When Gonggong Wei and Qian Baihua walked out of the palace, they both understood the emperor's thoughts.

Although there is no relatively clear and careful plan, it has been determined to keep the soft bone of Wu Changchun, make good use of it, and ruthlessly pit the big traitor Li Yongfang.

"Old money, you should also think about how to operate in order to make the emperor happy." Gonggong Wei commanded with a sharp voice: "This time, I was able to rob the credit of the Zhenfu Division, and thanks to the information you got in Hechun Building, the big case was solved from this." ”

Qian Baihua replied: "Humble and provincial." I have to think of a way to share my worries for Long Live and grow my face for the factory. ”

Grandpa Wei laughed, stretched out his hand and patted Qian Baihua, and said, "The miscellaneous family is optimistic about you." You also saw today that the emperor does not hesitate to reward meritorious officials. ”

After a pause, Uncle Wei sneered and said, "Right now, in addition to the war in Liaodong and Southwest, what the emperor is worried about is the corrupt officials below. You also saw it in Hechun Building, how unbearable the guy is behind the scenes. ”

Qian Baihua nodded vigorously, and agreed with Wei Changgong's words. It is said that it is vassal and elegant, but many prostitutes are indeed of low quality and disgusting.

Since the owner of the East Factory is in the house, and Banzai is very attentive to the rectification of officialdom, there is no shortage of opportunities for meritorious service, and there is no need to worry too much about the dominance of the Zhenfu Division.

Wei Zhongxian promoted himself this time, and Qian Baihua also understood the deep meaning in his heart. As a Zhenfu Si Jinyiwei, although he is now the head of the East Factory, he is still separated by such a layer in the end.

This is also the limitation of the East Factory, it is the eunuch who is the factory man, but the eunuch cannot be used below, and it is inconvenient to work! And the transfer of people from Jinyi Wei is also a traditional operation of the Ming Dynasty, which may hide the deep meaning of the emperor.

Therefore, Wei Zhongxian also knew that he would envelop the people below and make meritorious contributions for himself.

Don't look at him now as the governor of Dongchang, the power he has and the work he has done shocked the officials. But he also knew very well in his heart that as a eunuch, all this came from the emperor's trust and gift.

If the emperor replaces him, will the work of the East Factory be paralyzed, the answer is obviously no. It is the people below who really do the work, and the position of factory supervisor is the same if someone else does it.

It is precisely because Gonggong Wei realizes that he is not irreplaceable that he will work harder, and he will have the means to win over the people below.

It is normal to be a leader to be a leader, and the emperor is not very good at it; But to make friends with officials, Gonggong Wei knew that the emperor could kill him with a handwritten letter.

As the governor of Dongchang, he can't cover the sky with one hand in Dongchang, and Gonggong Wei has a clear understanding of this. He firmly believed that there must be the eyes and ears of the emperor in Dongchang, and his devotion was his only way out.

If the emperor wants to crack down on corruption, then check the family background of those officials; The emperor wanted to make a move on officials and merchants, and Gonggong Wei urged his subordinates to reconnoiter and find out.

Pointing to the east is to the east, pointing to the west is to the west, and if the emperor wants to deal with it, he Wei Gonggong pounced on it like a mad dog and bit it.

Father-in-law Wei was not ashamed of this, but worked harder and harder. Because he has seen through the emperor's temperament, you will live up to the emperor's grace, and the emperor will naturally not unload the donkey and kill the donkey, and will give you a good death.

Today in the Qianqing Palace, the emperor generously gave him the reward of the governor of Yindu, so that he could have more face in front of his subordinate Qian Baihua.

Of course, the division of labor between the main and the internal has not changed, and the Wu Changchun case was transferred to the Zhenfu Division. But this is no longer important, Father-in-law Wei's goal of grabbing merit has been achieved, and he has won the prize from the emperor.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao asked people to summon Luo Sigong, and he picked up Wu Changchun's confession and studied it carefully.

After cracking this major espionage case, Zhu Youxiao's mood was not so happy.

Although Wu Changchun even infiltrated the military department and got the military affairs newspaper, it was difficult to pass it on in time.

But this guy was able to open the way with money, and impersonated the appointment of the military garrison, which made the emperor angry.

Ji Yingcheng and the others deserve to die, Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes, he had already decided the fate of Ji Yingcheng and the others.

As for Wu Changchun's soft bones, leave him a dog's life for the time being, send it to Nalan Zhongming, and reveal the news to Houjin, which should be able to block Li Yongfang, a big traitor, right?

Zhu Youxiao had already made up his mind, showed a sneer, and casually threw his confession on the bookcase.

I wanted to get up and leave the hall to relax my mood, but Zhu Youxiao glanced at the half-opened title book on the bookcase, and sat back helplessly.

The question was played by Shen Tingyang, or was it an analysis of the pros and cons of expanding shipping and reducing shipping. Obviously, Shen Tingyang has gone through some investigation and research, which is more detailed and thorough than the last "Please Advocate a Small Test of Shipping".

At the beginning of the court's discussion, most ministers thought that "Liaodong is better than shipping", that is, they agreed to use sea transportation to transport grain and wages to Liaodong.

A part of the business volume was divided from Caoyun, and Zhu Youxiao believed that the goal was basically achieved. It is prudent to suddenly stop all the water transportation, but it is prudent to gradually reduce it.

But Shen Tingyang's re-performance made Zhu Youxiao think deeply, thinking about whether it was feasible to reduce Cao Yun again. When it comes to the jobs of tens of millions of people, he has to be cautious.

Moreover, in order to reform the Cao Yun, it is necessary to start with the Cao Yun officials, which also involves the prefectures and counties along the Cao Road, and a large number of officials are dismissed or transferred.

I'm not ready yet! Zhu Youxiao pondered for a long time, shook his head, and reluctantly put away Shen Tingyang's question book and kept it.

Getting up and walking out of the palace, Zhu Youxiao casually walked down the steps, admiring the flowers and trees planted in the courtyard.

The footsteps behind him were light, and it was Fan Xiaohui who followed. She had already received Li Chengcheng's guidance, and knew that the emperor was thinking at this time, so don't disturb easily, and quietly follow and listen to the instructions.

Zhu Youxiao really didn't care who was following behind him, he stopped and went, his eyes seemed to be watching flowers and grass, but his thoughts were already flying out.

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The change in the form of the war, the opponent becoming stronger and stronger, this is what Jiannu has felt for more than a year, and the generals of the Later Jin Army have a clearer understanding of this.

Sakhalian narrowed his eyes, the smell of gunpowder smoke blowing in the wind was not strong, but it still made him uncomfortable. The point is that the battle has been going on for half an hour, and it turns out to be annoyed and disappointed by him.

The smoke was blown away by the wind, and in the dense gunfire like popping beans, Sakhalian saw the flickering fire, saw his own falling men, and heard the screams and wails from time to time.

Ahead, three small squares of the Ming army were distributed within a distance of 100 meters, resisting the wave of Jiannu's attack.

And in the distance, the roar of guns, the flickering fire, the loud bang, and the noise of horses' hooves showed the fierceness of another battle.

Being able to separate the advancing Ming army has to be said to be a successful implementation of Jiannu's strategy. This is also the plan set by Dai Shan's initiative to retreat.

Although the Ming army's chariot array was strong and the range of the artillery was shocking, it was not omnipotent.

Due to the limitations of the road and the terrain, it was impossible to rely on the chariot formation to advance in a large and undulating field.

Dai Shan also had this idea, and divided the troops into several thousand teams during the retreat, preparing to take advantage of the gap in the Ming army's actions to carry out interspersed and divided attacks.

The timing was finally captured by Dai Shan the next day, and the three Ming army squads acted as the vanguard, and the finished glyph advanced into this rugged hilly terrain.

This is also the helplessness of the Ming army, you can't carry the chariot forward, right?

Of course, this 1,800 Ming army gave up its chariots and prepared for an attack, putting on a spear and musket combat configuration, and there were dozens of cavalry acting as early warnings.

When the hidden Jiannu galloped and launched an attack, the cavalry sent a warning signal and went to inform the brigade behind, and the three teams of Ming troops quickly took advantage of the terrain and put up a defensive position to wait for reinforcements.

There were no tanks, no artillery, just a few hundred muskets, but they were supported for so long. Although the casualties were not small, they caused more damage to Jiannu.

Because the terrain was not conducive to chariots, it also hindered the cavalry, and the three teams of Ming troops occupying the mounds and groves faced the Jiannu who dismounted to fight.

Sakhalian now has some suspicions that this is a flaw deliberately exposed by the Ming army, luring his own army to besiege and taking the opportunity to kill and wound a large number of his own soldiers.

So far, even if all these three teams of Ming troops are wiped out, Sakhalian feels that his own army has suffered. It's not that the casualties are equal, and it's not the whirlwind clouds he expected.

To put it bluntly, in the plan, the battle was by no means fought in this way, which was completely unexpected by Sakhalian and exceeded Daishan's expectations.

Occupying a partial superiority in troops, it should have quickly and simply eliminated the isolated enemy and provided psychological deterrence to the advancing Ming army.

"This must be the elite of the Ming army, and it was deliberately sent by the Ming army to lead our army to attack?" Sakhalian had such a conjecture, but he was not sure, and looked at the ministry to hope for confirmation.

The general blinked his eyes and guessed, "Dead soldiers? It's a possibility. ”

Boom, boom, boom...... As if to confirm Sakhalian's speculation, the besieged Ming army used weapons that Jiannu had never seen.

Under the cover of their comrades in front, a row of black and smoking iron bumps flew out of the crowd and smashed into the group of enemies who were approaching.

The flames of the explosion were one after another, and as the smoke rose, Jiannu screamed again.

Sakhalian's guess was right, these three teams of Ming troops were indeed the strongest elite in the brigade Ming army, not only were they strong and not afraid of death, but they were also equipped with a small number of black powder grenades.

As mentioned earlier, the grenade has been developed a long time ago, but the Gunpowder and Ordnance Bureau has not taken it as the focus of production, which is also what Zhu Youxiao meant.

The reason is simple, black powder grenades are somewhat too heavy to be used by non-strong and tall soldiers. Defending a city is easy to use, but thunderstorming is much easier to build.

Therefore, the number of black powder grenades manufactured was not large, and it was mainly distributed to Liaozhen and Dongjiang Town, as a trial-type individual weapon.

Zhu Youxiao thought so, but the front-line officers thought it was a good thing. The point is that it is easy to carry, and neither the grenadier nor the artillery can accompany the infantry at any time.

Therefore, both the brigade and the Dongjiang headquarters selected tall and strong soldiers to form elite units based on the ability to use hand grenades.

These units have all experienced battle formations, but in addition to training, it is the first time that grenades have been used in real combat.

As for the dead soldiers, although it doesn't sound good, it really has that meaning. And this is precisely the cruelty of war, which cannot be said to be ruthless.

The only purpose of war is to achieve victory, and the so-called mercy is not in charge of the army, which is also very reasonable.

Jiannu was mostly cavalry, although he could not rush the Ming army with a strict battle formation. But they were highly mobile and came and went like the wind, which really gave the Ming army a headache.

Therefore, Kong Youde and Zhang Pan made such an arrangement. Highlight with elite troops, attract Jiannu to attack, take the opportunity to break the deadlock, and break through the front line of Xinjin and Hongzui Fort.

If the goal is achieved, it can form a flanking attack on the Daizensho headquarters together with the friendly forces that have landed in Fuzhou.

If Jiannu did not move, the prominent Ming army could occupy the central part of Xinjin, and even the mountains in the north, thus laying a nail in the way that would allow the main force to continue to advance.

Now, Jiannu is attacking the prominent isolated Ming army while blocking the main force of the Ming army to help, and there are fierce battles in both places.

Such a result is actually exactly what the Ming army wants, and the cavalry sacrifices its strengths to fight with the infantry, how can it be the opponent of the Ming army, which has obvious advantages in weapons and equipment?

The corpses of men and horses fell outside the defensive formation of the Ming army. The Ming army also suffered a lot of casualties, and the formation continued to shrink, but they still stubbornly resisted in their respective positions.

Despite being elite, there is also combat experience. Before the various ministries took action, they were still given death orders with great vigour. I'd rather die than flee and fight to the end. Otherwise, military law will be engaged in it, and the family will be involved.

Of course it is stupid to run away, two legs can run through the pursuit of the Jiannu cavalry? Surrender is also not advisable, and these officers and soldiers from the Liao people know the cruelty and tyranny of Jiannu.

Fight one by one, and you can also earn the preferential treatment of worry-free food and clothing for your family, as well as the reward of 100 taels of silver promised by the prefect before the operation.

"Fire!" Feng Datie blew a sharp whistle, and in the dense gunfire like a burst of beans, the Jiannu who rushed forward continued to fall in the splatters of blood.

A moment later, there was another long, shrill whistle, and the musket fire broke out again, and in the smoke, screams and wails followed.

The fast rate of fire of the flintlock pistols and the tight arrangement of the ranks greatly increased the density and persistence of the firepower, which was also not expected by the attacking Jiannu.

"Kill!" The front row of soldiers let out an impassioned cry, stretching out their spears and bayonets in unison to block the enemy who had already rushed to the front.

The musket fire stopped for a moment, and a volley of grenades flew out again and fell into the enemy group, where another burst of shrapnel stirred up and smoke filled the air.

The tight defense of the Ming army narrowed the area of attack. Although there are many Jiannu, some of them cannot be used, and the numerical advantage cannot be fully exerted.

However, the Ming army also continued to pay casualties, and the defensive position continued to shrink in order to maintain the density of the muskets against the enemy and give full play to the power of the muskets.

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