Chapter 636: Winning the Game

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Among the Qing cavalry led by Seng Lingqin now are the 3rd Cavalry Corps, the 4th Cavalry Corps, the 5th Cavalry Corps, the 7th Cavalry Corps and the 8th Cavalry Corps, but now the total strength is less than 70,000 people. In particular, the 4th Cavalry Corps had only a few thousand people left. Among these cavalry corps, the 3rd Cavalry Corps was composed of eight banner iron cavalry. They were very dissatisfied with the surrender of Seng Lingqin to the Chinese Empire, and were ready to launch a riot for a time. However, it was suppressed in time by Monk Greenqin. Those Eight Banners Iron Cavalry were also closely guarded by the Monk Greenqin.

"General Liu, hello, my monk Greenqin does what he says. As long as the Chinese Empire does not keep its promises, I will be loyal to the Chinese Empire! Monk Greenqin said with a sincere face. Now for him, there is no other way but to go all the way to the dark. He could only pray that he had made the right choice in this scene. Otherwise, he will be doomed.

"Haha! The fact that the famous monk king was able to join the empire was also a happy event for the empire. Don't worry, I've already told His Majesty about your matter, and I'll receive a reply soon. I promise that I will keep those promises. Major General Liu Zhongming said with a laugh. Originally, he didn't think that he could persuade Seng Lingqin to surrender, but he just held a dead horse as a live horse doctor and wanted to try it. I didn't expect that Chen Ziqing to succeed. Of course, this was for the Imperial Army. It would be a great thing. After the fall of the Manchus, the empire would not be short of cavalry. Of course, the empire certainly would not have believed these Mongols right now. The future cavalry unit will definitely have a mix of Mongols and Han Chinese. And the Han Chinese will play a dominant role in it. In this way, the Empire's control over the cavalry units can be guaranteed. After all, the cavalry equipped with the advanced weapons of the Imperial Army would be much more powerful than the current Mongol cavalry, and if it could not ensure control of this force, it would have a serious impact on the security of the Empire. The Empire would never allow such a powerful force to wander out of its control.

"General Liu, I will write a letter to the leaders of the Mongol tribes in the steppe. But. I can only influence the Horqin Mongols, as for the other Mongol ministries, it is difficult to say. As for the ministries of Outer Mongolia, they are even more powerless. Monk Grinqin said. He needs to make these things clear in advance, otherwise he will not be able to explain if the Chinese Empire picks problems in this area in the future.

Mongolia in the steppe. Divided into a lot of tribes. But. It can be roughly divided into Inner Mongolia to the south of the Gobi, Outer Mongolia to the north of the Gobi, and Mongolia to the northwest. Before the Manchus entered the customs, the Mongols were defeated by the Manchus precisely because their forces were too scattered. Otherwise, the Manchus did not integrate the strength of the Mongols and would not dare to launch an attack on the Ming Dynasty, let alone unify China. And now, with the strength of the Chinese Empire. It is not much of a problem to integrate the various ministries of Mongolia.

"Of course. Monk King, the empire has long been prepared for this. As long as the Horqin Mongols can take the lead, I think the other Mongol tribes will definitely take root in the empire. After all, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was already on the wane, and its demise was imminent. I believe that the leaders of those tribes will also see the future. What's more, in the future, the empire will pursue a completely different policy in Mongolia than the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The empire will not weaken Mongolia like the Manchus, and in the future Mongolia will develop better and better! Major General Liu Zhongming said.

Although the Manchus government of Mongolia, they were always uneasy about Mongolia. Therefore, the Manchus have been trying to weaken Mongolia for a long time, and one of the most vicious tricks is to promote Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia, and then build temples. According to the regulations, only one male can be left in the Mongolian family, and the rest must be the lama. As a result, the number of Mongols began to decline dramatically, and the descendants of Genghis Khan had been tamed. Compared with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Chinese Empire naturally did not need this. There are more than 300 million Han Chinese, nearly 400 million. A few million Mongols pose no threat to the 400 million Han Chinese. And with the development of science and technology, the role of cavalry will become smaller and smaller, and the empire will strengthen its control over Mongolia through other means, even if the Mongolian tribes have different minds, there is no way to confront the empire.

"Really? General Liu, if the Empire treats the Mongols like this, I guarantee that most of the Mongol tribes will defect to the Empire! Monk Grinqin said. He naturally knew how much help the Chinese Empire would have been to strengthen the power of the Mongols if it had not restricted the development of the Mongol tribes. This will certainly be supported by the chiefs of the tribes. The Chinese Empire was able to win the loyalty of its chiefs with ease. Coupled with the powerful armed forces of the Chinese Empire, the unification of the whole of China by the Chinese Empire is completely just around the corner.

"Monk King, please rest assured, His Majesty the Emperor of the Emperor said it. The Chinese nation is the whole of all ethnic groups in China, and although the Han people are the largest in number, we practice an equal ethnic policy. We will never discriminate against this. The monk king only needs to look at how the empire now treats the peoples of the south. If China needs rejuvenation, it needs the Chinese nation to unite and work together. Although the Empire is now one of the great powers of the world, we still have many opponents. Those Westerners want to defeat us all the time, they want to enslave us. The only way to do this is to rise up and resist. This time, the Russians' brazen intervention in China's civil war is a good example. In the future, we will soon start a war against Russia. An outstanding general like the Monk King will soon have the opportunity to lead the warriors to the battlefield again! Major General Liu Zhongming said.

Monk Greenqin hurriedly said: "As long as it is useful to get my Monk Greenqin, I will never say anything." Monk Greenqin knew that Liu Zhongming wanted to reassure him by saying this, with Monk Greenqin's ability and influence among the Mongolian cavalry, if he wanted to form a large-scale cavalry, he was undoubtedly a good candidate. Of course, for this reason, Monk Greenqin also expressed his loyalty to the Chinese Empire in due course. Although the Manchus treated him well, for the sake of his own future and the future of all Mongols, Monk Grinqin had already left the Manchus behind. After all, compared to the Manchus, the Chinese Empire undoubtedly had more potential. What's more, from now on, the Chinese Empire has clearly gained the upper hand. As an ambitious hot, of course he will not be buried for the Manchus!

Guangzhou at the end of October was still in the summer grade. Unlike the northern country, which has entered late autumn, the sun is still scorching here. At this time, the emperor Long Yufei usually stayed in the palace, and at most he went to the General Staff to inspect. Just because the summer was so hot, Guangzhou was not suitable as the capital of the empire. Now that the war against the Manchus was about to be won, Long Yufei had already begun to plan where to set the capital of the empire after the unification of China.

"Your Majesty, the Chief of the General Staff and the Chief of Operations are here!" Major General Li Hu, the chief of the guard, said.

"Oh? Let them in! Long Yufei said. He had only been to the General Staff in the morning, and now that the Chief of the General Staff and the Chief of Operations had arrived, could something big happen? Last night, the remnants of the 13th Infantry Corps and the 14th Infantry Corps of the Qing Army surrendered to the Imperial Army, which made Long Yufei very satisfied. They also agreed to the conditions put forward by Major General Liu Zhongming at the front, pardoned the 13th and 14th armies of the Qing army, and agreed to return their freedom after the war was over. After all, the ordinary soldiers of the 13th Infantry Corps and the 14th Infantry Corps were almost all Han Chinese. Your own people don't beat your own people. Although the Han Chinese were numerous, the Chinese Empire may fight against the entire Western world in the future. Every Chinese is precious and cannot be wasted at will.

More importantly, with the surrender of the Qing Army's 13th Infantry Corps and 14th Infantry Corps, the Battle of Runing has come to an end. Although the Qing army still had tens of thousands of cavalry resisting, its destruction was imminent. After this battle, the Qing army only had more than 100,000 troops left in Henan, and the powerful cavalry was only left with a crippled 2nd Cavalry Army. The victory of the Imperial Army in the Henan battlefield was just around the corner. The Henan battlefield was only a component of the decisive battle in the Central Plains, but it was the most important part. After the victory on the battlefield in Henan, the empire will have an absolute advantage, and it will not take long to destroy the Manchu Qing Dynasty. After the fall of the Manchus, the only enemy of the empire was Russia. After unifying the whole of China, it was not difficult to deal with the Russians. Once again, the Chinese Empire will become a world-class power with this war.

"See Your Majesty!" General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, and Lieutenant General Sun Hao, Minister of Operations, saluted Long Yu with a smile on their faces.

"Excuse me! Two generals, looking at your happy faces, could it be that we have won the battle again? Long Yufei asked.

"Your Majesty, an urgent report has just been sent from the front. Major General Liu Zhongming persuaded the monk to surrender. Monk Grinqin has already led the remaining Qing soldiers to surrender to the Empire! The Battle of Runing is over, and the Empire has won a great victory! Admiral Niu Meng said with a smile.

"What? Monk Greenqin actually surrendered, which was really unexpected! Long Yufei said in surprise. The historical monk Grinqin was a loyal minister of the Manchu Qing Dynasty! Later, he was killed in the battle to suppress the Twist Army. It can be said that he is a relatively capable general in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Now, Monk Lingqin has actually surrendered to the Empire, is it because history has changed? However, this is of great benefit to the Chinese Empire. The Battle of Runing ended early, and the Imperial Army could also launch an attack on the Qing army in Henan in advance. (To be continued......)