"Whether it is infantry, artillery or baggage, each total post is 288 people."

"Each general has one chief and deputy general, three staff officers, three infantry posts of 96 people, and one chief and deputy chief of each post, all of which are filled by Guozisheng, and each has three trumpeters."

After more than two years of practice, the Forces nouvelles decided to remove the drummers and keep only the trumpeters.

Because in practice, it was found that the drummer is not indispensable, but can be concurrently served by the trumpeter, and the trumpeter can participate in the battle with one trumpet in one hand and a short hammer in the other, and the drummer cannot do it.

"Each infantry is armed with 18 short guns, 270 flintlock pistols, and 9 military horns."

"Each field artillery is equipped with 9 4-inch field guns and 275 short guns, each mountain gun is equipped with 9 2.5-inch mountain guns and 275 short guns, and each infantry gun is equipped with 27 tiger squat guns and 275 short guns."

"In total, each town is equipped with a total of 20,800 flintlock guns, 4,250 short guns, 90 4-inch field guns or 90 2.5-inch mountain guns, 270 tiger squat guns, and 11,200 mules and horses."

After saying this, Jiang Tianyi asked Chongzhen again: "Holy Lord, the personnel of the new army, as well as mules and horses, have been prepared, but I don't know if the weapons and equipment are enough?" ”

Hearing this, Chongzhen immediately beckoned Zhu Shunshui to come to the middle of the matter.

"Zhu Shunshui, you tell Jiang Tianyi, how many weapons and equipment have been accumulated in the arsenal now?"

Zhu Shunshui immediately took out a small notebook, opened it and read: "As of the end of this month, there are a total of 1,200 4-inch field guns in stock, 600 2.5-inch mountain guns, 3,200 tiger squat guns, 1,000 god artillery, more than 110,000 flintlock guns, more than 20,000 short guns, and more than 10 bayonets. ”

After a pause, he said: "In addition, the arsenal also reserves 100 million rounds of paper shell bullets, 1 million rounds of 4-inch field gun paper shell fixed solid bullets and shotguns, 2.5-inch mountain gun paper shell fixed solid bullets and 500,000 shots, and Tiger Squat Cannon fixed paper shell shells 3 million rounds of paper shell shells and 500,000 grenades. ”

Jiang Tianyi silently calculated, the number of cannons was enough.

But the number of flintlock pistols and short guns was almost half.

In other words, now only five and a half towns of the new army can be equipped.

At that moment, Jiang Tianyi frowned and said, "Holy Lord, the number of flintlock pistols and short guns is far from enough." ”

"Brother Wenshi doesn't have to worry." Zhu Shunshui said very firmly, "Because the number of cannons is enough, blacksmiths can turn to make flintlock pistols, plus the Daming Machinery Factory has just handed over twenty steam engines to the Daming Arsenal and the Hubu Arsenal, so the output of flintlock pistols and short guns has increased to more than 20,000 per month." ”

Chongzhen also added with a smile: "In fact, it has been bursting production since last month. ”

"Yes." Zhu Shunshui nodded and agreed, "More than 10,000 flintlock pistols were produced last month. ”

With a large number of blacksmiths turning to make flintlock pistols, and 30 steam engines to provide mechanical power, the production capacity of flintlock pistols and short guns in several arsenals was suddenly increased.

Because the steam engine can drive the drilling and forging machines.

The drilling press can greatly increase the efficiency of drilling guns.

The forging machine also greatly increases the efficiency of the coiled tubes.

In fact, due to the lack of experience in the use of steam engines, coupled with the fact that the forging and drilling machines were too rudimentary and inefficient, several arsenals in the Ming Dynasty still had great potential to be tapped.

If necessary, it is not impossible to produce 50,000 flintlock pistols per month.

It's just that there doesn't seem to be a need for this, and a monthly output of 20,000 yuan is enough.

Jiang Tianyi said: "In this case, there will be no problem, and by the end of the year, the ministers will definitely be able to complete the reorganization of the 11 towns and platforms and the selection of chief officers and staff officers at all levels." ”

"Thank you for your hard work."

Chongzhen nodded happily.

While the three of them were talking, cheers rang out from the sand table.

"The Chaoyang Gate is broken!" Chongzhen suddenly perked up, and immediately took Jiang Tianyi and Zhu Shunshui back to the sand table, and found that it was indeed the Ming army that had broken through Beijing's Chaoyang Gate.

However, Yan Yingyuan didn't panic at all, and said steadily: "It's just a city gate, I have already rebuilt a city wall in Chaoyang Gate!" This road is not working! ”

"Then keep banging!" Xu Yingwei said with a smile.

Now the two started the second round of competition.

……

Beijing, too warehouse.

Dorgon dragged his sick body through the arsenal.

Hubu Shangshu Ying Erdai accompanied on one side.

The big war is imminent, and in addition to preparing grain and straw, the armament must also be counted.

Dorgon took a flintlock pistol from the rack and asked Ingerdai, "How many self-made muskets are there in the arsenal today?" And how many redcoat cannons and camel cannons are there? ”

Ying Erdai opened his mouth and replied: "Back to the master, there are more than 70,000 self-generated firearms in the arsenal, more than 600 red-coated cannons and more than 800 camel whirlwind cannons. ”

"What?" Dolgon's face immediately fell.

"How can there be more than 600 red-coat cannons and more than 800 camel cannons?"

"If there are also self-generated firearms, how can there be only more than 70,000 guns? What are you doing? ”

"The War Bureau can build 50 red-coated cannons, 80 camel cannons and 3,000 self-generated firearms in a month, and now three years have passed, how can there be 1,800 red-coated cannons, 3,000 camel cannons plus 110,000 self-generated firearms, how can it be so much?"

"The master doesn't know anything."

Ying Erdai said with a wry smile: "At the beginning, the War Bureau could indeed build 50 red-coated cannons, 80 camel cannons and 3,000 self-generated firearms every month. ”

"But later, couldn't you buy low-cost iron from Nanming?"

"The War Bureau transferred all the blacksmiths to make self-generated firebolts, and the mining and iron smelting stopped."

"But half a year ago, Nanming suddenly interrupted the supply of iron, and the War Bureau was too late to mine and smelt iron in a hurry, so the red-coated cannons and camel cannons have all been stopped for more than half a year, and they can only give priority to ensuring the creation of self-generated fireworks."

The economic blockade more than half a year ago caught Jiannu off guard, and the manufacture of various firearms was also greatly disrupted.

"In addition, there were a lot of losses in Liaodong and Dagukou before, and there were still some red-coated cannons, camel cannons and self-made firearms stationed in Dagukou and Gaizhouwei, so the inventory is like this."

Hundreds of red-coated cannons were lost in the Battle of Dagukou, and they have not been able to catch them so far.

In the battle of the Hunhe River in Liaodong, more than 100 artillery pieces of various types were lost, plus more than 10,000 self-generated firearms.

After a pause, Ying Erdai continued: "Counting all the firearms of the Eight Banners Han Army and the Green Battalion soldiers stationed in Dagukou and Gaizhouwei, I have more than 90,000 self-made firearms, more than 900 red-coated cannons, more than 1,200 camel cannons, and more than 500 old Furang cannons of various models. ”

"Damn it." Dorgon cursed and asked, "Is the iron supply settled now?" ”

"Master, it's been resolved." "Now you can make as many firearms as you used to do in a month, or even a little more, because the number of skilled blacksmiths has increased. ”

After a pause, Dolgon asked, "If you go all out to build a self-generated firebolt, how much can you make every month?" ”

Ying Erdai was stunned when he heard this, scratched his head again and said: "Back to the master, you have to ask John Tang to know this, and the slave really doesn't know this." ”

Dolgon immediately instructed Cao Eryu to find John Tang.

After the salute, Dorgon asked, "John Tang, if the War Bureau starts today to build its own firearms, how many can be built in a month?" ”

John Tang replied without thinking: "Eight thousand." ”

"Okay." Dorgon said flatly, "Then go all out to build your own fire." ”

Dolgon is actually very helpless, if possible, he actually wants to equip 400,000 Lian Yongdu with self-generated firearms, but now it is obviously too late, and now he can only equip the Eight Banners Han Army.

Before the Ming army launched a large-scale northern expedition, the 120,000 Han troops of the Eight Banners must be replaced with self-made firearms.

The 40,000 green battalions are artillery anyway, and they don't need to be self-inflicted, and the 110,000 Eight Banners Manchuria and 30,000 Eight Banners Mongolia are cavalry, and they can also fight with a big bow and a horn bow.

As for practicing bravery, you can only use a spear.

Thinking of this, Dorgon let out another long sigh.

Time is not waiting for me, time is not waiting for me, if only I could give him another three or five years.

While he was talking, Cao Eryu hurriedly came over again to report: "Master, Fu Yi is gradually coming to see you." ”

"Fu Yichuan?" Dolgon said a little unhappily, "He hasn't left for Xi'an yet?" ”

Cao Eryu said: "He said that he wanted to ask his master for a charter, otherwise even if he went to Xi'an, it would be in vain." ”

Dolgon immediately guessed Fu Yiji's intentions, and said with a dark face: "No, you tell him that it is impossible for me to give away the country and mountains that the Eight Banners Warriors have worked so hard to fight for nothing." ”

"There is no need to mention the matter of giving Shanxi to the pseudo-shun."

"If he doesn't have the ability to convince the puppet Shun to form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty, I can change people."

After saying this, Dorgon said, "Tell him what I have said." ”

More than half a year ago, when he was in Liaodong, Hong Chengchou once persuaded Dorgon to let him sacrifice Shanxi Province in exchange for reconciliation with the puppet Shun and then form an alliance to resist the Southern Ming.

But Dolgon did not take Hong's advice.

It's not that Dorgon doesn't know what to do, it's that he doesn't dare to do it.

The reason is also very simple, the political system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is fundamentally different from that of the Ming Dynasty.

The political system of the Ming Dynasty pays attention to the order of heaven, and the power of the emperor comes from the grant of heaven, so unless it is punished by heaven or punished by the people, the scholar class has no power to change the emperor because of the constraints of Confucian etiquette, at least on the surface, there is no such power, and only God knows whether to change the emperor secretly.

Therefore, the power base of the Ming Emperor is very solid, and he will not be replaced because of the loss of his teacher.

But the emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty could not, the power of the Manchu Emperor came from the support of the Eight Banners nobles, and once the collective dissatisfaction of the Eight Banners nobles was caused by the loss of the teacher, the emperor should be the end.

What's more, Dorgon is not yet an emperor in the true sense of the word.

What's more, Dolgon's previous defeats have greatly reduced his prestige.

At this time, if Shanxi is sent to the pseudo-Shun, the nobles of the Eight Banners will definitely rebel.