"Put!"

With Miao Shao's order, a deafening volley of flintlock birds sounded, and a thick white smoke rose up.

The loud sound of the flintlock bird gun and the scorching fire when the projectile was fired surprised Yan Jizu, Liu Zeqing, Zhang Youxun and others behind him, and everyone looked ahead, the thick wooden plank erected seventy steps away had been shattered and flying, this kind of power, everyone was pale, they had never seen such a sharp bird gun, and it was still flintlock!

In front of Liu Yan, Shen Tuo led three teams of flint-haired bird soldiers, shooting in three layers, squatting in the first two rows and standing in the back row. At this time, it was the back row that was shooting, and after they shot, they took out a fixed cartridge ammunition from the oil-bag ammunition bag on their backs, and quickly reloaded the ammunition again.

"Put!"

"Put!"

"Put!"

"Put!"

The deafening sound of volleys rang out one after another, and after the three teams of flintlock firemen fired three rounds of flintlock shots in turn, the thick wooden planks erected in front of them were gone, and they were all blown into pieces by the sharp fire. At this time, the school yard was full of the choking smell of gunsmoke, and it was difficult for everyone to look ahead.

After a long time, Lu Xiangsheng coughed, Yan Jizu beside him turned pale, Zhang Youxun, the general of the Jimo Battalion, and Li Jiwen, Hu Zongming, the guerrilla generals of the Jimo Battalion, were also dumbfounded, and Liu Zeqing was also full of incredulity. They were also equipped with a large number of firearms in their army, such as bird guns, three-eyed guns, and the like, and none of them had the power of Liu Yan.

"It's sharp!"

Everyone was talking excitedly, Lu Xiangsheng raised his hand and called a bird gunner, took the flint bird gun handed over by the soldier, and watched carefully. The surrounding people also gathered around, and they all "studied" this flintlock bird.

Lu Xiangsheng also couldn't put it down and stroked the black and thick body, and nodded with emotion. Now in the Ming army, there are a variety of more advanced firearms, such as Lumi guns, Thunderbolt guns, etc., but against the Qing soldiers, there is not much advantage, except for the quality problem, because the soldiers do not have the courage to fight in close combat.

In addition, Lu Xiangsheng saw Liu Yan using three-layer shooting tactics just now, in fact, three-layer firearms shooting tactics are commonly used in the Ming army now, which is not surprising. Even the fixed cartridge ammunition did not cause Lu Xiangsheng much surprise, the firearms of the Ming Dynasty mostly used gunpowder and projectiles to be quantitatively packed, but one used a bamboo tube, and the other wrapped gunpowder and projectiles together, but this idea can be used for reference.

Lu Xiangsheng said again: "Just now I saw that your soldiers shot calmly, not worried about the danger of exploding, this governor watched in detail, this flintlock bird gun is indeed excellent, is there anything you Lingshanwei can do without skill?" ”

Although the body of the bird gun in Lu Xiangsheng's hand was very hot, and the mouth of the gun was still emitting green smoke, it was indeed not in danger of exploding, and the shooting just now also proved this.

Seeing Lu Xiangsheng say this, many pairs of eyes looked at Liu Yan, there were many bird guns in the army, but the generals of all departments were generally reluctant to use them, which was related to the poor quality of bird guns and the fact that they were easy to explode during battle, but looking at Lingshanwei's bird guns, there seemed to be no such worries, Yan Jizu, Liu Zeqing, Zhang Youxun and others also wanted to hear Liu Yan explain the reason.

Liu Yan said: "Qiyu Governor, there is a shortage of food and pay here under his subordinates, how can there be any skilled craftsmen, the craftsmen of Lingshanwei now are all craftsmen who stayed in the past, and some of them are down-and-out craftsmen recruited by subordinates from other places. In fact, well-made firearms are very simple, as long as the craftsmen are strictly supervised on weekdays, the craftsmen who make unqualified firearms are severely punished, the diligent are rewarded and the lazy are punished, and the sufficient supply of raw materials is ensured. ”

Lingshanwei's flintlock bird gun is indeed not an advanced weapon, nor does it have any technical content, as long as the generals everywhere are careful, they can actually create a flintlock bird gun like Lingshanwei, so Liu Yan has nothing to hide.

Liu Yan said very simply, but Lu Xiangsheng thought a lot, and after a while, he sighed and shook his head again.

Yan Jizu is the same, and Liu Zeqing, Zhang Youxun and other generals are not impressed, although this flintlock bird gun is sharp, but it is laborious and laborious to build, and it is also quite expensive to spend money and food, it is far better to use these money and food to recruit soldiers and directly expand the army.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the generals, and when he saw everyone's expressions, he naturally understood their thoughts, although he was the governor of Shandong, he didn't have much to do with these local military leaders. In this world, if there are soldiers, they have the right, even in the face of Shangguan, as long as the troops in their hands are sufficient, they will ignore them.

The world is like this, although Lu Xiangsheng wants to seek change, he also feels powerless to return to the sky.

So Lu Xiangsheng sighed with emotion in his heart, and then said to Liu Yan: "Liu Yan, this bird gun, are you willing to send it to this governor?" ”

Liu Yan said: "The governor is willing to receive this flint bird gun, which is the glory of Lingshan Wei. ”

Only the flintlock bird soldier showed a look of pity and reluctance in his eyes, and the flintlock bird gun in the hands of the Lingshan Wei flintlock bird soldier was the lifeblood of every flintlock bird soldier, but then he got a reward of five taels of silver, which was given to him by Lu Xiangsheng.

Lu Xiangsheng handed over the flint bird gun in his hand to Lu Huaiying, the pro-general next to him, Lu Huaiying couldn't put it down and stroked the bird gun, looking left and right, Lu Xiangsheng's younger brothers also watched together, and Zhang Youxun, the general of the Jimo battalion, and Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming, the guerrillas of the Jimo battalion, also probed their brains.

Next, Lu Xiangsheng watched the skill performance of the pikemen under Liu Yan's command, and saw that many soldiers could stab various targets on the humanoid wooden handlebars with spears twenty steps away, and the indomitable momentum of their sprinting left a deep impression on Lu Xiangsheng.

If you encounter a timid enemy, seeing the Lingshan Guard's pikemen rushing towards them with such a fierce momentum, the momentum is three points shorter, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to block their shots. Yan Jizu's face was a little pale, and Liu Zeqing and the generals and guerrillas of the Jimo Battalion also felt that the soldiers of Lingshanwei were too murderous, but it was undeniable that these were good soldiers.

After reading this, Lu Xiangsheng remembered the soldiers who died in the Battle of Julu, and said: "Liu Yan, you follow me to the Qianhusuo in front of Xiahezhai, and then gather the soldiers and civilians in the Qianhusuo City, and the governor will personally announce the consolation and compensation to them." ”

Liu Yan immediately received the order, and hurriedly asked Xu Ming to go to the front station first, and then followed Lu Xiangsheng and the generals of the brigade to rush towards the Qianhu in front of Xiahe Village.

In the evening of the same day, Liu Yan and Lu Xiangsheng arrived at the city of Qianhu in front of Xiahe Village, and then Liu Yan pointed to the north of the city and said: "Governor, after the subordinates led their troops back, they buried the clothes of the fallen soldiers there, and the subordinates built a tomb for the fallen soldiers and built a temple. ”

Lu Xiangsheng slowly closed his eyes, and finally he said: "Liu Yan, you take this governor to watch, and this governor will personally offer incense to worship the fallen soldiers." ”

In the south of the city in front of the thousand households in Xiahe Village, in front of a sunny slope.

After Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu, Liu Zeqing and others offered incense to the soldiers of the new army who died in the war, they looked at the densely packed more than 1,000 enshrined tablets in the hall, and the incense in front of the hall was full of incense, Lu Xiangsheng was silent for a long time, and he asked Liu Yan: "Liu Yan, can this enshrined military and civilian ancestral temple be named?" ”

Liu Yan replied: "Not yet, my subordinates dare to ask the governor to give a plaque to comfort the souls of the soldiers who died in battle." ”

Lu Xiangsheng sighed and said: "Back then, Yue Wumu once said that civil officials don't love money, and military generals are not afraid of death, so the world is peaceful." Now the captives are invading, the princes are helpless, the armored men are timid and dare not enter, and the world only sees people who talk falsely and sit and draw promises. The husband worked hard and then died, and the so-called martyr husband in ancient times, I read the books of the sages and sages, and even compared these new army soldiers to the next one. ”

"Draw pen and ink."

Soon, Lu Xiangsheng waved his pen, but what he wrote was the word "loyal and brave", the font was strong and powerful, quite the momentum of picking the sky and the moon, and there was Lu Xiangsheng's font size and seal next to it.

After it was written, Lu Xiangsheng was also very satisfied, looking left and right, and Yan Jizu next to him was also full of appreciation.

Lu Xiangsheng said to Liu Yan: "Liu Yan, this ancestral temple should be named Zhongyong Temple." ”

Liu Yan was overjoyed and grateful, and he instructed the commander Wang Weizhen to find a craftsman and quickly paste the character pair into a plaque and hang it.

In the envious eyes of the others, Wang Weizhen carefully held Lu Xiangsheng's ink treasure and left.

Since then, the loyal and brave shrines dedicated to the fallen soldiers have sacrifices in the middle of spring every year, and the worship of the soldiers and civilians in peacetime is extremely prosperous.

Later, outside the Qianqian Household Office in Xiahe Village, Lu Xiangsheng looked at the military and civilian people who had been recruited and nodded again and again, the military households in the Qianqian Household in Xiahe Village were very different from the military households in other places, and the people's faces were slightly dish-colored, although it could be seen that they were not very rich, but at least they could be seen to be well fed and warmly dressed, which is very rare in today's world.

And the spirit of those people is also very good, not to mention that all of them are full of red light, but they are also full of energy and vitality, they all stand up straight, full of hope for the future.

Yan Jizu also praised this, and his evaluation of Liu Yan in his heart was even higher.

However, it seems that there are a little more military households and people in front of Xiahe Village, after all, this is only a small thousand households, and the population gathered has greatly exceeded the scale of a thousand households.

Lu Xiangsheng also saw this, he asked Liu Yan a few words, and Liu Yan replied: "Previously, many homeless people went south, and when his subordinates saw this, they all moved them to the city of Qianhu, and organized them into military households, so that they could avoid hunger and cold and become thieves. ”

Lu Xiangsheng nodded and said: "The people are thieves, mostly because of hunger and cold, and the soldiers are thieves, mostly because of lack of salary. Liu Yan, it's good that you do this, the people have a way to live, so they won't be thieves. It's just that there are many people, how can you feed the soldiers and civilians under your rule? ”

Liu Yan said: "By building water conservancy and cultivating farmland and wasteland, the military and civilian people will have their own fields and cultivate with peace of mind. ”

Lu Xiangsheng asked: "The capital of Tuntian, the cost is not small, right?" ”

Liu Yan said: "The lowly officials tried to raise money in many ways, and the officials also sympathized with the hardships of the lowly position, and exempted the grain collection for three years of reclaiming wasteland. ”

Lu Xiangsheng sighed: "Liu Yan, it's really rare that you can do this step. ”

In the end, Lu Xiangsheng comforted the soldiers and civilians in front of Xiahe Village and left, and the hundreds of taels of silver he brought were all left in the Qianhu House in front of Xiahe Village and distributed to the people who came.

It can be seen that Lu Xiangsheng was still in a good mood when he left. Before leaving, Liu Zeqing, General Zhang Youxun, guerrilla general Li Jiwen, guerrilla general Hu Zongming and others all invited Liu Yan to say a few words, they looked cordial, but they all asked Liu Yan for a new-style bird gun and left, how could Liu Yan refuse?

After Lu Xiangsheng left, the news that Liu Yan was appreciated by Lu Duchen also spread, and Liu Yan completely confirmed the statement of Lu Xiangsheng's confidant, and then more people came to congratulate him and make friends.

Taking advantage of this "spring breeze", Liu Yan directly reported the roster of more than 9,000 soldiers of the New Army under his command, and Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, allocated a part of the food and salary according to the troop roster handed over by Liu Yan, about 20 percent, although the amount was not much, but Yan Jizu promised that he would try to allocate the next batch every year in the future.

At the same time, Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, also sent someone to Liu Yan to transport a batch of military equipment, more than 300 sets of armor, more than 400 guns of various kinds, and more than 3,000 other spears, swords and shields.

However, Liu Yan checked it, and the quality of these weapons was not very good, more than 70 sets of more than 300 sets of armor had rusted, and most of the more than 400 firearms could not be used.

After reading it, Liu Yan's evaluation of Liu Zeqing dropped a few points.

In addition, Zhang Youxun, a staff general of the Jimo battalion, also "behaved" and sent a batch of mandarin duck battle jackets, about 3,700 sets, which belonged to the ordinary combat uniforms of the battalion soldiers.

Liu Yan also watched with great interest with everyone under his command, the appearance of this batch of mandarin duck battle jackets is still bright red, narrow sleeves, placket style, the length is about from the shoulder to the knee, the jacket is made of red cotton, the clothes have a white lining, and there is a fine square hole net twisted with fine wire, and the rest is enriched with cotton. Below the waist, it is also equipped with a wire mesh skirt or iron mesh pants, and it is paired with wire mesh boots. However, there is no iron mesh on the sleeves.

As for the mandarin duck battle jackets of the junior officers, the iron mesh inside their clothes is double-layered, with a green cloth battle skirt hanging down to the calf, and a sleeveless single-layer iron leaf armor outside the jacket, all the way to the waist, and there are heart guards on the front and back of the armor. He also wears iron mesh boots, wears a red hat on his head, and only characters such as team officers have a pair of copper and iron armor.

Speaking of which, Daming's military uniform is still very beautiful, the color is bright red and eye-catching, and there is a sense of heroism when wearing it.

Nowadays, although all departments of the new army are issued with mandarin duck battle jackets, the old and the new are uneven, and even many of them are sewn by the military households themselves.

Liu Yan considered directly following the style of this batch of new mandarin duck jackets, recruiting tailors to make a batch of custom-made ones, and updating the uniforms of the new army officers and soldiers.

Some people died, but not completely......