1473. Go to Cai Dongmen to be a cunning rabbit. Why did Li Si forget to return south?
He Kegang failed to return to Ningyuan. He was temporarily ordered to be sent to Jizhou by Sun Chengzong in the name of the cabinet.
Although He Kegang is from Ningyuan and his whole family lives in Ningyuan City, his heart goes to Donglin. He has taken refuge in Donglin very early. He is stubborn and accepts death. He really thinks that Donglin is a moral gentleman.
It is the hope of the imperial court and Ming Dynasty.
The time when he took refuge in Donglin was when Sun Chengzong and the older generation were in power. At that time, Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou were both tough scholars. How could he be able to follow Ji Wei? He was very excited inside.
The power of personality is infinite, just like Tan Sitong back then.
Some people may think that he is stupid and his sacrifice is not worth it. Looking at the bad things Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao did after the 1898 Coup, they deeply feel that his sacrifice is not worth it.
However, Tan Sitong inspired a generation with his own life.
In the half century that followed, countless young people were arrested and imprisoned, including many young talents from official families. Many people did not understand their choices.
The most common thing they said to the interrogators was, "I would like to work for Tan Sitong!"
Facing his family, country and the world, He Kegang firmly believed that everything he did was right. He did not care about personal gains and losses. He worked for Donglin because he believed that Donglin was the hope of the country and the court.
He didn't understand why Mr. Sun Ge suddenly made such a big change. He began to re-mobilize the defense of the Beijing camp.
Sun Chengzong mobilized Yang Fan's old army and mobilized the chariot troops based on the soldiers and horses of the original Hexi Guard Qianhu Station to Tongzhou to set up defenses.
This force has expanded from more than 3,600 people to 50,000 people. It has become a combined force of chariots, artillery, cavalry, infantry, crossbowmen, musketeers, and baggage troops.
Most of the original soldiers became small flag officers, supervising ten people.
Sun Chengzong was a mature man. As soon as he took over the Jingying camp, he could see at a glance that the Cheying camp was the most powerful and largest asset in the Jingying camp.
There are not only 3,600 battle-hardened officers and soldiers here, but more importantly, there are also 500 armored chariots, especially the 500 bronze-haired heavy cannons weighing one thousand kilograms.
He has personally seen every door. They are all made of a special gunmetal alloy made from one hundred pounds of pure copper and eleven pounds of tin.
Casting cannons is not an easy task. In this era, the success rate of casting cannons does not exceed 15%. This is also an important reason why cannons are expensive.
The sophistication of these cannons made Sun Chengzong speechless.
The inner ballistics were dug out with a boring machine and are absolutely smooth. The outside was polished with a milling machine and looked like gold. The model number, inscriptions, instructions for use, etc. were also engraved on it.
Although the range is only 500 meters, far less than the red cannon. But these cannons can be maneuvered by horse-drawn carriages. This is very scary. Can the red cannon be used in the field? That is absolutely impossible.
Moreover, the carriage can also be loaded with gunpowder and cannonballs. The carriage itself is also armored, and has iron walls of five meters on the left and right that can be deployed.
A carriage is an independent artillery unit.
Sun Chengzong had never seen this kind of four-wheeled carriage in his life.
Because four-wheeled carriages cannot be turned, China does not build such carriages. He was amazed by the bearings and steering wheels of this carriage. He did not know what kind of skilled craftsman it was to come up with such ingenious parts.
Each of the 3,600 officers and soldiers is wearing plate armor, which is actually made of all steel. The outside is pickled to prevent corrosion, so it does not rust. It looks dusty and does not reflect light when the sun shines on it. It is impossible to detect the enemy during a sneak attack at night.
When he was reorganizing the Beijing camp, he went deep into the carriage camp to hold discussions with the officers and soldiers.
He was shocked to find that each of these officers and soldiers could carry fifty kilograms and travel hundreds of miles.
Not only do they have steel armor, they are also equipped with a fine steel sword, a strange-looking sharp halberd, and a nine-shot fire portal gun with a butt and bayonet. A few of them also have ratchet-strung steel crossbows.
Sun Chengzong couldn't put it down and played with these equipment that he had never seen before.
That simple knife is very beautiful. Although the length is only 34 inches (111 cm), the steel mouth is excellent and weighs five kilograms. The entire knife blade is made of pure steel, and the steel blade is an unknown type.
, steel with extremely high hardness and sharpness.
He couldn't believe that Yang Fan was willing to equip them with such good weapons. Coupled with the pure steel plate armor, he didn't know what to say.
Especially the sharp halberd, which has a spear head, an ax head, and a sickle-like hook and reverse blade.
The spear can pierce the armor, and the ax can be used as a heavy weapon to smash, and can also destroy the enemy's antlers and various obstacles. The hook can pull the cavalry off their horses, and then use the ax to kill them.
As for the matchlock gun that can be fired nine times within thirty meters, it also opened his eyes. This thing weighs much less than the three-eyed gun, and it also has a bayonet for assassination. It is also 1.8 meters long and can be used as a short gun for combat.
The opponent's waist knife is very easy.
Sun Chengzong calculated that Yang Fan spent at least 300,000 taels of silver on this car camp with more than 3,000 people. This does not include the cost of training and logistics.
These people are as strong as cattle, with muscles all over their bodies. You can tell at a glance that they are fueled by good food, good food, and high-intensity training.
He was always lucky to have caught Che Ying the first time.
At that time, the governors of the Sixth Ministries and the Fifth Army, nobles, and even eunuchs all focused on the packhorses pulling the carts. These horses were one head taller than the horses of the Ming Dynasty.
They planned to divide the horses that pulled the carts and use them to pull carts for themselves and their families. Then they secretly replaced them with Ming Dynasty horses.
Although these carts have bearings, the horses of the Ming Dynasty cannot pull these heavy artillery carts. If they were to steal all the horses and replace their pillars, the cart camp would be useless. With these good horses pulling carts for them, they would have a lot of face.
, but it was a complete waste of things.
Sun Chengzong mobilized this 50,000-strong army to Tongzhou in the name of exercise.
At the end of the year, according to the emperor's instructions, the Beijing camp should be pulled out for winter training. He secretly learned these things from Yang Fan. Yang Fan usually trained and exercised to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army.
Sun Chengzong had already sensed something was wrong with Yuan Chonghuan, and he had already begun to deal with some bad situations. Tongzhou was the best place.
Sun Chengzong sighed in his heart. Yuan Chonghuan's ignorance of advancement and retreat made him deeply worried about Yuan Chonghuan's fate.
Yuan Chonghuan is his student, and he cultivated and promoted him. If something goes wrong with Yuan Chonghuan, he himself will definitely be implicated. He can only hope that at this time, Yuan Chonghuan, who has already hardened his wings and has a heated mind, can still
Stay in control.
He Kegang marched into Jizhou City with 20,000 infantry. He received an order from Sun Chengzong. If Yuan Chonghuan came to Jizhou with an army, he must be watched and allowed to fight Jiannu here.
He Kegang was so shocked that his face turned pale, Jiannu! How could Jiannu come to Jizhou?
He felt that his brain was running out, and he didn't know what everyone was doing for a while. Governor Yuan and Mr. Sun Ge were both mysterious.
What does Mr. Sun Ge's secret handwriting mean?
Governor Yuan has become more and more opaque over the years. He has lost a lot of the frivolity of the past and has a lot of the gloominess of a middle-aged man.
He Kegang was at a loss as to what he should do if Governor Yuan insisted on having his own way.
