Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 42 New Toys

It was already evening, and Yang Menglong was still busy.The defense of the entire county was entrusted to him, which meant that the safety of tens of thousands of civilians was on him, and the pressure made him almost breathless.Fortunately, he has a lot of experience in group fights and team battles. He is not only a fierce general who charges into battle, but also a strategizing commander. These experiences have helped him.Maybe you want to ask what is the relationship between gang fights and wars?Hey, the relationship is big. To put it bluntly, fighting is a group of gang fights with the highest technical content, don't you believe it?
For high-level group fights, it is necessary to formulate plans in advance and find an ideal venue, and to fight wars must also formulate combat plans in advance to seize a favorable geographical location;

For high-level group fights, weapons should be distributed in advance——compared with kitchen knives, wooden sticks, beer bottles, etc., but I don’t recommend using maces, because everyone doesn’t have much enmity, and it’s not worth beating someone to death with a stick.It goes without saying that there is a war, right?Didn't you have to open the armory to bring out a large amount of equipment before the war?

In high-level group fights, you must choose a retreat route in advance to avoid the police or opponents, which is the same as fighting;

In high-level group fights, it is necessary to discuss who will take the blame before starting, or it is not too late to choose after the fight is over. This is just like fighting;
To sum up, a master teamfighter is indeed capable of commanding a small army to fight against each other. As for whether he can win or not, it is better not to care about these details.But no matter what, Yang Menglong, a team battle master, has done a good job so far. He has mobilized the resources available in the entire county. Thousands of young men have been armed. The morale of the defenders on the city wall is high and their mood is stable. , and the materials he needs are full of warehouses, and it is not bad to be able to do this.Of course, Qi Hu is also responsible for this. This old man has rich experience, no matter how difficult it is, he can come up with ideas. With his help, Yang Menglong managed everything in an orderly manner.He was so busy here that he suddenly saw Xiao Yufang walking in, holding a bamboo basket in his hand, which gave off the smell of food, and then remembered that he didn't seem to have had dinner yet, and his stomach was growling. called.He laughed: "Give it to me?"

Xiao Yufang rolled his eyes at him: "Who brought you food? It's for Mr. Qi!" Putting the bamboo basket on the table, lifted the lid made of straw, and inside was a basket full of rice , There is also a bowl of sauerkraut fatty meat, which is mouth-watering.Yang Menglong breathed loudly, and Xiao Yufang was annoyed and funny: "Don't wash your hands yet!" He took out two bowls and put them on the table, and began to fill up the rice.

Qi Hu cupped his hands and said, "Miss Lao is here."

Xiao Yufang said: "Don't be polite, old man, you have saved our lives many times, so it's nothing if I cook you a meal... Hurry up, it will be cold if you don't eat any more."

Yang Menglong washed his hands, grabbed the fullest bowl, and devoured it like a pig, he was really hungry.Xiao Yufang had given up all hope for his way of eating, so she dug and dug from the wheat rice with a pair of chopsticks, dug out a steaming egg and handed it to him.Yang Menglong grinned and smiled: "The reed flower is born today? It can really be born." Peel off the eggshell and eat it in two or three bites, and then continue to grill the rice.To be honest, he really can't get used to this rough barley rice. He prefers to eat rice, but barley rice fills his stomach, and he won't be hungry when he is full, so let's eat it.

Xiao Yufang sat down, picked up the stack of documents Yang Menglong had placed on the table, and glanced at them hastily. They were all orders for raising supplies and making overall arrangements. The handwriting was neat, but the signature was terrible. Same as chicken chop.She read several copies in a row, each with the same signature, and couldn't help laughing out loud.Yang Menglong blushed, swallowed his mouthful of food with difficulty, and shouted: "Don't laugh, hurry up and sign the words for me, I don't know how to use a brush!"

Qi Hu chewed a piece of fat slowly, and said, "This old man can prove it."

Xiao Yufang didn't seem to believe it: "You don't know how to use a brush?"

Yang Menglong said: "If you know how to use it, you won't be able to write it like this! That damned bookkeeper deliberately punished me, and told him a thousand times that I don't know how to use a brush, so he just signed it. It’s unreasonable to ask me to sign!” This is understandable, it’s the 21st century, who still writes with a brush, isn’t it better to type with a Wubi?Some children will go to interest classes to practice calligraphy, but unfortunately Yang Menglong is an olive butt and can't sit still, let him calm down and practice stroke by stroke for hours, it's better to kill him.As a result, he was dumbfounded when he saw the brush. The master bookkeeper refused to sign for him, and he didn't know how to use a brush. There was a huge backlog of official documents here that couldn't be dealt with. He was almost worried to death!He reluctantly signed it, but it's a pity that even he doesn't know what he wrote, so let's forget it.Xiao Yufang shook her head, and discovered another shortcoming of Yang Menglong: she can't write with a brush!But now is not the time to laugh at him, she smiled and picked up the pen, and began to write quickly.Yang Menglong ran over with his job bowl in his hand, ouch, she is indeed a talented woman, her handwriting is beautiful and neat, and it was done in one go, which formed a sharp contrast with his ghostly symbols. When the anti-counterfeit label is used, those who are capable of imitating Xiao Yufang's characters will never be able to imitate his characters, and those who are capable of imitating his characters will definitely not be able to imitate Xiao Yufang's characters, hehe!
While eating, Chen Baihu came in, cupped his hands, and said, "My lord, old man, I have collected all the broken arrowheads you need, there are more than [-] pieces!"

The county magistrate came from behind: "My lord, the carpenters and blacksmiths are all gathered, just tell them what you want to make. In addition, we have collected two to three hundred catties of gunpowder from several gunpowder workshops. I wonder if it is enough? "

Yang Menglong said: "Wait, I'll go over after I finish eating. With a few splashes, I put all the rice in the bowl into my mouth, threw the bowl and ran out, and there was no one there.

Xiao Yufang continued to concentrate on helping him sign, but she was obviously absent-minded.

Qi Hu continued to eat, um, today's food is really delicious!

An academy in the county seat has been vacated and turned into a temporary workshop.Twenty or thirty blacksmiths and carpenters gathered here, and materials such as wood, earthen pots, scrap copper and iron that the county magistrate had worked hard to collect were also piled here. Fortunately, the old master had escaped, otherwise he would have seen the academy being destroyed. It's so messed up that his beard will stand up in anger.Seeing the county magistrate coming in, these craftsmen saluted in fear. The county magistrate said to Yang Menglong, "These are all craftsmen who escaped from other places. The local craftsmen are all working day and night in their shops to make all kinds of equipment."

Yang Menglong hummed and said, "Not bad, not bad."

The county magistrate said: "If you want to make something, just tell them directly, and they will make it soon."

Yang Menglong said: "Then I will not be polite." Walking up to these craftsmen, he asked: "Do you know what I am looking for you to do?"

The craftsmen said: "Know! Make all kinds of equipment for our army!"

Yang Menglong asked again: "Do you know what kind of equipment you want to make?"

The craftsmen shook their heads, they didn't know this.

Yang Menglong made an exaggerated gesture: "A murderous weapon! Let Jiannu's corpses lie all over the field, and remind us of the sharp weapon that we will all pee our pants in this life!"

The craftsmen burst out laughing, and a strong man called out, "My lord, just tell me what you want to do. I, Wang Tiehammer, will do it for you even if I risk my life!"

Yang Menglong felt that this strong man looked familiar, so he couldn't help but look him up a few more times: "Have we... met before?"

The strong man smiled foolishly: "Young master, don't you remember? Yesterday on the street, you gave me a horse's leg, and let me have a delicious meal!"

Yang Menglong slapped his head and remembered, it was the strong man who was obviously very hungry, and let the old and weak, women and children jump in front of him one after another!He wanted to pat Wang Tiechui on the shoulder, but he was a little embarrassed to find that this girl was a head taller than him, and it seemed a bit difficult to pat it, so he had to forget it and asked, "Your name is Wang Tiechui, right?"

Wang Tiehammer said: "No, my original name is Wang Jiafu, and I have been a blacksmith for generations. As long as it is something that iron can make, I can use this big hammer to punch you out. Everyone calls me Wang Tiehammer. After a long time, I don’t use my original name very much.”

Yang Menglong said: "You are very good. Not only do you not bully the weak, but you also take the initiative to let the old and weak, women and children stand in front of you. You are really good. I like you!"

Wang Tiechui continued to smile foolishly.

Yang Menglong said: "Don't talk about gossip, let's talk about business, you can do carpentry!"

With a quick swipe, a dozen or so people stood out among the craftsmen.

Yang Menglong counted the heads, it should be enough, he ordered decisively: "Your task is to rush to make a special kind of thick wooden barrel."

The carpenters were stunned: "Isn't it for making sharp weapons to kill the enemy? What's the use of making wooden barrels?"

Yang Menglong said: "Stop talking nonsense, it's useless, will I let you do it? You can see clearly, the caliber of this wooden barrel must be at least one foot, each piece of wood must be thicker, and it must be tightened with iron bars. Anyway, you Just treat it as a wooden cannon, can it be made?” He took out the blueprints and handed them to the craftsmen, the blueprints were drawn with charcoal, and they were drawn very seriously, so they could be understood at a glance.After watching it, the craftsmen said that there is no technical difficulty in this job, and they can make ten of them in one day!Yang Menglong did the math, ten a day seems too much, what a waste of resources!He walked over to pick up an earthen pot and threw it around, and then let go, and the earthen pot fell to the ground and fell to pieces.He said to himself: "It's too easy to fall, this can't be done..." He turned his head and asked, "Who can make wooden jars?"

The carpenters all laughed: "You don't even know how to make wooden pots, how dare you call yourself a carpenter?" Judging by their attitude, it seems that a carpenter who can't make wooden pots is a disgrace to the carpenter profession.

Oops, despised.Yang Menglong gestured with his hands: "The wooden tank I'm going to make is so big, it can hold at least [-] catties of water, and it must be tight without any leakage."

The carpenters continue to despise him. There is no technical difficulty, okay? Our apprentices can make a lot of them!

Yang Menglong had nothing to say now, and said: "Well, let's make these wooden jars as soon as possible, the more the better." Looking at those earthen jars again, he came up with an idea, and said to the county: "Find someone to take these earthen jars Smash it into pieces, don't throw it away, I'll use it when the wooden can is ready!"

The county magistrate looked gloomy, and you just wanted to make wooden barrels and cans after a long time of trouble?What a waste of my expression.But now Yang Menglong is Fang Yizhi's commander-in-chief of the city defense, and smashing a bunch of earthen pots is not a very labor-intensive thing, just find someone to smash it!

The work of the blacksmiths is more difficult, and they have to work overtime to make weapons.Weapons such as swords are too time-consuming. Yang Menglong asked them to make gun heads uniformly. Not to mention the saving of iron, the lethality is quite good. If you cut and stab to death, several long spears stab at the same time. seriously injured.In addition, they have to rush to make throwing guns, the kind that weighs one kilogram, and are also very lethal.Throwing guns can not only be used for hand-to-hand combat, but can also be thrown for long-range attacks. Although the spear-throwing soldiers also need to go through strict training, and the skills of throwing guns are not easy to master, but he didn't expect these militias and peasants to explode overnight. , become an invincible force, it is of course good to nail the enemy to death by throwing it, but it is not good, it is also an option to use a spear to fight hand-to-hand, if it is stabbed, it will be a hole.

After watching the people, he went to a room in the academy under the leadership of the county magistrate, where nearly a thousand catties of gunpowder were stored. In addition to the few barrels brought by Zhang Qianhu's troops, there were also a large number of gunpowder from the county workshop. made.Yang Menglong carefully picked up some homemade gunpowder, looked at it, and said, "This kind of gunpowder is fine for fireworks, but it's not good for blowing people up."

The county magistrate said: "The gunpowder is originally used to make fireworks. Who is impatient to live and dare to mass-produce gunpowder for the army."

Yang Menglong was a little frustrated: "But now I urgently need strong gunpowder. The stronger the explosive power, the better. What can this thing do!"

The county magistrate said: "Master Fang has ordered all workshops in the city to rush to produce high-potency gunpowder. These... should we throw them away?"

Yang Menglong threw back the gunpowder in his hand: "Don't! It's not okay to blow people up, but if you sprinkle it on straw, wheat straw, etc. and throw it on fire, you can still burn Jiannu to death!"

The county magistrate's eyes lit up: "That's right, when the old slaves attacked Ningyuan and a large number of Jian slaves approached the city wall under the cover of shield carts and tried their best to dig the wall, the Guan Ning army just wrapped straw with sheets, sprinkled gunpowder on it and threw it on fire." If it goes down, countless Jiannu will be killed and injured! I'm going to collect old sheets!"

Yang Menglong nodded again and again: "Yes, try to collect old sheets and rags, we can do what Guan Ningjun can do!"

The county magistrate pointed to the barrels of military gunpowder again: "Then these..."

Yang Menglong waved his hands again and again: "These can't be used in this way! I want to use them to make something new and give Jiannu a surprise! Just wait and see, unless Jiannu doesn't come to attack the city, otherwise, this battle will make them live forever." unforgettable!"

Speaking of this, this guy laughed intoxicatedly, that insidious laughter made Xian Cheng feel cold all over...

(End of this chapter)