The results of the Battle of Demaji were sent back to Lingzhi as quickly as possible, and then immediately forwarded to the capital.
It can be said that Demaji is a key chess piece - when this piece is completed, the whole game is alive.
The Twelfth Division and the Thirty-fourth Division were able to retreat safely. They were currently preparing to cross the Jamuna River and return home. Although the entire battle almost collapsed, it ended in a unilateral victory for the Ming Dynasty.
Three of the four Assam regiments (battalions) were severely damaged, one Sikh regiment (battalion) was completely annihilated, most of the British-Indian 3rd Infantry Division was annihilated, and the British-Indian 6th Infantry Division was severely damaged. These were the two battles of the Ming Army. The results of each division.
The 16th British-Indian Infantry Brigade (Regiment) was completely annihilated, the 4th British-Indian Artillery Regiment (Battalion) was completely annihilated, and the 5th Royal Tank Regiment (Batalion) was completely annihilated. This was the result of the Third Mixed Brigade.
It’s noon on this day.
The Tang newspaper, which suddenly became clear about the battle situation on the front line, was quickly sent to the Forbidden City. When it was presented to the emperor, the emperor, who had just finished handling his government affairs, was preparing to go to have a meal.
The emperor was somewhat excited after reading the military intelligence briefing. The calm style he had developed over many years could no longer suppress the joy and emotion in his heart at this moment.
In recent days, he has not thought about food and tea. This war is not only the first battle of the Ming Dynasty in decades, but also a formal test of the Western order. Its significance is really too great. Now that the big stone in his heart has finally fallen, this makes him There was a feeling of relief, and even the cloudy sky seemed to become sunny.
As he stood up, he ordered cheerfully: "Here comes the bottle of wine. Let's have a drink today."
The female officer next to him wanted to remind him that his health was not suitable for drinking, but considering that the emperor was in a good mood today, there was no need to disturb his mood, so she suppressed her words.
The current monarch Zhu Shiyan is the tenth emperor of the Later Ming Dynasty, but if we count from Ming Taizu, he is the twenty-sixth emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
As for Nan Ming, who is constantly fighting among himself, that is naturally excluded. Emperor Gaozu of the later Ming Dynasty did not recognize it. Anyway, Zhu Youjian did not clearly instruct who would succeed him before he hanged himself.
orthodox? Whoever wins the world will be the orthodox one.
It can be said that Zhu Shiyan and his father are both helmsmen facing "big changes unprecedented in ancient times". They are both facing the same situation, that is, how to transform? How should this old broken ship of the Ming Dynasty be driven in a strong storm?
The actions of his father, Emperor Zhezong, perfectly fit the temple name. The last person to use the character "Zhe" as his temple name was Song Zhezong Zhao Xu.
Zhezong of the Song Dynasty deposed the old party and appointed a new party. He restored the Green Seedlings Law and the Market Change Law that had been used by Song Shenzong after his death. He vigorously reorganized the military, regained lost territory, and launched two battles in Pingxia City to force Xixia to surrender.
However, due to the fierce partisanship of the new party, the old party was ready to move, which eventually affected the reform and Song Zhezong himself died young.
The Later Ming Dynasty reacted quickly to the strong invasion of Western countries, but lacked a thorough understanding. For hundreds of years, trade had been smooth, but it was limited to civilian commercial and artistic exchanges. Due to geographical barriers, the Ming army and Western armies fought. Very few times.
However, the quality of the Tsarist Russian army was average, and the number of troops it could deliver was limited due to logistical constraints. Therefore, the Ming army could compete with it in a strategic defensive posture.
Because of this, the emperors and ministers of the Later Ming Dynasty always believed that other Western armies were like that. It was not until after large-scale battles that the court gradually realized the seriousness of the problem.
[After the first battle, the emperor and his ministers thought it was just because of the weak armament and backward weapons, so they reorganized the army, purchased Western ordnance, and sent envoys abroad for inspection. However, the supposed results are not good, and the backwardness of the organizational system cannot be solved by the comprador. So the second war still went badly, and everyone discovered that the matter was much more serious than previously thought. 】
Later, Emperor Suzong of the Ming Dynasty died shortly after the battle to defend the capital. The crown prince, Ming Zhezong, succeeded to the throne. After having a clear understanding of the current situation, he immediately began to carry out reforms and reforms.
Although there are inevitable party disputes and interest disputes, the results are still relatively obvious. Thirty years later, in the year of Renchen, Houming successfully won the war with Japan, and the European countries that were eyeing it had been waiting to carve up the two countries. The country that lost among them.
The tragic decline of the latter horrified the emperors, ministers and people of insight in the later Ming Dynasty. At the same time, the reform and restructuring that had been carried out for more than half a century finally came to an end. There were many internal contradictions among the reformists, and they had serious doubts about the future direction. Differences, in the midst of divisions and fights, the conservatives also took the opportunity to launch a massive counterattack.
A few years later, the reformists were demoted and relocated one after another, and the reform and restructuring came to an end.
Under this situation, Zhu Shiyan, who succeeded to the throne in the Gengzi year, faced huge conflicts within the Later Ming Dynasty, and the tragic situation of his neighbors in the East after the defeat made him sleepless at night.
The existence of landowners severely restricted the development of industry and commerce, and there was a lack of laws to clarify their rights. Things eventually returned to the system and production relations. Therefore, the voices of knowledgeable people among the people for restarting the reform have become louder and louder.
In short, after a series of increasingly fierce factional battles in the court, petitions by the people, and the uprising of the new army, Zhu Shiyan was dancing on many eggs. He issued three self-incriminating edicts in just four years and tried his best to survive. balanced the parties, and finally took the initiative to compromise and establish constitutional government.
However, because the power gap between the old and new forces was not large, the emperor's power was not completely stripped away.
[Although Emperor Gaozu of the later Ming Dynasty did not suppress Neo-Confucianism and psychology, he vigorously promoted the study of applying knowledge to the world, which was directly reflected in the types of questions in the imperial examinations. This laid a good foundation for the gestation and spread of Enlightenment ideas. 】
The significance of constitutionalism is far-reaching. It stabilized the Ming Dynasty, which was almost torn apart. It established a series of achievements of reform and restructuring in the form of express laws, cleared away the obstacles to capitalist development, and allowed industry and commerce to develop without hindrance.
At the same time, because Ming Dynasty was able to independently establish tariffs and a series of protective measures, young private capital could grow safely. Otherwise, it would be dumped by the West and go bankrupt.
However, its drawbacks and limitations cannot be ignored. Due to the special circumstances of the Ming Dynasty's constitution, there are many remnants of feudal autocracy. The monarch has greater power, the parliament has limited power, and the people have few rights.
The contradictions accumulated in this way have been buried for decades, and sooner or later they will explode. It can be said that the Ming Dynasty will not last long, and it can even be said that this is a return to the past.
Zhu Shiyan could vaguely guess that the future was not bright, but he believed that he had done a great job in avoiding the disastrous outcome of the Ming Dynasty falling apart at its darkest moment.
When he was in power, the court and the people were in turmoil, and the Ming Dynasty was basically on the verge of decline. In just over thirty years, on paper, it is now a powerful empire that can maintain five in the world and compete with three.
As for rediscovering the glory of the Middle Kingdom, that will probably have to wait many years. The "One of the Jiazi Strategies" that Zhe Zong repeatedly chanted before his death has been completed in advance. So what's next?
The so-called "Jiazi strategy" is a macro concept put forward by Ming Zhezong. He believed that the glory and prosperity of European countries were only temporary, and at most they would only have a hundred years of luck, so he proposed "two steps in two Jiazi's time". The national policy concept of "returning to the top of the world".
The first Jiazi: self-reliance, the ability to protect oneself, maintaining the improved tributary circle, and at least ensuring that Ming's status as the co-leader of the East Asian countries is not violated.
The second period: Unify the power of many vassal countries, confront the declining Western countries economically and militarily, and become the central country again.
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[Odd, the chapters were in the wrong order just now. 】
[It doesn’t matter that there are many setting spoilers. If you want to ask, you can ask here. 】
