The plan to attack Yicheng may not be very simple, but it is definitely not profound. Dian Yong is familiar with military books, and naturally knows the importance of the speed and surprise of the soldiers, so the postponement of the army is just a casual mention and not serious.

However, the gap in the number of weapons is real.

Even according to the best-case estimates, sixty or seventy spears, plus fifty or sixty swords and iron rulers, were far from enough to arm two infantry brigades.

After Chen Wu was embarrassed for a moment, he could only use an old stupid method.

Sharpen the bamboo gun!

In ancient military books, there is a saying called "chopping wood for soldiers and unveiling poles for flags", which is said to be the case. The bamboo produced near Changshan Town is hard and tough, and after being sharpened, it is better than wooden soldiers, and it can definitely be used to kill people. In the absence of better weapons, using bamboo guns as a substitute is already the best way to do it right now. Anyway, this kind of weapon doesn't expect any combat power, what is important is that there are many people.

A dozen bamboo guns stabbed at a person's head, and they could always be stabbed to death.

If it is more vicious, you can also soak the tip of the bamboo gun in fecal water. As long as you puncture the skin a little, you can fester, poison, and basically die in a famine year when there is little medical treatment.

If it weren't for the rebel army reaching a certain size and besieging the city, this trick would not be needed for the time being. Therefore, Chen Wu did not let his subordinates do this more, but directly arranged for someone to supervise the production of bamboo guns. In addition to the old people who really don't have much combat power, even if they are half-grown children and women, they must be able to do one per person!

When it comes to life and death, these people will also be pushed to the battlefield, and it will be enough to consume a little more body of the officers and soldiers.

It looks cruel, but the NPC uprisings in "Empire" are more cruel and miserable than this. Half of Chen Wu's tricks are from history, and the other half is from the thirteen years of experience in "Empire".

After the matter of spears and bamboo spears was also agreed, the most important part of the army had been completed, which could be regarded as solving a big problem for Chen Wu. However, there is still a lot to focus on.

Like armor and bows and arrows!

A soldier with armor and a soldier without armor are completely different concepts. Even if it is just an extra layer of leather armor, the survivability and combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the battle array will be greatly improved. Heavy infantry armed with shields, iron armor, and extended iron spears, supplemented by infantry and bow battalions, could even resist cavalry charges with phalanxes. There is no such militaristic weapon in the entire Changshan Town.

But fortunately, the team of soldiers from the city defense battalion brought down by the warden gave Chen Wu a big gift.

In order to fill the façade, the warden took someone to the arsenal to get a new set of armor and banners before he came. This is the standard leather armor of the Imperial Light Infantry, made of fine raw cowhide tanning, which can withstand the slashing of ordinary swords. Even if there are some powerful soldiers, most of the weapons have no lethal ability after breaking the cowhide. Although it was damaged under the siege of the mob, after a little repair, there are still eight sets that can be used.

It's a good thing to charge into!

Chen Wu and Dian Yong each chose a set that was almost intact, and the remaining six sets were given to obedient leaders such as Sun Tian, Li Zishi, and Gan Xing. With this leather armor and the waist knives of the fast catchers tied to their waists, Sun Tian and the others also looked a little more heroic, and they couldn't help but become more and more attentive when they started to do things.

As for the bow and arrow, this kind of big killing weapon in the era of cold weapons, Chen Wu had even fewer than armor.

The city defense battalion that came down didn't bring this thing at all. Even on the Baron's Palace, there are only a few hunting bows, which are still configured by the Baron to catch up with fashion and go into the mountains to hunt. The real war bow is only used by the pawn warrior's home. His own two-stone hard bow is also the standard foot bow used by Chen Wu. The other hunters still had seven or eight hunting bows in their hands, but the one was used to shoot pheasants and rabbits, and it was very inferior in power and accuracy, and could only be used to make up the numbers.

Even so, Chen Wu still pulled out these hunters alone, and under the command of himself and Dian Yong, he set up a foot bow battalion - it was said to be a battalion, but in fact, it was not even a team, and could only wait for the future to slowly expand like the horse team.

After all these arrangements were made, it was already four days after the founding of the Righteous Army.

Under the supervision and command of Chen Wu, the rebel army has initially embarked on a regular stage. In Dian Yong's opinion, this is already a speed that can be called a god. Chen Wu seems to have considered all the issues and problems, and he can always give a solution quickly. Coupled with Dian Yong's own familiarity with the art of military affairs, the two joined forces to do their best to do this. But even if they did their best, the Taiping Rebels still inevitably ushered in problems.

There is not enough food!

Moreover, the anomaly in Changshan Town has also been faintly discovered by nearby villages.

"Is this going to be a troop......

Looking at the news that came one by one, Chen Wu felt a little uncertain. After sitting for a while, he got up and walked to the clearing at the east end of the town. The former rain prayer dojo has been demolished and is now a temporary school for the rebels. The bloodstains that had been sent and killed before had also been buried, but mottled dark red blood clots could still be seen in the gaps.

Here, Dian Yong is taking Gan Xing and Sun Tian to train the infantry of the righteous army.

The more than 500 volunteer battalions recruited a few days ago have already begun simple training. Among them, the most elite 200 people have also been separately drawn out to form the first and second infantry brigades. At this moment, these people are holding spears that have been prepared, and those who have not yet been replaced by bamboo spears of about the same size, lining up in a scattered line, constantly doing assassination training. The other 300 volunteer battalions are also training, but the requirements are lower, only a simple foundation of marksmanship, how to build a camp, set up a simple horse rejection, etc.

"Enter, enter, enter, stab!"

Dian Yong carried his military stick and shouted loudly as he patrolled around the edge of the array.

These infantry drills were decided by Chen Wu after discussing with Dian Yong, and they came from one of the most basic tactics of the imperial infantry army. To put it simply, it is to take three steps forward, and then raise a spear to stab. After every three rounds, the whole team is stopped again. Originally, this process also required the calibration of various departments and unified command with drum beats and command flags, but now the rebels are not even in the same line, and they really can't play so advanced, so they can only do the most basic training.

At this time, seeing Chen Wu coming, Dian Yong motioned for Sun Tian to continue shouting for himself, and walked over quickly.

"General Tiangong!"

He clasped his right fist on his chest, put his feet together, and saluted.

"How's the training?" Chen Wu looked at the scattered front lines and the uneven shooting movements, and asked in a low voice. He used to come from the super guild in the game, and he naturally had a basis for evaluation in his heart, so asking this question is not without the meaning of taking the school test.

"Far from it."

Dian Yong shook his head, and said bluntly: "A few days of hasty training can make them barely know the array, which is already very reluctant. It's okay to bully ordinary people, but if you run into the army of the empire, even if it is a local second-line army, it will be scattered if you look at it. ”

"I think so too." Chen Wu nodded, and after a moment of silence, he said, "However, we don't have any more time. ”

Although Dian Yong expected it, he was still stunned when he heard this, and said, "Has the general already decided?" ”

"Tomorrow, raise the army!" Chen Wu made up his mind and said the goal he had already thought of: "Directly point to Yicheng, and then go to Linxian and Lushan." If you are a qiē shun lì, you can absorb at least more than 50,000 displaced people, and finally besiege Longshan Mansion! ”

There are three counties in Longshan Prefecture, namely Yicheng, where Changshan Town is located, and the adjacent Lushan and Linxian counties. After taking down the three places in the shape of a zigzag, the Fucheng Longshan that was sandwiched in the middle became a lonely land. This is a large city with a population of 80,000, and if it can be taken, it will be equivalent to mastering a quarter of the territory of Taiping County, and the momentum of the rebel army will be greatly boosted.

Over the past few years, there have been uprisings in various parts of the empire, but only a handful have been able to capture a single place. Many of them had just raised their flags, and they were immediately killed by the county government.

"If there are no accidents, it will be successful."

Dian Yong admired Chen Wu's vision very much, but he also knew that according to this plan, it should not be a problem to conquer Longshan Mansion. The real difficulty is after the capture of Longshan Mansion. As soon as the city is lost, the uprising here can no longer be hidden, and it will inevitably be reported to the center. When the time comes, the governor of Taiping County will inevitably dispatch a large army to quell the rebellion. Not to mention, as long as there is a local garrison brigade in Wu'an City, a 4,000-strong infantry army, it is enough to extinguish 100,000 homeless rebels!

That's when the real beginning.

I don't know, does the general in front of him already think about the future in his heart?

He looked at Chen Wu, but found that Chen Wu's face was not worried, but while thinking, he said to himself: "To raise troops, there is still one thing to prepare." ”