"Queen Mother, it's different, don't compare like this."

Ning Wan hurriedly said, "Now is not the era of mounted archery, but has entered the age of firearms, and the cavalry of the northern foreign army is no longer enough to suppress the firearms of the southern Han army!" ”

"It doesn't really make a difference." Bumu Butai smiled and said, "The Qing Dynasty established the country by force, from the old Khan to the first emperor, and then to the regent to enter the customs, my Qing soldiers have always advocated attack, and there has never been a battle to win by holding on, so advocating attack is the foundation of our Great Qing State, how can it be easily abandoned." ”

Hong Chengchou and the other three were speechless.

Because what Bumu Butai said actually makes sense.

The reason why the Great Qing Kingdom can have today is indeed fought all the way.

When facing a strong enemy, even if you know that you are invincible, you must dare to fight.

In the era of the old Khan, many battles were fought by this bloody bravery.

Since in the era of the old Khan, the Qing soldiers could rely on the courage of blood and blood to defeat the strong with the weak, why not now?

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan began to fall into self-doubt, is it really our mistake? Is it because we were frightened by the Ming army?

"The reason why the Qing Dynasty has today is because of courage to fight all the way."

Bumu Butai continued: "Of course, there is no immortality in people, and there is no army that is always invincible, if my Qing army is really defeated, it doesn't matter, it's nothing more than where to come from and where to go back." ”

The words have come to this, and Hong Chengchou and the three of them have nothing to say.

The three of them came out of Cining Palace and walked unhappily in the middle of the palace wall.

Fan Wencheng said: "Brother Hengjiu, Brother Gongfu, are we really cowardly? ”

"Maybe yes, maybe not, but what does it matter?" Ning Wan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Fan Wencheng immediately fell silent, yes, what does it matter if they are wrong or wrong? If it turns out that the three of them are right, then the Qing Dynasty will definitely die, and after the Ming army recovers the Beijing Division, the three of them, as thieves who forget their ancestors and are treason and rebellious, will definitely be severely punished, and it will be light to raid their homes and destroy their homes.

If in the end it is the Qing soldiers who win,

Is it possible for the Qing soldiers to win?

Impossible.

……

In Fangshan County, school field.

Li Zicheng is tinkering with a flintlock pistol.

"Smack!" The flint slammed into the anvil, creating a dazzling canopy of sparks, and falling into the open pill introduction room, but the "medicine pack" in the pill introduction room did not react.

Without any suspense, the flintlock pistol was once again dumbfounded.

"How so?" Li Zicheng pulled the medicine introduction bag out of the medicine introduction room again.

Then he looked at Ma Bao with suspicion: "Are you sure that the Ming army is such a primer kit?" ”

"The minister is sure that the Ming military used this kind of medicine kit, and the minister has seen it with his own eyes." Ma Bao nodded and said, "It's a small packet of gunpowder wrapped in light yarn, and the spark can be lit as soon as it burns." ”

Li Zicheng said: "Then why can't ours?" ”

"I don't know." Ma Bao scratched his head and said, "Isn't it enough to do it?" ”

Li Zicheng said: "It's been sunbathing for so many days, what else can I do?" ”

Li Zicheng and Ma Bao naturally did not expect that the Ming army's primer bag was initially made of alkali-soaked light yarn, which was not only thin, but also brittle, and after being loaded into the primer chamber, it would be broken with a light press, and the gunpowder would overflow from it, and then penetrate into the chamber through the small hole, so as to connect the propellant loaded into the chamber.

As for now, the Ming army directly used nitric acid-soaked light yarn as a primer pack, which was not only thinner, but also more brittle and flammable, and would not leave any residue after burning.

Li Zicheng and Ma Bao don't know this.

Naturally, you can't make a good primer kit.

While he was talking, Song Xiance and Gu Junen walked over quickly.

Before arriving, Song Xiance hurriedly said: "Holy Lord, the Jiannu army has entered Tongzhou. ”

"Oh yes?" Li Zicheng's eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce color, and he said, "So it means that the army and Jiannu are finally going to have a decisive battle, right?" ”

Gu Junen said: "If nothing else, yes." ”

Li Zicheng said: "We must not miss this good show, spread my will, and the army will start immediately!" ”

"Pull?" Song Xiance and Gu Junen were stunned for a moment, and then asked in unison, "Where are you going?" ”

"Naturally, I went to watch a play outside Beijing." Li Zicheng said, "By the way, to see if the firearms of the Ming army are as sharp as the right army division and Ma Bao said, I always feel that you two are exaggerating." ”

"Holy must not, this must not be." Song Xiance hurriedly dissuaded him when he heard this.

Gu Junen also said: "Holy Lord, neither the Ming army nor the Jiannu will tolerate our army watching the battle from the sidelines. ”

"You haven't even tried it, why do you conclude that the Ming army will not tolerate it?" Li Zicheng said, "I don't think Chongzhen will mind, no matter what, Dashun and Nanming are still allies." ”

Song Xiance and Gu Junen naturally didn't believe it, and they both persuaded Li Zicheng bitterly.

But he couldn't be persuaded at all, so Li Zicheng ordered his cavalry to rush to Beijing.

……

Outside the Chaoyang Gate, the Ming army camp was stationed in the Pingjin Gate.

With the arrival of 50,000 new troops in the 7th and 8th towns, the entire barracks became extremely crowded, because the officers and men of the new army crowded in the barracks had reached more than 180,000 people.

In addition to the soldiers of the new army, there were more than 40,000 war horses or mules.

With so many people and animals huddled together, and it was the height of summer in June, the smell was really sour.

Thanks to the efforts of Fu Shan and the accompanying medical school students, for such a long time, the Ming army was stunned to have a large area of attrition due to illness.

The camp of the divine artillery is in the center of the entire barracks, and the smell is even greater.

Zhang Jimeng plugged his nostrils with cotton, but he was still dizzy from the smoke.

Zhang Jimeng is Bi Maokang's disciple, because of his meritorious contribution to the firearms map, he was appointed by Chongzhen as the capital of the firearms department, and stayed behind to be responsible for building the divine artillery.

In this Northern Expedition, the Firearms Section brought 1,000 divine artillery.

The god cannon is actually very delicate, and if it accidentally gets wet, or the lead is loose, it may cause the dumb fire to not sound, and if the launcher or wooden bird is damaged, it will also miss.

Therefore, Zhang Jimeng has to check every day, once in the morning and once in the evening.

In the evening, Zhang Jimeng began to routinely inspect the divine artillery.

The divine artillery is placed separately, and the launcher, wooden bird, and medicine tube are all stored separately.

Among them, the storage of the medicine tube is the most strict, the inner layer is wrapped with oil paper first, the middle is wrapped with oilcloth, the outermost layer is wrapped with felt, and then sprinkled with quicklime in the middle to prevent dampness and mildew.

When inspecting the medicine tube, it is necessary to untie it layer by layer to ensure that there is no water and moisture.

As he was inspecting, a student from the General Staff Department rushed over and said, "Military order, the Divine Artillery Battalion will immediately begin assembling the Divine Artillery, and the assembly must be completed by the latest time." ”

To get started? Zhang Jimeng's heart suddenly sank.

Then he grabbed the whistle and put it to his mouth, and then a sharp whistle sounded.

With the sound of a sharp whistle, the soldiers of the God Artillery Battalion immediately rushed out of their tents, rushed into the camp that was used as a storehouse, and began to assemble the God Artillery.

The propellant tube is first removed from the three-layer package.

Then prepare the wooden bird and the launch stand.

To make sure that it is intact, first install the propellant tube to the left and right ribs of the wooden bird, and finally install the wooden bird that has been installed with the propellant tube on the launch rack, and each step in the middle must be repeatedly compared.

Because of the difference, the landing point of the god cannon may deviate by thousands of steps.

……

At the same time, in the big tent of the Chinese army of the Ming army.

Because of the heat, the curtains were lifted on all sides, and the evening breeze was able to blow in.

But what comes in with it is the extremely sour fragrance.

It's just that whether it is Chongzhen, Wang Jiayan, Gao Qiqian, Lu Jiude, or Xu Yingwei, Yan Yingyuan, Jiang Tianyi, they can't take care of it, and the decisive battle is about to begin.

"Holy Lord." Xu Yingwei said, "The Jiannu in Beijing has begun to fill the blockade trenches, will the cavalry be dispatched to expel the Jiannu who are engaged in landfill operations?" ”

"There's no need." Chongzhen said, "Anyway, if you have to backfill it after the battle, let Jiannu fill it for us." ”

The only purpose of digging the blockade trench is to put pressure on Jiannu and force Jiannu to gather troops to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army. If Jiannu wants to fill it in, then fill it in.

Zhang Huang said: "The cavalry of the Chahar Mongols and the Tumut Mongols has entered the outside of Tongzhou this morning, with a total of about 30,000 horsemen, and has joined the army of Jiannu led by Sony. ”

"Bali Bridge?" Chongzhen was happy all of a sudden.

Is this a historical coincidence or a fatalistic necessity?

"Bali Bridge?" Xu Yingwei stared at the sand table and said, "Let's choose Bali Bridge." ”

Yan Yingyuan also said: "The terrain of Bali Bridge is really good, once Jiannu is defeated, our army only needs to lock the Bali Bridge, and the Jiannu rout army can be blocked in the north of Tonghui River and annihilated, even if a small number of rout troops will escape, they will not flee to Shanhaiguan or even Liaodong, but will only flee back to Beijing, so that all the remnants of Jiannu can be gathered and annihilated in Beijing." ”

Until now, that is, those Eight Banner nobles of Jiannu still have unrealistic illusions about the outcome of this decisive battle, and others, whether they are Hong Chengchou or Xu Yingwei, all know that Jiannu's defeat is inevitable, and the only suspense is whether they can completely annihilate Jiannu.

Therefore, the goal of the Ming army was also changed to the total annihilation of Jiannu.

Then Bali Bridge is a good battlefield.

Wang Jiayan asked: "Where did Sony's military order come from?" ”

Zhang Huang said: "Several ministers sent people to deliver the letter. ”

"Second Minister?" Wang Jiayan said, "I'm afraid it's not enough to believe, right?" ”

"It doesn't matter." Xu Yingwei said, "The area from Tongzhou to Beijing, which is dozens of miles, has been full of our army's scout cavalry, and every move of the Jiannu army is under the supervision of our army, so it doesn't matter whether the information provided by those ministers is true or false, the two armies will still have to fight a decisive battle at Bali Bridge after all." ”

[Before the expeditionary force reaches West Asia, the Battle of Bali Bridge will be the largest decisive battle in the book, with the current achievements and trends of this book, if it can be maintained, the author Jun is ready to write until the conquest of Rakshasas, the Ottoman Empire and European countries, as well as the colonization of North and South America and Australia. 】