Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

After all, dead center POWs are nothing.

No one cares about the lives of prisoners of war in prison camps.

But if too many people die because of the construction of a big project, it will arouse public outrage.

Afterwards, it was a situation where there was smoke everywhere and heroes everywhere.

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the project to regulate the Yellow River in the late Yuan Dynasty are the most typical teaching materials.

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Beijing, Old Summer Palace!

Zhu Jing'an received a piece of news from Shaanxi.

After the Ming army marched into Shaanxi, local people in Shaanxi were dismayed.

The remnants of the White Lotus Sect fled westward in panic, heading towards Longxi and Gansu.

However, the Ming army did not pursue the remnants of the White Lotus Sect with all their strength. Instead, with Zhu Jing'an's acquiescence, they chose to let the remnants of the White Lotus Sect go westward.

Subsequently, the Ming army took advantage of the situation and regained the entire territory of Shaanxi. After receiving the promise of Ming Dynasty to repay arrears, the Qing army in the north of Shaanxi also chose to change their banners and accepted the Ming army's adaptation.

As the saying goes, being a soldier means eating. In this era, isn’t being a soldier just to have a full meal?

Although the green battalion soldiers in Gansu and Shaanxi have good combat effectiveness, they have been owed pay for a long time due to the financial difficulties of the Qing government in recent years.

Many low-level soldiers were so hungry that they had to sell their children and daughters to survive. Naturally, these soldiers were also alienated from the Qing court.

Therefore, when they surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, they had almost no psychological pressure at all.

Quite decisive!
Zhu Jing'an looked at the battle report in his hand, and then ordered to summon the generals of the Ming Army to discuss the matter.

He needs to make arrangements for the situation in Shaanxi in advance!
Soon, under Zhu Jing'an's order, the Ming army generals gathered in Zhu Jing'an's study.

After everyone arrived, Zhu Jing'an stood up and walked to a huge sand table, pointed at the situation marks on the sand table, and said.

"As of now, our army has successfully recovered all of Shaanxi, and even the elite Green Camp in northern Shaanxi has changed its banner."

"However, as far as the current situation is concerned, the situation in Shaanxi is not yet stable. The court must make corresponding preparations in advance to deal with various emergencies."

While speaking, Zhu Jing'an looked around, as if asking who agreed and who opposed.

He Jin heard this and raised his hand to indicate that he had something to say.

Zhu Jing'an nodded slightly and then spoke.

"If General He has anything to say, just say it!"

He Jin stood up and asked.

"When I return to Your Highness, I will finally understand one thing. Why did I, the Ming Dynasty, allow the remnants of the White Lotus Sect to continue to flee westward instead of annihilating them all in Shaanxi to avoid future troubles."

"Your Highness, please clarify my doubts!"

As one of the important generals of the Ming Dynasty, He Jin can speak well in front of Zhu Jing'an.

Therefore, he did not beat around the bush, but asked directly.

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he just spoke.

"There is a very strong separatist force in Gansu and Xinjiang. We need a catfish to muddy the stagnant water in Gansu and Xinjiang."

Zhu Jing'an didn't say it clearly, but everyone almost understood what he meant.

The White Lotus Cult Army believes in the Innocent Old Mother, which can be regarded as a variant of Buddhism, and it is also a highly offensive variant.

Once they are allowed to go to Gansu and Xinjiang, they and the local religious forces in Gansu and Xinjiang will not be able to urinate in the same pot.

One can imagine what will happen next.

And this is exactly what Zhu Jing'an wants to see. After all, the supreme leader recognized by some people is not the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but the caliph in the world far away.

In order to prevent the tragedy of the Tongzhi Rebellion from happening again in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jing'an felt that it was necessary to make plans in advance and clear up hidden dangers.

He Jin heard this and immediately clasped his fists and said.

"Your Highness is wise, I will always admire you!"

He had to admit that Zhu Jing'an's strategic vision was as outstanding as ever.

At this moment, Zhu Jing'an spoke again.

"First of all, Gu's idea is to be prepared with both hands."

"The first is to continue to increase troops to Shaanxi. Gu's opinion is that two more integrated infantry divisions can be sent to Shaanxi and stationed in Xi'an to respond to various emergencies at any time."

"The second is to speed up the reorganization of the surrendered Shaanxi Green Camp, conduct large-scale recruitment in Shaanxi, and step up the training of an elite force that can resist and fight."

"Next, the imperial court must retain sufficient mobile troops in the direction of Shaanxi."

Even regardless of the possible conflict between the White Lotus Sect and the local religious forces in the Western Regions, Ming Dynasty still had to accumulate heavy troops in the direction of Shaanxi.

Because the Qing court still had an Ili general in Xinjiang!

Coupled with the harsh natural environment in Xinjiang, if Ming Dynasty wanted to regain Xinjiang, it would have to invest heavily in troops.

What’s more, Ming Dynasty has now fallen out with Tsarist Russia and has publicly fallen out. Even if it is to prevent Tsarist Russia from raiding Xinjiang from Central Asia, Ming Dynasty still has to maintain a heavy military group in Xinjiang.

When the generals heard this, they all responded with fists in their hands.

At this moment, a messenger suddenly ran in from outside. The messenger knelt down in front of Zhu Jing'an with a happy face and spoke.

"Your Highness, our troops from the Henan direction successfully surrounded Li Sandao's bandit army in the Funiu Mountain area!"

"According to the news coming back from the front line, our army will soon annihilate all Li Sandao's troops and capture Li Sandao alive."

"..."

...Li Sandao was sitting cross-legged on a large bluestone, with a sad look on his face.

While biting into a piece of half-cooked barbecue, he swallowed the wine in large gulps to avoid choking.

At this time, he was no longer as high-spirited as before.

The whole person looked very depressed, and there was a pungent sour smell all over his body.

Under the pursuit of the Ming army, he had not been able to stop and rest for a long time. It was difficult for him to even eat a hot meal, let alone take a bath!
Li Sandao really regrets it now. If he is given another chance, he will never dig up the Yellow River embankment and do the immoral thing of using water to replace troops.

Before he, Li Sandao, dug the embankment of the Yellow River, the Ming Dynasty had a fierce fight with him, and all kinds of official appointments and wishes were piled on him as if they were free of money.

The letters of appointment in his hand can be used as a pillow when stacked together.

However, everything has changed since the Yellow River burst.

According to the Ming Dynasty's propaganda, Li Sandao went from a loyal leader of the rebels to a crazed bandit.

Daming immediately cut off all contact with him and issued a public arrest warrant to arrest him and give an explanation to the people of Henan.

Li Sandao couldn't help but think that if he had not dug up the Yellow River embankment, his current situation would not be so embarrassing.

Even if he couldn't wear official robes to go to court and enter the palace, at least he had to be a big shot on the defensive side with real power.

Now that I think about it, it’s really sad!
"Brother, the Ming army's pursuers are about to catch up, we should keep going!"

A man with green eyes and fleshy face came to Li Sandao and reported to Li Sandao.

Although Li Sandao broke open the embankment of the Yellow River, it was a bit indifferent.

But because he is usually generous and generous, and is very kind to the brothers around him, even if he has fallen into this state, there is still no shortage of brothers who are willing to stay with him and help him to death.

Li Sandao glanced at Wang Si with a lonely face and said in a calm tone.

"Fourth, do you think I still need to escape?"

"After the battle at Bali Bridge, the whole world belongs to the Ming Dynasty. Even if I, a sinner, can get out of Funiu Mountain, where can I escape to?"

Li Sandao now has the intention to die.

He himself was from Henan. The reason why he dug up the Yellow River embankment in the first place was that he was pressed too hard by the Qing army and he had no choice.

The second reason is because he has taken the initiative and wants to use this to make a comeback and seize Kaifeng.

However, when he really opened the Yellow River embankment, when he saw his hometown being engulfed by the rushing turbid current, he saw countless fertile fields, towns, and houses being engulfed by the Yellow River water, and saw tens of millions of When the elders in my hometown were struggling and sinking in the Yellow River...

He regretted it.

I feel like I’m really nothing!
How could I do such a stupid thing? !
How does this make the elders in my hometown view themselves?

I'm afraid the elders in my hometown will have to poke their own spines, right?

I am afraid that I will be infamy in the history books in the future, right?

When there were troops around him, Li Sandao felt that he still had responsibilities and had the obligation to lead his brothers to survive under the double encirclement and suppression by the Ming and Qing armies.

Therefore, he still has some energy.

But now?

The army was defeated, the brothers suffered heavy casualties, and he himself was driven into Funiu Mountain...

Li Sandao's spirit was completely broken!

Li Sandao now has the will to die.

He wanted to use his own life to give an explanation to the folks in Henan...

Wang Si on the side heard the words and spoke.

"Brother, what are you talking about?!"

"If we don't escape, we will definitely have no way to survive if we fall into the hands of the Ming Army."

“My eldest brother wasn’t the only one who dug up the Yellow River embankment back then, we were all accomplices too!!!”

"Brother, you have to take our remaining brothers to survive!"

Wang Si shouted loudly.

I want Li Sandao to cheer up again.

When Li Sandao heard this, he raised his head and smiled bitterly. As if he had made up his mind, he spoke.

"I won't run away!"

"You guys run, break out separately, and each one who can run counts."

"With me attracting the attention of the Ming army's pursuers for all of you, it will be much easier for you to break out and escape."

Hearing this, Wang Si and others wanted to say something more.

But I saw Li Sandao put the sharp blade in his hand across his neck and gritted his teeth and said to his brothers.

"Let's go, let's all go, let's go separately!"

"If you don't leave, I will die in front of you!"

As he spoke, Li Sandao exerted slight force on his hand. A small cut was made on his neck by the blade, and bright red blood gushed out from the wound...

When everyone saw this, their expressions changed drastically.

But after some pulling and pulling, they finally had no choice but to comply with Li Sandao's wishes and break out separately.

Before Wang Si and others left, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li Sandao. The banging of their heads was a final farewell. (End of chapter)