The invasion of the abyss begins with the Laughing at the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 58: Insufficient Combat Power

"call out!"

On the wide training ground, Shen Yuanliang, dressed in black and with a wooden hairpin in his hair, held an eight-stone bow in his hand, drew the bow and drew the arrow. The sharp arrow cut through the air, and pointed directly at the "target" three hundred steps away as if cutting leather.

With a loud "bang", the bright silver armor standing on the wooden stake was intact, with only some slight scratches, while the front edges of the arrowhead forged from wrought iron were smoothed out, and the entire arrow shaft was broken into pieces.

"Master, you have great archery skills!"

Dongmei, who was making tea beside the red fire, couldn't help but cheer.

"Nice armor, decent defense."

Placing the ancestral bow and arrow on the red table, Shen Yuanliang took three or two steps forward, looked at the intact armor in front of him, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he was very satisfied.

Only one month had passed since he started the rebellion. Shen Yuanliang, who came from a humble family, had no background and almost no independent talents under his command, not even a single servant of the ninth or eighth rank in martial arts.

The weather gradually warmed up, and when the ice and snow melted, it was time for the Later Jin and Jiannu to send out their troops.

Relying on these servants who had just put down their hoes and the strong defenses, Shen Yuanliang could barely protect himself. It was impossible for him to take the initiative to attack!

What if you don't have enough combat power? No problem, equipment will make up for it.

With the help of the bronze tripod in his mind, Shen Yuanliang used up all the luck he had gained from the previous house search and purified all the seized iron materials, removing the impurities in them, and thus obtained the "fine steel" for making magic weapons.

The bright silver light mixed with the complex sky blue patterns gives people a mysterious and unique beauty that makes people immersed in it.

Compared with wrought iron, wootz steel and Damascus steel, the "fine steel" in Shen Yuanliang's hands is harder and more resilient. The weapons made from it can cut hair and iron like mud.

"Liang brother."

Shi Tou, who had come over at some point, scratched his head, looked at the bright silver armor in front of him, and stared at Shen Yuanliang eagerly. The meaning was self-evident.

"I'll give you this armor!"

Looking at Shi Tou's eager eyes, Shen Yuanliang was speechless and waved his hand, signaling him to take it away quickly.

"Okay!"

With the help of the servants, in less than a quarter of an hour, a bright silver figure appeared in everyone's sight, tall and sturdy.

From the face armor, body armor, sleeve armor, leg armor and so on, Shi Tou's whole body is wrapped tightly, making it difficult to start and giving people a huge sense of oppression.

"Master, this set of equipment also includes a one-foot-long fine steel round shield and a sharp goose-feather knife."

"Each set of equipment requires a master and eight or nine apprentices to spend three days to make it. It takes a lot of work and only ten sets can be made in a month."

Handing over the fragrant tea in her hand, Dongmei, who had a silver hairpin in her hair, dark eyebrows and eyes, and a pair of pretty eyes full of hope, frowned and said with an embarrassed look.

After Shen Yuanliang captured Yongning City, he captured all the blacksmiths in the city and invited them to Shenjiawu Fort, where they forged weapons day and night under Dongmei's supervision.

There were a total of forty blacksmiths, plus several hundred apprentices crammed in by Shen Yuanliang. Under the howling cold wind, everyone worked day and night to forge weapons, but they only produced four hundred sets of armor in a month.

"How much armor was captured?"

Hearing this, Shen Yuanliang turned the jade ring in his hand, looked at the sweaty iron guards on the training ground, and asked calmly. The southern Liaoning region is located in the north, and it is also outside the Great Wall. The rivers freeze every winter, and the hydraulic forging method that Shen Yuanliang thought of is useless at this moment.

Once the ice and snow melt, the troops of the Later Jin and Jiannu will head straight for southern Liaoning, which will undoubtedly be a dead end.

"Master, according to statistics, there are 3,000 sets of leather armor and 1,000 sets of iron armor."

"Most of the leather armor is in tatters and has been eaten by insects. The iron armor in the arsenal is in good condition, but the materials used are problematic. I think they cut corners."

Opening the account book in her hand, Dongmei, who had double spiral buns on her hair, said with a bitter face.

Shen Yuanliang recruited 5,000 servants this time, plus the previous 2,500 people, a total of 7,500 people. Apart from weapons, it is difficult to provide each person with a set of armor.

On the battlefield of cold weapons, the difference between wearing armor and not wearing armor is huge. The armored soldiers have no pressure when facing a dozen unarmored enemies. One man can defeat five barbarians at once is no joke.

"How about this, let's not forge the armor first, but forge horse armor, that is, horse armor. Four hundred sets of armor plus four hundred sets of horse armor can form an armored cavalry of four hundred people."

He clenched his fist and then unclenched it, and after careful consideration, Shen Yuanliang narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly.

There was only one month left. Even if the blacksmiths worked at their best, together with the work done in the previous month, they could only forge 800 sets of armor.

Compared with 7,500 people, 800 sets of armor are just a drop in the bucket. It would be better to use them to form armored cavalry equipment, that is, heavy cavalry. Anyway, the scope of Yongning City is not large.

"Lord."

At this moment, the "skinny monkey" Chen Chongwen, who had not been seen for many days, quietly appeared beside Shen Yuanliang. He had chapped lips and a weathered face.

"Just come back."

"Have a cup of hot tea first to warm yourself up."

After saying that, Shen Yuanliang enthusiastically pulled Shouhou's arm into the tent, picked up the teapot on the fire and poured him a bowl of boiling hot tea, with amber, green tea leaves floating on it.

"Tun, tun, tun," the skinny monkey picked up the coarse porcelain bowl and drank it all in one gulp. The boiling hot tea went from his throat to his stomach, making his whole body warm, and his face gradually turned rosy.

Wiping the water stains from the corners of his mouth, the skinny monkey said slowly, "My lord, Fuzhou Guard and Jinzhou Guard received orders from Liaodong Jinglüe Mansion half a month ago, asking them to encircle and suppress us with all their strength."

"It's just that it's freezing cold, and the money for the march hasn't been agreed upon, so Fuzhou Guard and Jinzhou Guard have been dragging their feet and have shown no signs of sending troops until now."

In order to find out the enemy's movements, during this period, Shouhou used the caravan as a cover, going north to Liaoyang and south to Jinzhouwei, and his footprints were all over the areas outside the Great Wall.

Relying on his natural ability of "super hearing", "skinny monkey" Chen Chongwen could hear everything that happened in the imperial court.

"Huh! I knew it would be like this."

Hearing this, Shen Yuanliang snorted coldly. When he spoke of Jinzhouwei and Fuzhouwei, his tone was full of disdain. At the same time, a huge stone in his heart fell quietly.

When Shen Yuanliang led his army to capture Yongning City, he was not at all worried about the elite troops of the Ming Dynasty stationed in Shenyang and Liaoyang.

Compared with the Later Jin and Jiannu, Shen Yuanliang was undoubtedly just a grasshopper in autumn in the eyes of the lofty "big shots". He would not be able to jump for long and could be killed at any time when they had time.

Therefore, it was impossible for Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaodong, to take the huge risk of sending the court's elite troops south to quell the rebellion and give the Later Jin and Jiannu an opportunity to take advantage.

(End of this chapter)