Chapter 520: The Long Drive South

The head of the family snorted coldly and said, "Geng Shaoquan, in this matter, you don't need to bother with it. If Yan Hong doesn't come, I will launch it at this time and take Taizhou. But now that Yan Hong is coming, I will wait for him to arrive, cut off his head, and avenge my dismissal! Moreover, as soon as he died, the Yan family was furious, Wang Zhi couldn't live, and Hu Zongxian couldn't escape death regardless of victory or defeat, this is a good chess game that kills two birds with one stone. These days, try to pull as many teams out as you can, don't spoil the old man's big things, remember not to be afraid of spending money, as long as you can pull out the team, you can ask for as much as you want. Ye Guochen, the governor of Taizhou, is a winter baking with no ability, so foolish, you tell him that Yan Qincha is young and lustful, let him choose beauties in Taizhou, so as not to make Qincha angry. From now on, marriage is strictly forbidden in Taizhou City, as long as it is a girl, it is reserved for Qincha to enjoy. Hehe, I want Yan Hongren not to enter the city, and his reputation will stink first, so as not to be beaten to death by a group of mud legs like those stupid people in Jinan. On the side of the barracks, eighty percent of the monthly money for being a soldier was deducted, and it was said that he would wait for the Qin mission to come, otherwise the Qin mission would catch the reason, and everyone would not be able to live. The food expenses should also be deducted, and when the incident started, those people hated Yan Hong to the core, so they would spend a lot of our hands and feet. ”

Geng Shaoquan couldn't help but nod yes. After waiting for the last time, the head of the family said: "Master Huang, you go down and prepare ten treasure knives for Shaoquan, a pair of red and heavy armor, and take three thousand taels of silver to prepare for the incident." If the silver is not enough, just come and get it, and the old man has more than 100 hands, and this time there is not a single one left, and they all have been brought. Even these seventy true widows that we have with us will also allocate fifty to him. Coupled with Xin Goro's 5,000 true widows, the inside should be combined with the outside. 3,000 Zhejiang soldiers. Hum. In an instant, he was turned into powder. Hu Zongxian, how do you think that although there are many troops in Ningbo, most of them are fake Japanese soldiers, and the main force of the real Japanese is hidden and not released, just waiting for this thunderous blow! ”

When Geng Shaoquan withdrew from the courtyard, the Huang Fuzi said, "Li Weng, is our family too deeply involved this time." In the future, I am afraid that it will not be so easy. ”

The head of the family, Ha Luha, smiled: "Huang Shan, you are too bold." How can I not avenge Li Wenzao's dismissal? This time, Yan Hongxiao'er and Hu Thief Zongxian's heads should be the interest first, and these thousands of untouchables in the southeast are the principal, with the principal and interest, and they will be clean! Feel relieved. After the matter is over, Geng Shaoquan's gang. It's useless, send them on the road, who else can bite us? Besides, my eldest brother has already left Shaoxing, so after we finish this ticket, we will go to meet my eldest brother, and then go to sea by boat. What is Wang Wufeng's background, he can be the king overseas, why can't we? This time, Hu Zongxian equipped Taizhou City with more than 30 Franc machines, how can I let this thing go? With these more than 30 Buddha machines, when the time comes to sell them to the Otomo family or the Ryuzoji family, there is no worry about not being able to exchange for a few islands, that is the foundation of our life, just for this, it is worth fighting. ”

Huang Shan nodded and said, "Li Weng is high-minded, and the students admire it." I just heard that Qi Jiguang organized and trained the new army, which is very famous, and I don't know what the chances of victory are in this battle? ”

"Humph! The Ming Dynasty was at war with the Japanese people, when could they be one against the other? What's more, this time there are few Ming troops, and there are really a lot of people. If Yu Dayou led his battalion to fight the old battalion this time, I wouldn't dare to be so sure, but Qi Jiguang, these recruits, where are they afraid? It is the Qi family's army with three heads and six arms, which is also a dead end. They are recruits who have never seen blood, and they are not as good as those who are used to seeing battle formations, and they are not enough in blood. The left and right are just surnamed Qi who can tie up Hu Zongxian, and the armor and weapons are better, so he dares to call himself elite, which is ridiculous. More than 100 of us are descendants, there are 20 pairs of armor alone, more than a dozen fast guns, three Franc machines, plus 50 real widows sent, it is not difficult to clean up Yan Hong. Yan Boy lost my face in Shaoxing, and caused the old man to lose his official position, this time I want to capture him alive and smash him with a knife! Also, this place, eighty percent has been targeted by the Jinyi guards, you pack up, let's go to the countryside first, and then go to the city to command. ”

Yan Hong rode on the horse, feeling panicked in his heart for no reason, and secretly thought: What's the matter, I am still afraid when I am in the middle of the army? It's really more and more alive to go back, the former has even seen the Mongols, why are you still afraid of the Japanese Kou? But he didn't expect that someone was already thinking about the various parts of his body.

Yan Hong went to Taizhou all the way, and he was familiar with Qi Jiguang, and specially recommended Deng Zilong. Those Fujian and Guangdong armies followed Yu Dayou to fight water battles, but Deng Zilong followed Yan Hong all the way. Yan Hong knew that he had lost two Haicang ships, and his sin was not small, and he needed to make more military merits and redeem his merits, and he also explained it to Qi Jiguang. Qi Jiguang heard that Deng Zilong was a fellow villager of Qincha, and there was still some relationship between the two sides, so he didn't dare to underestimate it, and promised that if he had military exploits, he would definitely have Deng Baizai. That Deng Zilong is a hundred households, and now he is respectful of all the three products, and he only feels like stepping on the clouds.

Seeing that the shotgunners in the Zhejiang soldiers, just like Jinyiwei did at the beginning, used bamboo tubes to hold ammunition, Yan Hong was very surprised. His fixed ammunition method, originally created and invented by Ye Zhengfei, was implemented within Jinyiwei, and was not popularized, but he didn't expect Qi Jiguang's Zhejiang soldiers to be so equipped. After asking, I learned that this was Qi Jiguang's own summary based on the actual situation of the war against the Japanese, but he was secretly in agreement with Ye Zhengfei. Qi Jiguang also has experience in the configuration of gunpowder, and adopts the wet method to manufacture granular gunpowder, which greatly improves the power of gunpowder, and Yan Hong's paper-wrapped ammunition loading method is also more convenient than bamboo tube loading. The two exchanged skills with each other, and the relationship became very close.

At this time, in the Ming army, in terms of military skills, everyone lacked the spirit of sharing. It is often the case that they have any experience in their own home, and they are reluctant to tell others, and even if they say it, no one may be willing to put down their worth to learn. As a result, there has been little progress in the military front. Qi Jiguang's wet gunpowder alone has been repeatedly "invented" many times in Chinese history, until Daoguangnian, there are still people who invent wet granular gunpowder, because it was invented quickly and lost faster. Yan Hong secretly thought: When I return to the capital division, I will pass on the method of this wet gunpowder method, which will also be of great benefit to the armament of the imperial court.

Yan Hong went south this time, and he also brought some iron horns, which also made Qi Jiguang interested. The military discipline in the army is strict, and even talking loudly while camping can be beheaded. Soldiers are under great psychological pressure, and it is easy for camp roars to occur: that is, the soldiers are suddenly disturbed at night. One pass ten, ten pass hundred. This led to a rout in droves.

During the Great Song Dynasty, tens of thousands of troops ran away overnight due to the roar of the camp. Leave a record of only one general. At that time, Wang Shouren also encountered the roar of the battalion, and it is said that the soldiers were suppressed with a long howling sound, so that the troops did not collapse. Qi Jiguang has always been worried about this camp, but there is no good way to deal with it.

Today, he was very happy to see the tin thorn, and if he could build a part, he would give it to himself and his henchmen. In case there is a camp roar, I don't have Mr. Yang Ming's ability, so let everyone pick up the horn and shout high. It will not cause great harm. Therefore, Qi Jiguang asked Yan Daqincha, can he provide a part?

Yan Hong immediately patted his chest and agreed, this thing is originally very simple, as long as there are craftsmen, it is not difficult to manufacture. I don't rely on technology or business to eat, and I monopolize what I do. Qi Jiguang saw that the other party was so bold, and his good impression of this Qincha in his heart was even more.

Yan Hong asked about the situation of this Zhejiang soldier again, and learned that Qi Jiguang first arrived in Zhejiang to suppress the Japanese. I suffered from the hardships of many old soldiers in the guard, and found that these people were not usable. I had to think of something else. Therefore, Qi Jiguang suggested to his boss that "ten rooms and nine yi, there must be faithfulness; The whole Zhejiang, how can there be no material and brave! "Recruit brave battalions in Zhejiang.

At the beginning, the recruiter was a brave man in the Lishui area of Chuzhou, but when he was in battle, he was too cowardly to fight, and he could not fire guns and arrows from a distance, and once he entered hand-to-hand combat, he would flee. Just when he had nothing to do, he inadvertently passed by Yiwu and caught up with Yiwu Chen Dacheng to organize villagers and start a large-scale armed fight with outsiders who came to rob the mine. Qi Jiguang watched coldly and found that these Yiwu people "are angry and hostile, their habits are fierce and self-conscious, and their vulgar power is inherent, so they should be inspired." Therefore, the chief of the letter, recruited troops in Yiwu, got more than 6,000 soldiers, and worked hard to train and teach the formation, and the one who did it was to win the Japanese in a war.

In addition, Yan Hong found that Qi Jiguang attached importance to the use of shotguns on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was not superstitious about firearms. He positioned the firearm for use before engaging the enemy, and could not rely on it as the main combat tool. Therefore, the Qi family army practiced the Mandarin Duck Formation, trained in fighting and tearing and killing, and attached great importance to white-knuckle combat, and at the same time used the musket as a long-range attack weapon in the Mandarin Duck Formation, and used it with the entire formation. For this alone, Qi Jiguang is many times stronger than the Lin Feng who crossed over. Even if Lin Feng did not die on the island, if he really wanted to rely on the flintlock pistol to run rampant, Qi Jiguang alone would be enough to clean up, and he would not be able to find the north.

Those strange-shaped big bamboo poles, Yan Hong also inquired about it. The thing was originally called the wolf whire, which was shaped like a big broom, and it was a weapon used by the Mandarin Duck Array. Regarding the power of the Mandarin Duck Array, Yan Hong had only read a little abstract concept in history textbooks, and he couldn't figure it out. He had little interest in the use of soldiers per se, and he did not bother to inquire carefully. However, looking at Qi Jiguang's style, he is obviously full of confidence in this array, and it is expected to be extremely powerful. Therefore, Yan Hong's heart is more stable, he has such elite soldiers to deal with some Japanese tribes on the southern front, and this battle seems to be won and undefeated.

Along the way, the relationship between the two of them gradually became harmonious. Yan Hong saw this Qi Tiger talking about military affairs, talking eloquently, his face was flying, not like the previous groveling appearance, and said in his heart: This is the real Qi Laohu. He couldn't help but joke with a smile: "Brother Yuan Jing knows how to use soldiers like the palm of his hand, and he is really the Tianzhu Stone facing south of my country." But why did he have to be that servile and knee-laden appearance to test Yan. ”

Qi Jiguang hurriedly shook his head and said, "Xiqing, the last general is scared to death and doesn't dare to test you." It's really in the court, this civil official is too powerful, and the general has to guard against it. Nowadays, in the imperial court, military generals flatter civil officials, and they must be filial to their fathers and ancestors; If you can't get a little flattery, you can slander and participate, which is not the same as a strict father who cuts off the baby. Like Xi Qing and Hu Dashuai, who are so sympathetic and affectionate, and don't blame us for being vulgar and good officials, there are really not many generals to see in the end. ”

Yan Hong said: "Brother Yuan Jing, there is no need to make this kung fu now." As long as you can fight a good battle, who dares to slander you, Yan will be the first to let him go! The number of your Zhejiang army is still less, in my opinion, he will expand the army in the future, and your old troops, in the future, will release Lu to be officers, and they will train new soldiers, organize dozens of his battalion heads, and pull them to the nine sides, so that the Mongols can also know the way of the road and know the way of the road. ”

His words are not unreasonable, and the factor that restricts the formation and training of the new army is money. And at present, Yan Hong's dream is that in the future, he will open up the sea and expand his financial resources, and the salary of this battalion should not be a problem. (To be continued......)