Chapter 1172: Manchu Qing attacks Youzhou
The Qing Dynasty, which was established by integrating Wuhuan and Dongxianbei, currently owns the three states of Liao, Jin, and Manchu. The capital of the country, Shengjing, is located in Liaozhou, the southernmost state closest to Youzhou.
The Qing Dynasty developed in a trapezoidal shape as a whole. The farther north it became, the sparser the population and the poorer it became, while the farther south it was, closer to the Han Dynasty, the denser the population was and the richer it became.
Although Shengjing City is also located in the wilderness of the Northeast, because it is relatively close to Youzhou, it has the most commercial contacts with the Han people, and its population density is no less than that of the Central Plains.
Nearly half of the fruits plundered by the Manchu and Qing Dynasties in recent years were used to build the city of Shengjing. This also allowed Shengjing to develop rapidly, and it naturally became the largest and most prosperous city in the Qing Dynasty. ,none of them.
It can be seen from this that Nurhaci coveted Youzhou and the reason why he spared no effort to develop Shengjing City was just to facilitate the attack on the Han people in the south.
After Nurhachi recruited Wanyan Aguda back from the front line, he immediately held a military and political meeting, and the discussion topics only had two points: Attack Yuan? Or beat Han?
Although Yuanmeng and the Manchu Qing teamed up to destroy Xianbei, Yuanmeng captured more people and wealth, so the foundation after the founding of the country became stronger.
The population and heritage of Yuan and Meng were both higher than those of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Both countries imitated the systems and technologies of the Han people. After vigorous development, the strength of both sides improved extremely rapidly.
Today, the total military strength possessed by Yuan and Meng is roughly around 600,000, while that of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties is roughly around 500,000.
Although Yuanmeng was strong, it was not much stronger than the Manchus. It was precisely because the two sides were equally powerful that no one was sure of swallowing the other in one fell swoop, and if they started a war rashly, the Han would only gain advantage, so the grassland could be maintained for so long. Peace.
Now that Yuanmeng's 300,000 troops have invaded Hetao, once they completely occupy the granary of Hetao, Yuanmeng's strength will definitely increase greatly, and the balance between the two sides will be broken.
Nurhachi naturally doesn't want to see this, so there are only two ways in front of him:
First, attack Yuanmeng with all strength to prevent Yuanmeng from occupying the Hetao;
Second, go south and annex Youzhou to strengthen yourself so as to maintain the balance of power between the two sides.
"Your Majesty, Duduo believes that Yuan Meng should be attacked."
Duduo stood up, his face full of confidence, and said in a deep voice: "Yuanmeng mobilized more than 300,000 troops to attack Hetao. Now that the domestic troops are empty, it is a great opportunity to defeat Yuanmeng in one fell swoop. We, the Qing Dynasty, can save millions Can’t miss it.”
"Yuanmeng's domestic troops are empty? I can't see it."
Dorgon's eyes flashed, he walked out with a faint smile, and said in a deep voice: "The Temujin attack only used 270,000 troops this time. Even if they invaded the Hetao, they did not continue to increase their troops. It is obvious that Temujin Just to guard against my Qing Dynasty.
If Yuan Meng is unprepared, he may be able to win by attacking Yuan at this time, but Temujin has always been on guard against our Qing Dynasty, so even if he attacks Yuan Meng with all his strength, it will be difficult to win for a while. It is better to concentrate on taking more Youzhou first.
Although Youzhou's grain production is far less than that of Hetao, its population is much larger than that of Hetao. Once Youzhou is occupied, the total population of our Qing Dynasty will surpass Yuan Meng. Once it is completely digested, the overall strength of our Qing Dynasty will be Naturally, he can be superior to Yuan Meng. "
When Duduo saw that Dorgon not only refuted him, but also said what he said was reasonable, he immediately mocked with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Dorgon, you are talking as if you can definitely capture Youzhou as long as you send troops.
You know, the total strength of the Han army in Youzhou is greater than that of the Jin army.
The Yuanmeng army dispatched nearly 300,000 troops to deal with the 200,000 Jin army. If the Qing Dynasty wanted to completely occupy Youzhou, I am afraid that it would have to mobilize all the troops from the whole country. If the Yuanmeng army left behind invaded, So what? "
Duduo's question is very sharp, but it obviously cannot trouble Dorgon.
"Duduo, you said it yourself. To completely occupy Youzhou, we need to mobilize the entire country's troops. Then to deal with the more than 300,000 troops left behind by Yuan Meng, don't we need to mobilize the entire country's troops?"
A hint of cunning flashed in Dorgon's eyes, and he asked: "What's more, if the Qing Dynasty attacks Yuanmeng with all its strength, what will happen if the Han princes in the south invade?"
"this……"
Duduo was immediately speechless. After all, it was not the Han Dynasty that controlled Youzhou, but the two princes, Gongsun Zan and Liu Che.
The Han Dynasty had always been weak and incompetent in front of the foreigners in the north, and the attitude of the major princes in Youzhou towards the foreigners was much tougher than that of the Han Dynasty.
At the beginning, the northern princes not only resisted Xianbei's invasion, but also captured and killed Xianbei Shanyu and Lian.
This was supposed to be a hearty victory, but the Han court not only knelt down to sue for peace, but also handed over Han Xin, who had killed Helian, to Xianbei.
In order to protect Han Xin, Liu Yu indirectly triggered a rebellion to depose the emperor, and even Liu Hong was almost ousted from the throne.
Since then, the prestige of the Han court was completely ruined, and Liu Yu stopped obeying the court's orders in order to protect himself. Youzhou completely entered the era of warlord separatism.
Without the constraints of the imperial court, the princes of Youzhou have repeatedly won against the foreign tribes. The foreign tribes in the north were frightened by the attacks, and they no longer dared to have the slightest contempt for the princes of Youzhou.
"Dorgon, according to what you said, wouldn't it be difficult to succeed in attacking the Yuan Dynasty or the Han Dynasty?" Duo Cui asked in anger.
"No, the chance of winning against the Han Dynasty is greater than that against the Yuan Dynasty, and it is much greater."
Dorgon looked like he had the pearls of wisdom in his hands, and said unhurriedly: "There is only one Jin army in Hetao, so naturally they are focused on resisting foreign invasion, but there are three forces in Youzhou: Gongsun Du, Gongsun Zan and Liu Che.
The Han people have complicated minds and are extremely disunited. Even if they can unite, they will definitely have troubles. As long as I can sort them out, I will be able to defeat them one by one.
Moreover, our Qing Dynasty has also deployed many back-ups in Youzhou. With a two-pronged approach, we will definitely be able to occupy Youzhou in the shortest time. "
"this……"
Duduo was completely speechless.
When Nurhachi on the throne saw this, his eyes were filled with admiration. Dorgon's words coincided with what he was thinking.
"You don't need to say more, I have made a decision in my heart."
Nurhachi stood up from his throne and said in a deep voice: "Order Wanyan Aguda as the main general and Dorgon as the deputy general. We will raise an army of 200,000 to attack Youzhou. We will not stop our troops until Youzhou is completely occupied."
"Your Majesty is wise." All the ministers shouted in unison.
A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in Wanyan Aguda's eyes. Although Nurhachi appointed him as the general, he sent a son to monitor him. He really didn't give him the slightest chance and guarded him completely.
After the meeting, Nurhaci summoned Dorgon and warned him: "Dorgon, for my Aixinjueluo family, Aguda is a double-edged sword. It can hurt people easily, but it can hurt people if it is not used well." It’s hurting yourself.”
A trace of surprise flashed in Dorgon's eyes, but then he smiled and said: "Don't worry, Emperor Ama, I will not give A Gu a chance."
"Well, it's up to you to decide what's important."
Nurhachi nodded and said calmly: "If Aguda cannot be suppressed, we can use the help of Han people to get rid of him if necessary."
"My son, please remember the words of Emperor Ama."
In this way, the Qing Dynasty's 500,000-strong army was divided into three. One hundred thousand were led by Huang Taiji to conquer the three Korean countries, two hundred thousand were led by Wanyan Aguda and Dorgon to attack Youzhou, and the remaining two hundred thousand stayed at the base camp. Beware of Yuanmeng.
