Zhang Kui stood up abruptly, looking at the shop owner Wang Long with shock and disbelief.
"You...are you lying to me?"
"Why did I lie to the general? Everyone in the county saw it. They led the mules and dragged the armor into the city. They looked so embarrassed that even the defeated soldiers were stronger than them."
"He's actually holding a mule!"
Zhang Kui finally solved his doubts as to why the other party did not pursue him. It turned out that he was riding a mule, not a war horse.
Zhang Kui was filled with hatred and punched the table hard, 'Clang!' The big bowl rolled to the ground and broke into two halves.
At this time, there was a rumble of thunder in the distance, and Wang Long from the store hurriedly said: "General, they are coming!"
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 and saw a dark army rushing from the west. Soldiers were running on top of the city. Although Zhang Kui could only see one head, he could see clearly that the soldiers were
They ran very slowly, with expressions of pain on their faces. Many soldiers even held on to the city wall while running.
"How far did you run?" Zhang Kui asked confused.
The shop 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 exhausted after running ten miles?"
Zhang Kui finally believed that the officers and soldiers sent to exterminate them were just a bunch of rabble, those Xiang troops who were just messing around.
The imperial court actually sent this kind of army to encircle and suppress him? It's not very harmful, but it's extremely insulting.
A strong murderous intention burst out in Zhang Kui's heart.
...........
Today is my third run, and the results have come up. The top ten are all within an hour. There are no turtles crawling on the ground anymore. No matter how tired I am, I can still finish with the big group.
But what makes Chen Qing most gratified is that the names of the bottom ten have changed alternately. The top ten on the first day no longer appear, and several even moved to the middle position.
It shows that these soldiers still want to have face, and no one wants their name to be on the black list.
After only three days of running, the soldiers' physical strength has obviously increased, which may have a lot to do with the horseback gait.
As long as we persevere, this army will surely be transformed.
It's still early today. After the soldiers have breakfast, Hu Yantong will teach the soldiers how to practice the Hujia gun, a very practical and simple marksmanship that is very suitable for use on the battlefield. They will only start practicing horse steps in the afternoon.
"Commander!" someone called him.
When Chen Qing turned around, he saw Zhizhou He Jian standing at the edge of the school field with a few entourages.
Chen Qing hurriedly greeted him with a smile, "Is there anything wrong with He Zhizhou?"
He Jian smiled and nodded, "The commander asked me to help collect some shields. I have collected hundreds of them these days, most of them are half-old, but they are still usable."
This time, Chen Qing only had 500 shields in his armor supplies. He felt that it was a little less, so he considered coming to Muzhou to collect them. Unexpectedly, he actually collected several hundred shields, which made Chen Qing overjoyed.
"Thank you He Zhizhou, I'll send someone to move it right away!"
"No, I will arrange for the local soldiers to be sent over later. Finding the commander is another matter. I will find a weapon for the commander to see if he likes it?"
He Jian waved his hand and said, "Bring it up!"
A follower came up carrying a very long iron weapon.
Chen Qing's big iron spear and war horse were left with Wang Yan. He didn't expect that there would be another battle in Lin'an. He didn't have a weapon in his hand. At present, he was using a standard spear. Chen Qing was used to using spears.
Qing, the standard spear is very uncomfortable.
While he asked He Jian to find a shield, he also asked him to help him find an important weapon. He didn't expect to find it so quickly.
Chen Qing's eyes lit up when he saw the weapon in his entourage's hand.
He quickly stepped forward and took the weapon, and it turned out to be a green dragon halberd. Fang Tian painted the halberd with two sides, 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 fifty kilograms. The quality is not as good as his own iron gun. It is just made of ordinary pig iron, but the weight is very comfortable. Chen Qing also feels that his big iron gun is
It's a little lighter and doesn't feel like it's pressing on your hand. This 50-pound iron halberd weighs just right.
He Jian laughed at the side and said: "This was originally a beam support for a family. The state government spent money to buy it and hired someone to remove the rust. I hope the commander will like it."
"I feel just right, thank you very much He Zhizhou!"
"You're welcome, it's just a little effort. In addition, I would like to discuss with the commander how to strengthen the city's defense."
"He Zhizhou thinks the bandit Zhang Kui will come again?"
He Jian nodded, "I know them well. We have their spies 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 so rubbish, they would definitely not be willing to do so.
"I understand. I'll make some arrangements. I'll bring a few of my subordinates to find He Zhizhou in the afternoon."
...........
He Jian went back and arranged for someone to deliver the shield. Chen Qing returned to the school field with the halberd. He got on his horse and waved the halberd a few times, feeling as if he had some enlightenment in his heart.
"The commander seems to like this kind of weapon?" Hu Yantong walked over with a smile.
Chen Qing nodded, "I always felt that my iron spear was missing something, but I couldn't tell it, but after using this Green Dragon Halberd, I realized what was missing?"
Chen Qing swept the Green Dragon Halberd away, "It just lacks a chopping function. In the past, when I swept the spear, I used the tip of the spear to slit the opponent's throat, or used the tip of the spear to smash the enemy's head. Now there is a guy next to him.
With the halberd blade, I can easily chop down the enemy in a melee."
Hu Yantong took the green halberd and weighed it, "This guy weighs fifty kilograms!"
"Fifty-two pounds!"
"The commander has great arm strength, but this halberd is not perfect yet."
"You also know about halberds?" Chen Qingxiao asked.
Hu Yantong nodded, "My grandfather is quite proficient in halberds. This kind of weapon is rarely used nowadays. It is mainly used in palace ceremonials. But those are long halberds made of wood. If you want to use a halberd, I suggest you use a square halberd."
Tianhua halberd can chop left and right. My grandfather told me that the weight of Qinglong halberd is not balanced, which will affect the assassination effect, but Fang Tianhua halberd is balanced and can integrate both sword and spear skills, but there are
Disadvantages.”
"What's the disadvantage?"
"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 and variety of marksmanship."
Chen Qing was very interested. His marksmanship was simple, fast, ferocious, focused on strength, and one hit. It seemed that Fang Tian's painted halberd was very suitable for him.
Seeing his eyes full of expectation, Hu Yantong smiled and said: "I'll talk about it when I get back. Maybe the old man will get excited and give you a Fangtian painted halberd he collected. That was Gao Qiu's back then."
A treasure that was not sold even after three visits.”
……….
In the afternoon, Chen Qing took Zheng Ping and Zhao Xiaoyi to find He Jian.
Chen Qing has enough experience and lessons in defending the city. He knows how to deploy troops to be most effective.
"Although the bandits came from the south, most of the south is piles of rubble, which is not suitable for large-scale siege. On the contrary, the north of the city is open and flat, which is conducive to siege. Let's look at the woods to the west of the city and the river to the east.
So overall, if I were Zhang Kui, I would definitely choose the north of the city to attack. As the focus of defense, heavy troops should be deployed in the north of the city."
He Jian nodded and said: "The commander is right. The bandits' attack a few days ago was indeed an attack on the north of the city. Do you want me to mobilize the people again this time? I think it is still a bit difficult to rely on officers and soldiers to defend the city."
Zheng Ping and Zhao Xiaoyi suddenly became angry. The Zhizhou's attitude was very 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 just a few thousand rabble. Isn't two thousand troops enough to fight them? Mr. He Daguan is looking down on us!"
Chen Qing turned around and glared at Zheng Ping. Zheng Ping turned away angrily and said no more.
He Jian quickly explained: "General Zheng misunderstood. What I meant was that the city wall is too long. Deploying two thousand troops will be too spread out. Adding more strong men will also prevent sneak attacks by bandits."
He Jian mentioned sneak attacks, and Chen Qing's heart moved. He thought for a moment and then smiled slightly: "Actually, I think it is unnecessary for us to discuss how to deploy defenses here."
He Jian was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion: "What did the commander say?"