"What? Promise to cede land? How can this be done?"
As soon as the little emperor of Shunzhi got a chance to survive, he felt that his back straightened and he did not agree to give several state capitals in Zhongzhou as a dowry to his younger sister Ajige.
"Your Majesty," Sony said with a smile as he saw Shunzhi getting angry in a hurry, "Don't be anxious...this is not a cession of territory."
"Why not cede territory?" Shunzhi said, "Zhu Cixiang is a lion and wants to take away six or seven of our state capitals!"
"Your Majesty, that's not ours..." Sony said, "We only have Shuntian Mansion, Yongping Mansion, Hejian Mansion, Baoding Mansion, Zhending Mansion, Shunde Mansion, Zhangde Mansion, Weihui Mansion, There are ten prefectures and five prefectures including Huaiqing Prefecture, Lu'an Prefecture, Zezhou, Qinzhou, Liaozhou, Baoan Prefecture, and Yanqing Prefecture. It will be very difficult to capture these fifteen prefectures."
"But we can't use Zhongzhou's land to support the enemy!" Shunzhi still shook his head.
"Why are you capitalizing on the enemy?" Sony laughed, "Shouldn't the Emperor Taishou have granted Laoqin, Geng Jimao, Fan Wencheng and other three vassals to guard Zhongzhou? We can agree to cede territory, but we cannot be the masters of the three vassals, Zhu Cixiang thought If you want to get the fourteen-square-meter dowry, you have to send troops to get it yourself."
"Then what's the point if we can't cede the land?" Shunzhi was confused.
"Of course it makes sense!" Sony said, "If we don't agree to cede territory, then the fight will be a life-and-death battle between the Ming and Qing dynasties. If we agree to cede territory, then the next fight will be to level the three vassals. The war... was between the Ming Dynasty and the three vassals including Lao Qin, Geng Jimao, and Fan Wencheng."
Is this Ping San Francisco?
Whatever Shunzhi was thinking was wrong! Why did the San Francisco of the Qing Dynasty allow the Ming Dynasty to pacify it? If you want peace, you have to go to the Qing Dynasty yourself! What if Daming is asked to settle matters? Did the vassals of the Qing Dynasty let the Ming Dynasty take care of them at will? Who will follow the Qing Dynasty in the future?
No, don’t do it later, no one will follow you now!
"Isn't this possible?" Shunzhi shook his head, "If we cede the territory of San Francisco, Lao Qin, Geng Jimao, and Fan Wencheng might have to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and become Zhu Cixun's pioneers."
"You can't surrender," Sony shook his head and said with a smile, "My father-in-law is the Prince of Ying of the Qing Dynasty, and my mother is Azig, how can I surrender to the Ming Dynasty?
As for Geng Jimao and Fan Wencheng, slaves know best that these traitors are greedy. Whenever they get the chance, they occupy houses and land to keep slaves. They wish they could move all the wealth in the world to their own homes. As long as they are given a year and a half to complete the move, the custodian will become a fat sheep. How can we surrender then? Throw it in and get slaughtered? "
Could such a thing happen?
Emperor Shunzhi was also hesitant, but the fat aunt Bumubutai on the side had already made up his mind and interjected with a smile: "I think we will do it according to Sony's method... Otherwise, what else can we do? We don't agree to it." Several prefectures in Zhongzhou were ceded to Nanming as dowries, so Emperor Zhu didn't send troops to fight?
If we agree to cede territory, he may still have some leeway and will not send troops to attack Zhili by water. We still have time to rectify the state capital of Zhili.
Otherwise, if the army comes to the city, the city of Beijing may be the place where our mother and I will die! "
Auntie is right. Zhu Cihong will send troops whether Shunzhi agrees to cede territory. But he agreed. Emperor Zhu would probably leave some room to take Zhongzhou first, then consolidate it for a period of time, and then attack Beizhili and Shanxi. The current Beijing city is no longer the real center of power of the Qing Dynasty, even if he is killed Shunzhi and Aunt Bumubutai, the Qing Dynasty will not collapse. Duduo, the great uncle of the emperor, happened to be on the throne!
Therefore, it is actually difficult to achieve the goal of using Beijing as bait to attract the main force of the Qing army for a decisive battle.
In this case, it is better to land in Zhili than to take a slow and steady approach, annexing Zhongzhou first, and then plotting the territory of Yanzhao.
In case the Battle of Zhongzhou does not go as smoothly as expected, Emperor Zhu can also choose a truce after obtaining the "dowry", and then launch the fourth Northern Expedition after digesting the land of Zhongzhou...
Bumbutai thought about it and asked Sony again: "Is Zukfa still in Beijing?"
"He's still there," Sony said. "Dado is not interested in discussing a fourteen-gege marriage with him, so he can only wait to talk to us."
"Okay!" Bumbutai said, "Sony, go and talk... Don't agree to the land cession right now. You can bargain with them and drag it out for a while."
Sony responded: "There are many servants... Queen Mother, Your Majesty, I suggest that several counties in Runing Prefecture and Nanyang Prefecture be sent out to deal with it."
Bumbutai nodded: "Okay, let's do it!"
Zukefa and Huang Dabao really had their eyes opened this time!
The two of them had just arrived at Jianling Camp in Azige before the Jieshi Mountain War broke out, so they were just in time to watch the battle. When the two armies started fighting, the two of them climbed to the top of a hill at the northern foot of Jieshi Mountain and watched with binoculars. The general process of the battle between the two armies.
Zukfa also held a notebook while reading and jotting it down - this is precious first-hand information! Bringing this record back is already a big achievement!
Therefore, Zukefa and Huang Dabao were not interested in staying in Beijing. After getting Sony's "offer", they immediately returned by sea from Dagokou. When they left Dagukou, it was already the beginning of autumn, so it was a smooth journey, and they returned to Nanjing two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th. At this time, the first period of Kong Dai's cram school was almost over.
Emperor Zhu is preparing for the "graduation exam" of the cram school. Except for Wu Sangui and Zhu Cijiong, if others do not do well in the exam, there will be no good fruits. At the most, they will be demoted, or at the most serious, they will quit their current positions - that is, they will be demoted and retired, and they can take a idle job and go home to retire!
The way of the examination is to form a group to play war games with Prince Kong Dai's team, simulating actual combat on a scale of tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of people.
The battlefield records brought back by Zukefa can be used as reference materials for the exam.
On August 14, in the map room in the West Nuan Pavilion of Fengtian Hall in the Forbidden City, Zukefa and Huang Dabao explained the Battle of Jieshi Mountain to Zhu Cihong, Prince Kong Dai, Shi Ruien, Xu Ermo, Yan Yingyuan and others in great detail The formation of the "Eastern Army" and the equipment of the troops.
"Prince, what do you think? Is the progress of the Qing army very significant?"
After Zu Kefa and Huang Dabao finished talking, Zhu Cixiang began to seek the opinions of Prince Kong Dai.
Prince Kongdai is also studying the Qing army's tactics these days. In his opinion, the Qing army's formation battles are not worth mentioning, but their capabilities of campaign maneuver and campaign counter-mobility are very powerful. Breaking this ability will be the future of the Northern Expedition. The key to victory.
However, the performance of the Qing army in the Jieshi Mountain battle still surprised him.
"Yes!" Prince Kong Dai nodded, "They have made great progress...the progress is mainly reflected in artillery and cavalry. The artillery of the Eastern Army was used very well, so they achieved the victory in the fierce battle in Shihe Village. victory.
Plus, their cavalry is really good... needs to be taken seriously! "
"Where is their infantry?" Zhu Cixiang asked, "What level is their infantry at?"
"Not very good," Kongdai shook his head. "There are still too many spears, swords, shields and archers, and too few musketeers. If you encounter an enemy with powerful firepower, you will be easily defeated in a gun battle. According to the experience of the European battlefield, It is difficult for the side that loses in a gun battle to organize an attack...If it loses in a shelling, it can still attack, but if it loses in a gun battle, it can only retreat.
Therefore, the flintlock gun, coupled with the sleeve bayonet and paper shell ammunition you invented, should be the main equipment of the infantry for a while... In addition to the troops with the same equipment, the only thing that can defeat them is a powerful force. The shock cavalry. "
"Do we need to organize an infantry with flintlocks and bayonets?" Zhu Cixiang continued to ask, "We have just reached a "South Sea Navigation Treaty" with the Netherlands, England, and Portugal, and the channels for importing flintlocks are smoother. And There has also been some progress in counterfeiting, and by next autumn, there should be 20,000 to 30,000 flintlock muskets equipped for the troops!"
