Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 224 The consequences are very serious, which is equivalent to digging up the ancestral graves of the Qing Dynasty mentally.

That night, Li Yu sat in the Chinese army's tent.

Calmly dictate military orders:
"We worked overnight to make two days' worth of dry food and distributed it to every soldier."

"Evacuate the wounded and sick soldiers in the camp to Changzhou Prefecture."

"Transfer all the troops west of Wuxi County, including the city defense militia, to me. They don't have to carry food and artillery, they only need to carry weapons and march lightly. Those who have not arrived no later than early morning the day after tomorrow will be killed by all captains and above."

"Li Xiaowu, I will leave Yuhuatai to you. If the Jiangning Qing army comes out of the city to take advantage of the fire, I will kill them. The Guards Corps will allocate you a battalion, plus a battalion of militiamen, and 20 cannons, all of which are in the baggage battalion. of cement.”

Li Xiaowu accepted the order seriously.

If Yuhuatai is lost, the army will be attacked from both sides.

He planned to use cement to build fortifications at the foot of the mountain, and with the support of artillery fire from the commanding heights of Yuhuatai, stopped the Qing troops leaving the city.

……

The ordering soldier took it with both hands, got out of the tent, jumped on his horse and left.

Relying on the Yangtze River, transportation is convenient.

"Send a quick horse to notify the Li Ergou Dragoon Division stationed on the Changshu River. Be careful that the Sauron soldiers in the north of the Yangtze River take advantage of the fire and rob me, preventing me from looking at each other."

"No less than the Changxing Coal Mine, and the coal seams are shallow and of high quality. I sold some of them and replaced them with grain, salt and clothing. The rest are stored in the open air, waiting for your arrangement."

"Send someone back to Suzhou Mansion to inform Du Ren, Fan Jing and the three wives of the latest news. Be careful and act accordingly if necessary."

Li Yu didn't say anything until he finished the most difficult battle in front of him.

……

“What’s the coal production like?”

On the contrary, there are not many women and children, only more than 300 people.

"As ordered."

The above information is basically consistent with the intelligence sent back by the hidden stakes sent by Liu Qian! It shows that he has no second thoughts for the time being.

"Notify Zhao Erhu to stop digging the tunnel, and the entrance will be temporarily sealed for later use."

Wang Liu is an excellent miner leader, there is no doubt about it.

Mining iron ore nearby, convenient!
Backed by Jiangning, life is convenient!
Dangtu County, Jiangning City, and the water control rights of the Yangtze River are in hand, so this place is safe.

Looking at the last messenger who was looking at him eagerly, Li Yu wrote a handwritten letter and sealed it with fire paint.

In Li Yu's plan, a complete Li's Heavy Industry should be built here. The advantages are obvious:

"Send someone to Chongming Island to inform Liu Wu to quickly transfer two-thirds of the main warships. We must bring the transport fleet with us and prepare more gunpowder and dry food."

As a time-travelling person, Li Yu knew very well that a low-class township steel factory in later generations would be the essence of the empire in this era!

He considered opening an iron mine north of Dangtu County in southern Anhui (today's Ma'anshan).

"This letter must be delivered to Yang Yunjiao personally."

The human heart is unpredictable unless something happens.

Ma'anshan Iron Mine is the only giant iron mine in the Yangtze River Delta region.

Half of them are miners, and the other half are refugees, craftsmen, mountain people, etc.

Every time a military order is dictated, there will be one less messenger in the tent.

Starting from Jiangnan, as long as it can gain a firm foothold, it will have endless potential in the future.

But it doesn't matter. Mining the coal mines in Chizhou and Tongling in southern Anhui and transporting them through the Yangtze River will be enough to meet the needs of the steel industry.

Li Yu looked at the empty handsome tent, exhaled a long breath, and went to see Wang Liu.

It's just that in Jiangbei, the Li Jiajun is still out of reach for the time being.

Probably because most of these people are poor and alone.

……

"very good."

"Did you fight with officers and soldiers?"

"My Lord, my subordinates have built camp barriers around the mining area. The Huizhou Green Camp is weak and has not taken the initiative to attack."

But the money and food of Jiangsu and Zhejiang alone cannot support a strong army. Integrating Anhui will be close to perfect territory.

Half of the annual river management funds of the Qing Dynasty were invested in this area.

According to Li Yu's strategic vision, he took money and food from the south of the Yangtze River, coal and iron from Anhui, and then absorbed the troops from northern Jiangsu and Anhui.
In the fashionable words of later generations of entrepreneurial circles, having abundant private domain traffic creates a perfect closed loop!
The northern parts of Jiangsu and Anhui Provinces are both "traditional entrepreneurial areas", which have produced many emperors and generals and are rich in warriors and warriors.

"Tonight, the baggage train and artillery will go first to build fortifications in the Banqiao area. They must be quick."

Anhui is rich in coal mine resources. The Bagongshan Coal Mine in Shouzhou (today's Huainan) is the largest coal mine in East China.

He told Li Yu frankly that he had developed more than 2000 people based on the Huizhou Coal Mine.

"Send the order, the entire division will rest early, and all troops will break camp and go south at the fourth watch."

This secret letter asked Yang Yunjiao to mobilize the personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to monitor the words and deeds of demoted officials, including former magistrate Huang Wenyun, former magistrate Zhang Youdao, Li Yuanwu and others, as well as the Fan family~
The Li family army suddenly encountered a huge crisis, which happened to be a touchstone!

[At this time, the Yellow River entered the sea from northern Jiangsu, taking the Huaihe River Ancient Road. During the Xianfeng period, the embankment was breached and the route was changed, so it went through Shandong and entered the sea. 】

Not because the emperor was kind-hearted, but because he was afraid.

Every time the Yellow River bursts its banks, a group of self-made heroes will emerge in the entrepreneurial zone.

As soon as Zhu Chongba's broken bowl fell, the world fell into pieces.

As soon as Liu Bang's sister-in-law scratched the bottom of the pot, the Epang Palace would start to smoke.

The above strategic concept is perfect!
However, the premise is to win the battle in front of us and annihilate the Eight Banners in the capital!

……

That night, Wang Liuxing left at night.

The task Li Yu gave him was to start an uprising in southern Anhui without attacking prefectures and counties, but only to loot the government's grain collection and transportation teams.

The grain and grass for the Beijing Banner must be supplied by Taiping Prefecture, Chizhou Prefecture.

As long as Wang Liu led his men to make a fuss, robbed and killed the rural government officials, burned several gentry, and occasionally robbed the officials, it would be regarded as indirectly supporting the war.

in addition,

Li Yu also told him one thing.

If he defeated the Beijing banner, then he would bring all his troops and rob and kill the scattered bannermen along the way, causing Qianlong's heartache to the maximum extent.

Adult flag Ding is not a crop, it is harvested twice a year. As long as a few more crops are cut, the Qing court itself will panic.

After resting for two hours, the guards entered the account and reported.

The army has set off!

The whole battalion was silent. Except for the officers who gave orders, the rest of the people remained silent and started marching south one by one with torches.

When the sun rose, the entire army had arrived in the Banqiao area. In fact, we only walked 15 miles, not that far.

The official road in the south,
2 The horse came running wildly, and the scout shouted loudly before he had time to dismount:
"Report~The Eight Banners Army has entered Taiping Mansion and is expected to arrive in Dangtu County at this time."

"Quantity? Equipment? Who is in charge?"

"The number is over 10,000, and the equipment is mainly firearms. There are many artillery pieces. No cavalry has been found yet. The leader will be Fucha. Mingliang."

……

In the capital, Qianlong summoned Ma Zhongyi again.

Facing this courtier who was kneeling down, he observed calmly for a while before speaking:

"Look up, do you hate me?"

"Your Majesty~"

Ma Zhongyi burst into tears again, and his grievance was beyond words.

"Get up, I tell you, people can't be too smooth in this life. It's good to encounter more setbacks, so that you can reflect and mature. I can see that the wind and snow outside the pass have sharpened your sharp sword, I Ready to use you~"

"Do you dare to use you to suppress thieves?"

"Your Majesty, this servant must personally chop off Li Ni's head."

Qianlong suddenly laughed, and his smile was complicated:

"No, I asked you to go to Shaanxi and serve as the commander-in-chief of Hanzhong Town."

Ma Zhongyi was stunned and then said:

"The emperor wants his slaves to form an army to deal with the White Lotus cult bandits?"

"Yes, I see that there is murderous intent in your eyebrows, so become a military attache. Military merit is the most important thing in our Qing Dynasty. If you work hard, you may not be able to become a general or a prime minister in the future."

"This slave must be shattered into pieces to repay the emperor's favor."

……

Qianlong held on to the armrests of the chair and stood up slowly: "Come in with me."

On the wall of the inner room,
Hanging is a huge map of the entire Qing Empire. Qianlong found the location of Hanzhong Mansion, turned his back to Ma Zhongyi and asked:
"Tell me, what did you see?"

Ma Zhongyi glanced at the map and whispered:

"Sudden attack on Yunyang."

Qianlong slowly turned around and suddenly laughed loudly.

Ma Zhongyi didn't know what it meant, but he also knew it was a good thing, so he laughed along with it.

The laughter of the emperor and his ministers spread outside the palace, and Qin Si, the eunuch in charge, heard it and bowed his head in silence.

As the person closest to the emperor, he is better able to guess the emperor's thoughts.

Although Agui is a very handsome man, he is also the fire captain of the Qing Dynasty. But now that he is an extremely powerful minister, he can't go any further.

If he achieves unparalleled military exploits again, what else can he be rewarded for?
Qianlong did not doubt Agui's loyalty, but as an emperor, it was a blood instinct to restrain powerful ministers.

The court lacked young and energetic generals.

Fukang'an died in Jiangsu, and Mingrui died in the expedition to Burma. In today's court, apart from Hailancha and Fucha, there are very few young generals who are bright and in line with the Sacred Heart.

Fu Changan is too immature, and it is still early for him to gain experience.

Heshen was a favored minister and a capable minister, but he could not be granted military power.

As for Han generals, they are not considered.

There were no generals in Shu, so Liao Hua became the vanguard. Today’s Ma Zhongyi is Liao Hua. …

The Banqiao area is more than 20 miles south of Jiangning City.

Li Yu was full of energy and began to arrange his troops.

The terrain here is flat and it is named after a stone bridge over the river.

The village near the river was already deserted.

The people all ran away to avoid the disaster. Only a few old men over seventy years old were left as village guards.

Young men will be raped, and young daughters-in-law will be raped~
Old men who have lived to this age have nothing to fear.

So what about thieves, what about officers and soldiers?

The 70-year-old man's eyes were cloudy and as dry as tree bark, and he looked at Guo Bing silently. They have to look after the real estate for the whole village, and then notify the villagers to come back when the war is over.

Li Jiajun didn't want to embarrass them and found a sturdy house for them to stay.

Give some food and water, and then lock the door.

It was impossible to drive them away without turning them into corpses and dragging them away.

If that's the case, then stay!

People who are old and deaf may just think that the sound of cannons is New Year's Eve!
……

Li Yu rode on his horse and patrolled the position everywhere.

The front width is roughly 4 miles. No deep trenches were dug. Once dug, water accumulated and the groundwater level was too high. Just a simple moon wall was built.

The horizontal distance between the artillery pieces is 20 meters to prevent explosions.

In front is a ring of fortifications built with four layers of earth bags, which can withstand some damage from solid artillery shells.

The medicine packs and shells are placed 20 meters directly behind the artillery.

"come here."

"What are your orders, my lord?"

"Pull the 12-pounder to both sides and shoot diagonally."

"what?"

The commander of the artillery battalion obviously couldn't keep up with his thinking and fell into confusion. Several artillery officers around him also gathered around.

Li Yu drew his sword and drew a simple diagram on the dirt.

"Arrange artillery positions on both sides of the position and bombard diagonally to have the best killing effect on enemy infantry. Do you understand?"

"My lord is wise."

As a result, the artillery and baggage soldiers began to be busy again, harnessing the artillery to mules and horses and pulling them to the wings.

……

Wu Simai came galloping all the way. When he arrived, the horse in front of him neighed, his front hooves flew into the air, and he braked forcefully, without turning over.

The movements are very cool! It caused an exclamation.

Li Yu asked coldly:
"Aren't you afraid of breaking your bones?"

"Hehe, it's okay. We, the men who grew up in the Mongolian grasslands, are best at treating bruises and injuries."

"So you call him Mongolian doctor?"

Everyone laughed, which relieved the tension before the battle.

Wu Simai asked awkwardly:
"Lord, what should my light cavalry battalion do?"

"Find a forest 4 miles behind the formation and station yourself on standby."

"what?"

"If the Qing army in Jiangning captures Yuhuatai, you must return to the defense and try your best to intercept them. You must not let the Qing army appear behind me."

"As ordered."

"Also, if the main force defeats the Beijing Banner, I will order you to intercept and kill the fleeing enemies. When the time comes, you will chase them all the way along the Yangtze River for me. You will not be allowed to retreat until you can catch up with Tongling."

"Lord, don't worry."

Slowly, the sun came out.

In the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the summer in Jiangnan is daunting.

Fortunately this is the tail end of the Little Ice Age, otherwise it would have been even hotter.

……

In the entire position, tents were set up in only a few areas, mainly the officers' command post and the place where gunpowder was stored.

The gunner was really afraid that the black powder would be exposed to the sun.

If you don't have time to set up a tent, you will at least cover it with a piece of tarpaulin to avoid direct sunlight, and avoid stacking it densely to allow ventilation and heat dissipation.

The hat that matches the summer military uniform is very practical.

Although Li Yu was a little regretful, he felt that his appearance was lacking.

But looking at the sweating officer wearing a big-brimmed hat, he still held back his complaints.

"Add more manpower to help the logistics team build simple tents. Just use trees to build them, provide ventilation around them, and shade the top of your head."

"By the way, find Zhao Erhu."

After a while, Zhao Erhu, deputy captain of the armed militia, arrived.

He carried a flintlock gun on his back, a short-handed blunderbuss and a sword on his waist.

Kneel down on one knee:

"Lord, please lead the militia to lead the battle."

Li Yu smiled, pleased that he had such awareness:
"Your courage is commendable. By the way, what's the situation with the muskets your unit is equipped with?"

"Two-thirds were replaced with flintlock muskets, and one-third were still arquebuses."

"Smoothbore or rifled?"

"They're all muskets."

"You and the Capital Firearms Battalion are facing the bomb, do you dare?"

"My subordinates can only ask for it."

"You go back and mobilize your morale. You must fight well in the first battle. All those who survive in the first row will be promoted to captains after the war."

……

There is a romantic name for lining up to shoot, "queuing up to shoot".

Those who survived had their courage and experience soared, and the new recruits transformed into veterans.

Those who can survive standing in the front row also need the blessing of the goddess of luck.

Thousands of militiamen will rise up tragically and bravely.

"Huaisheng, select 500 veterans equipped with rifled rifles and mini bullets. They will stand at the front and shoot first at the enemy. Start shooting when they are 90 feet away, and retreat when they are 30 feet away."

"I obey. But what if Jingqi doesn't cooperate and doesn't want to fight?"

"Then they will lose their momentum first. Unless the Qing general doesn't care about morale or his future. Don't worry, I have plenty of ways to stimulate Jingqi to fight."

Lin Huaisheng also laughed:

"They claim to be the elite of the Eight Banners, but in the Jiangnan Plain, they dare not play with us face to face. My lord is right. If the Qing army generals dare not fight in the field, it is equivalent to mentally digging up the ancestral grave of the Qing Dynasty."

Li Yu picked up a bowl of sour plum soup, took a sip, and burped:
"When it comes to calculations, I've never been afraid of anyone."

……

50 mile away,

The Beijing Banner Brigade is marching, including 7000 people from the Firearms Battalion, 3000 people from the Xishan Jianrui Battalion, and more than 3000 people from the Minfu Green Battalion serving as logistical supplies.

The commander of the army, Fucha Mingliang, was the son of Dutong Fucha Guangcheng, the nephew of Empress Xiaoxian Chun and the great scholar Fu Heng.

In other words, he is Fukang'an's cousin.

Fukang'an's head is still in Li Yu's hands. It is one of the backup stimulus measures. He uses his cousin's head to provoke his cousin.

If that's not enough, you'll be forced to use the ultimate move.

Crazy humiliation of Qianlong and the late Empress Xiaoxian Chun.

In an era like the Qing Dynasty, when imperial power was supreme and insulting the royal family was punishable by death, he had a hundred ways to make the Qing army, from the generals to the ordinary bannermen, go berserk.

Let's put it this way, Li Yu is professional when it comes to identifying weaknesses.

……

The Eight Banners army was in formation.

Liang Mingliang was riding on a yellow gelding, sweating like rain, and complained:

"They say there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. But I think it is not as good as Zhangjiakou on the outskirts of Beijing."

The family-born servant who was waiting on the side, the captain of the personal soldiers, immediately answered:

"What the master said is that these are all made up by poor men and cannot be taken seriously."

"Oh?"

"Master, think about it, there are a lot of flat lands and paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River, so there is a lot of food. Poor men think that any place with food is a paradise. Not to mention that you can go down to the river to catch some fish, shrimps and screws, which is considered meat."

Mingliang nodded, as if this was indeed the case.

Having enough food is the first need.

And since he is a noble man, he will naturally not think of these things.

"If it weren't for the military emergency, I and the tens of thousands of bannermen would never go south in this weather. When we enter Jiangning City, I will definitely ask Li Zhitai face to face how he survived the summer in Guangzhou further south. of?"

The captain of the personal soldiers smiled and said:
"Master doesn't know something. I heard that in Guangzhou City, when summer comes, you don't even wear clothes when you go out!"

Mingliang almost fell off his horse and laughed and cursed:

"You're a bitch, you're just talking nonsense."

……

(End of this chapter)