After entering September, the offensive of the Chuang army against the county gradually began to slow down.

Just like Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng constantly sent troops to attack for the purpose of training troops, and Chen Wang naturally cooperated with a large number of recruits under his command to fill in the county.

Relying on the improvised fortress defense line and the artillery positions established by the terrain around the county, not a single intruder was able to cross the thunder pond for half a step.

The two Thousand Households City had been completed in May, and the Ordnance Bureau was on track earlier than Chen Wang's original schedule.

Chen Wang gave Qi Zhengsong and Jiang Wanshan three months to rectify the workshop, and it turned out that wealth can indeed move people's hearts.

Only two months have passed, and the armor workshop and the armory workshop are already operational.

Within two months, the 120 craftsmen in the armory had already learned how to make firearms.

They have been craftsmen for generations, and they have worked with furnace hammers all their lives, and the method of making bird guns is not difficult, and someone specially teaches them to learn quickly.

What's more, if they don't know how to make bird guns, they will have to be transferred to other miscellaneous workshops to make farm tools and kitchen knives......

In the past, it was much easier to fight with farm tools and kitchen knives than with any ordnance, and they still couldn't ask for it.

But now today's Ordnance Bureau is no better than the original Ordnance Bureau, which used to do more and do less, but now it is more to do more, less to get less, and not to do it.

The treatment of craftsmen in the armament is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the craftsmen of the weapons workshop and the armor workshop have the highest monthly salary, and they can receive one or two halves of each moonlight monthly salary, which is equal to the monthly salary of the soldiers in those battalions.

The monthly salary of the craftsmen of the other workshops is relatively small, and it is slightly better than when they were still in the Acropolis of Hanzhong.

At present, the armory can produce about 100 bird guns per month.

So far, more than 600 bird guns have been produced in the armory.

These bird guns were all equipped by Chen Wang into the soldiers under his command now, and Hu Zhiyi, who led the troops stationed at Jitou Pass, still used the old-fashioned three-eyed guns, and did not follow the new generation.

Chen Wang's rule for the armory workshop is that the bird gun is the first to be powerful, and the second is the range, which requires that it can penetrate three layers of heavy armor within thirty steps.

The new bird gun of the Hanzhong Guard Ordnance Bureau was built exactly to the specifications, and even higher.

Eighty paces away can be extremely lethal against unarmored enemies, within 50 paces can destroy enemies wearing a single layer of cloth armor, and within 30 steps can kill double and triple layers of heavy armor.

The first few batches of bird guns can only be regarded as barely up to the standard, and the iron armor and chain mail on the outside have been penetrated, but the last layer of thick cotton armor is extremely protective against bird guns and lead bullets.

During the test of the newly made bird guns, some of the bird guns were not powerful enough, although they caused some damage, but they were not able to completely penetrate the last cotton armor.

But in fact, the lethality is already very strong, although it has not been completely penetrated, but if someone really charges forward wearing three layers of heavy armor, there is definitely not much strength to continue to rush forward with a shot in the front.

Moreover, the Houjin soldiers wearing three layers of heavy armor are also the elite of the various armies, and ordinary armor soldiers generally wear one or two layers of armor.

The armor rate of the rogue is very low, and the reason for such a regulation is because of precautions.

Chen Wang estimated that by the eleventh year of Chongzhen, he would most likely have to go north with Sun Chuanting, and he would inevitably have to fight with the Qing soldiers at that time.

The first battle with the Qing soldiers was crucial for the development that followed.

Jiannu won successive victories, entered the capital division many times, and defeated all Ming armies in a row.

There are even people with a heart who spread the rumor that "the Jurchens are not satisfied with 10,000 and are invincible", so that the Ming army was often at a psychological disadvantage when fighting with the Qing soldiers.

There are also rumors that the Jiannu soldiers are all evil ghosts and demons, and it is impossible for them to win, which has caused huge panic in many places.

These gossips not only affect the soldiers of the Nine Sides, but also have an impact on the soldiers in the mainland.

Jiannu entered the Gyeonggi area several times, and after receiving the edict of King Qin, the soldiers who were conscripted were all panicked and fearful.

Husband war, courage also.

The level of morale has a great impact on the standing ground of this era.

Therefore, Chen Wang must win the first battle, and it must be a hearty victory.

Only in this way can we dispel the fear of the upper and lower ranks of the army against the Qing army, gain a psychological advantage, and ensure high morale.

However, in order to win the first battle with the Qing army, Chen Wang knew very well that it was not enough to have a bird's gun, but also a cannon.

The Tiger Squat Cannon and the Franc Machine Cannon are not good, their caliber and power are too small to penetrate the shield car of the Qing army.

Once the heavy armor of the Qing army pushes the shield cart closer, what will follow will be a rain of arrows pouring out like a storm.

The damage and morale damage that the heavy arrows that resemble small spears are almost devastating.

If he could, Chen Wang didn't want to engage with the Qing army.

Although he also applied the tactics of the Qing army in the army, heavy armor and heavy bows, shield carts and artillery, Chen Wang knew very well what the level of the generals under his command was.

There are no craftsmen in the Hanzhong Guard Weapons Bureau who can make cannons, to be precise, there are no cannons.

Qi Zhengsong would make a tiger squat cannon, but it is not necessary to make a tiger squat cannon.

If you really want to squat at the tiger cannon and make a note to Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou, there is no need to waste productivity.

Chen Wang is not a weapon enthusiast, he has no idea how to cast cannons.

But Chen Wang knows one thing very well - professional things will be handed over to professional people to do.

The task of casting a new cannon Chen Wang intends to leave it to a professional like Bo Jue.

On Bo Jue's side, the people sent out by Chen Wang had already caught up with the line.

However, Bo Jue's situation is a little bad, at this time Bo Jue is already suffering from illness, but seeking medical consultation has little effect, and because of his illness, the family's already small assets have gone a lot.

Bo Jue failed many times in his early years, so he turned to learning astronomy, machinery and other skills, focusing on practice, and also set up his own laboratory to configure various tools and equipment, which also spent a lot of money.

He also spent a lot of money when he cast the cannon for Zhang Guowei, but he didn't get much compensation in the follow-up.

Zhang Guowei recommended him as an official, but he was not allowed, and then Zhang Guowei did not continue to insist, and the matter was closed.

Bo Jue had no choice but to retreat to Wumen, because of illness, his family was becoming more and more difficult at this time.

Chen Wang knew that Bo Jue died of poverty because of medical treatment, and Bo Jue's safety was crucial to his future plans.

Therefore, Chen Wang sent a total of more than ten people to Wumen to invite Bo Jue, bringing a total of more than 1,000 taels of silver, and these people were all cronies of Chen Wang's cronies.

Bo Jue's line must not be lost.

The sound of artillery in the distance gradually subsided, and the rising white smoke was also blown away by the blowing east wind.

Chen Wang stood on the lookout, and the originally surging intruders at the pass retreated again, and they once again left a lot of corpses as usual, still in vain.

The army began to storm the county in May, and it has been almost three months since then.

In more than three months, the soldiers under Chen Wang's command suffered nearly 1,000 casualties, and the soldiers under Zhou Yumao also suffered almost hundreds of casualties.

The reason why there will be more casualties is mainly because the soldiers under Chen Wang's command took on most of the defense line.

There were even more casualties, probably about 10,000 people.

But after months of fighting, there were not only casualties but no gains.

Chen Wang could clearly perceive the changes in the soldiers under his command.

Originally, most of the recruits under his command were not strong in combat, and their will to fight was not tenacious.

But after experiencing the siege of Xing'an and the defensive battle of Chuxian this time, those recruits in the army have already become veterans.

They are used to the battlefield......

And the same is true on the intruding side, and those hungry soldiers and infantry have also begun to get used to all this.

In the past three months, the army has been attacking again and again from the beginning, almost day and night.

And now a wave of attacks will be launched from time to time, and the mountains are facing each other, all of which proves that the main force of the invading army has been transferred.

The battlefield is the best place to train the army, Li Zicheng sent troops out of the mountains to plunder many times, and those hungry soldiers who were looted were sent to the battlefield in Chuxian County.

When they had gone through the war and tasted the blood, these people were transferred to replace them with a new batch of hungry soldiers.

The battle had reached this point, and to be honest, Chen Wang also felt a little tired, but out of caution, Chen Wang still did not let down his vigilance.

Even a few days ago, when he received the news that Ningqiang Prefecture had been breached, he did not relax at all.

After all, Cao Bianjiao and Hou Liangzhu are now on standby at Qipanguan, waiting for Li Zicheng's arrival.

Li Zicheng has definitely discovered that Qipanguan is heavily guarded now, and it is difficult to pass it at all.

In this way, Li Zicheng is equivalent to being trapped in the deep mountains of the steps and Chengcheng, just like the carriage gorge back then.

The only difference is that the carriage gorge is much smaller, while the two mountains of steps and Cheng are much larger, leaving much more room for Li Zicheng to operate.

Now everything is out of the right track of history, and Chen Wang doesn't know what the future process will be, all he can do is to be as cautious as possible to prevent accidents.

With the lessons of the battle of Hanzhong in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Chen Wang moved the Chinese army camp to Dingjun Mountain, and also set up a camp at the foot of the mountain, and also sent people to block the water to prevent the rogue from smuggling.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Er, a thousand roosters, and Yidougu Huanglong were sent to Hanzhong Mansion by Sun Chuanting.

After a few months, most of the thieves in Xi'an Mansion have been almost wiped out, and only two or three big cats and kittens are left in Shangluo Mountain.

The two led the soldiers and horses of the headquarters through the Meridian Road, all the way through most of the Hanzhong Mansion to help.

Sun Chuanting led his troops to occupy Fengxian, and then went all the way south.

The battle at Jitou Pass has been temporarily stopped, because Sun Chuanting led the troops south, so the mixed 100,000 and the little red wolf had to lead the troops to withdraw from the siege of Jitou Pass to defend against the attack of Sun Chuanting's headquarters.

Mixed 100,000 and the little red wolf set up camp in Chaiguan and Liuba, and fought more than a dozen battles with Sun Chuanting in succession.

They relied on favorable terrain to set up a defense, and the situation fell into a stalemate for a while.

On Hong Chengchou's side, the situation was still the same as a few months ago, when the rogues stepped out of the mountains from time to time to plunder the surrounding areas and harass the officers and soldiers.

But that's all, most of the local people have already moved.

Hong Chengchou sent troops to block the customs and roads in various places, and set up mobile battalions to rush to the aid of various places, but because of this, he temporarily suppressed it.

Chen Wang did not observe the battle situation in Chuxian all the time, and after entering September, he spent most of his time in the Chinese military tent dealing with the affairs of the guard.

After staying for about half an hour, Chen Wang returned to the Chinese army's tent.

Han Zhongwei's right and back two thousand households are now on the right track, Wang Yuankang is indeed a talent, and the internal affairs of nearly 10,000 people in the two thousand households are well organized by him, and there is almost no big chaos.

In contrast, Tang Shiping's work is slightly inferior, and the military affairs and the Ordnance Bureau are a little messy.

Chen Wang walked to the tent of the Chinese army and sat down, in the past, there was no one else in the tent, but this time Wang Yuankang and Tang Shiping were standing in the tent.

Wang Yuankang and Tang Shiping received Chen Wang's military order all the way to Shiquan and asked him to wait in the military tent for his order, so Chen Wang was not the slightest surprised.

"Sit."

Chen Wang sat on the chair and motioned for Wang Yuankang to sit down as well.

Chu County is far away from Shiquan, almost three or four hundred miles away, and Chen Wang's orders were transmitted to him through Kuaima letters.

But this time Chen Wang sent a message and asked him to come from Shiquan, Wang Yuankang and Tang Shiping glanced at each other, they were definitely not a trivial matter.

Seeing Chen Wang's gesture, Wang Yuankang and Tang Shiping both sat down cautiously.

"This is a classic book bought from the southeast, which will be helpful for your future affairs, and I want you to take it back and study it carefully."

Chen Wang knocked on the table, and two soldiers holding a pile of classics walked into the tent in response, and then put the classics in their hands in the hands of Wang Yuankang and Tang Shiping respectively.

"It's ......"

Tang Shiping picked up one of the books, and the one that caught his eye was "The Diagram of Strange Instruments in the Far West", and the other was "The Diagram of the New Making of Instruments".

On Wang Yuankang's side, the first book he saw was written with four big characters on it - "The Complete Book of Agricultural Administration".

"These are the books I sent someone to buy, and a lot of them are very helpful to your current situation."

Chen Wang's gaze swept over the two of them.

In June, the people sent by Chen Wang to Macao to buy books and utensils had already returned to Hanzhong Mansion and brought back a large number of books.

Most of the books were bought, but unfortunately "Heavenly Creation" was not bought.

When he returned, Chen Wangcai remembered that "Heavenly Creations" was only published in May of the tenth year of Chongzhen, and the number of published volumes was small.

The people he sent out had already returned before May, so naturally they didn't buy it, so they had to buy it next time.

But this time the harvest was enough.

Chen Wang has already read "The Diagram of Strange Instruments in the Far West" and "The Diagram of the New Instruments", he has studied physics, has a strong foundation, and quickly understands the mechanical principles in it.

This time, Tang Shiping and Wang Yuankang were called to explain the details to them.

The times are advancing, and the development of farming naturally cannot be carried out in the same way as the old.

(End of chapter)