Chapter 298: Blind Your Eyes

In April of the seventh year, Shanxi and Shaanxi had no rain since August last year, and the land was thousands of miles away, and the people were hungry and cannibalistic. The people are hungry and chaotic, and the Ming will kill more good and risky achievements. The counties of Zhongzhou are more afraid of officers and soldiers than "thieves". Evacuated, on the sixth day of the first month, Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict to relieve hunger.

A military conference was being held, with the civil and military being divided into two lines, with the civilian officials seated and the military generals standing. The generals who entered the first place, seeing Chen Qiyu and other ministers, all bowed down, and only the guerrillas of the Dengzhou battalion were always benevolent, standing and raising their hands and chests as a salute. The generals glared angrily, and the governor and other ministers were angry and sneered.

When Lu Xiangsheng asked why he didn't worship, Chang Shiren said: "This is the gift of the Dengzhou camp, and the chief soldier Chen Daren set up, don't dare to disobey." ”

Chen Qiyu chased him away, and when he left, Yuan Mo said: "I heard that Chen Sihua has clouds, and the knees of the Ming generals are usually weak, and they naturally can't get the battlefield." The Dengzhou camp knelt down to heaven and earth, knelt down to the king, and knelt down to the parents. Yuan Mo thought that this was a great good. ”

Chang Shiren, who walked out of the camp tent, had no expression on his face and led his troops back to the camp. Naturally, I didn't attend this meeting. In the afternoon, Yuan Mo and Wu Zhi came back together, the former shook his head and sighed, and the latter scolded angrily: "There is no good thing." ”

Chang Shiren was very calm, and even smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, at most, let our army fight in the front, and if we didn't win the pick-up disposal, it is the old man who won the military merit." When he was still in Dengzhou, the chief soldier said about this. ”

Yuan Mo showed surprise, nodded and said: "I'm sorry, Benxian was ordered to go north, gather all the departments in western Henan, and block the road for the thieves to go east." Your department is under the command of Lu Jiandou. The Constitution has been tried to argue to no avail. ”

Wu Zhi sneered: "It's okay to be the striker, I'm afraid that someone will want to harm the Dengzhou battalion and expose our army to the front." ”

Chang Shiren smiled: "It's okay, let's talk about how to assign the task first." Military orders are always enforced. ”

Wu Zhidao: "Lu Jiandou patrols Yunyang, and there are more than 10,000 Tianxiong troops under his command, and there are only more than 20,000 in my department. Hedgehogs from all walks of life gathered in Yunyang, known as 800,000, of which the giant Koma Hui was the leader. That's 800,000, and it's 400,000 if you fold it in half. ”

Chang Shiren smiled: "I heard the master say it." Lu Jiandou is a rare man among civil officials. There is no loss in fighting with him. ”

Yuan Mo pinched his nose and left, Chang Shiren also sent it very politely, Wu Zhi didn't like him at all. Waiting for Chang Shiren to come back, Wu Zhi hurriedly said: "General Chang." Our family can be regarded as our own people in the Dengzhou camp. Today's discussion. I didn't fight for tearing my face. Chen Qiyu, a girl, was bent on letting our army go to Yunyang. That's 800,000! ”

Chang Shiren knew that he was afraid, and reassured: "Why should the prison lord be in a hurry. After you bring a group of men and horses to carry grain and grass to the palace, five hundred cavalry will be at your disposal. Even if our army can't beat it, there is no problem at all in running. Having said that, at this time, Chang Shiren's heart swelled with a strong fighting spirit.

Wu Zhi nodded and didn't say much. When it comes to military arrangements, he is always very disciplined. This time, Chang Shiren's arrangement was his thoughts, so he naturally didn't speak again.

The Tianxiong army camp was also outside the city, and after Lu Xiangsheng returned to the camp, his staff Yang Tinglin consulted with him. Speaking of the Dengzhou camp, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but smile and said: "God really helps me, this time I went south to Yunyang, and I was worried that there were too few troops." ”

Yang Tinglin said: "The Dengzhou battalion is good at fighting, but I am afraid that it will not obey Zhongcheng's orders." ”

Lu Xiangsheng raised his hand to stroke his beard, and smiled lightly: "It is said that the Dengzhou camp is fierce and domineering, but Lu Mou doesn't think so." If you don't believe it, send someone to invite Chang Shiren to come over and discuss military affairs, and you will know at first sight. ”

Chang Shiren received the military order, and without a moment's delay, he immediately took a few garrisons out of the camp. The group turned over and dismounted from a distance, striding inside. When I arrived at the gate of the camp, I met a general and stopped: "Deng Xi, the chief soldier of the Sichuan army, is here, I have heard that the Dengzhou camp is unusual for a long time, and when I saw it today, I didn't feel that it was too much." ”

Chang Shiren showed anger and murderous underneath. Chang Shiren, who was in the lead, sneered: "It's useless to talk about it, let's go to the battlefield and see the real chapter." Deng Xi sneered and gave way, and a group of people waited for the meteor to stride, and walked towards the inner camp.

Lu Xiangsheng did not wait in the tent of the Chinese army, but stood at the door. Chang Shiren and others came, and three steps away, Chang Shiren said: "Stand upright, salute!" "Chen Xie's military salute is very unusual, and I know that it is obviously very special. Lu Xiangsheng didn't think it was upset, and said with a smile: "Come quickly, come in and talk." ”

All the generals gathered, Lu Xiangsheng sat in the middle and said: "Enter the river and return to Chu, our department is ordered to go south to attack the thief, who dares to be the vanguard?" ”

Chang Shiren took a step forward and said: "I am willing to lead the people of the headquarters to be the vanguard." ”

Lu Xiangsheng was not in a hurry to agree, but asked, "How many soldiers and horses do you have, and how is the equipment?" ”

Chang Shiren said: "There are more than 8,800 people in the headquarters, and everyone is wearing armor. When these words were spoken, there was a hissing sound on the spot. The biggest feature of the Ming army is that only the family members wear armor, and ordinary soldiers can't even wear mandarin duck battle jackets. What is the concept of everybody's armor? Two words "local tyrant!" ”

There are more than 10,000 people in the Tianxiong army, and the equipment can only be regarded as medium in the Ming army, at least everyone can have a mandarin duck battle jacket. Compared with Dengzhou, it is a group of beggars. Lu Xiangsheng stood up excitedly after hearing this: "Good, good, good!" You take me to see it. ”

Speaking from the bottom of his heart, he still doesn't believe it, how can anyone in the Ming army wear armor.

Chang Shiren did not back down, raised his hand and said, "Lord Zhongcheng, please." ”

Lu Xiangsheng took a staff member and a military general to go out of the camp gate and came to the Dengzhou camp three miles away. Standing outside the camp gate, you can see that this army is extraordinary. There was no noise in the camp, and it was well organized, and when it was noon, the appearance of the camp was up. This efficiency is really high enough.

Chang Shiren was in front, invited Lu Xiangsheng and others into the barracks, stood in the open space in the middle of the camp, raised his hand and made a gesture behind him, and the four division trumpeters lined up in a row, neatly raised the military trumpet, and sounded the assembly call. If Chen Xie saw this scene, he would definitely burst into tears for his bad taste, it was really not easy, how many years did it take to train a group of trumpeters.

The sudden sound of the horn alarmed Lu Xiangsheng and the others, and then a sharp whistle sounded. In the huge camp, you will hear the whistle rise and fall, and the sound of passwords will be heard continuously. "One, two, one, stand upright, report the number ......."

Lu Xiangsheng climbed onto a carriage and looked up at the Dengzhou camp lined up everywhere in the huge military camp.

The first force to arrive was the Musket Battalion, a team of 2,000 men, wearing a steel helmet like a pot, a dark green cotton jacket, and a half-length chain mail lined with silk. This is a rifleman armed with equipment made in pure Dengzhou, which has the advantage of being cheap, and the equipment can be mass-produced and will not be affected by external factors.

The second group arrived with a thousand ash pole soldiers, all dressed in chain mail and wearing steel helmets on their heads.

The third one arrived was a grenadier, half-clad in chain mail, with a backpack in front of him and a long box behind him.

Chang Shiren smiled and stood beside Lu Xiangsheng and introduced: "This is a rifle battalion, equipped with half-body chain mail, a rifle, 30 rounds of ammunition, a sapper shovel, a kettle, and a lunch box. This is a pikeman, equipped with full-body chain mail, and a spear per zhang,......。 This is a grenadier,......, this is a sword and shield soldier,......, this is a baggage soldier...... this is a sapper,......, this is a medic...... this is a cavalry ....... ”

The last team to arrive immediately blinded everyone, and the number of 3-pounder and 6-pounder guns dragged by horses stunned everyone. In the entire Dengzhou battalion, only the artillery was unarmoured. It's said to be a normal thing, but it's just that some people want to pick bones in eggs.

"Didn't General Chang say that everyone wears armor?" Yang Lukai, the head of the pastor, has long seen these green skins unpleasant, as a literati, it is normal to look at military generals unpleasantly. This has nothing to do with character, it's just a military general who simply doesn't look down on him.

Wu Zhi, who came later, heard this sentence and couldn't help but sneer: "People, if you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid that you will not know the gold and jade." If you have a short knowledge, you should hide it clumsily, and if you don't have a place, you can make fun of it as a turtle. ”

Yang Lukai glared at Wu Zhi angrily and said, "You ......, am I wrong?" ”

Wu Zhi snorted twice, raised his hand and said, "Come on, take an artillery jacket to let him see and understand." ”

Soon, a soldier took a military uniform that didn't look abnormal, and presented it with both hands, Wu Zhi carried it with both hands, and showed it to everyone inside and out, so he sneered: "I can see it clearly, this dress is okay, right?" As he spoke, he walked all the way over and asked everyone to touch and pinch it. The thing walked back and forth triumphantly, and waved it on the carriage: "Take a knife and cut it casually, anyone can try it, what kind of cut it can be." ”

Deng Xi had been waiting for this opportunity, and immediately pulled out his waist knife, stepped forward and slashed hard, and when he closed the knife, his mouth was wide open and couldn't close. Wu Zhi's even more annoying move came, and he took out the Yanling knife of his entourage and threw it to him: "With this, you can also call it a knife?" Don't take advantage of chopping wood, and still expect to be able to go into battle to kill the enemy? ”

They are all people who know the goods, and when they see this cold and shining Yanling knife, everyone is silent. Even Lu Xiangsheng showed surprise. The quality of this knife is definitely a treasure knife, how can an entourage carry such a good knife?

That is, Chen Xie is not there, or he will definitely say triumphantly: "It's a little meaning, No. 45 steel is made, it's just average." No countertops. "This steel is characterized by being cheap and widely used in the manufacture of axles. Chen Xie, a turtle, is a layman, a local tyrant who picks the door, and is reluctant to use good steel such as T7 and T8. In the Ming Dynasty, it was enough to absolutely crush.

Deng Xi raised his knife and chopped it down fiercely, and then looked at the stab-proof suit, but the result was still not broken, but there was a seal. He was knowledgeable, and this kind of clothing was lined with silk, and if there was a cotton jacket in it, the bow and arrow would not hurt anyone at all. That is, this kind of clothing that the artillery is equipped with is not at all something that his cognitive world can understand. (To be continued......)