Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 609 Dilemma
In a turbulent situation, the strength or weakness of the war potential often represents whether one side can win victories in the situation it encounters.

Huang Taiji's face was gloomy, he was clutching the memorial presented by the front line tightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and anger kept surging in his chest.

Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo, and Sony all lowered their heads. The front line in southern Liaoning lost again, and the area around Xiuyan City was captured by Li Zicheng's troops, causing the Eight Banners to suffer a lot of losses.

"Who can tell Ben Khan why this happened!"

Huang Taiji couldn't hide his anger, and roared hysterically: "Why is the elite Han army equipped with thousands of self-generating guns in the fierce battle with the rebel army led by Li Zicheng in the area of ​​Xiuyan City, not the opponent of the rebel army?
Fan Wencheng, you, the Minister of Firearms Supervision, what kind of job do you do!
The military report sent by Dorgon said that the firecrackers and artillery made by Dajin were not comparable to the firecrackers and artillery held by the rebels. Is this your guarantee to Ben Khan? "

Fan Wencheng hurriedly knelt down on the ground.

Fan Wencheng was full of confidence in the batch of firecrackers and artillery that he supervised before. After all, compared with the firecrackers and artillery that he had handed over on the battlefield before, both in terms of range and power, they were stronger.

In order to supervise the manufacture of these guns, Huang Taiji mobilized many gunsmiths, poured in a lot of money, and even dispatched many slaves to mine ore deposits, build workshops, and improve the corresponding treatment, in order to enhance the combat power of the Eight Banners.

However, in actual combat, whether it was fighting against Li Zicheng's troops or the Dongjiang Army led by Liu Xingzuo, they were all ruthlessly suppressed.

Especially the Liaodong Rebel Army led by Li Zicheng, the gap between the guns and artillery held by the two sides was just that little, but it was just that little, but it brought about the defeat of the Jianlu battlefield.

"King Khan, this must be the rebel army led by Li Zicheng, who bought more sophisticated firecrackers and artillery from the Ming army." Facing Huang Taiji's anger, Fan Wencheng kowtowed in fear.

"If we Dajin want to defeat the rebels, we must increase the investment in guns and artillery, and let more gunsmiths participate in the forging of firearms.

Especially casting artillery, the method of melting and casting iron materials cannot guarantee the continuous bombardment of artillery, and must be cast with copper materials. "

hateful.

Damn.

Huang Taiji clenched his fists tightly, listening to Fan Wencheng's words, he felt angry in his heart. He had paid a lot of money for casting these guns and cannons, but the result he got now is not what he expected. want.

It was from the time when Sun Chengzong and Liu Xingzuo gained reliance that the war situation in the Liao region changed quietly as time went by.

Especially after Li Zicheng's Liaodong rebel army appeared in the southern Liaoning area, the advantage of the Eight Banners was gradually being disintegrated.

"Master, I feel that the rebels led by Li Zicheng should change their strategies accordingly." Sony knelt down on the ground and said to Huang Taiji.

"For me, the Eight Banners, no matter how strong our army is, no matter how brave our battles are, we are still outnumbered by two fists and four hands. This has been vividly reflected in previous battles.

This is clearly Chongzhen's poisonous plan.

I want to use the rebel army led by Li Zicheng to cooperate with the army deployed by Daming in Liao to continuously reduce the strength of our Eight Banners, so as to continuously recover the territory occupied by Dajin. "

"You mean to join forces with Li Zicheng?"

Huang Taiji narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Sony and said, "Hasn't this kind of thing been done before? Several teams of the condemnation faction were all surrounded and killed by Li Zicheng without exception."

Speaking of this, Huang Taiji couldn't hide his anger.

Once upon a time, their Eight Banners force suffered such humiliation, especially in the territory of Liaodong, where they have always been invincible.

But the current situation seems so passive.

"Master, considering the current situation, this slave thinks that we should give up Haizhouwei, Dingliao Youwei and other places."

Sony bit the bullet, lay down on the ground and said loudly: "Chongzhen wants to continuously weaken the strength of our Eight Banners by supporting the rebel army led by Li Zicheng, so why can't the Eight Banners do the opposite and destroy the relationship between Daming and the rebel army led by Li Zicheng?

As long as the relationship between the rebels led by Daming and Li Zicheng reverses in Liao, and our Eight Banners temporarily shrink the line of defense to ensure the stability of Liaoyang and other places, there will inevitably be a gap between them.

As long as their relationship can be destroyed, even during this period, our Eight Banners will help the rebel army led by Li Zicheng to attack the Ming army guarding Liao..."

"enough!!"

There was a roar in the hall, and Huang Taiji's eyes widened angrily, staring at Soni who was lying on the ground. The Eight Banners were greatly damaged by losing the guards of Liaoxi and Liaonan before.

Now let the Eight Banners give up Haizhouwei, Dingliao Youwei and other places. If you really dare to do this, there will inevitably be turmoil within the Eight Banners.

Huang Taiji knew what Sony said was the most favorable choice in view of the current situation. By temporarily avoiding the edge, Da Ming and Li Zicheng's troops would fight. At that time, the Eight Banners would choose to fight with one faction. After Da Ming was repelled, Then focus on the advantages to fight against Li Zicheng's troops.

However, Huang Taiji had to take into account the contradictions and hidden dangers within the Eight Banners.

"Ben Khan will send another batch of gunsmiths and blacksmiths under the jurisdiction of the Cannon Bureau. When Dorgon was fighting on the front line, he captured some of the gunsmiths and artillery, and they are currently being escorted to Beijing."

Huang Taiji looked at Fan Wencheng with cold eyes and said, "No matter what method you use, Ben Khan must forge a batch of guns and cannons that are stronger than what you paid. Chongzhen wants to use the rebel army led by Li Zicheng to weaken the strength of our Eight Banners army." , that is simply wishful thinking.

In addition, Neihong Wenyuan conveyed Ben Khan's will to the Ministry of War, ordering all the troops on the front line to shrink their defenses and not to fight the rebels for the time being. "

"twitter."

Everyone responded immediately.

The current changes in the situation in the Liao region made Huang Taiji afraid to start fighting easily, and the successive defeats caused the Eight Banners to suffer a lot.

Although the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of the Han Army were created successively, as Sony said, two fists are hard to beat four hands.

There must be a change.

"Come on, call Li Yongfang to Ben Khan." Looking at Fan Wencheng and the others' leaving back, Huang Taiji with cold eyes shouted coldly.

"twitter."

A person ran in from outside the hall and immediately knelt down to answer.

Although it is difficult for Li Zicheng to reach an agreement with him, this does not mean that other people cannot reach an agreement in private. Facing such a predicament, Huang Taiji decided to change a form to disintegrate the rebel forces led by Li Zicheng. If it is smashed enough, it means that it can be disintegrated. When the Eight Banners attacked Liaodong, wasn't it the Ming army that was disintegrated in this way?
(End of this chapter)