"Machine guns are different from hand grenades and land mines. They are consumables. Once used, they are gone and must be replenished in time. But machine guns can be used continuously. The sharpshooter team, 500 machine guns, will be distributed to each person. From now on, it will be implemented on a per capita basis and they will be responsible for themselves. The bullets will be uniformly distributed by you and all will be supplied by me, but the guns will be engraved with their own names in fixed positions. Each person will be responsible for a machine gun. Whether it is use or maintenance, just like their bows and arrows, the gun is in the hands of the person! At any time, the machine gun cannot be allowed to be checked by people other than the sharpshooter team at will, let alone loaned out. It is absolutely not allowed to lose the gun on the battlefield. If someone can't control his gun, then take it back and don't allow him to use it anymore."
Feng Yuheng's face was serious and she spoke seriously. She told He Gan: "If I say it is a death order, it is a death order. If you violate it, you will be punished by military law!"
He Gan nodded, "Master, rest assured. I know the importance of machine guns, and I believe the soldiers understand it as well. I will arrange it right away!" He did what he said. He immediately gathered the sharpshooters who were still practicing with guns, repeated Feng Yuheng's words to them, and then Feng Yuheng designated a place and asked them to carve their names with daggers.
The members of the Sharpshooter Group were very enthusiastic about this new type of weapon. They also understood what it meant to have this thing in their hands. Both the lethality and the killing range had exceeded their existing cognition. Like hand grenades and landmines, the generals of the Sharpshooter Group also felt that this kind of thing should never belong to the human world. Their master was probably a fairy from heaven who had descended to earth and brought thunder and lightning.
Every member of the Shenji Battalion carried a dagger, hidden in their trouser legs, to save their lives. Following Feng Yuheng's instructions, the people gently carved their names on the gun handles, using just the right amount of force so that the guns would not be rubbed off or damaged. Feng Yuheng was relieved to see that the soldiers were very obedient.
At this time, the Tianji Group had used up all the grenades and landmines. Xifang came to report to Feng Yuheng with a reluctant look on his face, saying that he had basically mastered the essentials and would lead his soldiers to practice intensively in the coming days. However, they would not need real grenades, as they could use stones of the same weight instead. At the same time, they would also step up their study of formations and mechanisms, and try to use landmines ingeniously to defeat the enemy.
Feng Yuheng nodded. The application of hand grenades and landmines does not require much technical content, and there is indeed no need to practice with live ammunition. The key is to combine them with the formation mechanism. What needs to be practiced now is the machine gun. She left a large number of bullets to He Gan and notified the sharpshooter team that they don’t have to do anything from now on and concentrate on practicing guns. However, it is limited to practicing within the back mountain. Once outside the back mountain, they must never mention the weapons in their hands. As for the collection of weapons, she temporarily left the two carriages. After practicing, people still have to collect them uniformly and distribute them according to their names when they are used next time. She also immediately asked people to make gun holsters so that the soldiers can carry their guns on their backs and carry them back to the tents in the future.
She didn't show up now in order to avoid being discovered by others. She was never an optimistic person who didn't guard against anyone. Even Xuan Tianming's camp outside Beijing, she was always on guard. After all, after the battle of Qianzhou, they had lost some numbers, and later they recruited some more. Although they looked good at the moment, there was no guarantee that there were no spies who took advantage of the situation.
The Shenji Camp was practicing future-era weaponry in the back mountain. The sound echoed through the valley. The soldiers in the front camp had heard it long ago, and even those close to the back mountain could feel the ground shaking.
People's initial reaction was fear, just like the soldiers of the Shenji Camp, thinking that an earthquake was coming, and they all ran to the center of the camp. Some even ran to the commander's tent to report to Xuan Tianming who was meeting with the deputy general, but were scolded by Xuan Tianming. Because Xuan Tianming had told them from the beginning that no matter what noise they heard from the back mountain, they should not panic, nor be curious, and they were not allowed to ask the soldiers of the Shenji Camp. They just needed to know that Princess Ji'an was leading the soldiers of the Shenji Camp to research secret weapons for future battles, which would be beneficial to the camp.
After being scolded, the soldiers became obedient, at least they were no longer afraid. But the rumbling sound from the back mountain still came one after another. It was impossible for people not to be curious. They did not dare to ask the commander, so they could only gather together in twos and threes to figure it out. Now was not the time for training, and there was nothing to do. They made no less than a hundred guesses about the noise behind. Unfortunately, no matter how they guessed, they could not guess what Feng Yuheng brought this time.
Some sharp-eyed people saw Feng Yuheng bringing two carriages to the back mountain, one of which she was even driving herself. Considering the movement in the back mountain, they made a bold guess: "Could it be that they were pulling two carts of firecrackers?"
However, someone immediately rejected the idea: "How is that possible! If they are just firecrackers, why don't you just set them off openly over here?"
"Maybe a new type of firecrackers? That's not right. How can firecrackers help in a war? To cheer us up?"
"Stop guessing!" Finally someone waved his hand, interrupting this meaningless speculation, and came to the conclusion: "Anyway, no matter what, our princess is a goddess. No matter what she comes up with, it will definitely be useful to us. We just need to remember the commander's words and fully cooperate with the brothers in the Shenji Battalion!"
This statement was unanimously recognized by everyone. Although the Shenji Battalion was a small part that was separated out, it was selected from all of them after all. At the beginning, everyone had equal opportunities, and in the end, a thousand people stood out. No one was jealous of this, and they were still a family on weekdays, so for the secret plan in the back mountain, the soldiers unanimously decided to fully cooperate.
Feng Yuheng stayed in the camp for a day or two and stayed overnight. Everyone in the camp was happy about her arrival, but the capital was in chaos.
At Feng Yuheng's instruction, Wang Lin had posted a notice on the wall in front of Baicao Hall, announcing the closure. For those patients still hospitalized in the hall, they would be given full treatment within five days, and after five days, everyone must leave Baicao Hall and return home.
The news that Baicaotang was going to close was like a bombshell to the people in the capital. No matter whether they were ordinary people or high-ranking officials, they could not understand why the well-run Baicaotang was suddenly going to close. Of course, these people did not include the officials in the Eighth Prince's faction. After hearing the news, those people were laughing at home. Not only was Baicaotang closed, they even heard from the grapevine that Feng Yuheng was planning to leave the capital for his fiefdom. The Eighth Prince's faction was happy, which meant that their efforts at the first day of the first lunar month banquet, risking the emperor's displeasure, had paid off. The current emperor was already old, and in a few years, when the Eighth Prince came to power, it would not only pay off, but also pay off.
However, the Eighth Prince's power among the officials in the capital is still a little weaker. He has been stationed outside for many years and is a military commander. The family of Yuan Guiren's mother can't help him much, which leads to a very unbalanced power in the capital, especially among the civil officials. Currently, there are no civil officials above the second rank who have joined his army. This is the shortcoming of the Eighth Prince's party. Unlike Xuan Tianming, those who are loyal to Xuan Tianming include not only civil officials, but also censors and the Censorate. Those Censors are ready to sacrifice their lives at any time. If one day the two sides confront each other, the Censorate will be very willing to hit the pillars and threaten their lives.
The Eighth Prince's party was small, which meant that their sphere of influence was not enough to pose a repressive threat in the capital. The sudden closure of Baicaotang triggered a small riot in the entire capital on the seventh day of the first lunar month. Too many people gathered on the street where Baicaotang was located. With Baicaotang as the center, it spread out for several miles in all directions, and was blocked by noisy people. People all protested against the sudden closure of Baicaotang. The poor people clamored for Baicaotang to come up with a reason, and the rich people even suggested that if the business was not good, they could raise the price, anyway, they could afford it.
Wang Lin was a smart man, especially in the business world. Although he was not a profiteer, he knew how to maximize his own interests while maintaining his reputation and conscience. The people blocking the door was the best opportunity for him to perform, so the shopkeeper smeared his face with his hands, and his fingers dipped in chili water passed over his eyes, and tears immediately fell.
He stood at the door of Baicaotang, and in order to prevent the people behind him from seeing him, he asked the waiter to move out a table. With the help of the waiter, he stood on the table, looked down and cried bitterly: "Fellow villagers, we don't want to close Baicaotang! Since Baicaotang was taken over by our owner, oh, that is, Princess Ji'an, she has been thinking about the people wholeheartedly. The best medicines are sold in the hall, and all the doctors are taught by the princess. What they practice is the best medical skills in Dashun and even the whole world. How many terminally ill patients have been cured in the past two years, how many people have been said to be hopeless by other doctors, and some families even have their coffins ready, but they were saved by the doctors of our Baicaotang. Not only that, the princess has come to the hall more than once to diagnose the people, regardless of whether you are rich or poor, whether you are a noble or a poor person in the north, everyone, tell me, has our Baicaotang treated you differently?"
Wang Lin cried as he spoke, and his words were so sincere that the girls, maids, wives and daughters-in-law all cried as well. People cried and said, "We have never seen such a good princess before. She is simply a living god. The princess cured our eldest son's illness. The leg was originally broken, but the princess reattached it. Now you can't tell it was broken at all, and he walks like a normal person."
Others said: "My daughter-in-law had a difficult birth, and the midwife said she would not survive, and the baby could not be saved. If it weren't for the princess's help, there would have been two deaths!"
“Fellow villagers!” Wang Lin spoke again, “This shows that we at Baicaotang really care about the people.”
“Then why do you still want to close the door?”
Wang Lin wiped away his tears again, thinking, "The time has come." He raised his voice and wailed loudly, "We didn't want to close it, we were forced to do this!"
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