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Chapter 217 The Accomplice Arrives

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    (ps: The construction party dug up the cable, causing the network to be interrupted-10000 explained it this way, and it was a few miles to walk to the Netcom of a friend's house to upload, so it was late.)

    ? Truce: The state in which the two warring parties cease hostile military operations.  It is generally implemented through a negotiated agreement.  There are partial and comprehensive, limited and indefinite points.

    Basically, the so-called truce agreement reached between the Pingxi Palace and the Qing court is a typical example of a limited-term truce, and it is also a typical example of a temporary friendship after the power is exhausted and the force is exhausted.  More typically, no matter which side it is, they don't know how long the truce period will last, when the war will resume, let alone which side will be the first to start the war again, and when it will start the war.  ¡ª¡ª Regarding this point, whether it is Kang Mazi, the chief of the Qing court, or the old traitor Wu, who is the leader of the Pingxi Palace, they all cook dumplings in teapots, and they know it well.

    Of course, not everyone has such a calm and sober mind. There are some at the Qing court, and there are many at Wu Jun's side. Wu Yingqi, the second son of the old traitor Wu, is one of them.  After receiving 70% of the army's salary and food as the down payment from the Qing court, Wu Yingqi, who was in full bloom, proposed a suggestion to the old traitor Wu, suggesting that all the fertile land in the Huguang grain-producing area that Wu Jun finally snatched from the Qing court should be planted.  Opium, in order to make huge profits at the end of the year!

    Fortunately, the old traitor Wu is still alive at this time, and there are still people who can stop Wu Yingqi's rampant behavior. Wu Jun is not harmed by Wu Yingqi, but of course Wu Yingqi was also scolded bloody by the old traitor Wu.  After he made a great contribution to Xiong Cilu's bribery of Wu Jun's important ministers last time, the old traitor Wu will definitely have to slap this idiot son a few times.  In the end, it was Fatty Lu who stood up to smooth things over and suggested that Baqi ointment was very effective in healing wounds on the battlefield and could be planted properly. Then the old traitor Wu allowed the people in Guizhou and Yunnan, which did not produce much food, to plant it by themselves¡ªbut also posted notices to warn repeatedly,  Warn that the price of Baqi ointment will plummet within the year, and the price of grain will inevitably soar. It is recommended that the people plant according to the ratio of three ointment to seven ointment.

    Wu Yingqi is definitely not the only one who is slack. After receiving the arrears of military pay and rewards, the entire Wu army is obviously a little slack. Gambling is common in the barracks. Countless soldiers gather to gamble day and night, and their daily training is perfunctory;  The families of the common people were destroyed, and many women could only do some dusty things to make a living, and their main customers were naturally Wu Jun soldiers who happened to have some spare money in their hands. Brothels and brothels bloomed everywhere near the Wu Jun camp, causing countless soldiers to sneak out in the middle of the night  Leaving the barracks, he went to the Fengyuechang near the abandoned village to let off steam, and his morale fell severely. The discipline of the army, which was far superior to the Qing army in the past, is also quickly catching up with the Qing army.

    Faced with such a situation, the old traitor Wu, Hu Guozhu, and Fatty Lu were all brain-dead, and had to issue strict orders to prohibit all-night gambling and sneaking out of the barracks to buy sex. For this reason, nearly a hundred Wu army officers and soldiers were arrested and severely punished  , although this move has also received some effects, but the fighting spirit of the army is still inevitably slackened, and the spirit is far from keeping up with the original 100,000 troops who came out of Yungui.  Even Fatty Lu's military discipline, which Fatty Lu was so proud of, was greatly affected. There was a situation where he left his post in the middle of the night to gamble and whore, and Fatty Lu was so angry that he personally whipped a few unlucky guys who were caught.  He was forced to strengthen the supervision of the army to prevent his direct descendants from completely degrading.

    Fortunately, this is a worse world. The morale and discipline of the old traitor Wu's army is lax, and the situation on the other side of the Qing army is even worse, and the nature is even worse.  In the first month of the 12th year of Kang Mazi, the army committed hundreds of atrocities of raping civilian women. At the same time, due to the serious problem of arrears of military pay, the phenomenon of soldiers fleeing and robbing robbers emerged endlessly, and they were repeatedly prohibited.  So relatively speaking, the situation of Wu Jun, who is not yet extremely bad, is even better.

    In early February, the two riverside forts built by the Wu army were completed. They were located in the north of Wuchang City and at the mouth of Dongting Lake respectively. It was planned to set up hundreds of heavy artillery pieces each. The purpose was naturally to block the Yangtze River waterway, harass the Qing army¡¯s waterway transportation, and protect the rear grain production areas.  However, Wu Jun's firearms and equipment are too scientific, focusing on field battles and despising fortifications. There is a serious shortage of red cannons that can shoot ten miles.  In front of Fatty Lu, a firearms expert.  Fatty Lu, who was extremely reluctant to leave the decision-making level of the Wu army, had no choice but to pack his luggage and prepare to rush to the newly built Jiqishan Firearms Battalion, where he would guide the craftsmen to build heavy artillery equipment forts.

    Before leaving, when he bid farewell in front of old traitor Wu, Fatty Lu took the opportunity to put forward a vicious suggestion that he had been planning for a long time, and told old traitor Wu: "Grandfather, according to my grandson-in-law, our army's fighting spirit and military discipline  If we continue like this, I'm afraid it will affect our army's future comprehensive counterattack.sp; "Okay, I finally see King Pingxi." The beggar clapped his hands, then hurried to pull the old traitor Wu's hand, and asked impatiently: "My lord, my name is Xu Zhengming, is there a man named Xu Zhengming in your palace?"  Lu Yifeng's? I want to see him."

    "What did you see him for?" Old Wu treacherously shook off the beggar's dirty hands.  Fatty Lu, who was ignorant and ignorant, was at a loss. He couldn't remember whether there was a famous person named Xu Zhengming in history.

    "I want to ask him for advice to see what his flying boat looks like." The beggar Xu Zhengming explained: "In order to meet him, I traveled thousands of miles, begging for food and walking here from Wu County.  I just want to meet him, and I want to see the airship he built with my own eyes."

    "Bold madman!" Old traitor Wu was furious, and shouted: "The airship is the top secret of my army. What are you? You want to see it if you want to see it?"

    "It turned out to be called an airship, no wonder I think it's so awkward to call it an airship." Xu Zhengming was not afraid of being overjoyed, and said with a smile: "My lord, in fact, your airship is really nothing special, because I have already built one that can be used before you.  The jujube flying car that takes people to the sky, but the road is too far away, and I can't bring it."

    "The Jujube Speeder? The world's first helicopter?" Fatty Lu finally came to his senses, and quickly jumped out and asked, "What did you say? You built the Jujube Speeder? What evidence do you have?"

    "I brought the engineering drawings here." Xu Zhengming took out a stack of sweat-smelling drawings from his arms.  Fatty Lu was trembling with excitement, he quickly snatched it up, opened the drawing and looked at it carefully, Xu Zhengming urged impatiently: "My lord, have you finished reading it? Can you let me see Lu Yifeng? In order to see  He, Dai Zi recommended me to be an official, but I didn't"

    "Mr. Xu¡ª¡ª!"

    Xu Zhengming's words are destined to be unable to finish completely, because after Fatty Lu roared, a tiger pounced on Xu Zhengming, who was covered in mud and his face was covered with mud, and Xu Zhengming screamed like a pig in fright, but Fatty Lu  He hugged him tightly, turned around and yelled at the old traitor Wu: "Grandfather, the genius has arrived! The real genius has arrived! With him here, our rockets will be more powerful, and there will be more airships. My grandson-in-law has never been able to build one."  The breech-loading muskets and gas bombs can also be manufactured! Our Jiqishan firearms camp finally has a chief craftsman!"

    "Really?" The old traitor Wu was both delighted and surprised, pointing at Xu Zhengming and asked in doubt: "This beggar? Is he so powerful?"

    "Absolutely!" Fatty Lu let go of Xu Zhengming, picked up the blueprint of the speeding car, and pointed out to old traitor Wu.  He is a genius among craftsmen, a genius among geniuses! With his help, the grandson-in-law can make all the weapons that the grandson-in-law told his grandfather before!"

    "Really?" The traitorous old Wu Wu, who doesn't see anything famous, was skeptical, but considering that his grandson-in-law has always been prudent and never talks nonsense, he immediately ordered: "Quickly, prepare the banquet, clothes and bathtub.  After taking a shower and changing clothes, sir, I will invite him to the reception hall, and the king will personally entertain him."

    "Decree." The guards around agreed, and hurried forward to invite Xu Zhengming, but Xu Zhengming shook his head desperately and said, "My lord, you can talk about things like banquets and changing clothes slowly. I just want to see Lu Yifeng now. I'm thousands of miles away."  Lu begged for food and came here just to see him."

    "You have already seen him." Old man Wu smiled wryly, and pointed at Fatty Lu, "He is my grandson-in-law, you want to see that Lu Yifeng!"

    Fatty Lu also smiled at Xu Zhengming, and was about to salute. He never thought that Xu Zhengming would also rush up like a tiger, hugged Fatty Lu, and shouted: "Lu Yifeng, I finally saw you! Tell me quickly, you  How could the airship bring four people into the sky?" Fatty Lu, who was almost breathless, struggled desperately, but Xu Zhengming refused to let go no matter what he said.

    "It's over, it's the first time I wear the clothes that Yu'er made for me, and Yu'er has to peel off my skin this time." Fatty Lu lamented.  The Wu Jun guards next to them all looked at each other in dismay, and thought together: "No wonder there are rumors that Mr. Lu likes women more than men-it turns out to be true!" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome you  Come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember this site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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