The news that the Wang family conference did not subdue Wang Shuo spread, and other clans who were looking forward to the good news couldn't help but be disappointed.But Wang Shuo's remarks at the family meeting also circulated.After all, the wealthy families of the clan have the conditions to read poetry and books, and there are many reasonable people among them.Soon, many of them not only did not oppose the new law, but began to study the new law, and then realized the deep meaning of the new law, and even some smart people saw another new empire and a generation of Ming monarchs from this new law.The so-called celebrities who have settled down a lot took the initiative to come to Wang Shuo and were willing to serve Wang Shuo.Wang Shuo took them all in, and used them all.Most of his army were illiterate peasants, and there was a great shortage of literate people.However, before he officially used these people, he had to brainwash them into training, so that they could truly understand his army and his guiding ideology, and become staunch supporters, before sending them to the army and civilian departments.Others have no teacher, have studied the new law thoroughly, and take the initiative to participate in the election of civil officials at all levels, striving to prove their strength through the election, and Wang Shuo is even more welcome.After all, the uneducated boss is not good at his job, and these people are willing to do it, which is exactly what he wants.The news that Liu Zongmin led an army of 200,000 into Ningxia is true.In October of this year, King Chuang's army captured Tongguan, and Sun Chuanting died in the chaos.Chongzhen suspected that Sun Chuanting was not dead and did not give shade.On the 11th, Wang Genzi, the defender of Xi'an, opened the city gate and surrendered, Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin, was captured alive, and Feng Shikong, the governor of Shaanxi, and others committed suicide.After occupying Shaanxi, Li Zicheng's troops divided into three routes and began to pursue and suppress the remnants of the official army, purging northern Shaanxi and taking over the military towns of Guyuan, Ningxia and Gansu in the northwest.Two months earlier, Emperor Taiji, the Tiancong Khan who had established the Manchu Qing Dynasty, had died suddenly, and there were different opinions as to how he died.After that, his younger brother Dorgon, Prince Rui, skillfully took advantage of the contradictions between the princes and Baylor, and easily made the great Belle Hauge, who should have inherited the throne, lose the right to inherit, and replaced the four-year-old Fulin to inherit the throne, while he firmly held the power in his own hands in the name of regent.China is one step closer to facing that century-old humiliation.Putting aside the Manchu Qing Dynasty, let's just talk about the army of King Chuang attacking Gansu.Liu Zongmin led an army of 200,000 to occupy Ningxia, and the next main destination was Lanzhou, and Anding was only a node on his march route, and it was impossible for him to send the main force to the direction of Anding.Otherwise, Wang Shuo would have planned to run away a long time ago.Not to mention 200,000 troops, even 100,000, he couldn't resist it, he said at the family meeting that Liu Zongmin would lead 200,000 troops to settle down, purely to scare his clansmen.As long as Wang Shuo doesn't toss too much in Anding, and doesn't take the initiative to block the advance route of the Dashun army and attract Liu Zongmin's attention, he will not take Anding as the main target, at most he will send a bias to the future.Wang Shuo has long considered this.When he set out from Zhangxian, he repeatedly instructed Liang Min, Zhang Ermeng, and Fang Dachu, who were left behind, that the new grain in Zhangxian County this year had already come down, and as long as the people and the army had enough to eat, they should not rob the grain and grass of the Shun army again until they had to do so, so as not to attract the attention of He Jin, who had already arrived in the area of Chencang and Tianshui, and increase the troops in Longzhong, which would bring pressure to himself.He rushed all the way to Anding, but he also developed secretly, trying his best to avoid direct conflict with the Shun army, exposing his strength, and attracting the attention of the Shun army.As long as he is given enough time, he will organize more forces until he can confront the Shun army and protect himself.On the one hand, he sent teams into the countryside from all sides to carry out land reform, collect grain and grass, and recruit soldiers, and on the other hand, he tried to improve his weapons with great thought.He has few troops, and it is better to rely on his foresight to make more advanced weapons to compensate for the lack of troops.However, Anding is only a small city after all, and it really lacks the resources to make firearms.After the implementation of the new law, the income of the families was greatly reduced, and they could no longer afford to support the soldiers who defended the city.Wang Shuo educated the soldiers of each family and incorporated them into his own army.From among the family soldiers, he received a fierce general, the Khalkha Hakesh.This life is tall and strong, skilled in bows and horses, strong in martial arts, and has the courage of ten thousand people.was originally the general of the Hou family, admired Wang Shuo's bravery, and liked the new decree from the bottom of his heart, regardless of the Hou family's repeated retention, he resolutely defected to Wang Shuo's new army.With Hakesh, a tiger general, by Wang Shuo's side, Wang Xiaoer, who had been following left and right, was relieved and went to train his cavalry with peace of mind.The infantry Wang Shuo was handed over to his hometown general Wang Ping.Wang Ping followed Wang Shuo's father to the battlefield many times to kill the enemy, and he had a lot of experience in commanding, so Wang Shuo was relieved that he would lead the infantry army.Hakesh took over as the captain of Wang Shuo's personal army, leading 200 cavalry to protect Wang Shuo and the security of the central command system.Hakesh not only fought bravely, but also made saltpeter gunpowder.Although natural saltpeter is scarce, he will use human urine to extract saltpeter, which adds up to a lot, coupled with the new gunpowder ratio and manufacturing method provided by Wang Shuo, it is not a problem to make more than ten catties of high-energy gunpowder every day.Gunpowder is available, but it is still not possible to throw clay pots with a stone-throwing cart like in Zhangxian, and the amount of gunpowder is far from enough to be consumed like that.How to make a qualified gun that consumes less gunpowder Seeing that the Shun army's attack time was approaching, this became Wang Shuo's biggest headache
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