Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

"Yes...."

Several people bowed their heads in shame and said yes, and behaved themselves.

"Let's put aside the Lu family's matter and talk about how we should respond to the attack on Yixing."

"Save them, we must save them, sir. You must know that the lips and teeth are interdependent. These rebels are like weeds. Once the spring breeze blows, they will grow all over the field. We must not let An Xin take Yixing. Otherwise, if Yixing city is rotten, the whole Changzhou will be rotten."

"I also support sending troops. Changzhou must not be handed over to the rebel army. If the current momentum is not suppressed, how will we manage the people in the future?"

"But, if we are to send troops, how many should we send? If that Jiang thief is also involved..."

Concerns have rightly been raised.

"How can we stop eating because of choking? We must send troops! Send troops, sir!"

"Yes, send out the troops, sir!"

Everyone persuaded the prefect, who finally made up his mind: "Pass my order, select 5,000 soldiers, and send them to Yixing for rescue! Lift the siege of Yixing!"

"I accept my order from my humble position!"

Listening to the voice coming from the monitoring signal, 416 couldn't help but complain: "The voice quality is so poor. It seems that the technology of Iron Blood is not that good."

45 turned his head and glanced at her. "It's normal for the signal to weaken at such a distance. As long as the monitoring effect is good, it's fine. Do you still want to watch the home theater?"

"Well, it looks like our opponents are finally starting to make a move. I feel like I'm getting rusty on this day."

"Why don't you build a makeshift fortification?"

"No, no, no, I'm fine this way" 416 decisively backed off.

"It will take about an hour for them to gather, and at least three hours to set out. Now we are not busy. Can we predict their marching route?"

"They haven't even left the house, how can we predict it? Is the other commander crazy and likes to take shortcuts? Let's take a break first. It takes half a day to go out, not to mention hurrying on the road."

"That's great, I can have another half day off."

"Don't be too relaxed. Although we have taken the city, we still have to solve a series of problems related to ownership changes after the occupation. We don't have much time to recover."

"It's more than enough compared to before. Well, forget it. I'll go check out the situation in the city first, collect some relevant information, and see which fat sheep there are in this city."

"Then you'll have a lot of work to do. From what I've heard, there are quite a few fat sheep here."

At this moment, Jiang Han was discussing issues related to fish farming with Wang Dang.

"The maritime ban is a policy designated by the Ming Dynasty. Now that we have rebelled, we no longer have to abide by the rules set by Emperor Taizu. This maritime ban must be lifted. The rich resources near the coast can greatly alleviate the difficulties faced by the people in terms of food shortages. It is also a good thing for our grain reserves."

Wang Dang was a little hesitant about this. "But, there are pirates rampant on the sea, plus Japanese pirates, it is very unsafe for fishermen, and our fishing boats are all small inland fishing boats, it is difficult to deal with the complex situation at sea."

Jiang Han felt that this was not a problem. "As for the problem of Japanese pirates, we just happen to have a navy. We can send them out for patrols and daily exploration of fish resources. If there are enemies, we can directly eliminate them. Volunteer troops can also be stationed in inland areas to help maintain local security. In short, the main task of the volunteers now is to suppress bandits and drive out all hidden dangers in coastal areas so that the people can organize production with peace of mind."

"But...if the volunteers are dispersed, how can we deal with the attack of Ming Dynasty? We just defended against a large army."

"It's okay. Our defense system is now very complete. We only need to station 1,000 troops in Yangzhou City to meet the defense needs. If it doesn't work, I have a backup plan."

"Are you going to move your secret forces again?" Wang Dang glanced at him.

"Hey, keep a low profile. If a secret force is revealed, can it still be called a secret?"

"I don't think you're trying to hide it. It's so big, anyone with eyesight can see it, right? What on earth is that thing?"

"You don't understand, right? This is a magical weapon recorded in the immortal secret book I brought back from the depths of the mountains after visiting many famous mountains and rivers!"

"You're just bragging. You said it's a magic weapon. How come you haven't achieved immortality yet after finding it? Do you think I'm a country bumpkin? I think it's a mechanical beast. Let's not talk about that for now. How are you going to solve the problem of the fishing boat?"

"We have captured a lot of warships, haven't we? We just dismantled the guns of the medium-sized ones, set up a fishing company, hired fishermen to go out fishing, and we can mortgage the small ones to some fishermen for them to use, and they just need to pay a certain amount every month."

Wang Dang felt a little unbelievable. "That's a warship, you won't use it?"

"To be honest, please don't think I'm being harsh, but I really don't like those so-called warships. They have a slow sailing speed and poor performance. I would rather go to those foreigners to sell double-track sailboats to transform into warships. These antiques should be left to the people for their own use."

"Okay, you're the boss, you have the final say, but what do you mean by... breeding?"

"We just enclose a water area for fish farming. The Yangtze River is not a bottomless pit. If we continue to fish like this, sooner or later all the fish will be gone. We have to think about our descendants. If we eat all the fish, what will they do? We can only read about fish in storybooks. In the future, they may point at our graves and scold us for wasting all the good things. Only by farming can we have a long-term benefit."

"That being said... what can we feed? Will the people buy it?"

"If you want to talk about this, then I'm not sleepy anymore. I'm an old cook. I know more about eating fish than you do. At present, there are three kinds of fish suitable for us to raise: grass carp, silver carp, and bighead carp."

"Grass carp has a large yield and low requirements for food. Grass carp fry eat insects. It just so happens that these locust dung can come in handy. Not only can I send a large number of people to catch them in Yangzhou, but I can also purchase them from other areas. When they grow up, grass carp only need to eat aquatic plants. I don't need to worry about it, and there are a lot of them. It just so happens that when I asked those foreigners for trade, I added a lot of spices and crops, and raised the price so that they brought them back to me intact. In this way, there will be more ways to cook these fish, and more people will eat them. Eating meat is much easier to fill you up than eating corn!"

"It's the same with silver carp. Bighead carp has a characteristic that if the waters they are in are relatively cold, they will gather more nutrients in their heads to keep out the cold. The most delicious part of bighead carp is its head! It's rich in nutrients and the meat is good. I will definitely treat you to a meal of chopped pepper fish head when I come back!"

"Good fellow, it seems you are really knowledgeable. I am getting hungry just listening to you."

"The current situation is so difficult that we have to think of solutions from many aspects. You say that the risks at sea are great, but living in this world, what can ordinary people do without risks? Even if they do nothing and stay at home, war disasters will befall them. Compared to starving to death, I think the risks of going to sea can be completely overcome as long as we do a good job of maritime protection."

"Since you already have an idea, leave the complicated matters to me. You are very talented and you always think one step ahead of us. Since it is beneficial to the people, I will do my best to help you."

"Brother Wang, I thank you on behalf of the people."

"Don't give me that. I'll be grateful if you don't vent your anger on me. I don't want to be hit in the face with a handful of dirt the next time I walk in. I don't know what you've been digging around the house all day."

“Well…hahaha…haha…”

Jiang Han scratched his head and quietly kicked the soldier ant pretending to be dead on the ground behind the cabinet.

There was a power outage at home a few days ago, so I couldn't update. Oh my god, it made me crazy.

Volume 268: Chapter Chapter : Qing Dynasty Action

"What did you say! Yangzhou was defeated again!?"

Chongzhen was completely in disbelief when he heard the battle reports coming from below.

"Aren't there only 5,000 Jiang bandits entrenched in Yangzhou? How did they fail when 5,000 fought against 70,000?"

Chongzhen found it incredible. How many surprises do you have that I don't know? Rather than believing that his own people were defeated by 5,000 people, he would rather believe that his subordinates concealed the exact number of Jiang's troops. Anyway, they have done it more than once or twice.

Now Zhenzi has less and less trust in his ministers. Of course, they themselves are also suspicious of each other. The emperor and his ministers in the Ming Dynasty are suspicious of each other. The ministers are afraid that the foolish emperor above will have a seizure one day, and the emperor is afraid that the ministers are up to something weird again.

However, Chongzhen has indeed restrained himself a lot now. The main reason is that he was really frightened by the appearance of the Bodhisattva Jiulian to the Fifth Prince, and he dared not act on his own anymore.

"No, father! That thief Jiang colluded with the foreigners and purchased a large number of new firearms, even rapid-fire artillery, which was so powerful that men and horses would be shattered to pieces when they came into contact with it. We, the soldiers, could not even get close to the enemy's formation before we were blasted into pieces. It was not the fault of the war!"

Seeing that the emperor's tone was not right, the messenger officer immediately knocked his head on the ground and began to speak with tears in his eyes: "Not only that, the other side also has several treasure ships as warships, with fierce firepower. Our warships were unable to resist and were defeated. They are not rebels at all. The Tartars don't have as many artillery as them, my Lord and father!"

Chongzhen was stunned by what he heard. Continuously firing artillery, and in large quantities? You rebels are richer than me?

"What nonsense! That Jiang thief only occupies Yangzhou for half a year. Where did he find so many artillery pieces to use? Could it be that his wealth is even more abundant than the national treasury?"

Someone in the court immediately refuted the situation, pointing directly at the Ministry of Revenue where the Donglin Party was located. What was going on? How could a traitor be richer than our 70,000-strong army? Explain what was going on quickly!

"This... Your Majesty, I have seen many people exaggerate the enemy's strength in battle reports for fear of being punished after a defeat on the battlefield..."

Upon hearing this, the officer got anxious. An officer who could serve before the emperor couldn't be of a low rank. Upon hearing someone say this, he immediately started to curse, "FNMDP! Do you want me to take you for a tour of the city walls of Yangzhou? If you can leave even one intact toe, I'll take your last name!"

"Oh, don't be anxious, don't be anxious, I know you are anxious, anyway, don't be anxious"

"Your Majesty, I think what Lord Li said may not be false. The Ministry of War should have known about the abnormal firepower of the Yangzhou rebels when they suppressed the rebellion last time. But why did they conceal it and not report it, resulting in the death of 70,000 soldiers of our country on the battlefield? You must be aware of this, Your Majesty."

Seeing that the Ministry of War was throwing dirty water on them, the people from the Ministry of Revenue could no longer sit still, and they directly retaliated by concealing the truth. This time, the effect was outstanding. Chongzhen looked towards the Ministry of War with obvious suspicion in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, you know very well how much the artillery cost. How could a rebel have such a large number of artillery? There must be someone secretly colluding with him. Humph, I think some people came out to divert attention because they were told to do so!"

"I diverted my attention? I said you diverted your attention! Your Majesty, this person has evil intentions, you must be careful!"

Looking at the mess in the court, Chongzhen has become accustomed to it, or rather numb to it. These old bastards feel uncomfortable if they don't have a quarrel in court every day. At first, he would get angry and try to stop them, but now, let them do whatever they want. He is tired of it.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say..."

Another minister came out to pay his respects.

"you say"

"Your Majesty, I am originally from France. I came to the Ming Dynasty to preach. I just heard from that general that the rebels in the court actually have cannons that fire continuously? Forgive my ignorance, even in my hometown of France, I have never heard of such cannons. How can we trade with them if we don't have something ourselves? This collusion with foreigners is completely false."

During the Ming Dynasty, many foreign priests came to preach in the court, and while preaching, they also brought a lot of advanced Western technology. The Ming Dynasty was a blue ocean for the church, and the church attached great importance to this. If the Ming emperor determined that Westerners were colluding with rebels and cutting off the way for preaching, what would happen? He hurried out to explain.

By now everyone must have seen that the eunuch party was attacking Donglin, intending to put the blame on them. Donglin was not willing to be outdone and immediately launched a counterattack. The church priests did not want to take the blame and just wanted to stay out of it. Everyone was only thinking about party struggles and had not considered how to solve the problem at all.

The court in Beijing was in an uproar, and Shengjing, far away in Liaoning, also received the news.

They have always been very concerned about the Ming Dynasty. Huang Taiji, who had always wanted to leave the country, thought about it during the day, cried at night, and dreamed of going to the capital. Lao Leng was flying in the blue sky, and I was looking at Beijing in the northeast.

If you want to defeat the enemy, you must understand the enemy. In fact, it was mainly because they could not pass the three major passes in the north, so they could only take a detour. However, they were afraid of being blocked by the Ming army if they took a detour. Therefore, they had to attack when the Ming Dynasty was weak every time. They were definitely the losers.

The reason why Huang Taiji was in a hurry to enter the pass was because the situation in Liaodong at that time was not optimistic. Their current situation was even worse than that of the Ming Dynasty.

The impact of the Little Ice Age was increasingly severe in the northern regions. A large number of species in the north faced large-scale extinction during this period. Especially in the Liaodong region, where there were only a few months of summer each year for the growth and reproduction of organisms, the disasters caused by the Little Ice Age were almost devastating.

Plants cannot grow and pollinate in the summer when the weather should be warm, large herbivores lack sufficient food, and large carnivores cannot find prey to fill their stomachs. The most obvious impact on human activities is that they cannot grow food.

Unlike the southeastern regions, which can produce two crops a year, or even three crops a year in the coastal areas, Liaodong can only produce one crop a year. Moreover, it is also affected by large-scale cold air, which results in not much grain being harvested even with one crop a year. A large amount of grain depends on rare trade. Shanxi merchants have made a lot of money and know that they are being ripped off, but what can they do? Can they not buy? What will they eat if they don’t buy?

But where does the money come from to buy food? There is only one word: rob. Whose? Whoever has food, we rob.

However, robbery is not a long-term solution after all. It can only solve urgent problems, but cannot be used as a livelihood. Moreover, robbery is not as fast as leeks. During their long robbery career, the Jianzhou Jurchens also figured out one thing: robbery has its limits.

But if I conquer your Ming Dynasty, your Central Plains will be mine, then I don't have to spend money? You should give me food! Therefore, several generations of Jurchens wanted to enter the pass, and when it came to Huang Taiji, they became the most promising generation.

The Jurchens in the early Qing Dynasty were enterprising, strong in combat, and very good at learning. Because as soon as they took the first step out of the mountains, they were slapped in the face by the Ming Dynasty's five artillery guns and Galio's big mouth, which made their heads buzz. If they don't learn, how can they still want to rob?

But now, with the God-like General Cannon with wheels, Galio has become his own unique skill, and he can switch between offense and defense. Now the Ming Dynasty can no longer withstand it.

"The rebellion in the Jiangnan region of the Ming Dynasty is getting more and more intense. The leader of the uprising army, Jiang Han, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, defeated the 70,000-strong Ming army with Yangzhou and captured Zhenjiang. Half of the entire Nanjing Prefecture will soon fall into his hands. The Jiangnan region of the Ming Dynasty is in danger."

Listening to the battle report, Huang Taiji fell into deep thought: "Five thousand can still win against seventy thousand. It seems that Jiang Han should not be underestimated... He may become a strong enemy of the Qing Dynasty in the future."

Huang Taiji's worries were met with disdain from his sons, "Father, I think you worry too much. These so-called Han soldiers are just so-so. Compared with our Qing warriors, they are simply not worth mentioning. They are not very good at fighting, and they are just boasting."

"That's not the case. These Han soldiers are quite capable of fighting. Didn't they defeat our Moergen Daiqing in Shandong before?"

Moergen Daiqing was the title of Dorgon. He was awarded this title for his military exploits when he was seventeen years old and followed Huang Taiji to conquer the Chahar tribe of Mongolia. At this time, Q him because of the defeat in Jinan before Dorgon was eliminated.

One's own family knows one's own business. Although the Ming station report said that Dorgon returned with a great victory, nearly 10,000 of his men died and a large number of Shenwei General cannons were destroyed. Such a defeat could not be covered up. This also made Dorgon unable to raise his head in front of Huang Taiji after returning home.

Huang Taiji was naturally happy to hear his sons and brothers hint at his ambitious brother. He was not a fool. He had never trusted his brother. Others had rebellious bones behind their heads, but he had a person on top of his rebellious bones. He was just short of having "I want to rebel" written on his face. Huang Taiji would naturally not miss the opportunity to suppress him.

Dorgon didn't say anything. He actually had some idea in his mind. After the failure of that battle, he sent people to collect a large amount of information from the Central Plains. Combined with the battle reports from the south of the Yangtze River, he was very sure that this new so-called Jiang Han's rebel army was most likely the group that defeated his own troops. The rain of artillery and muskets in the hands of the other side left a deep impression on him.

However, he did not tell Huang Taiji about this and kept it secret for the second period. He suffered a loss at the hands of the other party, which led to his current embarrassing situation. The imperial power was undoubtedly one step further away from him. If he wanted to get back to the center of everything, since he could not do it by himself, he could only rely on bringing others down.

He wanted to keep the other party and use it to trick his brother Huang Taiji. As long as he was defeated in the war with the other party, or even better, injured or even killed in battle, then his throne would be a foregone conclusion.

"Your Majesty, in this case, I will make a bold suggestion. Jiangnan is the most important place for the Ming Dynasty. After this battle, I am afraid that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will not sit idly by and watch Jiang Han become powerful. He will definitely send a large number of troops to eliminate him. However, banditry is rampant in Jiangnan. If we want to achieve our goal, we must transfer a large number of troops from Northern Zhili. In this way, the defense of the north will inevitably be empty, which is a good opportunity for our army to enter the pass again!"

A minister saw this and came forward to make a statement.

"Yes, father. The emperor of the Central Plains has sent troops south. Can we go to the Central Plains again? We can defeat them from both ends. The Ming navy is gone. We are no longer constrained by our backs. We can plunder in the Central Plains with peace of mind. Who knows, we can even take Beijing!"

"Brother, this opportunity cannot be missed. If you decide to enter the pass, I am willing to serve as a vanguard and hold back the Ming army in Beijing. You can lead the team all the way south! Most of the country will fall into our hands!"

Dorgon saw this opportunity and came out to add fuel to the fire.

Dorgon pondered for a while, but still couldn't resist the temptation of entering the pass. "What you said... is not without reason, but it still depends on the movements of the Han emperor. Come, keep a close watch on me. If there is any movement, inform me immediately, notify all the tribes on the grassland, assemble the troops, and prepare to enter the pass!"

"This time, we will definitely inflict heavy damage on the Ming Kingdom!"

I was preparing for the college entrance examination yesterday, but I overslept and missed the exam today, so I gave up the college entrance examination and continued to update (dog head) qun①⑥吧2伊7⑦1⑥

Volume 269: Chapter Chapter : Battle of Changzhou

"Girls, how's it going?"

After working in the house for half a day, Jiang Han finally had time to ask about the situation on the battlefield.

Although the excavation work is done by soldier ants, Jiang Han still needs to transport the soil out by himself, and he also needs to do various affairs of the base. The end of all things returns to dust.

"Oh, Commander, we are on our way."

"On the road?"

"That's right. The reinforcements from Changzhou Prefecture have been on the march all night and are now almost at their scheduled combat position. We are now preparing to have a cordial exchange with them."

"Show your identity and try to persuade them to surrender first. If that doesn't work, then fight again."

"Do you want to persuade him to surrender?"

"We don't have enough manpower. There are more and more construction tasks here. The prisoners we captured are no longer enough. Hurry up. I still have to build roads in the country. Of course, if the enemy resists fiercely, it is better to send them away directly. Manpower is important, but your safety is more important."

"Oh my! Commander, what you said is so cool, I can't help but fall in love with it~" AK12 said sarcastically.

".....That's about it."