When the smoke rose from the camp of the Qing army on the other side of the Gongshui, the men had already brought up the best lunch and distributed it to the soldiers at the head of Ganzhou City. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoNow that the enemy is in front of you, everything has to be simple, and you can't take care of eating slowly. Fortunately, the food in Ganzhou Town has always been very generous, especially during the war, so the soldiers did not affect their appetite.

Somewhere at the head of the Golden Gate City, a group of Gangfeng battalion recruits were sitting cross-legged, listening to what a small officer with the appearance of a flag chief was talking about while eating. The general name of this banner is Liu Wu, and he is one of the twenty or thirty recruits recruited by Wang Zhangtang from his hometown of Yiwu. Later, Wang Zhangtang was transferred to the Flying Tiger Battalion, and Liu Wu continued to stay in the Gangfeng Battalion, and then got the opportunity to study in the teaching camp with his own performance, and was appointed as the flag chief not long ago after "graduation". Therefore, this has become a big capital for him to brag about.

Liu Wu, oh, it should be Liu Wu, since he learned some words in the literacy class of the teaching camp, he changed the "five" in his name to "Wu". At this moment, his eating appearance is very indecent, with food in his mouth, but he is still talking with relish, and a pair of chopsticks are pointing and poking around from time to time.

"I'm telling you, those Jiannu outside the city have nothing to be afraid of!" After Liu Wu took a bite of food, he said to the soldiers around him, "They all carry one head on two shoulders, and they will still die if they are cut down." Lao Tzu has killed more enemies before, and he is not worse than them. ”

"Mr. Liu Qi, have you really killed a lot of enemy soldiers?" A voice came.

Hearing this, and seeing that the person who asked was just a small soldier, Liu Wu couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Hey, you kid, can I still lie to you?" Look here! Can these things be fake? ”

Liu Wu patted his chest as he spoke, two medals and a silver third-class warrior medal stood out in the sun. Originally, these medals were unnecessarily hung on his chest all the time, but Liu Wu was almost reluctant to take them off even when he slept.

"See! That's what I got by killing the enemy! Because of this, I was selected by adults to teach the camp, and later became the flag leader. Liu Wu continued, his face brightened, "So, you don't have to be afraid at all, I killed so many enemy soldiers, don't you still live well?" As long as you can obey the order and not panic, Jiannu will only be killed by you. You know, we are Ganzhou Town, not other officials and soldiers! Once you have made meritorious contributions to killing the enemy on the battlefield, maybe you can be selected into the training camp like me, hehe, at that time, promotion will be a certainty! ”

I have to say that Liu Wu combined his own experience to say that he did achieve good results. The faces of the soldiers next to him welled up with envy, longing, and even a little admiration. Seeing this scene, Liu Wu was also very proud, and continued to bury his head and pick up the meal.

But at this moment, a voice that was almost disturbing the situation sounded: "Mr. Liu Qi, I seem to have heard the general of the Flying Tiger Battalion say last time that you were so scared that you vomited when you were in Jiulong Mountain last year." ”

Hearing this, Liu Wu couldn't help but get angry, this has always been a thing that he can't talk about, but it was said in the court, Wang Zhangtang of the Flying Tiger Battalion didn't dare to provoke him, it didn't mean that he didn't have a temper in front of the soldiers.

"You're a fucking mess, aren't you?" Liu Wu scolded as he threw a chopstick at the head of the recruit who exposed his shortcomings, but was dodged by the clever ghost, and the surrounding soldiers suddenly burst into laughter.

At the same time, in other parts of the city, veterans and officers were also cheering up the recruits, and the atmosphere was very enthusiastic. In such a general atmosphere, the recruits who had only recently been replenished and had not experienced the war were reassured, and most of the original panic gradually dissipated. …,

Pang Yue and the generals of Ganzhou Town also ate at the head of the city. Seeing Pang Yue like this, Hu Yiqing and Zhao Yinxuan were not very special, so they both stayed in the city to solve the lunch problem. However, it didn't take long for Hu Yiqing and Zhao Yinxuan to be surprised to find that even ordinary soldiers in Ganzhou Town ate almost no different food from Pang Yue.

Oh my God, how much silver does this cost? Could it be that General Pang didn't want to do anything in order to improve the treatment of soldiers? Hu Yiqing and Zhao Yinxuan sighed in their hearts almost at the same time, and they also understood why the faces of the soldiers of Ganzhou Town were much more ruddy than the faces of their own soldiers.

After a quick lunch, Pang Yue began to patrol the city again, and he was very satisfied with the high morale and thorough preparation of the soldiers.

After a few days of busy work, the soldiers of Ganzhou Town have made sufficient preparations to defend the city. At present, the open space on the head of the city has been piled up with rolling logs, stones and other weapons to defend the city, and there are soldiers on guard at all times in the police shops, horse faces and other fortifications that stick out of the city wall, and all kinds of firearms such as flintlock pistols and carrying guns are readily available, and there is sufficient ammunition, just waiting for the Qing army to come and test the ammunition. The battlements of the city wall are also erected to guard against sharp arrows, which is a simple and effective city defense equipment, Mao Yuanyi's Ming Dynasty "Wu Bei Zhi III Hanging Household Hanging Curtain Diagram" has been recorded, that is, with wood as a frame, two feet stand at the head of the city, the shaft extends out of the city, there is a cover on it, and the felt blanket or bedding is wet with water before the enemy's arrows come to the top to effectively protect the defenders of the city.

In addition, dozens of existing and newly built bed crossbows and stone throwers were also pushed onto the city, and although these equipment looked bulky and outdated, the arm-thick arrows (let's call them arrows) and rolling boulders that were fired were definitely not to be underestimated. According to Pang Yue's words, even if the lethality is not as good as the effect of artillery, it is necessary to scare the gang of Jiannu well.

While inspecting, Pang Yue also met Qin Shiyong and a group of artillery craftsmen, who were conducting the last inspection of the general cannon and the Fulong machine gun at the head of the city. Seeing Pang Yue's arrival, Qin Shiyong and the others saluted one after another, and Pang Yue also encouraged them and asked them to retreat to the city as soon as possible.

"My lord, the morale of the soldiers is very high! It seems that our army has a few more chances of winning this battle! Zhang Yunli said to Pang Yue with a relieved face.

"Zibin is right, it has only been a year since we became an army in Ganzhou Town, and it is indeed not easy to have such morale when we meet the enemy! I'm very pleased with that, too. There was a hint of a smile on the corner of Pang Yue's mouth, but there was still solemnity in his eyes, "But it is not easy to maintain high morale, and sometimes, even a single defeat can collapse the morale accumulated from many victories before." Therefore, in this battle, we must fight well, play the prestige of our Ganzhou Town, and let Jiannu know that there is a sky outside the sky. ”

"Your Excellency, rest assured, the soldiers are now solemn and confident, coupled with your strategy, you will definitely be able to thwart the arrogance of the Qing captives." Tian Shizun said.

"Hehe, I hope it can be as Mr. Zijing said," Pang Yue nodded, and looked at Zhang Yunli again, "I have already read the operational plan submitted by the General Staff Office, it is very detailed and detailed, it seems that you have put a lot of thought into it." The next battle with Jiannu can be carried out according to the original plan, but if the enemy situation changes, it is necessary to make adjustments in time, and cannot be confined to the provisions. ”

Now, Zhang Yunli has concurrently held the post of "staff officer", and the military intelligence department seems to have a little appearance. During the period before the war, Zhang Yunli, with the assistance of Tian Shizun, led a group of staff officers to carefully sort out all kinds of information transmitted from the front, and formulated some pre-war plans for the possible offensive route and situation of the Qing army. Although it looks rather rough, it is enough to make Pang Yue excited, as long as it continues to develop like this and gradually establish a perfect staff system, Ganzhou Town's combat capability will surely achieve a new leap. …,

"Your Excellency has won the award, and the staff officers of your subordinates and the Staff Office will definitely remember their responsibilities and live up to your trust!" Zhang Yunli replied with a fist.

Next, Pang Yue walked among the soldiers and personally cheered them on. In the face of Pang Yue's arrival, the soldiers were very excited, whether it was a veteran or a recruit, after such a long time of getting along, they were infected with Pang Yue's previous legendary deeds and everything they had done to the entire Ganzhou Town, they had already invisibly respected and even worshiped Pang Yue, with such a Shangguan, how could he not serve it? As a result, almost every word of encouragement from Pang Yue received a tsunami-like response, which made Pang Yue feel a little embarrassed.

"This is the land of China! The City of Ming! Since Jiannu dares to come, we will make them pay the price of blood! Pang Yue ended his pre-war mobilization with such a sentence.

"The Land of China!! The City of Ming!! - "The shouts of the city soared into the sky.

Time passed little by little, and in the afternoon, the melodious sound of bull horns sounded over the Qing army camp. After lunch and resting for a while, the Qing troops lined up to camp one after another, obviously preparing to cross the river and attack the city.

It's finally here! Looking at the scene on the other side, the soldiers of the Ming army at the head of Ganzhou City couldn't help but clench the weapons in their hands. After the adjustment, both Ganzhou Town and the newly arrived Hu Yiqing's Dian Battalion were given defensive tasks. Among them, the trapped camp guards the south gate of the south of the city, the Gangfeng camp guards the Yongjin Gate in the east of the city, the Dian camp guards the Xijin Gate in the west of the city, the Taishan camp guards the direction of Bajingtai in the north of the city, and the Flying Tiger Battalion is waiting to be mobilized at any time as a reserve.

On the other side, after the Qing army was assembled, it did not cross the river directly in the direction of Yongjinmen, but continued to travel south, and then chose a place in the upper reaches of Gongshui to start crossing the river in a big way. It seems that although the Jiannu are fierce, they do not want to cross the river under the fire of the city and increase the casualty figures.

But if you avoid Yongjinmen, you will definitely be able to avoid artillery fire? This is indeed a problem.

While the Qing army was busy crossing the river, the six three-pounder artillery crews of the Ganzhou Town Artillery Corps led by Margio and Wang Juntao, the commander of the artillery team, had also advanced to the east bank, and the muzzles of the black holes were aimed at the Qing army fleet on the river.

"O Lord! Thank you for giving us such a wonderful moment! Looking at the dense wooden boats on the river, Margio excitedly knelt on the ground, raised his head to the sky and opened his arms.

"Your Excellency has an order!" Wang Juntao said loudly to the artillerymen who were busy aiming and loading, "This is the first battle of our artillery team, which is aimed at training its actual combat ability, and no matter what the results are, he will not blame us." So don't be nervous. ”

When these artillerymen who had just started the battle breathed a sigh of relief, Wang Juntao continued: "This is just what adults mean! However, I am ugly to say that in the future, if any of the shells of the artillery crew misses, the members of the artillery crew will be twenty boards each! ”

"I also swear that if anyone wastes such a good opportunity given by the Lord, I will not let him go!" Margio, who vaguely understood Wang Juntao's meaning, solemnly agreed.