Ningyuan City.

Wu Zongrui looked at the map on the table attentively. The sand table not far away was covered with flags. The three cities of Jinzhou, Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan were particularly clearly marked.

The Houjin Tatars led by Duduo and Azig have been besieging the city of Jinzhou for more than ten days. During this period, Wu Zongrui has been paying attention to the battle situation in Jinzhou. The momentum of the Houjin Tatars' attack on the Jinzhou city has weakened, but the entire city is still under siege.

The water surrounding Jinzhou City is so tight that not even a mosquito can even think of flying out of Jinzhou City.

At this time, Wu Zongrui became quiet. Apart from looking at the map on the table every day, he would think about problems alone. Even the construction of Juehua Island was continuing. The old city had basically been repaired and the new city was also under construction.

During the process, winter has basically passed and the ice has completely lifted. If you want to go to Juehua Island, you must take a boat. Compared with Ningyuan City, Juehua Island is considered very safe.

Many merchants working on Juehua Island are not worried at all. They all came from Dengzhou and Laizhou and other places. They have absolute confidence in the Denglai New Army and do not pay attention to the Houjin Tatars at all.

In the past ten days, Wu Zongrui thought of many things and summarized the description of history in his mind.

"History of the Ming Dynasty" is what Wu Zongrui pays most attention to, but after traveling ten years, Wu Zongrui gradually feels that there is a huge gap between the descriptions in the history books and the real history, and there are many things that cannot be explained.

For example, "History of the Ming Dynasty" describes Hou Jin's Tatars as extremely powerful. The Ming army was no match for Hou Jin's Tatars. Every battle was a major defeat or the entire army was annihilated. Wu Zongrui, who traveled through time, also understood this.

, which led him to be very cautious when dealing with the post-Jin Tatars.

After arriving in Liaodong, Wu Zongrui found that the actual situation was not consistent with the description in "History of the Ming Dynasty".

If the Tatars of the Later Jin Dynasty are really so invincible in the world, then Huang Taiji can completely lead the army to enter the pass in one fell swoop, destroy the Ming Dynasty and establish a powerful Qing Dynasty. It should be said that the Tatars of the Later Jin Dynasty entered the pass several times.

The looting and the battle of Dalinghe City were real. The Ming army was indeed defeated miserably and was no match for the Hou Jin Tatars. But why didn't Huang Taiji take advantage of the situation and completely destroy the Ming Dynasty?

Until the 17th year of Chongzhen's reign, the Ming Dynasty suddenly collapsed, not because Shanhaiguan was breached, but because Li Zicheng entered the capital, causing Emperor Chongzhen to hang himself on a coal mountain. However, Li Zicheng neglected to guard against the Tatars of the Later Jin Dynasty.

He was able to win over Wu Sangui in time, so that Wu Sangui surrendered Shanhaiguan and submitted to Hou Jin. Later Jin Tatars swarmed in and defeated Li Zicheng, thus completely ruling the Central Plains.

Judging from these circumstances, the Later Jin Tatars were not as powerful as described in history books.

However, there is also something that Wu Zongrui can't figure out, that is, the Ming army fought against the Tatars of the Later Jin Dynasty several times, but all failed and did not win, including when Yuan Chonghuan defended Ningyuan City and forced the Tatars of the Later Jin Dynasty to evacuate.

It was a proactive offensive combat method, but Yuan Chonghuan only led the Ming army to defend the city of Jinzhou and did not go out to fight the Houjin Tatars.

Wu Zongrui thought about this issue for a long time, and finally he came to two conclusions.

One is that Houjin's economic strength is too weak. It can be said that both Nurhaci and Huang Taiji are idiots in terms of economic development. They are impeccable in leading troops and stand proudly among the heroes.

But they just don't know how to develop the economy and how to strengthen the country. The way they are good at is to lead troops into the country to plunder, and use the wealth they plunder to maintain the normal operation of the country and the court.

You must know that without economic support, it is difficult for any powerful army to conquer for a long time.

Secondly, Nurhachi and Huang Taiji of the Later Jin Dynasty had low self-esteem. No matter whether they raised the flag of rebellion or not, they were still a little afraid of the Ming Dynasty. They were once subjects of the Ming Dynasty. Facing the huge Ming Dynasty, they could not completely

Eliminating the awe and reverence deep in their hearts caused them to always misjudge when they conquered the Ming Dynasty, believing that the Ming Dynasty was powerful and could recover quickly from occasional blows.

With this kind of thinking, neither Nurhaci nor Huang Taiji would easily launch a general attack on the Ming Dynasty unless they believed that their own strength was absolutely powerful.

After making these analyses, Wu Zongrui was quite pleased that this was his opportunity.

If Huang Taiji desperately launches an attack on the Ming Dynasty, whether it is Liaodong, the Central Plains, or the south, it will soon fall into chaos. Under the current situation, the chaotic situation is unfavorable to Wu Zongrui

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Regarding the analysis of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Zongrui felt that he was incisive enough, but after ten years, he still felt that he still made many key misjudgments.

For example, the influence of Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen described in history books was very powerful. He could change cabinet ministers like a revolving door, he could deal with civil and military officials in the court at any time, and he could decide everything. The actual situation was far from that. Chongzhen

After all, the power of the emperor still lies in the Forbidden City. As for many people in the Ming Dynasty, they don't have much personal experience with the emperor and the court. What they need is to live a stable life. As for who should be the emperor, for them, there is no

How important it is.

For example, the influence of Donglin Party members and Fushe, including their strength, is far less exaggerated than described in history books. Everything they have achieved is based on the support of the bureaucratic class. Those Donglin Party members and Fushe

The members of Fushe do not have much strength themselves. Once they encounter strong power, they will also be unable to gain a foothold.

During the Tianqi years, Wei Zhongxian received the support of the emperor and suppressed the Donglin Party members to such an extent that they could not raise their heads at all. This is the best proof.

After ten years, Wu Zongrui has become more and more mature. His biggest feeling is that when encountering any thing, he should ask more questions and do more analysis, so that he can make the correct judgment.

Nowadays, Wu Zongrui has reservations about all descriptions in "History of the Ming Dynasty" because during his time travel, the direction of history has begun to change quietly. As time goes by, many things require him to assess the situation and make judgments.

What Wu Zongrui needs to do is to change from a chess piece to a chess player and start the overall layout. Then Huang Taiji of the Later Jin Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, as well as Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others will all become his chess pieces.

Once you have the strength, you need to start a comprehensive layout.

The news from Dengzhou and Laizhou gave Wu Zongrui ample confidence.

The banks promoted by Zeng Yongzhong have flourished in Denglai, South Zhili, Jiangsu and Zhejiang and other places. The banks have gathered a large amount of wealth, which Wu Zongrui can use. The banks controlled by the Denglai Chamber of Commerce have issued banknotes.

Tickets have gained the greatest trust from merchants everywhere and are no different from gold and silver.

The bank's lending business has also started. Those powerful merchants have tasted the sweetness of loans. They rely on the bank and don't have to worry about not being able to buy goods because they don't have enough money. Whenever they purchase a large amount of goods, they find a loan from the bank and use the bank's banknotes.

Purchase goods in large quantities, then transport these goods to the South, Central Plains and overseas. After earning money, you can pay back immediately.

Qianzhuang has slowly transformed into the role of banks.

This is Wu Zongrui's greatest confidence. He is a person who has traveled through time and knows the role of banks. He also knows that a bank under his control will bring him unparalleled strength.

The number of the Denglai New Army staying in Denglai is slowly growing. The Jiangwu Hall among the Denglai New Army is responsible for all training matters. In Wu Zongrui’s view, the biggest role of the Jiangwu Hall is to brainwash and make Denglai

Lai Xinjun was loyal to Wu Zongrui.

If you have money and an army, nothing can be done well.

Of course, Wu Zongrui still lacks the strength to completely annihilate Hou Jin and overthrow the Ming Dynasty. After all, he only controls the land of Denglai, which is still too small, which makes it impossible for him to expand his strength very quickly.

Liaodong is the place that Wu Zongrui must control next. If he controls Liaodong and connects Liaodong and Denglai through the Bohai Bay, Wu Zongrui's strength will be able to achieve a breakthrough growth.

More importantly, if the new Denglai army under Wu Zongrui can show its strength, then not only Huang Taiji of Houjin will feel fear, but even Emperor Chongzhen will also feel fear and will not dare to take action at will.

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Political power comes from the barrel of a gun. Wu Zongrui understands this very well. When the strength is insufficient, one must hide one's strength and bide one's time. Once the strength is strong enough, it must be shown. Strength determines everything.

Sometimes, people cannot be too low-key. When it is time to be tough, they must be tough.

...

Liu Ning entered the side room.

"Sir, Commander Liao has written a letter..."

Wu Zongrui took the letter from Liu Ning's hand, opened it and looked at it carefully.

After reading the letter, Wu Zongrui had a helpless smile on his face.

"Wen Ru wanted to come to Liaodong. One hundred thousand years later, the Jin Tatars attacked Liaodong, which had already caused shock in the Denglai area. Not only Wen Ru was concerned, but Lu Faxuan, Shi Kefa and others were also worried about the situation in Liaodong."

"Sir, I think it would be a good idea to let Commander Liao lead the troops to Liaodong."

"No, Wenru will stay in Dengzhou. He has important things to do. It won't be long before we start taking action. By then, Liaodong and Denglai need to be connected as one. If we want to achieve this,

We still have a lot to do.”

Liu Ning nodded.

"Sir, Houjin's Tatars are besieging Jinzhou City. Do you think Denglai's new army will find an opportunity to attack..."

Wu Zongrui looked at Liu Ning and frowned slightly.
Chapter completed!