Chapter 135: Getting a Son, Changing the Situation
There was no doubt about the defeat of the Manchus, but it was still a long-term task to completely eradicate them.
As long as the Manchus did not surrender, they could go north, north, and then north, and if Jianzhou could not hold it, they would retreat to Jilin, and if Jilin could not hold it, they would retreat to Heilongjiang, and even cross the Great Khing'an Mountains and go to Siberia.
The more the Ming army went north, the more difficult it became, the climate and environment, material transportation, food, clothing, housing and transportation, etc., the supply line became longer and longer, and without accumulation and management, it was difficult to make great strides north.
Of course, judging from the original territory map of the Ming Dynasty, Liaodong is only a part of the current Liaoning Province and Jilin Province in the strict sense, and the nearest military fort in the north is the Kuandian Six Fort built by Li Chengliang, and the original Jianzhou Sanwei belongs to the Suozhou Prefecture, and there is no actual stationing of the Ming army.
However, Zhu Yongxing's goal is far from restoring the old territory, and he will not set up any more detention states, not only from the northeast to the Tumen River valley, the southeast to the Yalu River, the west to the Kaiyuan, and the border wall of eastern Liaodong to carry out military occupation and carry out a definite rule of the prefecture and county government, but he also has to cross the Heilongjiang River, repel Tsarist Russia, and compete with Siberia.
With such a lofty goal, driving the Manchus out of Liaodong was only the first step, and then step by step, while establishing Tunpu as a supply point, while constantly advancing northward. With this goal in mind, it's understandable to settle down.
For the Manchu Qing Dynasty, if they do not surrender at this time, they also feel that there is still a way out, even if it is more bitter, it will never be without a place to stand. Jilin aside, the land of Ningguta (about the area of Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province, the range is probably north of the Tumen River, east of the Ussuri River, and the land is close to the Sea of Japan) was not able to be hit by the Ming army.
You must know that hundreds of years ago, Ningguta was an uncivilized place, with a cold climate and sparsely populated. In the accounts of the predecessors. It is intimidating to those who hear it, but it is deterrent to those who do. For example, Wu Zhaoqian, who was exiled, wrote: "Ninggu is cold and bitter in the world, from the beginning of spring to the middle of April, the wind is like thunder and lightning is close at hand, from May to July it rains one after another, and in mid-August it snows heavily. At the beginning of September, the river froze. When the snow reaches the ground, it becomes ice, and there is a vast white snow for thousands of miles......"
It is this kind of harshness and bitter cold that makes the Manchus have the last confidence, defeat is defeat, but they will never die. And under the tempering of such an environment, it is not impossible for the clansmen to lie down and taste their courage, repeat the martial arts of the past, and make a comeback.
It is precisely because of this mentality of just in case that the Manchu Qing Dynasty always failed to raise the strength of the whole clan and fight to the death. From retreating across the Yangtze River. Then retreat across the Yellow River, then withdraw from the Central Plains, and then retreat to ......
Therefore, after receiving Zhuo Butai's urgent report, the Qing court authorities led by Ao Bai realized that the intention of prompting the Ming army to retreat in the short term was basically frustrated, and they shifted their business focus to Jianzhou. In other words, Jinzhou and Gaizhou continued to stand up like this, hoping that the Ming army would show its flaws. Or it can't be supported at first; However, the North Korean direction has to strengthen its forces to ensure the safety of the old nest of Jianju.
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Wilderness. How many years of operation does it take for the transformation between the two nouns to take, and how many people's hard work will it take?
The heart is far away with Hou Yanxiang, and it is difficult to enter the road of tears. If it weren't for being forced by life, who would break into the Kanto region and who would go to the west exit. Who will go to the South Seas?
However, it is imperative to immigrate to the real border, and the presence of troops alone is not a stable occupation, and the trend of expansion is not far away. Why Tsarist Russia dared to invade the Heilongjiang River valley with a few hundred bandits was not because it was sparsely populated. Troops were sent from the interior to counterattack, but each time they stopped because of insufficient grain reserves, resulting in a situation in which "I advanced and the other retreated, and I retreated and the other advanced, and the troops were constantly used, and the border people were uneasy."
If you want to garrison the army for a long time, you must have people to cultivate it, and you must basically ensure self-sufficiency in food. Not to mention the need to expand its territory northward and compete with polar bears. And Peter, one of the only two "emperors" of the Romanov dynasty, is also the most likely opponent of Zhu Yongxing.
But now, Zhu Yongxing is not thinking about Peter, but a little doll crying loudly. That's right, a boy, born of Mengzhu, even if he can't inherit the throne, he is still the eldest prince, and the prince can't run. And the mother is more expensive than the son, and Mengzhu's status can be considered stable.
With a son, Zhu Yongxing is naturally happy, not because he is a boy, he is happy for Mengzhu, this is one of her heart problems. Interracial identity is always a shadow. Especially when it comes to the issue of royal heirs, those courtiers are more anxious and worried than Zhu Yongxing.
Not setting up a queen, especially the concubines of the Han family, is always a major matter that the courtiers cannot rest assured. The courtiers will definitely think that Zhu Yongxing is using delaying tactics and dragging it out to the end, you can't treat my heir as nothing and find another sect disciple, right? Therefore, they tried their best to let the Han family girl enter the harem, as long as the Manchu Dynasty civil and military had normal thinking, they would naturally support her to ascend to the throne, and if they had children, it would be even more justifiable.
In fact, Zhu Yongxing knew the thoughts of the courtiers very well. But he is committed to building a different political structure, and the question of heirs is not a big issue related to the rise and fall of the country and the well-being of all people. What is the establishment of the heir and the long, even according to the old tradition, Zhu Yongxing will never take a fancy to these two items, but to establish a virtuous.
Look at history, that is, according to tradition, what fool or madman can be an emperor, the people who suffer, it is the country that suffers, and what good do those old stubborns who hold on to the feudal creed get? But this cannot be announced for the time being, and it is said that it is delaying, but there is a little bit of Zhu Yongxing's thoughts.
Zhu Yongxing was silent, no one could spoil the scenery when the emperor liked to add a noble son, so he lived relatively peacefully. However, the new force has not yet been fully prepared, and the situation in Liaodong has changed, and it is the Chahar and other troops who have rebelled against the Qing Dynasty that have broken the balance.
Making small efforts and gaining big profits has always been Zhu Yongxing's favorite means. When the war situation in Liaodong fell into a stalemate, the Beijing Military Region quietly dispatched 3,000 dragoons and an artillery unit, and Zunhua stepped out of the border wall to secretly reinforce the Chahar Division. The Mongol tribes attached to the Qing Dynasty were unaware of it, and were ambushed in the Tumut Right Wing Banner (now Chaoyang and Beipiao), and the Horqin Left Wing Banner and the Tumut Department suffered heavy losses, and the Qing Dynasty coalition forces could not resist it anymore and retreated to the Tamari Ranch (now Zhangwu County) in the northeast.
As a result, a gap appeared in the northwest direction of the Manchu Qing battlefield in Liaodong, and Chahar and other troops entered Yizhou (now Yixian), forming a threat in the flank and rear of the Qing army in Jinzhou.
Although the whole battle situation seems to be balanced, it is very delicate, the Ming army has not done its best, and the Manchu Qing are already struggling to support. The whole body was moved, and Yizhou was lost, which suddenly tilted the entire Liaodong war situation sharply. (To be continued......)