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The mouse sat down to drink water, and Zhang Zhun paced back and forth in the Qianhuguan Hall, his eyebrows were quietly locked together. He used to have no such habit. But now, he has become accustomed to this way of thinking. To outsiders, Zhang Zhun is becoming more and more like a high-ranking person, but inadvertently, it also adds a little awe.

The information brought by the mouse made Zhang Zhun very alert. Sun Zhixie sent people to contact the Tartars, what exactly did they want to plan? Will it be unfavorable to Fushan City? Will the Tartars suddenly launch an attack on Fushan City when they unexpectedly? Will Sun Zhixie himself have a new attack?

Well, Zhang Zhun admitted that he is indeed a little oversensitive now. The first thing he thinks about is himself, the safety of Fushan City. There is no way, in such a chaotic world, a little carelessness may bring disaster to himself. If he is the only one, the problem is not big. Even in the most difficult situation, he believes that with his ability to escape, there is absolutely no problem.

However, at this moment, his fate is already tied to many people. They are not able to escape from the enemy's evil hands. If Fushan City suffers a plot, it will definitely not only be him, but also many people, including the people he loves and those who love him. Those military households who have just had hope, those who support and love him, will all become dead souls under the knife.

If they suffer losses, even if they escape by chance and have the opportunity to make a comeback in the future, it will take a lot of effort to start again. No matter from any perspective, a restart is not the best choice. Therefore, any behavior that may cause the Fushan City to be severely damaged is absolutely not allowed.

After a moment, Zhang Zhun stopped and asked cautiously: "How many Tartars are there in Tianheng Island?"

The mouse shook his head and said, "This is not true. Since the Tartars occupied Tianheng Island, Tianheng Island has been isolated from the outside world. Except for the Han people from Liaodong, the local Han people in Shandong cannot reach Tianheng Island at all. Therefore, it is impossible to send people to infiltrate to obtain information."

In fact, Tartars appeared on Tianheng Island, but it was not long. It should have been around the second year of Chongzhen. The basis was that the Jimo magistrate at that time had submitted a memorial to the Shandong Provincial Administration Commissioner that there were Liao people appearing in Tianheng Island and often went ashore to plunder, asking the Shandong Metropolitan Commander to send troops to deal with it. It was left unresolved.

The second year of Chongzhen (the third year of Tiancong of the Later Jin Dynasty, that is, 1629 AD) was a relatively chaotic year. This was the case with both the Later Jin and the Ming Dynasty. On the Ming Dynasty, Yuan Chonghuan first killed Mao Wenlong, which caused a lot of controversy; then the Tartars invaded and besieged the capital, and the world was shocked; then Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned. Because the Tartars invaded, Emperor Chongzhen was so angry that he ordered the then Minister of War Wang Qia and others to be imprisoned, and indeed killed several officials. As a result, people were panic and everyone was in danger. From then on, the generals began to hold their own troops.

On the Later Jin Dynasty, Huang Taiji, who was already very dissatisfied with Amin, also found an opportunity to kill people with a knife. When the invasion ended and retreated from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, he deliberately arranged for Amin to stay in the four cities including Zunhua, Yongping, Luanzhou, Qian'an, etc. Faced with the hundreds of thousands of Ming troops coming in, Amin did not dare to resist and directly ordered the abandonment of the city and escaped. Before escaping, Amin ordered all the people in the four cities to be slaughtered without leaving any one. Huang Taiji used this as an excuse to lift Amin's military power and eventually put him under house arrest until his death.

After Amin was convicted, the blue flag under his name was transferred to Jiergalang, and Jiergalang became one of the eight highest-ranking Heshuo Beile. He inherited Amin's grand property and population. Although Jiergalang was Amin's brother, he had always had a good relationship with Huang Taiji and could not match Amin's brother on many issues. Huang Taiji's confidant strength has increased significantly, and no one has ever posed a threat to him since then.

After Amin was under house arrest, some of his confidants were unwilling to follow Jirgalang, so they fled from Liaodong and then fled from North Korea. There was no living space for these Tartars within Huang Taiji's control. They floated on the sea and accidentally came to the coast of Shandong and settled on Tianheng Island.

In the second year of Chongzhen, the Tatars learned that the Ming army's defense in the mainland for the first time through the invasion. It turned out that it was so empty. It was also the first time that the Ming army in the mainland was so weak. If the Ming army in Liaodong was weak and incompetent and lacked the spirit of taking the initiative to attack, then the Ming army in the mainland was completely a scumbag! He did not dare to fight with the Jin army at all! As long as dozens of Tartar cavalry could run rampant and burn, kill, loot and loot without restraint!

Therefore, although there may be only a few hundred Tartars who crossed the ocean, they firmly stood firm on Tianheng Island and their power continued to expand. Poor Tianheng's five hundred dead soldiers were killed and their loyalty was ruined by the Tartars for no reason. In addition, Shaman Island, Liugong Island and other places were occupied by the fleeing Liao people, and Liao people often appeared on the coastal islands in Shandong, which eventually became a disaster.

Since the Tartars came to Tianheng Island, the southern boundary between Laizhou Prefecture and Dengzhou Prefecture has never been at peace again. These Tartars went to the ashore to grab food or women. The local defenders could not defeat them at all. Every time they heard that the Tartars came, they hid far away. They waited for the Tartars to grab enough, killed enough, burned enough, and were satisfied before leaving.

The Tartars went ashore and plundered again and again, as if they were in a no-man's land. They could not bear the poison of the Tartars, so the people had to move away. In fact, the area around Tianheng Island was already empty. The Xiongya Thousand Houses, which was closest to Tianheng Island, had less than 20% of the military households left. The Dashan Houses under the jurisdiction of Dasongwei, had less than 30% of the military households.

Those craftsmen who were placed under the jurisdiction of Fushan from Xiongya, when they talked about the Tartars on Tianheng Island, they gritted their teeth and hated them to the core, but they were helpless. When those Tartars fought, they were all crazy, poorly equipped and never trained, how could the Ming army be the opponent of the Tartars? In the final analysis, it was not that the Tartars were too strong and too crazy, but that they were too bad and too cowardly.

Zhang Zhun thought about it and asked again: "Does the Tartars on Tianheng Island have ships?"

The mouse said certainly: "Yes! There are two pig-bearded boats."

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully.

Pig belly boats are actually small unarmed merchant ships. Inland shipping and offshore trade in the Ming Dynasty, pig belly boats were used in large quantities. If pig belly boats are used for loading, they can carry about 30 tons of goods (about 60,000 kilograms). If they are used for loading people, they can carry more than 200 people. Because it is relatively bloated, it seems to be a fat pig belly, and there are two holes for anchoring the bow, which seems to be the two noses of a fat pig, so it is commonly known as pig belly boats.

Due to the structure of the ship, pig-bearded boats can only travel in inland rivers or near-shore areas and cannot resist too much wind and waves. There is generally no problem with routes such as Qingdao to Jiangnan, but if you want to go to Japan or Manila in South China, you will not be able to do it. Those who travel to and from the sea are more lucky ships, treasure ships, or Manila sailing ships unique to Westerners.

Two pig-bearded boats can carry five or six hundred people when necessary. If these five or six hundred people are all Tartars or the second Tartars, their combat effectiveness will be quite strong. If the Tartars land on the surrounding coast of Fushan City by sea, Zhang Zhun and others must fight with each other. If they are negligent, they may be defeated by the Tartars.

Strategically, Zhang Zhun despised the Tartars. But in tactics, Zhang Zhun never despised the Tartars. The Eight Banners of Manchuria during the founding period were completely different from the Eight Banners of Manchuria in the late Qing Dynasty. The Eight Banners of Manchuria during the founding period were quite powerful in combat. If the Eight Banners of Manchuria during the founding period were regarded as the Eight Banners of Manchuria during the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance, they would definitely fall sharply.

If five or six hundred Tartars really come over, even if the guards are all dispatched, the battle situation will be very tragic. Within a certain distance, the Tartars' bows, lethality and fire rate are not worse than those of the Hu Ben Gun. In terms of the courage and willpower of the soldiers, the two sides may be equal. Even the guards are slightly worse.

After all, these Tartars on Tianheng Island are all under Amin's heart and veterans on the battlefield. Many of them are even white-armored soldiers, with rich combat experience. The soldiers of the guard team have received systematic combat training in less than two months. Even if Zhang Zhun had great skills, he would not dare to say that he could train an elite team within two months. Because this is simply impossible.

In other words, if the Tartars really attack, he must find a way to curb the Tartars' bows and arrows, and at the same time, maximize the advantages of the Tiger Ben gun. If possible, do not fight with the Tartars at close range at all. Even, do not enter the range of the Tartars' bows and arrows. Now Zhang Zhun does not have much confidence in the assassination of the new recruits. If there is another half a year of training, the situation will be much better.

The Hu Ben Gun has two biggest advantages. One is its range, which is two or three times that of the Tartars' archery. The other is its continuous combat capability. As long as there is ammunition and no malfunction occurs, it can be continuously launched. On the contrary, the Tartars' archers shoot at most twenty arrows, and their strength will be consumed almost.

In fact, as long as the distance between the two sides is more than 30 meters wide, the threat of the Tartars' arrowheads will be much smaller. As the battle continues, the Tartars' power is constantly consumed, and the lethality of the arrowheads will also decrease. If the two sides fight a protracted war, the winning side will inevitably be the guards.

Unfortunately, the production capacity of the Hu Ben gun is still severely restricted. If more than 100 guns can be released a day, the guards will immediately expand their troops and increase the number to more than 1,000 people. At that time, as long as the five or six hundred Tartars emerge, the guards will be able to reimburse one-third of the guns. Unfortunately, this is a daydream and unrealistic. Producing twenty Hu Ben guns every day is already the limit of manpower and financial resources.

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[The previous chapter has made some minor changes, mainly to correct some bugs pointed out by everyone. Some people said I cheated on clicks, but I laughed. At my speed, do you need to cheat on clicks? Laugh!~~~]

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