Seeing that everyone supported him, Hu Tiande was even more excited, and he said loudly: "In addition to the wide range of soldiers and horses, I also have a sharp artillery battalion in Dashun!" ”

He said: "I remember that when I fought Tongguan, my righteous army had nearly 100 general cannons and 150 small and medium-sized cannons, how many are there now?" …… After arriving in Beijing, many Hongyi cannons were captured. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info remembered that there were 30 Hongyi cannons and hundreds of various Franc machines seized at Yongding Gate. In particular, the four-wheeled Hongyi cannon is called ...... What's it called? ”

Gao Yigong said: "Four-wheel grinding disc cannon." ”

He said: "Now my Dashun artillery battalion has 500 artillery pieces, including 150 ordinary Hongyi cannons, 50 four-wheel grinding disc cannons, and the rest are the general Franco's machine guns. As for the ordinary small and medium-sized guns, they are no longer in the artillery battalions, and various vehicle battalions are specially formed. ”

After Gao Yigong was named Marquis of Yue, in addition to being in charge of the commander, he was also in charge of the artillery in the battalion at this time.

Recently, there has been a trend in Beijing to compare the strength of each person, and Gao Yigong also took the opportunity to greatly boast about the strength in his hands.

As the core of the Ming Dynasty, the Jingshi naturally gave priority to all resources poured here, and the first Hongyi cannon was equipped here, and there were one hundred and fifty Hongyi cannons accumulated over the years.

After the Battle of Jinzhou, one hundred Shenwei General Cannons of the Qing State were captured, ten Tianyou Cheering General Cannons, and dozens of Hongyi Small and Medium Cannons, and in the post-war distribution, fifty Shenwei General Cannons were transported to the Beijing Division, all of which were in the style of four-wheel grinding discs.

The rest were placed in Liaodong, Shanhaiguan, and Jizhen, and dozens of small and medium-sized cannons in Hongyi were divided by Wang Dou and others.

The Ming Dynasty also used the Franc machine gun commonly, and built more than 10,000 Franc machines before and after, and naturally placed more in the Beijing Division. But at present, the camp occupies the Beijing division, and the 150 Hongyi cannons in each city, 50 four-wheel grinding disc heavy cannons, and more than 1,000 Franc machine cannons are all owned by them.

Listening to Gao Yigong's speech, everyone in the hall gasped, and then let out bursts of irrepressible excitement.

They have always been very vague about their own strength, and they are even more busy searching for pleasure when they enter Beijing, and at this time they suddenly know that their strength is so huge, there are 500 artillery pieces alone, and they are all heavy artillery such as Hongyi and generals.

Hu Tiande's eyes flashed, and he said, "Yes, the four-wheel grinding disc cannon." This cannon is terrible, a cannon weighs four or five thousand catties, and a cannon can hit three or four miles away. The shots were all more than ten pounds of cannons. ”

He said: "There are also all kinds of red cannons, many of which can also be used for more than one mile and two miles. It's a big general's cannon, and most of them can hit a mile. ”

He said: "And the current military formations are mostly placed in one or two miles, two or three miles away, and three or four miles farthest. And my Dashun's four-wheel grinding disc cannons, fifty guns, the door can fight three or four miles, covering their entire military formation, the Jingbian army is forced to come, and they can't fight back just by being beaten! The last general said earlier that the Jingbian army would be destroyed in two days, and now it seems that it will take half a day at most. ”

There was another excited discussion in the hall, Liu Zongmin slapped his legs and laughed: "Yes, yes, when the artillery is set out, blow up those donkeys." ”

Liu Fangliang remembered his experience of fighting with Wang Dou, when his army was placed in one mile, he didn't want Wang Doujun's artillery to hit two miles, but he was beaten while he was standing, and the army quickly collapsed, and the horror of artillery was indeed not something that flesh and blood could resist.

In the middle of the battle, under the cover of their own powerful firepower, no matter how strong the Jingbian Army is, it is impossible to hold out for long.

However, he still reminded Hu Tiande: "Brother Hu, Wang Doujun also has artillery, and some of them are still fighting far away, so this should be counted." ”

Hu Tiande said: "Cihou is right, there must be artillery in Wang Dou's army, and even Hongyi cannons, which Cihou and Qihou have said in the past. However, it is expected that there will definitely not be as many as in the capital, even if he has a hundred guns, each cannon can hit one or two miles, but it is still far from being comparable to my Dashun's artillery battalion! ”

He said: "I have four rounds of grinding cannons in Dashun, and the door can be fired three or four miles away. And then our Hongyi artillery against their big general's cannon. The big general's cannon deals with their small and medium-sized cannons, which is called Tianji horse racing. ”

Kong San shook his head, and Hu Tiande said with great interest: "Each of our cannons is farther than them, no matter how strong Wang Doujun is, he can only stand and be beaten, can this flesh and blood body block the cannons?" ”

He said: "Our artillery kept hitting their formations, hitting their artillery, and then forcing the camp to go, all of them were small and medium-sized cannons of the Wolf machine, which could hit one or two hundred paces, and the firearms were more than enough to deal with them. Under such a bombardment, how can Wang Doubing still have room to survive? ”

Li Yan also had nothing to say, according to Taipingbo's arrangement, the army was indeed a sure victory, and he felt relieved in his heart that there were still talents in the Dashun camp.

Li Zicheng kept nodding his head, admiring Taiping Bohu Tiande even more.

Many people in the hall also looked at Hu Tiande in surprise, this ground-stepping dragon is amazing.

Li Guo's eyes flashed with pride, such a character is under his own camp to control himself.

Hu Tiande said: "Our division still has a sharp battalion, 5,000 soldiers are all elite, and each of them also has excellent bird guns, and the battle is invincible after becoming an army......

Yang Shaofan showed a reserved smile on his face and nodded at Hu Tiande.

Hu Tiande said: "Therefore, when the time comes, our division's guns are used intensively and lined up. The battalion was behind the camp again, under the cover of artillery, not talking nonsense with them, and went straight to Wang Dou's army, which was called a dignified battle, and Wang Dou was convinced by a battle! ”

Everyone had nothing to say, Yang Shaofan also nodded secretly, he had participated in the Battle of Jinzhou, knew the sharpness of long-range artillery, and the strength of the Jingbian Army, he suffered heavy casualties in front of the four-wheel grinding disc cannon of the Qing State, and their artillery was not as good as his own, so he could only stand and be beaten.

Hu Tiande said: "This is also the reason why the last general insists on fighting in the field, if the turtle shrinks the Beijing division, not only will he lose my face in Dashun, but also fall into the heart of my Dashun army, how can I give full play to the advantages of our army?" Artillery can't be used in a centralized manner, so how can this gate be ten gates and that city gate be ten gates? So, it must be fielded! ”

He turned his head to Li Yan and said, "Yihou, Hu is just talking about things, not against you." ”

Li Yan hurriedly said: "Uncle Taiping is polite, it's all for my Dashun, and Li has saved it." ”

He had a better impression of Hu Tiande in his heart, thinking that this person was not only brave and strategic, but also heroic and magnificent, which was indeed rare.

There was a lot of discussion in the hall, and everyone felt that if they went to war, the best strategy would be this one of the Taipings. The artillery was placed in a concentrated manner, and the artillery was concentrated to bombard the military formation and artillery array of the Jingbian Army. Then the Che Battalion and the Gun Battalion formed a formation and forced to attack Wang Douzhong's army, and they were leveled with one drum.

Wuyang Bojin Youniu praised: "Today, I know that Hu Ye is brave and strategic, well, artillery must be used intensively, and it can't be placed in the east and west, especially not on the city wall." ”

Hu Tiande said in high spirits: "So, this is the reason why my army will win!" ”

With a worried look on his face, he said, "The reason why the last general does not approve of sticking to the city is that there is not much food and rice in the city. The last general once heard Zehou say that the stock of the Beijing division will be eaten for a month at most, and it may not be enough, if our division sticks to the city, and the grain and rice will be eaten by then, what will happen to the hundreds of thousands of troops? ”

There was a commotion in the palace, and they were happy in the capital these times, and they just drank and moved. The prostitutes didn't notice the problem of grain and rice, and Hu Tiande's words reminded them that the capital had been eaten up by them, and it was time to find the next place.

Tian Jianxiu nodded and said: "Indeed, what Taipingbo said is the truth, and the grain and rice stored in Beijing and nearby have been in stock for less than a month, and it will be eaten for more than half a month at most." ”

Everyone in the temple was even more shaken, has the matter come to this point?

Recently, there have been rumors of people starving to death in Beijing, and they still don't care, anyway, they still have food and drink, and the people are starving to death, what does it have to do with them?

But if they don't think about it now, they will go hungry themselves.

Wuyang Bojin Youniu was also worried: "The news that the last general will get, Jingzhong is indeed running out of rice." It is April now, and the summer grain will be harvested in May and June, and I am afraid that the grain storage will not be able to support it at that time. In the past, there was still grain, millions of stones were transported from the canal, but now that the transportation is interrupted, there is no hope for this. ”

Hu Tiande said: "Therefore, my army not only has to go out of the city to fight, but also to pour out of the nest, not to mention that the tiger pounces on the rabbit with all his strength, that is, Wang Dou is also a famous general in the Ming Dynasty, and the forty or fifty thousand soldiers under his command cannot be underestimated." Therefore, my army of 500,000 or 600,000 people embraced it together, and the guns and artillery were all out together, first trying my best to defeat Wang Dou, and then taking advantage of the victory to advance westward, and attack Xuanfu Town and Shanxi and Shaanxi in one go, which also happened to solve the problem of food and drink for our army. ”

He finally said: "The army is out, hundreds of thousands are out, who will the king of heaven lead it?" King, you can't delay it, please make a decision immediately, and quickly lead the army to march in person! ”

Li Zicheng stood up violently, he had long wanted to send troops to transfer the contradictions, Hu Tiande's various statements were in his arms, he also wanted to send a general to the battle, but the generals had been happy for a long time, and they had no fighting spirit, so they had to recruit themselves.

Recently, he has been a little depressed in Beijing, but he is a person with a strong character, and at this time, the crisis is coming, and he has burned his fighting spirit again.

Wang Dou also came well, he brought crises and did not make people afraid.

In recent years, the strong armies encountered in the camp have been destroyed, and the fortified cities have been destroyed, especially the Beijing division has brought them strong self-confidence in two days, although Wang Dou is an extraordinary opponent, Li Zicheng has given great attention, but he will not be afraid of it.

Taiping Bo said well, Dashun is overwhelming, invincible, and has sharp artillery battalions, gun battalions, and car battalions, even if Wang Dou has fifty or sixty thousand soldiers, so what? Not to mention their own powerful four-wheel grinding disc cannon, even hundreds of thousands of people are constantly attacking, and they are also ants biting to death.

And if Wang Dou is eliminated, there will be no one to resist in the remnants, and he will increase his prestige and come back as emperor naturally. Then he led his troops to the west, looted and swept Xuanfu, Shanxi and other places, and brought enough grain, rice and wealth to hundreds of thousands of horses and horses.

He walked down from Dan Majesty and instructed Wang Dehua to take a map of the vicinity of Jingshi and let a few little eunuchs unfold it. The generals also surrounded them, and various analyses seemed to require the need to send troops, but it was okay that the Jingshi was robbed, and after defeating Wang Dou, he went to Xuanfu Shanxi to grab a handful.

The map in front of me is still a bit abstract, but it is roughly proportioned, and there are detailed names of nearby places, mountains, rivers and lakes, etc. After all, it is the most advanced military map of the Ming Dynasty, which is countless times better than the maps that Li Zicheng and others have seen before, which makes them praise from time to time.

Everyone looked at the map carefully, and combined with Liu Zeqing's statement, Wang Dou's vanguard had already occupied Changping, and he should also send people to occupy the Chaozong Bridge and Anji Bridge, which must be passed through outside the Saiwai to Beijing. Next is Tangjialing, and Wang Dou's vanguard army may also send people to occupy and garrison.

They looked at the map, and before the generals could sort out their thoughts, Hu Tiande had already said categorically: "King, the first step of our division is to quickly occupy Kunming Lake and Wengshanbo for the drinking water of hundreds of thousands of my troops." ”

He said: "There are wells everywhere in the city, and there is no river within thirty miles from the north of Desheng Gate, only in Qinghedian there is a shallow and narrow source of the Qinghe River. However, there is only one small amount of water, which the last general has ever visited, and the width is only thirty paces, and the amount of water is too small, far less than five or six hundred thousand people of our army to drink. ”

He said: "Therefore, these two lakes must be occupied, and my division must move quickly, otherwise it will be occupied by Wang Doujun, and my army of five or six hundred thousand will go out of the city to fight, where will I carry water to eat and drink?" ”

Everyone was shocked, indeed these two lakes are very important, if they are occupied by the Jingbian army, the water of the field army can only be used from the capital dozens of miles away, how much hardship will it be? Even if there may be some wells and pools in the nearby villages, it is not enough to meet the needs of an army of five or six hundred thousand.

Li Zicheng glanced at Hu Tiande with appreciation, and then Li Guo groaned: "So my army will go out, and I will occupy Kunming Lake and Wengshanbo, and the Dongshengling of this line, Qinghedian will also be occupied...... Ten miles ahead is Tangjialing, which looks very advantageous and should be occupied. ”

Hu Tiande was shocked, and at this time, there was an ugly voice like a fingernail scraping an iron plate, but it was Wuyang Bojin and a cow.

He said: "Bo Hou is really smart, and he can fall in love with the terrain of Tangjialing at a glance. It's just that I'm worried that the best water source is occupied by our army, and the Jingbian army has no geographical advantages, will it not enter, or even retreat to Changping? ”

His face was full of worry: "Is that really the case, do you want my army to follow?" ”

There was a look of concern on his fleshy face, and he looked rather strange.

Li Guo was stunned, looking at him with a little dislike, Liu Fangliang said: "Don't be too greedy, my division already has Kunming Lake and Wengshan Bo, although the Dongshengling of this line is shorter than Tangjialing, but there is a water source nearby, and it is convenient to get water." There is Guangji Bridge on this side of Qinghedian, which leads to the capital along the official road. The last general felt that he would set up camp here, let the Jingbian army occupy Tangjialing, and then the two armies would gather and fight in the ten miles between these two ridges. ”

He naturally supported his general Jin Youniu, and his strategic arrangement also made Li Zicheng nod, and Wuyang Bojin's concern about having cattle was also his worry. If this is the case, the Jingbian army retreated to the Shahe River, or even to Changping, should his army follow up?

Sure enough, he followed up, and his grain and grass were replenished, and his water source was replenished, all of which were pulled away.

If Liu Fangliang said, the battle of ten miles between these two ridges is the best.

Everyone in the hall also expressed their opinions, and basically agreed with Liu Fangliang's strategy, especially several heavyweights, such as Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Xiyao and others. They think that Liu Fangliang's strategy is very safe, that you can't have both fish and bear's paws, and that it is unrealistic to want water and mountains.

Li Yan quietly listened to the speeches of the generals, and listened to their excited words that after defeating Wang Dou, he went to Xuanfu Town to make a big profit, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, they all occupied the Beijing Division, and they were still collecting grain everywhere like a rogue, how could this be the atmosphere of the new dynasty?

In this case, he proposed whether to wait for a few days, first find out the reality of the Jingbian army, or send more soldiers and horses to guard the capital, especially the old battalion soldiers to stay half. However, it was opposed by many people, such as Hu Tiande's statement that "the division of troops is weak", Jin Youniu's statement that the Jingbian army should not be underestimated, and the fierce tiger pounced on the rabbit, and also used all his strength.

There are also many counts in the battalion, and the viscount said that this is a battle for the fortunes of the Great Shun, how can he not come out of the nest and use all his strength?

Li Zicheng also disliked Li Yan a little, this time, he just wanted to dispel the generals, especially the old camp generals. Half of the old battalion soldiers are left behind, not only is the combat strength of the front weakened, but the generals of various systems are afraid that they will scramble to stay behind, which he does not want to see.

There are also opinions and strategies of civil officials, among which Song Qijiao, Zhang Lanran and others naturally do not have their share of speaking. After Gu Junen offered a plan to fight Shaanxi, he had already been sided. Marginalization. Li Zicheng's most important strategists, that is, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance.

However, these two people are either gods or broken and frustrated literati, they have a set of cynicism, they have no insight to say, and they lack the vision to control the overall situation. Otherwise, with Li Zicheng's attention to them, his strategy in history would not have been short-sighted like that.

So Song Xiance said a lot of Qimen terms and passed, Niu Jinxing said that he would send a messenger to make Wang Dou surrender with a three-inch tongue?

Although Li Zicheng thought that this move was slim, Wang Dou had already rejected his solicitation, and now that he has the prince in his hand, he should be crowned a duke, what can he do to seal him? Do you want to make him king? He Li Zicheng himself is nothing but the king of Shun.

It's going to be a big one, but you can also try it.

In the end, the plan was decided, Li Zicheng looked at Cihou Liu Fangliang, and said: "Brother Liu, Wang Doubing has occupied Changping and will soon go south." If you just said, you immediately selected the elite soldiers of the horse team of the left battalion, and hurried to Qinghedian, 30 miles away, Dongshengling and other places to deploy defenses. In particular, it is necessary to occupy Kunming Lake and Wengshanbo first, and we must not allow the Jingbian army to occupy the second lake. In particular, you can't let them go south, and you have to defend the front line of Qinghedian if you die. ”

Liu Fangliang commanded: "Yes, Heavenly King." ”

He didn't want to fight in his heart, how comfortable was it to stay in the capital? But they need to send troops according to various analyses, and his soldiers and horses are stationed in Deshengmen and Xizhimen, if they want to fight, it is indeed the fastest soldiers and horses under his command.

Li Zicheng said to Liu Xiyao again: "Huaihou, you will also go to order troops and horses immediately, and be ready to respond to Cihou at any time." ”

He calmly arranged, and seemed to have returned to the former style of commanding the army, Liu Xiyao looked at his solemn expression, his heart sank, and he hurriedly took the order and said yes.

Li Zicheng said to Tian Jianxiu again: "Zehou, you led 3,000 from your headquarters, as well as some officers and soldiers from the Beijing camp and 20,000 men and horses from the outer camp, and stayed in the capital with Niu Cheng. Responsible for logistics and grain, and supply the army with grain and grass. ”

Tian Jianxiu hurriedly received the order.

Li Zicheng looked at everyone and said, "The officers and generals of each battalion also need to go back to pick up the men and horses, and go to Qinghedian with this king tomorrow." You also need to pass on the generals of the foreign battalion under your command, in Tongzhou, in Liangxiang, in Fangshan, in Xianghe and other places. The army is exhausted, all limited to three days, within three days, all the leading troops arrive at Qinghedian, and those who have not arrived at the official will be beheaded! ”

The generals' hearts were cold, and even Liu Zongmin should be possessed at this time.

Li Zicheng finally said coldly: "In order to prevent the tragedy of Changping, when we set out on the expedition tomorrow, we will kill the vassal kings, ministers, cabinet members, and officials of the capital who are all under the command of the above, and the officials of Jinyitang!" The soldiers were rationed with the women of Qi Wan. ”

"Another big and small official in Beijing, draw one out of three, kill!"

The hall was silent, and there was a lot of silence. (To be continued.) )