Li Yan easily got Su Jing's warrant. After he entered the arsenal, he found that in addition to the decaying crossbows and rusty swords and guns, he also found several muskets and three-eyed guns, but the wood on it was also decaying, and I don't know if it could be used.

He didn't care about this anymore and just took it out. As for gunpowder, he found some, but the result was that it was the same as the one on the city wall, and it was all damp and clumped. Apart from such a pitiful little bit of junk, there was nothing in the arsenal.

When Li Yan asked about the arsenal's account book, there were many reasons: either he had been fired or sold by his ex-boy, ex-boy, etc., but the person in charge had been punished; and the other was that the top was not allocated; or he had been distributed. In short, it was a bad account plus the empty window period of not making the accounts, which made the weapons that should have been in the arsenal now have nothing and cannot be found at all.

Li Yan had no choice but to give up. Since he couldn't count on the things here, he could only rely on himself. However, he still hoped that the grain warehouse in the county would have food, otherwise his food would not be enough. This time he collected almost all the tenants left by the thieves. There were more than 70 people in Ding Zhuang, and their families, the total number was more than 300. The demand for food made him, which was already sufficient, difficult to get.

For a few days, Li Yan had been in the county town and was familiar with the defense facilities in the city. When he was almost familiar with it, he asked Li Zhong to be responsible for the defense of the county town, and he began to try to train the gunners.

Although there is no gunpowder yet, it doesn't seem to be a barrier for training. The main thing is to make them familiar with how this gun is used and give them a reflection first. It is also a chance to practice. After he understands the division of labor and cooperation of the gunners, he can formally determine the operation steps and precautions for the breech-mounted Franchi artillery.

"Be careful," Li Yan ordered loudly: "Load! Load! Load! Fix it! Put it!"

With Li Yan's instructions, the soldiers who have just changed their career as artillery were acting unfamiliarly as they followed the instructions. Put the gunpowder packs on the sub-gun; then load the projectiles; then two artillery soldiers brought the sub-gun of the Frangian artillery to the mother cannon, put the sub-gun into the opening of the female cannon, and then pushed it hard to let the sub-gun be embedded in the tail tube of the female cannon; then one artillery took a prepared hardwood block, and then another artillery embedded the wooden block in the space between the back groove of the sub-gun and the female cannon, and smashed it in with a wooden hammer; finally ignited the lead and fired the shells.

At this time, the lead wire was not ignited, but a wooden pole with a clip similar to a bird-beak gun at the top, with a long fuse rope clamped on it. If a torch was used, the soldier who was injured and the torch fell down, wouldn’t it be possible that the entire artillery group would be blown away by gunpowder?

Li Yan corrected the artillery soldiers' movements and shouted: "You must obey the command! The movements must be fast and accurate. Don't shake your hands when igniting, be calm! Try to ignite the leads quickly! If there are any wooden blocks, remember to smash them! Otherwise, the entire cannon will be destroyed! When loading ammunition, you must be clear about the instructions, what kind of ammunition is loaded, and how much launching medicine is loaded, these must be carried out according to the instructions! Have you heard it clearly?!"

"I heard it clearly!" the artillerymen shouted loudly.

"Okay, do it again!" Li Yan ordered loudly.

Since Li Yan and his team entered the city, although there were not many people, the people felt that they were much more at ease now. That was because they could hear and see these new guards constantly training, instead of just collecting protection fees like the previous master soldiers, eating and drinking at will on the street, and not paying money, and never training.

The people were at ease, and the county magistrate Su Jing was naturally at ease, so the distribution of grain was very timely. Although it was not new grain, and there were also stones and sand, for Li Yan, it was just a re-screening. This helped him solve some of the grain problems and gave him the opportunity to develop his strength stronger.

Li Yan did not stay in the county town, but inspected three places in the county town, Qilizhai and Duzhuang. In mid-December, he came to Qilizhai with the newly printed notices from the county town.

"Press it up." Li Yan ordered.

A soldier posted the notice on the wall. He saw a portrait of a man on it, and the biggest feature was that he had a long beard. There were a few lines of words below.

"Remember to everyone!" Li Yan ordered again.

Wang Renjie read: "At this time, the rebels in Gucheng, and now the dog's life is dead. Xing'an, Liping travels all directions, and the heavenly soldiers are catching up.

They fled to change their names and surnames, and they fled to Tibet in black. The soldiers and civilians and others were tied up to surrender, and they brought jade and brocade clothes to be rewarded.

Those who can capture Zhang Xianzhong will be rewarded with tens of thousands of gold and will be awarded the title of Tonghou.”

Li Mou laughed and said, "Whose work is this? He actually filled out the "Xijiangyue" in a wanted notice, and it is easy to understand, which is really good."

Li Yan smiled and said, "It is said that it was written by Yang Gebu."

A group of people gathered around the notice and said to each other: "Oh, this is Zhang Xianzhong. If only he was caught, he could be named a marquis."

"I don't even look at your fate, whether you have this fate." One person sarcastically said.

Huang Desheng said, "I've been thinking about it all. I'm in Xing'an (Ankang), Liping, far away from us. There are so many government troops encircling each other in the middle. Can we get our turn?"

Li Yan winked, Li Mou waved his hand and said, "Okay, I've finished reading the notice and I've almost finished resting. Go to train! Don't be lazy!"

Under the leadership of Huang Desheng, the soldiers began training again. These were basically the newly joined tenants, and their families were all assigned to new fields. They were young and strong, as long as they could safely kill the enemy under Li Yan's command, they had to worry about killing the enemy with their lives. Two or three veterans, with more than ten new recruits, scolded and guided, and began strict training again.

They all wore thick cotton coats and used blue coarse cloth because the fabric was strong, durable, and cheap. Although it had the problem of fading, cheapness was important. The Ming army was still popular, so the military uniforms were all red, but Li Yan raised all his own food and salary, so he could only use the most economical method.
Chapter completed!