"Mr. Charles, please bring a message to Mr. White, and ask him to pay attention to whether there is a patented invention of the repeating gun on the market, and if so, I am willing to buy it. In addition, I am also willing to take a stake in his military factory, hoping that he can open a branch factory in China. Yang Xiaoshan knows the development process of rifles, and in the future, even shooting rifles and even machine guns will continue to be invented. You must seize the opportunity and take the lead in using it, which will surely shock the world.

"Repeating guns? And such a rifle? I've never heard of it, well, I'll help you relay it to Mr. White and put him on his heed for such a gun. Of course, Charles's vision is not as high as Yang Xiaoshan's, and the repeating rifle has exceeded his imagination.

After a preliminary investigation of the performance of the Hall gun, Yang Xiaoshan felt that it was very good, and the effective range of this Hall rifle reached 400 to 500 meters, and it could fire eight to 10 times a minute, which was hundreds of times stronger than the Qing court's lifting gun.

So Xiaoshan gave Charles another 3,000 taels of silver as an advance payment, and purchased an additional 1,000 Hall rifles, 20 field guns, and 200 boxes of ammunition. Yang Xiaoshan spent all the money in the account to see if the Western Expedition could have a chance to make a fortune, otherwise he really couldn't afford to buy so many foreign guns.

After a few more days, Charles left Tianjing and returned to the United States. Yang Xiaoshan led the team out of Tianjing and came to Wuhu, where his task was to raise grain and grass for the Western Expedition. Taking advantage of this period of non-fighting, Yang Xiaoshan asked two American officers to select 500 soldiers from his own soldiers and veterans to practice Western tactics.

500 people were independent as a pro-barracks, of which 50 were new artillery units. Practice foreign gymnastics every day, including three aspects: target shooting, queue and tactics. The process is much more difficult than Yang Xiaoshan imagined.

First of all, there was the problem of language, the American officers' passwords were all in English, and the soldiers could not understand them, so Yang Xiaoshan had to translate dozens of oral messages, and then made them into pamphlets for the soldiers to recite at night.

This process alone almost exhausted Yang Xiaoshan to vomit blood, the heavenly soldiers are illiterate, they can't understand Chinese characters, let alone English, they can only memorize sentence by sentence, repeatedly, more tired than teaching children to speak. Fortunately, Yang Xiaoshan taught a few smart and clever ones first, and then let them teach others.

I understood the password, and there were many people on the left and right, and the queue was always uneven. As for shooting, it's even harder to teach. Out of the natural fear of gunpowder, many people played with big knives, but as soon as they took the foreign gun, they panicked, and the recoil of the fire also injured many people.

Although the pro-military battalion practiced day and night, the progress was still very slow, and it was difficult to form an army in less than half a year. Yang Xiaoshan also knows that he can't be in a hurry, these people are the seeds of the future, and if they can practice one batch, the next batch will be easy to practice.

There are those who make slow progress and those who make fast progress, and there is one young man who stands out among these 500 people. Not only does he remember the password quickly, he stands in line well, and his marksmanship is very good.

"What's your name, young man?" Yang Xiaoshan once again saw this young man hit the bull's-eye with several shots in a row, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"The little one is called Lin Qirong." Lin Qirong saw that Yang Xiaoshan was still a little shy.

"You are so accurate with your gun, have you been a hunter before?" Yang Xiaoshan guessed.

"Yes, the little one used to go hunting with his father in the mountains." Lin Qirong replied.

"You're talented!" Yang Xiaoshan knows that shooting also requires talent, and this Lin Qirong is a natural shooter.

“He is very good!” When the American officers saw Yang Xiaoshan coming to ask Lin Qirong what to say, they also came over to praise him. Not only did he give him a thumbs up, but he also lifted his collar to reveal his shoulders full of dredging, all of which were injuries sustained by the target.

"At first, I wasn't used to using such a big foreign gun, but it was much more powerful than the bird gun I used before, so I was injured." Lin Qirong's face was ashamed, and he said embarrassedly.

"Well done!" Yang Xiaoshan praised, this kid is not only accurate, but also tenacious, even with injuries can still insist on hitting the target, and he can shoot so accurately, his endurance is really beyond ordinary people. "I declare that you are the brigade commander of this pro-barracks, and these five hundred people are now under your control." Yang Xiaoshan felt that he was a rare talent, so he was exceptionally promoted.

Lin Qirong was overjoyed, he had just come out of the Boy Scout to join the front army, and he was still an ordinary card knife player, equivalent to Yang Xiaoshan's guards. Now he has suddenly become a brigade commander, jumping four levels in a row and holding such an important position. "Thank you for the grace of the prince, and my subordinates swear allegiance to the prince." Lin Qirong immediately fell to the ground and bowed.

"It's earned by your own ability, do it well, I'm very optimistic about you!" has been in the army for a long time, and Yang Xiaoshan is now very good at winning people's hearts.

Yang Xiaoshan was busy with the construction of the pro-military barracks, and he sometimes found time to consult American officers on marksmanship. But there is one person who is really idle and crazy, and that is Chen Yucheng.

Finally, on this day, he came to complain, "Shizi, it's been almost a month, why are we still staying in Wuhu, every day is to go to the countryside to collect grain and grass, when will we go to the battlefield!" ”

"If you're so free, why don't you practice your pistol? Everyone else is practicing, but I didn't watch you practice, and I saw that you didn't even bring it! Yang Xiaoshan said with a smile.

"Big brother, don't embarrass me, I'm really not used to using that foreign thing, and I feel uncomfortable with that iron bump, let alone loading bullets to hit people, it's still much easier to use spears and knives." Chen Yucheng whispered.

"I didn't expect that Chen Jiandian, who is not afraid of heaven and earth, is actually afraid of foreign guns?" Yang Xiaoshan patted him on the shoulder.

"Anyway, I'm not used to it, it's really a fight, the spear is fast all at once, and it's hard to use that. I had time to load my bullets and aim them, and I had already stabbed them to death. Chen Yucheng picked up the spear next to him and danced twice.

Yang Xiaoshan knows the difference between people, among several generals, Chen Yucheng is the most reluctant to practice pistols, on the other hand, Li Xiucheng is very interested in this Western weapon, and among several people, he spends the most thought on it, and he is also the most assiduous. He not only practiced on his own, but also recorded the training methods of American officers every day, and he was very attentive.

This is probably the difference between culture and culture, Li Xiucheng thinks more long-term, so he works hardest, Yang Xiaoshan said with emotion. Although this is the case, Yang Xiaoshan prefers Chen Yucheng a little, this kid is absolutely loyal to himself, he also charges forward in battle, dares to play with his life, he is also simple and has no scheming, he firmly believes in the doctrine of the Kingdom of Heaven, and he is a natural brave general.

"I'm afraid we won't be needed for this western expedition, the recent battle report on the Yan King Qin Rigang is in Anhui Lianke City, the Yu King Hu Yihuang is about to kill along the Yangtze River to Hunan, and the Wing King Shi Dakai is also about to arrive in Jiangxi." Yang Xiaoshan smiled bitterly a few times, he didn't want to go into battle to kill the enemy, but the striker played so well, of course he had nothing to do with his broken tail.

"Ahh So we're going to ship grain here every day? Chen Yucheng said disappointedly.

"This is not your old job, maybe we will go to take over the defense in a few days, after fighting so many cities, someone has to manage the law and order." Yang Xiaoshan said helplessly.