Ninety-nine fireworks displays bring the festive atmosphere in the city to a climax.

Zhao Fujin and the little girls were extremely excited, and after drinking a few glasses of fruit wine, they pulled Han Zhen to continue playing.

This carnival lasted until the second half of the night.

After going back, he was pestered by Zhao Fujin until he fell asleep on the fifth watch.

Even though he only slept for two hours, Han Zhen still got up early under the strong inertia of the biological clock.

After washing up, I practiced breathing for a quarter of an hour as usual, and came to the main hall refreshed to deal with government affairs.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, officials took a three-day break as usual.

However, as soon as the officials took a day off, they spontaneously came on a business trip.

There is no way, there are too many government affairs to deal with.

The people have also harvested the summer harvest, the festival has passed, and they are completely idle, and now it is the turn of the officials to start busy.

After approving several excerpts sent by the cabinet, Han Zhen instructed: "Pass on the president of the Academy of Engineering." ”

After a short time, Craftsman Yuan hurriedly walked into the main hall.

"What does the county magistrate call Weichen to order?"

Han Zhen asked, "How much is the cement hoarding in the Engineering Institute?" ”

Craftsman Yuan replied: "A while ago, Weichen went to inspect the cement factory, and there are already 500,000 stones, and now there will only be more." ”

The output of cement is very large, a furnace is thousands of catties, since the cement plant was completed and put into production, it has been more than three months, and the huge warehouse is full.

The raw materials are not worth much, and the main expenses are labor and coke.

However, overall, the cost is still within the acceptable range of Han Zhen.

The initial investment in the highway is a little more, but as long as the coastal trade route can be opened, everything is worth it.

The benefits brought by the follow-up are beyond imagination.

Of course, it is impossible and unrealistic to build cement roads all over Shandong at once.

Not to mention that Han Zhen doesn't have so much money, even if he does, the officials of the household department and the cabinet will not let him repair it.

This thing can only come little by little, a little this year, a little next year.

In the end of quick success, Yang Guang, a senior, has already demonstrated to him.

"500,000 stone ......"

After silently calculating in his heart, Han Zhen muttered: "Build a main road to Jimo, and add two branches, one to Guangling and one to Taoluochang." During this time, the engineering institute sent people to survey the terrain, design a set of reasonable plans, and then make a detailed project report and submit it. ”

"Wechen takes orders."

Craftsman Yuan bowed in response.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Han Zhen stopped him and asked again: "By the way, how about the medium-carbon spring steel and high-carbon steel knives developed by the Engineering Academy a while ago?" ”

Yes, he will make flintlock pistols.

As for the arquebus, Han Zhen never thought that this thing could be made now, but the problem was that it was useless.

With the reloading speed of the arquebus, why not use a crossbow?

At present, the arquebus has exploded in terms of range, power, cost, and safety.

The flintlock pistol is different, although it is not much different from the arquebus, but the flintlock pistol is safe and more convenient.

And most importantly, the cavalry can be used!

Today's cavalry has only bows and arrows as long-range weapons.

Crossbows are almost useless, why?

The strong crossbow and the divine arm crossbow have too much pulling force, unless it is an outlier like Han Zhen, with great strength, you can easily wind the crossbow with both hands on a bumpy horse, other soldiers can't do it at all, you have to rely on the strength of your waist and feet.

Of course, there are light crossbows such as hand crossbows, but the range and lethality of this thing are far inferior to those of a three-stone hard bow.

Therefore, mounted archery is the main long-range means of cavalry.

But in this era of heavy armor, mounted archery can only play a harassing role, and if you want to rely on this to kill the enemy, it is better to expect the enemy's war horse to stumble.

Moreover, it is very difficult to operate mounted archery, and if a cavalryman wants to practice riding and archery skills, it will take three or five years to achieve a small success.

But with a flintlock pistol, it's different.

It's simple to reload and doesn't work hard at all.

The effective range is almost twice that of the three-stone hard bow, and the power is even greater than that of the god's arm crossbow.

In this way, the combat power of the light cavalry will be increased countless times.

However, the current manufacturing difficulties are stuck in spring steel and high-carbon steel knives.

Without spring steel, the flintlock device could not be developed, and without the high-carbon steel knife, it was impossible to drill the barrel and achieve mass production.

Craftsman Yuan replied cautiously: "The county magistrate forgives the sin, the high-carbon steel knife now has some clues, and as for the spring steel, there is no progress for the time being." ”

Han Zhen said angrily: "You tell the craftsmen of the Academy of Engineering, if anyone can develop spring steel, the official will be promoted to the third level, and the reward will be ten thousand!" ”

There will be brave men under the reward!

He didn't believe it, and under the double stimulation of official position and money, these craftsmen couldn't get a spring steel.

The main thing is that he does not require the high-strength alloy spring steel of later generations, but only medium carbon, and the difficulty is not as exaggerated as imagined.

Craftsman Yuan nodded solemnly: "Weichen understands. ”

sent away Craftsman Yuan, and Han Zhen ordered someone to call Ma Yundi again.

Han Zhen didn't talk nonsense, and got straight to the point: "The highway is about to start, and the concert hall will cooperate with the publicity, including the efficacy of the sea mistake." ”

Ma Yundi was stunned: "This ...... How is the sea mistake promoted? ”

He knew about the highway, but he didn't know how to do it.

Han Zhen frowned and said, "Do you still need me to teach you?" Open a column in the Di newspaper, find a few doctors, and declare to the outside world that they are the descendants or disciples of Bian Que, Hua Tuo, and Sun Simiao, saying how delicious Hai Cuo is, and it can also aphrodisiac. ”

"Wechen understands."

Ma Yundi was suddenly stunned, with a look of admiration on his face.

In the end, it is the county magistrate, and this means of public opinion is really endless.

"Go ahead."

After the order, Han Zhen waved his hand.

Ma Yundi did not leave immediately.

Seeing this, Han Zhen couldn't help asking, "What's the matter?" ”

But seeing Ma Yundi's embarrassed expression, he said expectantly: "Weichen...... Weichen has a friend who wants to ask this sea mistake, does it really have an aphrodisiac effect? ”

Boy!

Han Zhen raised his eyebrows, and said with a slightly strange expression: "It does have an aphrodisiac effect." ”

Yes, yes, but the effect is not so obvious.

"Thank you county magistrate for your doubts!"

got the answer, Ma Yundi left happily.

Looking at his departing back, Han Zhen couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

Sure enough, the word aphrodisiac has an inexplicable attraction to men.

Changing into a strong suit, Han Zhen led a team of guards straight to the barracks.

Approaching the barracks, a deafening shelling was heard.

Since the field artillery was brought out, Liu Qi and other generals were so happy that they had to sleep with the cannon barrel in their arms.

walked around the barracks, and sure enough, I found Liu Qi and others in the training ground.

"I've seen the county magistrate."

Everyone bowed in unison.

Seeing a fresh face standing next to Wu Jue, Han Zhen asked, "This is Ling's brother?" ”

Wu Jue replied: "It's my brother, Wu Xuan." ”

Wu Lu is in his early twenties, burly, with a pair of bright eyes and a thick beard, standing with Wu Jue, but he is more like an older brother.

The mother is not celebrating her birthday, and the father is not leaving a beard.

When a young man has a thick beard, it is also a sign of the early death of his father.

Han Zhen looked at it and chuckled, "Yes, he is a good man." ”

At this time, Wu Lan was also quietly looking at Han Zhen, his eyes full of curiosity.

In the battle of Licheng, Han Zhen's bravery spread, and with the return of deserters and generals to Zhao Song, it gradually spread among the Zhao Song army.

Now, in Kaifeng Mansion, Han Zhen's name can even stop children from crying at night.

When people scare children, they often say: If you cry again, cry again, the Korean thief will come and arrest you!

Retracting his gaze, Han Zhen said: "Last night, Brigade Commander Han said that you have some experience in the new battle formation method, and I will take a look today." ”

"It is true."

Liu Qi said excitedly: "The county magistrate will wait a while, let's practice." ”

In a short time, Liu Qi brought in 200 soldiers, including more than 30 cavalrymen.

I saw that these soldiers quickly lined up in battle.

Unlike the previous battle formations, the front row is the shield soldiers, spread out in a line, and the positions are loose.

In the rear were five field guns, and after the artillery, there was also a squad of shield men and axemen.

At the rear of the battle formation, it was also equipped with three field guns and shield guards to prevent the cavalry from charging the central army.

Thirty cavalrymen were placed on the left side of the formation, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Liu Qi explained: "The county magistrate, please see, the main responsibility of the shield soldiers in the front row is to protect the rear artillery, and at the same time, the loose formation can also play a role in luring the enemy. At the time of the field battle, just wait for the two armies to meet, the field artillery fires in unison, blowing up the enemy formation, and the rear shield hand and the axe hand immediately top, if it can break through the enemy's front army, then the cavalry can take advantage of the situation to charge, straight to the middle army. ”

"If they could not disperse, they would hold on instead, while the cavalry cruised on the enemy's right flank to buy time for the gunners. The last general calculated that whether it was the enemy's Zhao Song, Western Xia, or Jinren, the field artillery would fire a maximum of three salvos, and the front army would definitely collapse. ”

Han Zhen asked with interest, "What if it's a mountain encounter?" ”

Liu Qi roared: "Change the formation!" ”

Crash!

The soldiers who lined up in battle immediately changed.

Eight guns were placed on the left and right flanks, with the cavalry at the end, and the front army was airtight.

Liu Qi's face was pale: "Mountain encounters, on the contrary, are more suitable for field artillery play, the mountains are narrow, the enemy army is dense, just place the field artillery in the valleys on both sides, condescending, but more lethal." ”

Han Zhen groaned: "It seems to be feasible, but the specifics still need to be tested in actual combat." ”

The key is that there is no way to fight now, the bandits in Shandong have been swept away, and he can't go to Zhao Song to do a fight.

Han Shizhong on the side said: "County magistrate, the battle formation is not static, the generals need to judge the situation according to the terrain, and dispatch and command on the spot. If the enemy's front army is strong, place the field artillery on the flank and break through from the flank. ”

"If the enemy's cavalry is fierce, it will wait for work at leisure, and attack with defense. And the root of all this is still the soldiers, only by advancing and retreating freely, like an arm and a finger, the military formation will not be a problem. ”

Han Zhen agreed: "This is reasonable. ”

To put it bluntly, it's just three words, discipline.

This is precisely the strength of the Qingzhou Army.

From the moment the soldiers joined the army, Han Zhen emphasized obedience, and at the same time, the system and some details in the army also invisibly strengthened the discipline of the soldiers.

(End of chapter)