Soldiers' love for weapons comes from the instinct of survival. What is most important to soldiers on the battlefield? Of course it's a weapon. A sharp weapon can not only save one's life, but can even accomplish countless feats with it.
Since ancient times, famous generals and heroes have been extremely obsessed with swords, but in fact, anyone who has been on the battlefield is no exception.
Two more days passed.
Zeng Xuan came to find Han Du for the first time. In order to avoid suspicion, he would never come to the commander's tent without Han Du's general.
"The general will pay homage to the Marquis." Zeng Xuan, led by the guards, had just entered the commander's tent and bowed to Han Du with a smile.
When Han Du saw Zeng Xuan, he suddenly smiled in his heart. But his face was calm and he said calmly: "Oh, it's Zeng Xuan, sit down."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Zeng Xuan handed over his hands and sat down on the chair carefully.
Glancing at him, Han Du asked calmly: "You came to see me today, you must have something to do, right?"
"Yes." Zeng Xuan, a military general who didn't know how to talk in circles, nodded directly and said: "The general would like to ask Lord Marquis, if the firearm...can...can you give me some... ...."
"Firearms?" Han Du asked in confusion.
Zeng Xuan was frightened and immediately stood up nervously, and hurriedly explained: "Master Hou, I will... I don't need more generals, just a little bit is enough. Of course, if Lord Marquis feels that I will be offended, then... .....Then just pretend that the general has never come, and the general will retreat now."
Just when Zeng Xuan turned around and wanted to leave.
"Wait~" Han Du shouted towards his back.
Zeng Xuan turned around slowly and looked at Han Du.
"Master Hou agreed?"
Han Du nodded slowly, and before Zeng Xuan could be happy, he raised his hand to stop what he was going to say.
He said: "Of course I can't give it to you, but... in this way, you can gather all the soldiers, I have something to say."
"As ordered, General Mo will go right away."
At the camp ground, Zeng Xuan and Feng Ben brought all the troops to the camp station.
Feng Ben was the commander under the King of Liao, and he led the 20,000 troops of the King of Liao.
Han Du walked onto the general stage and faced a pair of expectant eyes below.
Smiling slightly, he said loudly: "Do you want firearms?"
The soldiers below had never encountered a general speaking in this way, and they were stunned and silent.
After a while, someone whispered a bubble.
"Think~"
This shallow sound was like a snowball rolling down the mountain, getting louder and louder, and finally turned into the hysterical roar of tens of thousands of people.
"think!!!"
Han Du immediately laughed, stretched out his hands, and pressed the void twice, and the sound below disappeared instantly.
"If you want firearms, you can! I will give them to you, but you must promise me one thing." Han Du said, pacing on the high platform with his hands behind his back.
Suddenly, Zeng Xuan, who was standing in the audience, responded loudly, "If the Marquis is willing to grant firearms, the general will be willing to go through fire and water to kill the enemy for the Marquis!"
"Through fire and water...Fight the enemy bravely..." The sound of mountains roaring and tsunami coming.
Han Du shook his head slightly.
Such an action made everyone stunned. Going through fire and water to kill the enemy was not enough? Does that mean you want their lives?
Han Du waved a hand and said loudly: "I don't want you to go through fire and water. I only want you to do one thing, and that is to become literate!"
Literate?
What the hell is this request?
Not only Zeng Xuan was confused, but even the soldiers below suddenly started whispering.
The general always wanted Qiu Ba like them to fight the enemy bravely, even if they died, it didn't matter, as long as they could win the battle and the general could make achievements.
But this Marquis is really different. He only requires them to be literate? Literacy is only required by generals and captains
Now that Qiu Ba has the opportunity to be literate, wouldn't it mean that they will also have the opportunity to become captains or even generals in the future?
Zeng Xuan was naturally literate, but precisely because of this, he could not understand the requirements of Marquis Zhenhai even more.
"Master Hou, is it enough just to be literate?"
Han Du nodded, "As long as you know 1,500 words, I will give you firearms. Whoever knows it first will get it first. It will be fair, just and open, and no one will be bullied!"
"But Lord Marquis, they all have firearms, are they all illiterate?" Zeng Xuan pointed at the Shanziying soldiers standing outside watching the excitement.
Han Du laughed loudly, "Of course! If you don't believe it, you can ask any of them to see if they can read."
What is the concept of everyone being literate? Zeng Xuan was shocked for a moment, and then fell silent.
Chao Handu cupped his hands and said, "The general will naturally believe what the Marquis says."
Seeing Zeng Xuan lower his head, Han Du nodded and said again to all the soldiers: "I promise you a thousand pieces of gold. As long as one of you can read more than 1,500 words, you can receive firearms. I will also order them to teach you. Literacy, as long as you ask them for advice, they will teach you without reservation."
Everyone was worried about how to read in this military camp just now, but now they no longer had any doubts after hearing Han Du's words.
"Thank you Lord Marquis, Lord Marquis is victorious!"
"The Marquis is victorious..."
Zeng Xuan felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the roar of the mountains and the tsunami behind him.
However, he was also very envious of firearms, and he quickly raised his hands and asked: "Master Marquis, the general is already literate, I wonder if I can be given firearms?"
"Of course!" Han Du agreed immediately.
He waved to the personal guard on the side, who came over with a leather box containing a revolver in his hands.
Han Du looked at Zeng Xuan and said, "Come up."
When Zeng Xuan heard this, he immediately ran all the way to the stage.
Han Du handed the revolver to Zeng Xuan in the eyes of everyone. He smiled and asked, "Do you know how to use it?"
"I know!" Zeng Xuan was very excited.
He did not expect that the Marquis of Zhenhai would actually keep his word. Even though he was a general under King Ning, the Marquis of Zhenhai would give him firearms without any grudge.
"That's good."
Zeng Xuan put away the revolver and did not retreat. Instead, he asked, "Forgive me, Lord Marquis, but I still want the divine thunderbolt."
In the past few days, Zeng Xuan had a very thorough understanding of the respective characteristics of these two types of firearms. The revolver can fire six rounds in a row, but its range is not far and its accuracy is not high. However, once it comes to a close encounter, its power is not even comparable to that of the God's Thunder Gun.
Although the divine thunder cannon can only be fired in a single shot, it has a longer range and is much more accurate than the revolver. It is much more powerful than the revolver when it comes to killing enemies at long distances.
Therefore, the best equipment is to carry a revolver and a thunderbolt at the same time. Use the thunderbolt for long distances and the revolver for short distances.
Therefore, Zeng Xuan naturally wanted both.
Han Du smiled and nodded slightly, "Of course I will give you the divine thunder blunderbuss, but now is not the time. To be honest, I don't have many firearms with me just now. If none of you are given a revolver and a divine thunder Gun, then firearms are not enough. Therefore, let’s use the revolver first. After you are familiar with it, I will give you the divine thunder gun. Of course, since you are the commander, I can give you the divine thunder gun as well.”
"Thank you so much, Lord Marquis!" Zeng Xuan nodded repeatedly. Seeing that Marquis Zhenhai also gave him the divine thunderbolt, Zeng Xuan quickly bowed and thanked him.
"Okay, now go back and learn how to read, and try to get firearms as soon as possible." Han Du waved to the audience with a smile on his face, and then turned and left.
"Congratulations, Lord Marquis..."
"Congratulations, Lord Marquis..."
Huge cheers resounded through the sky, and even when Han Du returned to his handsome tent, he could still hear the excited noises of the soldiers outside.
Xu Chengfei sat in front of Han Du, looked at Han Du's face, and sighed with a smile: "These people are still happy, I hope they can still be happy when they start to learn to read.
....."
Xu Chengfei had personally taught the soldiers of Shanzi Camp how to read. Naturally, he knew how painful it would be for those who usually only held the handle of a knife to hold a pen.
Han Du curled his lips and said nonchalantly: "It's just some hardship, but it won't kill them. As the old saying goes, only after suffering the most hardship can one become a master. I am doing this for their own good!"
Xu Chengfei did not argue with Han Du on this point. He changed the subject with a smile and said: "I have to say that your skills are quite wonderful. I am afraid that even if King Ning and King Liao knew about it, they would not guess that you were attacking their army. idea."
Han Du smiled quite complacently and said: "Although our soldiers only teach them literacy, in their eyes I'm afraid they are not much different from their teachers. As the master of heaven and earth, what will the teacher say then, will they? How dare they not listen? Do they still dare to object to what their mentor is doing?"
"You have so many crazy ideas, but we like it, hahaha..."
Xu Chengfei's hearty laughter suddenly came from inside the handsome tent, and even the guards standing outside could hear it.
Sure enough, it was just as Han Du expected. However, within a few days, the soldiers who originally thought they could easily obtain firearms turned into sad faces. Each square word seemed to turn into a stick with each stroke, which made these soldiers fascinated.
And the soldiers who taught them completely ignored that when they were literate, they were not much better than these people.
When he became anxious, he not only cursed, but even punched and kicked him. But what is strange is that the more they are scolded and beaten, the more these soldiers respect the people who teach them.
But the people who teach don't think so. They just feel that they are going crazy.
"idiot!"
"waste!"
"idiot!"
"What evil did we do in our last life to make us choose you? Look at your fellow countryman. He knows more than a hundred Chinese characters, but you only learned three! Oh my God, it took me so long to recognize him. If you get three, if you want to learn 1,500, you have to learn the monkey year and the horse month?"
For a long time, the camp was noisy like this. But what Zeng Xuan and others never expected was that when everyone completed literacy and received firearms, the entire army instantly became one, as if it had become a piece of iron.
