Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 693 Mother and son even think about countermeasures

In the spring of the 16th year of Shunzhi, the weather was still warm, and the atmosphere in Cining Palace was warm and cozy. The face of the forty-six-year-old Empress Dowager Zhaosheng was as cold as ice. "Is the Emperor still in Chengqian Palace?" she asked in a deep voice.

"The Imperial Concubine is unwell today, and the Emperor went to visit her," Su Mo'er, the personal maid, said cautiously.

"An emperor needs to be exposed to both rain and dew. If he pampers only one person all day long, the harem is full of complaints. Is this really good for the Dong E family?" Empress Dowager Zhaosheng murmured to herself. It was hard to answer this. The well-behaved Su Moer seemed not to hear it and stood quietly, motionless.

"Go and call the emperor over and tell him that I have something important to ask him."

"Yes".

Not long after Su Mo'er left, the twenty-two-year-old Emperor Shunzhi came. Whether it was because he was busy with state affairs or worried about his beloved concubine's health, his young cheeks were obviously thin. "Huang E Nie", he called softly.

After all, it was the flesh that fell from her own body. Seeing him like this, the always strong Empress Dowager Zhaosheng softened her heart and advised softly: "Dong E's Jiren has her own destiny, and her illness will be cured. The emperor's body belongs to the family. The country and the world must not let down the country that our ancestors won through hundreds of battles because of a woman."

"Emperor Eni, don't worry, don't worry about me." Emperor Shunzhi's words were not high-spirited, but they made the old mother feel relieved.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Monan that the Guards have moved south, including Ulanqab, Guihua City, Yikezhao, and Chahar. They intend to continue to attack Datong. Do you have any countermeasures?"

Emperor Shunzhi sighed, "I have ordered Shanxi Governor Bai Rumei, Baoding Governor Pan Chaoxuan, Datong Town Commander Peng Youde, Taiyuan Town Commander Li Haoxian, and Xuanhua Town Commander Tong Xuewen to step up the alert. It's just reinforcements. The main force of the Eight Banners has been transferred to Yunnan and Guizhou for destruction. In the Ming Dynasty, Hong Chengchou took away a large number of the elites of the green camp in the north, and I had no troops to mobilize for a while. Alas! That Weiguo Lianhua Khan is indeed a powerful enemy. He actually rushed to attack our Qing Dynasty at this time. I thought his ambition was only In Mongolia, I didn’t expect this beast to be so ambitious!”

Indeed, Suletan's time to attack the Qing was perfectly chosen. This was when the Qing court was at its weakest. Especially in the north, the main force of the Eight Banners has been transferred to Yunnan and Guizhou, thousands of miles away. When Hong Chengchou went south to pass through five provinces, he took away more than 11,000 soldiers mainly from Shaanxi, Shanxi, Liaodong, and Henan provinces. Hong Lao'er has a very vicious vision and selects soldiers and horses who are accustomed to fighting. "Weak soldiers in Beizhi, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are not allowed to mix in." As a result, the northern troops were even weaker. To make matters worse, just last year, Emperor Shunzhi thought that the world was settled. In order to save expenses and consolidate imperial power, he ordered Lu Chongjun, the governor of Xuanda, who was born with a yellow flag in the Han army, to be recalled to the capital and abolished the post of governor of Xuanda. This also meant that The area around Datong and Xuanfu is missing three battalions of Supervisor Biao. Moreover, Shanxi Province does not have the position of admiral, and there is no supervision standard for admiral. Today, there is only one governor and two general soldiers in Shanxi.

"Your Majesty, if the Wei army only has its way to Mobei, that's fine, but I'm worried that they will also attack from Shaanxi and Sichuan directions at the same time. After all, previous news shows that the Wei army has been stationing troops in Shaanxi and Sichuan to accumulate food." Zhao Zhao The Holy Queen Mother said.

"Well, the main force of the Eight Banners is in Yunnan and Guizhou, not far from Sichuan. Sichuan is short of food. I am not very worried about the direction of Sichuan. I only ordered the governor Gao Minzhan to garrison troops in northern Sichuan and closely monitor the movements of the guards. As for the direction of Shaanxi, I Prince Jian Jidu, Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi Province Li Guoying and others have been ordered to guard carefully."

"Well", Empress Dowager Zhaosheng was very pleased to see that her son had arranged everything in an orderly manner. Her son had finally grown into a qualified emperor!
"Your Majesty," the old mother called her son softly, and said softly, "We still have an army of soldiers and horses." "Is there another army? There are indeed some Eight Banners stationed in the capital, but if they are sent out, how will they protect the safety of the capital?" Emperor Shunzhi sighed.

"There is no need to transfer the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing. We only need to recruit the slaves who are the sons of Manchu and Mongolian princes in Beijing. When they entered the customs, these slaves had all fought in the war. With a little training, they will be good soldiers." Empress Dowager Zhaosheng said with a smile.

"Wonderful~wonderful~wonderful~" Emperor Shunzhi thought carefully about his mother's words and kept saying wonderful. After thinking for a while, he felt that there was great resistance and asked: "It's just that these servants who have children in the family are the private property of the princes and beile. Are they willing to dedicate them to the court?" ?”

"Hmph! Everything they have was given by the Qing Dynasty. Now they are asked to sacrifice a few slaves to fight for the Qing Dynasty. Why wouldn't they be happy? If anyone obstructs it, immediately find a reason to confiscate the house and punish the crime. Let's see who dares to disobey?" Zhaosheng The Empress Dowager had a stern look on her face.

Emperor Shunzhi shuddered involuntarily. Even if he was the emperor, he would not dare to offend his old mother when she was angry. "How does Emperor Eni think the crisis of Datong can be resolved? Who should lead the army?"

"To resolve the crisis in Datong, we must send an important minister to Shanxi to take charge of the overall situation. Tong Yangliang, the former governor of Xuanda, once participated in quelling the Jiangwan rebellion. If he understands the situation in Shanxi, he can be sent out to control Xuanda."

"Huang Enie is right. Now that I have dismissed the governor of Xuanda, I have been too hasty, so I reinstated the post of governor of Xuanda, appointed Tong Yangliang to take over, and rushed to Datong." Emperor Shunzhi humbly accepted his mother's suggestion.

"In order to implement the strategy of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao, I sent a partial division to unite with the troops from various tribes in Xilin Gol to sneak attack Guihua City through the Xilin Gol grassland. The guards' baggage, food and grass are all in Guihua. If Guihua is lost, it will inevitably collapse without a fight; In addition, the troops of the three alliances of Zhelimu, Zhuosuotu and Zhaowuda should also be mobilized to attack Chahar so that Chahar and Guihua City cannot rescue each other," Empress Dowager Zhaosheng added.

good taste! Big deal! Even Dorgon didn't have such courage! Emperor Shunzhi looked at his mother with admiration and asked: "Who do you think would be better to send to lead the army to attack Guihua and Chahar?"

Empress Dowager Zhaosheng thought carefully for a while and said: "Bahana, the great scholar of the Secretariat, is a member of the clan. He followed Taizong in the early years and fought in all directions. He was ordered to lead the troops to attack Guihua City. Prince Wu Keshande of Horqin Zhuoliketu is highly respected. It's you again." His uncle, he can be ordered to lead the troops to attack Chahar."

Aisin Gioro Bahana (also known as "Jueluo Bahana") is a native of Xiangbai Banner in Manchuria and the fourth generation grandson of Suo Chang'a, the third brother of Juechang'an, the ancestor of Qing Dynasty. He joined the army when he was young and followed Taizong of the Qing Dynasty to fight in all directions. After Emperor Shunzhi came to the throne, he participated in many wars such as pacifying the rebellion in Shanxi and annihilating Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan. He was considered an experienced veteran in battle. However, because he was attached to Prince Rui Dorgon, after Emperor Shunzhi came to power, he was given a sinecure as a bachelor of the Secretariat and was put on hold; Wu Keshan was the eldest brother of Empress Dowager Zhaosheng, but he was also Emperor Shunzhi's deposed empress Er'er. Denibumuba's biological father was estranged from Emperor Shunzhi because of the relationship between the emperor and his wife.

However, although these two people were estranged from the emperor, they were relatives of the emperor after all and were still loyal to the Qing Dynasty. Now is the time to employ people. After thinking about it, Emperor Shunzhi finally said: "I will follow the emperor's instructions."

(End of this chapter)