1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2465
When the war turned into a pure competition of national power, the disadvantages of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's weak foundation and weak foundation began to gradually emerge.Although the Manchu Qing tried every means to introduce Western weapon manufacturing technology and corresponding tactics, its military manufacturing capability was completely dependent on a small number of craftsmen obtained from Ming Dynasty. Not to mention compared with Haihan, even compared with Ming Dynasty, it was far away. After the war of attrition, it will be difficult for the supply of armaments to keep up with the combat needs of the front line.

On the other hand, Daming, as long as the imperial court is willing to show shame and continue to ask Haihan for help, they will be able to continuously obtain the arms provided by Haihan.Although these weapons are old models that have been eliminated and replaced by the Haihan Army, their combat performance has surpassed that of Ming's self-made weapons by a lot, and they can effectively kill the Qing army on the battlefield, which is enough.

In the autumn of 1646, the Ming army finally succeeded in recapturing Jinzhou, pushing the front line to less than [-] miles from Shenyang City.The Manchu Qing, who fell into a passive state, had to transfer the troops originally deployed on the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean border back to the western front to prevent the Ming army from continuing to advance to Shenyang.

Before winter, the Qing army finally temporarily forced the Ming army back to the Jinzhou camp at the cost of more than [-] casualties, and won a winter respite for itself.

At this stage of the war, the Manchu Qing had already begun to show its signs of failure. As long as there was no trouble on Ming's side, and Haihan continued to support them, sooner or later the Manchu Qing would be exhausted.

Huang Taiji is not a reckless man who can't see the situation clearly, and he also has many think tanks around him, so he can naturally realize that the war is already developing in a direction that is not good for him.Now that the Qing army has been severely damaged in battle, and it is difficult to replenish troops in time, if the fighting continues, it will only be a matter of time before the city of Shenyang is lost.The plan for now is to bring about a truce as soon as possible, and then re-discuss the terms of peace with Ming.

But all the envoys sent by the Manchu Qing to discuss peace were driven back by Daming. After all, Chongzhen was not stupid. Since there is an opportunity to eradicate the stubborn disease in Liaodong, there is no need to truce and negotiate a peace with the opponent at this moment.The war has come to this point, so it is better to grit your teeth and strive to complete the battle and completely solve the trouble of Manchu Qing.

Man Qing hit a snag on Daming's side, and instead placed his hope on Hai Han's side.It is no secret that Haihan gave Ming the support behind his back. Manqing believed that if Haihan could stop supporting Ming, it might make Ming re-examine the necessity of peace talks.

At the end of 1646, Huang Taiji personally dispatched and held a secret meeting with Chen Yixin in Yongning Town, north of Jinzhou and near the sea.Huang Taiji hoped that Haihan could come forward to persuade Ming Dynasty to cease the war. For this reason, Manchu Qing was willing to make more concessions to Haihan in terms of the geographical division of the Liaodong Peninsula.

As for Man Qing's intentions, Hai Han's side naturally saw clearly for a long time.The truce between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty was not the best outcome for Haihan. Only when the two fight to the death can Haihan become the biggest winner.But this time Manqing took the initiative to come to the door for help, which showed that his combat power was unsustainable, and if he continued to fight, he might really collapse.

And once the Manchu Qing Dynasty collapsed, and Ming Dynasty was no longer restrained by foreign enemies, then it would definitely turn around and settle accounts with Haihan. Of course, this is not a situation that the Executive Committee is happy to see.Therefore, the best way for Haihan is to let the two sides continue to fight, and it is best not to decide the winner too quickly, so that Haihan can have more time to prepare to take over the world.

Chen Yixin said that the materials and other support provided by Haihan to Daming are all paid services. For the consideration of commercial reputation, it is unlikely that Haihan will unilaterally terminate these support measures.

However, Chen Yixin didn't say anything. He said that if Manqing was willing to pay a certain fee, then Haihan could consider delaying the delivery of relevant materials to Daming.In order to ensure that Huang Taiji could understand, Chen Yixin also specifically stated that these related materials also included arms and equipment.

Of course, the conditions for ceding the land offered by the Man Qing still had to be retained. Since it was the conditions proposed by Huang Taiji, Chen Yixin would certainly not refuse.

After the meeting between Huang Taiji and Chen Yixin, he understood that the Haihan people are a group of out-and-out businessmen, and everything they do is to maximize their profits.It's not impossible to want Haihan to stop aiding Daming, and we need to increase the money to negotiate.

But at this time, the Manchu Qing was dragged down by the war, and it was true that they could not spend much money. What's more, the exchange conditions proposed by Haihan seemed to be unsecured at all. God knows if they would really abide by the agreement and stop the aid measures to Ming .Huang Taiji had a lot of worries and refused to agree to the conditions proposed by Chen Yixin.

So Chen Yixin proposed another plan, asking the Manchu Qing to cede all the former Guangningwei jurisdiction in the north of Liaodong Bay to Haihan, that is, all the deep areas from the south of Lushan to the coastline of more than 100 miles were handed over to Haihan. Haihan stationed troops there to separate the armies of the two countries to maintain peace.In this way, if Daming still tried to attack the old nest of the Manchus, he would have to go north from Jinzhou and bypass Lushan Mountain, and walk hundreds of miles before attacking Shenyang City.

Huang Taiji was even more unwilling to agree to this proposal.The area Chen Yixin asked for was the only sea passageway left by the Manchus in the direction of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea. Handing it over to Haihan would be tantamount to suicide, and if Haihan deploys troops in this direction in the future, it will be more than 200 miles away from Shenyang City The ground is enough to make Manqing feel uncomfortable sleeping and eating.Rather than letting the Haihan army station in this area, it is better to let the Ming army stay here, at least they can have a fighting power against the Ming army.

Chen Yixin saw that Huang Taiji was not fooled either, so he had to throw out the last proposal.As long as the Man Qing cede the area promised by Huang Taiji to Hai Han, then Hai Han will not directly participate in the war between Ming and Qing, and if Ming conquers Shenyang City, Hai Han will automatically terminate all military assistance to Ming.

Although this is obviously a bias, it is a more practical proposal for the Qing Dynasty.Huang Taiji also knew that Haihan's ambitions were far beyond the Liaodong Peninsula. He had already bought a lot of land in the south through military aid to Daming, but if the war ended and Daming no longer needed Haihan's aid, then Haihan might become Daming's next opponent.From Hai Han's point of view, it is naturally the most cost-effective to let Man Qing continue to act as a shield.

But even if he knew the plans of the Haihan people, it would be difficult for Huang Taiji to reject Chen Yixin's proposal. Even if the Manchu Qing lost Shenyang, they could still continue to retreat northward. There was a large area for them to preserve their strength. Xu Tu fought back.As long as Haihan cut off the military aid to Ming, it would be very difficult for Ming to have enough combat power to advance northward.In this way, the situation in Liaodong will reach a new balance.

After more than ten days of confrontation, Huang Taiji and Chen Yixin signed a secret agreement in Yongning Town, and the actual control line of the Manchu Qing in the Liaodong Peninsula was once again retreated by a hundred miles, in exchange for Haihan's suspension of Ming Dynasty at some point in the future. military aid.

(End of this chapter)