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On June 24, the 14th year of Wucheng in China, Zheng Kezang, who led the Praetorian Guard to the north, entered the important town of Kaifeng with a light car. After entering the city, Zheng Kezang, who had not had time to wash, immediately listened to the report of the current battle situation. At this time, the Xia army on the East Road had advanced to the line of Tai'an and Feicheng; The main force of the Xia army in the middle has also crossed the Yellow River and stopped between Heze and Puyang.

At present, excluding the Western Route Army, which has swelled to 100,000 after entering Shanxi, the Xia Army still has 580,000 soldiers and horses including 50 divisions, 25 heavy artillery regiments, and eight siege artillery regiments on the central and eastern routes. The defense of Fujian and Fujian could only be temporarily maintained by the Second Division of the Longxiang Army under the Yangtze River Naval Division and the First Division of the Longxiang Army under the Fujian-Taiwan Naval Division.

In addition to the main force of 580,000 people, the Privy Council of China also mobilized nearly 11,000 men from 14 regiments of the Shence Army composed of Japanese ronins as the main soldiers, and forced Korea to send two battalions of 10,000 soldiers and horses across the sea to help in the war.

With the addition of their own capital and foreign aid, the total number of troops that the Xia army could invest reached an astonishing scale of 610,000. Among them, the Eastern Route Army besieged Jinan with about 80,000 people, including five divisions of the Jianghuai and Jiangnan garrisons, a siege artillery regiment directly under the Privy Council, and the Shence Army, the Korean Army, the Annam Army, and the Vietnamese Army, and recovered other prefectures and counties in Shandong; The Middle Route Army, with about 530,000 men, faced the Qing court's three imperial camps in Dongchang, Daimyo, and Zhangde.

As for the Qing court, it knew very well that its total strength was inferior to that of its opponents, so on the one hand, the Qing court hoped that the 20,000 old green battalions and local villagers in Jinan could rely on Jinan's strong city defense to hold back the Xia army's eastern army for as long as possible, and on the other hand, the Qing court also tried its best to borrow about 60,000 Mongolian cavalry from the Mongol and Khalkha Mongolian alliances by means of coercion and inducement, or by playing emotional cards.

With 60,000 Mongolian cavalry and 310,000 Qing troops, the total strength of the Qing army was only 370,000, and it was impossible to decide the outcome in a battle with an opponent who had 160,000 of them. For this reason, the crown prince Yinyu, who was responsible for the unified scheduling of the war, gave the order of each battalion to defend to the death, hoping to use a long siege to drag down the supplies of the Xia army. According to Yinyu's order, the Qing army began to fortify the walls and clear the wilderness in June, and carried out a destructive harvest of green seedlings in Jinan and Dongchang provinces.

In addition to the decision to defend the wall, Yinhe also used his brains in the allocation of troops.

Due to the consideration of the terrain around Anyang, the city of Zhangde Prefecture, which is conducive to defending the city, the Zhangde battalion of the Qing army only retained 7,500 people from 15 auxiliary leaders of the internal and external firearms battalions, 12,500 auxiliary leaders from 25 auxiliary leaders of the Eight Banners New Army, and more than 48,000 people from the eight towns of the Green Battalion New Army, with a total of only 70,000.

Although the Daimyo Mansion City is located on the South Hebei Plain of Pingchuan, but the city is extremely strong, and the Qing army temporarily repaired many forts and forts outside the city, so Yinhe placed 110,000 people here, and half of the Wucheng Yonggu General Cannon equipped with the internal firearms battalion was arranged here, plus the Shenwei General Cannon of the Outer Firearms Battalion, the entire Daimyo Battalion has nearly 300 large and medium-caliber artillery, and the firepower is unprecedentedly powerful, claiming to be able to bring the Xia army to the "Fire Sea Hell".

Because Dongchang is connected to Jinan in the east, the remaining main force of the Qing army of 130,000 people is all deployed in Dongchang, plus 60,000 Mongolian cavalry, the Dongchang battalion has become the largest battle corps of the Qing army.

The largest battle corps is naturally in his own hands, so Yinzhen temporarily changed Kangxi's decision, sat in the Dongchang camp by himself, and transferred his most feared Yinzhen to Zhangde to defend the city, and let Yinzhen and Yinyu cooperate to stay on the front line of the daimyo.

After asking about the situation, Zheng Kezang looked at the map and pondered for a moment, and then asked: "In this way, because of the 60,000 Mongolian troops of the Qing army in Dongchang, Jinan does not dare to attack the city with peace of mind?" ”

Tang Baoyi, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council who arrived in Kaifeng in advance, responded: "Not only is our army in Jinan worried about the sudden attack of the Mongolian cavalry during the siege, but even our army is worried about the interference of the Mongolian army when it goes north to copy the grain route behind the Qing army. ”

Zheng Kezhang asked: "Then how did the Privy Council respond?" ”

Feng Hui, the envoy of the Privy Council, reported: "It has been arranged for the Eastern Route Army to attack the whole territory of Shandong first. ”

"Does this seem to cure the symptoms but not the root cause?" Zheng Kezhang shook his head. "It's better to find a way to pull out this fang."

Tang Baoyi reported: "I have tried several times, but Yinhe seems to be unmoved, either dragging the Mongolian army in his hands, or at least twenty or thirty thousand horsemen as soon as he is dispatched, which makes the cavalry unable to speak at all." ”

"Can't really put it down?" Zheng Kezhang narrowed his eyes and glanced at Tang Baoyi sharply. "Yin Qing, you go to the front line in person, tell Ye Zhao and a few of them, raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while, even if you kill all the iron cavalry and hussar army, you must leave all these 60,000 Mongolian troops on the battlefield."

Perhaps feeling that his words were too harsh, Zheng Kezhang softened his tone and said: "This battle is a battle to completely liquidate the Jianyu, and it is related to whether the world can be unified as soon as possible. ”

When Zheng Kezhang said this, Tang Baoyi had no choice but to take the order: "Yes, the minister will rush to Puyang ??????"

Tang Baoyi turned around and retired, and Zheng Kezhang asked Xi Daping, a fellow Privy Council member standing aside, "How many pontoon bridges are there on the Yellow River now, can you ensure the supply of grain and grass ahead?" ”

Xi Daping replied: "At present, 15 pontoon bridges over the Yellow River have been erected between the capital city of Zhengzhou and Minquan County, and three more are in the process of being erected, and it is expected that all of them will be erected at the beginning of next month, when 40,000 baggage wagons can travel back and forth in one day and night, which is enough to supply all the military supplies of all the departments on the front line." ”

Zheng Kezhang asked, "Is there any way to arrange transportation according to the way of going all the way?" ”

Xi Daping responded: "A distinction has been made according to the northbound and southern, and transshipment warehouses adjacent to the front line have been set up in Dingtao and Fengqiu on the north bank to facilitate nearby supplies. ”

Zheng Kezhang asked again: "How is the garrison of the warehouse and the Yellow River pontoon bridge, don't be careless to give a sneak attack to the Qing captives." ”

Xi Daping explained: "The people of Dingtao, Fengqiu and other counties have all been moved out, and each has a division to garrison, so that the city is the warehouse, and the warehouse is the city, even if the Qing Dynasty has 60,000 Mongolian cavalry, it cannot easily shake the reservoir areas." ”

Xi Daping said again: "There is more than one regiment of garrisons stationed on both sides of each Yellow River pontoon bridge, and the ships of the Yellow River Fleet are guarding from the side, although it cannot be said to be impregnable, but it is enough to resist for a while, and the Privy Council has ordered that the bridge can be burned on its own initiative at a critical time, and the sneak attack troops of the Qing Dynasty will never be allowed to cross the Yellow River to harass the rear of our army." ”

Zheng Kezhang asked the Hanlin Scholar beside him: "After deducting the East Road Army and the grain road guard, how many troops does our army still have?" ”

Master Hanlin opened his mouth to report: "There are more than 20,000 defenders in Dingtao and Fengqiu, and 36 regiments in 18 pontoon bridges are about 44,000 people in four divisions, so our army still has 460,000 troops in the middle road. ”

Zheng Kezhang nodded: "In this way, it seems that the advantages of our army are quite limited. ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Kezhang stressed again to the top of the Privy Council: "To solve the Mongolian army, the liberation of the Eastern Route Army is the only way to win. ”

Feng Hui bowed down one after another: "The ministers should do their best wholeheartedly and live up to the trust of the saint." ”

"Then you go down and do it first." Zheng Kezhang waved his hand to let several high-ranking generals retreat, and then ordered to the Hanlin Bachelor who was accompanying him. "The intention is to completely annihilate the enemy's captives, smash Youyan, completely restore China, and sweep away the century-old demonic atmosphere is approaching, and I will not hesitate to reward the prince, and I hope that our army athletes will take it bravely."

After the edict went out, Zheng Kezhang heard the thunderous cheers outside the palace, but Zheng Kezhang did not have time to enjoy such warm cheers, and he immediately issued an edict to the cabinet still in Wuchang again: "Xuzhou, Shanxi and other places have been mostly restored, when the people are pacified and recuperated, it is the Ministry of Officials to recruit good officials to guard the place, and live up to the eagerness of the people to prosper." In addition, the so-called Xuhai Province may be retained, and Shanxi can also set up a Shangshutai, if the sun is peaceful, it should be placed here, and Taiyuan is the left-behind house. ”

The edict was handed over to Zheng Kezang after being modified by the Hanlin bachelor, and after Zheng Kezhang reviewed it and found it correct, he added a line of words to the original text of the edict: "Chashan Xiezhou and Pucheng have a number of counties, and they should be merged into the system, and the new government is governed in Yuncheng, or it can be called Yuncheng Mansion." ”

After writing it, Zheng Kezhang asked Hanlin Zhizhi to re-transcribe it, and then reviewed and approved it again, and finally ordered: "Send it to Wuchang as soon as possible, and tell the cabinet in addition, after the court pushes the governor, and then resigns before the army, I have something important to explain??????"

The important things have been dealt with, and all the courtiers have retired, Zheng Kezhang came to the head of the Hanlin Academy and explained Zheng Andi's work arrangements to him: "Changsha County Prince, in the past two days, I will record the living notes in the secretary and supervisor, but he has never been a historian before, and some things are not very clear. ”

The master of the academy was pleasantly surprised, this is Zheng Kezang's great trust in himself, so he immediately agreed, and then arranged it for Zheng Andi non-stop.

When Zheng Andi and the head of the Hanlin Academy also retired, Zheng Kezhang slowly paced to the window of the palace, pushed open the window of the north wall, and smiled coldly in the direction of the Forbidden City: "Kangxi, I am waiting to see the end of you, the immortal saint monarch??????"