"Especially the clan issue. Last year, Shaanxi only returned land. The scope was not large and the impact was not bad.
But this year Shanxi and Beizhili are bound to be completed, and the public opinion is extremely solid. Those who have not been allocated land will force the court to swing the sword against the clan, gentry and wealthy businessmen. What will your Majesty do then?
If the vassal princes do not take the initiative to surrender, the result will be that the court takes the initiative, and the consequence is to kill the vassal king, because the people will expose all the bad things the vassal king has done over the years.
If we don't kill him, the image His Majesty established for the court the year before and last will completely collapse. The consequences of this will be very serious, and future government orders will be greatly reduced!
Waiting for death, and with the instigation of deliberate people, they established themselves as kings and distributed the land within the territory to the people for free. What will the court do then? "
"Therefore, it is imperative to conquer Chahar, not only to shock the gentry and wealthy businessmen, but also to shock the common people!"
Listening to Sun Chengzong's analysis, everyone was silent, but Li Biao, the cabinet minister, said: "Then there is no need for His Majesty to conquer it himself!"
Everyone nodded to this question.
Chongzhen looked at Yuan Keli: "Yuan Aiqing, what do you think?"
"Everyone, it's not impossible to conquer in person!"
Seeing that everyone was about to object, Yuan Keyi waved his hand to signal them to be calm.
"First, Chahar is different from Jiannu. Jiannu has several cities. If we want to attack Shenyang and Liaoyang alone, it will be difficult for us within a few months.
Chahar only has Guihua City, and not many people are stationed there. They are all scattered outside. As long as we take them by surprise and kill a few tens of thousands of them, our goal will be achieved!
Secondly, after His Majesty approved the size last year, he discussed taking back the firearms casting rights of Jiubian and other places, and ordered skilled craftsmen from all over the country to be transferred back to make tiger squat cannons, general cannons, etc.
Presumably, he imitated the tactics used by Sun Zushou, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, when he chased the Jiannu Zu soldiers. Firearms directly covered them.
Chahar has no city walls. If we have more than a thousand tigers squatting with artillery, etc., and firing several rounds of volleys, no matter how brave the Chahar cavalry is, they will not be able to withstand it!
Third, when the Beijing camp was being reorganized, the British proposed adding chariot camps. You should be clear about the role of chariot camps. Chariots are better than cavalry, and cavalry is better than infantry. What if we have hundreds of chariots to block the cavalry?
Fourth, His Majesty went to the Firearms Research Institute two years ago. After returning, he ordered the Ministry of Housing and Industry to fully cooperate with the Firearms Research Institute. The assembly line and standardization must have been completed.
A large number of quality-guaranteed fire guns are released, and the fixed charge tube increases the rate of fire, which is a major advantage.
To sum up, the chariots and chariots, together with more than a thousand artillery pieces, tens of thousands of musketeers, as well as the unexpected thunderbolts, thunderbolts, etc.,
It is unlikely that Chahar will be completely annihilated, but if half of the troops are killed by surprise and Guihua City is defeated, the battle will be a great victory!
In the battle of Longjingguan, many people thought that we had the home field advantage and were unable to deploy all the Jiannu cavalry. We detected Jiannu's movements in advance and seized the gap to use our tactics to catch Jiannu off guard.
But if we take the initiative to attack Chahar, if we win a big victory, this will truly show the power of the court and shut everyone up.
Although the essence is the same, the meaning is completely different.
Presumably, this is His Majesty’s main basis for his personal expedition! "
Bang... bang...
Chongzhen clapped his hands gently, his eyes full of approval. This time, Sun Chengzong analyzed the situation correctly, and Yuan Keli guessed from clues the basis for his personal expedition. The two of them were worthy of being famous ministers.
In terms of strategy, the two of them are still very high-level.
Just from this analysis, Chongzhen repositioned the future roles of the two.
"My dear friends, this battle is necessary. This point does not need to be discussed any more, and I rely on more than what Yuan Aiqing said for my personal campaign!"
More than these?
Everyone looked stunned, their eyes flashing, thinking about what else they could rely on.
"Your Majesty, but the cavalry trained by the Horsemaster Fang Zhenghua is effective?"
"Your Majesty, could it be that the Firearms Research Institute has developed a new type of firearm?"
"Did he instigate a rebellion among the leaders within Chahar Lindan Khan? As an internal agent?"
"In other words, the Mongolian tribes in Moxi have agreed to cooperate with us?"
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Listening to everyone's speculations, Chongzhen smiled and said: "The flintlock gun has been successfully developed, which is a fire gun that does not use a match rope.
The last time I went to the Firearms Research Institute to inspect the assembly line, I happened to see the flintlock gun being developed. "
Everyone's breathing suddenly became rapid, and Yuan Keli hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, how is the shooting speed?"
"Bi Maokang personally tested it with a fixed charge tube and it was four breaths. The test by Tengxiang Four Guards Sergeants was similar. It is much faster than the ten to fifteen breaths of the matchlock gun."
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard the emperor's announcement of the time.
Almost everyone has been on the front line, so they naturally have a clear understanding of the three-stage and five-stage tactics, and they also know the significance of increasing the rate of fire.
No wonder the emperor wanted to go on a personal expedition. With carriages, artillery, flintlocks and tens of thousands of reorganized sergeants, victory was certain.
Seeing everyone's eyes suddenly enlightened, Chongzhen thought to himself that if landmines could be made, they would definitely be an excellent weapon for Yin people.
At that time, Xu Guangqi promised that it would be completed in three months. Now it has been almost three months. I wonder if it has been completed?
"Your Majesty, I agree to the conquest by your Majesty. However, Your Majesty can only command from the rear. The charge is left to the generals. Otherwise, I will never agree to let Your Majesty conduct the conquest in person!"
"I second the proposal!"
After Yuan Keli finished speaking, Sun Chengzong and the rest of the Cabinet, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Minister of War all stood up and looked at the emperor with burning eyes. Although they were rude, they still did not give in.
"I promise you, you have no joke!"
Looking at the ministers who were watching him as if they were guarding against thieves, Chongzhen was helpless. He also knew very well why the ministers were so tough on this matter.
This is all caused by the ancestors. Most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were very weird, and there were not a few who personally conquered the emperor.
Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang will not talk about it. He started with a bowl and played a Ming Dynasty. He has experienced hundreds of battles.
Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, conquered Mongolia five times in the north, and he also earned the title of "General of the Northern Conquest".
Emperor Xuanzong, Zhu Zhanji, personally conquered the Han Dynasty and defeated the rebellion of Han King Zhu Gaoxu.
Zhu Qizhen, the Yingzong, personally conquered Wala and the Tumubao incident.
Wuzong Zhu Houzhao led his army to fight nearly a hundred battles with the Mongolian prince. The Ming army was divided and surrounded by the Mongolian army several times and was almost destroyed.
In fact, there is no need for the officials to tell him that he will not go to the front line in person.
Although there are no sniper rifles these days, who knows if the other side has more outrageous archers than Hu Dawei and Fierce Tiger.
If it fails, it will be a big loss!
Hearing the emperor's agreement, all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief. Whether it was Yu Zi or Yu Daming, they did not want anything to happen to the emperor.
"Okay, since everyone agrees to conquer Chahar, let me talk about the plan for this battle!"
