Thank you for collecting, for a monthly pass, and for the boat.

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Until they arrived at the Green Snake Forest, all the supplies were loaded and ready to go, but between Xu Changqing and Cao Bianjiao, there was still nothing to say.

Even though Xu Changqing's city government has long been unfathomable, and the routines come as soon as he opens his mouth, in front of Cao Bianjiao, in the face of his deep and sincere sense of care like a mountain, Xu Changqing can't say a word.

He couldn't bear to lie to Cao Bianjiao about anything.

However, even if the two didn't speak, the indescribable tacit understanding was growing rapidly.

A sense of closeness that penetrates the diaphragm and barrier gradually lingers between the two.

Finally, the fleet was ready to go, Xu Changqing took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Cao, the little nephew will leave first, you must take care!" ”

Cao Bianjiao also came back to his senses at this time, and glanced at Xu Changqing angrily: "Boy, it's windy in the sea, be careful in everything!" If anything, feel free to come to me! ”

Saying that, Cao Bianjiao no longer paid attention to Xu Changqing, and walked while pulling out his horse.

It's just that Xu Changqing noticed that the moment the veteran ruffian returned to his horse, the big hand holding the horsewhip subconsciously rubbed his eyes.

Watching Cao Bianjiao and his party roll away with dust and smoke, Xu Changqing's dozens of bamboo rafts have also floated smoothly on the sea.

Suddenly, Xu Changqing was a little funny.

Lao Cao's house is a bit interesting, to some extent, it is a bit similar to his father's temperament in later generations.

Most of the time he can't speak, he only knows how to do things, but at any time, he can be relied on!

Thinking about it, Xu Changqing's whole person was also in high spirits, and his chest and abdomen were full of pride!

With Lao Cao's level of care, if you can't do things well, then, don't go back to see Jiangdong's father!

…

If Lao Cao's guy could be a little softer, Xu Changqing would have wanted to ask him for some spears and drawing maps, but this veteran ruffian was like a sullen gourd, and Xu Changqing couldn't open this mouth for a while.

On the flip side, though, it's not a bad thing.

At least at this stage, the team still has to focus on its own influence!

If you let the bad habits of the Ming army come in, then I am afraid it is better to start from scratch!

…

Although Lao Cao was a little unhappy with the bosses of the general army because of the banquet, Xu Changqing believed that Lao Cao could come to this point, and this was not a big problem.

If you want to change, if you want to break free from the shackles, words can't be changed, you still have to rely on Zaza's efforts, the time and place are favorable!

When he returned to Shark Island, he was already in his early stages, and when he saw Xu Changqing go out and bring back so much food, both the children and the people on the island were very happy, which means that they have food that can be eaten for a long time!

Xu Changqing also continued to increase his subtle influence without moving, swaying chicken soup wantonly, and continuing to drape his body with divine light.

This kind of thing, at least for Xu Changqing at this time, is beneficial and harmless!

In order to gain greater initiative, in order to have a more stable rear and a stronger cohesion, Xu Changqing naturally did not hesitate to put his mind to it.

…

In the next few days, Xu Changqing opened a morning exercise, that is, a five-kilometer cross-country every morning, and began to lead the team to train the soldiers in an orderly manner.

At the same time, in his spare time, Xu Changqing also communicated with many craftsmen and planned various renovation work of Shark Island.

In just a few days, the facilities of Shark Island have seen immediate improvement, not only more regular, more scientific, but also more solid.

It's a pity that Shark Island is still a little too small after all, and there are too few places to operate, otherwise if there is a suitable place to burn bricks and tiles, these craftsmen can build a city for Xu Changqing.

This also made Xu Changqing more aware of the importance of talents!

These craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty are not without ability or technology, but they lack a platform and a real benign mechanism.

…

Early in the morning of the eleventh day of the seventh month of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Changqing had just finished leading the team to run the exercise, and Yang Hong was happy to come over and find Xu Changqing, and forcibly suppressed his hope and excitement and said: "My lord, the spear is done." Moreover, the remaining iron old man also made some wrist pads and elbow pads. ”

"Oh?"

Xu Changqing wiped his sweat, his spirit was also lifted, and he said with a smile: "Let's go, go and see!" ”

Soon, Xu Changqing and Yang Hong came to a simple workshop at the foot of the mountain in the north of the island.

At this time, there are more than 100 bamboo spears on a simple drying platform built with bamboo and various woods.

The bamboo poles of these bamboo spears are slightly thicker than ordinary standard spears, but the difference is not too big, and the places used to let go are carefully polished, smooth and slightly rough, and the feel is very good.

In this way, even if you exercise vigorously and sweat, you will not slip or slip your hands.

And the gun head has absorbed many of Xu Changqing's ideas, which is bigger, longer, and sharper, and at the same time, the bloodletting groove is also more reasonable.

The sides of the gun head are all pierced with red tassels, although it is a little simple, but it is already a little evil!

Xu Changqing immediately beckoned people to take these spears to the simple colonel's field, and let the sons and daughters get started, which immediately attracted a burst of excitement.

Signaling the sons and daughters to be quiet, Xu Changqing personally took the spear and came to a few demonstrations.

"Kill!"

Xu Changqing held the bamboo spear more than two meters in both hands steadily, and the whole person was like a swift cheetah, tyrannizing like lightning to kill the target in front of him!

Suddenly, there was a muffled sound of 'poof', and the spear head in Xu Changqing's hand directly pierced the heart of the target made of straw and wood, simply and decisively!

"Good marksmanship, my lord!"

"Your Excellency is mighty!"

"Adult ......"

Immediately, it also attracted a burst of cheers from the surrounding children.

Xu Changqing was also extremely excited, and he rushed to kill five or six times in a row, and the effect was quite good.

This bamboo spear, the overall feel is still worse than the Ming army standard spear made of white wax, but it is better in terms of sufficient materials, uniform weight, and very strong to eat.

Xu Changqing has tested it several times in succession, and there is no problem with the sturdiness.

At this time, after these years of training and continuous research, Xu Changqing's understanding of pikemen is also more profound.

To put it bluntly, these bamboo spears that Xu Changqing asked Yang Hong to make at this time are actually no longer the standard spears of the Ming army, but more like the three-edged and four-edged spears of our army in later generations. Army. Stab!

With the experience of fighting the Qing army twice, coupled with observing the equipment and scale of the Qing army many times, Xu Changqing understands very well that these Qing troops are basically two-layer armor and three-layer armor protection, like those white-armored warriors, I am afraid that there will be more armor.

In this state, the spear of the Ming army is not not sharp, but the head of the spear is still too big and aggressive, but the attack performance is slightly poor.

After all, such a large spear head, unless it is the soft underbelly of accurately hitting the target, it is difficult to directly pierce the armor of the Qing army.

And make the gun head smaller, according to the enlarged version of the army. Thorns are not only sharper, but also maximize the lethality after adding the blood channel!

It's just that this kind of spear doesn't stab people, as long as it can stab people, even if it is just three or two points in, Xu Changqing can guarantee that his blood will be drained in a few minutes!

Of course, these bamboo spears are not all advantages, and the disadvantages are also extremely obvious!

According to Yang Hong, the durability of the bamboo gun barrel is not a big problem, at least for half a year, most of the year will not be a problem, but, after all, the steel smelting technology at this time is not enough, and the durability of this complex gun head cannot be absolutely guaranteed.

For this, Xu Changqing has also been prepared.

To put it bluntly, fighting against the Qing army, it is not a last resort, white-knuckle combat is only the most inferior choice, and it is more necessary to rely on firearms!

Not to mention, Xu Changqing is subordinate to the Night Harvest Sequence, and there should not be many opportunities for direct frontal combat for the time being.

It doesn't require these pikemen to be brave at that time, as long as they can withstand waves or two waves at critical times, that's enough!

He also gave the spear to Uncle Guang, Zhao Zengjin and others for experiments one after another, and everyone was like Xu Changqing, and they were full of praise for the effect.

It's definitely much better than the standard spear I got from Liu Lang.

The main thing is that the length is enough, the force is better, and the position of letting go feels excellent, which can make people hold it more stable!

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Let many sons and daughters experiment several times in a row, almost more than ninety percent of them are satisfactory answers, Xu Changqing also laughed, and directly asked Uncle Guang to take the silver and rewarded Yang Hong with twenty taels of silver.

This immediately drew an exclamation.

Especially those craftsmen, their eyes are straight.

My lord, this is not a false reward, this is a real reward of real money......

Seeing that the momentum of the crowd was brought up, Xu Changqing also started to give a passionate speech again, and continued to pour chicken soup on the sons and craftsmen!

It is also the crowd that makes everyone enthusiastic to the top, only to feel that there is endless strength, and they must work hard to get a good future from adults.

……

Two days later, the more than 100 sons, who were equipped with bamboo spears, had almost adapted to the new equipment and began to be at ease.

And Yang Hong received Xu Changqing's affirmation and reward, and he also began to manufacture this kind of bamboo spear on a larger scale, including wrist guards, elbow pads, and the like.

Xu Changqing almost watched with his own eyes, after these sons of his were transformed into pikemen, their combat power was constantly taking shape!

To put it bluntly, the pikemen have the biggest advantage over other arms is the fierce charge of rushing speed, and the effect against cavalry Xu Changqing is not good now, but against infantry, this is definitely a suppressive class!

Of course, this kind of thing must be too simple in many places, and casualties are inevitable.

But for Xu Changqing, as long as his foundation is solid, this kind of casualty loss is within an acceptable level.

As the pikemen began to get on the right track, Xu Changqing also began to integrate more elaborate training.

According to the most basic military establishment of the Ming Dynasty, 'A', let these pikemen begin to practice and cooperate with the killing.

With A as a unit, each A has ten people, led by the commander of the small banner, and is a combat group.

Then, then by the A, combined into a total battle formation, is for a team!

This time, opening and closing, whether it is a small-scale battle or a large-scale frontal battle, Xu Changqing and his sons have a choice.

But the difficulty of this kind of exercise is obviously higher, Xu Changqing has the support of these grains, and he continues to work hard, so that these pikemen can eat steamed buns three times a day, and try to let them drink delicious fish soup every meal!

…

In the midst of this tired but hopeful day-to-day hard training, the time quietly came to July 17th!

In the evening of this day, just after the drill and eating dinner, Xu Changqing was looking for an integrated drill tomorrow to see what the scale of the general establishment of pikemen was, Zhang Hu and Zhao Qiliang, who had not seen each other for a few days, came to Xu Changqing's side in a hurry like black iron and carbon.

Seeing their tired but indescribable hope, Xu Changqing naturally knew that they had something important to report, so he put down his chopsticks and took the two of them to his hut.

The two of them suddenly knelt on the ground with great excitement: "My lord, we found a big fish, it's a real big fish!" It's just five or six miles north of the Axingshan coast! They have enough ......"

As the two of them were excited and excited, they explained incoherently, Xu Changqing quickly understood what they meant, and his spirit suddenly lifted.

"Are you saying that there's a Goryeo camp that is guarded by only a few hundred Goryeo soldiers, but there are more than a thousand Han slaves?"