Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 393
The adjustment and birth of the Beijing Camp began when Nanjing was captured.

Based on the pro-barracks and firearms battalion, plus the newly recruited soldiers and horses, they will be combined into [-], and the old will bring the new to strengthen the strength.

The Beijing Camp no longer lists the battalion numbers, but mainly the wings and battalions. Among them, the battalion is the commander, and there are associations, sentries, teams, Shi, and Wu under it, which are layered and orderly.

Although the battalion only has 3000 people, it is just a downsizing. Once it is expanded, it can become [-] at any time.

When a new organization is formed, the old organization will naturally be eliminated.

This is as it should be.

Since Wanli, the Beijing camp collapsed, and it was the frontier army that relied on to support the country, and the authority of the central government was increasingly tightened.

For Zhu Yixi, without any real soldiers under his command, his throne is not secure.

The more centralized power is, the more important it is to military power.

The most obvious is the late Qing Dynasty, from the Hunan army everywhere governors, the Huai army became the main force, and then to the Beiyang army, Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang were still loyal, everything can be fooled.

But Yuan Shikai came out of Beiyang, and the Qing Dynasty immediately finished the calf.

Now, with the expansion of the territory, Zhu Yixi feels unbalanced.

Especially the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Huaihai area made him feel a little uneasy when he slept.

This time it was a passive defense, which made Zhu Yixi a little uncomfortable.

"The banks of the canal, especially in Huai'an, Gaoyou and other places, have built bastions for me, and the Manchus must not be allowed to go south easily."

Speaking of this, the emperor even gritted his teeth and said: "If it really doesn't work, let me release the water in the canal, and I want to see how he transports the grain."

The three members of the cabinet were shocked for a moment, and suddenly realized that this is indeed a good idea.

China's terrain is high in the north and low in the south, so from Beijing to the south, there are more than ten sluice gates to store water, release water, and regulate water volume.

It can be said that water is an important part of the canal.

Likewise, if he destroys the canal, he will have a hard time when he goes north.

This is one thousand injuries to the enemy and eight hundred injuries to oneself.

"Your Majesty, we have the Yangtze River Navy. Even if the Manchus reach Yangzhou, they will not be able to cross the Yangtze River."

"I hope!" The emperor was not very optimistic about this.

Because the human heart is a complicated thing.

If the Manchus went straight down and the people were panicked, no matter how many soldiers and horses there were, it would be difficult to maintain them, and some merchant ships would take refuge in smuggling if they were not in order.

How can the huge Yangtze River, with a length of thousands of miles, be airtight?

Navy can only prevent large troops, but it is very difficult for small troops.

However, when the time came to October, news came from the north that the Manchu and Qing dynasties had gathered a hundred thousand troops and marched southward.

The leader was not Prince Azig of England, but Prince Zheng Jierhalang, and his deputies were Hauge and Dorobel Lek Dehun.

This surprised Zhu Yixi.

In this regard, Sun Changzhou said: "Azig went to conquer Mongolia after returning from the south to the north, and returned after several months, but was imprisoned at home by Dorgon under the pretext that he lost again in the south of the Yangtze River and gained it rough."

"As for Prince Zheng Jierhalang, he has always been steady and steady. Although he is the coach, he has the role of being in charge of the army."

"Haoge is brave, while Luck Dehun went south last year and returned after robbing King Lu. Because he knows about Jiangnan, he decided to go south this time."

As soon as these words came out, several people fell silent.

Chief Assistant Zhao Shu frowned, and was the first to speak out: "That is to say, Man Qing will definitely not give up this time?"

"It should be so." Sun Changzhou lowered his head and said, "Among the [-] soldiers and horses, there are about [-] from the Mongolian Eight Banners, and [-] from the Han Eight Banners.

Such soldiers and horses made everyone gasp.

There was a gust of cold wind outside the window, and although a brazier was lit in the hall, the coolness penetrated directly into the bone marrow.

The emperor couldn't help but sighed: "The south of the Yangtze River is muddy, and even the cavalry can't take advantage of it. The only thing to worry about is the artillery of the Qing Dynasty."

"Under the red cannon, no city can stop it."

Thinking of this, Zhu Yixi couldn't help cursing a little.

Logically speaking, scientific and technological progress is often the victory of civilization over barbarism.

But in the world, barbarism defeated civilization.

The Mongols learned about artillery and beat the Jin people to the point of crying, and the Huihui artillery swept the Southern Song Dynasty even more.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Manchus learned how to use artillery, and in turn pressed the Ming army on the ground and rubbed it.

Alexander was nothing but a Macedonian barbarian who conquered Greece and thus established a great empire.

The more barbarous the ethnic group, the more emphasis on technology accumulation, this is the true meaning.

Unless technology has leaped to an insurmountable level, it can only be said to be a dream if you want barbarians to sing and dance.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as Italy was defeated by Ethiopia, and Britain was beaten black and blue by the Boers in South Africa.

"So, north of the Yangtze River, we need to uphold these types."

"One, keep the walls clear and clear the fields. You must not leave food reserves for those Jian slaves. If the enemy wins one grain, I will lose ten."

"Secondly, focus on the canal, defend the nodes, and release water when necessary."

"Thirdly, if it is not necessary, you must not fight lightly."

Zhao Shu summed up his experience and spoke.

Everyone nodded in approval.

Seeing this, the emperor slapped his hands and said: "This battle is about the survival of Nanjing and the country of Jiangshan. We must not be negligent, so if we talk about peace, we will kill without mercy."

At this time, many people's faces turned pale and blue, which was extremely ugly.

Today, although Zhu Yixi has been cleaning up the court for several months, weeding out the surrender faction.

But people's thoughts cannot be controlled. No matter how many war-oriented factions there are, there are capitulation factions, or peace-oriented factions.

Dividing the north and the south, sitting and watching the decay of the Qing Dynasty, this is what many people think is the most convenient and labor-saving idea.

But as everyone knows, when others decay, you will decay too.

After the same thought, the emperor said: "I agree, the former enemy's marshal's mansion will be established, and all affairs related to the Huaihai area will be handled by him."

The cabinet, the six ministries, and the staff department also participated in it, and contributed a lot.

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Beijing City.

Since the [-] troops marched south, discussions in the entire Forty-Nine City were in full swing.

Almost all males participated in it, even the most ignorant people dare not not care.

The only flaw is why the regent did not personally lead the army, but became a hot topic instead.

This made Dorgon a little angry, but there was nothing he could do.

For a substantive monarch like him, his meritorious deeds are just icing on the cake, but if he makes a mistake, the sky will collapse and the earth will collapse.

More importantly, the Eight Banners are not monolithic.

The Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Eight Banners of Mongolia are nothing more than that. Among the Eight Banners, there are many people who are dissatisfied with him.

Especially the two yellow flags, led by Aobai, Sony, and Tan Tai, continued to softly fight against him.

"Even Azig dares to be presumptuous. It seems that many people don't pay attention to our majesty."

Dorgon gritted his teeth and went to the palace naturally.

If the emperor can't fight, he can only vent to the queen mother.

(End of this chapter)