() The Ming army stayed at night and immediately returned to Shanhaiguan as soon as they came into contact with Jianlu Tanma.
Shanhaiguan's former commander-in-chief Zhu Mei and deputy commander-in-chief Xu Fu reported that a large number of captives were found on horseback, and they immediately came to the "first pass in the world" archery tower in Shanhaiguan to observe the situation of captives.
There were already three or three Jianlu in front of the pass, appearing in groups. However, Jianlu's probing horses did not approach the city wall like they did in the Santun camp. Instead, they either roared or galloped outside the range, or stopped and watched.
These Jianlu and Tanma were all men who had survived many battles, and some had even participated in the battle to attack Shanhaiguan, so they did not dare to risk their own lives to test the courage of the Shanhaiguan guards.
At this time, it was getting late, and the afterglow of the setting sun only remained on the western skyline. Zhu Mei and Xu Fuzhuo looked into the distance for a long time, but still saw no trace of the Jianlu advance guard.
Xu Fuzuo was a close confidant of Yuan Chonghuan, so he was always the leader in Shanhaiguan. But after Yuan Chonghuan was arrested and imprisoned, his attitude changed rapidly and he took the initiative to make friends with Zhu Mei.
Xu Fu asked Zhu Mei: "Shuai Zhu, do you think this is a small group of Jianlu soldiers coming to harass or a large-scale attack?"
Zhu Mei did not look back at Xu Fuzuo, and kept looking into the distance with a frown. He wanted to see clearly how many people from Jianlu had come, but the weather at this time made it difficult for him to see the distance clearly.
After a while, still nothing was found. Zhu Mei sighed, and then said to Xu Fu: "I can't see it either. It's a pity that I don't have a telescope. Otherwise, Jianlu will have nowhere to hide within his sight."
About ten years ago, the German Deng Yuhan brought the first telescope to the Ming Dynasty. Four years ago, Tang Ruowang and Li Zubai took the lead in translating the book "Telescope" to introduce the use, principle, construction and production methods of telescopes.
It was only at this time that the Ming Dynasty began to manufacture this originally mysterious telescope. Unfortunately, due to the limitation of raw materials and the scarcity of skilled craftsmen, the telescope has never been popularized. There are only three in Guan Ning's army, and Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou and Zhao Lejiao each got one.
When Zhao led the army to guard Shanhaiguan, Zhu Mei was lucky enough to use the telescope in Zhao's hand, so she sighed like this.
Xu Fuzuo had some ability, but he didn't show it. Instead, he followed Zhu Mei's tone and said: "What a pity for that telescope, what a pity for Marshal Zhao!"
Now is not the time to sigh. Zhu Mei and Xu Fuzhuo quickly blocked this emotion and discussed the current countermeasures: "The only thing we can do now is to strictly defend and increase the number of night watchmen and torches on the city wall and in the city to prevent sneak attacks by the rebels at night. No.
Do you know if Deputy Commander Xu has anything else to add?"
Xu Fuzhuo shook his head, and then said: "There is no more defense, so I will be on duty tonight. According to the speed of Jianlu's march in the past, the Jianlu army will arrive probably tomorrow morning. Marshal Zhu will have to raise his spirits."
How can God handle it?"
Zhu Mei looked at Xu Fuzuo and understood his change in mentality, so she did not embarrass him. She nodded and said, "Then I will help Deputy General Xu. I will go back and arrange patrol matters in the city."
Shanhaiguan was well prepared for Jianlu's attack, and had sufficient soldiers, food and grass. Therefore, Zhu Mei and Xu Fuzu were not very worried. Jianlu could not even defeat Jinzhou and Ningyuan, let alone "Tianxia"
What about Shanhaiguan, known as the "First Pass"?
Sure enough, the night was uneventful, and the Jianlu troops didn't even bother them. But early the next morning, the Jianlu vanguard arrived in front of Shanhaiguan. There were seven or eight thousand people in total, and the flag was that of Dorgon, one of the eight major belles of the Jianlu troops.
Zhu Mei and Xu Fuzou became nervous. Judging from the situation, they were really attacking in a large scale, trying to break through the customs inside and outside. However, the two of them were just nervous. When they were under Sun Chengzong, Shanhaiguan had also repelled many attacks by Jianlu.
.When it comes to sieges, they are not good at it.
Dorgon came to the front of the battle and looked at Shanhaiguan from a distance. Shanhaiguan was not big, but it happened to be stuck at the exit throat, and was connected with the Great Wall derived from the top of the mountain, all the way to the sea.
Shanhaiguan is a little over five feet high, which is daunting. There are many banners at the gate, and many Ming troops are waiting for them. Many Dajin warriors have died on that side of Shanhaiguan.
Now south of Shanhaiguan, Dorgon has no idea how many Dajin warriors will pay the price of their lives to capture this pass.
Although he had won consecutive battles and now had artillery support, Dorgon was not optimistic about capturing Shanhaiguan. However, he would not say that Huang Taiji was too popular and if it continued like this, he might not have a foothold in the future.
He likes to see Huang Taiji suffer a bloody blow when he goes to Shanhaiguan. My talents are not inferior to his, the only difference is my seniority and age. One day, I, Dorgon, will climb up.
Dorgon is a smart man, and he does not obviously oppose Huang Taiji's dictatorship like the three Baylors. When his strength is not strong enough, he has to lie dormant all the time, otherwise he will definitely cause disaster. He understands this truth. Otherwise, he would have
He and his younger brother Duduo had been killed by their cooperation long ago.
Dorgon looked at the situation at Shanhaiguan, thought about his thoughts, and then ordered to set up camp and wait for the arrival of the main force of the Jianlu. In front of Shanhaiguan, Huang Taiji was asked to perform.
In the first month of the year, the weather in the North was extremely cold, with no rain or snow, and the ground on the official road was frozen hard, allowing Jianlu's artillery convoy to move smoothly.
Finally, when it was getting dark the next day, after walking more than a hundred miles, we arrived at the camp prepared by Dorgon for the main force.
The battle in Shanhaiguan was about to break out, and the atmosphere was extremely tense. But in the Jingshi Ceramics Factory, it was all festive.
Under the auspices of Zhong Jinwei and Xu Guangqi, the ceramic craftsmen who fired the cement and the glass craftsmen and iron-making craftsmen who came to communicate were having a lively exchange.
The venue was arranged in the lobby of the original ceramics factory and was decorated by Zhong Jinwei. He and Xu Guangqi sat on both sides of the Eight Immortals table at the top, and An Guiyi sat behind Zhong Jinwei.
On their left are ceramic craftsmen, and on their right are glaze craftsmen and iron craftsmen. There is a long table in front of the craftsmen with some snacks and tea. Opposite Zhong Jinwei is the book office, which is responsible for registering some exchange conclusions.
At the beginning, the craftsmen did not dare to speak. But with Zhong Jinwei's encouragement, ceramic craftsmen who were familiar with Zhong Jinwei's way of doing things these days began to speak, and slowly the craftsmen on the opposite side began to communicate.
Xu Guangqi has been promoted to the Minister of Industry. He was not used to this kind of communication with the lower-level craftsmen. But who knew that this was Zhong Jinwei's arrangement, so he had to accompany him. Slowly, listening to the exchanges between the craftsmen on both sides, he was scratching his head.
When he got to his technical point, he couldn't help but chime in.
Topics ranged from how to increase the temperature initially, to how to improve new kilns, what are the characteristics of new kilns for producing different products, and what are the requirements for site selection? All aspects were discussed.
The meeting lasted until late at night. The craftsmen bowed to Zhong Jinwei and Xu Guangqi and exited the lobby. The clerk in charge of the records came over, bowed and presented the records in his hand to Zhong Jinwei, and then retired to rest.
Zhong Jinwei took it over and looked at it, frowning. The punctuation marks had not been extended to this point yet. Zhong Jinwei was too lazy to read it, so he passed the record to Xu Guangqi and asked him to read it.
Xu Guangqi held a thick pile of records. He didn't expect that today's discussion would have so many conclusions. He immediately ordered someone to light a nearby candle and started reading on the spot.
Regarding the principles of these matters, Zhong Jinwei just grasped the direction and made suggestions, and let them, the ancients, do the specifics. After all, in terms of actual operation, he had no experience at all and was no match for these experienced craftsmen and the talented Xu Guangqi.
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When Zhong Jinwei saw Xu Guangqi looking at him seriously, he stood up and walked around. After sitting for so long, his buttocks were numb. Suddenly, he found that the dessert plates in front of the craftsmen were empty, so he laughed dumbly. He thought
I still feel that supplies are too scarce now. If every household had this, their plates would definitely not be empty.
An Guiyi, who was accompanying Zhong Jinwei in the back corner, saw Zhong Jinwei walking back and forth alone, so he came over to join in the fun.
Zhong Jinwei suddenly found that he was being neglected these days. Looking at him, he felt that he had contributed a lot these days. When he was not in the ceramic factory, he led the craftsmen to do the work. He also had to coordinate the materials of the ceramic factory, which was not easy.
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Zhong Jinwei thought for a while and said to An Guiyi: "Mr. An, you have worked hard during this time."
"Look at what Uncle Zhongxing said, this is a matter within our family. The emperor sent our family to assist Uncle Zhongxing, so we have to do this well." An Gui said righteously.
Zhong Jinwei pretended not to hear his polite words and was bored now. He waited for Xu Guangqi to finish reading the record and then chatted with An Guiyi. He walked to the chair where the craftsmen were sitting just now, sat down, and said to An Guiyi
: "Mr. An, come, sit here, let's chat."
An Guiyi already knew Zhong Jinwei's character. Before his godfather left last time, he told him to serve Uncle Zhongxing well. Therefore, he did not shirk and sat down according to Zhong Jinwei's wishes, and then said: "I don't know Uncle Zhongxing."
What do you want to talk about?”
"You can talk about anything, anything, life, ideals." Zhong Jinwei said matter-of-factly.