Ming politicians

(Thanks to my surname Peng Chen for casting a precious monthly ticket, thank you.)

After analyzing many situations, Su Tiancheng was the most nervous. All the deployments were launched. Once the war machine was activated, it would involve all aspects, and the resulting impact would be disastrous.War is not so beautiful. After many fights, Su Tiancheng fully realized this.

Once the prelude to the decisive battle to wipe out the rogue bandits is opened, it is not just anyone who wants to close it.

This is the first time that the Jiangning Battalion has taken the initiative to attack since its establishment. The goal is very clear. The previous fights had many accidental factors, and the preparations were not so sufficient. Only this time, they did their best.

Sun Chengzong wrote a few letters. When it comes to the deployment of the imperial court, the Yulin Camp has transferred 2 people to Datong, Shanxi, and the remaining 1 people will be under the unified command of the Jiangning Camp and Tongzhi Bi Maokang to prevent accidents at the border.In Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan and Jinzhou, all frontier troops have raised their vigilance and are in a state of combat readiness.

Su Tiancheng is not sure how long the battle to exterminate the bandits will last. The imperial court has already made relevant arrangements according to his analysis. Leaving Sichuan, let alone letting go of the many leaders of the rogues.

When Qu Qingze entered the room, he had a letter in his hand and a smile on his face.

"My lord, Song Sijun provided eight general cannons to the Xibe and Daur tribes. Each cannon is worth 2000 taels of gold, and each shell is worth 200 taels of silver."

"Old Qu, I see you are so happy. Do you think Song Sijun has made money?"

"No, I don't mean that. I just think that the Chahar tribe will suffer a lot."

Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face.

"Indeed, the more lively the fighting in the grassland, the more favorable we will be here. By the way, you said last time that Mr. Bi led the crowd to start improving the General Cannon. It is estimated that it has been completed recently. The newly improved General Cannon is powerful. How is it?"

"My lord, I don't understand this. I just listened to what my lord said. The improved General Cannon can fire more than five shells in a row. It used to fire three shells at most. You need to rest and cool down, otherwise the chamber will explode." danger."

A look of surprise appeared on Su Tiancheng's face. The biggest problem with the cannon was after continuous firing.The problem of excessive barrel temperature, this problem.It will exist hundreds of years later. After all, steel heats up quickly. For many years, the main improvement direction of artillery is two aspects, power and continuous firing times.But hundreds of years later, the power of science and technology is completely different. It is unexpected that the skilled craftsmen led by Bi Maokang can solve such high-tech problems.

It seems that a lot of money has been invested in the research and development and improvement of firearms.It was a very wise choice. To put it bluntly, a large group of top firearms research and processing technicians in the Ming Dynasty were all recruited by Bi Maokang.

"Okay, these firearms will be needed by the Jiangning Camp soon. From now on, you order the dark line to keep an eye on the fighting situation of the Mongolian tribes. No matter what the news is, you must report it as soon as possible. If necessary, you can spend some money. Silver taels."

"My lord, the lower officials have already arranged the arrangements. There are three aspects of information involved, and there must be no delay. One is the situation of the bandits' activities, the other is the movement of Houjin, and the third is the fighting situation of the grassland tribes."

Su Tiancheng nodded in satisfaction.

"Very well, any of these three aspects of intelligence may affect our deployment."

After putting all the letters on the table, Qu Qingze pulled out a letter from the middle.

"My lord, this letter mentioned a situation. The rogues have recently recruited a group of very powerful sergeants. It is estimated that they are the sergeants of Duo Gandusi. There are always about 500 soldiers, all of whom have shaved their heads."

Qu Qingze didn't pay attention to this information. It was common for rogues to recruit a large number of soldiers. Sometimes, they were able to recruit powerful soldiers, and most of them were ordinary people without military literacy.

Su Tiancheng didn't speak, took the letter, opened it, and read it carefully.

Soon, Qu Qingze noticed that there was something wrong with Su Tiancheng's expression, and a sneer appeared on his face.

Qu Qingze instinctively felt that something was wrong, and Su Tiancheng must have sensed something, but the rogues recruited about 500 strong soldiers, this is really not a big deal, what can 500 people do.Besides, Qu Qingze had already read this information, but it was just a few words and did not say anything in particular.

"Interesting, interesting, I have always wondered why Hou Jin was able to calm down. Such a big incident happened to the Mongolian tribe. Huang Taiji did not send troops to suppress it, but sat on the Diaoyutai. , and now we have the answer."

After saying this, Su Tiancheng fell into deep thought, as if he was thinking about something.

Qu Qingze didn't dare to speak casually, so as not to disturb Su Tiancheng's meditation, but he really didn't understand what Su Tiancheng said.

"Old Qu, if your interests suffer a loss, what is your first reaction? Say your first reaction."

"Of course I want to protect my interests."

"If the opponent's strength is very strong, and it is impossible for you to win for the time being, what will you do, will you suffer a loss?"

"Sneak attack, the other party is always negligent, as long as I succeed in the sneak attack and kill the other party, all problems will be solved."

Su Tiancheng walked across to Qu Qingze, and patted Qu Qingze's shoulder suddenly.

"Old Qu, these few words of yours may be a great contribution."

Qu Qingze looked at the extremely excited Su Tiancheng, and felt that what he said just now was indeed nothing extraordinary, it was very ordinary, how could he make great contributions.

"Old Qu, do you really think these five hundred sergeants who defected to the bandits are the sergeants of Duo Gandusi?"

"My lord, I think it may be a sergeant of Duo Gandusi, or a slave."

"Then why do they all shave their heads?"

"It was stated in the letter that they might have shaved their heads for the convenience of escaping."

"This reason is unbelievable. What are they doing with their hair shaved? Could it be that they are planning to become monks? Otherwise, it is completely unnecessary. 500 people directly joined the team of rogues. Their purpose is obviously clear. Now that they have such an idea, It doesn't make sense to shave their head, unless they need to cover some feature of themselves, some feature of their hair."

Su Tiancheng, who traveled through time, is very aware of the characteristics of his hair.

Qu Qingze fell into deep thought, and soon, he understood a little, and almost yelled out.

"Your Excellency, these people are not sergeants from Dogandus or Songpan, let alone slaves."

"Yes, you finally understand a little bit. Do you still remember when we fought against the Houjin Tatars in Beizhili? What kind of hair did the Houjin Tatars look like?"

"Your official understands that the hair of the Hou Jin Tartars is different from that of the people of our Ming Dynasty. This is something they cannot hide. If they don't shave their hair, they will be discovered soon after entering the customs."

After saying this, Qu Qingze showed an angry expression on his face.

"Could it be that the rogues are related to the Tartars?"

Qu Qingze shook his head.

"There will be no connection. Li Zicheng will not know about these situations. I also believe that Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai and others will not collude with the Houjin Tartars. You can flee directly to the Hetao area, you don’t need to come to Sichuan, at least you can divide up part of the army and enter the Hetao area.”

"My lord said that the rogues obtained the matchlock guns, Fran machine guns, and tiger squat guns through merchants, and they didn't even know the identities of the merchants."

A smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face.

"It was within my expectation that the Houjin Tartars would assist the rogues, otherwise it would be abnormal. Huang Taiji could have thought of this, but just now I didn't understand, and after thinking hard, Huang Taiji sent five hundred Tartar, how useful is it to join the team of rogues? There are only 500 people in the area, and it is impossible to accomplish anything. I asked you a few questions just now, and I finally have some clues. The rest is to be confirmed. gone."

"That's right, the lower officials don't understand how useful 500 people can be, but there are too many people, and Huang Taiji is reluctant."

"Old Qu, putting aside other thoughts, what do you think is the possibility that Huang Taiji and Li Zicheng can directly defeat us?"

"My lord, I think that there is no such possibility. Not to mention the rogues, even if all the troops of the Houjin Tartars came to attack, they would not be able to defeat the Jiangning camp."

"Hehe, yes, you have enough self-confidence. Well, the army is fighting. They can't defeat the Jiangning battalion. If you are the coach, what method will you use, just like I asked you just now that your interests have been violated, and win."

Qu Qingze spoke without thinking.

"Take down the coach you are dealing with, so that you can win directly."

After saying this, Qu Qingze immediately became nervous and looked at Su Tiancheng.

"My lord, these 500 people are not aimed at you."

"It's possible, but it's unlikely, or it's not their main purpose, because even so, the Jiangning Battalion may not necessarily collapse, but it will stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers and burst out a stronger fighting force If it were me, the best target would be His Highness the Crown Prince, if something happens to His Highness the Crown Prince, will we still have a way out?"

Qu Qingze's body trembled slightly.

"Your official understands, this Huang Taiji is really powerful, he can think of such a scheme."

"It's not just Huang Taiji, I'm afraid Li Zicheng also has the same idea. Over the past few months, he has made frequent mobilizations and made so many deployments. It seems that he is about to leave Sichuan, but he has held back his troops for a long time, and even deliberately exposed the location of the main force. , I have always been a little confused, and now it seems that the crux of the problem has been opened.” (To be continued..)