Zhou Yuji knew that he had nothing to do with Uncle Dingyuan now.
From now on, he no longer has to worry about Uncle Dingyuan's good things.
He had no reason to ask for it.
For a moment, I was filled with jealousy towards Huang Hao and the others who were involved in the group training.
"Give me the order to immediately raise the steel plate and restore the city wall. Every household of Rumi Gun is ready for battle."
Zhou Yuji took out the stainless steel thermos cup he was given when he was serving as Qianhu at the Hexi Guard Qianhu Station. He unscrewed the cap and took a sip of water. The water is red, it is boiled water soaked with wolfberry and rock sugar.
Because Yang Fan often joked that officers always complained that the training was too hard and they no longer had the energy to go home and have sex with their wives when they were tired. I get complained when I go home. This problem must be solved.
So all officers with more than 100 households were issued stainless steel thermos cups. Let them realize the treatment of soaking wolfberry in a thermos cup. This cup is made of steel and is not afraid of falling. The boiling water introduced today will still be warm the next day. What a treasure. Everyone is very curious.
Especially put in cold well water in summer and boiling water in winter. That feeling of comfort is simply beautiful. My wife was considerate and filled it with piping hot chicken soup. It's still warm to drink at night.
Wang Kun watched the two of them take out stainless steel water cups to drink water, and he was immediately envious. He had naturally seen this thing when he was around Chongzhen. He knew that although this thing was made of steel and polished like a mirror, it could keep hot water warm. I don’t know what the principle is.
He bought expensive hot water kettles in the palace and in his inner city residence. He is no stranger to thermos bottles and thermos cups. There are also many thermos bottles and thermos cups in the palace. But those are made of expensive colored glaze and are very easy to break.
He had only seen this kind of stainless steel from His Majesty. His Majesty has a set of stainless steel thermos cups painted with the twelve zodiac signs. Wang Chengen also has a pure silver one. I heard it was given by Uncle Dingyuan. Others don't have this.
At this time, he saw Zhou Yuji and Yang Fan's servant Huang Hao, and he understood immediately. The reason why this thing is made of steel is because it is not easy to break when marching and fighting. This thing is military supplies.
He glanced at it jealously, then swallowed as he smelled the scent of hot tea with wolfberry, red dates, and rock sugar. He knows this thing is not easy to handle.
"If father-in-law likes this cup, I will make one for him later." Huang Hao said after seeing Wang Kun's expression.
Wang Kun immediately held up his hands and said, "How can you be embarrassed about that? Only His Majesty and the Prince and the Duke have them in the palace. If our family gets one for ourselves, wouldn't it be overstepping our bounds?"
But there was clearly an expression of longing on his face.
"Young Master, you don't know. This thing is not an expensive item. It's just military supplies. It's quite special. Your Majesty and Your Majesty only use it because they share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers and want to experience the sufferings of the soldiers. It's not because it's precious. . I will ask the logistics to send one to you later." Huang Hao said with a smile.
Wang Kun smiled coquettishly and said, "Then our family will be ashamed of themselves. Hehe."
"General Huang, do you think we have a good chance of winning this battle today?" Wang Kun asked anxiously.
The rebels roared like a tsunami, besieging him from all sides, frightening Wang Kun. If he couldn't resist, he was afraid that he would be surrendered to Tongzhou City today.
"Looking at it now, we should at least be able to defend it. As for the outcome, it cannot be decided today. It still depends on tomorrow." Huang Hao said thoughtfully.
They are all experienced in fighting, and they can tell the difference after a while.
Zhou Yuji turned to the messenger and said, "After firing another round of solid bullets, change to shotguns. Let the gunner Rumi prepare for battle."
The calm attitudes of Zhou Yuji and Huang Hao gave Wang Kun great comfort. Seeing the two men taking care of themselves with ease, his fearful heart gradually calmed down. At this time, when he looked at Zhou Yuji, he was no longer as disgusted as he was at first. On the contrary, I felt like Zhou Yuji was a backer.
The rebels were stunned by the second round of shelling though. But they soon accepted the reality that they were also veterans of many battles. Naturally, we know that there is no way to retreat now, so we can't hesitate at all, and we have to rush forward. Otherwise turn your head
If you run, you will also be bombarded from behind.
When they reached 180 meters, the third round of shelling began.
For a time, the earth shook again. The ground beneath my feet seemed to be shaking.
The blazing shells struck again. Another crowd of people fell on their backs. There was another howl of terror. Stumps of limbs and broken arms were left on the ground, and the wounded were tumbling and wailing.
A blue firework flew up and exploded high in the sky, filling the air with a blue smoke.
Gao Changlin retracted his neck from the remaining observation opening on the car roof. Said: "Reload, reload. Load shotgun. Quick."
The second gunner immediately climbed to the other side, used a crowbar to pry open the box, and took out the shotgun package.
The third gunner put the propellant package into the muzzle, and the second gunner stuffed the heavy shotshell package into it. The fourth gunner used a tamping stick to poke the bottom of the gun barrel, press it tightly, and pound it firmly.
Several people immediately began to use pulleys and ropes to control the up, down, left, and right direction of the muzzle. Facing the rebels coming like a tide, he took aim calmly.
At this time, the ticking bugle sounded. They were not affected. They knew that this was the bugle call of the Rumi gunmen, not to command them.
Gao Changlin said: "The rebels rushed up immediately. This is the call of Rumi's gun to prepare for battle. After firing this shot, immediately close the gun window. Pick up the gun and weapons and prepare for hand-to-hand combat."
At this time, in the trench about ten meters behind the barbed wire, the Rumi gunmen were nervously loading ammunition. This is their first time on the battlefield. It was my first time to face a surging enemy. Even though they have trained many times. We even conducted exercises several times. However, they are generally very nervous.
The arquebus must be cocked and loaded from the muzzle. They must stand. Without this trench, they would have been exposed to the range of enemy firearms and bows.
Their hands trembled when they were nervous, the small muzzles of their guns shook, and the narrow mouth of the pig-gall-shaped skin bag containing gunpowder they held in their hands also trembled. A lot of gunpowder was scattered on the ground.
Some have too much gunpowder, and some have too little. Some even loaded lead bullets directly into the barrel of the gun without loading gunpowder.
The officers yelled angrily from behind.
"Zhang Laosan, are those your eyes or your penis? Where did you pour the gunpowder? It all landed on your feet." Xiaoqi Huang Yugang cursed angrily.
He rushed over with a quick stride, snatched away the yellow match rope next to him, and swung the burning point of the smoking match rope away from Zhang Laosan's shoes.
He cursed loudly: "Huang Youguang, please watch carefully. If you throw the match rope on his shoe, you will kill Zhang Laosan. You bastard."
