Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

u001fAlthough Zhu Youjian was willing to give Wu Sangui a chance, he was not a gambler. He knew very well that regardless of whether Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing Dynasty or not, the time for a decisive battle with Huang Taiji had come.

This time it is a life and death battle, there is no chance.

Of course, if Wu Sangui did not sacrifice the pass to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and keep the Qing army out of the pass, that would be the best. The army would come out of the pass and fight the Qing army decisively, and the people in the pass would be protected from the ravages of the war and the losses would be minimized.

He has been preparing for two years, developing various advanced weapons, stockpiling a large amount of war materials, and training five elite new armies: the First and Second Royal Regiments, the Royal Guards Battalion, the Guangxi Wolf Barracks and the Sichuan Army Battalion, who can fight with Huang Taiji had a showdown.

Although the 3rd and 4th Royal Divisions have been formed, they have not had enough training time and have not yet formed combat effectiveness. They still need to intensify training and temporarily serve as reserve forces. If the battle situation is unfavorable, they can only be put into the battlefield in advance.

In Zhu Youjian's heart, the entire earth belongs to the Ming Dynasty. These tens of thousands of troops are far from enough. Without two to three hundred elite field divisions, it will be difficult to achieve his lofty goals.

However, before external expansion, the Qing Empire in the north must be defeated and the country can be stabilized before external troops can be used. Then let Huang Taiji learn the Ming Dynasty's human wave tactics first.

Explosive troops are necessary. He will recruit 70,000 new soldiers to form the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth royal divisions and reserve divisions.

The 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Royal Divisions are regular field divisions, with a total of more than 40,000 and nearly 50,000 people, and the rest are all incorporated into reserve divisions.

If the army is reduced in combat, it must be replenished, or a new field division must be formed. The reserve division that has received training for a certain period of time will assume this function, and maintain at least one division at all times for regular military training to ensure a certain combat effectiveness.

To break out troops, weapons and equipment must keep up. Zhu Youjian has never relaxed his supervision of the arsenal. The skilled workers in the arsenal have been busy. Not only have more than a dozen gun production lines been expanded, the workers work in three shifts, working day and night to make sophisticated weapons. Then the gun was stored for later use.

Paper shells, grenades, and artillery shells, not to mention, are piled up in warehouses. If they are detonated in a centralized manner, they can blow up the entire capital.

The Royal Clothing Repair Factory has been managed by Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xiangjun, and there have been continuous explosions. The demand for military uniforms, uniforms, shoes, and accessories is so great that even the palace maids and eunuchs are too busy. Zhu Youjian simply outsources part of the military uniforms, shoes, and other items to some businessmen. .

The price is easy to say, but the quality must be guaranteed, otherwise it will be a serious crime of bullying the emperor, and in worse cases, the family will be confiscated and the family will be exterminated.

The machines of the Royal Food Factory are also rumbling, busy producing military compressed biscuit reserves. After continuous improvement, the taste of the military compressed biscuits produced now not only meets the taste of the public, but is also very popular among soldiers.

This stuff not only satisfies hunger, but is also delicious. Many soldiers would rather eat less than save up and send it home.

Following Zhu Youjian's order, Ming's war machine rumbled into action. To be precise, only his war machine was in action at the moment.

He did have plans for nationwide mobilization, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. Although the Ming Dynasty was rich, the rich were profiteers and corrupt officials. The people were so poor that they rebelled against him, and the national treasury was empty. Once the whole country was mobilized, the imperial finances would not be able to bear it. , the key is that most of the money goes into the pockets of those corrupt officials, who can’t afford to play with it.

Rather than letting those corrupt officials eat their fill, it would be better to sit still and do it alone.

Militaryly, Zhu Youjian also made some targeted arrangements after discussing with military advisors Wu Buwei and Song Xiance.

The Second Royal Regiment was ordered to move to Yutian and build fortifications. Once the Qing army entered the pass and attacked the capital, the Second Royal Regiment must stand firm and wait for reinforcements. Even if the entire army was annihilated, they were not allowed to take a step back.

In order to enhance the defensive power of the Second Royal Regiment, Zhu Youjian not only sent a large amount of ammunition to the Second Royal Regiment, but also dispatched a heavy artillery regiment with thirty-six large-caliber heavy artillery to assist in the defense.

Qin Liangyu's troops stationed in Chengdu are on standby at any time. As soon as they receive the holy order, they will immediately leave Sichuan and rush to the battlefield.