Chapter 024: The horse is going to run again, and the horse is going to stop eating grass

"Xu Xingxia!"

Yu Lijun shouted loudly.

Finally, it was the biggest hero Xu Xingxia, who came up to receive the reward. The envious eyes of everyone around him became even stronger. More than two hundred taels of silver and the position of the general flag were simply crazy. However, when thinking of the brutal Tartars, the envious one had to sigh quietly. The head of the Tartars is not easy to take!

Xu Xingxia came up steadily and took the heavy cloth bag from Peng Feng's hand. When he started, his hands sank slightly. By the way, the 210 taels of silver with a weight was really a lot. In other words, it was more than 20 pounds. Fortunately, he is much stronger now than before, so he didn't feel any obstacles.

In addition to rewarding silver, more importantly, it is naturally promoted. The Ministry of War of the court has clear regulations: the three levels of the small soldiers, small flags and general flags can be promoted to one level as long as there are three Tartars heads. Xu Xingxia has seven Tartars heads, which can be promoted to two levels in a row. Someone has prepared the documents on Xu Xingxia's confession in the morning.

When Xu Xingxia was promoted to the general banner, the Qianhu Institute could make the decision. It only needs to report to the Guards, Towns, and Ministry of War to file a record. In other words, with Peng Feng's decision, Xu Xingxia will be the general banner from now on. As for the formal procedures, there are naturally people from the department to deal with it. Peng Feng immediately announced that Xu Xingxia would be promoted to the general banner.

"Thank you, the Thousand Houses for cultivating!" Xu Xingxia bent down and saluted.

He suddenly felt that his tone looked like some movies and TV series in later generations? Fortunately, he didn't need to kneel down and salute, otherwise he would be a little uncomfortable. It would be better to find a way to get along as soon as possible and let others meet him. However, it seems that even if he really has the opportunity to be a general in the future, there will still be someone who is in charge of him... Even if he is a general, there will be someone who is in charge of him... This seems a bit unhappy!

When Xu Xingxia thought of the big head, he was a little depressed. For his future, he offended the entire warrior system. This means that in the future, the suppression from the warrior system will exist at all times. If he wants to make more military achievements and gain more upgrade capital, the conflict with the warrior will definitely be stimulated. At that time, he doesn't know what means the warrior will use to deal with him.

Peng Feng naturally didn't know Xu Xingxia's mood at this time. He was in a good mood and said to Xu Xingxia expectantly: "Xu Xingxia, the Tartars will definitely continue to come. I have high expectations for you. The future of Pinglu Qianhu Institute will depend on you. I ask you, if the Tartars come again next time, can you still kill them?"

Xu Xingxia said loudly: "Of course! As long as the Tartars pass by, their subordinates will definitely make them pay a heavy price!"

Peng Feng said appreciatively: "Okay! From now on, the task of guarding Niujiao Dun will be handed over to you! From now on, you will be the defensive officer of Niujiao Dun! Remember, Niujiao Dun is the front line of the entire Ningxia Town to fight against the Tartars, and you must work hard to establish more merits!"

Xu Xingxia said with a stern expression: "I will definitely live up to the high expectations of the Qianhu Lords."

His prediction was indeed correct. He was indeed left to guard Niujiaodun and continued to guard the front line of Ningxia Town against the Tartars. However, this was exactly what he needed. He needed a relatively independent space to display his abilities. At the same time, only by being at the front line of fighting against the Tartars at all times can he have the opportunity to create more military achievements.

Since Xu Xingxia stayed, Chen Hai would naturally be transferred away. He had three Tartars in hand, and he was promoted to one level, so there was no big problem. After a simple discussion, Chen Hai was promoted to polite and transferred back to the Pinglu Station to replace Yu Lijun, who was specifically responsible for the record of military achievements. Yu Lijun was specifically responsible for the discipline of the army.

Next, it is about the distribution of trophies. The first thing to be dealt with is the Tartars' war horses. Ningxia Town itself has a developed animal husbandry industry and can produce a considerable number of war horses every year. Therefore, Ningxia Town is not very short of war horses. This is also the main reason why the Tartars' war horses are not counted in the rewards of Ningxia Town. After these Tartars' war horses are registered as trophies, they will be returned to Niujiaoduan's soldiers for use.

As for the Tartars' bows and arrows, they cannot be returned, and they must be handed over one by one. The Tartars' bows and arrows are different from the Ming army's bows and arrows. Experienced people can see them at a glance. In the end, these Tartars' bows and arrows may be used as permanent evidence of their military achievements. In addition, the Tartars' clothes and leather armor are also required to be handed over layer by layer and finally preserved as military achievements.

In this way, Niujiaoduan will get twenty-three war horses. This is exactly what Xu Xingxia needs. Ningxia Town has an advantage, that is, adults and children, as long as they are men, they almost know how to ride horses. There are even many women who have very good riding skills. When it comes to Jiangnan, it is first, and then it comes to Jiangnan. It only takes a cup of tea to ride a horse from Weizhen Fort to Niujiaoduan, which is much faster than walking.

The soldiers of Niujiaodun can ride horses, including the dead Liu Jinbiao, have very good riding skills. If they were not fighting on horseback and simply riding horses, there would be no problem at all. In other words, as long as Xu Xingxia has enough money, he can completely transform his subordinates from infantry to infantry riding horses. Well, note that they are infantry riding horses, but not real cavalry!

Even the infantry riding horses were quite satisfied. The infantry riding horses had two levels of mobility and primitive infantry. The reason why the combat effectiveness of the Tang army in the past was so strong was that the large number of war horses were equipped was a very important reason. In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, almost everyone had a war horse, and they were riding horses on their way. It can be imagined how powerful such an army would be.

If you equip your troops with powerful muskets and a large number of war horses to strengthen your mobility, a unit of 3,000 people can be used as 30,000 people. War horses are probably the largest resource in Ningxia Town. If this resource is not used well, Xu Xingxia will despise him.

As for the Tartars' bows and arrows, Xu Xingxia was not interested. It was not that the Tartars' bows and arrows were not good, but mainly Niujiaodun himself, and there was no excellent archer at all. It turned out that Zhang Quanfu, who had the best archery skills, was still a little different from the Tatar cavalry. Besides, Zhang Quanfu had his own elm bow and was of good quality. As for the muskets equipped by Niujiaodun, Xu Xingxia really couldn't believe it. Perhaps the Tatar cavalry did not hit him, but he was killed and injured by the bomb.

This made Xu Xingxia feel quite pressured. The archery skills of the Tatar cavalry are so powerful. What kind of weapons should the soldiers under his command use and how to train them to defeat the Tatar cavalry? For a moment, Xu Xingxia was a little lost. In terms of physical fitness alone, the Ming army was indeed unable to compare with the Tatars. In other words, it was quite difficult to defeat the Tatar cavalry on cold weapons.

If the role of the Niujiao Dun is just a tool for reporting information, it is necessary to sound the alarm bell and ignite the fire when the Tatar cavalry arrives. Xu Xingxia believes that his errands are not at all pressure. However, Xu Xingxia's goal is of course not this. His purpose is to kill more Tatar cavalry. Only in this way can we create more military achievements and obtain more opportunities for promotion.

However, the problem is that with Niujiao Dun's current strength, it is difficult to kill more Tatar cavalry! No matter how powerful his archery skills are, how many Tartars can he shoot? After shooting thirty arrowheads, he has basically lost his strength. If there is no rest time in the middle, it is impossible for him to have combat effectiveness. Besides, after arriving at the general flag, what the superiors have to look at is the combat ability of the troops you lead, not your own bravery.

To be honest, the musket technology in the late Ming Dynasty was quite advanced. Muskets of good quality were no longer under the lethality of bows and arrows. In front of muskets, personal force was increasingly ignored. What's more, besides muskets, there are cannons! No matter how brave Nurhaci was, he was killed by Yuan Chonghuan, who had no power to catch chickens? How could the flesh and blood avoid the bombing of muskets and cannons?

Peng Feng did not understand Xu Xingxia's pressure at all. He habitually believed that Niujiaodun's errands were for calling the police. As for killing the Tartars, it was completely a coincidence. He could not ask for too much from Xu Xingxia. Just now, it was more of a hope. If hope could be realized, it would be good. If not, he would not be too disappointed.

After slowly calming down, Peng Feng began to feel that Niujiaoduan could kill so many Tartars this time, which was entirely due to luck. Perhaps the Tatar cavalry that went south this time were the most trashy and had no combat power, which would give Niujiaoduan's defenders a advantage. Next time, Xu Xingxia may not have such a good opportunity. He glanced at Xu Xingxia and said casually: "Xu Xingxia, how many people are there in Dun?"

Xu Xingxia replied cautiously: "Report to the Qianhu Lord, Niujiaoduan currently has one general flag, two small flags, and eight soldiers."

Peng Feng frowned and said, "Such a little force is not enough!"

Xu Xingxia thought to himself, if your superiors don’t pay money and food, who would want to do it here? He wants horses to run and horses to not eat grass, how can there be such a good thing in the world? People with a little bit of ability will have run away long ago. If you continue not to pay wages, the number of people might be even smaller. Of course, these angry words cannot be said.

Peng Feng paused and said, "You have to find a way to enrich your troops as soon as possible."
Chapter completed!