Chapter 39 Decisions of the Qing Court

"Now the situation is sinister, King Zheng, you are an old minister in the clan, you can tell me how to deal with it." The Queen Mother said lightly.

The Queen Mother's calm tone seemed to ease the atmosphere in the hall.

The ministers and ministers didn't dare to think anything in their hearts, and they all calmed down.

Prince Zheng Zilharang was among the ranks and said: "The most urgent thing now is not in the Southern Dynasty, but in the imperial court, although Dolgon has rebelled against, but entering the customs and Dingding, expanding the land for thousands of miles, all of which are the merits of Dolgon, and it is enough to take the title of emperor with the merits of Dolgon." ”

"The court was too ruthless to Dolgon, and pursued the remnants of Dolgon. Panic. Do not confront the enemy. ”

"Slave please, rebury Dolgon, posthumously crown Dolgon, and let the heirs inherit the throne of Prince Rui, Azig is extremely evil, but he also reads in the descendants of Taizu, it is enough to cut the prince and save the children and grandchildren from exile."

Prince Zheng knew that this matter was the first thing Shunzhi did after his pro-government, and at this time, he was afraid that Shunzhi would be jealous of his opposition.

But there are some things that can't be dealt with without handling.

After the war in Sichuan, Prince Zheng wanted to send troops to support Wu Sangui.

Of course, Prince Zheng's mind may not be so simple.

After all, once the war started, the victory and defeat were still clear, and Wu Sangui might not need reinforcements.

It's just that Prince Zheng is not too satisfied with Wu Sangui's independent status in Sichuan, and wants to take advantage of this opportunity to reach into Sichuan.

It's just that I never expected that the generals at all levels below were immersed in the turmoil of the Dolgon remnants.

If you want to be promoted and make a fortune, dare to charge into battle, and have military exploits, it is certainly one of the ways, but not all, if you can pull down what you are above, it is also a way.

Many generals who are capable of fighting have been framed because they served under Dolgon, and even if they have not been falsely accused, they are worried that they will be falsely accused.

Who is willing to put their mind on business?

Prince Zheng also knows that if it takes a long time, he will always be able to straighten out the upper and lower levels.

But the Southern Dynasty did not give them time.

Azig coup d'état on Chinese New Year's Eve, and in February of the following year, the Southern Dynasty launched a large-scale military campaign in Sichuan.

Even he didn't expect that under the First World War, Wu Sangui would lose to an unknown general of the Southern Dynasty with superior forces, and let Sichuan form a large block.

In such a situation, we must be united.

The liquidation of the remnants of Dolgon must be concluded.

Even if he is hated by Shunzhi, Zilharang must say it.

Fortunately, Shunzhi, although the years are light, many times he is impulsive, but he is not a stupid person. Before going to the court, there was already a premonition.

The hand hidden in the sleeve clenched tightly, but the words were not clear: "What Uncle Zheng said is extremely true, it is reckless, everything is according to Uncle Zheng's intentions."

Think about it. ”

Punishing Dolgon, although it was Shunzhi's anger, was also the first major event since he became in power, but this major event was brutally beaten back.

How willing Shunzhi is in his heart.

It's just that the form is stronger than the person, and Shunzhi can only conform to the general trend whether he wants it or not.

Prince Zheng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wise, as long as you can stabilize people's hearts, then the Southern Dynasty is not afraid." ”

Shunzhi said: "Uncle Zheng will be released? ”

Prince Zheng said: "The Southern Dynasty fought in Sichuan, not necessarily for Sichuan, if our army enters Sichuan in a big way, and the Southern Dynasty goes north, there is a worry that the back road will be cut off." ”

"Therefore, in the view of a slave, save Sichuan and fight in Nanyang."

"Send a general, the governor's southern line soldiers and horses, from Luoyang south to Nanyang, besiege Xiangyang, and fight another battle of Xiangyang."

Shunzhi said: "I heard that Xiangyang City is high and deep, and there is the first confidant of the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, Cao Zongyu, the king of Tang, is in charge, there are hundreds of thousands of people, and there are waterways to connect them. Now hit Xiangyang again? ”

Kong Youde's daughter Kong Sizhen is in Shunzhi's harem.

Shunzhi is not familiar with Xiangyang, where Kong Youde died in battle.

"Your Majesty is wise, but now only Xiangyang is the key point of the Southern Dynasty. The army confronted the Southern Dynasty in Xiangyang, and sent a partial division to enter Sichuan from Hanzhong, cutting off the connection between eastern Sichuan and Chengdu, which was enough to suppress the offensive of the Xia army in Sichuan. Prince Zheng said: "Obviously want to attack, but in fact, save Sichuan." ”

In fact, Prince Zheng did not want to trap the Manchu army in Sichuan.

His plan to save Sichuan was actually to turn Sichuan into a battlefield.

Although Shunzhi is now in power, the central military presiding officer was transferred from Azig to Prince Zheng.

Prince Zheng had to face, and Dolgon faced a situation.

That is, the national strength of the Qing court was inferior to that of the Southern Dynasties.

In such a situation, the best thing to do is to go on the defensive. Especially now, Prince Zheng can't figure out whether the Southern Dynasty is an extension of the previous local war. Extending from Korea to Sichuan, it was the beginning of a full-scale offensive.

It seems that all parts of the Southern Dynasties are preparing for war, especially the several towns in Jiangbei, one by one, as if they have taken stimulants, and there are no big battles with the garrisons in various places, and there are constant small battles.

But such a posture is a bluff, or is it really a preparation before the big war. 、

Prince Zheng couldn't figure it out for a while.

But to plan for the worst, a discerning person can see that Prince Zheng's strategy to save Wu Sangui is clearly to rescue, but in fact it is to attack and defend.

In general, Nanyang is the salient of the Xia army on the entire defensive line.

Capturing Nanyang will allow the launching place of the southern and northward attacks to retreat hundreds of miles, especially within the boundaries of Henan, that is, Luoyang, Nanyang, Xinyang, and other places are populated and can supply the army.

Regardless of whether the Southern Dynasties had the idea of a northern expedition or not, the first strike was strong and frustrated

Xia Jun is sharp.

Shunzhi may not understand what Prince Zheng said, but he believes in Prince Zheng's ability. Since the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the clan generals, Daishan, Abatai, Duoduo, Dolgon, Azig, Haoge, etc., have withered one after another.

Militarily, Shunzhi can't do it if he doesn't want to rely on this uncle.

Prince Zheng sighed lightly in his heart, in fact, his health during this period of time was not very good.

Most generals are like this, when they were young, they were brave and fearless, they didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick, and they were climbing ice and lying in the snow, which was commonplace.

It's just that when you're older, the debts of your youth will come to you one by one.

But as said before, he didn't go.

Who goes?

The Manchu Qing Dynasty has always been the leader of the king, and if Haoge was there, he would have been able to bear a little, but Haoge also went.

It could only be him.

Prince Zheng said: "The slave asks for his life to go on the expedition. ”

Shunzhi said: "I will take the responsibility of the world and pay it to my uncle." ”

Prince Zheng said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, there are minions here, and the Southern Dynasty will not have a chance to go north." ”

Prince Zheng may not have felt it himself, he said this, which in itself was a sign of lack of confidence, you know, he sent troops this time, no matter what, in the name of supporting Sichuan.

But he didn't say a word about Sichuan Wu Sangui.

As soon as this meeting ended, Shunzhi's edict was clearly issued to the world.

Stopped cleaning up the remnants of Dolgon, and in order to show his sincerity, Shunzhi also let some of the two white flag soldiers stay in the palace, and Sukh Saha also became one of the ministers of the guard.

He also worshiped Prince Zheng Jierharang as the general of the expedition to the south, the general leader of the Eight Banners, Mongolia, the Green Battalion, 180,000 soldiers, and the original Ming Dynasty's troops on the nine sides were all withdrawn.

Together with the vicinity of Beijing, there are not many soldiers and horses left.

Of course, Liaodong also added a lot of soldiers and horses, with Dasu as Shengjing's defense, to resist Zheng Chenggong's attack.

Such a huge order soon reached Nanjing.

In fact, Zhang Xuan was also surprised by He Hutou's performance in the first battle of Sichuan. Today's He Hutou is not the child who cried snot at the beginning.

It's a little tiger.

After this war, Zhang Xuan made a decision to allocate resources for Sichuan. Tried his best to support Li Dingguo's first war in Sichuan. 、

After all, in the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there are not many places that can be called granaries, Hebei, Shandong, have been ravaged by the East several times, and they have not been able to recover for more than ten years, not to mention Henan, although Sichuan has lost a lot of vitality, but it is generally not bad. There is no such desolation as in history when tigers can haunt the city of Chengdu.

Therefore, if you can weaken Dongyu by one point, it is one point. It's just that such a big movement in Dongyu still surprised Zhang Xuan slightly. He had a hunch that the big war wouldn't be in May.

It's going to be in advance.