The corners of Bi Zilun's eyes moved slightly, and he said tentatively: "I heard that General Qin used to serve in the Loyal and Filial Piety Army before?" ”

Qin Wu didn't see anything unusual on his face, and said lightly: "I worked in Monk Chen's army for a while, and then I got separated from the soldiers and horses, so I started to make my home all over the world. ”

Bi Zilun said again: "Wanyan Yi is loyal and courageous, and he strives to serve the country, and the people of Dajin have heard his deeds, who is not moved by tears?" It is the honor of a lifetime for a general to serve under his command. ”

Qin Wu still replied calmly: "He himself is a member of the Wanyan family, is there anything wrong with fighting for his own family?" ”

"But you've also eaten Dajin's money!" Bi Zilun took a step forward and said, "Have you forgotten the kindness of the Dajin Imperial Court? ”

Qin Wu's eyes widened, and he said word by word: "Tell me clearly, every copper plate given to me by the Jin Kingdom is not in vain, and they have ten times more heads from me than from others." ”

"But if you receive a little kindness, you should repay it with a spring, this is what your husband did!"

Qin Wu shook his head and said, "There is no Jin Kingdom now, if Mr. can't accept this fact, he will only be able to struggle in pain for the rest of his life." ”

Bi Zilun said hatefully: "Although the emperor has been martyred, there is still the blood of the Wanyan family in the world, and there are still many soldiers in Dajin who are struggling to resist in various places!" There are hundreds of thousands of troops temporarily living in the south alone, and although the moon is only a shallow crescent, who knows that it will regain its sight in the future, and then shine on the world? ”

"You're a blatant rebellion." Qin Wu said with a smile: "It's also a loss to Zheng Yunming to be able to accept you in the army." ”

Bi Zilun snorted: "He just wants to use my talents to help him recruit northern military horses to serve him." That's it, now that the Dajin Temple is in decline, if you want to make a comeback, you can only rely on the strength of the Southern Dynasty a little. ”

"But if you want to use Zheng Yunming's strength, you must first show him your ability. With a man of his calibre, as long as you can show your talents, I don't think he cares about what you have in private. Qin Wu said: "But you are mischievous, don't hinder my management of the army, otherwise when the time comes, you will use military law, and you will not be able to take care of the friendship of your fellow countrymen." ”

Bi Zilun snorted and asked in a deep voice: "If one day in the future, you can really rebuild the Great Golden Banner and reshape the mountains and rivers, what about your Qin Wu's choice?" ”

Qin Wu Zhengse said: "I am different from Mr., Mr. is a person who has received great favors from the Emperor of the Jin State, with your official title, even if you surrender to the Southern Dynasty, it is not just a role to join the army. So you can't turn your back on the Kingdom of Jin. But I was just a pawn from beginning to end, and now I am serving in the Southern Korean Army because of the righteousness of General Manager Zheng. I can't say what will happen in the future, and I can't say it casually, maybe history will develop to that point, and it will not give people the opportunity to choose. ”

Bi Zilun nodded and said, "This statement is also true." Life is like a chess game, and many times we are just human beings."

While the two were talking, Wang Ziqiu hurried over to report: "Zheng Yunming has come back from Baijiazhai!" ”

At the north gate of Xiangyang, Zheng Yunming, Bai Yijie and others rode side by side, all the way to the city.

After the disaster of Xiangyang, most of the residents in the city were deeply impressed by this young life-saving father, and they kept bowing to Zheng Yunming on the way. Zheng Yunming, who was harmed, also kept nodding his head in thanks, and his neck was sore.

Bai Yijie followed Zheng Yunming's side, casually looking at the deployment outside Xiangyang City.

The trenches are deep and the antlers are heavy, and they look very complete. But Bai Yijie thinks that if he is the siege general, there will probably be forty or fifty ways to clean up the fortifications on the periphery and go straight to the city.

We must turn Xiangyang into a real golden soup barrel solid and indestructible.

As he was walking, he suddenly found a team of dozens of wheelbarrows in front of him, each with the flag of the Earth Dragon Army planted on it.

When the officers of the escort saw the general returning from outside the city, they hurried up to salute him.

Zheng Yunming raised his hand and returned the salute. Bai Yijie asked, "What kind of goods are loaded in the car?" ”

"Pig iron and bronze that the craftsmen need." Zheng Yunming said: "This time, it is very helpful to resist the shooting firearms of the Mongolian General Zhu. However, if the lethality of the body is not perfected if only bamboo and wood are used, I consider whether it is possible to use wrought iron bronze as the material to make a bamboo shogun with a metal body, so that the power will inevitably increase, and when the enemy army comes, it will be easier to defend. ”

"You really have a soft spot for shooting firearms." Bai Yijie said: "Since the Tang Dynasty, the army generally regarded gunpowder and firearms as auxiliary weapons to deter opponents with smoke and sound. It is only in recent years that there have been arson weapons such as the Jinren's flying muskets and explosive weapons such as earth-shattering thunder. As for firearms capable of projectiles, General Bamboo should be the first. ”

Of course, it is the first type, Zheng Yunming secretly said in his heart, if I hadn't crossed over, then it would take more than 20 years for the earliest artillery assault rifle in history to be born in Lianghuai. Moreover, with the original gunpowder of the Great Song Dynasty, which had not been improved, the launcher weapon did not have much real power.

"Speaking of which." Yang Luo suddenly said: "Recently, the generals of all armies in Xiangyang have sent people to ask for our army's gunpowder formula. They said that the power of our army's gunpowder was a hundred times stronger than that they used, and if all the armies in Jinghu could be equipped with such gunpowder, and with a large number of bamboo generals, it would be difficult for the enemy to despise our army. ”

"The secret recipe of exquisite gunpowder is a secret related to the fortunes of the country, how can it be shown casually." Zheng Yunming said: "When the Governor arrives, I will carry this recipe, the production method and the design of General Zhu together, and send someone to escort it back to Lin'an and hand it over to the Privy Council." I hope to be mass-produced. As for the gunpowder and firearms used in the Gyeongho area, it will be enough to let them all purchase the Gangneung Workshop in the future. ”

This is a clear attempt to use the monopoly of technology to make a fortune. Bai Yijie unconsciously had a strange smile on his face when he heard this.

His expression naturally couldn't escape Zheng Yunming's eyes. He said unequivocally: "It is not my Zheng Yunming's principle to take out the things that have been researched with a lot of effort to share them with others for free. What's more, these guys in Jinghu will definitely not cherish what they get without spending a penny. ”

"No, no, no, I don't have any objections to the manager's approach." Bai Yijie said: "It is against the law to only allow one's troops to use advanced weapons to ensure their unique combat effectiveness in the Jinghu army, and as for taking them out and selling them, it is even better." Seeing that the research of new weapons can be turned into a source of wealth will stimulate the enthusiasm for active research, which is much more useful than the reward of 10,000 or 20,000 yuan issued by the imperial court. ”

He smiled and said, "I'm just surprised that the combat power of the general's subordinates is not inferior to any of the military horses in Jinghu, but the general still has such a strong desire to research new weapons. Usually only when the enemy soldiers are in the city, these generals of the frontier will temporarily study a new thing or two. ”

Zheng Yunming laughed awkwardly, his voice full of bitterness: "They are still 108,000 miles away from real warriors." Now it's just a little bit of a foundation. ”

"A little bit of training before, but it gave them the most basic concept of physical reserve and discipline. As for the combat skills, there is no way to compare with the current armies of Jinghu. Past victories have been nothing more than the result of the use of discipline, physical strength and morale. When it comes to one-on-one battles, not to mention that compared with the Mongol army, even compared with the various military horses in Jinghu, the Tulong army is not comparable. ”

"Then it's time for them to really train." Zheng Yunming pointed his horsewhip forward: "The most basic phalanx training should be carried out on the school field in front of us now. If you are not afraid of being disturbed by the shouts of the children, let's go and have a look now. ”

In the school yard in the northwest corner of Xiangyang City, there were many drums, but there was no screaming sound from Zheng Yunming's mouth.

The procession of 500 people formed a phalanx of five rows and ten columns, and marched forward in a neat pace to the rhythm of the drums of the small drums.

The two rows of soldiers in the front were fully armoured, and the soldiers in the first row held the halberd in their hands high above their shoulders, the tips of the halberds hanging down, and they held their guns in a dripping manner. The soldiers in the second row stretched Chang Ge out of the gap in the front row, and he was riding a dragon spear. Behind them, three rows of pikemen erected vermilion lacquered wooden spears, the tips of which gleamed in the daylight.

Although there was no high-pitched shouting of killing, the unison movement of the five hundred men and the majestic advance of the guns were in themselves an invisible pressure on the enemy.

Bai Yijie frowned, already seeing the problem with this formation.

"The armor was placed in front and on both flanks to fend off the close cavalry fire of the enemy's cavalry." He rode on his horse, turned slightly sideways and said to Zheng Yunming: "The first row uses Ge and halberds because these two weapons are more flexible than spears. This is the old law of the national dynasty, which is not surprising. But in such a formation, the spear tips of the pikemen in the rear could not reach the enemy, which was equivalent to actually only the two rows of veterans at the front fighting, and the others sat back and watched the success or failure. ”

"This problem was very prominent during the Battle of Wulipo." Zheng Yunming said: "The craftsmen are rushing to make new spears, these spears are two feet and five feet long, and the back of the spear head is wrapped in iron leaves, and the enemy's sword and axe cannot be cut at will. After the first spear equipping team, the true power of the phalanx should be visible. ”

"That's almost the length of a spear." Bai Yijie said: "Although there is a saying that there is an inch long and an inch strong in the army, we must take into account the opponents we are facing. Regardless of whether the Mongol Han Dynasty or other troops, the Tartars all used well-equipped cavalry as the core of the battle, so we will rarely compete with the enemy in infantry formations in the field in the future. ”