(Thanks to the old man surnamed Peng Chen for voting for his precious monthly ticket, Xie Lu thanked him.) )

After analyzing many situations, Su Tiancheng was the most nervous, all the deployments were launched, once the war machine was activated, it involved all aspects, and the impact was disastrous. War is not so beautiful, after many battles, Su Tiancheng fully realized this.

The prelude to the decisive battle to exterminate the Liukou, once it is opened, if you want to close, it is not just anyone who can call the shots.

This is the first time that the Jiangning Battalion has taken the initiative since its establishment, and the goal is very clear, the previous battles have brought many accidental factors, and the preparation is not so sufficient, only this time, it is to do its best.

Sun Chengzong wrote a few letters, saying that when it came to the deployment in the imperial court, the Yulin battalion had already transferred 20,000 people to Datong, Shanxi, and the remaining 10,000 people were under the unified command of the Jiangning battalion and Tongzhi Bi Maokang to prevent accidents at the border passes. In the Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, and Jinzhou areas, all the border armies have heightened their vigilance and are in a state of combat readiness.

Su Tiancheng is not fully sure how long the battle to exterminate the Liukou will last, and the imperial court has made relevant arrangements according to his analysis, which also means that the Jiangning battalion must exterminate the Liukou, and cannot let the Liukou escape from Sichuan, let alone let go of the many leaders of the Liukou.

When Qu Qingze entered the house, he held the letter in his hand and had a smile on his face.

"My lord, Song Sijun provided eight general cannons to the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe, each of which is worth two thousand taels of gold, and each cannonball is worth two hundred taels of silver."

"Lao Qu, look at you so happy. Do you think Song Sijun has made money? ”

"No, Xiaguan didn't mean that, Xiaguan was thinking that the Chahar tribe was going to suffer a big loss."

Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face.

"Indeed, the more lively the grassland is, the more advantageous it is for us here. By the way, you said last time that Master Bi led everyone to start improving the Great General Cannon, and it is estimated that it has been completed recently, and the newly improved Great General Cannon, how powerful is it. ”

"My lord, the lower officials don't understand this, they just listen to what Master Bi said. After the improvement, the general's cannon can fire more than five shells in a row, and in the past, it was possible to fire up to three shells, so you need to rest and cool down, otherwise there is a danger of exploding. ”

Su Tiancheng's face showed a look of surprise, the biggest problem with the artillery was after continuous firing. The problem of excessive temperature in the breech, this problem. It will exist after hundreds of years, after all, steel heats up very quickly, and for many years, the main direction of improvement of artillery is two aspects, power and continuous number of fires. But hundreds of years later, the amount of scientific and technological strength is completely different, and I can't imagine that the skilled craftsmen led by Bi Maokang can solve such a high-tech problem.

It appears that a large amount of money has been invested in the research and development and improvement of firearms. It is a very wise choice, to put it mildly, a large group of top firearms research and processing technicians in the Ming Dynasty have been dug up by Bi Maokang.

"Okay, these firearms, the Jiangning battalion will need them soon, from now on, you order the dark line, always pay attention to the situation of the Mongolian tribes fighting, no matter what the news is, you must report it as soon as possible, and if necessary, you can spend some silver taels."

"My lord, the lower officials have already arranged the arrangement, and the intelligence involving three aspects must not be delayed, one is the situation of the Liukou's activities, the second is the movement of the Houjin, and the third is the situation of the grassland tribes fighting."

Su Tiancheng nodded with satisfaction.

"Very well, any of these three aspects of intelligence may affect our deployment."

After placing all the letters on the table, Qu Qingze pulled out a letter from the middle.

"My lord, this letter mentions a situation, Liukou has recently recruited a group of very strong sergeants, it is estimated that they are the sergeants of the Duogandusi, always around five hundred, all of whom have shaved their heads."

Qu Qingze didn't care about this information, Liukou recruited a large number of sergeants, which is a common thing, sometimes, they can recruit strong sergeants, and more people have no military literacy.

Su Tiancheng didn't speak, took the letter, opened it, and looked at it carefully.

Soon, Qu Qingze found that Su Tiancheng's face was a little wrong, and a sneer appeared.

Qu Qingze instinctively felt that something was wrong, Su Tiancheng must have noticed something, but Liukou recruited about five hundred strong sergeants, this is really not a big deal, what can five hundred people do. Besides, Qu Qingze has already read this information, but it is just a few words, and he has not said anything special.

"Interesting, interesting, I've always thought it's strange, what can Hou Jin Weilu calm down, such a big thing happened to the Mongolian tribe, Huang Taiji did not send troops to suppress it, but sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, this is not quite in line with common sense, I have always been worried, and now I have found the answer."

After saying this, Su Tiancheng fell into deep thought, as if he was thinking about something.

Qu Qingze didn't dare to speak casually, so as not to disturb Su Tiancheng's contemplation, but he really didn't understand what Su Tiancheng said.

"Lao Qu, if your interests are lost, what is your first reaction, say your first reaction."

"Of course I'm going to protect my interests."

"If the opponent's strength is very strong, and you can't win for the time being, what will you do, will you suffer a loss?"

"Sneak attack, the other party always has negligence, as long as I succeed in the sneak attack and kill the other party, all the problems are solved."

Su Tiancheng walked to the opposite side of Qu Qingze and patted Qu Qingze on the shoulder.

"Lao Qu, these few words of yours may have to make a great contribution."

Qu Qingze looked at Su Tiancheng, who was extremely excited, and felt that what he just said was indeed nothing unusual, it was very ordinary, how could he make a great contribution.

"Lao Qu, these five hundred sergeants who defected to Liukou, do you really think they are the sergeants of Duogandusi?"

"My lord, the lower official thinks that it may be a sergeant of Dogandusi, or a slave."

"Then they shaved their hair for everything."

"The letter said that they probably shaved their hair to make it easier for them to escape."

"This reason, it's incredible, what are they shaving their hair for, are they preparing to be monks, otherwise it is completely unnecessary, five hundred people directly joined the team of the Liukou, their purpose is obviously clear, since they have such an idea, shaving their hair is unreasonable, unless they need to cover some of their own characteristics, some characteristics of their hair."

Su Tiancheng, who has crossed, is very clear about the characteristics of his hair.

Qu Qingze fell into deep thought, and soon, he understood a little and almost shouted.

"My lord, these people are not the sergeants of Dogandusi or Songpan, let alone slaves."

"Yes, you finally understand a little, do you remember the situation when we fought with the Houjin Tartars in Beizhili, and what the hair of the Houjin Tartars looked like."

"Xiaguan understands, the hair of the Houjin Tartar is different from that of the people of my Ming Dynasty, which they can't hide, if they don't shave their hair, they will soon be discovered after entering the customs."

After saying this, Qu Qingze's face showed an angry look.

"Could it be that the rogues and the Tartars are involved?"

Qu Qingze shook his head.

"There will be no connection, Li Zicheng will not know about these situations, I also believe that Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai and others will not collude with the Houjin Tatars, if they have such a mind, when they were in Shaanxi, they could flee directly to the Hetao area, and they did not need to come to Sichuan, at least they could divide part of the army and enter the Hetao area."

"What the lord said is that the Liukou obtained the arquebus, the Fran machine gun, and the tiger squat cannon, and they were also traded through the merchants, and they didn't even know the identity of the Lu Dao merchants."

A smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face.

"Houjin Tartar to assist the Liukou, this is in my expectation, otherwise it will be abnormal, Huang Taiji can think of this, but just now I didn't understand, thinking hard, Huang Taiji sent five hundred Tartars, into the team of Liukou, how much effect can it be, only five hundred people, it is impossible to do anything, I asked you a few questions just now, I finally have some eyebrows, the rest needs to be confirmed."

"Yes, the lower officials don't understand, five hundred people can have a big effect, but there are too many people, and Huang Taiji can't bear it."

"Lao Qu, aside from other ideas, how likely do you think it is that Huang Taiji and Li Zicheng can directly defeat us."

"My lord, the lower officials think that there is no such possibility, not to mention that it is a rogue, even if all the troops of the Houjin Tartars come to attack, they will not be able to defeat the Jiangning battalion."

"Hehe, yes, with plenty of self-confidence, that's good, the army is fighting, they can't defeat the Jiangning battalion, if you are the commander, what method will you use, just like I just asked you about the infringement of interests, to achieve victory."

Qu Qingze opened his mouth without thinking.

"Take the manager you have to deal with, so that you can win directly."

After saying this, Qu Qingze immediately became nervous and looked at Su Tiancheng.

"My lord, these five hundred people should not be aimed at you."

"It's possible, but it's not very likely, or this is not their main purpose, because even so, the Jiangning battalion will not necessarily collapse, but will stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers and burst out with more powerful combat effectiveness, for me, the best target is His Royal Highness the Prince, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince encounters any accidents, do we still have a way to live."

Qu Qingze's body trembled slightly.

"Xia Guan understands, this Huang Taiji is really powerful, he can think of such a scheme."

"It's not just Huang Taiji, I'm afraid Li Zicheng also has such an idea, in the past few months, frequent transfers, making so many deployments, as if he is going to leave Sichuan, but he has been slow to move, and even deliberately exposed the location of the main force, I have always been a little confused, and now it seems that the crux of this has been opened." (To be continued......)