The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 224 Great Khan Shengming
Soon there were only Huang Taiji, Fan Wencheng, and Tong Yangxing left in the hall, and Huang Taiji's expression was not good.

Of course, he wanted to break Lushun immediately, capture Ding Yi alive, and then let him kneel in front of him, watching him humiliate and play with his women would be a pleasure, it would give him the pleasure of conquering Ming people.

But recently I really can't fight anymore.

Dajin lost in the battle of Siping, and Dajin lost again in Lushun.

After the losing streak, not to mention the loss of soldiers and generals, the victory of Da Jin just entering the customs has also dimmed a lot.

Since Dajin successfully entered the customs, many Mongolian tribes have come to vote one after another. They seem to recognize who is the real master in this continent.

However, what would they think if they knew that Dajin had lost in a row?
It's not impossible to fight Lushun again, but what if we can't fight?
Even if it is captured, there is a boat in Lushun, Ding Yi from the Ming Dynasty must run away by boat, and they can't defend Dajin, so they can only destroy the city and leave like last time.

In fact, Lushun doesn't have much oil and water, and it takes a lot of troops to fight, and the gain outweighs the gain.

There is no benefit in winning, and if he loses, it is a question of whether he can secure his sweaty position.

Therefore, when Huang Taiji showed it to the ministers, he had already made up his mind that Lushun would definitely fight, but not now.

Fan Wencheng and Tong Yangxing saw that Huang Taiji seemed to be in a bad mood, so they didn't dare to say anything.

After waiting for a while, Huang Taiji said in a deep voice: "The day before yesterday, Hanchen Wang Wenkui suggested to me."

The big traitor Wang Wenkui said that the Ming Dynasty monopolized craftsmen and skills, and our Dajin has no shortage of talents who can fight and make money, so the focus of recruiting talents should be on recruiting folk technical talents (such as blacksmiths, coppersmiths, and foundry craftsmen) .)
The original saying in history is probably: "For the current plan, Khan should earnestly issue a clear edict, regardless of the vulgar, regardless of the high or the low, regardless of the old or the new, so that those who are talented may wish to recommend themselves, and those who are familiar with it may be recommended."

Fan Wencheng and Tong Yangxing immediately knelt down on the ground at the same time, shouting gratefully, "Khan is wise."

Tong Yangxing further said: "Ming's craftsmen's status is extremely low. Once you become a craftsman, you can't get out of it for life, and all future generations are the same."

"This made Ming craftsmen's status low and their lives difficult. Therefore, making firearms requires little effort. As a result, there are so many defective products that they cannot be reused. I, Dajin, cannot follow in the footsteps of the Ming Dynasty."

Fan Wencheng also said: "Cannon, a sharp weapon for attacking the enemy, and the foundation for defending the city, this is still a skill that I Dajin must master."

"However." Huang Taiji nodded heavily: "I want to issue an order. The key to governing the country is not to put the people at ease first. Manchu and Han people belong to one body, and there will be no similarities or differences between them. I hope that 'the Han people will be safe and happy, and the land will be praised'."

"Great Khan and Holy Spirit." Fan Tong and the two wept with joy, and bowed deeply again, this time rising from the wise to the height of the holy.

Huang Taiji went on to say that he wanted to form the Qing Banner of the Han Army, with Tong Yangxing as the main banner, and focus on artillery construction.

This is the embryonic form of the Eight Banners of the Han Army.

He immediately ordered Tong Yangxing to recruit skilled craftsmen from the people to find ways to make cannons by himself.

As long as there is a craftsman who can cast cannons, he can immediately take off his craftsmanship and be promoted to an official.

Fan Tong and the two were overjoyed again.

Soon, many Han craftsmen in Shengjing gained their personal freedom, and they were no longer regarded as lowly craftsmen.

The craftsman Wang Tianxiang who was captured in the Battle of Yongping just this year was recruited by Tong Yangxing. He was proficient in the 'lost wax method' casting technique and was appointed as a full-time casting officer. He was given a thousand taels of silver, ten slaves and eight courtyards. .

Jin Shichang, a craftsman who was proficient in clay casting, entrusted the craftsman as an adjutant, gave him a thousand taels of silver, eight servants and maidservants, and six courtyards.

There are also many craftsmen who were promoted from slaves to Qian Zong and Ba Zong because of their mastery of different casting skills.

When the Han artisans in Shengjing City heard the news, they worked harder one by one.

Huang Taiji finally told Tong and Fan that when the cannon was built, they would first use Lushun for surgery.

Originally, in history, Huang Taiji decided to form the Qingqi of the Han Army only after the cannon was made next year.

But after suffering a big defeat in Lushun this year, Huang Taiji didn't want to fight with soldiers and horses anymore, and decided to form artillery in advance and vigorously develop artillery technology.
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Ding Yi didn't know yet, because he defeated Hou Jinbing again, and Huang Taiji was still hesitating until next year's decision, so he made it a year in advance.

At this time, they are counting and reporting the results.

Of course, this battle was still a big victory. Nearly 2000 Mongolian and Han soldiers were killed or wounded (most of them were killed, and the seriously injured were almost cleared up by the Ming army on the spot), 1000 two hundred were captured alive, and more than 700 Ming soldiers were captured alive. People and common people, a total of two thousand people.

These 2000 people, of course, were all used to do heavy infrastructure work.

In addition, more than 400 good war horses were obtained. After the Mongolian army fled, some people took some of them away, and many war horses were killed and injured, which made Ding Yi very heartbroken.

But now he has nearly a thousand horses in his hands, and Zhang Jing can have more cavalry.

The rest of the swords, shields and armor were useless. The silver taels found on everyone's bodies were about 3000 taels, and each person carried more than one tael on average.

After all, they are going out to fight, and the soldiers will not bring too much money with them.

If the Ming Dynasty's castle is conquered, there will definitely be a lot of silver.

There are also dozens of shield vehicles, Ding Yi also accepted them with a smile, and put them in the fort, so they can be used for defense in the future.

And Ding Yi's loss is not small.

The entire army suffered more than [-] casualties, which was the most casualties since Ding Yi fought in all previous battles.

Considering that he was five thousand against nine thousand, this casualty is still within the acceptable range.

The main reason is that Li Shutai of the Han army fought well here. When the Ming army squatted down in the front row and the gunmen fired their guns, they got up and shot violently.

He also rushed to the front of the Ming army and fought hand-to-hand.

Fortunately, the gunmen of the Ming army all had iron armor and many shields. About two hundred of them were actually killed or seriously injured and had to be retired from active service.

Although it is a big victory, there are many things to deal with after the war.

Count casualties, tidy up the battlefield, deal with funeral affairs, appease soldiers and civilians, promote meritorious soldiers and so on.

It took three full days to rest.

Three days later, people from Shengjing came to take Liu Xingzhi's body back to Shengjing, and sent a letter from Huang Taiji.

After Ding Yi saw it, he laughed and handed it to the generals.

"Huang Taiji, this, this is also nonsense." Zhao Dashan laughed.

"Well." Ding Yi smiled: "I wrote this letter just to test his attitude. Now his reply is very clear. From now on, we will be a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh."

"When their artillery is finished, they must hit us first."

Everyone immediately became serious.

This time the fight was not very good, Li Sutai on the opposite side was also a good general, and Hou Jinbing didn't go up either.

It will be even more difficult to fight with a cannon next time.

Only Zhao Dashan and Zhang Jing looked at each other, how did the boss know that the Houjin soldiers could make good cannons?
"Don't be afraid, it won't be until next year. By this time next year, our guns will be much more than theirs." Ding Yi needs time now.

The longer he drags, the stronger he becomes.

Huang Taiji will give him five years to live on, and he can overthrow Houjin in one fell swoop.

But looking at Huang Taiji's reply now, he must be regarded as an important target.

Fortunately, he is sure that in the short term, Hou Jin will not come over.

(End of this chapter)