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Sending troops to Guangsha or Shucheng without certainty would be tantamount to depleting one's overall strength.

This was the main reason why Mu Qing had been hesitating to attack.

With Mu Qing's guns and ammunition, the overall combat effectiveness of the soldiers was further improved.

Mu Qing turned his attention back to Shucheng and Daocheng.

These two cities are close to the sea.

It has been said since ancient times that people live by the mountains and by the water.

The sea contains not only sea salt but also kelp and oysters.

MSG can be extracted from kelp, and oysters can be made into oyster sauce.

The soup made from dried oysters (dried oysters) is filtered and concentrated to become oyster sauce.

There are many spices in Mu Qing’s agricultural base, and MSG is indispensable for the development of gourmet food.

Mu Qing had long coveted these two seasonings, but unfortunately Anping was not near the sea.

When Mu Shengda asked her for help, Mu Qing already had a clear plan in her mind.

Soldiers coming out of the military camps are stationed in various counties, and personnel are rotated every month.

There were about 30,000 soldiers stationed in Anping, and the remaining 20,000 soldiers were distributed among various counties.

There are a total of 50,000 troops, and it is impossible to send out all of them. Mu Qing can at most withdraw 30,000 soldiers, plus Xia Yue's 30,000 "shadows", a total of 60,000 people.

The refugee army suffered a lot of casualties after the Gunpowder War, from 150,000 refugee soldiers to 100,000.

After several wars with Xia and Yue and plagues, the number of refugee soldiers was probably less than 80,000.

Although Chen Shui had forced conscription everywhere to expand the military force, the later militia only had 20,000 soldiers. Their discipline and lethality were not high. At most, they were young men who looked a little stronger. They had nothing to do with words like soldiers or bandits.

Since Mu Qing has decided to send troops, he has to come up with a strategy.

Zhuge Huaian had long heard that Mu Shengda often came to Anping to extort money, and he had no complaints about it. Assisting Xia Yue was indirectly reducing the strength of the refugee army.

He slowly fanned himself, and facing Mu Shengda, who might become his colleague in the future, Zhuge Huaian smiled politely.

Li Min and Shen Moyan entered the meeting hall at the same time.

After Mo Xuzhi arrived late, Mu Qing pointed out the theme of this meeting.

"Attack Shucheng?"

Li Min looked at Mu Qing disapprovingly. Shucheng is farther away from Anping than Guangsha. If they want to fight against the refugee army, attacking Guangsha is the first choice.

At least the distance is short, and the soldiers won’t be exposed too early if they set out from Anping.

"It will take at least three days to reach Shucheng. On the march, Shucheng can easily learn of our movements."

Li Min spoke and glanced at Mu Shengda.

Is this the guy who asked Mu Qing to send troops?

Mu Shengda was still sitting in his seat in tattered clothes.

Li Min's eyes frequently lingered in the direction of Mu Shengda.

Mu Shengda noticed the gaze but was not angry. He looked back at Li Min with a smile.

"I agree with Mr. Li. Shucheng is too far away. The journey is too long and tiring. If something unexpected happens, it will be difficult to resolve."

"I think we can send troops to attack Shucheng."

"I think so too." Mu Wu replied in a low voice.

This was the first time that Situ Jin spoke. As a military commander, he had extremely high martial arts skills, but he never participated much in strategic matters.

At this moment he suddenly spoke, and Li Min and Zhuge Huaian turned to look at Situ Jin at the same time.

Li Min and Situ Jin had never seen a flintlock rifle, but Situ Jin and Mu Wu who participated in the drill and Shen Moyan who participated in the production naturally knew the power of the flintlock rifle.

The flintlock rifle can accurately strike the enemy, and combined with gunpowder, as long as these people are not all afraid of death, then their Anping army will be able to crush these ordinary soldiers.

After the two generals spoke like this, Zhuge Huaian opened his eyes slightly. He glanced at Mu Qing and seemed to have thought of something:

"A year ago, I advised my lord not to send troops to occupy Anping Prefecture, but my lord succeeded in entering Anping."

He closed his eyes again, and the feather fan in his arms was placed on his legs:

"Could it be that, like Huang County, 'Anping also has a lot more troops'?"

Although his words were questions, his tone was very firm.

The conversation between the two was incoherent, and to Mo Xuzhi it sounded like a riddle.

The Battle of Anping was a battle between the silver-armored soldiers of Huang County and the migrant soldiers led by him, but why did he feel confused?

Li Min naturally knew about that battle. He looked at Mu Qing and guessed something.

Facing Zhuge Huaian's question, Mu Qing nodded slightly:

"Yes, if it was before, attacking Shucheng would be too far-fetched, but today is different."

Mu Qing clapped his hands. At this moment, Soldier C outside the meeting hall received the order and walked in with two other soldiers.

The two soldiers were carrying a wooden box. When the box landed on the ground, Mu Qing looked at everyone again:

"Hand grenades and explosive packs, now Anping has added another type of firearm."

Situ Jin and Mu Wu almost guessed what was in the box, while Zhuge Huaian looked at the box with a little anticipation.

Li Min stroked his beard and squinted at the big square box.

How come this kid likes to keep people in suspense even more than that old man Zhuge?

The familiar recipe was presented to Li Min, although he had already experienced the same anxiety the last time he rode a bicycle.

It was the same thing, Li Min was still captivated by Mu Qing's actions.

It has to be said that Mu Qing's methods of manipulating people's hearts are endless.

Soldier C opened the box and revealed to everyone a long, oddly shaped pole.

Soldier C had demonstrated the use of the flintlock rifle before, but in order to achieve the effect, Mu Qing raised the corners of his mouth and looked at Shen Moyan.

Shen Moyan received Mu Qing's gaze and calmly picked up the gun.

Situ Jin and Mu Wu had been in contact with flintlock rifles every day in the military camp, and the appearance of the rifle had already been engraved in their minds.

Only Zhuge Huaian, Li Min, Yuehong and others were curious about this strangely shaped object and could not figure out the purpose of this long pole.

There was not only one gun in the big wooden box, Mu Qing simply asked Situ Jin to take the other gun as well.

Several people carrying guns walked from the council hall to an uninhabited forest.

Some time had passed since August, and it was already October in Anping.

The group walked a short distance before stopping.

In the cool and crisp autumn weather, yellow leaves appear on the branches, and fallen leaves are flying around and hiding among the bushes.

Many leaves in the forest have fallen, and the forest is gradually becoming rustling.

Wherever you look, there is something vague.

Mu Qing and Li Min looked at Shen Moyan and Situ Jin who were holding flintlock rifles.

The bullet wrapped in grease-soaked linen was loaded into the muzzle, and Shen Moyan pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

……

Gunshots were heard one after another, startling the flock of birds, and feathers slowly fell from the sky. Two birds, one big and one small, fell before these feathers.

Li Min went forward to check and saw that the wings of the two birds were stained with blood, and there was a hint of bright red in the wounds.

He peeled off the feathers of one of the flying birds, and what appeared before his eyes was a round bullet.