After such a short delay, the cannon rang out again.

Zhu Cihong also shook his head and smiled, and said to Chen Mingxia who rushed over: "Could it be that Ren Shang knows that gunpowder and iron can solve it?" Such a terrible way of playing, just this little effort, I have to beat out how much silver I have. ”

The cost of a cannonball is really not small, plus the cost of gunpowder or something, such a rumbling cannon fire, the cost is really a lot.

It's just that everyone knows that Zhu Cihong's temper has always been to value people over things, even if it is a rare and valuable military asset like a war horse, the important thing is to ask the soldiers to practice riding skills, not to feel sorry for the horses.

In the Pingyu army, the non-commissioned officers and generals only care about training, as for how many things are used, the generals don't have to worry about this, everything has Zhu Cihong, the crown prince, to clean up the mess.

Not to mention anything else, it is a military uniform made of thick cloth, and now every officer and soldier of the new army wears at least one or two of them. What kind of buttons and other small items, I don't know how much it costs.

The worn shoes can't be repaired, and they are thrown out like a hill.

With such a lavish use of money to make silver, it is no wonder that the millions in the early stage were easily used up. According to this usage, it is no wonder that the prince wants to compromise with the Donglin Party and the Fushe.

A group of people followed Zhu Cihong and rushed towards the direction of the artillery camp.

The offices of the camp and the residence of the prince are all together, and they are also very close to the military camp, and the comings and goings are very convenient.

There is a forked river between the military camp and the divisions, Hebei is the seat of the camp and Qingjiang County, the east and west sides of Henan are military camps, and the artillery camp and the firearms bureau are all in Hexi.

It didn't rain much, but the wind was annoying, sometimes east and west, sometimes south and sometimes north.

Despite the clogs under their feet, hats on their heads, and oiled coats, when they reached the left side of the artillery camp, everyone was soaked inside.

Chen Mingxia was very annoyed in his heart, according to the rules of the crown prince, Wen is still greater than martial arts, and peacetime training, military management, military law, logistics support, etc., are still the responsibilities of the battalion departments.

For example, the military judge is responsible for supervising the army, the quartermaster department is responsible for wartime logistics and the payment of salaries, and the military industry department is responsible for the shipping, use, and storage of equipment and armor...... However, all the actions of the divisions must be reported to the Military and Political Department for the record!

There are some things that need to be carried out in cooperation between the departments and the towns, and it is necessary for him, the military and political secretary, to coordinate and command in the center. It is not unreasonable that the divisions of the camp are headed by the military and political departments.

With this emotion, Chen Mingxia's face also became very gloomy, fortunately, the sky was raining non-stop, and everyone's faces were wet from the raindrops, even if the mood was extremely bad, in such a situation, outsiders would not be able to see it.

"Nonsense, it's just nonsense!" As soon as he saw the situation in the field, Chen Mingxia, who was already angry, trembled with anger, pointed to the generals and soldiers in the school field, and scolded one after another.

The artillery battalion was now organized into four battalions, and the entire Pingyu Army, including the direct guard battalion, was organized into a total of 22 battalions, four artillery battalions, three cavalry battalions, and the remaining 15 battalions were all infantry battalions.

Each battalion had about 300 former enemy auxiliaries, and in addition to that, the army also had six baggage battalions and four engineer battalions, and the army's carts, mules, horses, grain, grass, and baggage, ordnance and materials, as well as all the auxiliary work when camping, building roads and bridges, were all in charge of these professional auxiliary troops.

With more than 30,000 regular soldiers, plus about 26,000 engineers and baggage troops, the strength of the Pingyu Army is far above all the military towns of the Ming Dynasty.

As for the hundreds of thousands of "male soldiers" in Zuozhen, I'm afraid few people will take it seriously.

Despite the heavy rain, the school field in front of you is still full of popularity. Standing on the high ground outside the school field, you can see that there is a whole battalion of artillery, and in front of the artillery battalion, there are two battalions of infantry battalions, all wearing military uniforms for training, but they are standing in the rain with their bare hands.

Training in the rain is actually a common thing, but the situation in front of them is very strange, the officers and men of the infantry battalion are not standing behind the artillery battalion, but in front of the artillery battalion.

Although the rain was not heavy, it also soaked the uniforms of all the officers and soldiers, which was certainly not a reason for Chen Mingxia to call nonsense, in front of everyone, the muzzle of the cannon was clearly towards the officers and soldiers of the infantry battalion who were lining up in the two battalions.

"What is this doing?"

Seeing that the torches were still lit in the rain, the fire door was covered with waterproof rain gear, and the barrel was being cleaned...... This is obviously making preparations before the launch, seeing this, not only Chen Mingxia's face is pale, shouting nonsense, but even Gong Dingxiao and others are also terrified, and they only feel that their liver and gallbladder are split.

Only Hou Fangyu has been trained in the army, and his courage is stronger, but he is still dumbfounded, and only muttered: "What are you doing, I have been in the army, I have seen Zuozhen train soldiers and horses, and I have also seen the battle, why can't I understand this matter in front of me?" ”

………… Not only did these scribes not understand it, but even Ren Shang, the deputy chief in charge of the four artillery battalions, also felt that he had gone crazy. If he wasn't crazy, how could he be with Wei Da and Feng Kaizhang, plus the Taixi military attache named Gordon, just getting involved and messing around?

It was already wrong to get the cannon out on such a rainy day, and the cannon in front of me had just been cast a few days ago, and the cannon body was as smooth as a mirror, and I knew that it was a divine weapon when I looked at it...... The cannon was originally a patent of the imperial court, Sun Yuanhua was a master, and he relied on the cannon casting to make meritorious contributions, and he was promoted to the governor of Denglai in a few years, if it wasn't for the chaos and the loss of the city, the court was angry and killed his head.

The cannon is really a magic weapon, and the iron cannon technology is not yet mature, and the casting cannon can only use copper as a raw material, so the cost is of course higher.

"Push the cannon forward, get closer!" In the midst of the rain, Gordon's red hair was like fire, and his eyes hurt. Dressed in the uniform of an officer of the Pingyu Army, with the standard waist knife of the Ming Dynasty, this guy also stood on the side of the artillerymen, kept shouting, and ordered the gunners to push the artillery forward again.

Regardless of the rain that kept falling, including Wei Yue and Feng Kaizhang and other generals in the general town, all the generals were standing in the rain with armor and stomachs, after such a long time, everyone was drenched, and the top-grade Shanwen armor originally relied on the strength of the chest and abdomen, and it was not heavy, and it was attached to the body at this time, and it was also extremely uncomfortable for everyone.

But at this moment, everyone's faces were as pale as iron, seeing that the gunners were at a loss, Ren Shang said to Wei Yue: "Wei Da, you can't move forward any further!" ”

Wei Yue's eyes were cold, and he shook his head and said: "What they said is reasonable, soldiers usually train without risking arrows, how can they move forward bravely as soon as they fight?" This will feel sorry for them, and more people will die on the battlefield! ”

"How can Tessie's words be taken seriously? If they are not of my own kind, their hearts will be different, and the devil knows what they are thinking. Besides, how valuable is this cannon, what happened if it was broken, and who will explain it to His Royal Highness the Prince? ”

Ren Shang's eyes were red, and in the rain, he was about to burst into flames. These artillerymen are his top picks, his treasures, all of them are carefully selected from the infantry army, not only are they strong and strong, but their skills and reactions are first-class, they have endured hardships and put in their strength, and they are the best in the new army to be selected.

Not to mention anything else, who doesn't want to enter the artillery camp for five taels of silver a month? Among the tens of thousands of people, these four battalions of soldiers were selected out, even if not everyone was personally selected by him, at this time, he can name almost everyone above the head of the shed, and ordinary soldiers also recognize a lot.

Besides, this artillery was also cast with great difficulty, and it has been less than half a month since it was received from the Firearms Bureau! Pushing back and forth in this rain, no matter how careful the gunners were, several cannons had just been overturned in the muddy water, looking at it like this, Ren Shang felt that his heart and liver were trembling with pain.

"I'll take care of it."

Feng Kaizhang's face was calm, but his eyes were also full of determination, he looked at Ren Shang and said with a smile: "The artillery is cast to defeat the enemy, if you don't dare to fall and use it, how can you train a qualified gunner?" Now most of the army has not yet been given arms, His Royal Highness said that artillery is the main force to defeat the enemy in the future, Ren Zongzhen, do you understand? ”

Although Feng Kaizhang joined the group a little later than Ren Shang and others, he has always been respected by everyone, after all, the relationship with Wei Yue, as well as the great help when he went out of Beijing, are all the credit of the Feng family, so after such a long time, no matter how early the military attache of the East Palace is, he does not dare to disrespect Feng Dagongzi.

Moreover, literary talents and martial arts are all first-class characters, and at this time they are one of the general towns, above Ren Shang.

"Alright then, it's up to you." Ren Shang took a step back and said, "However, if any infantry soldiers are injured, the artillery battalion will never be responsible." ”

"Of course."

"Mr. Wei, let's also go and stand in the infantry formation."

"Okay, that's exactly what I mean."

In front of Ren Shang, the two main towns trotted forward like this, and rushed towards the infantry camp on the opposite side.

"Bad luck, Ren Tiger, be careful with the cannon, don't fall on Lao Tzu's head."

A group of brothers and companions argued, Wang Yuan just couldn't hear it, and at this time he could only spit and strode over.

"Fuck ......"

Ren Shang took over the artillery battalion for just a few days, and he also learned from casting cannons to cannons, all according to the regulations compiled with the help of Taixi people and veteran gunners who had fought in Liu Zeqing's army before.

Although the rain fell on his face, he still clearly felt the sweat coming out of his body, and when he arrived at the gun position, he wanted to give an order with red eyes, but he didn't know what to say.

"There's still a lot to learn."

On his side, although the rank was only a sentry, Gordon was extremely confident. In the rain, under the fiery red hair, and above the rough and vicious face, there is only full of confidence at this time.

"Listen to my orders, the gun position forward!"

All the artillery groups moved forward, and after the gun positions were forward, Gordon waved his hand and gave the order, shouting: "Fire!" ”

(To be continued)