Zu Dashou said again: "Two white-armored monsters and two Niu Lu's Karen whistles, this kid's contribution is really not small!" The handsome reward and punishment are clear, and the meritocracy is the only move, how do you plan to arrange this kid? ”

Yuan Chonghuan glanced at him and said angrily: "What is the relationship between you and this kid?" ”

"Dashuai, it's the first time I've seen him."

"Then how can you, a dignified deputy commander-in-chief, ask for a reward for a boy you have never met?"

"Boss, I'm ...... Isn't this a desire for talent? ”

Yuan Chonghuan laughed and said, "A certain master and apprentice, can't you see your little thoughts?" As you wish, be a creep in your sword and shield camp. ”

"Creeps? Big-headed soldiers? ”

Zu Dashou exclaimed: "Dashuai, this is not appropriate, right? I see that this kid is carrying a longbow cross-body, holding a fine iron spear, and the back seems to be a long sword, let him be a sword and shield soldier, will it be too cold? ”

Yuan Chonghuan squinted at him and said, "Why don't you let him go to Zhao Shujiao?" Or just go to Mangui's? Looking at this kid's appearance, the skill of riding and archery should be good, and that guy Man Gui should like it very much. ”

"Don't, don't! I want to! I want to! Zu Dashou hurriedly begged for mercy.

"You are a general before the battle, and you have all arrived in your camp, and the specific use of it is not up to you."

Yuan Chonghuan turned to the city as he spoke, stared condescendingly at the back of Huang Chongzhen holding the horse, and said, "It's just, why do you think that this kid's interest in the Hongyi cannon is far better than the others?" ”

Zu Dashou also saw Huang Chongzhen staring at the Hongyi cannon tightly, and had the heart to explain for him, but his clumsy mouth didn't know how to speak, and he said in a deep voice after a while: "This is the biggest confidence of our army, and it is also the biggest secret, if it is said that he is the slave chief's meticulous work that took great pains to break into Ning Yuan, it is impossible to think about it, right?" ”

"But the timing of his appearance is too coincidental, and the experience of going from the extreme north to the south and the military intelligence sent are really too amazing, what kind of character can teach such a student?"

Yuan Chonghuan thought for a long time and was silent for a long time, until Huang Chongzhen's figure disappeared at the end of the long street, and finally he couldn't figure it out, so he could only sigh slightly, and said: "Whatever, two white-armored monsters and two Niu Lu's Karen whistles, it is impossible to fake, such a young warrior, use it first." ”

"Handsome and wise." Zu Dashou's thick waist bent down slightly, and he sincerely hugged his fists and saluted.

The long city gate cave from Dading Gate has just entered Ningyuan City.

Huang Chongzhen saw a large group of tall, thin and thin taxis divided into many groups, pulling or dragging or pushing, and were about to move several extremely powerful cannons to the city wall.

These cannons seemed to have just been carried out of the trenches outside the city, and the black cannons were still stained with mud and snow, and the huge and bulky cannons made the people who carried them look extremely clumsy and extremely difficult.

"Strange, why is there no gun carriage?" Huang Chongzhen muttered quietly.

"Gun mounts? What gun mount? Zhou Ji, who was deaf and clear-sighted, leaned up and asked in a low voice.

"It's the kind of car that can make these bulky cannons move quickly." Huang Chongzhen turned his head slightly and explained.

"Can such a bulky cannon move quickly? Does this kind of thing still exist in this world? You blew it, right? Zhou Ji suddenly squinted at him, looking like you can really blow.

"You should have seen the carriage." Huang Chongzhen also squinted his eyes a little.

"This ...... All right. Zhou Jidun was speechless, and then said, "What kind of cannon is this?" It looks much more powerful than the tiger squat cannon, but I don't know how powerful it is. ”

"This is a cannon that Yuan Shuai bought with a lot of money from the Hongyi side of the West, so it is called the Hongyi Cannon. Its momentum is like running, its sound is like thunder, its speed is like electricity, as soon as Jian Nufu encounters it, he must be frightened, prostrate and dare not advance an inch. ”

"Fortified City, with cannons?" Zhou Ji remembered the battle of Jinzhou, with which Huang Chongzhen had discussed, and Yuan Shuai's tactics against Jiannu.

"That's right. Jiancheng is naturally Ningyuan, and Shanhaiguan is even more one-size-fits-all, and the cannon is this Hongyi cannon. ”

"It's the first time you've come to Ningyuan, how can you know so much about this?"

Facing Zhou Ji's questioning inquiry, Huang Chongzhen smiled mysteriously and said: "Because what my master is best at is the art of observing the sky at night, that is, just looking at the stars in the sky, you can know the ability of the past, present and future. ”

"Of course I do! Will you? Teach me! ”

Huang Chongzhen spread his hands and said, "I'm sorry. I have learned almost everything in my life, but I have no interest in the study of divination of the stars, and I can't learn anything. ”

"Well, that's a pity."

"However, Shizun said that I have a second senior brother who has inherited this mastery in its entirety, and he has a great tendency to be blue."

"Really? Where is he? ”

"On the night of the Fushun Rebellion eleven years ago, he was captured by Jiannu in order to save me, and his little daughter, who had just turned five, didn't know if she was still alive."

"Eleven years, with the cruelty of Jiannu...... Hey, please mourn, don't be sad, you still have our brothers. ”

Zhou Ji patted him on the shoulder, and Huang Chongzhen grinned at him.

After only staying in Ningyuan for two days, Huang Chongzhen knew that Yuan Chonghuan's management of the army was indeed quite rigorous.

In addition to those who were seriously wounded, he and Zhou Ji, who were lightly wounded, were repaired a little on the day they arrived in Ningyuan, and the next day they were incorporated into various battalions and carried out training.

Zhou Ji, who thought that he would be able to be a cavalry commander, was assigned to the sword and shield battalion under Zu Dashou with Huang Chongzhen, although he was promoted to a chief, it still made him very depressed.

In addition to Huang Chongzhen, there are also three veterans of "Wang Ma Zhang", as well as five other newcomers.

Scar Liu Ting's request to join a team is undoubtedly extremely excessive under the situation that it has already been assigned.

However, Zu Dashou stared at his ugly face for a long time, and instead of scolding, he waved his hand and agreed.

Therefore, as the chief Zhou Ji, he really has ten soldiers under his command - five veterans and five newcomers.

The three old dogs of "Wang Ma Zhang" are smooth and calm, the scar Liu Ting is silent and resolute, and the five newcomers are lively and white.

Zhou Ji thought that he had made some contributions, especially the mysterious boy who seemed to know a lot of things by "capturing alive" Huang Chongzhen, which was a great achievement, so he was very depressed about the arrangement.

This time it was Huang Chongzhen's turn to comfort him in turn, and every time he completed a round of high-intensity training, he would pat him on the shoulder and say, "Don't be discouraged, gold will always shine."

Don't you think that over the past few days, under the teaching of the three elder brothers and Brother Liu, you and I have been improving our combat skills and understanding of the battlefield day by day? ”

Zhou Ji obviously agreed with the recognition of "I am gold", so he quickly adjusted his mentality and began to study and improve hard.

"Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime."

Huang Chongzhen didn't think that he was the youngest newcomer in this team at all, but often used some classic quotations to encourage his comrades.

In this regard, the three veterans of "Wang Ma Zhang" who fought side by side, as well as Scar Liu Ting, a well-deserved warrior of a hundred battles, always smiled and groaned, just like treating his own juniors, taking care of and looking forward to his growth.

Although the other five newcomers were slightly older than him, they could not keep up with his terrifying record in any way, so they also strongly agreed with him.

It's a pity that the young rough man of "Zhao Laogou" died in battle to cover his young comrades before the Jinzhou blockade, which is somewhat embarrassing.

But the dead are gone, and the struggle of the living has become the eternal theme of this world.

Yang Guozhu made full use of the best opportunity for the Karon post to be completely annihilated, and with more than 100 troops, he reached the south bank of the Hunhe River in the north and approached the left bank of the Liao River in the east.

A few days later, he sent his subordinates to send a secret report that on the north bank of the Hunhe River and the right bank of the Liao River, there was indeed a large number of Jiannu gathering, and there was a great tendency to cross the Hunhe River and the Liao River and move south and west.

Yuan Chonghuan closed the secret report, and after a little silence, he ordered Yang Guozhu to be promoted to the commander-in-chief of the front scouts, the commander of the thousand commanders, and transferred 300 cavalry from Zu Dashou's command to him to strengthen the reconnaissance of Jiannu's movements.

The defense equipment of Ningyuan City has been basically perfected, but Yuan Chonghuan is still not satisfied, and ordered to continue to dig trenches outside the city, and against public opinion, he ordered the demolition of all fortresses that were opposite to each other's horns.

All the Hongyi cannons, tiger squat cannons, three-eyed bird guns, and all the armies were also assembled in the city.

He also ordered the fortified walls to clear the wilderness, and let his subordinates step on the snow to cut down and carry bamboo and wood within a radius of ten miles to the city, and the thick trees were made into sasswood, which could also be made into crossbow arrows, and as for the slender ones, they could also be used as firewood.

In this way, Huang Chongzhen, under the command of Yuan Chonghuan, together with all the soldiers and civilians in Ningyuan City, can be said to be racing against time to prepare for the war to come again.

Time passed, and soon came to the twenty-third day of the lunar month.

This is a very important day in the Chinese tradition, it is the day to send the god of the stove back to the sky to report to the Jade Emperor, and it also represents the Chinese New Year on the earth, which is really close.

Whether you have a home or not, there will be some homesickness and the god of managing the small stove in the family.

The atmosphere in Ningyuan City was a little sad from the moment of morning practice.

However, Huang Chongzhen felt that Yuan Chonghuan really had some talent, and he only used one big pot after another, but the material was cheap enough to take care of the full, miscellaneous and rough Laba porridge, and he cleaned up the hearts of all the soldiers and civilians.

Zhou Ji, who was immersed in the ruins of old Jinzhou, ate so much that tears were left.

Huang Chongzhen held a huge coarse porcelain broken bowl, pursed his lips and muttered, "What kind of broken porridge?" Not even a single red bean! And Laba has already passed, who will fool you? ”