In addition to requisitioning the weaving factory and setting up a temporary military clothing factory, Huo Bao also remembered a major event.

Gunpowder recipe with a simple grenade.

Artillery has become an exclusive "artifact" for the imperial court's soldiers and horses, so wouldn't the cold weapons of the Chuzhou army suffer a big loss?

As for the circulation of thermal weapons, what negative impact it has on the world, etc., Huo Bao can't care about it for the time being.

After all, thermal weapons were not pioneered by him, they were available as early as the Tang and Song dynasties.

In the battle of Fancheng in the previous dynasty, the fifth marshal also relied on the combination of firearms and cold weapons to resist the Daning army and defend Fancheng for many years.

It's just that the weapons are secret, and Huo Bao didn't say it in front of Song Lin, a civil official.

The king does not lose his country, the minister does not lose his body, and several things are not secret.

When Song Lin left, only two uncles and nephews were left in the house, Huo Bao said: "Sixth uncle, there are only twenty artillery pieces flowing out of Yangzhou City, so they must have more than this ......number left."

The Chuzhou army now has the advantage of troops, but it only thinks about a surprise attack on Yangzhou City, which is to scruple about this.

"And Suzhou and Hangzhou...... I can't say that there are also firearms......" Huo Bao said.

Suzhou don't talk about it, let's just say that on the Hangzhou side, the Qi Chunjun distributed grain and fields all the way, making the people return to their hearts, but they were vulnerable to the imperial court to suppress the rebels, so they could only withdraw from Hangzhou.

The counter-rebels not only have firearms, they should also be rich.

Otherwise, it is similar to the Shandong army that surrounded Bozhou in half a month, besieging but not attacking, because of limited artillery.

It is useful to beat a small city like Dingyuan County, but it is not useful to fight a big city like Bozhou, so it is not used.

Even if the Chuzhou army now has 21 artillery pieces in their hands (two outside Dingyuan County, ten in Chushan, and nine in Lingshui County), today's artillery is like a consumable, and there is a certain probability of exploding if you fire it twice or three times in a row.

When the owner of the horse village heard this, he was also worried, but he comforted Huo Bao and said: "Don't worry, the range of firearms is limited...... Everyone will go to the front, and it won't be your father's turn to charge! ”

"Sixth uncle, we can't always count on good luck, don't we want to restrain firearms?"

"Huh? What is Xiaobao's method? ”

"My nephew knows the recipe for black powder!"

“……”

The owner of the horse village looked serious, walked directly to the door of the house, looked around, and saw that there was no one, so he turned around and entered the house.

"Really?"

"Hmm!"

"What is recorded in the Fifth Army Strategy?"

“…… No, but the Fifth Army slightly recorded the production methods of three types of firearms: thistles, thunderbolts, and earth-shaking thunder! ”

Speaking of which, Huo Bao couldn't help but regret it.

At that time, when he was reading the book, he was still thinking about when he would find a way to bring these things out.

It's just that the Chuzhou army was weak at that time, lacking weapons, not even iron spear heads and iron arrows, let alone doing anything else.

Now in Jinling, it is just the right time to develop weapons.

"Haha! He is worthy of being a famous general! ”

The eyes of the owner of the horse village glowed.

As a southerner, I grew up listening to the legend of the fifth handsome, and the owner of the horse village naturally heard of these firearms.

Tribulus terrestris is a small individual firearm, thunderbolt is a siege and defense weapon, and earth-shaking thunder is a siege weapon.

The owner of the horse village paced back and forth, rubbing his long face: "This is done, but it is the secret weapon of our Chuzhou army...... It's just that the stakes are very important, and you must use trustworthy people......" Speaking of this, he looked at Huo Bao with hesitation.

Huo Bao's heart moved: "Uncle Sixth wants to use a leopard? ”

The firearms barracks, the most important thing is the gunpowder formula that Huo Bao knows.

The owner of the horse village himself did not ask about this matter, just thinking about the article "confidentiality".

There are not many people who can get the full trust of Huo Wu's father and son and the owner of Ma Zhai, and the tiger and leopard brothers are among them.

It's just that Huo Humu doesn't say anything, his strengths are on the battlefield, not a general affair, so the most suitable candidate is only Huo Bao.

The master of the horse village nodded and said, "The most suitable person is him...... It's just that he pulls it out, and there are no arms around you......"

Huo Bao shook his head and said: "It's not in the way, the child soldiers were responsible for conscription a year ago, not other ......."

Except for the old Tang Guang department led by Qiu Wei, the child soldiers are all descendants created by him, so there is no need to leave Huo Bao and divide the descendants of the lineage.

The owner of the horse village thought for a while and said: "You don't need to choose another place, just choose a place in the water master's yamen...... The formula of gunpowder is only said to be given to Huo Bao alone, and an assembly line is also made, and the most important thing is to let Huo Bao operate alone! ”

Huo Bao responded.

The formula of the so-called black powder is "one nitrate, two sulfur and three charcoal".

If you only prepare these three materials, it is easy for someone to decipher.

It is also good in the Yamen of the Water Division, where the military village is on the river.

You can choose another three or four "materials" to confuse the sight, and sprinkle them directly in the river when they are finally processed, which can also hide people's eyes and ears.

……

Huo Bao did not delay, and after coming out of the master of the horse village, he directly called someone to call Huo Bao and explained the matter.

Huo Bao experienced the battle of Dingyuan, saw the power of artillery, and was very excited when he heard it.

"You have to think about it, you're going to go over, and you won't be able to come back for a while!"

In addition to concocting black powder, the firearms barracks will also begin to manufacture firearms such as thistles, thunderbolts, and earth-shaking thunderbolts in accordance with the records in the "Fifth Army Strategy".

Huo Bao looked at Huo Bao, his face was a little reluctant, but he said firmly: "Even if I am not under Uncle Bao, I am also Uncle Bao's nephew...... Who else can this be handed over to but my nephew......"

Speaking of this, he paused and said, "It's Uncle Qing and Second Uncle Niu, maybe they can spare their efforts, but my nephew is not at ease...... Such a killing weapon can only be in the hands of our Huo family......" The last sentence lowered the volume.

Huo Bao said: "Then who are you going to hand over your errand now?" ”

The child soldiers were divided into three points, Hou Xiaoming led the left wing, Huo Bao was in the middle army, and Qiu Wei was on the right wing.

Regarding the conscription task that Huo Wu retained, Huo Bao planned to let Hou Xiaoming be in charge of the territory of Jinling Mansion, Qiu Wei would be in charge of the territory of Taiping Mansion, and Huo Bao would be in charge of Zhenjiang Mansion that had not yet been defeated.

However, according to the plan, the Chuzhou army almost captured Yangzhou within ten days and went to fight Zhenjiang.

The Chinese army is later here than the other two, and it is not long later.

Huo Bao thought for a while and said, "Wu Yuan and Shi San are good, but Liang Zhuang is a little worse...... I can't take charge of it alone, but the qualifications are still here, so let him go to the firearms camp with me! ”

In this way, he can make room for the Chinese army, otherwise Liang Zhuang's qualifications are here, and Wu Yuan and Shi San are also behind him.

Huo Bao agreed with Huo Bao's statement, but it was also difficult to decide among Wu Yuan and Shi San.

"When the time comes, you will be the deputy commander! Separately lead people to Zhenjiang to recruit troops, and the one with good grades will lead the command! Huo Bao suggested.

Huo Bao thought for a moment and said: "There are only Feng Ye all the way to Zhenjiang by land, and the manpower is not sufficient, even if they want to go to Zhenjiang to recruit troops, then they will set off tomorrow, and they can't help Feng Ye!" ”

After all, this man is a soldier, and his command ability must be verified on the battlefield.

……

Early the next morning, Huo Bao summoned the leaders of the child soldiers to discuss matters in the side hall of the Taiwei Mansion.

Huo Baogao sat on the Taishi chair in the hall, looked at the leaders of the child soldiers sitting on both sides, and said: "The Taiwei Mansion wants to allocate manpower to set up the 'Shenji Battalion', Huo Bao and Liang Zhuang are out of the ranks!" ”

Huo Bao and Liang Zhuang hurriedly got up.

Huo Bao said: "The two of you will select 3,000 people to form the 'Shenji Battalion', with Huo Bao as the acting battalion commander and Liang Zhuang as the deputy battalion leader!" ”

"Honorable Order!"

Huo Bao and Liang Zhuang responded in unison.

Others looked at each other in shock.

Everyone has never understood what the "Shenji Battalion" is, but it is only possible to arrange Huo Bao, the Huo clan, to be in charge, and it must be an important place.

It's just that the boy battalion made it clear that the soldiers were divided into three parts, each with a number, "black wolf", "white falcon", and "green snake".

Now that the commander and deputy commander of the "White Falcon" department are vacant at the same time, who will fill it?

Except for Hou Xiaoming and Qiu Wei, the others' eyes were bright.

Li Yuan immediately looked at Zhu Qiang, and both of them were helpless.

Others have a chance, but the two of them don't.

The two of them were a staff battalion and a logistics battalion, and there was no room for them to play when they went to the war barracks.

Zhu Qiang looked at Shi San.

Shi San's acting battalion commander of the recruit battalion is obviously an excessive errand.

His combat power has always been good.

Huo Bao also looked at Shi San, glanced at Wu Yuan again, and said, "Shi San, the acting commander of the new battalion, and Wu Yuan, the deputy commander of the left wing, are out of the ranks!" ”

Two people came out of the ranks.

Wu Yuan's eyes shimmered, and Shi San was rarely apprehensive.

"The two of you are the left and right commanders of the 'White Falcon' department, each with half of the men, and marched to Changning County to chase General Feng's headquarters, and entered General Feng's command to listen to orders! When Zhenjiang Mansion is captured, the two of you can recruit troops separately! Huo Bao said.

"Honorable Order!"

The two also led the order in unison.

When everyone saw it, their eyes were hot.

Everyone can see that these two people will decide the commander of the "White Falcon" army by virtue of their next exploits and conscription achievements.

Huo Bao looked at the others again, and his eyes fell on Zhu Qiang, the commander of the logistics battalion: "Zhu Gang, the commander of the pro-military battalion and the captain of the law enforcement team, is temporarily out of the town of Lingshui, and the affairs of the pro-military battalion are temporarily replaced by the deputy battalion commander, and the captain of the law enforcement team is temporarily concurrently served by Zhu Qiang, the commander of the logistics battalion!" ”

The deputy battalion commander of the pro-soldier battalion stood up and responded.

Zhu Qiang also hurriedly got up, bowed down and said, "Honorable Order!" ”

He was very grateful.

If the captain of this law enforcement team is handed over to someone else, it will not be easy to take it back later.

Zhu Gang's pro-battalion captain seems to be a confidant, but he is a big step behind others in terms of authority.

is also the captain of this law enforcement team, which also makes no one dare to be dismissive.

Huo Bao looked at Song Qianzhi, the acting captain of the supervision team, and said: "The chief inspector is in Jinling, you follow the boss, learn more and watch more...... It is time for all the child soldiers to start rectifying military discipline! ”

Song Qianzhi got up to answer the order, but he hesitated.

"But what's the difficulty?" Huo Bao said when he saw this.

Song Qianzhi glanced at Huo Bao and said, "Over there in the pro-military camp, is Chuzhou military discipline also applicable?" ”

It was not that he sued the black, but the children of the gentry recruited in Hezhou and Luzhou in the name of "Young Master's Personal Soldiers" arrived in Jinling one after another, which was quite a bit of a fox and a tiger.

Huo Bao didn't answer, and looked at Li Yuan.

Those people were nominally "pro-soldiers", but in fact they were the second group of staff officers.

Li Yuan complained bitterly in his heart, got up and replied: "Master Bao, the personnel have just arrived one after another, and the class has not started yet. ”

Huo Bao looked at Song Qian's way: "Under the child soldier camp, starting from myself, all of them are subject to Chuzhou military discipline, and there are lawless people, they can be monitored!" ”

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