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Chapter 313: Are the Tatars also called kings?

Sichuan.

Yongzheng's imperial edict required Sichuan to send troops before the end of June, but it was only May, and Yue Zhongqi was still preparing troops.

Qinghai's Luobuzangdanjin sent troops first!

Since the uprising last year, in just two months, Luobuzangdanjin has nominally controlled as many as 20 troops.

Such a large army cannot be raised by Qinghai even if it scrapes three feet of ground.

Historically, Luobuzangdanjin was destroyed too quickly.Otherwise, as long as he is trapped in Qinghai, he himself will collapse first.

It is said that Nian Gengyao defeated Luobuzangdanjin and captured 10 Mongolian cavalry prisoners. In the end, he killed all [-] men because he thought it was too wasteful of food.

It is already May, and since the Manchu Qing Dynasty is about to have a decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty, they have not bothered with Luobu Zangdanjin.

This not only gave Luobuzangdanjin time to breathe and consolidate his territory's troops, but also made him deeply aware of the problem of food shortage.

Luobuzang Danjin had no choice, and he couldn't produce food, so he had no choice but to divert the conflict externally.

Either fight against the Manchus or the Junggars.

Junggar is an ally and cannot be fought, then only the Manchus will be left.

It happened that the Manchu Qing Dynasty had transferred all its elite troops back to the Central Plains, and the remaining troops were not worth worrying about in the eyes of Luo Bu Zangdanjin.

Luo Bu Zangdanjin did not go to Shaanxi and Gansu, not because he was afraid of Nian Gengyao, but because the northwest of the Qing Dynasty was also poor and there was nothing to grab.

It is better to go directly south and fight in Sichuan. It is what the Han people call the "Land of Abundance". There will definitely be money, food and people.

Moreover, Luobuzangdanjin’s ultimate pursuit is to regain Tibet and recreate the great achievements of Gushi Khan in the past.

The Sichuan Qing army was successfully held back by Luobuzangdanjin.

……

Outside Jiayuguan Pass.

"As expected of the Han people, it is the most majestic pass in the world. It is really majestic!" Galdan Celing rode his war horse and looked at Jiayuguan not far away, but his face was not full of emotion, but full of desire to take it for himself.

"It's a pity that no matter how unbreakable the pass is, it still needs suitable people to guard it." Cewang Alabutan, who is 60 years old this year, is still getting stronger with age. He also rides a war horse and stops at the front of the army under the protection of his own soldiers.

On the city wall of Jiayuguan, the Qing soldiers hurriedly climbed onto the city wall, facing the Junggar army opposite, with fear on their faces.

Galdan Celing said: "Please give the order from the Great Khan. I am willing to be the vanguard and win this pass for the Great Khan!"

Cewang Alabutan said calmly: "Go back!"

Hearing this answer, Galdan Celing was a little disappointed, but did not disobey: "Yes! Great Khan."

The Junggar army came suddenly and left quickly.

Within a moment, he returned to his own territory in a cloud of dust.

The Qing soldiers in Jiayuguan were all relieved and secretly glad that the Junggar army had not really invaded.

As the last master of the Zhongxing in Junggar, Cewang Alabutan's greatest advantage is caution.

To put it simply, if you don’t see the rabbit, don’t let the eagle fly.

Historically, Luobuzangdanjin rebelled against the Qing Dynasty with great momentum, but Cewang Alabutan still did not act rashly.

Then, Luobuzangdanjin was defeated by Nian Gengyao in four months.

As long as the news of Yongzheng's defeat in the Central Plains did not spread back to the northwest, Cewang Alabutan would always be brothers with the Manchu Qing with Jiayuguan as the boundary.

……

Caozhou.

In the pre-Ming Dynasty, Caozhou and Caoxian were the same place, but later the War God of the Ming Dynasty restored Caozhou and it was under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou Prefecture. Caozhou and Caoxian were separated.

As the saying goes, Yao, Shun and Yu were buried in the Tang Dynasty, and the tombs of three of them are in what is now Caozhou.

Of course, there is another resounding ancient name "Shuibo Liangshan" here.

Yang Wenqian, the magistrate of Caozhou, was also an unlucky man like Jiang Zhuo, the magistrate of Xuzhou.

Originally, when Yongzheng ascended the throne, he should have been transferred to Guangdong as an inspector.

Then when his father Yang Zongren, the governor of Guangdong, the same Yang Zongren who was killed by Lin Jun, was promoted to the governor of Huguang, Yang Wenqian happened to inherit his father's legacy and took over as the governor of Guangdong.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the war started, Yang Wenqian immediately settled in Caozhou.

However, it was a good thing that he was not transferred to Guangdong, otherwise he would be like his father and not survive even the second year of Yongzheng.

"This... what should I do?" Yang Wenqian looked at the Ming army besieging the city. The stretching banners, at least tens of thousands of troops, were already panicking.

On the side, Caozhou guard Feng Jie also turned pale. The Ming army came so fast that he had no time to gather his troops.

Now there are less than [-] defenders in the entire Caozhou City, of which [-] are young and strong civilians recruited temporarily.They don't even have soldiers and armor, and they haven't been trained at all about giving orders.

The local rebellion lasted for nearly two years. In order to quell the rebellion, the Manchus had no choice but to impose exorbitant taxes and then provoke civil uprisings, creating a vicious cycle.

Until now, the entire Shandong has been almost destroyed.

And in order to launch this decisive battle, it is said that the people have to suffer even more, but the people can no longer squeeze out the oil, so they can only squeeze the gentry and merchants.

When the Ming army came, the gentry immediately took the lead in the uprising. This was why.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Ming army's artillery fired.

Ignoring heavy artillery such as the Red Coat Cannon, all other land combat artillery was pushed out.

Looking around, dozens of artillery fire were fired one after another.

Regardless of the hit rate, this scene is truly terrifying.

"General Feng, what...what should we do?" Yang Wenqian was frightened.

It is still the second year of Yongzheng's reign, and Caozhou is still a prefecture city, not even Zhili Prefecture.

Moreover, it was not until the 32nd year of Qianlong that Fan Jun, the prefect of Caozhou, rebuilt Caozhou City and changed the earthen city wall to a brick city wall.

The Ming army fired dozens of artillery salvos, and it was impossible for Caozhou's fragile city wall to block it.

The Ming army couldn't even use city-breaking artillery, and it was only a matter of time before the city walls were destroyed by artillery.

Feng Jie gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, this won't work. If the Ming army is allowed to fight like this, the city will not be able to be defended at all. How about surrendering?"

Hearing Feng Jie's words, Yang Wenqian wanted to vomit blood. He thought this guy had some good ideas, but in the end he just surrendered.

To be honest, he also wanted to surrender, but he was from the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and his family members were all in Beijing.

If this happens, all the family members in Beijing will die.

Moreover, even if he can be cruel enough to ignore his family.Yang Wenqian heard that even if the Ming Dynasty surrendered to the Eight Banners, they would still be dragged away as coolies.

How can this work?

Yang Wenqian had a righteous look on his face and said: "No, we are going to eat your salary and be loyal to you. How can we waste your kindness and abandon the city to become a thief?"

Feng Jie said: "Sir, those are just fake Qing Tatars. In the past, they took advantage of the civil strife of our Han family to invade the Central Plains and steal our Han family's artifacts for nearly a hundred years. Now that the Ming Dynasty has reversed the chaos and restored our Han family, we will cooperate. We should seize this opportunity and abandon the secrets and join the light. Moreover, even if we want to hold on, we will definitely not be able to defend Caozhou with the Ming army outside besieging the city."

Yang Wenqian still shook his head: "I have received the kindness of the late emperor, and I cannot be disrespectful to the late emperor. Moreover, the false Ming rebels seem to be menacing, but as long as we can hold on for a few days. Once the imperial reinforcements arrive, the rebel army will be wiped out. "

"..."

Feng Jie said: "Sir, are you really unwilling to surrender?"

"Ok?"

Yang Wenqian realized something was wrong and was about to call his entourage for protection.

Feng Jie suddenly got up and took Yang Wenqian hostage, and then shouted: "Where are the soldiers?"

The soldiers were stunned for a moment, then immediately stepped forward to protect Feng Jie.

The rest of the Qing soldiers reacted a moment too late, and then they rushed forward ferociously.

Feng Jie said: "The Ming Dynasty King's Army is completely invincible. There is no way we can defend Caozhou. If you don't want to die, come with me and surrender to the King's Army. Maybe you can even gain glory and wealth."

As soon as these words came out, those Qing soldiers remembered the current situation.

Especially the phrase "the Ming army is completely invincible" that Feng Jie deliberately said was in conjunction with the rumbling artillery fire outside.

"I am willing to listen to the general's orders!"

With almost no hesitation, all the Qing troops present defected on the spot.

Yang Wenqian felt despair in his heart: "Feng Jie, you are in vain, Gu Junen... Oops!"

Before he finished speaking, Feng Jie slapped him on the face and said with a sneer: "A Tatar is worthy of being called king? Get him tied up and present it to Master Wang later. It will be regarded as our certificate of surrender."

When the Qing soldiers started to kidnap people, Yang Wengan panicked and said quickly: "General Feng, if you have something to say, I am willing to surrender, I am willing... woo woo!"

A ball of rags was stuffed into the mouth.

As a white flag of truce (not surrender in ancient times) was raised, the gates of Caozhou were immediately opened.

Caozhou was ruined like this.

　A little Calvin...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)