When Wang Jinquan led several of his men to the top of the city, he happened to hear a group of bandits complimenting Lin Ziran, but Wang Jinquan seemed not to hear them.
Not only him, but also several of his subordinates, although their expressions changed slightly, they all pretended not to hear.
On the other side, when Luo Mazi and the others saw Wang Jinquan coming up, they took the initiative to stop bragging, and did not openly continue to call the boss.
Wang Jinquan stepped forward and said: "Congratulations, sir. Congratulations, sir, on your victory over the rebels. Without you, I'm afraid our Qingshan Town would have suffered a disaster."
Lin Ziran smiled slightly after hearing this and accepted Wang Jinquan's compliment calmly.
What Wang Jinquan said was actually correct. If Lin Ziran hadn't come to Qingshan Town and helped defend the city, Qingshan Town would have been captured by the Guang'an rebels long ago.
Although in the afternoon, the Guang'an rebels outside the city seemed to have retreated because of the rain, making it difficult to continue their attack in the rain.
But in fact, before that, a group of fake soldiers led by Lin Ziran had already used Mini rifles to inflict at least 40 casualties on the Guang'an rebels outside the city.
This was the main reason why the Guang'an rebels outside the city finally retreated on their own initiative.
Especially in the battle in the morning, the Guang'an rebels outside the city launched a charge attack. It was only when he and his men used Mini rifles to intercept and kill at least thirty Guang'an rebels on the spot that they were forced to give up. Offensive.
In the afternoon, it started to rain lightly, and the Guang'an rebels retreated directly.
In other words, if Lin Ziran hadn't led his men to conduct interception operations with Mini rifles, I'm afraid this small Qingshan Town would not be safe.
However, Wang Jinquan's praise of him now seems to have verified some of Lin Ziran's thoughts:
The Wang Jinquan in question was still a smart man and did not take what happened before to heart.
This is a good thing.
After accepting the compliments from everyone, Lin Ziran also led people down to the top of the city. At the same time, he also ordered a few of his subordinates to continue to pay close attention to the top of the city to avoid killing any of the Guang'an rebels.
As for himself, he went to the cavalry workshop to find Boss Wang again.
In this defensive battle, the role played by the Minie rifle was so great that Lin Ziran was eager to convert more muskets into Minie rifles.
Nowadays, Mini rifles have not appeared on a large scale. Many contemporary armies still use the same old line tactics in fighting.
And the situation faced by this old-fashioned line tactic in the face of Mini rifles is no different from that of unilateral massacre.
Lin Ziran knew that during the American Civil War on Earth, they were equipped with new weapons such as Mini rifles, but their tactics still remained in line tactics, which resulted in extremely heavy casualties in some battles.
Especially when the attackers formed a line formation and launched a slow attack, they would basically be defeated by the defenders hiding behind the parapets and armed with Mini rifles.
The defensive operations in Qingshan Town these days are a very typical example.
The attackers used line tactics to attack, while the defenders hid behind the city wall and used Mini rifles to conduct long-range and precise shooting interceptions. In the end, the attacking Guang'an rebels collapsed due to heavy casualties.
In the past, Lin Ziran only knew that the Mini rifle was very effective, but he had never tested it personally. It was all hearsay.
But in the past few days, he had seen with his own eyes the tremendous power of the Minie rifle, which could change the pattern of war with its effective range far exceeding that of a musket.
This is why he is eager to convert more muskets into Minie rifles.
No matter what happens in the future, it is always right to have more subordinates and more powerful weapons.
Boss Wang seemed quite happy about Lin Ziran's arrival.
Lin Ziran had just arrived and hadn't even gone in yet. After being notified by his subordinates, he ran all the way to greet him.
His words were similar to Wang Jinquan's: "Congratulations, sir. Congratulations, sir, for defeating the rebels."
After he finished speaking, he showed his yellow teeth and said: "Sir, I wonder if the rifled gun that I modified is easy to use?"
When this person asked this question, Lin Ziran took another look at him.
Nowadays, many people know that Lin Ziran led the fake soldiers and used a new gun to defeat the Guang'an rebels. This boss Wang is not an ordinary person. He is at least one of the most famous bosses in the city. How could he not
I know, I definitely know.
Now that you know, you still ask?
Boss Wang hesitated and said: "I just don't know the modification fee..."
But before he finished speaking, Lin Ziran took the initiative to interrupt him and said: "It is barely usable, but there are still many flaws. Boss Wang, you still have to be careful."
After saying that, Lin Ziran glanced at him.
Boss Wang is also a slippery man. He just wants the money to modify the guns. As for being so secretive, it seems that he, Lin Ziran, will not give him the money.
He, Lin Ziran, is not someone who refuses to pay back money.
If you have money, I will definitely give it to you!
Besides, we are all decent people, and it is really unseemly to speak so stinking of copper!
Boss Wang immediately said with a sad face: "Sir, you don't know, it is not easy to modify the rifling. Not to mention modifying this machine, it is also very troublesome to do. It is already very difficult to do it!"
"Even this costs a lot of money. The craftsmen's wages are small and there is no money to pay them now!"
Before he could continue, Lin Ziran interjected again: "Well, I am also aware of Boss Wang's difficulties. Don't worry, I am not blaming you. However, the guns behind this must be better prepared.
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Lin Ziran, who originally wanted to go into the workshop to take a look, stopped, turned slightly, and then patted the short and fat Boss Wang on the shoulder: "Old Wang, keep working hard, I still think highly of you.
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Then he turned around and walked away without looking back.
Boss Wang didn't react at first, but soon he shouted softly: "Sir, sir..."
Lin Ziran didn't seem to hear and continued to stride forward.
Later, Boss Wang cried and shouted: "Sir, you haven't paid me yet..."
Lin Ziran continued to stride forward, head held high, completely unable to hear what Boss Wang behind him was saying, and at the same time, his pace involuntarily accelerated.
He walked quickly for a while, and after seeing that Boss Wang was not shameless in catching up, he slowed down his pace again.
At this time, Luo Mazi came forward and said: "Sir, we won't pay you? He still needs his help to continue modifying this gun."
After hearing this, Lin Ziran's face was stern, and then he said: "Do you think we are the ones who refuse to pay back our debts?"
"It's just that we're a little tight on money right now."
"How about you return the money you took in the past two days and then give it to Boss Wang?"
When Luo Mazi heard this, he shook his head violently.
What a joke, these guys have finally gotten some reward money in the past two days, and they are thinking about how to spend it. How can they just return it directly and give it to Boss Wang?
Seeing Luo Mazi shaking his head, Lin Ziran said: "It's over now. If you don't want to take out the reward money, you can go back to the man named Wang to get the money. Well, just use the excuse of repayment, and wait until you get the money.
Just send it to Boss Wang."
"Lao Wang is a good man, and we cannot let such a good man feel cold."
When Luo Mazi heard this, he felt that this was also the case.
If you are not prepared to use violent means and want Boss Wang to continue to modify the guns, you still have to pay the money.
But they didn't want to hand over the reward money they had received, so after much deliberation, they had no choice but to go to Wang Jinquan.
Soon, Luo Mazi found Wang Jinquan and asked for money for the aftermath.
Wang Jinquan's face turned red after hearing Luo Mazi's request for money.
You bastards, you have taken away all the money I worked hard for for more than a month.