Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 28 Li Yi: If no one takes it, how can I make progress?

Li Yi shook his head and said.

"Yes, if Uncle Wang doesn't take the twenty taels, I'm afraid Zhiyong and Tiesheng won't dare to take the rewards given to them, not to mention the others."

"If Zhiyong and Tiesheng don't take it, I'm afraid Li Sheng, Li Liang and Yucheng won't take it either."

"If the captains don't take it, how will the two Simas and the sergeants below take it? How will the ordinary soldiers below take it?"

Having said this, Li Yi silently added a sentence in his heart.

If no one takes it, how can I make progress?

"So, Uncle Wang, you have to take these twenty taels. If it's for my own good, then don't refuse."

Seeing this, Wang An no longer refused.

He smiled and agreed.

Afterwards, Li Yi began to arrange for his soldiers to compete in shooting, as well as to select personnel and form a foreign rifle team.

In addition, he also personally supervised the work of melting and recasting the silver winter melon.

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Snapped! Bang bang!

Outside Shiyan Village, the sound of shotgun firing continued to be heard at a temporary shooting range.

Bai Yuanqin held a loaded shotgun in his hand, his feet standing one in front of the other, his eyes, the muzzle sight, and the target in the distance in a straight line...

The trigger was pulled, and the fuse on the musket ignited the gunpowder in the powder pool.

The next moment, the gunpowder in the barrel was ignited and exploded instantly. The exploding gunpowder gas pushed the bullet in the barrel out of the barrel.

As a ball of fire and smoke burst out from the muzzle of the gun, a small hole appeared on the target in the distance.

Bai Yuanqin fired five shots in a row, and all of them hit the target.

Looking at the target in the distance, he slowly exhaled.

Being a hunter himself, he was very familiar with the shotgun and was adept at using it.

Zhao Xiang, who was in charge of recording the results, could not help but exclaim in amazement when he saw this.

"Excellent marksmanship. Five shots in a row, every shot hit the bull's eye."

"Given your marksmanship, it should be a sure thing that you will be selected into the foreign rifle team!"

In order to prevent someone from being the target of a lucky guess, Li Yi personally decided that when selecting members for the foreign rifle team, five bullets should be fired and the average score should be taken.

This will ensure fairness in the selection!
Bai Yuanqin scratched his head embarrassedly and then said.

"Hehe, to answer Sergeant's question, my family used to be hunters."

"I started shooting birds with a gun when I was seven, shot rabbits when I was eight, went into the mountains with my father to hunt wolves when I was ten, and shot tigers with the village tiger-hunting team when I was thirteen or fourteen..."

Zhao Xiang nodded and said.

"You've done a good job. I'll take you to the Foreign Rifle Corps now. Remember to work hard when you join the Foreign Rifle Corps."

"Don't embarrass me!"

Bai Yuanqin patted his chest and assured.

"Don't worry, Sergeant. If I can be selected into the foreign rifle team, I promise not to embarrass you."

Zhao Xiang nodded with satisfaction.

Immediately, he took Bai Yuanqin to report to the foreign rifle team.

Bai Yuanqin had his marksmanship as a foundation, so he passed the inspection smoothly.

He then received his own Charleville Model 1842 percussion rifle.

Touching the smooth handguard of the foreign rifle in his hand, the barrel reflecting the metallic luster, and the delicate bolt structure, Bai Yuanqin's eyes became brighter and brighter...

On the side, Li Yi was standing on a high platform, holding a foreign rifle, introducing the use of foreign rifles to the many members of the foreign rifle team who had passed the selection.

"This foreign gun is different from the bird gun we use. It is not ignited by a matchlock, but by the impact of a primer."

"This requires extra attention. Remember to change the primer when reloading before shooting."

As Li Yi spoke, he demonstrated to everyone how to operate the musket in his hand.

Reload, aim, and pull the trigger!

After a crisp sound, a small hole was punched in the center of the target a hundred meters away.

"Good accuracy!"

"This foreign gun really shoots fiercely and accurately!"

"The commander has great marksmanship..."

"..."

Li Yi blew away the gun smoke from the muzzle, and then said to everyone, "Who wants to try it?"

Seeing this, Bai Yuanqin was the first to stand up and speak.

"Master, I want to try!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yi did not refuse but nodded slightly.

"Come!"

"Come and try it if you want. This is the first time for us to use this foreign gun. We are all completely clueless. Don't worry about being embarrassed if you can't use it well."

"I'm not familiar with it now, but with more practice in the future, it won't be a problem."

Bai Yuanqin took the foreign rifle from Li Yi and began to load it according to the steps Li Yi had just demonstrated, while Li Yi gave him instructions on the side.

Just at this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside the shooting range.

Chen Yucheng and Chen Chengrong rode their horses into the shooting range and came to Li Yi together.

"General, General, I'm back!"

Chen Yucheng dismounted in front of Li Yi and knelt on one knee.

Li Yi reached out and helped Chen Yucheng up, then asked.

"How is it? Did Mr. Feng accept the gift I sent?"

Chen Yucheng heard this and shook his head.

"Captain, Mr. Feng asked me to bring back the silver winter melon again, saying that you are in urgent need of money, so you can keep the spoils from the Li Mansion for yourself."

Li Yi was stunned at first, but then he was relieved.

There were many terrible things in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but there were also characters who did not love gold and silver, did not like beautiful women, did not like power, and were wholeheartedly committed to carrying out the anti-Qing cause.

Feng Yunshan is one of the representatives!

He would refuse any money that Li Yi offered to him and have someone send it back to Li Yi.

Such a person is very pure and admirable.

It’s a pity that Feng Yunshan died early.

Otherwise, the final outcome of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom might have been rewritten!

Li Yi said with emotion.

"Mr. Feng is so righteous!"

As he spoke, Li Yi patted Chen Yucheng on the shoulder.

"Yucheng, you must have had a hard time on this trip. Go down and have a rest first."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yucheng shook his head again.

"If you want to tell the commander, I can't go to rest yet."

"The Qing demon Guizhou General Zhou Fengqi led his troops to invade Jintian. The fighting in Jintian is tense. Mr. Feng asked me to tell the brigade commander that he hopes you can lead your troops to reinforce the fighting in Jintian as soon as possible."

When Li Yi heard this, the smile on his face instantly disappeared and he began to become gradually solemn.

Chen Chengrong on the side also spoke up.

"Brother Li, the situation in Jintian is very tense. Please quickly dispatch troops to Jintian for reinforcement."

"This is what Mr. Feng meant!"

To put it bluntly, Chen Chengrong came here to supervise the battle to prevent Li Yi from disobeying his orders.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi nodded immediately.

"I see!"

After he finished speaking, he gave instructions to Li Liang who was following him.

"Li Liang, go call Wang An, Li Sheng and others to come and discuss the matter of reinforcing the battle in Jintian."

Then he turned to Chen Chengrong and said.

"Brother Chen, please wait for a moment. We need to make some preparations before we set off."

Chen Chengrong nodded.

"No problem, Brother Li, just hold on tight!"

Although he was ordered to supervise the battle, he would not force Li Yi to set off without even giving him any time to prepare.

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