nanming man

Chapter 981 World War
Huang Bingzhong and Hu Dawei stood beside the sand table, Huang Bingzhong said: "Mr. Hu, did you know the plan for this battle before you set off?"

"Sanlang, you should call me Tiger. It's too polite, it's so awkward!" Hu Dawei said with a smile, and then said in a deep voice: "I know something, but you'd better tell me again!"

Huang Bingzhong immediately picked up the wooden pole and pointed to the sand table, "During the Battle of Xiangcheng, Runan was captured by the Qing army. After the Battle of Hedong, the strength of the Qing army shrank, and Runan was taken over by the Ming army. Now Zhao Dudu and Xu Dudu are in the Huaihe River. The front line of the river is facing Ma Shiying, and the army has lost too much by force. Therefore, His Majesty has 6 troops in Nanyang, and now you add [-] elite cavalry from you, Tiger, and you have an army of [-]."

Huang Bingzhong paused for a moment, then continued: "Our task is to bypass the Huaihe defense line of the Ming army, enter Huainan from Runing, capture Yangzhou, and cut off Ma Shiying's retreat."

Hu Dawei nodded, "Understood. How is the defense of the Ming Army in Runan?"

Huang Bingzhong said: "There are not many soldiers and horses, only 1 people, but the guard Chen Mingyu is said to be a very good guard."

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After only half a year, Gao Yihuan came to Haizhou Shipbuilding Workshop again.

Different from the last time I came, the shipbuilding workshop at this time has changed its appearance, and the people in the surrounding ten miles have been moved away, and the defense is very tight, with a large number of Wei troops patrolling.

The shipbuilding workshop is located next to the bay. In the bay is the Beiyang Navy of the Great Wei Dynasty. There are two forts blocking the sea at the entrance. There is a cavalry of nearly a thousand people on the land, patrolling around, and suspects are not allowed to approach.

At this time, in the bay, apart from the original shipbuilders, there were also a group of blacksmiths from the state of Wei, beating the iron plates and changing the shape of the iron plates according to the drawings.

These iron plates are all workshops in Guanzhong. First, they use water conservancy forging equipment to beat them into iron plates of uniform thickness, and then ship them into Weishui River, Shunzhi Yellow River to Suqian, and finally transport them to Haizhou by land.

"Your Majesty, nearly [-] craftsmen have gathered in Haizhou, and they are transforming the warship according to the ideas provided by His Majesty." Sun Dingli explained.

Gao Yihuan looked at the various blast furnaces on the hillside, and people came in and out, and asked, "Has the ship been built?"

Sun Dingli smiled and said: "After several months of hard work and countless failures, the craftsmen finally transformed three ships."

Gao Yihuan frowned, "There are only three ships? Why are they so slow?"

Sun Dingliao said: "This minister is not very clear about it. The craftsmen have to explain it to His Majesty."

Gao Yihuan waved with a sullen face, "Take me to have a look."

"This way, Your Majesty!" Sun Dingli hurriedly turned sideways to lead the way.

Not long after, Gao Yihuan and his party came to a huge slipway, and a sea ship was parked on it. The craftsmen on the ship were all over the ship like ants, and they were putting a layer of iron plates on the ship.

The ship Gao Yihuan built was the Turtle Ship, one of the earliest iron-clad ships, and a Mengchong ship covered with iron armor.

At this time, a craftsman from the Ministry of Industry was brought in front of Gao Yihuan and saluted, "Your Majesty, my servant."

Gao Yihuan asked: "Why is the speed of ship transformation so slow?"

The old master craftsman shivered, "Your Majesty~ Your Majesty~ Xiaochen and others are going to experiment. The ship can bear the weight of the iron block, and it needs to test the ability to withstand the wind and waves. The previous few times have failed. Either the armor is too heavy, or the armor is too heavy. It is too thin and cannot play a good defensive role. Xiaochen and others did not find out a reasonable configuration until the beginning of this year, so the transformation was slow."

Gao Yihuan's expression softened a little, "Then how many pieces can be modified every month now?"

In addition to shipbuilding, Haizhou Workshop is mainly to improve the captured sea ships.

The old craftsman pondered for a moment, "Thirty articles!"

Gao Yihuan shook his head and looked at the ship on the berth. It was ten feet long, three feet wide, and about two feet high. There were ten oars on each side. A turtle-like top covered with iron thorns, like a hedgehog, with a nipple on the bow, very similar to the Korean turtle boats.

Gao Yihuan didn't want to use the turtle boats to defeat the Ming Dynasty navy, because he knew it couldn't be done. The turtle boats were strong in defense, resistant to beatings and collisions, and were not easy to be burned. Slow bombardment, the turtle ship is definitely no match.

Gao Yihuan didn't need the turtle boat to defeat the Ming Dynasty navy, he only needed the turtle boat to withstand the attack of the Ming Dynasty navy and transport the soldiers and horses across the river.

Ordinary ships were smashed and burned by Ming warships in a few strokes, but this kind of ships were more resistant to beatings. At that time, they would ignore the Ming Dynasty navy and rush directly to the opposite bank. It would be a victory to transport the troops there.

Gao Yihuan observed carefully for a while, and ordered: "The turtle shell and iron spikes on the top of the boat should be replaced with cowhide, as long as they can block the rockets. And the gun on the bow, does it have any effect, if not, don't use it. If there is, it doesn’t need to be so realistic, all the useless things on the ship are simplified, I only ask for two requirements, speed and protection!”

The craftsman nodded again and again, "Xiao Chen understands!"

Gao Yihuan immediately asked: "After such improvements, can we transform sixty ships a month!"

The craftsman pondered: "If you build more berths, Your Majesty will call in another thousand blacksmiths, and it will be completed."

Gao Yihuan turned to Chen Mingxia who was following him and said, "Mr. Chen, follow up on this matter."

Chen Mingxia saluted and said, "I understand!"

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From Shanxi to the north, passing through Chahar, is the pasture of the Chechen Ministry.

A Wei army and Mobei Mongolian soldiers formed a coalition army. Under the leadership of Wu Sangui and Babu, they left the station of the Chechen Ministry and arrived near the Guiliu River in the northwest of the Horqin Grassland.

After Gao Yihuan proclaimed himself emperor, he began to plan to destroy the Ming Dynasty, but he did not forget Hauge outside the customs and Sun Kewang in the southwest.

The generals of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies of the Great Wei Dynasty also took these two enemies into consideration when formulating the plan to attack the Ming Dynasty.

Now that Sun Kewang is so powerful, it is difficult for the Wei army to subdue him without using all his strength. Therefore, the Wei army mainly adopts a defensive strategy against Sun Kewang, and uses Dongyu Kingdom to contain Sun Kewang.

Haoge's power is relatively weak. In order to prevent Haoge from participating in the war between Wei and Ming, Wei Jun chose to attack Haoge actively, making him lose the ability to harass Wei.

Between the attack and the defense, the Wei army eliminated the two helpers of the Ming army, and the main force could concentrate on attacking the Ming army.

This war, from Huguang, Lianghuai, to Bashu, and Guanwai, can be said to be a war that spreads all over the world.

This time against Haoge, the Wei army did not send out the main force. Only Li Dingguo of Jinzhou was able to contain Haoge head-on, while Wu Sangui led 2 troops to attack Horqin in a sneak attack to remove the barrier to the northwest of Haoge.

If the Wei army destroys Horqin, it can directly threaten the Liaohe Plain from the northwest, and Hauge will be completely trapped in Liaodong. No matter how difficult it is to threaten the Great Wei, it is impossible to participate in the war in the Central Plains.

At this time, Wu Sangui led the army through the mountains and was about to enter the Horqin Grassland. The soldiers were very excited, but Wu Sangui was very cautious. account, and then launched a thunder attack to solve Eastern Mongolia in one fell swoop and completely isolate Hauge.

At this time, a group of more than ten Chechen soldiers galloped from the southeast. They were the scouts released by Wu Sangui.

Not long after, more than a dozen Mongolian scouts rushed to the camp, hurried to Wu Sangui, the leader dismounted from his horse, bowed and said, "General, the Horqin tribe has been attacked, and there are no Horqin people nearby."

Wu Sangui and Babu stood up unbelievably, and Babu was surprised: "How is this possible?"

Wu Sangui frowned slightly, "Do you know who did it? Could it be that Li Dingguo took the credit?"

The leading scout bowed and replied, "It's not Governor Li, it's someone from Hauge!"

Babu had an unbelievable expression on his face, "How could it be Hauge!"

Wu Sangui's face was gloomy. After being surprised, he quickly understood why Hauge did this.

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