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Chapter 998
After Zhangbei's great victory, the soldiers of the third town quickly went south by sea boat, and joined forces with the fourth town who had gone south ahead of schedule in Kaifeng, Henan, to encircle Nian Gengyao's Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion soldiers.

Due to Yuzhu's deliberate arrangement, the highest peacetime establishment among the new army is Zhen.

In the event of a war, several towns will be temporarily organized into an army to be responsible for a certain aspect of the battle command.

The so-called army, that is, 2-3 towns are temporarily organized together, and one of the most capable towns is designated as the commander of the army.

After the campaign goal is achieved, the army's establishment will naturally be disbanded.

The benefits of doing so are great, mainly because of the institutionalized prevention of the birth of a large army leader.

To be honest, even though there are only more than 1 people in a town of the New Army, there are more than 9000 guns and dozens of 6-8-pound guns, which is powerful enough.

"Sir, why have you been eating dirt behind the rebels?"

"Yes, sir, the rebel army is not far ahead, let's catch up, and we can destroy them with one charge."

"Sir, as long as my alliance is allowed to attack, I promise to defeat the rebels."

In the headquarters of the Pingnan Army, Commander He Wenda was surrounded by several confidant officers, and everyone rushed to fight.

He Wenda is the commander of the third town and the admiral of the Henan Green Camp, and he has made outstanding achievements in the just-concluded Zhangbei battle, so it is very appropriate for him to be the commander of the army temporarily.

Before going south this time, Yuzhu had taught him the opportunity face to face, but He Wenda could only do it quietly, but could not say it out loud.

"What do you know? Push the rebels into Hubei, which is densely covered with water, and then they can gather and wipe them out!" What can He Wenda say, he can only use his authority.

Chen Jun, the leader of the ninth bid, relied on He Wenda's favorite general, and said without shame: "Sir, as long as you allow me to attack, I will definitely capture Nian Gengyao for you."

"Presumptuous." He Wenda became angry, and went up against the case, "What do you look like? You dare not even listen to the orders of the head of the mountain, and you are against you? Get out of here."

From a purely military point of view, He Wenda couldn't explain why he didn't immediately defeat Nian Gengyao's Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion.

When he couldn't explain the reason clearly, he could only lift out the jade pillar and use the momentum to suppress others.

However, with Yuzhu's high prestige in the army, no one dared to break ground on Taisui, so everyone had to get out obediently.

After all his subordinates left, Li Run, the commander of the fourth town who knew the inside story, said with a wry smile: "The head of the mountain insists on driving away the tigers, so we can only obey orders."

Three days ago, Nian Gengyao led [-] Green Battalion soldiers to fight a fierce battle with the Heping Southern Army in Zhongmou County, west of Kaifeng.

Don't look at Nian Gengyao's 8 men, but they were defeated and forced to turn south.

What is more strange is that the unscathed Pingnan Army, with an army of [-] armed to the teeth, hangs far behind Nian Gengyao.

Nian Gengyao was in the front, and the Pingnan Army was behind. The two armies were separated by more than 100 miles.

From Zhongmou to Xinzheng, and from Xuzhou to Yancheng, the Pingnan Army has been trailing behind Nian Gengyao, only two days away.

No wonder the subordinates didn't understand that with the mobility of the new army, even if the third town and the fourth town were not as good as the first town, they could at least chase a hundred miles a day, right?

However, He Wenda's daily work is just nine words: follow closely, fight dumbly, and fortify the wall.

Before camping at night, trenches must be dug, parapets built, and multiple secret sentries must be sent out to guard against possible night attacks by the enemy.

"Lianggong, the people from Yuzhu have been following behind us all the time. When we go, they also go. When we stop, they also stop. We stayed in one place for more than three days, and they rushed up to fight. Alas, it is obvious Ah, they want us to help them become villains!" The fourth child sighed heavily, and expressed his thoughts beyond the limits of patience.

Today is different from the past, the fourth child is not the emperor, but the bereaved dog who took refuge in Nian Gengyao after failing to seize the throne.

Nian Gengyao's temper has always been self-willed and extremely arrogant, and he has to listen to the opinions of the art of war.

The fourth child who is proficient in tactics, even his own father, the old emperor, was plotted to death. Think about it, how powerful is this?

However, after the fourth child escaped to Nian Gengyao's territory, even though he was treated like a guest of honor, he dared not speak casually.

The fourth child knew well that Nian Gengyao didn't chop off his head, and sent him to the capital to ask for credit, which was enough for him.

The so-called authorities are obsessed, and bystanders are clear.

The fourth child, who had never dared to talk nonsense, felt that it was necessary to remind Nian Gengyao.

Nian Gengyao glanced at the fourth brother-in-law, alas, he is still too loyal.

Change to someone who is ruthless and ruthless, directly chopped off the head of the fourth child, and asked Yuzhu to surrender, not to mention high-ranking officials and rich salary, at least the lives of the whole family can be saved, right?

The fourth child fully understands the profound connotation of Nian Gengyao's glance at him, heck, you can just pretend, if you don't turn back at this time, when Yuzhu secures the throne and controls the situation in the whole country, there will be no chance at all.

In essence, the fourth child and Nian Gengyao are of the same kind, not only ambitious but also capable.

Helpless, there is a gap between the weapons and equipment of the new army and the green battalion soldiers without guns. This kind of battle cannot be fought!
Nian Gengyao remembered very clearly that in the battle of Zhongmou, the two armies had just set up a decisive battle when dozens of artillery pieces of the new army opened fire at the same time.

Alas, the soldiers of the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion, caught off guard, were blown into a daze, their souls scattered, and their formations in chaos.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Nian Gengyao quickly ordered a general attack.

As a result, facing the dense line of guns of the new army, the soldiers of the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion could only parry, but had no power to fight back, and could only be defeated.

Originally, Nian Gengyao thought it was over.

Who would have thought that when the new army saw the main force of the defeated Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion running south, they stopped pursuing them.

Don't say that the fourth child who doesn't understand military affairs can see it, how can Nian Gengyao not know that Yuzhu's plan is obviously a plan to drive tigers and wolfs away.

If the soldiers of the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion are tigers, then the big landlords, big gentry, big gentry, and big bureaucrats in the four provinces of Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu are the wolves to swallow.

The new army was only two days away. With such a short distance, Nian Gengyao must not have time to gather troops to attack the city.

However, the more than 5 defeated troops in Shaanxi and Gansu must eat, right?
Nian Gengyao, he was born as a Jinshi, so he was very clear-headed.

Grabbing the people's food along the way is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also easily destroys the foundation of the revival.

It is clearly recorded in the history books that anyone who robs the bandits will inevitably fail, and no one will be spared.

To be honest, even though he failed in the decisive battle, Nian Gengyao was still very clear-headed, and he absolutely could not learn from the rogues.

Therefore, along the way, the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion soldiers only robbed rich families.

For a big family, even if the owner runs away early in fear of death, the granary cannot be taken away.

Just robbing one big family is enough for the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion soldiers to eat for several days.

How about grabbing two or three?
Nian Gengyao was very good at buying people's hearts, robbing [-]% of the food from the big families, and deliberately distributed the rest of the food to the poor people in the surrounding area.

Under the temptation of Xiao En Xiaohui, Nian Gengyao's subordinates once again gathered more than 8 people.

However, at least half of the 8 people are untrained rabble.

Nian Gengyao gathered these people for one purpose, to use them to attract the attention of the pursuers, so that the real main force of the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion could shake off the pursuers.

The fourth child thought about it for a while, and was about to continue persuading Nian Gengyao to go back to Shaanxi, Gansu or Sichuan.

Sichuan is Nian Gengyao's old territory and the place where he started.

However, at this moment, the sentry came to report, "I am handsome, the pursuers are suddenly approaching!"

Alas, there is no other way but to transfer it!

The fourth child had already reached the point of his mouth, so he had no choice but to swallow it back.

Almost at the same time, Yu Zhu, who was returning to Tianjin from Luanzhou, happened to meet the gun-making equipment shipped from England.

The guns of this era are not powered by steam and are all done by hand.

The specific process is roughly as follows: 1. First burn the iron plate red and beat it into a solid cylindrical shape. 2. After the cylinder is cooled, place it on a boring machine for boring. 3. Use a boring tool made of a hardened steel bar for rough boring. 4. One person shakes the boring tool, one person pushes the barrel forward, and repeats several times to complete the rough boring inside the barrel. 5. Then use the reamer made of steel bars with the head into a triangular prism to ream the bore. 6. The caliber of the gun barrel can be controlled by a paper pad reamer. The reamer does not have all three blades involved in the scraping in the chamber, but only one edge for scraping. The flat part is made of wood If the caliber is too small, add a piece of paper between the wood and the reamer. After reaming once, add another piece of paper if it is still too small.

After the barrel has been reamed, it needs to be straightened and the outer wall ground.

The whole process seems to be very simple, in fact, the technical content is really not low!

With the economic strength and handicraft strength of the British Empire colonizing the world, at most it can produce [-] to [-] guns a year.

Regardless of the grease in his hands, Yu Zhu fondled the gun-making equipment affectionately, over and over again, without stopping.

Hey, this is the treasure of defending the country.

The national defense industry must be in the palm of your hand, so you can sleep at night!

"Darling, Darling..." Alice, who accompanied her, yelled several times, but Yu Zhu didn't hear it, and gently stroked the precious boring machine like a beloved woman.

To be honest, this kind of boring machine is the quasi-alliance relationship between China and Britain, and the British are willing to export it.

When leaving the pier, Yuzhu gave a special order, "To meet all the requirements of the British gunsmiths as much as possible."

These days, it is said that there are 360 ​​lines, but in fact, all lines have technical barriers.

If you want a master to accept an apprentice, you must first become an apprentice who only cares about food.

After a few years of apprenticeship, the master feels that you have worked hard and is willing to teach you a hand, which is a great fortune.

During the apprenticeship, the master can beat and scold the apprentice at will.

There is nothing the apprentice can do, he can't study and take the talent test, and his family is poor, so he can learn a craft and support his family in the future, which is good enough.

There has always been a folk rumor that no matter how difficult the world is, craftsmen will not starve to death!
(End of this chapter)