Originally, it was expected that this battle would be fought for a month at most, but people are not as good as the sky, this battle is almost two months away from Lala, and now it is the end of August, and the time will be harvested in less than a month, and the time flies really fast, and before you know it, a year will pass, no wonder the old people often talk about the older they get, the more they don't resist the mix, and if you think about it carefully, it's really like this

On the plateau, a few of them went to Zhang Le's whole army to pull out the camp and return to Alan County, while I went to the Chinese army camp alone to visit the general Lei Qi to bid farewell to him, and the officers and men of the southern border army were also busy collecting and counting military funds along the way, and it seemed that the general and the southern border guards were going back to the state camp

When I entered the big tent of the Chinese army, I saw that the general was holding a roster in his hand, which recorded that the names of the soldiers who died in this counterinsurgency were extremely local, and because of the wound on his back, I could not bend down, so I had to stand up straight and arch my hands: the grass people meet the general

Lei Qi raised his hand and gestured to the chair opposite: How about the injury on your back, did the injury hurt your muscles and bones

Li Yang grinned and sat down on the chair carefully: it didn't hurt his muscles and bones, but his back hurt when he stepped on it

Lei Qi put the roster in his hand on the table: You kid be content, if it weren't for Yuan Bin helping you prevaricate for 20 times, you might be lying on the bed now and crying wolf, Niu Yongnian is not as lucky as you He was carried back to Shaoxing by someone, and if the posture was not good, he would have to raise him for a month before he could go to the ground

Li Yang: The general deserves it, you must know that the grass people should beat him a few more times that day

Lei Qi: I originally wanted to take this opportunity to get you a half-official position, but I can't speak for you openly because you are like this

Li Yang: General Lao Da bothered, and this time the grass people were already very content if they could save their lives

Lei Qi: Now that the battle is over, you can go and do business with the Barbarian Gingers, tell me what kind of business you plan to do with them

Li Yang: The Great General Manjiang Autonomous Region is rich in wood-furs-herbs, many of which can be used to cast weapons and build warships, such as some rougher and thicker furs can be used to make leather armor, according to the agreement, the Manjiang people will sell all these goods to the Alan Chamber of Commerce, and the Alan Chamber of Commerce will provide sufficient food for the Manjiang people to take what they need

Lei Qi: The grain trade between the Alan Chamber of Commerce and the Barbarian Ginger people must be controlled, and the grain storage is enough for them to eat for a month, and you can figure out what to do yourself

This can make Li Yang blind: General, why is this

Lei Qi: It is said that businessmen do business normally, and officials should not intervene, but the situation in the Manjiang Autonomous Region is special and prepared, and Acharan's agreement to surrender this time is also caused by the current situation, as long as the coalition army stays here, the barbarian Jiang people will starve to death, and now food is the only weakness that can contain the barbarian Jiang people, if they store enough food to fight in the army, it will not be easy to fight, and if the grain barbarian Jiang people are controlled by the anti-army to block them for a month, they can quell the rebellion without bloodshed

Lei Qi's words made Li Yang stunned: General, I don't think Acha Lan is the kind of person who is treacherous

Lei Qi: Don't be fooled by the appearance in front of you, learn to take precautions, I also do this just in case innocent people are not suffering from the scourge of war, as long as the barbarian people are not anti-righteous, it will have no impact on their lives

Recalling the incident of the Shaoxing army's torture and killing of civilians and defiling women, Li Yang suddenly realized: the general grass people know what to do

Lei Qi: This is not enough, this time the household department is going to distribute more than 100,000 acres of land in the autonomous region to the Manjiang people for cultivation, you want to find a way to let this part of the fields grow other crops, increase the Manjiang people's dependence on the Alan County Chamber of Commerce for food, only by complementing each other can we achieve long-term peace and stability

Lei Qi's words made Li Yang thoughtful, those who do not seek the world - not enough to plan for a while - not to plan for the overall situation - not enough to seek a domain, the general's political vision has to be admired

Li Yang: When I came, the grass people saw that the soldiers of the border guards were collecting military funds, and the general was planning to return to the camp in Chuzhou?

Lei Qi: Well-I'll leave tomorrow at dawn

Li Yang: Coincidentally, the grass people's militia also plans to leave as soon as dawn

Lei Qi: When I came, I saw that Alan County had added a lot of new buildings this year

Li Yang: This year, Alan County has added a new barracks, a schoolyard, a college, and a foundry workshop

Lei Qi: I'll take a look when I pass by Alan County, and you can go back and prepare

"It's a great general"

The sun had just risen from the horizon in the early morning, a faint mist was floating between the mountain streams, and there were bursts of neat footsteps in the silent forest, and the ranks of the southern border guards and militia marched for miles in the mountain streams, and it was estimated that it would take five days to return to Alan County, but it took only three days for the soldiers to return to Alan County

When the marching procession marched through the street with neat steps, the originally lively street quieted down at once, and the pedestrians on the street hurriedly leaned to the side to make way for a road, and the people in the neighborhood ran to the street to see the excitement when they heard the news, and the general was afraid of disturbing the people, so the border guards quickened their pace and went outside the county to rest for a while, and the commanders of the battalions returned to the barracks with the township Yongcheng system

Lei Qi asked me to take him to visit Alan County, so I first took him to visit the barracks and the school field for training in peacetime, because the academy was still full of construction materials and I and the general did not go in, and when I came to the foundry workshop, a stream of heat rushed to the face, the workshop resounded with the sound of clanging iron, the red molten iron was pouring into the mold along the steelmaking furnace, and the craftsmen were casting weapons and armor in a tight and orderly manner, and did not let go of our hands because of our arrival

Lei Qi is very interested in casting weapons and armor, as soon as he enters the foundry workshop, he can do that, for a while to watch the craftsman make steel - for a while to watch the craftsman cast weapons he is not too hot, but Li Yang has only been here for a while, he has been sweating profusely, and it is not easy to go up and disturb when he sees Lei Qi so fascinated, so he can only endure it

Due to the loud noise nearby, the voice of Lei Qi's voice also became louder: How many sets of armor and weapons can you make in a month now

Li Yang: The big shopkeeper is too noisy, let's go outside and talk about it

When I came to the workshop, I felt much cooler, and my breathing became smoother Li Yang bowed: The workshop of the general grass people can make 2,000 catties of steel every day, and now it can cast the weapons and armor needed by 500 people a month

Thunder Knight: And how many sets of weapons and armor do you have in your warehouse now?

Li Yang: 3,000 sets

After speaking, he suddenly chuckled in his heart, and had an ominous premonition

Lei Cai: You have someone pack these 3,000 sets of armor and weapons, and I'll send them to fetch them later

Li Yang: The general's money

Lei Qi: What money

Li Yang: The money to buy armor and weapons

Lei Qi: If you committed the following incident, according to military law, you would have lost your head, but I pressed this matter down to save your life, and you don't feel embarrassed to help you so much

Li Yang only then reacted to the general's visit to Alan County, that is a pretense, his real purpose is to run for armor and weapons, the southern border guards lost more than 3,000 people in this counterinsurgency, and the armor and weapons in my hand are just enough to arm 3,000 people, how can I forget this stubble and be stupid, tell people that I have 3,000 sets of armor and weapons, general, you are really calculating, you set up pits everywhere, I already know that I will say less, I will be more careful when dealing with you in the future

Li Yang: General, your kindness to the grass people is remembered, if the general is useful to the grass people, the grass people will go all out, but the business belongs to the business, these armor and weapons have capital, and I hope the general can understand the grass people's hardships

Lei Cai: How much silver is 3,000 sets of weapons and armor worth?

Li Yang: Nearly 50,000 taels

Lei Qi: Why is your kid's life not worth 50,000 taels?

Li Yang: It's not that the grass people are not interesting enough, but that there are hundreds of people in my workshop who are still waiting for the salary, and if you don't give the grass people money, the grass people will not have the money to pay them

Lei Qi casually slapped at him: You kid, don't cry with me there, this time you suffer a loss, I will get it back for you next time

Li Yang sighed lightly: General, this is your grass people, don't say anything, I will have people pack up the armor and weapons and send them to the border guards outside the county in a while

Lei Qi: That's right, I see that the scale of your foundry is not small, why do you have such a few armor weapons, and to be honest, do you still have a private collection of armor and weapons?

Li Yang: The generals of the country are not allowed to wear armor for the militias, and these 3,000 sets of armor are still hidden by the grass people in order to prevent the invasion of the Eastern Japanese Invaders

Lei Qi: In the future, if someone from the official family comes to check, you will say that the weapons and armor are all forged for the southern border defense, so that you don't have to hide them, but you don't have to be too public

Indeed, this can save me a lot of trouble, in troubled times, cast more armor and weapons, be prepared, as long as there are enough armor and weapons, the soldiers can recruit as many as they want, the country does not allow the militia to wear armor, as long as the townspeople do not wear it, it is not considered to be disobedient, when the smoke rises again, there is a foreign invasion, then I can't manage so much, then these 3,000 sets of weapons and armor are not lost, but when I think about the general, he didn't give me a penny, this is still a little uncomfortable

Li Yang called some guys to let them load the weapons and armor in the warehouse into the car, and saw that the weapons and armor were loaded into the car one after another, Lei Qi picked up a set of armor and gently tossed it a few times, estimating that it could be about 50 catties, and then he took out a spear and saw that the handle of the gun was made of high-grade nanmu, and he couldn't help but play a few tricks casually while holding it, not to mention that the weapons and armor cast by this kid are very good

3,000 sets of weapons-armor guys boarded 130 carts, and when Lei Qi saw these brand-new weapons-armor, he was full of energy, and Li Yang felt that his blood pressure went up when he saw this scene, and his breathing was not as smooth as just now

Lei Qi saw that Li Yang knew his careful thoughts with a small face, and casually slapped him lightly: You kid, don't always feel sorry for those three melons and two dates, the southern border guards plan to equip 20,000 ironclad troops next year, and the benefits will definitely be indispensable to your kid at that time

Li Yang replied listlessly when he heard this: The general Meiyi grass people have thanked me here

In this way, the general Lei Cai led the border guards with 3,000 sets of brand-new weapons - armor to leave Alan County, and so early the next morning, Li Yang came to the state capital Yamen alone to visit the prefect Sun, he came back mainly for three things: one is to report to Sun Lord that he is safe

The second is to ask Master Sun to approve the promotion of the 12 battalion commanders of the militia to 8 military officers, the so-called loose officials are actually a fictitious post with no real power, and they can receive 3 taels of salary every month and the silver officials go with the people, and if they are lucky, they can fill a vacancy of 8 products, but they are all some minor officials, and the third is that the military expenses of the militia to send troops to quell the rebellion this time have to be calculated, and I can't fight for the official family and I have to pay out of my own pocket

After Sun Yuanwu learned of my intention: You were fined 40 military battles for fighting Niu Yongnian and the commander of the militia was awarded the 8th rank of the military officer, when the Taizhou army came back, Yuanbin told the government, you are too reckless to waste a chance to be promoted, and it is a pity that the six-rank military attache is a five-rank general when he takes a step forward

Li Yang: Although the adults and students are a little regretful, they don't regret it, and if they were in the future, the students would still do it

Sun Yuanwu smiled slightly: You are very persistent, this time the Alan County People's League has made meritorious efforts to quell the rebellion, and the government has awarded you 20,000 taels of silver, and the official seals and official certificates of the 12 8-rank military officials have been prepared

Li Yang gave his hand: The 6,000 townships of the student representative militia bravely thanked the prefect

Sun Yuanwu sent two carriages to send Li Yang and 20,000 taels of silver back to Alan County, the next morning the sun just came out of the top of the mountain, 6,000 Xiangyong had already stood in 12 neat phalanxes on the school field, dozens of Xiangyong carried 30 heavy wooden boxes to the point platform, when the wooden box was opened, the white flowers and silver were presented in front of everyone, at this time the eyes of the Xiangyong were all focused on the point platform

Li Yang-Gaoyuan-Yuankui stood on the military platform wearing iron armor and holding a saber in hand, Li Yang first glanced at Gao Yuan: Gao Yuan said a few words to his brothers

Gao Yuan shook his head: If you don't have anything to say, you should come

Then Li Yang looked at Yuan Kui again: Why don't you come and talk to the brothers

Yuan Kui also shook his head: It's okay to let me lead the war, let me say that I don't know what to say or you come

Li Yang took a step forward: The brothers sent troops to quell the rebellion this time, which is the first foreign war since the establishment of our Alan County militia group, and the battle was good, and the first battle was won, and we suffered the least casualties among the coalition forces, which is inseparable from the hard work of the brothers on weekdays, and I wanted to sit down and have a good chat with the brothers, but when I saw that the brothers were all staring at the silver in front of them, they were all impatient

The villagers laughed loudly and shouted "yes"

Li Yang: Then let's not talk about the penalty, 5 taels per person, as long as the brothers fight the battle well, I guarantee that each of you will have a bulging pocket, and after receiving the money, the 1-6 battalion will stay in the military camp and the 7-12 battalion will rest for half a month, and wait for the 7-12 battalion to come back and change to the 1-6 battalion for half a month

When the villagers heard this, they all cheered happily

After the 12 commanders finished distributing the money, the 1-6 battalion of Xiang Yong returned to the barracks to rest, and the 7-12 battalion of Xiang Yong went home, and then Li Yang invited Gao Yuankui-Hengqi and 12 battalion commanders to the militia military room

Although the Chang Weiguo Rebellion was a victory for the coalition forces, the militia also exposed a lot of shortcomings, attacking the Tianqingshan militia and falling into an ambush by the barbarian Jiang rebels, and in the face of the sudden attack, the villagers were in a state of confusion and could not react to the situation on the spot; in the battle, the lack of tactical cooperation between battalions and battalions was to blindly work brutally; in the past, the training of each battalion was to be practiced separately, and only individual combat effectiveness was emphasized; in the future, we will carry out two tactical drills of several battalions and even the entire militia regiment, and we must pay attention not only to individual combat effectiveness but also to overall combat effectiveness

Gao Yuan: It is true that this battle has exposed a lot of our shortcomings, take the armor as an example, the weight of a piece is about 50 pounds, wearing such a play, not to mention the war, it is a few hundred meters fast walking, and the heavy armor will become a burden, as long as the enemy starts a tug-of-war, the heavy armor will become a burden

Li Yang: I also have an idea of what Gao Yuan said, I want to equip the militia with an armor that can not only protect but also reduce weight, and let's do an experiment in a while to see what position the armor is often attacked in battle

Li Zuo: The treatment of the wounded is also a difficult problem, and more than 200 people were wounded and 28 people were killed in this battle, and 13 of these 28 people died because of bruising and suppurating wounds

In order to cope with the rapidly changing war situation, the militia will equip the brothers with small axes and shovels in the future, so that they can quickly set up camp in wartime, and reorganize the two baggage battalions into logistics support regiments - 700 people as the baggage reinforcement battalion - 100 people as the fire head 100 people are responsible for the brothers' three meals a day

100 people for the treatment of the 100-person team to treat the wounded soldiers, these 100 people I will ask the famous Lang Zhong to hand them over their medical skills or recruit some Lang Zhong to the militia group, 100 people for the 100-person battalion team to prepare the field hospital - military kitchen - Chinese army tent - camp framework required wood, so that the material can go with the people anytime and anywhere can be set up in battle and set up camp, so that the militia can become a mobile fortress

Li Yang: This time, we want the militia to carry out a reform, break the past tradition and find a path that suits us, and this innovation depends not on one person or a few people, but on everyone sitting here today

The 12 battalion commanders stood up together and bowed their hands to Li Yang: We will do our best to assist the commander in completing this innovation

Li Yang put the official certificate and official seal of the 8-rank Wusan official on the table, and asked them to pass it on according to their own names at one time, and then he asked people to bring up two thousand taels of silver and put them on the table

Li Yang: The chief-hundred-chief who marches and fights and leads the army will play a great role, you must increase the training of the chief-hundred-chief, the militia group has 600 chief-60 hundred-chiefs, these silver, the chiefs are 5 taels-100 chiefs, and you will distribute the remaining silver to your own commanders-hundred-hundred-chiefs according to this standard, and you will each have 100 taels of Li Pingping's share, and I will keep it for him

All the commanders clasped their fists together and bowed: Commander Xie

Li Yang: It's all your own brother, you can tell me if you have any difficulties

Li Pingping saw that everyone else had divided the money, but his share was kept by me, so he ran to my side and looked at me directly: Boss, why do you share their silver - and my share, you have to keep it for me

Li Yang: I, the elder brother, can't save up the money for marrying a daughter-in-law for you, or when will you be able to save enough for the bride price to marry Du Chalan

Li Pingping showed a silly smile and turned her head around, "Haha, boss, then you can save it for me."

Li Zuo and the others couldn't help laughing when they saw Li Pingping's honest and honest appearance