Traveler Major League

Chapter 172
Since the letter from Wang Zuohang, messengers shuttled between the two hundred miles of Luochuan County and Yichuan County every ten days, exchanging information with each other like a flock of carrier pigeons. Sending spies and shadows around finally allowed Liu Ze and others to have a deeper and more thorough understanding of the situation of the surrounding Ming army.

Generally speaking, Liu Ze's sphere of influence is in the mountains, which just cuts off the nearest official roads between Yan'an Mansion and Xi'an. Because of this, soldiers from Yan'an Mansion, one of the border towns, began to gather, most of them were elite frontier troops. And Xi'an, as a large city with a population of several 10 in Guanzhong, has also begun to deploy strong troops to guard everywhere. Now the only weak point in the surrounding area is Tongguan to the east. Hong Chengchou, the food supervisor and political governor, was nearby, but he had no soldiers under his command, and his self-protection was not enough.

Although Wang Zuohang has always regarded Liu Ze as the main force in the letter, but this is only in name, the two forces are separated by officers and soldiers, and it is difficult to transport goods, let alone other things.

As time passed, Wang Zuohang's tone in the letter became more and more irritable, because there was no food, he was not like Liu Ze, who had hard currency such as snowflake salt, glass products, etc. to smuggle food, even if he hunted around for food, it would not be enough food.

The reason why Liu Ze didn't move is also very simple. In winter, the river freezes, there is no source of power, and there is no sufficient raw material of coal and iron. Small-scale production, the output has been reduced one after another.

Rifles and artillery have gone through previous wars, only three battalions have been re-concentrated and the main force is less than [-]. The source of saltpeter is unstable, and the nitrate field cannot be produced in this winter. Reserves, the militia with cold weapons have not been fully equipped with explosive kits.

For the other large numbers of miscellaneous militiamen, after these few contests with the government and the army, everyone has no expectations of them. Except for the red-haired man who has enough fighting will, the division of land and wealth on the books of other militiamen Ideological and political education cannot offset the combat advantages of the officers and soldiers. After all, Li Zicheng did the same thing in history, but it still cannot change the dilemma of being chased and beaten by the officers and soldiers.

What drove Liu Ze crazy the most was that there was no thunderstorm in this long winter. Since returning to the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't recharge the stone slabs again. He lost his life-saving guy, and there was another big mess in Luochuan County. He didn't dare to send troops easily.

The officers and soldiers also seemed to be in Maodong, and everyone was waiting until two months later, in February of the second year of Chongzhen, there was a thunderstorm on the ground, and finally a thunderstorm came.

With sufficient preparations this time, Liu Ze and his team were not the only ones who led the lightning on the top of the mountain. There were lightning rods in various places in the area controlled by the People's Army. The purpose of lightning induction is to create strong magnets through lightning. The voltage of lightning is extremely high, about 1 million to 10 billion volts, the average current is 3 amperes, and the maximum current can reach 30 amperes.

Iron rods can be magnetized with a strong current by using lightning. This kind of magnet is far more suitable for making generators than natural magnets. Although it is said that the steam civilization precedes the electrical civilization in history, if one understands the principles of electromagnetism, the electrical civilization is better than the natural one. The steam civilization is much easier to rebuild, just like the steam engine, which is tantamount to a disaster for the current metal processing industry of the People's Army.

The generator is much simpler, as long as the copper wire is coated with tree varnish to make enamelled copper wire, and wound on the cast iron block, according to the right-hand spiral law, under the action of lightning strike, the current will generate a strong current in the copper wire coil. The magnetic field will magnetize the iron block in the coil. With the magnet and the coil, the electromagnetic induction phenomenon is used to cut the magnetic induction line between the magnets and rotate. This is a simple generator.

If you want to ensure a stable phase, you must ensure that the rotor speed of the generator remains constant. Liu Ze's method for this is to use the funnel-shaped waterwheel built before, and add a flywheel to it as a stabilizer for energy storage. As long as the magnetized cast iron If there are enough components, then there will be enough generators, and the voltage in series will be even greater. This is likely to make the People's Army enter the era of basic electricity. After all, Edison only used low-carbon steel DC generators to light up New York. Iron core only.

Liu Ze's greater ambition is to recharge the self-sufficient slate that may be realized in the future.

Holding the charged slate in his hand, Liu Ze's self-confidence is slowing down, and the People's Army, which has been dormant for a long time, is finally about to start moving again.

The first goal is to find a place with a dense population, and travel to the red-haired man with the collected population. Only in this way can we jump out of the encirclement, have more resources, cultivate more food, and even come back to Ming Dynasty next time At that time, it will not be these small-scale troublemakers who are bouncing around in these counties. At that time, Guanzhong will be the center, Hanzhong and Shanxi will be the two wings, sweeping the northwest frontier, and going east out of the Central Plains.

Just as Liu Ze was in the office in the bastion blockhouse, describing the grand blueprint for the future to the leaders of his subordinates, and everyone's faces were flushed with excitement, the guards reported that Wang Zuogua's messenger had arrived.

This time, the person who came in to deliver the letter was replaced by another person. Although Wang Zuohang had also changed the person who delivered the letter several times before, the person who came this time was quite different from the previous ones. As soon as he entered the room, this person limped , the clothes are even more beggar clothes, and there is no good place on the whole body, patches are covered with patches, and even some are similar to the Baizi robes of the temple, but they are even more worn out and dirty, even the wind brought in when people enter the house The stench, the smell of dead rats permeated the entire office in an instant, and everyone looked at the person who came by with frowns and noses covered.

Among the crowd, Wang Youyuan was the first to react, and asked, "Are you injured?"

The man just nodded hesitantly, then pointed at the root of his thigh and said: "Our leader led the army to occupy Tongguan and hanged Hong Chengchou. He was worried about Mr. Liu, so he sent me to deliver a letter so that Mr. Liu would know. If you can get out of Shanlei, you will be shot by an arrow when you encounter a rout of the officers and soldiers while walking."

"Where did you meet? Can you escape after being hit by an arrow?" Wang Youyuan was full of suspicion. Hearing this, everyone else in the room finally realized that there was a loophole in this person's words, let alone Liu Ze. Listen to yourself When Hong Chengchou was hanged in Tongguan, he immediately realized that what this person said was definitely not true.

"Just ten miles west of Chengcheng, those officers and soldiers have no horses. The brothers who came with me have all died, and I am the only one left. Now that the letter is delivered to me, I am willing to die." The man untied the knot on his left thigh The cloth strips were torn off the trouser legs, and the smell of dead mice became stronger immediately. Wang Youyuan didn't dislike it. He stepped forward to take a closer look, and even pulled it with his hands. Protruding from the face, the complexion instantly turned pale and bloodless.

"The arrow wounded an inch and a half deep. Fortunately, it didn't hit the vital point. It's almost full of maggots. He's such a good man." Wang Youyuan finally smiled, patted the man's shoulder and said, "Brother, don't blame me, I've never seen you before." , I have to ask a few questions."

"It's not a problem, it's not a problem, as long as I send the letter to the head of Liu Da's family, I'm willing to die."

Liu Ze was the only one in the hall, his face was still watery, he frowned and glanced at the injury on the messenger's leg, and then asked unceremoniously, "What's your name?"

"The villain's surname is Wang, and his single name is Lin."

The man had seen many scenes before, and when he saw Liu Ze's questioning, he didn't show any restraint or restraint. He turned sideways and bowed to Liu Ze, but he was calm.

"Yo, we are still in the same family." Wang Youyuan smiled, pulled a stool from the side and handed it over. At this moment, he was completely relieved, without any doubts.

Hearing Wang Youyuan's words, Wang Lin laughed twice, took the stool and sat down on it, carefully spread the injured leg to the side, breathed a sigh of relief, seemed to feel much better, and then tore off a corner of the padded jacket , took out the wax pill with his hand, and handed it to the guard.

The guard next to Liu Ze squeezed the wax pills, unfolded the note, the handwriting was almost exactly the same as the previous letter, and read: "Regard Master Liu, the younger brother broke through Tongguan on the 23rd, the officers and soldiers fled in all directions, and there are countless food and grass left. Most of them can be damaged. Brother is urgently needed Come and be the master."

"Tongguan was breached on the 23rd, but today is the 27th. You have worked hard." Liu Ze stroked the stubble on his chin, and finally asked kindly, "When did you start attacking Tongguan?"

"The fight took place on the night of the 22nd. We first sent someone to pretend to be a caravan as an internal response in the pass. Both sides launched at the same time, and they went down one after another."

While replying, Wang Lin leaned down to straighten the cloth strips tied on his injured leg, and made tsk tsk sounds of pain from time to time, as if he was in his own home leisurely.

"It's that simple?" Liu Ze looked at his movements and smiled with his lips curled up.

"Hey, it's thanks to Master Liu for attracting the army to set up defenses in Xi'an, otherwise our master would not be so easy to take down." The man seemed a little embarrassed when he heard Liu Ze's question, and his injured leg that was sagging was also stretched. Straightforwardly, he smiled, then scratched his head honestly, "Reporting to Master Liu, once you pass through Tongguan, the officers and soldiers from all over the place will be coming, our master said, wait until March [-]rd, if you don't come again, we will We have to go."

"Where are you planning to go?"

Wang Lin swallowed, then shook his head again: "I don't know about that, isn't it about going to the Central Plains?"

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he patted his thigh and hurriedly said: "I was walking on the road, but I heard the wind that the government army is going to raise a hundred thousand troops to attack Luochuan County from the north and the south."

The words shocked everyone in the room, and there were many discussions. Yu Ting stood up suddenly first, and asked with wide eyes: "Where did the people come from? There are so many?"

"I don't know about this either. I just heard from the people in the country that there are soldiers crossing the border in Xi'an. I didn't dare to see it, so I came here to deliver the letter. Otherwise, you will find out by sending spies to Xi'an to have a look." Wang Lin said honestly. Looking at the human way in the hall, he lowered his head and looked at his injured leg self-consciously after speaking, it seemed that there was nothing more important than his injured leg at the moment.

Zhang Pu, as one of the heads of the intelligence department, looked at Wang Shanbao, and immediately retorted: "This time, the day lily is cold, and if Tongguan is lost again, we will be completely surrounded in Shaanxi, unless..." Speaking of this, Zhang Pu's expression changed slightly, and he stopped immediately.

"The four fortified lands in Shaanxi are blocked everywhere, and the imperial court has a large army here. It is indeed not a place to stay for a long time." Old Kong stroked his long beard and introduced the familiar terrain to everyone.

"Your family is really saying that you are waiting for us at Tongguan? You can't do it falsely?" Yang Zeming asked curiously. Everyone knows that Tongguan is an important place for military strategists. Much higher than the encirclement and suppression of Liu Ze, although this Wang Zuogua often communicates with each other by letters, but the friendship is not enough, how dare he stay there for a long time?
"The head of our family is spitting and nailing, saying that Liu Da is the master, and he must do what he says." Wang Lin is full of grievances that have been misunderstood, and his hands are also spread out, very excited, "I Our masters are willing to take strange risks, waiting for you there, why are you so suspicious?"

"I see that you are clearly an officer who came to defraud me. Someone, push him out and chop him up!" Seeing that he was in such a hurry, Liu Ze sneered and waved his hand. The guard waiting at the door immediately went to lock Wang Lin's hands and pushed him out.

"Liu Da is the head of the family, what do you mean?" Wang Lin's complexion changed drastically, and he said excitedly to Liu Ze.

"What do you mean? I think you are a spy!"

"It's useless to deliver the letter without any evidence, and even broke a few brothers. I'm really blind!" Wang Lin had his hands locked behind his back, and he could only dive forward and shouted angrily.

Others in the conference room also said, "It doesn't look like a spy."

"Yeah, where is the spies injured so badly?"

At this time, Wang Lin had already been pushed out of the door, but he still shouted: "Don't push, let us go by ourselves, we will die if we die, and he will be a good man again after 18 years, but it's a pity that my boss is blind , mistakenly believed in people, died worthy of death, worthy of death."

Hearing this, Liu Ze changed his expression and quickly called Wang Lin back again, becoming more kind and said: "This is deliberately defrauding you, brother, don't blame me, this Tongguan is nearly three hundred miles away, and we have spent a few days You have to hurry up and pack lightly to catch up, this is the first risk."

"The officers and soldiers often come to our place to inquire about news. These various methods are impossible to guard against. If they go wrong, the safety of our 10,000+ brothers will not be guaranteed. This is the second danger."

"Brother Wang, please don't be angry, just worry about it. It's because I'm supercilious. I'll arrange to leave for Tongguan tomorrow. Please go down to have some food and rest. You have to tell brother Wang Zuogua all night. , our brigade must arrive before March [-]rd."

Liu Ze repeated again: "The safety of our 10,000+ troops depends on you. Please also tell Brother Wang Zuogua to prepare more meals. We are in such a hurry that there is not enough food."

Hearing this, Wang Linzhu, who was full of anger, relaxed, clasped his fists and said, "Liu Dazhu is really extraordinary, no wonder he has such a big foundation, from now on, the dragon chair will not be used by Liu Dajia."

After a few words of consolation, Wang Lin was brought down to be entertained. At this time, Liu Ze actually held a meeting and asked, "Everyone, can this person be trusted?"

It was better not to ask, but when this question was asked, everyone else started to talk about it, Liu Ze coughed lightly, and the hall became quiet.

"Everyone, think more, you must think more."

"Does anyone know the details of Tongguan?" Liu Ze asked, seeing that everyone was silent, sighing secretly that these people really don't know the mystery.

"Others don't know, how could I not know that the Tongguan border at the foot of the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains has Xiyuguan, Shancheguan, Taiyuguan, Haochayuguan, Tongguguan, and Shuimenguan set up from east to west. Waiting for the checkpoints. These checkpoints are all guarded by garrisons, and they are integrated with Tongguan City, so it is not so easy to beat them down."

"I see, it's clear that the officers and soldiers treat us like bumpkins who have never seen the world." After Liu Ze finished speaking, everyone in the hall laughed, but the laughs were a bit forced, because except for Liu Ze, everyone else It is true that they don't know the situation in Tongguan, there is a lack of talents who are proficient in astronomy and geography, and even Lao Kong doesn't know much about military secrets.

"Commander, what should we do next?" someone asked.

Liu Ze jumped at the table and said, "Let's do the trick, transfer the officers and soldiers to Tongguan, let's go to Xi'an, take this big city and go back to the territory of Hongmaoman."

(End of this chapter)