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Chapter 35 The Post-Golden Age of Firearms

When Jinzhouwei started up like a high-speed machine, it was not easy for Jin after attacking Korea.

Originally, the Jin soldiers were about to capture Seoul, the capital of Goryeo, but the King of Goryeo fled to Ganghwa Island, intending to fight to the end.The ministers of Goryeo were vacillating, but the order of [-] Western muskets brought by Wang Shizi gave many ministers a shot in the arm.It is not to say that with [-] advanced muskets, Houjin's invading troops will definitely be defeated, but it gives Goryeo a hope.

Hope this kind of thing is mysterious and mysterious, like a drowning man grasping at the last straw.On the one hand, the Goryeo court hoped that the firearms brought by Daming would be able to repel the Jin soldiers, but on the other hand, it was thinking that Daming was still on its side.

"Our troops were raided by the Koryo rioters last night. The rioters had muskets in their hands and killed more than a dozen of our brave and skilled soldiers! When we take down Pyongyang, we must slaughter the whole city!" A Jia Laerzhen came angrily. In the camp of Jin Bing's military tent, he said to his banner owner, Amin, the banner owner of the Xianglan Banner.

There are five Jiala under the Xianglan banner, and there are five Niulu under each Jiala.A Jiala has about 2500 people, and Jiala Ezhen is already the middle and high level of Houjin.

And the Koryo rebels he was talking about were those militiamen who revolted in the areas occupied by Hou Jin.These militiamen are not powerful, but they just appear and disappear, which has caused a lot of trouble to the Jinbing army, especially recently, these militiamen have not yet obtained a dozen or twenty muskets from nowhere.

"Where did these muskets come from? The Korean musketeers in Pyongyang City caused us a lot of casualties, otherwise we would have flattened Pyongyang City long ago." Amin is studying how to break through the defense of Pyongyang City.

"Who else can there be except the Ming court? The rioters we caught have all been confessed under our torture. Their firearms were bought from the Ming army in Guanglu Island in private. One musket is equipped with two hundred rounds of ammunition. It takes 30 taels of silver. This is the big bright musket that my subordinates seized from them.” Jia Laerzhen threw a French rifle on the table angrily, “A musket is 30 taels of silver, Lord Baylor, tell me, Guanglu Those bastards on the island make so much money selling muskets, we don’t earn as much from our hard work in fighting and looting!”

Amin frowned slightly, feeling that he had worked hard to fight the war, the Ming court took the opportunity to make money, and the Ming court provided Goryeo with firearms and killed their golden soldiers.

"News came from behind that Mang Er Gutai was hit by artillery from the Ming army and was seriously injured. Zhenglan Banner withdrew to Haizhou to rest. Li Yongfang was afraid of the enemy and withdrew to Fuzhou. Jinzhou fell, and we may not be able to fight here .”

A Min took out the letter from Huang Taiji and waved it in front of everyone.

"We have been fighting for so long, and thousands of brothers have died, so we just stop? The subordinates quit!" The middle and high-level officials in the other military camps shouted when they heard that they were about to withdraw, and some even patted the table.

"Of course we can't let it go like this!" Amin shouted loudly, and stabilized everyone.

"We must capture Pyongyang in the next few days, move all the money and food in Pyongyang City back, and turn all the people in the city into slaves as our spoils of war!"

"Long live Erbaile!"

Seeing that Amin withstood the pressure from above to retreat, the officers in the military tent burst into cheers.After so many days of beating, if you don't plunder well, it's a fart.

"In addition, send people to send the seized Ming army firearms to Shengjing. The firearms of the Ming army are getting more and more powerful. We really should let go of our prejudice against firearms. If the master can imitate such firearms, we will also be able to reduce them in the future. kill some brothers."

Amin's answer soon came to Huang Taiji's desk.According to the memories of Huang Taiji's guards, after receiving Amin's letter and the Ming army's muskets, Huang Taiji stayed behind closed doors for a whole day and night.

"Shan Bei Le, Han general Li Yongfang, and others are alone going to visit San Bei Le!" Huang Taiji's first order after leaving the house was to summon the high-level Jin soldiers and those who participated in the Battle of Jinzhou.

In Sanbeile's mansion, there was a strong smell of herbs before stepping into the door.

"Master... Your lord..." Mang Ergutai was lying on the bed, making a weak and hoarse voice.

"No need to salute." Huang Taiji arrived with a group of high-level officials, "How is Sanbeile's health?"

"Sanbeile's health is fine, but he still needs to cultivate for a year and a half." The imperial doctor who came with Huang Taiji said carefully after Mang Ergutai made a diagnosis.

"I hope Mang'er Gutai will cultivate well, and I will manage the Zhenglan Banner first." Huang Taiji inadvertently captured Mang'ergutai's Zhenglan Banner, but this reason is very good, other Baylor and nobles dare not dissuade .

"The Ming army's artillery repeatedly wounded our people and caused our failure in Ningyuan and Jinzhou. They are really a threat to us. How do you think we should deal with it?" Huang Taiji said to the accompanying people.

Everyone was silent for a while.It's not that they don't have their own opinions, it's just that they know that Huang Taiji specially summoned them here, so they must have made a decision in their hearts.

"Erbeile showed me the firearms of the Ming army captured by the Korean people. It can easily kill people within a hundred steps, and it is effortless to use. It really surprised me."

"When I fought with the late emperor, I saw the Ming army's blunderbuss countless times. Compared with today's Ming army firearms, that kind of thing is simply a toy. But now the Ming army seems to be equipped with more advanced firearms. If they In the next few years, with ten thousand muskets, one million rounds of ammunition, supplemented by cannons, how should our Eight Banners fight against the enemy?"

Huang Taiji looked around at everyone.

"There is an old saying among the Han people that if you are poor, you will change, if you change, you will be successful, and if you are successful, you will last forever. They are afraid of us, so they develop more advanced firearms to deal with us. We can't just sit back and let them dominate. We must also develop firearms."

"Daishan, I order you to summon the best craftsmen in Shengjing, and make sure to imitate a musket with comparable performance within one month."

"Li Yongfang, I order you to send people to Jinzhou at all costs to try to steal the blueprints related to the production of artillery and guns of the Ming army."

"Once a firearm with similar performance is successfully designed, it is necessary to produce equipment ten times that of the Ming army!"

Huang Taiji stated his plan in one breath.

"But Your Majesty, we Jin people have practiced archery and horse since ancient times. We are the eagles of the grassland. Why should we learn their skills from the weak Han people?" A general murmured.

"Riding and shooting cannot be abandoned, we also want firearms, just like this Jianzhou is ours, Liaodong is ours, and even the Central Plains is ours!" Huang Taiji insisted.

"My lord, although I, Li Yongfang, were forced to leave Jinzhou, I left a lot of spies in Jinzhou before I left. Maybe they can get the design drawings of the Ming army's weapons."

(End of this chapter)