golden scales

In this era, the production capacity of Donggong Huobao is absolutely sufficient to deal with Manchu and Li Zicheng. This is based on the crushing brought about by the country's comprehensive national strength. The 300-year Ming Dynasty is by no means comparable to savages and rogues.

The key is people.No matter how good a weapon is, someone has to know how to use it.

If you just teach the soldiers how to use firecrackers, only half a month of intensive training is enough. There are a total of [-] decomposed movements, no matter how stupid people are, they can learn them.However, in order for these soldiers to learn to form, change, obey the drums, and be able to face the enemy's bows and horses in front of the formation without disorderly formation, it will take up to two months of recruit training.

During these two months, the training officer will instill honor, discipline and dignity into these people who were originally at the bottom of society every day, just like the sunshine, fertilizer and water given when planting crops.This growth process is by no means achieved overnight, and it must not be counterproductive.

"As for the cavalry, it is basically impossible to deploy troops in large quantities before the Hetao is recovered." Zhu Cihong said, "But as for the gunners, I have an idea. What we are short of now is qualified soldiers, not guns. Therefore, battalions that want gunfire soldiers are allowed to select a group of veterans for firecracker training. The training time for each session is ten days. If you can learn it, you can equip it, and if you can’t learn it, forget it.”

Every five days, enough firecrackers to assemble a division are sent to the military warehouse in Jinan.After collecting a large number of pyrotechnic workshops in Shandong, skilled workers were supplemented, and the output and quality of gunpowder also increased steadily.All these laid the material foundation for the Ming army to enter the age of firearms.

"I'm going to distribute firearms codes to the training staff of all ministries." You Shiwei said again: "Your Highness, the middle section of the Zhencang defense line is under greater pressure for combat readiness. Do you want to send a cavalry battalion to support it?"

"Yes." Zhu Cihong immediately asked again: "Where is Luo Yukun?"

"The [-]th headquarters of the guerrilla battalion has approached Shan County, and the battle report should be sent within two days." You Shiwei pointed to a county on the sand table close to Tongguan. Shan County is also the junction of Henan and Shanshan. .

You Shiwei continued: "The No. [-] and No. [-] headquarters of the guerrilla battalion led by Luo Yukun have already retaken Nanyang City, and have begun to besiege the city. They will attack the city soon."

"How did Chuang Ni and Zuo Zhen react?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"Recently obtained information: the former surrendered generals Bai Guangen and Ma Ke turned their backs, surrendered to the Eastern Captives, sacrificed the fortresses along the river, and allowed Wu Sangui to cross the river smoothly.

"Insurgent Li Jin, formerly known as Li Guo, fought with Wu Sangui's troops in Yanchang County for a whole day on the sixth day of December. In the end, he was defeated and retreated north to Yongning Pass in the northeast of Yanchuan. Wu Sangui led his troops to attack Yan'an, and then the Eastern Captive Sanshun King's Department also entered Shanzhong Prefecture and County one after another. The army of rebels has not moved in Xi'an, and they don't know how to deploy them."

"Wu Sangui and the Liaodong Three Minesmen have cut Shaanxi into two, so aren't they afraid of being attacked by the rebels from the north and the south?" Zhu Cihong looked at the situation on the sand table. Although Wu Sangui succeeded in stabbing into the middle of Shaanxi, there was Li in the north. Jin and Gao made a contribution, and Nan has the main force to break through the rebellion. If he fails to stand up, he will be flanked by the hatchback.

"Is the main force of the Eastern Captives leaving the customs?" Zhu Cihong suddenly realized: "How did Haoge and the others get away?"

"There is no definite news yet." You Shiwei said: "But there is a great possibility that they marched directly from outside the pass, threatening the Mongols along the way, and entering from the Yulin guards."

"In this way, even if Gao Yigong and Li Guo want to go south, they have to consider their own backs." Zhu Cihong said: "Now there are captive soldiers in the north and officers and soldiers in the south, how will Li Zicheng go?"

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"How can I go!" Li Zicheng, wearing a dragon robe and holding a long sword, walked angrily in the Qin Palace.

After Wu Sangui entered Yan'an, he cut off the north-south echo of the Chuang army.The offensives of officers and soldiers in Shanzhou and Nanyang cut off the passage from Shaanxi to Huguang.Not to mention that the back road was cut off, even the food road from Huguang was cut off!

"That idiot Bai Wang! Not to mention that 8 or 5000 people couldn't kill Zuo Liangyu, but he was beaten by [-] people and begged for help!" Li Zichang slashed with his sword, as if he wanted to kill Bai Wang with his own hands, and smiled at the hatred in his heart.But he miscalculated Luo Yukun's number.

After sweeping through a province in Henan, Luo Yukun's team has expanded by tens of thousands, and with veterans in his hands as officers, he trained as he walked along the way, and now he has taught these new recruits the basic gongs and drums and the layout of the phalanx.These refugee militiamen who don't even have complete weapons and equipment have changed their appearance in a short period of time, and they really have the shadows of officers and soldiers.

Although it was a paper tiger that could collapse at the first touch, Bai Wang didn't dare to fight against such a team. He didn't even make a tentative attack.

After receiving Bai Wang's letter asking for help, Li Zicheng became even more furious, and his mouth was bubbling.

"The little thief from the Zhu family really has no faith at all! It's fine if you don't beat Jiannu, but you're here to copy my back!" Li Zicheng cursed angrily, and slashed wildly again, the long sword whizzed through the air Voices.

Gu Junen stood far away, and only waited for Li Zicheng to stop out of breath, and saw that Liu Zongmin, Tian Jianxiu and other generals were silent, so he stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the current plan should be made early in the morning. The land of Qin has already It's a dead end."

Li Zicheng sat down on the steps of his majesty, with his head down, and he raised it after a long time: "Mr. Gu, tell me, what should I plan."

Liu Zongmin and others looked at Gu Junen with anticipation.

Gu Junen stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, it is really unfavorable for the army to be separated from the north and the south. In my opinion, I should get out as soon as possible before my vitality is greatly damaged."

"Where are you going?" Li Zicheng asked coldly.He didn't think what Gu Junen said was wrong, but hearing these words was still unbearable.

Yanjing is the former capital of Zhu Ming, and if there is one, it will be icing on the cake, and if there is one, it will not hurt the elegance.However, Xi'an is the foundation for him to proclaim himself an emperor and build a country. Once he loses it, the whole world may come to a wall and be pushed down by everyone.

Gu Junen didn't care about that much, he said: "Your Majesty, you can go to Hanzhong."

Hanzhong is located in the southwest of Shaanxi, at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains, surrounded by the Qinling Mountains and the Daba Mountains. It is a small basin.The water and soil are luxuriant here, and the terrain is easy to defend but difficult to attack.Going southwest, you can enter Sichuan, which is a place where you can achieve a king's career.

At the beginning, Zhu Cihong was also quite tempted by Hanzhong and Sichuan, but with his military strength, he couldn't defeat Zhang Xianzhong in the south and Li Zicheng in the north, so he had to give up helplessly.

"Huang Hu is now in Bashu. If our army enters Sichuan, it will be a fierce battle." Li Zicheng shook his head.

Gu Junen also knew that Zhang Xianzhong was not easy to fight, and said: "If this is the case, the only way is to go west to Ningxia, take the lands of Yong and Liang, and Xu Tuyuan."

"The land of Yongliang..." Although Li Zicheng clings to an ancestor of the Dangxiang clan, he does not believe that he can establish a second Dabai high country in such poor mountains and rough waters.

"This is the worst strategy, but there is still something to be done." Gu Junen explained: "If you want to become an emperor, you should take the land of Bashu and go out of Wuguan to take Huguang. This is the best strategy."

There are also degrees of difficulty in establishing a country.It is less difficult to establish a country in a place with a good natural environment and suitable for human habitation; if you go to a place with a bad environment, the difficulty is naturally much greater.Compared with Sichuan Bashu and Ningxia Gansu, it is like playing a game and choosing the hell mode... With Dashun's administrative management ability, going there is basically the same as dying.

However, the land of Yongliang has been taken over by the Dashun army. In the past, there was no need to fight, but Sichuan was in the hands of Zhang Xianzhong. It would not be easy to take it over.

"I have another idea," Li Zicheng wiped his face, "Go to Xiangyang before the Ming army takes Nanyang! Instead of fighting with Huang Hu, it's better to go to Xiangyang to fight Wuchang! The little thief from the Zhu family copied my father's On the back road, let me go and take over his lair! Take Nanjing down for him, and he will have whatever he wants in the future!"

Gu Junen's heart suddenly became cold, but seeing the eyes of Liu Zongmin, Tian Jianxiu and other generals light up, he also knew that it was useless to say anything else.This seemingly sweet and delicious strategy contains so much murderous intent.

Could it be that Dashun was not destined by destiny, and would inevitably lose in the end?The Shangshu looked down at the purple robe on his body, and sighed in his heart. (To be continued.)