Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

Jiang Han hurriedly tried to persuade the Scarecrow, "My goodness, sister, you are too wild. Why do you want to learn everything?"

"Hmm? No way? Well, it was just a hypothesis. If it doesn't work, forget it. Then can you give me a detailed data on the number of troops I can mobilize at present?"

“That’s no problem. I’ll give you a number.”

Jiang Han opened his system page, took a quick glance, then picked up the pen and wrote a string of numbers, handing it to the scarecrow: "These are the combat units that can be mobilized so far. I plan to summon a few more today, and I will update the data then."

"Based on this number of units, if our enemy is really still in the cold weapon era as you said, although I am not good at fighting, I think I should be confident that I can make the enemy rot in their own territory and not bother us."

Jiang Han said that it was just for listening to Scarecrow's words. I don't believe you at all. You are not good at fighting. I saw it with my own eyes when you were level 70 with more than effectiveness and beat Iron Blood. This is what you said about not being good at fighting. If you were better, wouldn't you go straight to fight the military?

"Oh, I feel relieved when you say this."

"....I haven't even started yet, and you have so much confidence in me?"

"Yes! Absolutely! I have more confidence in you than in myself! Your name as the God of War is well-known in Griffin. There is no one who doesn't know it."

"...Please don't say such completely unfounded words."

Scarecrow was speechless too. How come I didn't know that I was so famous in Griffin?

Poor kid, he has no confidence at all after being defeated by 80 in Iron Blood. Jiang Han looked at the scarecrow with some pity in his eyes.

"Xiaocao, I see that you lack confidence in yourself. You have to believe that you are very strong. Come, repeat after me, I am the world's number one top laner, I am the world's number one top laner..."

"I'm...wait, what is top lane?"

The scarecrow sighed and said, "Forget it. I will go and organize the troops and prepare for departure. If you have any orders, just notify me directly."

He turned around, his tone helpless, but the corners of his mouth underneath the mask were slightly raised.

She is a rational person who likes to speak out all the facts and does not care about the feelings of those around her. Because of this, and her relatively conservative combat style, the Iron-Blooded Dolls do not like her very much. Over time, she has developed the character of being a think tank and planning behind the scenes. The code name Scarecrow also implies that she stands still and watches everyone move forward, but since coming to Griffin, she seems to have found the croaking crow that belongs to Scarecrow. No matter how cold she is, he will be by her side, combing his feathers and croaking to chat with her, and he never changes.

"The armies of the cold weapon era are nothing but a bunch of walking flesh in front of my iron-blooded troops... No matter how we calculate, their chances of winning are zero."

Slightly narrowing his eyes, Scarecrow is about to start hunting.

As soon as Scarecrow left the house, Jiang Han immediately started messaging M16: "Brother 16? Brother 16? Get up and don't sleep anymore."

"Don't call me...I can still drink..."

My goodness, M16 hasn't touched alcohol for five years, and now he's possessed by the alcohol. Why don't you just soak in the wine jar?

"I have a mission for you"

"belch"

“M4 is coming”

"where!?"

Hey guys, do you have any keyword detector?

"Where? M4?"

"She's still in Changzhou. You need to go find her right away."

"Ah, Commander, are you alright with your situation?"

"I have found a suitable person to hold the other party back. You go first, find the person, complete the task, and then come back quickly."

"okay!"

M16 cut off the communication without saying a word and went out to find M4 without stopping.

Jiang Han sat back at his desk, ready to think about future developments. He didn't know until he started. He realized that he was missing the most critical thing in developing the industry: rubber.

This thing is the core of the steam engine. Other things like iron sheets and gears are not a problem. Only with natural rubber can the steam engine exert its maximum efficiency and become the core symbol of the Industrial Revolution. Natural rubber grows on the American continent. Fortunately, this item has been included in the previous trade list. All we can do now is to wait, but before that, some preparatory construction work still needs to be done.

While I was thinking, I heard a commotion outside. A steward came in and reported, "Sir, the people from Luzhou are here again."

"Again? Oh, it should be about signing the agreement, let them in."

The last time Jiang Han explained the situation to Li Jing, the other party said that he could not make the decision on such a big matter and asked someone to go back and report. After all, Luzhou is not very far away, and there is Yingtian Prefecture in the middle, so it only takes a few days to go back and forth. Now it seems that there is news.

"Oh, Master Jiang, you look better day by day."

How can it not be good? I just drew a card and shipped it. I am in high spirits now. I am so radiant.

"You look good, too. How about that, Envoy Li? Has your King of the West figured it out?"

"Of course, of course, His Majesty the King of the West has agreed to your agreement. However, the soldiers are in a tense situation now, so His Majesty the King of the West may not be able to spare the time to sign the contract with you in person. However, to show his importance, the King of the West has specially asked his adopted son to come here in his place, and he will be here in the next two days."

Li Jing was still a little nervous. Generally speaking, for such an important agreement, the leaders of both sides had to meet to sign it. But Jiang Han said directly that he was busy and Zhang Xianzhong naturally could not come to Yangzhou. What if I asked you to kill him? Now he sent an adopted son over, on the one hand, to show his importance, and on the other hand, the adopted son could be used as a hostage to stabilize the other party. Zhang Xianzhong believed that Jiang Han could figure out the account, but Li Jing didn't know what Jiang Han was like. The personalities of these rebels were somewhat unpredictable. What if the other party felt that you didn't give me face and chopped him off on the spot?

Jiang Han's reaction was unexpectedly generous: "It would be fine if a nephew came, but I don't know who it is?"

He also thought clearly about the hurdles in this. The question was, who would come? If he just randomly threw out an adopted son, just for the title, it would obviously not show the other party's attitude of importance, and it would also make Jiang Han think that he was not sincere. So the candidates for the adopted sons were worth considering.

"Yes...it's General Ning Yu."

"Oh?"

Ning Yu, only one of Zhang Xianzhong's four sons has this nickname. If Zhang Xianzhong's team is the Whitebeard Pirates, this person is Xiao Ma Ge. Some people may know his name, but many people don't. His name is Li Dingguo, known as the Yue Fei of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

This was a tough and ruthless man. After Zhang Xianzhong died fighting against the Qing Dynasty, he instructed his adopted sons to ally with the Ming to fight against the Qing Dynasty. The country of our Central Plains people must not be handed over to the Tartars. So, several sons formed an alliance with the Southern Ming court. After that, Li Dingguo won victory after victory in the south. First, he forced the Qing Dynasty's Prince Dingnan Kong Youde and his family to commit suicide by burning themselves on the streets of Guilin. Then he won a great victory in Hengzhou and killed Prince Jin Nikan on the spot. He recovered Guangxi and entered Hunan and Jiangxi, conquering cities and territories over 3,000 miles. He even considered giving up seven provinces to negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty, which was once under great pressure.

Therefore, the wild boar skin and land cession as compensation are part of the blood memory passed down by our ancestors. It is all in our DNA. It is normal for later generations to make those choices. It just shows that the Aisin-Gioro family has a pure bloodline. Look at this DNA, it is so reasonable.

Of course, his fighting ability was like Yue Fei, and his experience was also like Yue Fei. He was betrayed by his own man Sun Kewang, and because the emperor of the Southern Ming court directly ran to Myanmar and had him captured and handed over to Wu Sangui to be beheaded, he wanted to kill the enemy but was powerless to do so. Upon hearing the news, he fell seriously ill on the spot and eventually died of illness in Xishuangbanna. Before his death, he was still instructing his subordinates: It is better to die in the wilderness than surrender.

Some Southern Ming soldiers followed his advice and went into the mountains of Myanmar and southern Yunnan alone. They were the Kokang people in later generations. They were in Myanmar but never became Burmese citizens.

Is Zhang Xianzhong so awesome? How dare he send me such a precious treasure? Jiang Han was a little bit unbelievable at first, but after thinking about it, it seemed to be okay. In the original history, Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan and began to attack Xiangyang in 1641. At that time, Li Dingguo became famous for his twenty riders galloping overnight to occupy Xiangyang. Now it is only 1640. Li Dingguo is still an ordinary general who is handsome and has amazing martial arts. He ranks second among his adopted sons. The eldest son Sun Kewang must not come. Li Dingguo ranks high in status, which is considered to give Jiang Han enough face. Let him come as a hostage, which is very suitable.

Today is the magpie calling at the door, it's double happiness. Wow, now I have a talent like this, don't even think about getting him back. Lao Zhang, your son is very good, he will be mine soon!

As for how to get him to join me?

Ning Yu, you don’t want your adoptive father to be bullied by the Qing army outside, right?

Volume 277: Chapter Chapter : The Calm Before the Storm

The imperial court's army that was sent south to quell the rebellion was finally assembled thanks to the blood and sweat of countless people. Now they have soldiers and food, but who should be the general?

Chongzhen took the southward rebellion suppression mission very seriously. He was extremely skeptical about the recommendations of the ministers in the court. It was no wonder that he was skeptical. They boasted loudly every day, but their boasts were shattered when faced with a challenge. Anyone would be skeptical. When Chongzhen first took office, he thought he was so awesome. I have secretly watched my brother's game videos for many years, and I know how to play this game very well. Next, I will start playing professionally.

However, he had not thought that his brother, who had been staying at home as a carpenter for seven years, had a good understanding of the game, which could not be said to be flawed but could only be said to be very satisfying.

Reality gave Chongzhen several slaps in the face, and now, reality is getting more and more outrageous to him. It was okay that he couldn't beat the Tartars before, at least the numbers were about the same, but what about now? Ten thousand people fighting against ten thousand Tartars were bloodbathed, thirty thousand people fighting against two thousand people in the south lost, and seventy thousand people fighting against five thousand still lost. Can my Ming army ever be good?

Therefore, he had to choose a reliable person with the most impressive military record and the most stable person to preside over this expedition to the south to quell the rebellion. You know, Jiangnan is the top priority of the Ming Dynasty. If it is lost, the entire Ming Dynasty's national destiny will be gone.

There is only one person left in the Ming Dynasty whose military record is still acceptable: Hong Chengchou.

Although Hong Chengchou had just been defeated in the battle against the Tartars in Jinzhou at Tashan and was a novice in foreign wars, he had an outstanding record in suppressing rebellions and bandits in Shaanxi before and had very rich experience in fighting against rebels. If Chongzhen had not fallen ill and transferred him to Jinzhou, Li Zicheng would have been killed long ago. Regardless of whether he was a god or not, it was a good god as long as he could win the civil war. Chongzhen also had high hopes for this Jinshi who was born in the 44th year of Wanli, hoping that he could make full use of his experience in suppressing bandits and rebellions to revitalize the situation in the south of the Yangtze River.

Huang Taiji: Right, right, right! Send people just like that!

Huang Taiji, who was far away in Liaodong, was so happy that his face was numb. Haha, the buffet is open!

You sent the tip of your trident in Jinzhou to the south, and only the handle of the trident is left in Liaodong. What can you use to fight against me, Huang Taiji? Do you have the strength?

"God help me! God help the Qing Dynasty! Hahahaha, the Ming Dynasty's national destiny has really come to an end. The Ming emperor is a pure blood. Notify everyone and gather all the troops! We are ready to enter the customs!!"

The Ming Dynasty is a mess now. Under such a chaotic situation, it is naturally a good time to enter the pass. Now that Goryeo has been obtained and Pi Island has been destroyed, the Qing Dynasty has no worries. It can directly bypass your checkpoint and march straight into Shandong and directly start the zero-yuan purchase mode. As for the possibility of encountering the Ming Dynasty’s army?

Although it is hard to accept, in the eyes of the Qing Dynasty Jurchens today, the Ming army is no different from turtles. They can only survive by hiding in snail shells made of tall city walls. If you pull them out of the city, I will beat the shit out of them and even that will be considered a clean shit.

Oh, I was wrong. I couldn’t hit them at all because they ran too fast.

The generals in Liaodong had all learned the skill of drifting in the process of fighting against the Tartars for many years. Each of them was faster than the other in drifting. After one of them drifted around a corner by inertia, the Tartars could only see their taillights on the battlefield.

"I say, Rui Beile, are you really planning to contain the Ming army in the north and not follow us southward?"

Prince Heshuo Zheng Jirgalang came to greet Dorgon. Jirgalang had a good relationship with several brothers and was somewhat concerned about Dorgon's abnormal behavior.

"I'm fine, but this time, doesn't my fifteenth brother need to make amends for his crime? Entering the pass is a big deal, and the emperor should give my fifteenth brother a chance. As for me, there will be many more opportunities in the future."

Dorgon acted as if he was devoted to his brothers. The fifteenth brother he was referring to was their full brother, Prince Heshuo Yu, Duoduo, who was ranked fifteenth.

This guy has committed a crime and is still under Huang Taiji's observation period. What crime did he commit? In fact, it is very simple. The last time Dorgon entered the pass as a vanguard general to plunder, Huang Taiji brought people to see him off, but this guy did not come on the pretext of avoiding chickenpox.

Moreover, like Huang Taiji, he suffered a defeat.

It couldn't be considered a defeat. He was much better off than Huang Taiji. When he was leading his troops to meet up with his teammates, he was ambushed by Zu Dashou's troops. One of them used a left kick and the other a right whip kick, injuring nine people and losing more than thirty horses.

Compared with Dorgon, this is simply not much better. However, because of his previous behavior, his guilt was naturally included in the reckoning.

One third of their Niulu was taken away, their rank as prince was demoted to that of Beile, and their power to review daily government affairs and make major decisions was also taken back. It can be said that these two people were directly excluded from the political core.

This was undoubtedly unacceptable to Dorgon, so he set his sights on his own brothers.

Although they were brothers from the same mother, due to the special mechanism for raising princes in the Qing Dynasty, in order to prevent the children from having too good a relationship with their biological mothers, the children would often be raised by foster mothers and separated from their biological mothers. Among the brothers, only those raised by the same mother could see each other on a daily basis, so they were not close.

What's more, at this point, the unification of power is right in front of you, who would bother with you?

As for who the main target of the trap was, it had naturally been determined long ago.

This time, due to the crime that Dorgon had committed before, the general in charge was replaced by Jirgalang, who was closer to Huang Taiji. And the vanguard for Jirgalang was Dorgon's target: Prince Heshuo Ying Ajige.

This man was very ambitious and treated Dorgon, the main general, as if he could replace him. After Dorgon was defeated, he was the one who mocked him the most. He was also very active in sharing the profits between Dorgon and Niu Lu, which made Dorgon feel a little murderous towards this brother.

But do you want to say that Ajige really intended to deal with Dorgon? Actually, no. This man is simply brainless. The problem is that he also likes to play strategies, which is very annoying. As a pioneer in this entry into the pass, he is undoubtedly the best choice for Dorgon to trick him.

The great defeat in Jinan City made Dorgon very worried. The emergence of such a powerful enemy was undoubtedly a bad thing for entering the Central Plains, but this was what his brother Huang Taiji had to think about. For Dorgon, the problem was how to prevent his own people from confronting that group of people.

Continuously firing muskets and cannons, and with amazing power, if our troops encounter such an enemy, they will undoubtedly suffer heavy losses. We must not suffer this loss again. We are all brothers and should share the happiness. Don’t you, Ajige, think you are better than me? Then you can have a fight with these people.

The news that the emperor was preparing to enter the pass again spread quickly, and everyone in the court was excited. It was good to enter the pass, as there would be food, women, and all kinds of property. If they didn't enter the pass again, their homes would be left with no rice.

This year, the whole world is suffering from drought. If you are suffering from drought in Guanzhong, does that mean that Liaodong is not suffering from drought as well? The drought in Liaodong is also a drought!

What's more, Liaodong is even worse now. It's still snowing heavily in May. Who can bear this? The situation in the Qing Dynasty was much more difficult than that in the Ming Dynasty. At least the Ming Dynasty had Jiangnan to use as a granary, but the Qing Dynasty could only watch the bear's teeth.

Therefore, you must enter this level, otherwise you will have a hard time! Only the days after entering the level will be good days!

The Mongolian tribes could not wait any longer. If Liaodong was not doing well, how could Mongolia do well? It was so cold that even grass did not grow, and the cattle and sheep could not be released. How could they survive? However, as a vassal of the Qing Dynasty, they could only eat what the Qing Dynasty left behind. Compared with the Qing Dynasty, they were more eager to enter the pass.

The leaders of each account wanted to squat at the threshold of Huang Taiji's palace every day and ask: Huang Taiji, when were you the best in the Central Plains?

Now Huang Taiji summoned all the tribes and told them, today! Today!

Everyone is ready to go, just waiting for enough food and supplies to enter the pass in June!

The Qing soldiers were ready to fight, and for the Changzhou prefect, every day was like a year.

"Still no news from Zhejiang?"

"Replying to the master, not yet"

"Damn it, Zhang Yinyu, you're pretending to be dead in front of me at this critical moment! I will definitely report him severely!"

How long does it take to go from Changzhou to Zhejiang? There was no movement for such a long time. It could only be that Zhang Yinyu, the governor of Zhejiang, deliberately stopped the person and did not want to see his envoy for help. As long as I didn't hear it, it didn't happen.

Changzhou is in danger, but Zhejiang is not in danger? Bandits are rampant in your area, but here we have uprisings everywhere. What did I say?

Everyone has to rely on their own abilities. You come to me for help? I still want to ask for your help!

"It seems that we can no longer count on the reinforcements from Zhejiang. The imperial army is still on the way. It will probably take at least a full month for them to arrive here. In the future, it seems that we can only rely on ourselves..."

The whole Changzhou Prefecture was filled with gloom and sorrow. What could be more despairing than the fact that the reinforcements had not been sent, the combat power gap was huge, and the support was nowhere in sight?

Everyone looked at each other, unable to come up with a good solution.

"Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is in a precarious situation. It is the time when we need all the pillars to turn the tide. Although I am not talented, I have a backbone and will never hand Changzhou over to others. If Jiang Han really wants to attack, he must walk over my dead body first!"

The prefect expressed his attitude first. Seeing that the prefect was so tough, the people below also had more confidence. Tough, prefect, with such a superior, it will only take a month! Guard it!

"Tell the guards to be on high alert and keep the Jiang bandits out of the city gates."

After setting the main tone, the prefect announced the adjournment of the meeting, and officials from all places left one after another to discuss ways to deal with Jiang Hanjun.

After dismissing everyone, the prefect returned home exhausted. He took a hot bath, changed into dry clothes, and asked the maid to make tea. He took a sip and felt a little better.

"Have you found the location of Jiang Han's troops?"

He turned his head and looked at the housekeeper in the mansion.

"To answer your question, we did find them, but...they only had a small group of troops, only a few people..."

"Hmm...it seems like the other side has hidden their troops. They are quite cunning."

The prefect nodded, took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to the butler.

"Give this letter to the other party and tell them that I am willing to surrender and will cooperate with your army to open the city gate. The specific matters are all written in the letter."