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"I've seen Team Officer Chen!"

"Yes, yes!"

Chen Hao couldn't help nodding and looked at these soldiers in the audience, these people really didn't look like a cantonment soldiers. He waved his hand again, "Brother Xiao, I'm here to tell you good news." ”

Xiao Yi sighed, "Could it be that the defense lord has come down with a silver reward?" ”

Chen Hao nodded, then shook his head again, "Not really." ”

Xiao Yi also laughed, "Then Xiao Yi can't guess." ”

Chen Hao laughed, and Lang Lang said: "Xiao Yixiao has a meritorious service in the battle of Wutai Mountain, and he has been promoted to 100 households, and he is also the manager of Changning Fort. Another reward of 300 silver, a red horse, and the official uniform came a few days later. When he arrived, he immediately took office. Xiao Yi was very happy after hearing this, his official position is bigger, the territory he controls is bigger, and he has more resources, which is more conducive to his own development.

Xiao Yi and the others hurriedly bowed loudly, "Thank you for the promotion, Xiao Yi is unforgettable!" ”

Sending Chen Hao away, Shi Gang and the others were also very happy, Xiao Yi was promoted, as Xiao Yi's most trusted subordinate, his identity will naturally rise with the tide.

Shi Gang and the others also knelt on the ground and said loudly, "Congratulations to Lord Baihu!" ”

"Congratulations to Lord Hyaknohe!"

"Congratulations to Lord Hyaknohe!" The veterans and recruits in the audience also shouted loudly, Xiao Yi looked at the recruits in the audience, and was rewarded for their promotions, and suddenly felt arrogant.

On the same day, Xiao also announced the reorganization of the team, and issued recruits' mandarin duck jackets, spears or knives one by one, the recruits had been in the military before, and the military uniforms of the Ming Dynasty had not been issued for many years, and the weapons and equipment were incomplete and of uneven quality.

But when they got their military uniforms and weapons in their hands, they found that the uniforms were all brand-new Ming standard mandarin duck battle jackets, and the weapons were not their original rusty goods, so they were all happy.

In the battle of Xiaowutai Mountain, Xiao Yi had a new definition of the heavy cavalry impact of the Later Jin and Mongols.

At that time, Xiao Yi found that even if it was only an impact of more than ten meters, his side was still tightly assembled and had a terrain advantage, which was still able to block the impact of Houjin's heavy cavalry, if it was an impact of hundreds of thousands of meters away, the consequences would be unimaginable.

It seems that this rattan card, which can only cover half of the body, is categorically unable to block the long-distance cavalry impact, and it seems that some new shields will need to be added to resist the impact.

As the front-line knife player, the lack of heavy armor protection is not enough to block the first wave of impact, as well as firearms, which need to be considered now.

So Xiao Yi returned to the room that night, thought all night, and decided to remake the wide shield and form a front half of the square similar to the shield in the Song Dynasty.

The tactics of the Later Jin and Mongol cavalry were mounted and heavy cavalry charges, and if this formation could block some of the distant cavalry and delay the heavy cavalry charge so that it would not cause much damage, the odds of victory would be multiplied.

If there are conditions for the addition of cavalry and firearms in the future, then such a complete corps, coupled with soldiers who dare to fight, will be quite terrible.

Ming Dynasty shields include round group cards, pentagonal long plates, etc., which are mostly made of solid wood, painted or wrapped in copper skin. Although the protective power of the copper and iron shield can be called the first, it is very heavy and cannot be mentioned unless it is vigorous.

Since there are now less than twenty people in the fort, there are very few strong men, and they don't have so much money to forge a large number of copper and iron shields, this matter can only be said slowly.

Xiao also found the three of them, discussed for a long time, and finally decided on the style of the new shield, according to the drawings.

The new shield was much larger than the previous rattan shield, made of hardwood, and wrapped in copper. It is about half a body long, and because the material is wood, even the sword player who is not weak can hold the shield without being overworked.

At that time, I will have to go to the state city to buy solid wood, the necessary materials and things and recruit some craftsmen first, and now the large construction inside and outside the Tunpu is no longer enough to rely on the initial batch of craftsmen.

In wartime, this kind of shield can stand on the ground, and the sword player can block the whole body as soon as he bends down, and the long shield array is like this, plus the spear is exposed, which can block the edge of the impact of the Houjin Heavy Cavalry, of course, these still need to be tested in actual combat.

Now the time is in late February, the late February of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, and it is the end of March in later generations. It's time to start spring ploughing and reclaiming wasteland.

But Xiao also needs to solve the water problem before reclaiming wasteland, that is, there is still something to do before reclaiming wasteland.

That is to dig a canal, listening to Liu Lao and the others, this canal is only the first step, and then it is necessary to build waterwheels everywhere, speaking of waterwheels, which can make Xiao Yi difficult.

Xiao Yi also understands the waterwheel, there is that kind of big waterwheel in later generations, a large waterwheel can irrigate more than 30 acres of farmland around, Xiao Yi still wants to build some of this kind of waterwheel.

However, after asking Qi Lao, Xiao Yi dispelled the idea of digging irrigation wells to make a waterwheel, such a waterwheel Qi Lao estimated, counting the use of craftsmen, material purchase and other waterwheels will cost hundreds of taels of silver.

Xiao also planned to give at least 20 acres of farmland to each of the more than 70 households in the fort, one ploughing cow, now there are more than 20 heads, and the rest of the ploughing cattle will be bought in the state capital.

Coupled with the comfort of the fallen soldiers' families, it is necessary to reclaim 1,500 acres of wasteland, which requires 50 waterwheels, which is more than 5,000 taels of silver. I'd better dig more wells around, dig more canals and use them first, and as for the waterwheel, take your time.

Later, the construction outside Yong'an Fort began again, and Xiao Yi had temporarily stopped the training of new recruits and veterans, and mobilized men and women inside and outside the fort.

But the most basic reconnaissance and protection can not be broken, the pier platform has been built, a total of 36 new piers have been built around Yong'an Fort, these piers are simply divided into two layers, there is a horse fence outside, because it is not for long-term residence, so the inside and outside are very simple.

Xiao is also ready to temporarily set up a garrison for each pier, thirty-six piers are scattered around, and each pier guard is equipped with horses, the horses are fixed, but the people guarding the pier are not fixed, which is also convenient for rotation guards, and everyone will have a time to guard the pier.

With the guards of the pier, the people's hearts are much more stable, and when the people are digging wells and opening canals, they see the straight backs of the soldiers of Yong'an Fort standing on the pier platform on the mountain, and they are all talking.

"Hey, isn't this your kid. It's the last batch of people who joined the army, why are they guarding the pier? An old woman asked, pointing to a soldier on a mountain bag in front of her.

The man looked at the soldiers standing on the pier platform, and showed a proud expression, "This kid is very different from before, and he also has a bit of a man's spirit." ”

The woman from before said mysteriously, "I heard that I went out with Lord Zongqi to kill the Tartars last time, is it true?" ”

After hearing this, the man said happily, "Hey, what the adults said is still false." ”

Suddenly, a man who was digging a ditch didn't look back and said, "What about the head of the flag, yesterday the lord was promoted to a hundred households and also served as the management team of Changning Fort." ”

Everyone around them put down their work and came around, "Huh, is the adult really promoted?" Aren't you going to Changning Fort? ”

The man before said helplessly, "Gao Sheng is true, I heard that I will go to Changning Fort when the reward comes down." ”

"What can I do about this, can I still stay in Yong'an Fort as soon as my lord leaves? Why don't we follow the adults to Changning Town. ”

An old man said lazily, "Everyone, just relax, the adults will not leave it alone, and the adults will inform me when the time comes." ”

The people nodded when they heard this, and they all went on with their work.