So, he immediately asked Du Yinxi: "How is the training of Ma Qing's white-pole army?"
As soon as Du Yinxi heard the elegant meaning of the string song, he immediately responded: "Your Majesty, the Baigan Army has no new recruits. It is because the army has adapted to the new equipment and trained. Wei Chen thought that it will be almost a month ago.
, is enough!"
Or in other words, Ma Xianglin's white-pole army is more of a rest and recuperation.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was very happy and asked Du Yinxi for his opinion: "In this case, I will give him equipment and order him to go to Jin to join his mother, and then wait for an opportunity to cooperate with the battle of Kaifeng from the north. What do you think?
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Du Yinxi had guessed his idea a long time ago, and immediately responded: "Your Majesty is wise, and the ministers think the same way. Only the white-pole army can carry out this order well. And Ma Xianglin's troops are equipped with new equipment.
, the combat power cannot be underestimated, I think it’s okay!”
Emperor Chongzhen was very happy when he heard this, and immediately summoned Ma Xianglin, told him about the situation, and asked him for his opinion.
When Ma Xianglin heard this, he couldn't help but be very surprised.
He didn't expect that his mother would lead the troops to the capital in person. For him, of course he wanted to see her.
In addition, is this the time to finally get new equipment? He is also very much looking forward to this.
So, Ma Xianglin naturally said nothing and directly replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the general will definitely deal with those thieves severely!"
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen became worried when he heard this, and said to him quickly: "No, no, no, don't be impulsive when you go to Kaifeng, follow the arrangements of Superintendent Sun. If you swim without attacking and watch from the side, it will be far better than if you go to Kaifeng."
The decisive battle between thieves is more effective! As long as it is delayed, the imperial court has a greater chance of winning!"
He had read the information sent to him by Liu Weichao and knew that in the original history, Li Zicheng's thieves were very cunning and did not attack Kaifeng. Instead, they mobilized the main force to ambush the imperial officers and soldiers who went to rescue Kaifeng.
So much so that in the battle of Zhuxian Town, the imperial army was completely defeated, which resulted in the bandits becoming even more powerful!
The strategy he and Sun Chuanting made was to ask the imperial troops to support the troops outside, and if there was an opportunity, they would look for the old camp of the bandits and attack the weak points of the bandits, instead of directly rescuing Kaifeng, in order to cope with Kaifeng.
On the Kaifeng side, they must persist, not only to consume the troops of the refugees, but also to consume the materials of the refugees. When the Yongwei camp and the Beijing camp are reorganized, it would be best if they can defeat the Jianlu first, then bring the big army with them.
After winning the power of Jianlu and going south to rescue Kaifeng, it was time to fight decisively with the main force of the bandits and sweep them away.
At this time, when Ma Xianglin heard what Emperor Chongzhen said, it was naturally impossible to resist the order, so he immediately agreed.
However, Emperor Chongzhen was still worried and sent the eunuch Gao Shiyue to convey the order to Qin Liangyu and explain his intentions for the Battle of Kaifeng. He believed that with Qin Liangyu's maturity and prudent attitude, he could rest assured.
After arranging these matters, under the personal intervention of Emperor Chongzhen, the new armor was fully equipped for the approximately 6,000 white-armed troops.
These armors have all been painted in a color similar to the original military uniforms of the White Guard Army, covering up the metallic luster.
Because the Baigan Army mainly fought with cold weapons, that is, white-gunned spears. Their gun heads were all replaced by fine steel. The waist knives they were equipped with were also replaced by those produced by the Bingzhan Bureau.
In addition, about two hundred new flintlock muskets and two Franco cannons for field use were also given.
The reason why we are only given this igniter is, firstly, because the White Army mainly fights with cold weapons. If they were all converted into a firearms army, the training would not be completed so quickly.
Second, these new flintlock guns and Fran cannons are made of fine steel and processed by new boring machines. At present, the output is only this small, and it will be necessary to expand production before the output can be increased.
Of course, the gunpowder given to the Baigan Army was naturally granulated gunpowder. However, the Baigan Army was not told the secret of the gunpowder and was just distributed as it was.
Perhaps due to Emperor Chongzhen's concern, the entire distribution process only took one day to complete.
When the officers and soldiers of the Baigan Army actually received these weapons, they were all overjoyed.
For them, if nothing else, the armor alone may save them countless times on the battlefield!
With strong armor, you will be more courageous to fight on the battlefield!
Of course, Ma Xianglin was also very happy. Now that he had obtained more than 6,000 sets of such strong armor, he felt that everything he had paid before was worth it.
Of course, Emperor Chongzhen did not tell Ma Xianglin that the cost of these armors was actually only about 10 taels of silver. More than 6,000 taels of armor were paid, and the total was only more than 60,000 taels of silver.
However, Ma Xianglin's guess was not too outrageous, because the imperial court's financial resources were there and could not be higher than Shan Wenjia. Otherwise, even if he sold the imperial court, he would not be able to give him so many armors.
He estimated that these armors would cost at least one hundred taels each, so the total value would be six hundred thousand taels, which was also a huge sum.
The Baigan Army fought for the imperial court in the north and south, and had never received so many ordnance rations. It was even said that, let alone the ordnance, sometimes they even brought their own food and grass when fighting.
Now that he can get so much at once, Ma Xianglin is extremely happy.
So, without saying a word, knowing Emperor Chongzhen's eagerness to care about the Battle of Kaifeng, he led his troops and set off the next day.
Emperor Chongzhen was naturally delighted with Ma Xianglin's vigorous actions, and even went to the capital city in person for the first time to watch the White Guard Army go away.
This is the first time that the new armor has been put into the army. I hope they will not disappoint my expectations and give me a surprise!
Thinking about this, he asked the chief assistant who was following him: "Have the provisions for the White Army been arranged along the way?"
Although this matter had been explained before. However, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen was looking forward to a great victory for the Baigan Army and was worried that something was not perfect, so he asked again.
Hearing this, He Fengsheng hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we have arranged the food supply for the Shanxi merchants over there in Jin. The Baigan Army will definitely have no worries about food and grass when they go to Jin."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded with confidence.
Now, he basically doesn't care about other things. For example, those urgent reports in the south, he doesn't pay much attention to almost everything. He only cares about things related to the capital and strengthening the army.
At this time, watching the Baigan Army go away, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but turn his head and look at Kaifeng, southwest of the capital. He didn't say anything, but just thought in his heart: I don't know where the battle of Kaifeng on Sun Qing's side is going now.
How's it going?
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Kaifeng, which Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about, had just ended a brutal siege.
This can be seen from the corpses of bandits strewn on the ground below the city head, as well as the wailing sounds of those bandits who had not died for a while and were abandoned by their fellow bandits.
On the top of the city, Sun Chuanting was observing the movements of thieves outside the city with a telescope.
Beside him, Chen Yongfu, the commander-in-chief of Kaifeng who was in charge of the other side of the city defense, was reporting to him: "In this battle, the bandits are attacking very urgently, intending to dig out the city wall and blow it down with gunpowder. We will not even see that the bandits dug up a piece of the city wall."
Brick, he returned in great joy, obviously there was a military order, and he could retreat after getting one city wall brick. However, it is very easy to use against ten thousand enemies. The thieves below the city suffered numerous casualties, but it was just a useless effort."
After a pause, he continued to report: "Now that the bandits have retreated, I will send someone to clean the battlefield and repair the city wall for another day of fighting!"
When Sun Chuanting heard this, he put down his telescope and turned to look at Chen Yongfu, with a rare smile on his face. He was obviously very satisfied with this Chen Yongfu.
I only heard him say to Chen Yongfu: "The bandits have attacked the city ten times, and each attack is more fierce than the last. It is obvious that Kaifeng City is inevitable. You must defend it well and don't be careless!"
"I will obey your orders!" After hearing this, Chen Yongfu hurriedly clasped his fists and responded loudly.
He knew that what Sun Chuanting was referring to was that when the bandits retreated last time, they actually used elite soldiers to pretend to be wounded soldiers under the city, trying to seize the door while the city sent people to clean up the battlefield.
When the incident happened suddenly, thanks to Chen Yongfu's decisive decision, he immediately closed the city gate and supported the people below the city. Before the bandits could respond, he killed the elite bandits who pretended to be wounded soldiers.
After hearing his response, Sun Chuanting pointed to the outside of the city and said to him: "Depending on the situation, the bandits are going to dig tunnels to attack the city. You must also be careful on your side and remember not to be paralyzed.
main idea!"
When Chen Yongfu heard this, he said confidently: "Supervisor, don't worry, it is inevitable to prevent the enemy from using tunnels to attack the city. The general has already been prepared!"
"Okay!" Sun Chuanting listened and gave a faint compliment, and then said, "Give me the list of meritorious soldiers and disabled soldiers, and then ask Gao Xun to ask His Highness the King of Zhou for money!"
This made Sun Chuanting very happy. With King Zhou, a rich man, the rewards and compensation matters that were originally a headache became the easiest. Therefore, the morale in Kaifeng City has always been high.
Sun Chuanting felt that this battle in Kaifeng was far easier than the previous battles. He was becoming more and more confident about holding Kaifeng.
He was happy, but Li Zicheng was naturally not happy.
After besieging the city for so many days, he truly realized how difficult Sun Chuanting was, his old opponent. After so many sieges, he did not get any advantage, but instead lost troops and generals, and his morale dropped a lot.
With no other choice, he could only try the time-consuming authentic method of warfare. However, Li Zicheng was still not sure, as this authentic method of warfare might not be of much use.
However, Kaifeng must be captured, not only because Kaifeng is the largest city in the Central Plains, and only by capturing Kaifeng can we completely control the Central Plains, but also because Li Zicheng failed to attack Kaifeng twice, which became the heart of his team.
Demon. If we don’t get rid of this inner demon, how can we talk about the great cause of the world!