Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 98 Portal
In Mayao Lake, Jian Guo is on a ship.

Not far away, the sound of killing is booming, and the guns are firing, "The Tartars can't get away."

Zhu Yihai stood at the bow of the boat, looked at the battlefield from a distance, and said in a bitter voice, "After all, the new army is still new. The soldiers have not practiced enough in battle formation, and their weapons and equipment are also lacking. In today's battle, eight thousand people surrounded by a thousand people are still defeated. It is hateful for the captives to kill and wound so many of my soldiers!"

Chen Qianfu, Minister of the Taipusi and Associate Director of the Editing Department of Jiangnan Zhuying, was very calm, "Your Highness, there is no one who will not die in a war. In my opinion, in today's battle, Your Highness planned well before the battle. During the war, the soldiers worked hard. Casualties and sacrifices are unavoidable, and it is already very good to achieve such a result. Looking at His Highness since the incident, he traveled to Ningshao, recruited soldiers, raised the Sixth Division himself, and crossed the sea and the Northern Expedition. It is almost unimaginable that the tide of the Qiantang River has been higher than that of the other."

"A newly reorganized army has grown from scratch, and has won successive victories. The more they fight, the more soldiers and horses they fight, and the stronger they become. This kind of general's ability is comparable to that of Tang Taizong and Zhou Wudi."

Zhu Yihai wasn't too worried about his flattery, although what he said was indeed true, and these achievements were enough for ordinary people to be proud of, but Zhu Yihai knew that these so-called successive victories were actually small blows. Xiao Nao, his side is indeed a newly reorganized army, and many new recruits have been added, but after all, they are not really self-made. There are Yongwei Battalion, Zhejiang soldiers and other imperial regular troops as the foundation, and there are strong generals such as Wang Zhiren, Zhang Mingzhen, and Wang Xiang. His starting point is not bad, at least he has no shortage of soldiers, generals, or money for the time being.

With such a start, although in the summer of 1645, it seemed that the sky would collapse and the earth would be swallowed up at any time, but in fact, he can be said to be in a better condition than those emperors and supervisors in Nanming when they first took over.

These few battles were not fought by real stubborn people. In Ningbo, they fought against a group of deserters. In Meishan, they fought against a small scouting team. , it is barely the first battle, but it is also because there are many enemies and few enemies.

He bet almost all his capital and tried his best, but he was only beating a running dog of Hangzhou Boluo, and it was still the weak one.

"Your Highness's way of training troops by means of battle is like that of the masters of the ancient art of war."

Zhu Yihai shook his head helplessly, "I have to do this as a last resort. If I have enough time, why should I do this? It is said that training is based on combat, but recruits who lack training are sent to the battlefield, which is almost murder. After this battle, many people will die Hundred."

If Zhu Yihai had a choice, he would also like to train slowly, sweat more on the playground and bleed less on the battlefield, but the problem is that he has no chance, why is he in such a hurry to ascend the throne and oversee the country, and to cross the sea and go north?

Because time waits for no one.

Historically, May and June was a relatively empty period after the Qing army went south to occupy the Zhezhi area. The main force of the Qing army went straight to Hangzhou and wiped out the Lujian state supported by the Nanming. The entire Nanzhi area was relatively ungarrisoned. In the early stage, although most of the civil and military forces in the provinces directly under Zhejiang Province were on the lookout, the Jiangnan uprising followed one after another.

However, this wave of gentry uprisings lasted only a month or two before they were strangled by the Qing army, creating Jiangnan massacres one after another.

After this massacre, the wave of uprisings in the south of the Yangtze River was completely suppressed.

This massacre in the south of the Yangtze River slaughtered the last bit of blood of loyal resistance in the south of the Yangtze River. Although there were sporadic uprisings at this time, they could not be splashed.

After the wave of uprisings in the Nanzhi area was extinguished, the Qing army was finally able to go south again to deal with the Nanming resistance court in eastern Zhejiang and Fujian. Whether it was Lu Jianguo or Fujian Longwu Emperor, they were all involved in this wave of attacks. Crash down.

So from this point of view, the Wusong battlefield played a very important role in the eastern Zhejiang court.

There is no time for Zhu Yihai to slowly recruit troops, buy horses, make equipment, and train slowly. If he can't change the situation in Zhejiang Province within a few months, then no matter how much he trains, when the Qing army marches southward in two months, that one Even the small Qiantang River defense line cannot be defended at all.

From this point of view, Zhu Yihai's strategic planning is not wrong, but seeing the heavy casualties, he still feels pain in his heart. These soldiers who have followed suit are the most loyal and reliable force in Zhu Yihai's hands. but spent here.

"What is your Highness going to do next?" Chen Qianfu asked.

Zhu Yihai turned to him and asked, "What suggestion does Chen Qing have?"

"When the world is safe, pay attention to the ministers. When the world is in danger, pay attention to the generals. But those who pay attention to the ministers in the world are more important than the generals. For example, Zhu Kerong in the Tang Dynasty, when Cui Zhi handled it improperly, there would be chaos. If Duke Pei Jin handled it properly, the chaos would be peaceful." .Between breathing, there is no room for breathing. This is not seen by those who are on the flat ground, but it is seen by those who are independent of the high hills and do not look around.

"If you talk about the talents of prime ministers, after three generations, it is difficult for Zhuge Wuhou, Li Yehou, Fan Wenzheng, and Li Zhongding to help the crisis and stabilize the situation.

"The current state of the dynasty is in decline. If ZTE is to recover, it depends on the generals."

Zhu Yihai looked at this crazy student with some surprise. It's really surprising that he can say that the current situation depends on the words of a military commander.

"Your Highness doesn't have to look at ministers and doors like this. I don't know how many good people have died and how much energy has been damaged in the past few decades. Your Highness is dedicated to restoring the great cause, helping the community, and seeking medical treatment, but you should also be on the lookout for quick success and quick benefits. Don't act too hastily."

"After His Highness ascended the throne to supervise the country, he appointed many famous elders and worshiped them as cabinet ministers. With the support and support of many famous ministers and elders, it will naturally occupy the orthodox position."

"But it should also be noted that in troubled times, civil servants cannot save the world."

"In the late Tang Dynasty, there was Zhongshu, the prodigal son, and Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, who was treacherous and misleading the country in this dynasty. These are all lessons. Governing internal affairs really depends on civil servants, but ZTE needs to rely on generals to make progress and restore its great cause."

It is indeed rare for a civil servant who was born in Juren to be able to elevate the status of a general to such a high level.

"It's no wonder that people in the world say that Chen Qing acts unruly, but it seems that he is not sticking to one pattern. In today's troubled times, a great talent like Chen Qing is needed."

"The minister is nothing more than a failed candidate. He is not a great talent. In fact, none of the princes in the court understand the truth. It's just about personal interests, or he refuses to speak out because of his own opinion."

"Any other suggestions?"

"If the country is in chaos, whether the prime minister is good or not, if you get the right person, you will listen to him. If you are suspicious, you will not use it, and you will not be suspicious of the person, and then you can build peace and prosperity. During the reign of Chongzhen, the place where Lunfei was in charge, traveled in and out, It is regarded as a biography house. During the Chongzhen Dynasty for more than ten years, there were more than 50 cabinet scholars before and after, and 18 people before and after the first assistant. The Emperor Lie reigned for 17 years. It's just a person: Excluding the crowd and acting alone, caring for eight years, then warming the body and benevolent. Admonishing and listening, for seven years, Zhou Yanru. And Xue Guoguan, between the two. The so-called sending Wu Cheng to the past, starting Yixing is also for those in the future. When we talk about it together, the traitor of benevolence is more important than Yan Confucianism, and the greed of Yan Confucianism is twice as much as the view of the country."

When Chen Qianfu commented on Chongzhen and the prime ministers in power in the Chongzhen Dynasty, it was a little presumptuous, but it was also what he said in his heart.In fact, scholars have always been dissatisfied with Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru, the two Chongzhen power ministers, saying that Wucheng and Yixing are full of food.

It is said that Wen Tiren is vicious and treacherous, jealous of loyalty and framed Zhongliang, for example, Lu Xiangsheng was murdered by Wen Tiren.

"I believe that the current situation of the country has reached the point where it is necessary to change. Many of the so-called ancestral systems are out of date, and they should be changed. My Ming Dynasty has always used literature to control martial arts. This is the way of Changzhi in times of peace. But now in troubled times , but this doesn’t work.”

"As the saying goes, when the general is outside, the emperor's order is not accepted, and the military machine is breathing, and there is no room for it. Thousands of miles away, it changes in an instant. But if you want to report everything to the center, and measure it from a distance, the emperor can see thousands of miles away and be able to stand alone , There is no candle in the distance. Prioritize first and last, are all of them pertinent?
The husband's internal ministers hold back the foreign ministers' speeches, and the court officials hold back the border ministers' elbows.

Gai said that everything is difficult, and the frontier officials are in the middle of the game, with their own interests, witnesses are the most true, and they are extremely careful.Why do other people talk about it, or watch and listen to it?
In the temple, you must open your eyes and have a wide belly, so that you can inspire heroes. "

Zhu Yihai really wanted to clap his hands and applaud.

It turns out that the Ming Dynasty was not all short-sighted and incompetent people, and there were also many people who saw the situation clearly.

Chen Qianfu made a suggestion, which can be summed up in a few points. First, in today's troubled times, we can no longer use literature to control martial arts. We must use military generals, and we must employ people who are not suspicious. We must delegate power to military generals, and we cannot use civilian officials to command indiscriminately. , not to mention the remote control at the rear.

Don't make any distinctions.

"Chen Qing's words are golden and good. I just want to worship Qing as a bachelor and join the cabinet as an assistant."

Chen Qianfu laughed and refused.

"The minister is just a man of Juren background. It is too much for His Royal Highness to confer the position of the nine ministers of the imperial servants. How can he be admitted to the cabinet? How can there be a minister of the University of Juren in the Ming Dynasty? It is absolutely impossible."

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Li Yuchun wanted to leave, but even the Master of Manchuria couldn't care less, and led his family members to abandon the Qing soldiers and leave.

But the horse galloped not far, but the bridge he passed by when he came here was destroyed, and a river blocked his way.Although the water was not too deep, there was already a fleet of boats galloping up the river, and the boats were full of archers and musketeers, aiming at them from a distance.

Li Yuchun couldn't see it, so he hurriedly turned around and left, trying to find another place to cross the river along the river, but before he ran far, another army came to intercept him.

After running left and right like this, after half a day, the Ming army surrounded them from all sides, and gradually squeezed them into a field by the river.

Before the start of the war, Li Yuchun had written a letter of application for victory, and it was still in his arms. Unexpectedly, he lost so badly now.

Looking around at this time, there are [-] family members and elite veteran Qingqi under his command, and now there are less than [-] left. This is his last capital. Although there are still some infantry and recruits in Zhujiazhuang, there is no way to go back.

Desperate Li Yuchun drew his sword and wanted to kill himself.

He is well aware of the seriousness of the crime, and with too much blood on his hands, if he falls into the hands of the Ming army, he is afraid that it will be even worse.

(End of this chapter)