Nanming Engineer

Chapter 124 Prepare for Another Battle
Everyone uttered "Oh" together, showing enlightened expressions, and at the same time, their admiration was beyond words. This analysis was well-founded and well-founded, and the situation in Central Sichuan was clearly explained in a few words. Although everyone didn't know that Wang Huan stayed at home, How does the Longevity Valley, which is as small as a pellet, know the situation outside, but it is not important. The important thing is that this is what Wang Huan said, and everyone can believe it. It doesn’t matter whether Wang Huan watched the sky at night or the fairy told him in a dream .

Numerous previous facts have proved that if you believe Wang Huan's words, you will not be wrong.

"My lord, according to this, Zeng Ying won't come?" Ma Chongming felt relieved: "The thief offering is powerful enough for him to drink a pot."

"No!" Wang Huan resolutely dismissed his fantasy: "He will definitely come."

"Ah!?" Ma Chongming was dumbfounded again.

"This person wants revenge on the one hand, and the silver mine in Tubaozhai is more tempting to him. For the sake of silver, he will definitely come." Wang Huan explained.

Zubian couldn't bear it anymore and said in a rough voice: "Sir, please give me an accurate message. When will he come? How many people will he bring? I'm so anxious!"

Wang Huan smiled slightly and looked at Ma Xintian.

Since he intends to cultivate him, he must show his face at the right time.

Ma Xintian understood, and immediately said: "Your Excellency actually made it very clear. Zeng Ying will definitely come, and it will only be around a month ago. Thinking that our military strength is limited, we just occupy the right place to block the dry road, and gave him a way to resist the enemy with no soldiers on stone pillars and had to block the road. Yang Zhan passed this idea to Zeng Ying, which will definitely make Zeng Ying look down on me even more Shi Zhu, so my lord asserts that the next time Zeng Ying sends troops, the army will not exceed the scale of this time, and may even be much smaller. After all, it will take a lot of troops to defend in the direction of CD."

"Zeng Ying's total number of troops and horses, excluding the false height, was only 3, while the army and horses of the sacrificial thief exceeded [-]. The border between the two was vast. Although there were many mountains, Zeng Ying had to divide his troops to defend the pass. Otherwise, we will repeat the mistakes of governor Shao Jiechun."

"In this way, many things are clear. Zeng Ying's invasion will not exceed 5000 soldiers, and it is likely to be less than this." Ma Xintian concluded, and then quietly closed his mouth, as if he had just said, It's not what he said.

The rest of the people nodded and shook their heads, even Wang Huan nodded again and again.

This person is not only calm, but also has a unique vision. He looks at problems logically and methodically. It seems that there are not only famous people among the ancients, but also hidden dragons and tigers among ordinary people. It depends on whether Bole can discover them.

Wang Huan clapped his hands, drew everyone's attention back to himself, and said in a vibrating voice: "Since everyone is clear, then don't delay, I will start to divide the work, everyone will act separately according to my order, and you must do it in a short time." In January, be fully prepared!"

He directly pointed out everyone's name and assigned things. The Tubaozhai silver mine and smelter are key protection units. Ma Wannian is watching, and now the two have other tasks, Wang Huan sent Ma Chongming to replace them, anyway, this fat man loves money like his life, with him, he will definitely watch his wife guarding the silver mine, will not Something went wrong.

But Ma Chongming had another task. He had to send his trusted tribesmen to purchase pigs. There was a serious shortage of fat in the lime ponds of the gunpowder field, and the pig breeding at the Wanshou Valley Pig Farm had just begun. A pig had just begun. From birth to adult pigs, it takes less than half a year for them to grow. They cannot quench their thirst far away, and they have to buy pigs to maintain the production of glycerin.

This matter was left to Ma Chongming. He traveled all over the world, and there were trustworthy and reliable people in his clan.

Zu Bian and Ma Xintian devoted themselves to the training of the three thousand households in Longevity City. Wang Huan himself participated in the training whenever he was free. feel.

The various mines in the deep mountains were handed over to the local leaders. These leaders were enthusiastic and proud of hugging Wang Huan's thigh. If they worked with Mr. Wang, as long as they worked hard, they would definitely get great benefits. It is the theory that Ma Chongming instilled in them many times.

Xu Tiezhu and Zhou Cheng continued the operation of the Longevity City. The city wall was almost completed, and the buildings in the city were about to be completed. The basic necessities of the people, food, shelter, transportation, and food distribution, just thinking about it is a headache. Well, the two of them are familiar with each other, so nothing will go wrong.

As for Wang Huan himself, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the gunpowder field in the deep mountains, which is the most secret place and the most critical place, more important than silver mines. There.

Making nitroglycerine and yellow gunpowder by local methods is very dangerous. There have been two explosions there in the past two days, both caused by carelessness during the production process. More than a dozen people died and many sheds were destroyed. If it weren't for Wang The salaries are high and the pensions are given in a timely manner. Those natives who pretend to be craftsmen may have run away long ago.

Wang Huan had to cultivate a group of skilled craftsmen, otherwise, if the bombing continued, not much gunpowder would be produced, and his own workshop would not be able to continue.

……

Looking at the dragon gate in Chongqing City, Yang Zhan was in the hall of the general army, without saying a word, kneeling in the hall with his head down, his upper body exposed, being whipped by a strong man behind him.

The whipping had been going on for a while, and Yang Zhan's muscular back was already bloody. The long whip was whipped on the wound where the flesh was ripped apart, and countless blood splashes were sprinkled on the stone floor, like petals of peach blossoms. And beautiful.

Zeng Ying stood behind the long table with her face darkened and her body turned away, looking at a picture of a tiger descending a mountain hanging on the wall, and remained motionless.

Jiang Li, a thousand households of Jin Yiwei, stood silently aside, looking at his heart with eyes, nose, and heart, with an indifferent expression, as if turning a blind eye to the whipping in the hall.

Several other generals in military uniforms with arrow sleeves also knelt on the ground, trying to persuade them.

"Junmen, Yang Zhan lost troops and generals in this battle and returned in a great defeat. He should be punished by military law. However, this is the time to employ people. Please be kind to the army and let him perform meritorious service. Please spare him this time."

"That's right, Junmen. Let's remember that General Yang has countless military exploits in the past. He followed the Lord in many battles in the north and south. He worked hard and made great achievements. Let's remember this time. The general is willing to vouch for him and let him make up for his mistakes in the future."

"Junmen, the last general is also willing to vouch for General Yang, and ask the Junmen to take back the order of the thousand lashes. If you really hit the thousand lashes, General Yang will definitely die."

"General Yang is brave and good at fighting. He is a leader of my generation. This time he was only caught by the barbarian's trick for a while. It is expected that he will be more careful next time. If the Nuo Junmen really beat him to death, he fell into the barbarian's trick instead. Relatives and enemies, hurry up, Junmen."

The generals and officers were sweating profusely, pleading endlessly, and Yang Zhan, who lowered his head and forced himself to bear the whip, was almost on the verge of coma. On the ground, it was about to merge into a small stream, and the military method of one thousand lashes was only two hundred lashes.

The sergeant wielding a long whip actually couldn't bear it, but Zeng Ying's army is like a mountain. If he doesn't use all his strength to whip, then someone else will beat him, and he must be beaten together.

The generals persuaded him for a long time, but Zeng Ying didn't even turn back, staring at the tiger on the wall without expression, all the generals peeked at each other, gritted their teeth, and slammed their heads on the ground. He begged for mercy.

(End of this chapter)