Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1813

In 1680 AD, the 19th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty.

In Lingyin Temple outside Hangzhou, Prince Yu Fuquan just came back from offering incense.As an aristocrat of the Manchu Qing court, Aixinjueluo Fuquan was born with a golden spoon in his mouth since he was a child, and his status is beyond words.However, this does not mean that he is an idiot who knows nothing. On the contrary, Prince Yu, who has received a complete royal education, is not only familiar with the classics of Chinese poetry and books, but also has a good understanding of horse riding and archery handed down by the Manchus. Not unfamiliar either.Otherwise, no matter how high his status is, Kangxi in Beijing is not a fool and would entrust state affairs to him.

Aixinjueluo Fuquan's current identity is the general of Zhengnan, commanding the Manchu and Han troops in the Hangzhou camp in the early [-]s. The defense area includes Songjiang, Jiaxing, Hangzhou and many other counties in the south of the Yangtze River. The small group of soldiers who ran over from the side also shouldered the heavy responsibility of destroying the regime of King Lu. Of course, the most important task of Prince Yu, everyone who understands it, is to keep an eye on the bandits in yellow clothes in Ningbo Mansion and prevent them from becoming scourge.

Once upon a time, the thieves in yellow clothes were peaceful, and the Qing army in Hangzhou Daying had a very peaceful life.But since a few years ago, they and the regime of the former Ming Lu King who were attached to it began to launch a large-scale attack on the Qing army in northern Zhejiang. Tens of thousands of horses, although a considerable part of them were incorporated on the spot after the invasion of northern and western Zhejiang.

There are more than [-] Qing troops in Hangzhou Daying, but the area to be defended is too large, so it often takes a certain amount of time to gather.In addition, the warships of the yellow-clothed pirates were sharp, and they often ran rampant in the offshore, and then landed and plundered at selected places. They came and went like the wind, which was a headache. Therefore, the Qing court had to station a large number of troops in some coastal defense towns all the year round. More spread out and very pinned down.After all, no one knows which time the yellow-clothed thief is really going to land and which time is a feint.

Therefore, it took a lot of effort for Hangzhou Daying to slowly regain the advantage in the area of ​​Shaoxing Mansion, and by the way, restore Yanzhou Mansion in the west of Zhejiang. It is said that after returning to Wenzhou, he immediately turned up to plead guilty, and asked the king of Lu to choose another talented person.

However, those local chickens and dogs under King Lu are easy to deal with, but the pirates in yellow are difficult to deal with.When Prince Yu first came to Hangzhou, it was the time when our Qing army marched bravely to the south, planning to recover the entire lost territory of Shaoxing Mansion in one go.At that time, more than [-] people went all the way south along the Cao'e River, quickly captured Sheng County, and pushed the soldiers to Xinchang County, where the bandits in yellow were guarding.

Of course, my Qing Dynasty can only go so far.An army of [-] is already a large force on an ordinary battlefield, but in front of nearly [-] yellow-clothed thieves with the power of fortified cities and cannons, it may not be enough, so the occupation naturally stalemate down.Realizing that it was impossible to capture Xinchang City, the Qing army also retreated under Tong Guogang's order.And this order was also acquiesced by Prince Yu Fuquan, who was newly appointed to take over the position of General Zhengnan University.He understood that what the emperor wanted was not to recapture Xinchang and occupy Ningbo, but to stabilize the situation and prevent it from deteriorating again, so as to preserve half of Jiangnan for the Qing Dynasty.

Jiangnan has always been a place of wealth and wealth. It has contributed a large amount of raw silk, silk, tea and other materials to the Qing Dynasty for many years. Its role is not insignificant.Fuquan heard that Prince Gong, the emperor who was in charge of foreign affairs, said frankly, "the goods in the southeast are the imperial court's admiration." Although it is not that Jiangbei does not produce these, but without Jiangnan, it is always very painful, and it can be used to trade with foreign merchants. There will be fewer goods, which is indeed a very real problem for the Qing Dynasty, which is extremely thirsty for foreign armaments.

Moreover, Fuquan also learned that the situation in the western frontier and the northern border is becoming more and more severe.Since Junggar and Mongolia were united again, they have shown more and more aggressiveness. While its leader Geldan kept sending envoys to the Mongolian tribes in the frontier, he sent troops to attack the city and expand his territory.For example, they marched into the old land of Chagatai Khanate two years ago. Because of the relationship with the internal support, I heard that the journey went smoothly. This will have completely controlled the six cities of Kashgar, Yarkand, Khotan, Yingjisha, Aksu, and Wushi.And if Galdan completely digested these survivors of the Chagatai Khanate, he would be able to add tens of thousands of warriors under his tent, and his ambition would only be greater.

The imperial court is now very worried, worried that after Galdan unifies Oirat Mongolia, eliminates the Kashgar Khanate (both of which are estimated to have been completed), and defeats and intimidates the Kazakhs westward, it is likely to shift the center of expansion to Mongolia On the grassland, especially those Mobei Mongolian tribes who are constantly connected with it.The integration of Manchuria and Mongolia has always been the basis for my Manchuria to check and balance China. Once Mobei Mongolia is occupied, there will inevitably be troubles in Monan Mongolia. At that time, will the court still have peace?

And even if you don't consider it from the perspective of the integration of Manchu and Mongolian, just from the military point of view, the appearance of a hero and overlord on the grassland has always been an unbearable thing for the Central Plains dynasty.The Han had the Huns, the Tang had the Turks, the Song had the Khitan, and the Jin had the Mongols. The Qing Dynasty could not tolerate the rise of the Junggar and Mongols on the grasslands. Therefore, it is no longer an irreversible trend to gradually adjust the strategic focus and strengthen the defense of the northwest border.

In this situation, maintaining the general stability of the southeast has become the goal pursued by the imperial court.As Kangxi's brother, Fuquan was very clear about this, so after he arrived in Hangzhou to take over the camp, he ordered the army that had accumulated in the Xinsheng Basin to withdraw in batches, leaving only a few thousand troops under the command of the Xinsheng General Army. They were stationed in the county seat of Shengxian County as a warning, and most of the rest returned to their camps in Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Huzhou and other places to guard the place.

But now the situation has obviously turned to the side that is extremely unfavorable to the imperial court!In fact, Fu Quan didn't understand very much, it was very difficult to understand why the yellow-clothed thief kept staring at them and beating them, and rarely had a conversation, which made him feel inconceivable.Just like this time, the bandits in yellow first used a large number of ships to cruise around Jiaxing and Songjiang, seeming to intend to land on a large scale (even sent a small number of people to land to confuse their opponents), and successfully attracted many governments including Hangzhou. When the county soldiers came to help, 5 to [-] people were attracted to the past, which exposed a lot of holes in other places, such as Shaoxing Prefecture.

Fuquan was having dinner when he received the news that Sheng County had been destroyed.Some people think that the focus of attacks by the bandits in yellow must still be in Songjiang, Jiaxing, and even the prefectures of Suzhou in the north. They have always been greedy for money and people. However, the loss of population and property is very serious, and it may not be able to fall into the eyes of the thief in yellow.But at the same time, some people think that because the bandits in yellow used boats to land more times, this time they might march from the south to the north by surprise. It can be seen that 3 is an exaggeration, and everyone is not a fool, but after removing moisture, there are probably [-] or [-] people, which is very eye-catching.

Prince Yu thought over and over again, and finally chose to believe the second statement, that is, the yellow-clothed thieves really assembled their main force to kill from the south this time, and the large number of ships swaying in the north were probably a cover-up, used to confuse human.Therefore, Fuquan quickly made a decision, summoned his subordinate officials to discuss matters, and began to hoard supplies and assemble troops in Hangzhou. At the same time, he also sent a capable team of more than [-] people to cross the river and advance eastward at the fastest speed to reinforce Shaoxing Mansion— —At this time, it has been three days since the people from the east coast besieged Sheng County. It is not because the Qing army is too slow, but because no country in this era has a quick-response force that can go to war at any time. To make a large-scale reinforcement to Shaoxing Mansion within the time (with one day's negotiating time to be removed) and to prepare the equipment, food, grass, and deployment fees for more than [-] soldiers and horses is already considered extremely fast.

However, not long after this army marched eastward and arrived in Kuaiji County, the news that the yellow-clothed thieves rushed in lightly, headed straight for the official road, and cut off the connection between the east and the west also spread to the soldiers who had just returned from offering incense at Lingyin Temple. Prince Yu Fuquan is here.Undoubtedly, this news made him a little confused, but also a little surprised, how fast this bandit soldier in yellow is!It only took a few days to rush to the lower reaches of the Cao'e River, surrounded Shangyu County, and cut off the connection between the Yuyao garrison in the east and the Fucheng area in the west. What a vicious intention!

Fuquan became angry all of a sudden. Although he is a noble man and in charge of a heavy army, he is only a young man in his 20s after all. It is extremely unacceptable to encounter such a situation, so he immediately resolutely commanded the troops to go east to rescue Shaoxing, and the determination to fight the East Coast people.

And just when Fuquan was determined to dispatch troops, under the city of Shangyu on June 6, Niu Gui, the commander of the Ninth Division of the Servant Army who had just commanded the troops to retreat, was also throwing a letter of surrender of the Qing army into the mud On the ground, at the same time, he shook his head in his heart, this Tartar is really stupid, obviously he is the turtle in the urn, but he still wants to recruit himself with an edict written by the Emperor of Tartar, it is really ridiculous.

That edict, according to the master, should have been made by the Qing emperor, and it was sent to the Hangzhou government to let the officials of the government act according to the will and recruit many generals from the east bank.Looking at its content, what did Kang Mazi say, "The pirates and bandits have occupied Ningbo for a long time?" The crime is serious, I am afraid it will be difficult to invite forgiveness, hesitant to wait and see, it is inevitable", etc. It means that you Niugui was coerced by the people on the east coast, and you did a lot of evil as a last resort, and then felt that your sins were too serious to be forgiven, so one way When he got to Hei, he was determined to have sex with the yellow-clothed thief—Niu Gui wanted to laugh when he heard this. shit.

The funniest thing is that this Kangxi is actually "deeply sympathetic to people like Niu Gui, open the Internet, pardon past sins, and give him the path to fame. If he can repent and surrender his sins, and sincerely turn to Hua, he will forgive his past sins." , You will increase your reward." This is simply an absurdity, Niu Gui thinks that the Qing court is really on the verge of decline.If it was 20 or 30 years ago, how could they use such an almost weak tone to recruit surrender, basically throwing down an ultimatum such as "If you don't obey, you will be destroyed together", and then it's over.It's not like now, you actually gave Niu Gui and the others a cleansing place, saying that they were coerced, even if you killed how many green battalion and Mongolian Eight Banners children before, you can now be pardoned, and you will also be promoted to rank. Just shameless!

In the end, Niu Gui asked someone to collect the copy of the edict, and planned to send it to the military police for processing.As a soldier himself, he should not be too distracted by these messy things. What he should consider right now is how to take down Shangyu County as soon as possible.

It has been two full days since the army on the east coast besieged Shangyu County.Although most of the more than [-] people in Mali have other missions, artillery is not lacking for these siege troops. Therefore, if Niu Gui's Ninth Division and Dong Dalang's Fifth Division cannot conquer the county as soon as possible, it is indeed impossible. I can't justify it.

The more than 30 artillery pieces they gathered had already blasted a big hole in the outer city of Shangyu County, and sent troops to rush in twice, but they were all shot out by the Qing army with hidden artillery.Just now, Niu Gui's subordinates organized more than [-] people, braved the artillery fire and arrows of the Qing army, rushed in and occupied a forward position, and then covered several artillery pieces to enter the city, and only then did they wipe out the Qing army in one fell swoop. The army was defeated.

At this time, Dong Dalang's main group has already entered one after another, and has occupied many key points.But what is painful is that Shangyu County has been continuously reinforced and rebuilt by the Qing government over the years, probably because of its location in an important location. Not only does it have an outer city, but it also has a small inner city. Thousands of remnants of defeated generals hide inside and resist stubbornly, which is very annoying.It should be noted that they cannot afford to delay. Now the Qing army in Yuyao has begun to retreat in a panic. The commander-in-chief, Lieutenant Colonel Junio, led the main force of the 3500th Mixed Battalion and the 11th Division of the Zhejiang New Army. The backlog began to move eastward to cooperate with the thousands of troops dispatched by Yin County—including 1450 people from the Third Division of the Servant Army Sun Shouzheng, 7000 people from the No.[-] Mixed Battalion, and some local police and militiamen who were urgently transferred from Cixi County The miscellaneous cards formed, with a total of about [-] people-started a flanking attack, intending to take advantage of these people's panic and disunity of thought, and wipe them all out.

At this time, there must be no trouble!The inner city of Shangyu County must be taken as soon as possible, even if it is a pile of human lives—of course not his own, but the lives of the Qing army’s descendants—must be taken!

(End of this chapter)