1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 908 "Majority" (Continued)
Regarding Qi State, which is far away in the Hanzhou Continent, although the Ming court and the people have different opinions and evaluations, but considering all the points of view, there are not many negative comments.

Undoubtedly, when the Qing captives swept across the mainland of China, the Ming Dynasty was in dire straits several times and almost wanted to perish.However, the mansion will be turned to the last moment by Qi Guowan many times.

In the first year of Hongguang (1645), the Qing army attacked the city and conquered the land all the way.At this time, the Qi State united with the Zheng family of Fujian to gather dozens of gunboats to block the Qing captives from the north bank of the river, so that the Qing captives could not trample on the south of the Yangtze River for a while.

However, in September of that year, Liu Liangzuo, the uncle of Guangchang stationed in Zhenjiang, rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and surrendered to captives, leading the Qing army across the river.Afterwards, the city gate of Nanjing was opened wide, and Hongguang fled to Taiping Mansion, but was captured by the Qing captives on the way, and was taken to the capital, where he was executed by the Qing court the following year.

With the support of the Qi State, Zhu Cihong, the crown prince of the Chongzhen Emperor, succeeded the Daming Emperor in Dengzhou.

In order to boost the world's confidence in resisting the Qing captives, in September of the first year of Yongchu, the Qi State led the Ming army to surprise Liaodong, conquer Haizhou, break Liaoyang, attack Shenyang, kill thousands of Qing captive defenders, and kill the Eight Banners who stayed behind. Dozens of nobles, slave chieftains and concubines slapped the complacent Qing captive hard.

In the eighth year of Yongchu (1654), the Dengzhou Incident occurred, and the Qing captives captured Penglai. Emperor Yongchu, along with his empress, prince and several important officials, set themselves on fire in the palace, and the situation in the world suddenly collapsed.

At this time, the State of Qi stood up again and sent gunboats to escort King Ding to Nanjing to succeed the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to stabilize the hearts of the people in the world. The return journey of the elite army of the Thirty Thousand and Eight Banners.

Then after two days of war, this mighty Eight Banners army was wiped out in one fell swoop.This battle not only broke the Qing Dynasty's myth of being "invincible", but also forced the Qing Dynasty to shrink its troops in the south to consolidate and protect the rule of the northern region, which greatly eased the pressure on the Ming army's Yangtze River defense line.

In the second Northern Expedition launched a few years ago, if the Qi State had not sent troops to attack the rear of the Qing captives, occupied Shanhai Pass, threatened the capital, and attracted the Qing captives to return to protect themselves, Li Dingguo would not have seized the opportunity to flank the Qing captives in the middle. Subsequently, the main force of the Qing army was defeated in Baoding, and finally the Qing captives were forced to withdraw from the capital and go north to the desert, allowing the Ming Dynasty to recover China.

However, the development of Qi State became more and more powerful, and the forces in Daming and its surrounding areas grew day by day. Apart from the deep jealousy in the hearts of the king of Qin and the ordinary gentry officials, there was not a bit of jealousy and a trace of loss.

Thinking of me as Zhengshuo of Huaxia, who owns the mainland of China, has countless people with lofty ideals, and is rich all over the world, but I want to let a Qi country that lives in the wild south of the continent save the situation several times, and save it from fire and water, how embarrassing it is!

Not to mention, in the past few decades in Qi State, millions of people have immigrated to the country—well, of course, most of them are refugees who cannot beg for a living. It is brooding.How can the people of the Celestial Dynasty allow small foreign countries to recruit them to the sea and consider them vassals?
In addition, what annoyed King Qin the most was that Qi State spared no effort to support Yongfan of Yunzhou. Not only did he help King Yong build a rather powerful naval fleet, but he also trained and taught thousands of soldiers who were "worthy of a battle." "The firearms battalion made this Yunzhou town look like an overseas vassal state that disrespected the imperial court and was independent of Ming Dynasty.

Last year, Emperor Guangde passed away, and a new emperor succeeded him, named Jianping.However, under the circumstances of King Qin's decades-long dictatorship, the emperor's power has been weakened even more. Except for sacrifices and etiquette, which still have a certain sense of presence, all political affairs in the court, large and small, are all handled by the Qin Palace.As a result, all the ministers in the court, officials from all over the country, and the common people, except for the King of Qin, have not known the Emperor of Ming for a long time!

After the Ming court was busy with the various affairs of the first emperor's funeral and the new emperor's succession, he inadvertently looked to the east. Well, Qi State led a group of younger brothers to besiege the Wa State, beating him black and blue, miserable In the end, he had to give up and admit his mistake, and at the end of the day, he also gave up the land and paid compensation, which made people feel pitiful.

In addition to emotion, the princes of the court were also secretly terrified that Qi State could gather so many Nanyang forces in a short period of time, as well as that Yunzhou Yongfan, to fight thousands of miles into Wa State, and win easily.If this is aimed at our Daming, what kind of situation will it present?
It should be known that there are thousands of miles of sea to the east of my Ming Dynasty, how can I defend against Qi's powerful sea power attack?
Suddenly, the importance of Annan, Qiongzhou, Yizhou, and North Korea and other vassals and large islands on the sea immediately became important.Even though Qi State and Ming Dynasty have always been friendly, no one can guarantee that at some point in the future, the two countries will compete with each other.

Whether it is planning for a rainy day or talking about the layout, North Korea and Annan, the two existing vassals of the Ming Dynasty, must be listed as the key targets of wooing to prevent further infiltration and control by the Qi State.

When Nam Jiuwan, Minister of State and Political Affairs of Joseon, asked Yan Banghua, the special envoy of the Ming Dynasty and the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, whether he could be protected by Ming Dynasty when he was invaded by Qi State or Yongfan of Yunzhou, he immediately got a clear response.

"His Royal Highness the King of Qin will provide the necessary military support for the safety of the Kingdom of Korea. The Liaodong Capital Division has tens of thousands of tiger and ben troops, which is your North Korea's greatest reliance. If the Yunzhou Yongfan invades again, the King of Qin will directly send troops to drive it away! But all The premise is that you should fulfill your vassal duty for the Joseon Kingdom and show your respect."

"Angel..." Nan Jiuwan smiled wryly, "Since Taizu (Li Chenggui), my North Korea has always been respectful to the Celestial Dynasty. The year number and calendar, regular tribute, and sending envoys to congratulate during festivals. Although my country is overseas, the three cardinal principles and five constant principles are common to China; I practice filial piety, abide by the etiquette law, and the criminal and administrative laws, all in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty; crown weddings and funerals , also follow Zhu Wengong's family rituals (Zhu Zi's family rituals)."

"Since my ancestors, my dynasty has been sincere and great. I have followed the Chinese system. Now when the same language and the same style are used, the creation of Hanwen is shocking. Angels need to know, if my Korea is transferred to China, or there are people who criticize it, will it be wrong? Don’t you feel ashamed of Da Muhua? The Japanese invasion in Renchen was thanks to the blessing of the heavens, and we were able to restore our country in Korea, and we also regarded this as a gift of rebuilding. As a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, how could we not abide by the way of being a minister and the border of the fence? responsibility?"

"If China changes, what choice will North Korea take?" Yan Banghua asked pointedly.

"..." Nan Jiuwan's expression changed when he heard the words, and he understood in his heart, "No matter how China changes, I, North Korea, will serve the Zhengshuo Dynasty of China."

"That's the case..." Yan Banghua nodded slightly, and said solemnly: "King Qin will do his utmost to protect the integrity of North Korea, just like Wanli's old style."

"If the heavens are fully protected, I will always remember the kindness of King Qin, keep the vassal's responsibility, and serve Zhengshuo of the Central Plains faithfully!" Nan Jiuwan was assured by Yan Banghua, and he stood up and bowed deeply to the other party.
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May 5, Nerchinsk.

"Boom! Boom!"

The two 8-pound land guns let out a roar, and the projectiles were ejected instantly, flying towards the Raksha castle ahead.But the angle of the artillery was a little higher, and the shells passed over the city wall and fell into the city wall, causing the dozen or so Rakshasa people on the opposite side to ridicule.

"Damn it, this cannon has been fired for several rounds, but not a single shot hit the city wall! This technique is too trendy." Qiu Weilin, an officer in the black-clothed guard of Qi who was watching the battle, couldn't help shaking his head. complained.

"Sir, it's not our fault." A sergeant of the Qi artillery said with a wry smile: "These soldiers in the Bohai state who are used as artillery don't have any basic mathematical foundation. What ballistic and advanced are you telling them?" Throwing angles, and simple distance measurement, are fundamentally a chicken-to-duck discussion, and I don’t know what it means. However, after shooting a lot of cannons, I feel a little bit in my hand, so I can use it.”

"Boom! Boom!"

"Hit it! Hit it!..."

Just as he was talking, two more cannon shots were fired, and then cheers came from the battlefield.Qiu Weilin searched for his reputation, and saw that the Raksha people's city was in a mess, and a shell hit the crenel, killing several people on the spot, causing chaos on the city wall.

The more than [-] troops currently attacking the city belong to the officers and soldiers of the Bohai State's former army and the left army. They came from the direction of Kuandian Fort, more than ten kilometers south of Nerchinsk The most core Rakshasa fortress on the banks of the Butchu River (called the Nercha River in Russia) was removed, and then controlled this vast area.

In October last year, Bohai State sent more than 300 people to the city of Nerchinsk.But because the city is well-defended, the city is relatively strong, and there are a lot of defenders, and the artillery is not powerful, so it took half a month to gnaw, but it was not defeated.

When the weather turned cold, the leader of the army led his people to withdraw to the Shilka River in the south of Nerchinsk, and then recruited hundreds of Uurs nearby to help build a small fortress, which was named Kuandian Fort (now Priiskovy Town, Russia), preparing to spend the winter here.

In April of this year, after the river thawed, more than 200 reinforcements came from Fort Jacques, carrying two 8-pound cannons, and arrived in Fort Kuandian in more than a dozen small boats. Qiu Weilin, who was on the mission, also came here with the army to learn about the specific situation on the ground.

Last year, Daming sent more than [-] troops to Liaodong. First, when Yunzhou Town mobilized soldiers and horses to cooperate with Qi State to attack Japan, the army went south and successively recovered Haizhou, Yingzhou, Gaizhou, and Jinzhou, and wiped out all the forces in Yunzhou Town. Expelled from the Liaodong Peninsula.

Afterwards, Wang Shangli, the governor of Liaodong, led a victorious army and marched northward to kill Bohai.

Under the persuasion of the Qi State, Ba Hai, the leader of the Bohai Sea, ordered the troops to gradually withdraw from the more than ten Liaodong fortresses they occupied in order to preserve their strength and not confront the Ming army.By October of last year, the Ming army had advanced to the Lalin River line, which was less than [-] kilometers away from Alchuka City (now Acheng District, Harbin), an important town on the Songhua River occupied by the Bohai State.

Regarding Qi State's persuasion to completely abandon the Songhua River Basin and retreat directly to the area north of Heilongjiang, it aroused the displeasure of Bohai State.

Why?

The climate and environment in the Songhua River Basin is already very bitter and cold for Bohai. Compared with the area north of Heilongjiang, the situation is not so good.Even so, Qi State still does not allow me to take Bohai State as its own.You know, hundreds of years ago, the territory owned by the Dajin Kingdom was not as far north as ours!

For this reason, the people of Bohai State were furious, and they directly clamored not to care about Qi State's instigation, and we will not withdraw.It is one thing to be defeated by the Ming army, but it would be a lot of reconciliation to leave without a fight and give up this "fat" territory.

Even if our country of Bohai is a dog raised by your country of Qi, it can't always give us leftovers instead of a few bones, right?

Qi State is naturally well aware of the reasons for Bohai State's physical and psychological resistance.However, Qi State's strategic layout in the entire Northeast region is to use the Bohai State to fight against the greedy Tsarist Russia and prevent it from occupying the entire Northeast region, instead of letting the remnants of the Qing Dynasty to grab the territory from Ming Dynasty.

My state of Qi can support your Bohai state to grow stronger, and then we can also use various means to make you lose blood and weaken you when you are disobedient.

In December last year, Zakana, the capital of Boli City (now Khabarovsk, Russia) in the Bohai Kingdom, suddenly announced its independence and established Dongdan Kingdom, with Boli as its capital, and more than a dozen fortresses in the surrounding area and in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang.

And Zhenzhou, the territory of Yongwang, which is located south of Boli City, immediately used a large number of snow sleds to transport a large amount of ordnance and dozens of tons of food to this newly built Dongdan country to support its independence.

Shocked, Ba Hai, the ruler of Bohai, immediately led his troops back north to fight the rebellion in Boli.You must know that the entire Bohai State controls less than 20 Dingkou. If the traitor Zakana is allowed to stand on his own, wouldn't it be that nearly half of the strength of the Bohai State is split out at once.

However, Boli City was built vigorously by the Bohai Kingdom as the capital, and the entire city layout and defense were carefully planned and guided by the Qi people.In addition, there are more than ten artillery pieces at the head of the city, and more than 1000 rebels defending, so Bahai led the siege for a month, but he was still unable to conquer it.

Fighting in this cold winter season has always been a taboo for military strategists. In just one month, more than 400 officers and soldiers were injured and killed due to freezing, and morale was extremely low.In desperation, Bahai could only withdraw his troops and temporarily stationed in Antubao (now Birobidzhan, Russia, the capital of the Jewish Autonomous Prefecture) to rest.

At this time, Ba Hai also recalled it.The rebellion and self-reliance of Bolidu Tong Zakana, if there were no Qi people secretly making troubles, he would not believe it even if he was killed.

As soon as he thought of this, Ba Hai immediately panicked.Today, Qi State can encourage Boli City to rebel from Bohai State and establish itself as a country.So tomorrow, will the capital of Aihui City, the capital of Jingqilibao (the city of Vobodny on the banks of the Szeya River in Russia today), and the capital of Yaksaburg be under the instigation of Qi State, and will have the idea of ​​​​rebellion? Stand up for yourself?
You know, over the years, Qi State has infiltrated every aspect of Bohai State, and there are as many as [-] to [-] Han people in the country. Under such circumstances, as long as the people of Qi State are willing, they can immediately break up this Bohai State Torn into pieces.

Not to mention, the weapons and food that the Bohai State relies on for survival are all supplied by the Qi State.Without the strong support of the Qi State, not to mention being unable to resist the Ming Dynasty's attack, even suppressing the many indigenous tribes in the territory, they would be unable to do so.What was even more worrying was that the Rakshasa who had been defeated by them would definitely turn around and swallow them until they were completely weak after finding out their weakness.

Damn, the great god of Qi country really can't offend them at all!

For this reason, Bahai had to lower his body and found the representative of Qi State in Bohai State, saying that in terms of Liaodong affairs, everything will be done in accordance with Qi State's instructions. In the warm spring season, all armed colonists will be withdrawn to Heilongjiang and beyond north area.At the same time, he begged Qi State to help put down the rebellion in Boli City, so as to maintain the "unity" and "stability" of Bohai State.

However, the people of Qi State said that the rebellion in Boli City was the internal affairs of Bohai State, and Qi State would not intervene in this matter.However, in view of the existing 20-year "friendship" between the two sides, Qi State can continue to provide Bohai State with necessary weapons, food and other related materials.

However, out of "good intentions", the people of Qi State persuaded Bahai not to use all the power of the country to wipe out the rebels in Boli City. This would greatly deplete the already inexhaustible strength of Bohai State, and on the contrary would make it easier for outsiders.

The Lingbei area is so vast, even if you lose the territory in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang, you can turn your head north and west to open up new territories.

Therefore, the black-clothed guard officer of Qi State stationed in Bohai State enthusiastically took out a slightly rough map and pointed to the Nerchinsk River, Chita River, and Beihai (Lake Baikal) area, saying that there are abundant products and fertile land. It can support millions of people.If it is occupied, it will be nothing less than "the foundation of the king and hegemony" for the entire Bohai country.

Bahai let out a long sigh, and then followed the words of the state of Qi.

In the warm spring season, the Bohai Kingdom moved all the thousands of people entrenched in the Songhua River Basin to the Heilongjiang area, and sent reinforcements all the way west to Nerchinsk to conquer the so-called "base of kings and hegemons".

(End of this chapter)