Unconsciously, another three or two days passed, and the farming work was basically over, and the work in the field was over.

Dong Ce also changed the training plan for the dundings, eleven people, training together, training for one hour of spear stabbing in the morning, and one hour of archery training in the afternoon.

Even Wang Yu, who was sick in bed, after Dong Ce learned that his wounds had basically healed, he also ordered him to come down, even if he couldn't train, he had to stand aside and watch.

To be honest, this kind of training is not large, but for the soldiers at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it is almost at the limit - due to long-term malnutrition, they are almost all yellow and thin, their physical fitness is very poor, and even their height is much shorter than that of the early and middle Ming Dynasty.

The effect of high-intensity training is naturally better, but it is based on a large amount of nutritional intake and food supply.

If you want to increase the amount of training, you have to increase nutrition, eat more, and eat well, but where does Dong Ce have food in his hands now? Not to mention meat.

However, the tenacity and obedience of these dunding people made Dong Ce a little surprised, as long as it was an order he gave him, even if he was hungry and tired to death, they would definitely do it.

After training for a long time, the effect is also there.

"Thorn!"

Dong Ce shouted in his mouth.

"One" read the novel ybdu "Kill! ”

On the other side, the nine people standing in a row heard the order, and immediately shouted at it, their left leg fell forward, their bodies squatted slightly, their hands were forced, and their spears stabbed forward fiercely.

After more than ten days of training, they no longer knew that they had done this spear stabbing action tens of thousands of times, and they had already formed an instinctive reaction, like a machine, stabbing out calmly and accurately.

Several targets a meter and a half away in front of him were pierced on the spot.

Dong Ce shouted again: "Collect!" ”

The nine people drew their guns and stood still, waiting for Dong Ce's next order.

They had been stabbed out two hundred times in a line of practice, all of them were tired and sweaty, their faces were a little pale, and the hands that held their guns trembled slightly.

Dong Ce stepped forward to check the target, nodded with satisfaction, and high-fived: "Okay, that's the end of today!" ”

"Master Xie." Everyone did not immediately collapse to the ground as before, but thought that Dong Ce bowed down and thanked him before they sat down and gasped to rest.

This is also the rule set by Dong Ce.

Dong Ce had limited weapons in his hands, so he could only train them to shoot arrows and spear stabs, both of which were actually effective. Needless to say, archery is the most important long-range weapon in the era of cold weapons.

And the power of spear stabbing should not be underestimated. According to the calculation method of the Ming Dynasty, shooting three arrows is equivalent to slashing a knife, and slashing three arrows is equivalent to stabbing a shot, a knife, which is considered a serious injury to the enemy. The Ming army's bows and arrows are not very powerful, and bows and arrows can be used to deal with bandits and wanderers, but if you face the cavalry wearing heavy armor like Houjin Jiannu, unless it is a face and throat, it is not surprising that more than a dozen arrows cannot be shot to death - the most vivid example is Yang Zaixing, Yang Zaixing died in the battle of Xiaoshanghe, and after the war, his body was found and incinerated, and two liters of arrows were pulled out of the ashes!

This certainly shows that Yang Zaixing is brave, but it also shows that the power of bows and arrows in this era is really average.

And a person who is slashed three times, even if the thickness of the nail is not seriously injured, the bleeding goes to half a life. As for the spear, once it is pierced by a spear, not to mention a person, even a horse is destroyed, and even a sharp wooden spear can pierce a person's chest and abdomen, directly hurting the internal organs.

Moreover, spears are cheap, and it is not difficult to train spearmen, only a group of soldiers who are patient and obedient enough - this has always been a virtue of the countrymen.

Dong Ce knows his own affairs, although his marksmanship is very good, but he has the ability to fight alone, and it is okay to fight alone before the battle, but it is not suitable for the cooperation of multiple military formations. The skills of power, etc., are also slightly lacking.

He smacked his lips with some regret, if he could invite a veteran of the army who was proficient in spearmanship or a son of a family in the army, maybe the power of this gun array could be even higher.

After resting for a while, Dong Ce announced the disbandment, and the dunding went back to eat and rest.

At the end of the busy farming season, there is nothing else to do every day except training, and you still have a long time to rest at noon, so you can fully replenish your physical strength.

Li Gui's mother-in-law had already made a big cake and placed it on the side of the stone tablet in front of the pier, which had almost become a stronghold for Dong Ce and those who had no family to live by, and there was no need to be afraid of rain anyway - northern Shanxi had not seen a drop of rain for eight months.

Several people were also tired, sitting together, one person holding a big cake in his hand, just the sweetness of the pickled and salted radish leaves, Dong Ce was no exception, crowded with everyone, there was no shelf, and he was very happy while eating.

Li Gui came over, stood aside and stopped talking.

Dong Ce turned around and said, "Just have something to say." ”

Li Gui hesitated, leaned over, and said cautiously: "Boss, there is not much food, and it can still support three or four meals." ”

Dong Ce's eyes flashed, and he forced him to look at him and said, "Speak clearly!" ”

Under his sharp gaze, Li Gui's cold sweat came down all of a sudden, his legs were weak and he knelt on the ground, and said in a wailing voice: "The little one doesn't dare to deceive the adults, except for Wang Yu's family, which can't open the pot and there is really no food available, the little one has already put away all the surplus grain in the four families, supporting the adults and Uncle Shi to eat every day." Now this food is almost exhausted. ”

He added in a low voice: "Actually, it can be eaten with a mixture of wild vegetables and black bran." ”

When Wang Hun heard this, he stood up with a fist the size of a wine jar, and said in a vicious voice: "What kind of bird fart are you putting out?" ”

Li Gui shrank back in fright, and Dong Ce waved his hand to stop him.

The military salary was not paid, but Dong Ce was moved to his house, and it seemed that he was planning to embezzle the money and food. Many people in the pier know, but this kind of thing is simply normal in the Ming army, they don't even dare to talk behind their backs, and they are even afraid that Wang Tong, who has nothing to do in the pier, will hear it, it will be miserable.

With no military pay, no money to buy rice, and no food to eat, these dunding people are almost exhausted. And they also have to support Dong Ce, the six big-bellied men, otherwise, at least they can last for a month or two.

"These Ming military households are really the most stoic, obedient, and docile soldiers in the world, I have bullied them to this point, and they are still so patient."

Dong Ce sighed with emotion and said, "Wang Hun, Wang Tong, you two go to my room and bring the bag of rice over." ”

"Yes, sir."

The two responded, and soon came back, Dong Ce pointed to the bag and said, "Li Gui, there is a stone of brown rice in here, which is mixed with a lot of sand, you divide these rices, it is enough to support a month, right?" ”

One stone of rice is a family of two buckets, thirty-eight catties, an average family of four, saving food plus wild vegetables, bran and other messy things, it is no problem to support a month.

Li Gui was overjoyed, and kowtowed again and again: "Thank you for your favor, thank you for your favor." ”

Dong Ce thought for a while, poured out some from it and came to another bag, waved his hand and said, "Go!" However, Wang Yu's family will not be sent. ”

When Li Gui heard this, the smile on his face couldn't help but froze, and then immediately returned to normal, and quickly responded, and left with a thousand thanks.

He thought that Dong Ce had the intention of taking revenge on Wang Yu, but they didn't dare to get involved in such a thing at all-Ming Ji's officers were extremely powerful, and they often convicted and sentenced the soldiers, although Dong Ce was only a small armor commander, it was not difficult to kill Wang Yu. Blame Wang Yu for not having long eyes! Li Gui muttered secretly, and he only had to mourn for Wang Yu in his heart, but in this way, the other four families could also get more.

After a while, there was a burst of suppressed cheers from Li Gui and several other households, obviously this was great news for them.

Li Gui left, and the atmosphere of everyone was a little dull. Except for Wang Hun, who is a rammer, they are not unintentional people, life is so embarrassing, so difficult, and it is not easy to even survive.

Dong Ce ate a few more bites, wiped his mouth, and walked to Wang Yu's house with the bag.

He saw Zhao Shi carrying Wang Yu in his arms just now, and his limping appearance made people feel uncomfortable.

He knocked on the door, and Wang Yu's hoarse voice came from inside: "Who?" ”

Dong Ce didn't say anything, and pushed the door straight in.

The inside was very small and broken, and there was a stove in the corner of the wall, which smoked the walls blackened, and large and small holes could be seen everywhere on the walls and roofs. There was no furniture except for a broken table and a few benches that you could tell at first glance that they were made by hand, and there was a strange smell of dirty bedding piled up on the bed.

It seems that Wang Yu has eaten enough and is resting on the bed, and Zhao is taking his two daughters to eat.

Seeing Dong Ce come in, the family was all shocked.

Wang Yu's body shrank back, her body trembled slightly, Zhao's face was full of fear that could not be concealed, she stood up, pulled her two daughters behind her, and forced out a flattering smile: "My lord, you are here, take a look, don't say a word, we have nothing to prepare......"

As he spoke, he poured water.

Two children with dirty faces poked their heads timidly out from behind their mothers to look at Dong Ce.

"What is he going to do, what is he going to do......" Wang Yu's body trembled, his heart was full of fear, and a thought kept echoing in his mind.

Suddenly, his eyes skimmed to his wife's plump breasts and hips, as well as the weather-beaten but still pretty face, and the delicate figure that could not be covered by rags, and his heart suddenly trembled: "He can't think ......"

Dong Ce didn't know his dirty thoughts, he waved his hand: "You sit down, you don't have to be busy." ”

Then he said lightly at Wang Yu: "How is the injury?" ”

Wang Yu thought that he understood his thoughts, and he was originally full of hatred, and he planned to fight with this dog official, but when he came into contact with his gaze, those hatreds and the courage that he had finally mustered up were like snow lions that met the sun, disappeared without a trace, he lowered his head, and muttered speechlessly.

Zhao was still calm, and hurriedly said: "If you go back to the adult, he is almost fine, and he will be able to participate in training in three or two days." ”

But he thought that Dong Ce was here to urge this.

"There's no rush on this." Dong Ce waved his hand: "I heard that your family is out of food?" ”

"Yes, it's all taken and changed for herbs." As soon as Zhao Shi said this, she felt as if she was alluding to Dong Ce's responsibility, and she quickly remedied: "I didn't mean that......"

Dong Ce smiled gently: "No need to explain, I understand, I did this thing, how can I pass it on to others?" ”

He put down the bag in his hand: "There are two buckets of brown rice in here, and your family is frugal." ”

Placing the bag on the table, he turned to leave.

There was a sound behind him, and Zhao had already led his two daughters to kneel on the ground, kowtowing again and again, crying: "Thank you, for your great kindness!" ”

Wang Yu suddenly blurted out: "Why? ”

After saying this, he regretted it, but he didn't expect Dong Ce to pause, and said slowly: "You are my soldiers, your family, and my soldiers, I, Dong Ce, will never watch my own people die and be indifferent." ”

Wang Yu looked at Dong Ce's departing back in a daze, he was stupid.

Zhao eagerly opened the bag, holding a handful of brown rice in his hand, crying with joy, tears falling down one by one.

Dong Ce walked out of the door and let out a long sigh.

His eyes froze suddenly, and in the distance to the west, a thick black pillar of smoke billowed up. Wang Tong, who was standing guard on the pier, also poked his head down and shouted: "Boss, the wolf smoke is up!" ”

He hissed and shouted, the muscles on his face contorted from the mixture of excitement and fear, and his face flushed.

Dong Ce took three steps and made two steps to step on the soft ladder on the pier, and looked carefully, the direction of the wolf smoke was in the west, about seven or eight miles away, and he didn't know which pier it was. And in the distance, there is wolf smoke erected, but it is not so real, thinking that this wolf smoke is constantly coming from the west, but it may not be that the enemy has already fought over.

He muttered, "It's coming, it's finally here!" ”

Shi Jin and several people also climbed up and said in a low voice: "I don't know which Tartar of Chahar it is?" ”

"It's Jiannu! It must be Jiannu! Dong Ce looked at them, his voice was heavy and powerful: "Do you remember what I told you?" ”

Dong Ce told them more than a month ago that there would be this military operation, and when they thought of Dong Ce's analysis that day, they all admired it in their hearts and nodded heavily.

The news of the possible arrival of the enemy did not bring much shock to Anxiangdun, and they, the military households of Biandun, have not seen a few times in a year, and their hearts are not steady. Anyway, when the enemy came, they hid in a strong pier, and they were helpless. This side of the mound is difficult to fight and has no oil and water, and generally no one wants to attack. As for the destruction of the cultivated land - the seedlings have not yet drilled out this month!

In the afternoon, a fast horse suddenly came outside Anxiangdun and shouted: "Dong Erlang is here?" ”

Dong Ce was checking the situation in the distance on the pier at that time, and hurriedly responded: "I am." ”

The knight took off his felt hat, and Dong Ce saw that this person was Xu Meng.

He arched his hand to Dong Ce: "Erlang, my lord came over with me to report the news, Jiannu attacked in a big way, June 20 broke the border in Dushikou, Shuozhou has been captured, the lord Xiao ordered the following side piers to know, good to be prepared, go out carefully, Jiannu may divide troops to loot on our side!" ”

"Jiannu is here?" Dong Ce's heart was shocked, and he shouted: "Brother Xu, come in and have a sip of tea, rest and rest!" ”

"No, I'm going to go to another side." Xu Meng waved his hand and rode away.

Dong Ce turned around, looked at the people who had gathered in the pier, and took a deep breath: "Jiannu, here!" ”

Jiannu, here!