Qin Yiming listened to the translation, and couldn't help but be confused by the second monk, and immediately pointed at Wu Keshan and shook his head at the soldier beside him, "Tie me up first." ”

"Yes!"

"Slow, slow!" Wu Keshan no longer dared to pretend to be a big-tailed wolf, so he got up and stepped forward to salute, "General, why do you need to meet each other?" ”

"Tie up!"

Wu Keshan's legs were weak, and he fell to his knees, "General, I am willing to lead the Durhan Banner to return to the Ming Dynasty." ”

Qin Yiming was stunned, what? To surrender? Didn't you say that the Horqin Mongols and Jianyu were some kind of "blood alliance", I thought that they would fight to the point of a single soldier, but who knew that it would fall so quickly?

Wu Keshan saw that he didn't squeak, and said very sincerely: "Although the sixteen tribes of Horqin do not belong to each other, this king ...... The contemptible people still have some prestige in Horqin, so they can be recruited to surrender together. In addition, now the four thousand Horqin cavalry of Songjin can also be recalled by me. ”

In fact, the various departments of Horqin have been greatly injured after the sack of Teng Jisi, and then Wu Keshan saw tens of thousands of Ming soldiers in Songjin, and Haoge requisitioned all the men in Jianzhou, and he already knew that the Manchu Qing Qi was about to run out.

This time, the Ming army came so fast that he didn't even have time to run, so he simply didn't do anything, and he took refuge in the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty dealt with the Mongols for hundreds of years, during which the Mongol tribes repeatedly expressed their submission, but the Ming Dynasty never formed an effective rule over the Mongols.

He decided that as long as he was soft this time, with his highest status among the Horqin Mongols, the Ming Dynasty would definitely be gentle with him. turned around and waited for the Ming army to pat his ass and leave, he was still the boss of Horqin.

As for what is the Manchurian "blood alliance"? Don't be kidding, you will fly separately when disaster comes, and your Qing court has no ability to save me. Besides, it was said that Bumu Butai and the little emperor were missing, but they have not been found for more than half a year, and most of them have been killed by Haoge. Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!

Qin Yiming frowned and thought for a long time, and the Holy Lord ordered him to sweep Horqin, but he did not mention whether he wanted to surrender.

As for Wu Keshan's claim that he could persuade the Horqin Mongols to surrender, according to the news sent a few days ago, the various units of the White Pole Army had broken through at least twelve of the sixteen divisions of Horqin, and the rest were also under Qin Zuoming's troops.

So he waved his hand, "It's better to tie it first." I'll talk about it until I'm enlightened. ”

"Slow, slow ......"

After Wu Keshan was dragged out of the big tent, Qin Yiming instructed again: "Pass the order, gather the nearby livestock and hand it over to Teng Jisi's people to take care of." ”

He is not afraid that the people of the Durhan Banner will run away, as long as he controls the livestock, who dares to run around in the vast desert without food?

"The army will be repaired in situ, and after Zuo Ming comes to converge, he will wave his army and take Shenyang!"

"Yes!"

……

In the second year of Hanxing, February 24.

At the foot of Songshan, the Ming army camp.

Zhu Linmiao looked at the report sent by Qin Yiming, nodded and said, "It's okay to drop, save the trouble of chasing and suppressing everywhere." ”

Zhang Jiayu said on the side: "Your Majesty, the Horqin Department is the same as Jianyu, and there were many disasters in the Central Plains before, if you let them go easily......"

"Be forgiving and forgiving." Zhu Linmiao smiled kindly, "Let Wu Keshan gather all the sixteen tribes of Horqin first, and then change the ranch for them." ”

"What does Your Majesty mean?"

"Two places for them to choose. If you want to be warm, go south, the island of Guinea. If you want to cool off, head north, along the Lena River. ”

Needless to say, the Lena River is already in the heart of Siberia, and it is frozen in spit out.

Zhang Jiayu's eyelids jumped, and he bowed down and said, "The saint is wise." ”

As he was talking, Yu Xin brought someone to report, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has sent the newly cast cannon." Three 42-pounder guns, five 60-pounder mortars, and three 24-pounder short cannons, the wagons and horses had arrived outside the camp. ”

"Okay, I'm waiting for these things to attack. Let them be dragged straight to the enemy's fortress. Zhu Linmiao suddenly wondered again, "How can there be three twenty-four-pounder cannons?" ”

An official from the Ministry of Industry behind Yu Xin stepped forward to salute and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Siwu of the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau created a new artillery shell with great power before, which must be released with this short cannon. Originally, the Ministry of Industry felt that this thing was not necessarily suitable, and it was mainly sent to Liaodong by Fang Shilangli. ”

"A powerful cannon?" Zhu Linmiao raised her eyebrows and said, "Who is this secretary?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, his name is Zhang Luxiang, and he was a new member of Gezhi Ke last year, and he has a lot of ingenuity."

Zhu Linmiao was a little familiar with the name, but he couldn't remember who it was, so he beckoned the officials of the Ministry of Industry and Zhang Jiayu and others, "Let's go, go and see how powerful this new cannon is." ”

When the group came to the open space outside the camp, Yu Xin had already ordered the 42-pounder cannon and mortar cannon to be transported, leaving only three somewhat stubby cannons and a few carts of ammunition.

Someone from the Ministry of Engineering pointed to a square-faced man in his early thirties next to the gun truck, "Your Majesty, he is Zhang Luxiang." ”

The latter hurriedly stepped forward to salute, but was dragged by Zhu Linmiao, "Excuse me." First of all, let's talk about what makes your cannon extraordinary. ”

"Back to Your Majesty," Zhang Luxiang said, "this cannon is an ordinary short cannon, and the minister just made a new kind of cannonball, which can explode with a bang after being fired into the enemy formation, and no one can survive at least two zhang away." ”

"Will it explode?" Zhu Linmiao's eyes lit up, "Blossom bomb? You invented it?! ”

Zhang Luxiang was surprised: "Blossom bomb? Your Majesty knows the name of this cannonball, could it be that it was originally there? Yes, the minister was inspired by the earth-shattering thunder created by His Majesty, and switched to artillery shooting, but it seems that it is ......"

"No, no," Zhu Linmiao said hurriedly, "I just heard what you said and gave this cannonball a name, but I haven't seen it." ”

He has always felt that this kind of thing is not very safe, so he has never mentioned it to others, but he did not expect that someone in the Ming Dynasty invented it himself. The enthusiasm of this inventor must not be easily discouraged.

Sure enough, it is right to promote Gezhixue! It has only been more than half a year since the Gezhi Imperial Examination, and there are such amazing results!

He said to Zhang Luxiang again: "Take one quickly and show it to me." ”

"Yes."

Zhang Luxiang and a gunner carefully carried the new shells over, Zhu Linmiao only glanced at it, and immediately felt shocked in his heart!

The black iron ball protrudes from a fuse made of the root of a feather, and the cannonball is cross-fixed to a cake-shaped wooden chassis with copper skin, and the appearance is exactly the same as the front-loading flowering shells that appeared in the Napoleonic era!

Zhang Luxiang explained: "Your Majesty, this shell is hollow and filled with gunpowder. For example, if the fuse is ignited before the bore, and then the cannon is fired into the enemy position, the lead ignites the gunpowder in the shell, and the shell explodes immediately, which is more powerful than ordinary shells.

"Ah, and this wooden disc under the cannonball......"

Zhu Linmiao continued: "The direction of the shell can be stabilized, so as not to roll the shell body when fired, causing the lead to come into contact with the burning gunpowder in the shell early." ”

(End of chapter)