Fenghou

Chapter 63 Weapons
"what!"

Zhang Kui stood up abruptly, his face full of shock, and he looked at the owner Wang Long in disbelief.

"You are not lying to me, are you?"

"What did I lie to the general for? Everyone in the county saw it. They led their mules and dragged their armor into the city. They looked so embarrassed that even the soldiers who lost the battle were better than them."

"It's actually holding a mule!"

Zhang Kui finally solved the doubt in his heart. Why didn't the other party chase and kill him? It turned out that he was riding a mule, not a war horse.

Zhang Kui hated him so much that he slammed his fist on the table, "Dang bang! ’ The big bowl rolled to the ground and broke in two.

At this time, there was a muffled rumble of thunder in the distance, and Wang Long of the shop hurriedly said: "General, they are here!"

Zhang Kui walked out of the shop quickly, and there were already many people standing on the street, all looking towards the top of the city.

Zhang Kui also followed the crowd to look, and saw a black army running mightily from the west. Soldiers were running on the top of the city. Although Zhang Kui could only see one head, he could see it clearly. They ran very slowly, with painful expressions on their faces, and many soldiers even ran while holding onto the city wall.

"How far did this run?" Zhang Kui asked in confusion.

The owner Wang Long sneered and said, "They run around the city every morning, but now they only run half a circle around the city wall, about ten miles!"

"What! You're so tired after running ten miles?"

Zhang Kui finally believed that the officers and soldiers sent to exterminate them were a group of mobs, those Xiangjun who were just dawdling.

The imperial court actually sent this kind of army to encircle and suppress him?Not too hurtful, but extremely insulting.

A strong murderous intent erupted in Zhang Kui's heart.

Today is the third run, and the results have already come up. The top ten are less than an hour away. There are no tortoises crawling on the road. No matter how tired I am, I can finish the run with the team.

But what made Chen Qing most gratified was that the names of the bottom ten changed alternately, and the bottom ten of the first day no longer appeared, and several even ran to the middle ranks.

It shows that these soldiers still have face, and no one wants their name to be blacklisted.

After only three days of running, the physical strength of the soldiers has obviously increased, which may have a lot to do with squatting.

As long as it can persevere, this army will definitely be reborn.

It's still early today. After the soldiers had breakfast, Huyantong would teach the soldiers to practice the Hujia spear, a very practical and simple marksmanship, which is very suitable for use on the battlefield. They will start practicing horse stance in the afternoon.

"Commander!" Someone called him.

As soon as Chen Qing turned his head, he saw Zhizhou He Jian standing beside the school field with a few followers.

Chen Qing hurriedly greeted him with a smile, "Is there something wrong with Zhizhou He?"

He Jian smiled and nodded, "The commander asked me to help collect some shields. I have collected hundreds of shields these days. Most of them are half-worn, but they are still usable."

This time Chen Qing only had [-] shields in his armor supplies, which he felt were too few, so he considered coming to Muzhou to collect them. Unexpectedly, he actually collected several hundred shields, which made Chen Qing overjoyed.

"Thank you Zhizhou He, I will send someone to carry it right away!"

"No, I'll arrange for the township soldiers to come over later. It's another matter for me to find the Commander. I'll find a weapon for the Commander and see if the Commander likes it?"

He Jian waved his hand, "Bring it up!"

A follower came up carrying a very long iron weapon.

Chen Qing's big iron spear was left at Wang Yan's place together with his war horse. He didn't expect that there would be a war in Lin'an. Qing, the standard spear is very uncomfortable.

While asking He Jian to find a shield, he also asked him to help him find an important weapon, but he didn't expect to find it so soon.

Chen Qing's eyes lit up when he saw the weapons in the hands of his followers.

He quickly stepped forward to take the weapon, and it turned out to be a green dragon halberd. Fang Tian's painted halberd was double-sided, while the green dragon halberd was single-sided.

The length is the same as the big iron gun, one foot and eight inches long, and weighs about [-] catties. The texture is not as good as his own iron gun. It is only made of ordinary pig iron, but the weight is very comfortable. Chen Qing also feels that his big iron gun It's a little lighter, without the feeling of pressing down on the hand. This fifty-jin iron halberd weighs just right.

He Jian said with a smile at the side: "This was originally a beam support of a family. The state government spent money to buy it, and asked someone to remove the rust. I hope the commander will like it."

"I feel just right, thank you Zhizhou He very much!"

"You're welcome, it's just a matter of raising your hands. In addition, I want to discuss with the commander how to strengthen the city defense."

"He Zhizhou thinks Zhang Kui's gangster will come again?"

He Jian nodded, "I know them well, they have their eyeliners in the city, and they will definitely come again."

He Jian's subtext was that if the other party found out that the officers and soldiers who came to suppress the bandits were such rubbish, they would definitely not be reconciled.

"I see. I'll make some arrangements. In the afternoon, I'll bring a few men to look for He Zhizhou."

He Jian went back and arranged for someone to deliver the shield, and Chen Qing returned to the school field with the halberd. He got on the horse and waved the halberd a few times, as if realizing something in his heart.

"The commander seems to like this kind of weapon?" Hu Yantong walked over with a smile.

Chen Qing nodded, "Before I always felt that there was something missing in my iron spear, but I couldn't tell, but after using this Azure Dragon Halberd, I realized what was missing?"

Chen Qing swept the green dragon halberd out, "It just lacks a chopping function. I used the spear point to cut the opponent's throat or smash the enemy's head with the spear point. Now there is a With a halberd blade, I can easily cut down the enemy in melee."

Hu Yantong took the green halberd and weighed it, "This guy must weigh fifty catties!"

"Fifty-two catties!"

"The commander has great arm strength, but this halberd is not perfect yet."

"You also know halberds?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.

Hu Yantong nodded, "My grandfather is quite proficient in halberds. This kind of weapon is rarely used now. It is mainly used in court ceremonies, but those are long halberds made of wood. If you want to use halberds, I suggest you use square ones. The Tianhua halberd can chop left and right. My grandfather told me that the weight of the Qinglong halberd is not balanced, which will affect the assassination effect, while the Fangtian painted halberd is balanced, and can incorporate both saber and spear techniques. Disadvantage."

"What's wrong?"

"My grandfather said that using Fang Tian to draw a halberd is like walking in iron shoes. It is very stable, but it will lose the flexibility of the marksmanship and the changeable characteristics of the marksmanship."

However, Chen Qing was very interested. His marksmanship was simple, fast, and fierce. He was particular about strength and hitting with one blow. Speaking of which, Fang Tian's painting of the halberd was very suitable for him.

Hu Yantong saw that his eyes were full of anticipation, so he smiled and said: "I'll talk about it when I go back, maybe the old man will give you a Fangtian painting halberd that he treasured when he got hotheaded. A treasure that doesn’t sell after three visits.”

..........
In the afternoon, Chen Qing took Zheng Ping and Zhao Xiaoyi to find He Jian.

For defending the city, Chen Qing has enough experience and lessons, he knows how to deploy troops to be the most effective.

"Although the bandits came from the south, the south is mostly piles of rocks, which is not suitable for large-scale siege. On the contrary, the north of the city is open and flat, which is good for attacking the city. Let's look at the forest on the west of the city, and the river on the east. Shoal, so on the whole, if I were Zhang Kui, I would definitely choose the north of the city to attack, as the focus of defense, the north of the city should deploy heavy troops."

He Jian nodded and said, "The Commander is right. The bandit's attack a few days ago was indeed an attack on the north of the city. Then should I mobilize the people again this time? I think it is still a bit difficult to rely on officers and soldiers to defend the city."

Both Zheng Ping and Zhao Xiaoyi were instantly annoyed. The governor's attitude was obvious, and he didn't take them seriously at all.

Zheng Ping immediately retorted: "Does the other side have tens of thousands of troops? It's only a few thousand mobs. Isn't [-] troops enough to fight them? Mr. He looks down on us too much!"

Chen Qing turned his head and glared at Zheng Ping, Zheng Ping turned his head resentfully, and said no more.

He Jian quickly explained: "General Zheng misunderstood. What I mean is that the city wall is too long, and the deployment of two thousand troops will be too scattered. Adding more strong men will also prevent the bandits from sneaking in."

When He Jian mentioned the sneak attack, Chen Qing's heart moved. He pondered for a moment and then smiled slightly: "Actually, I think it's unnecessary for us to discuss how to deploy defenses here."

He Jian was stunned for a moment, and asked in puzzlement, "What does the commander say?"

(End of this chapter)