His idea was supported by his mother and second brother Cao Chao, and the main elders of the family also expressed their support, which made Cao Yue very happy.

can have a stable financial source, Cao Yue feels that it is time for him to show his strength.

It is rare to have a few days of leisure, Cao Yue also nested in the mansion, resting for a good life, and by the way, he further discussed with his mother and second brother Cao Chao about the changes to be carried out in the family. Because he is a person who is ahead of his time, although Cao Yue is young, his views on these things are more unique than anyone else.

Cao Yue's many suggestions made Wu and Cao Chao very amazed, but Cao Yue has been smart since he was a child, he has been out for a few years, he has seen a lot, and his mind is more alive than them, which is also reasonable, and no one thinks about it in another way.

Different from Cao Yue'an's enjoyment, at this time, the Jiannu magnates in Shengjing were a stomach full of bitter water, and this year, they had no taste, especially Dolgon, who presided over the affairs of the Jiannu court.

Dolgon was surprised to believe that he had returned from a defeat and that almost all of his Han army had been wiped out.

Dolgon's ability as a younger brother is very clear. This time, Duoduo led the army to raid Datong, and it was in the ice and snow, which was extremely unsuitable for the Ming army to fight for a long distance, Dolgon originally thought that even if Duoduo could not break through the fortified city of Datong, at least he could hit Cao Yue hard, and by the way, the Ming Dynasty was embarrassed by the nine sides, but he didn't expect that Duoduo was tossed back by Cao Yue.

As soon as they crossed the Great Wall, Duoduo's men and horses were attacked several times, each time suffering heavy losses, and Duoduo's men and horses did not give any blow to the sneak attackers, and did not even find out the whereabouts of the other party. From this point of view, the other party is well versed in the methods of combat in the ice and snow, and may not use horses to march, but have other tools, otherwise it would not be so elusive.

Also, Geng Zhongming's nearly 10,000 horses were almost completely annihilated by the Ming army led by Cao Yue under Datong City. This is not the end of Geng Zhongming's army when he led the army to attack the city, but the Ming army took the initiative to go out of the city to meet it, the Qing army was almost completely annihilated, and the Ming army that went out of the city to meet basically had no losses. How could such a result not make Dolgon stunned? he

It is really hard to imagine how the Ming army eliminated Geng Zhongming's men.

After Duoduo led his army back to Shengjing, Dolgon also personally inquired about the matter, and he interrogated Geng Zhongming for several days, and asked very carefully about the situation of the battle under Datong City. He also talked to Duoduo a lot, and he had to figure everything out.

Soon, Dolgon understood the key to Cao Yue's victory, which was the continuous firing of firearms. But Geng Zhongming didn't see clearly how the Ming army managed to shoot continuously. The non-stop shooting of the Qing soldiers was very lethal, and Dolgon knew this very well.

Previously, Dolgon had hardly paid much attention to the lethality of the Ming army's firearms to the Qing soldiers, and the actual combat also proved that the lethality of the Ming army's muskets to the Qing soldiers was negligible, but now, the situation seems to have changed radically.

Dolgon knew that in the Battle of Songshan, Hong Chengchou and Cao Bianjiao were able to lead the remnants of the army to support it, and they also fought a few beautiful counterattacks in the middle, which was also the reason for the same tactics. After Cao Yue broke through Shengjing, Dolgon also knew many things after he returned, and knew that Cao Yue also used the continuous fire of muskets in front of the palace to repel the counterattack of soldiers and horses inside and outside the city.

From these incidents, Dolgon understood that the Ming army's firearms tactics had developed at a deeper level, and the Qing Dynasty could not help but be vigilant.

But Dolgon still hadn't fully figured out how the Ming army's muskets had changed. Is it a change in tactics, or an improvement in musket technology.

Previously, Dolgon was very disdainful of the muskets of the Ming army, but he was very sympathetic to the power of artillery. Therefore, the artillery in the Qing army had a certain amount of equipment, but there was no musket battalion, and almost everyone believed that the musket with burning sticks could not be compared with the swords in the hands of the Qing soldiers. But now, Dolgon doesn't see it that way, and he senses a great threat.

It's just that he himself has not personally experienced the power of non-stop fire from muskets, and he is always a little skeptical.

And Duoduo had never personally seen the power of the musket firing non-stop, but he thought that this was just an excuse for Geng Zhongming to make for his defeat, and the power of the musket battalion of the Ming army could not be so great. Duoduo was very annoyed by Geng's defeat, and he thought that if it wasn't for Geng's defeat, maybe the northern part of the Ming Dynasty would have been a mess by him, and Beijing might have been breached by him.

Although Duoduo confessed to Dorgon about the Ming attacks he had suffered along the way, he only thought that Cao Yue's use of troops was still a bit different and that he was an excellent general, and he did not think that it was because of the Ming army's muskets that led to such a result. He blamed Geng's incompetence and urged Dorgon to kill him, but Dorgon did not agree to Dord's request.

Although Dolgon did not fully believe Geng Zhongming's explanation, he also agreed with what Duoduo said, this was just an excuse for Geng Zhongming's defeat, and the new tactics of the Ming army's muskets still had to be strictly guarded against.

"Cao Yue, Cao Bianjiao, these two brothers, you really have to be careful to deal with it, you can't be careless!" After discussing with Dodor what to do, Dorgon reminded Dordor that "Perhaps the two brothers will be the most difficult opponents for our brothers in the future." ”

"Fourteenth brother, although Cao Bianjiao and Cao Yue brothers have some ability, they are still not our opponents, Cao Yue defeated Geng Zhongming, and he still did not dare to lead the army to pursue, which can be seen." Duoduo was young, and he never easily admitted defeat, and in front of Dorgon, he said with pride: "Later, see how the courtiers defeat them." ”

"Fifteenth brother, don't be careless, we have all suffered a big loss, and we can't follow their Tao anymore!"

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Like the Dolgon and Duoduo brothers, Li Yan, who led the army to the north of Yulin in Shaanxi, was also discussing Cao Yue with his wife Red Lady, who had just returned.

The Red Lady and Li Yan met after the year. Although there are horses, coils, and food given by Cao Yue, the Red Lady's trip is still very difficult. The weather was bitterly cold and the road was difficult, and it took the red lady nearly a month to find Li Yan's team.

Li Yan was very surprised by the return of the Red Lady, because there had been news that the Red Lady had unfortunately been arrested and fell into the hands of Cao Yue. Hearing this news, Li Yan was very anxious, regardless of the cold weather, he accelerated the pace of eastward expansion, and prepared to attack Datong and rescue the red lady. If he hadn't led the army to rush forward despite the severe cold, he wouldn't have met the red lady so quickly.

After the two hugged each other and cried for a while, Li Yan also inquired about the red lady's trip.

"Madam, I heard that you fell into the hands of Cao Yue, and my husband was very anxious, so I immediately led the army to rush in to rescue, but I didn't expect you to be out of danger," Li Yan looked very excited, "Tell me quickly, how did you get out of the tiger's mouth?" ”

Hearing Li Yan ask like this, the red lady's expression suddenly became embarrassed......