Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 338 Zhang Xianzhong Proclaims Emperor

In the imperial palace of the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the prince's mansion in the East Palace, the prince sat there in a daze with a depressed expression, reading to him Confucian works such as the Tao of Confucius and Mencius.

The 15-year-old prince seems to have not recovered from the shocking accident...

In a mountain depression in the northwest suburb of the capital, this is a camp covering an area of ​​200 mu, and 5000 soldiers from the Beijing camp are heavily guarded here.

Inside are handicraft workshops, tinkling, several processing production lines, thousands of workers are busy day and night.

Of course, the common people don't know what this is. This is one of the important military places of Ming Dynasty, the arsenal.This arsenal is not an ordinary arsenal. He moved here from the Jingzhou area more than a year ago.

Their main task is to produce self-generating flintlock guns.

On this day, the gate was full of welcoming soldiers. An army guarded four large sedan chairs carried by eight people. The main general at the head of this army was the Admiral Zu Keyong.

After the four big sedan chairs landed, personal soldiers came over and opened the curtains of the sedan chairs. Jiang Riguang, Gao Hongtu, Lu Daqi, Wu Weiye, these senior officials from the Ministry of War, Ministry of Rites, and Ministry of Households of Ming Dynasty, accompanied by Zu Keyong and others Next, enter this special arsenal.

The nurses used by these characters as an example are all high-ranking officials at the department level. They personally inspected the arsenal, which was almost unseen in the late Ming Dynasty.

However, since Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself, or to be precise since Lin Yi became the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, this is a new atmosphere in Ming Dynasty.

This new atmosphere of Ming Dynasty has appeared more than once, that is to say, since Lin Yi went to Shanhaiguan, they have come here to inspect several times.

Regardless of the fact that Lin Yi is not in the capital now, the cabinet of the capital is still operating as usual, and the Sixth Department of Officials, Households, Soldiers, Criminal Workers is like the state machinery of Ming Dynasty, handling the daily work of Ming Dynasty in an orderly manner.

When they encountered some particularly important matters and they couldn't make a decision, there would be a special person galloping to the front enemy to report to Ji Dong.

The current Ming Dynasty is still fighting, and there are two relatively long fronts. One is the Liaodong battlefield outside the Northeast Pass. Lin Yi personally conquered the Qing Dynasty.

The other place is Sichuan in the southwest. Zhang Xianzhong occupies the land of abundance. Of course, the Ming Dynasty could not tolerate these thieves leaving the country in the middle of the country. Lin Yi had already issued an edict. They are all besieging and suppressing Zhang Xianzhong, a giant bandit in Sichuan.

Two wars of such a large scale consume a lot of money. In the final analysis, the war is still about money.

Grain and military supplies, of course, have to keep up.Of course, these logistical supplies need to be done by the cabinet officials of the Ming Dynasty capital. Without their support, the war would not be able to continue.

Up and down the Ming Dynasty, from high-ranking officials to small officials, from small soldiers in the army to leading generals, no one dares to slack off now, unless they don't recognize Lin Yi as the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, that is, they don't recognize the Prince of Ming Dynasty, which is tantamount to denying the Ming dynasty. , is a national traitor of the Ming Dynasty, either a traitor inside the pass rebelling, or a party of Tartars outside the pass.

There are such people, not none, and there are quite a few of them.

However, the mainstream of Ming Dynasty, including thousands of ordinary people, still support Lin Yi.

Now the battle of Shanhaiguan and the great victory of Huanggutun have spread to the capital and all over the south.The Dashun Dynasty established by the vigorous Li Zicheng thief has become a thing of the past.

The Daqing Tartars who often came to knock on the closed door of Ming Dynasty were also driven out of the Ningjin defense line by Lin Yi's men through these two wars. discussing this matter.

A new batch of 5000 new-style flintlock guns and enough ammunition have been produced in a hurry. This is the third batch of new weapons since the arsenal moved to Beijing.

Of course, we must focus on equipping Lin Yi's army, of which 3000 will be transported to the outside of the customs, 1000 will be equipped with Beijing soldiers, and the remaining 1000 will be sent to the Sichuan battlefield for bandit suppression.

At this time, the Korean Kingdom on the peninsula was in the era of the Lee Dynasty.

In fact, from the end of the 14th century AD, North Korea entered the Lee Dynasty. The Lee Dynasty pursued the doctrine of great things and believed in Chinese Confucianism.

The so-called majorism means that North Korea is small and weak, and whoever is strong will be affiliated with whomever it is, so as to ensure its national and national interests.

In fact, during the Tang Dynasty, North Korea was a subsidiary state of China, but the peninsula at that time was not called North Korea, but consisted of Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje and other countries.

In the Song Dynasty, Khitan became strong and conquered North Korea.

During the Yuan Dynasty, North Korea was a province of China. The Yuan Dynasty was the period when China had the largest territory. Wherever Genghis Khan and his sons led the army, there was China's territory. The area extended from Asia to Europe, reaching more than 2200 million square kilometers at one time. When the land area of ​​the Soviet Union was the largest, it was even larger by hundreds of thousands of square kilometers. That was the era when the Chinese nation was most proud.

It's a pity that those days are gone forever.

During the Ming Dynasty, North Korea was still a vassal state of China.

During the Ming Dynasty, China's land area was also quite large. If the Mongol Houjin and other border barbarians at that time were removed, China's land area was about 1000 million square kilometers.

But at that time, Mongolia became the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and it was always a strong enemy of Ming Dynasty. If we look at the regions ruled by the 56 ethnic groups of the Chinese nation in later generations, the land area of ​​Ming Dynasty also has 2000 million square kilometers.Not only North Korea in the north, but Vietnam and Myanmar in the south were also China's vassal states at that time.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Yuan and Ming Dynasties were called the great powers of the Celestial Dynasty.It is unique in the world. The United States is like a seed that has not yet been conceived. Britain, Germany, France, Rome, Russia, etc. are still tiny places in Europe.

However, major changes took place in the pattern of Asia and Europe in the late Ming Dynasty. In the ancient land of China alone, after the rise of the Later Jin Dynasty, especially at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty was later the Great Qing Dynasty. Snatched it from Daming's embrace.

At that time, the Ming Empire was in decline, like an old car that was about to fall apart, and he couldn't take care of North Korea anymore, because he couldn't take care of himself.

Hanyang, the capital of North Korea, is the area around Seoul, South Korea in later generations.

King Li Ji is having a secret meeting with his trusted minister Cui Chengxiu.

Because since the Qing army sent troops to attack the capital of North Korea in 1636, King Li Ji officially surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and broke away from the Ming Dynasty.Because the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were in a hostile state, since then, North Korea and the Ming Dynasty have also become hostile states.

But this is not the beginning of the happiness of the North Koreans, but the beginning of their nightmare.

Because as a subsidiary state of the Qing Dynasty, unlike the subsidiary Ming Dynasty, it not only pays tribute every year, but proclaims its ministers every year.

More importantly, there are increasingly heavy corvees and taxes.

Because the Qing Dynasty had just been established, Huang Taiji wanted to expand the territory of the outside world, not only to conquer Korea, but also to conquer Mongolia, and even conquer the Ming Dynasty in the south under the rule of the Han people. Of course, this must be achieved through war.

But in the final analysis, wars are fought over money and people.

The mainland of the Qing Dynasty was very small, and there were only a few small cities in Houjina. The national power was very limited, and they all relied on the subjugated countries to provide them with wars.

Therefore, from the time when North Korea surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in 1636, North Korea has sent a large number of strong men and women to serve in the Qing Dynasty every year for eight or nine years.This is more than that, a large number of regular troops have to be sent to fight.

Wherever the Manchu and Qing Tartars fought, the Korean army had to help them and follow them wherever they fought.

Of course, all the war expenses such as food, clothing and housing for these troops will not be paid by the Qing Dynasty. The wool will be paid for by the sheep, and of course the North Korean government will have to pay.Who made him a vassal state of others!

Therefore, over the years, the king of North Korea has been overwhelmed, and the people of North Korea have been miserable.

They think it is better to be a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, so from top to bottom in the Korean Kingdom, psychologically hope that Ming can defeat Qing Dynasty, they hate and even curse in their hearts, hope that Ming Dynasty hopes that Han people will wipe out these dead Tartars It would be great!
But hate turns to hate, and they still dare not refuse to listen to the imperial decree of the Qing Dynasty.

Now another decree has come down, the Qing Dynasty asked them to send another 2 troops into the Qing Dynasty to fight against the Ming Dynasty.

The king of North Korea, Li Zhen, grinned after receiving the decree, because this decree was less than two months after the last imperial decree issued to him by the Qing Dynasty.

The last time Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang gave him an edict in the name of Emperor Shunzhi, asking them to send 3 troops to cooperate with the Qing army to fight against Ming Dynasty. In just forty or fifty days, another edict came, and again Let them send 2, because Ning Jin's defense line is in a hurry.

The king of North Korea slandered: Where can we get so many troops?If the army was given orders by the Qing Dynasty, what would happen in North Korea?Tens of thousands of troops are needed at every turn, those are people!No matter how fast the Koreans reproduce, even the crops have to wait for the harvest season!
In that year, coupled with the impact of the harsh climate, it was not easy to "create a human being".It is even more difficult to produce finished humans. There are no feed additives and no hormones. They can only be produced naturally. It is impossible to shorten their growth period.

There is also a large amount of war funds, the key is that North Korea does not produce silver.

Therefore, after sending away the envoys of the Qing Dynasty, the King of Korea was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and turned around in the palace.

Because there will not be so many troops photographed at that time, it is because of the refusal to obey the order, and the Qing Dynasty will come to beat them again.

In the end, he had to find his confidant ministers to discuss the matter. Cui Chengxiu stepped back and said to the king of North Korea: "Your Majesty, we can no longer follow the orders of the Qing Dynasty."

"Oh, what does Aiqing say?" King Li Zhen asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty, it is because of the Ming Dynasty. Although Emperor Chongzhen is gone, Daming has not perished. There is still the crown prince and Lin Yi. Especially this Lin Yi. Now Daming is in his hands. Daming's army Invincible in the world, Li Zicheng's Dashun Kingdom has also perished, Zhang Xianzhong is lingering in Sichuan, sooner or later he will be wiped out, the Qing Dynasty is now losing a series of defeats, losing troops and generals, Dorgon is seriously injured, Su Prince Hauge is also dead, the Qing Dynasty is not Ming Dynasty at all opponent."

Cui Chengxiu was very well informed about Daming's news, what Li Ji said made Li Zhen's eyes widen, "Is what Ai Qing said true?"

"Oh, Your Majesty, every sentence is true, absolutely true, otherwise I would not dare to speak falsely under Your Majesty if I am scared to death."

Li Yu Longyan Dayue: "Doesn't that mean..."

"Your Majesty Shengming..."

Cui Chengxiu nodded submissively.The two monarchs and ministers quickly conspired a perfect plan: it is still necessary to send 5 soldiers and horses, but these 5 troops will have to see the situation at that time, and use this method to stabilize the Qing Dynasty first, and then they will come to hide.

The king of North Korea asked Cui Chengxiu to be his envoy, wrote a secret edict, used the imperial seal, carefully selected 100 Korean beauties, brought gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin, and a group of 200 people, etc., pretended to be businessmen and quietly boarded a boat through Shandong. On the other side of the river, instead of going to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to meet the prince, he went to Jinzhou outside the pass to meet Lin Yi through the Shanhai Pass...

The camp of the Ming Army outside Jinzhou City was distributing guns. 3000 brand-new self-generating flintlock guns had arrived from the capital. Lin Yi asked to take out more than 300 of these guns to equip the women's battalion.

Now there are more than 300 women in total, consisting of Han girls and Mongolian beauties.

Ji Dong's Woman has been established for more than a year.Thanks to the precepts and deeds of heroines such as Xiaoying, the Mongolian beauties Zhezhe and Gao Guiying, these more than 300 female battalion soldiers are now dancers who are good at singing and dancing.

But put on a military uniform, hold a knife and gun, and ride a war horse. On the horse, you can shoot a strong bow, dance the knife and gun to charge, and when you step down, you can fight to the death.

But Ji Dong now requires them to master a new combat skill, which is to equip them with new muskets.

The girls in the women's battalion were very excited to get the new weapons, looking here, touching there, making gestures and chattering.

At this time, Gao Guiying came over with two relatives and gave a coquettish shout, the women's battalion of hundreds of people immediately fell silent, the needles could be heard, and the heroic postures at each station were tall and straight.

Soon Lin Yi brought Zhezhe and Xiaoying to the front of the female battalion soldiers.

Before Lin Yi explained to them the composition of guns, the functions of each part, and demonstrated how to shoot a gun, he first told them that a training ground would be set up here.

These female battalion soldiers felt fresh when they heard it. This is a battlefield, how did it become a training ground?What if the Tartars rush out during training?
But thinking about it again, there is no such possibility at all. Now the tens of thousands of Tartars in Jinzhou City have been honestly trapped inside for more than 20 days.In the past [-] days, when they first trapped the city, the Tartars attacked and killed them, but they were beaten back. They have not dared to fight again until now. The city gates are closed all day long. As long as the Ming army does not When attacking the city, they don't start a war, and stay in it like a turtle.

Even if they fought out of the city, half of the 10 Ming army would be more than enough to deal with them, and their women's battalion would not be needed at all.

After Lin Yi finished speaking, he picked up a new type of self-igniting flintlock gun. Now, including Xiao Yingzhe and Gao Guiying, everyone has one in their hands.

Ji Dong first told them about the structure of the gun, the composition and functions of each part, and then explained to them how to load bullets, how to open and close the safety, how to aim, and how to hold the gun.

After these lectures, Ji Dong demonstrated to them on the spot. After loading and reloading the gun skillfully, he raised the gun without aiming at all, and pulled the trigger.

Papapa fired 3 shots, and all three shots hit the target 200 meters away.

The Mongolian girls and the Han girls all had eyes as big as copper bells, and they clapped their little hands and screamed and cheered.

Xiaoying, Zhezhe and Gao Guiying yelled the most.

What is Lin Yi thinking in his heart?Lao Tzu is the ancestor of playing with guns. When he was a special soldier before traveling, all kinds of guns could be disassembled and assembled within a few seconds with his eyes closed.

In contrast, these antiques are not very easy to use. If you take the guns of later generations, such as pistols, submachine guns, and rifles for a few tricks, and then shoot a few rounds, I believe it will make them scream. It's a pity that now Not being able to produce that kind of precision parts, even if there is that kind of gun, there is no such kind of bullet, it can only be a luxury.

Of course others don't know what Ji Dong is thinking.

Next, Ji Dong began to let them break down the exercises.

These girls are not recruits anymore, everyone has kung fu.Otherwise, just aiming the gun at one stance would have made them suffer a lot. Now they can bear it. It is the preparatory work before these designs, and they have practiced for a full ten days.

It took ten days to achieve uniformity. Hundreds of female battalion soldiers stood in three neat rows, and then gave an order, reloaded together, raised their guns together, opened the safety together, and aimed together. That sound looks comfortable.

The real shooting training of the women's battalion started half a month later.Ji Dong would come to see their shooting training every day, and all the soldiers of the female battalion practiced very seriously.

It has been a month since the siege of Jinzhou, Hong Chengchou and the others really stayed in the city obediently, it seems that they are sticking to the city and waiting for reinforcements.

Regarding the reinforcements from the Qing Dynasty, Lin Yi also knew what was coming.

Lin Yi wants to see how long Hong Chengchou and others can stay in Jinzhou City.

On this day, Lin Yi watched the shooting training of the soldiers of the female battalion for a while. Suddenly, someone from the capital reported to him that Zhang Xianzhong, who was encircled and suppressed by the Ming army in Sichuan, had failed. Liu Liangzuo, they were all defeated, and the Ming army suffered heavy casualties.

Zhang Xianzhong occupies the Land of Abundance in Sichuan. Since Sichuan is surrounded by mountains and the fertile Sichuan Basin is in the middle, the terrain is dangerous and one man guards the gate, and ten thousand men cannot open it.That's why it is said that the road to Shu is difficult and difficult to ascend to the blue sky.

If you want to enter Sichuan, there are only two roads. One is the dry road in the northwest. Li Dingguo led troops to guard here. Lu Jiude and Huang Degong were defeated by Li Dingguo.

One is a waterway upstream from the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.And this road was guarded by Liu Wenxiu, who was familiar with water warfare. Zuo Liangyu and others couldn't attack for a long time, and finally Liu Wenxiu lured the enemy into deep, and they were defeated.

Zhang Xianzhong's four godsons, Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi, are all capable of conquering and fighting, and they are all on their own. Now Zhang Xianzhong has more than 20 elite soldiers, and the entire Sichuan has been occupied by him.

Zhang Xianzhong is now also proclaimed emperor in Sichuan, with his capital in Chengdu and his country named Daxi.

"Old Zhang proclaimed himself emperor?" After Lin Yi got the report, he walked around the tent a few times. How would he deal with Zhang Xianzhong?Of course he can't get away now, Huang Degong, Zuo Liangyu and others are not his opponents, suddenly Lin Yi's eyes light up, and he thinks of someone.To deal with Zhang Xianzhong, it must be this person!

(End of this chapter)