Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1279
This team was Zhang Sheng and Li Qichen, who were sent by Sun Kewang to the Golden Horde to observe the war. The team of nearly a thousand people soon attracted the attention of the Golden Army in Dunduo City.

Not long after, the gate of the city was opened wide, and nearly a thousand cavalrymen rushed out. With loud hooves and dust flying, they soon reached the front of the team, reined in their horses, and shouted loudly, "Where are the horses?"

Riding on the horse, Zhang Sheng took off his mask to protect him from the wind and sand, revealing a rough face, "It's the general!"

Seeing that it was Zhang Sheng, the general who came up to meet him hurriedly led the soldiers behind him to get off their horses, and said pleasantly, "The military gate is back!"

Zhang Sheng waved his hand and asked, "Is the prince in the city?"

"My lord is not in Dunduo, I went to Qiuci to see the farms a few days ago!"

A few days later, at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, in the city of Qiuci, an important town for the Jin army to garrison land, Zhang Sheng and Li Qichen left the brigade in Dunduo, and hurried to Kucha to meet Anxi Wang Sun Kewang who was inspecting the garrison here.

When the city was first built, it was still dominated by large camps and tents. Only a very small number of houses were built of sand and soil, and most of them were occupied by officials and generals.

At this time, Sun Kewang was watching in front of a map. He was going to restore the four towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty and strengthen his control over the Western Regions. However, the original places were deserted, and many areas were deserted. Where is the town located.

"My lord, generals Zhang and Li have arrived!" Outside the earthen house, a soldier saluted and reported.

When the two arrived outside the city, someone had already informed them, so Sun Kewang was not surprised, but just said casually, "Let them in!"

Not long after, two travel-worn generals stepped into the room, saluted and said, "See you, my lord."

Zhang Sheng and Li Qichen didn't rest in Dundo, but rushed all the way to Kucha, so they didn't report what happened to the west in advance.

Sun Kewang looked at them, and said with a slight smile, "You two have worked hard all the way. You have been away for half a year, what have you gained?"

Zhang Sheng and Li Qichen looked at each other. They really gained a lot this time, but now they have more important things to report.

"My lord, the Golden Horde Khanate is over." Zhang Sheng suddenly cupped his fists and sighed before saying anything.

When Sun Kewang heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise, "What, the end of the Golden Horde? What's going on now?"

Hearing such news suddenly, Sun Kewang was not prepared at all.

This is really bad luck, why are the Mongols unable to support the mud?

Jin Guo helped Wu Keshan, Wu Keshan was driven to the barren land in the far north, Jin Guo helped the Golden Horde, and the Golden Horde was finished.

What's this called? Just return his mother's Temujin's descendants like this, and Sun Kewang's workshop is still making guns and cannons for them. Isn't this a scam?
"My lord, before the Golden Horde, with the support of firearms and large and small Yuzi, they fought well. They were barely evenly matched with the Raksha people, but the Raksha people were determined to destroy the Golden Horde. The situation gradually changed." Zhang Sheng continued: "By February, the Raksha people on the west bank of the Volga River were close to 10, of which 20 cavalry, what are they called Cossacks? It is more ferocious than the Mongolian cavalry. Ayuqi Khan made a command error in the decisive battle with the Raksha people. The cavalry failed to break through the Raksha people's infantry. The Raksha people's cavalry took the opportunity to counterattack. The army killed Ayuqi Khan, and more than [-] Mongols collapsed in an instant. Seeing this, Sengge had to take the remnant soldiers to the Yuzi Kingdom."

Li Qichen also said: "The Raksha people's infantry firearms accounted for [-]%, most of them were matchlock guns, less than half were self-generated guns, and [-]% were spearmen. Their tactics were similar to those of the Ming army. Equipped with field artillery, which we do not have. The other Cossack cavalry, after getting to know them, found that they were very similar to the early Eight Banners. Much stronger."

Sun Kewang frowned. He thought that the Golden Horde and the Raksha people would have to fight for at least a few years, so that he would have a chance to earn a lot of cattle and sheep, but he didn't expect that he would lose so quickly.

Sun Kewang pondered for a while, depressed as if he had eaten shit, and then said in a deep voice: "What's the situation with Sengge and Yuzi now, are the cannons and bird guns that were ordered before gone?"

The court of the Kingdom of Jin sent many craftsmen from Guanzhong. Sun Kewang had just set up the shelf and was preparing for production. If the Golden Horde disappeared, it would be troublesome.

"Sengge retreated to Xiaoyuzi, gathered tens of thousands of Mongols, and joined forces with Yuzi to resist the Raksha people's attack on Yuzi. However, I feel that the future is bleak. They have just suffered a big defeat, so they cannot be the opponents of the Raksha people." Zhang Zhang Win replied.

Li Qichen said: "Your Majesty, Seng Ge has suffered heavy losses. There must be no cattle and sheep to exchange for the blunderbuss and muskets that the Golden Horde Khan ordered, but Yuzi Khan has approached us. They want to resist the Raksha people, so they hope to buy some firearms. In addition, the Raksha people have entered the territory of Yuzi, and Yuzi Khan hopes that the prince can send troops to support them."

After hearing this, Sun Kewang hurriedly walked to the edge of the map to look at it for a while. The Raksha people entered Yuzi so quickly, that is, the later Kazakhstan area. It will not be long before they have to meet Jin Guo.

Now Sun Kewang couldn't calm down anymore. He had already guessed that it might be the situation that the former Jin destroyed the Liao and the Mongols destroyed the former Jin, so he didn't stab the Mongols from behind, but he didn't stab the knife, but the Mongols still lost .

The Raksha country was able to defeat the Mongols in such a short period of time, it was definitely a country of tigers and wolves, and it would definitely not be a good thing for the Jin country to be a neighbor of such a country.

In this way, the Kingdom of Jin is caught between the two great powers of the East and the West.Sun Kewang is the king of Anxi again, and this Raksha country will inevitably become his opponent.

Sun Kewang was silent for a while, and then said: "The bird guns in the workshop can be sold to Yuzi, but in the future, we don't need to make bird guns, all of them are self-generating fire guns and light iron cannons."

He paused, and then said: "As for sending troops to help Yuzi. This king can't decide this matter, and he needs to beat the court first."

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When the western front of the Kingdom of Jin was turbulent, the seemingly calm eastern front was actually undercurrents.

As the opponent of the Ming Dynasty, Jin Guo is also the only enemy worthy of the Ming Dynasty's efforts to deal with it in the near future. How could the Ming Dynasty let them go and let them develop?
At this time, in Jian Guo's mansion, Wang Yan and several people were discussing the issue of Jin Guo.

Wang Yan chatted with several people while drinking tea: "Jin Yiwei came to report and found that people in Yan'an Prefecture in northern Shaanxi have already planted corn. I’m afraid sweet potatoes and potatoes are not far away.”

"Jian Guo, it is said that Jin Guo offered a great reward and is willing to exchange the same amount of silver for these crops. It is said that people die for wealth and birds die for food. There must be people who will spare their lives to send these things to Jin Guo, and we The court has been delayed for so long, but it is actually not easy!" Gu Yanwu said.

Wang Yan nodded slightly, "That's what I said, but since the Kingdom of Jin got these crops, the food production will definitely increase. I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult for me to attack the Kingdom of Jin. It seems that I should step up preparations to attack the Kingdom of Jin!"

Last year, the Ming Dynasty basically solved the hidden dangers of the north and south, so this year's main goal is the Kingdom of Jin.

The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies has actually made a plan to attack the Kingdom of Jin from five routes, attacking from five directions: Hetao, Tongguan, Shangyong, Jianmenguan, and Qinghai. The message calling for an alliance with the Kingdom of Jin needs to be redeployed, so it has not yet been implemented.

Chen Yonghua laughed and said, "Jianguo, there are many ways to attack the Kingdom of Jin. It does not necessarily require the use of troops. Other methods can also kill people invisible."

Seeing Chen Yonghua's expression, Wang Yan couldn't help asking: "Fufu, what do you think?"

Chen Yonghua cupped his hands, "The only thing that the supervisor is worried about is that the Jin Kingdom has enough money and food, the people are stable, the land is favorable and people's hearts are good, and it is not easy to attack. Then we can find a way to make the Jin Kingdom internally chaotic, isn't it all right?"

Wang Yan smiled, "There is no such way."

This year is the ninth year of Yongzhang of the Jin Kingdom. The people in Guanzhong did not wait to see the Ming Dynasty, and the Jin Kingdom has indeed done well in these years.The tug-of-war between the Ming and Qing Dynasties lasted more than ten years. After the Ming Dynasty regained Nanjing, there was also the Tanglu Rebellion. However, the Guanzhong area of ​​the Kingdom of Jin was stable for eight or nine years. not easy.

But Chen Yonghua stood up and also smiled. He cupped his hands to Wang Yan and several adults to attract everyone's attention.

Today was a chat, not formal, so everyone was not paying attention just now, and Wang Yan didn't pay much attention to it, but seeing him looking like he was going to perform, he couldn't help asking: "Is there really a way for Fufu?"

"Jian Guo, this time the imperial court expanded its army by 20, what will Jin Guo think when he hears the news?" Chen Yonghua continued to play tricks.

Xia Wanchun didn't like his appearance, it was too pretentious, he put down his teacup, "Naturally, he was so frightened that he hurriedly expanded his armies and prepared for war! President Chen, please speak quickly, don't lose your appetite."

Chen Yonghua then said: "That's right, the Kingdom of Jin will definitely expand its military to prepare for war, but the national power of the Kingdom of Jin is not as strong as our dynasty. Their military expansion is not a good thing at first sight, and it will only drag down their finances. If we come here at this time to give him a Remember to beat hard, destroy the commerce, economy, and agriculture of the Jin Kingdom, and the hearts of the Jin Kingdom will inevitably fluctuate, and the imperial court will send troops again, and it will be easily broken!"

Under the pressure of the Ming Dynasty to expand its army, the Kingdom of Jin could only expand its army. However, in terms of national strength, it was obviously impossible for the Kingdom of Jin to catch up with the Ming Dynasty militarily.

Although the cost of raising troops in the Kingdom of Jin is lower than that of the Ming Dynasty, farmers and soldiers who only care about food are useless. To fight against the elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, even if the soldiers of the Kingdom of Jin pay low salaries, guns and equipment still require money, and elite soldiers must be trained It must be separated from production, which will damage the national power of the Jin Kingdom.

Wang Yan understood this after thinking about it for a while, but how to destroy the commerce and agriculture of Jin Kingdom?He couldn't figure it out, so he hurriedly said: "Fufu, continue to talk..."

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