Seeing that all parties are vying for purchases, Zhang Ruolin, Ma Shaoyu and other people from the central government are sitting still, they represent the imperial court, how can they shout like local officials?

And privately, although this trip had the task of purchasing Seiko Bird Gun and Ziyao from Wang Dou, Zhang Ruolin did not admit that this was the main thing, and it was a big deal to do the private affairs entrusted by the soldiers. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Looking at everyone's appearance, Wang Dou smiled and said, "In this way, you all follow me to the Fuzhong Sect." ”

There is a place for guard training in the general's palace, the place is wide, and there are all kinds of weapons on the rack.

Wang Dou asked some of the guards to practice the bird gun, and watched the bird gun hit the target dozens of steps ahead to pieces, and Yang Guozhu and the others all showed envy and joy. Zhang Fuzhen and Zhang Ruolin were taken aback, they had heard for a long time that the firearms under the command of Uncle Zhong Yong were sharp, and the first time they saw it, it was indeed shocking.

This kind of firepower, even if you encounter it in iron armor, you will definitely die, right?

After watching the bird shoot, Wang Dou smiled and said to Yang Guozhu and the others: "Yang Shuai and the others, do you see anything?" ”

Yang Guozhu and the others didn't understand what Wang Dou meant at first, but they were all battle-hardened people, took the Jingbian Army Bird Gun to see, and took the fixed paper tube ammunition to watch, for a long time, Yang Guozhu sighed: "Donglu Zi Medicine is powerful, we have some bird guns, I'm afraid that the gun can't bear it, there is a worry of exploding, and ......"

He looked at the bird gun in his hand, the size of the gun mouth is almost the same, although the bird gun made by his own side, although it is also fine, but the gun mouth is big and small, so there must be a big problem.

In fact, everyone has seen this problem before, but they didn't care about it at the time, because most of the Ming Dynasty's firecrackers are like this.

Only the casting of artillery will be stricter, and there are detailed standards and regulations for caliber, but because of the inherent concept of stewards and craftsmen, there are still many guns with different sizes, which virtually increases the difficulty of supplying heavy ammunition.

I didn't think much about it at the time, but when I compared it at this time, I saw that the problem was coming.

Yang Guozhu is bitter in his heart, he has worked hard to emulate, is the gap between the two sides still so big?

After being reminded by Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu, Cao Bianjiao and others also saw the clues, and they were all dumbfounded, and Wang Tingchen touched his head and shouted: "How is this good?" Is there a powerful medicine, but it can't be used? ”

Zhang Fuzhen, the governor of Xuanda, couldn't sit still, and beckoned Yang Guozhu and others to the side to discuss.

Only Zhang Ruolin is still calm, and when this problem arises, even if Wang Dou does not have the inventory, it is not his fault.

Yang Guozhu and the others discussed for a long time, and Yang Guozhu came over and said, "Guoqin, can you sell us some birds?" ”

He sighed in his heart, most of the wealth and money he obtained back then, as well as the food and salary pulled out by the imperial court, were invested in the army, and life was already tight. He still prepared for the purchase of the silver two of the sub-medicine this time, but he didn't expect that the plan couldn't catch up with the changes, and he would exceed the budget again.

Although the town can make up for some of it, it can't be too much, otherwise the generals who favor one over the other will inevitably say strange things.

Wang Tingchen also said to Wang Dou with a bitter face: "General Wang, it seems that I want to buy bird guns from you, but I have no money." ”

Looking at the face of this bold man's bitter gourd seeds, everyone couldn't help laughing, Wang Dou also shook his head and smiled: "Brother Wang, you and I are also lifelong friends...... In this way, I will give you 2,000 bird guns, each bird gun with 50 rounds of medicine, General Cao and Wang Pu brothers are the same. And Yang Shuai, I will give the same gamete medicine to 5,000 bird guns. ”

"You don't have to take out the money for buying the medicine bird, you don't have to take it out at once, you can make it up slowly in the future, I believe in you. When the time comes, it is not necessary to pay the bills with silver taels, grain, rice, cloth, coal, iron, wood, and boulders, and you can give enough within a year. ”…,

gave Wang Dou's words, Wang Tingchen and the others were very moved, and Wang Tingchen's chest slapped loudly: "General Wang, I didn't say it, if something squeaks in the future, your business is my business." ”

Cao Bianjiao said solemnly: "The same is true." ”

Wang Pu hurriedly said: "And me." ”

He said proudly: "Uncle Zhongyong, rest assured, the money and food for the purchase of bird medicine will definitely be enough within two months." ”

Yang Guozhu also said solemnly: "Guoqin, thank you." ”

Guo Yingxian shouted: "Haha, this is my good brother." ”

Seeing everyone's appearance, Wang Dou was happy, and he said: "You don't have to be like this, when you go to Liaodong, I will fight side by side with you." ”

Looking at Wang Dou's behavior, Ji Shiwei's eyes flashed with a look of relief, his son-in-law is getting more and more powerful.

Zhang Fuzhen was silent, but Zhang Ruolin thought: "This Wang Dou will invite people to buy people's hearts." ”

The sales and purchase matters are handled by their own staff, and it is still early for the dinner, so everyone is chatting in the teaching hall. Wang Tingchen and several people were shouting and playing with weapons and birds, Yang Guozhu walked over and smiled at Wang Dou: "Guoqin." ”

Wang Dou also smiled: "Yang Shuai." ”

The identities of the two at this time were a little delicate, but Yang Guozhu quickly changed the topic, his face was worried, and said: "This time I went to Liaodong, I heard that the thieves and slaves poured out of the country, Guoqin thinks that my division has a good chance of winning?" ”

Wang Dou knew that the Ming army was defeated in history, but this time is different.

He muttered: "In the past, slaves and thieves entered the country, and many of my Chinese divisions could not be stopped, and in the battle of Jinzhou, the slaves were closer to the border, and there was a convenient location. ”

His eyes were blazing: "The thief and slave strategy is better than mine, their strategy is to encircle the point to send reinforcements, but we know that we are trapped, but we have to enter." Yang Guozhu nodded, his face even more worried.

Wang Dou continued: "However, our side also has an advantage, many new armies have been trained, and the morale is positive, as long as the soldiers use their lives, and then ensure that the grain is not lost, the odds of victory should be in five or five." ”

In terms of combat strength, in fact, in the Battle of Songshan, the Ming army and the Qing soldiers fought vigorously, and there was no timidity that did not dare to fight in the field and fled from the wind in the past. Wang Dou's main concern is that the officers and generals of the expedition are not in harmony with each other, and many sides will cause harm.

All sides of the Ming army generally had different thoughts, and the internal contradictions were surging, such as the Xuan army, which was at odds with the Guanning army. Miyun General Soldier Tang Tong, Jizhen General Soldier Bai Guangen, Shanhaiguan Chief Soldier Ma Ke and others are not good people.

There is also a contradiction between the supervising army and Hong Chengchou, Zhang Ruolin supervised the army on behalf of the military department, and was domineering.

And although Hong Chengchou is humble and polite on the outside, he is actually conceited in his heart, and his strategy is wrong. Hong Chengchou said: "I am a twelve-year-old superintendent, if I am a scholar, how do I know!" "That means, I've been an overseer for 12 years, what do you scholars know?

There are many contradictions and uneven hearts, which are the disadvantages of going out to the Ming army, but on the other hand, the Qing army is generally united.

Wang Dou finally said: "In the battle of Jinzhou, there will be a bloody battle, which is more dangerous than the battle of Julu, so you need to be cautious." ”

Talking about the battle of the giant deer, the two glanced at each other, and they both had a warm feeling, which was the moment when the friendship between the two was born.

Yang Guozhu suddenly let go, thinking to himself, why bother with Wang Dou's threat to himself? He regained the calm and heroic spirit of a veteran of a hundred battles, and laughed and said: "The general died in a hundred battles, and the horse leather shroud was returned, so what about the danger?" ”

His eyes were deep: "Back then, my brothers and sons were all killed in Liaodong, and every time I dream back, it is the situation of the year, perhaps, I should have gone to Guanwai a long time ago." …,

Wang Dou looked at Yang Guozhu and felt sad in his heart, this general is still burly, but the color of wind and frost is stronger, he is only in his forties, just because he is worried about the army, he already looks a little old.

Wang Dou knew that Yang Guozhu was killed in Songshan in history, although it is now ...... But Yang Guozhu said this, which gave him a bad premonition.

He said: "Yang Shuai, you ......"

Yang Guozhu waved his hand and whispered: "Lie down at night and listen to the wind and rain, and the Iron Horse Binghe falls into a dream." ”

He patted Wang Dou on the shoulder: "Guoqin, you have to worry about my daughter's affairs." ”

Wang Dou was surprised: "Your daughter? ”

suddenly remembered that he was talking about Xu Yue, and heard that Yang Guozhu and his wife He were quite doting on her.

Wang Dou was about to say something, but Yang Guozhu had already walked away.

That night, Wang Dou feasted to entertain the group of people who came to Yongning, and the general soldiers gathered together, and they couldn't help but talk about the situation of fighting side by side in those years, from Dingzhou and Zhuozhou to Julu and Pinggu.

In particular, Wang Tingchen drank a lot of wine, and when he talked about the battle of Pinggu that day, he was still so excited that he danced with his hands, patted his legs and laughed: "...... That Kong Youde still had to shoot against the general, but after a few rounds, his bird soldiers collapsed, wahahaha......"

Everyone let go of their temperament, drank in a big bowl, Yang Guozhu went to the knot, and he was also very heroic, and he did not refuse to drink with Wang Pu and Wang Tingchen with him, and his face was flushed.

Looking at the appearance of these martial artists, Zhang Fuzhen and Ji Shiwei are fine, but Zhang Ruoqi is disdainful, thinking that martial arts are martial artists, and they can't be on the stage, even if Wang Dou is the same, if it is not Feng Bo, it can be changed.

After the banquet, Yang Guozhu and others staggered away, and were sent back to the mansion by the guards to rest, and Zhang Fuzhen and Zhang Ruoqi also said goodbye.

Only Ji Shiwei stayed under the pretext of wanting to talk to Uncle Zhong Yong about some things in the town.

Everyone actually knew that Wang Dou was his son-in-law, and they didn't say anything about it, and exchanged glances and left.

The two sons-in-law entered the study, Ji Shiwei stroked his long beard and smiled: "Dou'er, I didn't expect you to be a uncle, this is something I didn't expect before." But you have achieved fame, and you can't treat my daughter badly because of it. ”

Wang Dou said: "Father-in-law, don't worry, the son-in-law is not that kind of person. ”

Ji Shiwei nodded with satisfaction, when Junjiao ran away from marriage, Ji Shiwei was extremely dissatisfied with Wang Dou, but now it seems that his daughter's vision is outstanding.

The son-in-law talked about some gossip, and when it came to the issue of Wang Dou's soldiers' rations, Ji Shiwei sighed: "I originally wanted to fight for 15,000 soldiers for you, including 5,000 cavalry, but now it seems that it will not work." ”

Wang Dou nodded, although he did not rely on the imperial court to raise soldiers, but he could pull out grain and grass from above, but he could supplement his own army raising expenses to some extent.

The number of soldiers, especially the proportion of cavalry, has always been the existence of each town's own generals.

Take cavalry as an example, in addition to one tael and five silver dollars per month, and five buckets of rice, each soldier also has 24 taels of grass and beans and silver for war horses a year, and armor is pulled off.

However, most of the infantry of the Ming army did not have armor, except for the bird soldiers, who had cotton armor, and the rest of the people were given at most a piece of cloth waist armor or armor, and the inside and outside were not inlaid with armor leaves. Want to equip? Pay for it yourself. Therefore, the civil officials or eunuchs who are in charge of the inventory often make a lot of money from it.

If you give yourself an extra 5,000 soldiers, it will be an infantry army, and you will have an extra 60,000 taels of silver a year. ）