stubborn thief

Chapter 246 Unbreakable
Under the snow-capped mountains, beside Qinghai Lake.

Wearing a thin jacket, Liu Shizi carried a disproportionately large musket on his shoulder, and jogged around the lake with big strides.

He sweated profusely from the continuous exercise, making his cheeks flushed and his breathing gradually heavy.

A large number of soldiers gathered in the lakeside camp. On the one hand, the auxiliary soldiers were envious of the general who ran hundreds of steps with heavy guns on his shoulders, and then turned back, with abundant physical strength like a normal person.

On the other hand, the soldiers also focused their attention on this huge musket.

It was the painstaking efforts of master craftsmen Shi Cheng, I and He Xin, and their gun was finally ready.

In order to make this gun, He Xin also specially improved the technology of drilling the bore of the gun, changing the original vertical drilling machine to a horizontal one to overcome technical difficulties.

In fact, it is not technically difficult. In all the production processes that require equipment, the craftsmen of the Lion Army have no problems.

Only the bare-handed refinement after drilling the barrel is the key node that requires craftsmanship. The seven-foot-long barrel needs to be [-] feet high with an elevated vertical drilling machine.

It is very troublesome for the craftsmen to climb so high, and it is difficult to drill every part of the chamber wall to equal width when working in winter.

Later, the drilling machine was simply put down and a workshop was built. It was much easier to manufacture, and it was a matter of course to make this gun.

But it was still a little heavier than expected, 38 and a half catties.

It is worth mentioning that, Shicheng, I chose flintlock for this big gun.

Because of Shicheng, I think that this gun can perfectly avoid the disadvantages of flintlock guns.

It is heavy enough and long enough, and the playing environment in the design is very stable. He can make the force of the hammer as strong as possible without affecting the shooting accuracy.

And because of its range of [-] steps, even if the fire fails, there is enough time to pull the hammer again.

What's more, there is a lot of medicine, there is a lot of movement, and it is assigned to the top level of firepower supplement, and the team's heavy weapons, even if they fail to fire, they will not be ignored in the salvo like ordinary bird guns.

It can avoid to the greatest extent that the gun barrel is put into multiple gunpowder and lead bullets, and the artificial explosion of the chamber occurs.

If you want to say how Liu Shizi feels now, there is only one thing, this gun is too damn heavy.

He has never slackened his efforts to practice martial arts, and it has become a habit of him like eating and drinking since he was a teenager.

So now the body is used to running less strenuously on the plateau.

But even so, this gun is still too heavy. Running with a disproportionately large gun is completely different from running in armor of the same weight.

It really made him talk about the feeling of running with this gun on his shoulders. To be honest, it reminded him of the 120-jin Guan Dao in the martial arts examination field.

But in the martial arts examination field, the long sword only needs to be used in a routine. Compared with carrying this big gun weighing nearly [-] kilograms for two miles, Liu Chengzong feels that it is more comfortable to use a big sword.

As he got closer to the shore, the soldiers cheered and cheered him on, and Saburo had already prepared Gebu shredded towels and leather water bags and waited there.

The advancement of weapons has always put forward higher requirements for their handicrafts.

In the past, it took [-] workers to play a light bird gun with three-dollar bullets.

A master craftsman with an apprentice can make one pole every month, and my subordinates work hard, and can produce two to three hundred poles every month.

After they arrived in Xining, they had to make heavy bird guns, and each shot would add about [-] to [-] workers, which would take one and a half months.

And this big gun requires 130 labors per shot, which is more than twice that of the light bird gun.

After running back, Liu Shizi was a little tired, so he walked slowly around the camp, drinking water while walking.

Cao Yao took the gun and leaned on a weapon that was taller than him, his eyes were full of joy.

After many years of absence, after Liaodong's wind gun, he finally saw this baby again, and it was an enhanced version.

The old thief Cao took three steps and made two steps at the same time, he couldn't wait: "Marshal, let's find someone to fight!"

"Satisfied with one shot?"

After Liu Chengzong walked for a while, the beating of his chest subsided a little, and then he sat down on the floor, beckoned Shi Cheng and me to sit down together and said: "Master Shi and Master He made guns, each rewarded with a hundred taels of silver... let's make it a two-wheeled cart, Let the mule pull it away."

He ran with the blunderbuss on his shoulders, and after personal experience, Liu Shizi felt that it was better not to let the soldiers under his hands suffer this crime.

Carrying such a thing and marching on the plateau is obviously the work of the animals, and there is no need to let the animals rest.

Liu Chengzong turned his head while talking, suddenly thought of something, and asked Shicheng and me: "Chengyun is not here, how many baggage trucks are there now?"

"More than 3000 vehicles?"

The carrier has always been in charge of this matter, Shicheng, and I don't know the exact number: "I heard from the carrier that it seems to be more than 3000, but Buying had to leave more than a hundred vehicles earlier."

"Well, I know that. The infantry battalion needs to be used for the light vehicle battalion. It seems that there are 160 vehicles for a battalion. You can add 140 vehicles to make up every vehicle and modify it. The gun carrying trolley is hung at the back."

After this trip to Haibei, Liu Chengzong deeply realized the vastness and sparse population of Qinghai.

Their experience of long-distance marches in northern Shaanxi will not work here.

Carrying [-] days of food and grass in Han is enough to deal with all situations, but here, if you want to fight a battle, you may not pass through the uncontrolled area for [-] days.

Instead, grass grows everywhere, so you don't have to worry about livestock.

In Liu Shizi's vision, regardless of whether he was on foot or on horseback, each chief should be in charge of twelve mules, 24 horses, and a cart with a load of [-] catties, and store their military tents, armor, food and grass And a pistol.

It had only been a month since the troops entered the Haibei area, and Liu Chengzong felt that it might be time for them to put afforestation on the agenda.

In the Haibei Baili and Haidong Riyue Mountain areas, there are very vast forest areas, mostly firs, cypresses, poplars, and birches.

But no matter how many trees there are, they can't support thousands of part-time lumberjack trainers and horse battalions.

When these people go out, they can kill all the wood used by the surrounding Zefan tribes for a year in three to five days.

Who told them to build ships, guns, and houses?

In the early years when Huo Luochi was still alive, when looking for wood, he sent Gu Ru Huang Taiji to take thirty or forty riders out, wandering from tribe to tribe with a knife, and he could bring back tens of thousands of Shiwei trees in half a year.

Therefore, the leaders of the Xifan tribe in Haibei today have a complicated mentality.

I wanted to persuade this group of strong soldiers, don't just grab a place, and the big men in northern Shaanxi wield their axes. The logging efficiency is so high, and they turn around and bald the hills.

But they were worried, and after a few words of persuasion, these people assigned the logging work to themselves.

Especially at this time, for the Xifan headmen in Haibei, it is no secret that the Lions marched into Juerwan, but there are many things to say.

Some people said it was the Han rebels, and some said it was the Han government. Anyway, it is not a good thing.

Naturally, the rebels were vicious and vicious, and the government was not much better. If the emperor had something to do, he would apportion it, and if the emperor had nothing to do, he would ignore them and let the Mongols oppress them.

Therefore, everyone's attitude towards these people is very similar to that of ostriches.

But there are exceptions.

On the second day of March, Dai Daozi returned from the war between Huoluochi brothers in the south.

Dai Daozi not only brought back the request of Yan Yan Taiji to stay in Muhaibei, but also brought an unexpected guest to Liu Chengzong who was drying the wood.

The blunt request is not a problem for Liu Chengzong. Haibei is very big, and it is a good thing to have a Mongolian pathfinding team thrown in the buffer area.

What's more, it can also make their trade more convenient.

Liu Chengzong planned to buy [-] large stone millstones from Xining, and asked Baiyan to pick some herdsmen to drive yaks as paving stones, and ran a dozen times from Juerwan to Haibei to grind a road on the ground.

As for this caravan, how should I put it, it is a tribute caravan from all over the world.

The leader is a monk in his 40s named Gamalade, the younger brother of Nangqian King and the abbot of Genbeng Monastery.

Monk Gama brought 140 horses and [-] yaks to pay tribute to the emperor and, by the way, to give gifts to Li Tianyu, commander of the Xining Guard.

"However, this monk doesn't know Li Tianyu either. He came here to give gifts to the commander of the Xining Guard."

In Liu Chengzong's handsome tent, Dai Daozi showed Liu Chengzong a map drawn in cowhide, "This is Nangqian, the southern gate of Qinghai to Tibet."

Liu Chengzong glanced sideways at this rough-painted cowhide map.

He found a familiar name, Yushu chieftain, who was a small chieftain of hundreds of families under the command of King Nangqian.

It seems that this Nangqian is a big tribe.

"How many people does he have, so far away, [-] miles? How did he come here even through the battlefield?"

Dai Daozi nodded: "There are 37 of them in a group, no matter Tubang or Mongols, they don't embarrass the monks, so the road went smoothly, but they walked [-] miles."

One thousand six hundred miles, farther than Liu Shizi expected.

"This picture is a good thing, let people draw it first."

Liu Chengzong handed over the matter to the painter accompanying the army, and then asked Dai Daozi, "He came to look for the commander of the Xining Guard, why did you bring him here?"

Liu Shizi reckoned that this Gama came to pay tribute to ask for something from the imperial court.

Otherwise, in a place as far away as Yushu, anyone's rule would be in name only.

Don't blame Gongma at all.

"I told him about the situation here, and the overall situation has changed." Daozi Dai said with a smile on his face, "He decided to come to the commander."

Dai Daozi said: "I asked, in the east of his brother's territory, there is a Tubang leader named King Baili, named Dunyue Duoji, who is extremely powerful and is attacking everywhere."

"King Nangqian fought against King Baili, but was defeated and killed. The Genbeng Temple where Gama was located was also attacked, so he came to Xining to ask the court for help."

Liu Chengzong frowned and said, "He thinks the imperial court can help?"

Is there such a simple person in the world?
Dai Daozi shook his head: "Xiaozhi talked with Gama for a long time on the road. Their tradition has always been to seek the title from the emperor of the Central Plains Dynasty, and at the same time from the Dharma king of Uzang. The Mongolian leader seeks title."

Liu Chengzong couldn't laugh or cry, what kind of attribute bonus is this?

Chen Shifo, who came over to watch the excitement with his gun, stood beside him, and said at this moment: "Commander, I know their place, and that King Baili."

As he said that, Chen Shifo pointed to the map and said, "Commander, please look at their locations. It is the only way for the Mongols to enter Tibet. The emperor's appointment as chieftain is a golden signboard for controlling the interior. The title given by the king can appease the people and make them more stable. "

"And the recognition of the Mongols will save them from being exiled into Tibet."

Chen Shifo knew these things very well, thought for a while, and asked Liu Chengzong: "I wonder if the commander-in-chief has received all the hearts of the southern lands?"

Receive all the hearts of the southern states?

Liu Chengzong frowned and asked, "How?"

"This picture does not have King Baili's territory. This tribe became rich because of its region. It is next to a place in the southeast. The commander must know that it is the only way for Sichuan to enter Tibet. It is a sharp road, which is convenient for doing business with the Han people. "

"In that area, King Baili can mobilize about [-] people, but if the expedition is full, there will be [-] troops."

"Now that King Nangqian has been killed, if the commander-in-chief doesn't have the intention to go south, he can naturally write a letter of appointment to Gama as chieftain, but a letter of appointment cannot allow him to regain the territory."

"If an army is sent to help, as long as King Bai Li is driven out of Nangqian and Gama is named King Nangqian, the gate of Qinghai's entry into Tibet will definitely be the commander's most loyal Xifan subordinate."

It was a bit difficult for Liu Chengzong to drive the four thousand Fanbing out of Nangqian... It wasn't the Fanbing's problem, the terrain over there was high.

His army has just gotten used to the terrain from Haibei to Xining. If the supplies along the way can keep up and there are guides who are familiar with the route, it will only take a month to move quickly to Nangqian.

But when he gets there, he may not be able to jump right into combat.

The difficulty can be overcome, but whether it is necessary to overcome it, Liu Shizi feels that more information is needed.

Chen Shifo waited for a while, and heard him say: "Go on."

Then Master Buddha said: "I think there are two benefits to sending troops to help each other. First, it is the financial resources of King Nangqian. 100 years ago, the ancestors of King Nangqian invited black monks to station in Genbeng Temple to promote Buddhism and donate [-] Qinghai knows about animals with horns."

"Ten thousand horns?"

Liu Chengzong wondered what kind of statement this was, and donated [-] unicorns to Wu Sizang?
"That's five thousand sheep or cattle."

After Chen Shifo finished speaking, Dai Daozi also opened his mouth and added: "Marshal, they should have a lot of livestock. This time, the horses brought by Gama are for tribute, and the yaks are carrying gifts. They plan to come and give them away, so we will leave forty of them. Go back and ride, and sell the rest in Xining."

Five thousand head of livestock is not bad.

Supplement meat, egg and milk, strong lion camp.

But according to the current situation where King Nangqian was beaten to death, it is estimated that even if Ga Ma made a promise, he would pay in installments at that time.

What's more, he had to cross the intermediate zone between Lazun and Guru. Once the back road was cut off, he would become a lone army, and the terrain here did not allow him to pull out the camp like he did in northern Shaanxi.

If you want to prepare for this war, you must first garrison them to separate them, at least take the front line of Chakayanchi first.

The battle line is too long.

"What about the second?"

Chen Shifo said: "The commander-in-chief is an outsider. Between Qinghai and Tibet, there are countless states that don't mind submitting to a powerful king. Regardless of the Ming Dynasty or the former dynasty, as long as the commander-in-chief helps Gama, let other states see the benefits of submitting. Everyone will join in."

After finishing speaking, Chen Shifo said: "At least, the Commander should see Ga Ma."

After he finished speaking, Liu Chengzong suddenly asked Dai Daozi, "When will Bai Yan come over?"

Dai Daozi was taken aback by the question.

Liu Shizi showed a smile on his face. He didn't necessarily want to go to Gama, but if he did, he thought it would be a better choice to send [-] troops and ask Bai Yan to pull out another [-] cavalry.

Yan Yan's troops have been to Uzang, and his people can get used to the height there. If the Lions' combat power is reduced due to the plateau, they can still have a layer of insurance.

Of course, this matter will have to wait for the people who are talking about it to transfer their accounts.

As long as the family members of the entire tribe of Taiji are under the protection of Liu Chengzong, the alliance between the two parties must be unbreakable.

　good evening!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)