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Chapter 1043 36 rounds, 29 hits

In the side hall of the central hall of General Zhenshuo's mansion, Wu Zhizhong, the logistics chief of the Yongyi Army, did not tell the truth until this time: "General, the firearms of our sixth battalion are basically in place.

Currently, Curry still has nearly [-] Yunzhou Type [-] blunderbusses left, and if the preparation of other artillery pieces is postponed and they are fully transferred to make Yunzhou blunderbusses, nearly [-] blunderbusses can be produced at most every month.

Just now because I didn't know the general's intentions, I didn't report the real number to Zu Zongbing and they knew. "

Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "Old Wu has also learned how to be a ghost!"

Everyone also laughed loudly, and after a while, Zhang Chengcai said again: "These Yunzhou guns were originally reserved for Wang Pu and Li Fuming, but now they can be exchanged for money from Jiliao Town, so why not do it? "

Veteran Guo Yingxian also said loudly: "Hmph. The ancestors' family is the only one in Liao Town, and the rich and wealthy have spent so much money in the Liao Dynasty over the years. Now if you want to buy our new firecrackers, you can get real money in exchange for it." .”

Zhang Cheng smiled and said nothing, but Wang Yuanjing said from the side: "Wu Sangui has now inherited the mantle of his ancestors, as if he has become the master of Eastern Liaodong.

However, the soldiers and horses in Liao Town are supported by the Liao government's salary, but my brave army only gets half of the salary.

As Old General Guo said, if he wants to buy my guns in Liao Town, he has to spit out some money. The barracks and school grounds of our brave army stationed in the town, as well as the money needed for the martial arts hall in the future , so huge, it can be used to make up for these expenses. "

Liu Minshen expressed a different opinion at this time, he said: "The general has lofty aspirations, he is not a strong man who sticks to one place, but a hero of the generation who saves the common people and revitalizes the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, one should not worry too much about the immediate benefits, but look far ahead, plan the overall situation, and plan for the future. The students feel that selling the guns to the generals in Liao Town will certainly take the money, but there is no need to worry too much about it.

However, the blunderbuss made by our Yunzhou craftsman camp can be sold outside, but the prepackaged medicine can neither be given away for free, nor can the method of preparation be passed on to outsiders, this is the key point. "

"Go!"

Guo Yingxian clapped and applauded on the spot, and Wu Zhizhong also looked at Liu Minshen and said with a grin: "Why don't you say that scholars have a lot of twists and turns? It's not just that they think too much, the key is that they are all focused on ideas."

The people then discussed other things, and they all left.

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The Weiyuan Camp of the Yongyi Army in the southeast of Xuanfu Town is full of busy craftsmen and young men, and there are also many sergeants busy in and out.

Looking at the lively scene in front of them, Xie Sixin, Zhang Dou, Zu Dabi and others were a little shocked.

"To drive these military households to do some work, and to pay them money, Yongning Bo is really full!"

Zu Dabi, the general guard of Jinzhou, complained privately to Liu Zhaoji, Cao Bianjiao, Wu Guogui and others. He seemed to have no understanding of Zhang Cheng's payment of wages to the working military households.

But Xie Sixin and Zhang Dou did not agree with him. They were surprised by Zhang Cheng's generosity. In their view, this may be one of the reasons for Zhang Cheng's rapid rise.

Both of them knew very well that although Zhang Cheng was the chief soldier of Xuan Town and Earl of Yongning, he was still a rising star in Xuanfu Town.

It's not like the ancestor's family has become the number one general in Liao Town under more than ten generations of management in Liaodong, and it can completely overwhelm the military leaders in other places, so it is natural to say what it does.

Even though the power has now been transferred to Wu Sangui, its core force is still the ancestral army under the management of several generations, and no one can shake it in Liao Town.

But Zhang Cheng's situation in Xuanzhen is different. Although his family is also a hereditary general, but the population is withered, and there are no extraordinary figures. It was not until his father's generation that Zhang Yan came out as a general.

And Zhang Yan died of Julu in his prime, and Zhang Cheng also lost his only backer in this world forever at this moment.

Since then, he has relied on his own efforts to achieve every step. Although he now has tens of thousands of loyal elite fighters, the foundation of his real rise lies in the North Road and East Road. The town has not yet been controlled by him. .

It was against this background that Zhang Cheng chose a minimalist opening method - "money leads the way"!
Yongningbo used the reason of building the three major battalions to garrison the camp, and expropriated almost the entire Xuan Town's craftsmen and all the young men around the town in one fell swoop.

These craftsmen and young men are working for Yongningbo every day. They eat Yongningbo's food and receive Yongningbo's wages. Yongning Bo.

Of course, there are not many people who can see this point now, perhaps Xuanda Governor Jiang Yuxu is one of them, and Xie Sixin and Zhang Dou from Jiliao are both dragons and phoenixes, so naturally they have seen the key point.

"Uncle Yongning's actions really impress me. He has only been in the town for a few days, and he has such a mobilizing ability. The town is full of hardworking young adults, which is really spectacular!"

Xie Sixin looked at Ding Zhuang, who was working in full swing under the hills and high hills, and was infected with a little excitement in his heart. This scene had never been seen in Liaodong.

Not to mention that Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, did not have such appeal, and even the number one general in Liaodong, Zu Dashou, who existed as a local snake, might not be able to do so when Zu Dashou was still alive.

Zu Dashou had some appealing power when he was in Liaodong, but to ordinary military households, he was like a slave in his eyes. He was forced to work entirely by swords and guns. Gather the power of response.

At this time, I heard Zhang Cheng say: "Haha. Where is Ben Bo's appeal, this is completely 'money can make ghosts grind'!"

Everyone laughed when they heard the words, and Liu Zhaoji lost no time in bringing up the matter of buying the guns again: "Uncle Yongning, for the money spent here, you only need to sell me more guns and medicines, and then you can make money again." I'm home."

Zhang Cheng smiled and said: "Brother Dingwei, why are you joking, you and I are brothers, and we have the friendship of killing slaves side by side in Liaodong, how can I care about you."

He glanced at Xie Sixin, Zu Dabi, Cao Bianjiao and others before saying again: "In our army, only the firecrackers used by the soldiers are the most difficult to control. Although the demand for fine iron is extremely high, I can solve it here. .

However, the craftsmanship of the gun tube is the most complicated and difficult to manufacture, and the monthly output is also limited by the gun tube, so it cannot be mass-produced. "

He paused at this point before continuing: "However, I can assure you that from now on, the Yunzhou guns produced by the craftsman camp will be given priority to the brothers of Ji Liao.

As for the price..."

Amid everyone's eager anticipation, Zhang Cheng finally spoke again: "The reason why my Yunzhou blunderbuss is so good that there is very little risk of bombing is that the most important thing is that it is made of fine steel and the workmanship is fine, so the price is naturally cheaper than other places. high.

But we have the friendship of bloody battles against the Tartars, and it is not easy for Benbo to increase the price, so the cost is based on the cost of two or five yuan of silver for each Yunzhou blunderbuss.

What do you think? "

Because Zhang Cheng called him by words just now, Liu Zhaoji felt that Uncle Yongning gave him a high regard, and he was naturally extremely happy. At this time, he heard that Zhang Cheng was willing to sell the firecrackers to the generals of Ji and Liao first, what else could he say?

"Very good, so very good!"

He clasped his fists at Zhang Cheng and said, "Uncle Yongning really values ​​love and righteousness, and I admire him very much. It's just that the firecracker costs two to five yuan a shot, which is indeed not expensive, but I don't know what the requirements are for the medicine. Are the sub-medicines commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine used together?"

Zhang Cheng remained silent, first glanced at the faces of several people, and then Wu Zhizhong said: "Old Wu, you can arrange a demonstration for Mr. Xie, Zhang Bingxian and several general soldiers."

After Wu Zhizhong promised loudly, he turned around and gave instructions to the soldiers who followed him. Following the delivery of the military order, he saw a group of soldiers from the Weiyuan Battalion under Qiuling start to assemble.

"General, Mr. Xie, Zhang Bingxian, all general soldiers, please move to the temporary school grounds to observe the soldiers of the Weiyuan Camp."

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The temporary school grounds of the Weiyuan Camp are located on the east side of the flood zone. This is an undulating hilly area with many shrubs everywhere. Only a dense forest can be seen in the north, and the traces of logging are also very obvious.

The terrain here is very suitable for the army to practice offensive and defensive tactics, as well as the combined exercises of infantry, cavalry, and artillery. In the future, Wu Zhizhong does not want to make more repairs, so he will use the terrain here directly.

On the north side of the temporary school grounds, beside the dense forest, there is a very gentle slope. Because the terrain is flat and open, it is used as a shooting range by Weiyuan Camp. As soon as you walk in, you can see very obvious traces of gunpowder smoke.

Yongning Bo, Zhang Cheng and others were standing under a thatched hut, about ten steps ahead were three teams of Weiyuan campfire soldiers, and they were carefully inspecting the Yunzhou Type [-] guns in their hands.

"General, can we start the drill?"

Facing Wu Zhizhong's request for instructions, Zhang Cheng simply waved his hand and said calmly, "Let's get started."

As the military orders were transmitted layer by layer, a group of 36 firemen stood in three horizontal rows. They loaded the powder, raised the guns, and aimed swiftly, as if they were running smoothly and neatly.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..." There was a burst of gunfire.

Then there was the sound of "crackling..." sounded.

A banner officer came running briskly and reported loudly: "Report, one team and one team in the left Jia Division of the Weiyuan Battalion Infantry, using three-stage strikes, fired the blunderbuss to shoot at the target 36 steps away, 29 rounds and [-] rounds. In the process, the targets are all shattered."

"What?"

Liu Zhaoji had a look of disbelief all over his face, and Zu Dabi next to him also had a look of astonishment on his face: "It's incredible...it's incredible..."

And Cao Bianjiao, beside the two of them, said to himself: "36 out of 29 rounds... You are indeed a brave and courageous army who has won all battles... It's really terrifying... Extremely terrifying!"

Although the northern frontier army has a high proportion of firearms, most of them use three-eyed guns, while the proportion of long guns such as bird guns is extremely low. At the same time, due to lack of training on weekdays, they often release guns in advance during wartime. , and the hit rate is pitifully low.

The hit rate of today's Weiyuan Camp is unbelievable to them. Even with the outstanding performance in the Liao War, such a high hit rate makes them unbelievable.

Zhang Dou, the former soldier of the Ning army, was even more surprised. He had experienced the military administration in Liaodong for a long time, so he naturally knew the difference. He only heard him ask: "Dare to ask Yongning Bo, what is the difference between the long guns used by the soldiers of the Weiyuan Battalion?" Something special?"

Zhang Cheng smiled slightly, did not say a word, just waved his hand, the general Wu Zhizhong immediately understood, he summoned the team of fighters who had just shot the target, took a Yunzhou blunderbuss and handed it to him. Zhang Dou.

Zu Dabi, Cao Bianjiao, Liu Zhaoji and others also stepped forward quickly, each of them took a Yunzhou blunderbuss, even Wu Guogui, Xia Longshan and other generals who came along also took one shot each, holding them in their hands and examining them carefully.

After a while, Wu Guogui was the first to look up at Zhang Cheng, and said in a respectful tone, "Uncle Yongning would like to test shoot himself. I don't know if Uncle Yongning will allow it."

Zhang Cheng looked at him and smiled. Zhang Cheng has been paying attention to Wu Guogui, a young general, for no other reason than Wu Sangui, a rebellious boy, is so famous that even he and his confidants became famous together. .

In the original history, it was this Wu Guogui who strangled to death the last emperor of Nanming with a bowstring, Yongle Emperor Zhu Youlang, under the order of Wu Sangui, King of Pingxi, on Bizipo in Kunming, Yunnan!
However, all of this has not happened yet, and Wu Sangui's uncle Zu Dashou also died because of slaves besieging Jinzhou, and he did not surrender to the Tartars as in history.

Based on this calculation, I am afraid that Wu Sangui will not have the chance to surrender to the Qing Dynasty again. Perhaps he can also save his reputation and become a loyal minister and general of the Ming Dynasty, which is unknown!

Looking at Wu Guogui, who looked a bit timid, Yongningbo Zhang Cheng said with a smile: "General Wu wants to try shooting the Yunzhou blunderbuss, why not?"

He turned to Wu Zhizhong and said, "You ask the second team to come up, put the 36 Yunzhou blunderbuss here, and let the commanders and the general try shooting."

After a while, the soldiers from the second team of the first round of Division A lined up. They filled the Yunzhou gun with sub-drugs in front of everyone, and then knelt down on one knee and raised the Yunzhou gun in their hands. Let the generals from Jiliao choose at will.

"Bang bang... bang... bang..."

There was a sporadic explosion of firecrackers, more than ten steps in front of where Zhang Cheng and others were, there was a cloud of smoke lingering, when the smoke dissipated, they saw Zu Dabi and others holding a firecracker.

Each of them tried almost three Yunzhou guns. Looking at the broken targets eighty paces away, they all fell silent. They looked around at the guns in their hands, but they could not see anything else How is it different from the pitiful bird guns in my camp.

"This Yunzhou blunderbuss does not need a match to ignite, and there is no difference in other places. How can it be so sharp? Not only is it extremely accurate at shooting eighty paces away, but it is also extremely powerful?"

Zu Dabi couldn't understand this, and kept complaining, but couldn't see why.

Wu Guogui seemed to see some clues, he stared at the Yunzhou gun in his hand, and said to several people: "Zu Shuai, Liu Shuai, Cao Shuai, please look, this Yunzhou gun is heavier than the other birds in the camp like me. Many, it can be seen that the refined iron used must be more.

Look at the flint igniting mechanism, which is exquisitely designed, so that it is not afraid of the wind blowing the gunpowder, and it is not afraid of the matchstick burning the eyes, so that it can be aimed with peace of mind, and its hit rate is naturally much higher. "

Cao Bianjiao seemed to have a different opinion, only to hear him say: "Not necessarily..."

Seeing that everyone was attracted by his own question, Cao Bianjiao continued: "Yunzhou blunderbuss can cause thick wood to shatter eighty steps away. So powerful."

(End of this chapter)