The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 847
I don't know if God is deliberately against Daming. Shaanxi, which often suffers from drought, has been in good weather since it was occupied by rogues this year.

However, Gyeonggi, Shandong, and Henan, which are still under the control of Ming Dynasty, are suffering from drought.

The rogue bandits and the Ming army continued their tug-of-war in Shaanxi for more than ten years, causing a large number of population losses. This place has become sparsely populated. There are no big landlords, and there are no land conflicts.

Because Gao Yingxiang was happy to distribute acres of fields to the refugees and their families for cultivation, many fields that had been abandoned for a short time grew gratifyingly. As long as they were harvested, the refugees would not be short of food for the time being.

Looking at the current situation, the Ming army is completely defensive and unable to counterattack Shaanxi.

The inland "Red Banner Army" tried to ensure that the actual control area could get harvests and strive for less subsidies from the headquarters. They were so busy that they had no intention of attacking Shaanxi.

It should be a certainty that the rogues will be able to store a large amount of grain when they get a harvest.

These days, if there is food, there is strength, and you can have a large number of troops. It is too easy for bandits to form an army. Give a wooden spear worth only one penny and you can get a mob.

Although these people's combat effectiveness and military discipline are not very good, but the vicious tiger is also afraid of wolves. These people may not be able to fight in battle, but they are good at fighting with the wind, destroying, burning, killing and looting.

It can be foreseen that 50 rogues will break through the defense line and enter Henan, Shandong, Huguang, and Gyeonggi. The losses caused are unimaginable, and the number of people trapped is countless.

This is entirely because of the birth of the Huang Han. In the past [-], the large-scale promotion of high-yielding potatoes, farmland, and imports increased the total grain of the Ming Dynasty by tens of millions of stones, and made tens of millions of Han people in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty who should have died of starvation or war. survive.

It also means that the foundation is strong, and the results of the war will be doubled when the rogues are in trouble, and the population that can be engulfed will be several times larger.

In late May, Zheng Guochang and Liu Zhilun returned to Beijing. They reported to Chongzhen that the "Red Banner Army" fought against [-] cavalry of the Qing army on the prairie, successfully repelled the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry and won a victory of [-] ranks.

The two couldn't judge the purpose of Hauge and Du Du leading 5 people to the west, and they simply believed that it was the follow-up troops sent by Dongnu to Shaanxi.

Obviously, due to the interception of the "Red Banner Army", Dongnu's plan to reinforce Shaanxi was shattered.

The emperor and his ministers sighed when they heard the news. If the Qing army in Shaanxi had doubled its troops, and with the addition of rogue troops, it would be so difficult to defend the defense line.

Although the "Red Banner Army" did not enter Shaanxi to participate in the war, their actions on the prairie led to the same goal, and Ming Dynasty undoubtedly benefited.

Liu Zhilun still has something good to say to the emperor. The "King of the Hanjiang River" plans to launch a war to recover Jinzhou in early August. Manpower dispatch and material preparation are in full swing.

And it clearly pointed out that it is inappropriate to recruit the "Red Banner Army" to expedition to Shaanxi at this time.

Zheng Guochang also analyzed the disadvantages of the "Red Banner Army" labor expedition to Chongzhen, emphasizing that as long as they fight well in Jinzhou, the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry in Shaanxi as far away will be popular, and it is their fate to flee without fighting in the end.

Although Chongzhen did not understand military affairs, he was aware of the feelings of the Qing army in Shaanxi after learning that their old nest was attacked by the "Red Banner Army". He temporarily gave up Huang Han's plan to lead the main force into Shaanxi.

Who can predict the result?Only when the "Red Banner Army" starts fighting in August will we be able to see the outcome.

Time flies, and seeing the beginning of July, the "Red Banner Army" led the military and civilians in Gyeonggi, Shandong, and Henan to fight the drought and achieved phased victories. It is foreseeable that they will successfully keep [-]% of the harvest.

"Red Flag Daily" wrote a special book, and the glorious image of "Hanjiang County King" was once again raised.

At the same time, the rogues in Xuchang were beaten by the inland "Red Banner Army" led by Zhao Kun, Gu Rushan, and Pei Yuanwu, and fled eastward.

After they entered the Dabie Mountains, they captured Susong, bypassed Luzhou, and rushed to Chuzhou to threaten the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal again.

Governor Shi Kefa used to have more than [-] troops of Mou Wenshou, Fengsi's commander-in-chief, but now they followed Xiong Wencan into Shaanxi and were forced to retreat to Shangzhou.

Shi Kefa, who didn't know anything about military affairs, had no good generals or soldiers who dared to fight, so he had to defend the city to the death.

This time Chongzhen finally did one thing right. Shi Kefa was convicted and lost his post as governor due to his passive suppression of bandits.

Zheng Guochang and Liu Zhilun jointly recommended Xu Mingyang, Huguang Bingbei Dao, to be promoted to three ranks in succession to succeed Shi Kefa.

As long as Xu Mingyang is in charge of the four Jiangbei prefectures, he will be able to curb the spread of bandits in the short term.

After Zheng Guochang and Liu Zhilun returned to Beijing from outside the customs, their relationship reached a new level.The canal is unstable and the world is in chaos, which is the consensus of the two of them. Only by handing over the defense here to the "Hanjiang County King" can people feel at ease.

They knew that direct nomination to the "Red Banner Army" inland generals to take over the garrison would not work, and the emperor could not agree to hand over the lifeline of the imperial court to Huang Han's control.

So they made a change and nominated Xu Mingyang, who had an extraordinary relationship with the "King of the Han River", as a soldier in Huguang.

It is an indisputable fact that being controlled by others is an indisputable fact. Even though Chongzhen felt that it was not ideal to use Xu Mingyang as the governor of Jiangbei, the canal was in danger, and no civilian or military general could be brave enough to take responsibility.

Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, only wanted to be wise and safe. After negotiating with Liu Zhilun and Zheng Guochang, he got an affirmative reply that Xu Mingyang's appointment in Huai'an would ensure the safety of the canal, and he also supported the appointment of Xu Mingyang.

The military situation was in a hurry, and there was no time for Chongzhen to think carefully. Xu Mingyang really got the imperial edict and became the governor of the four prefectures in the north of the Yangtze River.

The Grand Canal connects the five major water systems of the Haihe River, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River, the Yangtze River, and the Qiantang River.

This time the inland "Red Banner Army" fighting rogues is not just a purely military operation, but also has a more important task, and getting involved in the canal is the ultimate goal.

Just after hearing the news that Xu Mingyang was appointed as the governor of Jiangbei by the imperial court, the "Red Banner Army" exploded. Zhao Kun, Gu Rushan, and Pei Yuanwu went out of their normal way.

Although the cavalry they can gather is only three thousand, but because they have obtained a full set of standard equipment, their combat effectiveness has soared too much. Even if they don't have an advantage against Jiannu Zhengbing, dealing with mobs like rogues is like child's play.

The attack was rapid, the chase was timely, and the number of captured refugees and bandits gradually increased. Xu Mingyang sent a good news to the court seven days after he took office. fifty thousand.

(End of this chapter)