The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 78 Mo Dao
After finally accumulating [-] reputation points on the second day, Liu Zhenhua gathered the reputation points to give all the squad leaders a pair of light armor, and only had [-] reputation points left in his hand.

"Tell me about your uprising in Yanchuan County. What is the military strength of Yanchuan County?" Liu Zhenhua looked at the somewhat reserved Wang Long in front of him.

This was the first time for Wang Long to observe Liu Zhenhua at such a close distance, and it was also the first time for him to talk to Liu Zhenhua.

"Returning to the Kitchen King, the number of soldiers from Yanchuan County who surrounded us that day was at least four hundred."

Wang Long said in a low voice, his nervous look not showing any trace of his bravery in the landlord's compound that day.

"Oh? Four hundred."

Liu Zhenhua was very surprised. This number was far smaller than his psychological expectation. "Do you think I overestimated the Ming Dynasty's military strength?"

Didn't some of the popular science videos I watched indicate that the DPRK had many soldiers and horses in northern Shaanxi and other border areas?

"How about the equipment?"

Wang Long's eyes flickered, as if he was caught up in the memories of that day, "Those around, there are very few wearing helmets and armors, it can be said that there are almost none. Most of the weapons in their hands are scimitars, and the equipment does not seem to be uniform. Some people Some were wearing government uniforms, others were disheveled, some were holding spears to stab, and there were some people on horseback who charged and killed us. If not for these people, we wouldn’t have been defeated so quickly.”

Liu Zhenhua thought of those cavalrymen who massacred the victims that day.

Liu Zhenhua did not expect that Yanchuan's troops would be so small and the armor rate would be so low. Moreover, according to Wang Long, the equipment of those people was not uniform, which meant that those people were obviously not permanent troops in the county. It's like a tenant servant summoned by a landlord.

"There is not a single wealthy landlord in Yanchuan County."

Liu Zhenhua was extremely surprised, but when he thought about it, the local fiscal deficit had reached a certain level. If the county magistrate wanted to recruit rural warriors, he probably wouldn't be able to spend much money at night.

Those who wear armor and use spears should be the few regular troops in the county. Perhaps these soldiers should be called dilapidated military households.

With the local financial expenditure, it is impossible to support many soldiers and horses, and it cannot afford to pay the soldiers.

Liu Zhenhua knew that farmers had a difficult time in the late Ming Dynasty, but he did not expect that soldiers were also so miserable.

In fact, starting from the Wanli period, when the Ming Dynasty dealt with Manchuria, military expenditures began to skyrocket. Most of the military expenditures were swallowed up by eunuchs, ministers, and generals. Therefore, the army in the northwest towns was seriously short of pay. In the first year of Chongzhen, there was even a shortage of pay. 36 months.

Soldiers also worked hard for the generals, performed miscellaneous tasks, and suffered various kinds of abuse. At the end of the Apocalypse, each soldier received 5 taels of silver per month, which was less than a dou of rice. They had "no clothes to cover their bodies" and even sold armor, equipment, and Wife and son.

In fact, it was still the same group of people who suffered, because most farmers in the northwest region at the end of the Ming Dynasty had difficulty making a living and were forced to join the army or work as postmen.

"So, no wonder Wang Er led hundreds of victims to capture Chengxian County," Liu Zhenhua understood. He was determined. If it is according to what Wang Long said, Liu Zhenhua feels that with his current more than 2000 soldiers, maybe he can directly Take Yan'an Prefecture.

Liu Zhenhua is still very interested in the high-walled city of Yan'an Prefecture. Looking at Yanchuan, the city wall is like a high courtyard wall, and the slope is used to lengthen the visual effect, making it appear slightly taller.

With Gaocheng, Liu Zhenhua has a secure location. If the Ming army is encircled and suppressed one day, he will not be running around like a peasant army.

Rogue bandits, the peasant uprising armies of the Ming Dynasty were always mobile, and they were not mobile in a small place, they were movements across provinces.

Of course, a large part of the reason is to eat. Northern Shaanxi is barren. They have to fight everywhere to support the war. Not only can they harvest the food of the local landlords, but they can also harvest more rebels to join. Another part of the reason is because Sometimes they can't defeat the encircling Ming army. "The landlords no longer pose any threat to me. Now, what I have to face may be the Ming army and the rebel army."

Liu Zhenhua sat up slightly. He looked at the map in front of him. The rebels in the late Ming Dynasty were not good people. These rebels were originally honest farmers. After being forced to rebel, they had the power of life and death. This kind of power and In the past, when pigs were inferior to dogs, there was a huge contrast, turning them directly into a brutal army.

Most of the rebels are like locusts, with no grass growing wherever they go. When they arrive at a village, town or city, they often check to see if the young people there want to join them. If they don't take the initiative to join, they will ask the young people if they want to join them. Go home, if those people thought about it, the sword flashed and the heads fell to the ground.

Liu Zhenhua felt that he didn't take action against Wang Er last time. The biggest reason was that Wang Er didn't have the confidence to eat him.

If Liu Zhenhua still had the same few hundred people as before, haha, then Wang Er would probably have asked him if he wanted to go home.

These people's initial combat effectiveness was not strong, and their equipment was not good. However, as they continued to fight, their equipment became better and better, and their combat effectiveness became higher and higher.

On the other side, although the Ming army was in dire straits, many of its combat capabilities and equipment were still there.

When Liu Zhenhua faced the landlord's servants earlier, what were they holding? A short knife, less than two feet long, a kitchen knife, even shorter, and a wooden stick, which was unbearable.

Reinforced steel sticks have huge advantages when facing these weapons. They are longer, harder, and more powerful. The most important thing is that they are cheap and have a bit of prestige.

Compared to an armor-piercing gun with a reputation of [-] points, the price/performance ratio is simply perfect, and it can be equipped in large quantities.

But now, facing the Ming army and the growing rebel army, the only advantage of steel rods is that they are solid.

It's time for the steel bars to be withdrawn. With Liu Zhenhua's current speed of gaining reputation, he can also get started with some cold weapons in the mall.

Armor-breaking gun, Mo Dao and so on.

Liu Zhenhua's eyes were patrolling the mall. The team had already been organized and began to have armor, so the replacement of weapons should also be put on the agenda.

[Armor-breaking gun, twenty reputation*1. 】

[Spear, twenty reputation*1. 】

[Mo Dao, twenty reputation*1. 】

[Heavy axe, twenty reputation*1. 】

There is no doubt that spears and swords are more suitable for large-scale equipment, while heavy axes should be classified as special units. The biggest role of heavy axes is to break armor and fight from a distance.

The Song Dynasty was an era of heavy axes. The history of the Song Dynasty records that during the Fang War, Wu Shu was wearing a white robe, riding a armored horse, and supervising the battle with three thousand tooth soldiers. Decorated with long eaves.The three of them were in a group, with Weisuo running through them. Every time they took a step forward, they would use the resisting horses to support them. If they took another step forward, the resisting horses would also advance. If they could not retreat, the officers and soldiers would use spears to remove their pockets, cut off their arms and smash their heads with big axes.

Ren Hongli is suitable for this kind of weapon with wide opening and closing.

The more expensive ones are long-range weapons. The ancient double-arrow crossbows of the Warring States Period can be seen, as well as the modern compound bows.

(End of this chapter)