Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 939 Trading
In fact, after learning that the capital had fallen, the Heluo New Army was not at peace either.

Although I have been utterly disappointed in this empire, although I have had enough of that mean, ungrateful and self-willed emperor, so in this catastrophe, the new army of Heluo chose to stand by and prepare to use the hands of the Qing army to destroy the rotten country. The extreme center was uprooted, and the class that was above all living beings was knocked down.However, seeing that the capital of the country was so easily breached and cities surrendered without a fight, these powerful fighters couldn't help but panic.They just want to overthrow that fucking class, but they never thought about giving up the whole country to Jian slaves!

Immediately go north, regain Beijing, and beat Jiannu back!Urgently!
Those who had the same idea as the army were the gentry, vassal kings and civil servants in Heluo and Huguang. When the bad news of the fall of the capital came, they became completely panicked and set off one after another, rushing day and night to the Shimen Heluo New Army Camp with one purpose: Urge the Heluo New Army to go north immediately and regain the capital!
In this chaotic situation, Yang Menglong became unprecedentedly calm.He categorically rejected the request of Lei Shisheng, Yan Yingyuan, Sun Chuanting and others to send troops out of Tongguan, Xuanhua and Huang Taiji for a decisive battle in the Central Plains. He strictly ordered them to annihilate Dorgon's troops as soon as possible and not to attack the original soldiers before cutting off Dorgon's head. Make any changes to your schedule!In view of the fact that the Lei Shisheng Army had completely defeated the Mongolian army in the Hetao area, he ordered the Lei Shisheng Army to quickly move eastward into the Jinzhong Basin and join the battle order to encircle and annihilate Dorgon's headquarters.

So far, the Ming army under Dorgon has nearly [-] troops. Among them, the most elite Heluo Xin Army and Tianxiong Army have as many as two legions. The Sichuan Army is also not weak. Dorgon is very powerful. I was almost overwhelmed by the overwhelming pressure of Mount Tai.

At the same time, Yang Menglong also sent military envoys to Vietnam day and night, and ordered Qin Mai to continue to conquer Vietnam. Wang Rui led the most elite [-] main force of the barbarian army to go north by boat, and joined the Denglai new army in Denglai , Ready to join the battle sequence to recover Beijing.The military factories in Heluo, Huguang, Damingdao and other places rushed to work day and night. A large number of guns and artillery were produced and sent to the north continuously.At this point, Yang Menglong finally turned over all his trump cards, and the huge strength he had painstakingly cultivated in the past ten years was put on the table little by little, which shocked everyone.Soon, Huang Taiji and those traitorous civil servants will painfully realize what a terrifying force they are about to face.

"How many guns, artillery and ammunition do we have now?" Yang Menglong asked quickly in the Chinese military tent.

Li Yan also replied quickly: "Up to now, as many as 46 rifles, 36 howitzers, 80 rocket launchers, [-] nine-percent thunderbolt guns, [-] There are sixteen [-]mm lightning cannons and ten [-]mm lightning cannons! In terms of ammunition, there are as many as [-] rounds of bullets, [-] rounds of howitzer shells, [-] rounds of lightning cannon shells of various calibers, [-] rounds of rocket launchers, explosives Twenty tons!"

These data are really not enough to look at now, but they are appalling in the Ming Dynasty. With such a military production capacity, it is no problem to beat the whole world!

"In addition, [-] rifles, [-] rounds of ammunition, [-] howitzers, and [-] thunderbolt guns have been shipped along the Yangtze River and shipped to Denglai!" Li Yan continued.

Yang Menglong asked: "How is it in Jinzhong? Are the savings in Yangquan enough?"

Fan Jingwen, a representative of the Tianxiong Army, replied: "More than enough!"

Yang Menglong nodded and said, "Very good, so much ammunition is enough! Strengthen training, and we will go north as soon as the road muddying season is over, so that Jiannu can taste what it's like to be buried alive with ammunition!"

All the generals agreed in unison, the voice was like thunder.

Qin Liangyu has been concentrating on fiddling with a rifled flintlock, tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk.Not long after Qin Yiming set off, she also led [-] Sichuan troops north to King Qin, and joined the Heluo new army at Shimen.Whether it is Yang Menglong or Li Yan, they are very welcome to this disciplined, loyal and brave force. They readily took out [-] rifled flintlock guns for the Sichuan army, so this Sichuan army became the new army to eliminate Heluo The first pure firearms unit other than the Hetianxiong Army, even the Denglai New Army did not have such treatment.She is really satisfied with this weapon. It is very easy to use and maintain. It takes only half a day for a soldier to learn how to aim and shoot, but the lethality is amazing. No armor can resist it. Bullets, a strong man who has only been trained for half a day can kill a white armored soldier wearing heavy armor and who has practiced martial arts for more than ten years by lightly pulling the trigger. Is there any more ideal equipment than this? ?There are also the tactics, training rules, etc. of the Heluo New Army, all of which fascinated her, so after knowing what to do, she was not in a hurry at all, and spent this time in the barracks studying these advanced techniques. Weapons and equipment and the training and tactics associated with them.Hearing Yang Menglong mentioned going north, the female general who had been a soldier for a long time put down the rifle in her hand, looked at Yang Menglong, and asked, "Have you made up your mind?"

Yang Menglong said: "I've made up my mind. The day when the road muddying season ends is the day of Huang Taiji's death!"

Qin Liangyu asked: "What about now? Now that the imperial capital has fallen, the life and death of the emperor is uncertain, and the whole country is at a loss, what are you going to do?"

Yang Menglong was silent for a moment and said: "Someone has to stand up... I will have an in-depth conversation with His Highness the Crown Prince and give everyone a satisfactory answer."

Qin Liangyu nodded and said no more.In fact, this female general hopes that Yang Menglong will be the emperor. He is capable, responsible, and has a strong army. The most valuable thing is that he has the unconditional support of the people of Huguang and Sichuan. Even the barbarians love him extremely. , no one is more suitable to be this emperor than him!Who says the emperor must be named Zhu?As long as it can bring this country back to life, I can have any name!But Yang Menglong never showed the slightest ambition in this area from beginning to end - or in other words, he didn't have the slightest interest in this area, and it was hard for her to say this.

Yang Menglong tapped the table with his fingers, frowned and said, "The ammunition is still too low! Urge the transporters to improve their efficiency! I hope to see our army's ammunition base doubled within ten days!"

Xue Siming was taken aback: "Double the amount!?" You must know that special ammunition for rifled flintlock guns is not cheap. It cannot be made by just melting a small piece of lead ingot while a soldier is camping. Skilled workers of machinery and equipment, such ammunition is worth a lot of money every round, hundreds of thousands of rounds is already a bit scary, but Yang Menglong is lucky, he dumped more than 100 million rounds as soon as he opened his mouth!
Yang Menglong said: "They can do it, just push it a little harder! By the way, Zhong Ning, have those European war horses been trained?"

Zhong Ning said: "They are all trained, and they can go to the battlefield at any time!" When he mentioned these war horses, he looked proud. These war horses were purchased from Europe by Miss Catherine and shipped to Asia by large ships. The height is over 1.6 meters, and the explosive power and endurance are exceptionally good. It is an excellent war horse. Zhong Ning has dealt with horses for so many years, and has never seen such a good war horse. Compared with it, the Mongolian cavalry rides Most of the war horses in the city are like donkeys, and the Lancers are dressed in gorgeous armor, riding these bright-colored, elegant war horses to swagger through the city, not to mention the scenery!
Yang Menglong said: "Take good care of those war horses. When the time comes, we will have a head-to-head battle with the Jiannu on the Great Plains. It's up to you to defeat the incoming Jiannu cavalry!"

Zhong Ning said proudly: "No problem, let them just come over and kill as many as they come!"

Just as he was talking, the guard came in and reported: "Master Hou, there is Xiyi who wants to see you!"

Yang Menglong was stunned: "Where is the sacred place, come to me at this juncture?"

The guard said, "It's a Spaniard!"

Only then did Yang Menglong remember that he beat up the Spaniards last year, took thousands of prisoners, and then was assassinated and seriously injured. Before he recovered from his injuries, he traveled all over the world and completely forgot about it.He forgot, but the Spaniards didn't forget, the capture of thousands of people was just a trivial matter for Daming, but it was fatal for the Spaniards, and it could be called a heavy loss—you must know the current Spanish army But not many, and there are so many colonies to defend, the military strength can be said to be stretched, and thousands of people were captured all at once, which is really terrible!So during this period of time, the Spaniards were looking for Yang Menglong all over the world like crazy, trying to get these soldiers back through negotiations.Not only the Spaniards, but the Dutch are also making the same effort, but Yang Menglong is too busy to stop at all, and these unlucky people have to run around behind his ass, exhausted to death !
After handling the two military matters, Yang Menglong asked everyone to retreat, and at the same time asked the Spanish envoy who almost broke his legs to get in.Originally, he planned to use the thousands of Spanish prisoners of war to do hard labor in clearing wasteland and building roads. Since the Spaniards valued the captured soldiers so much, he was not polite and would definitely use them in exchange for greater benefits!

The first person to walk in was the always bright and charming Catherine.It seems that the Spaniards who came here must have been instructed by this beautiful countess——she will never let go of anyone who can improve the prestige and status of the city-state of Venice and earn benefits for the city-state and herself Opportunity.She looked at Yang Menglong and asked softly: "Yang, are you okay during this time?"

Yang Menglong said: "It's okay. I said, you brought the Spaniards here, right?"

Catherine smiled and said: "Yes, they came to Nanyang and begged me for help. We have a lot of business contacts. I still want to sell this favor, so I did a little favor."

Yang Menglong said angrily: "I think you are too idle, and you think that the whole world is as idle as you, and you are all focused on finding things for others to do! Well, let the messenger come in!"

The guard greeted him, and the Spanish envoy in gorgeous clothes walked in quickly.The envoy was only about 50 years old, definitely considered an advanced age in Spain, with a beautiful beard, light steps, decent manners, and quite aristocratic demeanor.He bowed to Yang Menglong and spoke a sentence in Spanish quickly. The tone was quite gentle and respectful, which made people feel comfortable.Catherine translated: "Honorable and fearless Governor of the East, I, Birol Abidjan, come to pay homage to you by order of the King!"

Yang Menglong said: "Stop talking about these time-wasting nonsense, just tell me, what's the matter with you coming to see me?"

Catherine raised her eyebrows and wanted to laugh, but she held back... This guy really didn't intend to follow the routine from the beginning to the end. Meeting such a negotiating opponent, the Spaniard will be bad luck for eight lifetimes .

Although he had heard of Yang Menglong's simple and rude, straightforward style, but when it fell on him, Viscount Birol was caught off guard.Hell, is this really how nobles communicate?It's too simple and too rough, even a European bumpkin wouldn't do it!He swallowed hard, calmed down and said: "Your Excellency, you know, we had a regrettable conflict in Formosa, and thousands of our soldiers became prisoners... Our Majesty the King I am extremely concerned about the fate of these captives, and specially sent me here to discuss with you the exchange of captives..."

Yang Menglong asked lazily, "Have any of my soldiers been captured by you?"

Birol Khan said, "Not this one!"

Yang Menglong rolled his eyes: "Then what's the point? I don't have any soldiers captured by you at all, what's the exchange?"

Birol was a little crazy: "But according to our European tradition, after the war, both warring parties should unconditionally release the prisoners of war and send them back home! China prides itself on being a country of etiquette. Shouldn't it even include us? It’s not as good as the small countries in Thailand and the West, right?”

Yang Menglong curled his lips: "That's your way of playing, not our way of playing! If you want to return those captured soldiers, you can exchange them with something I'm interested in!"

Birol yelled: "Yang, this is not what a nobleman should do! You are extorting and extorting!"

Yang Menglong said: "It's up to you. Anyway, the prisoners are in my hands. I have the final say on how to deal with them. If you are not convinced, you can send an army over and we will fight again!"

Biroll almost vomited blood.With Spain's bull-like temper, if he could fight, he would have sent seven or eight legions to kill him, and trample this bastard into a piece of meat. The problem is... First, the Spaniards simply don't have the ability to organize seven or eight troops. A legion with a huge force of thousands of miles for an expedition, and secondly, it has the ability to organize such a huge army, but it can't beat the Heluo new army!The poor old man yelled threats and lures, but Yang Menglong was unmoved. In the end, he himself was discouraged and said helplessly, "Yang, we plan to exchange a piece of land for these prisoners of war. What do you think?"

Yang Menglong narrowed his eyes: "Exchange prisoners of war with land? You are really generous, but it is a pity that you are generous to others."

Nonsense, of course it is to exchange the colonies. If you are generous to others, can you still exchange the mainland of Spain?Birol's expression became a little sinister: "If Your Excellency the Governor is willing to return the prisoners of war to us and send a small fleet to Europe to help us deal with a group of pirates, you will get a fertile and vast land Plains, the most habitable plains..."

(End of this chapter)