Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 49

Under Tangning's urging, the soldiers of the new army who returned to Honglian Mountain resumed their training.

In fact, there was basically no need for Tangning to supervise them now. After returning from Chenghai County for this trip, everyone's interest has improved a lot, and their sense of pride has also increased significantly.

Therefore, they became more conscious. Even though Tangning increased the training content again, they still didn't have any complaints.

Just like before, every few days, the new army would send people to the county to buy some necessities, and help Tangning sell some cigarettes and matches.

Every time they entered the city, they also wore highly recognizable military uniforms, and because of this, almost every time they caused a sensation within a certain range, like being praised by the stars.

Cigarettes and matches, two new things, quickly became famous in Chenghai County. Although they were expensive, they sold well.

After learning that the shopkeeper behind the scenes was General Tang, the two young masters who had cooperated with Tangning specially arranged for their servants to guard at the city gate every day. Whenever the new army came, they would go home and report the news immediately.

Then the two young masters personally went out to make a deal with the new army.

For this reason, the two young masters have been extremely affirmed by the elders in the family, and they are no longer treated as playboys, because they feel that it is a great honor for the family to get on the line of General Tang.

As for the shopkeeper, after he tasted the sweetness, he begged for more purchases several times, but Tang Ning controlled him tightly, and only provided him with an average of two packs of cigarettes and two boxes of matches a day.

But even so, this store has become a well-known store in Chenghai County.

Precisely because every time they enter the city, they are like stars holding the moon, and they can bring back a lot of money and supplies, so every soldier regards entering the city as an honor.

Therefore, Tangning simply followed suit and set up some competition training items. Those who performed well would be eligible to enter the city next time.

For a time, the crowd was excited and morale was boosted.

Of course, training is very important, but it doesn't mean that Tang Ning keeps his ears to the outside world. Almost every day, he sends people outside to listen to the news and pay attention to various trends.

The most noteworthy information came naturally from Jiang Shiying's rebel army. One of their partial troops was defeated in Chenghai County. Presumably, those soldiers who fled had already sent back the detailed news.

The only surprise is that it has been almost ten days, and there seems to be no response from Jiang Shiying.

They did not continue to use troops in Chenghai County, nor did they come to Honglian Mountain to seek revenge from the new army. It seemed that they had forgotten about this incident.

However, Liu Zhixian never forgot the existence of the new army, and sent people over twice, still asking the new army to send troops for support.

But now, of course, it is not for Chenghai County, but for Haiyang and Fucheng.

Tangning didn't set up a fire brigade, so he just found an excuse and shirked it.

It was March, and the new army, which no one had the energy to pay attention to, made another unexpected decision under Tangning's leadership.

Just after the early morning of March [-]nd, with the help of the dim light, Tangning once again led soldiers from the [-]st Company and [-]rd Company down the mountain, accompanied by five mules and horse-drawn carts carrying various war supplies.

Compared to the last time the Chenghai County was rescued without any haste, this time Tangning directly ordered the march.

The distance of this rapid march was about 30 kilometers. Compared with the hard-working troops of later generations, this distance can only be regarded as a small test.

Of course, this is the first time, so don't use too much force.

The fully armed ten-mile run has been trained for more than half a month, but this naturally cannot be compared with the fully armed 30-kilometer rapid march.

Half an hour later, everyone was exhausted, but everyone was clenching their teeth and persevering. For some who couldn't keep up, comrades in arms would appear beside him and silently offer help.

After an hour, some fighters had already begun to fall behind.

Tangning didn't tell the troops to stop and wait, but ordered to move on.

As for the soldiers who fell behind, he asked a platoon leader named Ye Dacheng to take them all without leaving.

The reason why I entrusted this task to this person was because through this period of observation, Tangning found that although Ye Dacheng was not good in appearance, he had a bright mind and was also eager to learn.

More importantly, this guy has his own way of leading troops. He has a platoon of more than thirty people, and every time Tangning assigns him a training task, he always completes the best.

Moreover, the soldiers under his command obey him more, and their cohesion is also the strongest.

Therefore, Tangning was willing to entrust him with any suitable tasks.

Just like general reconnaissance tasks, he is willing to hand them over to Xiao Wu.

This is also a very good example to let everyone know that Tang Ning cultivates people not by relationships, but by personal comprehensive ability.

How old is Xiaowu, that brat?There is no background, and now I can take charge of it alone. At this moment, I have already brought my own artificial team to find out the situation ahead.

Jealousy, yes, then show your true skills.

Ye Dacheng took the order and promised to complete the task.

As time went by, more and more people fell behind. Tangning herself was just persevering with perseverance, trying not to let herself become one of the laggards.

Although they were all exhausted and drenched in sweat, everyone was doing their best to persevere without any complaints.

Compared with the original, their perseverance and determination to execute orders have improved significantly.

Every once in a while, Xiao Wu, who was scouting ahead, would send someone back to report the latest situation. Everything went smoothly, and there were no emergencies.

This was also within Tangning's expectation, because the purpose of his trip was Huanggang City located on the east side of Honglian Mountain.

Huanggang City is a small city under the jurisdiction of Raoping County, but it is an important military town in Chaozhou Prefecture.

In the anti-Japanese war that swept the coast nearly a hundred years ago, it played an important role in protecting Chaozhou Prefecture and effectively defending the southeast sea.

Although the status of Huanggang City declined after the Japanese pirates were suppressed, and it has been in disrepair for a long time, due to its special strategic location, it is still an important military arch city of Chaozhou Prefecture, and troops have always been stationed there.

However, this time, the rebel army led by Jiang Shiying came quickly and powerfully, and Huanggang City was first under their attack. The defenders responded in a hurry, and finally abandoned the city and fled.

Now, Huanggang City is already under the control of the rebels.

According to the information found before Xiaowu, the rebel army has about [-] troops stationed in Huanggang City.

And here was the first goal of Tangning's plan to get out of Red Lotus Mountain, a goal that no one had thought of before.

Because of this, it was completely unnecessary for Liu Gong to worry that Tang Ning would take the opportunity to win Chenghai County. At that time, Tang Ning had already set his goal on Huanggang.

Finally, after nearly two hours of raiding, Huanggang City was within easy reach.

Tangning ordered the team to stop at a small hill about two miles southwest of Huanggang City.

However, there were only about a hundred people, less than a company, and the others were left behind.

As for Tangning herself, without anyone's help, she kept up with the first echelon without falling behind.

He was able to reach the current top level from the lowest level of physical fitness in a few months.

This alone has to be admired by everyone.

It was precisely because Tangning played a good leading role that the training plan for the entire team went smoothly.

(End of this chapter)