Chapter 118 Chollima and Bole

Wang Daxiong and the other two spent the only two-day officer rotation leave in December in restaurants, theaters and inns in the Nanhai Acropolis. Since it was not their turn to take the annual holiday yet, the four of them had no choice but to leave.

Reluctantly, with dark circles under his eyes and a body damaged by alcohol and sex, he returned to his position as an instructor.

At noon on the second day, after Wang Daxiong and Sun Xing had lunch with their recruits, they took advantage of the break to climb up to the watchtower next to the military camp and looked around at the defensive fortress complex under construction in the South China Sea Acropolis.

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One of their greatest pleasures in the military camp is to watch the construction of this fortress group. Every time they see a place has been repaired or a layer has been thickened, they will feel an inexplicable sense of satisfaction in their hearts, and they have even begun to

Thinking about how many people and how many firearms should be arranged where.

At this time, Nanhaiwei was still a large construction site. The outer trench walls had been constructed, and large and small fortresses were distributed in the west and north, serving the dual functions of warning and defense. But the new fortress in the inner city

The construction of the city has just begun. In addition to piling up the earth walls, the soil obtained from digging the trenches has also become materials for expanding the city.

However, this is far from enough to build a large-scale fortress group that is both offensive and defensive and can accommodate tens of thousands of troops and thousands of civilians for more than a year. Zhou Quanbin took advantage of the winter slack to recruit a large number of corvees to quarry stone. To this end,

Even the training of peasants and soldiers could only be temporarily stopped. He originally wanted to let the new soldiers join the construction process, but after calculating the training time schedule, he had to give up in the end.

Nanhaiwei's fortress was also built in imitation of the basic style of a bastion. Like the "Ishii-Lianhe" defense line, the outer perimeter is a combination of trenches, earthen walls and fortresses. This is the first layer of the defense system, in which there are also

A large number of iron caltrops, sharp wood and mines were deployed to consume the first wave of attacking Qing troops.

The inner city is a stronger and taller inner city. This is based on the original city wall of Nanhaiwei, which is taller and thicker. By increasing the horse surface, the blind spots under the city are reduced and the firepower density is enhanced. At the same time, the city wall is thickened and heightened.

It has two levels: high and low. When the Qing army ascends the first level of the city wall, the soldiers guarding the higher second level of the city wall will give the most violent blow to these unprotected enemies.

Of course, the construction scale of the Nanhai Guard Fortress Group is much larger than that of the "Ishii-Lianhe" defense line, and the amount of construction is even more staggering. Especially in the northeastern direction near the Dongjiang estuary, an inner wall needs to be built.

The harbor pier, and the fortress guarding the pier.

In this way, when the situation is extremely urgent, the Nanyang Navy stationed in "Xin'an Town" and "Qiongzhou Town" can drop supplies into the city, or coordinate the retreat of the defenders to preserve effective forces for the resistance against the Qing Dynasty.

After all, even if Shang Kexi captured Nanhaiwei and Zengcheng, there would still be Huizhou Prefecture behind them. Although there was no major construction work there due to insufficient manpower and material resources in Huizhou Prefecture, Zhou Quanbin also recruited a large number of civilians to repair the city walls.

The exhausted Qing army in He Zengcheng will never be able to capture the heavily guarded city of Huizhou.

"If we wait until we complete the construction and install hundreds of muskets and Franchise cannons inside and outside, the Qing army may not even be able to take down the surrounding earthen walls and fortresses unless ten or twenty thousand people are killed." Wang

The more Nobita watched, the more excited he became, even more excited than yesterday when Cao Hongxi shouted that he would take him to meet the girl.

"I heard that there is also such a fortress complex built in Zengcheng. It was all designed and guided by Mr. Guo Xing personally. I don't think Shang Kexi will even take a step into Huizhou in his life." Sun Xing withdrew his gaze and said with admiration,

Zheng Chenggong's image in his heart is getting bigger and bigger.

"Grandma, how can that piece of shit like Shang Kexi compare with Mr. Guo?" Wang Daxiong actually looked down on traitors like Shang Kexi at all, and he didn't know Shang Kexi's experience. "Even if that Li Dingguo comes, I don't think so.

He can compare with Mr. Guo Xing. If it were just about fighting, Mr. Guo might not be able to beat him by much, but if it were about other things, then Li Dingguo would be far inferior to Mr. Guo."

Son

Nanhaiwei and Zengcheng are so gratifying, let alone be able to capture them."

Although the Ming and Zheng dynasties have absorbed a group of local powerful factions and given them certain priorities, these soldiers or officers, without exception, must abide by the military laws and regulations of the Ming and Zheng dynasties. At the same time, they must pass the same process as other recruits.

The assessment during the training period can only serve as an officer. It is true to use kindness and power at the same time, but the power of Ming and Zheng is much greater than kindness.

Cao Hongxi and Peng Xingu are both from Qiongzhou Prefecture. After the training, they will most likely be disrupted and incorporated into Zhou Quanbin's rear army. The same will be true for the people they brought. No form of any kind is allowed in the Ming and Zheng armies.

servants and gangs.

"Don't forget, we still have Mr. Guo Xing in Zhangzhou. When the time comes, Mr. Guo will personally lead the army and directly capture the city of Guangzhou. Shang Kexi will be close to death." Wang Daxiong laughed and said,

Although I don’t know Zheng Chenggong’s strategy, I am full of unprecedented confidence in Ming Zheng’s future.

"Furthermore, I heard that there are people in the army who specialize in studying those weird guns and bombs, which are specially used to deal with the siege Qing troops. They were the ones who fired the cannons in the trenches five days ago. The cannons were very powerful.

Well, I heard that the hole created by the explosion can bury several people. If the Qing army is unprepared and comes to attack the city directly, it will be a good show."

Sun Xing listened to Wang Daxiong's laughter and also laughed, but he seemed to suddenly remember something. He sighed secretly and murmured: "I just don't know... when can I kill the real person?"

The Tatars!"

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Early that morning, after having breakfast, Li Anyong put on a brand new military uniform, with the tiger head medal on his chest, which represented the supreme honor. He was going to buy some soju and pickled wine from the trading shop in the center of Tunbao.

Meat, and the Jiangnan cotton that his mother longed for.

Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, many villagers have participated in construction activities in various places during the year. In addition, some of their families have served as soldiers. After their lives have improved significantly, soju, cured meat, dried fish and other foods are all available in the villages.

Became very popular.

As for the cotton cloth, his mother Li Wang specifically told him last night, saying that she had seen it many times before and was reluctant to buy it, but when he passed by yesterday, he walked in and took a look and found that the price of the cotton cloth had suddenly increased.<

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This time Li Anyong brought a lot of money home. After excluding the expenses of building a house and getting married, he probably still had more than ten taels left. Li Wang was afraid that the price of cotton would continue to rise around the Spring Festival, so she was cruel and asked him to go quickly.

Buy it back.

After all, the Li family is now considered well-known in Tunpu. The eldest son is an officer in the Tiger Guard Battalion, and the second son is an agricultural and military instructor in Tunpu. The family still has ten acres of land, and the two sons will get married soon.

You can't save money on something, you still have to buy it.

Before Li Anyong returned home, he collected all his monthly pay and military merit rewards from the Military Pay Office of the Logistics Department. After excluding daily expenses and the fixed monthly deduction of one tael of silver for retirement pay, the total was forty-one taels. This is

A huge sum of money, most of which were combat rewards, was much more than he had imagined before setting off in March.

However, the price of building a house has also increased a lot now. One of him and his younger brother will soon return to the army, and the other has to attend literacy classes and train peasant soldiers at the same time. Neither of them can spare time. Except for his father, there are also

We have to ask some neighbors to help, and the wages will be a lot of money.

The cost of getting married around New Year's Day will also be higher than usual. Originally, his mother thought about asking his brother to marry him as well, but after the final calculation, he immediately changed his mind and said that it was impossible for the two brothers to get married together.

.But he can only stay at home for seven days, and he must get things done during these seven days, at least settle on the girl first. With his current status and his brother's position in the camp, even if he doesn't build a brick house, he is not afraid to say

Not a good wife.

With the establishment of the image of the Ming and Zheng armies and the improvement of military treatment, serving as a soldier has now become an enviable profession in Zhangzhou Prefecture, especially in various forts. If it were not for the fact that the Li family only had two sons, they would not be able to join the army together.

On the battlefield, Li Anyong's younger brother may have been promoted to a soldier.

Thinking about these problems in his mind, Li Anyong unknowingly walked to the trading shop next to the small square in the center of Tunpu. He first bought soju and cotton cloth, and then bought cured meat. Seeing

When making noodles, after hesitating for a while, he bought a few kilograms and planned to let his mother make some noodles to satisfy his craving.

Li Anyong has thought that pasta is more delicious than rice since he was a child, but he can rarely eat it. He has already expected that when he buys this bag of noodles and goes back, his mother will nag him for a long time. However, in the end, he will cook it for him.

It may be a bit perfunctory, but his mother is always good at cooking.

After buying these things, Li Anyong did not stay outside. In the two days since he came back, he had received enough welcomes. Every time, he felt very cramped and wanted to escape home quickly. If it weren't for his father

He is even more stupid than him, and his younger brother is still practicing as a peasant soldier and can't leave, so he doesn't have to buy it himself.

You know, in addition to the enthusiastic neighbors, those fierce women in the merchant shops who always have dead faces are also very scary. They talk hurriedly, as if they don't pay for the things they buy. They are far different from those outside the military camp.

The store clerk is enthusiastic, but Li Anyong is not good at dealing with such a scene.

Not long after escaping home, Li Wang was scolding him for buying too much and spending too much money. The firewood door of Li's yard rang "bang bang bang". Li Anyong was just trying to open the door to escape from the nagging.

, his mother rushed out first.

After the door opened, an aunt Li Anyong didn't know walked in. He originally wanted to ask his father who she was, but he never thought that when the old man saw someone unfamiliar coming, he hid with his hoe without saying a word.

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"Dayong, this is the second aunt, our most capable matchmaker in Tunpu. Many families in our previous village were named by your second aunt." After Li Wang welcomed the person in, she smiled at Li Anyong.<

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Li Anyong watched his father take the opportunity to slip away from the door, and sighed secretly in his heart. When the old man came back the day before yesterday, he asked him if he wanted a wife, but now he ran away. He looked away, put on a smiling face and shouted:

"Hello, second aunt."

"Yo yo yo, look at this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes. In the past, you couldn't find such a handsome young man from all over the country. With this strong body, no cow is so strong. And the second aunt heard that,

Dayong is now an official and is in charge of many people. He can even meet the god-like Mr. Guo. His future is really bright. Second Aunt, let me tell you the truth, we in Tunbao are the most promising.

Yes, it belongs to you..."

As soon as the second aunt came up, she circled around Li Anyong, sizing her up and boasting loudly, and her kind words came out like a barrage. Li Wang was very happy and beaming, and Li Anyong looked even more embarrassed.

"Second Aunt, my Dayong is not that good either." Mrs. Li said while covering her mouth and smiling.

"Why is it not so good? Apart from Dayong, who in our village has ever seen Mr. Guo?" The second aunt was obviously very happy to see Li Wang, but she still pretended to be low-key. How could she not understand what to say next?

I immediately became anxious:

"We are all people who tell the truth. As for Dayong's qualifications and future, there may not be many in Tunbao who can match him in the future. And Eryong, your two sons are both very promising.

, tell the truth about how you were born and how you are so capable, it makes me jealous to death."

After hearing this, Mrs. Li was already a little confused. After her second son became a peasant and soldier instructor, the people in the camp were all polite when they saw her. There was no one to collect firewood or do laundry.

She argued with her again. Later, it was reported that her eldest son had made meritorious deeds and became a high-ranking official called Wu Zhang. This made her even more proud, and she couldn't help but hold her head up when she walked.

Since then, the number of people who came to Li's family to propose marriage has crossed the threshold. However, the candidates for proposal of marriage are mainly the second son. Although Li Anyong is an officer of the Tiger Guard Camp, he is invisible and intangible after all. Soldiers are also dangerous and may die at any time.

Especially when the first batch of pensions were passed back to Tunpu and the good people disappeared all of a sudden, many families were even more worried.
To be continued...