Xu Ying went to the Hanging Flower Gate early in the morning to deal with official business. There were too many people who joined the army today, nearly 200 people, and the queue went from the Hanging Flower Gate to the Corner Gate. Xu Ying took the list and asked these people to take a roll call in a team of ten, carefully check the registration, and were busy until after noon. was about to go back to the house for lunch, but saw Liu Bixian coming over in a hurry with a bookstore.

"Madam, the military department has come to order, and the Shunyi army will fight......" Liu Bixian saw Xu Ying, and he didn't have time to be polite, and said with a solemn face.

Xu Ying was taken aback, and took the official document in Liu Bixian's hand, but saw that the paper was covered with the big seal of the Ming Army, and the order was written in strong block letters, the content of which was that the Shun Yi Battalion Army was controlled by Liu Zhilun, the squire of the Military Department, and went out to fight on the sun.

"The talisman has been tested." Liu Bixian said: "There are all three orders, charms, and seals, and there is no problem. ”

The bookstore beside him also nodded to Xu Ying in confirmation. Xu Ying glanced at the bookstore, but it was Wang Anpei, who had only found the position of the clerk's office after Fan Tongzhou had entrusted him.

The last time Sun Chengzong came to announce the decree, he left Yang Ming a seal, a customs defense and a military talisman. The seal letter is the impression of the big seal of the military department, the customs defense is the seal of the Shunyi guerrilla general, and the soldier charm is the bronze medal of the survey of the troops. This guard and military talisman is placed in the lobby of the General's Mansion for external liaison. For example, when writing to the Ministry of War, or liaising with local governments and friendly forces, they use the seal of the Customs. There are two seals of the customs defense, one is called the hall seal, which is kept in the lobby of the general's mansion for use; One is a seal, which the general carries with him when he goes to war. The soldier talisman is used for the survey and inspection of the troop transfer talisman of the Ministry of War. As for the internal, he still uses Xu Ying's "Feng Qing Yueying" seal and his own set of military talismans.

"Mr. Liu, please wait here, the slave family will go and ask the general to come out immediately." Xu Ying said in a calm tone.

Yang Ming was printing books in the room, and the book "Farmland Water Conservancy" printed out last time was given to Huang Taiji, and this time Yang Ming printed another one, and also selected and printed a few other books and materials. He plans to develop agriculture, industry, and commerce at the same time, develop industry, strengthen its own strength, and lay a firm foundation for the grand blueprint for the future.

Yu Dai quietly watched Yang Ming busy on the side, her eyes full of reverence. Yang Ming's computer operation she couldn't help, and when the paper was printed, Yu Dai picked up the paper with her hand, covered it with blue A4 paper as the cover, twisted a handful of paper back and forth several times with her hand, stomped neatly on the table, picked up the long-arm staplactor and nailed it, and a few beautiful books were formed.

Yang Ming couldn't help but praise when he saw Yu Dai's hands neatly arranging the book.

"Yu Dai, you are so smart......"

Yu Dai's face turned red, and she smiled, "The general praises." The slave is just a hand for the general......"

After that, he studied the ink, dipped the sheep's pen, and handed it to Yang Ming to inscribe the title of the book.

"Yu Dai, you write it." Yang Ming put his arm around Yu Dai's shoulders and said with a smile.

"Slaves don't dare to ......" Yu Dai's body trembled slightly, and she snuggled in Yang Ming's arms delicately.

"What would you not dare. Come, I say, you write. Yang Ming smelled a faint fragrance in Yu Dai's hair, and couldn't help but kiss her lightly on the face.

"Hmm." Yu Dai hummed softly, not knowing whether she was responding to Yang Ming's words or responding to Yang Ming's kiss.

"This book, write 'farmland and water conservancy cheats'" Yang Ming instructed Yu Dai.

Yu Dai hung her wrist, put down the pen, and a few beautiful and full block letters fell on the cover of the book.

"Good word!" Yang Ming exclaimed. Yu Dai's writing is still much stronger than her own fourth-rate calligraphy, Yang Ming only took a two-month calligraphy class in junior high school, and writing brush characters is completely amateur level, compared with people who have really written in this era, it is incomparable.

"General, what is this book about?" Yu Dai leaned on Yang Ming's arms and asked him softly.

"This book, write 'Textile Machinery Treasure Book'" Yang Ming kissed Yu Dai on the face again.

"Where's this one?" Yu Dai wrote and asked again.

"Well, this book is written'The Secret Method of Match Making'"

After finishing the cover of several books, Yang Ming hugged Yu Dai in his arms and gently kissed her hair, face, and lips.

Yu Dai little bird snuggled in Yang Ming's arms like a human, her lips opened slightly, in response to Yang Ming's kiss, the sweet fragrance between her lips and teeth made Yang Ming confused for a while, and she didn't hear Xu Ying enter the house.

"General......" Xu Ying coughed outside the door of the inner room, calling Yang Ming.

Yang Ming was startled and hurriedly let go of Yu Dai in his arms. Yu Dai lowered her head with a flushed face and retreated to the side.

"Yu Dai, you go out first, I have something to tell the general." Xu Ying stepped into the door and said with a smile.

Yu Dai is the girl selected by Xu Ying for Yang Ming, and if something happens between her and Yang Ming, it is all expected, and Xu Ying will not blame it.

"Xu Ying, sit." Yang Ming's face was also a little red, "Is there something wrong?" “

Xu Ying handed the official document of the Ministry of War in his hand to Yang Ming, "General, the Ministry of War ordered the Shunyi Army to fight......"

"Oh......" Yang Ming was stunned for a moment, took the official document and read it.

"Damn, this food hasn't come yet, and the talisman has come." Yang Ming muttered with a bitter face.

"General, what should I do?" Xu Ying looked at Yang Ming with a pair of peach blossom eyes, with worry in her voice, "According to the slave family, the general had better find a reason to shirk ......"

"You don't have to prevaricate, if you want to fight, you can fight." Yang Ming said loudly: "It's a big deal, it's a big deal, it's ...... death."

"Human death is as light as a feather, and as heavy as Mount Tai. Dying for the sake of the country and the nation is heavier than Mount Tai's ......"

Yang Ming recited the classics seriously.

"Yang Ming, the slave family doesn't allow you to say that......" Xu Ying's eyes were red, tears rolled in her eyes, and she hugged Yang Ming.

Just now, he lingered with Yu Dai for a while, which made Yang Ming's heart itch, and now that Xu Ying sent it to the door, Yang Ming naturally wouldn't let it go, he picked up Xu Ying and put it on the bed.

"General, the slave family is serious with you......" Xu Ying was anxious and struggled in Yang Ming's arms, "Mr. Liu, they are still waiting for the general to discuss ...... at the Hanging Flower Gate"

"Okay......" Yang Ming said helplessly, "Then let's go out and discuss." ”

After going to the Hanging Flower Gate to discuss with Liu Bixian, Yang Ming decided to send troops at the beginning of the tenth month. On the one hand, he asked Liu Bixian to send a reply to the Ministry of War, and on the other hand, he asked Fan Tongzhou to contact the county government and recruit people and craftsmen to accompany the army. Prior to this, Yang Ming decided to establish a new military system. The establishment of the army, the army, the team, the sentry, and the battalion in the Ming Dynasty made Yang Ming very unaccustomed to commanding, and the new military system was already in the making, but there was no time to rectify this matter during the Chinese New Year.

For Yang Ming, the biggest problem facing him now is not the lack of troops, and Yang Ming does not expect this team of more than 1,000 men and horses that has not been created for a long time to win the battlefield; It's not that there is a shortage of ammunition, and the dozens of tons of ammunition brought by heavy trucks to cold the army are enough for a long time; It's that the fuel for the cars is limited, and only two-thirds of the diesel fuel on the trucks and Humvees is left, and the vehicles become scrap metal when they run out. Although some studies have shown that some vegetable oils can replace diesel, Yang Ming has never tried it, and now he does not dare to try it at this time, unless he plans to try it as a live horse doctor on the day when the fuel runs out.

Moreover, the fuel consumption of the Humvee is impressive, it costs twenty or thirty liters of diesel per 100 kilometers, and it can only run 400 kilometers with a full tank of 95 liters, so Yang Ming is reluctant to extract diesel fuel from the truck's fuel tank to the Humvee for use. Besides, even if there is enough fuel, the team will not be able to keep up with the speed when driving the Humvee, and it will be even more troublesome to stop and go.

His M777 howitzer could not be pulled out to fight either, because there was no vehicle towing. Although the M777 gun is very light, less than 4 tons of weight can be pulled by a few horses, and the four-wheeled carriage of Napoleon's army can carry 15 tons with one horse, but the mobility of this cannon is too poor, and in the current season, the road is icy and muddy, and it may not be able to pull out by horsepower when it falls into potholes.

There is also this M777 cannon is different from the cannon of the Ming Dynasty, it should not be placed in front of the battle line, directly facing the enemy's edge in front, once the opponent concentrates heavy troops on all sides to attack desperately, only one cannon can not meet the enemy on all sides, then only abandon the cannon and flee, this weapon across the era will fall into the hands of the enemy, this danger Yang Ming will not take the risk.

The final solution could only be to adapt to the times, and Yang Ming decided to go out on horseback and use a cart to transport heavy ammunition. His plan was to bring an M249 squad light machine gun, the B51 in the CS, and a few boxes of M855A1 ammunition. The ammunition of the M249 machine gun and the HK416 rifle is universal, both of which are 556mm NATO standard bullets, so that the bullets are more versatile and convenient.

The M249 squad light machine gun is a modified version of the FN Minimi light machine gun manufactured by Fabrique Nationale (FN) in Belgium, firing 556x45 mm NATO standard ammunition, making it the most durable burst fire weapon in the infantry squad. The M249 has a total gun mass of only 683 kg, a gun length of 104 meters, a replaceable barrel mass of 16 kg, plus a 200-round cartridge chain, and the entire M249 weapon system has a mass of less than 10 kg, which is easy to operate hand-held.

In addition, as a heavy fire support force, Yang Ming will also bring an M252 81mm mortar. This mortar is an improvement on the British L16 81mm mortar, and is mainly equipped with U.S. infantry battalions, air assault battalions, airborne battalions, mountain artillery battalions, and marine battalions to provide close fire support for rapid shore deployment units and other rapid mobile units.

The total weight of M252 is about 41 kg, which is composed of M253 gun body (16 kg), M177 gun carriage (12 kg), M3A1 base (13 kg) and M64A1 sight (11 kg), with a range of 91~5935 meters, and can use M821, M889, M372 and other series of high-explosive shells, M819, M375 series signal flares, M853A1, M301 series flares and other types of ammunition.

This gun has a simple structure, reliable mechanical performance, and light weight, which is convenient for personnel to carry and maneuver. The firing range is long, the firing speed is fast, the maximum rate of fire is 30 rounds per minute. The 81 mm caliber high-explosive bomb weighs about 45 kilograms, is loaded with 400~680 grams of high explosives, and the radius of 35 meters belongs to its lethal killing radius. In addition, even if the target is not hit, an 81-mm mortar shell can completely suppress the target if it falls within 30 meters of the target; When falling within 75 meters of the target, there is still a 50% chance that the target will be suppressed; If the landing point exceeds the target by 125 meters, the suppression effect will be lost.

In addition to the above, Yang Ming also plans to work on a secret weapon, that is, a grenadier equipped with M67 grenades.

On the street adjacent to Xiangyang Lane to the south of the school yard, there are several blacksmith shops and bow and arrow shops, which are mainly engaged in the business of the garrison, repairing weapons and bows and arrows for the soldiers. At the door of the blacksmith shop was a blazing charcoal stove, and the shirtless blacksmith picked up a red-hot iron ingot, placed it on the cutting board, swung the hammer, and smashed it down with a ding-dong sound. The sparks on the chopping board splattered in all directions, and a few splashed on the blacksmith's body, disappearing without a trace in sweat.

"Boss, help me make dozens of these things......" Yang Ming said to the blacksmith with an M67 grenade.

"What is this?" With a puzzled look on his face, the blacksmith reached out to take the grenade.

Yang Ming hurriedly took a step back and held the grenade firmly in his arms. This thing can't be given easily, in case this blacksmith gets it in his hand and pulls the pull ring, he will have to follow him for reimbursement.

The M67 grenade has a diameter of 635 mm, a mass of 390 grams, a built-in 180 grams of high explosives, and an effective killing radius of 15 meters. The grenade consists of a projectile body and a fuse, which is an M213 time-delay fuse with a delay of 4 to 5 seconds. A safety clip is added to the fuze safety mechanism, which can prevent the safety pin from being accidentally pulled out, and the safety clip is S-shaped, made of spring steel wire, one end is sleeved on the fuze body, and the other end clamps the bumper. When in use, remove the safety clip before pulling out the safety pin.

"This thing is an ancestral artifact, and it can't be touched by outsiders...... Yang Mingshen said mysteriously: "You can make it according to this shape, and the money is easy to say......"

"Exactly the same?" The blacksmith stared at Yang Ming with strange eyes, "How heavy is this thing?" “

"Well, it's exactly the same, including the clamps and levers above......" Yang Ming's tone became solemn, "It's about ten and a half in weight, try to weigh it first, and then hit fifty if it's right, it's easy to say." ”

Yang Ming made this thing to prepare for the sergeants to throw bombs for training, and the shape and weight are as consistent as the real thing, the better. As for the weight, one tael in the Ming Dynasty was about 37 grams to 39 grams, and there was no accurate number, and Yang Ming didn't know what scale the blacksmith used, so he could only test and calibrate it in practice.

(End of chapter)