The ruler, Li Shunyi, walked into the tent with a flattering smile on his face, followed by two guards. Obai stretched out his big hand like a bear's paw and stopped the two Korean guards.
Du Du glanced at the Governor, his whiskers twitched, and he snorted softly, which was regarded as saying hello to this North Korean ally.
Legend has it that Tongzheng Gong was the illegitimate son of Yi Sun-shin, a famous Korean general. There are also rumors that his surname was not Yi.
Later, after he came to power, he changed his gender, no, changed his surname to Li. It is said that Li Sunyi, like his dead friend Kang Hongli, relied on men to rise to power. The difference is that Jiang Hongli was Gwanghaejun's man, while Li Shunyi was the current king of Joseon Li Zhu. man.
Du Du was not aware of these rumors. Judging from the current level of political civilization development in the Qing Dynasty, it would be difficult for Du Du to understand the principle of Duanxiu and Longyang between men. If he were to know about the handsome appearance in front of him, The fair-skinned general was actually a pretty boy, which would only increase the Qing Dynasty's contempt for North Korea.
"Your Majesty the Emperor,"
Li Shunyi stared at the Qing Emperor's raised head and the thick nose hairs under his nostrils, his voice was humble and gentle.
"May I ask when the army can attack? We have been here for five days."
Du Du waved his hand, as if chasing away a nasty fly: "It's almost here."
The Lord Controller stared at the strong body of the Tatar Emperor, his throat squirming slightly.
He came to see him today as usual, to ask for food and supplies from the Qing emperor.
The North Korean soldiers plundering a few Liao civilians around Shenyang alone were not enough for the 20,000 to 30,000-strong army. Before they arrived, the Shenyang defenders carried out a clearing of the country and brought back all the grain and wood within a hundred miles of the city. In Dunbao, not even dried cow and horse dung was left for the Koreans.
"Master Tongzhi, are you here to ask me for food again?"
Du Du was keenly aware that this thin-skinned and tender-bodied North Korean civil servant had a bad look in his eyes. He was always looking up and down at him, which made his scalp hairy. In the past, the Qing Emperor had already whipped him, but today he had just and The Cisheng Queen Mother finished her correspondence and felt comfortable, not wanting to hit anyone yet.
"His Majesty the Emperor is aware that all the food in the nearby villages has been requisitioned by our army. Our country has always been poor and cannot sustain food and grass. Your Majesty also knows that the food and grass supplied to us by the Qing Dynasty last time has long been used up."
When the Western Expeditionary Army set out from Sinuiju, the King of Joseon sent Li Sunyi all the way to the banks of the Yalu River. Before leaving, he told the governor that when he arrived in the Ming Dynasty (North Korea still regarded the former Ming Dynasty as its suzerainty), everything had to be done by himself. Korea had always been poor and had difficulty in obtaining food and grass. To continue.
"So you killed all the Liao people in the surrounding villages?"
Du Du glared, more shocked than reproachful.
"I heard that you also massacred Kuandian. Aren't you afraid that Liu Zhaosun's disciples and grandchildren will seek revenge from you in the future?"
"Haha," Tongzhi Gonggan laughed twice. He did not expect that the Qing emperor would ask this question, which seemed a bit hypocritical. It should be noted that when Du Du raised his troops from Hetuala, he was also massacring the city in Fushun.
The Lord Control shook his head and quoted scriptures: "What your Majesty said is a woman's benevolence. Think about it, North Korea has been living in a corner of the country for generations and is adjacent to China. How can we survive next to China with a population of hundreds of millions and a strong national power? Damn it." It is this way of adapting to changes and changing course. Not to mention the distance, Tielingwei in the north of Ping'an Road was originally under the jurisdiction of the Yuan Dynasty. After the Ming Dynasty took over, it was always out of reach. In addition, during the Emperor Yongle's Jingnan campaign, he had no time to visit Tieling. Wei then came under the jurisdiction of Korea, and later Xuanzong had to admit that the Tieling you now occupy was actually set up by the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong later, and it was not the original Tieling at all."
Li Shunyi talked for a long time and finally concluded: "This is the way for our small country to survive."
Du Du was not interested in this period of history at all. He knew that in order to check and balance North Korea, Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, set up Jianzhou Guard near Ping'an Road between Liaodong and North Korea, which is now the hometown of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty.
Of course Du Du didn't know that for thousands of years, the land area of the Japanese country had been "hesitating", sometimes getting bigger and sometimes smaller. Apart from occupying Okinawa and Ryukyu, it didn't change much in the end. In contrast, the people of the Three Han Dynasties shrank to the southeast of the peninsula from the very beginning. In the early Ming Dynasty, Yijiao coveted the Northeast, and his ability to plunder and rob the country put the Japanese to shame.
"Master Tongzhi, the food and grass are on the way. We still have to wait for a few days. Our army is also short of food and grass, so I suggest you continue to plunder the surrounding areas of Shenyang."
Du Du felt more and more abominable to this greedy North Korean and just wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.
"I would like to ask His Majesty the Emperor to urge you on the matter of food and fodder. I am here this time to report an important military situation to Your Majesty."
Du Du shook his head impatiently. Although he was tolerant by nature, he still had the fiery temper of the Tungus people in his bones. He had already become angry after listening to Li Shunyi's nagging just now.
"explain!"
Li Shunyi felt Du Du's anger and did not dare to be verbose anymore. He said straightforwardly:
"Emperor Zhu Youxiao of Chongzhen has been imprisoned on Jeju Island by Liu Zhaosun. The Qi army stationed in the DPRK fled in a hurry and failed to take Zhu Youxiao away. Now this person is in our hands, and there is Kang Guangxu."
Du Du's small eyes were narrowed into thin lines, shining with light full of wisdom. It turns out that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not dead yet. Du Du always thought that he was killed by Liu Zhaosun. If he is kept now, he will still be useful in the future. When the Qing Dynasty destroys the Qi State and enters the Pass and goes south, he can be used to threaten the Nanmanzi court. .
"Where are people now?"
Li Shunyi quickly replied: "In Kuandian."
"Who is this Kang Guangxu?"
"Your Majesty, this man is the only son of the thief Kang Yingqian. He was sent to Ninggu Pagoda for his crime. For some reason, he was finally sent to Kuandian. When the city was broken, he was captured by me and is now being imprisoned with Emperor Chongzhen."
"Only son?" Du Du stroked his whiskers, his little eyes flashed again, and whispered, "It turns out that Kang Yingqian also has a son. I have been in Kaiyuan for more than three years, and I have never heard of anyone talking about it."
"Is he his biological son?"
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"It's absolutely true. I've asked several people around him and it's confirmed."
Li Shunyi continued: "God bless North Korea, God bless the Qing Dynasty. We caught both of these two people. Judging from the age, they are only fourteen or fifteen years old. It must be Kang Yingqian who came to have a son. It happened that Kang Guangxu made a deal with the Shenyang garrison."
"Only fourteen or fifteen years old?"
"Yes, he is a dandy, greedy for money and lustful, similar to Li Chengliang's youngest son,"
Li Rubai, the youngest son of Li Chengliang, is notorious in Liaodong and North Korea because of various absurd behaviors. He is often used by local people as a negative example in educating their children.
In front of Du Du's eyes, there was a picture of the old Khan doting on the little Belle Dorgon Dodo when he was still alive. The Jurchens doted on their youngest son. He could imagine Kang Yingqian's love for this son.
"Then why don't you take these two people to Shenyang as soon as possible and hand them over to me?"
Li Shunyi immediately showed a look of embarrassment and stammered: "The road between Kuandian and Shenyang is uneven, and remnants of the Qi army often appear and appear. I originally wanted to send more troops to escort them, but there was not enough food and grass..."
Du Du gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand to interrupt Li Shunyi's complaint, turned around and said to Fan Wencai: "Grand Master, ask the Ministry of Revenue to quickly allocate five thousand shi of grain and control to the public."
Fan Wencai glared bitterly at the Koreans who defrauded his master of money and food, gritted his teeth and walked out.
Du Du stared at Li Shunyi and said word by word: "Master Tongzhi, you have only five days to bring Emperor Chongzhen and that Guangxu here, otherwise..."
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After uniting the fighting spirit, Shenyang City was full of troops, and the civil and military officials of Qi Dynasty each performed their duties and began to get busy.
The Empress Dowager Cisheng and her family members Chiyoko Fujiwara and Chiki Tokugawa sat in Wuding Palace; Kang Yingqian was responsible for the coordination and dispatch of the entire city's garrison; Xu Guangqi, Mao Yuanyi, and Song Yingxing formulated the battle plan; Zhao Lijiao, Zheng Yishi, Jin Yinghe, and Qi Jin each led People and horses guarded the four gates; Qin Jianxun and Pei Dahu led reinforcements to be on standby in the city to reinforce the defenders of each gate at any time; Ge Yewen and Xie Yang were responsible for the army's logistical supplies and comforting the people; Qiao Yiqi and Senti organized Shenyang Minzhuang to assist in defending the city; Yang Tong, Fujiwara Kyouji is responsible for cleaning and fine work; workshop production is directed by Rai Takumi and missionary Kiniko.
Thousands of soldiers and sentry riders were ambushed in the dotted forts, piers, and barriers. They were elite death squads selected from sixteen Guards armies. At this moment, they are like stubborn nails, firmly embedded in the Liaohe wilderness around Shenyang. Although the nails are small, pulling them out one by one requires a lot of effort, and there will be blood.
With a radius of twenty miles on both sides of the Hun River, there are hundreds of enemy towers, guarding the main city of Shenyang like stars holding the moon. By the end of September, twelve trenches two feet wide and seven feet deep at the front and rear had been built between these piers and abutments, as well as an equal number of parapets. There were a large number of sharp iron caltrops hidden between the trenches and parapets. The workshop's production capacity was insufficient, and the mine cannons were only planted in some important areas.
There are one hundred and twenty piers and fortresses of different sizes, with the number of defenders ranging from five to fifty.
These forts serve as horns to each other, and enough food, ammunition and wood for the defenders are stored in them in advance.
According to the battle plan formulated in advance, these outer fortresses will play an important role in delaying the Qing army's attack on the main city. The soldiers and sentries guarding the piers are destined to die here.
In late autumn, Liaodong is covered with clouds, and when there is a strong wind, snow will fall.
The Qing army's siege has just begun, and only by hoarding enough supplies can we survive this long winter.
Beginning in August, the Shenyang garrison implemented a fortified wall and clearing out the countryside. Xie Guangkun led the Zhenfu soldiers to demolish all areas. This civil affairs officer who was proficient in the art of war strictly followed the city defense requirements in the "New Book of Discipline and Effects" and demolished all the houses close to the Shenyang city wall. , if it cannot be demolished, it will be burned with fire. Otherwise, when the Qing army attacks the city, the Tatars can easily use the houses to climb up the city. If they don't demolish them now, it may be too late to demolish them when the enemy comes to attack the city. In that case, the houses will become weapons for the enemy to attack the city...
Of course, the civil affairs government paid certain compensation to the owners of these private houses. The more the houses were demolished, the more excited Xie Guangkun became. Later, he not only demolished the private houses, but also demolished all the temples, Taoist temples, Chenghuang Temple, Niangniang Temple, and Yaowang Temple in the suburbs of Shenyang.
In the western suburbs of Shenyang, the Qing Palace.
Zhang Zhenren, who has a childlike face and white hair, is independent from the world. He holds a fly whisk and looks at Ge Yewen and Xie Guangkun who are standing in front of him. Hearing that both of them are civil affairs officials in Qi, Zhang Zhenren recalled:
"Amitabha, I remember that Emperor Wu Ding once promised to reshape the golden body of the True Martial God,"
He glanced behind Xie Guangkun at a group of Zhenfu soldiers and Kaiyuan villagers holding axes, pickaxes, shoulder poles and baskets, and said with a pleasant expression:
"Are you here to fulfill your wish today?"
Ge Yewen didn't talk nonsense to the Taoist priest. He waved his hand behind him and said loudly: "Demolish it!"
Seeing this, Master Zhang quickly stepped forward to stop him. Wherever he could be blocked, a group of villagers brandished pickaxes and axes and immediately began to bang on the courtyard wall. Those who carried bricks carried bricks and carried wood.
Xie Yang touched his bald head, held Zhenren Zhang with his dirty hands, and said to the Taoist priest sincerely:
"The late emperor made a wish in the Palace of the Qing Dynasty for his fiftieth birthday, so that he later died in his prime. Prime Minister Kang said that he would punish you for the crime of conspiracy and assassination. Fortunately, I interceded for you. Now the Tatars Here you go, why don’t you bring up the matter of the golden statue if you don’t quickly make up for it!”
Therefore, the Qing Palace, which has existed for three hundred years and had the honor to witness the mutual redemption of Emperor Wuding and Empress Cisheng, was not spared...
The dismantled masonry and rubble were taken to various city walls by Lei Jiangtou and his men, to repair the horse faces, breast walls, and strengthen the crenellations.
The remaining beams and planks were brought back to the city and piled in large warehouses.
In defending the city in Liaodong, in addition to consuming food, grass and weapons, the adequate supply of fuel and quilts was also an issue that the city defender had to pay attention to.
In the famous Battle of Daling River in the late Ming Dynasty, Zu Dashou's troops were besieged in the city of Daling River for several months. In the end, the city ran out of wood, the weather was freezing, and there was no way to survive, so they had to surrender to the Qing army.
With the help of so many think tanks, the Shenyang defenders would certainly not make such a stupid mistake.
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