In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 8
"Brother Lin, why are you jumping outside so early in the morning if you don't go to bed?"

Sister-in-law Niu came over with the girls, with a hint of curiosity on her face, but more of a worry.

This is already the fifth day for everyone in the Tatar camp.

Over the past few days, everyone has been eating three meals a day, with a late-night snack, and eating beef and mutton, and their complexion has improved a lot.

In addition, there were no traces of wild wolves or Tatars around, and Zhang Xiuying's body also recovered, which made Lin Rui completely relieved and began to exercise.

He had long hated this weak body.

"Haha, this is not about exercising in idle time."

Lin Rui continued to do a dozen push-ups until he was out of breath before he stood up and clapped his hands.

"So that's it! My sister-in-law thought..."

Mrs. Niu smiled dryly, and the worries in her heart disappeared.

The three girls and Wang Gouwa also suddenly understood, and their hearts were also relieved.

Just now they saw Lin Rui running in circles around the open space, jumping with his hands behind his back, and lying on the ground rising and falling. Everyone thought he was hysterical and were all shocked.

Lin Rui ignored them and started to fight military style boxing again.

Everyone did not disperse, but looked on with smiles.

Even Zhang Xiuying, who just happened to be there not long ago, came out to join in the fun.

After all, sitting in the tent all day is really boring.

"Brother Lin, when did you become so good? I never heard of you being able to box in the village before!"

After Lin Rui finished a set of punches, his whole body was filled with white mist. Mrs. Niu quickly picked up the leather jacket and hat on the side and handed it over with a smile.

In fact, she had always been very puzzled, but she just didn't ask.

That is, Lin Rui is completely different from before.

"Isn't this forced by the Tatars? As for this boxing technique, I secretly learned it from an experienced Taoist."

Lin Rui just explained casually.

Who would have thought that Sister-in-law Niu nodded and said in a low tone: "Yes, my sister-in-law didn't even dare to kill chickens before, but now even if I were to eat Tatar meat raw and drink Tatar blood, my sister-in-law would not Not even a frown."

After saying that, he looked at Lin Rui: "Brother Lin, my sister-in-law also wants to learn boxing from you. In the future, she will kill more Tatars and avenge you, Brother Niu and the baby. Can you teach me?"

"Of course you can, but it's just too hard. I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it by then."

Lin Rui nodded and said.

Naturally, he was eager to have Sister Niu train with her.

In fact, if she doesn't tell them, he plans to take the initiative to talk to them in a few days. Anyway, he is idle, so he might as well let everyone follow him for training.

In this way, when you meet Tatars in the future, it won't be like this.

"My sister-in-law has never suffered any crime, isn't she just practicing boxing?" She lives just to kill more Tatars and avenge her husband and son. She doesn't care about the hardships she endures.

"Okay, let's start now, run first..." After saying that, he started trotting around the open space.

"Brothers and sisters, if you don't want to be bullied by the Tatars in the future and want to avenge your relatives, just follow me..."

Mrs. Niu immediately chased after her, not forgetting to say hello.

The girls looked at each other, thinking of their dead relatives, they all gritted their teeth and followed, not to mention the three men Wang Gouwa.

Zhang Xiuying was left standing alone in embarrassment, hesitated for a moment, and finally followed.

"Sister Xiuying, you don't need to train, just go and cook."

Lin Rui saw her awkward posture, which made the girls cover their mouths and snicker, and quickly waved at her.

He didn't have any hope for Zhang Xiuying, not to mention that the team also needed a civilian staff.

"All right!"

Zhang Xiuying did not insist anymore, but breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she also wanted to kill Tatars to avenge her relatives, her upbringing made her unable to run like Mrs. Niu and the others.In this way, in the following days, everyone trained with Lin Rui during the day, and at night they did needlework around the fire and modified leather armor.

Wang Wu and Liu Si, in addition to occasionally following the training, dealt with the frozen cattle and sheep and took care of the horses.

The two of them could see the situation clearly and had always worked hard without complaining, which made everyone feel better about them.

.........

Time flies, two months have passed in the blink of an eye, and it has come to the end of December in the seventh year of Chongzhen.

The temperature is getting colder and colder, and the snow is three to four feet thick. Lin Rui's wish to practice equestrian has never been realized.

However, over the past two months, all the color on everyone's faces has faded away. They are all full of energy and walking with wind. How can Mrs. Niu and the others still look like weak women?
Wang Gouwa and the three of them have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Even Xu Xiuying, who is slender, has put on some weight.

On this day, after breakfast, everyone put on brand new wrist guards, armor and leg guards. They had long knives tied around their waists, long guns in their hands, and daggers in their thighs. They stood in a row, and there was actually an elite team. momentum.

Zhang Xiuying on the side was dumbfounded.

Lin Rui was also wearing brand new leather equipment, and he looked much stronger.

He was quite satisfied with the training results in the past two months.

The willpower and hard work of these women exceeded his expectations.

Also.

After all, they had all experienced the pain of losing their loved ones, and had been tortured and humiliated by the Tatars. Coupled with the hatred in their hearts, they were now trained by him using the methods of their previous lives, and they were simply born killing machines.

"Today we start practicing archery."

Although most of the Tatar bows and arrows were burned, some were still found in the tents that were not burned. In addition, Liu Si, Wang and Wu made a few more, and they were barely able to hold ten arrows with one bow.

Everyone was a little tired of practicing swords, guns and close combat skills these days. When they heard that they wanted to practice archery, everyone was eager to try it.

Unfortunately, thirty steps away, except Lin Rui, who hit the target and shot a circle, everyone else's shot was wrong. If it hadn't been for the past two months of training, some women might not even be able to draw their bows.

Lin Rui didn't care. He was groping for himself while teaching others how to master the method, but for several days in a row, he didn't achieve any results, and he was a little anxious.

If there are a lot of people, there is no need for any accuracy. As long as everyone shoots arrows together to form a rain of arrows, and the shooting speed is fast, but there are only 18 people in total, they must pursue perfect shots.

He also knew that archery skills could not be mastered in a short period of time. As for the more difficult mounted archery, he would not be able to shoot accurately within a few years, so he had to call Wang Wu over.

"Old Wang, can you make a crossbow?"

"Sir, after thinking about it, I think this crossbow can be made, but magnets are needed to make the crossbow, which are not available here." Wang Wu said in embarrassment.

"Oh, the crossbow also uses a magnet?" Lin Rui was a little surprised. He knew that the magnet was a magnet.

"Yes, sir, the crossbow arrows must be placed in the arrow trough and must be held by magnets, otherwise they will fall off easily. Therefore, the arrow shafts must either be made of iron, or the arrow shafts must be covered with a section of iron sheet. This is not difficult, but the difficulty is that there is no magnet."

Wang Wu explained.

Obviously, as a craftsman, he knows a lot. Although he has never made a crossbow, his ancestors have passed down the skills.

"I see."

Lin Rui suddenly realized that when he was planning to make a crossbow, he was a little curious about how the crossbow arrows were fixed.

After all, if it is too tight in the arrow slot, it will definitely affect shooting, and if it is too loose, it will fall off whether you shoot downward or upward, let alone run away with the loaded crossbow.

It turned out to be a magnet. Lin Rui had to admire the wisdom of ancient people. This seemed to be the most perfect solution.

"Let's see if you can make two mechanisms on the crossbow. Block the arrow tail and arrow part. Connect the two mechanisms in series with tendons. When the trigger is pulled, the two mechanisms will be released at the same time. , shoot the crossbow arrow."

Lin Rui thought about it and said that it was definitely impossible to get a magnet. All he could think of was to use beef tendons instead of springs to make two clips and link them with the firing device.

"This…"

Wang Wu scratched his head and felt at a loss.

Although I understood what Lin Rui meant, I didn't know what to do.

So in the following days, Lin Rui asked Mrs. Niu and the others to train by themselves, while he and Wang Wu spent the whole day thinking about making crossbows. The two of them almost forgot to eat and sleep.

(End of this chapter)