Wei Zheng has always been guarding the Haw Par Army Ordnance Factory, and according to his various common sense in later generations, he has continuously improved the production technology and production process of the Ordnance Factory and accelerated the production of equipment.

It was not until the first batch of 50 arquebuses and 5,000 rounds of Mini ammunition were assembled from the production line that Wei Zheng reluctantly left the already more and more formal manufacturing plant.

However, just as he had just returned to the command headquarters, Zhou Shuyuan, a military advisor who trained the musket battalion and was in charge of the security of the Haw Par Army base, followed suit.

didn't have time to take a breath, and said eagerly to Wei Zheng: "General, I finally found you... I just went to the armory factory and found out that you were back, but luckily I was in a hurry and blocked you at the headquarters..."

"Military advisor....looking for me in such a hurry, is there something wrong......" Seeing the beads of sweat that kept flowing from Zhou Shuyuan's forehead because of his anxiety, Wei Zheng hurriedly asked.

"It's an accident....and it's a big deal..."Zhou Shuyuan replied without the slightest hesitation.

Seeing the puzzled expression on Wei Zheng's face, Zhou Shuyuan hurriedly reported: "Just now, the commander of the spear battalion Wang stationed in Mushroom Valley for training sent someone back to report that the Tartars have discovered our secret in Mushroom Valley, and sent hundreds of cavalry yesterday afternoon to launch a fierce attack on Mushroom Valley......

In the plan of the Guard, Mushroom Valley is the battlefield where he really blocks Dorgon's bloody revenge.

However, at this time, the city wall of Mushroom Valley had just been built for half a month. Based on the original estimated duration, up to two-thirds of the time is now complete.

If the Tartars launch an attack on Mushroom Valley now, it is certain that after half a month of hard work, a wall built around Mushroom Valley will be completely destroyed.

Without the city wall, under the attack of the Tartars, there is no possibility for the Mushroom Valley to hold on, and the idea of turning the Mushroom Valley into a battlefield and killing and injuring a large number of Tartars will not be realized.

For Wei Zheng, whether the mushroom valley is safe at this moment means whether the Haw Par Army can survive the fierce retaliation of Dolgon, and whether the Haw Par Army can continue to survive in Zunhua.

Therefore, as soon as Zhou Shuyuan finished speaking, Wei Zheng asked impatiently.

"As a result of the battle, did Wang Feng block the attack of the Tartar cavalry..."

Zhou Shuyuan hurriedly replied: "Not only did it block, but it also won....Battalion Commander Wang Feng Wang called the artillery battalion three medium-sized Franc machine guns to participate in the battle. With just one round of shooting, the Tartars left more than thirty corpses behind and the wolves retreated..."

The remaining Tartars saw that Battalion Commander Wang had artillery in his hand, so they took the initiative to give up and continue to attack Mushroom Valley. However, while the Tartars were retreating, they still left fifty cavalry around the mushroom valley to monitor our every move. ”

Hearing this, Wei Zhengchang breathed a sigh of relief, and a bitter smile immediately appeared on his face. Facing Zhou Shuyuan in front of him, he sighed helplessly: "Even the medium-sized Franc machine artillery has been used, and now you don't need to guess from Tartar to know that we who defend Mushroom Valley are the culprits of the bloody Santun Fort..."

Zhou Shuyuan's brows also furrowed, he had never gone through such a test of life and death, and his mind, which was still sober, suddenly became chaotic.

As a last resort, he could only pin his hopes on Wei Zheng in front of him, and asked eagerly: "General, since our identities have been exposed, what should we do next..."

"The soldiers will block the water and cover the ......earth," Wei Zheng said without thinking about it.

Then, he said in a heavy tone: "It's just that what I didn't expect was that the Tartar would come so quickly. We were already spotted before we were ready for battle. Now it seems that Tartar is worthy of being an excellent hunter who came out of the mountains, and his sense of smell is really not ordinarily keen. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng's frowning brows furrowed even deeper, and he analyzed to himself.

"This time we are about to face the main forces of the Tartars, not small forces. In addition, the city wall of Mushroom Yu has not yet been built, so it basically does not play much of a protective role for us. ”

"In order to avoid the slaughter of the melee troops, that is, the pike-battalions, in battle. Our own long-range attack units, that is, musket battalions and artillery battalions, must play the leading role in this upcoming battle. ”

After speaking, Wei Zheng had already shifted his gaze to Zhou Shuyuan in front of him, and asked with an expectant expression: "Strategist, how is the training of the musket battalion, it has been half a month, do you have the ability to fight a battle......

When it came to the musket battalion that he had personally selected and trained, Zhou Shuyuan's frowning brows immediately relaxed. reported confidently to Wei Zheng.

"General, the musketeers of the musket battalion are all personally selected by me, and they are all musketeers who have been on the battlefield in the official army. What we need to train them on is the formation and the 'three-stage' shooting method that you have developed, General. ”

"So, after half a month of training, the musket battalion is ready to fight. However, when I say battle, I only mean a smooth battle, and once we lose the battle on the battlefield, these musketeers, who have not yet fully returned to their hearts, will surely collapse on the battlefield, or even surrender to the Tartars on their knees, and continue to be taken prisoner by the Tartars. ”

"In addition, except for the fact that the soldiers have not yet returned to their hearts and do not have a full sense of identity with the Haw Par Army, it is impossible to work hard for our Haw Par Army on the battlefield. There is another problem with the musket battalion, that is, the equipment is not enough, so far there are still nearly half of the soldiers who are training with unqualified arquebuses and cannot go to the battlefield. ”

The musket battalion can go to the battlefield, and Wei Zheng has an extra layer of security in his heart. As for the equipment problem that Zhou Shuyuan was worried about, Wei Zheng didn't care about it at all.

Because, through its own continuous improvement, the ordnance factory has been able to continuously supply the musket battalion with equipment and ammunition at a rate of production of fifteen muskets per day and 1,500 rounds of fixed mini ammunition.

After breathing a long sigh of relief, he affirmed to Zhou Shuyuan in front of him: "You don't have to worry about the equipment, with the current production capacity of the weapons manufacturing plant, it can fully meet the needs of the musket battalion." ”

"Just now, the ordnance factory has assembled 50 new arquebuses and 5,000 rounds of Mini ammunition. You know, this new arquebus can be twice as powerful as the old arquebus, both in range and power. ”

"In order to make better use of these new arquebuses, you will immediately return to the Musket Battalion to select fifty musketeers with the best marksmanship to equip these new arquebuses, and in addition, I will send five hundred rounds of fixed Minnie ammunition to these fifty musketeers for training, and they must master the new arquebuses produced by our own Haw Par Army before dawn tomorrow."

Looking at Wei Zheng, who was becoming more and more confident as he spoke, Zhou Shuyuan asked in disbelief: "General, are you sure you are not wrong, we really made a new arquebus with twice the power..."

"Of course, I wouldn't dare to lie to you about such a big thing..."Wei Zheng said confidently.

On the surface, there are no changes to the arquebuses produced by the Haw Par Army themselves. However, because of the change in the process of gun control, the barrel of the Haw Par military system was several percent higher than that of the Ming army.

Coupled with the early advent of the Mini bullet, the power of the arquebus was doubled, and there was absolutely no problem with it.

Compared with the confidence on Wei Zheng's face, Zhou Shuyuan's face was quickly covered with excitement, and he shouted: "Great, if we are really equipped with such a powerful arquebus, then the Tartar archers will no longer be able to threaten us and cause us to kill." ”

Wei Zheng nodded in agreement, and then, his confident facial expression was replaced by Yan Sù again, and he continued to order.

"In addition, early tomorrow morning, the military advisor will lead the musket battalion with me and enough ammunition to rush to Mushroom Valley, and prepare for a possible retaliatory attack on us by the Tartar White Banner. As for the logistics base of our Haw Par Army, it will be handed over to the cavalry battalion of Battalion Commander Zhao for care. After all, the cavalry battalion did not have several months to train and simply could not form combat effectiveness. ”

"Please rest assured, general, I will arrange it immediately, and send troops to Mushroom Valley early tomorrow morning..."