Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

But, the navy is different. With the help of wind power, the navy can easily move back and forth in the Tartar's lair, turn the enemy upside down and change all tactics. You didn't expect that, even though you lost Mao Wenlong, there is still a Jiang Han who takes turns stealing your ass, robbing your money, stealing your wife and beating your baby.

This time when the Tartar army enters the pass, the internal defense must be empty. If these thousands of people run to the rear of the Tartar, carrying firearms, they can really do a lot!

The more Bi Maokang thought about it, the more reliable it seemed to him. Mao Wenlong and those misfits could stir up trouble within the Tartars. Jiang Han's troops had both artillery and muskets. Wouldn't that be even more of a headache for the Tartars?

"Looking at your expression, I must have a plan before I prepared. If I just go in without a plan, wouldn't that be a waste?"

Jiang Han looked at Bi Maokang's face and found it somewhat amusing.

"Well, if this can be accomplished, I would like to thank you on behalf of the people of the Central Plains. If a dull person like me can be of any use in this Northern Expedition, please feel free to ask."

Bi Maokang has been here for so long, and seeing that the lives of the people here are getting better and better, he actually feels uncomfortable. On the one hand, he really wants to see the current prosperous scene, but then he thinks that this was created by the enemies of the Ming Dynasty, he feels embarrassed.

But what remains unchanged is that his hatred for the Tartars is really deep in his bones. In Bi Maokang's eyes, no matter how the dynasties change within the Ming Dynasty, this is our own business in the Central Plains. Isn't it a bit too much for you, a Jiannu, to wreak havoc in the Central Plains?

It has only been two hundred years since the Mongols ruled the Central Plains during the Yuan Dynasty. Those Mongols, who only knew how to herd sheep, left a huge trauma on this land. To this day, everyone in the Central Plains is very sensitive to foreigners, to the point that they can't help but want to strangle them to death when they see them.

Bi Maokang was no exception. He devoted himself to the study of flintlock rifles in order to be able to fight against the Tartars. Unfortunately, the emperor did not adopt his idea. However, there was no problem in cooperating with Jiang Han to fight against the Tartars temporarily. Now that the contradictions were clear, they could point their guns at the outside world. As for who would be the winner of the war in the future, let them worry about it themselves.

Anyway, I am just a lowly official who is not valued and has been demoted. I have been kidnapped for so long and no one has come to rescue me! Damn it!

"That's great! We need talents like you right now! Your joining us will be a great help to me. With your help, I will be more confident in this Northern Expedition!"

"Haha, you are really embarrassing me."

Bi Maokang stroked his beard gently, feeling quite pleased.

"In that case, old sir, you can..."

“Sir, sir!!”

When Jiang Han was discussing future arrangements with Bi Maokang, a doorman came hurriedly into the hall and said, "Sir, the envoys from the King of the West are here again. This time they said they are here to sign an agreement."

Zhang Xianzhong is still unaware of the movements of the imperial army. He is still fighting with the people of Yingtian Prefecture. In fact, Zhang Xianzhong regretted arriving in Yingtian, not for any other reason, but mainly because he could not recruit people.

Bandits like Zhang Xianzhong recruit people by force, but in this way, the other party will only choose to stay with you temporarily due to your tyranny, and he will take advantage of you when he has the chance. So you have to find a way to make him join voluntarily. The bandits' salary and benefits are: work all year round, high-risk jobs, flexible working hours, and salary benefits: two meals a day.

Two meals a day may sound outrageous, but in this day and age, it is already considered a relatively decent treatment. However, they are in Yingtian Prefecture.

Who are the people who live here? They are all merchants, small landlords, and the petty bourgeoisie. Why would such people be attracted by your two meals a day and do anything with you? You are dreaming.

So naturally Zhang Xianzhong couldn't recruit many people in Yingtian Prefecture, but he was in urgent need of development, so he wanted to reach an agreement with Jiang Han. The main purpose was to let Jiang Han hold on in the front and help him delay the court's troops heading south to suppress bandits.

To this end, he also specially sent his beloved adopted son, Li Dingguo, to facilitate the signing of this agreement.

Now, after several days of traveling, the other party finally arrived.

"Where are people?"

“I’m waiting outside now.”

"Oh, that's really... How about this, Mr. Bi, you wait for me in the back for a while, I will talk to that person, after signing the agreement, I will personally take you to the arsenal for an on-site inspection to see what your future job position will be like?"

Bi Maokang shook his head and said, "Don't worry about me. I'm just helping you temporarily. If you're busy, just do your thing. However, if you don't mind me being annoying, I still want to remind you that people like Zhang Xianzhong, the King of the West, are not good people. Try to keep your distance from him and don't have too much contact with him."

"Well, okay, just wait and see."

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Volume 297: Chapter Chapter : Pre-war Preparations

Finally meeting Li Dingguo, to be honest, Jiang Han was still a little curious about this man who was once touted as the Yue Fei of the Southern Ming Dynasty. However, at this moment, Li Dingguo was still a young general who had just started out. He was indeed very handsome, the kind of handsome that was very much in line with male aesthetics. No wonder Zhang Xianzhong wanted to recruit him under his command as soon as he saw him.

Of course, I, Jiang, don’t have any gay thoughts.

"I often heard my godfather mention you at home. I have heard of your great name for a long time. Today I see you and you are indeed extraordinary."

Li Dingguo walked in and saw Jiang Han, bowed and said.

"Hahaha, young general, this is serious. Please sit down."

Jiang Han thought the other party was just being polite, so he laughed and asked the other party to sit down, and then started to show off on the spot. Although you are being polite, it doesn't stop me from being arrogant.

In fact, Zhang Xianzhong really mentioned Jiang Han often. This guy liked to play the game of the Three Kingdoms on weekdays and ask who is the hero in the world. After all the calculations before, he found that there were only five camps of Ge Zuo, a bunch of cattle and horses, Gao Yingxiang, and dry bones in the tomb. The only heroes in the world are me and Zicheng.

But later, after Jiang Han emerged, he replaced Li Zicheng because he found that Jiang Han, who directly took over Yangzhou and began to develop steadily, seemed to be more powerful than Li Zicheng, who was chased by the court in the northwest.

Li Dingguo was very convinced of Zhang Xianzhong. After all, he was the one who promoted his adoptive father. Unlike the others, he really regarded Zhang Xianzhong as his own father. So he was also quite curious about the second greatest hero in the world whom his adoptive father had always been thinking about.

"General, I guess you came here to sign an agreement, right?"

"Yes, my godfather... No, His Royal Highness the King of the West told me that we must make sure this agreement is signed. We are also very sincere about this. If you have any conditions, you can just put them forward."

Li Dingguo was very humble, mainly because he needed help from others, and he was also a sincere person.

"Oh, that's easy. Your representative is here, so we can just sign it. But I want to tell you something so you can have a general idea."

Jiang Han took the document and wrote it down quickly. After pushing the agreement to the other party, he mentioned as if he had just remembered: "The Fifth Battalion of the Left is gone."

"The Fifth Battalion of the Left is gone?"

Li Dingguo was stunned for a moment before he reacted and said hurriedly, "Were they wiped out by the imperial court? The imperial court army has already reached Fengyang!? Is that so, sir?"

This is big news. It is easy to defeat the Gezuo Fifth Battalion, but it is extremely difficult to wipe out the enemy. Unless a large army is sent to besiege the enemy, it is impossible to catch the soldiers in the old battalion with their ability to escape.

He did not suspect that Jiang Han would deceive them, because there was no need at all. Such big news could be learned with just a little investigation. But if the army had already reached Fengyang at this moment, then Zhang Xianzhong, who was still in Yingtian Prefecture, would be in danger.

"Oh, that's not the case. I was the one who destroyed them. Only a small part of the Ming army arrived, and the main army was still far away."

Li Dingguo: “?”

"Excuse my stupidity, um, you...you mean to say that you destroyed the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo?"

He stuttered and could not speak clearly.

"Ah, yes, didn't you say before that the other party wanted to invade Yangzhou? I checked it out, and it's true! Oh, I was so scared that I immediately sent someone to kill him."

"The head should be on its way back now. I'll show it to you when I have the chance. But that thing is too creepy. I definitely don't want to see it. I'll just bury it after showing it to you. I told you this because I want you to tell that guy, the King of the West, to be careful. He might be the next target of the imperial army. I also have to start planning a large-scale battle, so I'm afraid I can't help him."

If there is a word to describe Li Dingguo's expression at the moment, it must be: pig brain overload.

What's going on? What the hell is going on? What's going on?

The Gezuo Fifth Battalion and they are old rivals. One of the two sides is stationed in Huoshan and the other in Yingshan. There are many frictions between the two sides, so they are relatively familiar with each other. However, it is not to say that it is either you or me. At most, they can't see eye to eye. Everyone is against the tyranny of the Ming Dynasty and the world belongs to them. They are part of the righteous army. Being a bully in one's own camp is a way to death, and keeping out of other people's way is their way of getting along.

And precisely because of the familiarity, Li Dingguo found the opponent's destruction even more incredible. After the Gezuo Fifth Battalion came out, it was said to have 200,000 troops. Although it had suffered a defeat at the hands of Jiang Han before, none of them thought that Jiang Han would destroy them. At most, he would drive them away and everyone would continue to maintain the situation of confrontation between the three parties. My goodness, they didn't expect Jiang Han to have such a temper. He directly chopped off all five heads. Moreover, how did he do it?

Wow, even the government can’t kill people in one go, and if you can kill people in one go, you are more powerful than the government.

But he soon thought again, with the Gezuo Fifth Battalion gone, the next people the government would have to deal with would be his adoptive father and Jiang Han. Jiang Han had just said that he was preparing for a fight, and it was probably for this reason that he had to go back and inform his adoptive father as soon as possible.

He was in a daze throughout the signing of the agreement and only came to his senses when he returned to his residence. However, he did not rush to pass on the news. Instead, he planned to wait for two days until the head of the Fifth Battalion of the Gezuo Battalion was delivered. It was always better to be cautious in such major matters.

After bidding farewell to Li Dingguo, Jiang Han continued to coordinate the planning of the Northern Expedition. Now with the help of Bi Maokang, the arsenal can begin a comprehensive replacement of the original Peruvian guns and replace them with new flintlock rifles. Bi Maokang has several years of research experience in flintlock rifles. It can be said that there is no one in the entire Ming Dynasty who knows flintlock rifles better than him. Combined with the drawings, this is an epic upgrade for the arsenal's weapon upgrades and production. Many key technical barriers have been quickly broken through, and there have been significant improvements in both output and cost.

As for the Peruvian guns that had been replaced before, they were used to equip the reserve team, and those inferior matchlock guns were all sold to increase funds.

As for who to sell it to? Of course, it was to North Korea. North Korea hated Liaodong very much. I was a dog of the Ming Dynasty, but suddenly I was beaten at my doorstep. Suddenly, my country was about to be destroyed. This was difficult for the North Koreans to accept.

We are the dogs of the noble Ming Dynasty. Who are you, the Jianzhou Jurchens? Do you think you can be our suzerain if you can read Chinese characters?

Many resistance organizations broke out in various places, but they were quickly suppressed by the Qing army. The main reason was that these people did not have good weapons and equipment, which made it impossible for the kind-hearted Jiang Han to ignore them.

Jiang Han was very sad to see such atrocities. The people here were suffering from severe hardships. How could they be bullied like this? We must help them! Don’t you have weapons? I’ll sell them to you! Do you want a musket? Do you want a cannon? We have them all! Take the weapons and beat the Tartars hard! For your cause, come on, figheting!

Of course, in addition to the comprehensive replacement of equipment, Jiang Han also equipped the volunteers with new weapons: grenades.

This is a firearm developed by the arsenal after many trials and improvements to the drawings. In fact, it is the long-handled grenade of later generations. This new weapon further expanded the attack range of the volunteers. There are artillery at long distances, muskets at medium distances, and grenades at close ranges, truly achieving full-range combat.

To fight against Liaodong, Jiang Han needs the most crucial piece of the puzzle: "Intelligence"

"The reason why I called everyone here today is because of a very important matter. In the previous war meeting, we have all decided to march north, so now we need to prepare for the expedition."

In the conference room, Jiang Han was explaining the mission objectives to a group of intelligence personnel. He had to make his purpose clear. This was a trick he secretly learned from the strongest army in later generations, which was that everyone in the battle clearly understood what the combat objectives of the entire unit were and fully exerted their subjective initiative. In this way, even if they lost contact, they could automatically complete the tasks required by the organization.

"This time, we need to go deep into the interior of Liaodong to disrupt the stability of the Jiannu's rear, cause them as much damage as possible, disrupt their production, cut off their food supply, destroy their industry, and destroy their war potential as much as possible. To achieve this, intelligence is the top priority."

"The ancients often said that food and grass must be sent before troops move out. But I want to say that intelligence must be sent before troops move out. Intelligence is a critical and extremely important resource for combat. Without the support of an intelligence system, even if there are millions of troops, they are just a group of blind and deaf people, and can only become targets in today's war that is increasingly moving towards the era of firearms. So everyone, you hold the lifeblood of our entire Northern Expedition Army in your hands."

Jiang Han first fed everyone a bowl of chicken soup. After everyone's faces turned red and their blood was very hot, he slowly began to talk about the combat objectives: "For this operation, I need everyone to disperse and infiltrate into Liaodong, and investigate and infiltrate the Jiannu's food storage, industrial production, transportation hubs, geographical topography, and other information. I will equip you with professional equipment to collect local geographical structure information. You just need to take it to the place and wait for a few hours."

It is said to be professional equipment, but in fact it is soldier ants. As a unit belonging to Jiang Han, this thing can naturally enjoy the coverage of the system's electronic map function. Although it is only one kilometer, Jiang Han only needs to let the soldier ants stay there for a while after arriving at the place, and he can let the humanoids conduct remote mapping. In this way, as long as he takes the soldier ants around Liaodong, the entire geographical situation of Liaodong will be under Jiang Han's control.

At the same time, if the intelligence personnel find key industrial facilities such as granaries, factories, weapons factories, and steel mills, Jiang Han will be able to mark them on the map and provide specific locations for subsequent strike forces. They only need to follow the map and then fire to destroy that area.

This is the value of intelligence, which is very critical and very deadly, and can directly destroy the entire Liaodong war system. And this is exactly Jiang Han’s goal: to change homes.

"I have already sent a caravan to make contact with the Jiannu army. The trade is currently stable. The other army should have eaten our poisonous locust powder. However, due to the long distance, the speed of information transmission between the two sides is too slow. We have not received any news about the Jiannu army heading south..."

The temporary head of the intelligence department said to Jiang Han with shame that such a big news about the Qing army's southward advance was actually passed on to them by their superiors, which made him quite ashamed as an intelligence worker.

You ask who is the person in charge? Of course it's Gang... of course it's Sister 45!

"This is indeed a problem. I will try to find a way to improve the efficiency of the current intelligence transmission. Let's issue an order first to make the spies in Liaodong area more active. We will have a lot of fun to watch."

"Yes, sir!"

I just saw a live Tifa, went to Jerusalem for pilgrimage, brothers, let's go together! QQ group 2st ⑧77-

Volume 298: Chapter Chapter : Intelligence

"Hey, isn't this Prince Rui? How come you look so different after not seeing him for a few days?"

In northern Zhili, on the outskirts of the capital, Ajige, as a pioneer, came to the stone city built by Dorgon. As soon as he opened his mouth, he revealed that he was an old hermaphrodite.

These two days he can be said to be in high spirits and riding high. Although being a vanguard means taking the risk of facing the enemy first, it also has the benefit of being the first to plunder. It is a position in itself with both danger and opportunity. However, now the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's Northern Zhili and the Beijing camp are like baskets, to use an old saying, and are not dangerous at all. This makes Ajige, as a vanguard, very lucky.

Ajige was a man with a dull mind and could not keep things to himself. He had never had such a wonderful start before, so he naturally became inflated immediately and began to show off to his fellow brother Dorgon, asking him to cheer for him and applaud him.

Dorgon looked at the other party as if he was looking at a bug, and did not answer. He thought this was enough to express his attitude, but it was obvious that the two sides did not understand each other very well.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot, you are not a prince anymore, I should call you Beile, look at my memory"

Dorgon's favorability is rising rapidly, and is about to reach 140. He has a bad temper to begin with, and now he can hold it back only thanks to the Ah Q spirit that is blocking him. He keeps telling himself, this guy is about to kill him, this guy is about to kill him, this guy is about to kill him, don't be angry, don't be angry, if you get sick from anger, no one will replace you, I still want to be the emperor, I can't be without a good body.

Dorgon's recent performance can be said to have made Huang Taiji see the difference and Nurhaci burst into tears. He is too well-behaved, so well-behaved that he seems like a different person. I am always at the forefront in the charge in battle, but I refuse to take credit after the battle. I am always there wherever there is danger. Jirgalang calls me brother. Before in Miyun, it was Dorgon who tackled the tough problem of Wu Aheng. After that, Dorgon concentrated on dealing with the reinforcements from the Beijing camp and started to build a city directly on the spot, which made the Ming army numb. This man is so steady that it makes people want to vomit.

Ajige, who believed in aggression with a fiery spirit, naturally couldn't stand the steady behavior of the earthbound spirit that was like a defense tower, and couldn't help but make a few remarks to the other party. In his opinion, if Dorgon could just be a supporting role, they would be able to capture more cities and grab more property this time.

"Alright, alright, stop talking. We are all brothers, why are you so angry?"

Abatai, who was also in Shitou City, came over to act as a peacemaker. He was the seventh son of Nurhaci, and was older than Huang Taiji, Dorgon and others in seniority, so everyone tended to listen to him.

In order to rule the Central Plains, the Qing Dynasty royal family also specially learned Han etiquette. At least when it came to getting along with family members, they learned it very clearly. No matter what happened in private, everyone acted like good brothers on the surface.

"Hehe, just hide behind someone else's ass for the rest of your life, and then you will never get a chance to catch the best prey."

Ajige snorted, turned and left.

"Thank you, Brother Qi, for speaking out for justice."

Abatai was of a high generation. As the seventh son of Nurhaci, he was older than Huang Taiji. Because of this, he didn't have to listen to Huang Taiji very much. With him mediating, the dispute was over.

"Hey, I just said a few words. We are all family, there is no way there is anything that cannot be discussed. Don't take it too seriously. Ajige is just a simple-minded person."

Abatai was a man who valued family very much. He was good at fighting and had made great military achievements. However, he had two points that were very inappropriate in the eyes of the Qing Dynasty royal family. First, he was afraid of his wife. He was very powerful outside, but he could not make decisions for his wife when he returned home. If there was any major event at home, he would ask his wife what she thought at the first time. Later, a major event even happened because of this. Second, he was very caring and loving for his daughter. As for the status of women in the Qing Dynasty, I can only say that those who understand it understand that the role of women is to be concubines. Even the daughters of the royal family could not even get the title of princess before they were 20 years old. This shows that Abatai was very caring for his daughter, or in other words, his family loved their daughter very much. How much did they love her? Huang Taiji issued an order to grant marriage, asking Abatai's daughter to marry the Outer Mongolian vassal. Abatai directly refused, and then said that she could marry a minister to win people's hearts? Abatai still refused. According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, parents had no say in the marriages of royal family children. They were all designated by the emperor or the empress dowager. Abatai repeatedly disobeyed orders, which made Huang Taiji very unhappy, but there was nothing he could do, after all, he was his brother.

Abatai's wife also invited a shaman to predict the future for her daughter's wedding leave, and decided who would be the best person for her to marry. Of course, he was later reported for witchcraft, but because he was Huang Taiji's brother, he, his wife, and his daughter were all fine, but the person who reported her was in trouble.

So, don't be a whistleblower, or you'll get your head chopped off.

What's even more outrageous is that after his daughter got married, she had an argument with her son-in-law and just went back to her parents' home. The son-in-law came back to chase his wife, but was beaten by Abatai's servants.

He is a master at keeping a balance, and he always helps his relatives instead of others.

"Dorgon, I have seen everything you have done here. To be honest, it is indeed a bit abnormal. Can you tell me the truth? When the emperor investigates, I will be able to speak for you."

Indeed, Dorgon's current behavior actually has some meaning of passive resistance to the war. It would be fine if the war situation is going well, but if the war situation is not going well, it is easy for others to find fault with him. Abatai's move can be considered well-intentioned.

Facing Abatai, this good brother, Dorgon also returned the favor and revealed a little: "Seventh brother, do you still remember my failure in Jinan last time?"

"Remember, victory and defeat are common in the military. Don't dwell on the success or failure of the moment. The emperor is only punishing you slightly. As long as you perform well this time, you will soon return to your position as a prince."

"That's not it, Seventh Brother. I met a new enemy in Jinan. The firearms they had were very unusual. I was afraid that the Ming army might be equipped with brand new firearms, so I was on guard."

Dorgon only told half of the story and kept the other half. He only said that he encountered new firearms, but did not say what the firearms were. However, this also attracted Abatai's attention. He was also a general with rich combat experience, and the meaning represented by the new firearms was very important to him.

"There is such a thing. New firearms. This is really big news. We must hurry up and get the news. It would be bad if that dog Han slave hides and plots against us. You did a good job, Dorgon. If there is any news later, I will commend you!"

Abatai patted Dorgon's shoulder and left in a hurry. Dorgon did not stop him because he knew that the other party would not be able to find out anything about the Ming Dynasty and it would not affect his plan at all.

Thinking back to Ajige's expression just now, Dorgon felt so angry that his teeth were itching. "Dog coin, I will definitely kill you this time. Even Jesus can't save you. I say it!"

While the intrigues were going on above, several messengers arrived at the Qing army camp.