Chapter 8: Crafting Weapons

Early the next morning, the army still left the city for training at the school grounds. After writing "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Pang Yue to go around, he handed over the task of supervision to Zhang Yunli, and he returned to the city with his own army. During these days, in addition to military training, there is another thing that is causing him a headache, that is, the problem of weapons and equipment.

Now, with the expansion of the army in Ganzhou Town, there are more weapons needed. But a few days ago, Pang Yue led people to turn over the arsenal of Ganzhou Wei, and the intact weapons found were only enough to arm less than 2,000 people, and all the others were rusty and unusable. Originally, as the Acropolis of Ganzhou Wei, there was a complete armament bureau in Ganzhou City, but now there are people going to empty houses, and the spider webs are layered layer after layer.

Seeing this situation at that time, Pang Yue became angry on the spot, called Huang Wenyuan to him, and asked him to clean up the Ordnance Bureau within three days and reconvene the craftsmen. In the face of Pang Yue's anger, Huang Wenyuan did not dare to have the slightest objection, and only promised to do so. Later, Pang Yue was busy recruiting troops and put this aside in advance. When Zhang Yunli and the others returned from recruiting troops and the recruits were formed, the problem was immediately revealed: at least 1,000 people still had sticks in their hands. Now, it is imminent to build weapons, and Pang Yue doesn't want to drag it out anymore, so he plans to go to the Ordnance Bureau immediately to see how Huang Wenyuan has done things.

After Pang Yue entered the city, he came to the gate of the Ordnance Bureau, and found that it was not as messy as last time, the dust had been cleaned, and the plaque on the gate had been scrubbed. At this time, his mood was slightly better.

"Your Excellency, are you here?" As soon as Pang Yue walked into the gate of the Ordnance Bureau, Huang Wenyuan hurriedly walked over and saluted.

Pang Yue nodded: "Lord Huang is also here." Have the craftsmen all gathered? ”

Huang Wenyuan stumbled: "The adults have commanded, and they dare not disobey their duties. It's just that some of the craftsmen have already fled, and they can't be found anymore. ”

Pang Yue frowned slightly: "Escaped some?" How many are there now? ”

"There were originally 200 artisan households in Ganzhou City, but some of them were dispersed later, and now there are only more than 160 households left, and the lowly government has gathered them all. As for the following 3,000 households, it stands to reason that there should be 200 households, but how many are there now...... The lowly position is not very clear. ”

"Then leave it alone." Pang Yue forcibly suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and said, "Let the person who arrives first do the work!" In addition, let the craftsmen of the following thousands of households also arrive as soon as possible. What Ganzhou Town lacks now is weapons! Also, are the raw materials enough? ”

Huang Wenyuan's eyes rolled a few times: "The rest is not a problem, even if it is not humble enough, it can be done as soon as possible." It's just that this iron material, although there is still some inventory in the city, but if you want to build a large number of weapons, I am afraid it will be difficult to continue. After all, in the past two years, the Ministry of War has allocated too little iron. ”

I'm afraid you've stolen a lot of it, right? Looking at Huang Wenyuan, who was rich and pot-bellied, Pang Yue mocked in his heart, but at this time, he didn't want to dwell too much on this: "At that time, if the iron material in stock is really not enough, then please trouble Lord Huang to think of more ways, go buy some first, and I will apply to the imperial court for some allocation in a few days." ”

Seeing that Huang Wenyuan seemed to be embarrassed again, Pang Yue continued: "When the time comes, Lord Huang will take the money for the iron material first, and then come to me later." ”

Hearing this, Huang Wenyuan felt a little crying and laughing: Aren't you the same as not saying it? If you really don't give it, how dare I do to you?

However, if you think about it carefully, no matter how much Pang Yue's promise is, it is stronger than Bai Na, after all, as the commander of Jiangxi who directly controls Ganzhou Wei, it is rare for him to speak so politely to a commander. Thinking of this, Huang Wenyuan's heart balanced a little, and he reluctantly hugged a fist: "Despicable obedience!" ”…,

"Okay, then please ask Lord Huang to supervise more, and strive to start work within these two days."

"Yes!"

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In the afternoon, when Pang Yue went to the school field outside the city again, he found that the training equipment had been almost built, and rows of human-shaped wooden targets for practicing assassination and arrow targets for practicing archery had been erected on the field, and there were even horizontal bars and parallel bars that he had personally explained. Zhang Yunli has already instructed the people to install various facilities for the "one-mile obstacle run", such as cross-piles, low walls, high-slab jumps, single-plank bridges, high walls, and low-pile nets. The school field is very large, and the Trap Camp, Gangfeng Battalion, and Taishan Battalion are training in three different areas according to their respective formations, while the Flying Tiger Battalion is nowhere to be found except for the two hundred veterans who supervise the training, and it is estimated that they have gone to the vicinity to practice riding.

"Your Excellency!" Seeing Pang Yue coming, Zhang Yunli came over to salute.

A smile appeared on Pang Yue's face: "Zibin has worked hard!" This school is almost finished, right? ”

Zhang Yunli's face was full of joy: "Adults have won awards." The school field is indeed almost completed, and it is estimated that before today's exercise, all kinds of training facilities on the field will be completed, and by tomorrow, all the training projects formulated by adults will be carried out! ”

Pang Yue nodded: "Very good." By the way, why don't you see the Flying Tiger Camp? ”

"Oh, Zhou Ming took the cavalry of the Flying Tiger Battalion to go around in circles." When Zhang Yunli said this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he pointed to the east: "Haha, please look, my lord, they are back!" ”

Pang Yue looked in the direction pointed by Zhang Yunli, and saw that the road to the east of the school yard was full of dust, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves was intensifying from far and near.

"Na Zibin, you should be busy first, I'll go over and see the soldiers train." After Pang Yue finished speaking, he stepped on the jujube red horse again.

"Yes, sir!"

Pang Yue beat his horse over, only to see that the trapped camp and the Gangfeng battalion had completed their physical training and entered the tactical action practice of various arms. Under the command of officers at all levels, the soldiers were lined up in a neat and loose training formation, the pikemen were practicing stabbing against the humanoid wooden rake, the archers were practicing string control, and the sword and shield soldiers were holding round shields and waist knives to practice chopping. Since the Taishan Battalion is an auxiliary battalion, tactical actions such as stabbing and slashing are not its focus, so the whole battalion is still conducting physical training. More than 1,000 people all lay on the ground and practiced push-ups, and the scene was spectacular.

"Sixty-eight! Sixty-nine! ......" Shi Lang, the commander of the Taishan battalion, was counting loudly with his officers. Leng Buding slapped a palm on his shoulder.

"Your Excellency?" Turning his head to see that it was Pang Yue, Shi Lang was a little surprised, but he still immediately saluted, "I've seen my lord!" ”

"There aren't so many rules on the school grounds." Pang Yue waved his hand, "How are you training?" The soldiers can stand it, right? ”

Shi Lang smiled faintly: "It's okay, it's just that at the end of the day, most of the soldiers feel very tired." As soon as training was over last night, many people climbed into bed and fell asleep. ”

Pang Yue nodded: "This training is effective." Remember, although your battalion is an auxiliary battalion, you also need to be strict with yourself, and when it comes to the battlefield, the sword can not distinguish between who is a soldier and who is an auxiliary. ”

"Yes! My lord! Shi Lang and the officers replied in unison.

Then, Pang Yue came to the training area of the Gangfeng Battalion to inspect the training situation.

"Ho! - "Ho! ――”…… The pikemen, under the guidance of the officer, first held their guns sideways, then thrust forward with force, bursting into loud shouts in rhythm.

In the past, the Ming army had a variety of spear training styles, including stabbing, picking, flirting, and gridding, but these complicated moves were not easy for most soldiers who did not know martial arts to master. Over time, training has become a training shelf, useless in actual combat. Therefore, starting from practicality, Pang Yue removed all the redundant moves, and stipulated that the pikemen training should only practice one move, that is-stab! …,

Although this action seems a bit monotonous, Pang Yue knows that as long as he practices it repeatedly, he will practice this monotonous action to the point of forming a conditioned reflex and coming and going like electricity, and it will undoubtedly exert great power on the battlefield. Because, fighting for life on the battlefield, life and death are usually only between one or two moves, and fiddling with flower fists and embroidered legs is only a dead end.

Like the pikemen, the training moves of the sword and shield soldiers were greatly simplified by Pang Yue, leaving only a few steps such as raising the knife and slashing diagonally, but Pang Yue set strict standards for each movement. In the same way, as long as these simple movements are practiced well and skillfully, they are still infinitely powerful.

After inspecting the training of the Flying Tiger Battalion and admonishing Lu Qiwu, Pang Yue came to the training area of the trapped camp again. Seeing that the soldiers were training hard, Pang Yue was very satisfied, because as long as this state of affairs could continue, it would definitely be effective in a few months.

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The next morning, when Pang Yue came back from the school field and came to the Ordnance Bureau in the city again, he found that work had already started inside. Walking into the gate of the Ordnance Bureau, I saw that the rows of workshops had been cleaned, and in the open space, teams of handymen were carrying or carrying raw materials, coming and going. In the distance, there were several large blast furnaces, wisps of smoke were emitting from the chimneys, and the sound of banging was constantly coming from the workshop, which was very harsh.

Hehe, it seems that Huang Wenyuan, the fat man, is not perfunctory to me. Pang Yue muttered silently in his heart and walked towards one of the workshops.

After walking in, Pang Yue found that this was a workshop for making waist knives. The handymen kept bringing in the poured blanks, and more than two dozen shirtless and sweaty craftsmen in the workshop were working in pairs, one leading the hammer and the other struggling to pound the waist knife blank on the anvil. There was a lot of noise inside, and almost no one of the craftsmen who were working noticed Pang Yue in civilian clothes.

Pang Yue didn't bother them, he took a general look and walked out, and when he walked out of the workshop, he happened to see Huang Wenyuan walking towards this side.

"My lord," Huang Wenyuan's fat face was full of smiles, "I was inspecting a few workshops over there just now, and when I learned that my lord was coming, I immediately rushed over. ”

Pang Yue smiled and nodded: "Lord Huang is still very neat!" Have all the craftsmen arrived? ”

The smile on Huang Wenyuan's face was a little brighter: "My lord has won the prize!" The craftsmen in Ganzhou City have all arrived, and it is estimated that the craftsmen of the following thousands of households will be able to arrive in two or three days. According to the orders of the adults, the humble order to start work! ”

"Lord Huang has worked hard!" Pang Yue said, "I will take note of this credit!" When I have a chance in the future, I will definitely go to the military department to ask Lord Huang for credit. ”

"Where, where! That's what a lowly job should do! Huang Wenyuan's smile became closer and closer to Maitreya Buddha.

"Well, by the way, what about the seventy or so craftsmen I sent from the camp this morning? Have they all arrived? Pang Yue asked. Before leaving the city today, he asked Kang Dingen to bring all the craftsmen in the battalion to the Ordnance Bureau to help.

"Here we are." Huang Wenyuan replied, "The leading Lao Kang showed his hand as soon as he came. Seeing that his craftsmanship is good, his humble position has made him the head of the firearms craftsman. ”

"Let someone call Lao Kang over. Also, Lord Huang, you don't have to do everything in the Ordnance Bureau in the future, just leave the specific details to the chief and deputy envoys of the Ordnance Bureau. After all, you are the commander of the Ganzhou Guard, the chief officer of the First Guard, and there are still many things for you to do. Pang Yue said.

Huang Wenyuan sincerely shook his head in fear: "Thank you for your concern, I will bring Lao Kang here." "In the past few days, Huang Wenyuan has been busy with the affairs of the Ordnance Bureau, and Huang Wenyuan has indeed been a little bored, but he is afraid of Pang Yue's attitude and does not dare to pick on him. Hearing Pang Yue say this today, he was naturally happy to be the shopkeeper.

After a while, Kang Dingen came to Pang Yue and saluted: "The little one has seen the adult. ”…,

"Lao Kang, you are so old, don't always be a small bite in the future." Pang Yue helped Kang Dingen up last issue and said with a smile, "Let's get used to it here!" ”

Kang Dingen said gratefully: "Don't dare to worry about Lord Lao." Small...... I'm all right here. I've been in the Armory Bureau for most of my life, and now I'm happier than anything else when I see those familiar tools again! ”

"Lao Kang, I came to you this time to discuss something with you." Pang Yue said, "Have you ever made a bird gun before?" Now, with certain production conditions, Pang Yue has decided to build firearms and develop his own firearms unit. There are many types of light firearms in the late Ming Dynasty, including bird guns, thunder guns, three-eyed fire guns, five thunder god machines, etc., Pang Yue chose bird guns because compared to other firearms, bird guns have a much longer range. As for making artillery, in view of the current financial resources and technology, Pang Yue did not dare to think in that direction.

"Bird?" Kang Dingen's ravine-ravine old face suddenly showed a hint of brilliance, and he seemed to remember all the things in the past, "Don't hide it from my lord, I used to specialize in building bird guns and three-eyed guns in the Acropolis Ordnance Bureau, and I also brought out many apprentices. ”

"Oh?" Pang Yue suddenly became interested, "Okay, Lao Kang, you can tell me in detail about the bird-making gun." Let's go, go over there and sit down and say. ”

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