Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 898, all people are armed

"Clang~clang~"

In the center of Longtou Town, a big bell was rang, and the sound soon spread throughout the entire Longtou Town. All of a sudden, everyone who heard the sound in Longtou Town, who had heard this sound, began to act quickly.

The women quickly hid their children, and the men quickly returned to their homes, took out their bows and swords, put on their armor, and quickly came to the city wall outside Longtou Town.

Outside Longtou Town, someone hurriedly ran around on horseback, and soon the people who were busy in the fields quickly found their horses and hurried back to Longtou Town.

"Liu Bold, Liu Bold, enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Liu Mazi hurriedly rode to Liu Daudao's side and shouted loudly.

The sound of the steam cultivator was very loud, and Liu Bold, who was operating the steam cultivator, could not hear it unless he got closer.

"what?"

Liu boldly stopped the steam cultivator and asked.

"Enemy attack!"

"Go back quickly!"

Liu Mazi roared again.

"Enemy attack?"

When Liu Bold heard this, he quickly turned off the steam cultivator, and then hurriedly found the horses grazing leisurely, and hurriedly rode the horses back to Longtou Town.

With the sound of the alarm, the originally busy Longtou Town was filled with a thick smell of gunpowder smoke, and a large number of people hurried back to Longtou Town from all directions.

On the city wall outside Longtou Town, Liu Rong, who only had his right hand left, was wearing armor, a medal of bravery on his chest, and holding a musket. Tired of work, you dare to attack my Longtou Town in Daming again."

"Mayor, how many people do you think will come this time?"

Beside Liu Rong, someone said with a smile.

Liu Rong used to be a member of the Western Expeditionary Army. He fought the enemy bravely, injured himself, lost his left hand, won the Medal of Bravery, and then retired honorably.

The Ming Dynasty now implements a compulsory military service system, and the imperial court has arrangements for retired soldiers. For soldiers who have made meritorious service, they will be treated more kindly.

Liu Rong, who received the Medal of Bravery, became the mayor of Longtou Town. The position of mayor was also a separate official position set up by Liu Jin in the Western Regions and Hezhong regions.

According to the policy of forming households into teams, every [-] people form a team, each team forms a town, and the highest official of a town is the mayor, and then every ten towns set up a county with a county magistrate, county magistrate, etc. appointed officials.

The mayor is considered to be one level lower than the county magistrate, but with the rating of the county magistrate, he can be regarded as an official from the seventh or eighth rank, and he can be regarded as an official.

Liu Rong made great contributions and retired due to injury. He not only received a lot of rewards, but also arranged to be the mayor of this leading town. Liu Jin also took great pains in such an arrangement.

The Western Regions and the Hezhong area are far away from Ming Dynasty. The Han people here are rare and the folk customs are tough. It is necessary to cultivate the martial spirit of the immigrants. At the same time, it is necessary to effectively organize and arm the immigrants, so that when they face enemies from all directions, they can protect them Own.

There are these retired soldiers who are the mayor of the town. They are responsible for organizing the residents of a town and leading them to resist. Naturally, they are much stronger than ordinary people.

"We don't care how much they come, we'll take them all."

"Tell the big guys, eat and drink enough, and kill the enemy with all your strength later. The more you kill, the more rewards you will get."

Liu Rong said confidently.

For the immigrants from the Western Regions, Liu Jin provided a lot of arrangements and support, and specially applied for a special permission from the imperial court, which was to allow the immigrants from the Western Regions and the Hezhong region to own and use weapons.

Although these weapons are limited, they are limited to cold weapons, that is, swords, armor, bows and arrows. As for guns and artillery, each town is only equipped with [-] guns and [-] artillery pieces. There are strict procedures for the inspection of the imperial garrison every time it is used.

But in general, compared with other regions, the Western Regions and Hezhong region, the imperial court has much less restrictions on this place, and I hope that the immigrants here can be strong, so that they will not be bullied.

"Yes~"

Hearing Liu Rong's voice, the people around immediately shouted.

Many people are retired soldiers. In the First World War last year, there were too many people who made meritorious service. Among the rewards from the imperial court, there were land, cattle, sheep and horses, and beauties from the Western Regions. Many people simply stayed here settle.

"Brothers, we are all retired from the army. We are the leaders and pillars of Longtou Town. The five hundred firearms are also in our hands, and we also control these artillery pieces."

"When the enemy comes, we must set an example for the whole town and kill the enemy fiercely."

Liu Rong kept inspecting on the top of the city, and when he came to the Musketeers, he said loudly to the members of the Musketeers.

"Yes!"

The members of the Musketeers are basically composed of retired soldiers, and each of them saluted in unison.

Seeing this scene, the flustered crowd on the city wall immediately calmed down. Liu Bold, who had just climbed the city wall, also nervously clenched the spear in his hand.

He has always been an honest farmer, how can he not be nervous when he picks up a knife and gun to fight his life, his palms are covered with sweat, but when he sees Liu Rong and others, he becomes calmer again.

Time passed slowly, and the people outside Longtou Town quickly returned to Longtou Town, the city gate was quickly sealed, and the whole Longtou Town was quietly waiting for the enemy's arrival like an iron barrel.

"Come~ come~"

I don't know if there will be a shout, but everyone looks in one direction.

There was billowing smoke and dust stirring directly above the ground, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes approached from far to near. Soon, a huge troop of cavalry rushed towards Longtou Town.

"Haha, it really is a bastard from the Kazakh Khanate."

"It seems that they were not scared of killing them last winter, but now they dare to harass our Ming Dynasty."

Some people laughed happily when they saw these cavalrymen.

The cavalry of the Kazakh Khanate is known as a nation on horseback, but they don't pay attention to them. Last winter, some of them followed the Kazakh Khanate who was killed by the Australian Duke Yang Yun.

In the duel between cavalry and cavalry, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty completely defeated the cavalry of the Kazakh Khanate.

"Tsk tsk, there is a shortage of war horses recently. I didn't expect these people to send us war horses. Brothers, take aim later. Those war horses are precious, and they are not allowed to be hurt."

Liu Rong looked carefully at the five thousand Kazakh Khanate cavalry rushing forward with a telescope, and said to the people around him with a smile.

"Don't worry, mayor!"

"Mayor, what do you think of the horse the leader is riding?"

"Wait and watch me kill him with one shot and give you his horse."

"That war horse is just so-so."

Liu Rong and others were chatting very relaxedly.

Last winter, he fought repeatedly in the Western Regions. He was invincible, victorious and invincible. He almost swept all the tribes and khanates in the Western Regions and Central Asia.

Not only defeated the Mongols, but also defeated the Kazakhs, Turks, Uighurs, etc., letting everyone know the strength of the Ming army.

It also cultivated their strong self-confidence. What is terrible about the Kazakh cavalry, they can beat them up casually.

"Tell the mother-in-law at home to let them light up the fire and cook quickly. The big guys can kill the enemy when they are full."

Liu Rong shouted loudly while patrolling the city wall.

"Haha, everyone knows!"

Everyone immediately replied with a smile.

In fact, without Liu Rong's order, in every household in Longtou Town, the women in the house are cooking. The rice from Nanyang, the white noodles from Liaodong, the salted fish from Tianjin, the mutton from the Western Regions and the Hezhong area, the whole Longtou Town There was a burst of fragrance.

"Bold, bold, eat!"

Liu Boldly was looking at the enemy army outside the city, when a panting voice came, and the Daming words he spoke were a bit awkward and not very standard.

When Liu Bold heard this, he quickly looked over. The person who came was Liu Mina, Liu Bold's mother-in-law, a woman from the Western Regions. If you use the aesthetics of later generations, she is definitely a big beauty.

Tall, with a good face and fair skin, the key is the high nose, deep eyes, and blue eyes, but in the eyes of Daming people in this era, this is seriously inconsistent with the aesthetics of Daming people.

But Liu Bold had no choice. Like many immigrants who migrated to the Western Regions and Hezhong, they all married local women. It didn’t cost much. Because of the war last winter, too many men died here in the Western Regions, and there were more women. Boys and young men, coupled with the status of Ming people and the land, cattle, sheep and horses rewarded by the imperial court after immigrating here, can easily marry a wife.

"Slow down~"

Liu Bold saw that Liu Mina brought him food with a big belly, and hurried up to greet her.

"It's okay, this matter is nothing, it only matters when you are full and kill the enemy."

Liu Mina said indifferently that women in the Western Regions are not so hypocritical. In a place like the Western Regions, men are either fighting or preparing for war, so the things at home are basically done by women, and they are far less delicate than women in the Central Plains.

"I know, I know, go back and hide quickly, don't run around."

After Liu Boldly took the meal, he hurriedly started to eat, exhorting him while eating.

It was not easy to marry a daughter-in-law. Liu Daudao also loves his mother-in-law very much. Although this woman is a woman from the Western Regions, she is very good at giving birth. It has only been half a year and she is already pregnant. In a few months, He was going to be a father.

At this time, on the city wall, almost everyone was similar to Liu Bold. The woman in the house brought food up, and everyone ate in a hurry, and looked outside from time to time to see if the enemy army was about to attack the city.

(End of this chapter)