"Your Majesty, they are different. You must not compare them like this."
Ning Wanwo hurriedly said, "We are no longer in the era of mounted archery, but have entered the age of firearms. The mounted archery of the foreign armies in the north is no longer enough to suppress the firearms of the Han army in the south!"
"In fact, there is no difference." Bumbutai said with a smile, "The Qing Dynasty established the country with force. From the old Khan to the late emperor, and then to the regent entering the pass, our Qing soldiers have always advocated offense, and there has never been a battle that ended in
Hold on and win, so we advocate attacking. This is the foundation of our Qing Dynasty. How can we abandon it so easily?"
Hong Chengchou and the other three were immediately speechless.
Because what Bumu Butai said actually makes sense.
The reason why the Qing Dynasty became what it is today was indeed fought all the way.
When facing a strong enemy, you must dare to fight even if you know you are defeated.
In the era of Lao Khan, many battles were fought with this bloody courage.
Since in the era of Lao Khan, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty could defeat the weak and the strong by relying on their bravery, why can't they do it now?
Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan and I began to fall into self-doubt. Are we really wrong? Is it because we were frightened by the Ming army?
"The reason why the Qing Dynasty is what it is today is because of its courage."
Bumbutai continued: "Of course, no one is immortal, and no army is always victorious. If our Qing army is really defeated, it doesn't matter. It will just go back to where we came from."
Having reached this point, Hong Chengchou and the three of them had nothing to say.
The three people came out of Cining Palace and walked unhappy along the corridors of the palace walls.
Fan Wencheng said: "Brother Hengjiu and Brother Gongfu, are we really cowardly?"
"Maybe yes, maybe not, but what does it matter?" Ning Wanme shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Fan Wencheng immediately fell into silence. Yes, what does it matter whether they are wrong or right? If it turns out that the three of them are right, then the Qing Dynasty will definitely be dead. After the Ming army regained the capital, the three of them will forget their ancestors as a number of classics.
Those who are traitors and rebellious will definitely be severely punished, even if they confiscate their homes and destroy their families, they will be punished lightly.
If the Qing soldiers won in the end,
Is it possible for the Qing soldiers to win?
impossible.
…
In Fangshan County, Xiaochang.
Li Zicheng is tinkering with a flintlock gun.
"Bang!" The flint struck the anvil, creating a cloud of dazzling sparks, and fell into the open primer chamber, but the "dispensing package" in the primer chamber showed no response.
Without any suspense, the flintlock gun misfired again.
"How could it be?" Li Zicheng took out the primer bag from the primer room again.
Then he looked at Ma Bao with suspicion: "Are you sure the Ming army used such a primer bag?"
"I am sure that the Ming army used such a priming bag. I have seen it with my own eyes." Ma Bao nodded and said, "It is a small bag of gunpowder wrapped in gauze. It can be ignited by a spark."
Li Zicheng said: "Then why doesn't ours work?"
"I don't know." Ma Bao scratched his head and said, "Isn't it enough?"
Li Zicheng said: "It has been exposed to the sun for so many days, what else can I do?"
Li Zicheng and Ma Bao naturally did not expect that the Ming army's primer bags initially used alkali-soaked gauze, which was not only thin, but also brittle. After being put into the primer chamber, it would break with a slight press, and gunpowder would spill out from it.
Then it penetrates into the gun bore through the small holes, thereby connecting the propellant loaded into the gun bore.
As for now, the Ming army directly uses gauze soaked in nitric acid as primer bags. It is not only thin, but also more brittle and easier to burn, and does not leave any residue after burning.
Li Zicheng and Ma Bao didn't know this.
Naturally, it is impossible to make an easy-to-use primer package.
While they were talking, Song Xiance and Gu Junen walked over quickly.
As they approached, Song Xiance said urgently: "Your Majesty, the slave-building army has entered Tongzhou."
"Oh, really?" Li Zicheng said with a sharp look in his single eye, "This means that Jun and Jiannu are finally going to have a decisive battle, right?"
Gu Jun'en said: "If nothing else happens, yes."
Li Zicheng said: "We must not miss this good show. Pass on my will and the army will set off immediately!"
"Leave?" Song Xiance and Gu Junen were stunned for a moment, then asked in unison, "Where to go?"
"Of course I'm going to watch a show outside Beijing." Li Zicheng said, "By the way, I want to see if the Ming army's firearms are as sharp as the right military advisor and Ma Bao said. I always feel that you two are exaggerating."
"Your Majesty, you can't do this. This is absolutely impossible." Song Xiance heard this and hurriedly dissuaded him.
Gu Junen also said: "Your Majesty, neither the Ming army nor the Jiannu will tolerate our army watching the battle from the sidelines."
"We haven't even tried it, so why do you conclude that the Ming army won't tolerate it?" Li Zicheng said, "I don't think Chongzhen will mind. No matter what, Dashun and Nanming are still allies."
Song Xiance and Gu Junen naturally didn't believe it, and they both tried hard to persuade Li Zicheng.
But unable to persuade him, Li Zicheng ordered his cavalry to rush to Beijing.
…
Outside Chaoyang Gate is the Pingjin Gate, where the Ming army camp was stationed.
With the arrival of 50,000 new troops in the 7th and 8th towns, the entire military camp became extremely crowded, because more than 180,000 new army officers and soldiers crowded in the military camp.
In addition to the new army officers and soldiers, there were also more than 40,000 horses or mules.
With so many people and animals crowded together, and it was the height of summer in June, the smell was really sour.
Thanks to the efforts of Fu Shan and the medical students who accompanied him, the Ming army did not suffer a large-scale attrition due to illness for such a long time.
The artillery camp is located in the center of the entire military camp, so the smell is even greater.
Zhang Jimeng stuffed his nostrils with cotton, but he was still dizzy from the smoke.
Zhang Jimeng was a disciple of Bi Maokang. Because of his contribution to the atlas of firearms, he was appointed to the Firearms Department by Chongzhen and was left to be responsible for building the divine artillery.
During this Northern Expedition, the Firearms Department brought a thousand divine artillery pieces.
The cannon is actually very delicate. If it accidentally gets wet, or if the lead wire is loose, it may cause misfiring and failure to fire. If the launcher or wooden bird is damaged, it will also miss the target.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So Zhang Jimeng has to check it every day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
In the evening, Zhang Jimeng began his routine inspection of the cannon again.
The divine artillery is placed separately, and the launcher, wooden bird, and medicine tube are all stored separately.
Among them, the storage of medicine tubes is the most stringent. The inner layer is first wrapped with oil paper, then the middle is wrapped with oilcloth, and the outermost layer is wrapped with felt, and then sprinkled with quicklime in the middle to prevent moisture and mildew.
When checking the medicine tube, it is necessary to untie it layer by layer to ensure that there is no water or moisture.
During the inspection, a junior student from the Staff Section rushed over and said: "Military order, the Divine Artillery Battalion will start assembling the Divine Artillery immediately, and the assembly must be completed by Hai hour at the latest."
Is it about to start? Zhang Jimeng suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
Then he grabbed the whistle and put it to his mouth, and then a sharp whistle sounded.
With the sharp whistle, the soldiers of the divine artillery battalion immediately rushed out of the tents, rushed into the camp that served as a warehouse, and began to assemble the divine artillery.
First take out the propellant tube from the three-layer package.
Then prepare the wooden wooden bird and launcher.
To make sure it is intact, first install the propellant tubes to the left and right ribs of the wooden bird, and finally install the wooden bird with the propellant tubes installed on the launcher. Every step in the middle must be compared repeatedly.
Because there is a slight difference, the landing point of the divine artillery may deviate by thousands of steps.
…
At the same time, in the Ming army's Chinese army tent.
Because of the hot weather, the curtains on all sides were lifted, allowing the evening breeze to blow in.
But what was blown in was the extremely sour and refreshing fragrance.
However, no matter whether it is Chongzhen, Wang Jiayan, Gao Qiqian, Lu Jiude, Xu Yingwei, Yan Yingyuan, or Jiang Tianyi, they can no longer care about it, and the decisive battle is about to begin.
"Your Majesty," Xu Yingwei said, "the Jiannu slaves in Beijing have begun to fill in the blockade trenches. Will the cavalry be dispatched to drive away the Jiannu slaves who are filling in the trenches?"
"It's not necessary," Chongzhen said. "After the war is over, we have to backfill, so let Jiannu fill it in for us."
The only purpose of digging the blockade trenches was to put pressure on the Jiannu slaves and force the Jiannu slaves to gather troops to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army. Now that the purpose has been achieved, what is the purpose of leaving the blockade trenches? If the Jiannu slaves want to fill it, then fill it in.
Zhang Huang said: "The cavalry of Chahar Mongolia and Tumote Mongolia have arrived outside Tongzhou City this morning. The total number of cavalry is about 30,000. They have joined the slave-building army led by Sony. Sony has ordered
Let’s set off at the fourth watch, and if nothing else happens, we will arrive at Bali Bridge at midnight tomorrow.”
"Bali Bridge?" Chongzhen suddenly became happy.
Is this a historical coincidence or a fateful necessity?
"Bali Bridge?" Xu Yingwei stared at the sand table and said, "Let's choose Bali Bridge."
Yan Yingyuan also said: "The terrain of Bali Bridge is indeed good. Once Jiannu is defeated, our army only needs to lock the Bali Bridge to isolate Jiannu's defeated troops and gather them in the north of Tonghui River to annihilate them. Even if a small number of defeated troops escape,
, instead of fleeing to Shanhaiguan or even Liaodong, they will only flee back to Beijing, so that all the remaining Jiannu slaves can be gathered in Beijing and annihilated."
Up to now, the Eight Banners nobles who joined Jiannu still have unrealistic illusions about the outcome of this decisive battle. Others, whether they are ministers like Hong Chengchou or scholars like Xu Yingwei, know that Jiannu's defeat has already happened.
It is inevitable. The only suspense is whether the Jiannu can be completely annihilated.
Therefore, the goal of the Ming army was changed to the total annihilation of Jiannu.
Then Bali Bridge is a good battlefield.
Wang Jiayan asked: "Where did you get Sony's military order?"
Zhang Huang said: "Several ministers sent people to deliver letters."
"Second minister?" Wang Jiayan said, "Are you not trustworthy?"
"It doesn't matter." Xu Yingwei said, "Our army's scouts and cavalry are already scattered in the area of dozens of miles from Tongzhou to Beijing. Every move of the slave-building army is under the supervision of our army, so the intelligence provided by those two ministers is true.
It doesn’t matter if it’s false, the two armies will eventually fight at Bali Bridge.”
Before the expeditionary force reaches West Asia, the Battle of Baliqiao will be the largest decisive battle in this book. Based on the current results and trends of this book, if it can be maintained, the author is prepared to write until the conquest of Rakshasa and the Ottoman Empire
As well as European countries, they also colonized North and South America and Australia.]
