Chapter 60 Troops Advance to Liaodong
In November of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, there were sudden and unpredictable civil uprisings in various parts of Liaodong, and the main forces were the bankrupt bannermen, the bannermen who lost their combat effectiveness, and the scattered Mongols and a large number of Han people. In more than ten places in Fuzhou, Jinzhou, Haizhou, and Gaizhou, civil unrest broke out at the same time, which made Jierharang, who was left behind in Liaodong, anxious.
Zilharang didn't expect that just dealing with a small chamber of commerce could cause such a large-scale chaos. For a time, Fuzhou, Jinzhou, Haizhou, and Gaizhou were full of smoke, and there were two of the largest forces, one was the team headed by Qiding Gari and Dejiha, and the other was the Han rebellion team in Fuzhou, and even played a banner, mainly the descendants of the Han Liu Aita of Nurhachi's son-in-law, claiming to avenge the 20,000 Fuzhou Han people who were massacred by Nurhachi.
The chaos of the four guards also frightened the concubine Zhuang and the little emperor Shunzhi of Shengjing, in order to seize the Shanhai Pass, the Manchu army poured out, and now only tens of thousands of old and sick people are left in Liaodong, if there is anything else, the foundation of the Manchu rule will also be greatly impacted.
Therefore, Zilharang, who commanded the army to defend Uiju, had to send troops and horses to quell the rebellion. But what he didn't expect was that these rebels were actually armed to the teeth, although the combat power was low, but there were many of them, most of them were bannermen and Mongols who were bewitched by the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, in order to hold on to their silver and food, these people fought to the death after getting a steady stream of supplies.
Looking at the results of the daily battles, although most of them are victories, Zilharang's heart is dripping blood. These are all the people of the Qing Dynasty, so dignified, why would they be bewitched by a chamber of commerce like this! It's really puzzling.
On the ninth day of November, at the same time that Dolgon's army defeated Li Zicheng at Shanhaiguan, Li Dingguo, the governor of the Ming Dynasty in Korea, swore to attack the Qing Dynasty in Sinuiju, and Korea, as a subject of the Ming Dynasty, sent 20,000 troops to join the Liao Legion.
After several years of operation, Dingzhou in North Korea has actually become Zhu Ping'an's bridgehead in North Korea. A large number of Ming people crossed the sea from Shandong and took root in Dingzhou. The sailor Tong Jingyan was stationed on Phi Island, echoing Dingzhou, and there was another Franco sailor to help, although the Manchu Qing had created a sailor, but it could not compete with it at all.
This time, the Ming army stationed in Korea dispatched 30,000 people, all of whom were new troops trained by Li Dingguo in accordance with Zhu Ping'an's orders. Zhang Jizu has become the chief of staff of Li Dingguo's side, Wu Ziniu is the brigade commander of the First Brigade stationed in Korea, and Xiong Wanpeng is the chief officer of the Second Brigade.
In the past three years, Li Dingguo has established a complete set of logistical support facilities and mechanisms in Dingzhou, and the Korean Corps can basically guarantee its self-sufficiency, and with the development of the Maoshan Iron Mine and some other copper mines, the ammunition and raw materials needed by the troops can be completely guaranteed.
In addition to manufacturing Dengzhou rifles in batches, the military workshop in Dingzhou has begun to build field artillery on its own, and Meinhull has also sent some excellent gunners to the Korean army on the order of Zhu Ping'an. At present, the Korean Army has, although it does not have the standard field artillery of the Shandong army, is capable of producing and assembling standard field artillery that fires six- and eight-pounder shells.
The army rushed out, which also made Li Dingguo and his generals feel upset and fluctuating, and the Korean royal family next to them, Shen Qiyuan, who had been promoted to the right minister, and others were also sycophants, although they were secretly frightened in their hearts, but Daming did have more sense of belonging for them.
Xiao Yuanteng came in a hurry, his face was dusty, and he was much thinner than before, but his spirit was even more vigorous. Seeing Li Dingguo, he said with a smile: "The lower officials wish the governor a success and a great victory!" ”
Li Dingguo didn't dare to hold it up in front of Xiao Yuanteng, and immediately returned the salute with a smile. Although Xiao Yuanteng is only a subordinate officer of the Military Intelligence Department stationed in North Korea, he is from a martial arts hall and is deeply trusted by Zhu Ping'an.
This time, the chaos in Fuzhou and other four guards was completely planned by Xiao Yuanteng. Zhu Ping'an's planned strategic goal is indeed to seize the four guards of Fuzhou, Jinzhou, Haizhou, and Gaizhou. The majority of these four guards were Han Chinese, and according to the current strength of the Korean army, it was not enough to swallow the entire Liaodong, so they could only fight steadily and steadily, step by step, and gradually encroach on the Manchu power in Liaodong.
"It's also handsome Hongfu Qitian!" Xiao Yuanteng snorted, and he didn't dare to be proud. At this time, the identity of Zhu Ping'an's clan has spread all over the army, and the Shandong army is no better than other town troops, it is completely built by Zhu Ping'an, so from generals to soldiers, everyone's wealth is closely related to Zhu Ping'an.
"Xia Guan didn't expect that Dashuai's method would be so effective, and in two years, these banner people and Mongolians were actually fascinated and rushed for an incense burner, at the mercy of us!"
Xiao Yuanteng praised it, and he was inexplicably impressed by Zhu Ping'an's methods and whimsical ideas. Without much effort, the Manchu army left behind was in chaos and extinguished fires everywhere, but it laid a good start for the Qing army.
"I heard that the rebel army in Fuzhou is under the banner of Liu Aita's descendants, I'm afraid this is Yuan Teng's handiwork, right?" Li Dingguo said with a smile.
Speaking of this matter, Xiao Yuanteng was indeed a little complacent, obviously this matter made him quite satisfied. "This incident happened suddenly, but I didn't have time to report it to the governor. Fuzhou and Jinzhou were originally under the jurisdiction of Liu Aita and the former Han generals of Liaodong, and the Han people occupied seven or eight out of ten. In that year, in order to capture Fuzhou, Nurhachi, an old slave chieftain, went on a killing spree and killed 20,000 people. Liu Aita, that is, General Liu Xingzuo, after he returned to the Ming Dynasty anyway, what he never forgot was to rescue the Han people in Fuzhou and Jinzhou, but Yuan Chonghuan did not take this to heart back then, and he also put General Liu Xingzuo aside and refused to reuse it. ”
Xiao Yuanteng took the water bag handed over by Wu Ziniu, winked at Zhang Jizu and Wu Ziniu, Xiong Wanpeng and other classmates, drank the cow, and then continued: "After General Liu Xingzuo died on the battlefield, his descendants were left in exile and disappeared. However, the Han people in Fuzhou and Jinzhou are grateful for the kindness of the generals back then, and there are many memorials. This time the Chamber of Commerce launched a civil uprising, but I didn't expect the Han people to take advantage of the situation and play the banner of the descendants of General Liu Xingzuo, but it was the response of the people, and in less than a month, they actually pulled up a team of 10,000 people! This time, the lower officials hurried back, and they were entrusted by the righteous army to ask the governor to send troops to support as soon as possible! ”
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These days, Zierharang really seems to be ten years old, and Yingordai, who is good at financial management and diplomacy in the Eight Banners, hurriedly rushed from Shengjing to Yizhou at the behest of the Empress Dowager and Emperor Shunzhi. This made Zilharang feel a little relieved.
Banner rebellion, which is rare in the history of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, especially after Huang Taiji took power, recuperating with the people, in order to alleviate the contradictions between the nationalities, the establishment of the Han Army Eight Banners, the appointment of Han officials, has greatly eased the contradictions within the Manchu Dynasty.
But now it seems that this temporary calm was easily destroyed in the marketing model of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce. Especially the low-level bannermen and bannermen, their current embarrassing life has also become a loophole for being attacked.
"North Korea has already raised troops!" Zilharang reported the latest news to Inordai. Originally, Yingordai came here to mediate, but now it seems that there is obviously no need for this.
"What King Rui said when he left is right, I don't know until now why he is so jealous of Zhu Ping'an!" Zilharang was deeply touched. "This person is silent, and he put his hand under our noses, if it weren't for this chaos, how would we know that he has run so many people in North Korea! also instigated the North Korean royal family to send troops to the north to invade! ”
As a recognized negotiator within the Eight Banners, Ying Erdai was really taken aback, and he single-handedly managed to lean between him and North Korea, forcing North Korea to agree to the humiliating condition of providing a huge amount of grain supply to the Manchus every year, so that the Manchus no longer had to worry about the future and could go south to Koubian with peace of mind.
This is also the greatest pride of Yingordai's life. But now that I think about it, wasn't it the 100,000 army of Huang Taiji behind him? What does it have to do with yourself!
But now, North Korea is no longer the Wuxia Ameng of the past, but also has the full support of Zhu Ping'an, and the chaos of the four guards immediately gathered tens of thousands of troops, and is coming to Uiju day and night. What's the use of that?
"Then do we want to write to the Empress Dowager and ask King Rui to send some soldiers and horses back to the ...... outside the division?" Ying Erdai said with difficulty.
Zilharang shook his head decisively, "The significance of this entry into the customs for our Manchuria is extraordinary, King Rui has discussed with this king, the Central Plains is facing a once-in-a-century chaos, and our Manchus are really a drop in the ocean compared to the Han people." This time, if you want to compete for the world, you can't help it. However, it is very possible to bite off a piece of flesh from the Han people and lay the foundation for the unprecedented strength and prosperity of our Manchuria. Not to mention far away, let's just say that Gyeonggi, Hebei, and Shanxi, if you take any of them, my Qing Dynasty can compete with any Central Plains court. You can even use the Yellow River as the boundary to divide the north and the south! Recreate the grand scene of Jurchen Dajin back then! ”
Zilharang accentuated his tone, "So at this time, we must not distract King Rui, nor can we distract the army of the Southern Expedition." Even if King Rui learns the news outside the gate and writes to ask, we can only bear it alone, and we must not ask him for help! I think the Queen Mother will also mean the same thing! ”
"But now there are as many as 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses in the North Korean and Ming armies, and it is difficult to resist the 40,000 old and weak soldiers in Yiju alone! What's more, the artillery of the Ming army is sharp, and there are thieves in all directions, ...... of us? ”
Zilharang said in a deep voice: "If you can't stop it, you also came just in time, this king and you have been in Yizhou Tuntian for many years, and you are quite familiar with the terrain and landforms of Yizhou, now it is a cold winter, the Ming army and the Korean army are far away, the roads are muddy, and it is inevitable to slow down their march." Let's take advantage of this time to preemptively quell the rebellion of the Four Guards, especially the rebellion of the Han army in Fuzhou, which is known as the descendant of Liu Aita. Then they will go all out to resist the attack of the Ming army. The king has sent messengers to the Mongol tribes, asking them to send brave reinforcements at any cost. In addition, Mel Zhangjing Wu Bahai, who is stationed in Ningguta, has sent troops to support, as long as we hold on for a while, we will definitely be able to wait for the turn of the war! ”R1152