Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 458: Welcome to the Ming Dynasty, the fog rises! (Please subscribe, please vote)

The war against the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty that has lasted for more than ten years has finally reached the most critical moment!
On the official road from Dongping Prefecture to Qufu, which is only 6 to 12 miles long, a long blue dragon is rolling forward.Infantrymen carrying flintlock muskets, wearing blue coats and red tasseled warm hats, wearing various colored cotton armors and spear helmets, cavalry riding tall horses, heavy troops driving mules, horses and carts, mules and carts The [-]-pound and [-]-pound cannons dragged by horses, the wheelbarrows pushed by the forcibly recruited civil servants wearing rags, and the donkey carts drove all the way south.

Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Aisin Gioro Wu Xuanye, was also in the marching team. He was just wearing an ordinary blue coat, riding on a long-legged Persian horse from the Western Regions, and a few The Minister of the Southern Study, the Imperial Minister, and the Imperial Guards moved forward together. In front of and behind them, there were many cuirassiers also riding Persian horses as escorts.Although this journey was a rapid march, day and night, and dusty, it could not conceal the high spirits on Kangxi's face.

He was finally going to fight a good battle this time. Since the Yellow River flooded the Ming army's food road, the Ming army's deployment was no longer calm, and there was no way to be calm.The supply of food and grass is about to be cut off. Do you still want to keep things steady?
Even Li Zhongshan, who was regarded as a heroic leader, would inevitably find flaws and divide his troops into six groups once he was eager to win. He was too confident if he wanted to destroy six bastions that were heavily defended by Qing troops at once.

It is true that Li Zhongshan's Ming army did have such capabilities.But that takes time!A double bastion can withstand the siege of the parallel trench siege method for nearly a month. Plus the time it takes for the Ming army to reach the front line and clear the periphery, it should not be a problem for a double bastion to hold the Ming army back for forty days. .To get a little richer, Li Zhongshan needs to prepare at least sixty days of military rations. After all, Shandong's powerful people know that the Ming army is powerful, so it will take time to bring food to invest!The food will not fly into the bowl of the Ming army by itself.

Sixty days of military rations may be the limit of the food and grass stored by Li Zhongshan in the Pizhou camp. Even if it is more, it will not be more than a few days.Therefore, it is understandable that Li Zhongshan divided his troops into six groups and attacked six double fortresses at the same time.

He was eager to achieve a great victory that could shock the people of Shandong, so he dispersed his troops to attack six castles. If he did not do this, but concentrated his troops to attack one fortress, he would be able to win faster, such as clearing the perimeter and encircling The bastion was started and completed within 30 days, but the powerful Shandong still refused to surrender. What should he do?Another 30 days to capture another bastion?Does he have that time?Or maybe go to conquer small towns with little population?
However, the area around the canal south of Dongping Prefecture has been cleared by the Qing army. There is not much oil and water left to plunder, and it is impossible to meet the needs of the 80 Ming army.As for looking to Mount Tai and Yimeng Mountain to the west and east, there are many powerful forts in Shandong. However, firstly, the forts are hidden in the mountains, so it is not easy to find them; secondly, once they are found, they may not be captured quickly. .

Therefore, taking the risk to launch a fierce attack in the hope of achieving a dazzling victory before the army rations were exhausted was the inevitable choice of Li Zhongshan, who was unwilling to fail in the Northern Expedition!

Kangxi rode his horse quickly while trying to figure out Li Zhongshan's thoughts, and finally figured it out to the point where he could justify his explanation.

Now that they're all rounded, they're probably pretty close to each other.

At this time, a group of knights came galloping forward. They were stopped by the imperial guards who were on guard in front of them and asked. Then two of them continued to come towards Kangxi. They reined in the horse in front of Kangxi's horse and turned over to dismount and salute. But Kangxi waved his hand to stop him: "Kang Wang, Holy Duke, there is no need to be more polite. The military situation is urgent. If you have anything to say, let's talk while walking!"

The two people who came turned out to be Kang Wang Jieshu and Yan Shenggong Kong Yuqi.Seeing them appear, Kangxi's mood improved a lot - this shows that the situation in Qufu is stable, and the Ming army should not have discovered that the main force of the Qing heavenly soldiers has approached Qufu.

The subsequent words of Kong Yuqi and Jieshu also confirmed Kangxi's guess.

"Your Majesty, the Ming army has probably arrived at [-] to [-] people. Some troops have been divided to guard Zouxian County, while the main force has set up camp between the Baima River and the Yi River."

"Your Majesty, I sent 5000 troops to set up two camps connected by pontoon bridges on both sides of the Yi River south of Qufu County, relying on the Confucius' courtyard. The Ming army attacked three times yesterday, but was repelled by our army. Hundreds of Ming troops were injured, and three out of fifty were beheaded!"

"Okay!" Kangxi cheered loudly, "Victory in the first battle. Prince Kang, you are indeed my best and the pillar of the Qing Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, thank you very much. The reason why I was able to achieve a small victory on the banks of the Yi River is all because of the Emperor's successful New Deal in recent years. The Ming Army already used flintlock guns a few years ago, but we are still all matchlocks. Guns have a slow rate of fire and cannot be used in dense formations, so their firepower is incomparable. But now both sides have the same flintlock guns, with bayonets and hollow-cavity bullets, and their tactics are similar. Who is afraid of whom? "

Kong Shenggong added: "Your Majesty, your deployment this time is really clever. When I was watching the battle on the north bank of Yihe River, I found that the Ming army was anxious. Before the artillery team behind them could arrive, they hurriedly attacked me on the south side of Yihe River. An's house. Your house is so well built that it can't be attacked without artillery fire."

Kangxi smiled and said: "Okay, if you are anxious, do you want to know who the Ming army general who attacked Qufu is?"

"I've already heard about it," Kong Shenggong replied, "The leader of the Ming army is named Hu Yiqiang, and he is a general who came from Chuangying."

"From Chuangying? That's the Prince Zhong's family," Kangxi asked with a smile, "Prince Kang, are they old rivals with you, right? As far as you know, what is the combat strength of the Prince Ming Zhong's family?"

"It's really not that good," Kang Wangjie wrote. "The Zhongwangfu faction is the weakest military faction among the Ming army. I blocked them in Jiujiang for several years. If Li Fuchen, the king of the south, hadn't entered Jiangxi, I wouldn't have lost Jiangxi at all. .”

Kangxi smiled and said: "That's really God's help to the Qing Dynasty." He said hello to the back, and Li Guangdi, Gao Shiqi, and Zhang Ying immediately came closer.

"I am sending an oral order to the new troops of each banner to speed up their march! Let all banners urge their troops to march urgently. Don't sleep tonight. They must arrive at Qufu City by tomorrow morning! When you arrive in Qufu, have a good night's sleep. Sleep, then cross the Yi River and beat up the Mingnan thieves!"

"Whoo!"

Zhili, Damingfu, Kaizhou City.

At this time, the capital city of Daming Prefecture had raised its red and gold sun and moon flags flying high.

Kaizhou City is not prosperous. There are only two intersecting streets and a dozen small alleys built along the streets. There are about thousands of residents. In Jiangnan, such a city might be a town.But here in the Qing Dynasty, it was actually a state.The great turmoil at the turn of the Ming and Qing Dynasties decades ago depleted the population of the north, which can be seen from the current depression of this provincial city.

At this time, both sides of a north-south street in this small provincial city were crowded with Qing Dynasty people with pigtails and shabby common clothes, with somewhat sallow faces, numb expressions, and somewhat surprised expressions. .

And what made this small town empty of people for a while, and everyone came out to watch the excitement, was the Ming army that was passing through the city in large groups!

This Ming army suddenly arrived outside Kaizhou City last night like a magical force descending from the sky.They didn't attack the city very much. They just sent cavalry around the city and fired a few shots, which scared away the Zhizhou master in Kaizhou City. Dian Shi, who stayed in the city, immediately opened the door with all the subordinate officials in the city to welcome the surrender and captured the city. A group of Ming army cavalry from outside ushered into Kaizhou, and then were successfully promoted to acting magistrate of the state.Around noon today, the Ming army's brigade will arrive!

Brigades and brigades were dressed in red, with infantrymen carrying flintlock muskets, bronze cannons pulled by mules and horses that could fire 6-pound or 9-pound projectiles, and carts full of military rations, rumbling in the streets. Pass.From the officers to the soldiers, everyone was sweating profusely, but they did not stop at all.The procession with red flags waving came in from the southern suburbs of Kaizhou City, passed through the city, and extended to a place quite far north of the city. There seemed to be no frontier.

Seeing this incredible scene, the people of Kaizhou were stunned.

Is this dreaming?

Are the legendary King's Heavenly Soldiers really here?Although the song about Master Wang coming and "Welcome Master Wang and Divide the Fields" had already been sung in the four provinces of Guan Nei under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, no one expected that Master Wang was really coming. He appeared in front of everyone like this. Got it!

Suddenly someone came to their senses and exclaimed: "Heavenly soldiers are coming! Heavenly soldiers are finally here... We are the people of Ming Dynasty!"

"This is great. The Ming Dynasty is really here! We are no longer slaves to the Tatars. We can be saved."

"God's eyes are open! I saw Master Wang again today!"

"Master Wang is so mighty! There are so many muskets and cannons... and armored cavalry! This is great... Master Wang will definitely win, and we will have a good life!"

After all, there are only three to forty years left before the end of the Ming Dynasty. Even in Damingfu, which is not too far from the feet of the Qing emperor, there are still a considerable number of people who have not forgotten the Ming Dynasty. Of course, some people may have confused the Ming Dynasty and Dashun. In short, that is Think of the Republic of Ming Dynasty as a hammer to smash the evil old world of Qing Dynasty!

After the Republic of Ming Dynasty was re-established in Nanjing, the people in the north, who were under the cruel oppression of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, began to look forward to the Ming Dynasty as the world's orthodoxy.

And the news coming from the south these years seems to indicate that the new republican Ming Dynasty is quite advanced compared to the previous Ming Dynasty that perished, and it is worth looking forward to!
In today's republican Ming Dynasty, there are no eunuchs in power, no relatives in power, and no unlucky emperor who has not been criticized as a coward. Of course, in the republican Ming Dynasty, there are no Manchu and Han princes who ride on the heads of the common people to dominate. There are no lackeys of the princes bullying people all day long and creating all kinds of exorbitant taxes!
In the Republic of Ming Dynasty, only the emperor ruled from the top, and the meritorious officials were limited. The state officials and people participated in the republic - in major national affairs, the state officials and people had at least one-third of the say!Therefore, there is no harsh government, no miscellaneous taxes, and no bastard princes.

Therefore, in the eyes of the people of the Qing Dynasty, the people of the Republic of Ming Dynasty today seem to be living in paradise.

However, the people in the four provinces within the Pass, including Zhili, Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi, under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, suffered.Although the current Manchu Qing Dynasty has implemented various new policies, its military strength is much stronger than that of the Qing Dynasty at the same time in history.Moreover, I have opened my eyes to see the world, and I have begun to learn skills from foreigners and masters.

However, the financial resources of the Qing Dynasty were quite limited. Although it managed a quite vast land, the only areas where it could really make money were the four provinces of Shanhe.

In the final analysis, the various Ming Dynasty affairs, Westernization affairs, and New Deals in the Qing Dynasty can only be implemented if the people of these four provinces come up with money!

And Kangxi launched the "United Princes". Of course, the princes must consider sustainable fishing, but that is fishing after all!
Moreover, some princes had considerable expectations for the success of the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition, so they did not take "sustainability" very seriously.
So one can only imagine what the lives of the people in these four provinces are like.

Compared with them, the people of Wuzhou in the west, who had taken over a bunch of barren land, were much happier - Wuzhou had too small a population, underdeveloped industry and commerce, and inconvenient transportation. It really couldn't achieve any new policies, so it was incompatible with the people. Rest, lie down and don’t bother.

Just when Luo Dawei's legion division column entered Kaizhou City, they originally just felt that the people were shocked, but finally realized what happened?Immediately, the song "Welcome to the Ming Dynasty" rang out: "The morning seeks promotion, the evening seeks harmony. It is difficult for poor people to survive these days. Open the door early to welcome the Ming Dynasty, and the disciplines are happy. Kill the demons, prepare wine and liquor, and open the city gate to welcome the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty came to divide the fields, and the Ming Dynasty came to lighten taxes."

When the song "Welcome the Ming King" sounded in Daming Mansion, as far away as Luoyang, Henan, there were also large groups of infantry and cavalry leaving Luoyang City and embarking on the eastward journey.

Compared with the Ming and Qing armies, which were preparing for a decisive battle, the atmosphere of this army seemed a bit gloomy.

They are the soldiers of the old Wu family of the Great Zhou Kingdom. When Wu Sangui was alive, they also had the ambition to conquer the world!

The little pockmarked emperor of the Qing Dynasty in the north was once their defeated general!

The Republic of Ming Dynasty in the east also trembled under their military might.

The world was once so easy to obtain... but in the end, it all fell short!
After lying down and recuperating for several years, Wu Zhou's national and military power not only failed to catch up with the Ming Dynasty, but fell behind the Qing Dynasty where the princes gathered together.

Maybe ordinary Wu Zhoufu soldiers haven't realized this yet.But at this time, the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Wu Yingqi, the King of Qin, who was walking side by side with Wu Sanwei, was very sober.

His plan to divide the world into three parts is likely to go completely bankrupt after the decisive battle between the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Because no matter who wins in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Wu Zhou will be the target of the victor's attack!

If the Ming Dynasty wins, then Li Zhongshan's next step must be to dominate the world!
If Kangxi wins...then the Qing Dynasty will unify the north.

What kind of Three Kingdoms is this?
Wu Sanwei, who was marching with Wu Yingqi, seemed to have figured out what the Prime Minister was thinking. He pulled the reins and leaned closer to him.He whispered: "Prime Minister, why don't we go into this muddy water and let them go dog-eat-dog? Let's just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Maybe they will both lose!"

"Both sides will suffer?" Wu Yingqi turned to look at this fourth uncle who looked nothing like his father, and said with a bitter smile: "With Kangxi's little strength, can both sides really suffer against Li Zhongshan?
Let's join in... maybe we can fight and lose all, right? "

"Prime Minister, you are worrying too much. Li Zhongshan's grain road has been flooded."

"It's about this." Wu Yingqi shook his head. "...It's completely expected!"

"Prime Minister, what do you mean?"

"Li Zhongshan must have some tricks up his sleeve!" Wu Yingqi said.

"This last move is..."

While the two were discussing, the sound of rapid horse hooves came from ahead.What came here this time was the cavalry sent by Wuzhou Army's forward general Ma Bao to deliver an urgent military report to Wu Yingqi.

Wu Yingqi immediately opened the envelope and read it. After a few glances, his expression changed drastically: "Is this happening?"

"What happened to the Prime Minister?" Wu Sanwei asked quickly.

"Mabao Ming's army has invaded Daming Mansion!"

"What? Attacked the Daming Mansion? Li Zhongshan is going to..."

"Go straight to Beijing!" Wu Yingqi's face turned blue when he mentioned this.

"Prime Minister, what should we do?" Wu Sanwei asked in a low voice, "Should we continue eastward to join forces with Kangxi, or should we go north?"

"Go north!" Wu Yingqi gritted his teeth, "Kangxi took control of the Yellow River. The south bank of the Yellow River is completely inaccessible. We can only go north..."

……

"Zhao Hongxie, what did you say?"

"The Empress... The Chao Guo of North Korea has led an army of 5000 to Tianjin Guards, and my father's [-] troops also support the Chao Guo!"

While traveling in Dongping Prefecture, Queen Yang was summoning a somewhat special minister.

He is Zhao Hongwei, the son of Zhao Liangdong, who came from Tianjin.

Originally, Zhao Hongwei did not come to see Empress Yang, but to deceive Emperor Kangxi - Empress Yang had been "grounded" by Emperor Kangxi before, and foreign ministers could not see her at all.Those who didn’t know better thought she was about to be destroyed!

So Yang Qilong, who arrived at Tianjin Wei, planned to stay in Tianjin Wei for a period of time in the name of diligent atonement.Wait until the outcome of the Ming and Qing wars is known, and then decide whether to capture Beijing.

As a result, when Zhao Hongwei arrived in Dongping Prefecture with Yang Qilong's memorial, Queen Yang had already made a comeback.

"So my brother already has 15000 people in Tianjin Wei?" Of course Yang Xiaomi could guess a little bit of his brother's thoughts - hey, he just doesn't have good intentions!
So when she heard that Yang Qilong had arrived in Tianjin with so many troops, she couldn't help but have a headache.

If Kangxi knew about this, she would be really crippled!
When Empress Yang was worried about how to explain to Kangxi, one of her confidant eunuchs who was guarding outside the store suddenly shouted: "Empress, urgent military affairs... Empress, the empress is not good, the Ming Army Brigade has already Detour west of Heze...and now we have entered Daming Mansion!"

(End of this chapter)