"It's not surprising that if we pay attention and invest some money, we can make it. But we don't have the technology ourselves, let alone excellent craftsmen, and we want to imitate them..."
Niu Jinxing looked at Li Zicheng in front of him with a wry smile in his eyes.
"No matter what... give it a try!"
Li Zicheng looked serious.
"Our firearms are so backward! They were fine in the past. In fact, the firearms of the government and army were not very good in the past, and they were also rotten, and we took advantage of them.
But there is no way to take any tricks now! Even the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have very powerful red cannons, and the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's firearms are also very good, only our firearms are the worst!"
Thinking of this, Li Zicheng's eyes flashed with a hint of helplessness,
There is really no way, they are just a peasant rebel army, they have no background at all, and they don't have any powerful craftsmen!
"Okay, you go down!"
Li Zicheng said casually to the intelligence officer on the side.
At this time, Niu Jinxing in front of him smiled slightly, looked at Li Zicheng in front of him and said: "Actually, looking at it now, this matter is a good thing for us! It is impossible for Duduo to continue to swallow troops here!
There are not that many troops in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties! Duduo will definitely divide his troops to attack Daming Mansion, that’s for sure! When the forces of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties and the Ming Dynasty fight to the death, for us, no matter which angle we look at,
That said, it’s all a good thing!”
As he spoke, Niu Jinxing's eyes showed excitement.
"really!"
Li Zicheng nodded.
"It's better to arrange for people to go down and study artillery! And muskets, these things are things we will definitely experience in the future. For other times, we can just sit back and watch the tiger fight!"
Li Zicheng smiled slightly and said to Niu Jinxing in front of him.
The two of them are in a good mood!
Being able to see two sworn enemies fighting at the side, no matter who wins or loses, is always good for you and others. This situation, it seems, is of course a happy one.
Niu Jinxing nodded.
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Soon, Niu Jinxing slowly retreated.
The Manchus were already restless at this time, and countless Manchu troops began to gather around Daming Mansion.
In this case, the spies put the information on Zhu Cixiang's desk early.
"Daming Mansion is a strategic location! It would have been fine if we had not captured it before. Now that we have captured it, there is absolutely no way it can be surrendered to others so easily!"
Wu Yan said to Cheng Hao in front of him with a serious face.
An official named Wei Yi next to him had a hesitant look in his eyes. He looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and said, "Your Highness! The Manchu and Qing troops are coming with great force. If we can't avoid their sharp edges, more than 100,000 Manchu and Qing soldiers will attack us."
The people in the Daming Mansion are fighting with our people! We can't take advantage!"
Several ministers from the Eastern Palace system around him also nodded in agreement, with hesitant looks in their eyes.
Obviously, the Manchu Qing Dynasty frightened them by mobilizing troops on such a large scale.
You know, the combat effectiveness of the Manchu and Qing armies is obvious to everyone.
Moreover, the current Manchu and Qing army, not to mention their combat effectiveness, has far exceeded the East Palace's army in terms of numbers. If there is a fight, even the Prince's Palace can win.
That would definitely be a miserable victory.
"Your Highness! We don't need to provoke the Manchus at this point in time. We still have a lot of time to develop the army. Fighting this war now is likely to cause us heavy losses!"
"Yes! Your Highness!"
Several civil servants around him said to Zhu Cixiang in front of him.
Zhu Cixiang had a faint smile on his face.
He glanced at Wu Di who was standing aside. There was a hint of helplessness in Wu Di's eyes. In fact, what the civil servants around him said was not unreasonable.
really!
It is still a good time for Shandong to develop. Going to war at this time is actually detrimental to the Prince's Mansion.
It is also disadvantageous for people in Shandong.
In a real fight, under the crushing force of absolute military strength, it is very likely that there will be heavy losses.
In that case, it would be too much of a loss!
But this battle is indeed a good thing for the entire world situation!
Being able to defend Daming Mansion is a huge benefit!
The greatest advantage is that it can cut off the hand of the Manchu that extends into the Central Plains!
and!
Zhu Cixi doesn't have the habit of bowing his head and admitting defeat!
Thinking of this, Zhu Cixiang smiled mockingly. He looked at the people around him and slowly said: "What you said makes sense, and I can understand it! You are indeed doing it for the East Palace and for the whole of Shandong!"
After hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, the ministers around them all smiled.
But it didn't take long for them to laugh.
Zhu Cixiang changed the subject.
"but!"
The sharp light in Zhu Cixiang's eyes swept across the ministers around him. Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly, looked at the ministers in front of him and said slowly: "I, Zhu Cixiang! I have no intention of spitting out the meat that I have already eaten in my mouth!"
If I abandon the entire Daming Prefecture! What will the whole world think of me? What will our soldiers think of me? And will these people from the Manchu Qing Dynasty stand on the walls of Beijing and laugh at my weakness?
?
What would the ancestors under the Nine Springs call me, an unfilial son and grandson???"
Zhu Cixiang looked at the ministers in front of him with a sharp light in his eyes.
"So, I can understand your thoughts, but there are some things that cannot be explained clearly by interests! This battle is already on the line! Even if we really give up Daming Mansion at this time, do you think,
What will the Manchus think??"
Zhu Cixi said expressionlessly.
"Let us go like this? Or take the opportunity to directly attack Dongchang Prefecture, or even Jinan Prefecture??"
The surrounding ministers were slightly shocked.
This possibility is indeed not small!
"Okay, let me arrange the city defense now!"
With that said, Zhu Cixiang began to quickly arrange the city defense. Facing the fierce attack of the Qing Dynasty, not only Daming Palace needed to repair the city wall, other cities in Shandong must also rest and repair the city defense. If they were uneasy, it would be easy for someone to take advantage of it.
After arranging the city defense.
"Mr. Wu Ge, please go to the front line for me!"
Zhu Cixiang said to Wu Yan in front of him.
"Only you can do such a thing as uniting the army well here!"
"kindness!"
Wu Di did not refuse and simply agreed.
"I don't have many troops in hand. I have 50,000 reserve soldiers. Let me give you 30,000! How about the specific arrangements? It's up to you to decide, okay?"
Zhu Cixi looked at Wu Yan in front of him and said.