The weapons of the new army of the Huguang Green Battalion have been greatly improved, but Xue Feng, the great hero of the new weapons, was kidnapped by the Ming army more than a year ago, otherwise the Qing army would have been able to get more sophisticated weapons. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 InfoEvery time I think about it, Ao Bai feels very uncomfortable.

However, for the Qing army, fortunately, there was also Nan Huairen to help.

Hearing that Xue Fengluo and Mei Wending, important figures in the casting of guns in the Huguang New Army, were kidnapped by the Ming army, Kangxi's mood was both worried and excited. What worries me is that I am afraid that Huguang will not be able to hold it; Happily, Xue Fengluo and Mei Wending cast guns for Aobai, these two people were kidnapped and left, and Huguang Gun Factory lost its axis. So Kangxi took the opportunity to appoint Wang Xi as the minister of the Qin Mission, and sent people to Huguang to invite all the skilled craftsmen of the gun factory to the capital, and some of the equipment that was easy to take away was also moved.

Although Wang Xi was a Han Chinese and a Qing official, he did not like to worship Aobai, because Wang Xi was too deeply influenced by science and was only loyal to the emperor, and it was impossible to be loyal to the ministers.

Kangxi set up a manufacturing bureau in the capital, and Nan Huairen came to supervise the authorities, and firmly controlled the craftsmen and equipment for the production of firearms in his own hands, so as to control Aobai, lest Aobai take the opportunity to become bigger.

Ao Bai sighed: "The little emperor is still wary of the old man!" Move the manufacturing bureau to the capital, this is to give up the near and far! It also increases the cost of transportation for no reason! If it weren't for the emperor's suspicion of the old man, we would have more firearms available. ”

Kangxi not only moved the manufacturing bureau to Beijing, but also formed a semi-firearms New Army of the Eight Banners, and selected candidates from among the children of the Eight Banners in the capital. But Ao Bai knows very well what kind of goods this so-called Eight Banners New Army is! It's okay to use it to scare people, but when it really starts, the New Army of the Eight Banners is just a spectacle.

Over the past few months, Beijing's Eight Banners New Army has continued to enter Wuchang.

The commander who controls the New Army of the Eight Banners is Kangxi's henchman Tuhai, and there will be a group of Eight Banners disciples loyal to Kangxi, such as Mo Luo and Mi Sihan.

These people don't deal with Aobai, they were originally used by Kangxi to contain Aobai, they have Kangxi's holy decree on them, and the Eight Banners New Army is completely under the control of these people, and Aobai can't even think of commanding the Eight Banners New Army created by Tuhai.

At this time, in the camp of the Chinese army in Aobai, there were a group of cronies in Aobai, as well as Prince An Yue Le and Prince Kang Jieshu, Beile Zhangtai and a group of people. In fact, the two princes were dissatisfied with Kangxi's attitude.

Jie Shu said: "The enemy is current, but the emperor is suspicious of the Taishi!" This is a taboo for soldiers! I really don't know what our emperor thinks in his heart! ”

Yue Le smiled bitterly: "After all, the emperor is young, and he can't recognize which person is the most loyal!" ”

Ao Bai suddenly laughed and said: "The emperor guards against the old man, even more so than against Ming Dog, Wu Sangui and the old thief!" In the emperor's heart, if the Qing Dynasty is defeated, it can still retreat outside the border! But if the old man controls the court, the emperor will lose power! He took the old man for Cao Cao! ”

Yue Le arched his hand and said, "Taishi, Xiao Wang knows that Taishi, your loyalty to the imperial court!" ”

Ao Bai turned his head, stroked his beard and nodded: "No matter what the emperor thinks of the old man, the old man can't live up to the great kindness of the emperor!" Now that the Qing Dynasty is in danger, everyone should work together to defend Wuchang! If Wuchang is lost, there is no need for the emperor to come up to punish the old man, and the old man will definitely apologize for his crimes! At that time, everyone will send the old man's head to Beijing! ”

In fact, Ao Bai is very loyal to the Aixin Jueluo family, if he wasn't loyal, he would not have been plotted by Kangxi in real history. Now the battle of Huguang is the decisive battle of the fate of the world, Aobai has decided that the city is in the people, if Wuchang is lost, Aobai will die and martyr. Because if Huguang is defeated, Aobai's own strength will be almost lost, and when the time comes, even if he doesn't commit suicide, Kangxi will take the opportunity to find an excuse to dispose of Aobai, and the best result is to deprive him of his military rights, perhaps to be exiled to Ningguta, and the serious result is that Aobai may be beheaded all over the house.

However, there are many defensive lines outside Wuchang City, and Ao Bai is still very confident in Zhou Peigong's arrangement, as well as a number of famous generals such as Yue Le, Mu Lima, and Zhao Liangdong, Ao Bai believes that it should not be a problem to hold Wuchang.

In the camp of the Ming army, Wang Yuyou, Yao Qisheng and Wang Xinyu looked at the spread map, pointed to the defense line outside Wuchang City, and used a charcoal pen to draw on it to formulate an attack plan.

Yao Qisheng pointed to the map and said: "Our middle army must first take the Tartar camp between Pigeon Mountain, Yuantai Mountain and Nutai Mountain, the west army will capture Luohan Mountain, and the east army will capture Hanlin Mountain and Lion Mountain. After that, he steadily advanced to Wuchang, pulled out the fortifications outside the city little by little, and finally took Jiangxia; The Eastern Route Army captured Yangxin. In this way, Wuchang could not get food supplies from Jiangxi; At the same time, our navy and Zhejiang army have also taken Nanjing, and then go against the current to Anqing! Cut off the Tartars' transportation routes and the Yangtze River route, so that the Wuchang Tartars will fall into a shortage of food! We don't need to storm Wuchang City, as long as we use the Tartar fortifications outside the city to hold on, our main force will take the opportunity to sweep Jiangxi. Hundreds of thousands of Tartars were trapped in the city of Wuchang, and they didn't want to starve to death, so they could only cross the river and go north and abandon Wuchang. ”

Wang Yuyou touched his beard and nodded repeatedly, and finally added: "With Aobai's temper, he will definitely not give up Wuchang!" In the end, we still have to fight Aobai! ”

The defense line of the Qing army in Pigeon Mountain, the guerrilla general Guo Weifan, who was stationed here, built a pergola and looked down the mountain. The Qing army lacked telescopes in their hands, and only generals above the rank of general could hope that telescopes could be used, and guerrilla generals like Guo Weifan could only observe the battlefield with the naked eye to arrange troops.

However, the Qing army built a strong defensive line, and here under the mountain is a necessary road to Wuchang, with the development of firearms, the concept of combat is now different. Originally, to defend this kind of terrain, it was supposed to garrison troops on the avenue at the foot of the mountain, build an earthen city, and block the opponent's way. However, because of the development of firearms, the range of cannons can cover the bottom of the mountain from the top of the mountain, and this hilly terrain has become a garrison on the mountain, and the cannon is erected on the mountain to bombard the foot of the mountain from a high position.

Guo Weifan stood at the top of the mountain, looking at the bottom of the mountain from afar, only to see that there was a black and oppressive Ming army under the mountain, the main color of the Ming army was red, and groups of Ming troops wearing red military uniforms laid out a neat formation and arranged troops at the foot of the mountain; All around were cavalrymen in silver armor and skirmishers in green uniforms.

"As long as the Ming Dog is within range, you can know how powerful it is!" Guo Weifan patted a red-clothed cannon beside him and said.

However, it is very strange that the Ming army was not in a hurry to attack the mountain, but deployed outside the effective range of the Qing army's artillery.