At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

As night falls, bonfires rise.

The tired Qing army began to camp and rest.

Since March, this army, which has suffered a heavy defeat, has been on the run for days.

From Baoqing, we first returned to Guiyang, then to Chongqing, and finally arrived in this wilderness.

This place is still more than 200 miles away from Boryeong, although this distance seems not too far.

Especially for the highly mobile Qing army, it seemed that they could arrive in three days.

However, this is Sichuan, a desolate place that has been turned into a no-man's land.

In February last year, Wu Sangui traveled south from Baoning.

Because the road is desolate and overgrown with thorns.

Wu Jun had to advance while logging, and it took more than two months to reach Chongqing.

But now, after a year of growth, the weeds and thorns that were originally cleared by Wu Jun have grown back.

It has been two months since the Qing army left Baoning on June 4th.

But the final journey still takes more than half a month to complete.

At this moment, the food and grass carried by the army have been consumed, and the draft horses and civilian men have also been exhausted.

What faced the Qing army was a very serious problem.

"Let's talk about it, what should we do?" Donnie asked in his drake voice with a tired look on his face.

As soon as these words came out, the kings of Duoluo County, Luo Keduo, Duoluo Beiledulan, Gushan Ezhen Yilde, Luotuo, and Oro Saichen all fell silent.

What can the Qing army do now that they are trapped here?

It’s out of the blue and out of place.

There's not even a place to grab, and there are some wild beasts around here.

But no matter how many beasts there are, they can't withstand an army!

Even if a few tigers are hunted, on average, not a single person will have a hair on his head.

"Your Majesty, it's better to send someone to Baoning to urge you. It's been more than two months since Bai Rumei, the slave, should have sent food and grass." Ild sighed.

As soon as he said this, everyone rolled their eyes at him.

"Yi Dutong, how can we send an envoy to Baoning now?"

Du Lan sighed and said: "Sichuan is seriously infested with tigers. If we take the overland route, we will probably be killed by tigers before we reach Baoning."

"If we take the water route, this place has already deviated from the Jialing River. The envoys rushed to the river and set up rafts to go up the river. In all likelihood, when we arrived in Baoning, they had not arrived yet."

As soon as he said this, Ild's face turned red, knowing the stupidity of his opinion.

In this uninhabited land, even if someone were sent to Baonyeong to report the news, there would be no way to ride a horse among the thorns.

Walking overland in the bushes, if you encounter a tiger, you will immediately fall into it.

There are not many other things in Sichuan now, but there are many tigers.

If you encounter a tiger while hiking through the jungle, wouldn’t it take the initiative to deliver food to someone’s door?

Although armored soldiers can theoretically defeat tigers, that's only in theory.

What's more, there are too many tigers in Sichuan now, and Dunima ambushes villages in groups to eat people.

A good solitary animal, after tasting the sweetness of eating human flesh, it went into groups in Sichuan and massacred the people, causing the Sichuan tiger epidemic that is deplorable!

In this case, if someone goes out, even if they are wearing armor, they will be sent away.

If they were wearing armor and accompanied by a certain number of soldiers to protect them, and they would move carefully and slowly along the way, the speed would slow down again.

It was safe to take the water route, but the envoys sent had to go to the Jialing River first, and then build a raft and go up the river.

Moreover, the raft is not safe yet, and there are many crocodiles in the river!

As long as the big boat is okay, a small boat, especially a raft, might be beaten to death if it encounters a crocodile!

Overall, it’s difficult, it’s really difficult!

"Your Majesty, the food in the army has long been exhausted, and the edible horses and mules have also been eaten."

Luo Tuo said: "It will take at least half a month from here to Baoning according to the current progress of the army."

"Our army can only slaughter war horses to satisfy hunger."

"Kill the war horse!" Donnie's eyes widened.

This war horse cannot be slaughtered casually! It would be fine if there were dozens of horses.

But once slaughter occurs on a large scale, the price and guilt will be too great.

"Your Majesty, there are still more than 6,000 war horses in our military camp. In order to preserve the fire of our Qing Dynasty, we have no choice but to slaughter them."

Belleduran also spoke and agreed with Lotto's opinion.

The Qing army originally carried more than 200,000 horses and mules, but due to various losses since going south, Wu Sangui lost a lot of them.

In the Battle of Baoqing, the Qing army lost more than 100,000 horses and mules.

Among them, more than 20,000 were captured by Sun Kewang alone.

The rest either died fighting or fled.

After the Battle of Baoqing, Doni gathered the remnants of the army, and there were still more than 40,000 horses and mules left.

Among them are more than 13,000 war horses.

However, following the disastrous defeat, Zheng Jiaolin and others were not only unwilling to go north but also colluded with Wu Sangui.

Naturally, the horses and mules under their command are no longer under Donnie's control.

In the end, Doni had to lead more than 30,000 troops and more than 9,000 horses to go north.

The journey was full of hardships and lasted for three months.

Although the war horses have been carefully cared for, it is summer now, the climate is hot, and diseases are prevalent.

After marching for a long time under such conditions, horses continued to fall and die along the way. Now only the last 6,000 horses are left.

"No, no." Luo Keduo shook his head like a drum upon hearing this.

"War horses are too important. Taizong once used people to raise horses. This allowed me, Manchu Erlang, to enter the border many times to arrest Nikan."

"If we kill the war horse, how will we explain it to the court?"

"Yes, war horses are the foundation of my Manchuria. Without war horses, how can we go into battle to kill the enemy again?"

As Rokoduo spoke, Orosechen expressed his support.

When Huang Taiji came to the throne in the past, there was a lack of food in Liaodong, and the production order of the Jurchens had collapsed.

In this case, Braised Chicken decided to raise horses with people.

They would rather starve to death, even the Mongols and Manchus, than keep the horses in the army.

In the end, his move preserved the Qing Dynasty's ability to enter and plunder, and was a great success.

Now thirty years later, Dhoni and others have to face this choice again.

Is this the guarantor or the horse guarantor?

"What did Bai Rumei do! This made me fall to this point!"

"When I return to Shaanxi and Gansu, I will kill this slave!" Doni cursed angrily.

The Qing army was still more than half a month away from Baoning, so that was all.

If you kill a group of war horses, you can still hold on. But if Baoning is still out of food, Duny will have to go north to Hanzhong, cross the Qinling Mountains, and return to Guanzhong to get food.

Judging from the current state of the Qing army, after this period of time, there will probably be very few war horses left.

His soldiers and horses, Prince Xinjun, had been fighting for a year, and they suffered heavy losses in the battles of Mopanshan and Baoqing.

I also traveled three months from Guizhou to get here.

Under such circumstances, even if there were no obstacles from Sichuan thorns and weeds, we would probably only be able to travel thirty miles a day to Baoning via the official road.

If God doesn't keep it beautiful, it will rain again.

This, this, this—

There is no way to live!

"Your Majesty, our army was in too hasty when it left Guizhou. Although we sent an envoy to report the news by water from Chongqing when we set off."

"But it takes time for Governor Bai to receive the official documents, and it also takes time to prepare the grain and grass. It takes even more time to transport the grain and grass from Guanzhong to Baoning." Luo Tuo sighed.

As soon as he said this, Donnie clenched his fists and sighed.

Disaster! It’s really difficult!

Although Shaanxi and Gansu had supported Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses in providing food and grass, this was only after the Qing government had planned for many years, stored large quantities of food and grass in Baoning and Hanzhong, and used the Jialing River waterway.

Now Wu Sangui, a thief of soldiers and horses, has been chewing horses for a year, and the food reserves in Baoning and Hanzhong have bottomed out.

Although the Shun Army's two battles at Chongqing failed, it also caused the Qing Army's waterway and grain channel to break twice, disrupting the original deployment.

Later, in order to support Doni's counterattack, Li Guoying, governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Gao Minzhan, governor of Sichuan, and Bai Rumei, governor of Shaanxi, tried their best to collect grain and transport it to Guizhou.

However, after the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Baoqing, Dhoni was immediately blinded.

He does still have some food reserves in Guizhou, which can last for a while.

But as it stands now, Dhoni is sandwiched between Wu Sangui and Sun Kewang in Guizhou.

After experiencing the fiasco of Baoqing, it was useless for him to have food.

After all, the Qing army was in that situation and could not defeat either Wu Sangui or Sun Kewang.

The traitors Li Benzhen and Zheng Jiaolin were ready to make another move.

So Dhoni could only run away from Guizhou in a hurry.

But in this way, the possibility of the remaining Manchu and Mongolian children being brutally murdered by Wu Sangui was eliminated.

But in a hurry, Dhoni's lone army was unable to communicate with Shaanxi in time to finalize the plan for the army to return north.

And we can't bring Guizhou's grain reserves to ensure the food and grass supply of the army.

So at this point, Donnie didn't know about Shaanxi's arrangements, and the army's food and grass had been exhausted.

This is really a dilemma!

If he had stayed in Guizhou longer and discussed a comprehensive plan with Li Guoying and Bai Rumei, the situation would not have been so difficult.

But the actions of Zheng Jiaolin and his gang failed to attract Wu Sangui.

But it alerted the enemy, forcing Dhoni to return north in a hurry.

Now there is no way out for Prince Xin.

Apart from killing the war horse, there is only the last way left!

"My lord, kill the war horses. We cannot let the Manchu and Mongolian children starve to death in this wilderness!"

Luo Tuo cupped his hands and said, "First kill a batch of war horses and let the disciples return to Baonyeong."

"Although war horses are hard to find, the Manchu and Mongolian disciples are our foundation!"

"Your Majesty, Taizong once used people to raise horses, why do we need horses to raise people now?" Luo Keduo sneered.

"Prince Pingjun, what do you mean by this?" Du Lan asked in confusion: "Is it possible that you plan to let us Manchu and Mongolian children starve to death here?"

"If these 11,000 Manchu and Mongolian disciples cannot return to Shaanxi and Gansu, what will happen even if they save these war horses?"

Originally in Guizhou, there were more than 14,000 Manchu and Mongolian descendants in this army.

But traveling is difficult!

The Manchu and Mongolian soldiers were intolerant of the heat and were not acclimated to the climate and climate of Yunnan and Guizhou.

They suffered another disastrous defeat, with many injured.

In this day and age, if you don't adapt to the climate and get a cold or a minor illness, you may die.

And the army is a place with dense crowds. If some infectious disease, flu or the like occurs due to acclimatization, the death will be huge!

Ten years ago, the Zhongzhen Camp that retreated to Guangxi was severely damaged in this way.

Because these northwest men are not suitable for the climate in Guangxi, they have become ill one after another, and because the military camp is densely populated.

Therefore, half of the 50,000 Shun army died of illness, and four of the nine major generals, including Li Guo, died of illness.

Historically, Li Dingguo ended up in the same situation in Myanmar. Except for him, King Li Jin, half of his soldiers and horses died of a disease because they were not accustomed to the acclimatization!

Now that summer has arrived, Dhoni is taking more than 14,000 Manchu and Mongolian disciples on the road.

This is intolerant of heat, acclimatization, lack of food and grass, and shortage of medicine.

We were walking through the bushes in Sichuan again, and a random mosquito bite might kill one of us.

If it weren't for Doni and others who tried their best to supply the Mongolian soldiers with food and medicine, and did not give up any wounded.

It is estimated that by this time, the remaining 14,000 Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners will not be 11,000, but 7,000!

After all, the situation in the Zhongzhen camp in Guangxi was not so difficult, and half of them died of illness.

"Dubele, you misunderstood." Luo Keduo said grimly: "What I said about using people to raise horses is not using our Manchumen disciples, but using Green Camp!"

"What?" Dulan and others were stunned.

"Your Majesty, which war horse is more important than the Nikan?" Luo Keduo sneered: "In addition to more than 6,000 war horses, there are tens of thousands of Han people in the army now!"

"Our Qing Dynasty has always treated the Han army and the Green Camp well. Now is the time for them to contribute to our Qing Dynasty!"

"I think that Emperor Taizong will eventually achieve great things by raising horses with people. We must not disgrace his reputation."

"You can kill the old and weak of the Green Camp first and hand them over to the army to satisfy their hunger."

"When we get to Baoning, if there is still no food and grass, kill the green camp elites!"

"My Manmeng disciples and war horses will not be harmed!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Donnie and others changed.

"Prince Pingjun, are you crazy!" Luo Tuo said quickly: "Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong, Wang Jinbao and others are loyal to our Qing Dynasty. If they kill their subordinates to satisfy their hunger, wouldn't it chill the hearts of all Han people in the world!"

"What will happen if these Nikan's hearts are cold?"

Luo Keduo sneered and said: "As long as we save the Manchu and Mongolian children and the war horses, in front of my Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers, the Nikans will do whatever they want!"

"Besides, here, God knows and the earth knows that you know and I know. If you are afraid that the Nikans will turn away from me, just kill all the Green Camp soldiers after you get out of this hellish place!"

As soon as these words came out, Luo Tuo's mouth opened wide, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Your Majesty, Prince Ping is right. Taizong used people to raise horses. Now we should also use people to raise horses!" Ild agreed with Luo Keduo.

"That's right. If the Nikan is gone, you can still recruit and capture it again! It will be difficult to get the war horse if it is gone."

Erosechen's eyes lit up when he heard this and said: "There are thousands of nuns in the world, but how many war horses are there?"

"This horse is already more valuable than a man, let alone a war horse compared to Nikan?"

"At this point, we can only suffer one more bitter green camp. Who let them take our money from the Qing Dynasty?"

"If you take money from our Qing Dynasty, you have to contribute to our Qing Dynasty!" (End of Chapter)