Several dogs were led by men, barking wildly in the grass, and the dogs barked fiercely, and drove the prey of the four corners into the encirclement of the knights, and soon the grass was full of pheasants, rabbits, roe deer, and other prey, and there was also a herd of yellow sheep.

Soon there was the clatter of bows and arrows, and Tabu Nang noticed that some of these horsemen were still very good at archery, and there must have been a wail when the arrows flew by.

There were also people firing muskets, and the sound of banging gunshots kept ringing, and the smell of gunpowder smoke wafted in the wind.

None of them dared to move, and Yusheng's cavalry was very jealous, the cuirassiers wore front and rear cuirass, iron helmets, and their horses were also somewhat armored, which could defend against bows and arrows that were not strong, once they were bitten by these cavalrymen, it was almost difficult to get a good-looking battle damage ratio...... The Mongol cavalry could not shoot through the cuirass at all, and it was useless for these cavalrymen to shoot from a distance, and in close combat they suffered even more, and in this period of skirmish, the ratio of exchange between cuirassiers and Mongol armoured soldiers was about fifteen to one, and if it were for ordinary herdsmen, Tabu Nang suspected that this number would have been at least tripled.

"They're shooting again." A shrill whistle whispered, "I feel more relaxed than before." ”

Another shrieked: "It could also be that a big man is coming." ”

Tabu made a hand gesture, and he saw another group of cavalry rushing out of the fort.

The leader was a tall young man, whose face could not be seen clearly from a distance, but when the man rode out, the cavalry cheered.

After getting closer, after seeing it clearly, the person who came out was wearing an official robe, Ta Bu Nang's eyes were staring at him, his eyes were like nails, and after half a ring, he said: "Sanpin martial arts, this person is Zhang Han!" ”

The whistles all gasped and said, "Do you see it?" ”

Tabu Nang stared at him for a while, and then confirmed: "The body shape and appearance are not bad, when he was on the way to the outside of the Saiwai, I met him at close range with Ah Cheng Taiji in a shop, and if I knew that there was today, a hand axe would have finished this person." ”

Tabu Nang and the others looked at him for a while, and a sharp whistle said, "Can you rush up and sneak attack him?" ”

Tabu Nang shook his head and said: "There are fifty or sixty cavalry in front and back, and there are only five of us, how can we succeed?" ”

He also had such a thought just now, thinking about the gap with the cuirassiers, so he could only give up in despair.

Ta Bu Nang turned his head and said to a sharp whistle: "We are still staring here, to see if that Zhang Han has left, you hurry to the side of the Daqing River, the Great Khan and Bai Hong Dataiji and others are there, tell them that this Jining Fort is not only terrainous, but Zhang Han himself is also here!" ”

The sharp whistle answered, Tabu Sang continued to turn around and lie on his stomach, he grabbed a handful of weeds with both hands, and beat him heavily on the ground several times, the opportunity was rare, but he just couldn't catch it, this feeling was too uncomfortable!

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Zhu Dayong and others went around the area of Banshengdi, evacuated most of the future and evacuated merchants and Han people, burned down a large number of houses, destroyed a large number of acres of land, and the Han territory run by the Mongols in the past few decades from Altan Khan to the present is considered to be ruined.

It is convenient to burn the house, but it is not easy to destroy the field, and it really takes a lot of effort.

This method was also discussed in advance by Zhang Han, Sun Jingting and others, if the fields and acres were not destroyed and the houses were burned, these Han people would not follow He Yusheng with all their hearts.

These tens of thousands of Han people are a very important force, in this era is the homeland is difficult to leave, it is very difficult to recruit people to the grassland to open up wasteland and farm, and it is also difficult to get people to take root, but these Han people who were originally on the grassland can easily stay on the grassland to pioneer, once a large Han gathering place is formed, it is much easier to recruit people to go north.

The original Bansheng land was too close to Qingcheng, the core of the Mongols, and the geographical distribution was too scattered.

The western route took the initiative, which also greatly reduced the pressure on Yansui Town and Taiyuan Town, and of course also tested the direction of the main force of the Mongols...... Obviously, it's on East Road.

Li Shenming was much more cautious, he just tried to ensure the safety of the border wall of Xuanfu, and at the same time protect the trade route from Xuanfu to Jizhen.

After entering the late spring, the situation of the tribes slowed down a lot, and the requirements of the Mongolian tribes for trade weakened somewhat, but the demand for cloth, tea and vegetables was still very high, and the demand for grain was relatively reduced.

By April, the number of horse-drawn carriages running on the steppe had been reduced to about 200, and the volume of trade had shrunk by more than seventy percent.

Of course, profits also declined, but fortunately, at this time, when the mainland business was very prosperous, He Yusheng's account bureau and mule and horse dealers made up for the lost smuggling profits.

A large number of horse-drawn carriages returned to the interior from the north, and opened a line from Beijing to Linqing and Dezhou, and from Beijing to Baoding, but there was no line to Henan, and there were too many tax cards for the pro-feudal and gentry on the official road in Henan, and there were many local scoundrels, so it was not suitable to open up a line to Henan at this time.

To Shandong is also because there is a dry period in winter and spring, the boats that can bring goods south are generally berthed in Tongzhou, some businessmen are really not in a hurry, there are carriages to Linqing or Dezhou after the beginning of spring to be much more convenient, there are also some northbound from Huai'an to Linqing, before the dry period is relieved, mules and horses can make up for the lack of water transportation, here Zhang Han is not interested in making logistics profits, but the cash in the hands of Linqing and Huai'an's huge merchant groups, even if it is not now, in the future, you can also use the account bureau to absorb a large amount of cash in.

On the whole, the east and west roads are relatively calm, and there is no possibility of a fierce battle in the short term.

The soldiers and civilians were still building a dozen unfinished military platforms and bunkers, and the vehicles continued to supply the bunkers along the route, and occasionally small groups of cavalry broke out into fierce battles, but they soon subsided...... The Mongols were reluctant to fight, and the exchange ratio of small groups of cavalry was too ugly...... The effective range of the cuirassiers of Yusheng is seventy paces, and the cotton armor can be shot with foot medicine within fifty paces, and if it is an ordinary herdsman within seventy paces, it may be killed or wounded, and the Mongols' cavalry bow is not able to penetrate the plate armor at all, and the casualties of the cuirassiers are only from falling from the war horse or being shot in the face or throat, the exchange ratio is generally fifteen to one, and sometimes the Mongols will even be even worse, after entering April, this kind of small-scale cavalry battle has also decreased a lot, and it is almost difficult to happen again.

John Tang and a few priests, as well as the members of the artillery crew of Yu Sheng are disassembling and assembling the Franc machine, these priests are very familiar with the two four-pounder guns in the military fort, and there is no hindrance in the use of them, they have stayed in the artillery factory in Macao for a while, and the Ming Dynasty is very thirsty for cannon building technology, including John Tang has learned the technology of manufacturing and using cannons, and during the Kangxi period, Tang Ruowang was also commissioned by the Kangxi Emperor to manufacture cannons...... That was decades later.

John Tong and the priests stared at the small firearms in front of them for a long time...... It is not too small to say that the small is not too small, the big Franc machine weighs more than 1,000 catties, and it can play four miles, but because there is no good carrier, Qi Jiguang once complained that the Franc machine is not conducive to transshipment, and the battlefield mobility is too poor, and then he simply gave up the eight-foot or nine-foot-long big Franc machine, and used a seven-foot or even five-foot small Franc machine in Jizhen to manage the body.

Because of the requirements of the military town, the Ministry of Industry also made a large number of small Franc machines in the Wanli period, this thing came from the Zhengde period, the Ming army used the general's cannon before that, because there were no cannon ears, no sights, and no gun carriage, and the accuracy of each cannon on the battlefield was low, and then because there was no bracket, each cannon would turn over, Qi Jiguang said that the general's cannon had to be operated by dozens of people, and the efficiency was too poor.

Later, there was a Franc machine, there were cannon ears, sights, and gun mounts, if the Ming army obtained the treasure, a large number of imitations, there were more than a thousand doors in Liaoyang alone, but unfortunately they all fell behind the Jurchens...... Fortunately, the old slaves will not be used, and most of them are destroyed.

At this time, what was in front of Tang Ruowang and others was a Franc machine of about 300 catties, which was already an antique in Europe, and Tang Ruowang didn't know how to use it very well.

"The mother of the cannon molecule, the female gun is six feet long, with a huge belly and a long neck, and a long hole in the abdomen, three guns are used, each weighing thirty catties, and one lead is used for loading, each ten taels, the firing range is as far as one and a half miles, and the effective killing is in one mile ......"

There are two four-pounder guns in Jining Fort, commanded by the artillery flag captain Du Fulei, this name must have been changed later, many officers in the artillery have changed their names according to the characteristics of the troops, and they feel that they have added a bit of prestige.

In addition to the two four-pounder guns, there are more than 20 Franc machine guns, half of which have just been sent over in the past few days, and the forts also need Franc machines, and Yusheng's kind of artillery is secretly bought in the towns of the nine sides, most of them are supervised by the generals who supervise the weapons and steal them, there are more than 400 Franc machines bought around the past two years, and there are more than 300 Zhankou cannons and tiger squat cannons, although they are not as good as the Franc machines, they are better than nothing.

As he spoke, Du Fulei asked someone to stuff the Zi Gong into the gap of the Mother Gun, and then pointed to the letter and said to Tang Ruowang: "When it is ignited, the Zi Yao burns, but the form of this Zi Mu Gong is too airtight, and the range and power are of course worse than that of the front loader. The maximum firing range of the four-pounder gun could reach three miles, which was more than three times that of the Franc machine. ”

John Tang said to the priests around him: "We have to strengthen our practice these days, and the operation of these cannons seems to be much more complicated than cannons. ”

One cleric said: "After so many days of calm, I feel that war is not necessarily going to break out. ”

Tang Ruowang said calmly: "No matter what, we are already here, everyone's safety is the most important, if a war breaks out, I hope everyone can get through it safely, so no matter what, you must do your best when training." ”