When I woke up the next day, it was already dawn outside, and it was the first time in so many days that I had slept so deeply. Then I got up, took the clothes on the side and put them on, Qiu Xiang and Xiao Liuzi outside the car saw movement in the car, and knew that I was awake, and then lifted the curtain and came in, and then it was hot water and breakfast......

Then I got out of the car, and I saw everyone standing in front of the car waiting, it seemed that they had been waiting for a long time, and after the salute, I said: I'm sorry, I have waited for a long time, I may have been too tired for several days, and I overslept today.

Everyone smiled and hurriedly said It's okay, at this time, Wang Er, the head of the guards of the Imperial City Division, who was not interested, was stunned and said: The shopkeeper's complexion is much better today. Immediately met with my contemptuous eyes, Steward Wang stepped forward and said: Qi Yu shopkeeper, last night was really hard Xiangzhou Zhizhou Zheng Guocang and Xiangzhou soldiers and horses were under the jurisdiction of Cao Dazhong, the two of them and the guards have been guarding the shopkeeper's camel, and they just took a nap in the middle.

I immediately came to the two of them, looking at their red eyes and tired looks, I was also moved: The two Aiqing have worked hard. The two of them immediately showed innocent and lovely smiles, and hurriedly said: This is what Xia Guan should do. Then I said to the people, "Are you ready?" The crowd replied in unison: Everything is in order. I waved my hand and set off.

Then the two officials facing Xiangzhou instructed again: You have also worked hard, pay attention to safety along the way, and be sure to deal with the aftermath. The two then leaned over and answered, I turned around and looked around, only to see the road full of convoys, overnight, the grain and grass were planted with colorful flags, the car was sitting on two coachmen, behind the car are standing two people, it is estimated that the road on the road is not easy to walk, encounter some road sections to push the cart and go, the front of the livestock is open mouth nostrils steaming, so people invariably look at me, I waved to salute, and then began to pedal, see me on the car, Zhizhou Zheng Guocang knelt down again and saluted, I turned around and waved at the crowd, leaned over and turned into the chariot, which began to move slowly forward and continue north......

There was nothing to say all the way, to close to the evening, Steward Wang came to report, the front was almost to Handan, Cizhou, I got off the car as usual, got off the car and quickly stretched my waist, this way is really tired enough, people are also groggy, at this time Chunxiang sent a fruit bowl, I don't know where she got it, I saw that there are goose pears, tooth dates, sea red, black plums, etc. in the fruit bowl, I picked up the black plum and put it in my mouth, swallowed it and smiled at the Wang housekeeper: Wang Steward, today is exempt from history education. It's too boring, I just happened to be tired today, so we walked into the city together, found an inn to rest, and we were really tired along the way.

Steward Wang also smiled and leaned over and said: I respectfully obey the instructions. By the way, the shopkeeper, the people from the Imperial City Division came to answer just now, do you want to see the shopkeeper. I thought about it, but nodded, and then a sturdy middle-aged man came to me from outside the crowd, and then knelt down and said: Xiao Keai, the head of the Handan branch of the Imperial City Division, visited the emperor, and the shopkeeper Huang. I said to Xiao Keai: Hurry up, please get up, I will recuperate in Handan City for a few days, there are still some wounded people in the convoy, you will go to the city with Baihu first, choose a good inn, and find a few famous medical officers in the city.

Xiao Keai immediately said: Obey! And turned around and galloped away with the white tiger on horseback, and I led everyone to walk towards Handan City while watching. Along the way, there was less history education from Steward Wang, and the atmosphere was suddenly much more relaxed.

Under the careful arrangement of Xiao Keai, the head of the Handan branch of the Imperial City Division, we stayed in the Datong Inn, which should be one of the best inns in the city, the scale is extremely large, and there are many buildings as a whole, the front is the reception hall, the antique wooden decoration, lying on the counter, there are three shop small two in front of the counter, and the back is a cabinet with precious porcelain. In front of the counter is a large lobby with potted plants and a number of small tables, with a variety of fruits and refreshments on the side, and a large entrance for horse-drawn carriages, ox carts, and family carts.

Passing through the lobby, there are three three-story guest rooms, one in front, one on the left, and one on the right, the courtyard is very spacious, and the distance between the buildings is also very large, which feels very spacious. We stayed in the guest room in front of us, because of the large number of people and goods, so we packed the whole room, and behind it was a huge parking lot, on the left and right sides of the parking lot built a row of sheds, in which a lot of forage was stored as fodder, a straight and wide driveway along the edge of the guest room on the left and passed through the street leading to the entrance of the inn.

The guest room on the right is next to other buildings, the distance between the buildings and the buildings is very small, it is estimated that a person can pass through the narrow gap between the two buildings sideways, all of which are made of wood and glazed tiles, and the dense whole body house is very satisfying and spectacular at a glance. The first floor is a restaurant, which can accommodate hundreds of people at the same time.

The guards carried the luggage and valuables upstairs, and then began to classify and count under the command of Steward Wang, after all, the seizures in the bandits' den were to be counted here, and then the third floor of this floor except for me living in the middle, the two-headed room was the rest room of the White Tiger Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu and the guards, and the other rooms were empty, and the rest of the people lived on the second floor.

The injured Qinglong and others are currently being bandaged by medical officers, and it is estimated that there is no big problem. Since it was still early before dinner, and they were busy working, I asked Xiao Liuzi to put away the music and other items, and took this opportunity to lie down comfortably for a while.

I just fell asleep not long before I was woken up by an annoying knock on the door, I opened the door and saw Steward Wang and everyone outside the door, Steward Wang immediately said: Huang shopkeeper, I'm sorry, just now there was a rush from the Jingshi Rush Horse handed over by the Imperial City Division, and the old slave was afraid of being out of shape and urgent, so he ...... I said: It's okay, you did the right thing, the court is important. Then Xiao Liuzi entered the room with the concerto, and Qiu Xiang also went in with a change of clothes, and I said to Steward Wang: You gather everyone to the opposite room, and we will summarize the situation together. Steward Wang nodded and went to shake people.

I turned around and went into the room, picked up the table with peacock feathers and looked at it, this is the military department of the Privy Council and the three provinces and six ministries and other ministries and other joint chapters, through the internal officials and sent over, the specific content is that the Jin army in the Shanxi front force to seize the Feihu, Lingqiu two county seats, the Privy Council specifically pointed out that the strategic location of Feihu County is very important, is one of the main passages connecting Hedong Road (Shanxi) and Hebei West Road (Hebei), this is also an important defensive position of our army.

I was silent when I took the concerto, this golden man is not authentic, do you start preparing for war now? The usual strategy of the Jin people is to launch an attack from the second road, one is from the direction of Hedong Road (Shanxi), and this road has many passes, there are Taiyuan and other city defenses, I am not worried, the second is to cross the Yanshan Mountains from the direction of Hebei West Road (Hebei) to break through, this area is a horse and a flat river, in addition to the resistance of the cities in various places, there is no other better way at present. The two armies marched hand in hand, across the two roads is the Taihang Mountain Range, the enemy's two armies can contact and support each other through the pass of this mountain range, and at this time the Jin army captured Feihu County by force, which is intended to open up the connection channel of the Taihang Mountain Range, and prepare for the future southward movement of the Second Route Army.

In fact, we are not ready yet, first of all, the preparation for the new army has just been completed, and it will take time to integrate and polish it. This is something that is not urgent, the key is also a problem of ordnance, if you want to defeat the Jin army, we can only give full play to our scientific and technological advantages and use firearms to offset the advantages of their cavalry, then there is no problem with the Shenzhou gun, which belongs to the long range, for short-range firearms, Shenzhou guns, and has been stuck in the neck. There's no way around that, so I had to take action, and now I can't care what they think. Just give me a reason to say it.

Immediately asked Xiao Liuzi to prepare pen and ink, I first drew a sketch, noted the structural parts, and then remarked the text below, the Shenzhou gun is composed of a barrel, a powder pool, a bolt, a crosshair, a gun handle, a door, etc.

I was afraid that they would not understand, so the principle of using the Shenzhou gun was added: it was ignited and fired with an arquebus. The trigger of the Shenzhou gun resembles a metal hook, one end is fixed on the butt, and the other end is the dragon-shaped head of the clamp arquebus, referred to as the dragon's head. When firing, the shooter first ignites the arquebus as a fire source, then pulls the trigger, the faucet spins downward, and the arquebus head falls into the medicine chamber and ignites the gunpowder, shooting the projectile.

I was worried that they would not use it, so I wrote the notes for shooters: Because the Shenzhou gun has a front sight in front of it, a light door in the back, and a curved butt, so the shooter will close one side of his face to the gun stock when shooting, and use the shooting principle of "three points and one line" to shoot: that is, to control the door with one eye, aim at the front sight through the door, aim at the target with the front sight, use the left hand to hold the gun, and pull the trigger with the right hand to shoot the projectile. After that, the ammunition is reloaded and the shooting is carried out.

Afraid that they will explode, the specific steps are emphasized: pouring the gunpowder (pouring the gunpowder from the canister into the tube, firing 1 round per tube), charging (pouring the gunpowder from the mouth of the gun into the bore), pressing the fire (compacting and pressing the gunpowder in the chamber with the gun), loading (taking out the projectile and loading it into the chamber, and then pressing the projectile into the gunpowder with the gun, pouring the gunpowder in the powder jar into the fire door of the chamber, filling the chamber to connect it with the gunpowder in the chamber, and then closing the fire door cover to prevent moisture), Loading the fire rope (loading the fire rope into the faucet clamp of the trigger and preparing for ignition) is ready to be fired, and the shooter is in a state of readiness. When firing, open the fire door cover. Light the fire rope, aim in a crouching or standing position, pull the trigger and fire. In case of emergency, it can also be ignited directly at the fire door without aiming and firing.