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Chapter 243 Using Han soldiers to prepare firearms

A layer has been sprinkled on the ground, and the snow is still falling, falling on the hands and face.

Nurhachi shook the snow off his body, walked into the house, and took off his hat.Someone behind him took it graciously, and then took the cloak thrown back by the old slave.

Sitting in the chair in the middle, Nurhachi waved his hands and said, "Yangguli, sit down too!"

"King Xie Khan." Shu Mulu Yangguli can also be regarded as a "founding father". He also married Nurhachi's daughter as his wife, and he was granted the title of Duke Chaopin, second only to Baylor.

After pondering for a while, Nurhachi said slowly: "As you can see, the Ming army occupying half of the Golden State has stabilized its position and is difficult to break through?"

Yang Guli bowed and said: "The humble officer thinks that fierce attack is not the best policy. The Ming army relies on the advantages of fortifications and firearms, which will cause heavy casualties to our army."

Nurhachi nodded, sighed helplessly, and said, "It's like attacking Guangning City, and Amin's defeat at Lushun Fort. We really can't repeat the same mistakes!"

Yang Guli thought for a while, and said: "Although the Ming army's defense is strong, it is still difficult to defeat our army in field battles."

Nurhachi smiled wryly, and said, "But what if they don't fight our army in the field?"

Nurhachi was very annoyed that Daishan's attack was frustrated and he retreated to the Golden State Acropolis.The winter offensive is imminent, and the Ming army's occupation of Luda is really a powerful containment.

But he was not in a hurry to punish, but sent Yang Guli and others to check.During this period, Nurhachi received news that the rear was being harassed, and hurriedly sent Sanbeile Manggurtai to lead the army, but it was in vain.

Similarly, the Xianglan Banner led by Erbeile Amin had no chance, and Chen Jisheng's troops of the Dongjiang Army also retreated early.

After this battle of harassment from all sides, in addition to being annoyed, Nurhachi also found that the Ming army did not yet have the ability to confront the Houjin army head-on.

In other words, blockade and siege, as well as containment and consumption, are the strategic purposes of the Ming army.

Although he was aware of it, it didn't mean that Nurhachi had a way to crack it, on the contrary, it gave him a great headache.

It's very simple. If the later Jin Dynasty wanted to "prosper the people and make the country rich", they could only plunder from Ming Dynasty.And this is also the national policy, or strategy, formulated by Nurhachi.

Now it is not easy to rob, mainly because of the strategic contraction of the Ming army, which made Houjin's bandit strategy encounter great difficulties.

The blockade, siege, and continuous harassment further exacerbated Houjin's financial and material supply difficulties.

Of course, if you want to talk about support, you can definitely do it.No matter how short of food and supplies, it is impossible to starve to death.There will be more or less output from the land, and there will be harvest from fishing and hunting.

But such support, or maintenance, comes at the cost of constant weakening.The Ming and Mongolian tribes were all eyeing up, waiting for the opportunity to pounce on them.

Therefore, without human and animal wealth, the alliance formed through marriage with the Mongolian tribe would also fall apart; if it could not develop and grow, for the Hou Jin, it would almost be sitting on the sidelines.

Regardless of the repeated battles and victories since the post-Jin rebellion, the overall strategic situation is not optimistic.So far, only the Horqin Department has officially formed an alliance.

Although Neikalkha also had intermarriage and covenant with the Houjin Dynasty, but it violated the ostensible obedience and the yin, and still communicated with the Ming Dynasty.At the same time, Nurhachi asked Neikalkha to sever relations with Chahar, and also refused.

Not to mention the Chahar Ministry, Lin Danhan held the silver of the Ming Dynasty, called Nurhachi the "lord of the [-] Jurchens by the water", and detained Shuose Ubashi, the envoy of the Later Jin Dynasty, which can be described as full of hostility .

There is also North Korea, which participated in the blockade of Jin, although it is relatively weak, but to attack and surrender, Nurhachi thinks that the timing is wrong and it is not so easy.

First of all, although North Korea assisted the Ming Dynasty, since the Battle of Sarhu (the old slave released [-] North Korean captives), it has never sent troops to directly participate in the war.

Now Hou Jin is still struggling to deal with the Ming Dynasty, and the Mongolian tribes are restless. Attacking North Korea is really an extra problem, adding enemies to oneself.

Secondly, it is easy to defeat the North Korean army, and it is not too difficult to occupy large areas of North Korean land, but it is not easy to surrender, and it is even more difficult to digest.

The most important thing is that the Ming army can sit idly by, which is obviously impossible.At least 2 horses must be dispatched, and it will take two or three months to go back and forth. How to deal with another siege from all sides?

Besides, if you don't fight the Dongjiang Army, which is the most threatening, if you go to fight North Korea, isn't it the priority?From North Korea, where the land is barren and the people are poor and mountainous, apart from the population, how much material can you grab?

Nurhachi didn't know how many times he had considered the trade-offs. He felt that the Dongjiang Army would be the first to fight, and then North Korea.

Of course, there is more than one target for the winter attack. From Ningyuan and Juehua at the beginning, to Yizhou and Tieshan, where the Dongjiang army is entrenched, and now Lvshun in southern Liaoning, there are already three options.

From the perspective of looting targets, the primary targets should be Ningyuan and Juehua; from the perspective of eliminating threats, they should be Dongjiang and Lushun.

But it is not easy to fight Dongjiang. At most, the Dongjiang army will be driven from Yizhou and Tieshan to the island, and their foundation will not be damaged, and they will make a comeback.

Moreover, it is impossible to send troops to garrison after capturing Yizhou and Tieshan, at least it is impossible to defend for a long time.

Lushun in southern Liaoning, if you mobilize heavy troops to attack, you should be able to take it down.But according to the descriptions of Amin, Daishan, and Yanguli, heavy casualties may be inevitable.

The key is to pay heavy casualties and reoccupy Lushun. What is the practical significance?It was abandoned in the first place, and if you grab it back, you can garrison it for a long time?
Nurhachi caressed his forehead and found that both Dongjiang and Lushun were a little weak.

If it is just occupying territory, it cannot destroy or severely damage the Ming army, nor can it fundamentally eliminate the threat of its harassment and attacks.

In fact, Nurhachi's entanglement and distress, as well as the current situation of the Eastern captives, are not because of how clever Zhu Youxiao's strategy is, but the result of a contest of national strength.

Historically, during Yuan Keli's tenure as Dengfu, he defeated the Houjin army many times and successively recovered Lushun, Jinzhou, Fuzhou, as well as strategically important places such as Wanghai Fort and Hongzui Fort.

Historical records: "Three of the four guards have been empty, and the slaves of the more than [-] miles along the coast have abandoned them and dare not occupy them. The rest are only a thousand people."

Even Nurhachi had nothing to do with the Great Sea Wall built by Yuan Keli, so he could only curl up and then curl up for many years.

If Yuan Keli could work for a few more years, if the Ming court continued to support Dongjiang Town with money and food, if it hadn't been for investing a lot of money and materials in the bottomless pit of the Ningjin defense line...

If all of these can be achieved, not to mention successfully flattening the Liao Dynasty, at least it will greatly damage Jiannu's strength.

There are no ifs in history, but there are Zhu Youxiao, Teacher Yuan, Xiong Dashuzui, Captain Mao who have been reused and supported, and loyal warriors like Zhang Pan, He Kegang, Jin Guofeng, Yang Guozhu and so on.

Therefore, the situation of Donglu is more difficult than in history, and Nurhachi is also more troubled, even depressed and angry.

Yang Guli wanted to share the worries of King Khan, and had thought hard about countermeasures.In his view, it is the best policy to temporarily shrink, or to lure the enemy deeper.

After the Jin army has an advantage in the field, it must win the opportunity to play.The casualties of attacking fortifications were not something the Hou Jin army could bear.

"King Khan." Yang Guli cupped his hands and said, "According to my humble opinion, I can learn the shrinking tactics of the Ming army to lure the enemy to penetrate deep, and then strike with thunder. Iron cavalry galloping and unparalleled in field battles are the strengths of our army. Can defeat the aggressive enemy."

Nurhachi pondered for a while, then nodded lightly, and said, "It makes sense. Advance by retreating instead of being exhausted."

After a pause, Nurhachi said again in a deep voice: "The Ming army's firearms were fierce, and this king will also use his own way to deal with his own body. We also have artillery and firecrackers."

In the successive battles with the Ming army, the Hou Jin army did capture a considerable number of artillery and muskets.But the artillery is an old-fashioned general gun, or a Francois machine, and the firecrackers are bird blunderbuss and three-eyed.

However, Nurhachi is not very clear about the gap in performance.Not to mention that Ningyuan City has the Hongyi Cannon with the longest range and the greatest power, so his goal has finally been determined.

We all know that the Hou Jin army is very good at riding and shooting, and the hand-to-hand combat is even more fierce, but few people know that they used artillery very early.

As early as when they attacked Liaoyang, the Hou Jin army used artillery (captured).Of course, they cannot be compared with the current Ming army in terms of performance, manufacturing capabilities, and artillery quality.

And this is also due to Zhu Youxiao's vigorous and resolute actions, buying Hongyi cannons as quickly as possible, hiring artillery divisions, hiring artillery coaches, and training artillery personnel.

I can study, but I want to go beyond—hehe, let’s dream!

If Zhu Yongxiao knew that Nurhachi was going to play with firearms, he would probably be rolling with joy.

I don't know what level of education I have, know what physical chemistry is, know how to throw obliquely, and want to play high technology?

Yang Guli would not complain like Zhu Youxiao. Hearing that King Khan said that he would use artillery and guns, he couldn't help asking: "King Khan wants to expand the Han soldiers to fight with the army?"

In December of the first year of Tianqi, Nurhaci announced the implementation of the system of "one hundred leaders for one hundred people" among the Han people.In the second year, "divided into Nikan in the east of the river" was "[-] men each for the commander-in-chief of the Han Dynasty, [-] men each for the lieutenants, and [-] men each for the generals and guerrillas."

These Han people not only had to pay taxes and pay corvee, but also had the obligation to serve as soldiers.That is to say, "take one out of 20 people to join the army". For those who send troops, the horses and equipment will be shared by these 20 people. This is the Han soldiers in the post-Jin army.

These Han soldiers were transferred to the city with their wives and children, which means hostages.Their main task is to garrison the city, and their weapons are strictly controlled.

According to historical records: "One hundred soldiers are equipped with ten cannons, and eighty are equipped with long cannons; there are one hundred soldiers for private service."It can be seen that Han soldiers are mainly artillery and used for city defense.

Regarding Yangguli's question, Nurhachi said slowly: "In the past, the Han soldiers did not use them because they did not use firearms. Since Guangning suffered setbacks, the Ming army has repeatedly used firearms to defend itself. Our army has firearms, so why not use them more for my complete victory?" Potential?"

After a pause, Nurhachi added: "This is Babeile's suggestion, what do you think?"

Yang Guli hurriedly bowed and said: "If our army adds more firearms, we can break the other's defense, so that his soldiers cannot fight against our army."

Nurhachi nodded, and said: "I have ordered Tong Yangxing, the son-in-law, to select some Han soldiers who are proficient in firearms, and conduct training in firing artillery and shotguns. The key is to have excellent equipment and skillful handling."

"Khan King is wise." Yang Guli bowed and complimented: "It is very appropriate to manage the Han soldiers with Tong forehead."

Nurhachi waved his hand and said: "The current situation is unfavorable, so there is no need to hide it. We must launch an offensive this winter, so as to inspire people with victory and deter the surrounding area."

Yang Guli nodded in agreement, and after listening to Old Khan's instructions, he got up and resigned to go to work.

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(End of this chapter)