This crown prince of the Song Empire is really not ordinary rich.

Ten million taels of silver were lent to the imperial court like this, and he was relieved?

I think that the Song people must not be bad for money, otherwise they would not have borrowed so much silver to the imperial court.

If the rebels had so much silver, the situation would definitely be different from what it is now.

Of course, it is obviously not impossible for the rebels to borrow so much silver.

At the same time, it is precisely because the crown prince has borrowed so much silver to the imperial court, so he must not hope that the situation in the northwest will continue to erode, otherwise how could the imperial court return the silver he lent.

Come to think of it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince supports the Ming Dynasty, and he asked the rebels to go outside the Ming Dynasty to find a way to survive, which is already very good.

At least, he did not order the army under his command to directly help the imperial court go to the northwest to suppress the rebel army.

With the combat power of the righteous army, against the army of the Shang Song people, it is needless to say that it will collapse at the touch of a button.

Those hundreds of artillery pieces alone were enough to make the rebels suffer.

Li Zicheng has personally experienced how the hundreds of artillery pieces repelled the 150,000 elite cavalry of the Eight Banners into the sea.

In the face of these 150,000 elites of the Eight Banners, the rebels had no way to do this, and it was estimated that they would not even be able to raise the courage to fight.

The composition of the soldiers in the rebel army is not clear to others, but Li Zicheng is clear.

They were all farmers who had just laid down their hoes, and they lacked all kinds of weapons.

Many people can't even stand in line, and they can't understand any orders, and they rush around like a swarm of bees when they fight, and if it's a tailwind fight, it's okay, but if the situation is unfavorable, these people can't count on it at all.

Therefore, if you look at it from another angle, the rebels are in their current position against the elite of the Eight Banners, and the ending is a loss without thinking about it.

You can see it from this. There is no doubt about the strength of the Song people.

Then, the Ming army, which learned the tactics of the Song people and purchased weapons and artillery equipped with the Song people, has now been transferred to the northwest to suppress the rebel army.

It can be seen that the prospects of the rebel army are very bad.

"Your Highness, although the rebel army is nominally unified externally, in fact, there are many internal mountains. Although I am also one of the leaders, I don't have much say. Therefore, even if I convey His Highness's intentions back, the other leaders may not agree. ”

Li Zicheng, who had already figured it out, finally told Zhao Hongyu about the internal situation of the rebel army. At the same time, he also showed his attitude.

Hearing Li Zicheng say this, Zhao Hongyu still didn't understand that Li Zicheng had agreed to his proposal, and he was moved.

However, Zhao Hongyu didn't care much about what Li Zicheng said about the righteous army.

As long as Li Zicheng is moved, it will be easy to do.

He also had a lot of soldiers and horses under his command, and as long as Li Ziben was willing to go to Asia Minor, he would support him. Zhao Hongyu didn't believe it, with his own support, Li Zicheng still couldn't deal with those nomadic tribes outside the Ming Dynasty in the northwest?

Joke!

In front of musket artillery. No matter how brave you are, you will be turned to ashes.

Unless you're not flesh and blood.

"Just convey what I mean, and if someone wants to be with you, then go together. If none of them want to. Then leave them alone. If you don't have the same heart, how can you face the wind and rain outside? Rest assured, as long as you are willing to leave, then I can support you vigorously with weapons and food. With my support for the nomadic tribes of Tajikistan, it is impossible to defeat you. ”

"Your Highness, what you said is true? You will support me with weapons and food. Is it this kind of artillery, will you support me too? ”

Listening to Zhao Hongyu's words, Li Zicheng suddenly became excited.

Not to mention anything else, today he can be regarded as having seen the power of artillery, so when he heard Zhao Hongyu say that he was willing to support his weapons and equipment, he became excited.

If he had artillery, Li Zicheng would certainly have the confidence to conquer the nomadic tribes around Tajikistan, which is a very obvious thing.

"Yes, but there aren't many of them. Considering that you won't have much money in the early days, I can give you a batch of artillery and muskets, as well as fine weapons and armor. But after you have established yourself there, you will have to pay back the money. ”

Of course Zhao Hongyu would not do such a thing as giving it away for nothing.

He's not badly kind, and he's not rich.

Although Li Zicheng's girl sits beside him, Zhao Hongyu will not give him unlimited support because of his girl or something.

Supporting Li Zicheng naturally has Zhao Hongyu's considerations.

The main reason is that he feels that the Northwest Rebels are rioting, and they and the Ming court are killing their own people, which is really boring.

Therefore, Zhao Hongyu considered whether it was possible to get the righteous army out of the country and let them go outside to fight a way out.

Once successful, it is equivalent to expanding the territory of the Yan and Huang ethnic groups in disguise.

This is what Zhao Hongyu really thinks.

"That's for sure, as long as Your Highness can support me in this, a certain family is willing to break through."

Li Zicheng gave Zhao Hongyu a definite answer, which means that no matter whether others want to or not, Li Zicheng will definitely leave Daming with his troops and go to Tajikistan as Zhao Hongyu mentioned.

"Good! Rest assured, our empire is well-armed and has enough food, so you will definitely not have to worry about logistics. And I will discuss with the Ming court, and after the northwest is stabilized, I can open up a stable logistics channel to deliver all kinds of materials to you endlessly. ”

On this side, taking advantage of the temporary halt of the fighting, Zhao Hongyu and Li Zicheng chatted.

On the other side, Dolgon and the others, who had been repulsed, were angrily discussing how to fight next.

The artillery of the Imperial Army has already shown Dolgon and them the power, and it has brought them a lot of shock.

Even Dorgon himself, in the midst of heavy shelling, was almost hung up. That is, his luck was better, so he survived.

But he also saw with his own eyes the bloody scene of the Goshkha guards on the left and right, whose hands and feet were blown up all over the sky.

By this time Dorgon had dismounted, and was sitting on a rock, panting, his hat had fallen somewhere, and his whole body was disgraced.

Standing at Dorgon's side. It was his younger brother Dord.

The appearance of Dodor at this time is not necessarily how good Dorgon is.

The other lords and nobles also stood around one by one with a disgraced face.

Each of them had different expressions on their faces, but it was obvious that they were frightened by the heavy shelling.

Strictly speaking, they are no strangers to artillery.

In so many years of war with the Ming Dynasty, the Ming court relied on artillery to defend the city, and they were in full swing.

It's just that what Dolgon didn't expect was that the artillery of the Song people could actually fight in the field. And the power is stronger than the red-coated cannon of the Ming Dynasty.

In particular, the speed of fire and the wide range of shells were unexpected.

In the previous charge, the opponent only two rounds of artillery fire knocked out the vanguard of their charge. They have suffered more than 5,000 casualties, which is not a heavy loss.

The soldiers below have been discouraged by the shelling, and they will definitely not be able to continue the charge.

Therefore, retreat is also a very helpless thing.

According to the situation just now. Even if you continue to give the order to rush forward, it is estimated that the entire army will collapse.

So it's okay to withdraw helplessly, by the way, rectify the army, and think of a way to break the opponent's artillery array.

First of all. It was Dorgon who opened his mouth and broke the dreary and strange atmosphere.

"Let's talk about how we were able to break through each other's artillery and rush over, and everyone saw it. The artillery of the Song people was stronger than the artillery of the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention the power. At the moment, we have no other way out, and if we don't fight, we will die. “

As soon as Dorgon's voice fell, Dorgon was the first to shout, "What else to say?" We shouldn't have retreated just now, as long as we desperately endure some casualties, we will eventually be able to rush in front of the enemy's formation. As long as we rush over, those infantry of the Song people will not be enough to see at all. ”

Obviously, Duoduo did not know so much about the composition of the Imperial Army led by Zhao Hongyu. That's why he said something like this, thinking that if he rushed over, he would have a chance of winning.

He knew that even if they rushed through, they would have to face the muskets of the Imperial Army.

Therefore, as soon as Dodor finished speaking, a white flag of the capital came out and refuted Dodor's statement.

"Fifteen Baylor, this is a bad word!" This commander with a white flag had fought against Zhao Hongyu's Imperial Army a few times, so he knew very well the power of the Imperial Army. "The Song people's musket array is also very sharp, so even if we rush to the front of it, we will still face the threat of rain of musket projectiles. Compared to the muskets of the Ming Dynasty, the Song muskets were more lethal, and even our soldiers could be killed even if they were wearing three layers of cotton armor. ”

Not! The crowd nodded one after another, agreeing very much with the words of the white flag commander.

After he reminded him so much, everyone really remembered the stubble of the Song people's muskets.

"Abu Shan is right, the Song people's musket formation is very tight. Therefore, if we continue to rush, we will only add unnecessary casualties. Dolgon raised his hand, stopping his brother Dordor from retorting. Since we can't attack head-on, I wonder if there is another way to do it. ”

Dolgon's eyes narrowed, flickering from time to time, as if he had a good idea now.

"Now we still have a certain advantage in numbers, and all of them are cavalry. So as long as we make good use of this, I don't think it's impossible to defeat the Song people. ”

As he spoke, Dorgon stood up, then stood on the stone and looked out at the Imperial Army line opposite.

"Fourteen Baylor has a great idea?"

Seeing Dorgon's appearance, those who were familiar with him knew that this Baylor must have an idea.

It's just that before Dorgon speaks, they still have to ask.

Hearing this, Dorgon nodded: "Yes, I have an idea here......" (To be continued......)