Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said: "Commander Du, do you know how much the equipment of one of our divisions costs?
We have three brigades and three battalions in our division, with more than 15,000 people.
Just counting the firecrackers, one firecracker originally cost thirty Two taels of silver, which is sixty yuan.
Now that we use new machinery to make it, the price has dropped.
It costs 30 yuan a piece, which is more than 450,000 yuan.
As for gunpowder and lead bullets, the current price is one yuan and ten pieces, and each person needs to bring fifty pieces for a battle.
Only twenty copies are used, which is 30,000 yuan.
This is just for normal use. " He took a sip of water and continued: "A set of scale armor costs 100 yuan, and the plate armor currently being tested by the Ordnance Bureau is said to cost 200 yuan a set.
Just looking at the scale armor, that's 1.5 million yuan." money."
"The price of artillery in the artillery camp is 100 yuan for a three-pound cannon, 300 yuan for a six-pound cannon, and 600 yuan for a nine-pound cannon, not counting gunpowder and shells.
The cavalry is even more expensive.
One cavalryman is at least equivalent to Due to the consumption of ten infantrymen and the monthly military pay, our division needs 60,000 yuan.
Simple, we have more, but this is not enough.
We need money.
The Holy One said that fighting a war is about making money.
The Holy One is now trying to find ways to make money.
The money from the last house raid has been almost used, and the Holy One has something in his heart.
It takes money to realize such a beautiful piece of art. " Wang Chengmin continued: "Yes, I heard someone say last time that the queen and mother-in-law have reduced their food and clothing in order to use all the money on official matters.
Unfortunately, there are some corrupt officials in the court who say that the Holy Father has changed the ancestral legal system.
They are always against the Holy One, and I really want to kill them with a blunderbuss."
Lu Xiangsheng smiled and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense, we are soldiers.
The Holy Father has said that everyone has his or her own responsibilities.
Soldiers should only fight wars now and not interfere in politics.
I believe that the Holy One has a way to deal with these people."
Du Guangting carefully thought about Lu Xiangsheng's words.
If you can't do politics now, does that mean you can do politics in the future?
His heart was filled with enthusiasm.
He was born in a military household and had long scorned the idea that the ancestral legal system could not be changed.
Could it be that the son of a military household could only Could it be a military household?
There is no such rule.
The emperor wants to change the ancestral legal system, and he supports it with both hands.
Lu Xiangsheng added: "In the current situation, when we defend the city, it is very likely that Jiannu will increase his troops, which will cause some trouble.
Therefore, we must speed up the transportation of Liao people now and transport the people away first.
As for the goods, if they cannot be transported by then, After all, let’s just burn it.
Although it’s a pity, there’s nothing we can do about it. “ After the meeting, Lu Xiangsheng and others came to Haizhou Guard in person to visit the wounded soldiers.
Haizhou Wei Yamen has been temporarily requisitioned as a hospital, and medical officers and apprentices are busy inside.
From time to time, shrill screams can be heard, which are the wounds of seriously injured people being sealed by medical officers with soldering irons.
Because it was always a long-range attack, the seriously wounded were soldiers whose arrows hit their heads, necks and other vital parts.
Lu Xiangsheng had seen the appearance of the plate armor.
At this time, he desperately hoped that Dr.
Sun could finish the plate armor quickly.
By then, Jiannu's arrows would be useless.
He looked at the wounded soldiers one by one, asked about their situation, and comforted them.
It took until midnight to finish communicating with all the wounded soldiers.
Chen Liyuan, who was following behind, saw him like this and felt that his decision to follow the Guards was extremely wise.
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Yue Tuo did not attack the next day.
Wang Chengmin led the cavalry battalion to control the area twenty miles outside the south gate to prevent the Hou Jin army from attacking the Liao people.
When the Liao people saw that the Hou Jin army had arrived in the north of the city, they were even more panicked.
Those who don’t want to leave now wish they could reach Gaizhou or even Fuzhou in one step.
On the morning of the third day, reinforcements from the Hou Jin Army arrived.
Lu Xiangsheng observed through a telescope that there were about 3,000 people, all of whom were Hou Jin armor soldiers.
By this time, most of the Liao people had left Haizhou, and there were about two thousand people left, all young and strong.
Lu Xiangsheng ordered to stop the Liao people from going south.
Sure enough that afternoon, the Hou Jin army surrounded the entire Haizhou.
Lu Xiangsheng estimated that the Hou Jin army should not dare to send troops to chase the Liao people, but to be on the safe side, he still sent Du Guangting to lead a battalion of infantry out of the south gate, and formed an array within the artillery range, ready to attack the Hou Jin army at any time. look.
The Hou Jin Army was indeed fooled and organized their troops and prepared for a fight with the Guards.
Unexpectedly, the Guards only formed a formation and did not attack at all.
And they knew the power of artillery and did not dare to attack the Guards. .
The two sides faced each other at a distance of about 300 steps.
As a result, at night, the Guards returned to the city calmly, making the Houjin Army furious.
Xu Dajin had already left, but Xu Mingsheng had not had time to leave.
He came to Lu Xiangsheng and said that the young men could also contribute to the defense of the city, and asked the general to allow them to go to the city to assist in the defense.
Lu Xiangsheng looked at him playfully, thought for a moment and said, "Then let Xu Xiucai be responsible for managing these young men."
Xu Mingsheng agreed: "Thank you, General Lu, for trusting me.
Where can I find weapons for Qing Zhuang?"
Lu Xiangsheng called the messenger and asked him to take Xu Mingsheng to get weapons and armor from the treasury.
He said to Xu Mingsheng: "I hope Xu Xiucai can manage these people well.
If you have merit in the future, the court will not treat you badly."
Xu Mingsheng said seriously: "The reason why we are willing to defend the city is because the slaves occupied my land, killed my border residents, and treated me like pigs and dogs, but we are not coveting the rewards from the court.
General Lu, take leave."
Wang Chengmin said uneasily: "Teacher, is it appropriate to let him take charge of Qingzhuang?
I think this person's words are a bit unpalatable."
Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said: "Listen to his words, watch his actions, and then judge him."
The Hou Jin Army launched a tentative attack the next morning.
This was their usual tactic.
They first tried to find the weak points, and then concentrated their strength to attack.
Lu Xiangsheng deliberately suppressed the counterattack at the west wall, hoping to let them If they mistakenly think that this place is easy to attack, they will be given a severe lesson when the time comes.
The Jin army stopped attacking the next day, and then began to send out cavalry in all directions.
Lu Xiangsheng thought they were cutting down trees to make siege equipment, but he soon discovered that he was wrong, because he saw groups of Han civilians being escorted outside the city.
In the military camp.
Other Guards soldiers also understood the sinister intentions of establishing slaves and cursed one after another.
But they were all secretly worried about how they would cope when the enemy forces the Han people to attack the city.
Lu Xiangsheng urgently summoned officers above the director level to discuss countermeasures.
At present, the Liaodong soldiers have basically not reached this level, so these officers are all former soldiers of the Beijing camp, so it is hard for everyone to tell.
Because you said we should all fight, but the Liaodong soldiers below have objections.
You said we should not fight.
Are you going to let Jiannu attack Haizhou City and everyone will be finished together: