Chapter 049
"Pa bang..."
Accompanied by the sound of a whip being slapped on his body, Cheng Shijie woke up in the RV. This spliced RV was his most satisfying invention.
In order to prevent the cold, the carriages were covered with cowhide and sheepskin. The cowhide was dismantled from the cowhide armor seized by Qin's Fifth Division. Due to too many worn-out places, it lost its defensive function. The cows are glued to the outer layer of the carriage and then fixed with nails, which not only prevents cold, but also prevents arrows. As for the back room, it is made of sheepskin with wool.
The joint between the carriages and carriages adopts a hidden buckle structure, so not even a breath of wind can blow in. The weather in the late Ming Dynasty was still very different from that in later generations. In late September in later generations, the sun was still shining brightly and the heat was unbearable. However, in late September in the late Ming Dynasty, it was already very cold.
Cheng Shijie pushed open the window of the RV and looked at the water on the ground. It had turned into crystal clear water, which meant that the temperature outside was at least below zero.
"Pa bang..."
"Didn't you eat? Use your strength, that's all."
Cheng Shijie discovered that Zhang Huairen from Sanshan Town was really a ruthless person.
To be fair, the two adopted sons, Cheng Shi and Cheng Hu, carried out Cheng Shijie's orders very resolutely. After this beating, whips and whips biting his flesh, Zhang Huairen was now completely bruised.
Finally, Cheng Shijie discovered the problem.
The more Cheng Shi and Cheng Hu beat Zhang Huairen, the more excited Zhang Huairen became. There was no sign of pain on his face, but instead he seemed to be enjoying it.
Is this guy a masochist?
Zhang Huairen stared at Cheng Shijie and said, "If you're smart, let me go, and I will keep you alive!"
"Who gave you the courage?"
Cheng Shijie said: "Cheng Shi!"
"Father!"
"Get a bucket, add a spoonful of salt, and give him some ingredients!"
Although the weather is getting colder and colder, the production of Ninghai Haijun's salt factory will definitely be seriously affected, but the problem is not too big. Anyway, it is consumed by oneself. There are 50,000 to 60,000 kilograms of salt in Ninghai City's warehouse, which is enough for people like them to eat for a whole day. Many years. Salt is an essential energy source for the human body and requires at least five grams of intake per day.
Cheng Shi found a wooden bucket, and then according to Cheng Shijie's order, he poured a spoonful of salt into half the bucket of water, then stuffed the whip into the water and soaked it for a while.
"Snapped……"
As the whip with added ingredients hit Zhang Huairen's body, his face changed drastically in an instant, and he twitched in pain: "Cheng... Shi... Jie, I'm going to... cut you... into pieces... in thousands of pieces !”
"Sure enough!"
"You will regret it, Cheng, you will regret it!"
Cheng Shijie said calmly: "Don't let him die, let's play slowly!"
Cheng Shijie had breakfast and summoned Ning Haijun for a lecture.
Of course, the purpose of training is actually to summarize experience and reflect. In later generations, the PLA is the legend of the world's army. However, the quality of soldiers in this army is actually the lowest in the world. When the army was formed, 95% of the soldiers were illiterate. Especially the growth rate is also very amazing.
Cheng Shijie read a book called Learn from PLA. The key to the growth and development of PLA is to be good at concentrating the team's strength and summarizing problems. Every battle will be focused on analyzing the gains and losses. Simply put, it is summarizing experience and self-criticism. Reflect on mistakes and avoid repeating them.
Under this good tradition, even with backward equipment, they defeated the most powerful army in the world.
With the development of war for more than two thousand years, the essence of war is no longer about who is smarter, but about who makes fewer mistakes.
"Stand at attention and take a break."
Cheng Shijie said: "Sirs, we achieved a good result in yesterday's battle. We beheaded 203 people and captured 19 people. However, during the battle, many problems were also exposed. So please tell us, I discovered the problem myself!”
"Report!"
Cheng Shijie watched a dozen soldiers start to raise their hands, and his eyes fell on Liu Qingsong. ,
"Liu Qingsong, talk!"
"yes!"
Liu Qingsong stood up and said: "Our soldiers are too nervous. Yesterday in the battle near the river, the archers and crossbow shooters fired their arrows too early. They fired their crossbows just one hundred and fifty steps away. Ninety-nine percent of the arrows missed." Yes, there are also fire cannons. The first round of firing the fire cannons was too early and they were all empty. We should have fired them closer!"
"Very good, record it!"
Cheng Shijie said: "Is there anyone else who wants to add?"
"Report!"
"Liu Ning, tell me!"
"yes!"
Liu Ning stood up and said: "Our equipment is not good. On our sentry duty, an archer's bow arm broke while shooting, and two teeth were chipped... Also, the quality of our guns is not good. Han Shun's spear hit the opponent. The barrel of the gun broke, but he was killed by the enemy. If Zhang Wenxuan hadn't made the last stab, Han Shun would be dead!"
"Some of us were so cowardly that they actually closed their eyes when they pulled out their guns."
"Also, I saw Wang Wu peeing!"
After half an hour of reflection and summarizing dozens of various questions, Cheng Shijie said: "It's not your fault if you fall down once in the same place. Falling down twice in the same pit in the same place means you are not the fault of your fault." Learn the lessons from the last time. This time the person who raised the question will be rewarded with a pound of meat. I hope the soldiers will learn from the lessons and carry forward the experience in the next battle."
"yes!"
"attack!"
The biggest difference between Zhangzhuang Village and ordinary villages is that the "villagers" in this village are all very wealthy. From a distance, the entire village is almost a complex of buildings with gray bricks and gray tiles. There is an adobe wall about one foot high on the outside of the village. There are two exits in the village, one in the south and one in the north.
When Cheng Shijie and General Ning Haijun arrived at the entrance of the village, they found that there were about one or two hundred men with long guns or waist knives densely packed on the wall at the entrance of the village.
"General, what do you mean?"
Cheng Shijie smiled faintly: "Bring it up!"
More than a dozen prisoners, including the scarred Zhang Huairen.
Looking at Zhang Huairen and the bandits beside him, the young men in the village whispered to each other and talked a lot.
"Listen to the people inside, you usually pretend to be good citizens, but in fact you are just dirt. You rob passing merchants and rob people's girls. The evidence is conclusive and you are captured without mercy. I, General Nal, and others will go to Dengzhou Mansion for trial. If you resist stubbornly, we will not kill you!"
Following Cheng Shijie's order, Ning Haijun's officers and men lined up in a neat formation, holding spears or shields. As they advanced, they shouted: "Capture without restraint, capture without restraint!"
Hearing the uniform voice, these bandits looked depressed and lost all their courage. Especially the look in the eyes of Admiral Ning seemed a little scary.
When Cheng Shijie was enforcing military regulations, there was an obvious loophole. There was no reward for capturing prisoners, but beheading could reward them with fields and money, which made them very eager for the head.
In fact, almost all Ning Navy soldiers did not want these bandits to surrender, but wanted them to resist. As Ning's naval officers approached the village step by step, archers, gunmen, and even three squatting tiger cannons and six bowl-mouth guns advanced directly to a distance of more than a hundred steps from the village and began to load gunpowder and shotguns. Prepare to attack.
Just when the artillery was about to ignite, the village gate slowly opened, and the bandits inside held up a white flag: "General, military master, don't fight, we surrender!"
"Mother Jiang Xie!"
"Courageless coward!"
"With this little courage, you can't be considered a bandit!"
"Zhi Xie Niang!"
"unlucky!"
In front of Ning Haijun's formation, there was a lot of curses.
However, Cheng Shijie was very satisfied with the capture of Zhangzhuang without losing any blood. He could loot the bandit's old lair without killing anyone. What else could he ask for?
Soon, Ning Haijun gathered the bandits in the village. After counting, it was found that there were 239 bandits in total, most of them were young and strong, and almost none were old or weak. However, there were more than 140 women imprisoned in the village. , these women were snatched by bandits.
Cheng Shijie looked at these women and let out a long sigh: "Register your place of origin, let them help us make a meal, make more pancakes and steamed buns, and let them return to their place of origin with dry food!"
Song Xiance lowered his voice and said, "Master, it's best not to do this!"
"Why?"
Song Xiance smiled bitterly: "They were robbed by bandits and their reputations were ruined. If they were allowed to return home, they would be harmed. Their natal family would not take them in, and their husband's family would not take them in either... They would either hang themselves or jump into the river. , there is only a dead end!"
"Grass!"
Cheng Shijie couldn't help but swear. The weaker the dynasty, the more it pays attention to these so-called honors, such as the so-called chastity arch, which is a mottled history of blood and tears.
Cheng Shijie summoned these women. He looked at them and said: "This general is Cheng Shijie, the guard of Ning Haijun. He has captured the bandit leader Zhen Sanshan. Now you are free."
When they heard the words "free", the women present burst into tears. However, after a while, some women seemed to have thought of something and they became very nervous.
"What are your plans?"
The women were submissive and a little at a loss.
"This general has a plan, please listen to it!"
Cheng Shijie said: "If you are willing to go home, I will prepare ten kilograms of pancakes for each of you, and you can eat them on the way. If you are not willing to go home, then follow me. I have a quilt factory in Ning Haijun, and a The textile factory is full of female workers, and you can survive on your own with your own hands!"
"Please take me in, General!"
Of course, not all women are willing to follow Cheng Shijie. One hundred and twenty-seven of them are willing to go to Ninghai City, and nineteen of them are willing to go home.
While everyone was having a feast in Zhangzhuang Village, Song Xiance also roughly counted the seizures this time. More than 50,000 kilograms of cotton were seized. For Ning Haijun, this was a timely help.
The cotton arrived just in time. The weather was getting colder and colder. General Ning needed cotton clothes and thick bedding. If he didn't have this cotton, he would have to spend at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to buy so much cotton.
In addition to these more than 50,000 kilograms of cotton, there are also 73 strong cattle and 19 calves, for a total of 92 cattle. Forty-five mules, thirty-five horses.
More importantly, the grain reserves are more than those of Qin Wu. The grain warehouses in Sanshan Town contain more than 9,000 stones of wheat, more than 1,300 stones of beans, more than 500 stones of various miscellaneous grains, and more than 16,000 stones. A piece of cabbage weighs almost 200,000 catties.
This does not include the three thousand jars of pickled sauerkraut. It can be said that this battle alone allowed Ning Haijun to live a prosperous year.
PS: Well, there will be another chapter later.
