Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 485: The Anthropomorphic Behavior of the Eight Banners Garrisoned in Jingzhou - To Resist Foreign Aggression, We Must First Stable Internal Affairs

Lin Huaisheng stood up and stared at the map hanging on the wall.

Dictated commands:

"Coach, please record this."

"Order the 4th Corps, which is resting in Anlu City, to speed up its march along the Han River and capture Xiangyang."

"Secret order, the 2nd Army will annihilate all the Eight Banners of Jingzhou."

"Order, the Hell and eight Ji Kang-class ships will form a fleet and head south today to cooperate with the Light Cavalry Corps to capture Changsha. Afterwards, we will cooperate by land and sea to destroy the Dongting Lake Navy."

"Scouts must pay close attention to the movements of the Mongolian cavalry. The Han River is the boundary in the north, and the Jing River is the boundary in the south. Use the navy to blockade them in the Jianghan Plain and reduce their range of activities. Wait for the main force to encircle them~"

……

"Mr. Lin, are there any more?"

"Apply to His Majesty for urgent reinforcements, at least one legion, and if possible, I hope for one and a half legions."

When the staff quickly records,

Liu Qian suddenly showed goodwill:
"Marshal Lin, the military situation is urgent. Why don't we use our carrier pigeons? They will definitely report back to Suzhou Prefecture within a day."

Lin Huaisheng didn't even turn his head:
"Ah."

then,

The staff officer miniaturized the document that had already been written.

Use the thinnest brush and write the smallest font.

Then seal it into a small tube and tie it to the pigeon's feet.

In duplicate,
Two carrier pigeons took off from Wuchang, circled twice and then flew eastward.

……

Carrier pigeons,

In this era, it is considered the Zenith technology of the communications industry.

Even Lin Huaisheng couldn't help but ask a few more questions:

"Director Liu, is it difficult to raise and train homing pigeons?"

"Very much. The Intelligence Agency spends 1 taels a year on carrier pigeons alone."

"so much?"

"Yes, the provincial capital must have a fixed point for pigeons."

Speaking of which,

Liu Qian also suddenly remembered something, the lost carrier pigeon!
Do not know why,

The pigeon point located near the Intelligence Bureau headquarters in Mudu Town, Suzhou Prefecture, has an extremely high rate of pigeon loss.

The loss rates in Hangzhou, Nanchang and Guangzhou are significantly lower.

I can't figure it out~
Liu Qian felt a little uneasy.

……

The next day,

Li Yu received the information.

First, they were frightened by Qianlong's madness, and then they dispatched troops to rescue Huguang.

Except for the Guards Corps and garrison forces at key support points, all troops in Jiangnan were withdrawn.

A total of 13000 people were put together.

Among them are the 1st Corps, the 3rd Corps, recruits from the guest corps, and recruits from the training agency.

Above the court,

Everyone thought of the same thing - expanding the military!
"I have decided to expand the army from now on! The territory is large, but the troops are not enough. Once a big war starts, we will be stretched to the limit."

Minister of the General Staff, Tan Muguang, asked:
"Your Majesty, do you want to establish a new legion or expand the existing one?"

“Both new establishment and expansion.”

……

Li Yu looked at everyone and explained:

"In addition to the Guards Corps, the Army now has five field corps, one light cavalry corps, and one dispatch corps. On this basis, I am considering adding a sixth corps. Regarding the source of new recruits, do you have any suggestions?"

Economic Minister Fan Jing said silently:

"I suggest recruiting Hakka soldiers from northern and western Guangdong, which can not only relieve the worries of the court, but also reduce the pressure on the local areas."

Commerce Minister Hu Xueyu:
"Southern Zhejiang is also OK."

Minister of Industry Du Ren said:
"I think Huguang is better."

Foreign Minister Jia Xiaozhen opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.

He lowered his head and pondered.
The advantages of a field army with a single composition are strong combat effectiveness and unity without any wrangling.

The disadvantage is that we are too united.

in contrast,

If mixed, the advantages and disadvantages will be reversed.

……

Li Yu was not in a hurry to finalize the issue.

But it opens another question:
"The current Army Field Corps consists of 4 regiments with a total strength of 10000 personnel. I would like to increase this to 15000 personnel with a total strength of 6 regiments. The extra 2 regiments will be used for rotational stationing."

"Your Majesty is holy."

Two new groups were added, which brought many benefits.

Soldiers can take leave, new recruits can be trained, surplus troops can take on part of the garrison, and the establishment can be quickly replenished in the event of casualties.

Anyway,

It is equivalent to a large mobile UPS.

……

Training Director Zhao Erhu lowered his head and said nothing.

Li Yu noticed that

Click on his will:

"Director Zhao, what suggestions do you have?"

Zhao Erhu stood up quickly and stood straight.

"I believe that there should be equal opportunities and that recruiting should not be concentrated in one area."

Li Yu smiled and said:
"But I don't plan to recruit a field army in each province for the time being."

Everyone laughed.

Zhao Erhu said:

"Then one regiment, for example, the newly formed 6th Army Corps can have a Hakka regiment, a Southern Zhejiang regiment, a Jiangxi regiment, an Hubei regiment, and a Hunan regiment~"

The laughter stopped suddenly.

Everyone listened carefully and seriously to the brilliant ideas proposed by this guy who was a miner.

"On the battlefield, everyone has an equal chance to gain military merit. The common people in various places cannot blame the court for not giving them a chance."

"Chance?"

"Yes, the opportunity for scholars is to enter the civil service school, and the opportunity for businessmen is to join the Chamber of Commerce and be elected as a councilor. However, there are many more people in the world who have neither capital nor education. If they want to turn their lives around, there is only one way left: join the army!"

……

Silence fell.

Li Yu was also thinking about it in his heart.

With no capital, no education, and no background, there is really no other way to make a small fortune except to join the army.

industry,

The amount of labor that can be absorbed at present is very small, which is just a drop in the bucket.

Moreover, even if you get a job in a factory, you can't really turn your life around or provide for your family.

Carrying guns to the battlefield,
Although the mortality rate is high, it is indeed a way to turn things around.

then,

He said:
"Just as Director Zhao said, equal opportunities."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Erhu finally got the chance, "Your Majesty, I will lead the troops at the front line."

Everyone was stunned.

……

Large-scale military expansion did not help the shortage of troops in the Huguang Campaign.
But it has affected the life trajectories of many people.

E.g,

Because they saw that the merchants who hoarded goods made a lot of money in the last round of the purchasing agency’s deployment, so they learned from the experience.

Xu Xiang, chairman of the Textile Chamber of Commerce in Zhujiajiao Town, Songjiang Prefecture, reaped the benefits.

He joined forces with four colleagues in the town,
Been stockpiling!

When the people from the Purchasing Department arrived at the warehouse and saw the mountains of semi-finished products, they happily decided on the spot to place an order for 45000 sets of military uniforms and winter coats.

The remaining 25000 sets,
It was left to many other large textile factories in Jiangnan.

Opportunities always come to those who are prepared and dare to take big risks.

Xu Xiang's ancestral home is Ningbo.

His father's generation moved to Zhujiajiao and started out by selling five looms, becoming a middle-class businessman in the local area.

When he got there, he gambled twice more.

One time was to invest all my wealth to open a factory~
The first time was to purchase in advance the cotton, linen, dyes, copper, leather and other raw materials needed to make Wu army uniforms.

All in twice, and succeeded.

His wealth quadrupled.

……

The total size of the military expansion is 4.

Now that it is autumn, we need to prepare winter clothes as well.

The military is a pure money-eating beast.

All soldiers of the Wu army have copper buttons on their uniforms, leather boots and leather belts, which make them shiny and clanging, and are particularly tempting.

Disadvantage: expensive!
Advantages: Cohesion +10, Morale +10.
Military orders are a huge number and not a one-time thing.

On the battlefield,

After a big battle, it is normal for soldiers to lose a set of uniforms due to smoke, fire, scratches and tears. The loss is astonishingly high.

daily,

Soldiers also need a replacement set of shirts.

Military supplies,

It will boost at least a dozen industries, and the entire supply chain will benefit. …

The merchants of Wu State had unknowingly undergone a change in their mentality.

always,

Businessmen are afraid of war.

now,

Merchants even look forward to war~
There have always been wars.
The imperial court would demand donations from merchants.

But now,
Emperor Wu not only doesn't ask for money, he also lets everyone make money with him.

This "spring" that cannot be found in history books has inspired all business owners and made them support Your Majesty from the bottom of their hearts. They have been completely bound to Your Majesty, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they share weal and woe.

the reason is simple,
What the Wu court could give, the Qing court could not give, nor could any other dynasty.

Since ancient times,

Merchants are people without borders, with little loyalty, and are the same wherever they go.

but,

If you can be a human being, no one likes to be a dog~
As long as you maintain the current correct policy, all the major owners will follow Your Majesty wholeheartedly and there will be no possibility of betrayal!

Want to change jobs?
There is no better soil in the world than that of Jiangnan.

……

The four gates of Jingzhou City are closed.

An atmosphere of terror permeated the city.

As a key support point for the Qing court's southern strategy, the city walls here are tall and strong, and the garrison is one of the most elite in the southern Manchu city sequence.

A few years ago,
The Eight Banners of Jingzhou surrounded and suppressed the White Lotus bandits, causing most of them to be killed or injured, and they never recovered.

The Qing court enriched it.

There are 1500 adult bannermen and more than 6000 family members stationed in the Eight Banners. Most of them are from Xi'an Manchu City and Ningxia Manchu City.
……

Jingzhou,

The eastern half of the city is the Manchu city, and the western half is the civilian city.

now,

The entire city has entered a state of combat readiness, with cannons aimed at the civilian city to the west.

"Master, Mr. Zhang wants to see you."

"bring it here."

Magistrate Zhang came from a wealthy family. He passed the imperial examination at the age of 55 and ranked first.

He is careful about his reputation when doing things in his daily life, so his reputation as an official is pretty good.

"General Heng, what are you doing?"

"You've come just in time. I'm ready~" Heng Ling patted the cannon beside him, "to kill Nikan who might be colluding with the bandits."

……

"Wha, what?"

Magistrate Zhang almost doubted his own ears.

"Nikan", an insulting name used in the early days of the Qing Dynasty's entry into the Central Plains, has not been mentioned for hundreds of years.

This Mandarin must have been blown silly by the sandstorm outside the Great Wall.

You have to think this in your heart and be respectful in words.

after all,

The prefect was only a fourth-rank official, while the garrison general was a first-rank official. The difference in rank was as great as a river.

"General Hengling, the people of Jingzhou are all good citizens. They have never colluded with bandits before. If there were any, this government would not let them off first."

"Humph, just because there wasn't one before doesn't mean there won't be one in the future."

This is a classic saying.
Magistrate Zhang was so choked that he was speechless.

……

Hengling opened the telescope and observed the western city again.

Seeing the smoke rising from the city, I knew it was time to cook.

He pulled out a whistling arrow from his bag and put it on the bowstring.

Arrows flew into the sky and cannons roared suddenly.

Bombs fell into the city, black smoke rose, flames filled the air, and the streets were full of people fleeing, not knowing why they had suffered such a disaster.

The whole city was in chaos.

Magistrate Zhang was furious.
He grabbed Hengling's bow and arrow and shouted angrily:

"Hengling, what are you doing?"

Heng Ling turned his head coldly.
Just one punch.

Prefect Wang was beaten so hard that he fainted on the spot, and the Jingzhou Tongzhi who came with him was so frightened that he immediately knelt down.

……

Hengling stopped the flag bearer who was about to chop down the flag with his sword.
"After all, they are officials appointed by the court, so they must not be rude."

"Whoo."

The conscious Tongzhi heard the most terrifying words he had ever heard in his life.

"The Han thieves are about to attack the city. There is no guarantee that there will be no one inside or outside the city to help. For the sake of the Qing Dynasty and the country, I dare not be soft-hearted and must first put aside the worries."

The cannonade lasted for a quarter of an hour.
Then the flag bearers entered the city with muskets and bows and arrows and shot every living person who appeared in the streets.

The acquaintance was horrified to discover that
Even the women and children in the city can kill people without any psychological barriers.

Most of the Eight Banners of Xinjingzhou came from the Eight Banners of Northwest China.

He is skilled in archery and horse riding, and has a fierce fighting spirit.

It was recognized within the Qing court that

The combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners of the Northwest is no less than that of the Eight Banners of Heilongjiang, and they are even more resilient.

It has a rather stupid temperament that says, "Either you kill me now, or I'll kill you later."

……

evening,

Heavy rain fell from the sky, extinguishing the flames and black smoke.

Apart from the dotted lanterns under the eaves of the city gate tower, there were also soldiers patrolling in straw raincoats standing under the eaves.

The whole city fell into deathly silence.

Only the sound of heavy rain filled my ears.

A sentry suddenly tilted his ear and whispered:

"Listen, there are horse hooves outside~"

"It's raining so hard, I can't hear anything."

The first sentry to warn the enemy lay prone on the ground. After a while, he stood up confidently and shouted:

"There are cavalry approaching outside the city."

After a while,
In the heavy rain, two bright lights really appeared.

Gradually approaching,

It turned out to be two scouts.

"Put down the hanging basket. There is an urgent military order from the Governor."

……

Inside the garrison general's office,
Hengling opened the wax seal and removed the sealing wax, then leaned close to the oil lamp to read the handwritten letter from Huguang Governor Chen Zuluo.

After reading,

He slammed the table.
He shouted excitedly:

"Okay, great."

The people around immediately asked~
Heng Ling pushed the letter forward:
"Look for yourselves, reinforcements are coming!"

There was a sudden jubilation in the house.
Someone rode his horse through the city, banging gongs despite the heavy rain:
"The imperial court's reinforcements have arrived. 1 Mongolian cavalry will arrive in Jingzhou within two days."

……

Hengling paced back and forth in the room excitedly.

recent,
He has always been worried about the problem of military strength.

If we count the 1500 garrison soldiers, the male members of the army's families who are aged between 10 and 60, and even the able-bodied women, there are only about 4000 people in total.

The military strength is stretched to the limit.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

just in case,

Did the gentry and common people of Mincheng attack the city from behind during the siege?

He pondered for many days.
So they decided to eliminate the internal hidden dangers before the Wu bandits arrived.

Before you can resist foreign aggression, you must first stabilize the internal situation.

……

What excites Heng Ling the most is that
Among the reinforcements promised by the Governor-General were 2000 Oirats Mongol cavalry.

The Oirats submitted to the Qing Dynasty relatively late and were still wild, ranking first in terms of combat effectiveness among the Mongolian tribes.

However, the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian Eight Banners cavalry units in Chahar, Guihuacheng Tumote, Hulunbuir and other places that surrendered to the Qing Dynasty earlier was very worrying.

Compared with the military operations of the Ming army that frequently went out of the border and swept the grasslands~
The Qing Dynasty's ability to rule Mongolia reached its peak.

Conquests, frequent marriages, divisions, winning over nobles, generous rewards every year, the Yellow Sect, and dispatching officials to supervise.

Objectively speaking,

The Qing court's rule over the Mongolian tribes was not a form of enslavement, but actual control.

Collecting taxes, stationing troops and dispatching officials have all been achieved.

The world only knows that the Qing court was keen on conquest and killing, and it seems to be an image of barbarians.

But they overlooked the political means of the Aisin-Gioro family, which were even more ruthless than the military!

Turned the entire empire into a huge Easter Island.

……

More than 100 miles away,
Jiyukou Town, Qianjiang County, Anlu Prefecture.

A large group of Qing troops camped here.

3 days ago,

As a key figure in the He family army, Huguang Governor Chen Zuluo received a secret letter from his master Heshen~
After reading,
I was so scared that my back was covered in cold sweat!

now,

The Oirats Mongol cavalry, who have been marching south to fight for a long time under the order of the emperor, are about to face the doomsday carefully arranged for them by Bogd Khan?
(End of this chapter)