() Zhong Jinwei said with a smile: "I came all the way just now and found that it is different from before. Many camps are training."
Lu Xiangsheng laughed, and then said: "It's not because we eliminated the old and weak before. The emperor also allocated enough food, grass and military pay to King Qin's army, and that group of warriors gained such energy."
Zhong Jinwei was a little dumbfounded. At this time, Lu Xiangsheng looked more like a martial artist.
After Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, he felt that standing in the training ground was not the way to entertain guests, so he said to Zhong Jinwei: "Supervisor, please go to the big tent and sit for a while. I will go and change my clothes. I will be there soon."
"Okay, you go. Oh, by the way, is my brother-in-law here?" Zhong Jinwei did not forget the purpose of coming.
Lu Xiangsheng was stunned for a moment and then immediately remembered that Uncle Zhongxing's brother-in-law was Yan Yingyuan. He thought to himself, I wonder what Uncle Zhongxing meant by mentioning his brother-in-law in front of me. Could it be that he was reminding himself to take good care of Yan Yingyuan?
The military camp is such an important place that there is no room for childishness, but Yan Yingyuan has his own abilities, and he has not failed him.
Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng turned around and said to a servant behind him: "Go and call Commander Yan to the big tent, and tell the supervisor to look for him."
Then, Lu Xiangsheng complained to Zhong Jinwei and went to change clothes first.
Zhong Jinwei, led by Lu Xiangsheng's servant Dingdi, went to the main tent to wait for Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan.
After arriving at the main tent, Zhong Jinwei discovered that there was a Yanyue knife lying on the table behind the handsome tent's seat.
I saw that the entire blade of the blade was dark and plain, but the blade was shiny and very sharp. Even Zhong Jinwei, who didn't know much about weapons, saw it and praised it as a good knife.
When Lu Xiangsheng's servants saw Zhong Jinwei's eyes, he proudly introduced them to them: "This is the sword that the emperor gifted to my prefect. It weighs eighty-two kilograms and is made of black iron and fine steel. That day, my family
The prefect danced so happily that he split a rock as hard as iron in half."
When the servant was about to say more, the curtain at the door of the camp was opened, and a man rushed in, interrupting the servant.
When the man saw that there were many people in the big tent, he stopped his anxious thoughts and greeted Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng first: "Brother Gu, Brother Wang, long time no see."
Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng quickly returned the courtesy and said, "Brother Yan, it's been a long time."
While they were greeting each other, Zhong Jinwei had already approached the man and asked him: "Brother-in-law, how is your arrow wound?"
This person was Yan Yingyuan, Zhong Jinwei's brother-in-law. Seeing that his brother-in-law was concerned about his injuries as soon as they met, he felt warm and replied: "Thanks to the good medicine from Dongchang, the wound healed quickly. Now I just can't shoot a strong bow."
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"Haha, that's good. Are you going back to Tongzhou?" Zhong Jinwei did not forget the purpose of coming to Yan Yingyuan.
"When I drive away the Jianlu and come back, my family has already given instructions." Yan Yingyuan replied.
"Oh, that's it." When Zhong Jinwei heard that Yan Yingyuan was not going back, what should he do with the letter to Archie? He couldn't help but ponder, wondering how to send it to Archie.
When Yan Yingyuan saw him, he asked, "Brother-in-law, what's the matter with you?" Zhong Jinwei called him brother-in-law, so Yan Yingyuan, who originally wanted to be called Zhong Jinwei an official in the military camp, changed his name to brother-in-law.
Zhong Jinwei did not hide anything from Yan Yingyuan, so he took out the letter and told him about the matter.
Of course Yan Yingyuan was happy to hear this and took the letter. He would send it to Archi, so Zhong Jinwei didn't have to worry.
When Gu Baichuan, Wang Peng and the others saw Zhong Jinwei and Yan Yingyuan chatting about their home affairs, they stopped watching and spread around to study the fabric for the big tent.
Seeing that the letter could be delivered, Zhong Jinwei let go of his worries. Then he thought about it and said to Yan Yingyuan: "Brother-in-law, your arrow wound is still not healed after all, so don't draw the bow and shoot the arrow. I suggest you become more familiar with artillery and guns.
, that is the way to go in future wars.”
Being told about his own stunts that he would be eliminated in the future, with a sense of contempt in it, Yan Yingyuan felt uncomfortable, and retorted loudly: "The musket is slow to load. In the time it takes to fire one shot, I can fire continuously."
Ten arrows. With a strong bow, the range is farther than that of a spear. Although my archery skills cannot reach the point of piercing a poplar at a hundred steps, the accuracy is still much better than that of a musket."
The Dongchang officers scattered around heard Yan Yingyuan speaking loudly and turned their heads to look over.
Yan Yingyuan immediately realized that he was speaking too loudly, so he paused for a moment and continued to retort in a gentle tone: "The power of artillery is great, but its maneuverability is weak and its accuracy is poor. It can only be used to defend the city. In addition,
Muskets and artillery are afraid of rain and wet weather."
Zhong Jinwei did not argue with him one by one, but just asked him a few questions: "How do you know that the reloading of muskets will always be so slow? What if one day the reloading speed is the same as your arrows? Can't the range of muskets be increased? Isn't it accurate?
Will it be improved again? The same is true for artillery. Is it possible for field artillery to be as powerful as the current city defense artillery in the future? Will the problem of gunpowder being afraid of overheating in wet and rainy weather remain unresolved? Let me tell you, in the future artillery will be
Will become the god of war."
Yan Yingyuan was also temporarily angry that Zhong Jinwei underestimated his unique skills, so he couldn't help but refute. Last time in Tongzhou, when Zhong Jinwei asked him about artillery, he had already realized that firearms would inevitably replace bows and arrows.
Now Zhong Jinwei asked a series of questions, leaving Yan Yingyuan speechless, and the scene suddenly became silent. At this moment, there was a loud laugh at the door, and Lu Xiangsheng walked in.
He heard the argument between Yan Yingyuan and Zhong Jinwei at the door. When he heard the silence inside, he hurried in to smooth things over: "The supervisors don't know, but this camp in Beizhi is actually just a people's camp, not the regular army of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally there are no firearms. Yan
The commander even mentioned firearms training to his subordinate this morning."
Zhong Jinwei looked at his brother-in-law, and seemed to blush a little after hearing Lu Xiangsheng's words. He stopped arguing about these issues and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "You can ask Mr. Sun for a firearm. Firearms are after all a sharp weapon, and it is best to become familiar with them as soon as possible.
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Just what Lu Xiangsheng wanted from Zhong Jinwei, he immediately responded: "A humble person speaks softly, and he is not a formal member of the army, so it is difficult to get him. How about the supervisor of the army to help me?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Yingyuan raised his head that had just been lowered, and looked at Zhong Jinwei with bright eyes.
Zhong Jinwei thought there was no problem. If Sun Chengzong refused to give it, he would ask Emperor Chongzhen for it. He could always get some. So he agreed.
Lu Xiangsheng was overjoyed and hurriedly walked to the door of the tent, lifted the curtain, and then turned to look back at Zhong Jinwei.
Zhong Jinwei was speechless. He didn't even take a sip of tea in his tent before he rushed to help him get equipment.
However, he didn't care much and just went there right away. Anyway, the purpose of coming to Yan Yingyuan had been achieved.
So, he took Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan to find Sun Chengzong. At this time, Sun Chengzong should have returned from the capital.
Lu Xiangsheng led the way diligently, and soon arrived at the main tent of King Qin's army.
Sun Chengzong's soldiers all knew Zhong Jinwei, the supervisor. After Zhong Jinwei asked, he learned that Sun Chengzong had indeed returned, so he went directly to find him.
He did not wait for Sun Chengzong's soldiers to report back, and walked directly towards the central military tent. Sun Chengzong's soldiers did not dare to stop him. After all, he was the supervisor of the army and the emperor's representative.
When Sun Chengzong heard that Zhong Jinwei was coming to him, he suspended his discussion with a general and was about to go out to greet him. Zhong Jinwei had already rushed into the Chinese army's tent.
As soon as he entered the tent and saw the posture of the two people in the tent, Zhong Jinwei knew that they were discussing something, so he asked: "Am I disturbing you?" After saying that, there was no expression of embarrassment at all, and others could tell at a glance.
The two are very familiar with each other.
"Of course I'm sorry to bother you, come on, I'll introduce you to you." Sun Chengzong said while introducing the people on both sides: "This is the supervisor of King Qin's army, Zhongxing Bozhong Jinwei; this is Liu Xingzuo, the general of Dongjiang Town."
This general named Liu Xingzuo is a little less than six feet tall. He is about fifty years old. He has pale sideburns, regular facial features, and a Chinese character face. He looks like a handsome guy when he was young. His whole person gives people the impression that he has been in the spotlight.
His spirit is restrained.
As soon as Sun Chengzong finished the introduction, Liu Xingzuo came over immediately and kneeled on the ground: "General Liu Xingzuo pays homage to the supervisor."
After all, he was an old man twice his age. Zhong Jinwei quickly helped him up and asked, "Are you from Dongjiang Town?"