North Zhili, Ningjin County, large camp of officers and soldiers.

It is still said that in the wilderness of the war, the corpse has already been buried by the people sent by Ningjin County, but the large area of black-brown ground, and the broken weapons and arrows on the ground, seem to still tell the tragedy of the war of 10,000 people!

The autumn wind swept by, making people feel chilly and extremely sad.

Today is the 10th of October, and it has been six days since that big battle.

In the battle that day, both sides suffered heavy losses.

On the side of the officers and men, more than 5,700 people were killed, more than 1,400 were seriously wounded, and countless were lightly wounded. Of the 29,000-strong army, less than 20,000 are capable of fighting in a short period of time. Among them, the most miserable is Pingshanwei, when it is said to be the focus of the impact of the white-robed army, the soldiers' combat effectiveness is not strong, and the command is not effective, they were disorganized by a volley, and then they were trampled by iron hooves wantonly several times back and forth. Of the 5,600 regular full guards, 2,070 were killed in battle, nearly half! Now there are less than 2,000 people who have combat capabilities!

And on the side of the white-robed army, it was even more bleak, the army of 15,000 people, more than half of them were killed in the battle, and only 7,000 people escaped! Among them, 5,000 households were almost completely killed and wounded, and if it were not for the use of refueling tactics to throw military forces in turn, such a huge loss would have completely defeated the ordinary army!

You must know that in the Tumubao Incident that year, the Ming army that died in the hands of the Tartars was only 20,000 or 30,000, and the people who died in trampling on each other were 230,000! 500,000 elite Beijing battalions, dead and wounded!

After this battle, the white-robed army retreated all the way, giving up all the occupied counties such as Leling and Qingyun, and the army retreated to Haifeng County, which was only more than 100 miles away from the sea. According to the report of the spies, the white-robed army requisitioned a large number of people from various counties, and plundered the civilian war horses in a few words, and sent people to strengthen the city wall at night, putting on a posture of holding on to the city.

There was no movement on the side of the officers and soldiers, Zhang Yanchang just ordered to rest and recuperate, and restrained everyone from leaving the camp. He was not in a hurry, and the morale of the officers and men was greatly victorious after this battle, but they also suffered heavy losses, and they could not be defeated for the time being. The white-robed rebels were defeated most of the elite in the first battle, and they could no longer afford to turn the storm back, and they chose to hold on to the city, which made Zhang Yanchang even more relieved. The county seat of Haifeng County is the old city of the Song Dynasty, tall and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is also unwise to attack the city with 20,000 people and nearly 10,000 people stationed there. However, the white-robed army has become a turtle in the urn, and Zhang Yanchang is now in charge of all the local guards in Shandong and Beizhili, so he can slowly transfer troops, besiege but not attack, and finally force them to land!

"My lord, the statistical results have come out, and there are twenty-seven of the five Thor machines that have been completely scrapped due to barrel bursts and other reasons; It can't be used because of a damaged trigger, etc., but it should be able to be repaired with thirty-two shots! After Shi Dazhu finished speaking, he honestly stood aside and hung his head silently.

Lian Zining sat behind the big case, and when he said a word, Lian Zining's eyelids jumped, and there was a drop of blood in his heart, as if a piece of meat had been cut off from his body.

"Thirty-two, twenty-seven! It adds up to more than one-tenth of the five Thor machines are gone! You must know that the entire Ming Dynasty does not know if there are more firearms now! Lian Zining finally couldn't hold back the anger in his heart anymore, slapped the table fiercely, and scolded with his fingers: "What about Wang Dachun? Lao Tzu asked him to inquire along the way to inquire about any firearms craftsmen, what did he do with this errand? No news yet? Are they all pig brains? ”

was scolded by Lian Zining, Shi Dazhu, a domineering and domineering general on the battlefield who had killed countless people, was trembling all over, lowering his head and not daring to say a word.

When Lian Zining finished scolding, he said with a sad face: "Lao Wang's side can't help it, these words, let's scatter three or five hundred people, look everywhere, find all the dozen or so counties in the northeast of the mountain, the farthest even Linqingzhou has gone, it's not that the bottom is careless, there is really no news!" ”

After the war, Lian Zining led the whole army to pay tribute to the brothers who died in the war, and after asking Zhang Yanchang that there was no war in a short period of time, he sent a large number of people, and even scattered the dragoons to find out the news of firearms. Several days have passed now, and there is still no news coming back.

Lian Zining knew that what he said was also the truth, but he couldn't get rid of an evil fire in his heart, and he was uncomfortable.

He glared at Shi Dazhu, took a breath, suppressed the fire in his heart, and waved his hand: "You go out first!" ”

"Where can I find a craftsman who can repair a musket? Where can I find it? After Shi Dazhu left, Lian Zining muttered in his mouth, thinking about it for a long time, but he couldn't do it.

He was depressed, so he got up and paced around the room, and at last he couldn't think about it, sighed deeply, and sat down again.

The sound of small footsteps behind him sounded, and two slender hands fell on their shoulders, kneading gently, and a delicate and soft voice said softly: "Master." ”

Lian Zining sighed comfortably, leaned back, and his head fell on a soft and elastic place, and said with a little tiredness: "Why don't you study?" Have you done your homework today? ”

"Well, it's done!" Kang Su said softly.

"Oh? So fast? Lian Zining raised his eyelids, looked at her and said, "I'll check it later, if I don't pass it, I'll be punished." ”

"Punished?" Kang Su bit his lip, a flush flashed across his face, and he whispered, "Is it spanking again?" ”

When the war ended, Wu Yijun killed more than 100 brothers, Lian Zining felt uncomfortable, and drank alone at night, very rarely drunk. As a result, he was drunk and crazy at night, so he had to spank the two sisters Kang Su Kangling, but the Kang Su sisters couldn't resist him, so they had to let him go. It's just a simple spanking, and even Zining didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

Lian Zining coughed embarrassedly: "You Nizi, why don't you open which pot to mention?" ”

After these days of getting along, the two Kangsu sisters knew that he had a good temper, and he was not too particular about it, and he was so easy to get along with, so they were not afraid of him much. Especially Kang Ling, since Lian Zining began to teach her to read, the little girl felt Lian Zining's sincere care, and she was tired of being by Lian Zining's side every day, and she relied on him very much.

The reason why Lian Zining taught them to read was also for their plan, how could the women around him not read? Dai Qinglan didn't say it, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a rich five-car, others such as Yu Susu, Chengyu, Xiaoqing, and even the maids who were bought back in the presidential palace are also very literate and hyphenated. The cultural gap between the two is too big, and there is really no way to communicate, and over time, the estrangement will appear. Lian Zining is very kind to the people around him, and he doesn't treat them as tools, but really wants to have a heart-to-heart relationship with them.

However, he did not know how to teach, so he had to adopt a stupid method, find them a book, point to an article, teach them to memorize it by rote, and then copy it several times, and then they knew the words and the meaning of the article in general.

Kang Su's body stepped back slightly, let Lian Zining pilllow in his arms, lowered his head, and his voice was as thin as a gnat: "If the master likes it, then let's fight, that night, the slave who beat is very comfortable......"

Lian Zi Ning Gudeng swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and the evil fire that had just been suppressed in his heart rushed up, he gritted his teeth and said: "If you really hook out my fire, Xiao Nizi, you have to be careful!" ”

Kang Su laughed, gently pinched his head, and no longer teased him, but said: "What troubles does the master have, say it and listen to it, although the slave family doesn't understand, it can also relieve your boredom!" ”

Lian Zining told him about it again.

He didn't expect Kang Su to say one, two, or three, but he didn't expect Kang Su to burst out laughing and said, "Master, you are really a fan of the authorities!" ”

"How?" A glimmer of hope rose in Lian Zining's heart and asked anxiously.

"The slave family doesn't understand any big truths, but they also know that there are some things that everyone must have. The firearms you are talking about must not only be in the Ming Dynasty, right? Since our Ming Dynasty is gone, you can go to other realms to search, right? Kang Su said softly: "Our Ming Dynasty and the Celestial Empire, don't there are many merchants from other countries who come here to do business?" Ask them, adults! ”

"That's right! Why didn't I think of this? Lian Zining's heart was suddenly full of excitement, he turned over and stood up, circled around the tent, and said to himself: "There are firearms in the Ming Dynasty, and the Franc machine in Europa also has firearms, and many people in the Franc machine are doing business in the Ming Dynasty, and they must know these news." Ask them! However, most of the people in the coastal provinces are in the coastal provinces, and there is no boundary in Shandong! ”

"That's right! Lian Zining, you pig brain! Lian Zining patted his head and scolded secretly, the most hit of the Franc machine man is Guangdong, Zhang Yanchang has been guarding the land of Guangdong for nearly ten years, and he must have had a lot of contact with them, maybe he has a craftsman in this area under his hands, and he can go to him for help!

Lian Zining's heart suddenly brightened, and he laughed and said, "Kang Su, you are really my lucky star!" ”

He put his arm around Kangsu, kissed her the cheek, and strode out of the tent.

Lian Zining has been out for a long time, and Kang Su is still standing there in a daze, covering his face with a stupid expression.

When Lian Zining came to Zhang Yanchang's tent, a person happened to come out of it, and when he took a look, it was Hou Donglai, the commander of Pingshanwei.

Hou Dong came to see him, bowed his hand very politely, and said with a smile: "Lord Lian! ”

Lian Zining hurriedly returned the salute, sued him, and said, "Lord Hou, there are some important things to find the handsome man today, and I can't delay it, so let's talk again?" ”

Hou Donglai said with a smile: "Even my lord, please do it." ”

Originally, because of the incident with Luo Yangqing, these chief officials of Pingshanwei were very yin and yang to Lian Zining, lukewarm. However, after the war, there was a shortage of medicine in the army, and it was not enough at all, and seeing that those seriously wounded were about to endure that night, Hirayama had the most wounded, and naturally he was the most anxious and embarrassed. Lian Zining provided a large amount of white gauze, spirits, medicines and other things, which can be regarded as solving a big problem for everyone, and receiving favors from others, taking this opportunity, the relationship between Heping Shanwei and Shanwei has eased a lot.

The soldiers reported, Lian Zining walked into the big tent, Zhang Yanchang knelt behind a small table, wore a dark robe, his hair was in a high bun, and he inserted a wooden hairpin obliquely, writing something to himself.

Lian Zining came in, he didn't raise his eyelids, and Lian Zining didn't care, so he found a place and sat down, looking at his nose and his nose.

Such an attitude seems to be a bit sluggish, but in fact, it is the treatment that many generals in the army and high-ranking officials in the court can want. As soon as I saw you come in, I got up to greet you, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, such an attitude, enthusiastic but unfamiliar, revealing a sense of distance that could not be hidden. However, Zhang Yanchang's attitude clearly regards Lian Zining as a descendant of his nephew and nephew, and he is a person with deep friendship.

Lian Zining was not flattered, such treatment was obtained by him with his own ability.

The night before the war, he couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart after all, so he went to find Zhang Yanchang. Zhang Yanchang didn't believe his worries, but Lian Zining argued with reason, and even made a military order, and finally let Zhang Yanchang agree, once the situation changed, he commanded the Shenwu Right Guard and Wu Yijun, and the camera counterattacked!

Things really developed as Lian Zining expected, and Lian Zining's on-the-spot command also gave Zhang Yanchang a great surprise, he was able to arrange such a strict pocket formation in such a short period of time, but I am afraid that even a veteran general for many years may not be able to do it. Lian Zining is like a natural soldier, if there is no him in that big battle, the consequences are really unpredictable. Through this time, Zhang Yanchang also realized the value of Lian Zining, so it is not surprising that he received such treatment.

Zhang Yanchang finally finished writing, blew dry the ink, and put it aside. Lian Zining took a closer look, but found that Zhang Yanchang copied the Tao Te Ching, this dynasty is Kaifeng, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are blooming, and there is a trend of gradual integration. Among the scholars, there are many people who worship Buddhism and Taoism, and Zhang Yanchang is like this, which is not uncommon.

"What, what's wrong?" Zhang Yanchang washed his hands, wiped them with a silk scarf, and asked.

"Hmm!" Lian Zining nodded, and said his thoughts.

"Firearms craftsmen, Ben Shuai naturally doesn't have them here." Zhang Yanchang said that this result, Lian Zining had long expected it, the imperial court had banned firearms a long time ago, besides, he was a military general, and he had some firearms craftsmen at home, and he was also easy to be suspicious. Just looked at him quietly, knowing him, there must be a follow-up.

Sure enough, Zhang Yanchang changed his words and said, "However, it's not a big deal." Over there in the Guangdong Trench Mirror, there are indeed a lot of Franc machine people, if you want it, this handsome letter will be written, and someone will send you dozens of them. ”

Sure enough, it is a powerful and powerful person, and it is extremely difficult for Lian Zining to do, but for him, it is just a gesture. On the Guangdong side, there are countless old and old protégés, and there are dozens of third-grade military attache generals at the level of Wei Commander and Envoy alone, and there are countless remains.

Lian Zining was overjoyed, got up and said, "Then thank you Dashuai!" ”

This ceremony is not a military salute, but a courtesy for the younger generations to the elders, Lian Zining is telling Zhang Yanchang in disguise: "Your old man's friendship, I will not forget, he said that I am developed, if you have something, a word!" You've got you covered! ”

A ritual represents many things, and the mysteries of the period are to be comprehended by oneself.

Zhang Yanchang naturally understood in his heart, and when he laughed, he wrote a letter.

After a while, the letter was written, and Zhang Yanchang was just about to call someone in, when he heard footsteps outside, but it was Kang Lu who asked to see him.

(To be continued)