The officers and soldiers who retreated to the camp were still in a high state of tension, and they were afraid that the security army would take the opportunity to attack and slaughter them together, and the officers and soldiers at this time completely forgot that even if they were defeated, their number was still several times that of the security army.

Looking at the menacing security army, they didn't dare to chase too hard, and once they got into a melee with the officers and soldiers, the security army's advantage in weapons was gone. Therefore, both sides stopped and stationed their positions, as the victorious side, the security army cleaned up the battlefield, and burying the bodies of the dead officers and soldiers was also a huge project, and the wounded officers and soldiers who were not dead could only gather them together and notify the officers and soldiers to retrieve them.

Hong Chengchou retreated into the camp and sat alone in the big tent of the Chinese army, and all the attendants and staff fled far away and did not dare to enter. Hong Chengchou has a desire to jump up and vent, but the education he has received over the years has reminded him to pay attention to his image, which makes him even more uncomfortable.

Scholars have always been very conceited, especially Hong Chengchou, who is a senior high school scholar in the imperial examination, naturally has a feeling of being proud of the world.

They think that they have understood the truth of the world through reading, and there is nothing in the world that they do not understand, and even for such things as war, the scholars think that they know more than those vulgar warriors. They always feel that they can strategize and win thousands of miles away. But this confrontation with the security army completely wiped out the arrogance on Hong Chengchou's body, and he couldn't understand the situation on the entire battlefield at all. The officers and soldiers far outnumbered the security army in numbers, and under his personal supervision, the officers and soldiers did not show cowardice, but showed rare courage and kept charging forward.

How could the final result be the defeat of the official army? Hong Chengchou couldn't help but get up from his seat and walk around in the big tent. Firearms, are firearms. He finally grasped the key point of the incident, the reason why the officers and troops failed was completely defeated in front of the powerful firearms of the thieves, the roaring shells of the thieves broke up the offensive position of the officers and troops, and the dense bullets fired by the muskets caused huge casualties to the officers and soldiers. The officers and troops collapsed before they could rush in front of the thieves.

"Someone, go and call the master." Hong Chengchou shouted loudly to the guards. He remembered that his master Zhang Shaotang had been to the territory of the security army, and he had also seen Zhang Chu, and after he came back, he had told him about Zhang Chu's many perverse behaviors. At that time, he thought that these were just Zhang Chu's lack of learning and unskill, and he did not understand the way of the sage. Now he urgently needs someone who understands the security forces to study how to defeat the enemy. So he thought of Master Zhang again.

Zhang Shaotang followed Hong Chengchou all the way to the military camp outside Yuncheng City. When I heard the summons of the adults, I immediately rushed over.

"What do you think, sir, about today's battle?" The two sat down, and Hong Chengchou asked questions first.

"The thieves have sharp firearms, and relying on the fortifications of the city wall, it is very difficult for our army to attack." Zhang Shaotang has paid more attention to the security army since he was gone for a long time, and he is also thinking about how to win when fighting the security army every day, and he has also watched the whole process of the battle just now. Therefore, as soon as Hong Chengchou asked him, he immediately explained the advantages of the security army.

Hearing that Zhang Shaotang also mentioned the thief's firearms, Hong Chengchou agreed deeply and hurriedly asked: "In Mr.'s opinion, how can we crack the thief's firearms?" ”

"The thieves' firearms should be broken with firearms, our army has been using firearms for a long time, only because of the scattered use, the lack of training of the soldiers, the fear of the enemy when they go into battle, and the enemy is not yet there is a release, so the results of the battle are scarce, if the adults can concentrate on the use of firearms in the camp and select brave men, they will be able to open a gap in the thief camp, and then the army will enter, and the thief army will be broken." Zhang Shaotang also thought about it for many days, and saw that Hong Chengchou was urging him to say all his thoughts.

"That's a good idea." Hong Chengchou felt that his eyes lit up, didn't this thief just bully the bows and arrows of the officers and soldiers and did not have a long range of artillery, and killed and injured the officers and soldiers at a long distance. If the officers and soldiers also use muskets and artillery, the thieves will also be unbearable, and then the army will be pressed, so why worry about the thieves not being destroyed. Hong Chengchou, who was in a good mood, carefully studied many details with Zhang Shaotang, and felt that the method of using firearms to restrain the security army was feasible, and then ordered to select brave soldiers in the army to form a firearms battalion, and the muskets and other firearms in the generals were concentrated in the firearms battalion for unified use. An artillery battalion was also set up to requisition artillery from the surrounding armies to support the officers and troops in the siege of the city. During this period, the whole army repaired and strictly guarded the battalion against the sneak attack of the security army.

In the face of the attack of tens of thousands of officers and troops, the security army not only held its position, but also killed and wounded a large number of enemy troops, and its own casualties were very small. Killing the enemy itself is not threatened, and every soldier is willing to fight such a battle.

The businessman Wang Jijie is also a member of the happy crowd, for this operation he has staked all his net worth, and he and the security army acted together, if the city is breached, the official army will be killed, he will definitely be killed as an accomplice of the thief. After this battle, not only the city was saved, but also fully demonstrated the strength of the security army, defeating the official army is not a problem, their money and lives have been saved, and the next money is bright. So he made a special trip to Zhang Chu's residence to congratulate him.

"Congratulations to the big handsome, you have achieved a great victory." As soon as he entered the door, Wang Jijie said hello to Zhang Chu with a smile on his face.

"Thank you! Mr. Wang's appearance is good, do you see that the silver in the lake is about to be pocketed? Zhang Chu's mood is also very good and Wang Jijie joked, after breaking through the Yuncheng Zhang Chu and Wang Jijie once went to the salt lake to check on the spot, this natural magic can not help but make people sigh, people lying on it will not sink the lake can be regarded as a wonder. Zhang Chu and Wang Jijie pay more attention to the lake salt resources that have been mined for thousands of years without being exhausted. In the past thousand years, many greedy hands reached out to this salt lake, and finally were ruthlessly cut off. Zhang Chu looked at the lake and suddenly had a sudden feeling, why am I here, what can the salt of this white flower bring to himself when it turns into silver of white flowers. Zhang Chu, who was in a daze, was suddenly shocked, what was wrong with him. Have you forgotten that those who were eaten by famine came here to change all this?

"Everybody gets rich." Wang Jijie does not hide his desire for money.

"The day of riches is coming soon. This salt lake, as well as the ferry to Jiangnan, are the basis for our wealth. "Zhang Chu is very confident in making a fortune.

"But there are tens of thousands of Hong Chengchou's troops stationed outside the walls of Yuncheng, and they don't seem to have made a fortune with us." After this war, Wang Jijie has confidence in the security army, but he still has to face the reality, the brigade of the official army is not a decoration, and if you want to get rich, you must first get rid of this obstacle.

"Don't worry, I have my own way to let Hong Chengchou lead the troops away, and then it will be the day when we will get rich." Zhang Chu said to Wang Jijie with confidence. (To be continued.) )