So when Shanxi merchants were forced to a dead end by those southeastern merchants, they opened up a new way of making money for themselves. This trade route starting from Zhangjiakou, Shanxi, saved the Hou Jin army time and time again. Take the Hou Jin army

Let’s take the price of grain as an example. If it weren’t for the blood transfusions of these treasonous businessmen, the price of grain would have been as low as 55 taels of silver and a stone, let alone 25 taels of silver and a stone! By then, it would not only be the Han people who would starve to death, but even the bannermen.

They will all starve to death in batches!

This is the weakness of the bandit group. As long as one robbery fails, they will fall into a situation of eternal disaster. But as Professor Yuan said, the Ming Dynasty will die! Whenever the Jin Army encounters a desperate situation, it will definitely

There has been a miraculous reversal! And the top management of Ming Dynasty must be in a daze! The people below are always in bad luck again and again!

Take the Battle of Juehua Island as an example. Originally, Juehua Island was far away from the mainland, and the Jin army could not attack Juehua Island without a naval force. Therefore, the Ming army was assured of using Juehua Island as a place to store grain for the army.

, no large army was sent to guard it. But when the battle line advanced to the vicinity of Juehua Island, the sea that had not frozen for decades actually froze! The cavalry of the Hou Jin Army rushed directly to the island! Causing tens of thousands of people

Tragic deaths and a large number of ships burned! What a blessing from God!

After several days of trekking, Niu Mantun arrived at the military camp in Liaoyang. He did not dare to neglect and reported directly to Niu Lu Ezhen. As a result, he was stopped by the soldiers outside the military account. The soldiers said: "Your Excellency is conveying a message

You will wait for the old Khan’s will first.”

Niu Mantun stood respectfully beside the tent. At this time, he heard someone in the camp say: "In short, this is what the old Khan meant! Facing the three lines of defense of the Ming army, we must be fast. We have 60,000

The people directly crossed the Liao River and attacked Xiping Fort first. Then they set up an ambush near Xiping Fort and defeated the Ming army's reinforcements in a field battle! Finally, they captured Guangning City. The banner leader had already spoken, and this time it must be no less than Hun.

The fierce battle on the river! We need to be more careful. But we still have to earn our future! Everyone knows that we Manchus are not good at farming at all, and the weather is not good, so the harvest is poor. This time, if we don’t grab some points

Erdong

If we go back to the west, life will be difficult! So, everyone has to cheer up! Okay, I won’t say much, I will go check the troops and horses, and we will set off tomorrow.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a neat voice said: "Cha!" Then some officers filed out. The soldiers were then sent in to report, and when they came out, they greeted Niu Mantun to enter the tent. Niu Mantun went in and immediately paid homage to Niu Lu Ezhen.

, and describe his origins.

Niu Mantun heard Niu Lu'ezhen say calmly: "Get up!"

At this time, Niu Mantun stood up. He lowered his head and scanned the big account. He found that the only immortal was Niu Lu'e Zhen. He took out a small bag of silver from his arms and said, "This is what my elder brother is sending me to deliver."

Here you are! I was going to invite you to drink, but he can't come now, so he asked me to bring the things over."

Niu Lu'erzhen took the cloth bag and squeezed it in his hand. He knew that there were at least ten taels of silver in it, and then a smile appeared on his face! At this time, these more than ten taels of silver were not worth it to Niu Lu'erzhen.

It's a small amount. As long as you go home, you can buy at least one stone and a half of food. With this food, your family and the Ahabs can successfully survive the spring famine, which is not unimportant! So he smiled and said: "Gan

Brother Deleng is so polite! I know what you mean! I will arrange a good team for you later!" After saying that, he called the soldiers to explain a few words, and then asked the soldiers to lead Niu Mantun to the secretary to report and assign him

A team of 100 people.

The soldiers brought Niu Mantun here to explain a few words and then left. This group of people ignored Niu Mantun. The reason is very simple. In the army, the strong come first, and no one will pay attention to a new recruit. As a result, Niu Mantun gave away all the money he wanted.

However, Niu Mantun discovered that this hundred-man team was indeed very strong! The tent was covered with tarpaulin, and it was very complete with artillery, muskets, carts and other supplies. And these people were all veterans with strong bodies, ferocious faces, and long battle experience! This There are actually 13 White Bagats in the Centurion!

These white-armored Bagara are composed of people with superior martial arts who dare to fight selected from various Niulu. When they go into battle, they often wear two or three layers of heavy armor and hold heavy weapons.

Good at breaking formations in foot combat! Very brave and hard to resist!

Niu Mantun knew that it would be easier for such a team to gain military exploits, but the casualties would also be heavier. Niu Mantun had no choice but to secretly smile bitterly, find a place to sleep, and wait for the expedition tomorrow.

In fact, the Later Jin Army did not only focus on cavalry, archery and infantry warfare as everyone thought. In fact, they also attached great importance to the use of firearms. After the Hou Jin Army captured Shenyang and Liaoyang, they had long understood the correctness of the "car-to-car" tactic. Nurhachi, after capturing a large number of Ming army firearms, began to try to establish his own chariot unit.

On April 1, the eighth year of Tianming (AD 1623), Nurhaci stipulated that each Niulu should send hundreds of armored soldiers, with ten people named white bagara, carrying two cannons and three guns; forty people called red bagara, carrying There are ten cannons and twenty guns, among which ten men carry two shield carts and two kettles; there are fifty men in the black camp, who carry ten cannons and twenty guns, among which twenty men carry two shield carts.

It can be seen from the above figures that eight years after Nurhaci launched his army, the proportion of firearms and chariots in the Eight Banners Army was already very high. It can be seen that although many people think that the Eight Banners founded the country through cavalry and archery, they first relied on heavy weapons. They used infantry for assault, and later quickly switched to relying on firearms and chariots. The Eight Banners even stipulated that "if you encounter an enemy without a shield chariot, do not go into battle." There are records of people being punished for rushing into battle without a shield chariot.
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