Nanjing, Hushan Main Courtyard, back study.

Ye Liangchen opened the pile of documents in front of him with a smile, stopped laughing, and immediately informed everyone:

"At present, there are three important news that need to be reported: the first is that at the end of last month, that is, in the early morning of June 21, tens of thousands of Jin troops who besieged Datong for nearly half a month suddenly withdrew northward, and disappeared in only one day, and it was initially speculated that it was likely to withdraw to Liaodong, where the army was empty."

"The second news is that although the general's revenge on the Guanning Army and the Dengzhou Naval Division caused a shock in the government and the opposition, Zhang Fengyi, the head of the Donglin Party in the DPRK, and Li Changgeng, the head of the Household Department, jumped up and down and shouted for severe punishment, but the various factions of the imperial court and the emperor did not pursue it, and no one dared to retaliate against the Four Seas Commercial Bank and the Four Seas Bank, the Guanning Army broke half of its legs, and the Dengzhou Naval Division was completely gone, but we must come up with countermeasures just in case."

"The third piece of news is that the Nanjing Military Department issued three orders, demanding that Baoshanwei and Shangyuan Qianhu truthfully declare the number of soldiers, the number of warships, weapons and equipment, and the number of stocks that are not in stock, and at the same time sent officials to Gushan Tiecheng in an attempt to forcibly inspect the rocket artillery factory, the flintlock lead bullet factory, and the two gunpowder factories, and finally they were all pushed back by the commanders of each department."

"This matter seems to be wishful thinking on the part of the Nanjing Military Department, trying to suppress us, but if you think about it carefully, it is likely that there is a shadow of the imperial court or even the emperor behind it, so you have to guard against it!"

Everyone nodded frequently and looked at Zhu Daolin together.

Zhu Daolin smiled calmly: "I am afraid that the 50,000 troops led by Huang Taiji have withdrawn to the Liaoyang line at this moment, but it is not a big threat to our Dongjiang New Army, but Jinzhouwei is worrying. ”

Simeno, who was becoming more and more familiar with the overall situation, immediately realized that it was not good: "We must inform the Dongjiang New Army and the Second Marine Division as soon as possible, and be ready to reinforce Jinzhouwei at any time!" ”

Xuanji Daoist, who sits in the martial arts academy and leads the Shangyuan water division, echoed: "It is currently the rising water season, and there is no water division in Liaodong Tartar, at least before the river freezes in winter, it will not be able to cross the Yalu River to attack our army." There are only two targets of revenge left, Jinzhou, which is garrisoned by Zu Dashou, and Jinzhouwei, which is guarded by Huanglong, the old general of Dongjiang, among which Jinzhouwei is the most dangerous! ”

Everyone immediately agreed, but Zhu Daolin smiled slightly: "Uncle Shi, don't worry, no matter where the Liaodong Tartars attack, it will not be able to take it for a while." Zu Dashou and Huang Long are both generals who have been fighting against the Liaodong Tatars for a long time, and they are more well-informed than us, and they are in their own line, not under my jurisdiction, I am not qualified to point fingers at them, and if they ask for support from my Dongjiang New Army at that time, we will also be duty-bound. ”

Daoist Xuanji seemed to feel that Zhu Daolin had something to say, and seeing that everyone nodded frequently, he thought about it and had to sit down with peace of mind. Only Ye Liangchen and Diao Meifang glanced at each other and remained silent tacitly.

Zhu Daolin continued: "As for the third question, I don't think it's a problem, the Nanjing Military Department is not qualified to ask us to do anything, the Nanjing Firearms Bureau is directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor, not under the jurisdiction of the Nanjing Military Department, as for the Baoshanwei and Shangyuan Qianhu Office, they are nominally under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies led by the Duke of Wei. In fact, it is a self-contained system, and it has long been independent of the Jiangnan Water Division. Unless Wei Guogong comes forward, no one needs to pay attention! ”

"After the Battle of Liaodong, the situation in the entire north changed rapidly, and due to the containment of our Dongjiang New Army, the Liaodong Tartars did not dare to easily transfer heavy troops to leave Liaodong, and made a detour of thousands of miles to attack the Xuanda line. We can only turn the spearhead to the Xuanda line guarded by the Guanning Army, and the Jinzhou Guard, which is guarded by Huanglong, the old department of the Dongjiang Army, otherwise our Dongjiang Army will immediately take advantage of the situation and attack the hinterland of Liaodong from multiple directions by sea and land. ”

Ye Liangchen immediately understood what Zhu Daolin meant: "That's right! As a result, our strategy needs to be modified accordingly. ”

"If I don't need to fight continuously. It's a lot easier for us. ”

In the past six months, in order to support the Dongjiang New Army in attacking Liaodong and gaining a firm foothold, various departments and major factories in the south of the Yangtze River have made great efforts to produce batches of military uniforms and quilts, and boatloads of weapons and ammunition have been continuously transported to Phi Dao and Liugong Island, making the chief housekeeper Zhao Xunting tired enough.

Zhu Daolin smiled at Zhao Xunting: "From now until the end of the year, there is no longer any need to provide any supplies to the Dongjiang New Army, and Brother Zhao can rest for a while." ”

Zhao Xunting waved his hand: "I don't have to rest, in this case, I can free up my hands to rectify the major factories, especially the artillery branch of the gun factory, although I have mastered the iron fan casting technique, using the steel mold made by Tianshu Pavilion, successfully cast four specifications of high-quality long-barreled copper cannons, but so far I still can't cast wrought iron cannons, I have to take some time to stare at them, casting copper cannons is too expensive, and the cost is not cost-effective." ”

"In this case, it is completely possible to sell all kinds of artillery cast in batches to make up for the losses, haven't the armies of Jiangbei and the political envoys of Huguangbu sent letters and requests for the purchase of hundreds of artillery pieces for city defense? Didn't those feudal officials in Fujian and Jiangxi entrust Bofu Qianzhuang to buy Longtan artillery on their behalf? Sell to them, sell as much as you want, anyway, our army does not need to replenish artillery within a year. Zhu Daolin said with a smile.

EVERYONE WAS QUITE SURPRISED, THE LONGTAN GUN FACTORY OBTAINED THE TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS OF THE IRON CASTING CANNON METHOD AFTER THE STRENGTH DOUBLED, THE QUALITY OF THE ARTILLERY INCREASED MORE THAN TEN TIMES, IMITATING THE TIANSHU PAVILION VEHICLE-MOUNTED FIELD CANNON FORMAL MASS PRODUCTION OF 80MM LONG-BARRELED COPPER CANNON AND 125MM NAVAL CANNON BY THE SOUTH OF THE JIANGNAN LAND DIVISION AND THE NAVY DIVISION, ESPECIALLY THE 125MM HIGH-POWER COPPER CANNON CAST WITH TIANSHU PAVILION STEEL MOLD, WHICH IS NEARLY HALF LIGHTER THAN THE BEST GENERAL CANNON AT PRESENT, THE RANGE AND POWER ARE FAR ABOVE ALL KINDS OF GENERAL CANNONS, AND CAN BE USED AS FORTRESS GUNS.

Such a sharp weapon has not been able to meet the needs of Jiangnan sailors and land masters, how can it be sold to others?

Seeing that everyone couldn't think about it, Zhu Daolin added fire again: "Not only can artillery be sold, but also muskets and gunpowder projectiles can be sold, the more we sell, the more we earn, the more skilled the craftsmen will be, the skilled output of craftsmen will gradually increase, the cost will gradually decrease when the output increases, and the more the cost will be reduced, the more sales will be, such a simple truth, you won't not know, right?" ”

Everyone stopped talking, but Zhao Xunting didn't have so many concerns: "What if someone else uses the guns we sold against us?" ”

Zhu Daolin laughed: "Brother Zhao, it seems that you are smart and confused for a while!" Without strict and scientific training, without an efficient and perfect command system, it is useless to have more guns, you won't know how our army will train, right? Soldiers who have not undergone strict training are not much stronger than flintlock pistols and can barely defend the city, but if they are in the field, they may not be as good as ordinary sword and shield soldiers, and they cannot pose a threat to our army at all. ”

"Really?" Zhao Xunting still couldn't make up his mind.

Zhu Daolin nodded heavily: "Brother Zhao, you let it go, don't worry about anything, even if you sell it to a thief, you don't have to scruples, as long as you can get real money, you can sell it to him." ”

Everyone was taken aback, and immediately realized that with the changes in the situation in the world, their lord Zhu Daolin was also quietly making changes.

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PS: Thank you Qin Han Tang Ming for your big reward! (To be continued.) )