1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 705 The Vibration of Qing Dynasty

On March 1654, 3, the capital.

In the past ten days, a frightening rumor has suddenly spread throughout the capital, saying that all the [-] troops from the Qing Dynasty who invaded North Korea were wiped out by the Yalu River.And the one who did such things was the small state of Qi Fan, which my Qing Dynasty regarded as a serious problem.They entangled tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and deployed them on the north bank of the Yalu River. They also carried hundreds of artillery pieces to bombard our attacking army day and night. The weather finally collapsed, the commander Yue Le was killed, and more than a hundred generals and generals in the army were all killed in battle.

At the beginning, the Eight Banners disciples in the capital and the common people in the city didn't believe this rumor at all, and they mostly took it as a joke to tease and amuse.What a joke, how could the [-] Banners army be easily wiped out by tens of thousands of enemy troops in one battle.Is it true that my soldiers and horses in the Qing Dynasty are all made of paper?
It should be known that among the [-] troops, they were not made up of the surrendered Han Army Green Battalion soldiers and horses. Not to mention the [-] elite Manchurian Eight Banners troops, even the more than [-] Han Army Eight Banners were also from tens of thousands. The troops selected from the Wanhan army to enter the banner have very strong combat effectiveness, and they cannot be wiped out by just any army.

Besides, in November last year, my Qing Dynasty broke through Denglai and wiped out the small court of Yongchu's puppet Ming Dynasty, so that there is no longer any resistance force in the whole north (the base of Qi Fan on Changshan Island is a plague of scabies).Even if the small state of the Qi Fan wanted to mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, I am afraid it would not be easy to do so.As for the more than [-] troops who are reluctantly entangled, how can they threaten the [-] Banners army of our Qing Dynasty?
However, in the next few days, specific news of the collapse of the attacking army continued to spread, and even the list of so-and-so Eight Banners generals killed in battle came out.This made the common people involuntarily become suspicious of the letter, and began to discuss the authenticity of this matter in private in the teahouse restaurant.

As for the families of the Eight Banners, whose men were serving in the attacking army, they kept going from house to house, and began to ask some well-informed people about the specific situation of their relatives.Is it true that the [-] troops of the Qing Dynasty who attacked the DPRK were wiped out by the Yalu River as rumored?

Surrounded by more than a dozen guards, Sony, the first-class minister, minister of the interior, concurrently the minister of state affairs, and the minister in charge of the internal affairs office, walked out of the gate of the mansion, and was about to ride to the palace when he raised his eyes and saw many sons and daughters of the Xungui family around the gate of the mansion. The house slave looked this way with his head poking around, feeling a little restless in his heart.

"Edai, let someone explain to those people that the court has not yet found out the exact news about North Korea, so don't believe the rumors in the market. Everything needs to wait for the official court report to be issued, and let them disperse separately. Such sneaky, successful What a system!"

Those who wanted to get news from Sony's house were after all the noble sons of the Eight Banners in the court, and they cared about the safety of their relatives in the army, so they behaved like this.

However, when Sonny rode his horse towards the government office near the Daqing Gate, his face sank immediately.As the chief Manchurian minister of the DPRK and China, he has undoubtedly the most comprehensive information.It was rumored in the middle of Beijing that all the [-] troops attacking the dynasty were destroyed by the Yalu River, and the commander Yue Le also died in the army. Although the news has not been confirmed on the ground, it is probably true.

More than ten days ago, Dayan, the capital of the Eight Banners of Mongolia and Zhenghong Banner stationed in Tianjin, dispatched eight hundred li to report to the imperial court that the Naqi Fan and the Zheng Sen Department gathered more than 40 ships and bombarded the coast of Tianjin on March [-]. They sent a small group of troops to land and plunder, and then distributed thousands of leaflets on the bank, stating the details of how all the [-] and Eight Banners troops were wiped out by the Yalu River and the list of killed Eight Banners generals, and also discarded them on the bank. Hundreds of badges of the generals of the Eight Banners, as well as several military flags of the various divisions of the Eight Banners.

After Dayan heard the news, he immediately led his troops to blockade the coastal areas of Tianjin, confiscated all the leaflets distributed by Qi Fan and the tokens and flags in the Eight Banners Army, and carried out a bloody massacre on the coastal people who might have come into contact with the leaflets and Eight Banners relics. Try to block the news completely.

When the leaflets sent by Tianjin and the relics of the Eight Banners were placed in the lobby of the Ministry of War, all the Manchu and Han officials suddenly fell silent.The list of fallen Eight Banners generals listed on the flyer was indeed from the [-] attacking army led by Yue Le, and those dirty and broken flags of the Eight Banners were not forged, not to mention there are hundreds of dead Eight Banners The general's token and keepsake.

Could it be that the more than [-] Eight Banners troops were really wiped out by the Yalu River?
Sonny, Ebilong, Irden, Seiler and other important Manchurian ministers looked at it, all with serious expressions on their faces.After warning many ministers not to leak the news easily, Sony and others rushed into the palace to report to Emperor Shunzhi.

After receiving the report, Emperor Shunzhi was stunned and looked at Sony and other important officials in disbelief.You know, since the founding of Taizu (Nurhachi) in the Qing Dynasty, battles with more than 30 casualties in World War I are extremely rare.Not to mention the Battle of Sarhu 5 years ago, only a few thousand people were lost and [-] Ming troops were annihilated.Even in the Battle of Songjin more than ten years ago, although tens of thousands of people were lost, they were still casualties in the course of repeated battles with the Ming army for more than a year, of which less than [-] people died in battle.

If it is true that the Qing Dynasty's [-] Banners army was attacked and wiped out by the Yalu River, as the Qi Fan leaflet said, it would be the most serious defeat of the Qing Dynasty in decades, and it would be enough to shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.

Sony and E Bilong immediately comforted Emperor Shunzhi, saying that the army led by Yue Le might have been attacked by the Naqi Fan on the Yalu River, but our Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty had an elite army of more than [-] soldiers. losses, but not complete annihilation.The Qi Fan distributed leaflets in the coastal areas of Tianjin and captured some of the banners of the Eight Banners. They deliberately exaggerated our losses in the Eight Banners in order to find some face for the previous defeat in Denglai.When Kuai Ma, who went to Liaodong to investigate, returns, he will inevitably expose the fabricated lies of the Qi Fan.

"If it is true, what will happen?" Emperor Shunzhi still asked worriedly.

Sony and other important officials heard the words, they were silent for a long time, and they said with difficulty: "If the army is gone, the affairs of the world will still need to make adjustments to cope with the unexpected changes."

As for how to "adjust and turn around", Sony has convened important ministers of the DPRK and China and officials from various ministries to discuss and negotiate for a long time, but it has not yet come to a conclusion.

First of all, it is necessary to confirm as soon as possible whether the [-] Banners under Yue Le's army really disappeared by the Yalu River.For this reason, Beijing Central Committee sent more than ten waves of scouts and messengers to Liaodong, Fengcheng, and Dandong, and even ordered Shengjing General Dunbai to dispatch an elite Eight Banners team to the other side of the Yalu River to investigate the details.

At the same time, more than [-] Eight Banners troops stationed in the capital and Tianjin are on full alert. The Gyeonggi area has also strengthened civil control, prohibiting the spread and discussion of various rumors, and advancing the night curfew time by one hour to ensure the ruling order in the vicinity of Gyeonggi as much as possible. .

Then, the Ministry of Household Affairs was required to formulate pensions for the officers and soldiers who died in battle in the worst case, so that after the news was confirmed, the orphans who died in battle would not be full of noise.However, once the issue of financial expenditure was discussed, Che Ke (Man Shangshu) and Chen Zhilin (Han Shangshu) were saddened, and began to complain to Sony about the deficit of the Ministry of Accounting.

Since the loss of Jiangnan, my Qing Dynasty has suddenly lost more than half of its taxes, which has made my Qing Dynasty's fragile finances even weaker.In addition, Oboi commanded more than [-] troops to sit in the Jianghuai River and confront the Ming army on the Yangtze River. He spent countless money and food every month, which made the officials of the Ministry of Households burnt out.On the Huguang battlefield, Prince Heshuo Chengze (Aixinjueluo Shuosei, the fifth son of Huang Taiji) also gathered [-] troops, and fought repeatedly with the Ming army of Bai Wenxuan in Wuchang, Ezhou, Yuezhou and other places along the Yangtze River. , costing tens of thousands of dollars.

Wu Sangui, who was trapped in Shaanxi and Hanzhong, in order to deal with the attack of the Ming army of Liu Wenxiu in Sichuan, ordered him to raise food and pay himself in Shanxi and Shaanxi.It is said that Wu Sangui almost ransacked Shanxi and Shaanxi. Even so, he continued to ask the court for money and food to strengthen the defense of Hanzhong.

If all the 200 troops under Yue Le were wiped out on the banks of the Yalu River, based on the current compensation standards for soldiers killed in battle in the Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that nearly 200 million taels of silver will be spent, which does not include the cost of follow-up support for the families of the officers and soldiers who died in battle.With the current situation of the Ministry of Households' treasury that can run away mice, it is impossible to come up with [-] million taels of silver.

Originally, the Ministry of Households also hoped that after Yue Le's troops invaded North Korea, they could carry out a large-scale search and seize a large amount of property, which could supplement the empty finances of the imperial court to a certain extent.Well, now not only is there no need to plunder the wealth and materials of North Korea, but a large sum of pensions for the officers and soldiers who died in battle will be provided.

"My lords, there is a warning message from Liaodong!" Just as Sony was discussing matters with many ministers, Ministers of the Ministry of War Ka Dahun (Man Shangshu) and Wang Yongji (Han Shangshu) ran over in a panic.

"Decent!" Seeing the two men running disheveled and sweaty, his face sank, and he scolded, "Every time you face a major event, you are calm. Both of you are high-ranking officials in the imperial court. How can you be so dignified if you are in such a mess?" !"

"The fast horses in Liaodong returned, and the Ming army attacked Guangning (now Beizhen City, Liaoning Province), Ningyuan (Xingcheng City, Liaoning Province), Haizhou (now Haicheng City, Liaoning Province), and the Ming army also appeared near Liaoyang." Sony ignored the scolding, and said eagerly: "General Shengjing thanked you, and according to various signs, the Ming army and the Naqi army seem to be attacking Liaodong on a large scale. Please send troops and horses to help."

"..." Sonny shook his body when he heard the words, and asked calmly, "Is there any news from Dandong?"

"Scattered defeated soldiers have fled back to Shengjing." Ga Da Hun's face was pale, "Dunbai's emergency report contained vague words, saying that the Yue Yue Department...may suffer heavy losses, maybe..., maybe..., the army has already Lost miserably by the Yalu River..."

Sony's heart was shocked. Although he had a conclusion in his mind, he was still lucky.But at this time, it was heard that sporadic defeated soldiers had fled back to Shengjing, but Dunbai's documents were ambiguous. Presumably, the news was initially confirmed, but it was not verified, so it was reported to the Ministry of War in a vague manner.

"Gadahun, the Ministry of War is preparing to draw up a troop transfer document, ordering Meng Qiaofang, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Zhuobute, the general of the Western Expedition, to send [-] troops back to the capital!" Sonny calmed down a little, and said sharply to Gadahun: "In addition , dispatched fast horses, and strictly ordered Obai, the general who conquered the South in Yangzhou, and Shuo Sai, the general who was stationed in Jingnan in Wuchang, to guard the front line of the Yangtze River. I will go to the palace to meet the emperor."
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On April 4, Changshan Island.

Standing on a high watchtower by the seaside, Zhu Cijiong, the Supervisor of the Ming Dynasty and the King of Ding, looked towards the south towards the direction of the mainland in the distance. Behind him stood the Yongwang Zhu Cizhen, also looking at the blue sea in the distance, silent. language.

"In a few days, I will go to Nanjing with the ships of the State of Qi to formally succeed the Ming emperor." Zhu Cijiong said softly.

"Congratulations, brother!" Zhu Cizhao said with a smile and cupped his hands.

"Hehe..." Zhu Cijiong smiled, shook his head and said, "Although Nanjing is the southern capital of my Ming Dynasty, it is now a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. There may be unforeseen risks. Even if I succeed the Ming emperor, how much right do I have to speak?"

"Brother Huang is worried that Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Zheng Zhilong and others will rebel?"

"Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo are the original generation of thieves, and they even dug up the Fengyang imperial tomb of our royal family with Zhang Xianzhong. Today, their generation has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, occupying Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangdong, and most of the south of the Yangtze River. , The strength is superb. Zheng Zhilong, the former pirate, under the threat of the Qing captives, once surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and opposed the Ming Dynasty. If the Qi Fan had not united with the Western barbarians to cut off his overseas trade and cut off the two places, he would not have returned to the Ming Dynasty anyway. Those generations are all heroes!"

"Brother Emperor, since you are worried about the reappearance of Emperor Xiandi of the Han Dynasty in Nanjing, why did you agree to Li Dingguo's invitation to go to Nanjing to succeed the Ming Dynasty?"

"In order to unify the people's hearts of our Ming Dynasty." Zhu Cijiong said solemnly: "Jiashen's sky changed, the Qing captives entered the pass, and the land of Shenzhou sank, but the hearts of the world are still in our Daming. Now the south is arriving in Dingding, and the expulsion of the Tartars is in sight. If I don't go to Nanjing Following the unification of the Ming Dynasty, the forces of all parties will definitely argue and disagree with each other, so that the Qing captives can be defeated one by one. According to the words of the Qi Fan, people who are not of our race must have different hearts. What happens today should drive out the Tartars and restore the Ming Dynasty. Heavy. The rest are all trails.”

"...Relying on Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Zheng Zhilong and others, even if the Ming Dynasty is reunited in the future, it may become a big trend." Zhu Cizhao looked worried, "I can't say, there will be a battle of heroes in the world in the future."

"So, you should stay in Yunzhou (today's Hokkaido, Japan), and take charge of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians including Zhenzhou (today's Vladivostok, Russia), Mingzhou (today's northern tip of Sakhalin Island), Tamna Island (today's Jeju Island, South Korea), and continue Cultivate civil affairs internally, train elite soldiers externally, and accumulate strength for the future revival of our Ming Dynasty." Zhu Cijiong looked at Zhu Cizheng, "The responsibilities you shoulder are difficult and dangerous, and I am afraid that they are not inferior to being a brother."

"My brother, I will live up to the entrustment of my brother!" Zhu Cizhao solemnly agreed with his heartbeat and blood rushing up.

"Qi Fan established his country in a wild place overseas, with a population of only a few hundred thousand, but his ships were strong and powerful, and his soldiers were unparalleled. He repeatedly defeated the powerful Qing soldiers." With more than [-] soldiers and horses, they wiped out the [-]-banner army of the Qing Dynasty on the banks of the Yalu River. This combat power can be said to be the best in the world. Therefore, there must be a reason for the strength of the Qi Fan. If you rule overseas, you might as well learn from it. Its methods of governing the region and refining the army. Even if it has not been able to keep pace with the Qi Fan for a few years of achievements, it must not be too far behind."

"My brother, I would like to obey the emperor's order." Zhu Cizhao bowed and said, "However, if we want to fully learn from Qi's methods of governing and training soldiers, I am afraid that we will need to second some military and civilian personnel from the mainland of Hanzhou to assist us. What the younger brother did."

"Hehe..., I didn't expect that the emperor's brother has already made a fortune. It's very good." Zhu Cijiong nodded, "It's easy to think about it. Qi Fan's homeland is thousands of miles away from my Ming Dynasty. If it can help my Ming Dynasty to be strong, it will also reduce the number of people. Qi Fan's troops and supplies were wasted."

"Brother Emperor..." Zhu Cizhao had a hesitant look on his face, "If..., if, I recover from Ming Dynasty, what will happen with Qi Fan in the future?"

"How?" Zhu Cijiong was stunned for a while, and said with some hesitation: "If I am restored to the Ming Dynasty, and Qi Fan..., maybe we can become a country of brothers."

"Then... Ming and Qi, who is the elder brother of the chief? Who is the younger brother of the subordinate?"

"...Let's talk about this after my Great Ming has recovered." Zhu Cijiong said with a wry smile, "This theory is too false."

(End of this chapter)