"Fall! Stumble! ”

"Okay—"

On the second day of the first month of winter, on the third day of Zhu Youzhen's wedding, the situation was different from the situation of swords and swords in the south, and the smell of gunpowder was different.

Using the surplus cement and pig iron, Guo Sangdai built a new corner yard, enough to accommodate thousands of people.

In the field, the warriors of various tribes were competing for the prize of three cows set by Guo Sangdai.

On the high platform, Guo Sangdai and several of the leaders sat together to eat shabu mutton, looking at the ring from time to time.

"If we really want to fight a duel, we have to be brave from the Sauron Ministry."

"We're no worse than you."

"All are strong, all are strong......"

The three heads and Guo Sandai were eating shabu mutton together, and their mouths were still arguing, and the three heads were Bomu Bogol, the head of the Sauron tribe, Guigu Daryi, and Bolojier of the Oroqen tribe.

Among the three major tribes, the Sauron department has the largest population, followed by Daur, and the Oroqen has the least.

The total population of the three tribes is about 40,000 people, and there are currently more than 9,000 people serving in the Beishan Jurchen Army, in addition to them, there are also small and medium-sized tribes such as the Deer Department and the Dog Department, in short, there are a total of 127 tribes in Nuer Gancheng.

In winter, the snow outside Nuergan City was piled high, so everyone focused on entertainment, and Guo Sangdai was happy to do the same.

The four of them ate hot pot, watched the game, and looked at the audience from time to time, where there were people of all ethnic groups wearing costumes of various ethnic groups.

This kind of life is very comfortable, there is no need to fight, there is no need to be rounded up by the Jianzhou Jurchens in the south, there is enough food to eat, and it is very comfortable.

It's just that even such comfort will be broken by Huang Taiji......

"General......

When Gaotai walked hurriedly, and shouted Guo Sangdai from afar, the four of them stopped what they were doing and looked at Gaotai one after another.

"General, early yesterday morning, Huang Taiji raised 30,000 troops to attack the ancient city of Ha'er, and the defender Mo Riden held on for seven hours, and then retreated, losing more than 1,200 people."

Gao Tai handed the battle report in his hand to Guo Sandai with a stern face, and when the other three leaders heard it, their hearts suddenly sank.

You must know that when Nurhachi asked Amin to encircle and suppress the Beishan Jurchens, they suffered a lot.

It is true that the Sauron soldiers were very strong in the Kang Yongqian Three Dynasties, but in this era, they were not the opponents of the Eight Banners of Jianzhou.

Amin only brought a few thousand Eight Banners of Jianzhou, which was enough to sweep away tens of thousands of Sauron.

They actually still have some fear of Nurhachi, the Jin Kingdom, and the Jianzhou Jurchens, even if their equipment is better now.

"Just blow up the artillery, give him some residue, he won't learn anything."

Seeing that Mo Riden had blown up the artillery in the military newspaper, Guo Sangdai closed the military newspaper with great satisfaction.

He didn't believe that Huang Taiji could learn the artillery of the Ming army with some fragments, he had already inquired about that thing, except for the Ordnance Bureau, other cannon casting yards couldn't cast such good iron cannons at all.

Even if Huangtai Jiyi made a Yanshan five-jin cannon with a gourd painting, the range and power were also touching.

What he had to pay attention to now was the lack of gunpowder on his side, especially the gunpowder in Youti City and Greene City.

"Release carrier pigeons to the brothers in the south, and ask for artillery and gunpowder to be sent north to help defend the city, it would be better if some men and horses could be transferred."

When Guo Sangdai said this, he didn't know that Zhu Youzhen had arranged for people to transfer gunners, artillery, and gunpowder to the north three days ago.

He just turned his head to the leaders of the three departments and said, "Look at this, Jianyu knows our details. ”

"In this case, the cities can also be replaced with the Ming banner of the Nuer Gandu Division."

"Yes!" The leaders of the three departments nodded again and again, they had already communicated with Guo Sangdai, knowing that Guo Sangdai was sent by the Ming Dynasty to support the Beishan Jurchens.

Guo Sandai also promised them a lot of things, such as after the plough court sweeped, he would show merit for the leaders of the various departments, and strive to let each of them mix a loose rank or martial arts.

Especially the leader of the three departments, he will strive for a loose rank above the fifth grade for the three of them, and the leader of the three departments is also because of Guo Sangdai's promise, so he will take his head as the leader.

There are 800 taels of silver, which can be bought for 4 or 500 stone when exchanged for grain, and 40 cows and 2,000 sheep can be bought for cattle and sheep.

This is a huge fortune for the three major leaders who survive in Beishan and eat a sheep every day.

What's more, what Guo Sangdai promised was to guarantee the bottom of the five-grade loose rank, if His Royal Highness the King of Qi of the Southern Ming Dynasty was more generous and gave them a three- or fourth-grade loose rank, then they would live a more nourishing life.

The Beishan Jurchens can be said to be particularly obedient to the Ming Dynasty, or to the Central Plains Dynasty, they are probably obedient.

Whether it is the Tang Dynasty, the Liao State, the Jin State, or the Yuan Dynasty, they are basically obedient, and whoever gives them benefits, they follow whomever they go.

Clansman? Soldiers?

These things are not worth mentioning at all for this group of people, and if they can go to the capital, they can immediately leave everything behind.

If His Royal Highness the King of Qi wants to grant them official positions, they will consider bringing people south from the tribe, after all, bringing people south also requires them to contribute some silver to settle their families.

"There is one more thing to invite you to come this time, which is also the benefit of His Highness to all of you."

Guo Sandai was very sure about Huang Taiji's capture of the ancient city of Ha'er, and he was not in a hurry, because he knew that the snow season was coming, and Huang Taiji would at most take down the ancient city of Ha'er.

In the three months from Winter Moon to February, the ships of Jingcheng and Yingzhou were able to go back and forth three or four times, and he was not worried at all about not being able to hold on to the slaves.

He is more concerned about the governance of slaves than how to keep them doing.

His Royal Highness King Qi also sent a letter to him as early as September, including the survival of more than 300,000 Jurchens in Beishan.

"Your Highness means that after that, you will send people, or according to the head of the people, to send ploughing oxen to us, and cultivate farmland for us south of the North Mountain."

Zhu Youzhen did not mention the tractor in his letter, but he euphemistically said that he would send ploughing cattle and that he would have one hand.

The leaders of the three departments didn't know why, and they really thought that His Royal Highness King Qi was going to send more than 300,000 ploughing cattle to them, so they couldn't help but be surprised: "Do women and children also have them?" ”

"According to human hair, they naturally have it, just like the hair grain." Guo Sandai calmed the leaders of the three departments with a smile.

"Do you have so many ploughing cattle in the imperial court?"

"Naturally, His Highness destroyed the three Tumut Divisions, got hundreds of thousands of cultivated cattle, and then drove away the Tiger Rabbit Dun, and obtained a large area of grassland, not to mention more than 300,000, even millions can be taken out."

Guo Sandai appeased the three leaders little by little, and turned his head to Gao Tai as if he was playing:

"After changing the banner of the Daming Nuer Gandu Division, I asked His Highness to set up a prefecture and county for Nuergan, and at the same time announced to everyone that after the war, the cattle were cultivated according to the human hair, and the grain was taken from the government treasury, and an extra stone of rice was given to each person according to the human head."

"If there are some tribes who are unwilling to farm, tell them that the court will arrange for them to go south to the south, give them sheep to graze, or set aside a mountain forest for them to fish and hunt."

"Don't worry about the grain, explain it to the Imperial Store, their fur Imperial Store will also charge according to the market price, and they will not be deducted."

"Yes......" Gao Tai should get down, and turned around to let someone do it.

Although the leaders of the three tribes knew that Guo Sangdai's move was to appease the people before the war, and to buy the men and horses of the various tribes with ploughing cattle and grain, arable land, pastures, and mountains and forests.

But it has to be said that this trick really works.

To put it bluntly, this trick is to run for the people below, so that they know that after winning the Jianyu, everyone will have a better life.

As long as people have a head, there will be no rebellion and rebellion.

As long as there is no mole, Guo Sangdai wants to guard the slaves and trap the Jianzhou Jurchens, which is simply easy.

The three of them stopped talking and began to think about what they would do after the war.

Guo Sandai looked at their appearance, and his heart was also relaxed and proud.

The things he said were all things that His Royal Highness King Qi promised to the Beishan Jurchen tribes.

As for whether His Royal Highness King Qi can do it? He didn't care about that.

Anyway, he just conveyed it truthfully, and for now, most of the things that His Royal Highness King Qi promised in the past can be realized, although more than 300,000 ploughing cattle are worth five or six million taels of silver, but His Highness can take them out at any time as long as he wants.

"After this battle, the men of all departments, those who want to be soldiers can stay, and those who don't want to be can also lead ploughing cattle to farm."

"I am enlightened, and I will not be as ignorant as Jianzhou Mengyu."

Guo Sandai said, holding the wine glass in his hand and signaling everyone to toast.

"We are willing to accept the management of the imperial court." The leaders of the three divisions had no reason to refuse, and they raised their glasses one after another.

As the cups collided together, Huang Taiji, who was thousands of miles away, also clenched his fists.

"You mean we can't make it?!"

Huang Taiji sat on the throne of the general's mansion in the ancient city of Ha'er with a gloomy face, and a gunsmith who had been captured by the Jin army from Fushun nodded when he heard this:

"The iron quality of this cannon is so good, we don't have any means to make such good iron."

"If you want to cast, you can do it, but you have to weigh the iron cannon, and put it on the hoop, which may weigh twice as much as the original cannon......"

"And ......" The gunsmith looked at Huang Taiji, and at Zilharang, Dolgon, and Duoduo, who had black faces, and could only bite the bullet and say:

"And even if you get it out, I'm afraid the range won't be up to the range of the original artillery......"

"You dog minion must be lying!" Sixteen-year-old Duoduo was about to draw his sword and hack the gunsmith to death, but fortunately Zilharang stopped him, otherwise there would have been one less gunner in the Jin Kingdom.

"Beizi, how dare I deceive people, we really can't forge this iron, this iron is better than the Ming army cavalry captured on the battlefield before, we can't forge ...... at all"

Seeing that his life was in danger, the gunsmith hurriedly kowtowed, and after a few downs, his forehead immediately turned dark red.

"That's it!" Huang Taiji stopped the farce in a deep voice, and Duoduo also quieted down, but his eyes were still looking at the Han gunsmith viciously.

"You stand down, let's try to cast according to their cannon shape first, it doesn't hurt to get heavier."

"Grass Folk Retire ......"

Huang Taiji appeased the gunsmith, and the gunsmith quickly kowtowed a few times when he heard this, and then climbed out of the general's mansion with the funny money rattail.

"Brother, this group of Han dogs must have done it on purpose."

Duoduo reluctantly opened his mouth to Huang Taiji, but Huang Taiji raised his hand and motioned him to stop talking.

"The iron smelting of the Ming Kingdom is already better than ours, and the Ming army cavalry and armor that we have collected from the battlefield over the years, you have not seen it, their iron smelting is indeed improving, and it has made great progress."

The war between the two countries can never be a simple beating on the other side, although the Tang cavalry of the Ming Eastern Military Governor's Mansion has caused a lot of damage to the Jin State, it does not mean that they can return south with zero casualties every time.

In fact, there were not many cavalrymen of the Eastern Army who died in the burning wasteland, and there were not many cavalrymen of the Eastern Army who fought in some battles, and the Jin State could often collect some cavalry of the Ming army.

It's just that after six years, the quality of these riding guns has been "uneven".

Huang Taiji and the major Baylors and Beizi have all seen it with their own eyes, and the five years of the Apocalypse are one kind of ride, and the six years are another kind of appearance, eight years, nine years, and ten years......

With the continuous progress of the iron-smelting technology of the Armaments Institute, the quantity of blast furnace iron-smelting is huge, and the quality is surprisingly good.

For the current Jianlu, most of the Fushun craftsmen they captured were at the level of iron smelting in the Wanli period, and they could not be compared with the Ming Dynasty, which had reached the iron-smelting technology of the early nineteenth century.

Zhu Youzhen asked Guo Sangdai to blow up the artillery, because he didn't want the artillery to be given to the Jin army, not because he was afraid that they would imitate it.

If you really say that it is to bring together the countries of the world in this era, it will take decades to crack the iron smelting technology of the Ming Dynasty, let alone build it.

Even the captured cavalry is difficult to manipulate for the current captive.

Let's not talk about anything else, let's just say that high-quality flints like the riding guns and infantry guns, as well as the high-quality gunpowder used, are things that the Jin army can't collect.

The flints of the riding guns and rifles were from overseas and southern, and the flints of the northeast did not meet the ignition standards of the riding guns, so for the Jin army, arquebuses were more effective than flintlock pistols.

In addition, the Ming army adopted the nitrate method provided by Zhu Youjian to make nitrate, so the quality and yield of saltpeter are good.

The quality of saltpeter is good, and the ratio of gunpowder is also very scientific, so the gunpowder is naturally not much worse.

On the other hand, Jin Jun, due to the lack of saltpeter, can only rely on boiling nitrate and scraping urine nitrate, and there is no good purification process, resulting in too many saltpeter impurities, and the lack of gunpowder granulation process, the quality of gunpowder made can only be used for fireworks in Daming.

Huang Taiji is interested in developing science and technology, but this plane does not have a "Shun King" like Kong Youde who came to him with artillery and first-class craftsmen.

Even if he wants to develop, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

At present, in addition to the hundreds of cavalry and infantry guns of the Ming army captured by the Jin army, the most advanced soldiers and horses used are just bird guns.

Defending the city with bird guns can only be counterattacked by the Ming army's infantry guns, so Huang Taiji thought of getting some Yanshan five-jin cannons to imitate.

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But the gunsmith's words just now instantly extinguished the fire in his heart, and at this moment he was at a loss, not knowing how to deal with the next big battle.

"You guys go out first, I'll be quiet......"

Huang Taiji motioned to Zierharang and a few people to go down, he needed to think carefully about how to protect the Jin State in the next counterattack of the Ming army.

Also as he pondered, the wind and snow outside the pass became heavier and heavier as time passed.

Also moving over time, there is also news that it was sent from Nu'er Gancheng to the capital.

At the end of winter, Zhu Youzhen received a message from the Jinyi Health Supervision Department from Nuer Gancheng.

"Your Highness, this Jianyu can't fight it, it is estimated that they already know that Guo Sandai is our person!"

In the Kyushu Pavilion of the Qi Palace, Zhu Youzhen sat in his position, in front of him was the sand table in the northeast, and the letter sent by Guo Sangdai was placed in front of him.

Sitting in front of him were Xiong Tingbi, Sun Yingyuan, He Shixian, You Shigong, Sun Shoufa, Cao Meng and others who had not appeared for a long time......

The one who spoke just now was the grumpy He Shixian.

Although he has long passed the age of forty, his temper has not diminished.

Zhu Youzhen was used to his irritability, so he raised his hand and put it on the table, and while tapping gently, he also opened his mouth and said to the generals:

"The wind and snow are too big, Huangtaiji can't reach the slaves, and he can't hit Youti City."

"I guessed a month ago that he was going to clean up Guo Sangdai, and at that time, he had already sent artillery, gunners, and gunpowder to the north."

"Calculating the time, they have almost arrived in Nu'er Gancheng, and when the spring of the next year begins, Huang Taiji still wants to fight Guo Sangdai, which is to kill himself."

"He can't eat Guo Sangdai, but we have to eat the entire Northeast."

After that, Zhu Youzhen got up, picked up the pear blossom wooden stick that he had used for ten years, put it behind his back, overlooked the northeast sand table and said:

"This time it's an enlarged version of the plough court sweeping holes, and the attention is to block the North Mountain and encircle and suppress the Jianyu in the vast Nuergan area."

"The Jianyu was repeated, the dynasty took them in from the Yongle period, and resettled them in the Xuande period, but they continued to harass the borders of the country and the dynasty since the Chenghua period, which is a great hatred."

"This battle will plough the court and sweep the holes, completely annihilate the Jianzhou Jurchens, and issue a document after the beginning of the spring, if the Haixi and East China Sea Jurchens within the Jianyu are willing to set things right, the previous crimes, the national dynasty is not to blame."

"This battle is intended to sweep away Jianyu, and no one can be spared."

At this point, Zhu Youzhen took out the pear blossom wooden stick from his body and pointed to four places, including Shangjing City and Xingjing City, Huifa City, and Huduolun City.

"The four places of Huifa City, Jianlu City (Shangjing), Wula City (Xingjing), and Ouduolun are the four places with the most cultivated land in the hands of Jianyu."

"According to Jinyiwei's news, the amount of cultivated land in the four places has exceeded two million, and Huang Taiji has been specializing in Duolun for a period of time."

"According to the topography, his intention should be to retreat to Dou Duolun, and what the dynasty has to do is to divide the troops into three ways to march, and the soldiers and horses of Liunuer will defend Beishan."

"As long as you stick to Beishan, Jianyu will not be able to escape."

said too much in one breath, Zhu Youzhen exhaled a breath of turbidity, and then continued:

"Back then, Emperor Xianzongchun was benevolent and kind, and only hit the evil leader, and as a result, Jianzhou continued to repeat."

"There is a precedent, and we must not ignore it."

In Zhu Youzhen's words, he repeatedly couldn't let go of the Jianzhou Jurchens, and even mentioned it three times, which is enough to show his attitude towards Jianyu.

His attitude was so resolute that Xiong Tingbi, Sun Yingyuan and others naturally did not dare to relax, so Xiong Tingbi also got up and said:

"The Eastern Army Governor's Mansion still needs to increase troops, and the old man's idea is to divide the troops into three routes."

"The old man and He Shixian led 60,000 troops to Yidonghe City to attack Yimihe City, and Sun Dudu led 40,000 troops to Jianzhou County to attack Huifa City."

"You Shigong led 30,000 soldiers... Attack Mowen Hewei (Vladivostok) from Jingcheng and sweep north along the Azov River. ”

"The Eastern Military Governor's Mansion needs to send troops... Lakh. Xiong Tingbi is sixty-one years old, which can be regarded as a high life expectancy in this era, so he is a little lacking in qi when he speaks.

"Uncle, don't worry, we will definitely fight this battle!" He Shixian was a little reluctant to listen to Xiong Tingbi's lack of energy, and hurriedly patted his chest to make a promise.

In fact, everyone knows that the combination of Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Yingtai is estimated to return home after ploughing the hole, and it can also be said that this is their last battle.

Xiong Tingbi helped the Ming Dynasty to guard the Liao land for twelve years, and Zhu Youzhen was very grateful to him.

Similarly, Xiong Tingbi is also very grateful to Zhu Youzhen.

With his character, if it weren't for Zhu Youzhen helping to speak in the court, it is estimated that he would have been impeached and taken down long ago.

Therefore, he also has the mentality of repaying his gratitude, and has been sticking to the bitter cold Liaodong, thinking of helping the King of Qi to destroy Jianyu and then Zhishi.

After telling his marching route, Xiong Tingbi looked at Zhu Youzhen, hoping to get recognition from him, and Zhu Youzhen did not disappoint him.

"One hundred thousand, that's just the right amount." Zhu Youzhen bowed his head slightly and approved Xiong Tingbi's words.

Xiong Tingbi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and Zhu Youzhen also said to Sun Shoufa and others:

"How's the Sixteen Guards assembled?"

"Fifteen guards have been assembled, and at present, only His Highness's Xiao Cavalry Guards have not gone north." Sun Shoufa replied:

"In addition, the thirty Gongwei battalions of Shangzhi are also stationed in the three mansions of Taining, if Hutudun wants to take advantage of the big war to go south to fight the grass valley, then it is just enough to let these thirty Shangzhi Gongwei battalions try their skills."

"Hmm......" Hearing that thirty Gongwei battalions were stationed outside the pass, Zhu Youzhen was a little relieved.

What he is more worried about is the variable of Lin Dan Khan.

Although Lin Dan Khan is not difficult to deal with, he is like a Xiaoqiang who can't be killed, he can run, and he can disgust people before he runs.

At present, because of the pressure of the Ming Dynasty, he has united the Mobei tribes, and the strength of the sixty or seventy thousand rangers under his command should not be underestimated.

If he really went south to fight the Grass Valley, then the Taining Sanfu would still be in danger.

Now that there are 30 Gongwei battalions and nearly 90,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Shangzhi, he is much more at ease.

However, although the foreign affairs have been arranged, he actually needs to worry about one thing.

"When will Huanglong arrive in the capital?" Zhu Youzhen turned his head and asked Cao Huachun in the corner, and Cao Huachun also said respectfully: "About April ......"

"That's fine." Zhu Youzhen nodded, a little relieved.

This time, Huang Long returned to the Ming Dynasty with the heroes of the Xiaoxiyang Expeditionary Force and the six guards in the navy, which should have been something worth celebrating, but due to the transfer of the Gongwei battalion in the interior, the troops of the Shangzhi Governor's Mansion in the Guannai were somewhat empty.

Huanglong's group of people who returned to Daming, to say the least, there were forty or fifty thousand people, and these people had to be stationed in Tianjin.

Zhu Youzhen trusted Huang Long, but with so many soldiers and horses placed next to the capital, he was still quite uneasy, so after nodding, he still ordered:

"Just let the six guards of the navy be stationed in Songjiang Mansion, and Huang Long and the generals above the general flag of the garrison will come to the capital to offer prisoners."

"Slave maid takes the order......" Cao Huachun's expression was calm, as if he had already guessed that His Royal Highness would make arrangements for Huanglong.

After Zhu Youzhen finished instructing, he also turned his head to look at Xiong Tingbi and them, and then looked down at the sand table in the northeast:

"Continue ......"