The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 561 I'm Just Thinking About Qing Dynasty

Back in time, on August 8, Huang Taiji got the news that the Ming army Ding Yi attacked Yizhou.

At that time, he was still thinking that there were nearly [-] Jurchen soldiers from the Mongolian army in Yizhou. Yizhou City followed Ding Yi's example and dug pits as traps, and then blocked the gate with stones to see how Ding Yi would bombard them.

With Oboi's ability, he will definitely be able to keep it.

Ding Mouse attacked the city with only one move, and everyone in the Qing Dynasty knew that he was the best at bombing the city gate with cannons.

So when Huang Taiji asked Oboi to guard Yizhou, he clearly told him that Ding Yi was going to send someone to attack, and you quickly blocked the gate with stones, and he would be helpless.

Ding Yi has few people and few soldiers, so he would never dare to use ants to attack the city.

So Huang Taiji was very relieved at that time, because Oboi was a good general in his heart.

Unexpectedly, on the evening of the 16th, some rout soldiers fled back, saying that Yizhou was broken.

Huang Taiji almost died of anger when he heard the words.

Yizhou is a place he values ​​very much. Occupying Yizhou, he can attack North Korea at any time. North Korea's food, population, and silver are all things that the Qing Dynasty needs.

And it can threaten the direction of Ding Yi's Phi Island.

So he moved the Chaha tribe of Mongolia to Yizhou and arranged for defense with heavy troops.

As long as Oboi listens to him and doesn't take the initiative to attack, he will definitely be able to defend.

But Oboi made his own claim, wanted to prove that he was very powerful, and took the initiative to attack the Ming army, but was defeated.

Soon, the defeated soldiers in Yizhou ran across the Yalu River one after another and fled back to Qingjing.

By the beginning of October, Azig brought 10 people and animals, flaunting his power and returning to Shengjing triumphantly.

But he found that Shengjing was full of sadness.

It turned out that Ding Yi stabbed their butts again, and arrested nearly 3 of them.

Azig couldn't laugh anymore.

After fighting with the Ming army for so many years, this is the first time that so many of them have been arrested by the Ming army.

Although Azig brought back 18 animals, the Ming army took almost 10,000+ people and animals away.

The two sides are equivalent to an exchange.

"Aobai misunderstood me." At that time in Shengjing, Huang Taiji smashed the cup in front of him with a bang, all the ministers around Baylor didn't dare to hum.

Originally, Huang Taiji's calculations were good. He first attacked the Ming Dynasty to grab some people and animals, and then attacked North Korea to grab some people, animals and grain money.

In this way, next year, the national power of the Qing Dynasty will rise a lot, leaving Ding Yi far behind.

Now Oboi failed to defend Yizhou, and suffered heavy losses. This year has been wasted again.

Ding Yi got 10,000+ humans and animals, and his power went one step further.

Why is Huang Taiji always one step behind Ding Yi?

But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that one-third of the Chahar tribe was captured by Ding Yi, and the loss was extremely heavy. The Chahar nobles in Shengjing City may now regret surrendering to Houjin. The Mongolian ministries will also be frightened.

Everyone turns to the Qing Dynasty because they feel that the Qing Dynasty is strong and can protect them.

Even the Qing Dynasty can't protect them now, what will happen in the future?
When people are scattered, the team is not easy to lead.

Huang Taiji held an emergency meeting to discuss what to do next.

What they want to do most at this moment is of course to attack Ding Yi.

But after fighting with Ding Yi for so many years, they also know that it is absolutely impossible to attack the city defended by Ding Yi.

Ding Yi has worked hard in the past few years, Fuzhou Jinzhou and Beigou City have completely covered the area there, and the management is the same as that of iron barrels.

Unless Huang Taiji has 20 infantry to go to the ants, it can almost attack one attack, less than this number, don't even think about it.

But now that Ding Yi captured Yizhou, their Qing soldiers have lost more than 1 soldiers.

No one dared to open their mouths, and dared not mention the matter of beating Ding Yi.

But do you want to avenge this revenge?
The loss of the Qing Dynasty must be recovered, right?
Can't you go to the Ming Dynasty to vent your anger?

At this time, someone asked: "Ding Yi guards Yizhou?"

"No, he destroyed the pits and bunkers we dug, and withdrew again."

"Let's fight North Korea, and then grab some people, money, and food from North Korea." Someone murmured.

Although they robbed a lot of supplies from the Ming Dynasty this time, there was still a shortage of food, mainly because the fertile fields in Fuzhou and Jinzhou were occupied by that damned rat.

In the original history, the Qing soldiers also fought against North Korea at the end of this year, also because of the poor domestic grain harvest.

The so-called persimmons still have to be picked up softly. After the Qing Dynasty was defeated by Ding Yi and plundered the population, the Qing Dynasty unanimously decided to attack North Korea again and take back what Ding Yi robbed from North Korea.

Now that you decide to fight North Korea, you must be fully prepared.

Huang Taiji decided to make the Lumi gun while preparing for the North Korean incident, but at this moment, the craftsman Jin Shichang died.

Yuan Tian was soon appointed as the adjutant of the craftsman, replacing Jin Shichang.

The attack on North Korea was delayed by several months due to the death of Jin Shichang.

At the beginning of October, Yuan Tian participated in the discussion of the Great Qing Craftsmanship Museum for the first time as an adjutant of craftsmen. There were dozens of craftsmen on site, all of whom were the best craftsmen in the Qing Dynasty.

Wang Tianxiang frowned: "The emperor wants to make two thousand Lumi guns within two years, can everyone increase the speed?"

Yuan Tian's current status is only under him and Liu Han, and he immediately said: "When spreading the skills and training more craftsmen, the speed will naturally increase?"

Liu Han was dissatisfied: "Building a gun cannon is not a skill that can be practiced in one or two years. Those of us who are sitting here have not learned it for ten or even 20 years."

All the craftsmen nodded.

It can be seen that none of them want to pass on their skills to others.

These craftsmen had a low status in the Ming Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji rewarded them eclecticly, giving officials, land and silver one after another. They lived a good life and became masters.

Wang Tianxiang's treatment is equivalent to that of a second-rank official. Of course they don't want to suddenly let them pass on their skills to others, so that more people can have their skills.

I am even more afraid that in the future, someone will surpass me and replace me.

Yuan Tian was amused in his heart, but still said on the surface: "But if we don't do this, how can we complete the task of two thousand Lumi guns in two years? You also know the majesty of the emperor."

On the Qing side, beheading is not enough.

The expressions of all the craftsmen changed.

The hall was quiet for a while, and I don't know how long it took. Liu Han said slowly: "The only way is to reduce the number of cannons and iron armor, concentrate our strength, and shoot the Lumi gun first."

The craftsmen were noncommittal.

Yuan Tian smiled secretly, and sighed on the surface: "I listen to everyone's opinions, but I hope that after two years, the emperor will not be disappointed."

But how much artillery to build is not up to them. It depends on Tong Yangxing, who is in charge of the craftsman's workshop, and Kong Youde, who is in charge of the firearms camp.

What the craftsmen mean is that everyone is Han Chinese, so we should discuss it with them carefully and ask the two of you to help us talk.

Yuan Tian immediately said: "I am familiar with Master Tong, I will go find him."

Liu Han had no choice but to say: "I'll go find King Gongshun."

Yuan Tian approached Tong Yangxing afterwards, saying that the craftsmen complained that they were afraid that they would not be able to finish, and wanted to reduce the production of artillery and iron armor.

Tong Yangxing was furious, it was all your fault, now I want to reduce these numbers, how can I explain to the emperor.

Yuan Tiandao, I don't want to either, I'm just thinking about the Qing Dynasty, but when things get to this point, don't complain to each other, let's think of a way first, if it can't be completed by then, all craftsmen including me will be beheaded. With the craftsmen gone, what will happen to the artillery in the future?
Tong Yangxing thought for a while, and then said, it is better to build more small cannons and less Hongyi cannons, which can save time, labor and manpower.

As for the Iron Armor, in the past ten years or so, their number of soldiers and horses has not increased much. The Iron Armor is given priority to the elite of the Eight Banners, and basically everyone has it, as long as there are enough replacements.

Yuan Tian also said that there is no way for craftsmen to resist passing on their skills. We should think of ways to make them willing to teach them. After all, there are more craftsmen, which is a good thing for our Qing Dynasty.

Soon these things reached Huang Taiji's ears.

There are so many craftsmen in the Craftsman Museum, only Yuan Tian is dedicated to the sake of the Qing Dynasty. The other craftsmen all want to hide their personal interests, refuse to be loyal, and are selfish.

"These bastards." Huang Tai was very angry, but now he needed craftsmen and couldn't deal with them, so he liked Yuan Tian more in his heart.

Shuri, Yuan Tian, ​​who was fooling around at Li Mi's house, suddenly heard someone coming in from outside. It seemed that Mrs. Zhou opened the door, and she could faintly hear Mrs. Zhou calling someone.

Song's face turned red, and she got up quickly: "Get up quickly, it seems that the boss is here."

Yuan Tian also got up quickly, and a trace of wretchedness appeared on his face.

"Is Adjutant Yuan there?" someone outside asked with a smile.

Yuan Tian turned around, pinched Song Shi's body several times, and then opened the door to go out, making Song's body numb and numb, almost unable to stand still.

She looked at Yuan Tian's back with shame and anger, thinking that she was much better than Li Mi, the dead ghost before.

"My lord." Yuan Tian walked out embarrassedly, with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face.

Outside is Li Mi's boss, Li Yongfang.

In history, Li Yongfang died of illness in the seventh year of Chongzhen. This time, for some reason, he has not died yet.

However, his health is very bad now, his face is pale, and he often coughs up blood. Huang Taiji thought of his merits and made him a third-class viscount, hereditary replacement.

Li Yongfang has always been the head of the intelligence department of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Historically, he has worked hard and made great contributions to the intelligence cause of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. In contrast, the intelligence work of the Ming Dynasty was muddled. Not as good.

Originally, he planned to retreat behind the scenes and hand it over to his eldest son Li Yangeng.

But Huang Taiji had been defeated by Ding Yi many times in the past two years, and he kept urging him to go to Lushun to work carefully. Li Yongfang was afraid that his eldest son Li Yangeng would not be able to do it, so he could only reluctantly persist, but his body couldn't resist.

"Li Shangshu is here too." Yuan Tian saw a young man standing next to Li Yongfang again. It was Li Yangeng, the eldest son of Li Yongfang's eldest son, Han Chengzheng of the Qing Dynasty.

The Manchu Qing also had six ministries, the head of the six ministries was Chengzheng, which was further divided into Manchu and Han Chengzheng.

Li Yangeng was in charge of the Han Dynasty, and the Han officials here are used to calling him the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

"Adjutant Yuan." Li Yangeng was expressionless.

"Why are you looking for me?" Yuan Tian harassed his head, and the other party went directly to Li Mi's house. He was a little embarrassed, as if he was caught by someone.

"Boss, Eldest Young Master." At this time, Mrs. Song also came out, her face was blushing, and she was afraid to look at the two of them.

Li Yongfang smiled and nodded to her: "I'm sorry to disturb Adjutant Yuan with something." His tone was extremely humble.

"Go, let's talk outside." Yuan Tian hurriedly said.

The three of them walked outside quickly.

(End of this chapter)