Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 648

"In order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of your towns, in addition to going to Beijing for training and exchanging to other towns to study, the imperial court will also transfer officers at all levels from the Imperial Army and a group of professional logistics civilians, and send them to your towns for enrichment. Serve as deputy."

"What do you think?"

The emperor held a wine glass and asked the generals.

Geng Zhongming, the admiral of Liaodong and the chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, and the seal of the Liao pioneer, looked around from the corner of his eye, and when he found that no one expressed his opinion immediately, he was the first to stand up.

"I obey His Majesty's arrangement and completely obey the will."

Geng Zhongming returned to Liaodong after the surrender of Laizhou, but his development went smoothly. Now he has a foreign town, two Tun towns, and three Tuanlian towns, controlling a large area, even in North Korea on the east bank of the Yalu River Tuntian, the controlled area has a population of several 10.

Last year, the emperor's imperial battalion adjusted the establishment, and a town changed from [-] to [-], and Geng Zhongming also immediately expanded the number of people.

He now controls nearly a thousand miles along the coast on both sides of the Yalu River Estuary, and his life is very prosperous. He not only opened a port for trade in Phi Island, but also opened many markets to trade with the Koreans, even with the Japanese, and went directly to the inland, with women The trade between real people and Mongols is extremely profitable.

There is a lot of farming, and there are not many military threats. These days are very chic.

The only fly in the ointment is that the imperial court only granted him the Marquis of Dongjiang as the admiral.

However, the imperial court also had four imperial camps in Liaodong, not only one town of elite naval forces, one town of Tianxiong troops stationed on Juehua Island in western Liaoning, one town in Lushun Dalian, and one town in Zhenjiang on the Yalu River.

Geng Zhongming never dared to be careless in these few towns of the imperial camp.

Now the North Koreans have organized a town of new troops, and they are stationed in Yizhou on the Yalu River, and they intend to take back the East River to garrison the fields, which makes him a little uneasy.

The emperor's current proposal is obviously to take over the military power of the outer town and strengthen control. Although he is dissatisfied in his heart, he is the first to voice his support.

"Your Majesty, there are now four imperial camps in Liaodong, and a new army from North Korea has formed. The Tatars are precarious in Liaodong, and they are retreating steadily. I thought there was no need for our Dongjiang Town at all.

I boldly ask Your Majesty to abolish Dongjiang Town, or turn it into a local town, and the father and son of the ministers will also be disarmed and returned to the fields, or return to Beijing to guard the emperor. "

Zhu Yihai looked at Geng Zhongming with a smile, this guy was very slippery.

Although it is a fool, but since the surrender, there is still some credit.

Last year, the Ming army in Liaodong basically cleared the Qing army's strongholds along the coast. The next stage is to go deep into the inland. The overall plan is to attack Haizhou, Liaoyang, and Shenyang on the Liaohe Plain first.

The plan is to take the Liaohe line first and go straight to the enemy's hole.

Jinzhou, Guangning, Ningyuan and other places in western Liaoning are not in a hurry to fight.

To break the captive's way back, copy his hometown first.

Jianzhouwei and other places in the upper reaches of the Yalu River will be secondary goals, and Geng Zhongming and North Korea will be asked to fight to contain some Tartars.

"Admiral Geng made a lot of contributions last year, especially his excellent training of soldiers and horses. Dongjiang Town's soldiers are strong and strong, which is worthy of praise. In the next year's battle, the Liaodong Imperial Battalion will be responsible for attacking Liaoshen, and Dongjiang Town and North Korean soldiers will be responsible for fighting Jianzhou Guards."

Geng Zhongming was a little flustered when he heard the emperor say that he was strong in Dongjiang and would train soldiers.

"If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded. I will grant you the title of Duke of Dongjiang County, and seal [-] households. Work hard."

Geng Zhongming quickly knelt down to thank him.

With Geng Zhongming taking the lead to express his opinion so actively, Li Chixin and other generals naturally have no reason to object.

The emperor wanted to send deputies to all towns and ranks in the army, and also transferred [-]% of the officers to study in Beijing, and [-]% of the officers to communicate with other towns. He knew the purpose, but he couldn't refuse.

Fortunately, the emperor really remembered their achievements, so like Geng Zhongming, all the generals will have their own rewards.

For example, if Li Chixin is high-minded, they must be the princes of the state. This time, the number of households will be increased, the ranks of officials will be promoted, and even their sons will be secretly sealed. Lectures in the martial arts hall, etc.

Some of those who made meritorious service in the army were directly promoted or even conferred titles.

Yuan Zongdi, Liu Tichun, etc., who were originally Marquis and other nobles, were also promoted. Yuan Zongdi was directly promoted to the Duke of the State, and even Jin Shenghuan and Mi Layin were promoted to the Duke of the State. He Hongqi, Zhang An and other Dukes of Jinjun .

All sealed.

Those generals who had been turned into towns before were also rewarded.

Even the generals of the Western Camp who joined last year were granted titles.

Zhu Dingguo was adopted as a adopted son by the emperor, and now, like Zhu Chenggong and other four people, they are all named county princes, and the three Sun Kewangs have all been promoted to county marquises, and there are several generals in Shunying, who have also been promoted to reward money and silver. .

Shunying and Xiying, the two major rebels of the Chongzhen Dynasty, have now confiscated countless princes and general soldiers, and these people have indeed made a lot of contributions in the Shaotian Dynasty in the past few years.

Even Xiying, which was only attached last year, was reorganized into a town, and fought several vicious battles with the Qing army during the siege of Baocheng Town. Wu Sangui had to throw away his helmet and armor and return to Chang'an.

Mila Yinding, Guodong He Hongqi and others made great contributions to stabilizing Longyou Hexi, Wu Dading Wang Yongzhen also captured Ningxia, and although Jin Shenghuan and Zhang An did not make much contribution in the past two years anyway, they also helped Zhu Yihai in Jiangxi It's not small, it's been a big help to be able to be honest and stable in the local area in the past few years without any troubles.

"Next year, I plan to continue the Northern Expedition and regain the old capital in one fell swoop."

"At the same time, we will also launch a campaign against Liaoshen outside the customs, and break through the old lairs of the Tartars."

Zhu Yihai looked at these foreign generals holding soldiers and horses.

"I will take the imperial battalion to take charge of the task of attacking Beijing, but I still need everyone's help in the periphery."

"Now Shandong has been completely recovered, but there are still Yingzhou and Nanyang in Henan, and most of Hubei is still in the hands of the Qing army. Therefore, my plan is to go west from the outer towns and regiments of Henan and Shandong, and join forces from Huguang, Jiangxi, and Huguang in the west. Zhou, pull it out first, and then encircle Nanyang.

Then attack Xiangyang, completely surround the Qing army in Hubei, and annihilate them one by one. "

"The soldiers from Sichuan, Guizhou and Longyou will reinforce Hanzhong. They must take Baocheng Town and go straight to Guanzhong. The soldiers from Ningxia, Gansu will attack Yansui in northern Shaanxi first, and clean up the northern part of Guanzhong."

The Liaodong Imperial Battalion fought against Liaoshen, Waizhen and North Korea fought against Jianzhouwei.

Zhu Yihai went directly to the north to attack Beijing.

The left army of the Imperial Battalion fought in Yingzhou, and the regiments in Waizhen, Henan, Shandong cooperated with each other.

Jiangxi Huguang soldiers went to fight Jingxiang.

Sichuan, Guizhou, Longyou, and Hanzhong attacked Baocheng and marched into Guanzhong.

Those in Ningxia, Gansu went to fight in northern Shaanxi.

Divide into several campaign legions and assign tasks.

All outer towns, even towns, and regiment training must be mobilized. Although the imperial battalion is the elite force, the imperial battalion cannot fight all the battles.

"If the Tartars from all over the country abandon their cities and flee back to the army to rescue Beijing, then you will block them along the way. If you cannot let them retreat smoothly, you must bite off a few pieces of meat."

Zhu Yihai didn't want the Tatars to transfer soldiers from all over the city to Beijing to serve the king, to fight some kind of battle to defend Beijing.

It is necessary to drag and bite the Qing army everywhere.

"Now the Tatars have only so many viable forces. The tribes of Monan Mongolia are now being bitten by Moxi and Mobei Mongolia, and it is difficult to free up their hands to rescue the Tartars. Moreover, they may not really be willing to do their best in the current situation. The Tartars are desperate."

"The Tartars still have many Jurchen tribes in the Baishan Heishui outside the pass, but as long as we can capture Liaoshen, they will not be able to rescue Beijing."

"Wu Sangui and Li Guohan from Chang'an, Yue Le from Tianjin, and Le Ke Dehun from Huguang are the only ones who can really come back to help. These soldiers are scattered in several places, and they are not strong, but if they all rush to Beijing Under the city, there can be no less than 20 people gathered, so we must hold them back."

Originally, Zhu Yihai's plan was to take down Henan next year after taking down Shandong.

Then take another year to recover Hubei.

In this case, the pace will be slower, but the pressure will be less, and the people's livelihood and economy in the Central Plains will be restored as soon as possible. However, the atrocities of the Tartars in the occupied areas are becoming more and more violent. If they are allowed to occupy them for a few more years, those places may be destroyed. into no man's land.

Many ministers also believed that they should go all out and go straight to Beijing.

Take Beijing first, then the Tartars in Henan, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Liaoxi, Liaodong and other places will also lose their fighting spirit, especially in the provinces within the pass.

Zhu Yihai thought about it again and again, but felt that it made sense.

So I decided to give it a try, the main force of the imperial camp went straight to Beijing, and asked other people from all walks of life to find a way to hold back the soldiers and horses of the Tartars.

If successful, sealing the throat with a sword is naturally the best.

If it is not successful, it will not be too late to make a long-term plan.

You can also take this opportunity to mix sand with these feudal towns, or even transfer them away from their base camp.

"I have raised a lot of money for this war. There are tax grants, lijin special funds, donations, and the issuance of national bonds. Don't worry about the money. For food and grass, I have already stored it in various transshipment warehouses. Quite a lot.

After the spring plowing, the troops will start to be dispatched. At that time, the whole country will dispatch troops and horses together to launch an offensive. I will ask the governors from all over the country to allocate money and food for you. The newly appointed deputy will be responsible for the allocation and distribution of food and wages to ensure that every soldier If you can get a reward, you can also guarantee that you will not be hungry when marching and fighting! "

Such a large-scale war will cost an astonishing amount of money and food.

Even with the current reserves of the imperial court, this battle will not last long. If Zhu Yihai can't end the battle within half a year, then the money and food will not be able to support it.

The production period of spring sowing early rice can be harvested in about three to four months, and troops will be dispatched after spring plowing. If the fighting continues for a long time, they can harvest another crop of grain in the field to supplement.

Late rice grows longer.

Zhu Yihai's plan is to launch a full-scale offensive after spring plowing. If he can't take Beijing before winter, then this battle will be difficult. The troops surrounding Beijing can work hard to ensure supplies, but the troops from other places will definitely not be able to supply them. .

"Your Majesty, please assign tasks, and we promise to complete them!"

Li Chixin took the lead in expressing his determination.

Mi Layin, He Hongqi, Wu Dading, Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi, Jin Shenghuan, etc. also called for a military order.

(End of this chapter)