【Chapter 192】The tartar is becoming more and more like a cabbage on the side of the road......
Before Xu Xingxia's archery skills suddenly became metamorphosed, the word Tartar, in Weizhen Fort, was definitely an existence with some kind of magical power. Due to the incompetence of the Ming army, every time the Tartars came, they had to inflict great losses on the town of Ningxia. Every time the Ming army fought with the Tartars, the battle loss ratio was quite bad, and they often paid a dozen or even dozens of their own lives, but they could not kill a single Tartar. Often as long as there are dozens of Tartars, they dare to burn and loot everywhere, making people helpless.
It is precisely because of the poor battle loss ratio and the extremely low morale that the imperial court issued a rule that killed a Tartar and directly rewarded thirty taels of silver in order to stimulate the fighting enthusiasm of various military households and improve the combat effectiveness of the Ming army. It's a pity that even with such a regulation, the fighting enthusiasm of the military households has still not been effectively improved.
Over the past year, very few of the Ming troops in the entire Ningxia Town, including the guards and soldiers, have been able to receive this meritorious reward. Over time, the military households will forget the existence of this rule. What is the use of seeing it, not touching it, and not getting it, no matter how rich it is? Killing a Tartar often requires a dozen lives, and in the end you can only get a reward of thirty taels of silver, which is too cost-effective.
However, since Xu Xingxia suddenly became perverted, the head of the Tartar seems to be worthless. At first, he alone shot a dozen Tartars around the Horn Pier, and later more than thirty Tartars around Fort Weizhen. Even the little prince of the Khalegin tribe of the Tartars died at his hands. The eldest prince came to Xu Xingxia for trouble, but he was beaten by Xu Xingxia and lost his armor, and almost lost his life.
When guarding Weizhen Fort, Xu Xingxia was even more exaggerated, and he reimbursed three or four hundred tartars at one time! For that battle, all the military households in Weizhen Fort still remember it vividly. This is a fact that they have witnessed with their own eyes. The tartar, which used to look invincible and unshakable, suddenly became a cabbage on the side of the road, and you can pull it out as you want. The myth of the invincibility of the Tartars has been completely shattered.
This time, the results seemed to be even more exaggerated, Xu Xingxia actually killed thousands of Tartars in one go! And it's also a Tartar led by the arrow god Mo Yuegen! If Xu Xingxia didn't have a brilliant precedent, I am afraid that everyone would think that he was talking crazy. But at this time, no one doubted Xu Xingxia's words.
Most people have never been to that place in Caron, but that doesn't stop everyone from knowing that it's extremely dangerous. The favorable terrain, coupled with Xu Xingxia's archery skills, as well as powerful firecrackers, and powerful explosives packs, it is not difficult to make Mo Yuegen suffer a big loss. The Arrow God is also a human being, and he will also suffer defeat.
Zhang Feng had a rare opportunity to interject, and said stiffly: "That's right, it's a thousand people, absolutely only more and no less." The Tartars had wanted to sneak in from the mouth of the Suwei, but we ruined the operation. That Tuoba Su was preparing to sneak attack the Beacon Pier of Karon Mountain and not let the Beacon Pier raise the alarm. Now, Tuoba Su has also been killed by us. ”
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and they all nodded with relief. The atmosphere that was originally suppressed by Mo Yugen and the five thousand Tartars gradually became active again. Since Xu Xingxia can easily kill a thousand Tartars, presumably when Tartars come again, he will also be able to kill a lot of Tartars. What about Mo Yuegen, who is known as the God of Arrows? Xu Xingxia's archery skills are not bad!
In order to boost everyone's morale, Xu Xingxia clapped his hands and asked people to send the head of Tuoba Su to the general flag to check it in person. None of the people present had witnessed the true face of Tuoba Su. However, it doesn't matter. They all believed Xu Xingxia's words. They also believe that as long as Xu Xingxia and Tuoba Su meet, it will be no problem to kill Tuoba Su. In a stirring mood, they couldn't help but surround Tuoba Su's head and point their fingers.
In Ningxia Town, the head of Tuoba Su is definitely valuable. In the past, Qingwangfu had offered a reward of 10,000 taels of silver to buy Tuoba Su's head, but as a result, it has not been successful. Later, Qingwangfu raised the bounty price to 20,000 taels of silver, but the result was still unsuccessful. Now, Xu Xingxia will take back Tuoba Su's head, as long as he sends it to Qingwangfu, 20,000 taels of heavy silver, he will definitely not be able to run away.
Twenty thousand taels of silver, what a big number! The six general flags of the stewardship were put together, and they couldn't imagine any of them. There is no way, in their lives, they have never seen more than 2,000 taels of silver, let alone 20,000 taels of silver. They only have one feeling, that is, Xu Xingxia has made a fortune, and they have also become rich.
They all know that the silver in Xu Xingxia's hand is not for use, but for spending. If he becomes rich, it is equivalent to the wealth of all the military households in Weizhen Fort. A large amount of silver was smashed down, and almost every military household in Weizhen Fort had endless work. Forging steel, repairing city walls, burning bricks, logging, animal husbandry, and planting all require a lot of labor. There is work to do, and the economic situation of every household has naturally improved.
Xu Xingxia waved his hand, asking Chi Hu to take away Tuoba Su's head first, and then waved his hand to signal everyone to calm down, and said with an awe-inspiring face: "The situation is basically like this. Despite the number of Tartars, there were only about four thousand people. However, the pressure on our Weizhenbao is still quite great, and every one of us here must not take it lightly, and must go all out to do a good job in all kinds of combat preparations. In the unlikely event that the Tartars come to attack Fort Will, we must let the Tartars walk around without food. ”
He had a real situation that he didn't say, that is, Mo Yuegen was eyeing him. The situation in all aspects shows that Mo Yuegen is a person who holds grudges. He made him suffer such a big loss in Karon Mountain, Mo Yuegen would definitely not give up. He will definitely find an opportunity to get revenge. Although the white-clothed army used the canyon to block Mo Yuegen's marching speed, they finally succeeded in disengaging from Mo Yuegen. However, with the help of the horseshoe print, Mo Yuegen could eventually chase directly to Weizhen Fort.
It is conceivable what will happen once Mo Yuegen and his subordinates follow him to the city of Weizhen Fort. The Tartars around Mo Yuegen are not as easy to deal with as the Tartars of the Hellergin tribe. Especially the Divine Arrow Team around Mo Yuegen, it doesn't seem to be easy to deal with. If Weizhen Fort didn't have Yue Yue Gong in charge, it really wouldn't be able to deal with them.
After pondering for a while, Xu Xingxia said steadily: "Now, let's report the situation." ”
Chen Denglong was the first to report. He and Lin Hainiu were in charge of the errand of building the city wall. Now, the walls of Weizhen Fort have been almost built, and the originally damaged southeast corner has been repaired with the joint efforts of all military households. The shortest wall of Weizhen Fort is also three feet high. Such a height was enough to block the attack of the Tartar cavalry.
Of course, if the Tartars use ladders to attack the city, the situation is still not very good. With a height of three zhang, ordinary ladders can be easily climbed up. However, it is not realistic to continue to raise the walls. The original foundation of the city wall of Weizhen Fort is not good, and if it continues to increase, there will be big problems. When the time comes, the walls will be crushed, and it will be even worse.
"Three zhang is enough." Xu Xingxia made the final decision.
If there is no moon gun, the height of three zhang is indeed a bit insufficient. The speed at which the Tartars climbed up was too fast, and there were so many archers that they were afraid that the explosives bag would not be able to stop them. In the event that the explosive bag exploded on the city walls, the consequences would be even more dire. However, the white-clothed army now has the Yue Yue Gun in hand, with a range of more than 200 meters, great power and high accuracy, and it is definitely a huge threat to the Tartars.
Xu Xingxia believed that under the threat of the Yue Yue Gong, the Tartar archers might not dare to press too close. These archers around Mo Yuegen are also baby bumps, and they can't be wasted easily. Xu Xingxia didn't believe it, Mo Yuegen was willing to send them to the range of the firecracker. This kind of cannon fodder is really a little too advanced.
Liu Guangliang then reported on the production of the craftsman's workshop. With the sufficient financial support of Xu Xingxia, the craftsman workshop started work every day and night, continuously manufacturing Yueyue guns to ensure the output of at least five guns per day. In order to increase the number of 100 steels, there are more than 50 craftsmen in the current craftsman workshop.
It's a pity that the creation of the Moon Gun is definitely not playing a game, and at the most dangerous time, you can use modifiers to adjust the data. Even if there are more than 50 craftsmen, forging 100 steels day and night, the output of 100 steels is only enough to meet the needs of five moon guns a day. In the days that Xu Xingxia left, there were less than fifty moon guns produced by the craftsman's workshop.
However, the production of black gunpowder was very large. The preparation of black gunpowder, the recipe is almost public, and the preparation of various raw materials is not a difficult task. Thanks to the efforts of Liu Guangliang and others, the current craftsman workshop has stored 130,000 catties of black gunpowder, and it is increasing at a rate of 3,000 catties every day. As for the number of mini bullets, it is even more sufficient.
"Everyone's worked hard." Xu Xingxia nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile.
He also knew that the output of the moon gun was a bottleneck. The biggest difficulty in this is not the production of the barrel, but the steel. Artificial forging of 100 steels, low efficiency, high cost, is indeed not a long-term solution. In order to increase the production of Yueyue gun in an all-round way, it is necessary to build a new steelmaking plant, which is a large amount of work. For the time being, he doesn't have such a plan.
Actually, Helan Mountain is really a good place. There was the best coal in the world at that time, which was later known as Taixi coal. There is enough timber here, there is enough flint, there is enough quartzite, there is enough iron ore, there is enough sulfur ore, there is enough saltpeter ore. It can be said that as long as Helan Mountain is controlled, it will be a natural production base, and countless military factories can be built nearby. In the seventeenth century, the resources provided by Helan Mountain alone were enough for him to lead the White Army across the globe.
"The stewards will go back first, and the white-clothed soldiers will stay." Xu Xingxia said again.
(To be continued)