After Wei Qianhu left with a complicated expression of grievance and excitement on his face, Zhou Shuyuan, who had not spoken, asked Wei Zheng with questions in his heart.

"General, I can understand asking Jinyiwei for money and official positions. However, I don't understand that you asked Jinyi Wei for so many cannons and fine iron at one time. Although the power of artillery is great, no matter how powerful the artillery is, it needs to be controlled by soldiers. However, our Tiger and Par Army is full of so many people, and the control of the existing artillery has reached the limit, where can there be more troops to control the remaining 100 artillery pieces. ”

Wei Zheng replied without thinking: "There is no one, we can recruit people." Now, we have the identity of the imperial court, of course, we have to make good use of it. In addition, you must remember that in this troubled world, only strength is the foundation of our survival. Therefore, we must try our best to expand our own strength, that is, the army in our hands. ”

"There is a strong army in hand, whether it is the Jinyi Guard or the imperial court, even if we fall out with them in the future, as long as we do not raise the flag and openly rebel, they will not dare to touch us at will."

After a flash of realization quickly flashed on Zhou Shuyuan's face, he continued to ask: "General, your idea is very good, but the strength of our Tiger and Leopard Army is limited, and even if we want to expand the army, we don't have enough troops. ”

Wei Zheng shook his head and affirmed: "Who said that we don't have a source of soldiers......

"Strategist, have you forgotten how our Tiger and Par Army developed step by step......

Zhou Shuyuan's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously exclaimed, "You mean to snatch people from the hands of the Tartars...... General, I really don't know how your head grows, and any problem can be solved as soon as it comes to you. ”

"Now that our Haw Par Army has a strong enough artillery unit, an ordinary castle can't stop our Haw Par Army at all. In addition, the Tartars have just experienced a defeat and have lost a lot of troops, so they must shrink their forces in Zunhua at this moment. Now is the best time to send troops and Tartars scattered in various strongholds in Zunhua. ”

Wei Zheng nodded in approval and said, "You're right, I don't know if the military advisor still remembers the military intelligence office I set up before the war." ”

While speaking, Wei Zheng had already taken out a piece of information and handed it to Zhou Shuyuan and said, "This is what Zhou Chenguang secretly sent back in the afternoon." Although it is not very detailed, we can still understand some general information about the Tatar garrison in the entire Zunhua territory. ”

"With this information in hand, our Haw Par Army can send troops-for-tat to snatch people, food, money, and equipment from the Tartars...... These initiatives have taken the initiative to expand the military strength of our Haw Par Army. ”

After carefully reading the information in his hand, Zhou Shuyuan, who had an excited smile on his face, couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "General, the director of the military intelligence department you chose is really too wise, it has only been less than half a month, not only built our intelligence network, but also sent us such important information. ”

After cautiously putting away the information, he continued to ask Wei Zheng......

"General, with this information in hand, coupled with the current strong attack capabilities of our Tiger and Par Army, there is absolutely no problem in taking down a few Tartar castles where supplies are stored and prisoners. It's just that I don't know how big your appetite is, General, and how far our Haw Par Army plans to expand. ”

Wei Zheng did not hide it, and replied with a cheerful face: "Since the emperor gave us a battalion of 3,500 people in the Tiger and Leopard Army, then of course we must use them all." ”

"My idea is that the Haw Par Army should make good use of this opportunity and expand its strength to 4,000 at once. In order to distinguish ourselves from the Ming Army, we use a set of formations that belong entirely to our Haw Par Army. At present, there is a regiment on top of the battalion level, with a total strength of 1,000 troops. Above the regiment is our Haw Par Army, and only in this way can our Haw Par Army truly deserve its name. ”

"After the expansion of the Tiger and Leopard Army, it includes a total of two ordinary regiments, namely the Tiger Regiment and the Leopard Regiment. In addition to the two regiments of 2,000 men, there was also a musket regiment composed of pure musketeers, an artillery battalion composed entirely of heavy artillery, and a cavalry guard battalion armed with muskets, for a total of 4,000 men, to form our future Haw Par Army. ”

It took a cup of tea before Zhou Shuyuan came back to the taste of the big pie that Wei Zheng painted for him.

Then, with a face full of surprise, he said: "General, in this way, our Tiger and Leopard Army will really be invincible in Zunhua." ”

"When we have 1,000 people, we can block the attack of thousands of Tartars, and if our strength expands to 4,000 people, we will not be able to block the attack of tens of thousands of Tartars."

Wei Zheng shook his head and denied: "Strategist, you don't calculate the account like that. Not to mention anything else, with the current rate of musket production of our Haw Par Army, it will not be able to meet the needs of the whole army in less than half a year. ”

"As for combat effectiveness, there are not a few months to train, how high do you think these newly expanded recruits can have?"

"As for the reason why we can hold off thousands of Tartars with a thousand men, one of the important factors is the terrain advantage. Do you think that without this wall under our feet, without the trenches outside the mushrooms, a thousand of us will be able to hold off thousands of Tartars? ”

Seeing Zhou Shuyuan's slowly solemn facial expression, Wei Zheng changed his words and continued: "Of course, you don't have to worry too much, military advisor. After the expansion of our Tiger and Leopard Army, although it is not as strong as you imagined, there is no problem in self-protection in the entire territory of Zunhua, and even in the territory of Daming. ”

"So, our first task at the moment is to use the equipment I just extorted from Jinyiwei to expand our strength."

"Starting tomorrow, the battalions will take turns to attack, and with the support of artillery, they will go out to grab people, food, and equipment. Sue the brothers of the battalion, if you want to be the commander of the regiment, the battalion commander, give me a good ......"

A fortress about thirty miles away from Mushroom Yu, because Dol Roll suffered heavy losses in Mushroom Yu, he had to transfer troops from all over the country to increase the mobile forces in his hands to ensure the safety of Zunhua City. The Tartars defending this Seburg had to be reduced from one Niu Lu to less than a hundred now.

Although the number of troops has been reduced by more than half, the Tatar Niu Lu Zhangjing who stayed here is not worried about the safety of Sebao.

In his eyes, no matter how strong the Haw Par Army is, it only shows that it is on defense. With the walls under their feet as high as one foot high, the Haw Par Army felt that it was impossible to storm the fort.

However, when hundreds of tigers and leopards really appeared outside Sebao, Niu Lu Zhangjing, who was still confident just now, began to panic.

Because, outside the fort, the Tiger and Leopard Army not only wore armor and was equipped with a large number of muskets, but also brought nine heavy guns with the thickness of the mouth of the bowl.

As a veteran who had fought against the Ming army, Niu Lu Zhangjing was very aware of the tremendous power of these heavy artillery.

Niu Lu Zhangjing's concern was not unreasonable, the cannon sounded, and nine black iron balls were waiting to roar towards the city wall. Although only five cannonballs hit the city wall, these five solid iron balls smashed four large pits on the city wall, one of the iron balls directly hit the city chop, smashing the city chop, and the flying debris also affected several Tartars hiding behind the city chop, smashing the tartars and falling to the ground, making a heart-rending scream.