Beijing, Prince Regent's Palace.
Dorgon, the uncle of the Qing Emperor and the regent, was in a good mood now after returning from watching the cannon at Fengtai Camp. Since Hauge disappeared, he has been in a heavy mood. Not feeling guilty because of Hauge's death, but feeling worried because of the rising military power of the Ming Dynasty!
Although he likes to talk about the words "whoever conquers the Central Plains conquers the world" and "from the north to the south is as easy as flipping a finger". But in his heart, he felt like a mirror. The world now is different from that of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the Southern Song Dynasty.
The Eastern Jin Dynasty, Southern Dynasties and Southern Song Dynasty had no way to obtain foreign guns, foreign cannons and foreign generals from the West!
But now the Western Barbarians are rising and the grassland is declining!
Just last winter, the governor of Ninggu Tower Mele Zhangjing and the Mongolian Tushetu Khangunbu successively sent envoys to the capital to report to Dorgon about the eastward expansion of the Western Rakshasa people.
The guard of Ningguta Mele Zhangjing reported that a small group of Rakshasa people had touched the territory of the Daur people in the Heilongjiang Basin, and there were also many who originally lived in the Baihar Lake and Barguzhen River (Lake Baikal area) in the northwest of Heilongjiang. The Barhu people (Buryat people) were driven out by the Rakshasa people and also ran to the territory guarding Ningutame Lezhangjing.
The memorial of Tuxietu Khan Gunbu states that in the autumn of the third year of Shunzhi, the Barhu people located to the north of Tuxietu Khan tribe borrowed hundreds of troops from Tuxietu Khan tribe, plus their own warriors totaling They gathered more than a thousand people and attacked a group of Rakshasa cavalry that numbered less than a hundred (60 people). After a hard day of fighting, he had to give up because of too many casualties...that is, he was violently beaten!
More than a thousand people beat dozens of people. Not only did they not win, they were even beaten up in turn!
The ferocity of the Rakshasa people really frightened Dorgon.
Moreover, before guarding Ningguta Mele Zhangjing and Tushe Tuhan reported the two Rakshasa invasions, Dorgon had received a lot of news about the Rakshasa Kingdom's eastward invasion...the most sensational of which It was the Shibier Khanate that was separated from the Golden Horde and was attacked and destroyed by the Rakshasa people decades ago!
According to Bruce, the English envoy, the Rakshasa Kingdom that defeated the Shibier Khanate was not considered powerful at all among the Western Yi countries, but was only a second-rate power...
Before the Battle of Xueliuxi, Dorgon had not taken the strength of the Western Yi too seriously. Compared with the Western Yi, they were still far away from the Qing Dynasty!
Even if they destroyed the Shibier Khanate and extended their claws into the territory of the Barhu people, they would not pose any threat to the Qing Dynasty.
Because more than 10,000 miles of forests, deserts, and mountains are the most reliable barrier to the north of the Qing Dynasty, it is impossible for the Western Yi Rakshasa Kingdom to send its army so far.
But when he found out through careful research that the new Ming army suddenly became stronger because of the introduction of new cannons and new tactics from the Western Yi, he realized the seriousness of the problem.
It would be difficult for the Xiyi people to kill them in large numbers if they traveled by sea, but they could sell advanced firearms to the Ming Dynasty through sea routes, and they could also provide foreign generals to Zhu Cixiang.
Zhu Cixiang is different from his stupid father, Emperor Chongzhen. He is particularly good at plundering and amassing money. In the autumn and winter of last year, he led two million empty-handed northern refugees to Huguang to plunder. It seems that he even went as far as Guangdong... ..This journey not only solved the problem of feeding two million people, but also rectified the land in Huguang and the customs and commercial taxes in Guangdong.
It is estimated that the income of the Nanming court this year will be 30 to 40 million shi meters and 1 to 20 million taels of silver!
With such a huge income coupled with the Western cannons, guns, and generals, the Qing Dynasty would be in danger...
When he thought of the crisis in the Qing Dynasty, Dorgon felt so depressed that he was no longer interested in usurping the throne - what was he doing here? Be the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty?
Therefore, the Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty can still last for four years, and Dorgon is still just an uncle of the emperor and the regent.
But after Dorgon came back from Fengtai today, the smile on his face was so thick that he couldn't get rid of it.
"Your Majesty, have you read the proclamation from Ao Bai who is guarding Tianjin Wei? In order to express your gratitude, Tianjin Wei Angbang Zhangjing Yamen worked hard for almost a year and finally built Dongzui Island City. Okay. Although this Obai is a little reckless, he still has the ability to do things."
The speaker was Fan Wencheng, who had the closest relationship with Hauge's old department. In the past, when Hauge was alive, he had to be careful and avoid suspicion! Now that Hauge has been buried in glory, he has nothing to worry about. This is the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. Can Nine Flags really kill each other? What's left after the killing?
So seeing that Dorgon was in a good mood, he helped Obai put in a good word.
Dorgon took the fold and looked at it for a few times, then threw it aside with a smile, and then glanced at his good brother Duduo who was sitting aside, just smiling and saying nothing, "Are you relieved now? Dongzui Daocheng is blocking Look, there is no way Zhu Cixiang could have come in from the direction of Dagukou."
Dongzui Island is an island among the Tianjin Weihe Islands. It was formed by a certain diversion of the Tianjin Weihe River. Dongzui Island was originally connected to the six places on the south bank of the Tianjin Weihe River, but due to a certain flood, it was A low-lying area in the south of Dongzui Island was flooded, forming a new river channel, and Dongzui Island became an island in the middle of the river.
This island in the middle of the river is about fifty-five miles away from Dagukou in a straight line. It is a choke point for the enemies who board 6 at Dagukou and then march along the Wei River in Tianjin.
After Duduo returned to Beijing (the Eight Banners soldiers could not fight abroad all the time and had to go home to live), he personally surveyed along the Wei River in Tianjin and chose Dongzui Island as a location for city defense. In fact, he could not find this Dongzui Island. It doesn't matter if it's a Zui Island. The Weihe River in Tianjin is so winding that it's entirely possible for people to dig out an island!
However, Obai, the first warrior in Manchuria, resolutely asked for an order and became the most difficult Tianjin guard, Ang Bangzhangjing, responsible for guarding the country for the Qing Dynasty. The work of building the castle on Dongzui Island naturally belonged to Ao Bai.
Ao Bai also really put his thought into it. Not only did he go to the Shandong front line to inspect the "Sandbag Fort" left by the Ming Army, but he also studied for himself in "Fort Illustrations" written by Han Lin. Finally, he designed a river embankment and used it to Sandbags were used to build the outer walls, and bricks and wood were used to build the octagonal bastions of the inner walls. On the eight turrets of the bastion, all Hongyi cannons and general cannons were arranged, and many Fran cannons were placed on the core fortress of the bastion.
As long as the Dongzui Island fortress is not breached by the Ming army, the Wei River in Tianjin will be completely blocked. It is just wishful thinking to follow the Tianjin Wei River and then enter the canal, and go straight to Tongzhou City.
If the Tianjin Weishui Road cannot be opened, take Route 6 from Dongzui Island to Beijing. The straight-line distance will not be less than 250 miles. In fact, the distance to be walked is at least 300 miles, and there are many rivers blocking the way. There are also dozens of fortified fortresses.
Without a strong cavalry and unable to haul a large number of heavy artillery and baggage, it is impossible to fight all the way into Beijing like the British and French forces did - the British and French forces used minie bombs, rifled guns and Armstrong breech-loading rifles gun.
Moreover, the Eight Banners soldiers at that time were already in ruins. The Mongolian cavalry under Senggelinqin were not Eight Banners soldiers at all, but training troops recruited from the Chahar Nomadic Mongolian banners - Nomadic Mongolia and Eight Banners Mongolia are not the same thing at all. ah!
Duduo was also in a good mood today. He also went to see the cannons of the Red Yi and English people. From his perspective, after one look, he knew how to fight against the new Ming army in the future... .
Now when he heard Dorgon ask, he deliberately lowered his voice and asked with a smile: "Brother Fourteen, when I came out of the house just now, I met Zu Dashou visiting. He said that Zuk Fa was here again."
"Oh." Dorgon nodded, noncommittal.
Duduo added: "Zukefa also brought news that Zhu Cihong has ascended the throne!"
"Really?" Dorgon smiled, "Who is the queen?"
"There is no queen," Duduo said. "They are still waiting for that girl from Dongguo! Brother Fourteen, when will you take the next step? Dongguo will be a real princess by then!"
