If you can't take Shenyang City, it's useless to think about other things. Whether it's west or east, there isn't much he can do, and Nurhachi knows this very well.

If Shenyang City can be taken, the next step will be to take Guangning and suppress the Ming army at Shanhaiguan.

In this way, he can go all the way west to kill Lin Dan Khan. Although his subordinates are strong, there is one thing that can never be solved, that is, the number of people is too small, and the existing people are simply not enough to do anything big on their own.

Nurhachi understood that as long as he could fight westward and collect the Mongol tribes, there would be hope.

Now Xiong Tingbi in Shenyang City is like a nail nailed there, if Nurhachi sends troops to the west, Xiong Tingbi will definitely take his lair. At that time, the back road was cut off, and there was no hope for Nurhachi.

So now taking Shenyang City is the top priority.

But thinking of Shenyang City, and then thinking of Xiong Tingbi, Nurhachi felt a little headache. Xiong Tingbi is really too difficult to fight, if he can't beat it this time, then he has to think of some other way, at least to get Xiong Tingbi away.

As the army moved forward, Nurhachi abandoned these ideas, and the key was to fight this battle in front of him.

In the city of Shenyang.

Xiong Tingbi continued to accept the rewards of the horses, and the fighting spirit in the city became stronger and stronger.

Everyone knows that this time I am afraid that this time it will be another big battle. There have been a few attacks of wild boar skins before, but never on such a large scale.

For this point, Xiong Tingbi is naturally very clear in his heart.

Glancing at Li Guangrong beside him, Xiong Tingbi asked directly, "Is Gonggong Wei here?" ”

Since this Wei Dynasty Wei Gonggong arrived in Liaodong, he has not left and has become the eunuch of Liaodong. This is something Xiong Tingbi didn't expect.

If Xiong Tingbi wanted to fight with Nurhachi, he had to ask for the consent of the Wei Dynasty first. Xiong Tingbi knew this very well in his heart, after all, this Duke Wei was sent by the imperial court, or the emperor.

The emperor asked Gonggong Wei to come here just to spy on Xiong Tingbi.

It is not uncommon for the DPRK to send eunuchs to supervise the army, but this Wei Chao is staring in a different direction from others, he is staring at whether Xiong Tingbi will mess around, or whether Xiong Tingbi will fight randomly.

The emperor hoped that Xiong Tingbi would hold on. There is no other way.

"Back to Dashuai, the person has arrived, it seems that he has gone to see Li Yan." Li Guangrong said after thinking about it.

Listening to Li Guangrong's words, Xiong Tingbi nodded.

This one named Li Yan was sent by the capital. The last time I came to deliver guns, I stayed in Liaodong, responsible for the use and maintenance of new firearms.

The people brought by Li Yan are really good helpers. The artillery and muskets sent by the capital, they did fiddle with it.

Because the two came from the capital together, the relationship between Wei Chao and Li Yan was very good. It's not surprising that the two of them came here together.

It didn't take long for there to be a noise outside.

Xiong Tingbi knew that this was Gonggong Wei.

Sure enough, Wei Chao and Li Yan walked in from outside.

After seeing Xiong Tingbi, Wei Chao bowed down with a smile and said, "Dashuai, this is about to start, you don't have to take care of our family, our family just came to take a look." ”

"Father-in-law Wei laughed, there should still be a number of courtesies." Xiong Tingbi said with a smile.

Li Yan on the side also saluted Xiong Tingbi.

His official position is not as high as Xiong Tingbi, so his attitude is much more respectful.

After saluting, Li Yan said with a serious face: "Dashuai, is there anything else you need us?" ”

Before the start of the fight, the firearm must be checked and rearranged if there is any problem.

If Xiong Tingbi has any questions, Li Yan is also responsible for answering. Since Li Yan arrived in Liaodong, the two sides have always cooperated in this way, and it can be said that they are familiar with it.

Li Yan's sentence is to go through the motions and ask questions.

However, Xiong Tingbi still has a problem.

He looked at Li Yan and asked, "Have you seen that cannon?" ”

Hearing Xiong Tingbi's question, Li Yan nodded with a serious face and said, "It's ready, and it's been installed, and the shells are also sufficient, and you can fire at any time if you need to." ”

After listening to Li Yan's words, Xiong Tingbi nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Then this time I will be ruthless." ”

After saying this, Xiong Tingbi turned his head to look at Li Guangrong and said, "You let the brothers prepare, if the matter is done, we will kill it, and let the wild boar skin know how powerful we are." ”

"Yes, Dashuai!" Li Guangrong's face was full of joy, and he hurriedly agreed.

Xiong Tingbi nodded, turned his head to look at Wei Chao and said, "Father-in-law Wei, I don't know if you have anything else to say?" ”

Wei Chao shook his head with a smile, and said in a casual tone: "We don't care about this war. When I went out of Beijing, His Majesty had an explanation, if our family interfered with the command of the marshal, His Majesty would not spare our family. ”

"There is one thing that our family still has to make clear, you have to fight, our family knows. But Xiong Dashuai, you have to think clearly, the holy decree given to you by His Majesty is to let you hold Shenyang, not to let you annihilate the wild boar skin. You have to weigh the weight of this. ”

After hearing this, Xiong Tingbi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Obviously, the Wei Dynasty is already giving face. If it had been changed before, it is estimated that the Wei Dynasty would not have agreed.

At the same time, Xiong Tingbi also understood that the Wei Dynasty was indeed afraid of being charged with interfering with the command.

As for why he was so scared, it was nothing more than that he was afraid that he would participate in him.

Obviously, his position with His Majesty is really important, which can be seen from the reaction of the Wei Dynasty.

So Xiong Tingbi nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Gonggong Wei, I won't exchange the lives of my brothers for credit." With His Majesty's holy purpose, I naturally won't come nonsense. ”

Seeing Wei Chao nodding, Xiong Tingbi looked directly at Li Yan and said, "Let's go to the city and have a look." ”

"Yes, Marshal." Li Yan agreed, stood sideways, and waited for Xiong Tingbi to leave first.

After the group left the house, they went directly to the top of the city.

Above the city, the group did not stop, and came to the front of a behemoth.

Looking at what was in front of him, Xiong Tingbi's eyes were glowing.

It was a huge piece of artillery, and Xiong Tingbi had never seen it before.

When this huge cannon was just transported to Liaodong, Xiong Tingbi was still startled.

It is said that it took a lot of effort to transport it, and many things were assembled after arriving in Liaodong. If you want to move the whole thing, it's simply not possible.

This is still someone from the Baigong Academy, who brought a lot of tools, otherwise it is impossible to install it.

Looking at Li Yan beside him, Xiong Tingbi said with a smile: "Master Li, this time I will point to it." ”

"Don't worry, there will be no problem." Li Yan said confidently.

This is the latest artillery of the Hundred Works. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this gun is too big, and it has a lot of charges and a very long range.

As for the material used in this gun, it is said to be a copper alloy, which is also a newly researched material, with moderate softness and suitable for casting; The hardness is also sufficient, so it will not blow up easily.

The reloading method is also different from before, using Frankie's sub-munitions, and it is also a flowering bullet, which can be said to be very powerful.

The most important thing is that this gun has rifling inside. This is the latest development of the Baigong Academy, and it was originally just an experimental artillery.

The reason why it is so large is mainly to study rifling and test new materials. After it was manufactured, the gun was largely of little use.

For the current Baigong Academy, as long as the trial-produced weapons are not broken and can be used, they will all be sent to Liaodong.

This kind of artillery in front of you is this kind of product, and if you put it here, there is no way to move it. Because it weighs more than 3,000 catties, it can be said to be very heavy, and there is no way to move it.

With that kind of newly developed shell, the range can reach twelve miles, which can be said to be very powerful. So there has always been a debate about whether to make this kind of artillery.

After this gun was built, many people were very excited, thinking that this was the direction of the future. Bigger, longer-range, more powerful.

But some people feel that it is so bulky that they cannot transport and carry it, and it is simply impossible to fight in the field.

Therefore, they believe that the lightweight of artillery is the key, and it must be easy to carry and fire. After achieving such an achievement, it will be possible to equip it on a large scale and use quantity to make up for the lack in the market.

There was also an argument between the two sides, and this artillery was sent to Liaodong, which also had the meaning of experimentation.

In fact, there are already a lot of artillery in Liaodong now, just look at the current city.

On top of the four walls, there is a cannon every few steps, which can be said to be very much arranged. Anyway, Li Yan didn't believe that any army could take down the city under such artillery fire.

Xiong Tingbi stroked the cannon, his eyes were very gentle, just like caressing his beloved woman.

Originally, Xiong Tingbi didn't plan to go out of the city to fight, but this time with this artillery, his mind began to waver a little.

After all, the boar skin did not know that there was such an artillery. After Xiong Tingbi saw this artillery, the shock in his heart is still fresh in his memory.

If this cannon is used to give Nurhachi a shot, Xiong Tingbi believes that it will receive unexpected results.

Moreover, the various artillery pieces on the head of the city have already been calibrated to shoot Zhuyuan. There is no need to temporarily adjust the angle, and the soldiers at the head of the city know very well where each cannon can hit.

When the time comes for the artillery to cover the past, it will definitely give them a big surprise. If the range of this cannon is long enough, if it can kill Nurhachi with one shot, Xiong Tingbi will just lead the army to attack.

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