1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 836
On September 1668, 9, Changshan Island.

Several officers of the Self-Rescue Army walked into the refugee camp, looking at the skinny refugees sitting or lying in front of rows of barracks, all of them looked listless.

It's no wonder that the island has suddenly reduced the food supply for these refugees who gathered recently. From the previous three meals of rice porridge a day, now only two meals are served, and it's still relatively rare. All of them are hungry and weak , but it doesn't look like this.They can only exercise as little as possible to maintain their little physical strength.

In this regard, the officers of the self-rescue army who came over also felt sorry for them.Back then, they also looked like this, struggling on the verge of life and death.If the Qi people hadn't taken them away, maybe they would have turned into a pile of loess in the wild.
"Everyone, young and old!" A self-rescue army officer shouted loudly: "Our self-rescue army is going to expand its recruitment, is there anyone willing to participate?... There are three meals a day, and there is one silver dollar at the end of the month! However, my ugly words Ahead, if you join our self-rescue army, then you will sell your life to our country of Qi. On the battlefield, your swords and guns have no eyes, and your life and death are up to you!"

After shouting, there was no response for a while, and most of the refugees closed their eyes and rested without raising their heads.Only a dozen or so people looked this way, then shook their heads and sighed, leaning against the corner of the wall.

"Damn it, everyone became obedient citizens under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. ... No one has eggs!" The self-rescue army officer who shouted spit on the ground with a look of contempt on his face.

"Joining your self-rescue army, besides three dry meals a day, do you have wine and meat?" Suddenly, a voice sounded from the refugee crowd.

"Of course there are wine and meat." The officer of the Self-Rescue Army looked in the direction of the speech, but saw a few refugees standing up staggeringly, with a trace of desire on their faces, "In addition to wine and meat, our Self-Rescue Army also There are rare things such as tobacco leaves, tea leaves, sugar, canned food, etc. provided. However, if you join the self-rescue army, you will have to fight desperately on the battlefield to find a way out for yourself!"

"When you join the army, you have to work hard." A refugee showed an indifferent look, "I just want to eat a piece of meat and drink a sip of wine before I die. Whether I can live in the future is up to his mother." It doesn't matter. Isn't it just fighting with the Tartars, and this life is sold to you!"

"That's right, I used to live like a dog in Qingzhou, day after day. As long as I can fill my stomach, even if I was killed by a tartar on the battlefield, it would be worth it."

"Damn! Our self-rescue army is not a soft-footed crab like Daming. It's not so easy for the tartars to kill us!" The officer of the self-rescue army straightened his back and said proudly: "We As soon as the army of Qi State arrived, those Tartars would avoid us from a distance, and walk around us. Follow Qi State, that's what it means to be a real person once again!"

The refugees around heard it, and they were a little disapproving.Back then in my territory in the Qing Dynasty, those officials and gentry in the county all said that there is no army in this world that can defeat my Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers of the Qing Dynasty.As for the Qi State, they sneaked ashore when my Qing army was unprepared, and took us little people who couldn't survive to the wild Hanzhou Continent, and then worked as cattle and horses for the rest of our lives.The only difference from my Qing Dynasty is that this Qi State is just an overseas Han regime.

You see, the army of the State of Qi recruited soldiers from among us refugees, and then continued to use their elusive fleet to harass the coastal villages and towns of our Qing Dynasty secretly.How can this kind of army compare to those officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners who are said to be proficient in arching horses since childhood?
"Mother, can the recruitment of these weak refugees keep up with the pace of the army?" A self-rescue army officer watched the refugees in twos and threes come out one after another in order to have a few mouthfuls of food, and went to register. , couldn't help but shook his head and lamented.

"There is nothing to complain about. Back then, we also looked like this. As long as we fight a few battles with the Qi State's economical army, and then learn more about the real situation of our Qi State, they will be like us sooner or later. Besides, Oh, do you think that the generals of the Qi State really hope that we can face the Tartars head-on on the battlefield? I think that this temporary expansion of the self-rescue army is mostly regarded as logistics handymen for the army to fight, that is, a group of Master who carries supplies."

"The old nonsense is right. General Liu, who is in charge of our self-rescue army, also said, first call people in, train for a month, and take care of your body by the way, and actively prepare for the battle. I reckon that there will be a big battle."

"I heard that the Great Ming's Northern Expedition army was in full swing. In less than a month, they successively conquered Xuzhou, Pizhou, Peixian, and Jining, and approached Jinan. Look at this posture, they are going to attack the capital in one go!"

A month ago, Ming Dynasty launched the third large-scale Northern Expedition.In the eastern section, Wang Shangli, Duke of Baoguo, was the commander-in-chief. He rushed directly to Xuzhou from Suzhou and Suining respectively, and besieged this important military town affected by the earthquake.

From the point of view of Qi's military adviser stationed in Daming, this Northern Expedition was rather hasty, and it was entirely a military adventure taking advantage of the severe damage to the surrounding areas controlled by the Qing Dynasty after the earthquake in Shandong.When Daming's army attacked Xuzhou, it was estimated that they would stand still like the previous two times, and they would have nothing to do with this important military town.

You must know that the Qing soldiers deployed more than [-] troops near Xuzhou, including nearly [-] elite Manchu and Mongolian cavalry, who could carry out flank attacks on the attacking Ming army at any time and threaten the Ming army's logistics.

But the actual process and results of the war surprised everyone.

After more than [-] armies of the Ming army stormed Xuzhou for more than ten days, they were ready to switch to a long-term confrontation mode. They wanted to rely on their own abundant supplies to compete with the Qing army in Xuzhou.

But on August [-]th, the Qing army in Xuzhou City suddenly split into several groups and rushed out of the city. After quickly getting rid of the entanglement of the Ming army, they turned around and ran straight to the north.

Immediately afterwards, within a few days, several groups of soldiers and horses rushed out of the city one after another, and also headed north.

After Wang Shangli heard the report, he was worried that it was a trick of the Qing army to lure the enemy. He was cautious and did not dare to move lightly. He sent out all the scouts to find out the specific movements of the Qing army.

Just when the Ming army was surprised by the sudden withdrawal of the main force of the Qing army from Xuzhou City, the Qing officials and generals left behind in Xuzhou City collectively went out of the city to ask for surrender.

From the mouths of these surrendered Qing officials and generals, we learned that the reason why Murima suddenly led the main force to withdraw from Xuzhou and retreated to the north was because of a major change in the Qing dynasty.

On the [-]th day of the eighth month, Emperor Kangxi summoned Oboi, the assistant minister, into the palace to discuss how to help the victims of the earthquake in Shandong.When Oboi met Kangxi in Qianqing Palace, he was shot and killed by more than [-] guards who had ambushed here in advance with guns, and all the accompanying guards were shot dead.

Afterwards, the Minister of State and Political Affairs listed Oboi's thirty major crimes, and he was punished by the family.However, Kangxi ordered him to avoid death and detention because of his repeated military exploits. His party, Banburshan, Asiha, Gachuha, Taibitu, Wu Gesai, etc., were punished, and they seized and restrained Bilong Taishi and first-class princes.At the same time, an imperial edict was issued to remove General Murima from Zhengnan and General Sebende (Oboi's nephew) from Jingxi.

However, in the process of purging the Aobai Party, Namo (another nephew of Aobai), the commander of Xiaoqiying, accidentally got the letter in advance and escaped from the capital. Before the court summoned the envoy, he met Murima and informed him of the changes in the court.

Murima was shocked and panicked, ready to wait for the arrival of the summoner, bowed her head and confessed.However, General Jingxi and Sebende, the cavalry commander of the Xuzhou Daying Camp, were unwilling to be bound and wait for death. They tried their best to encourage Murima to lead troops into Beijing to carry out military admonitions in the name of "the side of the Qing Dynasty" and restore Oboi's post as auxiliary minister.

After lingering again and again, it would be death anyway, so Murima decided to gather all the generals, and said that Emperor Kangxi was bewitched by villains, deposed and imprisoned the two assistant ministers of the court, killed all the officials without authorization, and shaken the foundation of the country.For this reason, Murima is going to lead the army back to the capital, cut off the jesters and villains around the emperor, clean up the court, and help the Qing Dynasty.

All the generals were shocked when they heard this.

However, most of the generals refused to follow Murima to lead the troops back to the capital on the grounds that they had not been ordered by the emperor and could not act without authorization.Even, some Eight Banners generals questioned Murima, but they wanted to lead troops to rebel and rebel. There were hidden signs of a military merger in Xuzhou city.

Murima and Saiben had to see the opportunity, so on August [-], they rushed out of the city with their trusted generals and more than [-] troops, heading north.

The many generals in the city immediately understood that our Xuzhou camp commander really rebelled!
Therefore, some Eight Banners generals who were loyal to the Qing Dynasty immediately led their respective soldiers and horses to fight out of the city, and followed the direction of Murima, trying to stop or kill these Qing rebels on the way.

And the remaining generals, seeing the main force of the army in the city rushing out of the city one after another, leaving the entire Xuzhou City with not many troops left to defend the city, they had different thoughts.Some rushed out of the city with their soldiers and horses, and ran towards the north, while others restrained their soldiers and horses, waiting for the "unspeakable things" to happen.

After Wang Shangli heard the news about the Qing captives, he was overjoyed. The Qing captives were in civil strife. This was a god-sent opportunity for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains to expel the Tartars!

So, while rectifying his troops and horses, he prepared to go all the way to the north quickly, trying to pierce through Shandong in one go, and approached Hebei, threatening the capital; The two wings are safe.

The sudden collapse of the Xuzhou camp of the Qing captives made it too late for the Shandong area in the rear to react.Wang Shangli led [-] elite soldiers and horses, first conquered Pei County without bloodshed, and then rushed to attack Yutai County in three days, and conquered it immediately.Immediately, the army came to Jining.

It was originally thought that the most critical town on the canal would give the Ming army a strong resistance.But I never thought that Murima, who passed by here more than ten days ago, would lead troops to plunder the entire city, causing serious damage to the city.When the Ming army came to kill, the soldiers and civilians of Jining City, who were in grief and indignation, simply surrendered the city.

Wang Shangli didn't delay at all in Jining. After leaving more than a thousand troops to garrison here, he drove directly to Dongchang Mansion (now Liaocheng City, Shandong).

The Ming army fought hard here for two days, costing more than a thousand casualties, and finally captured Dongchang Mansion. They beheaded the general guard of the Qing Dynasty and the deputy commander of the Eight Banners Xianglan Banner, Er Daichun, and killed and wounded more than [-] Qing troops.

After capturing Dongchang Mansion, Wang Shangli had two attack routes. One was to continue to advance northward and attack Dezhou; the other was to turn northeast and attack Jinan to take down the capital city of Shandong Province.

After much deliberation, Wang Shangli decided to attack Jinan first and occupy this important town of great political significance.

On September 9, the Ming army reached Jinan and immediately launched a fierce attack.However, the furiously advancing Ming army did not carry artillery, and after several days of attacking the city with ants, they suffered more than 10 casualties, and still failed to shake the city defenses of Jinan.

In desperation, the Ming army temporarily stopped the siege, waiting for the artillery to be slowly transported here from Jining before attacking.

Although the Ming army temporarily halted their troops under the city of Jinan, they drove straight in and entered the hinterland of Shandong so quickly, which still shocked the military staff group of Qi State stationed in Daming beyond compare.

Damn, when did the Ming army become so powerful? In less than a month, they successively conquered Xuzhou, Jining, Dongchangfu and other important towns. hinterland.It is only one step away from the Hebei region, the core area of ​​Qing Dynasty rule.

What's more, how could the Qing army be so stretched, the tens of thousands of Eight Banners elites, are they all made of mud?The expected fierce collision and fighting between the two armies never happened.

Faced with this situation, Qi's military personnel stationed in Daming didn't know how to deal with it.After some intense discussions and military deduction, they all believed that if the Qing army did not make adjustments and launched a tough counterattack to curb the surging offensive of the Ming army, there was a high probability that the Qing would lose Shandong again.In this way, the Ming army could attack Henan sideways, cooperate with the Baiwen Selected Division in the Huguang area, seize the Central Plains, and then join forces with the East Ming army in Hebei to push the capital.

In this case, the situation of the Qing Dynasty will become very critical. If one is not good, it may be destroyed by the Ming army in the capital, or completely expelled from the pass.

In fact, in the minds of military and political officials of the Qi State, they do not expect the reunification of the mainland very much.The confrontation between the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the separation of the Southern and Northern Dynasties are the most beneficial to the Qi State.Only in this way, Daming did not dare to offend Qi State, and to a certain extent acquiesced to Qi State's large-scale immigration.At the same time, the situation where the two powers stand side by side also makes it impossible for both of them to focus on the construction of sea power, so that it is convenient for Qi to control the mainland's foreign trade and obtain huge commercial benefits.

Therefore, when Qi's military generals stationed in Daming responded to this situation, they had two opinions.One is to stumbling the Ming army, delaying or hindering their smooth advancement, and providing sufficient time for the Qing army to mobilize and assemble troops; the other is to wait for the final outcome of the war between the Ming and Qing. , at the critical moment, united Yunzhou and North Korea, took advantage of the situation to send troops to Liaodong, and blocked the Ming army in the Liaoxi Corridor.In this way, a huge nail was planted for the future unification of Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)