Chapter 32: Chaos is coming
The battle in the southern part of Jinnan also completely disrupted the pace of the rebel army, Zuo Liangyu is not a good person, and at this moment he is even more glued to Li Zicheng, and he is not hard, it is consumption, knowing that Li Zicheng is eager for revenge, he is also waiting for the opportunity to take a bite. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The battle of Tongguan is still in full swing, the major leaders of the righteous army are divided here, but there is no result, Hong Chengchou is old and calculating, and he is the king of Balai, hiding in Tongguan and not coming out, consuming the righteous army.
The battle of Pingyang also made the leaders of the rebel army have their own plans, since the beginning of spring, there has been a great drought in various places, and there is a shortage of food, and now they are also preparing to attack other provinces, especially in the area south of the Yangtze River, and the king of Chuang also has plans to prepare to enter Shu.
Li Zicheng's hatred in his heart is hard to quench, now that Yuncheng is in his hands, Tongguan is on his back, he doesn't dare to stay here, his eyes are staring at the north, and he is unwilling.
Zuo Liangyu suddenly received news that the rebellious army was flowing south of the Yangtze River, but his army was brought here, and he immediately became anxious, regardless of Li Zicheng, the first thing to cross the river to stop the rebellious army.
Li Zicheng did not hesitate to pull Zuo Liangyu's hind legs, so that he could not get his wish, and the rebellious army to the east almost entered the south of the Yangtze River, and the government and the opposition were shaken.
And at this time, the Manchu Qing also had a move, Huang Taiji was called the emperor before, and it was not what he wanted, Haoge was defeated, the strength in his hands was weakened, and he wanted to secretly weaken other flags, but he was set up by other flag owners Baylor, and now it is only the Manchu Qing Dynasty is strong, not when he is the strongest Huang Taiji.
In order to stabilize, the Manchu Qing couldn't wait to launch the war again, and now it is not only to plunder the Ming Dynasty, but also to set its sights on North Korea, the Manchu Qing unified the Mongol tribes in southern Mongols, and formed the Eight Banners of Xinmeng, naturally they will not let go of North Korea, as long as they incorporate North Korea, there is no hidden danger in their abdomen, and they can concoct the giant beast of the Ming Dynasty with peace of mind.
Therefore, this time the army was divided into three routes, one way in the Shanhaiguan area, completely cut off the connection between the Ming Dynasty and Korea, the second and third roads were led by the new Dorowuying County King Azig with a white flag, Abatai led the white flag, and a yellow flag, and the Mongolian Tumut, Chahar and other departments invaded the border of the Ming Dynasty.
This time, with the inlaid white flag as the main force, the bright side is to weaken the strength of the Ming Dynasty, and in fact, there is also the idea of supporting Azig.
Although Azig is the owner of the White Flag, his younger brother Dorgon is in the limelight, he is closest to Duoduo, the brothers grew up together, and the strength of the two firmly suppressed Huang Taiji, and Adali was also very close to them, so that Huang Taiji had to be wary.
Although Azig is a fellow brother with Dorgon and Dordor, he is not a small brother in the matter of his mother's forced death, and he is also the person that the emperor wants to woo.
"Master, this is a good time for your development." The clothed minion spoke what Azig was thinking, and among the three brothers, his strength was getting weaker and weaker, and his edge was suppressed by Dolgon.
"It's just relying on the old fifteen." Azig couldn't help but curse, although he was the banner master, Dolgon's growing strength made him even more uncomfortable, and this was a great opportunity for development.
The Manchus gathered a large army and prepared to attack the border, and Xuanda and other places were in a hurry.
Chongzhen, who was in the prime of life, had a splitting headache, the bandits in the south were rampant, poisoning the south of the Yangtze River, the drought in Jin Province, and Li Zicheng was making trouble, and now the Manchu Qing Dynasty came to stir up peace again, which was really eventful.
When Wuyi returned to Ningwu Mansion, he had already inquired about the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Hailanzhu had been keeping an eye on the movements of the Mongolian tribes.
Wu Yi called everyone and indicated on the map the route of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the direction of the grassland plan.
The grassland plan was planned by Wuyi a long time ago, and it must be implemented, if you don't enter the grassland, Ningwu Mansion is a stormy boat, and it will be overturned by the huge wave of the Manchu Qing Dynasty at any time, and only by disturbing the grassland can they have a chance.
Wu Yi said it very simply, but it was also very clear that the Manchus were their greatest crisis.
Wang Tiejun didn't care, and said disdainfully: "Martial arts leader, the Manchu Tartars are nothing great, and we haven't defeated them." ”
Wu Hu glanced at him, and directly pointed to the map, "The Manchu Qing Dynasty now has a lot of elite soldiers, and there is a group of rice buckets of officers and soldiers, as long as they are from Xuanda here, and the grassland is directly approaching Ningwu Mansion, and they are attacked from both sides, how can we deal with it?" ”
Wang Tiejun and the others were speechless all of a sudden, this is what Wuyi was worried about, Shuozhou alone could not stop the Tartar iron hooves, and Xuanda was almost the same, so he had to disrupt the grassland, so that he could have time and room for development.
The railway is his means, in this era, everyone does not understand what the railway represents, so a railway directly to the hinterland of the grassland, a strong city must be built.
"Your task this time is not simple, first of all, you must enter the grassland, help Hailan Zhubu expand its territory, and ensure the location of Baicheng."
Baicheng is the name given by Wuyi to the future Jiancheng, and the site is located on the border of the Chahar Department, using this as the boundary to free the western steppe from the control of the Manchus.
The plan seemed risky, but the Mongol tribes had newly returned, and the Manchus were not in the same mind, and as long as the city could hold its ground, it would be done.
At the same time, Wuyi also had to hold back the Tartars who entered the customs and consume the strength of the Mongolian Eight Banners, which were all Manchu minions, so he had to keep an eye on their movements and wait for the opportunity to move.
The people's army only needs to be arranged here, and the railway is his headache, because the railway has to look at the businessmen to build, and the businessmen are not optimistic about Baicheng, and the strategic significance of Baicheng is greater, but the benefits are not too high, the risks are not proportional to the benefits, and no one makes a loss-making transaction.
"Dalang, we are in favor of repairing the railway, but if we repair the grassland, it will be too much to lose, it is better to build the railway that leads directly to Pingyang Mansion, the Jin merchants have suffered a big injury this time, and it is the time for us to make a move." The merchants of Daizhou City, headed by Chang Ping, are all eyeing this fat meat, building this road, asking people to give people, asking for silver to give silver, and never say anything.
Short-sighted, the Tartars have not found a threat now, and when they see it, they will definitely attack here with thunderous means, Ningwu Mansion can't resist the iron hoof, and the hometown is lost, what kind of great cause is there to talk about.
was drunk by Wuyi, and these businessmen stopped.
"Of course, the railway will be built, I have already opened this road to prepare, and in the future, it will lead to Gyeonggi, then is the time for you to be really strong, and now, I have a new idea, and I will agree with you." Then Wu Yi also took out a stack of small tickets, everyone took them, looked at them carefully, and couldn't help but be surprised.
This is a military ticket, with the increase in the fighting of the people's army, the problem of seizure and handing in is also reflected, so Wuyi thought of issuing a military ticket, let the paper mill below start experimenting, this is the latest version, although it is rough in Wuyi's eyes, but it has already made the eyes of the merchants shine.
"Silver Ticket!" Chang Ping, Guo Yilu and others recognized it at a glance, and it was exquisitely workmanlike, and even they couldn't see the silver ticket of the process, which was exquisite.
Paper is a thousand choices, ink impressions and so on are Wuyi guidance, but beyond the times of the product, this thing out of the picture, let the businessmen's eyes shine, silver ticket not only represents silver, but also represents status.
Jin merchants and Hui merchants are strong, not only their business is big, but their ticket number is also the biggest weapon, the merchants of Ningwu Mansion have just risen, and they don't have this ability, but they don't want to become big businessmen.
Wu Yi also had to take out the military ticket in advance, because this thing could make the merchants work together to help him build the railway.
"The grassland railway, it is imperative, to the north can connect Shuozhou City and Datong Town, and this railway will become the bloodline of the grassland in the future, here is our foundation, as long as we develop here, we can compete with the Jin merchants, don't forget, after the Jin merchants, there are Jiangnan merchants, the maritime merchants of the two Guangzhou, those are the existence that cannot be ignored, at that time, our railway, but only go to the grassland, I want to go directly to the sea, as long as there is a railway place, it is our Ningwu Mansion's territory." Wu Yi said arrogantly.
Suddenly, it also infected this group of businessmen, Guo Yilu was no longer the original craftsman, and now his eyes are open, but his face turned red with excitement when he heard the news, because the big cake that Wu Dalang painted for them was big and boundless.
"That's right, let's just go directly to the two Guangdi!" Merchants couldn't help it for a long time.
Wu Yi laughed because he didn't say what he thought, and his ultimate goal was not to the south, but to the west.
The impressed businessmen did what they said, and the construction of the grassland road this time was not only to accumulate experience in road construction, but also to stabilize their own foundation, at least the north of Taiyuan is their territory.
They didn't have much time, Wuyi planned to build this railway in five months at most, or even less, and Baicheng tried to complete it within two years, which was the most time the Manchus could give him.
The Manchus would never let a nail be planted in their territory, so this time Wuyi's plan must be fast.
This grassland road is almost straight, starting from Daizhou City in the south, passing through Yanmen Pass, passing through Shuozhou City and Datong Town, directly inserting into the hinterland of the grassland, and with this railway, the situation will be opened, and when the time comes, even the wasteland on both sides of the railway can also be developed.
Now there is no shortage of people, 150,000 slaves are just used, and they are directly sent to the border of Datong Town, and the roads in the interior, Wuyi does not plan to use them, but uses the people to repair, so that they can save more time, and labor is now a good thing for Wuyi.
The most needed thing for the railway is iron, but fortunately, the newly built furnace has already begun to be produced, and the requirements for the railway are not high because the load capacity is not large.
In order to save time, the railway in Datong Town does not need a gravel roadbed, what he wants is to dig a deep ditch and build a high road, which is not only a railway, but also a Great Wall connecting the north and south.
Wuyi's stroke completely changed history, a railway without it was about to be built, and the trajectory of history has begun to shift because of Wuyi's prying.
The Manchu army was assembled, and the eunuch Gao Qiqian was reused by Chongzhen, recognizing the army of the Great Commander to resist the Tartars.