Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 441
When Zhu Yihai stepped into Dengzhou City under the escort of the imperial guards, it was destined to be a moment recorded in the annals of history. In fact, among the officials accompanying him were historians from the Imperial Academy. Judging from the Qipin review, they are all full-time historians.

These talented scholars who were born in the imperial examination were very good at writing. They accompanied the emperor's northern expedition all the way, recording the emperor's every word and deed.

When Zhu Yihai entered Dengzhou City, Xu Fanglie, the editor, took up his pen and wrote it down excitedly, "In the second year of Shaotian, on the first day of the fifth month, the Holy Emperor hid the imperial soldiers on a Korean grain ship and fraudulently entered Dengzhou Port. The armored soldiers broke into the city, and the captive Hunan King Kong Youde sent his troops outside. There were only five hundred households in the city, and they were caught off guard. The city fell, and they set themselves on fire in Fuya...'

The battle of honor for the Son of Heaven begins.

The gentry and common people in Dengzhou City came to greet him one after another. Kneeling all over the long street, everyone shouted long live and burst into tears.

In the past, many gentry thought that it was just a matter of changing the emperor, and it made no difference who would sit on the dragon chair.So Li Zicheng's Shunjun came, and they quickly followed suit. Later, the Qing army came again, and they flattered the Qing army.

In just over a year, the gentry and common people in Dengzhou have experienced all kinds of hardships, and nine out of ten have gone bankrupt. The once bustling port is now completely dead.

Looking at the disheveled Dengzhou people, Zhu Yihai couldn't help feeling that in this troubled world, most of the people are just poor cannon fodder.

"Hurry up and donate porridge for disaster relief, don't engage in other forms, let everyone eat two mouthfuls of porridge first."

Fu Qingzhu, the imperial bodyguard, read loudly to the people the imperial decree of benevolence, and the people burst into tears with excitement when they heard about the distribution of grain and porridge.

The governor's yamen in the city is still a mess after the fire.

Kong Youde waited for a pile of charred corpses to be placed on the ground, and Zhu Yihai lost interest after just a few glances.

In Dengzhou, Kong Youde was a well-known historical figure, even in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, he had a seat, and now he died here, without any grandeur, and even a little sudden.

But history is like this, there are always surprises.

The Imperial Battalion is still searching the whole city, even outside the city, to prevent Kong Youde's golden cicada from escaping.But Zhu Yihai didn't care too much, so what if he ran away, the important thing now is that he successfully captured Dengzhou City.

"I suggest taking advantage of the victory to pursue and attack Laizhou quickly, advancing both land and water. Before Laizhou can react, if we capture the city, the Denglai Peninsula will be under the control of my right army."

Among the accompanying generals and ministers in front of the imperial court, the one who spoke was Tu Guobao, the former governor of Jiangning, who had been awarded the title of Youqin Metropolis Censor since he was attached to the imperial court. He is much the same, such as Li Yuchun, Wu Shengzhao, Zhang Guozhu, Zhang Tianlu and a large group of civil and military men who surrendered anyway are treated this way.

The original grades were retained, and some even added ranks, but for the time being, they only had false titles and no real positions, but they could walk in front of the imperial court and summon the staff to praise paintings at any time.

Tu Guobao is also very aware of his current situation, so he is very low-key. When the emperor summons him for inquiries, he will always provide some good suggestions.

They are all waiting for the opportunity to come back, but they all know that this opportunity is rare, and if they want to come back and take office, it depends on their performance.

Dengzhou to Laizhou is about [-] miles away, and both Dengzhou and Laizhou are by the sea.

The admiral Huang Binqing suggested, "The minister thought that we should immediately send troops to the Tiemen Pass at the mouth of the Qinghe River in Lijin. This pass is an important pass at the estuary of the Daqing River, and it is also an important place for floods and droughts. We shouldn't waste time going to Laizhou. There are 5000 Geng Zhongming garrisoned in Laizhou. We may not have the chance to encounter the empty city again.

It's better to go straight to Tiemenguan. Although there are Guanjin Castles here, there are not many soldiers and horses. After we take down Tiemenguan, we can sail the fleet into the Daqing River and reach the outside of Jinan City. Your Majesty, Jinan is what Shandong must fight for. place. "

"Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Huainan, thousands of miles of plains, Shandong is located in it, especially where Jinan is located, and there are mountains and hills such as Mount Tai. The sea is a rare place of strategic support for the whole of Shandong, and if Jinan is captured, it can be attacked while advancing and defended when retreating."

Looking at the map, Zhu Yihai felt that Jinan's strategic position was correct, but at this stage, compared with the Ming army in the Northern Expedition, Jinan was a bit too deep.

Huang Binqing was right. Hebei, Henan, and Shandong are vast plains that stretch as far as the eye can see. This kind of terrain actually makes the most of the Qing army's rapid maneuvering. They have many horses and mules, not only the elite Mongolian Qingqi, but also the fast-moving Eight Banners Jiabu.

However, the Ming army lacks horses and mules at this stage, and the armor rate is not high. The advantage is the navy. If they enter Jinan, they may be surrounded by Tartars.

Even if the Ming army had artillery to defend Jinan, if the Tartars came to encircle and did not attack, it would be the worst thing to do.

During the Chongzhen period of the apocalypse, the Ming army was defeated outside the pass again and again, and many of them were besieged and defeated.

The strategic purpose of this three-way northern expedition is very clear, which is to support the war on the western front and contain part of the Qing army's strength.At the same time, they used offense instead of defense, took the initiative to attack, and opened up a battlefield in Xuhuai, Jiangbei, to prevent the Qing army from coming to Jiangnan and corrupting Jiangnan, so as to win the opportunity for Jiangnan to recover.

According to this strategic purpose, it is not appropriate to attack Jinan now, and the risk is too great.

It would be better to attack the coast, harass and loot the coast, and continue to demolish the Tartars so that they cannot resume production in Huanghuai.

"The first army rushed to Laizhou, and took it if there was a chance, and surrounded it first if there was no chance to attack by force."

"Send another partial division to attack Tiemenguan, seize this important Guanjin wharf on the Daqing River, threaten Jinan, and disrupt their transportation."

"Send another army to go back and occupy Mawan (Jiaozhou Bay) Qingdao, and Qishanwei (Yantai), Weihaiwei, Chengshanwei, Xiongyasuo and other coastal harbor cities...

In particular, Qingdao in Mawan must be captured. Mawan is a rare ice-free port on the Shandong Peninsula, and after taking Mawan, it strangles the Denglai Peninsula with the Laizhou Bay in the north and the south and the north. "

For Zhu Yihai now, instead of thinking about taking Jinan in one step, it is better to control the Denglai Peninsula first, use it as the base camp, and rely on the long coastline, the entire Shandong, Huainan, and even Hebei, Western Liaoning, Southern Liaoning, etc. The ground is all within the attack range of the Dengleming army.

It was impossible to guard against, and it could completely block the coastline of the Qing army, attack their maritime transportation, and the coastal salt industry.

Compared with attacking Jinan and defending Jinan, this kind of tough battle is undoubtedly more flexible and proactive.

"The navy immediately sent ships to seize the islands of the Miaodao archipelago and cut off the route to Bohai Bay."

"Do you want to fight Lushun?"

"It's still too early, don't think about it for the time being. After we take all the Denglai Peninsula and stabilize this side, then consider dividing up a navy to take back the Changshan and Guanglu Islands in the Liaonan Sea, and even the Dongjiang River. Phi Island, "As long as Zhu Yihai can always control the sea, it will be a natural thing to recover the Liaonan Islands in the next step, and even take advantage of the trend to attack Lushun in the future.

"In the first stage, for several goals, the navy divided Tiemenguan and Qingdao, and the Mabu Army, with the cooperation of the navy, captured Laizhou, Pingduzhou, and Jiaozhou."

"In the second stage, sweep the peninsula's Weihai, Chengshan, Laiyang, Qixia and other inland areas."

"In the third stage, control the Miaodao Islands in the Bohai Bay, and take Haizhou Port and Yuzhou Island later."

Gradually seize control of Haizhou Port, Dengzhou Port, Qingdao Port, Weihai Port, Chengshan Port, and Yantai Port, and use these ports as mopping bases to remove money, grain, cattle, horses, and people from the surrounding inland as much as possible.

In fact, this combat idea was basically determined before the troops were dispatched, but this time the capture of Dengzhou Port was too smooth. It is estimated that it may take a month or two to besiege Dengzhou, and even tens of thousands of casualties can be won. Unexpectedly, this important port city was captured with only a few dozen casualties.

Such smoothness undoubtedly made everyone start to underestimate the enemy.

I even think that Geng Zhongming in Laizhou is not difficult to win.

Before setting off, I thought it would be good to win Dengzhou. Now I have to look forward to Shu, and I don’t even pay attention to Laizhou. I already want to go straight to Jinan.

Zhu Yihai is still very sober, and still decides to follow the plan.

He personally sat in Dengzhou, and part of the logistics and other troops were stationed in Long Island. Then the main force went to fight Laizhou, and divided into two small fleets to fight Qingdao and Tiemenguan.

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After making arrangements, Zhu Yihai invited Jin Shangxian to have dinner together.

Before eating, give him a will.

Jin Shangxian opened it, and saw that the emperor granted him a Jinshi background in the Ming Dynasty, and then awarded him a bachelor of the fifth rank of the Imperial Academy, and specially gave him a purple robe and a gold belt with a goldfish charm.

Even the imperial decree was written by Zhu Yihai himself, which is very special.

Holding the imperial decree, Jin Shangxian was so excited that he wept again.

"I want to be very grateful to Jin Qing. You will know that I won Dengzhou, surpassing all armies and reducing countless casualties. Please accept my worship."

Kim Sang-heon was so frightened that he quickly backed away.

In the battle of Dengzhou, although he had swindled the city, but it was the Ming army who really captured the city. He saw the bravery of the Ming army, and it was no worse than the Tartar soldiers at the foot of the Nanhan Mountain.

When he came to Beijing as an envoy to meet Chongzhen in the early years, the Beijing camp he saw was completely incomparable with these imperial camps. Even the Guanning army he saw when he passed by the west of Liaoning, although the equipment and so on were better than the current imperial camp, but the The momentum is still a little bit worse.

These imperial battalion troops are obviously equipped in general, and even many soldiers look young or even immature, but in their eyes, there is a kind of belief supporting them, and they have great goals in their hearts.

In contrast, the mighty Guan Ningming army was fierce and cunning.

"Is Kong Youde really dead?" Jin Shangxian asked.

"Well, this traitor knew he had sinned a lot, and he didn't want to be captured, so he set himself on fire."

Jin Shangxian was full of shock. Kong Youde's name had been famous in North Korea as early as more than ten years ago. Dongjiang's Mao Wenlong and his adopted grandsons were all well-known, and North Koreans also admired them very much. It is a pity that there was civil strife in the Dongjiang River. After Mao Wenlong died, several of his adopted grandsons Mao Youde and others soon surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and became the Sanshun King of the Qing Dynasty. They even helped the Qing army conquer North Korea, and many Koreans died. In the hands of King Sanshun.

But now such a person died so silently.

Worse than a dog on the side of the road.

Think about last year's Shang Kexi, who was also raided and besieged by the Ming army, and finally had nowhere to escape, and burned himself to death with a fire.

King Sanshun died two times, but both of them would rather die than surrender.

"Your Majesty, Geng Zhongming of Laizhou should not know about the fall of Dengzhou and the defeat of Kong Youde. I am willing to act as a vanguard for His Majesty, go to Laizhou to repeat the old tricks, and make another victory for His Majesty."

Zhu Yihai nodded with a smile, "I'm very glad that the bachelor is loyal. Since Aiqing has this intention, I will give you another hard work."

(End of this chapter)