Two miles east of the Wuzhenhachao artillery position, there is a small, gentle slope. As dusk approaches, a huge gold-woven dragon scroll of the Qing emperor rises on the slope.
Du Du, the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty, surrounded by a group of Goshiha, climbed up the slope and looked up at the battlefield.
Dudu held a telescope inlaid with shark skin and diamonds in his hand. This treasure came from distant Europe. As far as the emperor knew, its origin was on a small British island, at the other end of the continent.
At this moment, Emperor Du Du was looking attentively at the battlefield in the distance. Around Tiger Platform, the tireless bombardment of the Qi army's artillery finally stopped. In Du Du's field of vision, most of the artillery on the opposite side had been destroyed, and the rocket launchers on the open space on the platform had been destroyed. They were also wiped out by the Qing army, and more than a dozen forts were completely unable to fight back. The surviving defenders huddled in the fortress, occasionally extending their fire cannon tubes out of the crenellations of the piers to fight back, but failed to cause any damage to the Qing troops behind the carriages. Their anxious looks looked both pitiful and funny.
"Hahaha! The Kaiyuan Army is also here today. Things are really changing."
Du Du smiled with relief as he spoke. Ever since Amin was defeated at Sarhu in the 47th year of Wanli, the Eight Banners warriors have been beaten by the Kaiyuan army. Facing the sharp artillery bombardment of the Kaiyuan artillery, the Hou Jin soldiers hardly fought back. With so much power, he can only be beaten passively.
Now, with the support of Europa allies, the Eight Banners can finally feel proud.
"The emperor is wise and powerful, and his military strategy is even better than that of Sun Wu. The army used lions to fight rabbits, and with one full blow, they uprooted the Liu thieves' fortresses one by one. These turtles in the urn can only wait for death!"
Fan Wencai stood behind the emperor, looking at the battlefield filled with white smoke in the distance, unable to see anything clearly. However, this did not prevent him from admiring the Emperors of Kangxi and Qianlong. Fan Wencai entered Shenyang some time ago and spent money and food to discuss marriage with Qi. In the end, he got nothing. He felt guilty to the Qing Dynasty and was afraid that the emperor would blame him.
Du Du chuckled, accepted the bachelor's useless flattery, and handed the binoculars to Fan Wencai.
"Grand Bachelor, take a good look and see how the Qi army was defeated."
Fan Wencai echoed twice and carefully took the expensive telescope. His fingers trembled for fear of breaking the glass lens. He was dizzy and looked behind the Qing army.
"This way,"
Du Du pulled the bachelor's money rat tail and pulled Fan Wencai back like a sheep. The emperor knew that Fan Wencheng died tragically, so he took good care of his brother Fan Wencai and rewarded this slave a lot on weekdays. , regarded Fan Wencai as his confidant.
"Your Majesty, the Qi army has been defeated!"
Fan Wencai laughed loudly, and the artillery fire from Wuzhen Hachao stopped in front. Du Du knew that this indicated that it was the infantry's turn to come forward and Tiger Platform was about to be captured.
In Fan Wencai's field of vision, destroyed enemy towers and forts appeared, as well as the corpses of Qi soldiers lying on the ground.
The parapet in front of the trench had been knocked down by the coats, and the Zhenglan Banner infantrymen who were the first to attack were driving a group of Nikans over the parapet to fill the trench behind.
More than a dozen fortresses around Laohutai were all captured by the Qing army. The infantrymen following behind were using long knives and axes to replenish the injured Qi army.
The bachelor gently raised the telescope, and further away, the Qi army on the south gate wall of Shenyang was walking around like ants on a hot pot.
"Master, Shenyang is panicking, they can't defend it!"
At this time, Commander Wu Zhenhachao and his deputy generals who commanded the bombardment rushed to the foot of the Zhijin Dragon Banner and reported to the Qing Emperor in detail the results of the bombardment just now.
The Uzhenhachao artillery unit recently formed in the Qing Dynasty has a total of more than 580 people, two-thirds of which are Han Chinese, and the remaining one-third are Zhenghuangqi, Rakshasa, and Hongmaoyi (British and French artillery). Tong Puhan served as the commander and Ma Guangyuan served as the deputy general.
Tong Puhan was the eldest son of the late Dong Yangxing of Jiala Zhangjing of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, and Ma Guangyuan was Dong Yangxing's best friend during his lifetime. After the Battle of Hetuala, the two lived in Beihai and studied gunnery with Rakshasa missionaries for several years. After returning home, he is familiar with all types of artillery firing.
Du Du took back his beloved telescope, looked up at the two loyal artillery generals, his beard trembled slightly and said:
"When Shi Wuli's father-in-law (Tong Yangxing) was alive, he made great contributions to the Jin Dynasty. At that time, he followed the old Khan to conquer the Ming Dynasty and captured more than ten cities in Liaodong. I hate that Liu Zhaosun actually executed his father-in-law Lingchi!"
Du Du wiped the non-existent tears from his eyes as he spoke.
"Tong Puhan, Ma Guangyuan, you two are loyal to the old Khan. In order to avoid the Liu thieves, you left the Rakshasa. Now you have returned to the Qing Dynasty. If you survived the catastrophe, you will have good fortune in the future. Now our Qing Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, and has the help of friendly countries to wipe out the Liu Dynasty. Thief, the day is just around the corner...how many cannons were fired today?"
Tong Puhan's eyes were red, and he knelt down and said: "Back to the emperor, Wu Zhenhachao fired 35,000 kilograms of large and small cannons, and all of them hit Liu Thief. Liu Thief is already frightened!"
Ma Guangyuan knelt down and said: "Wuzhen Hachao lost 300 soldiers and 50 artillerymen."
Such casualties are within an acceptable range.
"Okay, now I understand clearly. In future wars, we will have to use cannons. The ships are strong and the cannons are powerful, and they are invincible. The Kaiyuan Army, the Qi Army, and the Qi and Ming Dynasties will all be shattered into pieces in front of the giant red cannon. !
Du Du encouraged the two of them and gave the two Han officials yellow mantles. At this time, Fan Wencai stepped forward and whispered that the British were coming.
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When the English businessman Ruprecht Colen described the great changes in the firearms bastions and naval gun battles that took place in Europa, Dudu did not necessarily believe every word he said.
However, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty was indeed more attentive and interested in listening to the report of this English businessman than listening to Fan Wencai or other Han people's "auspicious" reports - although in the past two months, Du Du had been obsessed with the slaves from all over Liaodong All kinds of auspiciousness are presented, all of which indicate that our Qing Dynasty will be prosperous and prosperous for generations to come.
Since the first year of Kang Qian's reign, more than half a year to be precise, more than 70 large and small cities in Liaodong have been included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty by Du Du one after another. Although the speed at which the emperor opened up new territories could not be said to be unprecedented, it was at least much faster than the previous two great khans.
According to the conservative estimates of Fan Wencai and several other Hanchen academicians, at the current expansion rate of the Qing army, the western Liaoning Plain and the thirteen provinces within the Pass will fall under the control of the Qing Dynasty by the end of next year at the latest.
The day after the Shenyang War broke out, that is, October 19, the first year of Kangxi's reign, Emperor Du Du summoned Mr. Column in his camp. This was the seventh meeting between the two sides. Before that, the East India Company and the Qing Dynasty The arms trade is already in full swing.
Kelun played a game of chess with Du Du as usual. Du Du held the white stone and Kelun held the black stone. After half an hour, the Qing emperor won with a slight advantage.
The coated slave held two glasses of red wine from France in both hands. Dudu and Colen drank a glass together. The British businessman pointed to the chessboard and said:
"Your Majesty, your chessboard is inlaid with ebony and maple. The square you are looking at is cut from a tree trunk that grew in drought years. Do you see its texture clearly? Here it is. There's a little knot there. There was a young shoot that popped up there in early spring, but a frost in the night killed it."
Businessman Colen's crisp voice is like big beads and small beads falling on a jade plate, which is pleasant to the ear. What he means by this is that the monarch of the Qing Dynasty needs to have a pair of eyes that separates likes and dislikes, experience, and stereotypes, and uses macroscopic and three-dimensional cause and effect thinking to observe the present. , taking care of the country he rules.
Translated into adult language: The emperor of the Qing Dynasty could do anything for his own benefit, so don't be as coy as the court of the Southern Ming Dynasty.
Before contacting the Qing Dynasty, the British East India Company had repeatedly notified the Hongguang court in the south and negotiated with Zhu Changhui's cabinet ministers.
Representatives of Britain, France, and the Netherlands (now with the addition of Tsarist Russia) hoped to exchange military support for the small southern court (mainly in the form of arms and instructors) on the condition that Nanming opened its treaty ports, opium trade, tariff rates, and permanent residence rights.
As you can imagine, Colon and his party received a cold reception from Liu Zongzhou, who was the chief minister of the cabinet at the time. Shi Kefa came forward, angrily rebuked Colen, and used force to expel the colonists from Nanjing. This happened on the first day of June in the first year of Wuding. Known as the "Nanjing Incident" in history.
However, Dudu, who is in a foreign land, has no such worries.
As long as he can wipe out Liu Zhaosun, completely eliminate the remnants of the Qi army, and complete the unfinished business of the old slave, there is nothing he cannot accept, even if it is more harsh terms than the "Niuguan Treaty", he is willing to accept it.
In fact, Dudu did just that.
Of course, his literary accomplishment is not yet at the level of a British businessman, and he cannot speak in a coherent manner or speak famous lines full of philosophy.
He drank a glass of wine, looked up at the East India Company's plenipotentiary, and stated his conditions.
"Measure China's material resources and the happiness of the country, but please rest assured that as long as all the artillery I request are in place, I will agree to the terms you mentioned last time."
