Chapter 2 Yingke (Sixth Upper)

After discussing how to deal with the outsiders, the minds of the servants settled down. When I saw Cheng Xiaojiu again, the smile on my face was not so hypocritical.

After all, Cheng Xiaojiu was only sixteen years old, and even if he had been straining a string in his heart, he couldn't guess that the officials had already regarded him as a small insect that had fallen on a spider's web, and he could swallow it at any time. Seeing that everyone was enthusiastic about themselves, they thought that their repeated retreats had been rewarded. After a stone in his stomach slowly landed, he focused all his attention on the training of Xiang Yong.

After two consecutive days of assessment, Guantao County recruited a total of 1,000 villagers. Referring to the establishment of the soldiers of the Great Sui Prefecture, the Lin County Order divided this Qianxiang Yong into three regiments, named after Yuheng, Kaiyang and Yaoguang in the Big Dipper. Each regiment has 300 soldiers, and Guo and Jia are the two heads and Dong Zhushu serve as captains respectively. The extra 100 people formed a Tianshu Brigade alone, with Cheng Xiaojiu as the brigade commander, responsible for protecting the safety of the county government. In addition, in order to show his reliance on Cheng Xiaojiu, Lin County Ling also gave him the position of chief instructor of the three regiments and one brigade, and rewarded Wang Ermao with a team to do it, and directly listened to Cheng Xiaojiu's dispatch.

I don't know if it was secretly instructed by a master, but half of the Yongzhong Township of the First Brigade selected by the Lin County Order to protect the safety of the county government was actually braved the lightning and rainstorm to rescue the grain ship with Cheng Xiaojiu that day. These fifty people are second to none in terms of physical fitness and courage among the villagers, so they were slightly selected by Cheng Xiaojiu, and they showed a little different. Although it was still impossible to distinguish between left and right when marching in formation, the shouts of killing were very loud. Every time I start training on the school field, people from more than ten miles away can hear the movement.

The performance of the other three regiments was also very good. In order to keep the military salary of three buckets of rice a month, everyone trained very seriously, lest they be provoked by the officials who temporarily took over the duties of the officers and drove them home. After such a few days, even Guo Zhutou, who likes to find fault and scold people the most, has no chance to scold, and when he saw a team of villagers walking in front of him in stride under Cheng Xiaojiu's order, his face unconsciously carried a little appreciation.

The villagers practiced normally every morning under the supervision of Cheng Xiaojiu, and in the afternoon, they took baskets, wooden shovels and other tools and followed Li Laojiu behind him to repair the section of the city wall that was destroyed by lightning on the south side of the city. The giant thief Zhang Jin said that the end of the day was approaching, and it would definitely be too late to build a new city wall. However, this little difficulty could not be stopped by the always wise and wise Lin County Order, under his guidance, the villagers first cut down tree branches and erected a row of wooden fences on the collapsed city wall. Then, along the outside of the wooden fence, about two feet away, the remains of the city wall were shoveled into an upright earthen wall with a wooden shovel. In this way, the wreckage of the city wall and the newly erected wooden fence were more than two people tall, and if the bandits had the idea of breaking through the southern wall without difficulty, they would definitely have to run into a bloody outlet.

While building a temporary city wall, Dong Zhushu and Lin Xian Ling were reorganizing the equipment of the villagers. They discussed it and decided to enhance the long-range strike ability of the villagers according to the tips for defending the city recorded in the ancient books. There are only about two dozen bows in Guantao County, and there is no equipment for a brigade of archers. This could not help the wise county magistrate, who issued an edict and requisitioned thousands of dried bamboo poles from the city's bazaar. He ordered someone to pick one of the thick and sturdy ones and cut them in half, and then cut them into long pieces of about five feet, dug holes and threaded ropes at both ends, and divided them by two in three strokes to make hundreds of huge bows with a very long range. Three hundred archers bent their bows at the same time, and a rain of arrows can be rained down on the heads of enemies between twenty and two hundred paces in an instant.

These three hundred "elite" archers are naturally under the command of the most trusted Dong Zhushu of the Lin County Order. In order not to appear partial, the county commander ordered more than 700 ash poles to be chopped, and an iron spear head was installed at one end, and it was issued to other villagers as long weapons. In this way, in addition to the archers, each villager has two kinds of weapons in his hands, one long and one short, the short one is the Pu knife made by the subway craftsman, and the elder is Cheng Xiaojiu's best Zhangba red tassel gun.

With both long and short weapons, and three hundred archers who can shoot from a distance, this country warrior can be regarded as well-equipped. Several lieutenants were elated, thinking that even if Zhang Jin really killed him, the villagers would have the strength to fight. Cheng Xiaojiu, who was somewhat impressed by the military appearance of the soldiers of the Great Sui Mansion back then, did not dare to be blindly optimistic. In his impression, the government soldiers led by his father back then rarely used ash poles as weapons. As standard, the soldiers usually had a lance and a horizontal sword. As for the elite in the army, they are often invincible.

The advantage of the lance is that it is both sharp and strong. The so-called Zhangba long lance, the light lance blade part is three feet long, plus a lance seat more than a foot long, the long lance body, live out of an iron sword with a rod. It can be used as a spear to stab straight at it, and it can also be used as a big knife to swing left and right. However, the enemy's short weapon can only cut the iron part of the front end of the long lance, and it is difficult to have a chance to cut off the rod.

The Mo knife is a weapon that is most suitable for Hercules. The blade and handle of the blade are a full height of one and a half people, and when the hands are opened, the enemy can be cut into two pieces with his weapons. Referring to the example of the Great Sui Army, with a hundred Mo swordsmen as the vanguard, he could launch a strong attack on the enemy army that was ten times his number. As long as the Mo knife men in the front row are not tired and out of strength, it will be difficult for the enemy to contain our offensive.

And the thousand township warriors recruited by the Lin County Order, nine out of ten are living on the dock carrying big bags, and they have no other strengths, but they have strength.

Looking for a private opportunity, Cheng Xiaojiu euphemistically proposed his idea to Lin County. The other party has the grace of knowing him, and he can't watch his benefactor die in the hands of thieves in a daze.

Lin Xianling was very happy that Cheng Xiaojiu could be outspoken to himself, but after thinking about it for a long time, he gave him a very disappointing answer. "What you're talking about is indeed the way regular government soldiers are equipped. But against a few gangs of thieves, you don't need to make too much fanfare, right?! Our pavilion pottery is not rich in the first place, and it costs six times as much iron as the spearhead to play a long lance. The yamen couldn't come up with so much money for a while, and if it was apportioned to the people again, I was afraid that the people would have some complaints! And once the thieves take the opportunity to instigate a civil uprising, the museum pottery will be self-defeating! ”

"Your Excellency is right. The younger generation only considered strengthening the military equipment of the villagers, but they didn't expect the people to bear this level! Cheng Xiaojiu first paused for a moment, and then hurriedly bowed down to admit his mistake. The biggest advantage of the ash pole tassel gun is that it is cheap, and if it is equipped with an extra thousand rods, it will not make the county magistrate feel painful. But if you want to configure real military equipment such as iron lances, Mo knives, and horizontal knives, you have to find a way to raise money in the yamen.

According to the gossip that Wang Ermao inquired about, since the beginning of the preparation for the construction of Xiangyong, the various taxes and fees in the market have doubled. A considerable part of this money went into the pockets of officials at all levels. Even if it is himself, he has also shared the benefits of three and a half dollars from it. If you can't understand the hardships of the county lord, you can't help but don't know what to do.

For the good habit of young people who have the courage to admit their mistakes, Lin County Ling still appreciates it very much. Recently, Cheng Xiaojiu's performance on the school field did make him, a county magistrate, feel that his face was bright. In order to encourage the spirit of his henchmen, he pondered it for a while, and praised with a smile: "Actually, your idea is very good, but the actual situation here does not allow it." If you have the opportunity in the future, you can go to the army and play to your strengths. In our small county, the sky is too narrow for Kunpeng to spread its wings! ”

"The county lord has won the award. It is already a rare blessing for the younger generation to be able to serve the adults! Cheng Xiaojiu didn't understand what Lin County's words meant, so he hurriedly expressed his attitude.

Lin Xianling looked at him and shook his head and smiled, as if there was an infinite mystery hidden in his eyes. It wasn't until Cheng Xiaojiu was furious that he smiled and changed the topic again. "I heard that you were originally the queen of the gate, and Lord Lingzun was implicated by the old general He Ruo before he was assigned to the plug? Do you have any news of Lingzun lately? This county has a few friends in Liaodong, and they may be able to take care of Ling Zun! ”

Abrupt, very abrupt. Cheng Xiaojiu's heart was tumbling, and there were seven points of surprise in his emotions, and the remaining three points were ecstasy. After a long pause, he bowed down again and made a long bow to Lin Xianling, and replied thoughtfully, "Thank you for taking care of you." It's just that my father has been relegated to the side for many years, and some of the messages came back at the beginning. In the last five years, there has been no news. If one day the younger generation gets news of my father, I must ask the adult for help. If my father and son can be reunited again, even if the younger generation is a cow and a horse, they must repay the kindness of the adults! ”

In the end, he revealed his true feelings, and his words were already a little choked. Lin Xianling patted him on the shoulder, smiled and comforted, "The word repayment, you will never mention it again." This county appreciates your talent, not to show favor to you! That case was originally a disaster, hey, it's a pity that no one in the Manchu Dynasty dared to speak up! ”

"The younger generation knows that the adult's kindness is not reciprocated! But after all, adults are the first elders to really care for their juniors! Juniors, juniors, juniors are out of shape, don't blame adults! Cheng Xiaojiu wiped away his tears and muttered.

"You little one!" Lin Xian Ling laughed again. He liked the greenness on Xiao Jiu's face very much, it was an expression that he had rarely seen in his many years as an official. People will unconsciously become relaxed, and unconsciously want to bring the relationship between each other closer.

Looking at the green face, he added with a smile, "You have already repaid me by training Xiang Yong well." You don't have to worry too much about defending the city. We are very close to Wuyang County and Qinghe County. Once there is a police, as long as they can hold out for a day and night, reinforcements will definitely be able to kill along the canal. If the defenders of Liyang are alarmed, the thieves may die without a place to be buried! ”

How strong the combat effectiveness of the Liyang defenders was, Cheng Xiaojiu was not impressed. But since the county magistrate said it so surely, he no longer insisted on his view of strengthening the township brave equipment. It's just that in normal training, the corresponding intensity is greatly improved. In this way, it is inevitable that the villagers will secretly point out the backbone. But for the sake of his own future, and in order to repay the kindness of the county magistrate, Xiao Jiu has no time to pay attention to so much.

As a result, the tasseled spearmen of Guantao County have become a beautiful landscape this summer. Every morning, more than 700 tassel guns stabbed up and down with the angry shouts of the strong men, and the entire school field was like a peach blossom blooming with thousands of trees. Cheng Xiaojiu, who was dressed in a pale white Ge cloth short fight, walked in front of the gun array with a long tassel in his hand, pointing east and west, and a tassel gun made him elusive. I only saw that countless people who came to see the excitement were dizzy, and the cheers were like thunder.

Among them, the most energetic shouts are Zhu Xing'er and her personal maid Qiao'er. The two of them slapped their palms red, ignoring the strange looks around them.