Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 420
Although the troop transfer order has been issued, Ke Qinggui still feels that the troops on the Dasang Ula side are not enough. He wrote an urgent memorial yesterday afternoon, and at the same time used the seal of the Bachelor of Economics and the imperial envoy to transfer troops from the Zhelimu League. Three thousand Khalkha cavalry supported Dashang Ula.

"Marshal, it's getting late, should you rest first?" The eyes of the staff at the side were also bloodshot, and he looked at Qing Gui with concern and advised him to rest.

The wrinkles on Qing Gui's forehead gathered in one place, and he shook his head slightly.

The aide said: "The commander-in-chief is worried about where the Rafa River is?"

Qing Gui put the lantern on the table beside him, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "If you only talk about blood and bravery, those Beihai soldiers are no enemy of my Eight Banners soldiers. But Zhao Xin is full of tricks, relying on the sharpness of the cannon in his hand , succeeded repeatedly. Difficult!"

In the battle of Ninggu Tower last year, Qinggui had no time to react, and the battle was over.Although he knew that the Beihai Navy had strong firepower, he still had some slander against Mingliang.

However, today, he finally realized how bright he felt after losing the battle.Qinggui suddenly remembered what Mingliang had said to him in tears when he visited him in prison a few months ago:

"Mr. Shuzhai! It's not that I, Ming Yinzhai, have longed for the enemy's ambition. I risked my beheading today to tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Due to self-destructive actions, within ten years, our Qing Dynasty might be in danger!"

Who is Fucha Mingliang?Although he has had several ups and downs in his official career, since Qianlong fought in Burma in 33 years, he has fought countless battles, large and small, and every battle is an adventure. .

But to promote the power of the whole country?Others don't know, but Qing Gui, who has been Minister of the Ministry of War, is very clear in his heart.Today's world is different from that of Qianlong 40 years ago. Not to mention Beihai Town, the turmoil in other places is all quelled by the power of the court.

Today, only the Tianshan Banner Battalion and the Jingying Battalion are left in the Eight Banners troops who dare to fight to the death.Since Qianlong was always wary of the Han people, and the land outside the pass was the land of Longxing, he would rather let the Han troops who left the banner return to the Eight Banners, which would increase the financial burden of the court, and never sent the green battalion soldiers out of the pass.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of War of the Qing court in the 50th year of Qianlong, there are currently 59530 Manchu soldiers in the Eight Banners, 16843 Mongolian soldiers in the Eight Banners, and 24052 Han soldiers in the Eight Banners, with a total strength of 10.In contrast, the total strength of the Green Battalion in the pass is 58.

Although Qianlong recruited more than 3 people in the past two years from the raised soldiers, the returned Han Army Banner, and Inner Mongolia, the problem is that there are still thousands of people locked up in Beihai Town.

(Bringing up soldiers, reserve service in the Qing Dynasty, established in the second year of Yongzheng, selected from poor households in the Eight Banners. During the Qianlong period, the total number was between 2.5 and 2.6, and the salary was one tael or five dollars. Manchuria and Mongolia distributed rice, but the Han army had no rice.)
That is to say, even if the Qing court had an unidentified plan and exhausted the power of the whole country, 30 soldiers were overwhelmed by the expedition to Beihai Town.

less?Nothing less! 30 are just soldiers, and correspondingly, a civilian team of 40 to 20 is required.During the Battle of Saerhu in the previous Ming Dynasty, the Ming court only sent 47 troops, which was claimed to be [-]; however, it actually lost more than [-] people, and it was defeated across the board.

"Alas~" Qing Gui felt that he had done everything he could and should do, and the rest was to wait for the changes on the battlefield before looking for opportunities.

When he was meditating, he only heard Geshha outside the door say: "Commander! The patrolling soldiers outside the general's mansion captured a man, holding a token saying that he was your old friend."

Qing Gui frowned, wondering where an old friend would appear in the middle of the night?Besides, there is a night curfew in Ula City, Jilin, and ordinary people are not allowed to walk around in the streets except soldiers.Even if there is an emergency military situation outside the city, the rattan baskets can only be hung up after the fire card is checked.

Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice, "What token?"

Ghoshha walked into the house and offered an object with both hands.Qing Gui took a look, and saw that it was an ivory card half the size of a palm; it was round and smooth in his hand, but the surface had turned brown because of too much time.

However, after he saw the Manchu characters engraved on it through the light, he was shocked all over, and asked anxiously, "Where is the man? Bring him quickly!"

This Geshha has followed Qinggui for many years, and it is rare to see Qinggui lose his composure. He replied, "It's just outside the gate, and it's already been watched."

"Hurry up and bring that person over!"

Ghoshha worried: "Commander, it's late at night, don't be a villain."

"Many things! Go!"

After Geshha led the order, not long after, the sound of pedaling footsteps came from outside the door.At this time, Qing Gui had already retreated from his staff and subordinates, and sat alone on the grand teacher's chair in the room, motionless.

When Geshha led people into the house, Qinggui noticed that the guy who claimed to be his "old friend" was limping, wearing a tattered cotton coat and a badger fur hat on his head. There were a few bloodstains on his face, and his right hand seemed to be injured, wrapped in a piece of cloth.

When he saw the man's face clearly and recalled it for a while, he couldn't help being startled, and blurted out: "It's you?!"

When the person opposite saw Qinggui, he smiled and didn't speak, but winked at Qinggui.Qinggui understood, so he let Geshha back down, and told him to hold the second door, and no one was allowed to come in.

When Geshha was far away and could not hear the sound of footsteps, the man slapped a thousand, bowed and said, "Bai Tang Ajunise, see the commander in chief!"

"I haven't seen you for so many years, Your Excellency actually works for the Emperor. Hurry up! Please keep this ivory card away." Qing Gui looked at the ivory card on the table, but never wanted to touch it again.

The reason for this is that "Shang Yu Spare Place" is engraved clearly in Manchu on the tooth plate from top to bottom and from left to right.

Speaking of this institution, there is another name called "sticky pole place", which is called "blood droplet" in later deductive novels.

In fact, Shangyu Spare Office has existed since the Kangxi period.The purpose at the beginning was to select agile and flexible people from among the noble children of the Eight Banners to be responsible for such things as supporting the emperor's public opinion, covering the lid, and dipping sparrows to catch fish during the emperor's hunting tour.These young men passed the experience of these daily chores, and then they could become the emperor's bodyguard.

As the emperor's personal staff, the Shangyu Spare Office naturally became one of the emperor's eyes and ears to understand the outside world.However, in the Kangxi era, their role was not great, mainly to report some gossip in the streets and lanes.

Since the Shunzhi era, the secret agencies in charge of the emperor are actually the General Secretary and Luan Yiwei; for example, the famous Jiangnan Sanzhi weaving is the eyes and ears of Kangxi stationed in Jiangnan.

The Shangyu Reserve Office was really known to later generations after Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, and it was not until the Jiaqing period that its function as a secret agency was abolished.The biggest reason is that He Shen came from this institution in the early days and gradually took charge of the control, which Jiaqing, as the emperor, could never tolerate.

Let's digress.In another time and space where Zhao Xin lived, some fans, no matter what kind of fans, actually concocted the story that Qianlong sent the guards at the sticky pole to Europe.What is said about the British Industrial Revolution and the like are all clear about the Qing court, which confirms that Fukang'an was dismissive of European military technology when Margarni visited China.

However, in this statement, what year, month and which copy is the so-called "Manchu file"?Who is the translator?Why is such important historical data not published in research papers?

Even if you are not reconciled to 1840, you can't make nonsense about the materials that are not even available in the National Archives!
In fact, Qianlong's main channel to understand Europe was the same as that of Kangxi, through Jesuit missionaries.Listening to their narration is one aspect, and consulting the correspondence between missionaries and their European hometowns is the greatest source of European information.

Do you still remember Wang Dahong and Ba Maozhen who were sent by Qianlong to imitate Beihai town rifles?Once these missionaries work in the building office, they will never go back in this life.The only way they can contact Europe to get the latest news is by letter.

Wang Dahong, who worked in the Qing Palace Manufacturing Office, once mentioned in a letter to his European friends that the Lifan Academy had to open and check the letters he sent every time to confirm that no palace secrets had been leaked before allowing them to be sent to Guangzhou. The thirteen lines were forwarded to the French merchants or the Jesuits in Macau.

Those sent out must be disassembled for inspection, and those sent in must naturally be inspected as well.Don't forget that in the early and middle period of the Qing Dynasty, Catholicism was prohibited from entering the interior to preach.If the missionaries of the Manufacturing Office had any connection with Macau, the problem would be troublesome.

In the 12th year of Qianlong's reign, Dominican monk Bai Duolu was beheaded outside the west gate of Fuzhou by Qianlong's order because he disguised himself from Macau and went to Fujian to preach.In the 13th year of Qianlong, four other Spanish monks Shi Francis, Hua Yajing, De Francis, and Fei Ruowang, who were arrested successively, were also executed.

It is said that Fukang'an looked down on the British weapons mentioned by Macartney because the Qing army had defeated the Burmese and Gurkha soldiers with British and French guns, whether in Burma or southern Tibet.Even in the Fourth Qing-Myanmar War, the Eight Banners troops defeated tens of thousands of Burmese troops including 1500 French mercenaries.

A farming civilization with the culture of "relocating the land and relocating" is facing a group of bandit groups with a national criminal tradition, wearing the cloak of "civilization", with blood on their hands, plundering and expanding in the form of a country, and even massacring and colonizing them. The phrase "not thinking ahead" can explain clearly!
Pulled away.
Looking back to the signing room of the General's Mansion, when Baitang Ajuni of Shangyu's spare office put the ivory plaque in his arms calmly, Qing Gui asked in a low voice: "I don't know if you are visiting late at night, what advice do you have?" ?”

The reason why Qinggui knew Zhu Nise was because this person used to be a Bi Tieshi under him when he served as General Jilin, and was later transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

With his current status, even if he is a Bachelor of Economics and holds the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, he would not dare to have anything to do with the Shangyu Reserve Office, let alone a private meeting in a secret room.But right now the Beihai Navy is aggressively suppressing the situation, and since the other party dares to come here as an "old friend", there must be something big.

Zhu Nise cupped his hands and said: "Commander, Zhao Ni himself appeared in Xiaobai Mountain at Shenzheng time yesterday, and has now arrived at the rebel's station in Laoyeling."

"What! Are you serious?!" Qinggui's complexion changed drastically, and the muscles on his face trembled with the complex emotions.

Zhu Ni replied without changing his face: "I have seen it with my own eyes, and I am not deceiving! So I came here at the risk of death, and asked the commander to dispatch troops overnight to kill this beast!"

Qing Gui looked at the other party's injuries, knowing that the other party must have suffered a near death before passing through the defense line of the Beihai Navy.But how did he cross the defense line of the Rafa River?Could it be that Qing Gui hastily stopped thinking, not daring to think anymore.He pondered for a moment and said, "It's not a problem to deploy troops, but can you lead the way?"

Zhu Nise cupped his fists and said: "To be honest, I still have a few colleagues on Laoye Ridge. At that time, we can cooperate internally and externally, and act according to circumstances."

"Okay!" Qing Gui looked happy, patted the armrest of the Grand Master's chair, got up and cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency's merits will last forever in the Great Qing Society! Please accept my worship!"

It was past three o'clock at night.In the Beihai camp on the west side of Laoyeling, Zhao Xin was still awake, drinking one cup of tea after another.Guisheng who was guarding outside the tent kept yawning, while the dozen or so guards were engrossed, paying attention to the movement around them from time to time.

In the evening, news came back from the Eastern Front that Jiuzang's troops encountered stubborn resistance from the Qing army when they attacked the fortress of Yingchengzi.Although the first company repelled several attacks by the Qing army, it has not been able to conquer due to the lack of heavy weapons.Until the main force of the third regiment who had finished fighting the Tongken Mountain Fortress came to support.After firing dozens of cannons, the Qing army on the fort saw that they were invincible, and fled in a hurry after setting fire to all parts of the castle.

According to the interrogation of the captives, Bei Haijun learned that the general in charge of the Qing army was none other than Zhao Xin's old acquaintance, Na Qitai.

Fortunately, after the capture of the Yingchengzi fortress, there were no Qing army fortresses as far west as Odoli.Jiuzang said in the telegram that the first company had set off overnight and was expected to arrive at the Burhatu River in the evening of the day after tomorrow.

Walking more than 500 miles for three days may not seem like much, but in fact it is already a desperate effort.Zhao Xin estimated that it would take at least five days for Jiuzang and their main force to reach the Burhatu River.The mountains and forests in that area are densely covered with wild beasts, not only tigers, but also black bears and wild boars.These beasts are also nocturnal foraging animals, which will definitely hinder the march of the troops.

"Whether it's a gold gradient or a big bear, I'm sorry."

Hearing Zhao Xin muttering to himself, Huji, who was also looking at the map, said, "My lord? What did you say?"

"Oh." Zhao Xin chuckled, and said in a hoarse voice: "I guess after this battle is over, there will be a lot of tiger skins and bear skins."

Huji yawned and persuaded: "My lord, it's getting late, let's go to rest."

Zhao Xin shook his head and said: "This battle is not easy to fight. The Qing army that wants to contain the Hunchun camp does not retreat westward to support Jilin City. Apart from the marching speed of Jiuzang, it also depends on the progress of Deng Fei's side. As long as the land battalion If the waterway of the Hunchun River can be controlled, the official security can only deploy troops by land."

Huji rubbed his swollen forehead and asked, "My lord, what if the Qing army from Hunchun crosses the Tumen River and enters the Li Dynasty?"

"That's right, no matter how powerful the Thunder God is, it can't go up the Tumen River. But what?"

Zhao Xin didn't go on, but just smiled.In his heart, he wished that the Qing army would escape the Tumen River and enter the Li Dynasty. This would give the Northern Navy the best excuse to go down the Tumen River and take Maoshan City.As for whether Li Chaojun and his ministers had a headache, and whether they would send someone to negotiate again, he decided to resolutely not see him when the time came, and talk about it after the fight.

Huji saw Zhao Xin showing that deceitful expression again, and said to himself, don't worry about it, the lord must have arrangements.

In fact, Zhao Xin also has arrangements for the people of the Li Dynasty at the southern foot of Jiangyuan. At that time, all these people will be sent to Nerchinsk and Chita by the Northern Navy to farm, while the southern foot of Jiangyuan will be reserved for the impoverished families transported from central Sichuan.

If it is not complete, there will be a "Nerchinsk Autonomous Prefecture", hahahaha!

　33. Looking at the court archives of the Qing Dynasty, the name Shangyu Spare Office officially appeared in the official records during the Guangxu period.The author once went to the First Archives of Chinese History to look up Qing Dynasty materials, and the archives of the "Shangyu Spare Office" only have records from the 1907rd year of Guangxu—that is, 17, and there is only one copy in total.523009. In addition, a special explanation about the population of the Eight Banners. As of the [-]th year of Jiaqing, the total population of the Manchu, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners, including their domestic slaves and Nikan, was [-].Calculated based on an average of five people per household, that is, one hundred thousand households, and each household sent one soldier.The "Great Qing Huidian" of the Jiaqing Dynasty said that "there are fifty members of the ranks of Zuo Ling, and one rank is awarded for three ranks." Note that it is "three ranks" rather than "three people".

　　
　
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