Facts have proved that a monarch must not be trapped in the palace and cannot escape. If you don’t contact the people and local civil and military officials, you won’t be able to establish your own direct lineage!
Zai Chun's greatest advantage is that he was rescued from the Forbidden City by Xiao Letian and became one of the few emperors of the Qing Dynasty who traveled around the world!
Is being able to travel around the world outside the palace just to gain experience?
It's not that simple. While gaining knowledge, Zai Chun will also meet many, many local officials. In this interaction, he will build trust with each other and recruit his direct relatives!
The War in the Far East was a Chinese counterattack in East Asia before the Franco-Prussian War. The lands in the Far East occupied by Tsarist Russia were jointly recovered by the Chinese and the people of the Far East!
Zai Chun witnessed the entire war. In this war, General Ning Guta was eventually promoted to General of Jilin and concurrently as General of Heilongjiang because he firmly stood on the emperor's side!
Due to the special geography of Northeast China, the Qing Dynasty adopted a military government system. The generals here were actually the local emperors who controlled military and civil affairs!
There are a total of three generals in the Northeast, and Hunchun alone accounts for two. The remaining general Shengjing is stationed in Shenyang. It is already difficult to fight against him!
It's not that the imperial court didn't want to restrict Hunchun, but it couldn't hold back Hunchun's own merits. During the Battle of the Far East, he personally deployed defenses along the Heilongjiang River and severely blocked the attack of Tsarist Russian reinforcements!
Originally, the Qing Dynasty and Tsarist Russia were feuding, and all generals who could defeat the Rakshasa ghosts were deeply loved by the Eight Banners! The popularity is too high, and it is difficult for the court to control it!
It was precisely because of this relationship between Hunchun and Zaichun that he was able to easily open the trade route to Vladivostok during his rule in the following years!
Today, Vladivostok has become the largest export port in the three eastern provinces. Every day, countless caravans depart from Heijiliao and ship out special products from outside the customs!
With the development of business, Hunchun's pockets naturally bulged. He secretly trained the army for the little emperor and accumulated strength!
Of course he doesn't know how to train the new army, but as the hometown of the Manchus, he has a unique advantage that Zaichun needs most!
It was impossible for Hunchun to express nothing during Emperor Tongzhi's wedding. Although the Ministry of War did not give him a military order to mobilize, Zaichun could bypass the Ministry of War and issue a secret order directly!
Hunchun set off from Jilin twenty days in advance. Instead of taking the main road to Shengjing, he detoured directly to the Mongolian grassland, taking advantage of the autumn season when everything is dying, and quickly headed south!
He bypassed Chifeng, Jianchang and other places, and marched straight to Pingquan. Here, instead of heading west to Chengde, he took the mountain road south, passed Xiabancheng and the upper reaches of Luanhe River, and headed straight for Huangya Pass. !
Although this road is narrow and difficult to walk, it is closer than detouring through Chengde and taking Gubeikou, which can save half a day!
The troops seen at Huangya Pass today are the 20,000 elite cavalry trained by Hunchun in the bitter cold of Heilongjiang with great efforts!
This army, Hunchun calls it "Guaizima", is derived from the elite troops of the Jin Kingdom in the Song Dynasty, one of the Tiefu Tu and Guaizima!
Twenty thousand kidnapping horses finally approached Huangya Pass. The leading detective horse ran to the pass in a mighty manner. Looking at the city gate with a big hole in it, he couldn't help laughing.
"Hey! Listen to the defenders at the city gate... We are not enemies, and we are not here to fight... We are the double generals of Jilin and Heilongjiang, the cavalry under Lord Hunchun..."
"We are rushing to Beijing to give gifts to His Majesty! Master Hunchun is in the team..."
"Open the city gate! Open the city gate! If you don't open the door, we will break in directly..."
There were a bunch of little heads lying on the city wall, and all the people behind the car door peeking out from the cracks of the door were eyes. The three hundred defenders were all frightened, and the chief Qian stuttered when he spoke!
"No...no...what kind of kidnapper? When did the imperial court have such a camp leader..."
"You...are you the heroes on that mountain? Please go back...south of the Great Wall is Guan Nei, a place with laws!"
"The world outside the pass is vast, allowing heroes to gallop around! It's not possible to enter the pass! It's not possible..."
"What? Do you think we are beards? Bah... those who killed a thousand swordsmen, we are the kidnappers of the Qing Dynasty, and we are the head of the camp built by His Majesty's decree. How dare you deny us..."
This horse-detecting soldier had such a bad temper that he didn't even spit on the ground. The bow and arrow he was carrying came into his hand like a magic trick. He bent the bow and nocked the arrow with a whoosh, and a saw-toothed wolf-tooth arrow was nailed to the nail with a thud. After reaching the city head, there is an inch and a half into the brick wall!
This arrow was only a short distance away from Mr. Qian's throat. It seemed like the other party was showing mercy!
"This arrow is just a warning... Open the city gate immediately, otherwise we will rush into the city... No chickens or dogs will be left behind!"
Mr. Qian, who was paid for his money, had already peed when his crotch got hot. This arrow sent him spinning around in the hell gate, frightening him so much that his soul flew away and he fell to the ground!
The men around him quickly asked him, "Sir... what should we do? These beards are going to attack the city... Should we fire or not?"
"This ** has not been exposed in advance. I don't know if it can be ignited... How about asking for help? There are defenders in Heping Valley in Ji County!"
The chief executive shook his head like a rattle, "Let's see first, let's see... maybe they are not bandits. How can any bandit show such a banner?"
The recruits with Han banners on the city wall asked in confusion, "Why are these people dressed so strangely? I've never seen anything like this before..."
Not to mention the Han Army Flag, in fact, many newcomers to the Eight Banners are now confused. Only a few gray-haired veterans trembled and said, "Money Rat Tail! This is the Money Rat Tail... God, this is what it was back then." What an Eight Banners soldier should be!"
It has been more than 200 years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. Even the people in Guan and Shengjing have forgotten what their ancestors were like 200 years ago!
How could the Eight Banners warriors in those days have the thick braids they have today? What was popular at that time was the money rat tail!
The entire scalp was shaved clean, leaving only a piece of hair the size of a dollar on the top of the head. The braids for such a small amount of hair were naturally very small, and looked like a rat's tail from a distance!
This is the hairstyle of the early Jurchens, known as the Money Rat Tail in history!
The popular hair style in the Qing Dynasty is called Yin Yang head, which means only the forehead is shaved, and the hair at the back is left, which results in long, thick and black braids!
Obviously, the money rat tail is convenient for fighting, and the clothes on these kidnap horses are also different from the standard military uniforms!
No one wears a haoqan, they all wear double-layered furs, and they don’t change into other clothes even in the scorching heat of summer. The reason is because they are in the war!
Hunters with white bodies and black water, as well as veterans who have been fighting all year round, wear two layers of fur, which are their clothes during the day and their mattress and quilt at night. This kind of fur can even reduce the lethality of bows and arrows during war!
The weather is still a bit hot at the moment, and these kidnappers have taken their arms or one arm out of their furs, exposing their strong muscles with scars all over them!
A strong bow, two quivers on the left and right, a sword on the waist, and even a rifle tied to the side of the horse!
Where is this place for the emperor to celebrate his wedding? This is obviously for a bloody battle!
This is simply the rebirth of the Eight Banners troops that invaded the Ming Dynasty!
Just as both sides were wasting time in front of Huangya Pass, Hunchun led the vanguard to the city gate!
"Xiao'er...why are you taking so long? What should I do if I delay the auspicious time to meet Long live?"
"General! These fearless dogs guarding the city just don't believe what I say... Do you want to fight them? Xiu'er's sword hasn't drank blood for a long time!"
