Chapter 510: The Lone King is Old
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Five days after the New Year's bell rang, after a day and two nights of fierce fighting, Tongguan was captured by the Fuhan army in Luoyang. Gao Pingshan, the commander of the Second Division, personally supervised the battle, and the Chinese responsible for guarding Tongguan were very tragic under the violent bombardment of the Fu Han army.
Tongguan as the military center of Guanzhong and the Central Plains, the Manchu Qing Dynasty set up a full city here early in the morning, there is a deputy capital commander to guard on weekdays, now the army is collapsed, has been promoted to Yongying to the capital of Tohaqi a fire burned all the grain and straw materials in Tongguan continued, and another fire lit up the entire deputy capital of the yamen.
The banner people of Tongguan have already gone to Xi'an. Just like the banner people in Taiyuan Mancheng before. Although the Manchu city of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is most well-known for several provincial capitals, Manchu cities were also set up in many important military places, such as Tongguan and Taiyuan, as well as Yinchuan. It's just that the Eight Banners in these places can't reach the level of garrison generals, and most of them are deputy commanders.
With the gradual expansion of the instructor's occupation area in southeastern Gansu, and the instructor also seized Baoji, Fengxiang and other places in Shaanxi, Yongying deeply felt the threat from the back of [Xi'an], if the instructor and the main force of the second division of Luoyang joined forces to attack Xi'an City, his small body could not hold on. Therefore, Yonghui had already planned the transfer of soldiers and civilians to the northwest years ago. Potemkin, who talked to Gao Yanming in Kulun, really came through.
Yongying really wanted to withdraw the soldiers and bannermen to the northeast, but where was the way to go. Yongying can only go to the west now, but fortunately, counting the bannermen who withdrew from Tongguan and Taiyuan, as well as the bannermen from Xi'an Mancheng, the number has reached 30,000. Coupled with the garrison of the Eight Banners in Yinchuan and Xinjiang, not counting the flag soldiers, there are 40,000 flag people. In this way, about 10,000 men can be recruited, with the flag soldiers in the northwest, and Yongying holds more than 20,000 flag soldiers under his hands. With this basic plate, he can control at least an army of fifty or sixty thousand people, which has almost included most of the regular Qing army in Gansu and Shaanxi. As long as you don't follow the main force of the Fu Han army, you will kill all the way to Xinjiang, and the HH and Mongols there will not dare to chirp.
Gao Pingshan also received a secret report from the secret camp, and in October he sent a report to Chen Ming to attack Shaanxi. Yongying wanted to run, even if the all-out capture of Shaanxi was not in the original strategy, Gao Pingshan felt that it was necessary to attack immediately.
But Chen Ming pressed it down.
- If Yongying wants to run, he will run, from Shaanxi to Gansu, from Gansu to Xinjiang, it is best to stir up the local restless greens, so that the Fu Han army can sweep it up at one time.
Chen Ming can let Yonghui fiddle with North Korea, and he can also indulge Yongying to tease the crowd in the northwest who dare not divide.
You know, the current Gansu is quite messy, all over the HH have gathered, the Han people have also formed a people's bravery, the Manchu control in Gansu has plummeted, many places can only control one city, out of the city is another world.
The local Han people have long organized the people because of the Fu Han army and the previous Yuandun Sect, and there are also ministers of regimental training in Gansu, who are not only not weaker than the HH in terms of force value, but even more overpowered. Otherwise, it may evolve into a Tongzhi H chaos that breaks out in advance.
The mutual hostility, distrust, and even hatred between the split Han People's Brave Regiment and the split HH Sect gave the Manchu government in Gansu the greatest reliance on the overall situation. When part of the teaching brigade was trapped in Shaanxi and Hanzhong, the Qing army in Gansu retained its rule in most parts of Gansu, so that the Fu Han army was always trapped in a shortage of troops, and could only be active in the southeastern part of Gansu, but could not directly threaten Lanzhou.
Gao Pingshan did not receive Chen Ming's order until the previous year, and then began shelling and bombardment of the Tongguan Chinese on the fourth day of the new year, completely defeating the Chinese who occupied the absolute geographical advantage on the night of the fifth day of the new year.
The Fu Han army in Shanxi also began to attack Shaanxi.
This directly marked the beginning of the offensive war of the Fu Han Army against the northwest. There was cheering in the city of Nanjing, and with the current strength of the Han army and the combat effectiveness of the Chinese in the northwest, there was simply no doubt about who would win and who would lose.
War correspondents accompanying the army sent a steady stream of articles to various provinces and localities, and throughout the New Year, hundreds of millions of pairs of eyes of the government and the opposition were staring at the progress of the war. On the 26th of the first month, the Fu Han army captured the city of Xi'an.
The news appeared on the front page of the Central Plains Daily only one day later, but that day the entire city of Nanjing suddenly fell silent.
"From the south to the north, to the west and to the east, it is always empty to see the floating life.
The sky is empty, the earth is empty, and life is in it.
The sun is empty, the moon is empty, what is the work of coming and going?
The field is empty, the land is empty, and how many masters have changed.
The gold is empty, the silver is empty, how can he be in his hands after death?
The wife is empty, the son is empty, and there is no meeting on the Huangquan Road.
The emptiness in the Tripitaka Sutra is color, and the color in the Prajna Sutra is emptiness.
Towards the west, to the twilight to the east, life is just picking flowers and bees.
After harvesting a hundred flowers into honey, it will be hard work in the end.
I listened to the three watches in the middle of the night, and I turned over and didn't realize the five watches.
If you think about it carefully from the beginning, it is in Nanke's dream. ”
In the dormitory, Chen Han's high-level ministers, as well as the seventh duke, the ninth duke, and the old uncle, all gathered together.
Chen Hui, who was sitting high on the top, couldn't see a trace of blush on his face, but he finally stopped showing cyan, and his skin also had a touch of luster, not as gray as before. However, the expression of the relatives and nobles did not leak out at all, Chen Hui was reading "Empty Poems", this is the persuasion song of the Southern Dynasty Zhigong Zen Master, what is Chen Hui going to do? If Zhang Jia III also appeared on this occasion today, Zhang Jia III would immediately be able to win the hatred of most of Chen Han's relatives and nobles. Even if Chen Hui is not a tantric Buddha. It's so shocking that there is wood!
Chen Hui had a nostalgia in his eyes, and it was really difficult to step down from his high position and take the initiative to give up the power and noble identity in his hands. When some leaders of the rabbit country frequently appeared on TV, they looked like middle-aged people in their forties and fifties when they were sixty or seventy years old, and as soon as they abdicated, they immediately showed their old age.
But Chen Hui didn't want to die even more. Although this throne represents power, it also represents death for Chen Hui himself.
"Gathering all your ministers today is a matter of great importance. The lonely king's health is declining, his energy is very low, and it is no longer possible to assume the responsibility of a king. The Legend of Lonely Desire is located in the crown prince, abdicates to the deep palace, and enjoys his old age in peace.
What do you think? ”
As soon as the words were spoken, the hall was silent. No one could have imagined that Chen Hui, who was reciting the 'empty poem', really looked down on everything. Everyone subconsciously thought of Zhang Jia III, who had been in Nanjing for a few months.
"This old monk is not simple!" That's the first reaction in many people's minds. And some people who have too much psychological darkness will even think, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a good move." "Send a big monk to my father who is not in good health, as long as I say that I move my father, my father will abdicate, this trick is too beautiful.
In fact, Chen Ming is really innocent in this situation. He didn't have any other thoughts, but who made Chen Hui recite the Buddhist verses instead of the Taoist warnings. However, Chen Ming personally sent Zhang Jia III to Nanjing before.
The news of Chen Hui's abdication soon spread in the city of Nanjing, and then the entire Jiangnan, and then the north and south of the river, and the 'rumors' spread together.
"Smack!" Gao threw all his favorite jade mahjong.
Obviously, the old man knew that his body and bones were really bad, but the matter involved her precious son, which was really unreasonable. "Check, tell the national security and public security, and investigate thoroughly."
When the old ladies get angry, they don't care if things are harmful or not. What's more, this kind of rumor arranging the monarch's selfishness, but if the rumor-monger still has a sense of reverence for the king in his heart, he will not dare to speak in vain. And since he said it, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a great rebel, and it is not an exaggeration to catch a beheading.
The news was quickly reported to Chen Ming's ears, Chen Ming was silent when he heard it, but just took out the letter paper and wrote a line: Last year was good, this year is good, and next year will be better; You're healthy, I'm healthy, and everyone is healthy.
To put it bluntly, after sealing the letter, he gave it to Liu Wu, "Arrive in Nanjing." But Chen Ming ignored the pressure exerted by Gao's national security and public security.
In this world, you can eat indiscriminately, and you must not talk nonsense. What age is it in the previous life, and there are still people planted in one mouth, such as Grandpa Bi and Huang Dashen. How much more is it this year?
Since this kind of rumor that colludes with the monarch's selfishness is spoken, it must be held responsible.
"Give a message to the national security and public security." Liu Wu took the letter and walked out of Chen Ming's office quickly.
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Eastern Gansu, Guyuan.
The gunfire gradually faded, and the shouts of killing died down in the afterglow of the setting sun. It didn't take long for a Tatar cavalry of more than 1,000 horsemen to turn back from outside the city.
"Another failure. The Chinese's sense of smell on the battlefield is too sensitive. Ivanovich shook his head, looked at the returning Tatar cavalry and said with a sigh.
Since the negotiation between Potemkin and Gao Yanming 'collapsed in an instant', Potemkin sent seventy percent of the muskets and all the cannons in his hands to Nebuchu, where they were handed over to the Qing army, and he led the main force and the remaining thirty percent of the muskets straight from Inner and Outer Mongolia to Gansu. Because the existence of the Qing army in the northwest is not inferior to the Qing army in the northeast for the ambitious Russia.
Potemkin left the Turkut cavalry in his ranks in the northeast, which was thousands of versts farther away from the Turkut homeland than the Great Northwest.
Although the Mongols 'surrendered' to Chen Han, it was impossible for them to fight the Russians. Whether it was Outer Mongolia or Inner Mongolia, a large number of Mongolian cavalry, some tribes and banners were united, and the Mongolian princes gathered at least 30,000 cavalry, but they watched the Russian cavalry pass thousands of miles and enter Gansu.
The Qing army happily received this unexpected reinforcement, and Yongying treated Potemkin as his guest, and the muskets carried by Potemkin were exactly what Yongjin was in desperate need now. Then the Russians and the northwest cavalry units of the Fu Han army started a game of cat and mouse on the land of Gansu.
With the support of 7,000 Russian reinforcements, the Qing army in the northwest completely overwhelmed the Fuhan army in terms of the number of cavalry. But the arrogant Ivanovich led two thousand Russian cavalry to break through to the area controlled by the Fu Han army, and when they had a good time, they encountered a dense net. Instead of escaping with less than one percent of casualties!
This mode of defense of the Fu Han army is one that the Russian army has never encountered. The criss-crossed lines of defense have been woven into a huge 'legal net'. As long as a group of cavalry enters it, there is almost no possibility of going undetected.
Maybe the knots of the net are very fragile, and if Ivanovich is willing to let go of his stubbornness, they can't tear the knots one by one. But the casualties that the Russian army will have to pay at that time will definitely far exceed their results, and it will be a long time wasted.
In addition to the small group of soldiers and horses stationed at the 'node', the Fu Han army also had formed musketeers patrolling the sentry. Of course, a team of musketeers is not terrible compared to the Russian cavalry of 2,000 people, but when a team is gathered together, a battalion of musketeers is not something that Lao Maozi's cavalry can eat with their mouths open after they are discharged from the hollow array.
Ivanovich had the bad luck to knock down a battalion-sized phalanx of musketeers, and after two short attempts, the Russians walked away. Ivanovich, who had returned to Guyuan, said to Potemkin: "I thought I was seeing a detachment of Western privates. ”
Now Potemkin entered Shaanxi with his men and horses, leaving Ivanovich with a few hundred Russian cavalry and a thousand Tatar cavalry in Guyuan.
The Tatar cavalry system led by Hebatar is a copy of the Mongolian Eight Banners Horse Team, and there is no difference at all except for the lack of cotton armor of different colors. Tatar cavalrymen riding Mongolian horses and wearing Mongolian robes, armed with scimitars, bows and muskets,
Hebaatar was a great Tatar nobleman of Siberia, a very unruly man, but now he was dejected. Beside Khbatar was a Russian major officer, Mikhail Yefimovich Katukov. Born into a prominent family in St. Petersburg, he looked down on the East as a major officer of the Janissary Guard of the Russian Empire. Whether it was the countries of Central Asia or the Qing Empire. In his eyes, these countries are backward barbarians. Just like the foreign barbarians in the eyes of the Chinese at this moment.
But now, although he still holds his chest up, Ivanovich does not feel the pride of Katukov's original sword.
The Chinese were only a cavalry of three or four hundred men, dressed in a variety of clothes and riding horses like donkeys, one size smaller than the Mongolian horses of the Tatar cavalry. Such a team fought with the Tatar cavalry for five or six days, and not a single hair was lost.
No matter how covert the ambush Khbatar and Katukov designed, they were not fooled once. Each of his attacks was chosen when the Tatar cavalry was lax or weak. Tear off a piece of meat and turn around and leave, never be greedy, never love war.
Ivanovich was a professional cavalry officer, and after learning the details of this attack of the Tatar cavalry, he was very impressed by the Chinese cavalry officers' combat sense. "This is a good cavalry officer!" (To be continued.) )