As the Qing army approached step by step, the atmosphere in Dongxiang County became more and more tense.

The old and weak Fuzhou volunteers have withdrawn, and the Gongyi battalion is about to be transferred in two days, but at this moment, Zhu Ji suddenly came to Dongxiang County with a few companions.

"The slave family has been frightened and suffered all the way, how can General Wang thank me?" She just laughed casually, but the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were more amorous, and a sense of spring came to her face.

"Miss Seal Ji is really a believer, have you brought everything I want?"

Every time Wang Kefan sees Seal Ji, it is like seeing an ordinary old friend, kind and calm, and Seal Ji is beautiful, and when a man sees her, he is either out of shape and anxious, or he is cramped and restless, there are really not many people like Wang Kefan, but he has a good impression of him.

"Of course, what else am I going to do?" Zhu Ji said with a smile: "The gunpowder is hidden in Jishui County, General Wang will go there and get it himself, the other things are not big, I have brought them." ”

She hooked her fingers, ordered her companion to open the burden she was carrying, and took out a few wooden boxes more than two feet long.

After Wang Kefan took it, he was not in a hurry to open it, but carefully checked the seal on it to confirm that no one had tampered with it, and then opened the wooden box.

"Oh, General Wang still can't trust the slave family...... "Seal Ji was halfway through her speech, but her eyes were attracted by the things in the wooden box.

The wooden box was lined with a thick layer of cotton and soft cloth, and in the middle was a cylinder in a sheepskin holster, about two feet long, thick at one end and thin at the other.

Wang Kefan's face was happy, he picked it up and twitched it gently, and then pulled it out again, then squinted one eye flatly, and the other eye came up, looking in from the thin end.

"What is this?" Tsuhime was curious.

"It's a military secret, I can't tell you." Wang Kefan put down the binoculars. said with a smile: "Miss Seal Ji has worked hard all the way, go and rest first, and invite you to drink at noon today......"

Telescopes play an important role in the military, but the production principle is not complicated, and the lens can be made by polishing the lens with haode crystal and finding the concave and convex degree. Under the guidance of Wang Kefan, the Gongyi Camp Repair Institute finally made these pairs of monoculars after many shiyan and wasting dozens of crystals.

(Telescopes were brought into China by missionaries at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Chongzhen saw them.) But the number was scarce, bulky, and it was only used for astronomical observations, not in the military field. ）

sent away the seal and ordered someone to call Wang Sheng and Tan Xiao. One person was sent a telescope.

"This is a sharp weapon in the army, even if the army is defeated and captured. Destroy it first......"

"What's weird?" Tan Xiao fiddled with it in his hand for a while. I put my eyes on the big head and looked in, and suddenly exclaimed, "Oops! How you've all gotten smaller! ”

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Outside Dongxiang County, in an open space next to a small river, thousands of Fuzhou volunteers lined up in several lines, although they were not neat, but there was also a basic order.

The main forces of the Fuzhou volunteers have been dispersed and transferred. Some of them entered the mountainous area, some of them withdrew to Raozhou Mansion, and the remaining more than 1,000 people were determined to join the Gongyi Battalion.

After the Gongyi battalion entered Jiangxi, although there were no major casualties. However, in the continuous battles, the number of soldiers was constantly reduced, and a part of the soldiers were replenished from the auxiliaries, so that the auxiliary troops of the Gongyi battalion were somewhat insufficient, and more than 300 Jiangxi recruits needed to be recruited.

After meeting with Jie Chongxi and Fu Dingquan, Wang Kefan began to prepare for this matter, selecting young and strong soldiers from Fuzhou volunteers for training, and conducting various assessments and screenings, and after more than ten days, there were still more than 1,000 people left.

It was the middle of summer, and the sun in the sun was very poisonous, and the young men did not practice for long, and they were sweating profusely, but no one complained. Judging from all the conditions, the quality of these more than 1,000 people is good, but the Gongyi battalion only has 300 people.

"Rest for an hour, disband!"

After several recruit instructors gave the order, they all turned around and left.

More than 1,000 young people in Fuzhou immediately dispersed like birds and beasts, and they all ran to the nearby grove to sit down, untie their clothes and take advantage of the coolness.

After a short time, suddenly a herald ran up, holding an arrow in his hand.

"Brothers, the commander is commanded, and at once he shall dig a trench by the river, two hundred feet long, four feet deep, and four feet wide......

Hearing that there was a sudden order, there was a whining in the woods, digging a trench was a hard job on a hot day. But the military order could not be disobeyed, and the young men stood up one after another, ready to dig trenches.

Unexpectedly, the herald coughed twice, and then continued: "Well......, well......, after the trench is dug, it will all have to be filled!" ”

What is this for? Monkey tricks?

The young men immediately exploded, and they complained loudly when they didn't stand up, and those who stood up also sat down again, digging a ditch by the river was inexplicable, and digging it and filling it up must have flooded their brains.

After the herald finished speaking, he ignored the young men who were bombarding and turned to leave.

"What are you doing? Don't dig! ”

"Yes, don't dig for him, make fun of our brothers!"

"Don't do it, don't do it......"

The young men quarreled for a while, but hesitated again, no matter how strange and unreasonable this order is, but it has been clearly given, and the recruit instructor will come back in an hour, how can he explain if he hasn't dug a trench?

"Hey, brothers, don't fucking sit still, whoever wants to take the silver of one or two halves a month will dig a ditch with Lao Tzu!"

A tall man stood up, shouted at the young men again and again, and encouraged everyone to dig a trench, and finally, three or four hundred young men followed him, went to get tools and began to dig a trench.

The trench was only a hundred feet long, and three or four hundred people were huddled together, and the other young men could not intervene, so they were left to work. There were many people, and gradually, a trench had begun to take shape.

There were a few young men who looked very strange, neither working nor taking advantage of the shade, but just walked around the crowd and looked around......

On the city wall in the distance, Wang Kefan, Wang Sheng and others lined up, one holding a monocular, looking towards this side constantly, and chatting with each other.

"This telescope is amazing, it's like under your nose!"

"Yes, if you fight with the Tartars in the future, you will see their reality from afar, and you will ensure that you will be accurate in one fight!"

"Just these more than 300 people, all those who participate in digging ditches, the Gongyi Battalion will be gone."

"That kid is a sentry material, dares to stand out, and has prestige."

"I know him, his name is Wang Pet, he used to be a horse thief, and his kung fu is not bad......"

Digging ditches and adding ditches is meaningless in itself, but it can test the execution ability of these young and strong people, and those who are calculating and clever, all of them will be eliminated, and those who will carry out the order to the letter will pass the test, and all of them will join the Gongyi battalion.

The tall man, who was the first to stand up and call on everyone, had good execution and organizational skills, and could be promoted to an officer. (To be continued......)