Seeing the resolute attitude of veteran general Guo Cheng, and with the oral instructions from Zhao Guan's family, Han Shizhong had no choice but to agree with Guo Cheng to give him half of the military Jinshi, and follow his troops out of Hengshan to attack the hinterland of Xixia Kingdom.
Guo Chengli recommended Yue Fei, whom he valued more, to Han Shizhong.
Han Shizhong patted Yue Fei on the shoulder and said:
"This time our troops left Hengshan and made a surprise attack on the hinterland of the Xia Kingdom. It was extremely dangerous!
Pengju, you, the new top martial arts scholar, are the first to dare to stand up and ask for a fight. You are willing to follow Mr. Han and take this risk for the country, so that Mr. Han respects you!"
Opposite the young Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, a famous general of the Youth and Zhuang faction who was one step older than him, showed admiration in his eyes, and he cupped his fists and said:
"When I, Yue Fei, was taking the martial arts examination in the capital, I heard that General Han took the lead in the rebellious army, bravely won the three armies, and captured the bandit leader Fang La alive. I respect General Han very much!"
"Hahaha!" Han Shizhong laughed heartily, held Yue Fei's hands, and said sincerely: "You and I hit it off right away, and from now on you and I will be brothers who fight together to kill the enemy!"
Yue Fei was moved and nodded heavily. When he saw Han Shizhong, he really felt like an old friend at first sight and that heroes cherish each other.
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Guo Cheng also sent Wang Gui, Zhang Xian and Niu Gao to Han Shizhong along with Yue Fei.
Wu Jie, Wu Lin, and Yang Zaixing stayed with him.
The veteran general Guo Cheng assigned these seven new martial arts scholars who were highly regarded by Zhao Guan's family in this way. He assigned them based on his experience in identifying talents accumulated over many years in the army.
During the time when Guo Cheng came into contact with Yue Fei, Wu Jie and other seven martial arts scholars, he found that Yue Fei was good at attacking and Wu Jie was good at defending.
Among the Wu Jinshi who were qualified to study in the General Academy opened by Zhao Guan's family, Yue Fei was surrounded by Wang Gui, Zhang Xian, Niu Gao and other Wu Jinshi.
The Wu Jinshi surrounding Wu Jie include Wu Lin, Yang Zaixing and others.
Guo Cheng has been in the army for more than 40 years and knows very well that in such a large military camp, even within the same camp, there will be factions, not to mention this group of new Kewu Jinshi who are not convinced by anyone. They are divided into
It is normal to have two factions.
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At this time, Guo Cheng took out several tips bags given to him by Zhao Guan's family and those given by Han Shizhong, and placed them on the table in front of Han Shizhong.
After Han Shizhong saw these ten small and exquisite tips, he asked puzzledly:
"Old General Guo, what is in this bag?"
Guo Cheng replied: "This was given to me and General Han by the Zhao family when they sent me away from Beijing."
Han Shizhong's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said excitedly:
"I heard not long ago that Zhang Shuye, the governor of Haizhou, was able to successfully encircle and suppress the Liangshan bandits and force a group of bandits from Songjiang to be recruited. All because of the ingenious tips and tricks given to him by Zhao Guan's family in advance!"
Guo Cheng nodded and said, "That's exactly what happened. I also heard about it when I was in Beijing."
Han Shizhong asked: "When will these tips be opened?"
The veteran Guo Cheng told Han Shizhong one by one the time and precautions for how to use these tips and tricks that Zhao Guanjia had entrusted to him.
Han Shizhong looked at the five kits assigned to him, with serial numbers [one, two, three, four, five] embroidered on them.
The usage of this tips bag is that when encountering a complex and difficult-to-solve military situation, open the tip bag corresponding to a certain number, and there will be a clever plan inside.
Guo Cheng took Han Shizhong's hand and said: "Guan Zhao specially told me to tell you that these tips are only for reference when you and I encounter military difficulties. We must analyze the specific war situation in detail and do not use them to death."
Great tips."
Han Shizhong praised: "The officials' considerations are very thorough, which makes the generals admire them endlessly."
Guo Cheng added: "In addition to giving you and me tips and tricks, and sending outstanding new martial arts scholars as generals, the Zhao Guan family also gave you and me many new gunpowder weapons."
"Huh?!" Han Shizhong asked in confusion: "What is a new gunpowder weapon?"
Veteran Guo Cheng told Han Shizhong what he saw and heard at the test firing site of the firearms manufacturing workshop on the outskirts of Beijing. He picked out the key points.
Han Shizhong had not seen the power of gunpowder weapons with his own eyes. He was still a little suspicious. He asked:
"What General Guo said was that the gunpowder weapons were developed by the Zhao Guan family and handed over to the firearms manufacturing workshop for mass production?"
Guo Cheng nodded and said: "Exactly."
He then pointed to Yue Fei and other seven Wu Jinshi who were qualified to accompany him into the Chinese army's tent, and said:
"The seven of them, as well as the more than a hundred martial arts scholars and forty firearms instructors brought by me to wait outside the tent, have all learned to use gunpowder weapons.
This is also the reason why the Zhao Guan family asked you and me to take charge of these new martial arts scholars.
On the one hand, these new martial arts scholars lack actual combat experience. They follow you and me to fight against Xixia and accumulate actual combat experience in the battle.
On the other hand, these martial arts warriors and firearms instructors can also help you and I use those highly destructive gunpowder weapons to win the battle of life and death for you and me in the battle against Xixia!"
Han Shizhong was a little elated after hearing what veteran Guo Cheng said, but he was still very cautious.
His military operation this time was a surprise attack on the hinterland of Xixia. Logically speaking, it would be better to carry less baggage, but from what the veteran Guo Cheng said, the artillery seemed very huge and heavy.
Therefore, Han Shizhong clasped his fists at Guo Cheng and begged:
"Old General Guo, can you transport one or two of the gunpowder weapons from your several large ships moored in the river to the shore, so that the general can open his eyes and test their power.
In this way, future generals can also be aware of the gunpowder weapons newly developed by Zhao Guan's family, so that they can use them in a timely manner when fighting against Xixia party members."
"Hahaha..." veteran Guo Cheng said with a smile: "If you are a good minister, I will naturally show you gunpowder weapons..."
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An hour later, Han Shizhong, accompanied by veteran Guo Cheng, witnessed Yue Fei, Wu Jie and other Wu Jinshi demonstrating in front of them the use of red cannons, mountain cannons, muskets, grenades and gunpowder bags invented by the Zhao Guan family...
"It's so awesome!" The expression of shock and surprise intertwined on Han Shizhong's face and could not go away for a long time.
Han Shizhong was so shocked that he muttered softly as if he was dreaming:
"The Zhao Guan family is really a genius! He was able to invent such a powerful and easy-to-use war artifact!"
Although Guo Cheng saw the power of the gunpowder weapon invented by Zhao Guan's family every day during the ten days he was in the capital, he was still shocked when he accompanied Han Shizhong to see it again. He said leisurely:
"The sage of Zhao Guanjia! The official told me that the gunpowder weapons brought to the northwest, as well as the martial arts scholars and instructors who can use these weapons, should be divided between me and my good ministers."
Han Shizhong said happily: "Wei Jiangyuan thanked Zhao Guanjia, and also thanked General Guo. However, Weijiang was responsible for the surprise attack on the hinterland of Xixia Kingdom this time, so the baggage should not be too heavy.
Therefore, all ten red cannons were reserved for General Guo to attack the city from the front.
We will bring ten relatively lightweight mountain cannons, sixty muskets, three boxes of grenades and dozens of gunpowder packets, as well as sixty or seventy martial arts warriors who can use them.