Chapter 177: The Extraordinary Evolution of Various Forces and the Development of Guns and Artillery

Hong Chengchou felt that although the strength of ordinary people after training may not reach his current level.

However, with full body armor and a giant shield, it should not be a big problem to deal with the rifles of the Salvation Army.

For a moment, Hong Chengchou felt high-spirited, as if he had already invaded Sichuan and Shaanxi and wiped out the Salvation Army.

Of course, although he regained his confidence, he was not in a hurry to launch an attack.

First, it takes time to train soldiers;

Second, if the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty can train their vitality in this way, then the Salvation Army can't do it?

And according to the previous battle situation, the physical fitness of those Salvation Army is far beyond the ordinary, and it must be easier to train vitality.

He even doubted whether those Salvation Army had already cultivated vitality before.

If this is true, even without the advantage of rifles.

In a short period of time, the Ming army will not be able to catch up with the Salvation Army.

Therefore, he was not prepared to launch a large-scale attack before the abnormal phenomenon of the Salvation Army's territory and the combat power of the Salvation Army were clearly explored.

At most, he would conduct some small-scale tests to see if the training of the Ming army soldiers could catch up with the rescue army.

Qin Liangyu and Chen Qiyu, the governor of four provinces, had the same idea as Hong Chengchou.

Their main purpose now was to train strong soldiers.

If everyone could dodge bullets, they would naturally not be afraid of the rescue army rifles.

On the other hand, under the constant encirclement and pursuit of officers and soldiers, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, etc., also began to breed their own strength in the high-intensity escape.

Even because they were running for their lives, under this high-pressure state, their strength increased more than that of officers and soldiers.

Even the strength of Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and others has faintly surpassed Chen Qiyu.

This made it easier for them to escape.

Moreover, because of the emergence of extraordinary power, it made it easier for them to deceive the people.

Every time they arrived at a place, they could engulf a large number of people and set off a huge momentum.

But this time, Chongzhen did not urge them again and again.

Because Chongzhen also began to gradually grasp the changes in the situation in various places. Although he could not understand it in detail, he could also judge the general situation.

In the imperial palace of Shuntianfu, Chongzhen sat at the desk and looked at the sky with a dazed look.

His eyes seemed to pass through the roof and saw the scene above the sky.

A vast bright yellow force gathered, mixed with endless gray and black air.

In the center, above a sea of ​​clouds mixed with gold and black air, a golden dragon hovered, overlooking the capital and the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

However, this golden dragon was covered with gray and black spots, and there were also black chains one after another, which bound the golden dragon tightly.

The gray and black spots were the resentful people's hearts and opinions, which infected the golden dragon.

If it was completely eroded and polluted, the national destiny golden dragon would fall, and then collapse and die.

And Chongzhen, who was one with it, would die quickly.

He was pointed at by thousands of people and died without illness.

In this world, it will no longer be just an empty talk.

As for the black chains, they are the forces that suck blood from the Ming Dynasty, or hinder the development of the Ming Dynasty and drag the Ming Dynasty down.

Looking at the black chains on the Golden Dragon of National Destiny, Chongzhen couldn't help but murmur.

"Eunuchs, parties, landlords, nobles, and princes.

Military corruption, people's livelihood is in decline."

Chongzhen's face became uglier with each mention.

At the end, Chongzhen's face was already gray, and a trace of despair appeared in his eyes.

What kind of mess is this?

Is there any hope for such a Ming Dynasty?

Fortunately,

when looking at the golden sea of ​​clouds, Chongzhen was slightly inspired. The Ming Dynasty is not without capable ministers.

Then, Chongzhen looked at the golden sea of ​​clouds again, and bright stars shone, trying to maintain the power of the Golden Dragon of National Destiny and prevent it from falling and collapsing.

And those stars are the capable ministers and generals of the Ming Dynasty.

Whenever Chongzhen focused his attention on a star, a piece of information would flow into his mind.

Sun Chengzong, Chen Qiyu, Hong Chengchou, Qin Liangyu, Sun Chuanting

The Ming Dynasty has indeed been corrupted to the extreme.

However, the Ming Dynasty still has some capable ministers and generals.

Especially the generals, which can really be regarded as a gathering of generals.

It's a pity that Chongzhen in history played this good hand badly.

A large part of the generals were killed by Chongzhen and the ministers in the court.

It's not that our army is incompetent, but there are too many pig teammates.

And the biggest pig teammate is Chongzhen.

If he was not so stubborn and suspicious, and gave these generals the greatest trust, then the Later Jin and the peasant uprising might not be able to destroy the Ming Dynasty.

And now, through the reflection of the national destiny, Chongzhen vaguely grasped who is more important to the Ming Dynasty.

Then will the future develop like history?

Moreover, feeling the dragon energy of national destiny descending from above and protecting his body, Chongzhen finally smiled.

Since I won't die easily.

Then, let me go crazy.

Anyway, the Ming Dynasty is already so corrupt.

Even if it gets worse, how bad can it be?

However, Chongzhen is like this.

The civil and military ministers of the court have also evolved their own power. If he dares to push too hard, some people may take risks.

And the protection of the Golden Dragon of National Destiny

How strong can the protection power be in that state of being so complicated and bound by countless black chains?

After all, there are forces behind those civil and military ministers.

Since the fortunes of these forces can bind the Golden Dragon of National Destiny, can't they break the protection of the Golden Dragon of National Destiny in a short time?

Moreover, if the Ming Dynasty is like this, then the Later Jin Dynasty and even the Tatar Tumed have also evolved their own national destiny.

And in comparison, their control over their forces and soldiers is even better than Chongzhen.

The final outcome of the war is still unknown.

In the Shenyang Palace, Huang Taiji slowly raised his hand and pressed down towards the front.

"Ang~!"

Accompanied by a faint dragon roar, the power of the Golden Dragon of National Destiny moved with his heart, and the power of the surrounding heaven and earth gathered suddenly, and instantly turned into a dragon-shaped energy, smashing a rock in front of him into pieces.

"The Khan is mighty, the Khan is mighty"

In an instant, countless eunuchs and palace maids around him knelt down on the ground and praised Huang Taiji loudly.

"Hahaha"

Looking at the mess in front of him, Huang Taiji couldn't help laughing, looking up at the black-gold dragon hovering above, the golden sea of ​​clouds below, and the endless black water flowing in it, he couldn't help but say something in high spirits.

"This Khan, it is the destiny of heaven"

"Go, notify all the beiles, and Mr. Fan to come to discuss matters"

"Hey!"

After the guards went down, Huang Taiji looked at the endless black water above and the black-gold dragon, and an idea rose in his heart.

The five virtues of the Zhu Ming Dynasty are fire, and my Later Jin will surely rise with water virtue.

As for the Later Jin, it was a bit out of place.

Water Virtue, Water Virtue.

Or we can use Qing as our name, Great Qing, Great Qing.

After muttering to himself for a while, Huang Taiji flicked his sleeves and strode towards the Dazheng Palace.

On the Mongolian grassland, in the Tumed royal court of the Tatars, above the head of Lin Dan Khan, a majestic golden wolf roared to the sky, and countless forces fell to protect Lin Dan Khan.

"Haha, with the blessing of the Eternal Heaven, this Khan will get the help of the Wolf God and will surely restore the glory of our ancestors and unify the grassland.

What Later Jin Huang Taiji, the life-saving army dynasty, this Khan will take off your heads one day"

In Turpan, Aji Khan looked at the giant wolf above his head, and then looked to the distant east, with a fierce light flashing in his eyes.

"With the blessing of the Wolf God, this Khan will surely wash away the shame"

The dynasty did not care too much about the reactions of the surrounding forces, but was only immersed in the development of the territory.

Sweet potatoes and potatoes were finally found.

Although there is no shortage of food in the two provinces now.

However, as a good food supplement and delicious dish, Wang Chao still promoted it.

It is a pity that the shadow guards sent out did not find Xu Guangqi, and it seems that he was recalled to the court by Chongzhen.

Although Wang Chao was a little disappointed, he did not take it too seriously.

After all, the current Salvation Army really has no shortage of food supplies, and may not lack them in the future.

In addition, iron and steel making processes have been further optimized, and a large amount of steel has begun to be produced.

A large number of steel agricultural products have begun to flow into thousands of households.

The military steel of the Salvation Army is naturally the best of the best, the best of the best.

Zhou Tie's father Zhou Yan, after obtaining the status of heaven and earth, was very passionate and began to study the alloys mentioned by Wang Chao.

After repeated failures, he finally got inspiration and inspiration in the study of the yellow and white magic and the process of transforming materials, and studied many different alloys.

Some are as light as wood, some are as hard as diamond, and some are extremely tough.

There are also metal alloys that are slightly inferior but have different characteristics.

With the new materials, the manufacturing process of guns and cannons has also begun to develop rapidly.

In particular, the successful development of smokeless gunpowder, coupled with the development and application of magical runes, has accelerated this process.

If the combustion of gunpowder is not sufficient, runes are used; if the thrust of gunpowder is not enough, runes are used; if the strength of steel is poor, runes are used.

In short, many technologies that cannot be solved at present can be replaced by magical runes.

In this case, the craftsmen of the Weapon Manufacturing Department, under the leadership of Wu Laoliu, the head of the Firearms Bureau, even pushed the manufacturing process of guns to the modern level.

Like rifles, pistols, semi-automatic rifles, machine guns, etc., many guns that Wang Chao knew, Wu Laoliu and his craftsmen actually made them one by one.

Similarly, the Cannon Manufacturing Bureau led by Zhu Duanliang also made many different types of cannons.

Mortars, flat-fire guns, howitzers, cannons, etc., have a range of more than ten to twenty miles.

For these people, Wang Chao naturally rewarded them greatly, never stingy with silver, and gave them dozens or hundreds of taels each time.

The official positions of the people were also repeatedly promoted.

Above the Gun and Cannon Manufacturing Bureau, Wang Chao set up a Gun and Cannon Research Institute, and people like Wu Laoliu and Zhu Duanliang who could study the manufacturing process of guns and cannons were all included in it by Wang Chao.

They no longer engaged in the manufacture of guns and cannons, but all their thoughts were put on research.

And Wu Laoliu and Zhu Duanliang are still the directors and top leaders of their respective research institutes.

Although they are affiliated with the Weapon Manufacturing Department.

However, their rank was also raised to the fifth rank by the dynasty, which is only slightly lower than Zhou Tie, the fifth rank doctor of the Weapon Manufacturing Department.

In their respective research institutes, even Zhou Tie has to listen to them.

It is a pity that guns and cannons are still hand-made now, and even with the assistance of magical powers, the production capacity is limited.

There is still a huge gap with the large-scale, mechanized, and assembly-line mass production in later generations.

Now, some new artillery has been deployed in some important border cities.

Some new rifles and machine guns have been equipped in some main border forces.

All this has no large-scale equipment.

The only difference is the insufficient production.