Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Wars are never accomplished overnight. If a large-scale conflict is to break out, there must be a lot of secret planning and preparations on the eve of the outbreak.

The confrontation situation in the Liaodong area has always been the focus of Emperor Chongzhen. After all, in a sense, whether there is a war or a conflict in the Liao area will affect the development of certain fields in the Ming Dynasty.

This is especially true for the development of the military industry.

"Commander, our Liaodong Rebels have no money!"

Yang Fangxing was a little agitated, looked at Li Zicheng and said: "Previously, many batches of secretly purchased a large number of firearms, artillery, gunpowder, etc. from Zhili Prefecture in Tianjin, and put them into the main forces of the Fifth Central Army. Basically consumed almost.

In addition, the capture of Haizhouwei, Dingliao Youwei and other places increased the number of people controlled by our Liaodong rebel army, which led to a serious food shortage under the rule, so they purchased a large amount of food from Tianjin and other places.

At this time, it is simply unrealistic to order firearms, artillery and other military supplies from Tianjin. After all, all the areas along the coast of southern Liaoning have been handed over to the Ming army. "

Li Zicheng's face was a little ugly.

He never imagined that the Liaodong Rebel Army under his command would consume all the things captured in the previous battlefield so quickly.

"How on earth did you become a prime minister in the Temple of Heaven's Blessing!"

Standardized assembly line manual work, can it be compared with the mass production of the small workshops planned by Jianlu Eight Banners?

Regardless of the fact that Huang Taiji spent a lot of money and food in forging self-generated firecrackers, tiger squatting cannons, and general cannons, the firecrackers and cannons he produced were really inferior to the firearms and cannons listed by the Liaodong Rebel Army. Up a notch, or even two notches.

From the hands of Jianlu Eight Banners, Haizhouwei, Dingliao Youwei and other places were taken away, and Li Zicheng felt extremely uneasy deep in his heart.

Li Zicheng tightly held the secret letter in his hand, frowned and said to Yang Fangxing: "Didn't I tell you to save some money? I remember the silver at the bottom of the box earlier, there are at least a few hundred thousand taels. Is it all gone?
You read this secret report.

No matter in terms of range, power, or durability, Jianlu Eight Banners, which lacked independent research capabilities, would not be an opponent of the Ming military industry.

Once my Liaodong Rebel Army and the Jianlu Eight Banners are at war, it may not be easy to take the absolute initiative on the battlefield by relying on the batch of firearms and artillery installed. "

Li Zicheng clenched his fists tightly, his sword eyebrows turned upside down, and said: "Earlier, Huang Taiji dispatched various ministries to guard the area of ​​Liaoyang Town and Weining Camp, and concentrated the Manchurian, Mongolian, and Han Army Eight Banners under his command to launch a counterattack on the Horqin Grassland. The losses of Neikarka and other departments were not small, which stabilized the situation in the Horqin Grassland.

In the pan-Liaodong strategy conceived by Emperor Chongzhen, it led to the formation of the arms trade and the formation of the arms race. Over time, as the situation in the Liao region changed, it was gradually implemented.

Li Zicheng frowned and scolded: "The mere 200 million taels of war loan is just to exchange for the recovery of Gaizhou, Fuzhou, and Haizhou. This is fucking making me a long-term worker. No, I have to call Ming Ting It takes at least 400 million taels of silver to increase the loan share.

If the army equipped with such guns and artillery suffered a tragic defeat on the battlefield, it would be a fatal blow to the Jianlu Eight Banners.

A chill came out in Yang Fangxing's heart.

Especially through the Dongjiang army led by Liu Xingzuo, who infiltrated a group of hidden piles into the Eight Banners of Jianlu, and learned that Huang Taiji spent huge sums of money to build firecrackers and artillery, which also forced Li Zicheng to secretly purchase a large number of ordnance and firearms from Tianjin many times. Then ensure the combat power of the elite divisions under its jurisdiction.

"The hidden piles sent by our rebel army are fucking useless. If we want to find out the internal situation of Jianlu, we have to rely on the Dongjiang Army led by Liu Xingzuo to secretly convey to Jianlu's hidden piles."

Thinking of this will severely damage my Liaodong Rebel Army. Huang Taiji is just a dream come true. This time, the commander will definitely take down Liaoyang Town, and even enter Shenyang City!

The movement of establishing the Eight Banners this time does not seem to be a bluff. I am afraid that Huang Taiji wants to severely injure our Liaodong Rebel Army in the first battle.

"Straight mother, this Chongzhen is a business without money, and it went too smoothly."

If it is said that the war loan cannot be paid by the due date, then our Liaodong Rebel Army will give up these areas and hand them over to Ming Dynasty for rule. "

What Chongzhen said was right, this Huang Taiji was considered a character.

Like the Liaodong Rebel Army led by Li Zicheng, although they took back a lot of Liao territory from the Jianlu Eight Banners, the coastal areas were all actually controlled by the Ming Dynasty, such as the Liaoxi Navy, Jinzhou Navy, Dongjiang Navy, etc. Sea power is gradually expanding and growing.

The powerful force of the Eight Banners who participated in the battle, with the prestige of this battle, moved to the various tribes of the Haixi Jurchen, which also made Jianlu Eight Banners capture another group of armored slaves who were good at fighting.

This is the gap between Chiguoguo!
"Commander, if the Jianlu Eight Banners really want to launch an offensive against our rebel army, the only feasible way is to actively maintain contact with the Ming army."

The profits of the arms trade are really high and scary.

These gangsters of the Jianlu Eight Banners are making frequent moves in Liaoyang Town, Weining Camp, and Gushanbao. It seems that they are going to launch an offensive against me in southern Liaoning.

Although the territory controlled by his subordinates has increased a lot, and the elite of the Liaodong Rebel Army has increased a lot, but compared with the brave and skilled Jianlu Eight Banners, there is still a big gap.

The amount of money and food to be invested in the arms race is massive, and it is a truly bottomless pit. Emperor Chongzhen wanted to use this form to effectively use the Liaodong rebel army led by Li Zicheng to continuously weaken the war potential of Jianlu Eight Banners.

How long has it been so fucking quiet, this damned Huang Taiji wants to dispatch troops to attack my Liaodong Rebel Army, I'm afraid it won't be long, and there will be troubles in Liaodong again. "

This person is ruthless, and he looks like a gambler. Now Manchuria and the Eight Banners of the Han Army also have a lot of firecrackers and artillery, and their combat power has been significantly improved.

Yang Fangxing frowned, met Li Zicheng's gaze, and said, "Besides, what Chen Yansheng, the governor of Tianjin, said about the loan for war, our Liaodong Rebel Army can only follow what Chen Yansheng said, and make the batch of 200 million taels of silver as soon as possible." The war loan was pledged to Gaizhouwei, Fuzhouwei, and Haizhouwei.

As for the Jianlu Eight Banners led by Huang Taiji, under the high-intensity battles of the past, he also forged large quantities of self-generated firecrackers, tiger squatting cannons, and general cannons. The war potential contained in them was consumed little by little.

At present, in this regional battlefield in Liaodong, whether it is the Jianlu Eight Banners or the Liaodong Rebel Army, they are all investing a lot of money due to the influence of the regional war, and are gradually increasing the scale of their firearms and artillery.

Prime Minister, you should go to Tianjin in person to negotiate with Chen Yansheng. This commander should write a letter to Sun Chengzong and Liu Xingzuo to clarify the current situation in southern Liaoning.

Yang Fangxing's expression changed slightly. Under Li Zicheng's gaze, he stepped forward quickly, reached out to take the secret report in front of him, and looked at it with a glance.

The commander-in-chief wants Chongzhen to know about the situation of the war in Liao. As long as this greedy guy knows, it will be possible for the army led by Sun Chengzong and Liu Xingzuo to actively participate in this battle. "

"Here!"

Yang Fangxing bowed immediately.

Li Zicheng now understands that he has been regarded as a long-term worker by Emperor Chongzhen. No matter how aggressive the Liaodong rebel army he leads in the Liao region, as long as he cannot get rid of the supply of firearms and artillery from the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to gain a firm foothold in the Liao region. .

However, when dealing with such a fate, Li Zicheng was not willing to give in like this. He planned to do one thing, and then gradually get rid of the control of Emperor Chongzhen. Capture Liaoyang Town and other places, then the deployment that he has planned for a long time in his heart can be gradually implemented!