After traveling about four or five miles from Dinghe Fort, Wang Teng came to the bank of the Hulu River.

There was no rain for months, and the bed of the Hulu River dropped a few feet, but this did not prevent the tall waterwheels from working.

Lu Xiangsheng is well-informed and naturally knows that this kind of waterwheel is not original to Guangling, but why did the rest of the places fail to assemble the waterwheel, but Guangling succeeded?

The answer is very simple, silver, it is said that the cost of a waterwheel is very large, compared with the output of farming, the silver cost of a waterwheel will take several years to pay back, for the local wealthy people of the Ming Dynasty, this is almost unimaginable.

What is not good, no one does!

The waterwheel "squeaks" to pump the water from the river, and the clear water flows through the canal.

Lu Xiangsheng was very pleased, "Wang Teng, how did you come up with the idea of building a waterwheel?" ”

Wang Teng looked at Wei Yuan, "My lord, the terrain of Guangling is uneven, there are only more than 1,000 acres of paddy fields by the river, and the rest of the places are mostly barren dry fields.

"Yes, although you are a military general, you have a heart of love for the people, if everyone is like this, why worry about internal troubles and foreign captives?"

Such a complimentary sentence, how dare Wang Teng easily agree, he humbly resigned again and again, saying that he had not done anything, everything was just a matter of internal affairs.

The more this is the case, the more Lu Xiangsheng appreciates it, Qing Gui is like a civil official who has a saying that he has hope, this Wang Teng is neither humble nor arrogant, but a good seedling.

Guangling officials didn't know that Lu Xiangsheng had seen the convenience of the waterwheel along the way, and now, hearing Lu Xiangsheng's appreciation for Wang Teng, many people were envious and jealous.

Lu Xiangsheng is the governor of Xuanda, with his favor, Wang Teng will be prosperous in the future!

Guangling County Ling Fei Qing held back the fire in his belly, Wang Teng is just a six-rank military general, why did he get Lu Xiangsheng's appreciation? He is Guangling's rightful parental official, why didn't Lu Xiangsheng even pay attention to it?

Lu Xiangsheng rushed to the scene and rushed away.

Wei Yuan, who accompanied him, was very pleased, he nodded to Wang Teng with a smile, and said, "You can follow me."

Wang Teng arched his hand to show his gratitude.

In addition to Wei Yuan, the attachés of the Governor's Mansion expressed goodwill to Wang Teng one by one.

People who are familiar with Lu Xiangsheng will understand that in the past, Lu Xiangsheng never praised people easily, and there were even fewer times when he smiled like today, so the big guys understood that Wang Teng must be reused.

It's just a little kindness, and there is no loss in expressing it in a timely manner, you know, this may be an investment in the future, who knows how far Wang Teng can grow in the future?

When he turned around Dinghe Fort, Lu Xiangsheng had a whim, "Wang Teng, I heard that you built a military village in Shiti Mountain?" ”

The pro-general Chen An hurriedly said to Wang Teng: "The adult is calling you, hurry up."

Wang Teng stepped forward immediately, at this time, there were already guards who repeated the question of Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Teng did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly replied: "Shiti Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, last year there were rogues who occupied here, in order to prevent trouble again, the last general built a military village under the mountain."

Lu Xiangsheng bowed slightly, "Well, I heard about the matter of Lingqiu County, the Liukou is powerful, and the county almost fell, fortunately there is you, otherwise, the Liukou will get the iron weapon, and the disaster will be even greater."

Wang Teng didn't expect that Lu Xiangsheng also knew the details of Lingqiu's suppression of bandits, it seems that this battle was not fought in vain, and he got both benefits (silver) and reputation, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

"Lingqiu County has a good way to defend the territory, and the general will be able to clarify the bandits, and it is inseparable from this person's cooperation"

The sedan chair is carried by everyone, and Wang Teng has already received enough benefits from Lingqiu Wang Teng, and at the moment, he doesn't mind being a good person.

Lu Xiangsheng glanced at Wang Teng with a little meaning, "Who is the Lingqiu County Commander?" ”

An attaché had already replied: "Jiang Bingzhi, this person is a Jinshi in the 28th year of Wanli."

Lu Xiangsheng bowed slightly, but asked again: "Wang Teng, you said that Jiannu is fierce, and non-elite soldiers can't win, counting it, you have won three times in a row, but you can tell me, what tricks do you have?" ”

Wang Teng Zhengse said: "My lord, the last general feels that there is no trick to killing the enemy before the battle, if there is no one, then there are three points, one is that the general is single-minded and not afraid of death, the second is that the firearms are sharp and the ammunition is sufficient, and the third is that the training is hard and the military discipline is harsh."

Lu Xiangsheng was not surprised, as the highest official of Xuanda, he had already heard countless slogans, and Wang Teng's words could only be regarded as old words.

No matter how loud the slogan is, it will not be possible if there is no hard power in the hands.

Lu Xiangsheng groaned slightly, "Wang Teng, gather the soldiers, this official wants to play the martial arts and watch the formation!" ”

Wang Teng hurriedly dissuaded, "The superintendent has come from afar, and he hasn't rested yet, why don't you rest tomorrow and come back to watch the battle?" ”

Wei Yuan and others also hurriedly dissuaded.

Lu Xiangsheng was in good spirits, "It's okay, the official is not tired, Wang Teng, you go and prepare."

Wang Teng had no choice but to agree.

After a stick of incense, the group came to Shiti Mountain.

Far away, the huge military village is eye-catching.

Lu Xiangsheng bowed slightly, Wang Teng was able to build such a military village with his own strength, and his ability can be seen.

Walking closer, the neat ground in the military fortress and the perfect defense are commendable.

Not long after, Wang Teng hit the horse and asked: "My lord, can you start?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng became interested, "It's okay."

Wang Teng waved the command flag, and in an instant, the rumbling war drums sounded.

Knock knock! Eager three-way drums sounded, and two military horses came to the school grounds.

The first to enter the school field were fifty elite foot soldiers, and their uniform movements were amazing, and even Fei Qing had to admit that Wang Teng did have a set of training troops.

The pikemen held their spears in their hands, reflecting the sun, and saw only a dazzling white light, which was like a moving light on the school field, moving slowly but surely.

Although the pikemen seemed to be strolling through as usual, the crowd could not find the slightest flaw in it.

On the other side, it was indeed a sword and shield soldier who was walking slowly.

Lu Xiangsheng's eyes froze, and three hundred steps away, fifty sword and shield soldiers in black armor appeared, and they marched forward with their heads held high.

"Hey, it's so neat"

"Tsk, the arms don't move like a mountain, the legs and feet move like the wind, it's really a good queue!"

"Hey, look, these two horses are wearing iron armor!"

"Wang Teng is so generous!"

The iron armor on Guang Lingjun's body was so dazzling that the officials of the Governor's Mansion couldn't hold it anymore and whispered.

The cost of an iron armor is at least a few dozen taels, and it may even reach a hundred taels.

Where did Wang Teng get the money?

Suddenly, Wang Teng once again became the focus of everyone.

Wang Teng was noncommittal, he had already done too many eye-catching things, but a hundred armors were nothing at all.

Lu Xiangsheng came to Guangling, this is Wang Teng's best opportunity to show himself, and he has to use any ability!

Thinking about this, Wang Teng reported loudly: "My lord, our army's training is mostly based on actual combat, this time the martial arts, the last general will make his own opinion, with the two armies facing each other, please watch the battle!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng was noncommittal, "That's right!" ”

With Lu Xiangsheng's permission, Wang Teng no longer has any worries.

If it is just a simple military parade and drill, it will never show the ability of the Guangling Army, and only by finding another way and using actual combat as the way can it attract people and achieve the goal of winning the first place.

The contrast between black and white is more obvious on the school field, one is vigorous and the other has been on the battlefield for a long time; One with his head held high, the other strolling in the court.

Suddenly, a gong sounded, and the pikemen and sword and shield men came to a halt, and there was a distance of about twenty paces between the two armies, a distance that would allow both the attacking and defensive sides to make appropriate adjustments in the attack.

Whether it was Guangling's civil and military affairs, or the attachés of the Governor's Palace, they couldn't care about sighing and being surprised at this moment, but they just held their breath deeply, for fear of disrupting the deployment of the black and white armies.

After three breaths passed, the pikemen and sword and shield soldiers raised their arms at the same time, signaling that the exercise could begin.

"My lord, can you start the martial arts?"

After obtaining Lu Xiangsheng's consent, Wang Teng gave the order for the contest to begin.

"It's time to go!"

The drums sounded again, but surprisingly, the pikemen did not move, and the sword and shield soldiers did not move, Wang Teng was embarrassed, it seemed that both sides were a little unable to wipe their faces, but at this time it should be the pikemen who took the lead in attacking.

Who let the black armor army be a sword and shield soldier, the spearmen are the main attackers, and the shield soldiers are the main guards, this is common sense!

Who will attack first? This brings us to the question of politeness.

"Da Da Da!" With the sound of heavy footsteps, fifty pikemen accompanied the same rhythm, and they were like a mountain, slowly pressing towards the sword and shield soldiers.

In the past, similar battles would be staged every day, and of course, the results were not the same.

Since the pikemen adopted a formation of five verticals and four horizontals, when they slowly pressed forward, the sword and shield soldiers of the original double column also completed the queue conversion in an instant, four horizontal and two vertical.

The pikemen did not even have a jacket, and it seems that their leader did not underestimate the contest.

Guangling Wenwu was surprised, they thought that Wang Teng was just going to go through the motions, but now, Wang Teng is going to be serious.

It's obviously a martial arts viewing array, but there is a little bit of decisive battlefield atmosphere!

Lu Xiangsheng glanced at Wang Teng, the most important thing in the Ming Dynasty is the generals who lead the army to fight, but in the face of the endless stream of rogues, only the courage of the puppet will not work, and only the handsome people with both civil and military skills can be competent.

Wang Teng, who is trained to be a strong soldier, knows how to deal with people, will not slip around and pat horses, and will not deliberately hide clumsy, this is the pillar of the country that can be relied on.

If the pikemen had just split into two and put on a trap-wrenching posture, then a discerning person would have been able to see that the pikemen were releasing water, because there are often two situations when they are outnumbered: tearing apart the opponent's formation and losing their own people.

Either case is not what Wang Teng wants to see, so for the sake of safety, the pikemen must be steady.

Facing the slowly coming pikemen, Hu Xiaosan gradually stabilized his restless heart, and he kept telling himself that he was very strong, very strong!

Yes, the first platoon of pikemen is very strong, and in order to cope with all possible situations, the captain puts the strongest men in his formation in the first row, in addition to the meaning of being the first soldier, of course, there is also the meaning of delivering the strongest blow.

Closer, closer.

When they were about eight paces away, a burst of shouts came from the array of pikemen: "The first row raises its guns, the second row is flat, and the rest are not moving!" ”

At this shout, the pikemen in the first row raised their black wax rods high above their heads, while the second row tilted their poles forward.

This kind of command, the uniform movements of the gunmen are amazing!

The layman looks at the liveliness, the insider looks at the doorway, the posture of the pikeman is obviously tempered, and it is by no means unbearable in actual combat!

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but glance at Wang Teng again, it's really amazing, he can train such a strong army within a year, if he is given more authority, won't it be a big help for himself in the future?

On the other hand, the sword and shield soldiers, in the face of the menacing pikemen, one of their leaders just raised their arms, and then the first row raised their iron shields in unison, and it seemed that they had the intention of confronting each other.

Looking at the sturdy chief in front of him, Zhang Ge shouted violently, "Split!" ”

Zhang Ge is a member of the pikemen and has the responsibility of commanding.

Ten long poles slashed down with the sound of the whirring wind, and the sword and shield soldiers were already in strict formation, "Block!" ”

"Bang bang bang", all ten spears pierced the iron shield.

This is a contest of strength, and the side with the advantage of strength will be easily crushed!

Zhang Ge breathed a sigh of relief, the first row was blocked, and there was the second row! At this time, he shouted again, "The second row is flat, poke the plate!" ”

The second row of poles, which had been prepared for a long time, poked at each other, Lu Xiangsheng waited and watched, he wanted to see how the Guangling Army resisted.

Since the first platoon of the sword and shield soldiers had already fallen into a situation of close combat with the pikemen, even though they were covered in iron, they were not able to do anything.

Although the iron shield can be closed in one place, their lower plate is still a vulnerable place.

If they didn't help in time, the strength of the two would be enough to shake the iron shield.

Therefore, in the face of the attack of the pikemen, the shield soldiers in the rear also moved.

"Top!" As soon as he drank, the sword and shield soldiers in the second row stepped forward and stared at the iron shield with their shoulders.

In hand-to-hand combat, the pikemen gradually fell into disadvantage, and they really did not have an advantage in hand-to-hand combat with such a group of perverted swords and shields.

The spearman's strength is to harvest with the battle array, but there is really no good way to encounter the iron shield array like a turtle shell.

At first, the pikemen were able to maneuver with ease thanks to their sharp attacks, but when their strength was exhausted and the sword and shield men attacked from both flanks, the scene gradually became chaotic, and the pikemen gradually showed their invincibility.

A long battle is a great drain on both sides of the contest, and this consumption can maximize the potential of the soldiers.

Wang Teng does not prohibit the generals from whimsical ideas, battlefield fighting, the on-site command ability of the generals is very important, Wang Teng's own strengths and overall planning, not in the immediate command, so he never does the layman command the insider's thing.

The things of the insiders should be left to the insiders to do!

Obviously, Guang Lingjun is very expert!

At least, that's what Lu Xiangsheng thinks. (To be continued.) )