Chapter 653: Grenadiers

Pingyuan City. Reading

Chang Wei arrived here when the war began.

Because it faces Qi across the river, this place naturally becomes the front line of the war.

Ninety percent of the troops of the royal palace are deployed on the north bank of Jin River.

"Hehe, it's finally time to fight. We've been waiting for so long."

In the temporary command room of Pingyuan City, Lu Chang is rubbing his hands, eager to try.

Qin Shan and Guan Tong are grinning from ear to ear.

Before Chang Wei set off, he gave the three people an order to meet in Pingyuan City to discuss the war to the south.

"What a bullshit alliance to attack Yan. This time, I want to see how capable they are." Qin Shan snorted coldly.

In their eyes, the powerful families are traitors.

Now they dare to collude with Beidi and Dongying to attack Yanzhou. This is simply treason, aggravated crime.

At the moment, these traitors are on the south bank of Jin River. They can't wait to go south and kill them without a single piece of armor left.

"They will never think that we will take the initiative to attack southward. When our army crosses the Jin River, they will be scared to pee their pants."

"Hahaha..." Guan Tong said, and the three laughed.

Chang Wei held back his laughter. In front of the three people, he needed to maintain a majestic image.

Clearing his throat, he glared at the three people and said, "Although we have replaced yellow gunpowder and wooden-handled grenades this time, you should not be so arrogant. If the casualties are not decent, I will throw you into the Jin River to feed the fish."

"Yes, General." The three stood at attention and saluted Chang Wei at the same time.

This is naturally a new military salute for the royal army.

Chang Wei nodded, "Before crossing the river, let the soldiers get familiar with the wooden-handled grenades."

During this period, they have practiced throwing grenades, but they were all fake grenades.

Now that the wooden-handled grenades have been sent to the army, they should experience the power of the grenade explosion.

Lu Chang and the other two also became interested.

This wooden-handled grenade has been kept secret from the outside world.

They also knew that there was such a thing, but they had never seen a real grenade.

After Chang Wei said this, they could no longer bear it and ran out in a flash, asking their generals to carry the grenades to the warehouse.

They also selected a few masters of throwing grenades and went to the parade ground outside the city.

Distributing grenades to the soldiers, Lu Chang and the other two held their breath.

Chang Wei stood with his hands behind his back and looked relaxed. He had seen the scene of grenade explosions in the parade ground of the Arms and Arms Department, so it was nothing strange.

When he came to the parade ground, he mainly wanted to see how far the best in the army could throw the grenade.

"Let's start." Everything was ready, and Chang Wei ordered.

At this time, a soldier picked up a wooden-handled grenade, twisted the cover behind the wooden handle, and pulled the fuse to reveal it.

According to the steps in training, the soldier pulled the fuse, and then a puff of green smoke came out.

With all his strength, the soldier swung his arm and threw the grenade out.

"Boom!" The grenade landed fifty meters away and suddenly exploded, with a ball of flames and smoke, and mud splashing everywhere.

"Boom boom boom..." Then several soldiers threw grenades, most of which landed fifty or sixty meters away.

Lü Chang and the other two saw the grenade explode, and their initial surprise turned into excitement, and then into ecstasy.

Qin Shan said: "General, this grenade is too powerful, which means that everyone has become an artilleryman."

"Not only that, artillerymen are not so flexible. This grenade can be thrown anywhere you want in your hand, which is much more convenient."

Lü Chang said, "With this thing, we really don't need heavy infantry anymore. Just throw the grenade on the city wall and kill all the enemy soldiers. It's better to carry more grenades than wear such heavy armor."

Although he has always been obsessed with heavy infantry, this time, he really has no reason to ask to keep heavy infantry.

The era of cold weapons in Yanzhou has passed, and the glory will belong to firearms.

Qin Shan and Guan Tong did not notice Lu Chang's emotions. Their minds were full of images of throwing grenades at the opponent's city walls.

With grenades, they will be able to conquer the city with half the effort in the future.

When the three were immersed in joy, Chang Wei came to the soldiers and patted them on the shoulders.

According to the requirements of King Yan, the minimum standard for soldiers in the army to throw grenades is 30 meters.

It is indeed rare for these soldiers to be able to throw grenades 50 or 60 meters away.

Thinking of this, he suddenly had an idea and said to the three people, "You gather the soldiers in the army who can throw grenades 50 meters away and form a throwing team. This will be useful."

"Yes, General." The three responded at the same time. Chang Wei did not explain the purpose of the throwing team, and they did not dare to ask.

After seeing the power of grenades, the group returned to Pingyuan City.

Seeing that many generals and soldiers were collecting gunpowder and grenades, he said: "There are also new military uniforms for you to take away, 20,000 sets per person, and the rest will be distributed slowly."

"Military uniforms!" The three were excited again.

Like grenades, they had only heard of the new military uniforms, but had not seen the real military uniforms.

Lu Chang said: "Yellow gunpowder, grenades, and now military uniforms. If we don't fight this battle beautifully, I will be sorry for them."

As he spoke, he winked at his generals, asking them to go to the warehouse to collect military uniforms immediately, so as not to be taken advantage of by Qin Shan and Guan Tong's subordinates if they were late.

Qin Shan and Guan Tong were not the kind of people who would suffer a loss. They had the same idea as Lu Chang.

Twenty thousand sets of military uniforms, not one less and no one can take more.

Chang Wei was too lazy to pay attention to their little thoughts, and just said: "Starting tomorrow, all soldiers who received military uniforms will change into new military uniforms, including generals."

After saying this, he returned to his temporary residence.

The next day, he got up early and carefully took out a small box from under the bed.

Inside the box was a brand new military uniform.

He took it out carefully, put it on carefully, and smoothed the folds on the clothes. He showed a satisfied smile on his face, straightened his chest, and strode out.

This set of military uniforms was specially customized for him by the King of Yan.

On both sides of the shoulders of the military uniform, there were five stars.

According to the King of Yan, the new military uniforms issued this time were not just for changing clothes.

It was also part of the military reform.

Like the five stars on his shoulders, the generals would have different signs on their shoulders according to their ranks.

If the soldiers on the battlefield fall into chaos due to some factors, the soldiers and generals can immediately identify the generals with higher ranks than them based on their uniforms, and then recruit them to reorganize.

Instead of the soldiers not being able to find the generals, and the generals not being able to find the soldiers.