Wu Wangfu, Lu Yan looked at the wire newspaper sent from Beijing and fell into deep thought.

"Strictly control the issuance of banknotes, establish banknote credit, and realize the free exchange between banknotes and silver. Vigorously develop industry and commerce, levy taxes on industry and commerce, and develop shipping. We should reorganize the weapons manufacturing sector, strictly control the quality of weapons, and vigorously build a new-type army. ”

"This emperor is amazing."

He didn't know what was going on, but he sensed something was wrong.

"Pass the order, and those who dare to carry Ming Dynasty banknotes will be issued to Nanyang. Strictly control the Taiwan Strait and prohibit foreign merchant ships from going north of the Yangtze River. The price of grain shipped to the north has increased by 10 times that of the present, and those who carry grain without permission will be distributed to the South Seas by the whole clan. ”

Lu Yan said with a cold face.

If you don't have food, I'll see how you develop the economy.

Now it is a feudal society, and people will rebel if they have no food to eat.

In addition, he felt that he should support those Donglin parties and let them promote their ideas.

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Pu Jun led his army on the road with difficulty, and since Lü Yan pacified Japan, he began to attack Liaodong.

Although he did not launch a large-scale offensive against Liaodong, small-scale harassment was endless.

They also often dispatched a large number of Mongol cavalry, using strong mobility to burn and loot the Jurchens in various places, and everywhere they passed, except for the Han people who could survive, almost no grass was born, which made Houjin feel great pressure.

Just a few months ago, thousands of their men and horses captured Zhenjiang Fort, and then pressed on Shenyang step by step, and the whole of Houjin felt the atmosphere of the storm before the war.

This time he was ordered to lead a team to support a castle that a Ming army was besieging it.

Since his infantry was too slow, he was at the end with the logistics troops.

However, the castle was improved by him and was a standard bastion. I believe that the Ming army will definitely be able to break its head and bleed.

Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on Pu Jun's face, so he didn't panic.

It's just that he felt a little dissatisfied with his troops, and many high-ranking officials of the Later Jin Dynasty strongly opposed the formation of a firearms unit composed of Han Chinese.

As a result of their defeat, Shenyang has begun to fluctuate in people's hearts.

The Han people who originally wholeheartedly began to take refuge in Houjin. Some are also starting to get half-hearted.

They admit that firearms are powerful in some cases, and the point is that this is a force made up of Han Chinese, and they do not trust this force.

But let the Jurchens learn firearms, and they refused to give up the bow and arrow, this is an endless cycle with no solution.

Moreover, in this era, firearms cannot be said to have an absolute advantage in the face of cavalry.

Thinking of this, Pu Jun sighed.

But fortunately, Huang Taiji strongly supported him, and he asked for money. asked for guns for guns, and finally gathered this firearms force of 3,000 people.

At this moment, a cavalryman rushed over with a panicked face.

"Oh no, my lord, this time it's a plot of the Ming army. The enemy did not come from 5,000 Ming troops at all, but tens of thousands of troops. Fourteen Baylor was ambushed by enemy troops, and his fate is unknown. A large number of cavalry were rushing towards this side. ”

"What do you say? Dolgonbeyl was ambushed by the enemy. ”

Pu Jun couldn't help but be surprised.

"That's right, our cavalry has been completely defeated. Now he is being hunted by the enemy. ”

Pu Jun couldn't help but turn pale.

Listening to his words, Huang Taiji did not appear particularly hostile to Dorgon. It's just that he often sends him to lead troops to fight with Lu Yan's men.

It's really scary to think about it, a trace of fear flashed in Pu Jun's eyes.

It didn't take long for him to see some Jurchen cavalry fleeing in a panic.

After seeing his troops, he directly refused the request to merge into his troops and directly began to flee.

Some even scolded dogs, and then rode away.

This made Pu Jun pale with anger. As for killing a few deserters like some protagonists and letting them stay, he didn't even dare to think about it.

"My lord, what should we do? The enemy is not far from us. ”

One of his subordinates, Mr. Qian, said with a panicked face.

Pu Jun's face became extremely difficult to see, it was absolutely impossible for the infantry to outrun the cavalry.

The Mongol cavalry under the enemy's command was equipped with two or even three horses each, and the pursuit was simply fatal.

Not to mention these infantrymen. It's hard to say whether those cavalry can even run away.

"Why don't we run away?"

The Qian general suggested.

Pu Jun thought about it, if he abandoned this army and started to escape, there was still a good chance of escaping.

But in the end he shook his head. This force has poured too much effort into him, and although it is far from perfect, it is definitely his heart.

If he abandoned this army like this, he would not be reconciled.

"Let's go and occupy that hillside, you send some scouts to ask the Great Khan for help, this is only two days away from Shenyang, I believe we will hold out until the reinforcements arrive."

Pu Jun said.

Mr. Qian was a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he still acted according to his words.

So he took his army and people, and some weapons and grain and grass and stationed them on a hillside more than ten meters high.

Then he drove the men and began to dig trenches to stop the charge of the enemy cavalry.

At the same time, he inserted some short, sharpened bamboo spears diagonally into the ground, facing the outside, which he had learned from the West.

It didn't take long for a number of Mongol cavalrymen to appear not far away, each with at least two war horses.

They left a part of the cavalry to keep an eye on them, and some continued to pursue the cavalry.

The mighty Mongol cavalry passed in front of him, at least more than 20,000 men.

It's not a big battle, it's a decisive battle! It's a real life-and-death showdown!!

Pu Jun thought with a pale face.

What he didn't know was that before the decisive battle with Dorgon.

Another cavalry had already set off for Shenyang in the starry night.

They were ordered to block as many Jurchens as possible outside the city of Shenyang to reduce their losses if they could not attack the city.

Lu Yan's idea was very simple, then he would go straight to Huanglong, knock Shenyang down, and completely destroy the Houjin regime.

It didn't take long for the Mongol cavalry to all leave. Continue to pursue

In its place was another cavalry, the cavalry of the Betrayal Army?

Pu Jun quickly recognized the origin of this cavalry.

Some cavalry kept galloping outside the camp, observing the situation of the camp.

"Get all my Minnie guns and aim them at the cavalry."

Pu Jun said viciously.

Soon more than a dozen guards walked out, and in their hands were more than a dozen rifled mini guns that Pu Jun had created with all the strength of Liaodong.

There is no way, Daming's firearms are all cast in the pass. There are not many craftsmen who make firearms outside the gates.

The Jurchen artillery still relied on Kong Youde's refuge, otherwise it would be a dream for them to make the Hongyi cannon.

Moreover, those Jurchens still had to make bows and arrows, swords and guns, and it was impossible to give them all the craftsmen.

"In a group of six, aim at one cavalryman and shoot."

Pu Jun said coldly.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

“……”

A dense burst of gunfire rang out, and twelve projectiles were fired at two of the cavalrymen.

The cavalry did not expect the enemy's musket to shoot so far, but it was difficult to hit a high-speed moving object, and one of the cavalrymen was caught off guard and was shot, but quickly got up and began to flee for his life, and it turned out that it was his horse that was shot. The other cavalryman was completely fine.

The rest of the cavalry fled in a hurry.

Seeing this, Pu Jun couldn't help but laugh proudly.

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Lu Yan, Yue Fei and other generals were hurrying unhurriedly, and he was completely sure of this battle.

The abundant Hongyi cannons and the large amount of grain transported from the South Seas were enough for him to have a life-and-death battle with the Jurchens.

"Lord Qiqi, we have found a strange enemy army in front of us, and they have a firearm. This firearm also has a range of at least two hundred paces. We didn't dare to be specialized, so we didn't surround them first. ”

Hear here. Lu Yan couldn't help but be surprised, could it be a Minnie gun.

After asking about the situation, he walked forward with the army.

"Do you know how many of these firearms they have?"

Lu Yan asked.

He is very clear about the situation in Liaodong, there are no skilled craftsmen, and the musket is not said to be built if he wants to.

"I don't know."

"Why don't we try it first."

Yue Fei thought for a while and said.

"Okay, let's talk about it when the Japanese ** team comes."

Lu Yan nodded and said.

Of course, hard work and tiring work are best done by the Japanese people.

"Kill, give!"

"Kill, give!"

“……”

Under the command of Date Masamune. An army of six thousand samurai and ashigaru rushed towards the hillside from three roads.

Due to Japan's defeat, Date Masamune finally surrendered to Lu Yan.

However, Lu Yan was very sympathetic to equip them with heavy shields, and they could resist lead bullets to some extent.

As for the cannon at all, the effective range of the Mini rifle is more than that of the cannon.

"Bang!"

“……”

“……”

Twelve gunshots rang out, and a smile appeared on Lu Yan's face.

He guessed correctly. The craftsmen of Liaodong could not make too many Minnie rifles at all.

So the two sides began a fierce fight.

Pu Jun's various artillery began to wield, densely packed with stones, and projectiles shot at the Japanese ** team.

Soon the losses of the Japanese ** team became heavy.

But the Japanese ** team is brave after all, and they fight with Pu Jun quite impressively.

At this time, Lu Yan ordered dozens of wagons full of dirt to move forward, some Japanese soldiers carried dirt in front of the enemy formation, and some Japanese soldiers in the rear resisted the earth bags and relied on these wagons to strengthen the artillery positions.

The distance of this position was just outside the normal artillery, but it was within the range of the Hongyi artillery.

Seeing this, Pu Jun couldn't help but be shocked.

It's over, it's completely over.

After Lu Yan felt that it was about the same, he Mingjin withdrew his troops and let those Japanese soldiers retreat.

If it weren't for the cavalry in the rear, maybe these Japanese soldiers would have been directly defeated by the enemy and collapsed.

Although Pu Jun won a small victory, he was not happy at all, because a Hongyi cannon had been pushed to the gun position.

Pu Jun's subordinates all had a chill on their faces.

"The subordinates are incompetent, please punish the prince."

Date Masamune said with a red face. This first battle was lost, and he was really speechless.

"It's okay, it's just a small defeat, and it doesn't hurt."

Lu Yan said with a smile.

"Please let your subordinates atone for their sins, and if you don't defeat the enemy in front of you, your subordinates are willing to come to see you."

Date Masamune was well aware of the situation in front of him. That is, the Ming army is going to win a big victory, and of course he is going to come to grab the credit.

"Please let your subordinates lead the troops to attack, and your subordinates are willing to lead the army with a warrant."

Another daimyo said.

Yue Fei and the others looked at them with disdain, they were really good at stealing merit.

"It's okay, so be it, you bring 10,000 troops, and this time you must take down the enemy in front of you."

Lu Yan said with a smile.

Soon the cannon roared, blowing up Pu Jun's morale.

With the strong support of artillery, this Japanese ** team once again launched an attack on the enemy army.

An hour later. Most of Pu Jun's men surrendered.

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Under the city of Shenyang, a messenger of Houjin held a holy decree and said: "Lord, this is the holy decree of your emperor, our Great Khan has paid tribute to your emperor, and given the title of His Majesty the Emperor Tian Khan, the Son of Heaven ordered you to stop attacking Shenyang City." ”

Lu Yan smiled faintly after reading the holy decree, and then tore the holy decree to pieces in front of everyone.

"How can you do that?"

The messenger couldn't help but exclaim.

"It's fake."

Lu Yan said lightly.

Although the soldiers under this command have nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty royal family, they are at the juncture of the war. If you can be stable, you will be stable, and after this fight, you will settle this account with Zhu Youxiao.

"Someone. Beat the messengers out with sticks, and tomorrow the army will attack the city. ”

After a burst of heavy shelling, Shenyang, known as the fortified city, was finally bombarded.

"Kill, give!"

"Kill, give!"

Tens of thousands of Japanese warriors and ashigaru were driven by Lu Yan and attacked the city day and night.

Amakusa Shiro cut the Jurchen in front of him in half, and then looked at the camp behind him with a gloomy face, thinking about when he would act.

Miyamoto Musashi and Yagyu Jubei cooperate with each other. Kill a Jurchen and run wildly.

"You must make enough contributions, only in this way can you be personally received by King Wu."

A dangerous glint flashed in Yagyu Shibei's eyes, and his face was no longer the youthfulness of a young man.

"Understood."

Miyamoto Musashi said.

Then he looked back and slashed the head of a Jurchen who was going to sneak up on him.

"Come with me to the Houjin Palace. As long as you kill Huang Taiji, it will be a great achievement. ”

"Let's go together, then."

After saying that, the two of them each grabbed a horse and rushed towards the Houjin Palace.

What Lu Yan didn't know was that in this battle, some warriors with high martial arts were desperate to earn their merits.

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The remnant sun was like blood, thick black smoke rose into the sky, and a large number of soldiers were ordered to extinguish the fires everywhere.

After two days of fierce fighting, they took the city of Shenyang.

"Lord Wang, this time is the list of meritorious personnel."

Miyamoto Musashi, Yagyu Jubei, Yagyu Muneki, Amakusa Shiro......

These names are so familiar.

A faint smile appeared on Lu Yan's face.

"It's very good, today we will hold a banquet to entertain all the soldiers and soldiers, and reward them for meritorious deeds."

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"We have received news that King Wu does not plan to send us to attack Beijing City, we will be transferred to Nanyang to attack the natives, this may be our last chance."

"What if it fails?"

"The only one who died."

"What about the Shogun and the Great Imperial Palace? They are still in the hands of King Wu. ”

"This is also what the general meant, rather than dying in a nest, it is better to play a vigorous game. The Ming Emperor has sent a hint to us that as long as we succeed, he will do his best to save the life of the general. ”

"The words of the Ming Emperor are not credible."

"We have no choice."

“……”

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At the dinner, some of the singers who were temporarily found danced cheerfully, and all the soldiers drank happily.

Some of the Japanese generals were in the farthest corner, and Lu Yan glanced at them and stopped paying attention.

Celebrities have seen too much, and he has long been immune.

"Lord Qi, today's prince has destroyed Houjin's immortal achievements, which is really gratifying. The subordinates and Miyamoto Musashi are willing to cheer for the adults to dance the sword. ”

At this time, the one-eyed Yanagi Shibei said.

Hearing this, Lu Yan couldn't help but be stunned.

But after thinking about it, he nodded.

I haven't seen the sword dance of the Japanese people yet, and it is Yanagi Shibei and Miyamoto Musashi who dance the sword themselves, which is indeed worth seeing.

Seeing this, some of the Japanese warriors dressed as entourages couldn't help but be happy, and passed their eyes to each other vaguely, and they even clenched their hands unnaturally.

Xiang Yu seemed to think of something bad, and frowned tightly.

Jia Xu glanced at them thoughtfully, an inexplicable smile appeared on his face, and then called an attendant and whispered a few words to him.

Soon someone brought weapons for them, so Yanagi Jubei and Miyamoto Musashi fought against each other.

The two of them are worthy of being masters of swordsmanship, even Lu Yan, a layman, feels that their swordsmanship is very exciting, and there is an inexplicable charm in the process of dancing the sword.

The two danced more and more urgently, the sword light flashed in the lobby, and some knowledgeable generals cheered loudly.

At this time, they were getting closer and closer to Lu Yan. (To be continued.) )