Ye Yongjia took it and took a closer look, and saw that these more than ten paintings were all clear lines and clear at a glance, and the method of arranging the array shown on the picture was really exactly the same as what he had described before. He was so surprised and delighted that he quickly pushed away the quilt draped over his back, grabbed the stack of paintings, and ran out, despite his illness.

He immediately went to Cai Xianqing and showed him the formation diagram one by one, and his hands trembled when he turned the page: "Who would have thought that Du Dudu still has such a ability, it is really a new deal!" If you hang this picture in the army and practice it day and night, you will soon be able to make the new sergeants become elite soldiers! ”

Cai Xianqing also praised: "These formations are very sophisticated, and they will never be ambiguous, Du Dudu has been working all night for this, but he is still so serious, it is no wonder that he can win the hearts of the people." The two of us went to see him with the painting. ”

"He's been working hard for a few days in a row," Ye Yongjia pressed Cai Xianqing, "I think I have to sleep well, so I don't want to disturb him." You and I went directly to the camp and ordered the soldiers. ”

Ye Yongjia barely supported his sick body, and went to the school field to gather all the new troops, he hung the formation map on the weapon rack, pointed to each one to tell Du Qing's exploits, and told him about his experience of forgetting to sleep and eat and drawing pictures overnight in the past few days. The sergeant in the battalion was Su Huai Du Qing's kindness, and now when he heard these words again, his eyes were red, and he was crying, arguing that he wanted to serve the court and obey Ye Yongjia's orders even more.

The two of them were overjoyed when they saw this, so they practiced the formation according to the drawing, and even if the soldiers made a mistake, they were all willing to be punished without saying a word.

Such an exciting subordinate is of course full of motivation, and in just over a month, there has been an astonishing rapid progress, as if it has become an ironclad force, injecting a lot of confidence into Ye Yongjia and others.

"When will the captives arrive?" Ye Yongjia was wearing a bright armor, walking slowly on the city wall, stroking the battlements of the earthen wall.

"Hou Qi reported that the reinforcements of the captives brigade had entered Xuanhua City, and the captives on the front line had sent people to greet them, almost ...... Must arrive in three days. Du Qing followed behind him, his eyes staring at the dark sky in the distance.

"Do they know about the Forces nouvelles?" Ye Yongjia asked again.

"I've fought before, I must have known," Du Qing put his hand behind his back and lowered his head, "But now after your rectification, it's not what it used to be." The captives have always despised the Central Plains, and they don't care about our new use of shotguns, and they can give them a disadvantage when the time comes. ”

Ye Yongjia sighed: "It's a pity that this official has never been to the battle formation in person, and he doesn't dare to talk to you about the tactics of war, so everything is counted on the general." ”

After hearing this, Du Qing immediately knelt down on his knees, hugged his fists and replied: "Your Excellency only needs to sit and watch the success or failure, and the subordinate officials will fight hard and bloodily, and you will definitely be able to achieve a great victory!" ”

On the moonlit night that night, Du Qing patrolled the city as usual, because it was a defensive place, torches were burning and shining everywhere, and the gathered firelight dyed the sky red. Before he knew it, he had passed through the area and walked into a dimly lit corner, and as if sensing something, he suddenly stopped at his feet—only insects and birds chirped in the air.

He looked at the winding dirt path in front of him, which was covered with weeds several feet high, and the breeze blew and caused dust to fly and kill.

"Report to the governor, report to the governor!"

He turned around suddenly, ran forward, and saw a soldier panic and said: "The scout said that he had heard the sound of horses' hooves in the field, and the captives had gathered with the whole army, a total of tens of thousands of people. ”

"It's a bit fast......"

"What did you say?" The soldier looked up stunned.

"It's nothing," Du Qing waved his hand, "I said they were in such a hurry to come and die!" You, pass on my military order, go and transfer 2,000 cavalry, let them hide on both sides of the city gate, and don't go out for the time being! ”

"Yes!" The soldiers took the order and left in a hurry.

Du Qing didn't dare to slack off, strode back to the city gate, and saw that the new army had also arrived under the urging of Ye and Cai, so he ordered: "The captives will arrive in a moment, and there is no room for delay. ”

The new troops poured up the city wall like a tidal wave, and in no time yet they were all in their positions, and held their guns very steadily.

Du Qing went to the city to guard the defense, he looked at the shiny shotgun, but he didn't feel at ease at all, his brows wrinkled more and more, and suddenly stopped beside a sergeant, coughing twice.

The sergeant hurriedly put up his gun and straightened up: "What are the instructions?" ”

"Do you have any confidence in hitting people when you go down to the city?" Du Qing tapped on the muzzle.

"Yes! We are waiting for us to practice target shooting on weekdays, and we are all 100 shots and 100 hits, so I can rest assured! ”

Du Qing smiled: "No, the target is dead, and the person is alive, how can it be compared?" This is not a field battle, but a defense of the city, you have to fight the bird obliquely, I am afraid that it will not be flexible when the time comes, right? ”

"This ......"

"Needless to say, you can take a look at me."

The sergeant had no choice but to obey, only to see him lean over slightly, tilting his gun downward, and the muzzle of the gun was indeed not as stable as before.

"Okay, I understand," Du Qing snorted, turned back to greet the quartermaster in charge, "You, look for it in the warehouse!" Is there anything like a stand? Ben Governor wants to support the birds! ”

The soldier was stunned, immediately patted his head, and said, "Yes, yes!" He went back to the warehouse and took several wooden supports and handed them to Du Qing.

Du Qing put the firecracker on the stand, and it was just enough to hold it, so he showed a little joy and said to the soldier: "Take out more of this thing, and you have to put all the bird guns on the rack for me!" ”

It took a while for all the wooden frames to be placed on top of the battlements, and the muzzles of a row of guns were aimed in one direction, fixed and immovable, leaving no room for the enemy to dodge.

"The official still has a concern, I don't know if I can mention it." Ye Yongjia suddenly glanced at Du Qing.

"Just say." Du Qing smiled confidently.

"I'm afraid that the captives will not dare to advance when they see us in such a large formation, retreat to the pass, and look for a cautious strategy," Ye Yongjia continued, "I see that there are a few cowhides used in the army for mapping, it is better to use this thing to cover this row of shotguns, and when the enemy is approaching, then open the fire, which will definitely kill the enemy under the city and make them lose their courage." ”

"I didn't expect Lord Ye to really have the means!" Du Qing nodded excitedly, "It's indeed the best policy!" Come on, bring up a few more big cowhides and cover the city wall! ”

Afterwards, a few soldiers came with several oxhides to cover the city wall, while the soldiers with guns squatted under the cowhides, holding on to the brackets, ready to tie the fire rope at all times.

Seeing such a scene, Du Qing's heart finally relaxed