Han Shizhong, an eight-foot man, was so tired that he fell asleep directly on the chair, and Liu Chengdong also rushed back to the barracks outside the city.

Liu Chengdong cooperated with Han Shizhong to attack Huzhou, originally thought that he would be cheated or used as a bait or something, but he didn't expect Han Zhao's envoy to be very particular, Liu Chengdong could only attribute it to Han Shizhong's style of maintaining a pure martial artist.

The battle to attack Huzhou seemed to Liu Chengdong to be lackluster, after all, most of the soldiers under Fang La's command had not been able to get rid of the status of exiles for a short time, and there were no rules for fighting, and the military regulations on the battlefield were not good. Some enemy generals could not even control the troops engaged in the battle, and there were no longer a few who scattered in a hurry, just like some of the van troops who cooperated with Liu Chengdong. As for Fang La's elite? It is just a matter of attacking the general box army and archers with a bloody and brave spirit, and it is a bit of a joke to defend the fortified city in front of the well-commanded and well-equipped Great Zhou generals.

The divine arm bow and waist crossbow that can pierce armor in a hundred steps, combined with a large number of archers from the surrounding states and counties, are enough to suppress the Fangla defenders at the head of the city. Although there are not many rockets and fierce fire oil tanks, they are enough to teach Fang La to be a man. The three-sentry cannon, the five-sentry cannon and the one-thirteen bed crossbow became the last straw, and Liu Yuan and Han Shizhong's henchmen and generals climbed the ladder under the cover of superior long-range weapons and broke the city in one fell swoop.

Heavy weapons such as the Divine Arm Bow, Trebuchet and Bed Crossbow were of course in Han Shizhong's hands, but Liu Chengdong's troops also benefited a lot, otherwise I don't know how many more casualties would have been lost. However, the fierce general of the Fang La army, who caused great chaos and then broke the city and fled eastward, left a deep impression on Liu Chengdong, and the captives called that person "Shi Shuai". "It's a character", Liu Chengdong commented in his heart.

Shi Bao was a fierce general under Fang La, and was ordered to block the main force of the official army in Huzhou, but after seeing the strength and equipment of the superior official army, his scalp was numb, and he decisively abandoned the city and fled, leading the elite to drive the people to break through the connection point between Liu Chengdong and Han Shizhong. Shi Bao quickly got together with Fang Tianding, who was also defeated, and planned to unite to teach Yao Pingzhong, who was arrogant and rushing, a lesson and boost morale, otherwise the battle would not be able to fight. Shi Bao was deeply impressed by the steady and steady attack of Liu Chengdong's troops, and the concentrated shooting of the archers in Liu Chengdong's army was fast and ruthless, and Shi Bao itched his teeth when he thought about it.

Liu Chengdong was also thinking about the gains and losses of the battle, and most of the soldiers worked hard under the guarantee of generous pensions, but after all, there was no ruthlessness. The concentrated shooting summarized by Liu Decheng's kid is very practical, but most of the box army can't afford this kind of tactic, it's too expensive...... Liu Chengdong's army is still the regular configuration of archers, sword players and spearmen, and there are basically no good things such as divine arm bows, but Liu Chengdong is not dissatisfied. As a newly recruited general, it's already good to be able to lead the troops to attack, and let's talk about the rest when they make contributions.

Liu Chengdong returned to the barracks, first went to his back tent to take off his heavy armor, and then came to the front tent to discuss with Xiong Dachun, Liu Yuan, San Yanzi and other henchmen. Waving his hand to let the men who hugged their fists sit down, Liu Chengdong remembered something and asked a few veterans of the Nanyang Xiang Army who had taken refuge one after another, "The families of several brothers, where can Li Xiang take care of?" If you are not satisfied, mention it, we men come out and work hard, and our families must always take care of it. ”

A commander of the Nanyangxiang military camp who was over fifty years old respectfully bowed his hand, "Thank you for your concern, general." My family has moved to Mingyuezhuang, and my unruly son wrote to say that the village is very well taken care of, and the old man's life is the general's. The owner of Li Xiaozhuang did not forget to find work for Brother Xiang Jun's family, and the brothers below were grateful......"

Liu Chengdong felt a little relieved, he led the troops to the expedition before he recruited an army in March, and it sounded good that the court valued it, but the fate after the defeat was also very certain. Therefore, Liu Chengdong can only spill a lot of money and food, give away a lot of benefits, and also solve the problem of the livelihood of ordinary soldiers and soldiers, so as to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, and the life and death of him and Mingyuezhuang are also somewhat guaranteed.

But Liu Chengdong definitely can't say that, "To say this is to see the outside, before Lao Tzu went up the mountain, he had been in the army for ten years, and he had also suffered the hardships of ordinary soldiers." So it's not easy for my brothers to help, after all, it's a job to pin your head to your belt. ”

Whether it was the new Xiangjun officer who had taken refuge in Liu Chengdong, or Xiong Dachun and other old people, they all sighed and sighed, and the tent was filled with an atmosphere of "grievance meeting". The estrangement between the Zhuang Ding transferred from Mingyuezhuang and the veteran qualifications of the Nanyang Xiang Army dissipated a lot in this harmonious atmosphere, and Liu Chengdong was very proud, and the cheap son-in-law always had some useful tricks.

It happened that Mingyuezhuang sent the second batch of supplies, Liu Chengdong struck while the iron was hot, announced that he would reward all the sergeants in the evening, and also sent a lot of wine and meat to Han Shizhong...... Jerky.

The camp was lively, but Liu Chengdong took the opportunity to get rid of the prison army and deal with some private matters. There were several young people standing in the back tent, led by Zhang Wanli's grandson Zhang Yongnian. Standing in front of Liu Chengdong are all young men who were trained in the army by Mingyuezhuang, and most of them made military achievements in the siege battle a few days ago.

Liu Chengdong first read the information of several people, and then said to Zhang Yongnian: "Your grandfather is Zhang Wanli?" ”

"Yes, the Great Ruler." Then Zhang Yongnian's face turned red, and he added, "The kid's military exploits have nothing to do with grandpa." ”

Liu Chengdong and Xiong Dachun next to him laughed, and then Liu Chengdong said: "Sure enough, he is a strong boy, Mingyuezhuang wants to be a strong party in peace, and he can lack anything, but he can't lack a good boy like you!" ”

Xiong Dachun looked at Zhang Yongnian, "Don't worry, your grandfather doesn't want to bring you back, he's just worried about your safety." ”

Then Liu Chengdong clapped his hands, and several dead and heavy big boxes were carried in by the guards, Liu Chengdong checked the seals and a few small mechanisms on them, and then opened them with the key. But it was more than a dozen full-body armors, shining in the swaying light of the dead wind lamp, lying there quietly, and the eyes of several young people were straight.

Several guards from Zhuang Ding hung a complete set of armor on the shelf, including iron helmets, upper body armor, eight-character guards, iron leaf skirts and iron boots. The armor pieces are obviously finer than the first batch of armor in Mingyuezhuang, and it doesn't look much bigger than the robe, it fits better than the armor in the Great Zhou army, and it is carefully divided into three body types.

Liu Chengdong swung the knife a few times to find the right strength, and then suddenly slashed on the upper body armor, the wooden frame shook for a while, and the guards hurriedly stabilized. The place where the blade had been cut was a little dented, leaving a trace, but there was no cut off armor, Liu Chengdong nodded, there was no problem in resisting the attack of ordinary sergeants. A few young people inhaled again and again in distress, and Liu Chengdong was secretly funny, a group of dolls who had never seen the world!

The armament of Mingyuezhuang is divided into two parts: the elder battalion and the guards, in addition to the new battalion and the Mingyue battalion, that is, the women's battalion, those strong women call themselves "Bauhinia Army". I don't know when it began, the Buddha was released overnight, and the Zhuang people with the yellow household registration of Mingyuezhuang were very disgusted to fight for the Great Zhou. Although the bereavement is the same, the children who led the displaced people into the mountains to pioneer and died in battle always seem to be a little more "heroic", and the children who died in Liu Chengdong's army are always crying "not worth it".

Earlier, the people of Mingyuezhai went up the mountain because they couldn't survive under the rule of the Great Zhou, and most of the people who joined Mingyuezhuang later also had similar experiences, so the family of Mingyuezhuang lacked trust in the court of the Great Zhou, Liu Chengdong thought so. But Li Xiang had mixed feelings after learning about this situation, and if he continued like this, he would have to divide the war if he didn't want to rebel against Zhou!

came and went, except for the old brothers who had followed Liu Chengdong for many years and those who wanted to fight for an official body, no one thought of Liu Chengdong's military experience. Of course, Li Xiang can't embarrass the cheap old man too much, and at the same time, if Liu Chengdong's subordinates from Mingyuezhuang in the army don't rotate with Mingyuezhuang for a long time, sooner or later there will be centrifugal force. In the end, Li Xiang had no choice but to stipulate that the soldiers above the rank of chief should be trained in batches in the Great Command Army, and Liu Chengdong also sent the soldiers from Mingyuezhuang back to Zhuangzi in batches for "vacation", and they were all happy.

Li Xiang has another layer of intention. He himself only understands some basic knowledge of modern and modern armies, as well as scientific training methods and organizational systems, but these are far from enough to build an army that can fight well in the Great Zhou, after all, the conditions are too far behind. How to march in different terrains, how to ensure logistical baggage, how to deploy various arms in formation, how to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, how to arrange reserves, and how to defend the rear road...... These need to be continuously studied and improved, and then learn the lessons of Li Xiang's memories, and finally after continuous training, we can have a new army that dares to fight.

In order to take care of the emotions of the villagers, Li Xiang tried his best to equip the soldiers who went to Liu Chengdong's army with the best armor and weapons, Liu Chengdong cherished the lives of his old brothers, and the guards arranged by Mingyuezhuang to Liu Chengdong's army, so the death rate of the soldiers from Mingyuezhuang in Liu Chengdong's army was extremely low.

Liu Chengdong sent the newly arrived armor to these young people, and told them to keep a low profile, it is best to put on a robe outside, iron armor is a strictly forbidden armament in the Great Zhou, and it is not good to be caught. Then Liu Chengdong and Xiong Dachun talked about the new things in the village, and the ever-changing Mingyue Collection was also very popular with the two.

Xiong Dachun sighed with emotion: "Zhuangzi is really the same every day, and there are so many people that you can only build a three-story small building...... There are also two boys, Ding Shihang and Liu Decheng, the armed caravan they led rampant in the eastern part of the Qinling Mountains, and after the trade route was opened, there were constant conflicts along the way, I don't know how much blood was shed, and the wealth was moving. ”

Of course, Liu Chengdong knew what happened to the aborigines in the eastern part of the Qinling Mountains, but he understood that many things could not be avoided, "The caravan needs to be safe, the workshops along the Han River need tung oil, medicinal herbs and wood, not to mention that there are small gold, silver and copper mines in many places, and there are thousands of people living in many valleys and other places, so the displaced people frantically go into the mountains to survive, those villages that just want to live their own small lives behind closed doors...... Many people will die, but many more will survive, and Lao Tzu doesn't know if this cheap son-in-law is a sin or a virtue. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and then Liu Chengdong continued: "Li Xiang, this kid wrote a letter not long ago, asking Han Zhao about the relationship between the envoy and Liang Hongyu, and then said that he would send a gift to Liang Hongyu on my behalf, and I don't know what this kid is going to do?" It's also hard for this cheap son-in-law, running around for the livelihood of the villagers, how difficult it is to open a gap in a place like Bianjing. ”

Xiong Dachun touched his beard and said suspiciously: "The Great Xiangguo Temple, Ma Rulan and Liang Hongyu in Bianjing, the Xu officials in Ye County, the families of the Xiang Army in Nanyang and the village have all moved, what kind of charcoal furnace really has so much energy?" Can you pry so many people? ”

Lao Tzu didn't know the details, and the old man Li Mengkong in the public school took this matter very seriously, and many workshops were mobilized. No matter what, Li Xiang has always been a character who makes a lot of money and doesn't suffer losses, let's wait and see how he opens up the trade route. Even if something really happens, isn't there still Mr. Qingshi, a great Confucian? Liu Chengdong said with a smile, he knew Mr. Qingshi's energy very well, after all, he was a great Confucian who was a protégé all over the world.

"Well, too. I've almost forgotten that Li Xiang has a cheap master......"