In the barren fields outside the north gate of Dazhu County, thousands of local rioters are standing or sitting, and the black pressure is overwhelming. They neither shouted nor ran, but just stayed and watched, and the whole team was silent.

Taking advantage of the fact that the local rioters did not block the other three gates, the Wang Ping brothers and Feng Changgui rode out early in the morning to organize the remaining refugees to enter the city through the south gate. In the small county town, seven or eight thousand people gathered, which can really be described as overcrowded. Feng Ruhu was not interested in the bad things of his mother-in-law and mother who appeased the refugees, so he took his younger brother and his family to patrol the city early.

Feng Ruhu rode on his big black horse and patrolled along the head of the northern city. Straddling his Guards broadsword in the saddle and holding a stiff bow with arrows in his hand.

"Damn, this is the Soil Rioter Brigade? I've finally seen it in this life! ”

Feng Rubiao followed the rhythm of his eldest brother and scolded: "Bullshit and thrasher, just call Huazi who is about to starve to death!" There was also a bonfire last night. From dawn to now, it has been more than an hour, but there are no fireworks at all! Did they eat the north wind? ”

Feng Ruhu saw the formation of the earth tyrant clearly, and smiled contemptuously: "They are not ready to attack the city at all!" If there is no ladder, is it possible to stack Arhats to go to the city? We've got at least a full day! Don't worry about it, let's go, let's go recruit soldiers! ”

As he spoke, Feng Ruhu gently turned the horse's head. The big black horse, with a thick bandage around its neck, seemed to understand what its master was saying, and it obediently turned around the narrow head of the city, walked towards the ramp by the north gate, and then waited patiently for its master to dismount, so that it could go down on its own.

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Li Hu, the leader of the local rebels in the city, is a young man in his twenties. At this time last year, he was still dressed in green clothes, carrying a short knife at his waist, and led a group of brothers from the yamen to rampage through the streets of Dazhou.

"Except for the five beetles", he changed from a glorious government civil servant to a heinous thief in the blink of an eye. This process happened so quickly that even Li Hu himself felt incredible.

There were many reasons for the rebellion, and it was impossible to say for a while, but in short, he rebelled and embarked on a path that was incompatible with this huge dynasty. From then on, there were only three paths to go in front of him. One way is to become the founding hero of the new dynasty; The second road is a thousand cuts, crushing bones and scattering ashes; The third way is to accept Zhao'an and continue to serve the imperial court.

In the teahouse of Wanzhou City, Li Hu is the most popular. The timely rain in the storyteller's mouth, Song Jiang and Song Gongming, is his most admired hero. Although this hero died a little sloppy, Li Hu did not think that it was Song Jiang's fault, but the treachery of the heavenly court. Since beating him and falling into the grass, he has imitated Song Jiang and played the white banner of "doing the right thing for heaven". His greatest hope is that one day he will be able to plant this flag on the gate tower of Dazhou or even Chongqing Mansion.

Li Hu looked sideways at the white banner beside him, and then looked at the red flag on the wall of Dazhu City, and wondered a little in his heart: Could this be the legendary royal soldier?

Why didn't they run away? There are only seventy or eighty people in total, do they still think they can defend this huge county town?

There were only a little more than a thousand inhabitants in the city, and the refugees ran into the city for a day, and there were up to three or four thousand people in the city. There is no official, only an old teacher who is full of words.

Li Hu knew these things very clearly. He watched the two officers and generals in silver armor slowly disappear into the outline of the city wall, and snorted coldly in his heart: Since you have given the uncle and me a war letter as soon as you come, the contemptible man has no choice but to accompany him to the end! Lao Tzu didn't give out food first, and gave you empty food outside the city. Wait until today and tomorrow to build 800 ladders, and Lao Tzu will drown you with hungry soldiers!

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The aborigines plus refugees, there are about 500 strong men to be distributed in the city, and they all sit helplessly in the small square in front of the county school hall. Han Dashu's platoon was formed into a cordon to watch, lest they take the opportunity to slip away. Cai Shao, the supervising army, told those strong men about the great significance of the Battle of Dazhu with a dry mouth, but after talking for a long time, those strong men who were forcibly recruited were still lifeless. Only when Feng Ruhu brought his third brother to come that the fierce killing aura brought a trace of commotion to the small square.

"Lao Tzu only speaks three sentences!" Feng Ruhu didn't care whether the prison army finished speaking, grabbed the steps of the hall and tore his throat and shouted:

"Lao Tzu's surname Feng is like a tiger, a tiger's tiger! Lao Tzu, the tiger, really wants to eat people! From now on, you are all Lao Tzu's soldiers! Whoever dares to retreat from the battle, Lao Tzu will ......"

Feng Ruhu pulled the long knife out of the cowhide scabbard and swung it a few times in the air, letting the strong men below feel the cold air of the blade. "Slash him!"

"Official, we don't dare to run!" Several voices whispered defense under the steps.

"It's good if you don't dare to run! Lao Tzu has a nap, but Lao Tzu's knife never naps! Feng Ruhu yelled and finished three sentences, and then waved his hand: "You are of the same clan and surname, the same township and the same family, everyone stands in a pile!" ”

The long knife in Feng Ruhu's hand was not unsheathed, and the strong men didn't know if this fierce general would pick out one or two unlucky ghosts to sacrifice the flag. As soon as Feng Ruhu finished speaking, they got up with a grunt, turned around and called the names of their father, brother, relatives and fellow villagers.

The small square was crowded, pushed, crowded, and waved their arms. A quarter of an hour passed, and calm finally returned to the small square, and there were piles of more than a dozen people, large and small.

"How about it, more than ten generations of pro-soldiers, ancestral training skills! Better than your political mobilization, right? Feng Ruhu's face was still fierce, but his mouth was full of words that were not related to his expression.

"Ci is not in charge of the army, the time to use it is now! Wait for them to fight, and then you will slowly set up a dragon gate formation with them to grind your tongue! ”

"Your solution works!" Cai Shaoyun praised sincerely, and then went down the steps with Feng Ruhu.

Xu Gou'er, Han Dashu and Feng Ruhu's family Ding Feng Xi all followed suit. Their eyes scan potential candidates like HR recruits.

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The plan for the expansion of the Dazhu County Huzhuang Brigade is to expand all three platoons into companies. In this way, three platoons would turn into three companies of almost six hundred people. But this number of troops is still stretched. The city wall of two miles and four lengths has a total of 360 zhang and 720 steps, and the distance of each step is less than one person.

To increase the number of troops, not only men but also young women. Men and women have gone to the city, and some people should be left in the city to prevent the local tyrants and spies from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble. Cai Shaoyun's guards were a young veteran squad leader of the second company of the original third battalion, named Liang Ruguo, who had rich combat experience. Liang Ruguo was injured at the land pass, and injured his left shoulder and bones, and was no longer suitable for battle, but he was unwilling to retire from the army and farm, so he was sent to be Cai Shaoyun's guard. At this time, everyone is very precious, so Cai Shaojun appointed Liang Ruguo as the head of the county government team, and this time he also recruited more than a dozen people to maintain law and order in the county.

Feng Ruhu's personal soldier boss Feng Xihu pretended to be a tiger, and grabbed a thin half-grown child from the crowd majestically and asked, "What is your name?" ”

"Feng Qi, this is my eldest brother, Feng Si; The third brother Feng Liu, I am the fourth. The half-grown child avoided Feng Xi's gaze and replied timidly.

"How many brothers are there? Where did the death go? Feng Xi didn't intend to spare this child.

"There are people who starve to death, die of disease, and die. My mom said she couldn't support her. ”

At this time, Feng Xi caught a glimpse of Feng Ruhu coming over with a golden knife, and hurriedly changed his smiling face: "Young Master, this family dares to have the same surname as you!" ”

Oh? Feng Ruhu stopped and asked: "The person surnamed Feng raised his hand!" ”

Four or five hands were raised, and one or two retracted.

"All those surnamed Feng have been accepted, and they have been compiled into the third company!" Feng Ruhu said.

"Will Fengjiaba be collected?" Someone in the crowd asked.

"It's all taken! Accept everything that is related to the Feng family! ”

Feng Ruhu said it categorically, but Feng Xi was a little hesitant. He pulled out the half-grown child and showed the weak body to the eldest young master.

Feng Ruhu glared at Feng Xi fiercely and scolded: "Song Zhenzong said that Li Mingshi, the guard company commander next to the prince, was this virtue when he first bought it!" Look at it now, it's much better than you domestic goods who don't eat for long! Remember, let them eat and they will all grow! ”

Han Dashu is not as eager as the Feng family brothers. He carried a large torch on his back and walked around the pile, looking at them one by one and picking them one by one. In addition to looking at the hands and eyes, you should also ask the parents of the family if there is no farming at home.

As the platoon commander of the technical arms firearm platoon, Han Dashu has the right to be selected first. Now the firearms soldiers are all seed troops, and they are extremely sought-after among the two teams in Shangzhuang. Lord Yin had quietly come to take care of Han Dashu and wanted to put his platoon into the tenth battalion. But later, it was said that the prince personally made the decision and incorporated his platoon into Feng Ruhu's brigade.

Han Dashu doesn't care where he is made, it is more important to be promoted if there is a battle. Lin Yan is the same as Lao Han in Songlin Mountain, and he is also a small platoon leader. But when I went out and fought two battles, I was the battalion commander in a blink of an eye. The battalion commander, according to Lao Han's calculations, is a serious hundred households, and has entered the category of hereditary military positions.

Lao Han raised several children and lived a very difficult life all his life, but his heart has always been very fulfilling, but he regrets that his ancestors have no job, so his children and grandchildren are poor. This time, he borrowed the light of the local tyrant and became a company commander, one step away from the battalion commander. If you want to make further progress, this soldier must be selected well. The criteria for picking soldiers, he has already thought of them: honest and loyal but not stupid; The family is innocent, and it is best to have farmed; The body is passable, and the movement is dexterous. To put it bluntly, it is Lao Han's own version of Dazhu refugees. But Lao Han picked up troops this time and secretly added a higher standard: literacy and hyphenation are the best!

In the corner of the small square, a small gang of seven or eight people finally caught the attention of Lao Han. Although the group of people was short in cloth, their bodies were clean and clean, and their temperament was obviously different from that of others. Old Han glanced at Feng Jiabing and Xu Gou'er, and seeing that they hadn't noticed that there yet, his steps immediately quickened and walked in front of this group of people.

Lao Han asked, "Which village are you from?" ”

The group looked at each other, and finally a taller young man replied, "We are not fellow villagers, we are classmates." ”

"Mr. Fei's student?"

"Yes. The school that I just entered in the spring will be dispersed before the autumn harvest arrives. ”

"Literate?"

"I read half of the Analects."

"Do you want to be a soldier in my company?"

"You have to be a soldier anyway, it's the same everywhere. However, since he became a soldier, he hopes to follow the mighty general......"

The young man's eyes glanced at Feng Ruhu in the distance, intentionally or unintentionally.

I don't think Lao Tzu is majestic enough! Lao Han scolded in his heart.

But Lao Han was not in a hurry. He turned around, showed the large firecracker behind him, and then smiled and seduced: He is not recruiting ordinary soldiers, but firecrackers.

"Huobei, I have one at home, so it's okay to shoot birds!" Another young man expressed disdain.

"This is not a bird fighter, this is a murderer!" Lao Han immediately corrected the other party's common-sense mistakes, "You can put down three or four people at a time!" If you put a big lead on it, not a cow can stop it! ”

In order to enhance his persuasiveness, Lao Han took down the fire gun and let those young people who wanted to see it touch it. The round inside and outside of the gun tube is obviously different from the earthen six-sided or eight-sided gun pipe. He specially emphasized that this is the latest product of Shu Wangfu, representing the highest contemporary technology and technology, the pipe and internal boring have been repaired with lathes, and it is also equipped with a detachable sleeve bayonet, which can be put far away and assassinated nearby.

"See!" Lao Han took out a cylindrical pill from the ammunition bag on the left and showed off to the young people who surrounded him: "There are eight grains of iron in it, and if you hit it out once, you can throw eight people over!" Twenty paces away, the scatter is bigger than a dustpan. Who can run away if they are targeted? ”

He also took out a medicine bag from the ammunition bag on the right, indicating that it contained weighed granular gunpowder, and during the battle, he bit through the medicine bag and poured the gunpowder into the medicine tray and tamped it.

"Well, it's better than your birds!" Old Han held the fire gun and was triumphant.

Men are naturally addicted to these things of ingenuity. The fire gun in Lao Han's hand has become an irresistible temptation for these young students. He persuaded the young students to incorporate them into his own firecracker.

"First of all, I have to say that since you are literate and hyphenation, you have to be a little gentleman and teach Quanlian to read and write!" Lao Han cautiously ordered: "The point is to teach you three platoon commanders to read and write!"

There were a total of eighteen firecrackers in the whole company, and each of them commanded five people to form a team. One is the front shooter and team leader, and the four are the second shooter. The front shooter is released, one of the secondary shooters holds a shield to defend against arrows and stones, and three people hold bamboo guns to cover the front shooter and help carry ammunition. In this way, Lao Han's company, not counting officers, has three platoons, nine squads, and eighteen platoons, with a total of 90 people. During the battle, one squad and two units acted together and maneuvered along the city walls. If the enemy rushes up the wall, two rows of bamboo gunners block the enemy, and two firearms are fired. This allows you to kill and damage the enemy in advance, as well as to cover important firecrackers. When this group of people sees the blood and is proficient, when the next batch of firecrackers is sent, they will immediately be an elite company with combat effectiveness!

This is Lao Han's wishful thinking.