Chapter 587: Abandoning the Northeast
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"General, something is wrong! The 7th Army was defeated, more than 50,000 soldiers, and only more than 10,000 people fled back to Shengjing, and the rest of the people were either wiped out by the rebels or surrendered to the rebels. Now, the army of rebels is approaching Shengjing, what should we do? Yi Xiang, the commander of the 19th Army of the Qing Army, reported to General Sheng Jing Xien with a panicked face. He was the first son of the Beyler Mianlu, and finally got through the door of the chief military minister Wenqing, and became the commander of the 19th Army, originally thought that garrisoning Mukden was a stable errand, but he didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, the Chinese Empire would go to war with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and now it is even more in the city.
"What? The 7th Army has already been defeated? What does Yinglong eat? There are more than 50,000 people in the 7th Army, and he was defeated by the rebels in just two days, is he a stupid pig? Sheen said angrily. Originally, after the 17th Army of the Chinese Empire launched an attack on Dandong, he had already received a report from Yinglong, the commander of the 7th Army. He asked Yinglong to hold his position and kill the spirit of the Imperial Chinese Army, and then he sent the 19th Army to reinforce Dandong. But I didn't expect that before the reinforcements were sent, Dandong had already fallen, and even with the 7th Army, except for more than 10,000 people who withdrew quickly, the main force was given to a country by the Chinese Empire.
"What about the Yinglong? The general will tie him up and escort him to the capital division and hand him over to the regent. Theon said angrily.
"General, General Yinglong has died in battle." Yi Xiang hurriedly said. As a matter of fact. Yinglong was on the front line to inspect the front, and was unlucky and was hit by a shell from the 17th Army of the Imperial Chinese Army. Blown to pieces on the spot. Even the corpses couldn't be put together. It was precisely because Yinglong, the main general, was blown up that the 7th Army of the Qing Army stationed in Dandong was leaderless, which was quickly routed and finally annihilated by the 17th Army and the 14th Army of the Imperial Chinese Army.
"Ahh How so? It seems that Yinglong is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, he is loyal to the country! This general wants to go to the court to commend General Yinglong's spirit of sacrificing his life for the country! "When Sheen learns that Inglong has been killed in battle. Hurriedly changed his words.
"General, what are we going to do now? Hurry up and get an idea! If it's too late, the rebels will be killed in Shengjing City! Yixiang said anxiously. No matter how Yinglong did it. The most important thing now is how to resist the attack of the Chinese Empire's army! Whether to fight or flee, De Xien, the general of Shengjing, has to come up with an idea! Of course, Yixiang wished that Xien ordered a retreat. It's best to go all the way back to Kannai. There are also millions of troops in the pass. Even if the Chinese Empire launched an attack, it would not pose much of a threat to them for a while.
"What else can I do? Mukden is the land of Longxing in my Qing Dynasty. In Shengjing, there is the mausoleum of my ancestors in the Qing Dynasty, how can those rebels occupy it. Yixiang, let your people enter a state of combat readiness, now we can only rely on ourselves. The old man didn't believe that the rebels would be able to capture Shengjing, which was heavily defended by my troops. The ancestors and ancestors of the Qing Dynasty will definitely bless us to defeat the rebels. Sheen's face was straight.
"But General, the enemy is strong! If it is a big battle in Shengjing. We won't have much of a chance to win! Yixiang whispered. Xi'en decided to resist the army of the Chinese Empire in Shengjing, in Yixiang's opinion. It's like looking for death. Hurry up and withdraw to the Guannai, this is the king's way!
"Humph! Yixiang, your idea is not right. Now that my Qing Dynasty is fighting to the death with the rebels, and Fengtian is the land of Longxing in my Qing Dynasty, how can I throw these great rivers and mountains to the rebels in vain? As General Shengjing, General Ben has the responsibility to defend the territory, and he will definitely not retreat without the order of the imperial court! Theon said stubbornly.
"Yes, General!" Yixiang had no way to persuade Xien, so he had to follow his orders. Although the old man is a little pedantic, his loyalty to the Manchus is unquestionable. Yixiang knew that if he dared to lead the army to retreat without authorization, Xien would probably take him down directly. He only hoped that the imperial court would see the importance of Mukden and send reinforcements as much as possible. The 7th Army is much more elite than the 19th Army, but it was completely annihilated by the Chinese Empire in two days, relying on his 19th Army alone, even if it has Shengjing's fortified city as a support, it is estimated that it will not be able to support it for a few days. Once Shengjing is breached, how can they, the princes and grandsons of the Manchu Dynasty, have a way to live?
In fact, Xien also knew the gap between him and the Chinese Empire, so after learning that the 7th Army had been wiped out, he immediately sent a telegram to Beijing asking for reinforcements. As the largest city in Northeast China, Shengjing was also an important military town of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Northeast China. The Manchus also deliberately opened the telegraph line from Shengjing to Beijing.
In the afternoon of the same day, a telegram from the Shengjing general Xi En asking for help was sent to the regent Aisin Jueluo. Mianyu's desk is up. The war in the past few days has been very unfavorable to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the continuous defeats have made the regent love Xin Jueluo. Mianyu was very tired. On his forehead, wrinkles appeared. It doesn't look like a young man in his thirties at all, but like a middle-aged man over half a hundred years old.
"This is General Shengjing's telegram asking for help, everyone is saying, what should we do? Do you want to send troops to rescue Shengjing? "The regent loves Xin Jueluo. Mianyu asked with a frown. Fengtian is the land of Longxing of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, where there is also the mausoleum of Taizu Taizong, and in Shengjing, there are also a number of Manchu clan disciples, if Shengjing falls, this is definitely a heavy blow to the Manchu Qing. But now, they no longer have the spare forces to rescue Shengjing. The main forces of the Qing army had begun to gather in the Central Plains, preparing for a final decisive battle with the Chinese Empire.
"Your Highness, Shengjing is the important military town of my Great Qing Dynasty in the northeast. What's more, it is still the resting place of Taizu and Taizong, and they must not be disturbed by those rebels! He also asked His Highness to quickly send troops to relieve the siege of Shengjing. Minister of Military Aircraft Mu Zhang'a said first.
"Your Highness, the minister also agrees to send troops to Shengjing. The importance of Shengjing is self-evident, and it is the last retreat of my Qing Dynasty, and I must not let those rebels take away the Northeast! Otherwise, there would be no way out for me to retreat. Minister of Military Aircraft Pan Shien also said. Although he is a Han Chinese, he is now wholeheartedly thinking about the Manchu Dynasty, and has completely forgotten his ancestors and willingly become a slave of the Manchu Dynasty.
The regent Aisin Jueluo. Mianyu frowned, the Manchu government had always regarded the Northeast as their own place and the last way to retreat. So that one day, if they can't stay in the pass, they can retreat to the northeast. If the Northeast is occupied by the Chinese Empire, then they will have no way out. Of course, the current Manchu Qing Dynasty actually has no way out.
"Humph! Do we still have extra troops to send to the northeast? What the hell did Xi'en do, there are 100,000 troops in the northeast, and there is also the defense line of the Yalu River, they can't hold it, it's only two days, they have lost so many people, it's just a crime that deserves death! Chief Minister of Military Aircraft Wen Qing said.
"Yes, Your Highness. Now that the main forces of our army have gone to the Central Plains, the battle of the Central Plains is the most important. We don't have any extra troops to send to the northeast. Yucheng, Minister of Military Aircraft and Minister of War, also said.
The regent Aisin Jueluo. Mianyu, I don't know what to say for a while. Both sides have their own reasons, but now there are only so many Manchu armies, and it is obvious that they cannot take care of both directions.
Mu Zhang'a and Pan Shien, the ministers of military aircraft, insisted on rescuing Shengjing, and in the name of protecting the tombs of Taizu and Taizong of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and at the same time leaving a way back for the Manchu Dynasty, they gave the regent Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu exerts pressure to let Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu didn't know what to do. If he refused, wouldn't he become an unfaithful and unfilial person in the eyes of the Manchu clan's disciples? So how could he squeeze out Emperor Xianfeng and become the real emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty at that time?
"Humph! Lord Mu, Lord Pan, you two are just nonsense. The retreat of my Great Qing Dynasty lies in the complete defeat of the rebels in the south, not in the northeast! As long as we can defeat the rebels, we don't have to retreat to the northeast. Chief Military Minister Wen Qing said angrily.
"Master Wen, what you said is not right. As the saying goes, don't we have to plan for the best and the worst? If you can defeat the rebels in the south, it will be the best. But what if the war is lost? What should we do? Keeping the Northeast can be regarded as leaving a way out for the Qing Dynasty, and maybe there will be a chance to make a comeback! If there is no such retreat, once the decisive battle is lost, then we will never have a chance to turn the tables! "The Minister of Military Aircraft, Mu Zhang'a, did not give in.
"I have an army of millions in the Qing Dynasty, and we will definitely not lose this decisive battle!" Minister of Military Aircraft and Minister of War Shangshu Yucheng said.
"Lord Yu, didn't you also say that the Yangtze River defense line would not be broken through by the bandits? How's it going? Pan Shien said sarcastically.
"You!" was exposed on the spot, which made Fang Yucheng very unhappy.
"Your Highness, we now have to defeat the rebels in one go, and we must break the cauldron to do it. In addition, if we fail, even if we retreat to the northeast, will the rebels let us go? They're going to kill them all. Even if the rebels will not kill us, the current banner people are not the same as they were two hundred years ago, and we can no longer gain a foothold in the Northeast! Wen Qing said.
The regent Aisin Jueluo. Mianyu's face was gloomy, but he had to admit that what Wen Qing said was right. The current Manchu Qing Dynasty has no way out, the only way out is to defeat the Chinese Empire, as for the Northeast, it can only be temporarily abandoned. (To be continued......)