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Did it thunder? Raida, the commander of the Protectors, frowned, then shook his head again, it must have been the sound of cannons, he got up and walked out of the tent, sharpening his hearing, and confirming his judgment.

In the gray sky, the sun is like a winter coat, and the light is not dazzling at all. The earth was covered with hoarfrost, dry and hard, and a gust of wind blew, and occasionally yellow leaves flew up, like birds fluttering in the wind.

Laida tightened his cloak, it was not yet time for the big cold, if it snowed, the Ming army's desire to attack would be weakened, right? After all, most of the Ming army were southern soldiers, and the difference in climate always took some time to adapt, right? Maybe the imperial court's plan to retreat to the outside of the customs can be postponed, and after surviving this winter, maybe there will be a change?

It is better to have a few heavy snowfalls, the Ming army will be frozen, and needless to say, the power of the artillery will be greatly weakened. Laida looked up at the sky, and there was no feeling of cloudiness, and she couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

The Qing army also had artillery, and most of them were concentrated on this defensive line, and there were always hundreds of them, large and small. But the results of the artillery battle were disappointing, the Ming artillery fire was more intense, more accurate, and longer. The current artillery of the Qing army is worried. He did not dare to open fire lightly, lest he be counterattacked by the Ming artillery fire afterwards.

Laida withdrew his gaze and strolled, when he suddenly raised his foot and kicked a stone away in hatred, and several of his guards looked at each other, subconsciously moving away.

There was a buzzing sound. Laida looked up in displeasure and looked around coldly. It was the sound of discussion, from far and near, louder and louder, more and more Qing soldiers ran out, and with the guidance and raised their eyes to look at the sky, they joined the ranks of this discussion.

The small black dot, Rida saw, in the distance in the sky as the west wind slowly drifted in, getting bigger and bigger. His eyes were getting wider and wider. What's that, kite? Kong Ming lantern? Behind -- there's another one.

At an altitude of more than 100 meters, two hot air balloons took off from the ships on the sea, floated in the wind, and swept diagonally over the positions of the Qing army. But when I got closer, I saw the big red letters on it.

"Ming Xing and Qing died. Providence is hard to disobey! "The Tartars will perish, and the Han family should prosper!" "Those who surrender will live, and those who fight will die!" "Quickly leave the place of death, the far north can live!" ”…… The shouts of the hot air balloons painted with a mess of patterns and symbols were heard, and even if the horn was made of iron sheets, the sound was faint to the ground. But it worked just right. There is an ethereal and unpredictable sense of mystery, like a voice from outside the sky.

The discussion became louder, and some Qing soldiers went to grab leaflets; Some Qing soldiers knelt down to worship, or kowtowed, or muttered prayers; Some of the Qing soldiers were dumbfounded. Like a log standing on the spot......

The fear of the unknown, the reverence for the gods and Buddhas, made all those who witnessed this miracle lose their minds. In this era, the instructions and prophecies of heaven are far greater than the role of aerial bombs.

Laida's body trembled, his hands clenched into fists, his fingers squeezed white, he wanted to calm himself down, he wanted to rush up and rebuke the soldiers, expose the so-called lies of divine revelation, but all kinds of thoughts and visions in his mind were churning and undulating, his body seemed to be enchanted, he couldn't move, he was completely overwhelmed.

More Qing soldiers knelt down and kowtowed to the distant gods and Buddhas in prayer, crying and wailing, and the noise reached Laida's ears, as if he were in a dark hell. Shaking his head vigorously, his vision began to brighten, but his whole body was trembling. There were two hammers pounding on either side of his temples, and the breath coming out of his throat was like the sound of the wind in a cave.

It's over, it's over! All fantasies, all expectations, were gone in an instant. Laida looked around weakly and panickedly, and even his guards knelt on the ground, whether it was true or not, he knew that the military spirit was over, and the fighting spirit was over. Without the Ming army attacking, a large number of deserters would be unstoppable, and the spread of blockade news was already impossible.

The noise was louder, another artifact flew in, and a leaflet fell to Laida's feet, "The Tartars will die, and those who descend will live!" The blood-red characters and strange symbols pierced Raida's eyes, stinging his eyes and stinging his heart. His steps staggered, his heart skipped out of his cavity with a chaotic sound, the scene swirled, and then he pounced on him like a mountain of mountains, "No, no! Laida let out a terrible roar like a madman.

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Rumors stop at the wise. However, there were no physicists in the Qing army, so they could not explain the reason for this "miracle", and even those who witnessed this scene in the Ming army were in awe and prayed sincerely.

"Heavenly Blessing, Long Live the Heavenly Saint-" Wei King Ma Bao muttered, paused for a long time, he steadied his mind, turned his head to glance at the generals who were still a little unguarded, coughed, and said loudly: "The saint is wise, the emperor's grace is mighty, the heavens are bright, this battle will be won." Victory, victory, victory of the Ming Dynasty! Hooray, hooray, hooray! ”

"Victory, victory, victory of the Ming Dynasty! Hooray, hooray, hooray! ”

The shouts spread from around Ma Bao, and more and more officers and soldiers joined in, rhythmically raising their weapons to the sky and making a confident and passionate voice: "Victory, victory!" Hooray, hooray, hooray! ”

"Hooray......

"Hooray......

“…… Hooray. ”

The entire front was filled with the shouts of victory from the mountains, while the side of the Qing army was in mourning, and its morale was extremely low.

"Spread my general order, launch a general attack in the early hours of tomorrow morning." King Wei Ma Bao's eyes widened, although this was a few days ahead of schedule, it was a good time to strike while the iron was hot. From now on, the foreshadowing of heaven will spread in the Qing army camps, and the overnight fermentation period will be enough. It's been a long time. It is possible to weaken or subside the tide.

Chief of Staff Qi Sansheng nodded, and repeated the order carefully and carefully, and the herald left quickly, spreading the latest military order to all directions, as far as the various armies and departments, and as far as the seaside naval divisions.

Unexpected results. Even Zhu Yongxing did not expect that just a "hot air balloon", which could only fly less than 200 meters high and could only rely on the wind to float, would cause such a huge psychological shock to the Qing army and cause such a sensational effect. In his thinking, of course, he couldn't understand that the fish stuffed a note in its belly and buried a stone man had such a great power of demagogy.

As for the keen judgment on the battlefield, Wei Wang Ma Bao and others are obviously higher than Zhu Yongxing, although they are fighting for the front, some preparations are not sufficient. But the confusion and fear of the Qing army made up for it in a big way. Therefore, no one objected to Ma Bao's decision, and some even felt that it was not fast enough.

The general offensive was advanced, and the operational deployment was also changed. After discussion, the king of Wei and the generals believed that the Qing army was in turmoil and would most likely be defeated by the light, if this was the case, the previous battle plan was a bit conservative. So. The General Command of the Front decided to observe the defeat of the Qing army after achieving a breakthrough. If the soldiers have no fighting spirit, the assault corps will still cut off the retreat route of the Manchu group to the north and capture Tianjin; The other two armies bypassed Tianjin and went straight from Hejian to Beijing.

"It is advisable to chase the poor bravely, and don't sell your name as a learning overlord." Ma Bao, the king of Wei, showed Zhu Yongxing's letter and exclaimed passionately: "Serve death for long live." Loyal to the Ming Dynasty, he swept the Tartars with a thunderous force. Forward, forward, kill, kill! ”

"Forward. Fight the enemy! The exhilarating shouts resounded through the big tent, shouting out the hearts of countless children of the Han family, as if they had crossed thousands of mountains and rivers and reached everywhere in China.

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The bell rang "dangdangdang ......", Zhu Yongxing did not raise his head, still lying on the desk to review the text, from time to time to raise the pen in front of the circle, or make instructions.

Although the general offensive on the front line has not yet begun, the plan has been drawn up, and the military supplies are constantly being transported to the front by sea, and he can no longer play a role in the back, or the work he is doing now is not simpler than winning a war.

Although Zhu Yongxing was extremely reluctant to admit that the Manchus had helped him, in fact, the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty were indeed revealed in the change of dynasties, and the old and rotten bureaucratic system was also destroyed, which allowed Zhu Yongxing to rebuild the new system relatively freely after the re-emergence of the Southern Ming. Of course, this price is painful, huge, and unbearable.

As far as the present situation is concerned, Zhu Yongxing must quicken the pace of his own reforms, because after all, there is a lot of opposition to the various new policies implemented on the grounds of national war, and once the war is basically won, it cannot be ruled out that there will be repeated waves.

For example, in the imperial examination, next year's spring is not far away, although Zhu Yongxing has made changes in the examination subjects and the genre of articles, but the extent is not large. Because Zhu Yongxing knew that this was a long-term task, it was not possible to rush it.

Another example is the statutory tax, which greatly reduces the exploitation space of landlords, gentry, and even bureaucrats, and the enlightened understand that this is a good policy for the political situation and social stability of the country, while the greedy will be dissatisfied.

Zhu Yongxing felt that the country should have long-term peace and stability, and internal affairs were more important than the military. Judging from the lessons of history, if the country and society are stable, even if there are external troubles, it is also a disease of scabies, which is easy to solve. However, if the internal troubles are already accumulating and the country is in turmoil, the external troubles, although small, will gradually spread and spread, and eventually cannot be contained.

The Ming Dynasty was not invincible, but the internal factors were too bad, and the financial bankruptcy was the most critical. Therefore, Zhu Yongxing has paid special attention to finances since he entered Yunnan and has devoted most of his energy and thoughts.

The recovery of the north is almost a foregone conclusion, even if the general attack cannot be broken, the Qing army will never be able to defeat the Ming army, at most it is a situation to maintain the status quo. The Manchus had lost the strategic initiative, and Zhu Yongxing saw this very clearly. But the side effects of the restoration of the Northland also made him have to think hard and plan many things in the future.

There is no doubt that the withered Northland will become a big burden for the Ming Court. Zhu Yongxing had to rebuild and restore production in the north and stabilize the people in the north while still being able to provide sufficient supplies and salaries for the army, and continue to attack the Manchus who had fled back to the Guanwai, without giving them a chance to breathe. Even if strategic action is not launched immediately, it will continue to tear this bandit group apart. Without financial and material resources, it is impossible to lure the Mongol tribes to turn against the Manchus, so as to become the helpers of the Ming Dynasty in strangling the Manchus.

"Whether it is a military offensive or a strangulation blockade, money, food and materials are the key!" Zhu Yongxing muttered, reaching out and gently rubbing his temples.

With a stick in one hand and a carrot in the other, Zhu Yongxing likes this method. The sticks are there, but there are clearly not enough carrots.

During the Xiaoice Age, natural disasters affected the north more than the south, which naturally included the steppes and pastures of the Mongolian tribes. When they saw that the Houjin were able to plunder successfully again and again, they naturally joined this bandit group and became increasingly close to the Manchus. Now the re-emergence of the Ming Dynasty will make the Mongol tribes re-evaluate their future rivals and friends.

In fact, the work of division and disintegration did not start now, and the change in Chahar Mongolia cannot but be said without the instruction of Zhu Yongxing and the credit of the spy personnel of the Ministry of State Security. Even if the Manchus retreated to Guanwai, the threat from the northwest, the Mongol tribes, would be a very important bargaining chip for the Ming court. The recovery of the Northland has made this work even more arduous and arduous.

Because the Mongol tribes are scattered, it is difficult to form a real threat, and if they can be controlled in terms of materials, so that they can be the helpers of the Ming Dynasty in the strangulation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and become the help of the Ming Dynasty's outward expansion, it is naturally the best choice.

Tea, grain, silk, salt, cotton, ironware...... Daming has everything, but it is not enough now, so Zhu Yongxing has to come up with more ways to solve it.

The usual methods that come up can be summarized into two broad categories, open source and throttling. It is easier to cut off some irrelevant items, eliminate some unnecessary departments, be diligent and thrifty, eliminate waste, etc.; Open source is more complicated, and it is also where Zhu Yongxing's thinking and ability are tested.

Issuance of bonds, banks starting savings business, land sales to raise funds, statutory taxation, customs revenue, relocation and reclamation...... Although the methods emerge in an endless stream, which is amazing and admirable, the time is short, the task is heavy, and there are still gaps. Especially after the recovery of the north, Zhu Yongxing must find a greater source of income.

There seems to be no faster way to see benefits other than expansion. Zhu Yongxing stood up, moved his arms and shoulders, and slowly paced in front of the large map on the wall, carefully examining and searching.

The easiest to get hold of is undoubtedly the Champa state, which does not require too many troops, does not need too much effort, as long as the garrisons of Mekong and Ha Tien provinces, supplemented by a naval division, can destroy the country and seize its land. The disadvantage is that it is necessary to face Anbei and Nanzheng, and if Beizheng loses his sense of security, it may expand the war and then evolve into a war between the Ming army and the Zheng clan. That would require the mobilization of troops in the occupied areas of Annam, possibly a large increase in troops, and more naval divisions.

Such an expanded war is not suitable for the time being, at least until the Ming army has recovered the northern regions and removed the threat of the Manchu and Mongol tribes to the north.

Of course, based on the size of the territory and the number of people in the area under the rule of the Ming court, Zhu Yongxing could order the expansion of the army and recruitment. However, when there were other options, he did not want to increase the number of non-productive people, make it more difficult to recover, and cause further consumption of materials.

If the Ming army in the north is not used, will there be any certainty of destroying the Zhancheng state and defeating the northern Zheng? Zhu Yongxing stared at the map and fell into a long thought.

………… (To be continued......)