Yang Zhenzong held a military position as a civilian official, so he was not as reckless and arrogant as Fang Guoan.

Moreover, Yang Zhenzong is Ma Shiying's confidant, and it was with Ma Shiying's support that he ascended to the position of commander of the Caojiang Army from the left servant of the military department.

Before Zhu Youxiang ascended the throne, the Caojiang army had already declined, and there were only seven or eight thousand people left, which was equivalent to the strength of a guard. After Ma Shiying took power, the first thing he thought of was to expand the Caojiang army and master a force of his own.

Ma Shiying understands that in this troubled era, military power is king, and no military power is just a decoration.

Emperor Chongzhen reigned for seventeen years, and the cabinet alone changed nineteen, which was more diligent than Ma Shiying's own silk shopkeeper, and it looked extremely beautiful, but the emperor was unhappy and wanted to abolish you It is easier than crushing an ant to death.

Although Ma Shiying and the four towns of Jiangbei get along quite well, after all, it is someone else's army, and they are polite to you on the surface, but when it comes to the stakes, who cares if you are the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty or the richest man of the Ming Dynasty?

And this time the Qing army went south, so that all Ma Shiying's worries became a reality, first Liu Zeqing of Huai'an surrendered without a fight, then the collective mutiny of Gaojie's old department in Yangzhou, and finally Liu Liangzuo of Fengyang fled in the wind, in the eyes of various warlords, there was no Southern Ming court at all, only their own interests.

Therefore, after Ma Shiying ascended to the high position of Shoufu, he set up the Caojiang Army at all costs, and the annual tax of Nanming was only five million, and the Caojiang Army alone spent four million taels of silver.

Ma Shiying appointed his henchman Yang Zhenzong as the commander, recruited troops in Jiangnan, recruited 60,000 or 70,000 people in a year, plus Fang Guoan's private soldiers, the total strength reached more than 90,000 people, reported to the imperial court 120,000 people, and 30,000 military salaries filled his pockets.

This time, the Qing army attacked Fengyang with heavy troops, and Ma Shiying had no choice but to send 30,000 Caojiang troops to fight, ostensibly praising Fang Guoan's subordinates for being able to fight well, but in fact, in order to preserve the lineage, let Fang Guoan's team serve as cannon fodder.

Fang Guoan was not stupid, and he guessed Ma Shiying's intentions with a little use of his brain, so he discussed with Yang Zhenzong to take a boat north to Chuzhou, trying to let Ying Tianwei play the striker and send him to death.

If Lin Yu and Ying Tianwei can take advantage, or can draw with the Qing army, then he will lead the Cao Jiang army to participate in the war, and if even the ironclad car can't deal with the Qing army, then he will lead his troops to go south to Fujian to join Zheng Zhilong, or surrender directly to the Qing army.

Fang Guoan is a martial artist, domineering and reckless, Yang Zhenzong naturally does not dare to offend, as long as he can coax Fang Guoan to send troops, then he will complete the task, no matter who he is cannon fodder, as long as it is not himself!

But I didn't expect Fang Guoan to touch his nose and come back in embarrassment, his buttocks were still beaten and he didn't dare to sit down, and threatened to lead his troops south to defect to Zheng Zhilong, "This stinky ** cub surnamed Lin dares to beat my military stick and blow up my warship, Lao Tzu will not serve, I will go to Fujian to defect to Nan Anbo." ”

Yang Zhenzong was a little anxious, if he really let Fang Guoan go, not only would he not be able to explain to Ma Shiying, but he also bought a thousand acres of fertile land in Fengyang the year before last and opened more than a dozen shops.

"Admiral Fang Hugh wants to be angry, Hugh wants to be angry, we don't know him like a young man!"

Yang Zhenzong tried his best to coax Fang Guoan to relax, and he no longer mentioned going to Zheng Zhilong.

In the end, the two reached a condition, and Fang Guoan's private soldiers dispatched 10,000, leaving 10,000 to watch the house. Yang Zhenzong transferred 10,000 people from other battalions to Bu Congshan to lead, and landed with 10,000 people led by Zheng Hongkui, and joined Ying Tianwei to rush north to aid Fengyang.

In fact, Fang Guoan didn't want to go out with a single soldier in his heart, but he was afraid to defect to Zheng Zhilong, which angered Lin Yu.

This guy's ironclad car is so fast, if he really wants to go crazy, he must blow up all his warships and let his soldiers fall into the river to feed the fish, so it is better to be patient for the time being, and then act at the opportunity.

"That's it, hurry up and cross the river, if it's too late, Lao Tzu will be beaten again."

Fang Guoan covered his buttocks and scolded the scolding deputy general Zhang Pengji with 10,000 people to watch his house, and the guerrilla Liu tycoon took 10,000 people to follow him across the river.

The horn of the assembly sounded, and the Caojiang army, which had been grinding for most of the day, finally lined up and boarded the ship, which was transported to Jiangbei by more than 30 warships, and went to Wumadu to meet Ying Tianwei.

"Governor Qiyu, the Cao Jiang army has crossed the river!" Tan Ma Fei reported to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu breathed a long sigh of relief: "Regardless of his acquaintance with Fang Guoan, if he really dares to escape, the governor will chase him to Fujian and behead him." ”

Wei Guangdong admired Lin Yu's methods of taming Fang Guoan, it seems that this young man is not only lucky, but also has some ability.

"All the governors have good means, Fang Guoan is arrogant and tight in Nanjing, and he has done a lot of things to bully the people, even Ma Ge Lao can only turn a blind eye. I didn't expect to be deflated by you today, it's really happy! ”

Xu Gongji was also admired, and said: "The last general is convinced, and I am willing to take the lead of the governor of the horse!" ”

Zhu Youliang rubbed the bruises on his face, and said with some shame, "Dudu, the last general said something that offended you before, if it reaches your ears, don't hold a grudge." ”

Lin Yu laughed: "Is this governor the one who will repay him?" This time to aid the central capital, we must work together to drive out the Jiannu and save the people of Yangzhou. ”

Xu Gongji took the initiative to ask: "The last general's hometown is Chuzhou, Fengyang Prefecture, and when he saw Sang Zi in distress, he was anxious. He was willing to lead the cavalry as the vanguard and spy on the situation of the slave army. ”

"Great, the governor is about to send a vanguard, since General Xu took the initiative to ask for help, the governor is very pleased!"

Lin Yu agreed, and instructed Wei Guangdong, "Give the extra guns of the Huogun Battalion to General Xu, in case of encounters with the Qing army, there will be a power to fight back." ”

Wei Guangdong naturally did not object, and immediately ordered to transfer 500 firearms from the firecracker camp to the cavalry battalion, and Xu Gongji set off to Fengyang in advance to investigate the military situation.

"General Xu, wait a moment, Ben will give you a gift!"

It was rare for Xu Gongji to be so loyal, Lin Yu turned around and got into the cockpit, taking advantage of Jiang Ruhua's inattention, entered the palm auxiliary store, and found Type 95 automatic rifle bullets, with a unit price of 300 gold coins each.

"The unit price of 7.62 bullets is 500 gold coins, the caliber of Type 95 rifles is 5.8, and the unit price of pistol bullets is 200 gold coins, it seems that the smaller the caliber, the cheaper the price."

Lin Yu spent 150,000 gold coins to buy 500 bullets, and was pleasantly surprised to find that they appeared in the cockpit, and the map in his palm showed that he was 1.8 meters away.

"I see, this cockpit is an enclosed space, so the supplies you buy can only be in it."

Lin Yu jumped out of the cockpit with a swarthy Type 95 automatic rifle on his back, and handed his hands to Xu Gongji: "General Xu, this is the weapon that this governor found from the ironclad car, and I named him 'rifle'." Bendu will now hand it over to you with 500 rounds of ammunition, and in case you run into the Qing army, it will give you the strength of a tiger......"

Lin Yu raised his gun and showed it to Xu Gongji and the others, aiming at a towering tree more than 300 meters away, and the trunk of the tree was estimated to be hugged by a strong man.

Lin Yu knows his ability, and his target shooting level is considered to be in the middle and upper class in the team, but he is one sniper's level away from hitting a hundred shots, and if he misses a small thing, it will be embarrassing.

The huge team of torches lit up the river bank as bright as day, so the light was not a problem.

Lin Yu picked up his rifle and carefully aimed at the trunk of the tree, he hadn't practiced his gun for several years, and he was a little nervous at the moment.

With a "bang", the bullet flew out of its chamber, hitting a tree 300 meters away, and the bark flew wildly.

The arquebus in this era has a range of about 100 meters, and a rifle with a range of 300 meters is simply an artifact in their eyes, which only makes Wei Guangdong and Zhu Youliang covet with envy.

Xu Gongji happened to be one of the best marksmen in Ying Tianwei's marksmanship, and he took the rifle excitedly at the moment, and asked Lin Yu how to use it and how to change the bullet, and couldn't help but feel excited: "This gun is really good, it's just an artifact!" ”

You must know that 90% of the guns in this era are arquebuses, which are cumbersome to operate, and you need to load gunpowder first, then lead bullets, fire ropes, ignition ropes, and blowing fire ropes......

After more than a dozen steps, one shot per minute is considered a good hand, and there are many ordinary soldiers who shoot twice every three minutes, or even one shot every two minutes.

Moreover, the arquebus has a short range, only about 100 meters, and it is afraid of rain, snow and strong winds, which can extinguish the fire rope when it rains, and can blow out the fire rope by strong winds.

A few years ago, Bi Maokang developed a flintlock pistol, but unfortunately it was limited by production technology and could not be mass-produced. It was good to be able to equip arquebuses in the Ming army, let alone this kind of gun that could fire bullets at the touch of the trigger.

In the eyes of Wei Guangdong and others, this is simply a treasure, and they never dreamed that there was such a powerful gun in the world!