I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 392
Chapter 392

The small court in Nanjing was dumbfounded as more and more emperors appeared in the world, and they were a little overwhelmed.

It is said that there are no two days in the sky and no two kings in the country. Now there are enough emperors in the world to organize two football teams. What is even worse is that the number of emperors continues to increase. Even the 20 emperors they finally managed to pull together. An army of tens of thousands is no longer stable.

Those military leaders looked at Zhu Yihai with evil intentions. This emperor didn't seem to be anything special. Why is it that your Zhu family deserves it, but our Zhao family, Li family, and Yang family and Qi family don't?

That doesn’t make sense!What's even more terrible is that at this critical moment, the civil servants of Nanjing's small court still did not change their contempt and arrogance towards the generals, and offended several generals who could fight. These generals were furious, and they saw people constantly proclaiming themselves emperors. Just quit. If you can be the emperor, so can I!
The Donglin Party continued their traditional style of accomplishing nothing and leaving nothing behind, using astonishing efficiency to make the situation in the Jiangnan region extremely corrupt.

Insightful people looked at this scene like a doomsday carnival and were filled with fear. With this approach, even if the Qing army won, let alone the Qing army, Jiangnan would not be able to escape a bloody disaster. Jiangnan Jingentry Group Their unruly behavior has exceeded the limit that any one party can tolerate to dominate the world!

"Nineteen emperors!"

At the Sanhe Ning Naval Camp, Cheng Shijie looked at the information in front of him and couldn't help but smile. There are now nineteen emperors with more than thousands of troops, and three of them have more than 20 troops. Whether it is Huang Taiji or Zhu Yihai Or the King of Qin supported by Li Zicheng, both had an army of more than 20.

Cheng Shijie sighed: "The world is in chaos!"

"Chaos in Jiangnan!"

Zhou Ning frowned and said, "Should we..."

"No need. Besides, we don't have the absolute power to intervene in Jiangnan yet. If Jiangnan is in chaos, let them continue to be in chaos!"

"I'm afraid this mess will last for a long time!"

Zhou Ning sighed and said: "Unless Jiangnan Jinshen Group can unify the world by itself!"

"It takes ten years for scholars to rebel!"

Cheng Shijie smiled faintly and said: "But considering their urination, it would be difficult for them to unify the world..."

Cheng Shijie did not continue. History has long proved that the Donglin Party can do nothing but talk. Letting them unify Jiangnan is absolutely no less than riding a donkey to the moon. It is simply impossible.

Emperors rushed out one after another and attacked each other. There was chaos in the south of the Yangtze River and in the world.

"There must be a problem here!"

Zhou Ning analyzed: "Otherwise, it would be impossible for so many emperors to appear!"

This is indeed true. Rebellion in the late Ming Dynasty is nothing new. Whether it is Wang Jiayin, Lao Huihui, Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Zongmin, Li Zicheng and others, they have never dared to claim the title of emperor. Even now, Li Zicheng still wants to claim the title of Qin King Zhu Cunji. flag.

It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty has absolute weight in the hearts of people in the world, but the problem is that there are so many emperors now, which is definitely not a good thing.

Cheng Shijie nodded, looked in the direction of Beijing City and said, "This matter is actually not difficult to guess. It is directly related to those people in Beijing City!"

Zhou Ning asked: "What are they planning?"

"Muddy the water so you can fish in troubled waters!"

Cheng Shijie muttered: "What Huang Taiji and the others did!"

Zhou Ning was a little confused: "What are they doing this for?"

"The plan is very simple, win over allies!"

Cheng Shijie said: "He used conspiracy and took advantage of people's hearts. Power is an addictive poison. These nineteen emperors each control their own area, which is also convenient for him to use the art of manipulation!"

Zhou Ning suddenly realized: "Most of these nineteen emperors are just make-up. Only King Zhu Cunji of Qin, and King Zhu Yihai of Lu. The south of the Yangtze River is too far away for him to reach, so King Qin..."

"We have to change our plans too!"

Cheng Shijie sighed and said: "Once Huang Taiji finds out that Beijing cannot hold its own, he will break out towards Shanxi at all costs. Once he runs to Shanxi to join Dorgon's tribe, we will be in big trouble."

"Shanxi has many mountainous areas. Although it is not convenient for cavalry to move freely, it will have a great impact on our Ning Navy!"

"More importantly, this will make our logistical supply more difficult!"

Cheng Shijie pointed in the direction of Tongzhou and said: "We retreat and fight a war of attrition with the Jiannu in Tongzhou and Dong'an. We carry Liaodong on our backs. We have convenient shipping, food from Luzon and Dajuan, and artillery shells produced in Liaodong. They can't use them up." us!"

Just like the war between Russia and Ukraine in later generations, although the war began to become stalemate, this move was like the Laoshan battle, using a war of attrition to consume the enemy.

Although Ning Haijun was fully capable of attacking the capital in one go and driving Jiannu out of the capital, Cheng Shijie did not do so because he had completed the strategic encirclement of the Qing Dynasty, from the southeast of Shuntian Prefecture in Beijing to Baoding Prefecture and In the northeast, there were no three prefectures directly controlled by the Manchus.

Along with the raging war, September of the ninth year of Chongzhen passed like this, and Beizhili ushered in the first month of the Qing Dynasty's entry into the customs amidst the mountains of corpses and sea of ​​blood.

The weather in Beizhili is cold and snowy, but Beizhili is a cruel and maddening hell on earth.In North Zhili, two of the most elite and fiercest armies in Asia collided head-on, engaging in an unprecedentedly brutal fight.This is the most brutal war between two ethnic groups fighting for living space. Both sides show no mercy, no sympathy, no pity, and no prisoners.

Countless civilians were involved in the flames of war, famous cities were turned into ruins under the roaring fire, and large numbers of civilians were turned into bones under the butcher's knife. Such a tragic war is really rare!
The focus of the battlefield now lies in the Dong'an area of ​​Shuntian Prefecture, which is later known as Langfang. Ning Haijun launched an unprecedentedly violent offensive in this area, and the Qing army also broke out with unusual courage and determination here. This was a Qing army A war that cannot be lost. If this place is lost, the connection between Beijing and Hejian Mansion will be cut off. Beijing, which was finally won with great difficulty, will become an isolated city. If it reaches this point, the Qing army will be completely defeated!
In the final analysis, war is about economy or strength.

The Ning Haijun Eighth Brigade and the Guards Brigade retreated from Sanhe until they retreated to Tongzhou. On the battlefield in the direction of Dong'an, the Qing army, with the Guan Ning Army as the main force, faced off with the Ning Haijun, whose strength was comparable to its own. A decisive battle was imminent.

The Qing army was well aware of Ning Haijun's combat effectiveness. Especially after changing their uniforms and receiving modern military training, Ning Haijun's army had become a formidable force. It was irrational to engage in a decisive battle with such an army that was well-equipped and had high morale. of.

But the Qing army had no choice. Even though Ning Haijun had retreated to Tongzhou City, the situation in the Beijing-Tianjin area was getting more and more critical. Their only choice was to repel Ning Haijun's offensive against the Dong'an area as soon as possible!

Ning Haijun did not immediately capture the Qing army's defense line in the capital. In fact, in Cheng Shijie's consideration, it was mainly due to two reasons. Ning Haijun's entire army was changing gear and needed training. However, no matter how good the training on the training ground was, it was far from as good as Practice directly with battle on the battlefield.

Another reason was to let the gentry who surrendered to the Manchus taste for themselves how cruel and bastard their chosen masters were.

Taken together, it can be seen that the Qing army is already in a state of decline. It can only parry in various battlefields and has no power to fight back. The energy that roared into the pass with the remnant power of the Ming Army's Northern Expedition has long since dissipated, leaving behind Just scared and confused.

Perhaps it was only now that Huang Taiji realized how unrealistic it was for a mere 10,000+ Qing troops, plus 10,000+ Guan Ning troops who were trying to swallow up the entire Ming Dynasty. He was playing with fire.

It's a pity that it's too late. Even if he wants to stop now, it's impossible. Without the Ming army all over the world, Ning Haijun will not let him go. Unexpectedly, he can only desperately collect troops and fight in Badaling. The front line continued to struggle with Lei Shisheng's army, fighting to the death with Ning Haijun and Chen Dayong's troops in the direction of Dong'an.

At the same time, as many infantry and cavalry troops as possible were sent to the front line of Zhending Mansion, trying to open up the connection with Shanxi, and trying to support it. At the same time, they sent messengers to Shanxi one after another, hoping to get Dorgon's response.

He firmly believed that victory belonged to him. Northern Zhili was too big and the Ming army did not have the ability to swallow up such a large territory in one go. The Eight Banners Army under his command was consuming a lot of the Ming army's strength. Although the Qing army was exhausted, the Ming army was exhausted. The army is also uncomfortable. As long as Dorgon's army can cross Xuanfu and enter the Central Plains, the situation will be reversed immediately!

Just, where is Dorgon and his army?Why not come?

The Qing army was confused, frightened, and at a loss. However, the civil servants group of the Ming Dynasty who helped the Qing army steal half of the country was so heartbroken that they did not even dare to understand the situation of the war, for fear of hearing some bad news again, and what they had endured. There are too many blows!

When it came to killing people and killing people's hearts, Cheng Shijie chose to kill people's hearts.

Liaodong is far away from the whirlpool of war. Affected by the war, all walks of life have developed extremely well. A large amount of military supplies are consumed on the battlefield, ranging from cans, bedding, shoes and socks, including vehicles, weapons and equipment, medicines, and various supplies. How much is produced is consumed.

Because this place is far away from the war, people who want to escape the war are flocking to Liaodong. The arrival of these people has stimulated the consumer market in Liaodong and made the market in Liaodong more prosperous.

The pier was crowded with people, all of whom came to seek refuge in Liaodong. Of course, the ferry tickets were not cheap. Most of the people arriving in Liaodong at this time were people with some wealth.Otherwise, if you have some skills, Liaodong provides free ferry tickets for technical projects.Most of the ships going out are cargo ships, and each ship is loaded with cargo.

There are more people in Liaodong. Most of them have moved here from other places. They belong to a hard-working people who are still in the stage of starting from scratch. They are simple and kind-hearted. They are extremely grateful to Cheng Shijie, the regent who oversees the country, who provides them with food and land.

Of course, the common people hope that those officials who are capable and treat the common people well can rise higher and stronger, provide themselves with better protection and seek more benefits.

Tianjin, Dagukou.

This is the gateway to Beijing and Tianjin, the gateway to sea and land, and its strategic value cannot be overestimated.After Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, he built a city and garrison in Tianjin and built piers and artillery at Dagukou to consolidate coastal defense. Dagukou has since become an important fortress in the Beijing-Tianjin defense line.

After Ning Haijun occupied Tianjin, it also attached great importance to this bridgehead. It stationed [-] elite troops here and deployed several heavy artillery. In fact, with the strength of Ning Haijun, there was no need to do this. However, Ning Haijun had no need to do so for coastal defense. Don't dare to relax even a little bit.

The Ning Haijun officer stationed in Tianjin was Xie Shangkui, the son of the former Taiyuan commander Xie Zhiliang. Although Ning Haijun had a garrison, Tianjin became prosperous during the war.

Because of the war, the wealth accumulated among the people in Gyeonggi Province flowed to Tianjin at an alarming rate, in exchange for urgently needed food, cloth, bedding, steel, medicine and other strategic materials, millions of silver and an influx of countless refugees. Entering Tianjin has provided an extremely strong impetus for the development of Tianjin. Nowadays, both industry and commerce are blooming everywhere in Tianjin, and its development speed is jaw-dropping.

Originally, Tianjin had less than 100 people, but now it has officially surpassed the capital, with a population of more than 100 million. You must know that this is more than [-] million people in the late Ming Dynasty.

Because when you come to Tianjin, you can have a way of survival.

In front of a soup kitchen outside the city, many people with no clothes on their clothes were lining up in a long queue, and several government servants were bringing large bags of rice and vegetables, and everyone stepped forward to receive them one by one.The dishes were not sumptuous, but they were rich in oil and water, and everyone enjoyed the food.

Although Cheng Shijie wanted to use attrition tactics to exhaust all the strength of the Qing army, Ning Haijun's six new brigades, which were the new army established based on the Dashun Army, did not think so. Their offensive surged. After a wave, in the direction of Zhending Mansion, they were eager to show off and did not give the Qing army any chance to breathe. Zhengding, Huolu, Jingxing, Pingshan, Gaocheng, Xingtang, Lingshou, Yuanshi, Zanhuang, and Wuji , Luancheng, Xinle, Jinzhou...

Ning Haijun's battle flag was planted in cities one after another, and the defense lines were shattered by Ning Haijun's overwhelming artillery fire.There is no reason to doubt the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners of Manchuria. Even with the Ning Navy and Tianxiong Army, their combat effectiveness can still rank among the top three in East Asia.

There is also no reason to doubt the bravery and tenacity of the Manchurian warriors. They really even used their energy to suck milk.

However, the gap is too big. Facing an opponent whose equipment and tactics are a whole generation ahead of them, no matter how tenacious they are, they can only be crushed.

The Qing army desperately discovered that the flat and vast North China Plain was no longer a paradise for cavalry. Facing the phalanx composed of dense reed-like spears, the invincible Manchu cavalry struggled to move forward. The bullets fired by countless guns and cannons intertwined into a fiery sea. At the dead line, the Qing cavalry was cut down in pieces before they could reach Ning Haijun.

Even if he rushed in front of Ning Haijun, he couldn't get through. The densely packed spears and bayonets formed an icy death line, which frightened the war horses, while the bullets flying in groups like crows and the hail of bullets like a curtain of fire tried to escape from between the phalanx. Passing through the gap, the cavalry looking for flaws suffered heavy casualties.

Ning Haijun gave up all tactics and resorted to the simplest and most direct attack, the simplest and most direct risk of human life. However, the Qing army had absolutely nothing to do with them and could only defeat them again and again!
It's not like the Qing army didn't try to break the deadlock. Unfortunately, the Qing army always lacked a little luck. It seemed that as long as it faced Cheng Shijie or Cheng Shijie, the goddess of luck would leave the Qing army. Who knows what happened.

(End of this chapter)