Chapter 419: The Battle to Boost the Morale of the Army and the Civilians

Li Guangdi and Shi Lang looked confused, and Zhang Rucheng laughed lightly: "It was reported to the Fusi of Beizhen, and Hu Yandu commanded the envoy to be extremely supportive, but when it was presented to the emperor, the emperor changed his mind." Zhang Rucheng paused here: "The emperor means not only to occupy the port and exterminate the Manchu sailors, since it can land in Tianjin Port, it is better to send a surprise army to attack Beijing directly to boost the morale of the Han people in the world." ”

"Straight to Beijing?" Li Guangdi and Shi Lang couldn't help but gasp, this is definitely an extremely risky plan, after all, it goes deep into the hinterland, and there are nearly 200,000 Manchurian and Mongolian iron cavalry and new troops near Beijing.

Zhang Rucheng said: "Of course, now Jiangnan and other places are indeed short of food, the imperial court can not make a large-scale landing plan, can only take advantage of Beijing's defenselessness, send a lone army of 10,000 people to suddenly go deep, this operation does not expect to break through Beijing, only to show off the might, so that the Manchurian people are timid, and more importantly, to test the strength of the Manchurian and Mongolian iron cavalry." ”

Li Guangdi was moved when he heard this, if there is really a lone army that can penetrate deep into Gyeonggi and retreat with his whole body, the impact of this can be imagined, which is equivalent to telling the Manchurians that any place is dangerous, as long as you stay in the pass, there may be enemies around you, and this alone can be imagined in terms of psychological pressure on the Manchurians.

Shi Lang has experienced naval battles, and when he was under Zheng Chenggong, he led a fleet to attack the coast, and immediately discovered several loopholes, saying: "10,000 people are alone in the depths, how to solve the problem of provisions?" In addition, there were 200,000 Manchurian and Mongolian iron cavalry plus the new army, and 10,000 Ming troops landed from Tianjin, how to raid? ”

Zhang Rucheng said: "General Shi Lang's concerns are right, this trip is a surprise soldier, intended to win by surprise, so the lone army only brought three days of rations, and after the surprise attack, immediately retreated to Tianjin, never dragging mud and water." ”

Shi Lang shook his head and said: "It's too risky, and there is no guarantee that it can severely damage the Qing army, and I am afraid that it will not have much effect on boosting the morale of the people." ”

Zhang Rucheng said: "In fact, the emperor's main focus is on the anti-Qing struggle in Jiangbei, now Jiangbei is calm on the surface, but the struggle against the Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty is in full swing, the thirteen families in Xingshan, the remnants of the Yuyuan Army in Shandong, and those Hongguang Dynasty officials who surrendered to the Qing court and secretly linked up with the anti-Qing Dynasty, these people have been in Jiangbei for decades, and some places have established contact with the imperial court, if our Ming army can enter Beijing in one fell swoop, not only these righteous people will be encouraged, but the Han anti-Qing forces in Jiangbei can also grow, plus the secret activities of the North and South Zhenfu Division, At that time, the day when the king will face north, the beacon will be in flames, and he will be able to overcome the old capital in one fell swoop. ”

The Thirteen Families of Xingshan were originally the remnants of the Dashun Army, and the leader Li Laiheng gathered 200,000 people to persist in resisting the Qing Dynasty in the Xingshan area of Hubei.

Shandong Yuyuan Army launched a peasant uprising in Shen County in the last years of the Ming Dynasty. Because the righteous army is based in the vast shady elm forest, it is called the Yulin Army, also known as the Yuyuan Army. In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, the county people and horses took advantage of the fact that the wasteland in the southern part of the county was not cultivated and the peasants were starving, and organized the peasants to hold a large-scale uprising. They first opposed the Ming Dynasty, and after the Qing army moved south, they immediately raised the banner of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty and turned to the anti-Qing struggle. The rebels dug tunnels in the elm forests within a radius of tens of miles, which could not only hide in battle, but also shelter, and the number exceeded tens of thousands, and the Qing army was repeatedly defeated. At that time, Guancheng, Chaocheng and other counties in Luxi were occupied by the Yulin army, and their range of activities reached as far as Kaifeng, Xuzhou, and Haizhou, which posed a great threat to the Qing court. In order to destroy the forest, the Qing army shot plum bean seeds in summer, set fire to it in winter, and then dug the Yellow River water to irrigate the elm forest tunnel. In the twelfth year of Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty (1655), the Yulin Rebellion was suppressed.

But soon. Gao Chang, the leader of the Yuyuan Army, gathered the remnants and pulled the flag to oppose the Qing Dynasty. More than 20,000 people gathered to resist the Qing Dynasty. Gao Chang is the eldest son of Gao Qirang, the magistrate of Fan County. After the Qing army broke through Fan County. Forcing his father to surrender. Gao Qirang did not hand over the seal ribbon until death. Take it in stride. Gao Chang was rescued. Yuyuanjun admired his father's loyalty. and they took him as Lord. Continue to entrench in the mountains around Yuyuan.

As for the surrender of the Manchu land, there are countless examples of Ming Dynasty officials secretly forming a party to oppose the Qing land. The number of people is even more terrifying. At that time, Yongli had just ascended the throne. In a situation where the future is bleak. Suddenly, "I heard thunder in a silent place." The good news came one after another. It brought infinite relief to the Yongli court. Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren returned to Ming in Nanchang, Jiangxi anyway; On March 17, Li Chengdong opposed the Qing Dynasty in Guangzhou; On the third day of December, Jiang was in Datong, Shanxi. All three of these events can be said to have shocked the whole country

Big change. It is not by accident that the incident occurred. Jin Shenghuan, Li Chengdong, Jiang and others were all commanders of the Ming Dynasty. After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, he has been secretly engaged in anti-Qing activities. Finally, the banner of righteousness was raised.

It was April 16 of the first year of the Yongli calendar. In Suzhou, there was another incident in which Wu Shengzhao, the governor of Susong, opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty. Wu Shengzhao. Liaodong people. He once served as a commander in the Ming Dynasty army; After the surrender of the Qing Dynasty, he followed the army of Duoduo to the south. On July 26 of the second year of Shunzhi, he went to Suzhou to take up the post of governor of Susong Changzhen.

The list goes on and on Shan Qingchu

Hundreds of large and small pieces were found and suppressed. These are all officials who surrendered to the Manchus before and after Li Zicheng. It is the essence of deep curves to save the country. Their main activity was to raise troops and declare their opposition to the Qing Dynasty. Or the civil officials in tandem with each other in the Qing court, pulling people to join the accomplices to engage in small actions. The most famous is the series movement of Hongguang court officials who surrendered to the Qing court and engaged in secret anti-Qing activities. There is also the "Wang Taoist Gang". The number of people involved is very large. It includes almost all the important officials of the Hongguang Dynasty. Chang Yingjun, chief soldier Li Jiyu, Ma Ruqi, Huang Mingxian, Ding Qiguang. Adjutant generals Wang Shiyong, Yi Sa, Xia Wuyue, Jia Yingkui, Luo Hexiao, and Liu Fanghou. General Qiao Song. Guerrilla Teng Heqi, Yu Qifan, Feng Kesong (according to Feng Kezong, who is the head of the Hongguang Dynasty), Fu Yougong. Du Sima Chongchen, Wei Shilong. Garrison Li Hao and Zhang Song. Idle official Ding Qirui..................

The other group is based on Liu Zeqing, which is united with the local forces in Shandong to oppose the Qing, and Wang Daoshi is mainly to collude with the anti-Qing forces in Henan to conspire with the civil and military officials of the Hongguang Dynasty, involving a lot of local people, after the North and South Zhenfu Division sent secret agents to the north, these people immediately began to get in touch with Jinyiwei, in addition, there are some officials and generals in the pre-Ming period who are wavering, both anti-Qing thoughts, for the sake of their lives and do not have such courage, if the Ming army can suddenly appear under the city of Beijing, This is a great deal of confidence given to the conspirators and vacillating officials, which is why Zhu Jun is willing to take risks.

Li Guangdi is a civil minister, so more originally intended to look at the problem from a political perspective, it may be a risk to go deep into the military alone, but the political benefits are extremely many, as long as it can be proved that the Manchurian Eight Banners are not invincible, I am afraid that the Ming ministers who surrendered to the Manchus will be ready to move: "What Brother Zhang said is not wrong at all, although it is risky, but this risk is still worth taking." ”

Shi Lang nodded reluctantly, in agreement. The three of them encouraged each other along the train of thought, and specifically referred to the time of the incident, and then said goodbye separately.

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On the other side, Zhu Jun, who had just moved from Changshu Mansion to Nanjing City, was living in the renovated Huagai Hall at this time, and the Wenlou, Wulou, and Jinshen Hall on the side were still under construction, although the Huagai Hall was far away from the construction site, and occasionally the sound of ping-pong was heard, Zhu Jun had not been easy these days, and the homeless people were almost settled, but a secret report from the Fusi of Beizhen made Zhu Jun's heart rise again, and what made Zhu Jun cry and laugh was that two extremely famous figures in later generations appeared on his desk, and he carefully asked about the origins and experiences of the two. Only then did it be confirmed that it was not just the same name, but two real historical figures, and I couldn't help but cheer up, praised the efficiency of the North Town Fu Division, and said a few words that made the South Town Fu Division embarrassed.

Immediately after that, a secret decree was issued to the Beiyang Naval Division stationed in Korea, the Oriental Naval Division stationed in Qiongzhou, and Haidu issued orders, most of the warships of the Nanyang Naval Division were still staying in the waters of Jiangsu because they were escorted, and the Beiyang Naval Division and the Oriental Naval Division were also quietly moving closer to the waters of Jiangsu, and on the other hand, the grain stored in the valley of Haidu City began to be transported to Nanjing through the Chidao, although the grain storage was not enough to relieve the displaced people, but it was more than enough to support a military operation.

Two years ago, when the Qing army established the water division, it attracted the attention of the Fusi of the north and south towns, and many secret agents had already lurked near Baiyangdian, or directly inserted into the Manchu water division, and carried out nearly two years of espionage and rebellion work.

Countless fans rode fast horses in and out of the palace forbidden, one by one the information was sent in, and it came out, almost all the ministers who followed Hu were stationed in the palace, ready to obey Zhu Jun's call at any time, everything outside the palace was peaceful and prosperous, but within the vermilion palace walls, it was a busy mess, and even the eunuchs who walked learned to be fast-paced, and the preaching was trotting.

After all, the cabinet minister was not around, Zhu Jun found that this great Confucian, who knew astronomy and geography, not only learned a lot of things, but also studied military affairs a little, although it was still on paper, but the plan he came up with was handed over to a few experienced generals and staff officers to correct mistakes, which was naturally a lot more detailed.

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