Chapter 2011 Gui Zi Juan controls the front line and cultivates the heart

Mao Wenlong initially served as a guerrilla in the Jinzhou Guard, stationed on the line from Jinzhou Zhongzuo to Fuzhou Guard.

It is far away from the Liaoxi Corridor facing the Chahar people, and also far away from the Liaohetao area bordering Jianzhou Jurchen and the Liaohaiwei, Fushun Pass and Dingliao Youwei (Phoenix City) lines, so the chances of promotion based on military exploits are very high. There are few, so I have always been eager to defend the front line of the border wall, so that I can have more opportunities to fight.

 Feng Ziying, through her father's relationship, asked Cao Wenzhao to transfer Mao Wenlong to the Yizhou Guard line.

This is adjacent to the intersection of Jianzhou Jurchens, Horqin people and Yehe tribe. The situation is complicated and it is also the key node area where war is most likely to break out. It can also be regarded as an opportunity for Mao Wenlong.

If he hadn't known about Mao Wenlong's abilities in his previous life, Feng Ziying wouldn't have dared to say this, and Feng Tang only greeted Cao Wenzhao after investigating Mao Wenlong.

This was also the reason why Feng Ziying dared to agree to Bushiya Mara. Without Mao Wenlong's thousands of troops stationed on the Yizhou Guard line, from Dading Fort - Dakang Fort - Taiping Fort - Dajing Fort - Zhenyi Fort, outside the border wall The entire Daling River-Jianmen Mountain area is Mao Wenlong's defense line. Mao Wenlong became familiar with this area very quickly, and Feng Ziying really didn't dare to take on this hot job.

Of course, it is not enough to stay close to Mao Wenlong. Once Nurhaci gathers all the elite Jurchens in Jianzhou, Mao Wenlong's troops will not be enough at all. The Yehe tribe will also suffer a disaster, so it is necessary to pull the Inner Khalkha people superior.

However, the area where the Inner Khalkha people live is a little far away from the Yehe tribe. They are northwest of the Yehe tribe, and the closest distance to their pasture is three to four hundred miles away. They can't get there in two or three days at a time, so this In the middle, we have to rely on the support of Ye Hebu and Mao Wenlong.

In his letter to Feng Ziying, Mao Wenlong not only talked about the situation in the army, but also talked about some specific problems he was facing now. The most important one was the shortage of fire guns.

He is a relatively junior general in Liaodong Town. He has 7,000 elite soldiers under his command, but the number of spearmen and sword and shield soldiers accounts for only 5,000, 800 cavalry, and only 1,000 fire muskets. Moreover, they are still old-fashioned. The three-eyed musket was replaced with a matchlock gun just four months ago.

After being transferred to the Yizhou Guard, Mao Wenlong recruited two thousand people from the Fuzhou Guard and took them with him to train according to the regulations of the Fire Gun Soldiers, hoping to replenish the Fire Gun Soldiers as soon as possible.

However, the number of firecrackers allocated to Liaodong Town by the Ministry of War has been significantly reduced since the beginning of this year. More supplies are supplied to the Northwest Army, Jizhen Army and Jingying Camp that are going to fight. In addition, the re-established Datong Town and Xuanfu Town also received some. Liaodong Town was left behind.

Liaodong Town only received 3,000 additional fire guns this year, and it was not Mao Wenlong's turn at all. This made Mao Wenlong's 2,000 people who practiced with fire sticks a mere decoration.

Although there are one thousand muskets that can be borrowed to practice with these two thousand people, when the war actually breaks out, these two thousand people can only be used as supplementary troops. But this is too wasteful. Specialized civilians serve as supplementary troops. These two thousand people can be used in battle, as long as the firecrackers can be equipped in place.

 This problem is not difficult for Feng Ziying to solve.

The output of the manufacturing workshops of the Gyeonggi Military-Industrial Complex is now increasing rapidly. After half a year of training and internship, skilled workers can basically pass the qualifications. Now the fire gun manufacturing capabilities of the entire Shuntian Prefecture and Yongpyeong Prefecture have been greatly improved compared to the initial level. With the improvement, the number of ordinary fire guns produced in Japan has exceeded 120, and there is still room for improvement.

This means that 3,600 firearms can be supplied to the Ministry of War every month. However, the Ministry of War is now focusing on ensuring the Northwest Army, Jizhen Army and Jingying, and then the Datong Army, Xuanfu Army, and Shanxi Town. , and finally Liaodong Town, so the firearms received by Liaodong Town this year are less than the output of the Gyeonggi Military-Industrial Complex in less than one month.

In addition, Mao Wenlong also hopes to obtain some heavy fire guns, namely turtle dove guns.

This kind of gun is no longer a technical problem for the Gyeonggi military-industrial complex. The key is that the yield rate is still relatively low, and there are many cases of returning to the factory for remanufacturing, so this affects the delivery. According to the current production capacity, the production capacity of the turtledove gun is about There are about 20 pieces per day, but the yield rate is only 70%, that is, only 15 pieces can be successfully shipped from the factory.

Liaodong Town received less than 200 heavy-duty fire guns this year, and most of them were taken away by Cao Wenzhao's personal troops, leaving other ministries unable to take their turn.

In addition to these two types of fire guns, self-generated fire guns have also been successfully trial-produced and mass production has begun. This is the biggest breakthrough achieved by the Gyeonggi military-industrial complex this year, but the problem that plagues it is the yield rate.

 The current production of self-generated fire guns is about 30 pieces per day, but the yield rate is frighteningly low, only about 40%.

This also means that the cost of self-generated fire guns is very high. Even the Ministry of War feels that the price is too expensive and is unwilling to order too many.

What Feng Ziying could do was to find a backdoor for Mao Wenlong from the Gyeonggi military-industrial complex, and arm Mao Wenlong's troops by borrowing in advance 2,000 matchlock guns, 300 heavy firecrackers and 100 self-generated firecrackers.

Such a huge expense is certainly nothing to the Ministry of War, but it must be carefully calculated when it is apportioned to various military towns.

If you include the related gunpowder and projectiles, this is an expense worth more than 40,000 taels, which is already quite considerable.

If it were to fall on Mao Wenlong's Department, according to the normal equipment progress, it is estimated that Mao Wenlong's Department would not be able to achieve this kind of equipment in five years.

In addition to ensuring this armament for Mao Wenlong, Feng Ziying also needs to provide some sweetness to the Inner Khalkha people, but this sweetness can only be solved by the Shanshan-Shaanxi Chamber of Commerce.

The people of Inner Khalkha are not short of money now, they are short of all kinds of materials they need.

 Zhasai still has some vision and courage. The last ransom was basically used by him to purchase various supplies, and it also attracted a large number of merchants to trade in the five parts of Inner Khalkha.

Feng Ziying even gave some hints to merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi, and released some previously regulated goods, such as iron materials, iron tools, armor, and even cold weapon materials such as arrow clusters and swords and shields, and began to be imported into Nekar. The five tribes of Kazakhstan helped Zasai in disguise to expand his army and enrich his armed forces.

This has greatly enhanced the status and influence of the Inner Khalkha people on the grasslands, and also greatly increased Zasai's prestige among the five Inner Khalkha tribes.

The Horqin people, who have always been flirting with and even discussing marriage with the Jianzhou Jurchens, have not completely turned to the Jianzhou Jurchens because they are afraid of the threat posed by the alliance between Nei Khalkha and Liaodong Town, whose power has expanded too much.

 Feng Ziying planned to write a letter to Zai Sai to remind him of the truth about the coldness of lips and teeth.

The strength of the Yehe tribe is indeed not good enough, but at least now the Yehe tribe has also annexed the remnants of the Ula tribe, and it can be regarded as the only seedling of the Haixi Jurchen.

　　In the situation where most of the savage Jurchens have gone to Jianzhou Jurchens, the name of Jianzhou Jurchens to unify the Jurchens and the founding flag can indeed unite people's hearts and attract the Jurchens' support.

Feng Ziying is not worried about whether the Ye He tribe will turn to the Jianzhou Jurchens. The grievances between the two tribes cannot be eliminated by Nurhaci drawing a few cakes, but must be resolved with swords and guns.

However, Nurhaci's obvious "posture of destiny" will still have some impact on Ye Hebu's mentality, and he will subconsciously put himself in a weak position, which will weaken Ye Hebu's will to resist to a certain extent. Once it appears, it will not be beneficial to Ye Hebu. During the Hebe situation, some weak-minded people would wonder if this was destiny.

 This requires some small victories and external support to consolidate and inspire Yehe's confidence and fighting spirit.

Feng Ziying thought for a long time before fully considering the task "given" by Busia Mara. This can only be said to be a plan of her own. The specific effect of its implementation still needs to be verified.

  Neither Liaodong Town nor the Inner Khalkha people can be controlled by one hand. Mao Wenlong's side is easier to say, but Zasai's side has too many unexpected factors.

 When I returned to Daiyu's room, it was almost time.

Seeing Zijuan busy **** herself and bathing her feet, Feng Ziying remembered what Yuanyang reminded her.

Logically speaking, it would be difficult for him to mention this kind of thing. Although Daiyu did not misunderstand her, she still felt as if she was coveting the beauty of Zicuckoo.

 In terms of beauty, Zijuan is not the prettiest not only compared with other women from Feng Ziying, but even compared with Yuanyang, Qingwen, Jin Chuan'er, Ping'er and Siqi.

Her appearance can be called sweet. The deep dimples on her cheeks and her smile can make people feel pity. Therefore, this girl's affinity is the strongest in the entire Rongguo Mansion, which also helps Leng Leng. The temperamental Daiyu has saved a lot of interpersonal relationships, at least making Daiyu not too unsociable in the minds of her servants.

While chatting away, Daiyu also noticed Feng Ziying's absent-mindedness and asked with concern: "What's wrong with your husband today? He seems to be restless?"

“It’s nothing, I just feel like I’m leaving. There are still many things that haven’t been finalized and done. I have to think about it carefully. Only when I left the house did I realize that there were some things I hadn’t done.”

Feng Ziying smoothed the hair on Daiyu's cheek, and touched her delicate pink cheeks with her fingers. This girl had only been married for less than a month, and she had already begun to lose her youthfulness, and there was a faint trace between her eyebrows. It's a bit of a different style.

Listening to Feng Ziying saying that she was leaving, Daiyu suddenly felt a little emotional. She didn't care that Zijuan was beside her, holding Feng Ziying's arm, and she became depressed: "I have only been married to my husband for more than ten days, and my husband is leaving soon. Knowing this, I should get married earlier."

"Sister, there is no need to be so sad. If my husband is quick, he will be back in a year and a half, and it will only take two years..." Feng Ziying was also a little reluctant, hugging Daiyu's willow-thin waist, and whispered in her ear: " Are you feeling better?"

Daiyu's face heated up, and all the parting emotions were washed away by Feng Ziying's words. She shook her head charmingly, bit her lips gently, and whispered almost like a mosquito: "It's better now. "

 (End of this chapter)