Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 474
"No, quite the opposite."

"The nail in Dagukou must be pulled out."

"Otherwise, once Chongzhen launches the Northern Expedition, the nail inserted into Dagukou will become a sharp knife stabbing the heart of our Qing Dynasty. This is really a deadly move."

"So, the nail in Dagukou must be pulled out."

After a short pause, Hong Chengchou said again: "It's just that we can't fight any more now. The North Sea has thawed, and the Ming Navy can drive straight into the Weihe River and even the trenches outside the Ming Army's blunderbuss platform when the tide is high. With the advantages of firearms, if our Qing soldiers continue to attack by force, it will only be in vain, wasting precious manpower, material and military power.”

"Mr. Heng Jiu's words are very true. It is really inappropriate to attack by force at this time." Hou Fangyu echoed.

"We need to wait until the middle of winter in October, when the North Sea and the Weihe River are frozen, before attacking Dagukou."

"Furthermore, a strong attack at that time required a soil attack, that is, digging a tunnel directly from the ground to the Ming army's gun platform or even Dagukou, and then blasting it with gunpowder. It should be able to destroy the Ming army at Dagukou."

"What about now?" Dorgon asked again, "Do you ignore it?"

Hong Chengchou said: "It is absolutely impossible to ignore it. The Ming army will not stay in Dagukou honestly. Our army is here, and the Ming army has some scruples and dare not come out. But once our army withdraws, the Ming army will inevitably plunder people everywhere and destroy them." Farming, not to mention Tianjin Wei at that time, even farming outside Beijing would be seriously damaged."

Dorgon said: "So we still have to follow the example of the old Khan and the former emperor and dig a trench to block the Dagu entrance?"

"Yes, because the results in Dalinghe, Jinzhou, Songshan, and Xuzhou have fully proved that digging trenches to blockade is the most effective method of warfare, and the cost is also low." Hong Chengchou paused, and then said, "But Right now, there is a first-class difficulty. The navy of the Ming army can go up the Weihe River directly to Sanjiaodian Lake in Tianjin. If the Weihe River cannot be blocked, then the blockade of the Dagukou is out of the question, because the Ming army can easily bypass it with the help of the navy. The blockade trenches we have dug so hard."

"You don't need to worry about this matter." Hou Fangyu waved his hand and said, "The tide at the mouth of the Weihe River was so high yesterday, if there are no accidents, there will be a big ebb today and tomorrow, and the water level will become extremely low. It is the ditch outside the gun platform, I am afraid that even the mouth of the Weihe River cannot stay, but can only retreat to the North Sea to anchor."

"Oh, that's right, if it wasn't for Chaozong's reminder, I almost forgot about it."

Hong Chengchou hurriedly said: "Master, just wait for the tide to recede, and then quickly order the Eight Banners Han army to seize the important places on both sides of the Wei River and build forts. As long as the forts are built, the navy of the Ming army will not be able to enter the Wei River. Then our Qing soldiers will be able to implement a long-term blockade and siege of Dagukou."

Dorgon immediately ordered Cao Eryu to check.

As far as luck is concerned, Cao Eryu, a dog slave, has the best luck.

At that time, among the dozen or so people on the top of the well, except for Dorgon and Fulin who were protected and not injured, the others were slightly or severely injured, except Cao Eryu, a dog slave, who was not injured at all.

Cao Eryu immediately took several Ba Yala to the beach to check the water conditions.

Less than half an hour later, Cao Eryu came back excitedly.

"Master, the tide has already receded, and the mouth of the Wei River is exposed."

When Dorgon heard the words, he immediately called Gu Shan'erzhen of the Eight Banners Han Army, including Gadahun, Ji Xiha, and Shi Tingzhu, and asked them to quickly go to both sides of the Wei River to select important places to build forts and set up cannons.

He also specially told Shi Tingzhu to be vigilant to prevent the Ming army from making a surprise attack.

……

In fact, Dorgon really worried too much.

The Ming army at Dagukou was no longer able to launch any surprise attacks.

In a situation like last night, it's okay to come suddenly while Jiannu is in chaos. When Jiannu regains stability and is prepared, it would be courting death to launch a surprise attack.

Regarding the point of taking the initiative to attack, Chongzhen also gave a death order-it is strictly forbidden to take the initiative to attack.

Xu Yingwei didn't even see the shadow of a Jiannu in Gaizhouwei, and he didn't dare to take the initiative to attack. Instead, he could only build defensive gun platforms a little bit north along the east bank of the Liao River.

Yan Yingyuan was even less likely to take the initiative to attack.

In particular, more than 3000 people were killed or injured in the fierce fighting all day yesterday.

Now there are only more than 1000 people in Dagukou intact.

After receiving the report from the sentinel, Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu boarded the towering watchtower immediately.

Standing on the top of the watchtower and looking northwest, I soon saw the Jiannu who were busy building fortifications on both sides of the Wei River. Judging from this posture, they should be building a fort.

Hold up the binoculars to see more clearly.

I saw teams of Jiannu with bare chests and backs, throwing the tamping tools high into the air through thick hemp ropes, and then pulling them down forcefully. The thick tamping tools fell to the ground heavily until a long time later. , only to hear a swollen sound.

If Chongzhen was here, the distance could be roughly calculated through the lag time of the sound soon.

Yan Yingyuan didn't know what the speed of sound was, but he still visually measured the approximate distance of the fort.

"The distance is about two thousand steps." Chen Mingyu also calculated, "It's beyond the range of the 4-inch gun."

"Jiannu was obviously carefully selected." Yan Yingyuan nodded and said, "They built these two forts, probably to prevent our navy from going up the Wei River to reach Tianjin Wei and even Tongzhou and Beijing."

After a pause, he added: "Afterwards, it is estimated that we will have to dig trenches and blockade us for a long time."

"It's a pity." Chen Mingyu said with some regret, "The tide has receded too low this time. Otherwise, with the navy, Jiannu wouldn't even be able to repair the fort."

"Jiannu can still build the fort if he wants to, and the navy can't stop them."

Yan Yingyuan waved his hand, and said: "After all, the navy's Hongyi cannons are not comparable to Jiannu's Hongyi cannons in terms of caliber and range, so Jiannu can build the fort at a farther place first, and then rely on The cover of these forts is repaired closer to the fort, and sooner or later the fort can always be repaired to its current position."

Chen Mingyu said with a dark face: "Even if it can only be delayed for a few days, it is a hundred times better than doing nothing."

"Gongchen, you are wrong." Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and said, "Who said we didn't do anything? As long as we stay here, it is equivalent to a sharp knife in Jiannu's throat, and Jiannu will have to live in Daqing. Gukou left enough troops and firearms, which is a great consumption of the national strength of the slaves."

Chen Mingyu nodded and said, "I'm afraid Jiannu won't let it go."

"Jiannu will definitely not give up, but they can't do anything before winter." Speaking of this, Yan Yingyuan said, "As for after winter, I'm afraid it will be another situation."

"That's right." Chen Mingyu said in relief, "Perhaps the Holy Majesty will start the Northern Expedition at that time."

"The Northern Expedition should not be that fast." Yan Yingyuan said, "But it is entirely possible to increase troops to Dagukou before winter. After all, compared with attacking, it seems that the cost of holding on to the city and waiting for Jiannu to attack. "

"That's right." Chen Mingyu said again, "If you count the time, your Majesty should have received the news, right?"

"Then it depends on where the sage is." Yan Yingyuan said, "If the sage is in Xuzhou, he may have already heard from us. If he is in Nanjing, he may have to wait for two days. If he is in Sichuan, he will have to wait for a few more days. .”

……

Chongzhen was still in Xuzhou at this time.

Duoduo finally withdrew his troops and returned north.

With infinite melancholy and unwillingness, Duoduo finally withdrew.

It is determined that Jiannu has really withdrawn his troops and returned to the north, and Chongzhen is also preparing to return to the south.

Then when I walked outside the city of Xuzhou, I happened to meet Chen Zilong and his wife who were returning from the north.

"Chen Nong Ke all gave to Chen Zilong in the matter, please ask the sage Jin'an." Chen Zilong bowed to Chongzhen and fell to the ground.

A little behind Chen Zilong's right, Liu Rushi also bowed down prostratingly: "Liu Rushi, a commoner woman, kowtows to the sage Jin'an."

"Please come, Mrs. and Mrs. Chong." Chongzhen vainly asked, and said to Chen Zilong with a smile, "Chen Zilong, I am so eager to call you back to Xuzhou, you don't blame me for being unkind, do you?"

"Your Majesty's words are serious, how can I have such absurd ideas."

Chen Zilong said hastily, "Besides, I don't plan to stay in Nanjing any longer."

Liu Rushi lowered her head after getting up, not knowing what she was thinking.

But Chongzhen didn't bother to think about these things, he couldn't just let Qian Qianyi go lightly because of Liu Rushi's fame, profiteers like Qian Qianyi who didn't know how to advance or retreat and restrain themselves, not killing them would not be enough to anger the people.

More importantly, not killing Qian Qianyi is not enough to maintain order in the business world.

Of course, the killing mentioned here is not beheading, Chongzhen actually hates beheading.

Chongzhen prefers to squeeze the oil out of the bones of these profiteers or moths rather than falling to the ground.

The same is true for the nobles such as Wei Guogong and Qian Guogong, the Jingjiang King, Chu Wang and other clans, and the Changshu Qian family, Songjiang Xu family and Rugao Maojia and other profiteers.

Chongzhen did not show mercy to the Mao family.

Those who have meritorious deeds should be rewarded, and those who have done so should be punished.

The merits of Maoxiang alone cannot protect the Mao clan.

Of course, it would not be possible to deprive Maoxiang of his reputation.

The power that Maoxiang's children and nephews should enjoy is still there.

But the Rugao Mao clan lost all their wealth.

At that moment, Chongzhen said to Chen Zilong again: "Chen Zilong, spring plowing has already started. The most important thing for you now is to do a good job in the selection and breeding of sweet potatoes, bracts and potatoes, and cultivate grains with higher yield per mu as soon as possible."

"I will take the decree." Chen Zilong said solemnly, "I will definitely do my best to select and breed."

Chongzhen said to Du Yinxi who was accompanying him: "Du Qing, remember to grow some peppers."

"The minister leads the decree." Du Yinxi responded respectfully, "The minister will let the soldiers in Xuzhou plant more peppers."

Chongzhen didn't explain too much to Du Yinxi, what is the purpose of asking Xuzhou Town Taiwan to grow peppers.

In fact, chili is very useful. In addition to being directly used as a biochemical weapon, it can also be used as a condiment for Ming army rations. The taste of chili is completely different from that without chili. The key is to keep out the cold.

It won't take too long, and the Ming Dynasty will definitely use troops against Liaodong, Mobei and even Siberia.

It would be unimaginable to be in such a world of ice and snow without high-grade liquor and peppers to keep out the cold.

Chongzhen led Chen Zilong and Liu Rushi, talking and walking, and soon came to a fort beside the official road.

This is also a standard stronghold, with [-] town soldiers living in it. Since it is already the beginning of April, the town soldiers and relatives of this stronghold have already started plowing in spring.

I saw that the field covered with green grass was full of town soldiers carrying plows or leading old cattle.

In addition to town soldiers, there were also many peasant women carrying baskets, many of whom had big bellies, and some peasant women carried panniers on their backs, with a small baby lying in the panniers.

From time to time, the cry of a baby came with the wind.

Recalling the scene when Chongzhen passed through Xuzhou in early April of the 17th year, it seemed like a century had passed.

At that time, Xuzhou was really lifeless, and there was not even a living person to be seen on the official road, and the few refugees who managed to see were mostly dull and haggard.

As for the cooking smoke and so on, I couldn't see it at all.

It was only when I arrived at the county seat that I got a little angry.

However, in the past three years alone, Xuzhou has been very different.

The ridges and ridges of the cultivated land have returned, the farmer carrying the plow and the old ox has returned, and the peasant woman with a big belly and a baby in a basket has also returned, full of vitality.

In fact, it's not just Xuzhou, Guide and Kaifeng.

The situation in Jiangna's eight prefectures is even better than here.

It is entirely foreseeable that there will be a baby boom this year.

However, there are still some unsatisfactory things. When passing by the next fort, I saw a family in the distance having a funeral. I sent someone to inquire and found out that the daughter-in-law of this family had just passed away.

Chongzhen sighed when he heard the words, turned his head and said to Du Yinxi: "Du Qing, I will go and tell Fu Shan later, let him transfer a group of teachers and students from the medical school to Xuzhou Zhentai to open a hospital first, and other You can ignore it, but you must try your best to ensure the safety of the mother and child."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Du Yinxi was overjoyed when he heard the words.

Du Yinxi had long heard that the teachers and students of the medical school opened a hospital in Nanjing to treat various patients by category, especially the obstetrics and gynecology department specially set up in the hospital to treat pregnant women with dystocia, and many of them survived.

Du Yinxi was thinking about how to talk to Chongzhen, but he didn't expect Chongzhen to mention it first.

Chongzhen said again: "Du Qing, you have no combat missions in Xuzhou Township in recent years, mainly farming, try to increase the variety of sweet potatoes, corn and potatoes, and prepare for the next large-scale promotion of planting across the country."

"I would like to accept the decree." Du Yinxi cupped his hands and said, "I will personally supervise the grain planting."

While talking, a fast horse suddenly came galloping from the direction of Shandong, and started shouting from a long distance: "Urgent report from Dagukou, urgent report from Dagukou!"

Wang Jiayan, governor of Shandong, and Hu Xinshui, governor of Shandong, learned that Chongzhen was in Xuzhou.

The pond newspaper sent by the Navy from Dengzhou Wei was sent directly to Xuzhou.

Chongzhen was immediately overjoyed after reading the urgent delivery from Shandong Chief Envoy.

[Report: After my son became positive three days ago, my daughter-in-law also became positive yesterday, and I probably also became positive, but the symptoms are not obvious for the time being, but I don’t know how long it will last. In addition, because I have to take care of my wife, I will definitely guarantee it tomorrow It won't be three more, today's three chapters were written yesterday]

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