Liu Jin also met his old friend and idol Wang Shouren again.
"Old Wang, you came just in time. Come and take a look at the map of the Liaodong area."
Wang Shouren had just arrived in Guangning, and before he had time to take a breath, Liu Jin pulled him to study the upcoming battle.
Naturally, the changes in various Jurchen tribes cannot be hidden from Liu Jin's eyes, and a war is about to come.
Of course, Liu Jin came here well prepared. He originally came to Liaodong to cause trouble for their Jurchens.
After solving these Jurchens, the Liaodong area will be a real comfort and can become the rear of the Ming Dynasty. By then, you can not only go to North Korea by sea, but also by land.
You can also go to Vladivostok to build a port and build a shipyard. In the future, you can also go to Golden Continent from Vladivostok.
The Liaodong area is extremely rich in coal, iron ore, and forest resources. Dalian is also a natural high-quality harbor. It is definitely very good to develop industry here in Liaodong.
"Look, Liaodong is really a treasure land."
"The land here is all black soil, and the middle area is plain, which is very suitable for farming. If this area is developed, it will be trivial to feed tens of millions of people."
"There are also virgin forests in Changbai Mountain, Greater Khingan Mountains, and Xiaoxingan Mountains. If the trees here are cut down, we will no longer have to worry about high-quality wood for shipbuilding in the future."
"We build a port here. If we go to Huanghuangzhou in the future, we can start from here. It will be much easier and there will be no need to make additional registrations and transfers in Japan."
Liu Jin took a map of the Liaodong area and talked nonstop with Wang Shouren.
The more I see it, the more I fall in love with this vast fertile land. It is simply a treasure land.
You can get whatever you want. The only thing now is that there are not many people. If this place is developed, it will definitely become an important center of the Ming Dynasty.
Wang Shouren didn't reply. He listened carefully. After hearing Liu Jin's analysis, he couldn't help but nod.
"This is indeed a treasure land, even better than in our Central Plains."
Wang Shouren thought about it and said.
In the traditional sense, the land of the Central Plains has gone through a long period of reclamation and destruction. In fact, the ecological environment has become very precarious.
Places such as Shaanxi, Henan, and Shanxi are the Central Plains in the traditional sense, but these places are the most prone to accidents. The population here is too dense, the per capita land is scarce, and the natural environment is fragile.
Once there is a natural or man-made disaster, there will immediately be starvation and war everywhere.
"Of course. Let me tell you, the black land in Liaodong is one of the few black lands on the entire earth. It is very fertile."
Liu Jin smiled and nodded solemnly.
"It's a bit cold here in the winter, but that doesn't matter. As long as the house is built and equipped with a fireplace and a hot bed, you can still live comfortably in the winter."
Liu Jin has already thought about it. If the Northeast is to be developed, it must be equipped with fireplaces and hot kang heads. As for heating, this is only easier to install in the entire building. In vast rural areas, fireplaces and hot pots are still used.
The pit head is better.
Anyway, there are a lot of wood resources here, and there are also a lot of coal resources. It doesn't matter whether you use coal or wood.
"It's better to tell me about the situation of the Jurchens first."
Wang Shouren smiled and then returned to the topic.
He was originally building a town on the grassland, but was transferred here by Emperor Hongzhi's order. Apparently there was a war to be fought.
"The imperial court wants to develop Liaodong, but these Jurchens don't want to be like the prairie people."
"Now the Jianzhou Jurchens are the main ones. They have united the three Jurchen tribes and gathered a large army. I guess they will attack us soon."
Liu Jin nodded and said slowly.
"Three Jurchen Parts?"
"I have read in a book that Emperor Yelu Abaoji of the Liao Kingdom once said that the Jurchens were invincible if they were less than ten thousand. The Jin Kingdom defeated the Liao Kingdom with only a few thousand Jurchens raising troops. This shows that these Jurchens are powerful
powerful."
"I really want to see and see how strong they are."
When Wang Shouren heard this, he immediately pondered for a moment, thought for a while and said.
"Strong is indeed strong, cold weapons and they are very scary."
"But I'm not going to play cold weapons with them. This time, in addition to your 10,000 cavalry, your Majesty will also dispatch 20,000 new troops, all with muskets and cannons."
"I also want to see who is more powerful, their bows and arrows, or our muskets."
Liu Jin nodded solemnly and said.
Recalling that later Nurhaci started his career with thirteen pairs of armors, and eventually unified all the Jurchen tribes, occupied Liaodong, and then took control of the Central Plains, there is no doubt about the combat power of this Jurchen.
During the Song Dynasty, the Jin Kingdom's combat power was also extremely powerful. It defeated the Liao Kingdom and the Southern Song Dynasty without any temper. This was not blown out, but through fighting.
"Do they have many cavalry?"
Wang Shouren knew the power of muskets and cannons. In his opinion, the only thing that could pose a threat to the musketeers was the cavalry.
The rate of fire of the muskets is still too slow. Once the cavalry rushes over, although the muskets are powerful, they can be easily harvested.
"They don't have any cavalry, and the grassland is all in our hands. Even if they do, I think you can easily solve it."
Liu Jin shook his head slightly. At this time, the Jurchen tribes rarely had cavalry. They were all infantry. In later generations, they only began to form cavalry after they conquered the grassland tribes.
"Then there's no problem."
Wang Shouren immediately nodded and felt relieved.
"Master Liu~Master Liu~"
"The Jurchens are calling~"
At this time, Jiang Ji hurried over and shouted loudly.
"Just called?"
When Liu Jin and Wang Shouren heard this, their eyes immediately lit up.
"Which place did they attack?"
The two asked in unison.
"Tieling!"
Jiang Ji pointed to a location on the map and said.
"Tieling?"
"It seems they have a big appetite. The next target should be Shenyang."
When Liu Jin saw it, he couldn't help but said.
"Approximately how many are there?"
Wang Shouren nodded, thought for a while and asked Jiang Ji.
"More than 10,000 people. Look at the flags they raised. This time it's not just Jianzhou Jurchens, but also Haixi Jurchens and Savage Jurchens. They are really too strong. We are no match for them."
Jiang Ji was already a little frightened at this time.
Some Ming soldiers who escaped from Tieling were frightened. These Jurchens were too fierce. They were just like Xiaoqiang who could not be beaten to death. Several Ming soldiers could not defeat a single Jurchen.
"It's not that they are strong, it's that you are too weak~"
Liu Jin looked at Jiang Ji and said calmly.
"Let's go directly to Shenyang."
"The three major Jurchen tribes will unite and have over ten thousand people. If they are all wiped out, the Liaodong region will be stable, and these Jurchens will no longer be a concern in the future."
Then Liu Jin smiled and said.
"Let's go and see this invincible Jurchen."
Wang Shouren also nodded and said excitedly.
Soon, the army headed from Guangning to Shenyang.
Wang Shouren's 10,000 cavalrymen all had one man and two horses. Although the new army dispatched from Tianjin were musketeers, they were all equipped with horses.
Well, this is due to the inclusion of the grassland tribes into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Now the war horses on the grassland can continuously supply the needs of the Ming Dynasty.
In this era, without horses, the marching speed would be very slow. With horses, it would be completely different.
Although they are musketeers, they are still equipped with horses and must receive cavalry training.
Moreover, with horses, the artillery can be pulled more easily, and the marching speed is far beyond what the previous Ming army could compare with.
…
Tieling is the location of an important garrison in the Liaodong region. The Ming army built a city here in Tieling.
At this time, the Jurchen army led by Tuoluo captured the city in a short period of time. Many Jurchen tribe leaders were eating meat and drinking from large bowls, happily discussing their bravery in the battle just now. The Ming army is like a weak chicken.
"Haha, I just said that the people of Ming Dynasty are very weak, like sheep, they are no match for our Jurchen warriors."
"Look, we captured this Tieling almost effortlessly."
Badar said excitedly while drinking wine.
"Yes, they are very weak. None of the Ming troops are our opponents."
"Their equipment is quite good, this armor, and these weapons."
"Haha, with these things, our Jurchen warriors will become even stronger."
Tuo Yuanbao also echoed.
"As long as we Jurchens unite as one, nothing can stop us in this world, let alone a small iron ridge."
"The whole world can belong to us Jurchens."
"Everyone has seen this Tieling. It is very rich."
"This mountain of food, these weapons and armor, and this Han woman~"
Tuoluo looked at the Jurchen leaders present with a smile on his face. This battle, under his command, went very smoothly. From now on, as long as he can continue to win, he will continue to gain more wealth.
He was slowly able to integrate the entire three Jurchen parts.
"Haha~"
"Han women are pretty good, but they are a bit too delicate and will die if you play with them casually."
"I heard that the Ming Emperor's palace is filled with beauties like clouds and mountains of jewelry. Even the palace is built with gold. If we get in then, we will be rich."
People with Tuora's prior arrangements began to set the pace, leading everyone to yearn for a better life.
"Haha, Akito is very weak. It's not difficult to break into the pass. As long as we Jurchens are united and invincible, then this doesn't matter."
"When the entire Liaodong is conquered, each of our households will have dozens of Han slaves to farm our land, cook for us, and work as cattle and horses for us~"
