Liu Lin, the commander of the Korean navy's third navy, was now nearly sixty years old. However, he was a martial artist. Although he was slightly short in stature, he was very strong and capable, not senile at all.
At this time, he was wearing the robe of a Korean military attache. Although it was quite similar to the uniform of the Ming Dynasty military attaché, their belts were lifted up very high, similar to the skirts of Korean women.
Behind him stood some clerical clerks, all of whom were wearing robes, high-waisted cotton boots with soft soles, and large-brimmed hats on their heads.
Li Renzhan, Zhao Houliang, Lin Qingye and other generals behind him were all wearing armor and standing upright, quite heroic.
At this time, seeing the cold and sinister eyes of Prince Dorgon of Qing Dynasty and Shuorui, Liu Lin and other Mongolian generals, Han banner generals, and Mongolian generals of foreign vassals were all ordinary, and they were all as silent as a cicada.
Dorgon's face was expressionless, his eyes turned around on them. Suddenly, he stopped on Kong Youde, the commander-in-chief of the God's Blessed Army. He said to him: "King Gongshun, the red cannon of the God's Blessed Army is the furthest away." How many miles can we hit?”
Kong Youde, courtesy name Ruitu, was a guard from Gaizhou, Liaodong. He was originally a miner from Tieling. He was "good at bows and horses, but illiterate." After the Jin Dynasty captured Liaoshen in the first year of Tianqi, he became a general under Mao Wenlong. After Mao Wenlong's death, he was He transferred to Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai.
Later, in the fourth year of Chongzhen's reign, the Wuqiao Mutiny was launched, causing chaos in Denglai and other places in Shandong. The Ming army attacked in a hurry. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming turned to cross the sea and surrendered to the Hou Jin Dynasty. It was precisely because they brought cannon-casting craftsmen with them when they surrendered. Only then did the Tatars have the ability to cast their own artillery.
After the slave chief Huang Taiji heard the news, he was overjoyed. He personally led his troops ten miles out of Shengjing to greet him, and treated him with the most solemn "embrace ceremony" of the Jurchens. He was still regarded as the marshal of the capital, and Geng Zhongming was the deputy marshal. He placed the department in Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo made it its own army, called the "God Blessed Soldiers".
In the ninth year of Chongzhen's reign, the slave chief Huang Taiji changed the Later Jin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, named Kong Youde as the Gongshun King, and Geng Zhongming as the Huaishun King. At this moment, he was leading the army to assist in the battle on the Songjin front.
Now, the artillery soldiers of his Tianyou Army were deployed on the artillery array of the Empress Temple on the mountainside east of West Shimen. He was concerned about his subordinates and soldiers, and he was also nervous at this moment.
Because Shi Tingzhu, Ma Guangyuan and others from the Han Army Banner had ridiculed him a lot, Kong Youde first glared at Shi Tingzhu and the others, snoring coldly in his heart.
He, Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming and other new converts to the Eastern Han Dynasty formed a group of their own within the Qing army. He had always been at odds with Shi Tingzhu, Ma Guangyuan and other early converts to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the conflicts were not small. There were constant overt and covert fights on weekdays. , the battle between the old and the new is extremely fierce.
However, the Qing Dynasty turned a blind eye to this, including the slave chief Huang Taiji. For him, it was fine if there was a conflict between the Han Army Banner and the Tianyou Army and the Tianyou Army. As long as this conflict did not occur during battle, it did not matter.
On the contrary, if the Han Army Banner and the Tianyou Army and the Tianyou Army are as solid as one person, I am afraid Huang Taiji will be the most anxious one.
After Kong Youde glared at Shi Tingzhu, he didn't even look at the trembling flesh on his face, but replied to Dorgon very respectfully: "King Hui Rui, the newly-cast red cannon of the Tianzhu Army can hit four , five miles away.”
When Dorgon heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, and then he asked: "Can we hit the target four or five miles away?"
Kong Youde thought carefully for a long time before slowly shaking his head and replying: "It's difficult. If the target is within three miles, we are indeed somewhat certain. As for the target beyond three miles, it's just a matter of luck and God's will!"
Shi Tingzhu seemed to have seized the opportunity and sneered at Kong Youde from the side: "King Gongshun, you have never fired a single shot, so you are saying you are not sure. Isn't this the ambition of the Chang Ming Dog to destroy the majesty of our Qing Dynasty!
Are you just going to watch Ming Gouzi firing cannons and let our warriors of the Qing Dynasty get bombed? "
Although Kong Youde hated Shi Tingzhu in his heart, his expression remained unchanged and he replied with a smile: "Old Shi, within three miles, there is indeed some accuracy. Looking beyond three miles, the God Blessing Army is really not sure. We You can’t deceive Prince Rui either!
However, Lao Shi, your Xianghuangqi has been using artillery for a long time. If not, please send out the Xianghuangqi artillery team for a while. how? "
Shi Tingzhu's face suddenly turned cold. He seemed to be about to open his mouth to say something, but when Prince Rui Dorgon waved his hand, he immediately stopped and stood aside, as silent as a cicada.
Dorgon didn't bother to pay attention to him, and just said: "Since we are three miles away and there is no certainty, don't waste any more gunpowder and cannons. When the Ming army enters within three miles, it will not be too late for the God's Blessed Army to fire again."
When the Qing Dynasty conquered the Ming Dynasty, we did not rely solely on the power of guns and artillery. After all, we still had to fight with the warriors of the Eight Banners. The power of guns and artillery was only to help the battle.
Moreover, the walls of our army's stronghold are strong. Even if the Ming army bombards them with artillery, they will not be able to break them instantly! "
Everyone heard the meaning of Dorgon's words and clearly looked down upon them, the Han soldiers, but did not dare to say a word to refute. Even Shi Tingzhu bowed obediently and replied: "Yes. Your Highness Prince Rui."
He was a little annoyed and was glaring at Kong Youde when he heard Dorgon say again: "Shi Tingzhu, you lead the Han army with yellow flags from the Empress Temple to the south to set up defenses along the mountains to prevent the Ming army from attacking the Tianyou Army artillery array."
When Shi Tingzhu heard that Dorgon actually ordered him to lead his troops to protect Kong Youde, he couldn't help but be reluctant. However, he knew Dorgon's temper and knew that his status in the country was increasing day by day. How could he dare to offend him, so he had to obey the order respectfully: "嗻!”
Dorgon was not in the mood to pay attention to him anymore. Although he treated these surrendered Han people with courtesy, he still looked down on them from the bottom of his heart and only used them as cannon fodder before the Eight Banners warriors charged.
At this time, Dorgon, Prince Heshuorui of the Qing Dynasty, stood up and turned his eyes to Liu Lin, the commander of the three naval forces of North Korea. Although his tone was gentler than before, he still said with great majesty: "Mr. Liu Lin , I admire you for traveling thousands of miles to come to our aid. Today’s battle depends entirely on the guns and artillery of the Korean warriors to fend off the enemy."
Liu Lin was worried. He originally did not want to lead the army to help the Qing Dynasty, but the country was small and weak, so how could he be allowed to make the decision. At the moment, he could only flatter Dorgon and said: "Prince Rui sees thousands of miles away, and the Qing Dynasty and North Korea are both As a country of brothers, we are now fighting against the unruly Ming Dynasty, and I will naturally do my best to deal with it!"
Dorgon laughed and said: "Liu Tongzhi's coming from thousands of miles to help has brought the friendship between the Qing Dynasty and North Korea one step closer. If he can achieve some military merits, I, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, will not hesitate to reward him. Our two countries Diplomatic relations will definitely become more harmonious."
Liu Lin smiled and said: "I should do my best in my duty, and I hope the diplomatic relations between the two countries will last forever!"
At this time, all they spoke were Chinese, and the upper-level officials of the Korean state were proud to speak Chinese and write Chinese characters. Not only the upper-level kings, belles, officials and generals of the Qing Dynasty, there were also many people who could speak Chinese. , after all, they used to be border tribes ruled by the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, the Manchu Tatar dialect is extremely difficult to learn. Therefore, among the Manchu army and among the people, Tatar speakers are still the majority. However, among the upper echelons of the Qing Dynasty, and even middle-level officials and generals, there are still many people who speak Chinese. Of course, this is also true. It has a lot to do with the slave chief Huang Taiji's vigorous promotion of Chinese language and Chinese characters.
Therefore, at this time, Chinese was mostly used in communications between middle- and upper-level officials and generals such as Manchus and Han Chinese in the Qing Dynasty, or with officials and generals in Korea's vassal states.
