244. North and South
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In late May of the 29th year of the reign of Kangxi, the Junggar army, which had rejoined according to the plan, crossed the Krulun River and went straight to the Hulunbuir grassland, and arrived at the Khalkha River along the east bank of Lake Bear in early June. (The first text is published in the reading room biquge.info)
After receiving the news that Galdan had crossed the Khalkha River, Alani, the secretary of the Cleaning Domain, led more than 20,000 troops to punish from the Taoer River on June 6, and arrived at Lake Bear along the right bank of the Khalkha River, but only found traces of the Dzungar people passing by, so he also went south along the Khalkha River, and arrived at the Soyueerji Mountain (note: the easternmost part of the present-day Outer Mongolia region) on June 21, and met the main force of Galdan on the bank of the Urhui River at the foot of the mountain.
At the same time, in order to prevent the sudden attack of the Qing army, at the same time as the Qing army appeared, the Dzungar people had quickly mounted their horses and attracted the attention of the Qing army with a small frontal force, and the main force was divided into left and right flanks to outflank the Qing army and the vassal Khalkhas.
Seeing that the Dzungars only challenged with a small force, Alani carelessly sent a front team of more than 200 people to meet the battle, but was cleanly defeated by the Dzungar army, and Alani had to send a second team to meet the battle, only to be fired by the muskets of the Dzungar army, so he lost again. As a last resort, Alani had no choice but to try in vain to surround this elite vanguard with more and less superior forces, but the main force of Zungar that had been dispatched was killed from both wings, and the Qing army could not withstand the impact of the Zungar cavalry, and there were countless casualties, so they had to break through the encirclement and escape, and as a result, more than one of the 20,000 troops could finally escape.
The news of the failure of the battle of your will reached Beijing, Kangxi was extremely angry, and immediately demoted Alani and the military department Manshang Shujirtab to four levels, and at the same time issued a decree to mobilize 100,000 troops from the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade, General Shengjing, Inner Mongolia and other places to form a two-way army, of which the left army with the imperial brother Yu Prince Fuquan as the general of Fuyuan out of Gubeikou, and the right road with the imperial brother Prince Gong Prince Changning as the general of Anbei out of Xifengkou, both armies are on standby in the territory of the Bahrain Banner, waiting for their own personal command from Beijing.
After the Battle of Yourhui, in order to prevent possible reinforcements from the Qing army, Galdan once reversed his five-day journey, and was ready to return to the Kobdo camp when he saw that it was good, but the "Dalai Lama" envoy Jilong Living Buddha who accompanied the army insisted that Galdan continue to advance south, so Galdan had to order to leave the camp in Uzhumuqin in early July, cross the Xiaoxing'an Mountains, and arrive at the Keshiketeng Banner to set up camp on July 25.
"The emperor's sick body?" Emperor Kangxi, who left Beijing to prepare for the personal expedition, arrived at the saddle smith camp on July 16 and had a "royal body violation". "Elder Mingge, do you want to persuade the emperor to return to the capital here?"
"Old Suo Ge, you don't know the emperor's temper." Mingzhu looked at his colleagues with a wry smile, he didn't believe that Suo Etu would not understand Kangxi's desire to prove his wisdom and martial arts with the victory of his own conquest, besides, the 100,000 army was dominated by Manchurian soldiers, how could Kangxi let go of this kind of military power. "I may be able to persuade with all my heart, but it is absolutely impossible for the emperor to agree"
"Even if the emperor doesn't agree, then you and I have to persuade it." Suo Etu also smiled bitterly knowing it. "If you don't persuade you, the emperor will think that we have other thoughts as slaves."
Yes, although it angered the emperor, it didn't say that it also angered the emperor, this is the sorrow of the ministers, but things really didn't go out of Mingzhu's expectations, and the self-righteous Kangxi still chose to move forward with his illness. On July 20, he reluctantly advanced to Boluohetun (note: present-day Longhua, Hebei), but Kangxi's condition suddenly worsened. Before Kangxi stubbornly announced that he would continue to stay here, a bad news from Beijing ended Kangxi's trip this time.
On 12 July, more than 20,000 Zheng troops landed in Songjiang Huating and Lou County, and then waved their divisions to capture Qingpu and Shanghai, and the main force of the Qing army in Jiangnan was either transferred south to eastern Zhejiang or driven into western Jiangxi and had not yet turned back.
On July 22, the tenth day after the landing of the main force of the Zheng army, the city of Songjiang Fucheng, which was covered with orchid cloth and white cloth, fell, and then the Zheng army divided its troops into two routes, one to Suzhou in the northwest, and the other to Jiaxing in the southeast.
Zheng Duan, the governor of Jiangnan stationed in Suzhou, on the one hand, flew to Jiangning to request that Jiangning and Jingkou garrison the Eight Banners Army be dispatched to meet the battle, and at the same time drove the left and right battalions of Fubiao, the Suzhou City Garrison Battalion, the left and right battalions of the Green Flag Taihu Association, the Jiangyin Battalion, the Jingjiang Battalion, and the Menghe Battalion of the Green Flag Songbei Association to urgently retreat into Suzhou City to defend it, and Shi Lin, the governor of Zhejiang, also urgently sent Fu Gan, the deputy commander of the Han Army on the left wing of Hangzhou, to lead his troops to Jiaxing to rescue. However, Zheng Jun only made a false shot under the city of Suzhou, and then turned south and surrounded Fu Gan's department, which had just entered Jiaxing City
"Go back, go back!" Kangxi, who was seriously ill, was angry when he heard the news, and fainted for a while, seeing this scene, a group of ministers were helpless, but fortunately, the imperial doctor on the side was able to treat him effectively, Kangxi woke up and turned around, and as soon as he woke up, Kangxi immediately ordered. "The things that have been committed by the sea must not be revealed." Immediately, the minister of the guard went down to announce the silence, and Kangxi, who had barely taken a sip of medicine, ordered in a hurried tone. "Order Prince Yu Fuquan to take charge of the army, and the emperor's eldest son Yinhe as a deputy general, to conquer Galdan for me"
"Your Majesty, now that there are changes in Jiangnan, the emperor is infected with scabies, so it's better to quit the army for the time being."
"Nonsense!" Kangxi raised his fingers hard and drank at the Minister of the Interior, Tong Guogang, who was so frightened that he knelt down. "Disturb the morale of the army, if it weren't for the face of the Empress Dowager Cihe, I, I will attack you," the ministers looked at each other, even Tong Guogang's own uncle and first-class duke were scolded by Kangxi so much, who would dare to say anything, but Kangxi's fire didn't seem to be over yet. "Someone is coming, and the intention is to go to Prince Yu to praise military affairs."
The light in Mingzhu's eyes flashed suddenly, he subconsciously looked at Suo Etu, only to see that the other party's eyes were also looking at him, the eyes of the two met, and they immediately made a clear expression, that's right, dealing with Tong Guogang is just a gimmick, using the crown prince's own uncle to guard against the connection between the emperor's eldest son Yinlu and the prince in charge of the army is true, thinking of Kangxi who is seriously ill and has such a scheming, the two ministers are even more bowed to the ear.
At this moment, I listened to Kangxi and asked breathlessly: "What is the opinion of Qing and others on the affairs of Jiangnan and northern Zhejiang?" ā
"The sea is menacing, and the former Ming is the banner, and it is inevitable to want to seize the capital of a province to show its momentum." The Minister of the Guard, Amida, spoke. "And Jiangning is the capital of the former Ming Dynasty, if it changes hands, it will inevitably cause a southeast shock, and the minister thinks that it is necessary to guard against it."
"The sea reverse is also likely to move towards Hangzhou." Tong Guowei was scolded by Kangxi because his brother had just been scolded, so he also suffered some gains and losses when he spoke. "The sea comes from afar, and its grain, grass and gunpowder are inconvenient, and it will not be able to stay under the fortified city for a long time, and if you attack Jiangning, you must first take Suzhou, how can it be more convenient than Hangzhou."
Amida was a little unconvinced, and said: "Hangzhou was also a city of Jiaxing before. ā
Tong Guowei argued: "However, Zhapu Port is already in the hands of the sea. ā
"That's enough." The dizzy Kangxi didn't have much energy to listen to the quarrels of his subordinates, so he only asked the ministers in front of him after he stopped drinking. "I'm asking what to do now."
"The slave thought that he would immediately dispatch troops from eastern and southern Zhejiang back to defend Hangzhou." First Class Minister, Minister of Parliament Sunu Jian YƬ said. "At the same time, the green flag soldiers of the provinces who were ordered to enter Jiangxi immediately left for Zhejiang."
Mingzhu added: "The minions thought that they should immediately transfer the green flag troops from northern Jiangsu to the south to reinforce Jiangning and Suzhou."
"Hai Rebellion is vicious with his intentions." The dizzy Kangxi arranged a qiÄ before escaping into a dream, and after watching the imperial chariot carrying Kangxi turn around and head south with the grunt of the wheels, Mingzhu, who was ordered to return to Beijing together, and Suo Etu, who was ordered to go to the Fuquan camp, had the following conversation. "In the fierce battle in the land of fish and rice in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the sea reverse can supplement the summer grain nearby, so no matter whether it wins or loses, the sea reverse has stood in the undefeated realm, and the southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang are eroded, and the imperial court will not be able to get the grain lost in the north, and secondly, it will have to take out a large amount of silver money to fill the war expenses and the hole of post-war care and reward, which may not be beneficial to the dynasty."
"Now we hastily withdraw our troops from Ganzhong, in case of a resurgence." Suo Etu is also very worried. "There is also a tax increase, Ming Ge Lao, what if it provokes civil uprisings in various places."
"Yes, now the military strength in various places is insufficient, the Eight Banners are no longer enough, and the green flags in Huguang, Jiangxi and other places are concentrated in Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces to prepare for sea rebellion, once the mob is in chaos"
Mingzhu looked at Suo Etu: "Suo Ge Lao, I want to sponsor Yu Cheng Chan to be the governor of Jiangxi, I don't know what Suo Ge always thinks?" ā
Less than Jackie Chan was personally dismissed by Kangxi for being friends with Mu Tianyan, the governor of Caoyun, but after all, this person is the best person who can be used to govern the Han Dynasty, so Mingzhu consulted Suo Etu's opinion.
"Less than Jackie Chan is a capable officer, I think it's okay." Suo Etu and Mingzhu have been opponents for almost a lifetime, so they naturally understand each other's minds, but in his opinion, less than Jackie Chan taking over Jiangxi may not be able to stabilize the place, but he will not oppose Mingzhu's construction for this, and even add fuel to the fire, so that he may become an opponent in the future. "But Anhui is also very important, do you send Ma Qi over?"
"Mazie? Fucha's? Governor of Shanxi? Mingzhu touched the beard on her chin, her face was a little distressed, of course, it was not Suo Etu who was distressed and bargained with him. The emperor intends to let him take over as the secretary of the military department, and at this time send him to Anhui, will the emperor think that we have done something? ā
"Although the secretary of the military department is high, the governor of Liangjiang"
The gong doesn't need a heavy hammer, and Mingzhu suddenly smiled: "In this way, the emperor is easy to explain."
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