Chapter 138: This girl looks so familiar

Datong, the general's headquarters.

Wang Pu is teaching Nian Niang to know Arabic numerals.

After having been in contact with the young lady for a long time, Wang Pu found that this little girl was very smart and could understand everything at a glance. Wang Pu thought about letting her learn arithmetic and take on the responsibility of the inner steward. After all, the treasury is so big that it is impossible to manage it by Zhen Youcai.

What's more, Zhen Youcai is still working in the weapons workshop and the Gunpowder Bureau, so he has no energy to manage the treasury and food.

When Wang Pu wanted to teach, he realized that the counting method in the Ming Dynasty was very backward, with the strokes of capital numbers (it was a traditional Chinese character in the past, with many strokes) and it was not intuitive. Although the chip counting was intuitive, it was not conducive to calculations, so he decided to teach the Arabic numerals commonly used in later generations to first teach the young girl.

Wang Pu first wrote the capital "Yi" to "Jiu" on the paper, and then wrote "1" to "9" under each number. The young lady leaned on the desk with her hands on her chin and suddenly raised her head and asked, "General, the line above is nine numbers. I recognize it, but what is written below?"

Wang Pu asked with a smile: "Guess?"

"Well..." The young lady tilted her little head and thought for a while, and suddenly said, "I know, do the nine symbols below mean the same as the nine numbers above?"

“So smart.”

Wang Pu couldn't help but curl her fingers and shave her gently on the bridge of her nose. Her wrinkled her pretty nose cutely and chuckled at Wang Pu. Her little look was really charming and pretty. If she changed her military uniform to red makeup and then combed her braids back, she would be a very standard pretty girl.

"But General, these symbols are so strange. Why have you never seen me before?"

It is said that Arabic numerals were actually introduced to Middle Earth as early as the Tang and Wei dynasties. However, the popular chip counting in Middle Earth at that time was also very convenient, so Arabic numerals were not promoted, and it is reasonable for Neng Niang to have never seen this thing.

"Didn't you see it today?" Wang Pu's mood would certainly not be bad if he could be with a pretty girl like Neon Niang. He smiled and said, "Neng Niang, this is 1. This is 2. 1 plus 1 means 2. For example, you are the same person, and I am the same person, but if we add it to one, it becomes two people."

Neng Niang said, "The symbol with the same ears behind is 3. If two people add one, there will be three people?"

"Yes. So smart." Wang Pu smiled, "My grandma, remember these nine symbols first today. The general will set questions to test you tomorrow. If you can't answer or get the wrong answer, the general will be slapping you."

As he said that, Wang Pu looked at the young lady's butt as if threateningly. The little girl's buttocks looked tight and upright wrapped in her breeches.

The tender mother's pink face turned red in an instant, and it was red until the back of her ears. Her beautiful big eyes angrily looked at Wang Pu ashamed and happy, then lowered her head and pursed her delicate red lips, but a beautiful picture couldn't help but rise in her mind: Wang Pu reached out and her big palm twitched heavily on her buttocks, making her heart feel refreshed...

"General, here we come!"

When the young lady was in a state of spring, Lu Liu rushed in without knowing the times, and the charming atmosphere in the stadium disappeared.

Wang Pu asked angrily: "What's here?"

Lu Liudao: "The thief is here, he has arrived outside the east wall."

"Oh?" Wang Pu said happily when he heard this. "Let's go, take a look."

After saying that, Wang Pu immediately strode out the door. The young lady calmed down and followed quickly. As Wang Pu's personal guard, she was certainly following Wang Pu's side without hesitation.

When Wang Pu brought Neng Niang and Lu Liu to the back of the gap in the east wall, Zhao Xin, who was in charge of the defense of the east city, had already arrived. Seeing Wang Pu, Zhao Xin rushed to meet him with his few commanders, and within a short while, Zhen Youcai, Zhang Monk, Tang Sheng, Scarface and Xiao Qi all arrived.

"Zhao Xin." Wang Pu asked, "Where are the thiefs?"

Zhao Xin reached out and pointed to the gap in the city wall not far away, and replied: "It's just outside the gap."

Wang Pu turned around and asked Zhen Youcai, "Youcai, are you ready for weapons and armor?"

"It's already ready." Zhen Youcai pointed at the foot of the city wall not far away, where there were several piles of armor and weapons, and said, "General, look, isn't that?"

"Yeah." Wang Pu nodded and said to Xiaoqi, "Xiaoqi, go and tell Li Yan that in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, let them enter the city from the gap in batches. It is best not to exceed 200 people each time, and exchange 200 weapons and 100 sets of armor for every five thousand kilograms of nitro earth."

"yes."

Xiaoqi responded and took the order.

Zhen Youcai came over and lowered his voice and said, "General, have you sent troops to block this part? Don't this matter be heard in the ears of Zhang Zi'an and Zhu Chuanqi."

"No need." Wang Pu shook his head and said, "Even if Master Long Sui knows about this, he can't do anything to me. Besides, even if you want to hide this matter, you can't hide it at all. So it's better not to hide it."

Zhen Youcai thought about it and felt that what Wang Pu said made sense, so he stopped saying anything more.

Outside the East Gate of Datong, Jiannu Camp.

Sony climbed up to the gate surrounded by several two yellow flags Ezhen and Zasak commanders. Standing on the gate, he looked forward and saw that the gang had already formed a neat queue outside the gap in the Datong city wall. However, what is strange is that the gang did not launch an attack immediately, and the Ming army in Datong city did not seem to have the intention to go out of the city to counterattack.

"Hey, it's so strange." Niu Luezhen, who had a yellow flag, shouted loudly, "It's been a long time since the thief has been in line, why haven't he started attacking?"

Another priest of the Huangqi flag, Jiala Ejin frowned and said, "It seems that the thief is not here to attack Datong."

"Then why are they here?" asked a Zasak commander, "Does the thieves come to surrender to the Ming army? If they surrender, they should put down their weapons."

"Master Sony." Jiala Ejin of Zhenghuang Banner suddenly said, "Why would you bring two Niu Lu cavalry up?"

"No." Sony shook his head flatly, "The actions of the bandits and the Ming army are very strange. There must be some tricks here. You guys will all listen to this general. Without military orders, no one is allowed to act rashly."

"twitter!"

Several Jiala Ezhen, Niu Lu Ezhen and Zasak's commander responded with a loud promise.

Within the gap, the bandits were in the middle of the army.

Xiao Qi walked to Li Yan with big strode, bowed with fists and said, "Captain Li Yan, my general said that in order not to cause misunderstandings, it is best not to have more than two hundred rebels every time you enter the gap."

Li Yan looked back at Jing Maocheng and Li Xuan, neither of them spoke.

Wang Pudi's suggestion was completely necessary. It was very necessary for both sides. For the defenders in the city, if there are only two hundred thieves entering the city each time, the risk of thieves taking the opportunity to seize the city; for the thieves outside the city, exchange batches of land can prevent the official army from betraying their faith, collecting nitrite soil but not giving weapons and armor.

"Okay." Li Yan nodded and said loudly. "Then I will lead the first batch of rebels into the city."

"My husband!"

"Master!"

"Master!"

As Li Yan finished speaking, Hong Madam, Jing Maocheng and Li Xuan stood in front of Li Yan at the same time and said in unison: "You can't take any risk in a light."

Li Yan smiled faintly and said, "I have already arrived outside Datong City, how can I not go to the city to meet General Wang?"

"Master General." Li Xuan said anxiously. "I'm afraid Wang Pu will be malicious."

"No." Li Yan said calmly, "If General Wang wants to harm me, Li Yan, he would not help me. Why do you have to do this today? I will be criticized by a treacherous villain?"

Li Xuan and Jing Mao had nothing to say in Chengdu.

Li Yan was right. If Wang Pu wanted to harm Li Yan, he would not have helped him twice. Obviously, Wang Pu would not have harmed Li Yan, at least not before Jiannu retreated.

The Hongniang said softly: "My husband, I will accompany you."

"Okay." Li Yan nodded and turned to Jing Maocheng and Li Xuan. "After I enter the city, the army will be temporarily led by two generals."

"yes."

Jing Maocheng and Li Xuan agreed in unison.

Li Yan and Hong Niangzi lit up two hundred personal soldiers, and under Xiaoqi's guidance, they passed through the gap in the city wall and entered Datong City.

After entering the city, Li Yan discovered that the defense of the government troops was loose on the outside and tight on the inside. From the outside, he could not see too many government troops guarding the city. However, after entering the city, he found that at least more than three thousand officials were waiting in the city. There was no shout of killing, no sword lights and sword shadows, but a strong murderous aura came to his face.

When passing by a team of Ming army musketeers, Li Yan couldn't help but look at the muskets in their hands.

Many surrendered border troops in Li Yan's rebel army brought some firearms, but most of these firearms were shoddy bird guns, muskets or three-eyed guns. Li Yan found that the ground firearms used in Wang Pu's firearms camp were very different from those used by the Ming border troops.

Compared with the muskets, bird guns and three-eyed guns of the ordinary Ming Border Army, the muskets of the Wang Pu Firearm Battalion are lighter, longer, and seem to be more refined in workmanship. Li Yan also found that the muskets used by the Wang Pu Firearm Battalion and the triggers that triggered fire seemed to be subtlely different from the firearms of the ordinary Ming Army.

While Li Yan was observing the muskets of the Firearms Battalion, Wang Pu was observing him.

Of course, more often, Wang Pu's eyes fell on the Hong Niang beside Li Yan.

When he was in Jining, although Wang Pu almost died at the hands of Hong Niang, he had never seen Hong Niang, because Hong Niang and the White Lotus Sect Master were both covered in their faces at that time. However, Wang Pu still felt that the figure of this woman looked familiar, and seemed to have seen her somewhere?

"Oh." Wang Pu gently hit Xiaoqi beside him with his arm and asked in a low voice, "Xiaoqi, do you think that the figure of the woman looks familiar? It's the one in front of the thief wearing a fiery red outfit and a very good figure."

Although Wang Pu's voice was light, the young lady standing beside him still heard it without missing a word. A hint of hostility appeared instinctively instinctively instinctively instinctively when her eyes fell on Hong Niangzi, she felt a little discouraged again. The woman was indeed as the general said, and her good figure made the woman feel moved when she saw it.

"Huh." Xiao Qi exclaimed and nodded, "If you say this, General, this figure looks familiar."

Wang Pu said: "Think about it quickly, where have we seen this girl?"

"yes."

Xiaoqi responded, tilted his head and began to think about it carefully.

At this time, Xiaoqi had already taken Li Yan, Hongniang and his wife and two hundred thieves to the exchange venue. Seeing the neat lineup of Ming officials standing around, Hongniang couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He instinctively took two steps forward and blocked Li Yan with his delicate body.

For some reason, the young lady took a step forward without thinking and stood in front of Wang Pu.

Finally, Li Yan stood in front of Wang Pu, and looked at each other through the two women, Hong Niang and Nuan.

Xiao Qisu pointed his hand at Wang Pu and said to Li Yan: "Captain Li Yan. This is my general."

After saying that, Xiaoqi said to Wang Pu again: "General, this is the leader of Li Yan."

"Good luck."

"Good luck."

Li Yan and Wang Pu clasped their fists at the same time, and a polite smile appeared on their faces.

Seeing Li Yan's lips and white teeth, and his sword-eyed eyebrows and star-like little face, Wang Pu thought badly. No wonder the Hongniang wanted to snatch Li Yan to the village as her husband. Such a little face is loved by everyone and flowers bloom. But then again, Li Yan's little face is not a silver-like wax gun tip.

"Captain Li Yan." Wang Pu asked with a smile. "Have you brought the nitrate soil?"

Li Yan turned around and waved his hand. The two hundred soldiers behind him unbuttoned their shirts in a loud manner. They all saw a long tube of cloth bags slung across their bodies, and the bags were bulging, and they thought they were filled with silt soil.

Zhen Youcai randomly picked out five soldiers from the two hundred rebels, asked them to come out and untied the cloth bag on their bodies, then loosened the bag, took out a handful of nitro earth from each of them to smell it. Then he turned around and said to Wang Pu, "General, that's right, it's nitro earth."
To be continued...