Su Lu was awakened by the sound of quarreling outside the camp.
I looked at the tent and saw that it was still late at night. It was still dark outside the tent. Only the butter torch hanging on the wall was still burning, and the noisy quarrels came from outside the tent.
"Fart, those are my crossbow artillerymen. When did they become your subordinates?"
"Are you ashamed? Yesterday I was my soldier, and if I lent it to you for a few days, it turned out to be your crossbow artilleryman!"
The sounds of several generals and captains quarreling one after another continued.
Su Lu got up, and Lu Kang, who was on duty outside, poked his head in and asked, "Captain, you're awake. It's the ugly time now, why don't you just sleep for a while?"
"If I sleep a little longer, the sky outside will collapse."
Su Lu put on his boots and said angrily.
After opening the curtain and leaving the tent, the guards' shouts immediately rang out.
"The commander-in-chief has arrived"
The quarreling generals and lieutenants stood up straight in an instant, clasped their fists in front of their chests and saluted with respect.
"Meet the Commander-in-Chief"
Su Lu glanced at the generals present, Zhao Ting, Cao Hua, Kang Mazi, Luo Da, and a group of captains whom he could not name.
"Why, you dislike my longevity and want to make me angry to death?"
Su Lu said coldly.
Zhao Ting and Kang Mazi looked at each other. They were the most senior, and they were the ones who argued the most just now. They were the only ones who would be punished now.
"The last general will not dare"
The two of them bent down at the same time and spoke respectfully.
The two of them can be considered veterans, and they became famous much earlier than Su Lu, so they witnessed Su Lu's road to fame with their own eyes, and their awe for Su Lu was even greater.
Lu Kang pulled a chair covered with fur. Su Lu sat down and asked:
"Tell me, why did you wake me up in the middle of the night to fight for?"
"Crossbow Artillery"
Zhao Ting spoke first.
"The Commander-in-Chief has an order to send crossbow artillery troops forward to assist the front army in the battle with the British and Special Alliance forces. Everyone didn't care at first. It's not just the crossbow artillery troops. Originally, the army all had crossbow artillery, and their power was just that."
Kang Mazi, who was next to him, said first: "Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I, Lao Kang, value the crossbow artillery soldiers that they think are not very good. I think they are rare talents and soldiers of the martial arts hall, so I will take them away."
Already."
Zhao Ting pulled Kang Mazi away and said in an angry tone: "Those are my soldiers too. I just lent them to you. I want to come back now. Is it wrong?"
Kang Mazi also shouted: "As agreed, we will borrow it for one year. This is just the beginning, and you regret it already. You, Zhao Ting, are too cheating."
"I have trained you, and you have come to reap the fruits. There are so many good things there."
Kang Mazi jumped and almost spit on Zhao Ting's face.
Su Lu raised his hand and said, "Tell me, what kind of achievements did the crossbow artillery unit have that you are trying to rob like this?"
Cao Hua stepped forward and said: "Yesterday, the British and Special coalition forces came to attack. The front army had already drawn up its posture and was preparing for a fight."
After saying that, Cao Hua glanced at Zhao Ting and Kang Mazi, the disdain in his eyes was self-evident.
"The two generals believe that the coalition forces are powerful and we are no match for them, so they might as well just feint and leave. Our army is no match for the coalition forces anyway."
"General Zhao proposed that since the commander-in-chief sent the crossbow artillery troops forward, let the crossbow artillery troops come forward first. Who knew that after the crossbow artillery troops formed an army, they would send out a few good soldiers. After a few shots, the flanks of the coalition forces were directly bombarded by the crossbow artillery troops.
The general is dead and there is a great rout."
Su Lu realized that the two of them were not robbing someone, they were attacking.
Killing the flanking general was at least a general level. Although the crossbow artillerymen were the first to do the job, the reward from the superior officer was definitely not bad, so the two of them argued like this.
"Don't you think it's embarrassing? Come to my camp in the middle of the night to make a fuss. I have countless troops under my command, and you two are the first to do so."
Zhao Ting blushed and said nothing. He didn't want to come, but not only could he get the credit, but his generals and lieutenants could also get a lot, so he had no choice but to fight for it.
"The commander-in-chief and the general don't want to, but this is a real contribution made by his subordinates. If he gives in, I will cause trouble among the generals, and I won't be able to suppress it."
Kang Mazi snorted coldly: "What's the suppression? The credit is not yours in the first place, but my crossbow artillerymen's. It's not a bad idea."
Su Lu ignored them and asked the group of captains behind him.
"Where are the crossbowmen, come up."
The two young generals came up and saluted Su Lu respectfully.
"Captain Cao of the Ballista Battalion met with the Commander-in-Chief"
"Deputy Lieutenant Zhang Gan of the Ballista Battalion met the Commander-in-Chief"
Su Lu nodded: "You two's grades in the martial arts hall were average. Why, in the army, your grades were also average? Your classmates are all captains and deputy lieutenants of the guard camp. What's wrong with you two?
Is the Ballista Battalion here?"
Cao then Zhang Gan's face turned red and he lowered his head, his heart filled with surprise.
Fortunately, the mountain chief remembered their names and recognized them.
Surprisingly, the mountain manager remembered that his performance was poor. Now that his performance is not good, he is directly under the mountain manager.
'Students are ashamed'
'Students are ashamed'
Both of their faces were flushed.
Su Lu waved his hand: "There is no need to be ashamed. Ballistas are also weapons of war, but no one paid attention to them before. Our Han country's ballistae development was quite slow. The last time we captured the Taixi ballistae, we also captured a few this time."
The Ordnance Department analyzed the structure of the Yint's crossbows and came up with a new one, what do you two think?"
Zhang Gan raised his head and said respectfully:
"The mountain commander is right, the ballistae can also be a weapon in battle. As long as it is used properly, the impact of the ballistae on the battle situation is definitely not weaker than that of the flying bird. The ballistae currently developed by the Ordnance Department is very powerful, but it is portable and
The control is inferior to that of the British and Westerners."
Cao Jie also said: "This time I was able to achieve great success, killing a general on the flank with one shot. It was not the power of the ballistae, but a complete accidental collision. Originally, the ballistae was aimed at the flag of the Allied Army's central army.
Unexpectedly, the artillery emplacement collapsed and hit the flanking general."
Su Lu nodded.
"Although it was an accident, it still deserves a reward."
"Kang Mazi, if someone is under your command during the war, then the credit is yours."
"Zhao Ting, don't even think about this ballista battalion. I'll make the decision to separate the ballista battalion and put it directly under the control of the Chinese Army."
"You two, stop arguing and get out of here. I was just woken up, and now I'm very angry when I get up. Believe it or not, I'm going to fire both of you from your job."
Kang Mazi turned around and left. How could his grandson, an old governor and an old man, not be able to see the situation clearly when he became an official?
Zhao Ting blushed and followed Kang Mazi. This time, he really suffered a big loss. Not only did he not gain any merit, but he also lost a ballista battalion. It was a big loss.
Su Lu ordered: "Let all those who have nothing to do, leave. Those who have something to report will stay. Cao will take Zhang Gan to stay."
Cao Jie and Zhang Gan were overjoyed when they heard this. The mountain chief left the two of them behind because they wanted to learn the secrets face to face. This time they became prosperous.
All the generals and lieutenants who were fine dispersed, and Cao Hua reported: "The news from Dingxiang Guards is that they found a suitable location for Feiniao camp to hide, but the location is dangerous. If my aunt goes there, she will be gone."
thing……"
Su Lu waved his hand: "As long as Li Ling can take care of the things on the ground, as for the Flying Bird Battalion, send out three Flying Birds in front and let Li Ling find his own way to transport them there. Su Yun will stay behind and prepare to cooperate with the army to annihilate the north bank of the Qingjiang River.
of the British Alliance."
Cao Hua was overjoyed: "The general understands, I will go and deliver the order right away."
Cao Hua left, and Su Lu asked Cao Jie and Zhang Gan: "A few days ago, I found that a few guys were good at controlling ballistae, so I set up a ballistae battalion. Today, you accidentally destroyed the coalition forces.
The general on the flank is good, my hard work is not in vain."
"Come on, come into the tent. I'll tell you about ballistae tactics. The Jiangwu Hall doesn't have any textbooks on combat examples in this area yet. I'll have to rely on you for the textbooks on this in the future."
The two of them were overjoyed when they heard this: "Students dare to die if they don't obey."