A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 362 Departure from Taoyuan

Speaking of Li Zhifen, Zhao Xuan and others programming cannons to shoot watches, one of the important reasons why Wang Dou came to the military factory this time was to inspect the casting results of the cannons.

Yes, since the beginning of the year, an artillery factory has been established in the northwest of Yongning City. At the end of last year, the intelligence department had already stolen some artillery paper from the capital, and brought in a group of artillery craftsmen from various places in Tianjin.The manufacture of firearms flourished in the Ming Dynasty, and the capital and Tianjin were densely populated with various firearm workshops, with tens of thousands of craftsmen.

However, just like the army, these craftsmen are miserable, and there are huge loopholes in management. It is not difficult at all to steal relevant drawings and win over craftsmen.

Including the original four Hongyi [-]-pound cannons, the ten Hongyi cannons pulled out by the court, and the few cannons cast a few months ago, Wang Dou now has nineteen Hongyi cannons in total.But this is far from enough. Wang Dou knew that the Qing Dynasty had the ability to build large-scale self-made red barbarian cannons, and he also attached great importance to the production of artillery. After the Battle of Songshan, their number of red barbarian cannons exceeded [-], and after entering the customs, they exceeded [-]. .

Perhaps what surprised the world is that the Qing Dynasty knew how to use the lost wax method to cast cannons, and annealed different positions of the cannons. The performance of the cast cannons surpassed that of Western cannons at that time.This is of course the credit of the traitors in the Hanjun Banner.

Being able to predict history is actually a painful thing for Wang Dou, because all the pressure can only be endured silently.But traversers also have advantages, that is, they have hundreds of years of knowledge.You have the lost-wax method for casting cannons in the Qing Dynasty, and I have the iron mold method for casting cannons, which are definitely ahead of the world trend.

Yes, what Wang Dou was talking about was the iron mold casting cannon method invented by Gong Zhenlin in the Qing Dynasty. The process is simple, the cost is reduced, and it is not restricted by the climate.If wrought iron is used instead of pig iron casting, the problem of honeycomb astringency can also be solved.

This is of course a very good technology. It must be known that in Europe, from the [-]th century to before the Opium Wars, the cannon casting method was all molded with clay or the lost wax method.Only after the Opium War, the lathe cutting casting method was adopted.

Moreover, both the clay model method and the lost wax method take one to three months to cast a cannon. Although the lost wax method is not limited by seasons, it takes two to three months for each cannon.And the success rate is not very high. For every ten cannons cast, the pass rate is only [-] to [-]%.

The qualified rate of the iron mold casting cannon method can be as high as [-]%. It takes less than a month to cast a cannon, and it can be carried out in four seasons.

After the establishment of the Artillery Factory at the beginning of the year, Li Maosen, the head of the military engineering department, took charge of it himself, and Zhao Xuan, the head of the Artillery Thousand, also took up a false post as a manager to show that he attached great importance to it.After the artillery factory was established, the military engineering department carefully selected nearly a hundred craftsmen from various factories to work in the factory.

When Wang Dou entered the artillery factory, the heat inside was overwhelming, the iron slurry was soaring, and all the craftsmen were busy.

Zhou Xianglu, the deputy manager of the artillery factory, was an old man in his fifties. He was a craftsman for generations, and he had a deep knowledge in the casting of red barbarians. It took a lot of effort for the intelligence department to find him.When Wang Dou saw him, he was wearing glasses, concentrating on examining a completed Hongyi three-pound gun with a focused expression.

Every time Wang Dou sees Zhou Xiangren's glasses, he always has a strange feeling. There is only one lens, both sides are decorated with delicate copper materials, and tied to the ears with strings, which is very different from the glasses of later generations.I once heard Zhou Xiangren say that he met Bi Maokang, and he gave this pair of glasses as a gift.

In fact, glasses are not a rare thing in Ming Dynasty, but Ming people don't call them glasses, they call them 叆叇.Many people wear a pair of glasses, mostly to express auspiciousness or noble status, not to improve eyesight.But Zhou Xiangren is indeed myopic, and now he is presbyopic. With this pair of glasses, seeing things is more convenient.

Zhou Xiangren was so absorbed that Wang Dou and others didn't notice when they came in. After Li Maosen reminded him, he hurriedly put his glasses aside and hurried over to greet him.

Seeing him kowtow respectfully, Wang Dou helped him up: "Master Zhou, are you doing well in the Artillery Factory?"

Zhou Xiangxuan said repeatedly: "Shun Xin, Shun Xin, this land of Yongning City is what villains dream of."

The salary is good, the status is high, and he can spend a lot of raw materials for research as he likes. Wang Dou often summons him to give banquets. For Zhou Xiangren, Donglu is his ideal place of Taoyuan.In fact, Zhou Xiangren could be regarded as the boss in the original workshop, but there was no vitality there. How can there be such a vitality as Donglu, who can fully display what he has learned?
"Using the method of clay molds, I have cast five Hongyi large blunderbusses, loaded with three catties of heavy cannons. A few months ago, according to the general's advice, the villain studied the iron mold method of casting cannons, and I have some experience. Ten gates are about to be inspected..."

Zhou Xiangren led Wang Dou and others to inspect the factory back and forth, and introduced to Wang Dou calmly.

It can be seen that the craftsmen in the factory now use the iron mold method to cast cannons. Nearly a hundred craftsmen are busy and divide the work into several tasks. process.

There are about six steps in the iron mold casting process. When casting the cannon, first brush the inside of each petal of the iron mold with two layers of slurry. The first layer of slurry is made of fine rice husk ash and fine sand, and the second layer of slurry is made of It is made of fine kiln coal mixed with water.

Then the two petals are joined together, the iron hoop is tightened, heated, step by step, and finally the molten metal is cast.After pouring enough molten liquid and cooling to shape, peel off the iron mold according to the order of the mold parts, like peeling off the shell of a bamboo shoot, gradually revealing the cannon body, and then remove the mud embryo in the cannon core, and the iron cannon is ready. Compared with the mud model method and the The lost wax method is much faster.

In fact, Wang Dou has only read the historical materials related to the iron mold casting method in later generations, and has some memories. To realize it, it depends on Zhou Xiangren and others to explore and perfect it.As far as Zhou Xiangren and the others are concerned, technically they have no problem, what they lack is just to pierce the layer of window paper.

After several months of exploration, this iron mold casting method was successfully realized in Daming.

Mentioning the iron mold method, Zhou Xiangren was full of praise: "The method is so simple, one job can earn hundreds of jobs, and one cannon can save dozens of times the cost. The big gun is spin-casted and rotated out without delay, and The mouth of the muzzle is naturally smooth, flawless and flawless, which is true of the law.”

Zhou Xiangren seems to have read books, and he speaks a lot. Needless to say, after wearing glasses and matching his slender and thin body, he really looks like an old pedant.

For a cannon maker like him, countless cannons have been made in the past few decades, from Buddha wolf machine cannons to Hongyi cannons, and he has handled countless cannons.It always takes a few months for a cannon to succeed, how can it be so fast now?Moreover, using the iron mold casting method, the bore is naturally smooth, which solves the problem of honeycomb in the bore, which is an important reason for the slow blasting and slow loading of the artillery.

Because of Wang Dou's "foresight", he has been praised so sincerely by many craftsmen, and he is praised so much that he doesn't feel much when he hears it again.

What he cared about was another question, and he said, "Master Zhou, what happened to the craftsman teaching how to cast cannons?"

Zhou Xiangren said: "General, the villain teaches with heart. The craftsmen already have the foundation, and they study hard. It is estimated that within two years, nearly a hundred craftsmen can cast cannons by themselves."

Li Maosen, the head of the military engineering department, is in charge of many factories, and everything is busy. In fact, most of the daily affairs of the artillery factory are managed by Zhou Xiangren.

He came to the East Road, and besides the relevant blueprints, he also brought more than a dozen close craftsmen.What Wang Dou meant was to let him teach nearly a hundred artisans selected into the factory how to cast cannons, laying the foundation for future mass production.

At that time, Zhou Xiangren hesitated for a while. The skill of casting cannons is the foundation of his family, how can he pass it on casually?

For many craftsmen, their own skills have always been kept secret, only passed on to their eldest son, or even to their daughters-in-law but not to their daughters. Even if they recruit some apprentices, they have to be tested and re-examined. Some important places will be revealed, and it is absolutely impossible to hand over all of them.

However, Wang Dou then mentioned the temptation of "patent" and took Li Maosen as an example. He and Lai Yuanlong developed a fire door device. Every time the craftsman makes a fire gun, he has to pay a certain amount of interest to the two, which is equal to those of those people. All are their apprentices.

The benefits of this patent fee and its descendants are as high as several decades.The wider the scope of skills is expanded, the more benefits the two get.Because of the examples of Li Maosen and others, the craftsmen of Shunxiangbao were very motivated, and various inventions emerged one after another.

After hearing about this "patent", Zhou Xiangren was stunned for a while. After talking with Li Maosen and others in person, he finally decided to sell the cannon-casting technology and teach craftsmen how to make cannons in exchange for decades of descendants. huge benefits.

In fact, with Wang Dou's prestige, of course he could force those craftsmen to voluntarily give up their skills, but Wang Dou thought it was unnecessary.The benefits brought by each person can increase their enthusiasm.One compulsion, one initiative, the productivity is far apart.

So nearly a hundred craftsmen from the Artillery Factory became Zhou Xiangren's apprentices, including Li Maosen.For the time being, Zhou Xiangren only taught them the casting technique of the Hongyi Cannon, although Zhou Xiangren was also quite proficient in casting the Buddha Wolf Machine Cannon.

When it comes to the Buddha Wolf machine artillery, it has its own advantages and disadvantages with the Hongyi Cannon, but the Hongyi Cannon has the advantage in range. In the future, Wang Dou's main opponent, the Qing Dynasty, will be a big user of the Hongyi Cannon.In the future, the trend of artillery is to compare range and power. It is impossible for me to form an array, so I just stand eagerly in the distance to be bombed, right?

Wang Dou hopes that in the future there will be hundreds of Hongyi cannons to blow up all the sons of bitches.

……

At the beginning of the year, Zhou Xiangren led the craftsmen of the Artillery Factory to cast [-] cannons. After a few months, the cannons were completed. Due to the use of clay models, only five were finally qualified.But with this pass rate, Zhou Xiangren can be called a national player in Daming.

Using what Wang Dou said, he cast another ten cannons with the novel iron mold method, and Wang Dou happened to see the test results.

Everyone came to the wide field behind the artillery factory, and the ten newly cast Hongyi three-pound cannons were pulled over. From a distance, several craftsmen first pulled one cannon to the middle of the field, filled it with gunpowder, and then pulled it out. A long matchstick followed behind Wang Dou, and everyone looked around to see that one of the craftsmen took out a matchstick and lit the matchlock.

Then the few craftsmen ran desperately, and there was a loud bang, and the smoke filled the air. The heavy artillery leaped across the sky, and then fell heavily.

An excited look flashed across Zhou Xiangren's face, and he respectfully said to Wang Dou: "Please, General."

Everyone behind him followed Wang Dou in a swarm, and the cannon was carried to a high platform for placement.Zhou Xiangren put on his own glasses and looked carefully to see if there was any damage on the barrel or where the muzzle had burst. After a long time, Zhou Xiangren showed a smile on his face, and saluted Wang Dou: "The villain is lucky. The law is legal, and there is no worry of bombing."

There was a burst of joy and laughter around, and everyone said in unison: "Respectfully, the general is named."

Wang Dou also laughed loudly: "The cannon, let's name it Yongning Pao, it's the first class."

According to the caliber, this cannon can be regarded as the standard of the "Second General" of the Ming Dynasty. This is the first batch of cannons cast using the iron mold method, which is also of great significance.

After this batch of artillery is inspected, it will be calculated in order of A, B, C, D, E, He, and G.Finally, an inscription is engraved to indicate the weight of the cannon, how much gunpowder is charged, how much the iron weighs, how many seals can be used, and the name of the craftsman and inspector.

The final inspection results showed that among the ten newly cast Hongyi three-pound guns, four were qualified, and the pass rate was astonishingly high.

Everyone at the scene was all smiling, and even said that they had only seen it in their lives, and it was all thanks to the iron model method that General Dingguo said.

"The general said to use yellow iron to make cannons, and the villain is also studying it. The method of iron molds has been completed, and the general's method of making yellow iron cannons will also be successful."

Zhou Xiangren supervised the successful construction of these cannons, which is a great contribution. Now he has full confidence in Wang Dou, and he mentioned another thing Wang Dou said, which is Wang Dou's suggestion to use wrought iron to make cannons.

A few months ago, after proposing the iron model method, Wang Dou also casually mentioned this matter.

Copper is expensive, but the cannon is made of cast iron, and the cannon body is very heavy, such as the Hongyi [-]-pound cannon at that time, which weighed [-] catties, which was very cumbersome and difficult to handle.Even some of the Hongyi six-pound guns used in the Ming army weighed as much as three thousand catties, which of course is not conducive to fighting with the army.

Wang Dou's later generations have read relevant historical materials, and cannons can also use wrought iron.Of course, wrought iron cannot be cast, but it can be crafted.The iron bars were melted and smelted, and gradually rotated into a circle. After the cannon was finished, it was more than half lighter than cast iron cannons, and the cannon body was thinner and wider, so there was no worry of bombing, and the shells loaded could be large.

Unlike the artillery made of pig iron, there are many honeycomb bodies inside, which are difficult to grind, and the shells are released slowly.This kind of wrought iron cannon has an extremely smooth bore, which makes the loading of the shells very fast.Of course, the bore of a cannon casted by the iron mold method is equally smooth, but in terms of lightness and flexibility, it is far from being comparable to a cannon made of wrought iron.

"Okay, Master Zhou, just study, don't worry about the materials."

……

"The artillery is ready."

On the artillery training ground, seeing Wang Dou inspecting in person, Zhao Xuan was full of energy. He commanded a series of commands in a majestic manner, directing the cannons to aim at a series of targets set up in the distance.

In front of Zhao Xuan were the nineteen Hongyi cannon owned by Wang Dou, including six six-pounders and thirteen three-pounders.When the four Hongyi three-pound cannons cast by the iron mold casting method were pulled out, Zhao Xuan's artillery would have 23 Hongyi cannons.

At this time, the artillery was lined up, and the muzzle of the black hole was constantly adjusted. In front of one of the observers, there was a pair of shiny gun mirrors.

That's right, it's gun mirrors. A few months ago, the Shun Township Army started using gun mirrors and binoculars.Both need to use lenses. Although the colorless glass at this time was not cheap, it was not a rare thing in Daming. There was a glass factory in the capital, which was one of the 24 prison factories.

Of course, colorless glass cannot avoid bubbles at this time. Although Wang Dou knows the magic formula of "stirring", he has no relevant craftsman and technology for the time being, and he has no interest in making glass at present. Giving him a piece of glass is better than giving him a few stones of grain good.

There is no colorless glass without bubbles, but crystal can be used to make gunscopes and telescopes.Crystals were very common among the scholastic class at this time. Natural colorless crystals produced in Donghai, Jiangsu can also be bought in many cities in Daming. As long as there is silver, it is not a problem to replace colorless glass without bubbles.

The key is not this, the problem of raw materials is easy to solve, the problem lies in the design and grinding of the lens, the requirements for technology and optical knowledge are very high in Daming at this time.There are relevant talents, but most of them are concentrated in Jiangnan. It is also a coincidence that when the Intelligence Department went to Jiangnan to collect the "Nongzheng Quanshu", it happened to meet one or two of them.

Like Zhou Xiangren, under the lure of patents, they also brought dozens of apprentices and made a batch of gunscopes and telescopes.

At this time, in Wang Dou's hands, he was holding a binoculars to watch. The yellow and clear metal surface was exquisitely made, and it could be stretched or shortened to adjust the observation distance.Since the first batch of binoculars were few, only Wang Dou and a few senior Qian Zongs had them in the Shun Township Army.

Maybe in a few years, the generals in the army will be able to have them all.

Zhao Xuan also held a binoculars to watch, and had a large number of shooting tables from the live ammunition. With this gun mirror, the observer kept reporting the data, and the aimers of the guns kept adjusting the muzzles. From the looks of them, they are well-trained.

Wang Dou looked at the front with the binoculars, and heard a lot of difficult terms coming out of the mouth of the observer. These mathematical terms are hard to hear in later generations, and of course Wang Dou is not used to the later generations.After all, later generations learned Western mathematics, which is completely different from ancient Chinese mathematics.

Although I am not used to it personally, Wang Dou thinks that he has to let himself get used to it, and does not intend to change it.Most importantly, he believed that he was incapable of reconstructing a complete mathematical system.Two completely different arithmetic symbol systems cannot be replaced by introducing a few Arabic numerals.

Moreover, Wang Dou believed that Western mathematics was no better than Chinese mathematics at this time. Taking Arabic numerals as an example, if keeping accounts, in order to prevent alteration, they had to use capital numbers to record them again, which added to the burden.Moreover, the ability to calculate Arabic numerals is also a bit weak. Zhu Zaiyu, a mathematician in the late Ming Dynasty, created the method of return and division Kaiping, using 81-bit abacus to calculate the square root with abacus calculation, which can be accurate to 25 digits after the decimal point.

If you use Arabic numerals to calculate this kind of terrifying amount of calculation, you can't finish it in a lifetime.This means that Western mathematics at this time is far behind Chinese mathematics. It is impossible for Wang Dou to do things that are beyond his control and unpopular for his own selfishness.

"The adjustment is completed, the adjustment is completed..."

The voices of the commanders in front of the cannons came one after another.

At this time, the Shunxiang Army's Artillery Chief Qian was organized with one armor and ten men in charge of one artillery piece.Among the ten people, there are observers, aimers, several loaders, several ammunitionists, the driver of the carriage, and the commander of the armor.

Each armor is also equipped with a horse-drawn cannon and an ammunition carriage.

Five teams have one team, and four teams have one general. In theory, one general has twenty Hongyi cannons. As a basic salvo unit, one thousand always has eighty Hongyi cannons.

However, Zhao Xuan currently only has [-] Hongyi cannons, and only one commander has been completed in the establishment. One observer is set up, equipped with gun mirrors, and directs the salvo of artillery.If each cannon shoots separately, the observers of each cannon will report the target parameters, and the aiming hand will calibrate the cannon.

"put!"

Zhao Xuan shouted loudly!
"Let it go, let it go!"

With the deafening sound of cannons, sharp flames burst out from the muzzles of the cannons.

As the shells whistled, the targets were blasted one by one.

"Brush!"

Immediately after the artillery was fired, one loader brushed the gun bore with a cannon brush, another person loaded the gunpowder, and another person loaded the shells.Loading, aiming, and firing cannons were done calmly and quickly, and Wang Dou nodded secretly. The training results of the Artillery Chief Qian were good, and the division of labor and cooperation made it more effective.

The aiming and firing of the Hongyi cannon requires the correct method. Few people in the Ming Dynasty are familiar with it. However, there used to be quite a few gunners from the Lu Xiangsheng Superintendent Battalion in the Zhao Xuan Camp. Can be proficient in bombarding the artillery of the Buddha Wolf machine in the past.

At this time, Zhao Xuan's cannon, Mr. Qian, also used fixed-quantity gunpowder. Thanks to the perfect formula, the cannon's charge and the shell's weight had already reached one to two, and it was possible to fire a few more shots than before to dissipate heat.In the past, it was necessary to dissipate heat when firing three shots in a row, but now it can fire five shots, and the range is farther.

If it reaches the level of one to three, it can reduce the calorific value of the artillery, increase the firing frequency of the artillery, and greatly reduce the possibility of the artillery bombing.

"Let it go!"

Another burst of shells roared.

After the artillery volley drill, there is another artillery shooting. The observers and aimers among these gunners are except for the original gunners of the Shunxiang Army.Zhao Xuan is now also recruiting a large number of Fengshui masters and commercial accountants. The addition of these mathematical talents can greatly increase the training rate of gunners in the Shun Township Army.

Seeing the well-trained gunners and the "targets" being destroyed one by one, Wang Dou smiled. His military artillery industry has really flourished.

……

Returning from the military factory and martial arts field in the northwest of Yongning City, Wang Dou went back along the north of the city, passing through the emerging Tunpu villages, seeing the people busy one by one.When they saw their guard of honor coming back, they all had expressions of surprise on their faces, and cheered at Wang Dou from a distance: "General, general..."

"The general waits for all generations..."

With a smile on his face, Wang Dou kept waving his hands on the horse and clasped his fists in return.

When passing by a Tunpu, the gongs, drums, and firecrackers were rumbling, but the people were celebrating the completion of a new school located outside the Tunpu. Seeing the expressions of joy and laughter on their faces, Wang Dou let out a long breath.

The common people outside the country are in dire straits, but with their own abilities, the soldiers and civilians on the East Road can live and work in peace and contentment. If they come to Daming by themselves, their work will not be in vain.

On the ninth day of September, Wang Dou made a decision on the officers and generals who would accompany him in the battle.

On September [-]th, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians gathered on the east road to the east of Yongning City. A military parade will be held here today.Therefore, in addition to the scheduled candidates, there were also many people who came spontaneously, and there were so many heads, it seemed that there had never been so many people in Yongning City.

The wall of the old Martial Arts Hall in the east of the city has long since disappeared, but the high platform is still there. On the platform at this time, in addition to the members of the shogunate, there are also garrison officers from the cities on the East Road. Zhizhou Wu Zhi also came.

Everyone was laughing and laughing, all of them were beaming. Being able to participate in this grand occasion, everyone was full of novelty and radiance at the same time.Bing Beidao Ma Guoxi still kept a reserved look on his face, talking to Wang Dou from time to time.Only Wu Zhi, the magistrate of Yanqing Prefecture, remained expressionless.

The martial arts arena is already connected to the wilderness on three sides. Looking down from the high platform, there are neat phalanxes standing one after another, except for the nearly Wanshun Township Army.There are also representatives of outstanding personnel from various military villages. These people either have prestige in the village or are diligent in doing things, so they can be selected and participate in the parade review in the meeting.

This is a great honor, so all these military households tried to stand up straight, with excited expressions on their faces.

In addition to these people, there are also a few students standing in the phalanx below, all of them are middle and high school personnel selected from the schools in various villages. They are thirteenth, and all of them are wearing Futou, wearing green shirts with round necks and narrow sleeves. Wearing a sharp sword is like a warrior in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and this is also their usual school uniform.

At this time, the faces of these students were filled with uncontrollable excitement, and many of them looked at Wang Dou on the stage with fanaticism in their eyes.

They are all sons of military households, and because of Wang Dou, their families can have enough food and clothing, and they can also be educated for free if they survive in this gloomy age.On weekdays, I listened to the support of Wang Dou from my family and neighbors, and the teacher's indoctrination.Under the influence of their ears and eyes, they were all full of admiration for Wang Dou.

For their education, Wang Dou requires both ability and political integrity, both civil and military. These students are full of heroic spirit, and they are the future hope of Donglu.

For these students, Ma Guoxi, the military guard, is also very caring. He often goes to various schools to ask about their health and comfort them to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country. Every time Yanqing Prefecture Zhizhou Wu Zhi must accompany him.

The entire East Road is full of praise for Wang Dou's Daxing education and promotion of sage education.However, Wang Dou asked students to wear swords, but some people secretly said that swords are only the right of scholars. These students...

Regarding this, Bingbeidao Ma Guoxi acquiesced and did not say anything.

In addition, there are boundless people on the East Road, 10,000+ people are no small matter.

"Flag raised."

"salute!"

There was a clanging sound, not to mention Wang Dou and others on the stage drew out their sabers, but all the Shunxiang army and the students in the phalanx all took out their sabers and pointed their swords sideways, a bright and cold light , passing along the square matrix one by one.

Ma Guoxi, Wu Zhi and others were obviously taken aback, and looked at Wang Dou uneasily.

The common people below became excited, a rare big scene, perhaps after today, many people will never forget this scene.

Amidst the sound of drum music, the sun and moon flag of Ming Dynasty was slowly raised.The sun and moon flag can be said to be the national flag of Ming Dynasty, but it can also be said that it is not, because the imperial court has no real meaning to confirm it.

The origin of this flag is that after the opening and closing of Longqing, foreign trade developed rapidly. The ships of Ming Dynasty flew this flag in accordance with international standards to distinguish it from the flags of ships from Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries, and became the de facto Chinese flag at that time.

On a blue background, the flag with overlapping patterns of red sun and yellow moon keeps rising.Looking at the flag, looking at the Shunxiang army and students standing below, Ma Guoxi's eyes gradually became moist, and Wu Zhi choked up.Some squires on the stage also sighed, Daming, Daming, you can...

In such an atmosphere, the crowd around the stage gradually quieted down. Some were thoughtful, while others bowed and saluted.

Watching the flag raising, Wang Dou was also very excited. This flag-raising ceremony was started at the beginning of this year. It was only in the school before, and it attracted many people to watch it curiously. It is the first time that the national flag is raised before the parade.

"Libi!"

When the flag was raised to the end, Zhang Gui let out a loud roar. As today's host, he didn't sleep well for several days because of this incident.

There was another clang, clang, and the sound of weapons being unsheathed.

The footsteps were beeping, but the students in several square formations came striding forward with their swords. There were four square formations, each with 500 people, totaling 2000 people.Of course, their ranks were not as neat as that of the Shunxiang Army.But these students all have serious faces and serious expressions.

They came in order, and stopped fifty steps away from the martial arts stage. A handsome student came out, turned his head and shouted at the phalanx: "Where are you from?"

A slightly immature voice in the phalanx replied: "I'm from Shanxi."

"where do you come from?"

"I'm from Liaodong."

"where do you come from?"

"I am from Zhende."

"where do you come from?"

"I'm from Baoding."

"I'm from Zhongzhou..."

Everyone said in unison: "We come from all corners of the country, but we all have a common home, Donglu."

A neat singing sounded: "One mouth is China, and one tile roof makes a family. It is said that the country is very big, but it is actually a family. Fill the country with one heart, support the family with one hand, the family is the smallest country, and the country is thousands of families. In the world , in the family of heaven and earth, only a strong country can have a rich family..."

The students in several phalanxes were singing very seriously, and then they, the Shunxiang army in each phalanx also sang together.Infected by the singing, tens of thousands of people around gradually sang together, and the singing became more majestic, as if it wanted to pierce Yunxiao.

Ma Guoxi and the others turned pale. The situation in front of them felt very strange to them. They were overwhelmed by the power they had never seen before, and they didn't know how to control it.

Wang Dou's eyes were a little moist. This song "Country" was "created" by him at the beginning of the year. As a road song on the East Road, it was originally only promoted in schools.In fact, Wang Dou was worried at the time that "the soil and water were not acclimatized". Such songs with different tones from those of Ming Dynasty might be embarrassed by the military and civilians and could not be promoted.

To Wang Dou's surprise, the students quickly accepted this song, and gradually spread it to the army, and then to the people on the East Road, becoming a real "Road Song"

Seeing tens of thousands of people singing in unison, many people in the audience were so excited that they couldn't make a sound. Wang Dou suddenly felt sore, and tears also flowed down his face.

"End of Volume Six"

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Old White Bull:
The sixth volume is completed, and the next few volumes are mostly war scenes, from the Central Plains to Liaodong, there are many vicious battles, and there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood.Book friends are invited to join Wang Dou and Shun Xiangjun to experience the magnificent historical picture and reminisce about those people and events in the late Ming Dynasty.

I will continue to update tomorrow (without power failure). If there is no accident, I will try my best to update this month until the end of the month.

For a few days this month, the update status was not satisfactory, and there were book friends chattering, and there were all kinds of weird speculations.In fact, just like women have a few days of inconvenience every month, men also have menstrual periods. It is normal for men to be restless and restless for a few days a month, and their mental state is not good.

Of course, if you feel restless, you have to play, and the writer also needs to rest, and it is not a writing machine.Especially writing this thing requires more passion.Presumably it is impossible for a book friend to only follow me for one book. When the update of this book is not satisfactory, I will read other books, and come back when I recover. It is free and flexible.

As for the eunuch's statement, let's not talk about it, this book will definitely be finished.For me, this book is a carrier for me to express my thoughts and views on that period of history.Although writing is tiring, the excitement and need to talk in my heart are enough to support me to finish this book.

Finally: The post "Prediction of the Development of the Little Soldier's Plot" by the slippery base book friend is very well written, and there are many good words in it, thank you.

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