than 400 people, according to the standard of ten men and six horses, has at least 240 miscellaneous horses or donkeys and mules, which is really far from the same.

If you march for dozens of miles or hundreds of miles, it may take several days to go back and forth, and you have to carry a large number of heavy weapons, armor, food and tools, and these transportation capacity reserves in front of you are too far apart.

"Bring more ordnance, food, tents, and stoves and the like." Min Yuanqi said helplessly: "Bring some money, you can buy it from hundreds of nearby households and villages along the way." ”

"Yes, sir."

Min Yuanjin clenched his fists and agreed, with a look of helplessness on his face.

He is a quartermaster part-time, in fact, Liang Shifa is more suitable, and he does not do well as a part-time job, and it is estimated that he will be complained by the flag soldiers below, even if the military attachés are afraid and there is no lack of complaints, but there is no way but to do it reluctantly.