Chapter 7 Private Purchase of Arms

Ma Cheng couldn't laugh or cry for a while, so he changed the subject and got down to business: "I do have something to ask of you."

Ma Guozhong put down his wine glass and politely agreed: "Master, please speak."

Ma Cheng looked at his cloudy eyes and tried a little: "I want to buy a batch of ordnance. I wonder if Brother Guozhong has any connections."

Ma Guozhong's cloudy eyes narrowed and he was a little confused: "Master, please don't embarrass our family. Smuggling arms is a serious crime of treason. If someone is sued to the Military Preparation Yamen, our family's head will not be saved."

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Ma Cheng grinned and said with a relaxed smile: "How dare Kaiyuan Bingbei punish you? Brother Guozhong is not afraid of Bingbei Yamen, but my elder brother."

Ma Guozhong was so upset by what he said that he let out a slightly embarrassed hey. Ma Cheng was not in a hurry to force him. He put down his wine glass and picked up Ma Guozhong's saber and started playing with it. It was a fine saber made of fine iron, about one and a half meters long.

In the style of the Miao sword, Ma Cheng naturally holds the sword in the backhand and uses the bent elbow to exert force and perform a few false chops. This is an extremely skillful sword technique used by the cavalry in close combat. Holding the sword in the backhand is conducive to blocking and making it easier to exert force.

Just a few false chops made Ma Guozhong's eyes light up, and he naturally understood the essence of holding the knife in the backhand.

Ma Cheng played with the sword and said with a smile: "My little brother's simple sword skills are naturally difficult to get into the eyes of Brother Guozhong."

Ma Guozhong moved his lips a few times, but he still admired sincerely: "The fifth young master hides his secrets, I admire him very much. This backhand sword technique is really the best sword technique when the two armies are fighting. It is easy to block and attack."

If the enemy is unprepared, it will be easy to injure oneself when used, and no matter how many years of hard practice, it will not be used."

Ma Cheng grinned, but he was a little sad: "No matter how good your sword skills are, what's the use? I come from a humble background and have always been looked down upon by others... But things are fickle. Who knows what will happen in the future.

Nurhachi, the thief chieftain of Jianzhou, also started his career with thirteen soldiers. Now he has tens of thousands of powerful soldiers and dominates one side. Ha, what the younger brother said is just drunken talk, and the national loyal brother must listen to it as drunkard talk. "

These treacherous words made the opposite Ma Guozhong's eyelids jump. Ma Cheng sheathed his sword and waited for Ma Guozhong's response. He didn't worry about Ma Guozhong not nodding. From the past few days

Judging from his contacts, he is also a sensible person. He should not mind taking a small risk to help Ma Mansion in the future. Besides, it is not difficult for him to obtain a batch of ordnance.

Of course, the most important thing is strength. The extraordinary bravery shown by Ma Cheng in the past few days is very convincing.

Sure enough, Ma Guozhong pondered for a moment, and his attitude became a little relaxed: "I wonder what kind of weapons the young master wants to buy. If it is used to protect the village, it is not necessary. There is still peace in this life..."

Before he finished speaking, Ma Cheng interrupted him unceremoniously: "How can there be peace in this land of Liaodong? People without long-term worries must have immediate worries. Not only do I want to purchase ordnance, I also want to train dealers. I want fifty spears."

Pole, fifty combat knives, and twenty sets of leather armor... Can Big Brother Guozhong do it?"

Ma Guozhong just couldn't make up his mind and was still hesitating.

Ma Cheng provoked him at the right time: "I thought Brother Guozhong was a straightforward man, but why is he so mother-in-law? Could it be that Brother Guozhong thought that my younger brother was going to rebel?"

Ma Guozhong drank a few glasses of wine and was provoked by his words. He finally grinned and said, "Young master Wu, you are joking. Well, let's go to the Military Preparation Office tomorrow."

Ma Cheng handed over the purchase list that he had prepared long ago, and at the same time handed over three hundred taels of cash.

Ma Guozhong's eyes lit up when he saw the silver, and he was a little embarrassed: "The fifth young master gave too much. It seems that a certain family took advantage of the young master."

Naturally, the money Ma Cheng sent out would not be taken back. He pushed the money over, picked up the jug, and started drinking. He was at least 90% sure that this matter would not spread, and no one would have trouble with the money. Even if it spread,

It's not a big deal, just dozens of sets of ordnance and dozens of civilians, it won't cause any trouble. Training new recruits is his old profession, and he suddenly felt excited when he thought of having the opportunity to show off his skills in this era.

Five days later, Majiapu Campus.

Ma Guozhong did things very well. It only took him five days to purchase all the weapons. This man was somewhat loyal. In addition to the weapons on the list, he also got a set of scale armor, five strong bows and a batch of arrows.

Ma Cheng looked at the extra strong bows and scales with satisfaction, knowing that he had seen the right person. The scales and strong bows were all valuable and unmarketable weapons. Although the quantity was a little small, it was hard to be loyal to Ma Guo.

With the weapons in hand, he was emboldened, and he gathered the bankers that day. After thinking for a while, Ma Cheng decided to be more cautious, and only gathered a group of teenagers, the juniors, juniors, and fifths, and took them to the wilderness for training.

, there are eight teenagers in this group headed by Xiaosan and Xiaowu. Although the number is a little small, there is no problem with their loyalty. The oldest is seventeen years old and the youngest is fifteen years old. They can be regarded as an army of disciples. Life is still full of youths.

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He took eight teenagers to the field for training every day, but no one came to oppose him. Ma Guozhong just thought that his children were fond of playing and making trouble, and it was all a joke. He turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it.

Their parents were also happy that their family had fewer mouths to eat, and they wished they could practice for a few more days. Only a group of teenagers from the junior high school to the fifth class happily dressed up and began to receive rigorous military training every day.

In the first month, eighty miles north of Kaiyuan, at the foot of Xiaoqingshan.

Nine people started to open a simple training ground and began rigorous military training.

After a short break after the simple queue training, everyone played a game of strong arrows. In the warm atmosphere, Ma Cheng also became very interested. He grabbed a horn bow and tried its weight first. He was greatly impressed by the lightness of this small horn bow.

Surprised, I took a deep breath and then bent my bow to place the arrow. It felt very strange and unfamiliar, and it was a fresh and exciting feeling. The arrow missed the target by half a step, and there was a burst of laughter all around, and I was fiercely beaten by my subordinates.

The recruits laughed a lot. Ma Cheng was not discouraged and just laughed, completely immersed in the fresh excitement brought by archery. The reason for missing the target was simple. He was not familiar with the characteristics of the weapon when shooting for the first time and could not master the trajectory of the arrow.

characteristic.

After slightly correcting the trajectory, the second arrow hit the target thirty steps away. The laughter around him instantly subsided. The eight Majiabao disciples stared at him speechlessly. Ma Chenggong laughed again.

He claps the bow in his hand and thinks that with his status as a special archer in the side defense cavalry unit and his understanding of later ballistics, it shouldn't be difficult to practice superb archery skills.

The eight Zhangjiabao disciples around him were all dumbfounded. They stayed speechless for a long time.

In the end, Ma Xiaowu wiped his saliva and asked in shock: "Master, is this really your first time shooting an arrow?"

Mayor Ma laughed and hit another arrow steadily, proving that the previous arrow was not a fool.

Ma Xiaosan beside him was already praising: "Our young master must be a martial arts star who descended to earth."
Chapter completed!