Bows and arrows are one of the most powerful and convenient weapons in this era, as long as they are soldiers, they will fiddle twice, even if the relatively weak Ming army is not lacking in people who are good at shooting, but from Wang Kefan's point of view, there are really few people who can reach the level of Gu Zongfu!

In the end, the nine-sided official army is the most elite of the Ming Empire, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, there are still some talents in the army, nearly 10,000 officers and soldiers of the Gongyi battalion are counted one by one, and only Wang Meng can be as long as Gu Zongfu in archery.

Although they are both excellent goalscorers, there is a clear difference in the number of paths between these two people.

Wang Meng is a kung fu honed by fighting on the battlefield, the bow and arrow are a bit wild, but the practicality is very strong, the bowstring will kill you as soon as it moves, it is a killing skill, and it is the most suitable for scouts and rangers...... Gu Zongfu's archery skills are more standardized, his posture is impeccable, the string control movements are very rhythmic, and every move and style has a clear eye, for ordinary soldiers, this kind of archery is easier to master, and it can be promoted on a large scale in the army.

If it is one-on-one, it is difficult to predict who is stronger between him and Wang Meng.

Gu Zongfu's pot of arrows all hit the bull's-eye, and the color on the archery field was thunderous, for the real strong, the soldiers all sincerely admired, and did not hesitate to praise and applaud, but Gu Zongfu kept his face strained and did not smile, and returned the quiver bow and arrow to the soldier, still scolding in his mouth.

"Do you understand, kid? The most important thing in archery is how to pan, and if the rhythm of panting is not right, you can't shoot accurately! You kid holds his breath and shoots arrows, the first few arrows can hit the bull's-eye, and the back is flustered, his body is hard, and he shoots a fucking fart......"

The words are not rough, listening to what he said so incisively, Wang Kefan couldn't help but nodded. Archery is also a strong physical activity if the rhythm of the breathing is not right. It causes the heart to beat faster, the muscles to stiffen, and the movement to be deformed, so if you want to maintain a stable hit rate, you must find the rhythm of breathing.

"Master Gu, how do you practice this breath?" The soldier asked.

"What a fucking stupid! You've ever seen a pig kill, have you ever played with pig urine bubbles? Blow up the pig urine bubble, prick it with a needle, and slowly breathe out like that...... "Although Gu Zongfu scolded endlessly, he explained patiently. This soldier's archery level is good, and Gu Zongfu actually likes him.

This man has a cold-hearted temperament. Wang Kefan already had some love and appreciation, Liu Shu looked at his face, took a breath, and was about to say hello. Wang Kefan stopped her with his gaze.

"Don't bother him, we'll just wait here." Wang Kefan and Liu Shu stood outside the archery arena and waited. Watch the soldiers continue to shoot arrows.

Gu Zongfu walked back and forth. Glancing to this side, but without any indication, he instructed the remaining two groups of soldiers, and after more than half an hour, he shouted to rest, and then turned and walked over. Fist to Liu Shu.

"Mrs. Wang (Liu Shu's husband's surname is Wang) came to me, is there anything wrong?" He said hello to Liu Shu, and then turned his face to look at Wang Kefan, without saying anything.

Wang Kefan did not wear an official uniform. I can't see the specific grade, but he is well-dressed, and Liu Shu is standing under him, obviously with a very high status, Gu Zongfu's style is a little arrogant and rude.

"Brother Gu's archery skills are getting better and better, and when he fights with Tartar in the future, he will definitely be able to show his might and kill him." Liu Shu has her own set of management methods, and she first gave a high hat.

"Hey, it's boring, it's just lazy, it's just a waste person below, and I can't afford to be praised by my wife." Gu Zongfu didn't appreciate it, his expression was light.

"It's not me who is looking for Brother Gu today." Liu Shu introduced in the middle: "This is the Admiral Cao Jiang Wang Junmen, Brother Gu come up and see ......"

……

To Wang Kefan's surprise, Gu Zongfu was reluctant to go to Hubei.

In the Chinese military tent of the Ji'an volunteers, Wang Kefan sat at the top and watched silently, but Liu Shu was frowning and talking to Gu Zongfu, half of it was reprimand, most of it was persuasion, and there was a bit of surprise and surprise in his angry look, but Gu Zongfu kept standing there with his head down, expressing his opposition with silence.

Liu Shu's face became more and more ugly, and she asked seriously, "Let's be honest!" Why don't you want to go to Hubei? ”

Gu Zongfu was silent for a long time, then coughed dryly twice and asked, "Do you really want to listen to the truth?" Then I'll just say that Wang Junmen can't guard Hubei. ”

"Gu Zongfu, you are too presumptuous!" Liu Shu reprimanded sharply: "The imperial army has gathered in Hubei to fight to the death with the Tartars, and it is a great crime to disturb the morale of the army if you dare to say such things before the war!" The Ji'an battalion is going to fight the Tartars, you are a veteran general of the nine sides of the town, don't want to stay out of the First World War! ”

"I'm afraid that I used to be a general, but now I'm a common man, and my wife wants to punish me, but I don't accept it!" Gu Zongfu stiffened his neck and said: "One more me in the Ji'an camp is nothing more than throwing one more corpse in Hubei, one less for me, and I can train some new soldiers for my wife." ”

"You're ......!" Liu Shu didn't expect him to be so slack and choked speechless.

The establishment of Ji'an volunteers is very irregular, Gu Zongfu has just come to Jinggangshan for two months, only in the name of an instructor, no other positions, in a sense, he is indeed still a common man, if he really does not want to join the Ji'an battalion, coercion is definitely not the way.

"Two thousand brothers want to go to Huguang, but there is a lack of a leader, so Brother Gu can't bear to stand by?" Liu Shu had no choice but to slow down her tone and ask softly.

"This is a big battle related to the luck of the world, the two thousand men and horses of the Ji'an battalion were thrown in, and they couldn't even hear a sound, so why add me to a waste." Gu Zongfu's voice suddenly became a little hoarse, and he said coldly: "Hubei will definitely not be able to hold it, and I am not a great general, so it's useless to mix in......"

Wang Kefan suddenly opened his mouth and interrupted him.

"You're right, Hubei really can't hold it, and I don't plan to hold Hubei."

"Then you also transferred Ji'an to Hubei, for what?" Gu Zongfu's tone was full of the pride of a veteran, when he followed Lu Xiangsheng to death at the border, Wang Kefan was still a little hairy child, and now although he is a member of the imperial court, Gu Zongfu has no respect for him.

What happened to Admiral Caojiang? Is it comparable to Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda back then? Today's Southern Ming court is in chaos, and these officials are worthless.

"If you can't hold it, you have to defend it, if the Tartars want to occupy Hubei, you have to pay a price, and if you put them in Hunan at the last time, you can always hold it." Wang Kefan's expression gradually became solemn: "I don't fight for the gains and losses of one city and one place, I just want to kill more Tartars, the Ji'an camp may have great sacrifices, but it will never be wiped out." ”

Gu Zongfu hesitated a little, hesitated for a long time and asked, "What about the future?" Is Ji'an Camp back in Jiangxi? ”

"Of course, I am Admiral Caojiang, of course I want to lead the troops back to Jiangxi, and I want to go down the river to recapture Nanjing and Fujian!" Wang Kefan's gaze suddenly became extremely sharp, stared at Gu Zongfu and said, "You don't want to go to Hubei, do you want to find Li Chengdong for revenge?" Li Chengdong has a heavy army in his hands and is entrenched in Fujian, even if you stay in Jiangxi, you can't take revenge, if you want to deal with Li Chengdong, come to Hubei with me first! ”

"......" Gu Zongfu was told that he was broken, and he was stuck there, and he didn't speak for a long time.

His wife died in Ruijin, and although she temporarily lived in Ji'an Mansion, she always wanted to go to Fujian to find Li Chengdong for revenge, so she pushed back and did not want to go to Hubei. However, Wang Kefan saw through his thoughts, and directly poured a scoop of cold water on his head, and just mixed up in Ji'an Mansion, revenge must be far away.

Go to Huguang and fight it once! If you can really defeat the Qing army, you will hold the military power in the future, and then settle accounts with Li Chengdong!

Thinking of this, Gu Zongfu finally made up his mind, leaned down to Wang Kefan, and bowed to Wang Kefan with a big salute in the army.

"The last general is willing to be a pawn and serve the army!"

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Wang Kefan selected 2,000 elites from the Ji'an volunteers, appointed Wang Ding as the camp officer, and Gu Zongfu as the deputy camp officer, and established the Ji'an battalion.

At the beginning, he opened fire and Zhang Xianbi, and then attacked Ji'an Mansion, and seized a large number of weapons and equipment, all of which were stored in Jinggangshan, and now they are just coming in handy. Knives, guns, armor, bows and arrows, tents, ...... Not only did the Ji'an battalion be re-armed, but even the Dongguan battalion was stained with some light, and the two armies were all bright and vigorous.

The necessary weapons and equipment were left for the Ji'an volunteers, and all the others were loaded into carts and ready to be transported back to Huguang, and the other units of the Gongyi battalion should also be expanded, and these equipment could arm three or four thousand people, which happened to be used.

Before leaving Jinggangshan, there is one more important thing to do, that is, the Gongyi Camp Repair Institute was re-established.

The Gongyi Battalion Repair Institute has been withdrawn to Jinggangshan, and Wang Kefan has moved a military workshop from Guangdong, as well as hundreds of related craftsmen, all of whom have joined the Gongyi Battalion Repair Institute, and it has become a large-scale arsenal.

For safety reasons, this arsenal is located in Yongning County, which is close to Jinggangshan, and a branch factory has also been opened in the Jinggangshan mountainous area, and some large equipment that is difficult to carry can be carried directly up the mountain, even if the Qing army launches a counteroffensive, it can also ensure safety in the mountain.

The move of the arsenal is a troublesome matter, it is necessary to select a site to build a house, and to place these hundreds of craftsmen, collect all kinds of raw materials, and there is a project to restart, Wang Kefan hesitated, and did not rush to attack the three hundred Portuguese soldiers, even if he got a flintlock pistol now, it was too late to imitate it for the time being.

Wang Kefan left a small army to serve as a guard in the arsenal, and repeatedly told Liu Shu that he must ensure the safety of the arsenal, which is the belongings he saved with great effort.

All of this is to ensure the safety of the arsenal, Jinggangshan is located in a remote area, and it is not suitable to build an arsenal, for Wang Kefan, this is just a transitional period, and when he has a firm foothold in Huguang, he will move the arsenal back.

After all kinds of miscellaneous matters were handled, Wang Kefan led the Ji'an battalion and the Dongguan battalion and set off to return to Huguang. (To be continued......)