Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

The power of the broom against the long knife was obvious to everyone. As a theorist, Shen Boyi was even more delighted. He began to think about how to apply it in actual combat and kill the Japanese pirates without leaving a trace.

After the initial surprise, several people calmed down and began to carefully analyze the key points. Gu Yunji said: "The reason why the broom can block the long knife is simply because of its thin bamboo branches. Once the long knife cuts in, it is like being caught in a net and cannot move." .”

"The bamboo branches are tightly tied together. If we replicate it with fine iron, the branch density will definitely not be so high. If we want to effectively contain the katana, we can only make it larger. But in this way, The weapon will become bulky and it will be inconvenient to transport and use it."

Su Qi said: "It doesn't matter if it's a little bulky. Anyway, this is not a single combat, but a coordinated confrontation with the Five Elements Formation as a unit. Even if the Japanese pirates can only be delayed for a little while, the spearmen behind will be able to take advantage of the opportunity. Poke the Japanese pirates through each other."

Seeing Su Qi again now, the remaining awkwardness in Shen Baiyi's heart disappeared. He secretly praised His Majesty for sending such a helper very well. His face was full of suppressed excitement: "As long as it can be used, since this broom is so effective, I will go back today." Let’s do some research and try to build the weapon as soon as possible.”

However, Su Qi's brows did not relax: "In my opinion, for the success of the Five Elements Formation, weapons are only secondary. Whether it is an 'iron broom' or a fire blunderbuss, they can only play a supporting role in external forces. The key is still People—the quality of the local soldiers is totally inadequate.”

"The anti-Japanese formation is a cooperative operation. It not only requires high quality and strong combat power of the soldiers, but also requires a high degree of tacit understanding between them. But judging from the current troops stationed in the garrison, this requirement is far from being met."

The soldiers stationed at the garrison are all farmers who are serving in the military. Looking at them at a glance in the school grounds, not to mention their quality, just looking at their appearance and age, they are already seriously uneven.The youngest one looks to be fifteen or sixteen years old, the oldest one is in his fifties, his height is even higher, and the quality of the soldiers is very poor.

Shen Boyi said: "This shouldn't be difficult to solve, right? The quality of the soldiers is poor, so let's cast a wide net and recruit from the entire Zhejiang Province and select the best from the best. I don't believe we can't select a strong army."

Su Qi sighed: "Of course this is possible, but it takes too long. The soldiers recruited from different places have different language and customs, and it will take a long time to get used to each other in order to achieve the tacit understanding required for anti-Japanese battle formations. "

Shen Boyi's brows were filled with sadness: "This is the only way to go, take your time."

"Master Gu!"

At this time, Fu Zida came hurriedly on horseback from afar, stopped in front of Gu Yunji, and said breathlessly: "Oh no, those miners in Qingyuan Town are fighting again! And this time the scale is very large, and several people are involved. It’s a village, please go back and have a look!”

As soon as he heard about Qingyuan Town, Gu Yunji had a headache: "Why did they start fighting again?"

There is a small silver mine in Qingyuan Town. Most local villagers make a living from mining. Because of the huge profits, they are often feared by outsiders.In order to protect the mines, the local people have developed a tough folk custom over time, and they have to fight with the mine thieves from other places every now and then.

Moreover, these villagers were furious and would kill each and every one of them. Once a fight broke out, many people would be implicated, ranging from dozens to hundreds. A large, swarming group was no less ferocious than a battle on the battlefield. Human life is the order of the day.Every time it was over, the officials would drag away at least a few bodies.

However, they refused to change despite repeated admonitions. They arrested a group of people, and a new group of people participated in armed fighting. They could never catch them all, and they couldn't just put everyone in jail regardless of the situation.It is said that the young heads of each village are good at beating people. They themselves encourage this kind of trend, which makes it very difficult for the government to deal with it.

Gu Yunji had only been in office for a few months, and this was already the third time he had encountered a fight with weapons.

Seeing Fu Zida's anxious look, Su Qi knew that the matter was serious, and immediately urged Gu Yunji: "Then go quickly, we have nothing important to do here." Gu Yunji nodded in agreement, and then said: "Once a fight breaks out in Qingyuan Town, the scale will be huge It’s very big, and the government officials don’t have enough manpower. Can I lend you some troops?”

Su Qi readily agreed: "Of course there is no problem with this. The Shaoxing Guards have the responsibility to protect Shaoxing Prefecture, so there is no need to follow any regulations. I will transfer it to you directly. How many do you want? Is 100 people enough?"

"Not enough." Gu Yunji smiled bitterly, "At least three hundred."

Fu Zida looked embarrassed. He leaned into Gu Yunji's ear and whispered: "...Sir, the scale of this fight is particularly large. I'm afraid 300 people are not enough."

Gu Yunji decisively changed his mind: "Then five hundred."

"Five hundred?! You don't need so many people to fight against Japanese pirates, right?"

Su Qi was surprised: "It's just a group of villagers having a small fight. Even if the number is large, it won't require five hundred officers and soldiers, right? Is this going to maintain order or suppress the rebellion?"

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Gu Yunji would have felt that it was outrageous to use five hundred officers and soldiers to stop the villagers from fighting. He sighed quietly and said, "Whether it is a small fight or not, you will know if you go and see."

Su Qi felt even more strange when he heard this, so he simply mobilized five hundred soldiers himself and followed Gu Yunji and Fu Zida to Qingyuan Town.

After arriving at the place and seeing the scene in front of him, Su Qi was dumbfounded and stammered: "...you call this...villagers fighting?"

Who fights to the death?
In the small open space, there were scattered figures, and the shouts of killing were loud. At a glance, there were at least 600 people.Among them were not only middle-aged men, but also women, the elderly, and even older children.There were twenty or thirty people lying on the ground alone, whether they were dead bodies or seriously injured villagers.

These people used anything that could be used as a weapon, including mining picks, kitchen knives, hoes, and even stones picked up by the roadside, to beat the people around them crazily, killing them without mercy. It was as if everyone was furious.

From the perspective of a general in Su Banner, the villagers fought in a disorganized manner, with no distinction between offense and defense. They just beat whoever they caught and killed each one.

He watched with his own eyes as a man slashed another man's neck with a kitchen knife covered in blood. As a result, the knife got stuck on the bone because of the wrong angle. However, the man's attack was extremely ruthless and he chopped it off hard. Half of the man's neck was drooped, and blood spurted out, splattering all over the man's face.

The man just wiped his face casually, cursed a few words in dialect, and quickly picked up the kitchen knife to find the next target.

Even though he was a battle-hardened general in Su Banner, he could not help but be shocked to the point of numbness by this scene of fighting. He was suddenly in a daze: Are all the villagers now so tough?