"Sir Zhao, I heard that after the 100,000 rebels were wiped out, all their armor and horses fell into the hands of Mr.
Zhao.
I don't know if this rumor is true."
Zhang Ke said with a smile.
"Your Excellency, you don't know.
The battle with the rebels was fierce.
Many soldiers and horses were damaged, and less than ten were left intact, especially the war horses.
Even if our troops added the captured war horses to our army, we would still be short of more than two hundred.
"Pie."
Zhao Lie complained endlessly, his expression was very helpless.
It was a matter involving soldiers and armor, which was not a trivial matter.
Zhao Lie decided to take a drag-out decision.
He would only make a decision after discussing it with his generals after returning home.
"What Mr.
Zhao said is untrue," Zhang Ke looked at Zhao Lie with a smile, not angry, "As long as it is a big victory, there will be gains.
Don't tell me that there are only a few hundred soldiers.
You think I Do you believe it?"
"Uh," Zhao Lie said helplessly and reluctantly, "This will make up for the loss of our army, and we still have hundreds of soldiers."
"Master Zhao Lie, please don't lie to me.
The armor of your subordinates is completely different from that of other Ming armies.
The waist swords and iron shields can still be used.
Haha, your subordinates will not mix other armors, spears, clubs and sabers."
Zhang Ke's big eyes were very poisonous.
He had already carefully investigated and concluded that it was impossible for Zhao Lie's troops to equip such armor with different shapes, which would only reduce their combat effectiveness.
"Well," Zhao Lie said with a headache, "I estimate there are more than a thousand pieces of armor."
"Haha, look for it slowly.
Maybe we will need three or four thousand pieces tomorrow.
Haha, don't worry.
I owe you the silver coins for these soldiers and armors first.
I will definitely make up for them when the court silver coins are collected. ."
Zhang Keda joked.
"I will collect them carefully later, and if there are any extra soldiers, I will definitely give them to you."
Zhao Lie also laughed.
The two said goodbye.
Zhao Lie led three thousand soldiers into Shuicheng.
Zhao Lie also moved the Dusi Yamen into Shuicheng.
As the saying goes, if the king does not see the king, it is best for him to stay away from the governor and the commander-in-chief.
Shuicheng plays the role of the Polu Army's navy, connecting Shuicheng and Shidao.
It is extremely suitable as the Polu Army's base in Dengzhou.
As for the town.
Zhao Lie really didn't like it.
If the imperial troops took control of Shuicheng, even if he left troops in Dengzhou, the waterway communication with Shidao would be cut off.
As for the land route, the poor road conditions determined that neither deploying troops nor transporting baggage was a suitable option.
Zhao Lie entered Shuicheng to join Huang Han.
The small Shuicheng now had more than 6,000 soldiers and horses, which was a bit crowded.
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"Sir, the fleet will be back tonight.
Do you think it would be better for the fleet to return to Shidao?"
Huang Han asked.
"Well, let's keep the two reserve Qian Generals.
In addition, Wang Haizhou's cavalry General Qian will also stay.
After all, we have to deter Laizhou Guards, Dengzhou Guards and Weihai Guards.
If any guard station is disobedient, you can go around and let them know.
They are more honest," Zhao Lieming said.
"With the consequences of Cheng Liang in Laizhou, they still dare to be half-hearted.
They are not afraid that their whole family will be wiped out."
Huang Han said with a sinister smile.
"Master Zhang is back, isn't he?
I'm afraid some people will start to be cautious again."
Zhao Lie sneered.
The minds of Chinese people are extremely fickle.
Maybe some people think that there are other ways to maintain the real power of their own commanders.
Zhang Keda came to the top of Dengzhou City.
He touched the cold and dark barrel of the red cannon on the north city head and lamented that with nearly a hundred cannons helping out, Dengzhou fell twice in one day.
It was simply unimaginable.
"Master Zhang, what did Zhao Lie say?"
Zhang Guoyuan asked.
Chen Yingyuan also looked at Zhang Keda with great concern.
If he could get some soldiers, it would alleviate the pressure on Denglai.
"Zhao Lie said there are still more than a thousand pieces of intact armor."
Zhang Keda said the conservative figure Zhao Lie said.
As for telling his family that the more the better, he didn't mention a word.
If Zhao Lie hadn't given him more soldiers, wouldn't he have become a laughing stock?
"Humph, that's a hundred leather and cotton armors.
A few hundred spears and daggers.
Zhao Lie won't take out more."
Zhang Guoyuan curled his lips and said.
He is full of malice towards Zhao Lie now, and he will do the worst in everything. place to think.
"This general has never spoken like this before.
Zhao Lie took out a lot."
Zhang Keda did not see the real thing.
I dare not say more.
"That's true.
I heard that General Zhang had a favor for Zhao Lie.
When he was appointed commander of Jinghai Guard, it was Lord Zhang who recommended him."
Chen Yingyuan said with a smile.
"This is true.
It's just that Zhao Lie doesn't have such great achievements.
Even if I hand it over to him, it's just a bargain.
He can't be the commander."
Zhang Keda sighed.
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"I'm afraid that he is also a second-grade official now, with thousands of elite soldiers under his command.
I'm afraid he has forgotten the kindness Master Zhang showed him back then."
Zhang Guoyuan said in a strange tone.
Zhang Keda was very angry, "You hope that Zhao Lie will forget his old feelings and use some tattered armor to deal with me, and you will be happy.
There is no good thing among eunuchs."
After Zhang Keda became a noble, he had a noble status.
He really didn't have much scruples about this eunuch.
His face showed his unswerving attitude, but he didn't say anything.
Zhang Guoyuan also regretted it after he said it.
He also traveled to various places as an angel and was used to being flattered by local officials.
He didn't pay too much attention to the words of the officials below.
In his opinion, he was an ant both in court and in the field.
It's just that today's Zhang Keda is a noble general in the emperor's heart.
Otherwise, the emperor would never leave the mess of Denglai to Zhang Keda, and has high hopes for Zhang Keda to regroup and suppress Zhao Lie.
"Don't be surprised, Mr.
Zhao.
I said this just because taking out more armor will greatly increase the strength of the court's troops, which is extremely detrimental to him, so..."
Zhang Guoyuan gave a rare explanation.
"What Zhang Zhenshou said is not unreasonable.
Of course, it also depends on how much Zhao Lie values Zhang Zhen, his former benefactor.
We will know in two days."
Chen Yingyuan saw that the atmosphere was not very good and hurriedly made peace with him.
Zhang Ke laughed and said nothing, but felt aggrieved in his heart.
A general town had to beg for help from his former subordinates.
What is this?
If Zhao Lie really dealt with him with some tattered soldiers and armors as Zhang Guoyuan said, Then he would be completely disgraced.
Two days later, Zhao Lie sent someone to ask Zhang Keda to come to Shuicheng in Dengzhou to receive the soldiers.
Zhang Keda hurriedly came to Shuicheng with two hundred personal guards.
He couldn't wait.
He knew that if he waited for the court to allocate the silver, it might take half a year.
Maybe a year, maybe not maybe. . . . .
Even if Zhao Lie took out more than a thousand pieces of broken armor, he would be able to recruit soldiers for training as soon as possible.
When Zhang Keda led people to the south gate of Shuicheng, Zhao Lie had been waiting for a long time.
"Lord, these people are too few."
After the greetings, Zhao Lie looked at the people Zhang Keda had brought and said with a smile.
"Oh, it seems that the commander has prepared a big gift for this town."
Zhang Keda felt refreshed when he heard the elegant meaning of the string.
"Your Majesty, please."
Zhao Lie smiled and said nothing, just bowing to Zhang Keda inside.
"You, you are hiding from this town."
Zhang Keda, who was in a good mood, nodded Zhao Lie with his hand and said with a smile.
The group arrived near the East Pier of Shuicheng.
There were eight large warehouses here.
This was where the rice and grain supplies shipped from the south were stored during Denglai's heyday.
There were four large granaries and four large warehouses.
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The baggage warehouse.
Zhao Lie came to the door of one of the warehouses and saluted the soldiers, "Open the door."
The guarding soldiers returned the salute and opened the door.
What was inside made Zhang Keda's eyes pop out.
I saw bundles of spears standing upright against the wall, waist knives also neatly stacked, arrows and crossbows also neatly placed.
This warehouse was densely packed with these weapons.
I roughly estimated there were two to three thousand of them.
Only a narrow passage is left.
Zhang Ke's eyes shone brightly.
He walked a few steps quickly and came to the weapons pile.
Regardless of the dust, he picked up a long knife.
He saw wear and tear on the long knife.
It looked like it had been used, but it had been greased.
No rust stains at all.
Zhang Keda's servants hurriedly stepped forward to inspect the weapons one by one.
Zhang Keda picked up a one-stone hard bow and fired it with all his strength.
Although Zhang Keda was the commander-in-chief, he had been practicing all year round and it was very easy.
Drawn the bow.
He pulled it three times and found that the bowstring was not affected by moisture and had no strength.
Zhao Lie accompanied him with a smile, very confident.
Sure enough, after a while, these servants reported to Zhang Ke that although these weapons were second-hand goods, they were well maintained and did not need to be repaired and could be used immediately.
Zhang Keda was in a good mood, "Mr.
Zhao, although you didn't take out the armor, I will count you as having passed."
After saying this, Zhang Ke burst into laughter.
"Who says there is no armor?
There is just one on the side."
Zhao Lie pointed to the next door, and Zhang Keda hurriedly followed Zhao Lie to the warehouse next door.
Opening the door, I saw a warehouse full of armors placed there, and the smell of grease hit my nostrils.
Most of the people visiting here are leather armors, and some cotton armors.
Zhang Keda immediately asked the soldiers to check, and the results were the same.
Although they were confiscated second-hand goods, they were well maintained and could be used as soon as they were taken.
These were more than 1,800 armors.
Although there were only more than 100 iron armors, they were Zhang Keda seems to be enough.
But there are still surprises behind.
There are more than 20 small French bronze and iron cannons in the last warehouse.
These small cannons do not have a large range, but when approaching the battle, they can still be very lethal to the enemy by firing shotguns. .
There are also more than 300 three-eyed blunderbuss here.
This is the equipment of the Ming cavalry.
They fire it three times before the battle, and then swing the heavy blunderbuss body to use it as an iron rod.
It is the favorite of many Ming cavalry.
Zhang Kedake was so happy that he patted Zhao Lie on the shoulder, his eyes moist, and said a few good words.
He was pleased with what Zhao Lie had done and knew that he had not misjudged the person.
Now that his entire town was reduced to the point of begging from his old subordinates, Zhao Lie was not stingy.
Zhang Ke estimated that Zhao Lie had taken out all the weapons and artillery that could be used.
Zhang Keda also felt ashamed for his private speculation that Zhao Lie might use some dilapidated armor to deal with him.
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Look, it was still the same Zhao Lie who was full of vigor and fearless and dared to fight
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