After returning to Mushroom Valley empty-handed, Zhou Shuyuan, Wang Feng, and Zhao Yun gathered at the General's Mansion under the order of Wei Zheng.

After glancing at the subordinates in front of him who looked gloomy and even a little listless, Wei Zheng asked calmly: "Why, an empty-handed operation made everyone so listless..."

Wang Feng plucked up the courage to reply: "General, there is a little ...... Since the formation of our Haw Par Army, which sortie has not returned with a full load. But this time, not to mention the continuous attack for dozens of miles, and in order to help the victims, he left tens of thousands of catties of grain in Zunhua City, which is simply a loss to his wife and soldiers..."

Zhao Yun followed up and complained: "General, after receiving the order to play the role of a Tartar with a yellow flag, I was happy for a long time, thinking that the cavalry regiment finally met an opportunity to train with officers and soldiers. However, what I didn't expect was that the officers and soldiers with tens of thousands of troops turned out to be all waste. As soon as they saw us, they all shrank to the barracks and shrunk their heads, and they didn't even give us the opportunity to train the cavalry regiment, and ran back and forth on their horses for a day in vain. ”

Wei Zheng waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't complain about this matter... After all, none of us would have thought that the Tartars would scrape Zunhua City so cleanly that they would not leave us with any ......."

"Let's call you in such a hurry, there are two major things that need to be discussed with you..."

After seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, Wei Zheng continued: "The first thing is a problem I mentioned in Zunhua City...."

"The Tartars changed their habits in the past, and wantonly scraped craftsmen in Zunhua City, even the old people did not let go. There must be something wrong ... Think about it, everybody. What kind of conspiracy is this Emperor Taiji and Dolgon? ”

Military advisor Zhou Shuyuan first said: "General." There is only one role for the Tartars who advocate force, and that is to build weapons...... The Tartars must have taken such painstaking efforts to scrape craftsmen to create more sophisticated weapons in Houjin. ”

"Weapon ......" Hearing these two words, Wang Feng suddenly thought of something.

His eyes lit up, and he exclaimed at Wei Zheng: "General, military advisor, I know... Tartar. The Tartars are meant to make muskets...."

"When I was in Zunhua City, I heard from the women and children who had not been captured by the Tartars, who asked everywhere who would make muskets and cannons when the Tartars were arresting craftsmen in the city. In the entire Zunhua City, as long as he can build muskets and artillery, whether he can walk or not, he will be caught by the Tartars, even if he is dragged by a car, and he will be dragged to Houjin..."

"So, I'm sure, the Tartars captured these craftsmen for the purpose of making muskets and cannons. Build your own fire-gas troops. ”

Wei Zheng nodded affirmatively: "It must be so...."

"In the past battles between the Tartars and the official army, it was the Tartars who won the official army. Therefore, the Tartars did not attach importance to the firearms in the hands of the officials and soldiers, believing that firearms were inferior to bows and arrows. However, after several battles with us, and after many defeats, Dorgon finally found that the bow and arrow were no match for good firearms..."

"Under such circumstances, if the Tartars want to defeat our Tiger and Par Army, there is only one way to develop a firearms unit..."

"General, I also agree with this idea..."Zhou Shuyuan said.

Zhao Yun followed up and agreed: "General, you are right, only by developing firearms, can the Tartars have the possibility of confronting us." Otherwise, with bows and arrows alone, as long as we have sufficient firearms in our hands and sufficient troops, the Tartars will never be our opponents. ”

At this time, the expression on Wei Zheng's face was not soothed because of the doubts solved, but became more solemn.

Once again, under everyone's puzzled gaze, he said: "If this judgment is true, then the next question is even more important to the future of my Tiger and Par Army..."

"Do you feel that we can't stay in Zunhua anymore..."

When the military advisor Zhou Shuyuan fell into contemplation, Zhao Yun, who had a straightforward personality, had already taken a step forward and asked with puzzlement.

"We're doing well in Mushroom Valley, why don't we stay in Zunhua anymore......."

As soon as the words fell, Wang Feng followed and asked: "Yes, general, the mushroom valley under our feet is something we have worked hard to build, isn't it a pity to give up like this..."

"And, even if we give up Mushroom Valley and stop staying in Zunhua, where are we going......

"Without the imperial decree, we leave Zunhua with the army to resist the decree, and to put it more strictly is to rebel... General, you have always said that now is not the time for us to turn against the court, and we do not have the strength to turn against the court. In this case, how can we leave Zunhua and find a new territory..."

Wei Zheng waved his hand and said, "We will discuss this issue later....Now, I will tell you first, why can't we continue to stay in Zunhua...."

"The reason why this idea suddenly came to me was a big touch, which was what I saw and heard in Zunhua City today..."

"As far as I know, there are only old and weak women and children left in Zunhua at present, and they are still old and weak women and children who have no food. With such a group of people, even self-preservation is a problem, how can we feed our Haw Par Army...."

"Although our Haw Par Army has been incorporated by the imperial court, so far, we have not received a tael of silver from the imperial court. If we can't get it in the future, with our Haw Par Army's inventory, how long can we maintain it..."

"The court doesn't pay us food, and we ourselves have no land and no income. It won't be long before we will be shut down, and we will turn against the court first in the case of lack of strength, which is the last thing I want to see......"

"The second is the judgment we just made."

"If the Tartars are really developing firearms, then we, who are located at the border, will bear the brunt of the Tartars' attacks and retaliation. Therefore, if we don't leave Zunhua, then we will fall into a non-stop fight with the Tartars. That's all we have in total, and it's rarely replenished. If we continue to fight with the Tartars in this way, we will only suffer losses. ”

"So, no matter what aspect of it, this Zunhua, we can't continue to stay any longer..."

"Not only that, but we also have to find a way to leave Zunhua and enter the Central Plains. Only when we arrive in the Central Plains can our Haw Par Army develop and grow, and truly have the possibility of self-preservation......"

Facing Wei Zheng, who had a firm tone in front of him, several people, including Zhou Shuyuan, fell into deep thought and stopped talking. (To be continued......)