Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 302 The emperor seeks a long-term future, and the darkness is full

Now the Jurchens in the east are mainly divided into three forces, namely: Jianzhou Jurchen, Haixi Jurchen and Savage Jurchen.

Jianzhou Jurchen's current degree of Sinicization is relatively low, and both the agricultural foundation and weapon technology are still very weak, so the strength is actually the worst Jurchen.

If it weren't for the protection of Ming Dynasty, Jianzhou headed by the Aixinjueluo clan had already been annexed by the other two Jurchen factions outside the pass where the weak were preyed on by the strong.

Zhu Youtang's attempt to establish the Jurchen state this time has already made a strong anti-war voice. If he wants to accuse the savage Jurchen again, he will definitely encounter greater resistance.

Most importantly, the barbarian Jurchen did not include the Ming Dynasty, so it was a real war of aggression in name.Moreover, the strength of the savage Jurchen is stronger than that of the Jianzhou Jurchen, so the casualties will definitely be greater.

There is only the last glow of dusk, a faint golden color falls on the treetops and roofs, and the entire lake seems to be covered with a light layer of mist, making it look very quiet at this time.

Zhu Youtang took Han Youying's reaction into his eyes and expected this reaction, so he put down the empty teacup in his hand: "Da Ming spent so much effort, and the total investment may exceed 200 million taels, so naturally we still have to It has paid off. If we can successfully win Jianzhou, then we really have to continue to expand eastward!"

"Your Majesty is stupid, I don't know what His Majesty is looking for in the east?" Han Youying knew that she was extremely intelligent since she was a child, but at this moment she asked in confusion.

From various indications, the farther the world is from Daming, the more desolate it will be, and it will even be a barren land covered in ice all year round.

If Jianzhou Jurchen didn't get enough rewards, not to mention the fighting power of the wild Jurchen, even if the wild Jurchen territory was captured, it would not be able to make up for the military expenses spent in launching the war.

That's why, she didn't know why this emperor, who was able to plan everything, was suddenly obsessed with expanding eastward, and wanted to take the initiative to provoke the more powerful savage Jurchens.

Zhu Youtang looked up at the western sky, his eyes were full of determination and said: "If you have to talk about things, then you should plot the entire East China Sea!"

What will follow is the age of ocean after all. History has already proven that those with oceans will win the world.

If Jianzhou can be successfully captured this time, they can follow the method of building a city and continue eastward to capture the coastal line belonging to the wild Jurchens.

If things go well, they can cross the sea from the savage Jurchen territory to take down the land of Ezo, that is, the famous Hokkaido in later generations, thus forming an encirclement of the entire Japan from east to west.

Not to mention, the island of Hokkaido alone is rich in resources such as timber, whale oil, and North Sea pearls, which can be used to feed back Ming Dynasty by plundering or trading these resources.

What's more, the indigenous Ainu people are still an independent race and may be supported as their own Tokai vassal state.

Once Ming takes the entire East China Sea into its pocket, not only will Japan, which is in chaos, submit to Ming, but also the resources on the ocean can be further developed.

The reason why Zhu Youtang focused on marine resources was because he knew that Huaxia wanted to truly rise, and it might be difficult to achieve this goal by relying solely on agriculture.

Not to mention that history has already proved that once the Little Ice Age comes, it will not be able to solve such periodic natural disasters by relying on the hardworking people of China.

As for man-made disasters, it is impossible to prevent them. For example, the Yellow River broke its embankment in May because of corruption in the river, causing millions of victims in Henan.

That's why it is important to seize Jianzhou and build a granary in the Northeast, but the pace of Huaxia's eastward advancement cannot be stopped, and it is even more important to start developing marine resources.

"Is the East China Sea important?"

"Yes, very important!"

"How important is that?"

"It's like I can't live without tea for a day!"

"Your Majesty, the Jianzhou Jurchens have not been solved yet, but the Savage Jurchens have been targeted. You are so confident in the Eastern Expeditionary Army, do you still have some trump cards that you haven't revealed yet?" Han Youying brought tea to Zhu Youtang, then Ask seriously.

Although the man did not reveal much information, she had already made a judgment in her heart. It would be difficult for the Jianzhou Jurchens to stop this man from conquering the East China Sea.

Zhu Youtang took a deep look at this smart and beautiful woman, and couldn't help but move his eyes down and said: "You have stepped on the line!"

"I know I was wrong!" Han Youying knew that this matter had indeed involved the most core secrets, and her pretty face blushed immediately.

Zhu Youtang hooked his fingers lightly, and when he saw the woman standing up slowly, he was surprised to find that the pair of long legs seemed to have grown longer again.

Liu Jin realized that something was about to happen, and immediately sent the irrelevant people away, and then moved in a screen to surround the place.

Han Youying seemed very well-behaved, but she took the initiative to take off her clothes, and then exposed the most beautiful scenery in the world.

Zhu Youtang took advantage of his youth and gave this woman who inquired about secrets a juicy punishment.

Although he knew that there might be no harvest for this effort, he still chose to sow seeds recklessly.But he is still unwilling to believe that God still wants to make him extinct.

The last rays of the setting sun dissipate, and the fishing pavilion is full of spring.

Originally, he still wanted to fight with God, but when he was intoxicated with happiness, it seemed that he would not rush to find his heir.

The sky in August is cloudy and sunny.

It's just that this world is unfair, some people have beautiful women in their arms, and some people have broken hearts.

Daming Jianzhou, General Ledger.

Tuoluo is nearly fifty, with a long braid tied on the back of his head. Although he is of medium height, he looks very lean and has bright eyes.

"how is this possible?"

Tuoluo's intelligence system was far behind. After learning about the latest battle situation, his whole body felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his mind went blank.

Facing the army marching eastward at every step, their Jianzhou Jurchen didn't have the capital to confront them head-on, so they could only rely on the surprise soldiers they sent.

The supply line of the Ming Dynasty's Eastern Expeditionary Army was cut off by the unexpected troops, thereby forcing the Ming Dynasty's Eastern Expeditionary Army to retreat, and even forced the Ming Emperor to give up the idea of ​​​​conquering them.

Different from Mongolia, the Jurchens in Jianzhou were in a state of half hunting, half fishing and half farming, so they had relatively few horses, and half a horse per person was not enough.

Just in order to gather enough [-] cavalry this time, he almost used the strength of the entire Jianzhou Jurchen, but pinned his hope of forcing back the Great Ming's Eastern Expeditionary Army on this strange soldier.

However, their greatest expectations have now failed.

"Taking the original guarantee to die? Only a few dozen people returned smoothly?"

Tuo Luo didn't react too much to the news of his son's death, but he couldn't accept the fact of the fiasco, and his brain suddenly became buzzing.

At this moment, he still couldn't accept this naked truth.

Ten thousand strange soldiers attacked Daming's supply line, but it was their last hope for Jianzhou Jurchen.Now his son Tuoyuanbao died in battle, and the cavalry he led suffered a disastrous defeat, almost declaring the defeat of their Aixinjueluo clan.

At this moment, he actually felt regretful in his heart.

Although he knew that the tendons of [-] deer were an excuse for Emperor Ming to send troops, but if he could work hard to raise the tendons, he might not be able to raise enough.

Unfortunately, he underestimated the Ming army too much, but he didn't intend to raise deer tendons at all, but decided to fight with the Ming army to the death.It's just that Daming got an excuse to send troops, so he sent troops here in a high-sounding manner, and their Aixinjueluo clan may perish in the long river of history.

If he had known this earlier, he should have unconditionally donated the raised deer tendons to Daming, and the Emperor of Ming might not have liquidated his loyal self.

He chose to directly betray the Ming Dynasty, not even dedicating a deer tendon to the Ming Emperor. Now a full [-] cavalrymen have never returned, and he is in the worst period.

"Ten thousand rides are gone like this?"

"It's incredible, is it a misinformation?"

"This matter was confirmed by people from several tribes, so how could it be false?"

……

Because the matter was too important, almost all the tribal leaders gathered together. Most of the tribal leaders questioned it, but it was quickly confirmed by relevant personnel.

Although unbelievable, this matter has been confirmed by many parties, but it made the tribal leaders present have no choice but to believe it, and at the same time knew that this time it might be a disaster.

Although they can still form a cavalry regiment of [-] now, it is almost impossible to compete with Daming's Eastern Expeditionary Army.

"It's over!"

The tribal leaders present looked at each other, but they knew that a catastrophe was coming, but some people had already begun to seriously think about how to "get out of trouble."

Naturally, it is impossible for the Jianzhou Jurchen to have only the Aixinjueluo clan, but to gather together many tribes. Because the Aixinjueluo clan is the strongest, the other tribes surrendered.

It's just that some subtle changes have taken place in the leaders of the tribes. Everyone knows that the Aixinjueluo clan is suffering an unprecedented catastrophe.

This time is different from the catastrophe in the Chenghua period. That time Dong Shan or Tuo Luo chose to surrender to Daming voluntarily, but they found a glimmer of life from it.

However, the Hongzhi Dynasty had stated that it would expel the Jurchens in Jianzhou from here, but it also stated that it wanted to recover the entire Jianzhou.

In fact, this was originally the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and they were ministers of the Ming Dynasty, so they should leave obediently.But they have already taken root here, so how could they give up so easily?
But the result is obvious. The Ming Dynasty sent a large army to conquer, and the tribes or tribes wherever they went died or fled. Most of Jianzhou had actually fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty.

Just like this, this is actually a catastrophe for the Aixinjueluo family, and they may not be unable to find a glimmer of life from it.

"Let's ask for peace from the Ming Dynasty!"

"If we could sue for peace, we wouldn't be in this situation!"

"Then what should we do now?"

"How about we go back to our ancestors?"

"Shall we go east or north? Do you think we can really migrate smoothly?"

……

Faced with the current dire situation, the leaders of various tribes have expressed their views one after another. It seems that they have no longer dared to resist, but they proposed to seek peace or relocate.

It's just that the former can't impress Hongzhi Dynasty at all, and the latter must be attacked by Haixi Jurchen and Savage Jurchen, and seems to have fallen into a deadlock.

Just like that, the tribal leaders in the big tent couldn't find a way out, but they couldn't help falling into silence.

What they are facing now is not only the Ming army, the Haixi Jurchen in the north and the barbarian Jurchen in the east are also staring at each other, and even North Korea in the south may not not send troops.

Tuo Luo had already realized that he had no way out, so he said with firm eyes: "Although our Jurchens are attached to Da Ming, you must be very clear about the virtues of Da Ming's soldiers. Now our surprise soldiers are attacking Da Ming's defense. We have already lost this time, but Ming’s logistics army must have also suffered heavy losses. You don’t need to panic, Ming’s Eastern Expeditionary Army may be in chaos at this time, we only need to use the terrain to ambush the main force of Ming, and we will surely win the final victory.”

Although the news came back that the surprise attack failed, he believed that Daming "killed a thousand enemies and only lost [-]". With Wang Yue's cautious style, he must first reorganize the logistics army.

Boom!

At this moment, a deafening sound suddenly came from outside, as if the whole earth was shaking.

"What happened?"

"It's not good, the Ming army is here!"

"This...how is this possible?"

"Yang Mu Dawu led his troops to surrender to Daming!"

……

Tuo Luo is now the nominal leader of the Jianzhou Jurchen, but his control is still a bit weak.

If the Aixinjueluo family has always been able to receive the resources and support of the Ming Dynasty, plus the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, all the tribes will naturally continue to support them.

It's just that now the Aixinjueluo family has lost the trust of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and is even being punished by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and even labeled as a traitor by the Ming Dynasty.

Unfortunately, Daming's Eastern Expeditionary Army did not give Tuoluo any chance to turn the tables. Under the leadership of Wang Yue, they were systematically encroaching on Jianzhou.

Just like this, news spread that the surprise soldiers sent in Tuoluo were almost wiped out, and Yang Mutawu, who was at the forefront, decided to lead his troops to surrender to Daming.

"All of you go out with me, we Jurchens are invincible, we must let the Ming army never come back!" Tuo Luo believed that he could still win the final victory with his own strength, so he got up and strode out of the big tent.

The tribal leaders present knew that the catastrophe was imminent, and it was even time to make a real decision, so Dang Lian got up and followed Tuo Luo out of the tent.

Boom!

Just when all of them walked out of the general ledger, they all stared dumbly at Shubinjiang, who raised them, and saw a scene they would never forget.

But at some point, a three-masted ship with a length of [-] feet appeared on the surface of the river. The black muzzle protruding from the hull was aiming at their camp, and lead bullets headed towards them with a sharp whistling sound. fly.

boom!
But they saw a cannonball weighing more than ten kilograms flying over from a ship on the river, drawing a beautiful parabola in mid-air, and finally landed heavily less than ten meters away from them.

Everyone present was safe and sound, but in front of them was a cavalry regiment that was gathering. As a result, blood and severed limbs flew everywhere, and the cavalry regiment immediately fled in all directions.

"Dangerous, get out of the way!"

Just at this time, the ship launched a new round of shelling, and some of the guards were destined to throw a few lead bullets in the direction where Tuo Luo and the others were, and immediately shouted with a pale face.

Finished!

Tuo Luo looked up at the lead bullet flying from the sky, only felt that the black ball was getting bigger and bigger, and then his eyes suddenly went black.

(End of this chapter)