After the speech at the port, Zhong Jinwei did not stay on the island for long and quickly returned to the capital with the three traitors in his custody.
Before leaving, he said to Lu Xiangsheng who was seeing him off: "Jiutai, you don't have to worry, I'm with you at the imperial court. You and the soldiers will recover first, and when you recover, you'll beat me hard."
Lu Xiangsheng's chest seemed to be blocked and he could not speak. He just clasped his fists and saluted Zhong Jinwei. He made up his mind that even if he was wrapped in horse leather, Jianlu would have to pay his blood debt first.
Lu Xiangsheng looked at the large ship with three bows at the pier. He turned around and disappeared at the pier until he could no longer see it.
Let's talk about Jianlu, after the statistical results came out, Huang Taiji almost vomited blood. Not to mention that the duck that had eaten his mouth flew away, and most importantly, he also chipped his own teeth.
Although the loss of the red flag of Daishan was a bit unexpected, it was still acceptable. But the loss of the yellow flag of Azigh was very heavy.
Most of the losses were caused by the sudden artillery and firearms. In addition to many who died on the spot, the injured basically did not survive.
The Eight Banners of Mongolia who arrived later also suffered many injuries from firearms, making the Mongolians now subconsciously want to run away when they hear the sound of firearms.
Huang Taiji brought so many people out this time, and the biggest gain was that he successfully took back the food stored in Zhenjiang Fort. As for Mang Gurtai's men and the three thousand Korean troops, they returned directly from Zhenjiang Fort to North Korea.
Although they were escorting a long grain cart back to Shengjing, none of the Jianlu leaders were in a good mood.
They came out with great expectations this time. They dispatched so many troops to annihilate the Denglai Ming army in one fell swoop, and then control Denglai, completely solving Daikin's worries.
Unexpectedly, not only the casualties were beyond imagination, but also none of the previously planned strategic goals were achieved. At most, they only dealt a severe blow to the Denglai Ming army.
As Huang Taiji walked, he thought about the entire battle and silently summed up his experiences and lessons.
When he was approaching Shengjing, he ordered the whole army to cheer up and hold high the Ming army's heads, military flags and other trophies, letting everyone know that they had won a great battle and returned in triumph.
When the Han slaves working in the fields saw Jianlu returning in triumph again, the glimmer of hope in their hearts was extinguished again, as if they had fallen into an endless abyss again.
After all, the Jianlu were invincible, and expecting Wang Shi to come back and rescue them became an unattainable hope.
After returning to Shengjing, Huang Taiji first held a military meeting, and the first thing he did was to announce the formation of Daikin's firearms force.
Daishan, Azige, and Duduo all witnessed the power of the Ming army's firearms with their own eyes. They put away their previous thoughts of despising firearms and supported Huang Taiji's decision.
Qilharang and Dorgon had no personal experience this time, but one of them was Huang Taiji's confidant, and the other deliberately kept a low profile, so no one would object to this decision.
Then the opinion of Mang Gurtai who was left in North Korea was automatically ignored.
The reason why Huang Taiji wanted to announce this and obtain the consent of other Heshuobele was because of his difficulties.
One Jianlu was stunned by the Ming army in the canyon, and the other was far away. Naturally, he didn't know the difference in the Ming army's firearms this time.
They thought that the firearms used by the Ming army this time must have been manufactured under strict supervision, so they had such huge lethality.
The Ming Army firearms captured by Daikin in previous battles were of poor quality and had many explosive chambers, so Daikin would not use them naturally. The firearms they expected to use were just like the Ming Army's firearms in the canyon, so they naturally needed to be remade.
But if you want to re-create firearms, you will inevitably need to increase the consumption of materials, and other materials will have to be reduced, which involves a distribution problem.
The system of establishing the Eight Banners has always been an equal distribution, so it involves the interests of each banner. This is one of the reasons why Huang Taiji seeks the consent of each Heshuo Baylor.
The second reason is that Jianlu is not good at using firearms. To establish a firearms force, Han people must be used. In this way, some of the originally small food must be used, which will inevitably reduce the amount of food allocated by Jianlu themselves.
Food quota is also a reason.
Now that the Jianlu leaders have agreed to establish a firearms force, Huang Taiji can legitimately start allocating resources.
First, he mobilized all the blacksmiths he had acquired from previous raids and began to make firearms. Of course, he also made blunderbuss and some small artillery. As for the Hongyi cannon, there is still no one who has made it.
Then he began to select people who used firearms among the Han slaves. Many Han slaves lost hope and were tempted by the material benefits of the Jianlu. Although there were very few, for those of them who were on the verge of starving to death,
They were already very important, and they all joined the Jianlu Firearms Corps.
This firearms force was just like the one that appeared in history. It was named Wu Zhen Hachao by Huang Taiji, and its leader was the traitor Tong Yangxing and Fan Wencheng.
This matter has been busy for a long time before it began to take shape. However, the money and food consumed, especially the copper and iron raw materials, made Huang Taiji feel very painful.
But even so, he gritted his teeth and persevered, just so that he could have a Ming Army firearms force like the ones in the canyon.
During this period, there were several inspections to report that Guan Ning's army was still hanging around the border of Daijin. However, Huang Taiji's thoughts were on building a firearms unit. In addition, supplies, especially food, were in short supply, and seeing that Guan Ning's army did not dare to go deep, he
Thinking that Guan Ningjun was still dealing with Yuan Keli, he ignored them.
I want to wait for the firearms force to take shape and set out to grab food before the food is harvested after autumn. At that time, if Guan Ning's army still dares to wander out of the city, they will be given a severe lesson.
Naturally, other Heshuobele had no objections to this point. Jianlu also needed to recuperate, especially those under Daishan and Azige, who suffered more casualties and needed to replenish their troops. Their focus was to send troops to the north.
They went to the deep mountains and old forests to plunder the virgins.
Jianlu never expected that the purpose of Guan Ning's army was not to deal with Yuan Keli, but to isolate Jianlu's Tanma.
Behind the swaying troops, the old site of Daling River City was undergoing intensive construction.
Firstly, Dalinghe City was built before, and although it was destroyed by the builders, the foundation was still there; secondly, the new building materials cement was used in the construction of the city this time, which speeded up the progress a lot.
By the time Jianlu's scouting horse accidentally discovered the Ming army's move and reported it to Huang Taiji, Daling River City had been built and the migrant workers had withdrawn to the rear.
At this time, it was very different from the original history. The migrant workers had all withdrawn, which reduced the food consumption in Dalinghe City.
More importantly, it was no longer possible for Jianlu to mobilize all their troops and carry a large amount of clothing to besiege Dalinghe City, as they had done in history, forcing the Ming army in Dalinghe City to surrender after running out of food.
Because Jianlu had not eliminated the Denglai Ming Army, the threat was always there. Although they firmly believed that the Denglai Ming Army had suffered heavy losses this time and would be unable to accomplish anything in the short term, they did not dare to take the risk.
The activity space of Jianlu was once again restricted to the land of Liaodong, and there was no longer the random ravages in history.