"I know this method of fighting. It's called a horizontal line volley. It means placing hundreds or even thousands of shotgun soldiers armed with flintlock rifles into three or two dense lines and firing together!"
The speaker was one of the founders of Zhu San Taisun, Emperor Shunzhi's Hao Anda, Emperor Kangxi's great loyal minister, Shang Kexi's great filial son, Burni's Han army with ten thousand households, Wu Yingxiong and Kong Sizhen's brothers Shang Zhixin... ..He can really connect with anyone, and he is naturally well-informed.
"Dong An, is this fighting method very powerful?" Wu Shicong asked again.
Shang Zhixin frowned: "It must be powerful, otherwise Kangxi would not have been crazy about flintlock guns in the past few years, Zhu Heji would not have taken the same path as Kangxi, let alone let Xiao Tu wrote such a letter.
But neither Burni nor you can learn this kind of fighting... There is no place to get so many flintlock guns! "
When he mentioned this, the atmosphere in the room became solemn.
After Wu Yingqi shrank to Shaanxi, although he had a foothold, it was just a foothold. There's nothing else about it. It's really a matter of sugar without sugar, a gun without a gun, and you don't even have the conditions to "roll".
And the same goes for Burni, the Great Khan of Mongolia. . Under the three-party blockade of Emperor Kangxi, Galdan and Rakshasa Tsar Peter (the Mongol Empire was also afraid of Tsarist Russia), Burni could only buy gunpowder and ironware from Wu Yingqi, but Wu Yingqi could only supply this. There were two things. Wu Yingqi himself was short of muskets and cannons, and he was even more in dire need of flintlocks and sugar.
When everyone in the room was worrying, a scholar named Lin Benyu, one of Liu Xuanchu's men who joined the army, came in quietly, gave Liu Xuanchu an envelope, then saluted Wu Yingqi, and then left.
Liu Xuanchu picked up the envelope and looked at it, his brows tightened, "It's a letter from Fang Xianting."
Xianting was the name of Fang Guangchen. Fang Guangchen was a close friend of Wu Sangui and was considered an elder in the Wu and Zhou camp. After Wu Yingxiong came to the throne, he appointed him as the governor of Hubei and put him in charge of Wuchang.
As a senior minister of Wu Zhou, Fang Guangchen certainly did not want to see brothers Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi fighting against each other, so he has been acting as a mediator for the Wu brothers, hoping to bridge the conflict between the two parties.
Wu Yingqi asked Liu Xuanchu to deal with Fang Guangchen, trying to win Fang Guangchen to his side.
Therefore, Fang Guangchen and Liu Xuanchu have always maintained correspondence.
"General, your eldest brother is going to ascend the throne and become the emperor... in these two days!" Liu Xuanchu read the letter at a glance, then frowned and said to Wu Yingqi: "And your eldest brother is also planning to join forces with Zhuge Liang after he ascends the throne. I will attack Qinglu with Jie and Burni, and I hope you will join me. I have also set out the conditions for you to be the King of Yan, and for the eldest son to be the King of Qin.
In addition, your eldest brother also plans to send Hu Guozhu to Xi'an to discuss the matter in detail after he ascends the throne. "
Wu Yingqi snorted coldly: "Does he really dare to think that three points will be returned to one bear?"
Liu Xuanchu quickly reminded: "General, this matter depends on what Zhu Heji and Burney want... If they both agree, then the Qing Dynasty will be fought by the whole world. If you don't follow, Isn’t it true that we are enemies of everyone in the world?”
Wu Shicong nodded and said: "The military advisor is right. We can't risk the disapproval of the world now, at least we can't risk it openly... Commander-in-Chief, it seems we can only agree first, and then wait for an opportunity." Moved."
Shang Zhixin also echoed: "Master Liu and the eldest son are right. Now only Zhu Heji and Xuan Ye can do things that risk the disapproval of the world."
The greatest injustice in the world must be done with hard power, and the capital in Wu Yingqi's hands is no longer enough.
Wu Yingqi looked at Ma Bao and Wu Guogui again.
Ma Bao smiled and said: "Commander, if you are not willing to surrender to Xiangyang, you can also surrender to Jinling... If your elder brother dares to send troops to attack Shaanxi while you and Burni are on the Northern Expedition, Jinling will not We will let him go, and then he will be the one to risk the world's disapproval!"
Wu Guogui frowned and seemed to be thinking hard, "Second brother, it's okay to surrender to Jinling, but we don't have to openly quarrel with the eldest brother. We can deal with both ends first, and then wait for the opportunity."
Wu Yingqi nodded, and then said to Shang Zhixin: "Mr. An, you are Burni's envoy... Why don't you also become my envoy and go to Xiangyang to say goodbye to my elder brother? Rejoice!”
Shang Zhixin nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, okay... This time it's the combined forces of the Yuan Ming and Zhou families plus your brothers. The Qing Dynasty is really going to end!"
...
There is the sound of whips and the smoke is lingering.
The Dazheng Palace in the Imperial City of Xiangjing ushered in its highlight moment on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the sixth year of Zhaowu!
Today, Wu Yingxiong, the second president of the Great Zhou Dynasty, will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor here!
It was still dark outside the Meridian Gate of the Imperial City of Xiangjing, and there were strings of sedans, carriages and horses. The white lanterns emitted little bits of light. They led neatly dressed generals from six departments, nine ministers, twelve guards, and other important ministers through. After entering the imperial city through the Meridian Gate, they were all arranged in order according to their official positions in the square outside the Dazheng Hall, waiting for Wu Yingxiong to appear.
It’s not easy for Wu Yingxiong to become the “king”!
Since the first day of the first lunar month of the sixth year of Zhaowu, there has been auspiciousness and encouragement every day here in Xiangjing. Flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water, digging in the soil, jumping out of stones, there are all kinds of auspiciousness. Only the unexpected can be done.
It would be even more lively to persuade people to come in. Civil and military officials had already advised them not to do so. But Wu Yingxiong always felt that he was not particularly popular with the people. So the people in Hubei's various capitals were mobilized, and people from all walks of life came together to persuade them to join the book. They cried and shouted for Wu Yingxiong to be the emperor... A referendum was just about to be held.
After a lot of tossing, Wu Yingxiong finally reluctantly agreed three days ago, and also set a good day on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
So before dawn today, the whole Xiangjing was in chaos. The ministers had to go to court to congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne, and then they had to follow him out of the city to worship heaven and earth.
The people of Xiangjing had to put on new clothes and go to the streets to wait. When Emperor Wu left the palace and went outside the city to pay homage to heaven and earth, they had to kneel down to greet him... Well, when Wu Yingxiong was president At that time, the common people did not need to kneel to greet him, but now that he has been promoted to emperor, the rules are of course different.
The squadron troops (shifts) stationed around Xiangjing also got up early... In order to prepare for this enthronement ceremony and the possible Northern Expedition later, Wu Yingxiong made big plans several months in advance. Soldier, after the troops became anxious, all kinds of training and rehearsals were fully arranged. Today, I can always pull them out and take a look.
As for Wu Yingxiong himself, he was so excited that he didn't fall asleep all night. When midnight arrived, he asked Kong Sizhen to help him change his clothes and put on the imperial robes. Mianguan, Xuanyi, He Shang, middle single, knee cover, big belt, etc. are all available... In order to put everything on Wu Yingxiong according to the rules, Kong Sizhen practiced Fully half a month.
After dressing up, Wu Yingxiong took a chariot and was carried outside the Dazheng Hall. Then he walked in through the back door of the Dazheng Hall, and then came out from the front door. As soon as he showed up, a loud announcer shouted from outside: "Your Majesty." Come on!"
Then there was a cry of long live the mountains.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live..."
This sound... is really the most beautiful sound in the world!
Wu Yingxiong was almost intoxicated when he heard this. If it weren't for the eunuch leading him, he would have forgotten how to walk and sit down like this.
When the pleasant cheers suddenly stopped, Wu Yingxiong found himself sitting on the dragon throne.
This is the emperor!
He hurriedly said in a voice that could not hide his smile: "Pingshen, all the ministers are leveled!"
Everyone had been kneeling for a while, and now they quickly got up, looking happily at the newly minted "Emperor Zhou".
Wu Yingxiong originally prepared a long paragraph of speech, but who knows that now he can't remember it at all. However, he was still able to improvise on the spot. He laughed a few times and said: "I ascend the throne in Xiangjing today, and I will conquer the world." Lord... But half of the world is still occupied by Tartars. After I ascend the throne, I will personally lead the Sixth Division to expedition to the north of the Central Plains, as far as Yanjing. Are you willing to join me in the expedition to the north? "
