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On September 15, 25th year of Chongzhen, in 1642 AD, the Battle of Liaodong officially started.

September 25 is a very special day. The 15th year of Chongzhen in history is also a very special year. At the beginning of this year, Hou Jin conquered Songshan in Liaodong, and Hong Chengchou led 13 people to fight against the Ming dynasty of the Hou Jin Tartars. The army was almost wiped out. Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou were captured alive. Both of them surrendered to the Houjin Tartars. Daming, who had encountered internal and external difficulties, was about to negotiate peace with the Houjin, but the news leaked out. Chen Xinjia, who presided over the peace negotiation, was beheaded. In the second half of the year, the Houjin Tartars entered the pass again, entered Jizhou, broke through counties in Jinan and Shandong, conquered 88 cities, and did not leave the pass until April of the next year.Also in this year, He Renlong was beheaded by Sun Chuanting, and Sun Chuanting defeated the bandits.

It can be said that the 15 years of Chongzhen in history was a year of war and a crucial year for the complete collapse of the Ming Dynasty.

What's interesting is that the attack of the post-gold tartars entering the customs this year started planning on September 25th.

Because of someone's time travel, everything changed drastically.

Of the 14 troops, 12 stayed at the Guanning Jin defense line, and the remaining [-] troops, led by Su Tiancheng and Lu Xiangsheng, began to attack Guangning and Xiping Fort, which were occupied by the later Jin Tartars. This attack was decisive. This means that once the Hou Jin Tartars lose Guangning and Xiping Fort, Shenyang will be under the direct threat of the Ming army. From Guangning to Shenyang, there will be no other barriers except the Liao River.

For Houjin and Ming Dynasty, this is a life-and-death battle. The winner will take the absolute initiative, and the loser will find it difficult to continue. For Ming Dynasty, the battle of Liaodong was a failure.All the previous efforts were almost in vain. The Later Golden Tatars will have an advantage in Liaodong, which will then affect Fuzhou, Xuanzhou and other places, and even directly threaten Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou. will be seriously threatened.If you are not careful, you may fall, which means that the capital is under direct threat. For Hou Jin, Shenyang will be directly threatened after losing Guangning and Xiping Fort in Liaodong. The troops from Shenyang, Haizhou, Yaozhou and even Liaoyang must be transferred to the surrounding areas of Shenyang.Losing Haizhou and Yaozhou in this way is only a matter of time.

Of course, the failure of the Battle of Liaodong does not mean the fall of the dynasty. The Ming Dynasty still has enough troops, which were urgently transferred to Liaodong to defend the Guanning Jin line of defense and continue the confrontation with the Houjin Tartars.The big deal is to return to the previous situation, Fuzhou and Xuanzhou and other places.If everything is lost, North Korea will no longer be a vassal state of Ming Dynasty. Later Jin can also adjust its strategy, even abandon Shenyang, retreat towards Fushun, Sarhu, or even retreat to Tieling, Kaiyuan and other places.Stationed at Zhenbei Pass.

But Su Tiancheng and Huang Taiji both understand one thing. Once the battle of Liaodong fails, they will definitely suffer disaster. If the later Golden Tartars fail, the Jiangning camp will seize the opportunity.Continuing to attack, the Morale of the Houjin Tatars, who were frustrated, found it difficult to organize a tenacious resistance. The area occupied by the Houjin was not large, and it was impossible to compare with the Ming Dynasty. The space for retreat of the Houjin Tatars was limited, and they could only retreat to the Songhua River in the end , or enter the Mongolian grasslands and start a wandering career.

As for the failure of the Jiangning camp, Su Tiancheng will be directly liquidated, and Zhu Youjian will not let go of such a good opportunity. At that time, Su Tiancheng will not have any support, and will become the target to be slaughtered. Everyone, there is also no good end. Perhaps the journey of time travel will come to an abrupt end at this moment. After a few years, Daming will still be wiped out by the Houjin Tartars, and history will continue as before, but the Ming Dynasty lingering for decades.

Su Tiancheng attaches great importance to the battle of Liaodong and will never allow it to fail.

In order to fight the battle of Liaodong, Su Tiancheng did his best. The arsenal produced artillery and shells day and night, and shipped them to Liaodong in large quantities. The equipment of the artillery battalion was further strengthened. All cavalry were equipped with soft armor and armor, which were used according to different needs. Guns were popularized in the Jiangning camp. Whether they were cavalry or infantry, each had a flintlock. The training subjects of the Jiangning cavalry had changed many years ago. They were no longer associated with archery on horseback, but on horseback. Generally speaking, flintlock shooting is used. As for the training of infantry, apart from fighting skills, flintlock shooting is the most important training.

As for the Shenji Battalion and the Artillery Battalion, they are the focus of strengthening. The Artillery Battalion is all equipped with the most advanced artillery. With the deepening of research and development, the artillery is constantly updated. Speaking, whether it is range or lethality, great progress has been made.

In the era when cold weapons are transitioning to hot weapons, possessing advanced hot weapons means occupying an absolute advantage. Not to mention that Su Tiancheng, who traveled through time, understands this point, even Huang Taiji knows it well, but from a deep understanding, Huang Taiji Tai Chi is far inferior to Su Tiancheng. Later Jin has always been proud of the outstanding personal qualities of sergeants. What they show off most is the cavalry's ability to charge and fight in the field. Even the previous historical process has revealed it. Manchu He didn't pay much attention to the importance of hot weapons. Su Tian's achievements were different. His rich historical knowledge made him fully understand the importance of technology. It was impossible for cavalry wielding swords and spears to fight against an army armed with submachine guns. Such a battle, You can't even say that you are looking for death, you can only say that you are stupid.

It is also because of this understanding that Su Tianhao has devoted a lot of effort in improving and developing firearms, but this kind of research and development work has also been affected by the times. For example, seamless steel pipes are impossible to have in this era. The so-called refined iron has many similarities with steel, but there are still essential differences between the two, not to mention the smelting technology. Modern technology has not yet sprouted. The world's first steam water extraction machine It only appeared in England in 1698. The steam engine in the true sense was invented by the Englishman Watt in 1765. These times are a bit far away from today.

Su Tiancheng can definitely promote the advancement of science and technology, but unfortunately he needs a suitable environment. Under the current situation, it is definitely impossible and impossible to do so.

The artillery owned by the Jiangning Battalion has reached its technical limit in this era. The effective range of the red cannon has reached five kilometers. That is to say, the fired shells can cause lethality beyond five kilometers. It is a remarkable progress. The appearance of flowering ammunition is the most important advancement of artillery. If it is not for the invention of flowering ammunition, there is not much difference between artillery and trebuchet, but it saves a lot of manpower.

The most advanced artillery and flintlock guns are only owned by Jiangning Battalion, and they are absolutely not allowed to be traded, nor can they be leaked out. During the Battle of Gaizhou, artillery and flintlock guns played a decisive role, but at that time However, Su Tiancheng, who had thought about it, did not use artillery on a large scale, but the Battle of Liaodong was the time for artillery to play a role.

There are as many as a thousand artillery pieces that arrived in Liaodong, including red cannons, general cannons, tiger squatting cannons and Fran machine guns, among which the red cannons and general cannons accounted for more than half.

What pleased Su Tiancheng the most was that with the assistance of their companions, William and David improved the Francophone cannon. These technologies were directly passed from Holland, Spain and Portugal. The latest Francophone cannon The cannon, which is close to the light machine gun hundreds of years later, has great lethality at close range. The only disadvantage is that it cannot be used for a long time, and the barrel needs to be continuously cooled.

These are the capital that Su Tiancheng relies on, and it is also the guarantee for him to defeat the Houjin Tartars.

With the guarantee of hot weapons, the next step is the combat effectiveness and morale of the soldiers. This is what Su Tiancheng is proud of. The Ming Dynasty has a lot of troops. According to the statistics of the Ministry of War, the total number exceeds 200 million. In fact, it is more than one million, but there are not many of them that are really capable of fighting. Su Tiancheng once made statistics. The first-class army in the Ming Dynasty is only the Jiangning Camp. I am afraid that the world's first-class army is only the Jiangning Camp, followed by Liaodong The frontier army and the Datong frontier army are Beijing Jingying, Nanjing Jingying, and Fengyang Jingying again. The fourth is the army led by Liu Zeqing, Huang Degong, Zuo Liangyu and others.

The morale and combat capability of the Jiangning Battalion are not comparable to other armies of the Ming Dynasty. This is an army that runs through the current combat thinking. It has strict military regulations and military discipline. Moreover, the ideological education of soldiers is the most important. Officers must lead by example, be considerate of their subordinates, and work together from top to bottom. Only in this way can the morale and combat capability of the army be guaranteed.

The so-called ten years of sharpening a sword, it has been more than ten years since Su Tiancheng founded the Jiangning Camp. He used to think of relying on this army to revitalize Daming, but now the meaning has changed. It is not only to revitalize Daming, but also to help him win The world, conquer the world.

On the eve of the battle, Su Tiancheng made sufficient preparations. He firmly believed that the Battle of Liaodong would win the final victory. As for the length of the expedition, there were many uncertain factors, and there was one more thing that prompted Su Tiancheng to make up his mind. That is, Zhu Shenxuan, who is in the capital, has been put under house arrest by the imperial court. Zhu Shenxuan's safety must be absolutely guaranteed. After the victory in the Liaodong War, Su Tiancheng will speak directly and ask Zhu Shenxuan to come to him I believe that at that time, the imperial court could not refuse, and did not dare to refuse, otherwise Su Tiancheng would lead the army and enter the capital directly from Shanhaiguan, and no one could resist it.

At the moment of the decisive battle, Su Tiancheng didn't care about anything for the time being. He was only thinking about the battle of Liaodong. He seldom rested. War is very important. (to be continued..)