In Chongzhen's eyes, at least so far, Wei Zheng did not have the slightest intention of rebelling.

Therefore, as long as he doesn't let himself pay, Chongzhen can agree to anything.

Under the gaze of the courtiers, two rays of light quickly flashed out of Chongzhen's eyes. Then, he asked the military department Shangshu.

"Wang Aiqing... You say, how many craftsmen should be allocated to the Haw Par Army......"

As the secretary of the Ministry of War, Wang Zhongtang certainly hopes that the more he allocates, the better. This is because the more craftsmen are transferred, the more money will fall into their pockets in the future.

However, as a veteran of the officialdom, Wang Zhongtang knows very well what to advance and retreat, and he is also aware of Wei Zheng's position in the heart of Emperor Chongzhen in front of him, and he is clear about Emperor Chongzhen's worries about the traitors in Shaanxi and the Mongolian army.

Under the gaze of Emperor Chongzhen, Wang Zhongtang, the secretary of the military department, quickly flashed an interesting and unscrupulous smile on his face. Then, with a pensive face, he replied.

"Your Majesty, there are more than 11,000 craftsmen in the capital of the military department. The minister thought: We can send 6,000 craftsmen and their families to the Haw Par Army. As for the remaining 5,000 craftsmen, they will stay in the capital and continue to build firearms..."

Chongzhen didn't answer immediately, but frowned, and asked rhetorically: "Six thousand craftsmen, with enough raw materials, how many muskets can be made in a month..."

You must know that the imperial court does not have as many methods and assembly lines as the Haw Par Army to build firearms. All firearms are handmade by craftsmen. Therefore, in the eyes of the military department, it takes at least half a month for a skilled craftsman to create a qualified musket.

So. Under Chongzhen's gaze. The military department Shangshu replied without thinking about it: "Your Majesty." With sufficient raw materials and no scrap, six thousand skilled craftsmen can make up to twelve thousand muskets in a month....However, among these six thousand people, there are many craftsmen who make artillery, and after removing these people, they can only make ten thousand muskets in a month...."

Chongzhen shook his head and replied, "It's only 10,000 muskets." Too little... Governor Wei's military report said that there is still a shortage of 30,000 Haw Par muskets, and at this rate, it will take at least three months to build... However, with more than 10,000 people already armed with muskets, can the Haw Par Army resist the joint attack of the Shaanxi rebels and the Mongol army..."

After Chongzhen finished speaking, the courtiers became quiet again.

Because, no one dares to make this guarantee in front of Chongzhen. You must know that once your guarantee expires, it is a bully.

This time. Chongzhen spoke: "Since 6,000 craftsmen are not enough to create 30,000 muskets in a short period of time, then transfer all the more than 10,000 craftsmen to the Tiger and Leopard Army..."

"Rather, five thousand craftsmen stay in the capital and have nothing to do. It is better to transfer all of them to the Haw Par Army....In the future, if the Beijing camp needs firearms, it can be transferred directly from the Haw Par Army. ”

"In this way, the imperial court not only saved the food and salary of more than 10,000 craftsmen, but also saved a large number of raw materials needed by craftsmen to build fire."

"Your Majesty is wise...", the courtiers shouted at the same time.

In this way, more than 10,000 craftsmen and tens of thousands of family members, escorted by 1,000 soldiers in Beijing, rushed to Datong Mansion in the dust. The vanguard of the Tiger and Leopard Army, which was personally commanded by Wei Zheng, and the elite of 5,000 cavalry, had already rushed to Baode County.

As soon as I entered Baode County, what caught Wei Zheng's vision was the villages that had been burned to ruins...

Of course, around the village, there are still a large number of corpses of people and tun people who have not escaped the slaughter of Shanxi traitors.

Especially when Wei Zheng walked into a Zhuangzi that had not been burned and saw a mountain of corpses piled up by hundreds of corpses, Wei Zheng was completely angry.

A pair of red eyes, as if they can breathe fire. The fist of the clenched reins is also exposed by the Qing Jing......

At this time, Zhao Yun, the cavalry commander who came out of the village, shouted directly with anger on his face: "Dashuai....these Shaanxi traitors are simply inferior to beasts....we have searched the whole village, and we have not found a single live mouth....even those swaddling babies, these beasts have not spared ......"

After finishing speaking, he directly asked Wei Zheng for battle: "Marshal, the last general asks for an order: immediately send troops to find these beasts, kill them all, and avenge those people and people who died in battle..."

Wei Zheng affirmed loudly: "This revenge must be avenged......"

"Order the soldiers to immediately enter the village to collect the corpses of the people and bury them all so as not to cause a plague..."

"Order the scout army to immediately send scouts into Baode County to conduct reconnaissance... We must find out all the Shaanxi traitors and their military divisions in Baode County in the shortest possible time......"

The scout army is worthy of being selected from the elite of the whole army, and the next day just after dawn, Zhou Chenguang, the commander-in-chief of the scout army, appeared in the big tent where the guard was located.

Seeing Zhou Chenguang with a solemn face in front of him, Wei Zheng seemed to realize something, and asked with a heavy face: "General Zhou, have you seen something you don't want to see..."

"Yes..."Zhou Chenguang replied with a heavy face.

Under Wei Zheng's gaze, Zhou Chenguang's mind immediately appeared with what he had seen at night. Then, clenched his fists and replied with a murderous face: "Dashuai....these traitors are simply beasts....if one day they fall into the hands of the last general, the last general will divide their five horses into corpses, and they will not be able to relieve the hatred in their hearts..."

"In the course of the investigation, the last general saw with his own eyes that the traitors were in the barracks, bullying the women who had been taken captive in Baode County. Not only that, but they even ate the corpses....boiled the corpses of the babies and ate them....they were a bunch of brutes, no, they were not as good as brutes..."

Hearing this, Wei Zheng was also taken aback.

After taking a deep breath and forcibly suppressing the anger that was constantly surging in his heart, he replied as calmly as possible: "What about the results of your investigation... Knowing oneself and knowing that the other side can survive a hundred battles... Only by understanding these traitors can we destroy them and avenge the people and residents who died at the hands of the traitors. ”

"Yes, handsome..."At this time, the anger on Zhou Chenguang's face slowly subsided.

He reported to Wei Zheng: "Dashuai, after investigation, more than 30,000 Shaanxi traitors who invaded the territory of Baode County, except for 10,000 elite soldiers stationed in Baode County, the remaining 20,000 people, including their 5,000 cavalry, are all scattered and stationed outside the city of Baode... Plus, we've caught a few traitors around the rebel barracks. ”

"From their mouths, it was known that in addition to five thousand cavalry, this group of traitors also had five thousand musketeers. In addition, this group of traitors is armed with at least forty cannons, and several of them are red-coated cannons that we don't even have..."

"In addition, the last general also asked for a piece of news....since the capture of Baode County, the main force of the traitors has begun to camp in Baode County, waiting for our arrival. For two days in a row, it was their cavalry that attacked everywhere, killing people and looting everywhere, and sending the looted women and food to Baode County in a steady stream......"

Hearing this, Wei Zheng's eyes shot out two rays of light directly. Then, he said to himself.

"It seems that these traitors have known the news of our arrival、、、、、 concentrated all their forces in Baode County, with the muskets and artillery in their hands, they stubbornly defended Baode County, and around Baode County, killed and injured a large number of our troops, so as to achieve the purpose of weakening us and attracting our troops. Thus, cooperating with the attack of the Mongol army in the direction of Zuoyun ...

As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, Zhao Yun, who hurried around him, shouted with a face full of arrogance: "Aren't they just a bunch of traitors... Marshal, as long as you give the general an order, the last general will immediately lead 5,000 cavalry to attack Baode County, destroy them, and avenge the people and tun people who died tragically in their hands..."

As soon as Zhao Yun finished speaking, Zhou Chenguang followed and instigated: "Marshal, the more than 1,000 soldiers of the scout army can also participate in the battle....The scout army is the elite selected from the whole army, and they can be cavalrymen when they get on their horses, and they can be infantry when they get off their horses, and they can be musketeers....As long as the marshal gives the general order, the last general and the more than 1,000 soldiers under his command will launch an attack on Baode County without hesitation..."

His subordinates asked for battle, and Wei Zheng was happy from the bottom of his heart. However, he does not approve of this style of play.

After taking a deep breath, he loudly refused: "No....whether it is cavalry or scouts, they are the elite of my Tiger and Leopard Army, and this commander will never use you as infantry and lose them on the battlefield of attacking Baode County..."

"Especially General Zhao, your cavalry, the battlefield that belongs to you should be a field battle, not a siege battle. As for General Zhou, your scout army, your subordinates are all elites selected from the whole army, and they must not be lost in vain on the frontal battlefield. “

Seeing the disappointed expressions on the faces of the two, Wei Zheng's words changed and continued: "However, don't be too disappointed... Before the main force of 15,000 musketeers under the command of General Zhou Yuhong really arrived at the battlefield, Ben Shuai will definitely not let the two of you be idle..."

After speaking, Wei Zheng directly shifted his gaze to Zhou Chenguang, and asked with a firm face: "General Zhou, you just said that the traitors go out to loot every day are cavalry..."

"Yes, handsome..."Zhou Chenguang replied with a look of anticipation.

"The last general learned from the traitors that every day five thousand cavalry would go to all parts of Baode County to kill and plunder."

Wei Zheng nodded in affirmation: "That's what I want...."

"Since this group of cavalry is the main culprit of murder and looting in Baode County, in order to prevent this cavalry from bringing disasters to other surrounding areas, we must eliminate this cavalry in the shortest possible time..."

"And the main force to destroy this cavalry is the cavalry unit under the command of the two of you..."

Hearing this, a pair of hot eyes appeared directly on the faces of the two people. looked at Wei Zheng in a daze, waiting for Wei Zheng's order....(To be continued......)