Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 610 Backstab
On the turbulent sea, dozens of sea ships sailed with difficulty, and the soldiers of the Dongjiang army gathered on the sea ships were scattered everywhere with high fighting spirit.

"Liu Shuai, the strength of Jianlu Eight Banners really cannot be underestimated."

Zuo Liangyu stood on the deck, looked at Liu Xingzuo and said: "How long has it passed? The batch of firecrackers and artillery that Li Zicheng's troops were captured on the battlefield and installed in the field can be built.

Although there is still a big gap with the firecrackers and artillery possessed by our Dongjiang Army, the gap between them and Li Zicheng's troops is not that big.

Even if the military industry that Tianjin plans to build, the specifications of the arms dumped to Li Zicheng's troops are intentionally lowered to a higher level, but the level of Jianlu..."

"There is no need to think too much about the situations you mentioned."

Liu Xingzuo waved his hand and interrupted: "In the past, during the period when Jianlu ravaged Liaodong, a large number of craftsmen were captured, including many blacksmiths and gunsmiths.

Previously, western Liaoning and southern Liaoning had been taken away successively. According to Huang Taiji's personality, he would definitely listen to Fan Wencheng's advice and use the firecrackers captured on the battlefield to improve the treatment of these craftsmen and spend a large amount of money to come Specializes in forging firecrackers and artillery.

However, the more they make, the more vitality will be hurt.

Didn't you compare them carefully?Even if the Jianlu Eight Banners and Li Zicheng's troops each possessed guns and artillery, although the gap is not big, there is still a gap. "

"There is indeed a gap."

Zuo Liangyu nodded and said: "Through the observation team stationed in Li Zicheng's department, we have found out the situation on the battlefield. In terms of the durability of the firecrackers and artillery, what I, Ming, provided is still much stronger."

"Yes, that's the key."

Liu Xingzuo narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Your Majesty intends to force Jianlu to enter the arms race by dumping firearms produced in Ming Dynasty to Li Zicheng's troops.

This conspiracy can be described as upright.

This time, Li Zicheng's troops successfully captured the area around Xiuyan City, and the firepower advantage over Jianlu on the battlefield is no longer so obvious, so Li Zicheng will definitely order another batch of arms.

The military industry planned by Tianjin will produce a higher level of firecrackers and artillery to meet the needs of Li Zicheng's troops, and then allow Li Zicheng to advance the follow-up offensive.

You said that in the face of this situation, what will happen to Jianlu Eight Banners?One failure, two failures, will you invest more money to build better firecrackers and artillery? "

Needless to say, for sure.

Zuo Liangyu raised his brows slightly. Affected by the pan-Liaodong strategy, Jianlu's strategic advantage in the Liao region continued to decrease over time.

From the perspective of Jianlu Eight Banners, facing successive setbacks, they are definitely unwilling to accept it, especially for the ambitious Huang Taiji.

Liu Xingzuo narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "The key to improving the range and power of the gun cannon lies in the material of the gun barrel.

According to what Counselor Jin said, as far as the type of firearm dumped to Li Zicheng's department, the "self-generated firecracker", the military industry industry raised by Tianjin is at least three grades lower.

After these three grades are dumped, let Jianlu seize a batch on the battlefield in batches. The military industry industry raised in Tianjin will dump the self-generated guns with rifled lines to Li Zicheng's troops, which is what our Dongjiang Army is using now. A firearm. "

"Can such excellent firecrackers be sold to Li Zicheng's troops?"

Zuo Liangyu's face changed slightly when he heard the words, and he looked at Liu Xingzuo and said, "This self-generating gun with rifled lines, no matter in terms of range or power, it can..."

"Look, people like me who are fighting on the front line are unconsciously falling into the comparison."

Liu Xingzuo smiled and shook his head: "When we installed this gun, the Armed Forces Institute far away in the capital had already developed a rifled flintlock gun, but it was more difficult to produce.

At this stage, it is necessary to keep up with the reserve and production of the Beijing Camp. When the ministries under the jurisdiction of the Beijing Camp have reached a certain level, they will be given priority to our Dongjiang Army. "

"My God."

Zuo Liangyu stared and said, "There are actually rifled flintlock guns that are more sophisticated than our Dongjiang Army's guns. What kind of power does that exist?"

Zuo Liangyu's mood was very complicated.

At this moment, he had a new and different understanding of the situation of the war. It turns out that the victory or defeat on the battlefield does not necessarily have to be reflected in the troops participating in the battle, but can also be reflected outside the battlefield.

Just like the arms race, by dumping arms to Li Zicheng's troops, they will continue to earn corresponding wealth, and then force Li Zicheng's troops to attack the Jianlu Eight Banners in exchange for more arms.

At the same time, the captured Jianlu Eight Banners, on the one hand, suffered casualties on the battlefield, and on the other hand fell into the trap of an arms race. It takes time to settle.

"His Majesty's pan-Liaodong strategy is precisely positioned on the long-term stalemate, not measured by temporary gains and losses. This gives Daming a lot of initiative."

Liu Xingzuo's eyes were cold and stern, and his expression showed fighting spirit: "Now in Liaodi, Jianlu Eight Banners have experienced failure, and they will inevitably take a short rest, and even try to win over Li Zicheng's troops, so the next thing our Dongjiang Army has to do is to rush to Go to North Korea, and with the help of North Korea's springboard, once again enter the Kuandian Forts.

After this period of recuperation, Jianlu must send additional active forces in this area to ensure the stability of the barriers on Hetuala's flanks.

What we have to do is to take down the fortresses of Kuandian, kill a group of elites who built the Eight Banners, loot a group of young men, and create a certain strategic space for Li Zicheng's troops to attack the Liao Youwei. "

Using one's own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses is what the Ming army has been doing around the Liaodong area at this stage, especially the highly mobile Dongjiang Army, which can be said to interpret the role of firefighting.

Zuo Liangyu thought for a while, then looked at Liu Xingzuo and said, "Liu Shuai, do you think Counselor Kim's negotiations with the Joseon royal family can make a breakthrough? After all, this time..."

"Definitely."

Liu Xingzuo said confidently: "The impact and harm caused by the establishment of the Eight Banners in the past will make the Korean royal family make the right choice.

Furthermore, with Tianjin, Denglai and other places advancing maritime trade to North Korea and helping the Korean royal family get a batch of taxes, the Korean royal family would not dare to go against my wishes, Ming Dynasty.

This time, our Dongjiang army, using North Korea as a springboard, inflicts some heavy damage on the Jianlu Eight Banners in the Kuandian Zhubao area, and that will greatly increase our heavenly power! "

Listening to what Liu Xingzuo said, Zuo Liangyu's eyes became firm, looking at the vast sea in front of him, looking at the sailing fleet, his heart was full of fighting spirit.

(End of this chapter)