October 27, 14th year of Chongzhen. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Morning.

When the sun is out, the snow melts a lot, but the temperature is still very low, and sometimes a gust of wind comes and it is cold to the bone.

People came and went on the Zhuang wall, still continuing to prepare for defense, Guan Feng and Hu Yansheng squatted against the wall to sort out their new guns, after getting this guns, if they got a treasure, they had to wipe it with a muslin cloth several times a day.

It was cold and frozen, and at this time they all wore thick velvet winter felt, their faces were covered with horse oil, and they wore gloves, which were made of linen and cotton cloth, which kept warm at the same time, not too slippery, and the stitches were quite fine, I don't know who sewed them.

They put their firearms in order, the dragon head had been replaced with a flint style, and the dog's head had flint in its mouth, and the bolts were tightened.

But it is a flintlock pistol, which is also the only three flintlock spears in Xin'anzhuang, which are Zhang Chugong and their Guan Feng and Hu Yansheng.

To tell the truth, the flintlock pistol fires slower than the arquebus, and the firing rate is lower than that of the arquebus, and the hammer has to be wrenched and hit, and the action is too slow.

However, the flintlock pistol does not need to carry the fire with him, and he does not need to deliberately light the arquebus before firing, which is a convenience that the arquebus cannot match.

The new Angun for the two is still breech-loaded, which is more convenient.

They sorted out their firearms, the metal sheet had been dialed to the left, the copper bolt was drawn, and the two of them wiped it, and wiped it to the gold.

They also wiped the chamber with a fine cloth, and the new gun still had a cane, but it was much shorter than an ordinary breech gun, only half the length of the barrel.

After all, it can be pierced back and forth, it doesn't need to be so long, and in the future, the front of the gun tube will also be inlaid with a sword, the kind like an iron scabbard, one end of the sword is inserted into the sheath, locked with two bolts, and the collar is stuck on the crosshair.

The breech reloading, the cleaning of the barrel has been quite different from the original, the use of the cane is less, they mainly use a short, similar to a small hook palladium, can be the debris inside the hook palladium out, such as burning unfinished oil paper and so on.

There is also a small thin iron rod, which is mainly used to open the eye hole of the fire door.

At this time, there are many impurities in gunpowder, and after hitting many shots, there is a possibility of blocking the hole of the fire door, and it is necessary to pass it from time to time.

The two of them were busy, and the copper bolt was bright, and they pushed it forward with a bang, and then pressed it right, and the copper bolt machine was stuck in the hard and slippery empty slot.

Dial the metal piece to the right again, and the precious copper bolt will not fall.

Looking at the weapon in their hands, the two of them were happy, and the firearms soldiers next to them cast envious glances, Xin'an, they want it too.

Guan Feng and Hu Yansheng have already inquired about Team Zhang, and the cost of the new Angong in the hands of the two is estimated to cost eight to ten taels of silver, which makes the two of them staggered, and Yang Xianggong is really willing to spend money.

Changing to another military leader, it is already very remarkable to give you two or three taels of birds.

The two of them carried oil bags on their backs, and the cartridges in them were different from other soldiers, but they were one-headed bullets.

This one-headed bullet is long, quite different from the round lead, and the inside is hollow, stuffed with a cork stock, the power is difficult to say, but the accuracy is much higher.

Everything is fine, but the fly in the ointment is that the gunpowder bought by the delivery is already poor, and it is estimated that it can only break the armor at sixty steps.

After using the breech to reload, due to air leakage, it was reduced to only 50 paces to pierce the armor.

However, compared to the convenience of breech loading, although the power range of this new gun is reduced, it is worth it.

The two stood up with a smile, and at this time, Guan Feng gently pushed Hu Yansheng, Hu Yansheng looked, but saw that Zhang Songtao was standing not far away.

He wore a thick iron armor, an eight-petal hat and an iron-tipped helmet, and then a thick cloak, holding a large stick and gesturing, and from time to time he looked at the two of them.

According to Yang Xianggong's order, before the bandits came, each person's armor could be placed in the grass factory, and then put on when the bandits came.

But at this time, Zhang Songtao was dressed, and the heavy iron armor lifted lightly on him.

Seeing his gaze, the two of them were terrified, after this Zhang Songtao was injured, he was assigned to a courtyard among them, and there were always inexplicable actions, which made the two of them not frightened.

Hu Yansheng coughed, looked away, and suddenly he sighed: "Someone is coming from outside the village." ”

……

"It turned out to be Deng Inspection, fast into the factory to roast the fire."

The person who came was Deng Sheng, the inspection department, and his party, a total of nine people, at this time Yang He was also on the village wall, looked around for a while, and then put down the suspension bridge and let them in.

Deng Sheng's round body was draped in a set of iron armor, the kind sold to Yang He, the heavy armor made him walk and snort, and the eight-petal hat and iron-pointed helmet were worn on his head, which also seemed to press down his round head.

Behind him, there are fat and thin soaps Liu Kedi, Wang Ding, Zeng Yuzhi, and five archers, who seem to be the most elite people in the Inspection Division, and everyone has a waist knife and a double shield.

Deng inspected the village when he hung his head, quite frustrated, he inspected more than 20 archers, good to say, and promised a generous reward, in the end only five archers were willing to enter the village to participate in the battle, the rest of them all found an excuse to slip away.

It makes Deng Patrol feel that he has failed in his life.

Yang He's face was impassive, and he smiled: "Inspector Deng is willing to come to help, Yang Mou is full of enthusiasm." ”

In order to avoid the wind, the entrance of the grass factory was opened to the east, and then leaned against the south side, as well as on the top, all covered with thick wooden planks to prevent sharp arrows.

There is also a bucket next to it, so you can put out the fire at any time.

Deng Inspector and Yang He entered the factory, and the two soap subordinates and five archers Qi Youxin beckoned to another grass factory to roast the fire.

Zeng Yuzhi stood outside, he looked at the defense on the Zhuang wall, and a look of amazement flashed in his eyes.

The grass factory is as warm as spring, with a large brass brazier, tables and chairs, a stove to warm a teapot, and a shelf hung with Yang He's iron armor, bows, pots, and quivers.

Inspector Deng sat down silently under Yang He's beckoning, he drank a cup of hot tea, and sighed: "Xiaguan also heard the news, Jiaoshan bandits are indeed coming, Zhuangzi's defense, is Yang Xianggong confident?" ”

Yang Hedao: "It's no problem to keep Zhuangzi, Yang has this confidence." ”

Deng Sheng said: "That's good, the lower officials will rest assured." ”

He sat silently, and suddenly whimpered, "...... Woo...... Last night, the official dreamed of Su Niang again...... Woo, this time the official will not run away again......"

Yang He saw him crying bitterly, and his fat face showed a look of deep pain, and he couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart.

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Although there are only nine people and only five can fight, it also shows that they are not alone, they are not alone, and there are reinforcements.

Deng Patrol inspected the village wall with Yang He, and saw the mountains of ash bottles, rolling wood and stones piled up on the side of the battlement wall, and there were hanging households at the important battlements, as well as necessary equipment such as forks and hitting rods.

Looking at Zhuang Ding's high morale, that is, the women and children are very energetic and well-equipped, his confidence has been greatly improved, and his speculation about Yang He is even stronger.

In the end, he pulled Yang He aside, and said mysteriously: "If this battle is won, and even the Jiaoshan bandits are eliminated in the future, is Yang Xianggong interested in seizing the position of Sui Ning Lian Zong?" ”

Yang Daodao: "Suining Lian Zong? ”

Deng Inspector was mistaken, and he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, this is not a military position, it is still a civilian position, and he enjoys the treatment of the master book of the ninth grade, as well as the official uniform." ”

It turned out that after the rise of the rogues, Yang Dezheng, Fang Guoan and others suggested to Emperor Chongzhen that the only way to exterminate the rogues was to conduct large-scale military training throughout the country, especially to strengthen local armaments, specifically, the large-scale training of township soldiers in local prefectures and counties.

The inner government is equipped for training, according to the original general judgment grade, for the positive six grades, and the training of 1,000 township soldiers.

Each state has set up a training general, according to the grade of the original judge, for the seven grades, and the training of seven hundred township soldiers.

The county also set up a training general, according to the grade of the original main book, for the nine grades, and trained 500 township soldiers.

There are even some counties and localities that have been upgraded by one level, which is from the eighth grade.

These township soldiers are subordinate to the prefect, prefecture, and county, and are dedicated to defending the countryside and are not transferred to other places.

After Yang Dezheng and others wrote the book, he was appreciated by the emperor, and Yang Dezheng was promoted from deputy chief soldier to chief military officer.

However, the proposal is very good, the implementation effect is very poor, all localities are nothing more than a false report of a training number, and then in the name of "training salary" desperately searched, Suining Ming has 500 township soldiers, in fact, there is not a single soldier, the most important thing in the canal states and counties is to prevent the river and transport grain, this is the first place.

It's just that the situation is different now, bandits are everywhere, thieves are booming, especially thieves kill King Fu, attack Kaifeng, and defeat Fu Zonglong, the governor of the three sides, maybe one day the army will come to Suining City.

And what about Suining without soldiers?

Gao Qifeng, the magistrate of the county, is often worried about this.

Inspector Deng is a well-informed person, he thinks that Sui Ning will definitely set up a general manager in the future, and in his heart, Yang Xianggong is of course the best candidate and ally.

Of course, Yang He knew about the practice of general practice and preparation, and he also knew that after the first month of next year, this part of Huaibei would be poisoned by thieves.

Not only Li Zicheng, but also Zhang Xianzhong, Ge Zuo and others will follow one after another, and by the end of next year, there will be Tatars in the south.

However, he pondered for a long time, and still said, "This matter is too far, let's wait until the bandits are defeated." ”

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At the beginning of noon, Xin'anzhuang began to have lunch, and Zhao Zhongju and others from the food team brought the food like a stream, buckets of hot noodles, and huge steamed buns and pancakes.

There are also barrels of broth, full of fat and lean horse meat, and all kinds of spices.

Laughter and laughter on the village wall, whether young or strong, or old and weak women, are all feasting.

Speaking of entering the village, everyone eats full of food every day, and often has meat, in the past, when he was in his hometown, it seems that the rich man in the village did not eat like this, it is really with the right person.

The fat and thin soap and the five archers were also full of praise, thinking that the hard life of being hungry in the inspection department was not as good as the people of Xin'an.

Zeng Yuzhi was thoughtful, but Deng Patrol was staggering, eating and drinking like this, I was afraid that Yang Xianggong would be the general manager of Lian in the future, and the rural soldiers under his command would not be able to afford it.

Only Yang He frowned, after defeating the bandits this time, it was time to buy rice.

It was just around noon, there was no wind, and the sun was warmer.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from the southwest of the village, and everyone looked, and saw a ride around the hill in the southwest of the village, bypassing the crop fields, running on the trail in front of the village, and then stepping on the sparse snow water, running until it was not far from the village, standing more than a hundred steps away, quietly looking at the Xin'an Zhuangzi in front of him.

"Is it the Jiaoshan bandit?"

Yang He's heart was shocked, seeing that this horse thief was wrapped in a red turban, a scarlet cloak, superb equestrian, and a very elite appearance.

As soon as the thought came to him, he heard the rumbling of horses' hooves, and dozens of horses rushed towards him, followed by a sharp cheer.

Behind the horse team were the heads of the black press, I don't know how many there were for the time being, but the number must have exceeded a thousand.

The rider in front was still standing, the men and horses were spewing thick white gas, the scarlet cloak was very dazzling on the field, and the horse team behind was rolling closer and closer.

They raised a piece of snow and hooves struck the ground like thunder, and the sound shook the hearts of everyone in the village.

There were also the foot bandits behind, following closely behind the horse team, rushing with strange howls and shouts, and the black and oppressive crowd, all of them vicious, and their cries were full of cruelty.

Seeing them getting closer and closer, Yang He gritted his teeth, Jiaoshan bandits, finally came to commit it. (To be continued.) )