There are now twelve indented Ming soldiers in Zhuang Yuncheng's house, ten of whom are here to help Zhuang Yuncheng train servants, and two are here to teach the skills of digging trenches. These two Ming army engineers are also permanent soldiers. Their purpose of coming to Huzhou is the same as Zheng Yaojun and others. In addition to helping Zhuang Yuncheng fight against the government, they also shoulder the task of observing weapons. The brand new weapons will bring great changes in tactics. Deng Ming asked these two people to examine the deployment methods of trenches in the rifle era. The experience they gained through these practical combat will prevent the Sichuan Army from taking many detours.

Since Deng Ming deployed them to defense, Zheng Yaojun and others did not teach any field marshals to the banker's servants, but they just kept practicing target shooting. Ming soldiers also needed to adapt to this new weapon, but with the basis for using muskets, Zheng Yaojun and others improved their level very quickly. And every night, Ming soldiers would summarize their experience and teach the skills they mastered to the banker's servants the next day.

Deng Ming mentioned the rifle issue with Sichuan arms dealers many times, but he himself did not know how to pull the rifle, nor did he know the principle, so the arms dealers in Sichuan have not considered adding this craft to the rifle at all. The rifle in Zhuang Yuncheng's hand was still wrapped in silk to hold his breath. For convenience, the Ming army's musketeers tied a silk belt around their necks during wartime, and cut off a piece with a knife when using it.

When Deng Ming saw the silk strips on the neck of the musketman, he thought that this might be the prototype and cause of the silk tie he saw in his previous life. Now the servants of the dealer also follow the example, with silk tie tie around his neck and a sharp knife around his waist. Most of these servants did not know why the head of the family suddenly trained them to use rifles. Except for a dozen confidant children, the rest did not know the true identity of the Ming soldiers.

However, after seeing these strangers all had hair, some servants speculated that they were thieves and were probably heroes who sympathized with the Ming army. The head of the family suddenly asked these heroes to train them to use weapons in order to protect these heroes and prevent them from being caught by the government. After learning that such rumors were spreading, Zhuang Yuncheng did not interfere, and even secretly added fuel to the fire, implying that the servants were just for the sake of precautions, and even if they had a conflict with the government, Zhuang Yuncheng could still get away with the money.

"Two more rifles were wrong yesterday." Zheng Yaojun reported to Zhuang Yuncheng every day's training progress. Due to Deng Ming's explanation, Zheng Yaojun and other Ming soldiers did not consider the service life of the rifle at all. They punched the barrel hot to allow the servants to rest. Such high-intensity training quickly improved the shooting level of the servants, but it also overwhelmed some rifles, exposing the lack of processing.

At first, the Ming army and the banker didn't know how to repair the flintlock rifle, but after a month of use, most of the problems can be solved by themselves. In the early days, a small number of rifles were severely damaged due to operational errors. When the servants began to become familiar with the performance of the rifle, there were few damages that could not be recovered. Other less important problems can be continued after the Ming army tinkered with it.

Zhuang Yuncheng also had an indifferent attitude towards this kind of damage. Since he planned to train a group of people who could use weapons skillfully, if he could not use rifles to deal with the yamen runners, the rifle was intact and would have no meaning to him. Zheng Yaojun took Zhuang Yuncheng to inspect his training ground. More than 100 servants had reached the level of three shots every two minutes, but they had not received any queues and competition training, so there was only one kind of combat method suitable for them, that is, to stick to the walls of the manor.

It was already March 15th, and Zhuang Yuncheng quietly told Zheng Yaojun and others that it seemed that the storm outside was getting tighter and tighter. After learning about this, Zheng Yaojun asked a soldier to take the information they had sorted out and leave first, and a engineer also left together. In this way, if the rest of the people were lost to the banker, the experiences that he had worked hard to summarize would not be destroyed.

Anlesi is not at the dealer now. At the end of January and early February, Anqing's tiger squat cannon was transported to Huzhou. After the test fire, Zhuang Yuncheng found that the range of this cannon was not as far away as the rifle. Anlesi hurriedly pointed out that this is the normal level of tiger squat cannon. Although the range is close, it is still good to the dense formations near the camp wall. Besides, the range of the new rifle is farther away than that of the bird gun. If it is compared to a normal musket (the flintlock rifle is obviously not a normal weapon), the range of the tiger squat cannon would not appear so cold.

Zhuang Yuncheng wanted a cannon with greater power and longer range, but this kind of cannon was not Anlesi, nor was it in the Ming army. However, Zhuang Yuncheng's requirements for cannons were different from Deng Ming. He did not need to be accompanied by infantry attacks, as long as it could be placed in his manor. Anlesi thought about it, first wrote a letter to Chengdu, asking his partners to produce rifles with all their strength, and transported them to Anqing twice a month, and then Anlesi went straight to Chongming to find Zhang Huangyan to find a way.

"There are 117 rifles intact now?" Zhuang Yuncheng asked.

"Mr. Zhuang is very good at memorizing. The rifles that can be used are indeed this number, and there are two more that can be repaired."

While Zhuang Yuncheng and Zheng Yaojun were discussing the next training plan, a servant reported that Zhu Youming, a wealthy Huzhou family, came to visit. Originally, Zhu Youming had no connection with the Ming Shi case, but he was the richest gentry in Gui'an County except Zhuang Yuncheng, so he was also included in the blacklist.

"The big thing is not good." After seeing Zhuang Yuncheng, Zhu Youming called anxiously: "The Promoter Lord Li sent someone to take us."

"Is Li Huan? He is on the list too." Zhuang Yuncheng said coldly.

In order to obtain Deng Ming's understanding, Zhejiang Governor Zhao Guozuo allowed the Ming army to send people to watch the case - Zhao Guozuo promised to use half of Zhejiang's income to buy Deng Ming's bonds, rather than the previous quota of 1.5 million taels. Therefore, Zheng Yaojun was able to obtain first-hand information at any time, and it was also thanks to these insider information that Zhuang Yuncheng convinced Zhu Youming to advance and retreat with him.

"But Lord Li doesn't believe it." Zhu Youming lowered his head. Zhu Youming, who originally thought he could stay out of his way, was skeptical when he was warned by Zhuang Yuncheng, but he still bribed the clerk just in case and found out the news seriously. Today, the clerk who bribed Zhuang Yuncheng and Zhu Youming and others reported to him privately, saying that news was coming from Huzhou Prefecture and that it was going to Ning County to arrest Zhuang Yuncheng, Zhu Youming and others.

"It's not that he doesn't believe it, but that he's lucky." After Zhuang Yuncheng finished speaking, he stared at Zhu Youming: "What is the plan for Master Zhu? Should I surrender or join forces with me to protect myself?"

Li Huan was an official in Huzhou for many years and also accumulated some property. If he had dealt with him, he could not only intimidate local officials to obey orders, but also pursue their stolen goods. Naturally, the Qing court had nothing to do with him. However, Zhao Guozuo had no friendship with the Huzhou officialdom and was unwilling to protect them.

After Zhu Youming confirmed that he was on the list, he sent someone to warn Li Huan, saying that this was a matter of prosperity and loss, but Li Huan did not listen at all and was determined to do a good job for the court to save himself.

"Mr. Li sent dozens of constables to come." Zhu Youming said hesitantly, not knowing if he should surrender, and then bribe the local officials to save him from crime. He glanced at Zhuang Yuncheng again: "I will come to your house soon. I will take you first, then go back and hand over my life, and then go to my house to get me."

"This is the order of the regent minister," Zhuang Yuncheng knew that the other party was still lucky, so he further persuaded: "Do you still know people from Beijing?"

"I'm going to be killed by you." Zhu Youming shook his head helplessly: "I'll stay here. If you can't even protect yourself, I'd better surrender."

...

Half an hour later, a team of constables came to the door of the dealer. Seeing that the door of the dealer was closed, the head of the leader sneered and asked a subordinate to come forward to smash the door. These days, the county had heard that the dealer had made some abnormal behavior, but the yamen had no idea how the case would progress and how large the scale was. It was impossible for them to think that the next step would be their turn. They were all the people that Zhao Guozuo planned to sacrifice. In Deng Ming's previous life, in order to shock the Han people, even a large number of officials from Huzhou Prefecture were implicated. But this time, due to Deng Ming's interference, Zhao Guozuo restrained a little.

On the other side of the gate, the servants with live ammunition stood in two rows along the wall, and the confidant of the dealer was carrying out the final pre-war mobilization: "This is someone in the county who wants to frame us, but don't be afraid. The governor of Hangzhou has collected the master's money and said that he will support the master. As long as the county dares to break through, we can fight. The governor said that killing them is considered killing the bandits, not only will he be guilty but will be rewarded."

The yamen runners outside were shouting loudly, shouting that they wanted Zhuang Yuncheng and his son to tie them up when they went out. The servants were very nervous when they heard this. Generally speaking, fighting against the yamen runners was equivalent to rebellion, but this time it would be fine with the support of the Governor, but I just didn't know if the Governor would keep his word.

When the matter was about to come, Zhuang Yuncheng was a little hesitant. Although he had been preparing for so long, he could not help but hesitate when he took this step.

"First let the servants go up to the wall, aim at them with rifles, and then I will negotiate with them." Seeing Zhuang Yuncheng's face change again and again, Zheng Yaojun volunteered: "Our Sichuan army has received special negotiation training, and can often make the enemy retreat when they see the difficulties."

"Then I'll have a hard time with the soldiers Zheng." Zhuang Yuncheng was not good at talking to the headmaster, for fear that the morale of the servants would be affected after a conversation. Although even if the servants of the merchant heard something strange, they would probably still obey the orders of the master, they were taking risks after all. Zhuang Yuncheng also heard that the Sichuan Army was best at taking both war and negotiation, and Zheng Yaojun was obviously a person who had seen the world.

"Mr. Zhuang is so polite. This is my duty." Zheng Yaojun hugged his fist, walked to the wall with great strides, and ordered the first row of servants to go up to the wall to prepare for the battle. Several of the leaders were Zhuang Yuncheng's sons and nephews. After these young people knew that the Zhuang's maker was doomed, they all had the courage to fight to the death.

"Aim." After climbing the wall with a rifle in his hand, Zheng Yaojun aimed the head of the team with the rifle in his hand, and then shouted an order.

After hearing the command, the servant subconsciously placed the rifle flat as if he was on the training ground and pointed it at the dozens of constables in front of the gate.

"Shoot!" Zheng Yaojun shouted loudly and pulled the trigger in his hand.

Suddenly, gunfire sounds were heard on the wall of the camp, and the Ming soldiers behind urged the servants waiting behind to come forward to replace them. When the second batch of servants climbed onto the wall, Zheng Yaojun glanced at the scene in front of the door, jumped back from the wall, and walked back towards Zhuang Yuncheng and Zhu Youming: "The negotiations have broken down."
Chapter completed!