Wu Sangui and Hauge, both of whom were distressed and trembling, saw that their side had suffered heavy losses and no longer had the determination to continue fighting, so they ordered the troops to retreat in the middle of the night, and by dawn, Wu Sangui had already disengaged from the Qing soldiers.

Walking on the way of retreat, Wu Yong still said with some unwillingness: "My lord, as long as we wait until today's unitary time, our more than 10,000 foot soldiers will arrive, and then we can wipe out the Tartars, this is a great achievement, why did you retreat?" ”

Wu Sangui snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, you also said it, that's a foot pawn, do you think the Tartars will obediently wait for them to surround him?" If they are bent on fleeing, how will the two-legged foot soldiers pursue? Do you really want to fight all the fine horses that we have trained so hard? ”

Wu Yong was silent, these elite horses are the lifeblood of the Wu family, without them, the strength of the Wu family would be weakened by at least half, yesterday's fierce battle had already made Wu Sangui's heart tremble, if all of them were lost, Wu Sangui would not vomit blood.

Wu Sangui and his party walked halfway to meet the foot soldiers who were rushing towards them, and then Wu Sangui ordered all the men and horses to return to Jinzhou immediately without thinking.

When Wu Sangui and his party returned to Jinzhou, they were warmly welcomed by Li Yan, and when Li Yan led Zu Dashou and other generals to greet Wu Sangui and his party, they saw a somewhat embarrassed team of Wu Sangui and his party.

Wu Sangui, who did not complete the task, originally thought that he would be scolded by Li Yan's stormy office, but he didn't expect Li Yan to say nothing, but instead crossed Wu Sangui's big quart in public, and finally announced on the spot that he would immediately play the emperor's voice and immediately give priority to Wu Sangui 3,000 elite cavalry to make up for his losses, and would also report their military exploits to the Ministry of War, and strive to transfer 800 Mini rifles to Wu Sangui first.

This good thing that fell from the sky smashed Wu Sangui and the others into a daze, and Wu Sangui, who originally thought that he didn't complete the task, even if Li Yan would not blame, but he would not reward him so heavily, was suddenly stunned by this good thing that fell from the sky. I only knew that I was standing on the spot with a grin, but I didn't notice the jealous eyes of the generals, including Zu Da Congee.

Minny rifle, who in Dahua at the moment doesn't know that Pang Gang is relying on this rifle to make people scared when they hear the sound of gunshots, and who doesn't know that the army under Pang Gang's command is swept in all directions with this rifle.

How many local forces are secretly copying this rifle, but countless skilled craftsmen are stumped by the sophisticated rifling and raw materials used to make the rifle in this rifle, and they can only watch the legions under Pang Gang's command one by one; used this sharp weapon to continue to kill all sides, but he could only keep his saliva in front of his eyes.

After the generals of Liaodong surrendered to Dahua, they did not fail to ask the imperial court to provide them with this rifle, but they were all beaten back without exception. The reason is simple, "insufficient production".

Today, Wu Sangui is certainly a big loss, but the imperial court immediately replenished them with 3,000 cavalry, as well as 1,000 mini rifles, Wu Sangui's strength not only did not weaken, but also rose a lot, which made the generals in Jinzhou jealous so that their eyes were red.

That night, after Li Yan hosted a banquet to entertain Wu Sangui and other generals, Li Yan returned to the study in the mansion and saw Li Nian sitting on a stool beside him. At this time, Li Nian had already taken off his armor and changed into civilian clothes, and the cyan Confucian shirt was worn on him to set off his demeanor.

At this time, Li Nian had long lost the fierce spirit on the battlefield, and when he saw Li Yan coming back, he turned his head and smiled slightly: "Big brother." Those Liaodong generals reflected that it was okay? ”

Li Yan nodded, walked to the desk and did it, and then said after stretching his waist: "Everything was expected in advance, Zu Dashou and they began to be unable to sit still, and asked me vigorously when they could have extra firearms allocated to them, and they were so tight that they were entangled as brothers!" ”

Li Nian sneered and said: "Hmph, those people have a good calculation, they blush when they see others making meritorious contributions, but they want to get something for nothing." There is no such good thing in the world! ”

Li Yan chuckled and shook his head: "Otherwise, it may not be a bad thing to make them jealous, this is also a proper competition." But you can't get used to them, otherwise it doesn't hurt to give them a few hundred. ”

Li Nian hurriedly said: "Big brother, no, the Mini rifle is my Dahua's sharp weapon." How can it be given lightly! ”

Li Nian, as a front-line officer, is very aware of the power of the Mini rifle, and these days the one hundred cavalry he led has wiped out no less than five or six hundred Qing soldiers with this rifle, for this kind of sharp weapon. He is very opposed to being handed over to the Liaodong generals who have their own ghosts.

Li Yan smiled: "Haha, second brother, you filtered, it's just a firearm, why do you take it so seriously?" The emperor even sold thousands of those Fanbang vassal states in Korea, how can our Dahua army not be equipped? ”

Li Yan saw that Li Nian was about to open his mouth, and couldn't help but wave his hand and said, "Don't worry, listen to Brother Wei's words." ”

Seeing Li Yan speak, Li Nian had no choice but to respond in a low voice: "Yes!" ”

Looking at Li Nianshang's somewhat unconvinced look, Li Yan said with a straight face: "Second brother, although you are only a hundred generals, you are also full of poetry and books, and you have won the fame of the previous dynasty, so you have to think twice when you encounter problems." Our firearms are certainly sharp weapons, but you don't want to think about it, although this kind of firearm is sharp, but after a few hundred rounds, the rifling of the barrel will be smoothed, and it will be scrapped at that time. Moreover, the gunpowder lead bullets used in this kind of firearms are also specially made by us, so what does it matter if we provide them with them? If they obediently obey the orders of the court, it will be fine, if they do not obey the orders of the court, let's"

Hearing this, Li Nian suddenly realized, and then said loudly: "Okay, then as long as we stop his gunpowder lead bullet and don't continue to provide them with firearms, and they use our firearms again, they will be dumbfounded immediately!" ”

"It's hopeless!" Li Yan nodded slightly, a hint of relief appeared on his face, but he was thinking in his heart that the emperor's trick was so powerful, and he unconsciously controlled all the border generals.

In fact, this trick was learned by Pang Gang from later generations of Yankees, who sold his weapons all over the world, from small rifles and bullets to large tanks, airplanes, missiles and even warships

On the one hand, he sells weapons to provoke wars around the world and make war money, but on the other hand, he is secretly controlling the national defense lifeline of various countries.

For example, before the 70s, Iran had a very close relationship with the United States, and the United States vigorously supported the Pahlavi dynasty in order to obtain Iranian oil and maintain its interests in the Middle East, and Iran's powerful military power became the police of the Persian Gulf region. At that time, the United States sold even its own most advanced F-14 (Tomcat) fighter to Iran.

But the good times did not last long, and the Pahlavi dynasty was soon replaced by the Islamic religious leader Said. Ruhora. Khomeini was overthrown, and he was replaced by a person who was not happy with the Americans, and the attitude of the United States was naturally different, so the United States raised the banner of the embargo, banned the delivery of all fighter plane parts to Iran, and provided help to Iraq, Iran's enemy.

So in the Iran-Iraq war, Iran's F-14 fighters suffered less and less due to the lack of spare parts, and finally had to be reduced to the point where they could only lie on the ground and wait for scrap.

Pang Gang has come to realize from this historical experience that sometimes appropriately providing the opponent with some of his own advanced weapons can also be a means of controlling the opponent. When he put forward this idea to Li Yan, Li Yan also had to be shocked by Pang Gang's advanced idea.

However, Pang Gang also told Li Yan that although he could provide appropriate firearms to the soldiers and horses of Liaodong, he could not let them get them easily, after all, no matter who they were, they would never cherish what they could easily get, which was also the reason why Li Yan only gave 800 Mini rifles after seeing Wu Sangui and Haoge fighting to the death.

For Li Nian, Li Yan was still very concerned, and he analyzed the reason for Li Nian to do this today before asking: "Second brother, how do you feel about their combat strength when you have fought against that Qing soldier these days?" ”

After hearing Li Yan's question, Li Nian said with a straight face: "Big brother, the younger brother has to say that the Tartars are indeed very ferocious, and there is no retreat during the battle. ”

"Well, your assessment of the Tartar is fairly fair." Li Yan nodded approvingly: "Before my brother came, the emperor personally instructed that this northern expedition must be done with all his might, and the Tartar must be beaten to death with a stick, and it must not be allowed to resurge." Only by completely stabilizing Liaodong can we free up our hands to solve Qinghai, Mongolia, and Nanyang and other places, otherwise the emperor's plan will not be realized. ”

Li Nian said incredulously: "Does the emperor really have such a grand heart to expand the territory? ”

"Hahaha"

Li Yan laughed, "Second brother, you also underestimate the emperor's ambitions, do you think the emperor is just a gentleman who is content with the status quo?" Brother Wei told you the truth, the emperor's ambition is beyond your imagination, and Brother Wei can guarantee that as long as our brother follows the footsteps of the emperor, he will not dare to say that he will be a marquis in the future, but he will definitely be able to do it if he leaves his name in history. ”

Speaking of this, the eyes of the two Li Yan brothers couldn't help but flash a look of expectation, as a scholar with Confucianism in their bones, leaving a name in history is their greatest expectation.

Huo Quai, who is the son-in-law of the wolf, Xiao He, and Zhang Liang, who are not their idols.

After a while, Li Yan was the first to come back to his senses, looking at Li Nian's yearning expression, he couldn't help but smile, "Okay, second brother, the days are still long, let's discuss how to march to Shengjing next" (to be continued)