Chapter 2178: Forced seizure of four counties and one vassal state
Under the protection of two master masters and several super-first-class masters, Zhang Yi returned to Youzhou safely by sea, and was received by Bai Qi just after entering Yanjing.
"Mr. Zhang Yi, I have long admired your name."
In order to clean up Zhang Yi's reputation, Bai Qi recruited all the senior military and political leaders of Youzhou and introduced Wei Yang, Li Hongzhang and others to Zhang Yi one by one.
Bai Qi would treat Zhang Yi so politely, in addition to Qin Hao's entrustment, more importantly, after learning about Zhang Yi's deeds, he admired Zhang Yi's wisdom and courage from the bottom of his heart.
Living alone in a foreign land, but relying on his own strength to not waste a single soldier, stir up internal chaos in the enemy country and plunge the Manchu Qing Dynasty into internal strife. Such great wisdom, courage, virtue and righteousness are not something ordinary people can possess.
To put it bluntly, Zhang Yi has gained the respect of Bai Qi and most of the civil and military personnel of the Qin army with his performance.
Zhang Yi always thought that Bai Qi was as cold and unkind as the rumors, but now Bai Qi's attitude made him a little flattered. The secret rumors were indeed undesirable, but he didn't know that Bai Qi had never been so enthusiastic towards others.
After some pleasantries, Zhang Yi explained the current situation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to Bai Qi, and bluntly said that after Aguda returned to Liaozhou, he would definitely gather troops and attack Manchuria in the name of avenging Chu Ying.
After Bai Qi was silent for a while, he asked, "Are you sure that Aguda will win?"
"Of course not, but the longer it is delayed, the worse it will be for him, so he has to do this." Zhang Yi said with a faint smile.
"The stain on Aguda's body has not been washed away. If we start a war with Dorgon at this time, the Tuoba family, the Fu family and other Manchu nobles will probably not side with Aguda as they did before, right?"
"No."
Just when Zhang Yi was about to speak, Wei Yang on the other side took the lead and said in a deep voice: "The small family may waver, but the big family will definitely stand in line."
Zhang Yi looked at Wei Yang in surprise and thought that the Qin army was really full of talents.
"That's right, Dorgon's method of framing Aguda was not very clever, and it can't even stand up to scrutiny.
Chu Ying was helped to the position by Aguda. The two of them were both prosperous and humiliated. What reason did Aguda have to poison him?
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the person who poisoned Chu Ying must be Dorgon. However, the incident happened in full view of the public, and there was no substantive evidence, so we can only temporarily identify Aguda.
But for the Tuoba family and other Manchu nobles, the truth about Chu Ying's death was irrelevant. They only cared about their own interests, as they had done before when they helped Aguda force Dorgon.
The interests of the Manchu nobles and Aguda were consistent. They did not hope that a tough monarch like Nurhaci would appear. Since they had already lined up with Aguda before, they would have no choice but to follow Aguda in the future, even if they wanted to avoid being liquidated by Dorgon. Went to dark. "
Bai Qi was good at leading troops, but politics was not his strong point. After listening to what Zhang Yi said, he suddenly felt enlightened and said with a smile: "I see, but the more chaotic the Manchu Qing Dynasty is, the more beneficial it will be to our army, and Youzhou will also be better." It will be more stable.”
As soon as he finished speaking, spies came to report.
"Report...to the Grand Governor, Wanyan Aguda, under the banner of avenging Chu Ying, sent 120,000 troops, divided into three groups, to attack Shengjing."
Bai Qi's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked: "Which three ways?"
“The first route, led by Wanyan Aguda himself, totaling 60,000 troops, sent troops from Jinzhou.
The second route, led by Tuoba Tao, totaled 30,000 troops and sent troops from Liaozhou.
The third route, led by Fu Pi, with a total of 30,000 troops, sent troops from Liaodong.
In addition, both Jin and Liao states also carried out large-scale military expansion to cope with unexpected needs. "
Hearing this, Bai Qi's brows furrowed. The Manchus were a nation on horseback. Women, children, old and weak could all ride horses and shoot arrows, so the combat effectiveness of the new recruits would not be too weak. They might not be able to fight head-on, but they would be more than enough to defend the city.
With this thought, Bai Qi somewhat understood why his lord wanted to implement the strategy of chaos and Qing. The cost of conquering four counties and one vassal country one city at a time was too high.
"How did Dorgon respond?" Bai Qi asked.
"Dorgon ordered the expansion of the army to prepare for war, and at the same time transferred troops from Hanzhou back to Shengjing. He seemed to be defending the city of Shengjing. Now the number of troops in Shengjing alone exceeds 80,000."
"The Manchu Qing Dynasty has a profound foundation. They only lost more than 200,000 troops, and they can immediately raise another 200,000 troops. My lord is right. Let the Manchu Qing fight among themselves."
After saying this, Bai Qi continued: "Shengjing is the capital of the Qing Dynasty, and is known as the largest city outside the country. The city has high walls, thick walls, and plenty of money and food. Aguda's military advantage is not too great. This battle will probably take a long time, but in the end The winner must be Aguda."
The reason why Bai Qi was able to make this conclusion was that most of the famous generals loyal to Aisin Gioro had died in the battle with the Qin army. Now Aguda was the most capable general in the Qing Dynasty, and there was no one among them.
Although Dorgon's record is not bad, compared with famous players like Aguda, the gap is still too big.
Zhang Yi also thought that Aguda was the winner in the end, but a gleam flashed in his eyes and he said with a smile: "Grand Governor, the civil war in the Qing Dynasty has begun, and the time has come to take back four counties and one vassal state."
The deal between Qin Hao and Aguda was to return the four counties and one vassal country after Aguda successfully took power, but both parties obviously had other ideas.
Qin Hao obviously didn't think Aguda would be obedient and take the initiative to hand over the four counties and one vassal state. Even if he was willing to hand over, it would definitely be a stumbling block for him, so it was better to force him to hand over than wait for him to take the initiative to hand over.
"Four counties and one vassal state were merged into Liaozhou by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and now Liaozhou is all under the control of Aguda.
Aguda has to deal with Dorgon on one side, and he will never dare to antagonize our army. As long as the Grand Governor Chen Bing and Lu Longsai show their intention to go east in a big way, even to avoid a two-front war, Aguda will definitely cede four A county belongs to a country. "Zhang Yi said confidently.
After Bai Qi Wei Yang, Li Hongzhang and others got to know each other, Li Hongzhang asked: "It took the Manchus decades to gradually occupy four counties and one vassal country. If Aguda gave up so easily, wouldn't it mean that the Manchus would become Manchus?" A pure sinner? Will anyone still support him then?"
This is the most critical issue. Whoever cedes four counties and one vassal country will be the sinner of the country. Even if it is more beneficial to Aguda to cede the land, Li Hongzhang does not think Aguda is willing to bear this infamy.
Zhang Yi smiled slightly: "Master Li doesn't know something. I have seen it with my own eyes. As soon as Chu Yingcai came to the throne, he signed the cession agreement drafted by Aguda, so this crime cannot be blamed on Aguda. Aguda will only push things along, and Don’t block it.”
"If that's the case, then send troops. Youzhou has been divided for decades, and it's time to unify."
Bai Qi stood up and ordered: "Immediately mobilize 200,000 troops to Lulongsai to force Aguda to return the four counties and one vassal state. If he does not agree to this, the governor will personally lead the troops to retrieve it."
"promise."
Following Bai Qi's order, 200,000 Qin troops gathered in Lulong, pretending to leave Jieshi in the east and invade western Liaoning.
Aguda, who had just led the army to invade Manchuria and prepared to attack Dorgon, was immediately shocked and broke into a cold sweat after receiving the movements of the Qin army.
If the Qin army really attacked at this time, he would be in a situation where he would be attacked from both sides.
