1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 695 Tide ([-])

On December 1653, 12, off the coast of Penglai.

It is less than a few miles from Nanchangshan Island to the mainland. Looking towards the mainland, the entire bay suddenly lost its momentum and was covered by thick ice. Near the shore, there are vaguely many fishing boats that were frozen on the sea before they came ashore. .The sea ice extends from the sea area ten miles away to the coast, and small icebergs one or two meters high rise and fall one after another, like a barren world of ice and snow.

"It is estimated that the ice layer is nearly a foot thick, and we will definitely not be able to land on the shore."

Dozens of ships were stationed far away off the coast of Penglai. The bitter northwest wind made people's faces hurt. The coat was wrapped a little tighter, and he turned his head and said with a wry smile to the fleet commander Luo Rucheng next to him.

"We still have to find a way to go to the shore and take a look." Luo Rucheng continued to hold the binoculars and observe the mainland in the distance. "The Qing captives surrounded Penglai City last month, and they may continue to attack the city. The defense facilities of Penglai City After more than ten years of continuous reinforcement and improvement, it can be regarded as a rare fortified city in the entire Ming Dynasty, and it is not so easy to be breached."

"The only way is to take a risky boat, reach the edge of the ice, and then walk to Penglai Port." Chi Maowen couldn't help frowning, "Walking on floating ice on the sea, there are certain dangers. Moreover, if the Qing soldiers are still besieging Penglai, our landing , may be attacked by them."

"However, the situation in Penglai is unknown, so we can't make any further arrangements." Luo Rucheng said with a serious expression, "Send someone there....As long as they come back alive, their ranks will all be raised by one rank."

"Yes, Commander!" Luo Rucheng saluted and agreed.

Since receiving a message from Pukou in Jiangbei next month, the Qing army assembled a small army to Xuzhou, preparing to launch another siege against the Yongchu court in Shandong and Denglai.He Yunfeng, Commander of the Ryukyu Fleet of the State of Qi, immediately notified Jie Qiao and Gu Ba Mazi of this news.

Subsequently, the Qi State Fleet joined forces with the Han Army Department to mobilize more than [-] small and large ships, and sailed smoothly along the river. , Anping Town and other land divisions loaded and disembarked, before leaving the mouth of the Yangtze River, turned around and headed north, and drove directly to Denglai to rescue the Yongchu court.

However, when I arrived at the coast of Denglei yesterday, I found that due to the hot weather, the waters along the coast of Denglei had frozen, and it was impossible for ships to dock.As for the situation in Penglai City, there is naturally no way to know.

On top of that, the fleet could only stop at Changshan Island temporarily, waiting for the message from Penglai to take a step back.

However, no one was deeply worried about the situation in Penglai, because in the next few days, when the fleet passed Weihaiwei, they encountered more than ten large ships carrying hundreds of officers and soldiers from Li Benshen.We learned from our mouths that before the Qing captives broke through Jiaozhou in early November, they sent out a group of soldiers and horses to bite Li Benshen's body and kill them all the way to Wendeng.

Li Benshen gathered thousands of defeated soldiers and fought a small battle with the chasing Qing army at Wendeng. During the battle, he was cut by the Qing army on his right shoulder, so he abandoned Wendeng and went to Weihaiwei.The Qing army continued to pursue and let go regardless of the weather conditions and the favorable situation of front-line supplies.

Li Benshen, who was defeated and fled to Weihaiwei, lost the morale of the Ming army, and fled one after another without fighting for boats and boats. Then he dragged them to a place with ice floes under the sea, and sailed to Changshan Island or Tamna Island ( Today's Jeju Island, South Korea) fled to Ninghai Prefecture and Chengshanwei without going by land.As for coach Li Benshen, his whereabouts are clear.There is no rumor that Li Benshen committed suicide in Weihaiwei City.

That time when the Qing army gathered a small army to attack Denglai, it could be said to be carefully planned and deliberate. On the battlefield, they used a swift and fierce offensive to give the Ming army any respite. They vowed to uproot the power of the Yongchu court. Complete eradication.

In this way, as the root of the Yongchu court - Penglai City, I am afraid that there is nothing more dangerous than good luck.

On December 12, only eight of the ten sailors sent to land landed eventually returned.Two of them fell into the thin ice layer and sank overseas while walking through the ice floes under the sea. Seven of them marched forward to cover their companions at the pier of Penglai Port, and fought against the Qing army to the last moment.

Yes, the returning soldiers also brought news of Penglai City.The Qing captives had captured Penglai and slaughtered the city for seven days. It was clear when Emperor Yongchu went up and down.

"Your Majesty, it may have been delayed to go out to sea by boat..." Jie Qiao said with luck, his face pale.

Hearing this, all the military officers of Qi State shook their heads slightly.If Emperor Yongchu escaped from Penglai City and sailed out to sea, the nearest Changshan Island would be a good temporary refuge.There is not one company of the Qi State Marine Corps, seven squadrons of armed local soldiers, two battalions of the Self-Rescue Army, with a strength of more than [-].If the situation is tense, they can mobilize more than [-] young men from the more than [-] refugees on the island, and with this strength, they can protect themselves in danger.

And when the Qing captured Penglai the next month, except for a few hundred people who escaped by boat before the Qing army captured the pier, no one was seen fleeing to Changshan Island from the other side in the previous month or so.

Therefore, Emperor Yongchu may have already encountered a test.

The officials and generals of the Yongchu court who were stationed under the island, everyone looked after each other and talked to each other as if they were in mourning.If His Majesty was in trouble in Penglai City, how would Xiao Ming Jitong deal with it?
"Your Majesty's life and death are unknown. Here, I suggest that King Ding (Zhu Cijiong) be temporarily in charge of the country." Wang Zongyue, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, said in a deep voice, but glanced at the Han army.Now among the officials of the imperial court on the island, I have the lowest official rank, and among the generals of the towns, there is only one Jingwuhou who followed the people of Qi and led his troops to Changshan Island. If he wants to support King Ding, he may be able to rely on him .

The Han army looked at Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong with a panicked face, and then turned to look at He Yunfeng, commander of the Ryukyu Fleet of Qi State, with an extremely simple expression.Xiao Ming is in peril, Emperor Yongchu may be in trouble, and the heavens will know what changes will occur, and he may participate in the support of Emperor Xiaoming in his thirties.

"Our Qi State is involved in their Xiao Ming's internal affairs." He Yunfeng said without any interest: "But the Qing captives have captured the entire territory of Shandong and Denglai, and the Ming and Qi families have been operating here for more than ten years, and finally destroyed Once. Prior to this, where to go, we have to think about it in the long run."

After finishing speaking, he sighed deeply, walked out of the small hall, and walked towards the seaside.

The heavy snow, blown by the piercing sea wind, fell crookedly to the ground, and within a short while, it had already covered the whole small land with a thin layer, turning it into a silver-white world.

"It is reported that the Qing captives mobilized more than [-] soldiers and horses and invaded North Korea at the end of October." Luo Shouzhang, deputy chief of staff of the staff department and Lieutenant Linghui (Lieutenant Colonel), said heavily: "North Korea was caught off guard, and was captured by the Qing army all the way. The fierce attack resulted in continuous loss of troops and ground. If it was accidental, the Qing army should have attacked Seoul by now."

"As soon as Denglai is on the way, and North Korea is conquered again, then the Qing captives will have no constraints in the entire north." He Yunfeng smiled bitterly, "In this way, the Qing captives will be able to manage the north with peace of mind, and then station troops in the north of the Yangtze River and look down on the south of the Yangtze River. Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Zheng Zhilong, Zhang Mingzhen and other factions are in dispute, we Xiaoke sit on the situation and wait for the opportunity to go south."

"In mid-October, the Yongchu imperial court sent a troop to land in Jinzhou, preparing to attack Liaodong together with the small North Korean army. However, before hearing that the Qing soldiers had gathered in Shenyang, they were frightened and shrank back. Come back. At this moment, he is defending Jinzhou City, waiting for the boat to transport him back to Denglai."

"Huh?" He Yunfeng looked at Luo Shouzhang, understanding why I mentioned the Ming army attacking Liaodong again.

"Commander, does he feel that the entire shape of North Korea is not similar to that of the Shandong Peninsula?" Luo Shouzhang said quietly: "North Korea has a flat terrain, few mountains, and only a few roads connecting Liaodong. But now, the weather is getting worse. In the middle of winter, light snow will only close the mountains, and sometimes cover the roads."

"..." He Yunfeng's eyes lit up.

"If you can intercept and kill the small army of more than [-] Qing captives who invaded North Korea, you may be able to slightly reverse the declining situation in the northern war." Luo Shouzhang smiled slightly, "I heard that the more than [-] Qing captives The small army is all the elite of the Four Banners, among which the Manchu and Mongolian Four Banners relying on the core number nearly ten thousand, killing us all in North Korea will definitely make the Qing Dynasty feel miserable."

"Let's go, let's take a closer look." He Yunfeng let out a long breath, and patted Luo Shouzhang on the shoulder, "Try to kill the more than [-] elites of the Four Banners who invaded North Korea in the ice and snow. .”
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On January 1654, 1, Beijing, Chongzheng Hall in the Forbidden City.

Emperor Shunzhi smiled and ordered the guards to hand over the two documents of victory to Xie Qiaoyi, motioning for me to open them.

Xie Qiaoyi took the document and looked suspiciously at the young Qing emperor.

"One is the news about Denglai, he may be more interested." Emperor Shunzhi was obviously in a good mood, holding a cup of tea, pecked heavily, closed his eyes, sniffed the fragrance of tea, and felt the tea moisten his throat "I don't have any, it's news from North Korea. I heard that the Denglai imperial court supported by you is planning to link up with that rebellious feudal state, and wants to plot your small Qing Dynasty in Liaodong. Hehe..., they all jumped on the beam." Ugly people!"

Chi Maowen suddenly had a good feeling, and hurriedly opened a document in his hand.

"On October 77, I led 74 armored soldiers from the Four Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia, and more than 12 soldiers from the Four Banners of Xieqiao. They crossed the frozen Yalu River, broke Yizhou, and captured more than 6 Korean officers and soldiers; , more than [-] North Korean officers and soldiers were captured; on November [-], Longchuan was broken, and more than [-] North Korean officers and soldiers were killed; ... On December [-], the North Korean king capital was broken, and the Korean king and ministers fled to Nanhan Mountain City ; The minister then gathered troops to encircle him, wanting to seize his king..."

Chi Maowen took a deep breath. The Qing captives were able to invade North Korea with only more than [-] elite soldiers from the Four Banners. destroy the country.Such combat power is indeed commendable.

Immediately, I opened another document.

"Hiss..." Chi Maowen's eyes suddenly narrowed, his face concealed his astonishment, and he looked up at Emperor Shunzhi under the throne.

"Look at his expression, I think he saw the letter of victory in Penglai Jike, the whole territory of Denglai was restored, and the false emperor Yongchu set himself on fire in the palace." Emperor Shunzhi smiled slightly: "Hehe, according to Denglai nearly ten years ago, It is impossible for your capital to restrain you. Now, in the whole north, there will be the power to restore the hypocrisy, which will become your Xiaoqing's consolidated territory. As for Jiangnan, Huguang, Qichuan, and even Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangdong, you will gradually recover them. In terms of governance, it is also a matter of time."

Chi Maowen was silent, holding the two victory documents tightly in his left hand, his face showing disdain.

"Mr. Luo, when you Xiaoqing dominates the sky, there will be no place for them to gain a foothold in the land of the seven seas." Emperor Shunzhi said: "In this case, he might as well write a letter with him, the lord of Qi Fan in Hanzhou, Advise him to stop making peace with you, Xiaoqing, and stop raiding your coastal and river areas. If you want to immigrate, or trade, you, Xiaoqing, can promise him a little bit. "

"Qi Guozhou's boats and gunboats run across the rivers and small seas, what can they do?" Chi Maowen said solemnly: "Your little king will make peace with him, unless they go in and out of the pass, the vassal Xiao Ming."

"Extremely ridiculous!" Emperor Shunzhi was not a little annoyed, "The false emperor of Yongchu is dead, and the false light is gone. Your Xiaoqing will rule the universe in the future, and the majesty of Huaxia. Why did he say such a shameful thing?"

"Because they are aliens."

"Back then, Meng Yuan was also a foreign race, but there was no Xiao Yuan Dynasty established, and the guests served the heavens. He waited for the Han people, or did he accept his head and worship?"

"However, the Hulu have not lost their luck for a hundred years, and they will be expelled by Hongwu, and then your Han family will be restored."

"..." Emperor Shunzhi glared at Chi Maowen, and said bitterly: "Your Xiaoqing will surely surpass Meng Yuan's fortune. Waiting for you Xiaoqing to go to the sky, is to say a hundred years, even if it is a thousand years, it is uncertain! "

"They... can do it." Chi Maowen shook his head and said firmly.

"Why?"

"It means that they are cruel and savage, slaughtering cities and destroying the land, destroying countless Han civilizations. Even the beautiful braid in front of their heads will make countless Han people regress. It is a subdued resistance and struggle." Xie Qiaoyi smiled and pointed to his body. The money rattail of a guard next to him said, "If you Han people keep dragging that tail in front of your head, you will have the face to face your ancestors before you die."

"Cowardly!"

"Polite!"

"Slave, please kill this person!"

"..."

Several guards in the hall suddenly changed their colors, and countless people flocked to Chi Maowen's side in an instant. When Emperor Shunzhi issued an order, they would take him and push him out of the hall to behead him.

"..." The aged Shunzhi Emperor blushed, obviously extremely annoyed. He stood up and stared at Chi Maowen for a moment.Then he suddenly laughed, waved at the guards on both sides, and said, "Go ahead!"

"Mr. Luo, you, Xiaoqing, will take good care of him, and let him see with his own eyes that you, Xiaoqing, wiped out all the anti-Qing forces one by one, and finally ruled the sky." Emperor Shunzhi said loudly: "I still want him to fight with him." My descendants saw how you Xiaoqing got rid of the fate of the Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty and established a weak dynasty far surpassing the Han, Tang, Song and Ming Dynasties."

Chi Maowen looked at the confident Emperor Shunzhi under the imperial steps, and said word by word: "There are too many of them, and it is up to you millions of Han people to rule. You Han people can be like a hundred times, a thousand times, You can also sacrifice millions of people. And they, as long as they lose once, will fall into a land of eternal doom."

"Hmph! You Xiaoqing's four banners are riding in the sky, how can you be defeated?" Emperor Shunzhi snorted, "On the other hand, Zheng Sen, who surrendered to you Xiaoqing, does not have hundreds of thousands of people. Just wait You, Xiao Qing, have thoroughly stabilized the north, consolidated the ground, and with the elite soldiers of the Four Banners as the backbone and Zheng Sen as the rear, it will be too long to purge the south and wipe out all forces."

Hearing this, Chi Maowen felt dejected. The Ming-Qi allied forces had severely damaged the Qing army several times, but among them, the four-banner armies that were relied on by the Qing captives as the core were few. Two Denglai battles, one raid on Nanjing, and a total of The number of Manchurian and Mongolian Four Banners wiped out was as many as 8000.The ones who killed the least were Zheng Sen and Zheng Sen of the Four Banners, who had been subordinated by many people, and they had never really hurt the four banners.

Since the Manchu Qing entered the customs, they first fought against Li Zicheng, then attacked Nanming, and then moved to the whole country. In the past ten years, the Four Banners have lost many people due to war damage and epidemics.According to statistics, in the seventh year of Shunzhi (1648), the number of women in the Four Banners of Manchuria was 5.5, the number of women in the Four Banners of Mongolia was 2.9, and the number of women in the Four Banners of Zheng Sen and "Fuxi Han people" was 4.6. , the number of coated Han women is 21.6, a total of 35.7.

In the tenth year of Shunzhi (1653), the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Che Ke, reported that the number of women in the Four Banners of Manchuria was 4.9, and the number of women in the Four Banners of Mongolia was 2.6. "The number of women is 7.9, and the number of Han women in clothes is 23.7, a total of 39.2.

That is to say, the proportion of Manchurians and Mongols in the Four Banners Army has been rising and falling, and the surrendered Han people have already accounted for an absolute minority, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of green battalion soldiers and horses organized in the Four Banners.Because there are only [-] real Manchurian Four Banners left, so a little more is enough to scare the Qing emperor.

Therefore, in the battles in recent years, the Manchurian and Mongolian Four Banners troops, especially Chongyi, would charge on the front line, but would be in the front of the formation, and the governors and minorities would surrender and solve the tricks and rush to the rear.At the same time, it is decided to organize Zheng Sen's troops that can fight into Zheng Sen's Four Banners as the core, and use them to suppress the green battalion with a small number of people.

Therefore, it is quite easy to annihilate the core of the core on a small scale - the Four Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia.

(End of this chapter)