Chapter 1172: The Manchus attack Youzhou

The Great Qing Kingdom, which was established by the fusion of Wuhuan and Dongxianbei, currently has the land of Liao, Jin and Manchuria, and the capital of Shengjing is located in Liaozhou, the southernmost and closest to Youzhou.

The Qing Dynasty as a whole developed in a trapezoidal shape, with the population becoming sparser and poorer the further north they went, and the more south and closer they were to the Han Dynasty, the denser and richer they became.

Although Shengjing City is also located in the northeast wilderness, due to its proximity to Youzhou, it has the most commercial and trade contacts with the Han people, and the population density is even no less than that of the Central Plains.

Nearly half of the results plundered by the Manchu Qing Dynasty in these years were used to build the city of Shengjing, which also made Shengjing City develop rapidly like a rocket, and it should have become the largest and most prosperous city in the Qing Dynasty.

It can be seen from this that Nurhachi's covetousness for Youzhou, and the reason why he spared no effort to develop Shengjing City was just to facilitate the Han people who attacked the south.

After Nurhachi recruited Wanyan Aguta from the front line, he immediately convened a military and political meeting, and the topic of discussion was only two points: attacking the yuan? Or Vahan?

Although the Yuanmeng and Manchu Qing joined forces to destroy Xianbei, the Yuanmeng seized more population and wealth, so the foundation after the founding of the People's Republic of China was also stronger.

The population and heritage of the Yuan and Mongolia were above those of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and both countries imitated the system and technology of the Han people, and after vigorous development, the strength of both sides advanced extremely rapidly

Today, the total number of troops owned by the Yuan and Mongolia is roughly about 600,000, and the Manchu is about 500,000.

Although the strength of Yuanmeng is strong, it is not much stronger than the Manchu Qing, and it is precisely because the strength of the two sides is equal that neither is sure to swallow the other in one fell swoop, and if you start a war rashly, it will only be cheap Han, so the grassland can maintain peace for so long.

Now that the 300,000 troops of Yuanmeng have invaded the Hetao, once the granary of the Hetao is completely occupied, the strength of Yuanmeng will definitely increase, and the balance between the two sides will be broken.

Nurhachi naturally didn't want to see this, so there were only two paths in front of him at the moment:

First, to attack Yuanmeng with all his strength to prevent Yuanmeng from occupying the Hetao;

Second, go south to annex Youzhou and strengthen itself, so as to maintain the balance of power between the two sides.

"Your Majesty, Duoduo thinks that Yuanmeng should be attacked."

Duoduo stood up, his face was full of confidence, and said in a deep voice: "Yuanmeng mobilized more than 300,000 troops to attack Hetao, and now that the domestic army is empty, it is a good time to defeat Yuanmeng in one fell swoop. ”

"Yuanmeng's domestic army is empty? I can't see it. ”

Dolgon's eyes flashed, and he walked out with a light smile, and said in a deep voice: "Temujin only used 270,000 troops this time, and even if he attacked the Hetao, he did not continue to increase his troops, so it is obvious that Temujin is guarding against my Qing Dynasty.

If Yuanmeng was defenseless, he might be able to win by attacking Yuan at this time, but Temujin had always been wary of our Qing Dynasty, so even if he attacked Yuanmeng with all his might, it would be difficult to win for a while, so it was better to concentrate on taking Youzhou first.

Although the grain production of Youzhou is far less than that of Hetao, but the population is much more than that of Hetao, once it occupies Youzhou, the total population of my Qing Dynasty will surpass Yuanmeng, once it is thoroughly digested, the overall strength of my Qing Dynasty can naturally surpass Yuanmeng. ”

Seeing that Dolgon not only refuted himself, but also said something reasonable, Duoduo immediately mocked with a dissatisfied face: "Dolgon, what you said seems to be that as long as you send troops, you will definitely be able to take Youzhou."

You must know that the combined strength of the Han army in Youzhou is more than that of the Jin army.

Yuanmeng dealt with the 200,000 Jin army, and dispatched nearly 300,000 troops, and if I want to completely occupy Youzhou, I am afraid that I will have to dispatch troops from all over the country. ”

Dodor was a sharp question, but it was clearly not bothering Dorgon.

"Duoduo, you yourself said that to completely occupy Youzhou, you need to dispatch troops from all over the country, so don't you need to dispatch troops from all over the country to deal with the more than 300,000 troops left behind by Yuanmeng?"

A hint of cunning flashed in Dorgon's eyes, and he asked rhetorically: "What's more, if my Qing Dynasty attacks Yuanmeng with all its might, what should I do if the Han princes in the south come to attack?" ”

"This ......"

Duoduo was speechless for a moment, after all, it was not the Han court that was in control of Youzhou now, but the two princes Gongsun Zan and Liu Che.

The Han court has always been weak and incompetent in the face of the northern foreign races, and the attitude of the major princes of Youzhou towards the foreign races is much tougher than that of the Han court.

At the beginning, the northern princes not only resisted Xianbei's invasion, but also captured Xianbei Shan Yu and Lian.

This was originally a hearty victory, but the Han court not only knelt down to sue for peace, but also handed over Han Xin, who killed Helian, to Xianbei.

In order to protect Han Xin, Liu Yu also indirectly triggered a rebellion to abolish the emperor, and even Liu Hong was almost ousted from the throne.

Since then, the prestige of the Han court has been completely discredited, and Liu Yu, in order to protect himself, is no longer obeying the orders of the court, and Youzhou has completely entered the era of warlord secession.

After losing the constraints of the imperial court, the princes of Youzhou have repeatedly won victories in dealing with foreign races, and the foreign races in the north who have been beaten are frightened, and they no longer dare to have the slightest contempt for the princes of Youzhou.

"Dolgon, according to what you say, won't it be difficult to succeed in attacking the Yuan or attacking the Han?" Duo asked angrily.

"No, the odds of winning against Han are greater than those of attacking Yuan, and they are much greater."

Dolgon looked like he was holding a pearl of wisdom, and said unhurriedly: "There is only one force in the Jin army in Hetao, and it is naturally focused on outward to resist foreign invasions, but there are three forces in Youzhou: Gongsun Du, Gongsun Zan and Liu Che.

The Han people have complex minds and are extremely disunited, and even if they may unite, they will inevitably produce filth, and as long as I divide them into distinctions, I will definitely be able to break them one by one.

Besides, my Qing Dynasty also arranged a lot of back-up hands in Youzhou, and with a two-pronged approach, we will definitely be able to occupy Youzhou in the shortest possible time. ”

"This ......"

Dodor was utterly speechless.

Seeing this, Nurhachi's eyes were full of appreciation, and Dorgon's words coincided with what he thought.

"Needless to say, I have already made up my mind."

Nurhachi stood up from the throne and said in a deep voice: "Ordered Yan Agu to be the main general, and Dolgon to be the deputy general, raise 200,000 troops to attack Youzhou, and never stop troops until you completely occupy Youzhou." ”

"Your Majesty." The ministers shouted in unison.

A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in Wanyan Aguda's eyes, although Nurhachi ordered him to be the main general, but he sent a son to monitor him, it was really a little chance and didn't give him a chance, and he was completely guarded against death.

After the meeting, Nurhachi summoned Dolgon and told him: "Dolgon, for my Aixin Jueluo family, Aguda is a double-edged sword, it hurts others if it is used well, and it hurts itself if it is not used well." ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Dorgon's eyes, and then he smiled and said, "Emperor Ama rest assured, his sons will not give Ah Gu a chance." ”

"Well, you're up to the task."

Nurhachi nodded and said lightly: "If you can't suppress Ah Guta, if necessary, you can get rid of him with the help of the Han people." ”

"Erchen remember the words of Huang Ama."

In this way, the Manchu army's 500,000 troops were divided into three, 100,000 led by Huang Taiji to conquer the three Han countries, 200,000 led by Wanyan Aguta and Dolgon to attack Youzhou, and the remaining 200,000 were left in the base camp to guard against Yuanmeng.