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Chapter 173 The Qing Dynasty’s Bombs
Anqing Fucheng.

With the arrival of Jiangnan Governor Longkodo, the Jiangnan Camp was established here more than 100 years earlier than in history, and the entire province's troops gathered here.

The original governor's office is now Longkodo's official residence, and Anhui governor Li Chenglong was directly eliminated.

Needless to say, according to the habits of the Holy Ancestor Kangxi, this governor was naturally from the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty.

It was not until his next term that Han people began to be used. By the 13th year of Yongzheng's reign, the governors of Anhui were all Han people and the Eight Banners were no longer used. It was not until Qianlong ascended the throne that the policy was changed back.

Yongzheng did have two brushes.

Arrive at the official residence.

"This is a humble job, Lord Long!"

Dai Kun bowed to Longkodo from below and bowed to him. He was now serving as the training envoy of the Wannan Regiment, which was neither an official nor an official, so he claimed to be in a humble position.

"Chizhou is lost?" Longkodo asked.

Dai Kun did not dare to hide anything, and said bluntly: "Chizhou City was still there when Beizhi left, but from what Beizhi has seen, unless the troops are stopped, there is no chance that Chizhou City will be spared. It's just a matter of time."

Dai Kun didn't know it at this time, but just as he crossed the river to Anqing, Chizhou City fell.

Who made Chizhou Prefecture insist on playing a trick and sending [-] training troops to fight in the field with the Ming army? In the end, they were destroyed by the regiment in just half a day.

When Yang Gong led his troops to attack, the entire Chizhou City could not even gather a thousand defenders. How could it withstand the front of the First Army?

Not even half a day before and after the battle, and even before the battle started, Chizhou City surrendered.

After all, all the dignitaries who could escape had fled. Even the prefect of Chizhou fainted and failed to live up to expectations. Who would organize the defense of the city?

The Yangtze River defense line across the south of the Yangtze River was completely controlled by the Ming army. Only a few key ferries were left, and the Ming army could calmly move south to clean up the remaining troops in southern Anhui and Jiangxi Province, which was surrounded on three sides.

"How many state capitals in southern Anhui have not been captured by the puppet Ming Dynasty?" Longkodo asked again.

Dai Kun replied: "The situation in Chizhou and Guangde is unclear, but based on my humble knowledge of the Puppet Ming, it should be more serious than the danger. The Huizhou government may still be able to rely on the mountains and wilderness to continue dealing with the Puppet Ming..."

After hearing this, Longkoduo frowned slightly. This means that almost all the south of the Yangtze River has been lost.

The remaining ones that have not yet been captured are actually only a matter of time, unless Longkodo sends troops to cross the river south now, but this is impossible.

Longko was silent for a moment and suddenly asked: "Do you know how you lost? How many troops did the Puppet Ming come to?"

Dai Kun understood what Long Keduo wanted to ask, thought for a moment and said: "Puppet Ming seems to be rushing to annex this war, or at least the entire southern Anhui region. According to humble observation, Puppet Ming's troop strength will definitely not be less than [-]. , and they are all true thieves."

Fifty thousand is the number Dai Kun calculated based on the battle at Jingting Mountain. In that battle, the Ming army attacked from both sides. Counting the battle losses, the army definitely exceeded 4 troops.

And if the Ming Dynasty goes to war, it is absolutely impossible not to leave behind troops. The four provinces and five of them will have at least more than 5 troops.

hiss!
Hearing the army of fifty thousand real thieves, Longkodo couldn't help but take a breath.

This was not the end, Dai Kun continued: "Moreover, Puppet Ming not only has a large number of troops, but also all of them are wearing armor. Even if there are casualties in the battle, its formation can always remain compact. It is precisely because of this that the humble army is difficult to resist until Rout.”

"With such elite soldiers, I even thought that what I was fighting that day was not some rebels, but my powerful Eight Banners force of the Qing Dynasty..."

The powerful Eight Banners mentioned here do not refer to the local Eight Banners that were knocked out one by one by the Ming army, but the Zhili Eight Banners, Mongolian Eight Banners, Shengjing Eight Banners, etc. in the north.

These Eight Banners troops either guard the border for many years, or they are simply selected soldiers who are good at fighting and dare to fight in the grasslands. Their elite level is naturally not comparable to the weak southern soldiers that Zhu Yijiong fought in front of him.

Such a high evaluation really surprised Longkoduo, and made Longkoduo's face become extremely solemn.

It seemed that he was right not to send troops across the river for reinforcements when he received the Chizhou message. His new troops, which had not yet been fully trained, were afraid that they would be eaten by the pseudo-Ming rebels on the other side of the river as soon as they crossed the river.

This pseudo-intelligence has really reached the point where it is difficult to cure!

Long Keduo pondered for a moment, and then said: "The governor is aware of this, so let's leave this matter here first! You can go down and receive your punishment."

"Yes, Lord Xie Long, have mercy." Dai Kun quickly bowed down and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if his guilt for the defeat and loss of the city and territory was over, all the generals and officials present felt confused when they saw this.

The serious crime of losing the city, losing the land, beheading the person and confiscating the house was just an internal punishment and it was over.

This Mr. Long from Beijing is really powerful!

It seems that I have to hold on to this thigh tightly from now on, and there is no need to worry about the future.Everyone present had different thoughts. In fact, the reason why Longkodo dared to do this was because the imperial edict after Yongzheng ascended the throne was finally delivered to Anqing two days ago.

Yongzheng's ascension to the throne was a first-class good thing for Longkodo. Now he immediately added the title of Crown Prince and Taibao without mentioning the loss of Nanjing. This fully shows what Yongzheng's attitude is.

In this case, Longkodo naturally has no scruples and can do whatever he wants.

The same is true for Yongzheng in history. In the early days, in order to consolidate his authority, many heroes were rewarded. Nian Gengyao was struggling in the northwest, unable to do anything, causing all kinds of troubles, and intervening in the government affairs. Yongzheng was able to withstand the pressure and let him Do it well and don't hold anything accountable.

This capacity is already better than most people.

When Dai Kun went down to receive his punishment, Longkodo said solemnly: "Go down! Recruit more craftsmen to make armors and train your soldiers well. I don't care whether you have been corrupt or not, but if you miss me at this time, If you are supervising and training the army, don’t blame me for being unkind!"

"General (lower officer) obeys the order!" Everyone hurriedly responded with their hands in hand.

It was later in the evening.

A workshop outside Anqing Prefecture.

This workshop was obviously newly built, and it was blocked inside and outside by Longkodo's direct Eight Banners infantry. People waiting to enter could not even get close to take a look.

The external reason is to build and update armor for the Eight Banners Infantry, but no one dares to check the details.

Walking deeper into the workshop, there were not many craftsmen inside, but there were quite a few, dozens of them.

"Let's begin! Let me see what kind of false magic is this?" Longkoduo said. At his side, Anhui Governor Li Chenglong was also accompanying him.

Wu Guoyin held an iron bullet weighing about five or six taels in his hand. After hearing Longkodo's order, he immediately lit the long fuse on the iron bullet without hesitation, and then threw it towards an open space behind the workshop. The man reacted quickly and jumped back.

"boom!"

The black iron bullet hit the ground very close, and exploded violently as soon as it hit the ground, throwing up large amounts of smoke, dust and sand.

Wu Guoyin was stunned and splashed all over him, but the smoke did not hurt him, so he was not injured.

It worked!
Based on Wu Guoyin's accidental discovery, Longkoduo spent many days to imitate the Qing Dynasty version of sugar bullets and successfully came out.

Of course, this kind of sugar ammunition is only the most superficial. Emperor Zhu simply mixed white sugar and black gunpowder together when he first arrived in Taiwan because of insufficient conditions.

Now used by the Ming army, the high-concentration syrup is first boiled in a pot, and then supplemented with purchased and self-produced fire salt, and some iron filings and other substances are also added to further enhance the power.

The small workshops in Longkodo are of a mixed type and cannot be compared with this at all.

But even so, the power is quite impressive.

"Okay, okay, my governor has long said that the magic method in this world is so simple. It's just a bomb, and some sugar is added to the gunpowder..."

Longkodo saw the power of the explosion with his own eyes, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face. After saying that, he turned to look at Wu Guoyin, who was getting up with a gray face, and said: "General Wu, you have made great contributions to our Qing Dynasty this time. The Qing Dynasty will return the favor." I will not treat you badly if you have me. From today on, you are the admiral of the Yangtze River Navy. I will immediately report to the court and request the emperor to carry the flag for you."

Raise the flag?

Are you going to turn over and become a slave?
Wu Guoyin didn't even bother to pat the black ash on his face. He immediately knelt down on the ground and burst into tears of gratitude: "General... no, it's my servant Xie Long's help and help!"

"Haha... Okay, you haven't raised the flag yet, so there's no need to worry." Long Keduo smiled slightly. How could he not hear Wu Guoyin's thoughts? He was just taking the opportunity to show his loyalty to see if he could join him. He is under the banner of Longkodo.

Isn't it better to be a slave under Longkodo's banner than to just raise the flag?
Not to mention, even Li Chenglong, who is also a bannerman, is inexplicably tasteless.

After all, he relied on Zu Yin to be the bannerman and the bannerman under the Five Flags. Although Wu Guoyin only got a verbal promise, the person who made the promise was Longkodo. With his recommendation, even if he raised the flag, it would still be the Han military flag. , at least it won’t be lower than Li Chenglong’s starting point!
Longkodo paused for a moment and then said: "Admiral Wu, when you return, you will first reorganize the Yangtze River Navy. If there are not enough warships, you will recruit civilian merchant ships. The funds for this recruitment will be paid by the treasury."

"And Mr. Li, if nothing happens, you will stay here and run this workshop. You must make more explosive bombs for me, Qing Dynasty. But one thing is that you must not leak this news. Do you understand?"

After hearing this, Li Chenglong's eyes flashed coldly, and then he understood why Longkodo wanted to bring him, the neglected governor, with him this time.

Because he is a banner man.

"Xiaoguan (the last general) obeys the order!"

Li Chenglong and Wu Guoyin responded at the same time.

Wu Guoyin could be said to be ecstatic. With this thing, not only was he not accused, but he was also promoted and raised his flag in one step.

It’s really a good deal!

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(End of this chapter)