Chapter 35: On the Road (3rd Update, Asking for Support)
Move inward! Once upon a time, nearly a million so-called Manchurian, Mongolian and Han banner people either rode horses or rode cars to move to the Central Plains, the last time this kind of internal migration appeared on the land of the Central Plains, or the internal migration of Wuhu during the Wuhu Rebellion, and of course, the so-called scholars and the history books praised Tuoba Hong's relocation of the capital. In the words of those scholars, they talked about the difficulty of Tuoba Hong's relocation of the capital and the difficulty of the road. However, they did not mention how they killed the people who had lived there for generations on their way to the Central Plains, and did not mention how they robbed their wealth, but blindly used the so-called "national harmony" and "great unification" to deceive the world. Just like the so-called Eight Banners moved inward, those scholars and experts did not mention how many Han people they killed, how much Han land they occupied, and how many Han clothes they plundered. Of course, it will not be mentioned how they used massacres to drive out the Han people in the city, forcibly occupy their houses, and distribute them to the so-called "banner people". It's just that whether it is Tuoba Hong or the Manchu Qing Dynasty, when they were happily packing up their belongings and coming to the Central Plains world, they never thought that one day they would leave, but one is to die and the other is to leave. Sometimes, history is full of amazing coincidences. Just like for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, when they were immersed in enslaving the Han people in the world and living a rich life, just as they were enjoying the beauty of worry-free food and clothing, the changes in the south of the Yangtze River, the Northern Expedition of the Ming army, and the Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty changed everything, although they were unwilling, but in order to survive, they could only hurriedly pack up their belongings and leave here. Almost everyone knows what will happen to them if they stay in the Central Plains. For Ilya Perfiliev, as an envoy, he came to the Qing Kingdom with great interest, and he thought that he could lobby the Qing people to recognize that the place north of the Heilongjiang River belonged to Russia, but although he had been here for more than a year, he did not meet the emperor of the Great Qing State. Despite this, he witnessed the decline of a dynasty - the seemingly huge Qing Kingdom had come to an end in just a few years.
How can barbarians rule over civilized peoples?
Although Ilya Perfiliev has always been respectful in front of the Qing people, deep down, he looks down on these barbaric Tatars from the bottom of his bones, and in his opinion, these so-called "Manchurians" are no different from the Mongols.
In the past year, Ilya, who originally did not know much about the East, has fully understood that China in the mouth of Europe is that country, not the Qing State, but the country that refers specifically to the Han people, as for the Qing State, it is just a group of barbarians who took advantage of the opportunity of the Han civil strife to enter the Ming State, and they tried to enslave the Han people by slaughtering - it was they who created the Chinese civilization that amazed the world, which must have been fiercely resisted by the Han people, and finally under the leadership of several generals in the Ming Dynasty, it was revived, as for the Qing State that once seemed to be powerful, Now they can only leave China in disgrace, and even the "Manchuria" in their mouth has been occupied by the Han Chinese, from the sea.
"Marquis, if you could have come to the Great Qing Dynasty a year earlier, perhaps, the Great Qing Kingdom would not be like this today!"
Xuan Ye, who was riding on a horse, looked at the mighty army around him, and when he spoke to Ilya beside him, his tone was full of pity.
"In the entire Qing Dynasty, no one would have guessed that the Han people would come from the sea, and no one would have thought that they would take Manchuria directly, and now that Manchuria has been occupied by them, we have to make other choices."
Unlike in the past, when he spoke to Ilya in Chinese, now Xuan Ye was communicating with Ilya in Russian, and the reason why he spoke Russian was to prevent his words from being known by the soldiers around him, after all, now they didn't know that Manchuria had fallen into the hands of thieves, and they only thought that the army was going south to cover their families from the customs.
"Your Highness, the way of war has long since changed, muskets, artillery and warships, this is the direction of development of war, and you are still using the methods of war hundreds of years ago......"
Ilya's eyes were fixed on the Qing soldiers in his sight, dressed in heavy cotton armor and armed with Tatar broadswords, spears, and bows and arrows, and although they had more than two hundred guns, those guns had no suitable artillery carts, or even mounted on horse-drawn carriages, and although they had many cannons, they had only a small number of muskets.
This is a very primitive army!
Ilya judged so, in fact, the current Russia is not necessarily much better than the Qing army, but when the Qing army was still in the armor, bow and arrow, the Russian army had begun to eliminate the cold weapons in the army, although now Tula, south of Moscow, limited by the production of only 2,000 muskets per year, but Russia bought a large number of arms from Western Europe, such as 19,000 muskets and 5,000 sabers in 1631.
In contrast, although the Qing army also had tens of thousands of muskets, Ilya knew very well that those muskets with a small caliber were not suitable at all, not to mention that the Ming army in the south was now equipped with more advanced flintlock muskets. If this army encounters the Ming army, which is armed with muskets and artillery, it will probably be a nightmare!
"I know!"
Xuan Ye nodded, and then said.
"However, now the imperial court also understands this, since last year, the imperial court has bought tens of thousands of spontaneous fire guns from the south, you may not know, the Han people ......."
Xuan Ye's tone had a hint of mockery in it.
"As long as they have silver, they can sell everything, and it was so in the past, and it is the same now, but unfortunately, their muskets are too expensive......"
The "spontaneous firearms" in Xuan Ye's mouth were purchased by the Manchu Qing Dynasty last year through various channels, just as the sentence said hundreds of years later, "If you don't sell weapons to the enemy, it means that this arms dealer is not a good arms dealer." Because the armaments in Jiangbei could be bought and sold freely, many merchants who made a career out of it gave birth, and naturally some of them sold weapons to the north and sold them to the Manchus. Of course, those weapons were often expensive, so the Manchus only bought more than 10,000 spontaneous firearms.
"Wait until we settle down, we will build spontaneous firearms, as well as cast Ming-style artillery, and soon, the Great Qing Kingdom will always fight back!"
Compared with others, the young Xuan Ye always has some desires that others do not have, he longs for the Great Qing Kingdom to enter the Central Plains again, and longs to return to the "Jingshi" in the Han Dynasty again.
"Your Highness, why do you have to leave these?"
Ilya asked, a little puzzled.
"Actually, you can solve the problem through negotiation, I think, they should agree......"
"No ......"
Shaking his head, Xuan Ye said seriously.
"The Han people will definitely not let us out of the customs, the reason why they sent troops to Shanhaiguan and occupied Manchuria is to block our retreat, if we stay here, even if we have a glimmer of hope for them, the final result will definitely be death!" After the words fell, Xuan Ye looked into the distance again,
"They won't forget!"
They won't forget!
Even if he was only eight years old, Xuan Ye still believed that the Han people would not forget the Han people killed when the Manchus entered the customs, and the Han people would definitely retaliate. It is precisely because of this that he is worried about the future, especially about the emperor and the princess, after all, they have so many women and children dragged down along the way, if there is any accident, what can they do at that time?
When the time comes......
Looking at Aobai, Sonny and others not far away, Xuan Ye understood that this was exactly why Huang Ama asked him to go south, and let these minions follow, just to let the Great Qing Kingdom have more hope, the soldiers are divided into two roads, there is at least two ways of hope, if the troops are gathered in one place, in case there is any accident, the Great Qing Kingdom will be completely finished!
"Huang Ama, don't worry, Erchen will never let you down!"
Thinking of Huang Ama's arrangement, Xuan Ye's heart suddenly warmed, and he silently thought in his heart, he knew that once Huang Ama had any accident with them, he would ascend the throne as the emperor, and at that time, he would be the master of the Great Qing Kingdom.
"Ilya, do you know how to make firebolts?"
Suddenly, Xuan Ye looked at Ilya and asked.
Faced with this question, Ilya couldn't help but be stunned, he was an adventurer, a soldier, and a nobleman, but he was not a craftsman.
However, the Tatar prince's question gave Ilya an opportunity, and he said tentatively.
"Your Highness, I am a nobleman, and it is a matter of craftsmen to make muskets, but if you need them, I can find you the best craftsmen from Russia or Europe, and let them help you make muskets, and of course, Russia can even send the best officers to help you train your army......"
Ilya's answer made Xuan Ye nod slightly, and then said.
"In this way, then thank you very much, when the time comes, Huang Ama will definitely reward you, and I have never spared the meritorious ministers!"
Mentioning Huang Ama again, Xuan Ye's expression was a little worried, worried about the safety of his father, and when he looked towards the north, he also thought of another question.
Will the king of Chu of the Ming army treacherously attack Huang Ama?
The reason why the army was divided into two routes was precisely because in private, the imperial court had reached a consensus with the king of Chu of the Ming army, and they ceded the Jingshi to him, and then in exchange for not attacking the banner people who went out of the pass. In case the king of Chu is treacherous. What to do then? Now the king of Chu has already transferred the army of the southern road to the northern road, in case they break their promise......
"Yes, if that's the case, he, when he conquers the Central Plains again, I will definitely kill all the people surnamed Li in the world......"
Holding the reins of the horse, Xuan Ye secretly swore an oath, but he prayed in his heart, praying that Li Ziyuan would not be treacherous......
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