Don't look at the combat power of more than 1,000 people under his command, but Zhu Ping'an's hard work is incalculable. López's money finally arrived in time, which can be regarded as alleviating Zhu Ping'an's current predicament, at least he no longer has to worry about the food of his more than 2,000 people.

Fengyang is in a big drought this year, seeing that Shoucheng may not be able to compare with last year, although Zhu Ping'an led people to build a lot of waterwheels and dig more than ten deep wells, but the amount of water is always unsatisfactory. It seems that a great deal of silver will be spent on food.

The seeds of corn, sweet potatoes and other crops that Wang Jinfa asked him to find before have been entrusted to López again, but there is still no news. According to López, these things are common in Franco, but the distance between Yu Daming is very different, and he will arrange for the fleet to bring some over, but it will take at least a year.

López also promised to send people to Manila, Ryukyu, Wakoku and other places to look for it, and it should be possible to find it, but it will also take time.

Zhu Ping'an only knew that these seeds appeared in the coastal area during the late Ming Dynasty, but the people of the Ming Dynasty were very vigilant about these foreign plants, so they were not widely planted.

Fortunately, the three people who are currently in charge of the overall situation of Fengyang are Lu Zhenfei, Duan Xinian and Wang Pin, and they can also give priority to supplying some money, food, armor and equipment every day, which can be regarded as a slight supplement to the high wall guards.

The reminder conveyed by Liu Xiaodao in Lopesto, Zhu Ping'an did not take it to heart. Ning Tong's affairs were very hidden, except for a few henchmen, no one knew that he died in the hands of Zhu Ping'an. Even if Ning Wan and I want to find clues from the previous silver tickets, it will also take time, not to mention, although the Fan family has hands and eyes, but the forces are concentrated in the Beizhili and Shanshan areas, and the affairs of Fengyang may not be able to intervene.

It can be said that the current Fengyang military, political and civilian three divisions, including the political envoy department, the inspection envoy department and other yamen, have a good relationship with Zhu Ping'an, and no matter what civil and military confrontation issues, at this time, having money is a qiē. Zhu Ping'an has a good official reputation, he can do things, he doesn't say anything about dealing with people, and he has a close relationship with Lu Zhenfei, and Fengyang Wenwu is also happy to associate with him.

The only thing that bothered Zhu Ping'an was Wang Pin's storage.

This guy is simply a maggot of the ubiquitous tarsal bones, he runs to the governor's yamen and the high-walled guards when he has nothing to do, Lu Zhenfei is a snake, perfunctory all the way, Zhu Ping'an is not less than a top tank, but this guy is tenacious, he doesn't care at all, and he still runs very happily. But after the last temptation, he didn't mention anything about wooing in his words, just blindly befriending Zhu Ping'an.

Zhu Ping'an didn't pay attention to him so much, anyway, the muskets arrived, and he lived in the barracks every day to supervise the training of the soldiers, especially the musket battalion, a newly formed unit, and made a lot of effort.

The whole musket battalion is currently 300 people, all of which belong to Zhu Ping'an's direct subordinate 100 households, this is not that Zhu Ping'an is not at ease to hand over this unit to Yue Jinfeng and others, but now only he understands the essence of the musket battalion training, and he does not know what to recite when he hands it over to Yue Jinfeng and others. However, Zhu Ping'an attaches great importance to Qiu Ze, after all, the original Zhejiang soldiers were composed of muskets, and Qiu Ze could also put forward some pertinent opinions on the training of the musket battalion.

It's the height of summer, but the training hasn't relaxed for a moment. In a valley in the Phoenix Mountain, the sound of ping-pong is non-stop all day long, and all the birds and beasts around are frightened and have to migrate away, and the valley is always filled with the lingering smell of gunpowder and sulfur. Even in sight, it was wrapped in a faint layer of blue smoke, which lasted for a long time.

The musketeers were lined up in three rows, each with a distance of five paces, and six hundred paces away from the opposite was Zhang Dagou's cavalry team, holding a cold and shining weapon in his hand, looking at the uneasy musket battalion soldiers opposite, and everyone had a malicious smile on their faces.

As the red flag in Zhu Ping'an's hand fell, the whistle in Qiu Ze's mouth, who was standing behind the musket battalion, suddenly sounded. Zhang Dagou clamped his feet around the belly of the horse, and immediately rushed towards the formation of the musket battalion, behind which was a team of cavalry screaming monsters.

The musket battalion soldiers began to reload in a hurry at the beat whistle of Qiu Ze.

The distance of six hundred paces is not far, but it is not close to the footsteps of the cavalry. After Qiu Ze's several whistles, nearly seventy percent of the soldiers finally completed the first round of loading, and after firing a round, seeing that the cavalry had reached a close distance, most of the soldiers suddenly became even more panicked, and some of the soldiers trembled and threw their muskets on the ground.

The cavalry of Zhang Dagou shouted and rushed into the formation of the musket battalion, the frequency of the horse's hooves shaking the earth and the smoke and dust that rose made most of the soldiers close their eyes in fear, and the cavalry rushed through the gap between the musket battalion soldiers, while charging happily, while using the back of the knife in his hand to beat the soldiers who did not have time to fire, of course, there are absolutely those unlucky ghosts who even lost their guns.

Looking at this situation, Zhu Ping'an's face was a little unsightly. The shooting practice has come to an end, according to what Qiu Ze said about the assessment standards of the Qi family army back then. Eighty steps outside stood a five-foot-high wooden sign, and the musketeer hit one of three shots, and one of ten shots was skilled. It can be said that all of the current musket battalions are capable of meeting this standard.

The French arquebus obtained was much more refined than the bird gun technology used by Qi Jiajun, and the firing range was also increased to between 120 and 150 steps. After a period of practice, Zhu Ping'an also worked hard to supply gunpowder and other materials, and the grange even set up an ammunition group for a firearms workshop with the old and weak women and children in the military family, specializing in making ammunition for paper shells. The normal training of the musket battalion was also ensured.

But after the simple shooting training, the next step is to train the psychological elements of the musket battalion soldiers. When the two armies faced each other, the musket battalion was bound to be the first to face the enemy's attack, and in the face of the menacing cavalry or infantry charge, it was most important to maintain a steady state, which was related to the rate of fire and shooting accuracy, and also affected the effect of the first round of long-range strikes, and ultimately determined the direction of the battle.

In order to improve the soldier's psychological ability to resist attacks, Zhu Ping'an got along with this method in an ingenious way. Borrowing the method of using tanks to train soldiers in later generations, Zhu Ping'an tested the soldiers with the powerful power of the cavalry charging into battle. In the first assault, not a single soldier was able to achieve two consecutive shots at a distance of 600 paces, of course, this did not use any "three-stage strike" method, but simply calculated by the soldier's proficiency and hand speed.

But the results were disastrous. Not to mention how effective the soldiers were in the only round of shooting in the face of the cavalry charge, but the state of the soldiers made Zhu Ping'an extremely dissatisfied. If in wartime, it is certain that at least a third of the soldiers will be unable to withstand the pressure and turn and flee.

Looking at Zhu Ping'an's angry appearance, Wang Pin under the pergola couldn't help but smile, this little guy focuses on practical things, but he is a rare figure in officialdom. Compared with his introverted and respectful brother, it seems to be more cute.

"Okay, drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat, speaking of which, you are also a military attache in Fengyang, this hot day, full of armor, even my pergola is not patronized. What you know is that you are sympathetic and lead by example, and those who don't know will think that you are pretending. ”

Zhu Ping'an snorted coldly and did not answer.

"Okay, even Grandpa Qi didn't have your way that day, look at those soldiers, one by one, their noses and faces were swollen. You must know that this is only the first time to practice together, and the current one is already good, and at least half of them can shoot the first round. If you put out the fire, in less than two months, it will definitely make a big difference! ”

Zhu Ping'an snorted at this time, turned his head and said to Yue Jinfeng: "According to the military regulations and training effect standards, the dinner of the musket camp is free today, and no meat will be eaten again in the next seven days!" ”

Yue Jinfeng's face did not change in the slightest, and he bowed and saluted, "Your Excellency, rest assured, the humble duty has been recorded, and the soldiers who just dropped the musket will each have the punishment of twenty lashes!" ”

Zhu Ping'an's face softened a little, "Remember to sue the executioner, don't beat people up, there is still a period of time in the training camp, and this official doesn't want to see the overcrowding of King Mafu!" ”

"Humble duty understands!"

Wang Pin walked out of the pergola and handed a bowl of herbal tea to Zhu Ping'an's hand, "Isn't the distance of six hundred steps too close, it is common for two armies to fight against eight hundred to one thousand steps, you are inevitably a little harsh on the soldiers!" ”

"Don't be harsh at this time, the enemy won't show mercy in wartime, not to mention, those are like beast-like Tartars!" Zhu Ping'an's words made Wang Pin choke and roll his eyes.

It was irrefutable, Wang Pin thought about it for a while, and then found a little excuse. "Since the distance can't be changed, you can find a way to improve the musket and make it firing a little farther!"

Zhu Ping'an's eyes rolled. Wang Pin is still on the set!

In the blink of an eye, Zhu Ping'an's face changed into clothes and smiled, "Since Brother Wang said so, then there must be a solution, it is better to say it, and my brother will also refer to it in detail!" ”

Wang Pin was stunned for a moment, "Where do I have any way, it's just to mention a proposal!" ”

"Where did the prince say, who doesn't know that you are a well-known figure in Beijing, with a wide range of contacts and a big face, you must be completely sure to say so. Besides, the brothers are all listening here, and the prince can't not deny what he says! The fat man on the side said in a weird way.

"Presumptuous, shut up for me!" Although the voice was stern, Zhu Ping'an's face was still smiling.

Wang Pin looked at Zhu Ping'an and the others, tasted it for a while, and then tasted some taste, and looked at Zhu Ping'an angrily, "Say, what tricks do you want to play, but don't ask me for any more pig iron!" When Father-in-law Lu left, he got you a batch, I have only been in office for half a year, and I have already extorted more than 4,000 catties of pig iron for you, and I don't have any more! ”

Zhu Ping'an grinned, "This time it's not about pig iron......!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Wang Pin had an even more headache, he didn't want pig iron, God knows what kind of trouble this guy was looking for.

"Hehe, I heard that Bi Maokang, the former squire of the military department, has returned to his hometown, but now he is traveling all over the world and his whereabouts are unknown."

"What do you mean?" Wang Pin was a little confused.

"When Chongzhen was eight years old, Bi Maokang once presented something to His Majesty, which is said to be called a spontaneous fire ......!"

Wang Pin suddenly realized that after a long time, Zhu Ping'an was playing such an idea.

"You also said that it was a tribute to the Lord of Long Life, so it is possible that you still want to steal it and keep it for yourself!"

Zhu Ping'an rubbed his hands, "That's not it, I don't dare to ask for tribute, but since Bi Maokang has presented this thing, he will definitely present the drawings of this thing together." Either follow the firearm and stay in Ouchi, or stay in the War Department Creation Bureau. Hehe, Brother Wang is this ...... in the capital! Zhu Ping'an stretched out his thumb.

"Little brother just wants to look at that drawing, that's all!"

Wang Pin touched his chin and looked at Zhu Ping'an, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly laughed. He had already sensed that Zhu Ping'an wanted to use him, but he was not angry with Wang Pin because of this, because he felt that the opportunity had come!

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