One hundred Dingkun cannons were neatly arranged, the barrels and barrels of the cannons were polished, and Zhang Binghui, the commander of the Dingkun army, followed Wu Shaogang's side with a satisfied smile on his face. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Not far away, a large number of artillery shells were placed, as well as the newly developed sky-shaking thunder of the Arms Bureau.

To say that Wu Shaogang's concern for the Dingkun army has exceeded ordinary imagination, and he has to inspect the Dingkun army every month, on the one hand, to see the training of sergeants, and on the other hand, to see the configuration of the Dingkun gun and the proficiency of the operation.

Because of Wu Shaogang's concern, Zhang Binghui spared no effort to do a good job in the construction of the Dingkun army, it can be said that the sergeants selected from the many imperial armies, after a period of training, have mastered many operation procedures of the Dingkun cannon, each Dingkun cannon, can fire two shells within a minute, and the hit rate is very high.

This is Zhang Binghui's place to be proud, after all, the training of the Dingkun Army is different from many other armies, this is a new branch of the military, how to train, how to manage, are all brand new topics, more than half a year of intensive training, a lot of experience has been explored, has been affirmed by Wu Shaogang.

"Zhang Binghui, don't be too happy, the Dingkun Army on the battlefield, whether it can play the role of Dingding, it depends on the actual combat situation, there is indeed a lot of training, but the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, how to seize the best opportunity for the Dingkun Army is what we need to consider next."

Zhang Binghui nodded, the strength of the Dingkun army is undoubted, but the flaws are also obvious, that is, the movement of the Dingkun cannon is not easy, if it encounters a rapid battle, it may not be able to play the greatest role, as for the siege of the city, the Dingkun army can play a decisive role.

"My lord, my subordinates have thought about it during this time, the transportation of the Dingkun cannon mainly depends on the carriage, and if you want to solve the problem of rapid marching, the only way to increase the number of horses is to increase it."

Wu Shaogang sighed slightly, the slow movement of artillery is a problem that cannot be solved at present, mainly relying on horse transportation, science and technology has not yet reached the high-end level, considering that the Mongolian iron cavalry moves very fast, once it encounters an artillery attack, it must be quickly evacuated, so it is not too likely to rely on artillery to give the Mongolian iron cavalry a devastating blow.

Of course, there is also a way, through the attack on the city, forcing the Mongol army to come to the rescue, so that it can give a devastating blow to the Mongolian iron cavalry that gallops to help.

The speed of Dingkun artillery manufacturing is already good, six to eight artillery pieces can be manufactured every month, but this speed is far from being able to meet Wu Shaogang's needs, in his opinion, after the real war begins, the Dingkun army is equipped with artillery, at least four hundred to five hundred, so that the soldiers can fight in several ways.

"Zhang Binghui, the consumption of the Dingkun army is huge, and there were some objections, thinking that the Dingkun army does not need such a huge expenditure, but the Dingkun army of about 10,000 people is close to the Hezhou Imperial Army with more than 100,000 people, but I will not listen to those discussions, when it is really a decisive battle, everyone will understand the real power and role of the Dingkun army."

Zhang Binghui's face was a little red, and he hurriedly clenched his fists and spoke.

"Your Excellency, rest assured, as long as the battle begins, the Dingkun Army will definitely be able to exert its greatest power."

"Well, always be ready, and when the battle comes, let everyone see the power of the Dingkun Army."

Walking in front of a Dingkun cannon and looking at the thirty sergeants standing in front of the cannon chamber, Wu Shaogang spoke with a smile on his face.

"Brothers, the big war is coming, it's up to you."

Thirty sergeants fell to their knees in unison and replied in unison.

"Loyal to your lordship, you will be mighty. . ."

When Wu Shaogang heard such an answer, he couldn't laugh or cry, this must be an idea that Zhang Binghui came up with, and it still looks good, and in the newly established Dingkun Army, he has established Wu Shaogang's absolute prestige.

The military camp of the Dingkun Army is heavily guarded, about five miles outside the barracks, no one is allowed to approach, the Dingkun Army is not very far from the Arms Bureau, and the Dingkun cannon made by the Arms Bureau, as well as the earth-shaking thunder, etc., are all sent to the army for the first time.

When Wu Shao just rode on the war horse, he spoke again in front of Zhang Binghui.

"In no more than half a year, the big war will come, at that time the Dingkun army has more than 200 Dingkun guns, so that the sergeants can train well, proficient in the firing and maintenance of Dingkun guns, whether we can successfully take Jingzhaofu Road, Fengxiang Road and other places, whether we can achieve the greatest victory with the least casualties, everything depends on how the Dingkun army plays."

When Zhang Binghui clenched his fists and was about to speak, Wu Shaogang waved his hand.

"There are not so many slogans, the Dingkun Army has never participated in the battle, in the eyes of many people, everything is unknown, but I have absolute confidence in the Dingkun Army, Zhang Binghui, don't embarrass me."

After speaking, Wu Shaogang clamped the war horse hard.

Looking at Wu Shaogang, who was galloping away, Zhang Binghui blushed, turned around and asked all the sergeants to start training immediately.

Wu Shaogang then went to the headquarters of the imperial army in Hezhou.

Most of the nearly 110,000 Hezhou imperial armies were stationed near Chengdu Fucheng, but it was not a camp, and the closest camp to Chengdu Fucheng was where the headquarters were located.

The headquarters is less than five miles away from Chengdu Fucheng.

Cai Siwei was already waiting in front of the barracks.

"Cai Siwei, are the soldiers of the imperial army in Hezhou ready?"

"Report to your lordship, you are all ready, as long as your lord gives an order, there is no problem for everyone to dispatch."

"Well, the Hezhou Imperial Army and the Dingkun Army are our absolute main force, and there can be no fluctuations."

Speaking of this, Wu Shaogang looked in the direction of the camp gate.

"How did Zhang Jue and Zhang Hongfan perform in the camp recently?"

"My lord, both of them performed very well, at first they were not very comfortable with participating in training, but after a long time, they got used to it."

"Zhang Jue and Zhang Hongfan, at first a little uncomfortable, this is very normal, looking at the world, except for the many army officers and sergeants stationed in Sichuan to train together, there is nothing special, it is impossible in other armies, even if it is a Mongolian iron cavalry, it can't do this."

"That's how my subordinates see it that way."

"Officers and sergeants train together, especially the commanders, commanders, etc., also participate in the training, which has an immeasurable effect on motivating the morale of the sergeants, why the Hezhou Imperial Army is so strong, why it can defeat the Mongolian army several times, and this aspect is inseparable, the sergeants are only willing to work hard, the army can be truly strong."

"My subordinates understand that as long as they have time, they must also participate in training."

"Well, in the future, the war will begin, and it will be the Hezhou Imperial Army that will play the main role, as for the Xingyuan Mansion Imperial Army and the Jinzhou Imperial Army, its main role is to guard the place, in terms of combat effectiveness, these two armies are worse, after all, there are still some differences between the sergeants below, I just came from the Dingkun Army, and I also told Zhang Binghui that the large-scale battle is estimated to start in the spring of the next year."

"My lord, my subordinates and the soldiers in the army have made all the preparations."

"Very well, I'll rest in the camp today."

Zhang Binghui hurriedly ordered the guards around him to immediately make all the preparations.

Wu Shaogang didn't stop it, and strode over in the direction of the camp.

After dinner, Zhang Binghui and Chang Mingquan accompanied Wu Shaogang around the camp.

The management of the imperial army in Hezhou is very standardized, there is no noisy sound in the camp, after eating, all the sergeants go to the barracks, there is an hour of training at night, go to bed on time, get up on time, there is an hour of rest time after noon, and the rest of the time, most of them are training.

The work and rest time of the Hezhou Imperial Army, the Xingyuan Imperial Army, the Jinzhou Imperial Army and the Dingkun Army are different from other armies of the Great Song Dynasty, each sergeant has a month and a half of rest time every year, these time are free to use, most of the family members in the army are with the army, so that the officers and sergeants can have a certain amount of time with their families, and after the sergeant reaches the age of 50, he can go home and no longer follow the army.

The monthly salaries of officers and sergeants are all in place, there is no deduction, and there is no situation of issuing Jiaozi, all of them are copper coins, and even some silver, which is about twice as high as other armies of the Great Song Dynasty, which ensures that the life of the sergeants is worry-free, Wu Shaogang originally wanted to ensure the life of the sergeants who quit the army, but the cost of this money is too great to be done for the time being.

The sergeant's family members generally have land to cultivate, and they can also get income from the land every year, which ensures that the sergeant's life is more worry-free.

"Cai Siwei, Chang Mingquan, you are the backbone of the imperial armies in Hezhou, Zhang Binghui and Ma Long and others, all of them have been adjusted, so how to unite Zhang Jue and Zhang Hongfan and others is your responsibility, they are different from you, they have some other ideas, it is also normal, especially Zhang Jue, who used to be the commander of the imperial armies of Xingyuan Mansion, and this time he was adjusted to the deputy commander of the imperial armies of Hezhou, and his heart must be uncomfortable, but such an adjustment is necessary, Zhang Jue and Zhang Hongfan are both fierce generals, If you can get them to the best of their abilities on the battlefield, it's your credit. ”

Cai Siwei looked at Chang Mingquan and spoke word by word.

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates and Brother Chang will definitely be able to treat Zhang Jue and Zhang Hongfan well." (To be continued.) )