Linqing.

"Eliminate demons and protect the Tao, and use blood to protect the religion!"

"Eliminate demons and protect the Tao, and use blood to protect the religion!"

...

Accompanied by the Boxer Rebellion, the gorgeous Confucian and Mencius Knights entered the largest commercial city in the north with a huge welcome to eat and drink.

Of course, it is impossible that there are only the Apocalypse Knights.

In fact, the Apologists knew very well that they could not really charge.

That way...

That would make people's handsome faces bloom.

So the real fight was the entourage, that is, the loyal and righteous men who had defected along the way had expanded to 5,000. Because they were all entourages of the supra knights, they were all under the responsibility of officials and gentry from all over the country, equipped them with horses and new weapons, which were basically the same as the current elite cavalry in the south. The new full iron armor or Ming-style half-body plate armor, spear, cavalry sword, and each person's double short spear was ruled by Yang Shoucheng's servant Yang Hu, and Yang Biao, who defected to the entourage.

Strong combat power.

This is also the reason why the apologists eventually followed the north.

If it weren't for having enough confidence in the entourage, the apologists would not dare to risk going to the battlefield.

The other is the Dongchang Prefecture militia, with 5,000 infantrymen.

Thanks to Dongchang Prefecture's owning a series of commercial cities, especially Linqing, the largest commercial city in the north, the capital is not a problem at all. Therefore, this militia group is well-equipped and is directly all musketeers. The weapons are new bird guns purchased from Huguang, which is used by Xiong Tingbi. However, the main task of this militia group is to defend local areas, suppress unruly people, eliminate bandits, and close the door to defend when necessary, so it is not very sensitive to the weight of the weapon. These new bird guns are customized and have a caliber slightly larger than the original version...

The bullet weighs six cents.

In fact, Xiong Tingbi is also changing to this larger one. The bird gun they used before will still be suppressed by the Red Turban Army's muskets in actual combat.

So Xiong Tingbi is also changing this kind of six-qian bullet.

But one or two bullets are still out of his choice. That thing is still too heavy. It can be used in Jiangsu and Song, Zhejiang, but it is not suitable for Huguang and Jiangxi. Infantry maneuvers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are basically water transport. Not to mention long-distance maneuvers, even if they are mobilized within a county, they can be transported through water. Especially in the Taihu area, there are all water networks, and the countryside is boating, so they don’t care about the weight of the weapon.

But Huguang and Jiangxi must consider mountain combat, especially in their plan. Once the front line cannot stand, they must rely on the mountainous areas as a barrier, and carrying turtle dove guns to move in the mountainous areas, the requirements for soldiers are too high.

This kind of lightweight bird gun is the most suitable. It is enlarged to six cents of bullets and lengthened barrels. Its power is actually not much worse than that of one or two bullets.

War drives the progress of weapons.

All parties are choosing their own weapons according to their own circumstances.

New weapons are becoming more and more important. For example, self-produced muskets have now become the standard configuration of the main cavalry, and field artillery has become the standard configuration of infantry. More and more heavy red cannons have been moved to the city walls. Even places where they cannot afford the price of copper cannons have begun to cast iron red cannons.

It's just a little heavier.

The city guard does not care about mobility, and it doesn’t matter if you have five thousand kilograms of red cannons.

Even at this time, the north was casting its own cannons. Currently, the main casters are in Shanxi. The latter uses the extremely low-sulfur coal of Qinshui, that is, fragrant coal, as fuel...

At this time, the Ming Dynasty iron smelting learned about the sulfur content of coal.

High-sulfur coal is called stinky coal and cannot be used for iron smelting. Iron smelting is to choose fragrant coal, especially the extremely low-sulfur coal in Qinshui, Shanxi. The odor is distinguished through craftsmanship experience. In addition, there is weathered coal called black soil. The latter has low calorie, large moisture, but low sulfur content, and contains calcium oxide as a desulfurizer. Then, with the crucible iron smelting in Shanxi, it was finally obtained for low-sulfur cast iron, and then used to cast heavy red cannons. This was also the main project of the Ming army during the Tianqi period.

During the Apocalypse Period, a large number of five thousand kilograms of red cannons cast with this technology were loaded onto the Great Wall.

After all, as long as it is profitable, everything will be forced out. After the various imprisonments of the court disappeared, the gentry also flocked to industry and commerce.

They all know what's important.

"Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty is saved!"

A fellow villager said excitedly as he looked at the Confucius and Mencius Knights who were walking by with slogans in front of him.

"Can these literati fight? Looking at the tender skin of each person, can they draw their bows?"

A man next to him said.

The fellow villagers seemed to have been greatly insulted and turned their heads without hesitation...

"Why can't you fight? Do you understand the Six Arts of Gentlemen? Besides, now they are all firearms, who can use a bow? Just aim at it. Where did you come from? Why do I look at it?"

He roared.

"Uh, my father-in-law, the villain is a vendor from Shanxi."

The man quickly said with a smile.

"Hmph, I miss you from afar, I won't care about you anymore. Be careful when you speak in the future. The more you do business, the more sensible you should be!"

The fellow villager said.

Then he turned around and continued to be excited there.

The vendor behind him looked at the apologists passing by and smiled strangely.

Soon the apologists walked past them, followed by the entourages. These were really fierce warriors, but the fellow villagers lost their excitement.

Suddenly, a entourage turned his horse's head and walked out of the team...

"Ma Laoliu?"

He looked at the vendor with an unexpected look.

The latter also looked at him in surprise...

"Hu Silang? I thought you were shot by the Red Turban Army, but I didn't want to see you alive."

The vendor said.

"My family escaped when they were raided. I have been waiting for revenge in Shandong for years. This time, Commander Yang and the knights used righteousness to attack the monster, so they defected to them. Now they are following Commander Yang as the ward commander. This is not a place to talk. Let's find a place to drink, and then go to kill the enemy after drinking!"

Hu Silang said excitedly.

"Walk!"

Ma Laoliu said.

Then they're leaving...

"Slow down!"

The fellow villager suddenly said.

The two of them looked at him unexpectedly...

"Go and take this hero to our restaurant, and greet you with good wine and good food. I am the old man who is a strong journey for the heroes!"

The fellow villager said.

Hu Silang and the others quickly thanked him and left under the guidance of a domestic slave.

"I, the Ming Dynasty, still have loyal and righteous people. If they were all like this, why should I be afraid of that monster? The Ming Dynasty still has that righteous spirit after all!"

The fellow villagers looked at their backs and said with emotion.

Then he watched Hu Biao, the captain of the guard battalion of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, and Ma Ming, the captain of the investigation battalion of the Second Cavalry Town of the Beijing Camp, walk to the restaurant where he opened. At the front of the Confucius and Mencius Knights who had already walked away, Yang Dashan, wearing a jade-colored battle robe, was proudly waving to the crowd on both sides. However, this place is close to Shuntian Mansion. In order to avoid meeting an acquaintance, Commander Yang deliberately wore an exaggerated helmet.

Just like those helmets of Daming, Japan.

However, what stood on his forehead was a golden Dacheng Hall, plus some other scattered things.

Anyway, with these things, no one will see his face drowned by golden light.

Of course, in fact, there is no need to worry about this kind of problem.

After all, he has been away from the north for two years, and now his beard is long, just like three long beards, he can stroke it with his hands...

Nowadays, I don’t shave.

His beard two years ago was completely different from that time. He even gained a lot of weight. It was mainly because Zhou Hanlin was lying in front of Chengtian Gate. He was already unforgettable for his face, and he was always in my dreams. So it was not too difficult to recognize him, but it was difficult for others to recognize him in this situation without such feelings.

And at this moment.

Return to virtue.

"Respect the emperor to fight against rebellion, and the heaven punishes the traitors!"

"Students, hurry up!"

...

Accompanied by the excited roar, countless scholars rushed towards the Governor's Office in front of them like a Hakka who had untied the rope.

"No need to stop me, don't forget who paid you a salary!"

Member of the Henan Provincial Council, Meng Huali, the mountain director of the Xinyasuka Academy, shouted.

The soldiers who tried to stop looked at each other...

Indeed, most of their military pay was taken out by the Council over the years, and these scholars were all children of gentry. They took the military pay from gentry themselves and did not dare to rush to these young men, but they could not rush into the Governor's Office! Just as they were so sad, the Huskys rushed over and flocked to the gate. The soldiers were so scared that they hurriedly avoided it. These guys rushed past them and headed straight for the closed gate. Meng Huali disciple Shangguan Jieke suddenly pushed the gate, but found that it was closed from inside.

"ladder!"

Shangguan Jieke turned his head and shouted.

Someone immediately sent a ladder behind him.

Shangguan Jieke was the first to climb up, and soon he reached the wall, and then he remembered that he had to go down.

"Don't squeeze!"
To be continued...