Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 240
Liaobei.

Xingkai Lake.

Of the 2000 Cossacks led by Mikhail, Governor of Eastern Siberia in Tsarist Russia, there are now only a little over [-] left.

There are almost a thousand Cossacks killed by the Ming army alone
In the process of fleeing, hundreds of people got lost.

So now there are only more than [-] broken soldiers who have lost their armor and armor by the Xingkai Lake.

Such a big failure is quite rare in Russia's continuous eastward expansion.

When Kangxi personally conquered Nerchinsk, Tsarist Russia did not lose so many people.

This is actually quite normal, because the indigenous tribes in Western Lia are too backward, and the place is too bitter and cold, and the population that can originally be carried is not large.

Moreover, Tsarist Russia's expansion from Eastern Europe to Western Asia also benefited from several large rivers, which can be used to transfer and transport supplies through the summer unblocking period.

From a geographical point of view, although the core area of ​​China is closer to Siberia.

But in fact, if the Chinese regime wants to become interested in Siberia, logistics and transportation can only rely on land.

No river can reach the heart of Siberia across the south and north of the desert.

On the contrary, it is not as convenient as Tsarist Russia in terms of power projection.

And this test of the army going south.

The results have also been separated.

The Cossacks were no match for the Ming army at all.

The opponent only dispatched 2000 people, and hardly suffered any casualties. They used rifled guns with a longer range and mortars with lighter firepower and more powerful firepower to beat [-] Cossacks to flee in embarrassment.

If it wasn't for the other party being cautious enough, he didn't take the risk of going north to pursue it.

It is not certain whether 1000 of the four thousand Cossacks can escape in the end.

The Ming Dynasty occupied Liaodong and Vladivostok, and had not had time to completely occupy the original Manchuria area.

The Eight Banners outside the Qing court were basically defeated by the Ming army. Many people from the Eight Banners fled into the deep mountains and old forests. Many people died of freezing and starvation in this winter.

Therefore, a vacuum zone was formed in the Heilongjiang River Basin, which gave Tsarist Russia's Eastern Siberian Governor's Palace an opportunity.

He fled non-stop for two days.

After confirming that the imperial army will not come up in pursuit.

Mikhail let out a long sigh of relief.

He rested under a big tree surrounded by several people panting heavily. Some logistics soldiers had already boiled ice cubes. After taking a few mouthfuls of hot water, Mikhail felt the heat from his body return. Only then did I have time to think about the gains and losses of this battle.

"The Ming Empire is not Ottoman after all, and the Chinese are not Turks after all."

Mikhail said with a sigh.

"Their commander is actually still too cautious. If not, maybe all of us in this group will stay in Vladivostok."

Radishchev heard the words and said: "Your Excellency, I really don't understand what the Queen in the Kremlin thinks? Does she really want to start a war with such a super empire? This is for the Slavic nation. It's tantamount to suicidal!"

Mikhail frowned slightly: "Although I don't agree with the Queen's actions against the Ming Empire, but when it comes to self-destruction, isn't it a bit too exaggerated?"

"Exaggerated?" Radishchev shook his head and said, "Did your Excellency forget the history of the Golden Horde?"

"Mongols? The Mongols can't protect themselves now." Mikhail said.

"No, they are Chinese!" Radishchev said, "I have studied the history of China. In a broad sense, the concept of Chinese can actually cover farming and nomadic areas in East Asia. You didn't realize that. Whether they are Mongols or Manchurians, will they call themselves orthodox and Chinese when they enter the farming areas of China?"

"The concept of China is sometimes not a concept of a country in the East. You must not apply the European national system to Chinese civilization."

Radishev's research during this time in the East has obviously gone deeper.

"What do you mean?" Mikhail frowned.

"In fact, Mongols can be Chinese, and Manchurians can also be Chinese. But they will not become Russians." Radishev spread his hands and said, "Although I don't know what the Chinese emperor thought, but .If he chooses to arm the Mongols and launch a nomadic attack on Eastern Europe, will Russia be able to resist it?"

When Mikhail heard the words, the scene of a large number of Mongols riding horses, driving cattle and sheep, equipped with rifles and mortars flocked to Moscow suddenly appeared in his mind, and his scalp suddenly became numb.

"Yes. It is obviously unwise to provoke China." Mikhail murmured.

Tsarist Russia is powerful, but their neighbors to the southeast are even stronger.

In Beijing, Mikhail communicated with Vasily Lavrov, the Russian ambassador to the Qing Empire.

The Ming Empire is a newly emerging industrial empire with flourishing industries. Their technology is quite advanced, especially in the world's leading position in machinery and medical treatment!
Moreover, the output of industrial products in the Ming Empire was extremely large, and there were a large number of factories powered by steam engines in both the Pearl River Estuary and the Yangtze River Estuary.

Although they also had a large number of tenant-style agriculture, their tenant farmers were free people. The enlightened Chinese emperor liberated all slaves (cancelled low status), and encouraged farmers to move from the countryside to the city to make a living. Immigrants from areas with richer and more abundant land resources.

This is a thriving super empire.

In contrast to Russia.

In industry, there are only some small-scale handicraft industries, and advanced machinery such as steam engines cannot be produced.

In essence, it is still an agricultural country, even a serfdom country!
Such a country will go to war with the Ming Empire in an all-out way.

Might be able to win a battle or two.

But can Russia win a long war with the Chinese?
See Mikhail league dignified.

Radishchev said: "It is already a miracle that Russia can expand to the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Its expansion in the East should stop here and seek to live in peace with the Chinese. The Chinese will not like Siberia, they prefer it." The places are Southeast Asia, Australia, and North America”

"The Ming Empire has risen. Russia's goal in Eurasia should not be to seek war with the Ming Empire, but to seek a balance between the East and the West as much as possible. We cannot over-stimulate and provoke the Chinese. Because this may It will bring us an unbearable disaster!"

Mikhail nodded slightly.

He also knows this truth.

But
Russian nobles in Moscow, does the queen know this truth?

In their thinking, maybe China is a closed empire that is behind the times?

And
The queen's position was obtained through a coup, and the forces opposing her in Russia are not small.
However, the Slavic nation advocates a strong man in war, so this queen has to continue to provoke wars and expand to consolidate her position.

Maybe a war with the Chinese is exactly what she is after.
The Slavs are not afraid of war, and Empress Ekaterina also needs war.

To a certain extent, this small-scale conflict in Vladivostok made Zhu Daohua, the Son of Heaven, rethink his strategy against Manchuria and Mongolia.

"The Russians didn't really put much effort into their expansion."

Zhu Daohua was riding on the horse, talking to Tao Biquan beside him.

After Qianlong was captured, tens of thousands of Eight Banners were captured, and even Fukang'an, Eredengbao, Mingliang and other Manchu and Qing generals were all captured.

Including Hejian Mansion, Tianjin Mansion, Yizhou, Xuanhua and other state capitals that are still under the rule of Qing court officials, there is almost no possibility of resistance.

While Zhu Daohua was heading northeast.

Tianjin government has come down.

Before that, Zhu Daohua had already ordered the central government officials such as the Zhongdu Cabinet and the Generalissimo's Mansion to go north by boat to Tianjin Mansion to meet Emperor Zhu.

With the Battle of the North a decisive victory was achieved.

It is only a matter of time before Daming wins the whole of Handi.

However, there are still many remaining problems.

First of all, of course, it is necessary to drive away the remnants of the Qing court, and try not to cause too much damage to the local area.

The second is the issue of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

It is necessary to urge Pingxi Wang Qilin to go west as soon as possible.

To win Guanzhong, Shanxi and other places, Daming can be regarded as barely unified again.

The other is how to deal with the full Mongolian problem.

What to do with so many Manchurian Eight Banners captured, and what to do with the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.

There is also the problem of the two Qing emperors in the capital.

In addition, it is necessary to sort out the place, resume production, provide relief to the victims, and so on.

These problems are not something that Emperor Zhu can make a decision with a slap on his head, and can solve it quickly.

Emperor Zhu is not a god, he still has to discuss with his cabinet officials, officials of various ministries, and local representatives.

"The Russians actually used the Cossacks to complete their eastward expansion, and they didn't actually send a large-scale army." Zhu Daohua continued, "So I'm not worried that Tsarist Russia will seek any large-scale war. The concern is endless border conflicts."

Tao Biquan also frowned upon hearing this.

If the Cossacks of Tsarist Russia harassed the border every day, it would be really annoying.

"Your Majesty, the core of Tsarist Russia is thousands of miles away from me, and its country is so huge. What benefits can they gain by provoking Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Daohua shook his head, a hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of his mouth: "This nation is like this. They advocate power and force, and take pleasure in war. It is really annoying to be neighbors with such a country. The key is their core area It’s so far away from us, it’s troublesome to fight.”

Tao Biquan thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, Tsarist Russia relies on Cossacks to expand, but China may not be able to use Cossacks."

"Oh? Who will be the Cossack of China?"

"How is Man Meng?"

Zhu Daohua looked at Tao Biquan thoughtfully.

Use Mongolian people to beat Russians?
"Can you control it?"

"Aren't there two emperors in the Qing Dynasty now?" Tao Biquan said with a smile, "If your majesty is willing to give Manchu a way of life, Manmeng can still use it."

He looked to the north and said, "After all, there are one or two million Mongols in Monan and Mobei."

Zhu Daohua was noncommittal.

How to deal with the Eight Banners, he has not yet made up his mind.He knew that many scholar-bureaucrats in Daming opposed the massacre of the Manchu Eight Banners.

But whether it will be slaughtered in the end depends on whether Manchurians can use it.

If it is useful, Emperor Zhu would certainly not be complacent about something that happened 200 years ago.

It's just that Manchurian is a Cossack. Is it really feasible?

"How about Qianlong?"

"Still not saying a word, it seems that this old man wants to die on a hunger strike." Tao Biquan said.

"Hmph, you can't let him die so easily, at least you have to go through a public trial and the punishment will be clear."

Zhu Daohua said.

But he sighed slightly in his heart.

really.

There are really not many emperors in this world who are willing to call the door.
(End of this chapter)