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Chapter 419 Pressure
Liaodong.

Jinzhou.

Governor Yamen.

Yuan Chonghuan was reading a book by himself. It seemed that he was reading a book. In fact, he was quite irritated. After reading the book for a while, he couldn't read it anymore. He picked up the newspaper on the desk and looked at it for a while. , Looking back at the previous mansion newspapers, it seems that some mansion newspapers have been turned over to be very dilapidated.

In this "boring" person's study, Yuan Chonghuan felt uncomfortable and had mixed feelings.

Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Town and the Tartars fought "fiercely", and they merged countless times. The news spread that either the Tartars died by a few thousand, or the Tartars died by a few thousand more. If such news came from Dongjiang Town in the past, Yuan Chonghuan just sneered and would never think it was true, but now it is completely different. He can judge the authenticity of this matter from many channels. The newspaper was created by the emperor, and the most important thing is authority and reliability. Without this, how dare the newspaper speak nonsense?Secondly, judging from the news from the intelligence system, this matter is true. There is even a detailed battle process posted, which is said to be for the reference of the chief officers, staff officers, generals, etc., to learn from the battle examples. Judging from the battle process transmitted here , Yuan Chonghuan felt that he couldn't find any faults, a bloody battle of life and death appeared in front of his eyes, Yuan Chonghuan still had some news channels of his own, anyway, in short, this matter is true.

This is why Yuan Chonghuan is "boring". He used to be proud of it, and the Jinning victory that the people of the country were excited about won more than 200 heads. But now, Mao Wenlong has not finished fighting, and the head he got is his How many times, who is the main force to deal with Donglu?Who is the Optimus Jade Pillar of the Ming Dynasty?Yuan Chonghuan didn't need others to tell him, he knew in his heart that this sense of loss made Yuan Chonghuan quite "boring".

Thinking of the Haikou that he boasted in front of the emperor, what was the five-year Ping Liao, Yuan Chonghuan blushed for no reason when he thought of this, this kind of whimsical boasting, even if he thinks about it now, he thinks it is too naive, and he thinks of being in front of the emperor. The scene of "abuse" on the sand table is still fresh in my memory. Looking at the emperor's arrangement and the emperor's countermeasures, Yuan Chonghuan became even more "boring".

On the eastern front, Mao Wenlong and the Tartars fought "vibrantly and vividly", which was particularly eye-catching, and even made the Tartars give up fighting on the western front, and went to deal with him. Judging from the latest battle report, Mao Wenlong took the risk of his own life and defended it to the death Zhenjiang Fort still has a great hope of winning. Once Mao Wenlong makes it through, credit will be counted according to the number of people. How much credit is this?Ten Jinning victories or twenty?In the future, in the eyes of the ministers in the court and the emperor, it is self-evident who is the No. 1 in dealing with the Tartars.

Looking at the western front again, Man Gui has also been his subordinate. Although it is not as impressive and magnificent as Mao Wenlong's fight, but it is also very "happy". Send, how many years has this happened?Sheep, cows, horses, goods, and women, let those frontier soldiers who are so poor that they are pants all scream and jump out to beat the Mongols. How many years have we not seen this scene?Mongols became lambs to be slaughtered?Even many Guan Ning border generals clamored to follow Mangui to fight the Mongols. Is the world changing too fast, or do they not understand the world?

Yuan Chonghuan took a deep breath, feeling the heavy pressure. Both the eastern and western fronts had actions and gained a lot, but he was supposed to be the main force on the southern front. Now, there is no movement, just fighting with Tatars. The man confronted each other, the man didn't move, he didn't move, he didn't move, the man didn't move, as if the two sides had discussed it, the scene that was supposed to be full of swords and swords now seemed extraordinarily peaceful.Yuan Chonghuan became even more irritable and "boring" when he thought of this.He claims to have read thousands of books, is upright, courageous, and loyal, but there is no good way to break this situation. The emperor's arrangement is "entanglement", he doesn't care about the city, he doesn't care about winning or losing, he doesn't care Killing the enemy, don't care about escaping, etc., anyway, I don't care about anything, as long as the Tartars can't go home with peace of mind, according to the emperor's intention, he is a victory if he confronts the Tartars like this, and he has completed the emperor's task perfectly, but , he Yuan Chonghuan is not reconciled, if this continues, he will be a fucking waste.

Unwillingly, Yuan Chonghuan smashed the book case. There was a "bang" sound on the book case, and the paperweight and pen container on the book case jumped up.

This sound was not only caused by the strong shaking in the house, but also made a sound outside the house for some reason.

Yuan Chonghuan frowned and was very irritable. When he heard someone outside, he asked, "Who is it?"

A trembling voice sounded from outside the house, saying: "My lord, it's young! A captain came to report that Lin Danhan sent someone to deliver the head again, and it has already arrived at Master Liu..."

It turned out that there was his servant outside the house, and Yuan Chonghuan became more irritable for no reason. What does it have to do with Lin Danhan giving away the head?It was sent to Liu Jishan, not him. If it was in the past, this matter would be under his control, but now, all these matters of contacting foreign feudal clans are under Liu Jishan's control, although Liu Jishan is just a small A seventh-rank official can sit on an equal footing with him, the governor.

Yuan Chonghuan was even more troubled. Even Liu Jishan, a seventh-rank civil official who didn't care about military affairs and had no soldiers under his command, got a lot of Tartar heads, but what about him?A governor with tens of thousands of elite soldiers and 10,000+ sergeants did not get a single head. He "sit quietly" with the Tartars all day long. Yuan Chonghuan was distressed and the pressure came from all directions.

Yuan Chonghuan went out of the study without thinking, and habitually entered the "war room", a large room filled with sand tables and maps, which was full of people coming and going, very lively, this room was a reference to the emperor's staff Sand tables are popular now, and Yuan Chonghuan is no exception.

Yuan Chonghuan didn't feel the slightest salute from the crowd. He went straight to the side of the big sand table, looked at the city called Jinzhou where he lived, and then looked at the small city called Zhenjiang Fort in the distance, feeling even more troubled in his heart.What should I do?Yuan Chonghuan couldn't help asking himself.Maybe I should learn from Mao Wenlong and hang the entire Jinzhou City with the heads and corpses of the Tartars to attract the attention of the Tartars and force the Tartars to attack the city; Someone teased hundreds of brave generals from the Tartars, specifically to tease the Tartars; perhaps, I should agree to the request of the frontier generals, say hello to my old subordinate, Man Gui, and let these frontier generals go with Man Gui to fight the autumn wind, no, I have to ask His Majesty about this...

Yuan Chonghuan looked at the sand table obsessively by himself, not a single thought in his heart was comprehensible, he just felt unreasonably irritable.

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Forbidden City.

"Flower bomb?" Yang Reform looked at the newly delivered memorial in surprise, not a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, it is the flowering bombs. Staff Officer Zhang of Zhenjiang Fort said that because the Tartars dug a big pit and put all the cannons in the pit that night, it was difficult for the shells to hit the cannons that hit the Tartars. It is easy to shoot down the cannons of the Tartars..." Sun Chengzong said with a moving face.Speaking of moving, it is the report that just arrived today. The report was sent by Zhenjiang Fort. It described in detail the battle process of Zhenjiang Fort that night. Fireworks are the best weapon against the Tartars digging pits.

"Flower bomb?" Yang Reform was quite surprised!I have only heard of such things as flower bombs. Yang Reform did not dare to confirm that the Ming Dynasty could make them, or it might be a gimmick, but after hearing Zhang Heng mentioning this thing, it seems that there is such a thing. The non-stop "bang, bang, bang" jumping, if the Ming Dynasty had this technology, then it would not be difficult to get it out again, that is to say, there would be a great improvement in weapons.

"Your Majesty, you may have to ask the Military Bureau or the Ministry of Industry about this matter," Sun Chengzong said.

"Well, yes, big companion, pass the decree immediately to let Fu Mingde find out immediately whether there is such a thing as flower bombs in the Ming Dynasty, let him find out and immediately return my words." Yang Reform immediately ordered.As for the Ministry of Industry, forget it. This military industry is obviously a piece of fat. There is no need for me to push the money out. Now the grenade business is very good, and it is a good job to make money. If the Ministry of Industry Participating in, it is inevitable that some will be distributed, and Yang Reform has no plans in this regard.

"Your servant obeys, I will pass the decree..." Wang Chengen agreed, and immediately went to pass the decree.

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After Wang Chengen left, Yang Reform began to think about this matter carefully. The wild boar skin also knew that he had dug a hole. This is progress!Not stupid either.

Just as he was thinking about it, Sun Chengzong said again: "Your Majesty, according to Staff Officer Zhang, Donglu dug holes not only for cannons, but also for others. He said that after Donglu dug a hole, he hid in the hole and could not come out. It is very difficult to enter the pit with grenades, so that on the night of the siege, there were many casualties and increased wear and tear, and it was not easy to injure the Eastern prisoners... Your Majesty, this Zhenjiang Fort may be in trouble..." Sun Chengzong There was a hint of anxiety on his face. The thousands of people in Zhenjiang Fort depended on grenades and firearms. If firearms, especially grenades, were useless against the Eastern Captives, then Zhenjiang Fort might not be able to hold it. Once Zhenjiang Fort If you can't hold it, the thousands of miles of battle line laid out by His Majesty the Emperor is afraid that it will collapse immediately, which is a troublesome matter.

"Dig a pit!" Only then did Yang Reform realize the seriousness of the problem, thinking that pits and ditches are the best way to avoid firearms, and this wild boar skin is not stupid!So quickly found a way to deal with firearms?

If wild boar skin can dig pits, it can dig trenches, if it can dig trenches, it can get out of trenches, and it can dig tunnels. Thinking of the kind of trench warfare in the movie scenes in the future, Yang Reform was frightened, no, this wild boar skin The evolution is too fast, my own firearms have only evolved to the level of the seventeenth and eighth centuries, and the Tartar tactics have evolved to the nineteenth or even the twentieth century.

Yang Reform was so anxious that he started to walk back and forth on the platform. The wild boar skin was already digging trenches. Shouldn't he get some new weapons to restrain himself?
Yang Reform got anxious and walked back and forth in front of the sand table. This news made Yang Reform, who had been relatively happy these days, frown.

"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry..." Seeing that the emperor was in a hurry, Sun Chengzong began to comfort the emperor.

"Master Sun, why are you not in a hurry? Zhenjiang Fort is in danger now." Of course Yang Reform is anxious. What effect trenches have on warfare in the age of firearms? In the trenches.Now that the wild boar skins have figured out the knack of fighting, this battle is really dangerous.

"Your Majesty, Zhenjiang Fort is thousands of miles away, and it is useless for Your Majesty to be anxious. Besides, hasn't Zhenjiang Fort already repelled the Eastern captives?" Sun Chengzong persuaded. For some reason, after reading this memorial, the emperor became very angry. I am very anxious. In Sun Chengzong's view, although it is a bit troublesome, it is definitely not worth the emperor's anxiety. According to Sun Chengzong, Donglu wants to capture Zhenjiang Fort unless it is filled with human life, and human life is precisely the loss of Donglu. started.

"Hey...Master Sun, how long will it take for my support to arrive at Phi Island?" Yang Reform asked anxiously.

"...Return to Your Majesty, it is already mid-October, at most three or four days, you can go to Phi Island." Sun Chengzong replied.

"Three or four days? That's good, I hope to go up as soon as possible, otherwise, this Zhenjiang Fort is really dangerous..." Yang Reform said with a little worry.

"..." Sun Chengzong didn't say a word. The things and reinforcements supporting Mao Wenlong, if nothing else, at least the Yalu River must be flooded. If the water is not flooded, how can the warships get on it? Now the Yalu River is in a dry season, let alone a big worm Jiang.

"Your Majesty, whether you can go to Zhenjiang Fort depends on whether it rains or not. It all depends on God's will!" Sun Chengzong reminded the emperor.

"Uh... God's will?" Yang Reform doesn't believe in God's will or God's will, but believes in the information. The Dachong River and the Yalu River have rain records in October over the years, which is enough. Yang Reform believes that his own It's a big deal.

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There was a lot of chaos in the military battle, and as soon as the little eunuch who passed the emperor's decree left, Fu Mingde immediately set off a gust of wind in the military battle.

Fu Mingde, the eunuch of the Military Bureau, sat quite comfortably in his seat. If he could earn money and face for the emperor, he would have to look at him highly. He attaches great importance to his position as the eunuch of the military bureau, so he dare not be careless about the things the emperor entrusts.

Not long after, the war situation that was flying all over the ground finally calmed down, and Fu Mingde came towards the Forbidden City with a smile on his face.

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"Your Majesty, Fu Mingde has arrived." Wang Chengen reminded from the side.

"So fast? See..." Yang Reform was still thinking about the issue of Zhenjiang Fort, when Fu Mingde arrived, and he was quick to do things.

"Slave Fu Mingde kowtows to my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Fu Mingde kowtowed humbly.

"Excuse me, Shi Mingde, what's your question about the bombshell?" Yang Reform asked impatiently.

"Returning to Your Majesty, there are indeed flower bombs, and it has been around for a long time..." Fu Mingde immediately replied, this is something that he came up with after asking many old craftsmen in the Military Bureau, Fu Mingde believes that it is not wrong.

"...Okay, let's continue." Yang Reform heaved a sigh of relief. The Ming Dynasty really had this thing. Unfortunately, for some reason, it was not popularized on a large scale, and it did not leave any prestige in history.

"...Returning to Your Majesty, there are such things as flower bombs. However, this kind of shells is not easy to make, the cost is high, and it is easy to cause accidents. It is easy to injure yourself. It will blow up the cannon and injure the gunner. Therefore, Your Majesty, This flower bomb is used less and less..." Fu Mingde explained.

"How about the price?" Yang Reform asked.Silver is not a big problem for me now. Even if it is an expensive weapon, I dare to use it in batches. I already have a weapon that has entered the scale of industrial production. If I need more weapons Industrial production, which is better.

"Return to Your Majesty, according to the old craftsmen of the Military Warfare Bureau, the cost is not cheap, it should be more than two... Maybe ten or two..." After Fu Mingde finished speaking, he secretly looked at the emperor. It's really expensive, and it's more cheating. I hope the emperor won't blame me for paying too much.

"It's so expensive?" Yang Reform asked in surprise, the cost of the flower bomb is indeed a bit unexpected.

"Returning to Your Majesty, yes, this flower shell is indeed outrageously expensive, and its production is cumbersome beyond what ordinary people can imagine. This kind of shell has to be carefully polished by craftsmen to make it smooth before it can be used, and it has to be hollowed out. Internally, ... it is easy to be scrapped, so the cost is quite expensive, and, Your Majesty, this flower bomb is not very safe to use, it will often explode and injure the gunner, Your Majesty..." Fu Mingde I wanted to talk about the "bad deeds" of flowering bombs, and remind the emperor not to use flowering bombs lightly, so as not to hurt people and cannons. Thinking about his identity, he still didn't say anything.

"Three or four days?..." Yang Reform didn't listen carefully to what Fu Mingde said, but was thinking about his own problems. The supplies might go to Zhenjiang Fort in three or four days at the earliest, and he had to get the flower bombs as soon as possible. Sending it in, it is obviously too late for production now, it seems that the craftsmen can only be sent in, I hope there is still time.

"Fu Mingde, immediately find a few craftsmen who can make flower bombs, and bring the necessary tools..." After saying a few words, Yang Reform turned to Sun Chengzong again, and said, "...Master Sun, please take these craftsmen with you. Send them to Zhenjiang Fort as quickly as possible, hoping to catch up with them..." Yang Reform only hoped that they could catch up with the last train to reinforce Zhenjiang Fort, and it was almost too late for him to make explosive bombs.

Sun Chengzong was puzzled for a moment, and agreed: "As ordered, Your Majesty..."

"Fu Mingde, tell those craftsmen to concentrate on doing things for me, and I will never forget them." Yang Reform turned to Fu Mingde again.

"Obey, Your Majesty, the servants will definitely instruct those craftsmen well, and let them work for His Majesty, and never miss His Majesty's work." Fu Mingde immediately agreed.

"Okay, after these craftsmen are sent out, you can find someone to study this flower bomb to see if it can be improved, making it safer, simpler, easier to use, and cheaper. I will reward you heavily for this matter. You must pay more attention..." Yang Reform ordered, he has this inner court, he has a powerful royal arsenal, and what he does, he can mobilize the whole of China without doing it himself like other traversers. Power, this is obviously a considerable advantage, not for nothing.

"Your servant obeys!" Fu Mingde immediately agreed with a smile. The emperor is a man of eloquence. Now, he has become a capable man in the military battle again, and he has to show his face again. The grenade last time, although the patent money for each one is not high. A lot, but now that millions of pieces are produced, the money is not a small amount. Now those craftsmen who made hand grenades for the emperor have already developed. By the way, he also made a lot of money. More importantly Yes, in the eyes of the emperor, he is useful, which is more important than anything else.

Fu Mingde left, and Yang Reform regretted it a little. Maybe he was too impulsive, or maybe the news put too much pressure on him, which made him a little flustered. How long would it take for the news from Zhenjiang Fort to arrive here?I am busy here, maybe the people in Zhenjiang Fort have already thought of a better way.

(End of this chapter)