"Wow haha......"
In the Wuying Hall of the Forbidden City in Beijing, the emperor's uncle and the regent Prince Azige were laughing so hard because he had just heard the news that all the generals of the Ming Dynasty were making up lessons.
This thing is indeed ridiculous. You have become a general, but you don't know how to fight, and you have to learn it now... When will you learn this?
And famous generals are always made by playing, not by making up for it! Since ancient times, has any famous general been able to improve his combat level by relying on supplementary lessons?
"I still thought that Zhu Cixiang was some kind of wise king, but now he seems to be a ridiculous figure." Azig said with a smile, "It's a good thing that Emperor Chengzong is still so afraid of him. This smart king turns out to be confused sometimes!"
The young Emperor Shunzhi seemed a little unconvinced that Emperor Zhu would do such a ridiculous thing, "Could this be Zhu Cixiang's plan? Maybe he just wants us to take it lightly so that he can strike suddenly?"
"Your Majesty," Fan Wencheng said, "This is probably not a ploy. According to detailed reports, in order to teach his generals how to fight, Emperor Zhu specially invited an expert from France in the West, named Kong Dai. It seems that he is still from France. The prince."
Shunzhi frowned: "Maybe this French prince is really capable."
"Hey, what great ability can you have?" Azig waved his hand, "If you have real ability, why would you go to the Ming Dynasty to eat and drink when you don't have a high-ranking official in your own country and a good salary? From what I see, Zhu Cihong is timid before he fights. We are afraid of the Qing Dynasty!"
His words were loud, but his mind was not so dark. It’s just that now we need to boost morale and unite people.
During this period, he, the uncle of the Qing Emperor and the regent, was actually feeling very guilty. Duduo's confidant He Luohui had blocked Shanhaiguan and prevented Azig's men from leaving.
At the same time, the dignitaries of the Eight Banners who were loyal to Duduo in Beijing were dragging their families out of the customs. In the past few months, no less than 2,000 of them had left!
There are also several companies in the Nine Banners Angbangzhang stationed in the capital that are preparing for war behind the back of Azig, the regent. They have made it clear that they are not of the same mind as Azig!
Azig was afraid of starting a war with Duduo because he was worried that Emperor Zhu would take advantage of the situation.
The news that came one after another during this period made Azig feel relieved a lot - the Ming Dynasty did not seem to be ready to go to war with the Qing Dynasty!
First of all, there is no money!
The Ming Dynasty also suffered a loss last year, losing several million taels of silver... This loss was greater than the current annual income of the Qing Dynasty!
In order to make up for the shortfall and raise funds for the war, the Ming court wanted to issue 10 million taels of debt notes to the private sector. But with the experience of feudal debts, who would dare to touch this? Moreover, Zhu Cixi couldn't afford high interest rates, so he only paid five-cent annual interest. No one cared about it at all!
Secondly, there are no generals.
If you don't have money, you can't fight a protracted war, so you have to fight quickly. But who in the Ming Dynasty has the ability to defeat the Qing Dynasty quickly?
Not at all!
The situation at the Battle of Guishan last time showed that the Ming army could defeat the Qing Dynasty, but it was impossible to win quickly. Because the Ming army's cavalry was too weak, they could not advance in a long way, so they could only advance into the fortress and build a camp step by step.
The Qing Dynasty could also use fortresses to fight, or they could rush behind the Ming army's fortress line to fight mobile warfare - the fortress line was actually not a line, but points. There are dozens of miles between points, so the Qing army couldn't get there in seconds?
Moreover, in the past two or three years, Dorgon has focused on strengthening the Qing army's mobile combat capabilities and organized and trained mobile units such as forward battalions and firearms battalions.
If 10,000 to 20,000 Qing mobile troops were to rush to the rear of the Ming army to burn, kill, and loot, could Zhu Cixiang ignore them?
To fight mobile warfare with mobile units such as forward battalions and firearms battalions, you must have generals. Relying on hard strongholds and idle battles will not work.
However, Zhu Cihong's method of opening a cram school to train generals was still far beyond Azig's expectations.
But Azig still believed it, because he knew that Zhu Cixiang's empire was not won through hundreds of battles, but was inherited, and he just reorganized it.
Without a hundred battles, those who can fight will naturally not be able to get out, and those who occupy high positions are not good at fighting. Apart from finding someone to teach how to fight, what else can be done?
So the Qing Dynasty can rest assured for the time being...
After finishing his boast, Azige glanced at the Wuying Hall, and the echoing voices rose up from below.
"Yes, yes, yes, Emperor Xiao Zhu must be afraid of his uncle and the regent!"
"With the Imperial Uncle and the Regent here, I can rule the world morning and night!"
"With the Imperial Uncle and the Regent here, I am invincible in the Qing Dynasty..."
Seeing that there were many people who agreed with him, Azig nodded and said with a smile: "Now that the balance of power between the north and the south has been achieved, although the power of the Southern Ming Kingdom has increased, it is unable to break this situation unless we, the Qing Dynasty, are in chaos. Get up. Now Emperor Chengzong’s mausoleum is about to be completed, and I also want to take this opportunity to meet Lao Fifteen. Which of you can go to Shengjing?"
Bahana stood up and said, "My uncle, the emperor, the regent, and my servant Bahana are willing to go to Shengjing."
"Okay!" Azig smiled, "Go and talk to Lao Shiwu. One of me and him are in Guanxi and the other is in Guandong. Each of them will take care of his own business... If he agrees, we will come to Chengdu." Zongshan Mausoleum, we brothers will swear an oath in front of the grave of the Fourteenth Old Man!"
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"Slave Sonny meets the Prince Regent."
"Slave Lan Bai, please respectfully invite the regent Jin An."
"Slave Dulan meets the regent..."
At the same time, Duduo, the "Eastern Regent" of the Qing Dynasty, was summoning three envoys who had just arrived from Vladivostok to visit Europe in the Shengjing Palace.
Sony, Lambai, and Duran have had their eyes opened this time. They not only went to Europe, but also to the New World!
They arrived in Vladivostok from New Spain on a large sailing ship of the Pacific Trading Company.
"Have any of you three heard of a French prince named Kong?" After Dodo greeted the three of them to sit down, he directly asked about Prince Kong Dai.
He is also working hard to collect information about the Ming Dynasty, and of course he also knows about the "General's cram school".
"My lord," Sony replied, "the prince of this Western French country cannot be named Kong, because the king of France has the compound surname Bourbon, and their prince is of course also surnamed Bourbon."
"Oh," Duduo thought for a moment, "then there is no such person as Prince Kong Dai?"
"There is a Prince of Kong Dai," Sony said, "but his surname is not Kong. Kong Dai is a place name and his fiefdom. Prince Kong Dai's surname is also Bourbon."
Sony paused and then asked: "My lord, why do you ask about this person?"
"Because this person went to Nanming and became the military master of the Zhu family's young emperor and a group of Nanming generals... Sony, is this Prince Kong Dai a good soldier in war?"
Sony was shocked.
Of course he knows who Prince Kongdai is!
"Very powerful!" Sony said, "That is one of the most famous generals in France. He is famous for his good use of cavalry."
Duduo asked again: "So, does Western military science have any merit?"
"Yes!" Sony said, "The battle for supremacy among the Western countries was more intense than that of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. They fought for countless years, from land to sea. Naturally, they produced countless famous generals, and the more they fought, the more capable they were. How could their military skills be so good? No redeeming features? If Prince Kong Dai really arrives in Nanming, then we, the Qing Dynasty, must be more vigilant and not take advantage of him."
After all, he was a person who went to Europe and America to see the world. Suo Zhongtang's knowledge was much higher than Azig's.
Duduo sighed: "It's a pity that Twelve doesn't know this! He wants to harm me wholeheartedly... How should I deal with this?"
Sony, Lanbai, and Duran were all a little dumbfounded. Azig and Duduo were brothers! Same father and same mother! Why is this biting?
"Your Majesty," Sony said, "How about I go to the capital to talk to the Emperor and ask the Emperor to mediate?"
Duduo nodded: "That's good. The war situation on Sakhalin Island and Jingqilijiang River is now calm. I am preparing to attack Yaksa City, but I don't want to have a fight with Lao Twelve..."
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