Those who have a revolver treasure it like a heart and soul, while those who don't will naturally covet this sharp weapon.
In order to be able to touch two revolvers, some people did laundry and served meals to the old soldiers in exchange for the opportunity to have close contact with the revolvers.
Now that we have a new revolver, how can we not make the soldiers who don’t have it excited?
Even though Xu Chengfei was determined not to distribute the revolvers, everyone excitedly gathered around the box containing the revolvers. It seems that even being a little closer to the revolver can give them a satisfying comfort. Many people even stopped going back to the barracks to sleep at night, and just stayed on the floor next to the boxes, unwilling to leave for a moment.
When Han Du came, he was seen by the sharp-eyed gatekeeper before he reached the gate of the camp. He happily turned back towards the camp and suddenly shouted: "Commander Han is here."
When the soldiers who were originally guarding the box heard someone outside shouting that Commander Han was coming, they immediately crowded out the door like startled gulls and herons and ran towards Han Du.
Shanziying is not dominated by General Xu, Han Ducai is truly the leader of Shanziying. General Xu would not give them revolvers, but as long as Commander Han spoke, General Xu could not stop them.
As for how to get Commander Han to be willing to give them revolvers... if the crying children have milk, then of course they will be sold miserably!
So, Han Du, who had just walked into the camp gate, saw a sight he would never forget.
All of them were rough men with unshaven beards, but they awkwardly acted like irritated little wives, with tears and runny noses flying everywhere.
Han Du suddenly felt a chill all over his body, couldn't help but hugged his arms, and asked doubtfully: "Did you... just cry?"
After everyone heard Han Du's words, they suddenly felt a little embarrassed. But when they thought about whether they could get the revolver off or not, it all depended on what they were doing. They all got worried again.
He suddenly knelt down towards Han Du, crying with runny nose and tears.
The leader said: "Sir, I have joined the army since I was sixteen, and it has been ten years now. Every time I go to the battlefield, I put my head on my belt. Every time I don't know if I can survive." Come down... woo woo..."
At first he was just pretending to cry, but the more he talked, he actually cried in the end. As he cried, others couldn't help but cry too.
It is not easy to be a military household in the Ming Dynasty. Once you are a military household, you will be a military household for generations. Even when they are old, as long as they are still alive, they need to go out with the army. They charged with arrows and risked their lives just to keep their family's military land tax-free.
And only those who have been on the battlefield will know how important it is to have a sharp weapon. With this revolver, their hope of surviving on the battlefield has increased at least ten times, which for them cannot be bought with any amount of gold and silver.
The men, all big and round, knelt on the ground and cried loudly. Han Du was a little confused and didn't understand what happened in Shanzi Camp these two days.
"What are you doing?"
When the soldiers heard this, they cried and bowed down to Han Du, "Please give us the fire blunderbuss, sir."
Firegun?
Han Du was stunned for a moment and suddenly understood. He smiled and said, "What you want is the revolver, right?"
"Yes, please give me the revolver, Lord Commander." Everyone bowed again.
Han Du saw more and more soldiers gathered in front of him and knelt down. He quickly stretched out his hand to signal, "Get up, everyone. This revolver was originally prepared for you. How can I give it to you?"
"Sir, are you telling the truth? Is this really prepared for us?" An old pawn in the leader asked in disbelief.
Han Du glanced at him, nodded and smiled: "Of course, otherwise what would I do if I asked someone to send the revolver to Shanzi Camp? Everyone, get up." With that, Han Du stretched out his hand to signal.
Only then did everyone believe Han Du and stood up from the ground.
Han Du walked forward, and the crowd automatically separated into a path. Han Du first found Xu Chengfei and was a little puzzled as to why he did not distribute the revolvers to the soldiers in time after they arrived.
"These revolvers should have arrived the day before yesterday, right? Why didn't you distribute them?"
Xu Chengfei glanced at Han Du lightly, chuckled and said, "Are you really not aware, or are you pretending not to know?"
"What should I know?" Xu Chengfei's words made Han Du even more confused.
Xu Chengfei saw that what Han Du said was sincere and not like he was pretending, so he put down the pen in his hand and wiped his hands. He raised his eyes and looked at Han Du and said: "Grace comes from above to protect those below. You don't know this truth, right? You are the leader of the Shanzi Camp, and you got these revolvers. Naturally It should be distributed by you. In this way, the soldiers will remember your kindness and obey your orders without any violation. And what if I distribute it? Will I reach out and pick your peaches? Do you want these soldiers to listen to me and ignore you?"
Han Du felt a warmth from Xu Chengfei's words and understood that he was doing it for his own good. But he still said with a stubborn smile: "It's just handing out revolvers, how can it be as serious as you said?"
"It's just a revolver? You're so loud!" Xu Chengfei sneered.
Then he shook his head and sighed helplessly: "Of course, maybe for you, revolvers are not a rare thing at all. You can have as many as you want. To be honest, I didn't expect you to get 10,000 revolvers at once. .
Do you know how popular revolvers are right now? Do you know how many people in the Fifth Army Commandery Mansion want revolvers? I heard that the emperor now only equips a few divisions of the Imperial Guard with revolvers, and the rest have been sent to the Liaodong front line.
Each revolver is a soldier's hope to survive on the battlefield. Don't blame our soldiers in Shanzi Camp for acting like they have never seen the world. All they want is to survive on the battlefield. "
Han Du was silent for a moment after hearing this, then suddenly raised his head and grinned at the soldiers who were waiting eagerly outside: "Since you all want revolvers, what are you waiting for? One for each person, hurry up and distribute them."
"Ouch~"
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief~"
When the soldiers heard Han Du's words and distributed the revolvers, they turned around and ran away happily. They hurried to receive their own revolvers and passed the news to others.
Watching his soldiers leave, Han Du turned back and said to Xu Chengfei: "I got the revolver for you, and there are one million rounds of ammunition. But the revolver is not just distributed, you still have to pay close attention to training. You never know when we will go north."
Xu Chengfei didn't feel nervous at all. He calmly sat down on the chair and followed Han Du's example, straightening his legs and crossing them on the table.
Looking at Han Du with a smile on his face, he said: "Don't worry, these people are already familiar with revolvers. We just need to let them experience the firing by themselves. It won't be difficult. I guarantee that it will take up to three days." , let them learn it one by one."
Han Du didn't say anything more when he heard what Xu Chengfei said. Anyway, Xu Chengfei knew much more about Shanziying than he did. Since he said it would work, it must work.
Just when Shanziying was distributing revolvers to the soldiers, a eunuch came to the gate of the camp to deliver the order.
A soldier walked outside the camp and shouted loudly: "Master Han, General Xu, someone in the palace has sent a message to summon Commander Han to the palace for an audience."
Lao Zhu is looking for me? When Han Du heard the soldier's words, he subconsciously looked back at the soldier. After turning around, he said calmly to Xu Chengfei: "I'll leave the matters in the military camp to you. I'll go to the palace for a visit."
Xu Chengfei smiled and nodded. Some things don't need to be said too much.
Han Du followed the eunuch all the way into the palace, wondering if his transfer of 10,000 revolvers had been revealed? Difficulty: Because of this reason, Lao Zhu wants to settle accounts with himself?
Han Du was thinking about it all the way. If Lao Zhu came to settle accounts with him because of the revolver, how should he respond?
Are you sending the revolver back? As soon as this idea came up, Han Du shook his head and shook it off. It is impossible to retreat, not only because the revolvers have been distributed, but also because this is the safety guarantee for my expedition to Mongolia.
For his own life, it was impossible for Han Du to return the revolver.
It's amazing that the head of the Arms Bureau quits his job and can't go back.
With an idea in mind, Han Du walked into Fengtian Hall with a calm face and knelt down to Lao Zhu.
"Your Majesty, Han Du, pay homage to the Emperor..."
Lao Zhu had been waiting extremely anxiously for Han Du. When he saw Han Du walk in, before he could finish his salute, he quickly waved his hand and said, "No need. I ask you, what did you do in the Arms Bureau today?" What?"
today? Han Du was suddenly startled, shouldn't it be a few days ago? I transferred the revolver myself, but it was a document signed a few days ago.
Suddenly, Han Du suddenly thought: Maybe Lao Zhu was not looking for him for the revolver, but...
Thinking of the fact that he was testing grenades in the Ordnance Bureau today, a smile suddenly appeared on Han Du's face, and he quickly replied: "Back to the Emperor, I tested grenades in the Ordnance Bureau today."
"Grenade?" Lao Zhu's tone was a little strange. He thought the name Han Du said was strange, but now was not the time to pursue the name.
So Han Du explained it to Lao Zhu carefully.
After hearing this, Lao Zhu asked curiously: "I heard that this thing is very powerful? You have tried it yourself. Can you tell me how powerful this thing is?"
Han Du pondered for a while, how to describe it? After thinking for a moment, he nodded with a smile and said: "Yes, Your Majesty. This grenade is indeed very powerful. If you want to be specific, it should be more powerful than a cannon, but there is no way to hit this thing with a cannon." When you go out, you can only throw it with your hands, so it's not like a cannon that can hit several miles away."
After all, grenades are explosive, and their power is inherently much greater than that of solid artillery shells. The range of damage alone is not comparable to that of solid artillery shells.
