Guo Kang is a native of Niujia Village, Fancheng County, Xiangyang Prefecture, and is from a military family. According to the Western Song Dynasty's "Military Household Land Granting Law", his family owned 200 acres of flat dry land, which was passed down from generation to generation and inherited by the eldest son.

But he was not the eldest son in the family...... He also has an elder brother, the year before last, Huashan Lunjian High School, joined the Imperial Knights, and married the daughter of the Huang Shenyi in Xiangyang City, and he was not proud.

And his younger brother failed in the sword discussion, and Huashan did not succeed (Huashan on the sword is also a first-level theory, and the masters here in Xiangyang Mansion first went to Wudang Mountain to discuss the sword). And his father Guo Xiaotian didn't have much interest, leaving only a 200-acre grange, so it could not be divided - the grange in the Western Song Dynasty is now divided into two types: water and drought, the paddy field grange is a unit of 100 mu, and the dry field grange is a unit of 200 mu. A unit of the grange may not be divided and can only be inherited by one son (in principle, the eldest son).

In other words, Guo Kang not only can't join the Imperial Knights, but he is also not qualified to inherit the Grange, so don't think about beautiful wives or anything. He now has almost nothing but to fight for his life......

By the way, the "military household system" of the Great Zhou and Eastern Song Dynasty has declined to varying degrees. Only the "military household system" of the Western Song Dynasty still worked well.

The knight grange and the fubing grange of the Great Zhou and Eastern Song dynasties can now be openly resold! However, it cannot be divided and re-sold, and the buying party must be a natural person, and be able to take over the obligations of knights and government soldiers from the original owner.

In other words, it was not only the Grange that was sold, but also the status of knights and soldiers - knights and soldiers were also valuable to many. Because knights and court soldiers were citizens and were eligible for public office. In addition, they can also receive preferential treatment in the education of their children. It can be said that it is a shortcut for the small rich people to improve their class.

Through this adaptation, the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Song Dynasty could still obtain military resources from the land military service system, but the quality of military resources inevitably declined.

Of course, wealthy middle- and upper-class knights were still the main source of army officers in the Great Zhou and Eastern Song dynasties. With these elites who entered the army elementary school at an early age to receive rigorous military training, and then went on to specialize in officer training at the knight academy. The armies of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Song Dynasty could still ensure the combat effectiveness of the army through strict training and strict discipline of the soldiers.

But strict training and strict discipline inevitably necessitated the long-term service of soldiers in the barracks. In this way, there is no way to maintain the original integration of soldiers and farmers.

The armies of the Great Zhou and Eastern Song dynasties, from decades ago, required soldiers to serve continuously - that is, not to return to their hometowns for several years, and to serve continuously. Once the service period has passed, it will be transferred to the reserve for a few more years, after which it will not be called up again, unless the country is facing an existential crisis.

And this kind of continuous military service, naturally, has to pay military salaries...... In other words, the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Song Dynasty actually implemented a special military system of conscription and conscription.

They paid relatively preferential salaries to specific pairs of symbolic soldiers, and they did not refuse to recruit strong men other than those who were not targeted.

However, these two countries are "RMB players" who have their own new continents, and some have money! I don't care about the cost of military salaries.

And the Western Song Dynasty, who had no money, could only desperately maintain the military household system, otherwise he would die!

In the Western Song Dynasty, the grange and identity of military households were strictly forbidden to be bought and sold!

Moreover, it is not strictly forbidden and few people buy it, because everyone has no money.

Even a few wealthy businessmen are willing to take the path of shooting targets and soldiers, and are not willing to have too much property exchange with military households.

Because the Western Song Dynasty court issued more than one "military household moral decree", openly abolishing all the debts of military households to merchants, and announcing the invalidation of military household Grange's private transactions!

He even arrested a group of buyers who refused to return the grange, and sentenced the whole family to exile to the Western Regions.

In this case, not to mention the encroachment and sale of military households, no one even dared to lend money to military households.

At the same time, the Western Song Dynasty court also strictly forbade the sons of military households to participate in target shooting - they could take the Warsaw lecture martial arts hall, and they could participate in the "Huashan Discussion of Sword", but they could not participate in target shooting.

Such a regulation is to force the sons of military families to actively join the army and make meritorious contributions to the battlefield to make a name for themselves.

Especially those sons who are not the eldest sons, because they have no inheritance rights and cannot take the target imperial examination, joining the army and fighting is their only way out.

Guo Kang is such an unlucky second son of a military household, because his talent for fighting is not as good as his stupid brother (his brother is a master with developed limbs and a simple mind, and there is nothing good except for fighting), so he has been beaten by his father since he was a child!

That's hanging up and beating, it's really ruthless, where is beating a son, it's just beating a robber!

finally survived until his father died, and the legacy he left was a suit of plate armor, a high-quality arquebus, a long bayonet, a short-handled mace, and a few Shu brocades for him to join the army.

His brother did not force him to join the army, and promised to lease him a part of the land so that he could be a tenant...... almost crooked Guo Kang's nose. Before his father could settle down, he went out to join the army with plate armor, muskets, bayonets, maces, and travel expenses.

However, Guo Kang's luck in the army was not good, although he was sent to Yiliebao at the forefront. But he was an infantryman, but he was not a "sharpshooter", so he had no chance of going into battle.

I stayed in Yiliebao for almost a year, except for training and farming, there was no progress in martial arts (it was already very good, but it was difficult to improve again), and the crop style had improved a lot.

If you go to work as a tenant for your brother after leaving the army, you can have enough food and clothing......

But how can Guo Kang be willing?

Is Guo Kang unwilling? At least half of the Western Song infantry who entered the front line of the "Pingfang District" with him tonight and prepared to launch a night attack at the risk of death were in his case...... If you don't want to be a bitter tenant in this life, then you can only kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions.

But did the enemy flee?

Guo Kang poked his head out of his chest, staring at the darkness in front of him, anxious!

At this moment, in the originally dark night, dozens of fires suddenly flashed!

Before he could react, the ground beneath his feet and the chest wall on which his body was leaning trembled, and finally there was a deafening roar!

Boom Boom Boom ......

Shelling!

The word "shelling" popped up in Guo Kang's mind.

At the same time, it is unknown who pulled him and pulled his head back behind the breastwork.

Boom Boom Boom ......

The shelling continued, with shells whizzing over the heads of the Western Song infantry hiding behind the breastwork, and then falling heavily, either smashing through roofs or shattering thin walls.

However, the soldiers of the Western Song Dynasty who were hiding behind the breastwork were cheering in their hearts.

Great, the Mongols did not run away!

That's right! If you don't let go of your hands and feet to fight, what kind of man is a good man?

"Musketeer, light the arquebus, load the bullet!"

Immediately an officer gave a loud order.

After the shelling, of course, it was the infantry charge!

When the time comes, the Mongols will have to eat a volley of muskets first.

Now flintlock pistols have not yet appeared, and the muskets used by the Western Song Army are all arquebuses, which are very complicated to operate. However, for an infantry from a military household like Guo Kang, it is not a problem at all.

Although the son of a military household can't shoot a target, Huashan has to take a target test like a sword!

Moreover, the proportion of musketeers in the Western Song Dynasty army is getting higher and higher, and the sons of military households who join the army also have a high probability of becoming musketeers.

So they are also the landlord class of scholars (called "gun doctors" or "gun doctors" are more appropriate, right?). ), both of them are proficient in handling muskets and shooting accurately.

In addition, their ability to fight bayonets is much more powerful than that of target showmen, target lifters, and target fighters.

In addition to fighting bayonets, they can also engage in hand-to-hand combat with maces. Now is the era of alternating hot and cold weapons, and plate armor has not been eliminated, but has become lighter and cheaper.

Today's plate armor does not pay much attention to the protection of the whole body, but pays attention to the key protection. The quest is to find the best balance between cost, weight, flexibility and protection.

While the Mongols were shelling endlessly, Guo Kang had already loaded his arquebus. He also held his breath, shrunk his head behind the breastwork, and just waited quietly.

Although he hasn't been on the battlefield much, at this time, even if he slaps his swollen face, he has to rush to the fat man.

If you are afraid of something, you can only hide it in your heart, and you dare not show it.

Otherwise, it will be looked down upon!

These soldiers and musketeers who were born as target shooters were not allowed to be afraid of death, otherwise they would be subjected to unimaginable discrimination and pressure. will be looked down upon by all people and ostracized by all people, including their own relatives...... Even if this life is ruined, it is really worse than death.

Therefore, the war team or something is not very useful in the Western Song Army.

Both the military and the "gun doctors" in this country are a little crazy!

When the Mongol artillery fired hundreds of shells, the sound of shelling finally stopped abruptly.

After the shelling, of course, it was the charge of the Mongol warriors. With the melodious sound of trumpets sounded all over the front line. The Mongol warriors of the brigade rushed out from behind the bunkers made of sandbags with shields and maces. In the shortest possible time, a phalanx was formed. Then thousands of Mongol warriors shouted the slogan "Long live the Great Khan" and charged like a tide under the cover of night.

Ahead of them, there was still only an unexpected tranquility.

In the darkness of the night, only a low breastwork could be seen standing there, as if mocking the uselessness of the Mongol shelling.

But where did the soldiers of the Song army go? Why didn't there be any reaction at all? Asleep? It's impossible, you can still sleep soundly with that kind of bombardment?

Ran away? It's even more impossible...... That's a madman who dares to charge when your own muskets fire. How could these lunatics be afraid?

Just when the Mongols were wondering, the man who was walking in front was already quite close to the breastwork, about 20 paces away.

A shrill whistle sounded suddenly.

Then there were countless heads popping out from behind the breastwork, followed by countless standing figures.

At the same time as them, there were sparks that twinkled in the darkness.

It's a musket! The musketeers of the Western Song Dynasty were too immoral, they didn't sleep at night, and they all squatted behind the chest wall with muskets, what was this for? What do you want to do? Do you know that our Mongol warriors are going to attack at night?

Is there any reason for this?

The charging Mongol warriors suddenly had a chill down their spines, but it was too late, and there was nowhere to hide.

"Put!"

With a shout that seemed to tear out the throat. The Western Song infantrymen with muskets pulled the trigger at the same time.

At least 2,500 arquebuses were fired at the same time!

On the battlefield shrouded in night, a flash of fire and smoke suddenly rose. No one can see what's going on ahead now?

Guo Kang also completed a shot, and he fired in a half-kneeling position. Immediately after the battle, he stood up, no longer loaded, but climbed over the low wall in front of him, and then raised his musket with a bayonet, and shouted: "Kill the Tartars, open Enko!" ”

In fact, the soldiers did not participate in the "target shooting", so there was no Enke to speak of, but they followed a group of "gun doctors" to shout smoothly, and they also called this Enke.

While shouting, the charge began!

It was not Guo Kang who was rushing alone, but thousands of soldiers and soldiers launched a decisive attack together.

A distance of only 20 paces, rushed over in the blink of an eye. In the darkness, Guo Kang aimed his spear at a Mongolian warrior who was still stupid. This guy was probably stupid by Song Jun's musket salvo!

"Kill!"

Guo Kang roared, and with all his strength, he stabbed out the spear of the musket.

The so-called spear stab is actually an armor-piercing cone. Under the violent stabbing of the momentum generated by running, there is a certain chance that it can pierce the plate armor of the Mongols - the quality of the Mongolian plate armor is not good, and if it is replaced with the plate armor of the Great Zhou and Eastern Song Dynasty, it is basically difficult to pierce.

But it doesn't matter if you don't pierce or not, the purpose of Guo Kang's wave of stabs is just to knock over the other party.

With a muffled sound, the Mongol really fell backwards on his back, and he didn't know if he had been stabbed to death by an armor-piercing cone?

Without hesitation, Guo Kang immediately threw away the musket, took out his mace, and hammered it down on the brains of the fallen Mongols with all his strength.

Before this poor Mongol warrior could figure out what was going on, his soul had already returned to a bright and pure heaven.

Guo Kang just felt the warm blood splash on his face, and he also smelled a smell of blood.

The battle was unfolded on all fronts, and the Mongols, who had been beaten by the muskets fired at close range, were suddenly subjected to a resolute white-knuckle assault, and immediately fell into a panic. At least 2,000 people were killed at the very beginning of the fighting. The rest of the people were also attacked frantically by the imposing Western Song Dynasty warriors......

The Mongol warriors, on this night met the madmen of the Western Song Dynasty!

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