King Yan was very strict in the supervision of muskets, so strict that each gun had a number and a name for craftsman. He repeatedly warned the soldiers not to be lost. He formulated a series of systems, and there were special lieutenants of the Supervisory Office to be guarded. Violators were all punished with serious crimes.

Originally, the Shenji Camp would face the enemy from a long distance in every battle. Because it was difficult to make muskets, the guns of the dead would be taken away immediately. Now after the war, we have to check whether the muskets were lost. After crossing Henan and going to Shandong, Zhu Di even refused to allow the Shenji Camp to accompany him, for fear that if the soldiers fail, they would not have time to withdraw to the north and the muskets would be obtained by the court.

After the battle of Baigouhe, Zhu Di, who realized the power of muskets and cannons, immediately issued an order, turning the Beiping Arsenal into a large prison. A trusted eunuch led 500 royal palace lieutenants to guard the gate. This aroused Xu Hao's disgust, but he also accepted that Ma He, Zheng He, brought people to monitor the firearms, and recalled the infamous Dongchang and Jinyiwei who were promoted by Zhu Di.

The flintlock rifle in Xu Wen's hand was requested from Xu Song a long time ago, and it was always carried on his body as a life-saving weapon. Because Li Jinglong liked to laugh at him, he did not take it out and dedicate it to the court to perform his merits.

Xu Wen was also smart and knew that Yan Jun attached great importance to firearms, so he didn't want to offend his uncle too much.

While everyone was watching the King of Yan under the city, Xu Wen retreated to the end and shot Xu Huizu, and then escaped to the city in the chaos.

He was carrying a flag wrapped in coarse cloth at that time, so no one noticed that it was a weapon that might change the direction of history. In fact, even if the musket was obtained by the court, he would never have been able to equip the troops on a large scale without two or three years. Xu Hao never expected to keep the secret. In the late Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty had already possessed the casting technology of shooting guns and cannons, and even the Indians learned to use guns.

The sudden change inadvertently changed history slightly. In the chaos, an iron plate fell from the city gate and did not hit Zhu Di's right away.

In fact, neither Tie Xuan nor Sheng Yong nor Xu Huizu dared to openly assassinate King Yan, nor did he dare to use any bows, crossbows, firearms, etc. The iron plate used in one of the city gate structures was to try to cause an accident. After smashing the horse, an ambush rushed out to capture Zhu Di alive. Unexpectedly, he was not even injured. Zhu Di was shocked and hurriedly turned his head and left with dust.

When the soldiers lying under the bridge climbed up with all their might, the King of Yan had already gone far away.

Zhu Di, who was almost killed, was furious and ordered the Yan army to encircle Jinan City again. Tie Xuan immediately ordered the soldiers guarding the city to curse the Yan thieves treason.

Zhu Di became more and more angry and shouted: "Let Xu Song bombard me the city."

In less than half a day, the seemingly impregnable city wall was blown out of the gap by shells, and the Yan army waving their weapons and cheering in unison.

At this time, the magic card of the late emperor was hung on the top of the city. Xu Song quickly shouted: "Stop firing the cannons! Stop firing the cannons!"

Zhu Di looked at his father's tablet and was so angry that he smoked. The question was how dare he bombard the god card? Needless to mention the sayings of ghosts and gods in the dark, even if the gods and the late emperor did not blame it, it would be difficult to block the leisurely mouths of the people in the world.

Now the Yan army could not even attack the city, and they gritted their teeth with hatred. The defenders without worries used various firearms and sent dead soldiers to set fire everywhere at night. In late summer and early autumn, the weather was dry, and the camps were often in full swing all day long. In addition, the continuous attacks of soldiers from all over the country who came to rescue made the Yan army unable to defend themselves.

Zhu Di was full of anger and had no way to vent his anger, but he had no plans to do anything. He was furious every day. He insisted on siege for a long time, and he would not give up until he was trapped in the city.

A month later, Yao Guangxiao finally couldn't bear it and advised again: "The city has been besieged for several months. The entire army is exhausted. Please return to Peiping for a while to raise the next step."

At this time, Zhu Neng hurried in to report: "Yang Wen led 100,000 people to rescue him, Guo Ying gathered 200,000 troops to go north to occupy Shanjia Bridge in Hejian. In an attempt to block the two waters and land routes that returned to the north, Zhang Yu and his son rushed to meet the enemy with Shenji Camp. The imperial navy 20,000 people were attacking Dezhou."

Zhu Di's face was red and white, and the consequences of not being able to capture it for a long time were finally revealed. Fortunately, Xu Hao had stabilized Hebei and defeated Xu Kai's 50,000 people, making it impossible for the official army to attack on both sides. He couldn't help but sigh: "If I had known this, I should have followed Xu Hao's advice and wasted five months in vain."

That night, the Yan army had no choice but to withdraw its troops. The official army took advantage of the situation to attack. Zhu Di left the general Chen Xu to lead 30,000 people to guard Dezhou.

Yao Guangxiao and other counselors went north by boat with Xu Song's artillery battalion, and Zhu Neng led 20,000 elite cavalry to protect him along the way. Because Mu Xi's forty warships arrived in time, the imperial navy did not dare to fight and gave up the road.

Zhu Di then led 80,000 people back to Hebei. Unexpectedly, before walking for two days, Chen Xu actually abandoned the city and fled, and handed over Dezhou, which was a waterway hub. It was also a bridgehead for troops to enter Shandong, which greatly boosted the morale of the officials who revived Shandong, and Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong's reputation was at its peak.

Zhu Di angrily killed Chen Xu, leaving Chen Heng and other generals to guard Hebei with 50,000 people, and replaced Zhang Yu and Shenji Camp to return north together.

The scenery of Daming Lake in September is particularly beautiful, and the lake water is particularly clear, and various fish swim leisurely. The military and civilians of Jinan who survived the disaster tasted the joy of perseverance and victory, and the sweetness and deliciousness of the celebration wine.

The returnee Tiexuan held a banquet at Tianxin Pavilion to reward the military and civilians in the city, and used the grand celebration ceremony and generous rewards to further inspire the loyalty and righteousness of the military and civilians in Shandong.

Staffman Wang Duhe and the military officer Song Pingxi suggested that Tie Xuan immediately march northward, believing that the current government army can compete with the Yan army in terms of morale and combat effectiveness. After joining the various troops, the strength can increase to 400,000 or 500,000, which is twice that of the Yan army.

Moreover, Tie Xuan was good at sending surprise troops, and his prestige could make the heroes from the north take effect. The recovery of Hebei was just around the corner. This was enough to attack the city of Beiping. When the Yan army looked back at the family occupied by the official army, they would scatter all over the place. At that time, the King of Yan was desperate and could only surrender.

Tie Xuan sighed, "The strategies of the Lords are really heartwarming, but in the northern army, there is also a talented King of Yan, who is also a talented Xu Hao. The invincible muskets and cannons are all from him. I don't need to explain who this person is. He could disrupt the chaos in Shandong's officialdom by himself, and was the confidant of the late emperor. Instead of leading the tired soldiers to fight the north, it is better to wait for the effort. When the Yan army goes south next time, I have a plan to win."

Tie Hyun, who likes to be safe, gave up the tempting advice of his adviser and undoubtedly lost the opportunity to turn defeat into victory.

On the sixth day of the October 10th, the Yan army successfully returned to Peiping, and Xu Hao followed him back to the north. Zhu Di calmed down and returned to normal. On the surface, he still had a lot of trust in Xu Hao.

In general, the King of Yan commanded the army to defeat Li Jinglong in Baigou River, and occupied most of Hebei with the trend. It was nothing to be defeated by Jinan. This expedition was basically a complete victory.

When rectifying the troops, Zhu Di was promoted to rewarding the meritorious soldiers on a large scale. The assistant general Chen Heng was promoted to the governor of the Later Army General Office, Zhang Xin, and Fang Kuan was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Beiping Metropolitan Commander-in-chief; the assistant general Zhang Yuqiu Fu Zhu Neng and other generals were promoted to the commander-in-chief of the commander-in-chief.

The newly appointed commander of Jinan Guard Lu Rong, the commander of Ji Yang Guard Ji Qing was promoted to the commander of the commander, the commander of Yanshan Central Guard Huo Zhen, the commander of the commander Wang You and others were also promoted to the commander of the commander, and the veteran Gu Cheng, who was left behind in Peking, was promoted to the commander of the rear army.

The generals at all levels around Xu Hao were all promoted one level, but except Xu Song, they were not affiliated with the Beiping Command Office, but were affiliated with the Yanshan Guard in Beiping. In other words, Xu Hao was considered a left-behind army, and most of the generals were dignified field troops following the King of Yan to fight.

Among them, the establishment of the Later Army Governor's Office replaced Xu Hao's duties in disguise. One was Chen Heng and the other was Gu Cheng, the two governors and magistrates, one was in Hebei and the other was in Peiping, which greatly reduced the military power of the Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi and could only manage government affairs.

However, with his recent military achievements, Xu Hao was promoted to a second-rank guard general with a status of transcendent status. He seemed to be a false position with no authority. Zhu Di could not even take away military power. He had his own naval commander Mu Xi, Shanhaiwei commander Mu Yi, Qianhuo Li Qiu and Huo Chier, and other generals. He controlled another 5,600 musketeers guarding Peiping, 5,600 naval officers and soldiers, and the total number was close to 20,000.

In other words, Xu Hao became a major faction in the Yan army system, and was the only independent system independent of the Yan King's closeness to the prince. In short, the mountain doctrine in this army is inevitable.

In the Ming Dynasty, seniority was also considered in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. Among all the generals of the Yan army, the highest-ranking people were originally in high positions in the court. Chen Heng was originally the assistant governor of the Peking Prefecture, and Gu Cheng Fang Kuan, Zhang Xin and even Xu Hao were all like this.

As the saying goes, feathers of birds gather together. Before they knew it, Chen Heng gathered a group of northern generals who surrendered after the uprising. Gu Cheng was surrounded by officials and surrendered. Fang Kuan and Zhang Xin and others also had their own circles. Even Mongolian generals had their own close ties according to their tribes and regions.

Of course, the largest faction is the direct line of Peking composed of Zhang Yu, Zhu Nengqiu Fu, the confidant general of the King of Yan, and others. It has a large number of people and powerful people and has a significant influence in the army.

As a lord with equally excellent politics, Zhu Di had already carefully considered this festival when he was promoted to a general. Naturally, Xu Hao, who had a special status in Peking, could not enter the Metropolitan Command Office. Even Yao Guangxiao, who had been a strategist in the army, had only a civil servant position.

Zhu Gaochi was excluded from the military system. Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were always vassal kings rather than generals, so Zhu Di was able to firmly control the entire army.

Xu Hao looked coldly at the King of Yan who liked to take over power and suggested offering sacrifices to the fallen soldiers and the official army who died in battle. Zhu Di then ordered the prefect of Peking Tang Jing and the deputy envoy of the governor Xie Jin to pay tribute to the gods of Xiongxian Mountains and Baigou Rivers.

In a blink of an eye, the hot summer has passed, the autumn is about to leave, and the cold winter is coming again.

Yang Wenbei entered Hebei and regained several cities in succession, cutting off the canal transportation. Chen Hui obtained Guo Ying's command, Guo Ying was summoned to the capital and led his army to the vicinity of Dingzhou. Yu Xiashan defeated the Yan army. Chen Heng, who had just become the general and the magistrate, was severely injured and died shortly after being carried back to Peking.
Chapter completed!