Dorgon just smiled indifferently when he heard this, and then continued: "Like Hong Chengchou, I know what to say and what not to say, and I also know what words I like to hear and what words I will be very unhappy after hearing them.
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After a pause, Dorgon said again: "However, you still misjudged me after all."
"Yes, yes, what the master said is absolutely true." Hou Fangyu said hurriedly, "The master has the world in mind, and his magnanimity is as broad as the grassland. How can it be that a slave and other mediocre people can speculate and express it."
"Here we go again." Dorgon shook his head and said, "Then let me tell you the truth. The battle between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty is now a battle between offense and defense. From now on, it will be Ming Dynasty's turn to take the offensive, and
The Qing Dynasty will be exhausted to deal with it, and everyone in the Qing Dynasty must have a clear understanding of this and start preparations as soon as possible."
If Chongzhen were here, he would give a thumbs up when he heard this.
Because Dorgon's mind is really very clear.
He also had a very clear understanding of the growth and decline in military power between the Manchu and Ming Dynasties.
When Hou Fangyu heard this, his expression became condensed, and he didn't dare to answer for a while, because he didn't know the real intention of Dorgon suddenly saying these words to him. Dorgon would never simply chat with him.
"Xiao Houzi, you must be very confused as to why I suddenly said this to you, right?"
"Back to Master, this slave is indeed missing the point. After all, I am just a domestic slave of yours."
"But you are knowledgeable and capable, and most importantly, you are loyal to the Qing Dynasty and me." Dorgon actually only said half of a sentence, and the other half was full of deep-seated hatred for the Ming Dynasty and Chongzhen.
Hou Fangyu had already heard the implication of Dorgon's words, and he was excited but a little unbelievable.
"Xiao Houzi, you must have guessed it with your intelligence." Dorgon smiled and nodded, and continued, "Just as you thought, I have decided to reuse capable and knowledgeable people like you and Hengjiu.
Han Chen!”
After a pause, Dorgon sighed again: "The era of mounted archery is undoubtedly the era of our Jurchens. Liaodong, the desert and even the entire Central Plains are just hunting grounds for our Eight Banners warriors to hunt freely. However, with the advent of red cannons, camel cannons and self-made cannons,
With the emergence of fire guns and a large number of equipment, the era of mounted archery is gone forever."
"Master, it is clear that the era of riding and shooting is indeed gone forever." Hou Fangyu believed deeply.
"Yes, the age of mounted archery is gone forever, and now we have entered the age of firearms." Dorgon sighed, and then said, "However, we Jurchens are good at riding and shooting, but we are poor at skills, and even worse at
Reading and learning are exactly what you Han people are best at, so I decided to reuse you Han people."
Dorgon had deeply realized the shortcomings of the Manchu ministers.
In a word, the Manchu ministers could not keep up with the development of the times because they were uneducated.
So Dorgon decided to reuse Fan Wencheng, Hong Chengchou and other Han ministers.
After a pause, he then said: "Especially for the Jinshi who took the Jinke Rites Examination, I have decided to make exceptions and recruit them directly into the Eight Banners Han Army and entrust them with important tasks. I will also expand the Eight Banners Han Army on a large scale. In addition,
, I will also select capable and knowledgeable commanders from among the Han officials to directly command the Eight Banners Han Army."
Hou Fangyu felt a buzz in his head, and the blood all over his body was boiling.
No way? Dorgon wouldn't want him to be a general and lead the Eight Banners Han Army, right?
"Yes, you are one of my selected commanders!" Dorgon said solemnly, "But compared with Hong Chengchou and the others, you have great shortcomings. I hope you can make a difference in this Hunhe River battle.
Outstanding contribution.”
It is impossible for Hou Fangyu to be a commander-in-chief. How can a eunuch be a commander-in-chief?
Dorgon's true intention was to use Hou Fangyu to monitor Hong Chengchou and other real commanders.
In a word, Dorgon still didn't trust Han officials like Hong Chengchou, so he wanted to use and monitor them.
And Hou Fangyu, who was full of deep hatred for the Ming Dynasty and Chongzhen, was undoubtedly the best eyes and ears.
"Understood." Hou Fangyu was so excited that he even urinated, "I will definitely try my best to make suggestions and help our Qing soldiers defeat the Ming army and win the Hunhe River War."
Dorgon nodded happily and then said: "Okay, go find Ning Wan and me."
"嗻!" Hou Fangyu knelt down and struck a thousand blows, turned around and walked out of the cabin happily.
After a while, after finishing Ning, I walked quickly to the funeral hall, knelt down on one knee and paid my respects to Dorgon.
"Mr. Gongfu." Dorgon leaned against the cushions and looked at Ning Wanme quietly.
"It must have been almost thirty years since you surrendered to our Qing Dynasty during the Tianming period, right?"
"Reporting to the master, this slave has surrendered to the Qing Dynasty since the second year of Tianming, and it has been a full thirty years so far."
"It has been thirty years, how many more thirty years can there be in life? The late Emperor once told me more than once that Mr. Sir is well versed in literature and history, has extensive knowledge, and is a rare talent. Therefore, he was admitted to Hongwen Academy as a bachelor.
Pre-engineering.”
"This slave is terrified." Ning Wanmei felt that something was wrong and thought to himself, "Why did Dorgon mention this?"
Dorgon was also speechless for a moment, and he didn't think of how to tell Ning Wan, because Ning Wan and I were not Hou Fangyu, and Hou Fangyu was just an eunuch, but Ning Wan and I were a senior and meritorious Han minister.
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At the Hunhe battlefield.
Chongzhen saw the camel revolving gun for the first time.
"Is this object Jiannu's camel revolving cannon?" Chongzhen looked at the object in front of him.
I saw that the caliber of Jiannu's camel revolving gun was about one and a half inches, about 50 mm. The barrel was about five feet long, and the total length of the wooden butt of the gun tail was about eight feet. From the shape, it looked like a large gun.
In Chongzhen's memory, the Qing Dynasty seemed to have a 50mm caliber gun.
According to historical records, a 50mm gun can kill 7 people with one shot.
"Look, Your Majesty, this is a lead ball from a camel cannon. It weighs about one kilogram. It is lighter than the closed-mouth bullet of the squatting tiger cannon, but it is much heavier than the lead ball of the bird gun or the Lumi gun." Xu Yingwei handed a lead ball to Chongzhen.
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Chongzhen took it and found that the shot put was about the size of a baby's fist.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Weighing the lead ball, Chongzhen asked: "Can this lead ball penetrate a sidecar?"
"It's easy." Xu Yingwei said, "The thickest front guard panel of the sidecar can be shattered with just one shot."
Chongzhen's brows immediately knitted into knots. If the thickest front guard of the sidecar could not block a shot from the Camel Revolving Cannon, then it would be meaningless to equip the sidecar.
Because the bulky sidecars will not only slow down the marching speed of the troops, but will also be restricted by the terrain. If they can no longer provide adequate protection for the infantry, they will really become a negative asset, so it is better to simply eliminate them.
Then strengthen our own artillery firepower, especially the small-caliber mountain artillery that is light in weight and highly maneuverable.
At that time, small-caliber mountain artillery can be allowed to accompany the infantry in advancing, and infantry-artillery coordination can truly be realized.
When the distance between the two armies is more than one kilometer, use 4-inch field artillery. When the distance is within one kilometer, use 3-inch field artillery. When the distance reaches 500 meters, use small-caliber mountain artillery to carry out direct fire at close range. Finally, when the distance reaches 500 meters, use 4-inch field artillery.
After three meters, they will line up with rifles and shoot them. Then it will be a firearms exchange, and it will depend on who has more firearms and is more powerful.
Of course, it also depends on which party has the greater ability to withstand death.
As soon as he thought about it, Chongzhen couldn't help but feel anxious again.
What are you worried about? Of course, you are worried about the delay in putting steam engines into industrial use.
Steam engines cannot be applied industrially, and the standardization promoted by the Ming Dynasty's military industry will pose a huge obstacle to production capacity, making the output of artillery and flintlocks less than that of the Jiannu.
In other words, the national power of the Ming Dynasty was far greater than that of Jiannu, and the number of blacksmiths was much greater than that of Jiannu.
Otherwise, the number of cannons and flintlock guns produced every year may not be as large as that of the Jiannu.
However, if the Ming Dynasty's artillery and flintlock production could not crush the Jiannu, then even if the Ming army regained the strength to fight with the Jiannu in the field, a strategic counterattack would be far away.
At most, it will lead to a strategic stalemate.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen asked again: "Where is Jiannu's flintlock gun?"
"Bring it over." Xu Yingwei motioned to Xu Yinglong to bring over a captured flintlock gun.
Handing the flintlock gun to Chongzhen, Xu Yingwei said: "Look, Your Majesty, this is Jiannu's flintlock gun. The caliber is similar to ours, but the barrel is shorter."
"Our blunderbuss tube is three feet long, while Jiannu's is only two and a half feet long."
After saying this, he added: "In addition, the outer wall of Jiannu's gun tube has not been filed and polished."
The barrels of Jiannu's flintlock muskets were indeed not filed, let alone polished, and the traces left by forging were all there. Such process requirements were naturally much lower than those of the Ming army, but the production speed was faster.
"Take another one and let me have a look." Chongzhen found a second flintlock gun.
Xu Yingwei immediately guessed what Chongzhen was thinking and said: "Your Majesty, although the caliber of Jiannu's gun tube is roughly the same, there are still slight differences. Therefore, in order to ensure that the lead can be loaded in, its outer diameter is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the gun tube.
Quite a few, so the air tightness is worse than ours, so the range is slightly shorter and the penetration is slightly worse."
Chongzhen asked: "How much is the specific difference? Have you tested it?"
"Tested." Xu Yingwei nodded, "The flintlock rifle mass-produced by our Daming Arsenal can penetrate triple armor within 30 steps, but Jiannu's flintlock gun can only penetrate triple armor within 20 steps."
This data is similar to the data of Ming Dynasty's first flintlock gun.
It can be seen that the performance parameters of the Jiannu flintlock gun are still inferior to those of the Ming Dynasty.
However, the camel swivel gun is a variable. It seems that Ming Dynasty needs to develop a 2-inch field gun or mountain cannon.
In fact, Chongzhen had been considering 2-inch guns for a long time, because 4-inch guns were too heavy and the requirements for roads were too high. They would not play any role in the high mountains and ridges of the southwest mountainous area.
But if there could be a light artillery that could follow the maneuvers of large animals,
The Ming army infantry will be able to obtain sufficient artillery support and crush the indigenous bandits in the southwest.
By that time, not only can remote provinces such as Yungui, Sichuan and Guizhou be quickly pacified, but we will also be able to free up our hands to conquer Myanmar, Siam and even the entire Indochina Peninsula by land.
