The sailboat is leisurely, going against the water, the waterway from Yichang to Kuimen, very calm, no thieves are rampant, there is no Qing army to press the border, it is under the control of the Ming Dynasty forces, but the situation is broken, although there is no war at the junction of the southern SC and Huguang for the time being, but it is on the side of the Azig army, as long as the Prince of Ying is willing, the army can be waved overnight, so the Ming Dynasty officials in this area have long been unintentional, just thinking about how to take refuge in the new master when the catastrophe is coming, is to waste political affairs, There was almost no one on duty in the yamen of the prefectures and counties, the gates were closed, and only the warlords and warlords everywhere, who were happy that the civil officials did not come to be impatient, and wantonly collected the people's fat and ointment, enriched their own pockets, and became the emperor of the soil.

Wang Huan was on the boat, pulling the ancestors every day to ask about the old things in Liaodong, the battles with the Qing army back then, each one had to be carefully talked about by the ancestors, and he also took out a pen and paper, and wrote it down carefully, and also about the organizational structure of the Ning Tiecai, the formation of soldiers, weapons, mules and horses, the tactics and equipment of the Qing army, and the style of the leading generals. I asked in detail to understand.

Zu Bian was originally a rough person, he spoke upside down, lacked logic, and things passed a long time ago, and he was forced to try to remember, and his hair was pulled out a lot, so he barely satisfied Wang Huan.

Holding the ink-drenched record in his hand, looking at the not-so-good-looking calligraphy on it, Wang Huan squatted on the bow of the boat, frowning and falling into deep thought.

Originally, he thought that the reason why the Qing army was able to sweep the Ming army and Li Zicheng's peasant army was to rely on the invincible iron cavalry and invincible cavalry. Whenever facing the enemy, the Qing army is to the infantry to rush into battle, first with firearms, bows and arrows to the opponent long-range killing, shooting the formation of chaos, and then with heavy infantry homeopathic direct impact of the opponent's large array, the Qing army forward are wearing three layers of armor, not afraid of death, such as a huge wave sweeping, scattering the opponent's front, the opponent's main general must be transferred to concentrate the army or the left and right wings to support the center, at this time the Qing army then with cavalry to rush the two wings, divide the encirclement, in one fell swoop to determine the victory or defeat, the general Ming army and the peasant army, under the three axes basically rout and run, become the target of the Qing army's pursuit and shooting. From Liaodong to Guannei, it is basically this routine.

Occasionally, there are Ming troops who dare to fight, such as ZJ chariot soldiers, relying on sharp firearms, high chariot shields, surrounded into a car formation, or white pole soldiers, with the same strict discipline and fighting will, forming a gun formation, the Qing army's heavy infantry and cavalry will not be stupidly rushed into the formation, changed to peripheral nuisance, the cavalry of the brigade cut the edge of the firearm, threw a rain of arrows and retreated, with long-range to long-range, with highly mobile cavalry to lure the Ming army firearms consumption, in order to consume the Ming army's ammunition for the purpose, wait until the Ming army's ammunition is exhausted, and then close to the archery, basically the Ming army is over. At the beginning of the Battle of the Hunhe River, the 6,000 Ming army was besieged and killed alive.

What kind of tactics should be used to deal with such an opponent? Wang Huan frowned and pondered, of course, the best way is to develop sharper firearms, such as the extremely long-range Suifa pistol, or the flowering cannon, use hot weapons to fight cold weapons, and easily defeat the powerful Eight Banners with the generation difference of weapons, and use bullets to harvest muscular horsemen wielding broadswords, just like the cowboys did to the Indians in the era of the great development of the American West.

It's just that where do you go to find the gun? There are a lot of stone pillars and iron mines, but there are no craftsmen who make guns, so come by yourself? Don't be funny, if Wang Huan could make a gun, he wouldn't have gone mining.

After thinking about it for a long time, Wang Huan felt that he still had to work the gun array that the white pole soldiers relied on to become famous, as long as he chose the right battlefield and occupied the geographical advantage, it was not difficult for the infantry to defeat the cavalry, there were many such examples in history, and the infantry duel, that is, the battle of who blinked at the end.

Time passed in the question and answer and thinking, thirteen days of boating on the river, passed smoothly, and on the morning of the fourteenth day, Wang Huan saw the Wuxia in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.

"Twelve Wu Mountains see nine peaks, the bow of the ship is full of green and green autumn sky, the morning clouds and twilight rain are silent, and the ape cries in the moon and the moon is bright all night."

Wang Huan silently recited Su's famous sentences, looked at the majestic scenery of the cliffs on both sides of the strait, and stood quietly at the bow of the boat, Chen Ergou and Xu Goudan stood behind him, and Zubian, because he was tortured by Wang Huan in the past few days, hesitated to stand a little farther behind the three of them.

"Qin Liangyu, that legendary heroine, should be seventy-two years old this year, right? I'm really looking forward to what kind of character she is. Wang Huan inhales a breath of river breeze, the moist air pours into the lungs, cool and refreshing, the peaks of the heavy rocks and mountains cannot help but retreat with the river, after Wuxia, the river slows down, the mountain is open and cheerful, a small town near the river, now by the river.

"That's Xituo Town, a few guest officers, you want to go to Shizhu, so get off the boat here." The captain of the boat put away the sails and said to the four of them.

There is a wharf in the town, built on the riverside, there is a group of people around the wharf, as soon as the boat leans up, Wang Huan and the four have not yet stepped on the gangplank, and someone on the shore shouts: "But Wang Huan Wang Senator has arrived?" ”

Wang Huan couldn't help but be stunned, Xu Goudan and Chen Ergou were overjoyed, it turned out that Wang Huan's name was so loud, and he hurriedly responded: "Exactly, the person on the boat is Senator Wang." ”

This reply was like a thunderclap in the water, and the crowd on the shore suddenly boiled, and countless voices sounded at the same time: "It's Senator Wang, it's really Senator Wang!" There were men and women in the crowd, old and young, everyone was happy, racing to run, swarming to rush onto the boat, Wang Huan's boat was not big, so many people poured up, it had to be sunk, and the anxious boat boss shouted.

Immediately, someone shouted: "Everyone, don't be impatient, wait for Ma Xiaoguan to take over the Wang Senate!" ”

Wang Huan was inexplicable, at a loss, Chen Ergou and Xu Goudan didn't expect their response to be so strong, and they also cowered, hiding aside and not daring to make any more noise, only Zu Bian, but he strode forward, stood beside Wang Huan, and glared at everyone on the shore.

A moment later, several sergeants in black leather armor lined up from the crowd and escorted a young man in a white armor and arrows onto the gangplank. This young man is only eighteen or nineteen years old, with a wide nose, big ears and thick eyebrows, dragon and tiger steps, and he is full of heroism between Gu Pan, and he has the demeanor behind the gate.

He came to the bow of the boat, raised his eyes and swept his eyes, and saw the ancestral side with the tiger's back and bear's waist, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he hurried forward, grabbed the ancestral hand and did not let go, and said happily in his mouth: "I have heard the name of the king for a long time, save my son in the middle of the river and return to his hometown for thousands of miles, and when I see it today, I am really a hero, and I worship it!" ”

After speaking, he was about to kneel down and pay respects, so anxious that Zu Bian held him up in a panic, stretched out his hand and pulled Wang Huan, who was forced on the side, and hurriedly said: "The little official misunderstood, my name is Zu Bian, and this is Senator Wang!" ”

The young man froze suddenly, his face turned red, and he was stunned for a moment, but he reacted quickly, and hurriedly turned to Wang Huan again, and was about to meet him, but when he saw that he was a young man who was similar to himself, his body froze again.

The atmosphere was awkward.

Wang Huan's eyes rolled, and he took a step forward and bowed to the young man first: "Boy Wang Huan, Master Li Tingyu Li is not disgusted, he lives in the army and has seen Ma Gongzi. ”

The young man reflexively bowed his hand in return, and said casually: "Where is it, Ma Wannian should meet Senator Wang...... You and I meet for the first time, how do you know my last name? ”