The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty
Chapter 716 Tashan Victory and the Sacrifice of Manchurian Women
Chapter 716 The Great Victory at Tashan and the Sacrifice of the Manchurian Woman
Moreover, the musketeers in both formations also began to approach and shoot.
At a distance close to the face, even with the quality of the muskets of the Qing army, the lead bullets fired can penetrate armor.
The sturdy heavy armor is almost vulnerable to the lead bullets fired by muskets.
Gunpowder smoke spewed out from the muzzle of the gun, and in the blink of an eye, the lead bullet hit the heavily armored soldier.
In just an instant, the solid and thick heavy armor was torn apart by the lead bullets, and blood gushed out from the wound.
The heavily armored soldiers on both sides were almost fighting for their lives.
The fighting became more and more intense!
The artillery of the Ming army is still firing!
The sound of rumbling shelling almost covered up the sound of fighting on the battlefield.
The cavalry of the Qing army jumped out, trying to break through the formation of the Ming army.
However, what greeted them was sharp spears!
The spear pierced through the belly of the horse, and even pierced the cavalry on the horse and the horse together, stringing them into candied haws.
Howling, howling!
However, the heavy armor of the Ming army holding a spear also vomited blood and broke bones and tendons under the terrifying shock force of the horse's sprint.
It was even knocked out and smashed into the crowd.
Moreover, this is because the cavalry of the Qing army was limited by the battlefield and failed to fully charge.
Otherwise, the casualties of the Ming army will only be even more severe!
At this moment, the banner of the Ming army's central army changed, and teams of fine cavalry rushed out from both sides of their formation, heading towards the formation of the Qing army.
Teams of elite cavalry from the Ming army are galloping on the battlefield!
But they did not charge directly, but began to ride and shoot around the Qing army's array to harass.
collapse!Bumble!
The sound of the bowstring trembling was endless, and arrows flew flying one after another.
A shower of arrows fell towards the formation of the Qing army!
The rate of wearing armor in the Qing army was not high. The people in the front had armor because they were the elite and were responsible for breaking the formation.
But the Qing army in the back has no armor!
Faced with the cavalry and shooting raids of the Ming army's elite cavalry, one can imagine the fate of the unarmored Qing army.
The rain of arrows was dense, and the arrows continuously penetrated the bodies of the soldiers of the Qing army as if they did not need money.
A puff of blood exploded!
The attack of the Ming army made the formation of the Qing army suddenly chaotic, and the wailing of countless Qing soldiers continued.
The chaos in the rear also affected the morale of the Qing army's front army.
Yue Le looked at his own bad situation and regretted it!
I regretted that I should not have smashed all the cavalry in early, and was about to let the cavalry charge into the formation, but they were almost wiped out under the firepower of the Ming army.
If the main force of the cavalry of the Qing army is still there, it would not be possible for the cavalry of the Ming army to be so aggressive.
"Go forward, keep going!"
Yue Le turned his head, forced himself not to look at the situation in the rear, and ordered his troops to continue to attack.
Want to tear apart the formation of the Ming army!
But it can't advance at all!
Facing the successive charges of the Qing army, the Ming army did not retreat at all.
The fight between the two sides is getting more and more intense!
Countless corpses fell on the front lines of the fighting between the two sides.
Yue Le kept beating the drums, trying to boost the morale of the army, but it was in vain.
The Ming army is very resilient, and the soldiers on the front line are all wearing heavy armor. Even if the current Qing army has an advantage in strength, it is impossible to tear apart the defense line of the Ming army.
Time keeps passing!
The fierce battle lasted from morning to afternoon!
At this moment, a messenger of the Qing army rushed to Yue Le in a panic, pointed to the direction behind him, and said.
"Wang... wangye!"
"Something is bad!"
"Ming... the pursuers of the Ming bandits have caught up!"
As soon as the messenger's voice fell, Yue Le noticed that the ground was shaking.
Turning his head and looking back, he saw a large puff of smoke appearing from behind the horizon.
The flag of the Ming army is flying high!
Teams of fine cavalry quickly appeared on the battlefield.
"kill!"
"Break the enemy!"
While the banners were flying, after the cavalry of the Ming army appeared on the battlefield, they rushed straight to the rear of the Qing army without the slightest hesitation.
collapse!Bumble!
There is only the sound of the bowstring trembling like cotton being plucked between the heavens and the earth.
The cavalry rode past, arrows rained down, and grenades were thrown into the Qing army formation.
Amid the rumbling explosions, the grenades cleared out blank areas in the Qing army formation.
The smell of blood is overwhelming!
The formation of the Qing army is in chaos!
In the next moment, the cavalry of the Ming army came roaring.
Rushing into the chaotic formation of the Qing army, the cavalry galloped and quickly cut through the already chaotic formation of the Qing army.
And while cutting the Qing army's array, it is still concentrating superior forces to annihilate the Qing army.
"kill!"
"Da Ming Wansheng!"
Seeing the arrival of reinforcements from their own side, the Ming army, which had just taken a retreat on the frontal battlefield, also launched a counterattack.
Amidst the deafening shouts of killing, the Ming army launched a countercharge and began to push the Qing army back continuously.
The fighting on the battlefield is getting more and more intense!
At this moment, the main infantry force of the Ming army's chasing troops also joined the battlefield.
Completely surrounded the Qing army under Yue Le's command.
Amidst the shouts of killing, the living space of the Qing army was constantly squeezed.
If it was in another place, Yue Le would definitely order the Qing army to break through.
But, now they are in the Liaoxi Corridor!
There is a block in front and back, with the Yanshan Mountains on one side and the Bohai Sea on the other. The Qing army had nowhere to escape.
In order to prevent the Qing army from going into the mountain and fleeing, the intercepting and Ming army and the pursuing Ming army began to cooperate with each other and completed the confluence on the side of the Yanshan Mountains, preparing to completely encircle the Qing army.
Cavalry charge, infantry charge!
The sound of muskets and shouts of killing shook the sky.
The Ming army quickly completed the encirclement of the Qing army, cutting off the Yanshan Mountains, the last retreat of the Qing army.
The Qing army was pressed and kept retreating towards the sea!
After that, the naval guns of the Ming army stopped roaring.
Of course, it's not that the Ming army's naval guns can't move anymore, but because the distance between the Qing army and the Ming army is too close now, and the two sides are mingled together.
And naval guns are known to be poorly accurate due to the turbulent waves at sea.
In order not to accidentally injure one's own soldiers and horses, the naval guns of the Ming army had to stop firing.
At the same time, the heavy artillery deployed by the Ming army on Tashan continued to roar.
Continuously projecting firepower towards the Qing army array!
Many Qing troops were forced to retreat into the sea under the pressure of the Ming army.
The blood gathered on the beach to form a creek and flowed into the sea, dyeing the sea near the shore red.
The Qing army was on the shore and began to become more and more untenable.
Even Yue Le was forced to retreat into the sea water, the cold sea water in late autumn wet his trousers.
Although it is not too cold, it is also uncomfortable!
Under the chaos, many Qing troops were drowned in the sea.
collapse!Bumble!
clap clap!clap clap clap!
There were neat and clear gunshots, and the bowstring trembled.
The Ming army stood on the shore, and Shi Shiran fired arrows at the Qing army in the sea.
Pfft!
A Qing soldier was pierced by an arrow through his throat and fell into the icy sea water.
With a bang, a lead bullet made a hole in the chest of an Eight Banners soldier wearing heavy armor, and blood gushed out.
Under the unilateral massacre by the Ming army, the number of casualties of the Qing army rose steadily.
When the musketeers and archers of the Qing army wanted to fight back.
But it was found that their gunpowder was soaked in water, and the bowstring was also soaked in sea water, making it useless at all.
Although there were also sporadic counterattacks by the Qing army, they were not successful.
It can't cause any harm to the Ming army.
"Kill!"
The fighting continued, and the Ming army continued to suppress the Qing army.
Finally, some soldiers of the Qing army couldn't hold on and chose to surrender to Daming.
And something like surrender basically belongs to the fact that once you start, you can't stop!
A large number of Qing soldiers dropped their weapons and knelt in the icy sea water.
Whether it is the Green Camp or the Eight Banners, in the face of life and death, everyone chooses to follow their own hearts.
Yue Le looked at the wave of surrender that was spreading among the Qing army, his eyes were full of deep despair.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"For the Qing Dynasty, fight to the end with blood!"
Yue Le yelled like a madman, trying to call the Qing army to continue fighting.
But it can't change anything at all!
More and more Qing troops chose to surrender to Ming Dynasty.
The wave of surrender spread like a plague.
Looking at the desperate scene in front of him, Yue Le pulled out the saber from his waist with a clang, and wanted to go forward to fight with the Ming army.
In just a moment, all the guards around him were lost.
It was also caught in the siege of the Ming army!
In the next instant, a dense rain of arrows shot over!
Heavy arrows pierced Yue Le's heavy armor and shot into his flesh.
boom!Boom!
The crisp gunshots also rang out one after another.
The lead bullets spun, and mercilessly drilled big holes in Yue Le's body, spraying blood.
Afterwards, Yue Le's body also weakened weakly, half kneeling in the sea water.
Immediately afterwards, several spears stabbed in neatly!
Puff, puff, the sound of piercing through the flesh rang out one after another, and the spear pierced Yue Le's body mercilessly!
Yue Le felt the pain coming from his body, and his eyes widened.
There is blood overflowing between the mouths!
But it is very obvious that the look in his eyes is getting weaker and weaker.
Until it disappears completely!
Li Meng was dressed in armor and came to the front of the formation in person.
Swing the knife, cut down!
The knife flashed, and the head fell to the ground!
Li Meng held Yue Le's head up high by the braid of the money mouse tail on the back of Yue Le's head.
Blood drips down!
Li Meng shouted loudly!
"The chief general of the Qing army confers the head, and those who kneel and surrender will not be killed!"
Seeing this scene, the surrounding Ming troops all followed suit and drank together.
"The chief general of the Qing army confers the head, and those who kneel and surrender will not be killed!"
"The chief general of the Qing army confers the head, and those who kneel and surrender will not be killed!"
"..."
Amidst bursts of shouts, countless soldiers of the Qing army dropped their weapons and knelt in the icy sea water.
The wave of surrender is spreading rapidly!
……
The setting sun was setting, and the setting sun in the sky dyed the earth a blood red.
The surface of the sea was even more red, and people couldn't tell whether it was the blood that stained the sea red, or the setting sun was dyeing the sea water.
However, those broken limbs, broken arms, and broken corpses floating on the sea are showing everyone how tragic the battle just happened here.
The Ming army began to receive and count the prisoners of war. Some uninjured prisoners of war were confiscated with weapons and put under centralized custody.
And those wounded prisoners of war of the Qing army were detained at the seaside and executed collectively.
Although the Ming army did not lack medicinal materials, the manpower of military medical officers was limited.
It's too late to treat his own wounds, but he doesn't have time to take care of those Qing prisoners of war.
Moreover, for some seriously wounded, giving them a good time is actually a kind of kindness.
Li Meng and Fang Wei, who was in charge of leading troops to stop the retreat of the Qing army, met, and then they hugged each other, and then laughed.
The atmosphere is very cheerful!
With the passage of time, the clearing up of the battlefield by the Ming army was progressing in an orderly manner.
Casualties, battle results, seizures and other data were also continuously presented to Li Meng and the other two.
"Brother Li, how about reporting victory to the capital?"
Fang Wei asked.
Li Meng took the detailed battle report, signed it for confirmation, and stamped his own seal.
This is to show everyone that Li Meng has read the battle report and signed it to confirm its authenticity.
"Okay, Brother Fang, sign and use your seal too!"
"After confirming that the battle report is correct, we will use the names of you and me to report victory to the capital together."
"Haha, after this battle, Jianu will no longer suffer!"
Fang Wei took the battle report from Li Meng, and signed it with his seal.
nodded and said.
"After this battle, my Ming Dynasty should suspend the use of troops in the direction of Liaodong, and give priority to recovering the lost ground in the pass, right?"
Li Meng nodded and said.
"According to the plan given by the staff, it should be like this!"
"However, my Ming's next step still depends on His Majesty's decision."
The two chatted with each other, discussing the next battle situation.
Suddenly, Fang Wei said something.
"I don't know what's going on in the Shanxi direction!"
"..."
……
Shanxi, Taiyuan Prefecture!
The Qing character flag on the city gate tower has been lowered, and the flag belonging to Ming Dynasty is flying high above Taiyuan City.
The green battalion soldiers in Taiyuan City had already lined up and cut their braids, and they turned out the military uniform of the Daming Guards at the bottom of the box at their house, and put it on themselves.
A large group of soldiers from the former Daming Guards, former Dashun Chuangjun, former Qing Green Battalion soldiers, and now the Daming Guiyi Army stood in formation outside Taiyuan City.
They formed a strict formation, and the guard of Taiyuan Mansion led his own soldiers, leaped out of the city gate, and came in front of the strict formation of soldiers of the Guiyi Army.
With a yell, he opened his mouth and said.
"Brothers, the Great Ming Dynasty will be restored tomorrow, and the Manchus have retreated from the Central Plains in embarrassment. The Master of the Ming Dynasty will soon be in Shanxi!"
"Before that, I surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and became a minion for a tiger. This is the crime of copying the family and exterminating the entire family."
"Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor is kind enough to give me a chance to redeem myself!"
"These are the eight imperial merchants who made great contributions to entering the customs for the Manchu Qing Dynasty!"
"Your Majesty said, as long as I can conquer Jiexiu and take down those eight imperial merchants, it will be my atonement."
"Brothers, follow me!"
"Take down Jiexiu and make amends!"
The guard of Taiyuan Mansion raised his fist and shouted loudly.
The soldiers of the Great Ming Guiyi Army in front of him also followed him, shouting at the top of their voices.
"Take down Jiexiu and make amends!"
"Take down Jiexiu and make amends!"
"..."
Shouts resounded inside and outside Taiyuan City.
"Open up!"
With the change of the banner of the Chinese army, these newly attached Ming troops began to move towards Jiexiu.
High morale throughout!
Although Jiexiu was taken down, the reason for the atonement was in it.
However, after winning Jiexiu, they can all make a small fortune, which is also one of the important reasons.
The emperor wanted to copy the homes of the eight families of Shanxi merchants, such as boxes of gold and silver money, land deeds, and precious antiques. No one would dare to steal them.
After all, Daming Jinyiwei is not a decoration!
I'm afraid that if you have a life to get it, you don't have a life to spend it!
But, then again, if the soldiers in charge secretly hid some scattered gold and silver jewelry in the process of ransacking the house, Jin Yiwei would definitely not be able to see it, and would not be able to see it.
Therefore, for these low-level soldiers, as long as they copy their homes by hand, they have a chance to make a fortune.
The same scene not only happened in Taiyuan Mansion, but also happened outside Datong City.
It's just that the soldiers of Datong City are heading for Zhangjiakou, which is located outside the pass.
Although the ancestral residences of the eight families of Shanxi merchants were in Jiexiu, most of their family businesses were in Zhangjiakou.
The oil and water that can be obtained by copying Zhangjiakou is no less than that of Jiexiu!
……
The capital, the Forbidden City, and the Wenhua Palace!
After Zhu Hongyu entered the Forbidden City, he turned the Wenhua Palace into his office.
It is used to handle government affairs and meet foreign ministers!
As for the original imperial study room, it was cleared out and used to store some materials.
Some information about the population and acreage data of Beidi!
Zhu Hongyu attaches great importance to these materials, and even likes to deliberately free up the imperial study room for storing and arranging these materials.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"Great victory, Tashan victory!"
"My Master of the Ming Dynasty completely wiped out the Qing army in Shanhaiguan in Tashan, and defeated the Qing army and Shuo'an Prince Yue Le. We won a complete victory!"
"..."
Zhu Hongyu was flipping through government documents, and the contents of the documents made people frown.
At this moment, there was a commotion outside.
He sent an order to bring people in, and then he got such a message.
In an instant, the displeasure on Zhu Hongyu's face disappeared, and a smile appeared instead.
Then there was a burst of ecstasy!
"Haha, hahaha!"
"Yeah!"
"Great victory at Tashan, the last field army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was completely wiped out, and Shanhaiguan was also recovered by my Ming Dynasty!"
"Hahahaha!"
The smile on Zhu Hongyu's face could hardly be concealed.
The importance of this battle at Tashan lies not only in the fact that Daming recaptured Shanhaiguan and took control of the West Liao Corridor.
The reason is that Daming finally defeated the last army of the Qing Dynasty with field combat capabilities!
After this battle, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was the Ming Dynasty after the Songjin War, and the rabbit's tail could no longer grow.
That is to say, Ming's strategy is to temporarily stop the war against Liaodong after recapturing Shanhaiguan, giving priority to regaining the lost ground in the pass.
Otherwise, Man Qing might not even be able to see the sun next year!
After being happy about the good news, Zhu Hongyu picked up the brush in his hand again and wrote in ink.
"The troops and horses in Tashan are ordered, and then we will start preparing to take Jinzhou and restore the defense line of the western Liaoning of the Ming Dynasty."
"Then we can prepare to withdraw our troops from Liaodong!"
After taking Shanhaiguan and restoring the western Liaoning defense line, there are actually several reasons why the Ming army stopped fighting.
Not only because Daming is going to settle the war in the pass first, and then send troops to the Northern Expedition!
The more important reason is that it is already September, and it won't be long before winter begins.
However, most of the soldiers of the Ming army were from the south. Even if they had winter clothes, they could not adapt to the climate of Liaodong at all.
Therefore, Zhu Hongyu is going to wait until the spring of next year before mobilizing troops to recover Liaodong!
Just like the Northern Expedition of the Ming Army this year, it was also launched after the beginning of spring and the weather warmed up.
Of course, the reason why Zhu Hongyu was not in a hurry to make a northern expedition to Liaodong was also related to the fact that the main force of the Manchu Qing was completely annihilated in the Liaoxi Corridor by the Ming army. With the remaining strength of the Manchu Qing, they couldn't make any waves at all!
Compared to the current Manchu dynasty whose main force has been wiped out, it is obvious that Wu Sangui poses a greater threat to Daming.
Don't look at Wu Sangui who now claims to be Aixinjueluo Sangui, but he is a Han Chinese after all, and he doesn't have so many scruples about using Han people.
Although Wu Sangui lost a game in Huguang, and the defeat was quite tragic, but as long as he dared to employ people, it would be much easier to recover his strength than Manqing.
How long has it been since the first battle of Huguang ended, and Wu Sangui has already recovered some of his strength!
The proof is Wu Yingqi's big victory in Guihua City!
Tens of thousands of Mongols gave their heads, and captured countless horses, cattle and sheep. The Guanning Army used the blood of tens of thousands of Mongols to prove to everyone that their combat power still exists.
Then, Zhu Hongyu realized that the current Guan Ning Army was a much greater threat to him than the Man Qing.
With the finalization of the withdrawal of troops from Liaodong, the news of Tashan's great victory was sent to Nanjing City at a speed of [-] miles.
With the continuous accumulation of victories, the prestige of the Ming court is also constantly increasing!
……
Shengjing City, inside the Chongzheng Hall!
Important people from all over the Qing Dynasty gathered together to discuss the future of the Qing Dynasty.
The final result of the Battle of Tashan has already been announced. Shanhaiguan fell, Prince An Yue Le died in battle, and the last main army with field power in the Qing Dynasty was destroyed.
Coupled with the corruption of the civil war in Guan, Beizhili, Shanxi and other places were recovered by Ming Dynasty one after another!
Everyone seemed to see the future of Qing Dynasty!
Many people realized that the fall of the Qing Dynasty was imminent!
After the spring of next year, if the Ming army makes a large-scale northern expedition to Liaodong, the Qing Dynasty will surely perish!
"The situation in the world is turbulent now, and my Daqing is really at a critical juncture of life and death!"
"Can you gentlemen have a way to break the situation? To extend my reign to the Qing Dynasty?"
Mrs. Borzigit sat behind the bead curtain, and the young Kangxi imitated the appearance of an adult, sitting on the dragon chair with a straight face, looking at the courtiers below with piercing eyes.
The owner of the red flag, Aixinjueluo Jieshu heard the words, stood up and said.
"Report to the Emperor, Empress Dowager!"
"The current dilemma that our Qing Dynasty is facing, one is the fall of the western Liaoning defense line, and Ming thieves have the ability to threaten our Qing capital at any time."
"The second is the shortage of troops. The last field army of the Qing Dynasty was destroyed by the Ming thief."
"In this regard, the slave's suggestion is that my Qing Dynasty should continue to move north!"
"Go back to Hetuala, go back to the white mountains and black waters, the land of dragon prosperity in the Qing Dynasty!"
"In this way, one can avoid the front of the Ming army and use the high mountains in Liaodong to rebuild the defense line."
"The second is that my Qing Dynasty can use Hetuala as the center, spread the influence of my Qing Dynasty outward, and arrest the barbarian Jurchen to join the army, so as to supplement the current shortage of soldiers in my Qing Dynasty."
Jie Shu felt that since Shengjing City couldn't stay longer, let's continue to retreat north!
Go back to Hetuala!
However, as soon as Jie Shu's voice fell, Sony stood up and objected.
"My lord's words are wrong!"
"My Qing retreated to the White Mountains and the Black Waters, and indeed I was able to avoid the Ming army's advance. However, the White Mountains and the Black Waters simply didn't have enough money and food to supply my Qing Dynasty's needs."
"What should I do next? There is no way out between the white mountains and the black waters!"
"If my Qing Dynasty returns to the white mountains and black waters, it will be nothing more than a slow death!"
Jie Shu saw that he was opposed, but he was not annoyed, he just frowned and said.
"What does Suoxiang mean?"
Sony bowed to Kangxi and Borzigit, and then spoke.
"I feel that my Qing Dynasty shouldn't go north to Hetuala, maybe I should be able to go south to conquer the dynasty!"
"By conquering North Korea, we can obtain the money, food and population that our Qing Dynasty is currently in short supply. Even our Qing Dynasty can use North Korea as a springboard to travel east to conquer the Japanese."
For the Qing Dynasty, the Western Expedition is not advisable.
Because the nation of the Qing Dynasty was Manchus, not Mongols.
If the Qing Dynasty marched westward, there is a high probability that it would be untenable on the grasslands.
What's more, the grassland is also poor!
Daqing ran to the grassland, and there was a high probability that he would be poor enough to eat the soil.
But fighting North Korea is different!
The soldiers of North Korea are weak, and they are still relatively rich, especially those powerful families, who are getting richer one by one. As long as the castles of a few powerful families are broken, the Qing Dynasty will be able to reap a lot.
As for the result...
What can be the result? !
Anyway, my Qing Dynasty is not prepared to stay in North Korea for a long time. I don’t need the cooperation of those worldly clans to rule the place. If I kill them, I will kill them. What can they do with the Qing Dynasty?
Sony continued.
"The Wa country is rich in gold and silver and has a dense population."
"If my Qing Dynasty can gain a firm foothold in the Wa Kingdom, it is not impossible to counterattack Ming thieves in the future!"
Sony exaggeratedly painted cakes for the cabinet ministers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but as to whether the cakes could be eaten in the mouth, it was not certain.
Suksaha heard the words, frowned and said.
"If the dynasty is conquered, then how can we solve the problem of the shortage of troops in the Qing Dynasty?"
"The current number of nations in my Qing Dynasty..."
As Suksaha spoke, he sighed helplessly.
Because, now there are basically no young and strong men in the nation of the Qing Dynasty!
The successive wars in the pass, coupled with a disastrous defeat in Tashan, basically lost all the men of the Qing Dynasty.
Now the Eight Banners stationed in Shengjing City are almost all old and weak, and even many healthy women have been incorporated into the Eight Banners Army to make up for the number.
Women are needed to go to the battlefield, which shows how big the gap in Manchu troops is now!
Sonny spoke.
"Raise the flag for the green battalion soldiers below, and turn them into bannermen."
"Also, cancel the distinction between the Manchu, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners, and call them all the Qing Dynasty Eight Banners!"
The reason why Sony did this was to expand the Qing army.
The second is to reduce the crisis of division within the Manchu Qing Dynasty!
If the Qing Dynasty was strong and powerful, it would not matter if the Manchurian, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners were distinguished, and then the coating would be divided into Han people.
A clear hierarchy will only make the subordinates risk their lives on the battlefield in order to raise the flag and improve their status.
But now the Qing Dynasty is in decline!
If you want to deliberately distinguish between the Manchu, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners, it is no different from deliberately reminding the other party that you are not from the Qing Dynasty.
Certainly not conducive to unity!
That's why Sony is now proposing that all the green battalion soldiers below should raise the flag, and cancel the distinction between the Manchurian, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners, and collectively call them the Eight Banners.
The purpose is to make the inside of Manqing can be twisted into one rope!
Only when the Manchus were united, would they be able to support the Ming Dynasty's offensive.
Otherwise, in the face of Ming's offensive, the Manchus themselves are not of one mind, and there is really no other possibility other than perishing.
Jie Shu frowned and retorted.
"But even if this is the case, there is no guarantee that those green battalions newly brought into the Eight Banners will have enough loyalty to my Qing Dynasty, right?"
These days, even the Eight Banners have voluntarily defected to Daming.
There is no doubt, what his Jieshu is talking about is the garbage from the Haixi Jurchen Ministry!
Jieshu has serious doubts, is it reliable to raise the flag for the green camp?
Will those green battalion soldiers really be loyal to the Qing Dynasty after raising the flag?
Obviously impossible!
Even raising the flag doesn't prevent them from surrendering when they should.
Ye Bilong said.
"You can use your family to contain them!"
Hearing this, Jie Shu immediately retorted.
"But most of those green battalion soldiers are bachelors with no wives and no family!"
Of course, green battalion soldiers with daughters-in-law and family members will not follow the Manchus out of customs and continue to be traitors.
Suksaha said.
"Then marry them a wife!"
Jie Shu fell silent upon hearing this, and after pondering for a while, continued to speak.
"Where do you find so many women? Go to North Korea to snatch them?"
Sonny spoke.
"Where is the need for so much trouble? Aren't there many women whose husbands died in the war under the flags of the Qing Dynasty?"
"Pair up these women with the new Green Battalion soldiers who carried the flag!"
"As long as they can have children together, there is no need to worry that these new bannermen will not be loyal enough to the Qing Dynasty."
"Even if he can't give birth to a child, he will still be concerned about his wife, and he won't surrender to the Ming thief so easily until the time of life and death!"
Now the population of Manchu Eight Banners is scarce, but only young and strong men are lacking.
Because most of the men of the Eight Banners died on the battlefield of the Ming and Qing Dynasties!
However, although almost all the males have died, there are quite a few old and weak, women and children in the Eight Banners, adding up to 30 to [-].
It wasn't that the Ming Dynasty deliberately spared these old, weak, women and children, but that the Manchu Qing moved these people outside the pass ahead of time before the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty.
Daming has never been caught!
Sony feels that now is the time for these old and weak, women and children to contribute to the Qing Dynasty!
When Jie Shu heard the words, his complexion changed drastically, and he retorted.
"No, absolutely not!"
"I am a Manchurian woman, how can I marry a lowly Han dog!"
Can't tell, Jieshu is still a nationalist.
Sonny snorted coldly.
"Otherwise? If these women are not allowed to marry, how can you guarantee the loyalty of those new Green Han troops who have entered the banner?"
Sony's rebuttal without hesitation made Jie Shu's expression constantly change.
But I can't say anything to refute!
In the end, everyone turned their attention to Kangxi and Borzigit, hoping that they would come to this final idea.
Kangxi saw that everyone was looking at him, and his childish face was full of bewilderment.
Obviously, he didn't understand what Sony and others were discussing.
He is only in his teens this year, and he is still young, so he has no control over government affairs.
Borzigit behind the bead curtain sighed heavily when he heard the words, and then spoke.
"Forget it, just feel wronged by those women under the flag!"
"For the Qing Dynasty, some sacrifices are unavoidable!"
"Back then, the Empress Dowager was able to make sacrifices for the Qing Dynasty, committing herself to Dorgon, and suffering wrongs to protect the late emperor. Now, these Manchu women commit themselves to the new Han Chinese who entered the banner for the sake of the Qing Dynasty. It is also a last resort."
"Hey, Qing Dynasty will never forget their sacrifice and contribution!"
Mrs. Borzigit spoke in person and finalized the order.
And ordered Sony to make corresponding preparations for this matter!
……
The capital, inside the Forbidden City!
With the passage of time, it is now the beginning of October in the first year of Daming Guang's restoration, and winter is about to begin.
Zhu Hongyu is also preparing for the return of the class teacher to the court, and is ready to lead the team back to Nanjing.
Although Daming has regained the capital now, Zhu Hongyu is not planning to move the capital of Daming back to the capital, but is planning to formally designate the capital as Nanjing.
The main reason for this is that the current Beizhili is too dilapidated, especially near the capital, where most of the population has been plundered by the Manchu Qing Dynasty to outside the pass.
Without enough population, there is no way to make a capital!
Of course, there are also social changes. The bourgeois revolution is brewing. The reason why Ming wants to ensure control of the important taxation areas in the south of the Yangtze River is in it.
Once the bourgeois revolution was completed, the importance of Jiangnan as the financial and taxation center of the Ming court and the place where capitalism first sprouted is self-evident.
If the Ming court wanted to ensure its control over the situation in the world, Jiangnan had to be firmly controlled by the court.
Nanjing, the capital, is really the best choice so far!
Following Zhu Hongyu's preparations for the class teacher, the prefecture towns and towns he passed along the way continued to send people to meet the Son of Heaven.
Many local big households have chosen to sell to Daming!
A large number of congratulatory gifts were sent to Zhu Hongyu, including many extremely precious antiques and cultural relics.
But what surprised Zhu Hongyu the most was a bronze square tripod presented to him by a family surnamed Li in Shandong!
It looks a bit like the Stepmother Wu Ding, but it is a little smaller than the Stepmother Wu Ding, and the patterns on the tripod are also different.
But its value is self-evident!
Absolutely priceless!
In addition, there are many calligraphy and paintings of famous people, and things like the Four Treasures of the Study used by some famous figures in history.
Zhu Hongyu is quite satisfied with this!
Just when Zhu Hongyu led the team to Linqing, he received a letter from Nanjing.
Wu Sangui sent envoys to Nanjing, intending to submit to him in exchange for a chance for peace talks.
Moreover, Zhu Hongyu also received a confession letter from Zhou Tianxu.
In this regard, Zhu Hongyu showed a thoughtful expression.
This Wu Sangui is interesting!
What really made Zhu Hongyu interesting was not that Wu Sangui wanted to surrender to him, but that according to the information, the current Guan Ning Army was preparing for the Western Expedition.
It could be seen that now Wu Sangui also realized that he might not be able to stand in the Central Plains, and was about to run away.
Well, this is very self-conscious!
After pondering for a while, Zhu Hongyu made a decision.
"Pass down the order, and make a decision when I return to Beijing!"
"..."
After giving an order, the speed of the driving class teacher accelerated a bit.
……
When Zhu Hongyu's royal driver arrived in Huai'an, detailed news came from Shanxi.
Jin Yiwei cooperated with the Guiyi Army in Shanxi to complete the inspection of Jiexiu County and Zhangjiakou.
Almost all members of the main families of the Eight Great Shanxi Merchants were arrested, and nearly 4000 million silver dollars were obtained from the ransacking of their homes!
This calculation is only the floating wealth of the eight imperial merchants in the Qing Dynasty, and the value of the real estate held by their families is still being counted.
The clansmen of the eight imperial merchants of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, as well as the money obtained from the confiscation, are preparing for shipment.
In fact, Fan Yongdou and other eight imperial merchants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty wanted to escape, but those Green Battalion soldiers who planned to surrender to Ming Dynasty started to monitor Jiexiu and Zhangjiakou early on.
Therefore, Fan Yongdou and the others were not able to escape!
After Da Ming's attack, almost all of them were arrested!
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, and gave instructions to Wang Ruxian beside him.
"I ordered the Daming Daily to do a good job of publicity."
"Reveal the crimes of the eight imperial merchants of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to the public, and use their fate to remind the merchants of the world."
"Although business knows no borders, businessmen must have borders!"
"Some businesses can be done, but some businesses will die if touched."
After speaking halfway, as if he remembered something, Zhu Hongyu continued to give orders.
"Order Nanjing to find a few executioners who master the craft of Lingchi, and execute the heads of the eight imperial merchants of the Manchu Dynasty by Lingchi."
"Especially the eight people headed by Fan Yongdou. If they are alive, they will have to cut [-] knives. If they are dead, their corpses will also be brought out, and their bones will be thrown into ashes!"
Zhu Hongyu said murderously.
Even when treating Oboi, Fei Yanggu, Yue Le and other important officials of the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Hongyu just beheaded them.
They even ordered people to collect their bones and bury them afterwards.
Because, he and these people belong to the opposite position.
Everyone has different positions. They are enemies. Since they are enemies, it is good to kill them, but there is no need to humiliate their corpses.
But this is not the case for traitors such as the eight imperial merchants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Hong Chengchou, and Kong Yanzhi.
Two devils are more hateful than devils, and traitors are more damnable than enemies!
Based on this principle, Hong Chengchou's corpse was cast into a kneeling statue by him, even if Kong Yanzhi died, he was dug out to destroy his bones and ashes...
This time the eight traitors fell into his hands, how could Zhu Hongyu let them die happily!
Wang Ruxian bowed to accept the order, but when he was about to leave, Zhu Hongyu suddenly asked.
"Have all the money, food, and materials deployed from Jiangnan to Beidi have been distributed?"
When Wang Ruxian heard the words, his face straightened, and he spoke.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, all the money and rations have been distributed and distributed to the local government."
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, and then continued to ask.
"How many fish took the bait?"
This time the imperial court allocated a lot of money and food from the south of the Yangtze River, which was enough to ensure that the people in the north would survive this winter safely and make it to spring next year.
This was not a small sum, Zhu Hongyu didn't believe that those officials couldn't help but look at this big piece of fat on their mouths!
Wang Ruxian bowed slightly and spoke.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei has obtained criminal evidence of nearly 370 officials above the county level."
Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu couldn't help raising his eyebrows.
"It's almost halfway through!"
There are more than 400 counties in Ming Dynasty. On average, there are almost [-] counties in the north.
Counting the lost land that Da Ming failed to regain, Da Ming now controls at most [-] northern counties.
As a result, Zhu Hongyu caught more than half of the fish in this one catch!
(End of this chapter)
Moreover, the musketeers in both formations also began to approach and shoot.
At a distance close to the face, even with the quality of the muskets of the Qing army, the lead bullets fired can penetrate armor.
The sturdy heavy armor is almost vulnerable to the lead bullets fired by muskets.
Gunpowder smoke spewed out from the muzzle of the gun, and in the blink of an eye, the lead bullet hit the heavily armored soldier.
In just an instant, the solid and thick heavy armor was torn apart by the lead bullets, and blood gushed out from the wound.
The heavily armored soldiers on both sides were almost fighting for their lives.
The fighting became more and more intense!
The artillery of the Ming army is still firing!
The sound of rumbling shelling almost covered up the sound of fighting on the battlefield.
The cavalry of the Qing army jumped out, trying to break through the formation of the Ming army.
However, what greeted them was sharp spears!
The spear pierced through the belly of the horse, and even pierced the cavalry on the horse and the horse together, stringing them into candied haws.
Howling, howling!
However, the heavy armor of the Ming army holding a spear also vomited blood and broke bones and tendons under the terrifying shock force of the horse's sprint.
It was even knocked out and smashed into the crowd.
Moreover, this is because the cavalry of the Qing army was limited by the battlefield and failed to fully charge.
Otherwise, the casualties of the Ming army will only be even more severe!
At this moment, the banner of the Ming army's central army changed, and teams of fine cavalry rushed out from both sides of their formation, heading towards the formation of the Qing army.
Teams of elite cavalry from the Ming army are galloping on the battlefield!
But they did not charge directly, but began to ride and shoot around the Qing army's array to harass.
collapse!Bumble!
The sound of the bowstring trembling was endless, and arrows flew flying one after another.
A shower of arrows fell towards the formation of the Qing army!
The rate of wearing armor in the Qing army was not high. The people in the front had armor because they were the elite and were responsible for breaking the formation.
But the Qing army in the back has no armor!
Faced with the cavalry and shooting raids of the Ming army's elite cavalry, one can imagine the fate of the unarmored Qing army.
The rain of arrows was dense, and the arrows continuously penetrated the bodies of the soldiers of the Qing army as if they did not need money.
A puff of blood exploded!
The attack of the Ming army made the formation of the Qing army suddenly chaotic, and the wailing of countless Qing soldiers continued.
The chaos in the rear also affected the morale of the Qing army's front army.
Yue Le looked at his own bad situation and regretted it!
I regretted that I should not have smashed all the cavalry in early, and was about to let the cavalry charge into the formation, but they were almost wiped out under the firepower of the Ming army.
If the main force of the cavalry of the Qing army is still there, it would not be possible for the cavalry of the Ming army to be so aggressive.
"Go forward, keep going!"
Yue Le turned his head, forced himself not to look at the situation in the rear, and ordered his troops to continue to attack.
Want to tear apart the formation of the Ming army!
But it can't advance at all!
Facing the successive charges of the Qing army, the Ming army did not retreat at all.
The fight between the two sides is getting more and more intense!
Countless corpses fell on the front lines of the fighting between the two sides.
Yue Le kept beating the drums, trying to boost the morale of the army, but it was in vain.
The Ming army is very resilient, and the soldiers on the front line are all wearing heavy armor. Even if the current Qing army has an advantage in strength, it is impossible to tear apart the defense line of the Ming army.
Time keeps passing!
The fierce battle lasted from morning to afternoon!
At this moment, a messenger of the Qing army rushed to Yue Le in a panic, pointed to the direction behind him, and said.
"Wang... wangye!"
"Something is bad!"
"Ming... the pursuers of the Ming bandits have caught up!"
As soon as the messenger's voice fell, Yue Le noticed that the ground was shaking.
Turning his head and looking back, he saw a large puff of smoke appearing from behind the horizon.
The flag of the Ming army is flying high!
Teams of fine cavalry quickly appeared on the battlefield.
"kill!"
"Break the enemy!"
While the banners were flying, after the cavalry of the Ming army appeared on the battlefield, they rushed straight to the rear of the Qing army without the slightest hesitation.
collapse!Bumble!
There is only the sound of the bowstring trembling like cotton being plucked between the heavens and the earth.
The cavalry rode past, arrows rained down, and grenades were thrown into the Qing army formation.
Amid the rumbling explosions, the grenades cleared out blank areas in the Qing army formation.
The smell of blood is overwhelming!
The formation of the Qing army is in chaos!
In the next moment, the cavalry of the Ming army came roaring.
Rushing into the chaotic formation of the Qing army, the cavalry galloped and quickly cut through the already chaotic formation of the Qing army.
And while cutting the Qing army's array, it is still concentrating superior forces to annihilate the Qing army.
"kill!"
"Da Ming Wansheng!"
Seeing the arrival of reinforcements from their own side, the Ming army, which had just taken a retreat on the frontal battlefield, also launched a counterattack.
Amidst the deafening shouts of killing, the Ming army launched a countercharge and began to push the Qing army back continuously.
The fighting on the battlefield is getting more and more intense!
At this moment, the main infantry force of the Ming army's chasing troops also joined the battlefield.
Completely surrounded the Qing army under Yue Le's command.
Amidst the shouts of killing, the living space of the Qing army was constantly squeezed.
If it was in another place, Yue Le would definitely order the Qing army to break through.
But, now they are in the Liaoxi Corridor!
There is a block in front and back, with the Yanshan Mountains on one side and the Bohai Sea on the other. The Qing army had nowhere to escape.
In order to prevent the Qing army from going into the mountain and fleeing, the intercepting and Ming army and the pursuing Ming army began to cooperate with each other and completed the confluence on the side of the Yanshan Mountains, preparing to completely encircle the Qing army.
Cavalry charge, infantry charge!
The sound of muskets and shouts of killing shook the sky.
The Ming army quickly completed the encirclement of the Qing army, cutting off the Yanshan Mountains, the last retreat of the Qing army.
The Qing army was pressed and kept retreating towards the sea!
After that, the naval guns of the Ming army stopped roaring.
Of course, it's not that the Ming army's naval guns can't move anymore, but because the distance between the Qing army and the Ming army is too close now, and the two sides are mingled together.
And naval guns are known to be poorly accurate due to the turbulent waves at sea.
In order not to accidentally injure one's own soldiers and horses, the naval guns of the Ming army had to stop firing.
At the same time, the heavy artillery deployed by the Ming army on Tashan continued to roar.
Continuously projecting firepower towards the Qing army array!
Many Qing troops were forced to retreat into the sea under the pressure of the Ming army.
The blood gathered on the beach to form a creek and flowed into the sea, dyeing the sea near the shore red.
The Qing army was on the shore and began to become more and more untenable.
Even Yue Le was forced to retreat into the sea water, the cold sea water in late autumn wet his trousers.
Although it is not too cold, it is also uncomfortable!
Under the chaos, many Qing troops were drowned in the sea.
collapse!Bumble!
clap clap!clap clap clap!
There were neat and clear gunshots, and the bowstring trembled.
The Ming army stood on the shore, and Shi Shiran fired arrows at the Qing army in the sea.
Pfft!
A Qing soldier was pierced by an arrow through his throat and fell into the icy sea water.
With a bang, a lead bullet made a hole in the chest of an Eight Banners soldier wearing heavy armor, and blood gushed out.
Under the unilateral massacre by the Ming army, the number of casualties of the Qing army rose steadily.
When the musketeers and archers of the Qing army wanted to fight back.
But it was found that their gunpowder was soaked in water, and the bowstring was also soaked in sea water, making it useless at all.
Although there were also sporadic counterattacks by the Qing army, they were not successful.
It can't cause any harm to the Ming army.
"Kill!"
The fighting continued, and the Ming army continued to suppress the Qing army.
Finally, some soldiers of the Qing army couldn't hold on and chose to surrender to Daming.
And something like surrender basically belongs to the fact that once you start, you can't stop!
A large number of Qing soldiers dropped their weapons and knelt in the icy sea water.
Whether it is the Green Camp or the Eight Banners, in the face of life and death, everyone chooses to follow their own hearts.
Yue Le looked at the wave of surrender that was spreading among the Qing army, his eyes were full of deep despair.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"For the Qing Dynasty, fight to the end with blood!"
Yue Le yelled like a madman, trying to call the Qing army to continue fighting.
But it can't change anything at all!
More and more Qing troops chose to surrender to Ming Dynasty.
The wave of surrender spread like a plague.
Looking at the desperate scene in front of him, Yue Le pulled out the saber from his waist with a clang, and wanted to go forward to fight with the Ming army.
In just a moment, all the guards around him were lost.
It was also caught in the siege of the Ming army!
In the next instant, a dense rain of arrows shot over!
Heavy arrows pierced Yue Le's heavy armor and shot into his flesh.
boom!Boom!
The crisp gunshots also rang out one after another.
The lead bullets spun, and mercilessly drilled big holes in Yue Le's body, spraying blood.
Afterwards, Yue Le's body also weakened weakly, half kneeling in the sea water.
Immediately afterwards, several spears stabbed in neatly!
Puff, puff, the sound of piercing through the flesh rang out one after another, and the spear pierced Yue Le's body mercilessly!
Yue Le felt the pain coming from his body, and his eyes widened.
There is blood overflowing between the mouths!
But it is very obvious that the look in his eyes is getting weaker and weaker.
Until it disappears completely!
Li Meng was dressed in armor and came to the front of the formation in person.
Swing the knife, cut down!
The knife flashed, and the head fell to the ground!
Li Meng held Yue Le's head up high by the braid of the money mouse tail on the back of Yue Le's head.
Blood drips down!
Li Meng shouted loudly!
"The chief general of the Qing army confers the head, and those who kneel and surrender will not be killed!"
Seeing this scene, the surrounding Ming troops all followed suit and drank together.
"The chief general of the Qing army confers the head, and those who kneel and surrender will not be killed!"
"The chief general of the Qing army confers the head, and those who kneel and surrender will not be killed!"
"..."
Amidst bursts of shouts, countless soldiers of the Qing army dropped their weapons and knelt in the icy sea water.
The wave of surrender is spreading rapidly!
……
The setting sun was setting, and the setting sun in the sky dyed the earth a blood red.
The surface of the sea was even more red, and people couldn't tell whether it was the blood that stained the sea red, or the setting sun was dyeing the sea water.
However, those broken limbs, broken arms, and broken corpses floating on the sea are showing everyone how tragic the battle just happened here.
The Ming army began to receive and count the prisoners of war. Some uninjured prisoners of war were confiscated with weapons and put under centralized custody.
And those wounded prisoners of war of the Qing army were detained at the seaside and executed collectively.
Although the Ming army did not lack medicinal materials, the manpower of military medical officers was limited.
It's too late to treat his own wounds, but he doesn't have time to take care of those Qing prisoners of war.
Moreover, for some seriously wounded, giving them a good time is actually a kind of kindness.
Li Meng and Fang Wei, who was in charge of leading troops to stop the retreat of the Qing army, met, and then they hugged each other, and then laughed.
The atmosphere is very cheerful!
With the passage of time, the clearing up of the battlefield by the Ming army was progressing in an orderly manner.
Casualties, battle results, seizures and other data were also continuously presented to Li Meng and the other two.
"Brother Li, how about reporting victory to the capital?"
Fang Wei asked.
Li Meng took the detailed battle report, signed it for confirmation, and stamped his own seal.
This is to show everyone that Li Meng has read the battle report and signed it to confirm its authenticity.
"Okay, Brother Fang, sign and use your seal too!"
"After confirming that the battle report is correct, we will use the names of you and me to report victory to the capital together."
"Haha, after this battle, Jianu will no longer suffer!"
Fang Wei took the battle report from Li Meng, and signed it with his seal.
nodded and said.
"After this battle, my Ming Dynasty should suspend the use of troops in the direction of Liaodong, and give priority to recovering the lost ground in the pass, right?"
Li Meng nodded and said.
"According to the plan given by the staff, it should be like this!"
"However, my Ming's next step still depends on His Majesty's decision."
The two chatted with each other, discussing the next battle situation.
Suddenly, Fang Wei said something.
"I don't know what's going on in the Shanxi direction!"
"..."
……
Shanxi, Taiyuan Prefecture!
The Qing character flag on the city gate tower has been lowered, and the flag belonging to Ming Dynasty is flying high above Taiyuan City.
The green battalion soldiers in Taiyuan City had already lined up and cut their braids, and they turned out the military uniform of the Daming Guards at the bottom of the box at their house, and put it on themselves.
A large group of soldiers from the former Daming Guards, former Dashun Chuangjun, former Qing Green Battalion soldiers, and now the Daming Guiyi Army stood in formation outside Taiyuan City.
They formed a strict formation, and the guard of Taiyuan Mansion led his own soldiers, leaped out of the city gate, and came in front of the strict formation of soldiers of the Guiyi Army.
With a yell, he opened his mouth and said.
"Brothers, the Great Ming Dynasty will be restored tomorrow, and the Manchus have retreated from the Central Plains in embarrassment. The Master of the Ming Dynasty will soon be in Shanxi!"
"Before that, I surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and became a minion for a tiger. This is the crime of copying the family and exterminating the entire family."
"Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor is kind enough to give me a chance to redeem myself!"
"These are the eight imperial merchants who made great contributions to entering the customs for the Manchu Qing Dynasty!"
"Your Majesty said, as long as I can conquer Jiexiu and take down those eight imperial merchants, it will be my atonement."
"Brothers, follow me!"
"Take down Jiexiu and make amends!"
The guard of Taiyuan Mansion raised his fist and shouted loudly.
The soldiers of the Great Ming Guiyi Army in front of him also followed him, shouting at the top of their voices.
"Take down Jiexiu and make amends!"
"Take down Jiexiu and make amends!"
"..."
Shouts resounded inside and outside Taiyuan City.
"Open up!"
With the change of the banner of the Chinese army, these newly attached Ming troops began to move towards Jiexiu.
High morale throughout!
Although Jiexiu was taken down, the reason for the atonement was in it.
However, after winning Jiexiu, they can all make a small fortune, which is also one of the important reasons.
The emperor wanted to copy the homes of the eight families of Shanxi merchants, such as boxes of gold and silver money, land deeds, and precious antiques. No one would dare to steal them.
After all, Daming Jinyiwei is not a decoration!
I'm afraid that if you have a life to get it, you don't have a life to spend it!
But, then again, if the soldiers in charge secretly hid some scattered gold and silver jewelry in the process of ransacking the house, Jin Yiwei would definitely not be able to see it, and would not be able to see it.
Therefore, for these low-level soldiers, as long as they copy their homes by hand, they have a chance to make a fortune.
The same scene not only happened in Taiyuan Mansion, but also happened outside Datong City.
It's just that the soldiers of Datong City are heading for Zhangjiakou, which is located outside the pass.
Although the ancestral residences of the eight families of Shanxi merchants were in Jiexiu, most of their family businesses were in Zhangjiakou.
The oil and water that can be obtained by copying Zhangjiakou is no less than that of Jiexiu!
……
The capital, the Forbidden City, and the Wenhua Palace!
After Zhu Hongyu entered the Forbidden City, he turned the Wenhua Palace into his office.
It is used to handle government affairs and meet foreign ministers!
As for the original imperial study room, it was cleared out and used to store some materials.
Some information about the population and acreage data of Beidi!
Zhu Hongyu attaches great importance to these materials, and even likes to deliberately free up the imperial study room for storing and arranging these materials.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"Great victory, Tashan victory!"
"My Master of the Ming Dynasty completely wiped out the Qing army in Shanhaiguan in Tashan, and defeated the Qing army and Shuo'an Prince Yue Le. We won a complete victory!"
"..."
Zhu Hongyu was flipping through government documents, and the contents of the documents made people frown.
At this moment, there was a commotion outside.
He sent an order to bring people in, and then he got such a message.
In an instant, the displeasure on Zhu Hongyu's face disappeared, and a smile appeared instead.
Then there was a burst of ecstasy!
"Haha, hahaha!"
"Yeah!"
"Great victory at Tashan, the last field army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was completely wiped out, and Shanhaiguan was also recovered by my Ming Dynasty!"
"Hahahaha!"
The smile on Zhu Hongyu's face could hardly be concealed.
The importance of this battle at Tashan lies not only in the fact that Daming recaptured Shanhaiguan and took control of the West Liao Corridor.
The reason is that Daming finally defeated the last army of the Qing Dynasty with field combat capabilities!
After this battle, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was the Ming Dynasty after the Songjin War, and the rabbit's tail could no longer grow.
That is to say, Ming's strategy is to temporarily stop the war against Liaodong after recapturing Shanhaiguan, giving priority to regaining the lost ground in the pass.
Otherwise, Man Qing might not even be able to see the sun next year!
After being happy about the good news, Zhu Hongyu picked up the brush in his hand again and wrote in ink.
"The troops and horses in Tashan are ordered, and then we will start preparing to take Jinzhou and restore the defense line of the western Liaoning of the Ming Dynasty."
"Then we can prepare to withdraw our troops from Liaodong!"
After taking Shanhaiguan and restoring the western Liaoning defense line, there are actually several reasons why the Ming army stopped fighting.
Not only because Daming is going to settle the war in the pass first, and then send troops to the Northern Expedition!
The more important reason is that it is already September, and it won't be long before winter begins.
However, most of the soldiers of the Ming army were from the south. Even if they had winter clothes, they could not adapt to the climate of Liaodong at all.
Therefore, Zhu Hongyu is going to wait until the spring of next year before mobilizing troops to recover Liaodong!
Just like the Northern Expedition of the Ming Army this year, it was also launched after the beginning of spring and the weather warmed up.
Of course, the reason why Zhu Hongyu was not in a hurry to make a northern expedition to Liaodong was also related to the fact that the main force of the Manchu Qing was completely annihilated in the Liaoxi Corridor by the Ming army. With the remaining strength of the Manchu Qing, they couldn't make any waves at all!
Compared to the current Manchu dynasty whose main force has been wiped out, it is obvious that Wu Sangui poses a greater threat to Daming.
Don't look at Wu Sangui who now claims to be Aixinjueluo Sangui, but he is a Han Chinese after all, and he doesn't have so many scruples about using Han people.
Although Wu Sangui lost a game in Huguang, and the defeat was quite tragic, but as long as he dared to employ people, it would be much easier to recover his strength than Manqing.
How long has it been since the first battle of Huguang ended, and Wu Sangui has already recovered some of his strength!
The proof is Wu Yingqi's big victory in Guihua City!
Tens of thousands of Mongols gave their heads, and captured countless horses, cattle and sheep. The Guanning Army used the blood of tens of thousands of Mongols to prove to everyone that their combat power still exists.
Then, Zhu Hongyu realized that the current Guan Ning Army was a much greater threat to him than the Man Qing.
With the finalization of the withdrawal of troops from Liaodong, the news of Tashan's great victory was sent to Nanjing City at a speed of [-] miles.
With the continuous accumulation of victories, the prestige of the Ming court is also constantly increasing!
……
Shengjing City, inside the Chongzheng Hall!
Important people from all over the Qing Dynasty gathered together to discuss the future of the Qing Dynasty.
The final result of the Battle of Tashan has already been announced. Shanhaiguan fell, Prince An Yue Le died in battle, and the last main army with field power in the Qing Dynasty was destroyed.
Coupled with the corruption of the civil war in Guan, Beizhili, Shanxi and other places were recovered by Ming Dynasty one after another!
Everyone seemed to see the future of Qing Dynasty!
Many people realized that the fall of the Qing Dynasty was imminent!
After the spring of next year, if the Ming army makes a large-scale northern expedition to Liaodong, the Qing Dynasty will surely perish!
"The situation in the world is turbulent now, and my Daqing is really at a critical juncture of life and death!"
"Can you gentlemen have a way to break the situation? To extend my reign to the Qing Dynasty?"
Mrs. Borzigit sat behind the bead curtain, and the young Kangxi imitated the appearance of an adult, sitting on the dragon chair with a straight face, looking at the courtiers below with piercing eyes.
The owner of the red flag, Aixinjueluo Jieshu heard the words, stood up and said.
"Report to the Emperor, Empress Dowager!"
"The current dilemma that our Qing Dynasty is facing, one is the fall of the western Liaoning defense line, and Ming thieves have the ability to threaten our Qing capital at any time."
"The second is the shortage of troops. The last field army of the Qing Dynasty was destroyed by the Ming thief."
"In this regard, the slave's suggestion is that my Qing Dynasty should continue to move north!"
"Go back to Hetuala, go back to the white mountains and black waters, the land of dragon prosperity in the Qing Dynasty!"
"In this way, one can avoid the front of the Ming army and use the high mountains in Liaodong to rebuild the defense line."
"The second is that my Qing Dynasty can use Hetuala as the center, spread the influence of my Qing Dynasty outward, and arrest the barbarian Jurchen to join the army, so as to supplement the current shortage of soldiers in my Qing Dynasty."
Jie Shu felt that since Shengjing City couldn't stay longer, let's continue to retreat north!
Go back to Hetuala!
However, as soon as Jie Shu's voice fell, Sony stood up and objected.
"My lord's words are wrong!"
"My Qing retreated to the White Mountains and the Black Waters, and indeed I was able to avoid the Ming army's advance. However, the White Mountains and the Black Waters simply didn't have enough money and food to supply my Qing Dynasty's needs."
"What should I do next? There is no way out between the white mountains and the black waters!"
"If my Qing Dynasty returns to the white mountains and black waters, it will be nothing more than a slow death!"
Jie Shu saw that he was opposed, but he was not annoyed, he just frowned and said.
"What does Suoxiang mean?"
Sony bowed to Kangxi and Borzigit, and then spoke.
"I feel that my Qing Dynasty shouldn't go north to Hetuala, maybe I should be able to go south to conquer the dynasty!"
"By conquering North Korea, we can obtain the money, food and population that our Qing Dynasty is currently in short supply. Even our Qing Dynasty can use North Korea as a springboard to travel east to conquer the Japanese."
For the Qing Dynasty, the Western Expedition is not advisable.
Because the nation of the Qing Dynasty was Manchus, not Mongols.
If the Qing Dynasty marched westward, there is a high probability that it would be untenable on the grasslands.
What's more, the grassland is also poor!
Daqing ran to the grassland, and there was a high probability that he would be poor enough to eat the soil.
But fighting North Korea is different!
The soldiers of North Korea are weak, and they are still relatively rich, especially those powerful families, who are getting richer one by one. As long as the castles of a few powerful families are broken, the Qing Dynasty will be able to reap a lot.
As for the result...
What can be the result? !
Anyway, my Qing Dynasty is not prepared to stay in North Korea for a long time. I don’t need the cooperation of those worldly clans to rule the place. If I kill them, I will kill them. What can they do with the Qing Dynasty?
Sony continued.
"The Wa country is rich in gold and silver and has a dense population."
"If my Qing Dynasty can gain a firm foothold in the Wa Kingdom, it is not impossible to counterattack Ming thieves in the future!"
Sony exaggeratedly painted cakes for the cabinet ministers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but as to whether the cakes could be eaten in the mouth, it was not certain.
Suksaha heard the words, frowned and said.
"If the dynasty is conquered, then how can we solve the problem of the shortage of troops in the Qing Dynasty?"
"The current number of nations in my Qing Dynasty..."
As Suksaha spoke, he sighed helplessly.
Because, now there are basically no young and strong men in the nation of the Qing Dynasty!
The successive wars in the pass, coupled with a disastrous defeat in Tashan, basically lost all the men of the Qing Dynasty.
Now the Eight Banners stationed in Shengjing City are almost all old and weak, and even many healthy women have been incorporated into the Eight Banners Army to make up for the number.
Women are needed to go to the battlefield, which shows how big the gap in Manchu troops is now!
Sonny spoke.
"Raise the flag for the green battalion soldiers below, and turn them into bannermen."
"Also, cancel the distinction between the Manchu, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners, and call them all the Qing Dynasty Eight Banners!"
The reason why Sony did this was to expand the Qing army.
The second is to reduce the crisis of division within the Manchu Qing Dynasty!
If the Qing Dynasty was strong and powerful, it would not matter if the Manchurian, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners were distinguished, and then the coating would be divided into Han people.
A clear hierarchy will only make the subordinates risk their lives on the battlefield in order to raise the flag and improve their status.
But now the Qing Dynasty is in decline!
If you want to deliberately distinguish between the Manchu, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners, it is no different from deliberately reminding the other party that you are not from the Qing Dynasty.
Certainly not conducive to unity!
That's why Sony is now proposing that all the green battalion soldiers below should raise the flag, and cancel the distinction between the Manchurian, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners, and collectively call them the Eight Banners.
The purpose is to make the inside of Manqing can be twisted into one rope!
Only when the Manchus were united, would they be able to support the Ming Dynasty's offensive.
Otherwise, in the face of Ming's offensive, the Manchus themselves are not of one mind, and there is really no other possibility other than perishing.
Jie Shu frowned and retorted.
"But even if this is the case, there is no guarantee that those green battalions newly brought into the Eight Banners will have enough loyalty to my Qing Dynasty, right?"
These days, even the Eight Banners have voluntarily defected to Daming.
There is no doubt, what his Jieshu is talking about is the garbage from the Haixi Jurchen Ministry!
Jieshu has serious doubts, is it reliable to raise the flag for the green camp?
Will those green battalion soldiers really be loyal to the Qing Dynasty after raising the flag?
Obviously impossible!
Even raising the flag doesn't prevent them from surrendering when they should.
Ye Bilong said.
"You can use your family to contain them!"
Hearing this, Jie Shu immediately retorted.
"But most of those green battalion soldiers are bachelors with no wives and no family!"
Of course, green battalion soldiers with daughters-in-law and family members will not follow the Manchus out of customs and continue to be traitors.
Suksaha said.
"Then marry them a wife!"
Jie Shu fell silent upon hearing this, and after pondering for a while, continued to speak.
"Where do you find so many women? Go to North Korea to snatch them?"
Sonny spoke.
"Where is the need for so much trouble? Aren't there many women whose husbands died in the war under the flags of the Qing Dynasty?"
"Pair up these women with the new Green Battalion soldiers who carried the flag!"
"As long as they can have children together, there is no need to worry that these new bannermen will not be loyal enough to the Qing Dynasty."
"Even if he can't give birth to a child, he will still be concerned about his wife, and he won't surrender to the Ming thief so easily until the time of life and death!"
Now the population of Manchu Eight Banners is scarce, but only young and strong men are lacking.
Because most of the men of the Eight Banners died on the battlefield of the Ming and Qing Dynasties!
However, although almost all the males have died, there are quite a few old and weak, women and children in the Eight Banners, adding up to 30 to [-].
It wasn't that the Ming Dynasty deliberately spared these old, weak, women and children, but that the Manchu Qing moved these people outside the pass ahead of time before the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty.
Daming has never been caught!
Sony feels that now is the time for these old and weak, women and children to contribute to the Qing Dynasty!
When Jie Shu heard the words, his complexion changed drastically, and he retorted.
"No, absolutely not!"
"I am a Manchurian woman, how can I marry a lowly Han dog!"
Can't tell, Jieshu is still a nationalist.
Sonny snorted coldly.
"Otherwise? If these women are not allowed to marry, how can you guarantee the loyalty of those new Green Han troops who have entered the banner?"
Sony's rebuttal without hesitation made Jie Shu's expression constantly change.
But I can't say anything to refute!
In the end, everyone turned their attention to Kangxi and Borzigit, hoping that they would come to this final idea.
Kangxi saw that everyone was looking at him, and his childish face was full of bewilderment.
Obviously, he didn't understand what Sony and others were discussing.
He is only in his teens this year, and he is still young, so he has no control over government affairs.
Borzigit behind the bead curtain sighed heavily when he heard the words, and then spoke.
"Forget it, just feel wronged by those women under the flag!"
"For the Qing Dynasty, some sacrifices are unavoidable!"
"Back then, the Empress Dowager was able to make sacrifices for the Qing Dynasty, committing herself to Dorgon, and suffering wrongs to protect the late emperor. Now, these Manchu women commit themselves to the new Han Chinese who entered the banner for the sake of the Qing Dynasty. It is also a last resort."
"Hey, Qing Dynasty will never forget their sacrifice and contribution!"
Mrs. Borzigit spoke in person and finalized the order.
And ordered Sony to make corresponding preparations for this matter!
……
The capital, inside the Forbidden City!
With the passage of time, it is now the beginning of October in the first year of Daming Guang's restoration, and winter is about to begin.
Zhu Hongyu is also preparing for the return of the class teacher to the court, and is ready to lead the team back to Nanjing.
Although Daming has regained the capital now, Zhu Hongyu is not planning to move the capital of Daming back to the capital, but is planning to formally designate the capital as Nanjing.
The main reason for this is that the current Beizhili is too dilapidated, especially near the capital, where most of the population has been plundered by the Manchu Qing Dynasty to outside the pass.
Without enough population, there is no way to make a capital!
Of course, there are also social changes. The bourgeois revolution is brewing. The reason why Ming wants to ensure control of the important taxation areas in the south of the Yangtze River is in it.
Once the bourgeois revolution was completed, the importance of Jiangnan as the financial and taxation center of the Ming court and the place where capitalism first sprouted is self-evident.
If the Ming court wanted to ensure its control over the situation in the world, Jiangnan had to be firmly controlled by the court.
Nanjing, the capital, is really the best choice so far!
Following Zhu Hongyu's preparations for the class teacher, the prefecture towns and towns he passed along the way continued to send people to meet the Son of Heaven.
Many local big households have chosen to sell to Daming!
A large number of congratulatory gifts were sent to Zhu Hongyu, including many extremely precious antiques and cultural relics.
But what surprised Zhu Hongyu the most was a bronze square tripod presented to him by a family surnamed Li in Shandong!
It looks a bit like the Stepmother Wu Ding, but it is a little smaller than the Stepmother Wu Ding, and the patterns on the tripod are also different.
But its value is self-evident!
Absolutely priceless!
In addition, there are many calligraphy and paintings of famous people, and things like the Four Treasures of the Study used by some famous figures in history.
Zhu Hongyu is quite satisfied with this!
Just when Zhu Hongyu led the team to Linqing, he received a letter from Nanjing.
Wu Sangui sent envoys to Nanjing, intending to submit to him in exchange for a chance for peace talks.
Moreover, Zhu Hongyu also received a confession letter from Zhou Tianxu.
In this regard, Zhu Hongyu showed a thoughtful expression.
This Wu Sangui is interesting!
What really made Zhu Hongyu interesting was not that Wu Sangui wanted to surrender to him, but that according to the information, the current Guan Ning Army was preparing for the Western Expedition.
It could be seen that now Wu Sangui also realized that he might not be able to stand in the Central Plains, and was about to run away.
Well, this is very self-conscious!
After pondering for a while, Zhu Hongyu made a decision.
"Pass down the order, and make a decision when I return to Beijing!"
"..."
After giving an order, the speed of the driving class teacher accelerated a bit.
……
When Zhu Hongyu's royal driver arrived in Huai'an, detailed news came from Shanxi.
Jin Yiwei cooperated with the Guiyi Army in Shanxi to complete the inspection of Jiexiu County and Zhangjiakou.
Almost all members of the main families of the Eight Great Shanxi Merchants were arrested, and nearly 4000 million silver dollars were obtained from the ransacking of their homes!
This calculation is only the floating wealth of the eight imperial merchants in the Qing Dynasty, and the value of the real estate held by their families is still being counted.
The clansmen of the eight imperial merchants of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, as well as the money obtained from the confiscation, are preparing for shipment.
In fact, Fan Yongdou and other eight imperial merchants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty wanted to escape, but those Green Battalion soldiers who planned to surrender to Ming Dynasty started to monitor Jiexiu and Zhangjiakou early on.
Therefore, Fan Yongdou and the others were not able to escape!
After Da Ming's attack, almost all of them were arrested!
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, and gave instructions to Wang Ruxian beside him.
"I ordered the Daming Daily to do a good job of publicity."
"Reveal the crimes of the eight imperial merchants of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to the public, and use their fate to remind the merchants of the world."
"Although business knows no borders, businessmen must have borders!"
"Some businesses can be done, but some businesses will die if touched."
After speaking halfway, as if he remembered something, Zhu Hongyu continued to give orders.
"Order Nanjing to find a few executioners who master the craft of Lingchi, and execute the heads of the eight imperial merchants of the Manchu Dynasty by Lingchi."
"Especially the eight people headed by Fan Yongdou. If they are alive, they will have to cut [-] knives. If they are dead, their corpses will also be brought out, and their bones will be thrown into ashes!"
Zhu Hongyu said murderously.
Even when treating Oboi, Fei Yanggu, Yue Le and other important officials of the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Hongyu just beheaded them.
They even ordered people to collect their bones and bury them afterwards.
Because, he and these people belong to the opposite position.
Everyone has different positions. They are enemies. Since they are enemies, it is good to kill them, but there is no need to humiliate their corpses.
But this is not the case for traitors such as the eight imperial merchants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Hong Chengchou, and Kong Yanzhi.
Two devils are more hateful than devils, and traitors are more damnable than enemies!
Based on this principle, Hong Chengchou's corpse was cast into a kneeling statue by him, even if Kong Yanzhi died, he was dug out to destroy his bones and ashes...
This time the eight traitors fell into his hands, how could Zhu Hongyu let them die happily!
Wang Ruxian bowed to accept the order, but when he was about to leave, Zhu Hongyu suddenly asked.
"Have all the money, food, and materials deployed from Jiangnan to Beidi have been distributed?"
When Wang Ruxian heard the words, his face straightened, and he spoke.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, all the money and rations have been distributed and distributed to the local government."
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, and then continued to ask.
"How many fish took the bait?"
This time the imperial court allocated a lot of money and food from the south of the Yangtze River, which was enough to ensure that the people in the north would survive this winter safely and make it to spring next year.
This was not a small sum, Zhu Hongyu didn't believe that those officials couldn't help but look at this big piece of fat on their mouths!
Wang Ruxian bowed slightly and spoke.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei has obtained criminal evidence of nearly 370 officials above the county level."
Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu couldn't help raising his eyebrows.
"It's almost halfway through!"
There are more than 400 counties in Ming Dynasty. On average, there are almost [-] counties in the north.
Counting the lost land that Da Ming failed to regain, Da Ming now controls at most [-] northern counties.
As a result, Zhu Hongyu caught more than half of the fish in this one catch!
(End of this chapter)
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