Chapter 278: Before the War
During the Qing Dynasty, Mongolia was divided into three parts: Southern Mongolia, Northern Mongolia, and Western Mongolia.
Since Galdan ruled the Dzungar (a branch of Moxi Mongolia that lived a nomadic life in the Ili area), he was ambitious, first annexing Moxi, and then eastward into Mobei. Mobei's resistance failed for a while, and more than 100,000 people fled to Monan to ask for protection from the Qing government. Kangxi sent an envoy to see Galdan and ordered him to return the occupied land. Galdan thought that he had the support of Tsarist Russia, but instead of retreating, he invaded Monan on a large scale.
In the twenty-ninth year of the Kangxi reign (1690 AD), after these years of fighting back and forth, the situation in Mongolia further deteriorated. Geldan already controlled more than 7 million square kilometers of land, a figure that was almost half of the land area of the Qing Dynasty at that time. And he also very rampantly and openly put forward to Kangxi the request of "the Holy Lord is in the south, and I am in the north"! At the beginning of the year, Galdan even wantonly plundered the Khalkhas, causing Tushetu Khan, Chechen Khan, Zebtsundamba Hutuktu to be in a hurry, and asked for relief with lack of food.
Kangxi saw that the time had come, and ordered food relief according to the population. On the one hand, he was making the most difficult preparations for the war.
In May, Galdan led 30,000 troops, divided into four battalions, crossed the Umbrella River of your, planned to attack Kundulun Boshuoktu and other troops, claiming to invite troops to Russia and invade Khalkha.
Kangxi severely condemned him for killing people and demolishing his wives and daughters, and ordered him to "strike and stop fighting" against Khalkha. At the same time, the "Qing People's Daily" reported on Geerdan's various crimes one after another, and occupied the commanding heights in public opinion for the first time. In the midst of the crusade against Geerdan, Kangxi successively dispatched troops and began to arrange defenses.
June. The Qing army fought a short fierce battle between Yu Er Umbrella and Geldan. In order to lure the enemy deeper, the Qing army pretended to be invincible. Fight and retreat. Geldan, who has won battles one after another, has no doubt that he has him, and he is full of spirit. Along the way, he entered Wuzhumuqin, which was only nine hundred miles away from Beijing.
On June 22, Kangxi gathered civil and military officials and decided to issue an edict to recruit in person. In recent years, the Qing Dynasty's national strength has increased, grain production has increased year after year, materials are abundant, logistics preparations are sufficient, and soldiers are fully trained. From the commander of the first army to the ordinary soldiers, they have confidence. And at the time of mobilization before the war. Kangxi further increased the amount of bereavement benefits and rewards. As long as there are military achievements, then promotion and wealth are never a problem. The high disability and death benefits also made the soldiers have no worries.
As soon as Kangxi's will came out, the generals asked for battle. The sound of killing in the court was endless. Even the soldiers of the various divisions were screaming to go to battle. Infected by this warm atmosphere, even some hot-tempered Wenchen followed suit and shouted to destroy Geldan. What's even more interesting is that there is an old Hanlin who walks tremblingly, shaking his gray beard, raising his fist, shouting in the court that he wants to go to the battlefield with Kangxi together!
The war has not yet begun. Morale is already high!
At the same time that Kangxi sighed at the support of the people and the army, on June 29, he ordered Prince Kang Jieshu and King Yuexi of Keshen County to lead their troops to Guihua City (now Hohhot).
July 2nd. Prince Fuquan of Ming Yu was the general of Fuyuan, and the eldest son of the emperor Yinchu was the deputy, out of Gubeikou.
He also ordered Prince Gong Changning to temporarily hand over naval affairs to his deputy. He served as the general of Anbei, with Prince Jian Yabu and King Eza of Xinjun as deputies. Out of the Ki Peak Pass.
Ministers of the Interior Tong Guogang, Tong Guowei, Mingzhu, Amida, Dutong Sunu, Rakda, Peng Chun, Asitan, and Nomai, and the commanders of the Protector Army, Miao Zina and Yang Dai. The striker commanded the military affairs of Bandarsha and Maiguo.
Tong Guowei, Mingzhu. and the comeback Suo Etu first stayed in Beijing to assist the crown prince in supervising the country.
Because the army was about to set off, Kangxi ordered the capital to step up the inspection of military equipment and strictly enforce military discipline. He also ordered Chang Ning to lead his division to join the whole army.
As the war approached, the Xiangxuehai Royal Medical College was also busy. A large number of medical workers with excellent medical skills, excellent ethics, and experience were selected to form a team of field medical teams, which rushed to the front line with the army.
After nearly 12 years of continuous efforts, the doctors who have come out of the Royal College of Medicine have been recognized by the people in terms of medical skills and ethics. The status of the doctor gradually increased, and it became a promising profession. The Royal College of Medicine has also become a sweet spot. From the beginning, it was just a few children of medical families and the little apprentices around the imperial doctors who studied here, to the later enrollment of students from all over the country every autumn, and now it is now divided into spring and autumn every year for systematic enrollment. The Royal Academy of Medicine of the Qing Dynasty has made great progress and progress. The teaching buildings, laboratories, faculty capacity, and various facilities and venues of the School of Medicine have also been expanded and upgraded. The system is also constantly improving. It is safe to say that today's Royal College of Medicine has entered a period of benign development and is the world's largest medical school. Every year, a large number of medical talents are sent to the government and the private sector.
Now, Xu and Lu are also old, although their bodies are still quite tough, but after all, with their energy, they can no longer cope with the increasingly heavy work of medical school. The two old men took off their responsibilities. But they still live in Xiangxuehai, Shuyun specially built a yard for them, raise flowers every day, plant grass, bring great-grandchildren, have nothing to do to guide the juniors, and when the mood comes, she will go to the medical school to teach a few more classes. Life is very leisurely.
The work of the medical school was handed over to the two doctors, Wei Qiushi and Sun Jishi, and Liu Yuanzheng was still only a dean, not responsible for daily specific affairs.
In addition to doctors, there are also a large number of nurses in the army. At this time, the Chinese were ideologically conservative and restrained by women were unimaginable. A sentence "Death by starvation is a small matter, but a loss of festival is a big matter!" "It can make all women shy away from the profession of nurses. There is no family that will send their daughter to study. Only some women with miserable backgrounds, sold into slavery, prostitutes, and good character, who can endure hardships and stand hard work, were selected by the medical school, and then either bought or allocated here by the government. They also cherish the opportunity to be a new student, and they work hard and seriously when studying. Naturally, there is no doubt about ability. But because of the defense of men and women, they still cannot be widely recognized. However, these nurses are very popular with women, especially women from official families.
But it is undeniable that the scope of their work is very limited. In order to solve this problem, the top management of medical schools, who understand the role of nurses, began recruiting male nurses seven years ago. This time, the nurses who accompanied the army were also half male and half female. There is no small opposition to this decision within the medical school and in the court. However, with the secret support of Kangxi and Shuyun, he still reluctantly passed. Hopefully, this new attempt will bring some changes!
The pharmaceutical factory affiliated with the medical school was also extremely busy during this time. Medicines, especially anti-inflammatory, analgesic and narcotic drugs for trauma, are produced and transported to the front line with the medical teams in the area.
With the development of medical schools, the scale of pharmaceutical factories has also expanded. Nowadays, at least two new over-the-counter drugs are now being released almost every month, and most of these drugs are based on pre-established prescriptions, so they also save a lot of time in clinical trials. For the convenience and efficacy of the medicine, the folk are also recognized.
In addition to the chain of medical school pharmacies that have been opened throughout the Qing Dynasty, almost all the pharmacies in the entire Qing Dynasty also sell these medicines.
Medical school chain pharmacies, in particular, have now developed their own unique model. Not to mention the sale of various high-quality medicinal herbs, each room is equipped with at least two doctors who are proficient in both medical and surgical medicine and Chinese and Western medicine, as well as male and female nurses. The current medical school chain pharmacy is more suitable for a small hospital than a pharmacy.
Only an army that has passed the test of blood and fire can truly grow. Kangxi also made a bold decision this time. The musket battalion and artillery battalion, which had just been formed for two years and were still very immature, were also sent to the battlefield by him. This is a test of these two new teams, and it is also a workout.
All firearms and ammunition are manufactured by the Ministry of Industry and the craftsmen of Xiangxuehai. Of course, Xiang Xuehai only cooperates with the Ministry of Industry in the design of firearms, gunpowder formula and manufacturing process, etc., and is not responsible and not suitable for specific production things.
There is Shuyun, a cheat, and there are some foundations left by the previous Ming. Great achievements have also been made in firearms research over the past two years. Not only was the flintlock snatch produced in the rear, but according to Daisin's previous research, a small number of repeating pistols were also produced, but unfortunately, due to the limitations of materials and techniques, only five bullets could be fired in a row. But it's exciting enough.
And the artillery, the bulky redcoat cannon used in the battle against the San Francisco has been improved, and now doubled in power and weighed by nearly a third. In addition, the craftsmen also made a small steel cannon that weighed only 100 kilograms, which was extremely easy to carry and powerful. Nowadays, through the manufacture of glass, the use of coal is high and widespread. Steel of acceptable quality is naturally manufactured. This greatly facilitates the manufacture of firearms.
In terms of ammunition, except for a small number of live ammunition in the previous stockpile, the newly produced shells are all powerful flowering bullets. The gunpowder used for filling also changed from black powder to a smokeless yellow explosive, TNT.
At noon on July 10, Kangxi, who was about to go on the expedition, put down the things in his hand and took Li Dequan and a few guards to Xiangxuehai. Before leaving, he had to look at Shuyun again anyway to rest assured. There is also something I want to discuss with Shuyun.
However, after seeing Shuyun, Kangxi, who was still smiling, did not look very good.
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