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If you eat one of my corner horses, I will fire your first cannon, so the Qing court, after confirming that the Xia army in Henan is only a partial division that is contained, ordered the front line to be annihilated or at least leave a part of the Xia army.

For this reason, the Qing and Xia sides engaged in more than ten small-scale exchanges around the Wenhe defense line throughout July.

In view of the fact that they were not ready for a full-scale northern expedition, the Xia army, which had no intention of fighting in waves, then chose to ignore the conservative tactics of provoking and holding the camp. The Xia army did not want to fight with the Qing army in the field, and the Qing army was naturally unwilling to attack the Xia army's strong battalion, but the result of the blind confrontation could only be the consumption of precious grain in vain, so in the case that the war was no longer possible, the two sides could only make a fuss around the opponent's grain road.

When it comes to the grain routes behind enemy lines, the most suitable type of troops is naturally cavalry, and according to the old imperial calendar of southern ships and northern horses, the Qing army with horses provided by Monan and Mobei Mongolia is obviously more advantageous than the Xia army from the south. However, this is actually only half true, in terms of quantity, the total number of military horses of the Xia army is out of absolute disadvantage, but from the perspective of quality alone, it is not the case.

Xia Jun currently has four types of military horses, the top of which is naturally the purebred war horses represented by Arabian horses and Andalusian horses. These giant war horses, which are nearly six feet high at the shoulders and weigh thousands of catties, are by no means comparable to the Mongolian horses equipped by the Qing army in terms of weight carrying capacity and sprinting ability, and even the endurance of Arab horses is not inferior to the Mongolian horses that have always been known for their tenacity, so it can be said that they have defeated the Qing army. It's just that these Arabian horses and Andalusian horse breeding mares are worth tens of thousands of dollars and are easy to die by long-distance shipping, so although Zheng Kezhang has spared no expense to buy them from the Taixi countries over the years, only a few pairs of breeding mares arrive every year. Fortunately, after more than ten years of breeding, a population of more than 5,000 horses has now been formed, and more than 300 war horses of appropriate age can be selected from them every year, which initially meets the equipment of some senior generals of the Xia Army and the cavalry units of the Praetorian Guard, but it is not yet able to be extended to the whole army.

The second type of military horse owned by the Xia army is a hybrid breed of Arabian horse, Andalusian horse and Mongolian horse, its shoulder height is roughly between five feet, five and a half feet, and its weight is about six or seven hundred catties. What's more, the population of mixed horses and the horse farms in Ezo and Kunai are still expanding, and it is believed that in a few years, it will not be impossible to provide 10,000 war horses per year.

The third type of military horse is, of course, the Mongolian horse, with the old foundation left by the Joseon in Jixian, the Xia army can obtain four to five thousand Mongolian horses of the right age every year, but the Xia army does not use the Mongolian horse as a war horse for the main cavalry units such as the hussar army and the iron cavalry army, but only acts as a riding horse for the equipment of dragoon troops such as the flying cavalry.

The last type is the Yunnan horses from Yunnan-Guichuan, these small but endurance small horses are the main pack horses and towed horses of the Xia army, mainly equipped with the Xia army's artillery units and baggage transport units.

Although the main cavalry of the Xia army is not as good as the Qing army's Eight Banners Horse Team, Mongolian Horse Team, and Green Camp Horse Team, it is precisely by virtue of the quality advantage of mixed horses that it can win more with less, and on the whole it is on a par with the more numerous Qing army.

But then again, the huge consumption of the horse war also gave the Xia army a headache??????

Time into September, into the Lu Qing army has recovered most of the Jiaodong, Jiaonan, Shandong, Xudongbei prefectures and counties, including Juzhou, Yizhou, but the Xia army has used civilian ships to evacuate most of the people who were carried over, only a small part of them are stranded near Rizhao because of the wind season, but with the adventure transportation of the Xia army's fleet, this part of the less than 10,000 people and the remaining two Xia army divisions will soon be retreated.

On September 11, escorted by the main cruiser of the Xia Army, the last Xia Army withdrew from Rizhao Bay. The next day, the Qing army, feared by the power of the Xia army's naval guns, came out of Rizhao County and recovered the completely destroyed Xia army's seaside camp, thus symbolizing the end of the Shandong war. However, the end of the war meant the beginning of the Korean war, and the debate within the Qing court about whether to abandon the south of the Yellow River began to heat up, only because Kangxi had a clear understanding of the significance of Huai'an, Xuzhou and other key points, and the Qing court could not abandon the finances and taxes of Luxi, Luzhong, Lunan, Yudong and other places like a strong man broke his wrist, which suppressed the opinions of some courtiers, continued to control the whole of Shandong, and used the southeast coast of Shandong as a buffer zone between Qing and Xia.

However, in order to ensure that the grain areas in western and eastern Henan were not ravaged by the Xia army, it was necessary to strengthen the strength of the Henan front, so the Qing army soon transferred the southern reinforcement corps to the front line of the Wen River. However, the Xia army predicted the possible actions of the Qing army, and from the end of August, Bian 6 continued to send additional troops in the direction of Xuchang. Although the combat strength of these newly built divisions was very suspicious, the Qing army did not know the details, only that the Xia army was also increasing troops.

Considering that such a pile up, firstly, the financial pressure is too great, and secondly, the situation of the final decisive battle may be formed, Kangxi, who did not dare to take a quick fight, had to take the initiative to order a retreat, so under the strategy of the Ludongnan Corps, the Qing army retreated to the vicinity of Zhengzhou one after another, and then retreated to Hezhong and Lunan respectively. In October of that year, before the snowfall in North China, the two sides restored their original situation, and the four-year battle of Wucheng came to an end.

The acquisition of more than 500,000 people is naturally a great gain for the Chinese side, but for the Qing court, the loss is not only as simple as population and taxes. Just as a handful of the most sober Manchu and Han officials in the Qing court sighed for a long time, the arrival of the Dutch was tantamount to injecting them with a stimulant.

"Honorable Minister, you are right." Diemen, as the advocate of the whole project, naturally appeared in the mission. "It is true that the United East India Company cannot directly declare war on the side of Huaxia, that is, the rebels, as you say, but based on the truth that the enemy of the enemy may be a friend, we have come here, hoping to give some help in some aspects. For example, we have brought the best shipwrights, who can build warships for your country that are not inferior to the rebels, and we have brought enough sailors who can maneuver and train qualified seamen for your country, and even the most elite mercenaries of Tessy who can teach your country to be familiar with firearms warfare, and more importantly, every qiē of this qiē is provided by the United East India Company free of charge, yes, we do not need to be paid, we only hope that you can defeat the rebels, in this case, The United East India Company would be able to secure its monopoly on trade [in the East Indies]??????"

After Diemen and the European missionaries who translated retreated from the side hall, Kangxi, who was hiding behind the screen and eavesdropping, came out: "Tell me, how true is what this Hongyi said?" ”

"Your Majesty, the slave thinks that Hongyi is really in crisis." Wenyuan Pavilion University scholar Xi Hana bowed in response. "Otherwise, with the temperament of profit-seeking, it is absolutely impossible to give away huge ships for free and send shipwrights to serve. In this case, why should the imperial court refuse, otherwise it will chill the hearts of foreign vassals, and it will also cut off the imperial court's help. ”

"Chen is just worried, will this be a double reed between Hongyi and Haiyi." Due to the cut off of the sea route, the Qing court was already in a situation where its eyes were blackened, so it was not too much to speculate. "If this is the old wisdom of Qin Xiu Zheng Guoqu in the past, the small financial resources of the imperial court will be wasted."

"Is Zhang Ge old worried?" Sihana had a lot of opinions about the caution of Zhang Yushu, a scholar of Wenhuadian University. "Now the sea rebellion is relying on the benefits of boats and ships to make the court tired, and there is no reason to give up their own sharp weapons to others."

Zhang Yushu retorted: "I'm afraid that the ship will be built, and there will be another change in the Tianjin shipyard." ”

"Tianjin Haiphong Dao reported that Hongyi's tribute to three huge ships was not inferior to the sea warships, or this three ships could be used as the foundation of Tianjin's sailors." Chen Tingjing, who succeeded Xiong Cixu as a scholar of Dongge University, is alive and well. "As for whether you want to build a ship, you can first see whether Hongyi is dedicated to teaching ship management skills before making a final conclusion."

Kangxi thought about it for a while and nodded: "Chen Qing is the old man who is planning the country, so he will first set up the Tianjin Navy Division to assist in the defense of Jinggi Haikou, and use the Hongyi sailors as teachers to train the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division to see their intentions." In addition, the Ministry of Rites asked more missionaries in Jingtaixi to confirm the entanglement between Hongyi and Haiyi. ”

This is the official decree, and the ministers listened one by one: "As for letting the Hongyi shipwright idle?" After it was true that Hongyi was entangled with the sea, Shengjing found a place to set up a shipyard at the mouth of the Liaohe River, and did not have to be too large at first, starting from small boats, and letting Hongyi shipwrights teach techniques while building ships. ”

"Your Majesty," Li Guangdi, the new scholar of Wuyingdian University, praised and then asked. "Ranchen is stupid, I don't know how the Hongyi envoy's so-called 6th division teacher is so disposed of?"

"And it will be incorporated into the Eight Banners." The Qing court had always had a tradition of incorporating captives into the Eight Banners. "Mixed with the Oros staff, I think they are all Xiyi, and they are all good at using firearms, or they can benefit each other." Speaking of this, Kangxi frowned. "Hongyi is a small country, thousands of miles by sea to come to my China is nothing more than for some goods, the so-called free offering, and the imperial court does not have the face to accept it." At the critical time, Kangxi had a good face again, and immediately made the Hubu Manhan Shangshu present frown sadly, but fortunately, Kangxi had already come up with a way to save money. "Of course, now the court is also tight, I am afraid that I will not be able to give back to Fanbang for a while, so I will first grant the first-class Jingqi Nihafan, and the following people will be used below the fifth grade, so as not to lose the ???????face of the court."