In Chongzhen's eyes, at least so far, Wei Zheng had no intention of treason.

Therefore, as long as you don’t let yourself pay, Chongzhen can agree to anything.

Under the gaze of the court officials, two rays of light flashed out of Chongzhen's eyes. Then, he asked the Minister of War.

"Wang Aiqing...you said, how many craftsmen are allocated to the Tiger and Leopard Army..."

As the Minister of War, Wang Zhongtang certainly hopes that the more allocated, the better. Because the more craftsmen transferred, the more money they will fall into his pocket in the future.

However, as a veteran in the officialdom, Wang Zhongtang knew very well what was going on with advancement and retreat, and also knew the status of Wei Zheng in Emperor Chongzhen's heart in front of him, and the concerns of Emperor Chongzhen about the Shaanxi rebels and the Mongolian army.

Under the gaze of Emperor Chongzhen, a funny and unconscious smile flashed quickly on the face of Wang Zhongtang, the Minister of War. Then, he answered with a contemplative expression.

"Your Majesty, there are more than 11,000 craftsmen in the capital of the Ministry of War. I think: We can allocate 6,000 craftsmen and their families to the Tiger and Leopard Army. As for the remaining 5,000 craftsmen, we will stay in the capital and continue to build firearms..."

Chongzhen did not answer immediately, but frowned and asked, "Six thousand craftsmen, how many muskets can be built in a month when the raw materials are sufficient..."

You should know that the imperial court did not have as many methods as the Tiger and Leopard Army and the unique assembly line of the Tiger and Leopard Army. All firearms were made by hand by craftsmen. Therefore, in the eyes of the Minister of War, it would take at least half a month for a skilled craftsman to create a qualified musket.

Therefore, under Chongzhen's gaze, the Minister of War replied without thinking: "Your Majesty. With sufficient raw materials and no waste, six thousand skilled craftsmen can build up to 12,000 muskets in a month... However, there are many craftsmen who build artillery among these six thousand people. After removing these people, they can only build 10,000 muskets in a month..."

Chongzhen shook his head and replied: "Only 10,000 muskets. Too few... The military newspaper of the Governor of the Guard said that there is still 30,000 muskets in the Tiger and Leopard Army. At this speed of construction, it will take at least three months... However, can the more than 10,000 people who have equipped the Tiger and Leopard Army with muskets block the joint attack of Shaanxi rebels and the Mongolian army..."

After Chongzhen finished speaking, the court officials became quiet again.

Because no one dares to make this guarantee in front of Chongzhen. You must know that once your guarantee fails, it is to deceive the emperor.

At this time, Chongzhen spoke: "Since six thousand craftsmen are not enough to create 30,000 muskets in a short period of time, then all more than 10,000 craftsmen will be allocated to the Tiger and Leopard Army..."

"Instead of staying in the capital, there is nothing to do. It is better to allocate them to the Tiger and Leopard Army... In the future, if the Beijing camp needs firearms, just transfer them directly from the Tiger and Leopard Army."

"In this case, the court not only saved more than 10,000 craftsmen's food and wages, but also saved a lot of raw materials needed by craftsmen to build fires."

"Your Majesty is wise..." the court officials shouted at the same time.

In this way, more than 10,000 craftsmen and tens of thousands of families rushed to Datong Prefecture under the escort of one thousand soldiers in the Jing camp. The vanguard of the Tiger and Leopard Army, who was personally commanded by Wei Zheng, and the elite cavalry, had already rushed to Baode County.

As soon as I entered Baode County, the villages that had been burned to ruins were reflected in Wei Zheng's vision...

Of course, around the village, there were still a large number of rebels in Shanxi who had not escaped the massacre of the people and the bodies of the people.

Especially when Wei Zheng walked into a village that was not burned and saw the mountain of corpses piled up by hundreds of corpses, Wei Zheng was completely angry.

A pair of red eyes seemed to be able to spit out fire. The fist that was tightly clamped in the reins was also exposed by the blue meridian...

At this time, Zhao Yun, the commander of the cavalry who walked out of the village, shouted with anger, "Master... These Shaanxi traitors are simply worse than beasts... We have searched all over the entire village and found no living... Even those babies in the cradles, these beasts have not let go..."

After saying that, he directly asked Wei Zheng for battle and said, "Master General, the last general asked to order: Immediately send troops to find these beasts, kill them all, and avenge those who died in battle..."

Wei Zheng shouted and affirmed: "This revenge must be avenged..."

"Appoint the soldiers to go to the village immediately to restrain the corpses of the garrison and bury them all to avoid causing plague..."

"Order the scouts to send the scouts to Baode County immediately for investigation... We must investigate all the Shaanxi traitors and their military branches in Baode County in the shortest time..."

The scouts were worthy of being the elite selected from the entire army. As soon as the next day was dawn, Zhou Chenguang, the commander-in-chief of the scouts, appeared in the tent where Wei Zheng was located.

Seeing Zhou Chenguang with a solemn face in front of him, Wei Zheng seemed to realize something and asked with a heavy face: "General Zhou, have you seen something you don't want to see..."

"Yes..." Zhou Chenguang answered with a heavy face.

As Wei Zheng watched, Zhou Chenguang's mind immediately showed what he saw at night. Then, he clenched his fists and replied with a murderous look on his face: "Master... These rebels are simply beasts... If one day fall into Mo Jiang's hands, Mo Jiang will even dismember their five horses, and will not be able to relieve the hatred in his heart..."

"During the investigation, we saw with our own eyes the rebels bullying women who were plundering in Baode County in the military camp. Not only that, they even ate the corpses... and cooked the baby's corpses... It was simply a bunch of beasts, no, it was worse than beasts..."

When Wei Zheng heard this, he was also shocked.

After taking a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the constant anger in your heart, he replied calmly as much as possible: "What about your investigation results... Only by knowing yourself and your opponent can you win a hundred battles... Only by understanding these traitors can we eliminate them and avenge the people and the people who died traitors."

"Yes, the Grandmaster..." At this time, the anger on Zhou Chenguang's face slowly restrained.

He reported to Wei Zheng: "Master, after investigation, the more than 30,000 Shaanxi traitors who invaded Baode County, except for 10,000 elite troops stationed in Baode County, the remaining more than 20,000 people, including their 5,000 cavalry, were all scattered outside the city of newspaper... In addition, we also captured several traitors around the traitor's military camp."

"From them, they learned that in addition to five thousand cavalry, there were five thousand musketeers. In addition, this rebel was equipped with at least forty cannons, including several of them, which were red cannons that we didn't have..."

"In addition, the last general also asked about a piece of news... Since the capture of Baode County, the main force of the rebels began to set up camps in Baode County, waiting for us to arrive. For two consecutive days, their cavalry were attacking everywhere, killing people and looting people, and sending the looted women and food to Baode County continuously..."

Hearing this, Wei Zheng's eyes shot out two rays of light directly outwards. Then he said to himself.

"It seems that these traitors already know the news of our arrival,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Wei Zheng just finished speaking, Zhao Yun, who arrived hurried beside him, shouted with a arrogant look on his face: "Isn't it just a bunch of rebels... General, as long as you issue a general order, the last general immediately leads five thousand cavalry to attack Baode County, destroy them, and avenge the people and the people who died tragically at their hands..."

As soon as Zhao Yun finished speaking, Zhou Chenguang followed closely and encouraged him: "Master, more than a thousand soldiers of the scouts can also participate in the battle... The scouts are elite selected from the entire army. They can be used as cavalry on horseback, and can be used as infantry on horseback, and musketeers on horseback... As long as the general issuing orders, the last general and more than a thousand soldiers under their command will launch an attack on Baode County without hesitation..."

Wei Zheng was happy from his heart when his subordinates asked for a fight. However, he did not agree with this style of play.

After taking a deep breath, he refused loudly and said, "No... Whether it is the cavalry or the scouts, they are all elites of our Tiger and Leopard Army. I will never treat you as infantry and lose it on the battlefield where you attack Baode County..."

"Especially General Zhao's cavalry, your battlefield should be field battles, not siege battles. As for General Zhou's scouts, your subordinates are all elites selected from the entire army, and they must not lose in vain to the front battlefield."

Seeing the disappointed expressions on the faces of the two, Wei Zheng changed his words and continued, "But don't be too disappointed... Before General Zhou Yuhong's main force, 15,000 musketeers, actually arrived at the battlefield, I will never let you two be idle..."

After saying that, Wei Zheng turned his gaze directly to Zhou Chenguang and asked with a firm look on his face: "General Zhou, you just said that the rebels go out to loot every day are cavalry..."

"Yes, the Grandmaster..." Zhou Chenguang replied with anticipation on his face.

"The last general learned from the rebels that every day, five thousand cavalry would go to various places in Baode County to kill and loot."

Wei Zheng nodded and affirmed: "This is the answer I want..."

"Since these cavalry are the culprits of murder and looting in Baode County, in order to avoid this cavalry bringing disaster to other surrounding areas, we must eliminate this cavalry in the shortest time..."

"And the main force that eliminates this cavalry is the cavalry unit commanded by you two..."
Chapter completed!