"Fuquan, let me ask you, what strategy do you plan to use to defeat Abu Nai and Burni's 50,000-strong army?"
After the old lady Bumu Butai finished praising her grandson, she then asked Xiang Fuquan a question.
In fact, it’s not that the old lady has no confidence in Fuquan. She was asking the questions on behalf of the ministers who stayed in Beijing, especially the Hanchen in the DPRK. Cao Yin, the head of Dongtangzi Hutong in the sticking place, reported to the old lady that recently Suddenly there was a wave of interest in learning Mongolian among the Han officials in Beijing!
Of course it’s good to love learning!
The Qing Dynasty focused first on Manchuria, followed by Mongolia. Therefore, the "conceptual content" of the Qing Dynasty was not low. The old lady Bumu Butai is a Mongolian herself, so there is nothing wrong with Han members learning Mongolian.
But is it really appropriate to learn Mongolian at this time? They didn't learn it sooner or later. They had to wait until Abu Nai and Burni's 50,000 Mongolian troops entered Juyong Pass. When they were about to reach Beijing, they suddenly thought of learning Mongolian. What does this mean?
But the old lady can't purge Han officials in Beijing just because of this matter. "Being able to speak Mongolian" doesn't violate the royal law, right? Bumubutai can do it himself! Moreover, Bumbutai spoke very poor Chinese, and it was very inconvenient to have Aunt Sumala act as a translator when communicating with Hanchen outside.
The Han members below want to learn Mongolian, maybe to make it easier for them to pay their respects to the old Queen Mother?
That's why Bumubutai arranged today's event, calling Fuquan, Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong, Yang Qilong, Luo Dongni, and Li Sixing, the generals who led the troops to quell the rebellion, to Cining Palace, and left those who The high-ranking Han flag-bearers from Beijing who looked after Kangxi's house and acted according to Xi'an Xingzai's instructions were all called together.
We need to show these people who are busy learning Mongolian how powerful Fuquan is and how good he is at fighting!
But when Bumubutai saw Fuquan showing off all his generals, she actually had a little suspicion. One was a paralytic, one was a philistine, one was a lustful person, and the other was Li Dingguo's son. At that time, he spoke with a Shaanxi accent and always said "Er, Er, Er", as if he was sent as a spy by Li Zicheng!
Only Zhao Liangdong looks more like a general.
Although Bumbutai still trusted her grandson and son, she knew that the Han members she called here today would probably work harder to learn Mongolian.
So the old lady asked Fuquan a question.
When she thought about it, although among Fuquan's subordinates, only Zhao Liangdong looked a bit like him, maybe people should not be judged by their appearance? Maybe they have already helped Fuquan formulate a strategy to defeat the enemy.
But Fuquan was stunned when Bumu Butai asked, "Now it's 15,000 to 50,000. I have the advantage. What else can I do?" Just let it go and fight head-on!
But the old lady wanted him to use a trick, so he had to think of a clever plan at the last minute.
Fortunately, Fuquan is usually easy to learn. He learned "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" very well. Not only did he memorize it every time, he also studied different versions, including the "version", the "Pingshu version", and the "Kunqu version". "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" He has learned all the art of war. Maybe not as good as Zhuge Liang, but not worse than Zhou Yu. If you think about it carefully, you will definitely be able to make plans.
Sure enough, Fuquan thought for a while and came up with a plan: "Go back to Mama Huang, and Sun'er has already discussed with Admiral Zhang, General Zhao, Li Yichang, Taoist Yang, and Luo Zuo to lure the enemy into encirclement and annihilation! "
"Luring the enemy into encirclement and annihilation?" Bumbutai nodded, "It sounds pretty powerful. How to lure the enemy into the enemy's trap?"
Fuquan said: "First use a 3,000-person grain escort team to pretend to transport grain and grass into Changping City to lure the enemy to plunder, then use 10,000 troops to divide into four groups, surround all 50,000 Mongolian cavalry, and annihilate them! "
This strategy doesn’t sound very clever!
Bumbutai thought to himself: If you use 12,000 men to surround the enemy with 50,000 men, you have to use 3,000 men to lure the enemy with food. Will this mean that the siege is not complete, and the troops that lured the enemy will be destroyed by Burni first?
Thinking of this, Bumbutai squinted his eyes and looked around, and found that Wang Xi, Huang Ji, Song Deyi, and Wu Zhengzhi, the Han members who had been left by Kangxi to assist their brothers, were all frowning and listening to Su, who was acting as the general manager. Malagu translated Fuquan's strategy into Chinese.
Seeing their brows frowning more and more, the old queen mother muttered: I don't know if they are doubting Fuquan's plan, or are they considering whether to learn Mongolian quickly? They were all Jinshi, so they learned things quickly.
However, it is not easy for the old lady to interfere with her grandson's command now. After all, war is not all about strategy. If the people below are more fierce, they can still win.
Thinking of this, the old lady nodded, as if she trusted her grandson very much: "Good strategy, Fuquan, just follow your strategy and remember, you must capture as many prisoners as possible. It is best to capture Abu Nai and Burni." Caught them all!”
"Don't worry, Madam Huang, my grandson will be able to catch both Abu Nai and Burni for you!" Fuquan smiled and patted his chest, with a look of confidence on his face.
However, his current words and the confidence on his face were all just for the old lady to see, just to make her happy. He actually didn’t know how to fight this battle, and he planned to go back and talk to the people below. The generals will discuss it carefully!
But when he and his brother Long Xi accompanied the old lady after lunch and returned to their home in Prince Yu's Mansion, and were about to practice wrestling with Fujin Nalalan'er on his side, Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong, and Yang Qilong under him , Luo Dongni, Li Sixing, and an elderly monk were already waiting there.
The expressions of these people were very rich. Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong, and the great monk all looked excited. Yang Qilong and Luo Dongni looked a little worried. As for Li Sixing, his face was expressionless and he didn't know what he was thinking?
"Your Majesty, Changping just sent someone to report that they will soon be surrounded by the Mongols! There are tens of thousands of Mongols under Abu Nai and Burni. If we don't hurry up and reinforce, Changping will be They were taken over by the Mongols and then looted.
In addition, Abu Nai and Burni did not bring the tribal family members to the entrance this time, but left them on the grassland outside Zhangbeikou. If they are allowed to break through Changping, they may take away the population and property coefficient there, just like that thing back then. "
The first one to come up to Fuquan to report the battle situation on the front line that he had just received was Yang Qilong. Although he was only a fourth-grade customs officer, his rank was only as high as that of his "Foreign Slave Army Leader" Luo Dongni - this Luo Dongni is now What's amazing is that he is the Portuguese leader under the Manchu banner of Zhenghuang Banner. But Yang Qilong's sister Nalalan'er is now Fuquan's favorite woman, and now she has sealed Fujin's title, and the Tianjin Customs Road and Ruiyintang under his own control can make a lot of money for Daqing and Fuquan. So now Yang Qilong's status around Fuquan is getting higher and higher, and now he seems to be Fuquan's number one confidant!
This time when Fuquan was preparing to deal with Chahar Mongolia, he didn't forget to call Yang Qilong, and asked Yang Qilong to bring his Semu Army to join the battle, so that he could get more credit.
Since Yang Qilong was Fuquan's confidant and was very generous with his actions, Zhang Yong and Zhao Liangdong soon became his "little brothers" - they were in trouble in officialdom before mainly because there was no one above them, but now they are following the prince's confidants. wrong!
Li Sixing had known Yang Qilong for a long time, and now that he saw Li Zicheng frightened again, he felt very itchy, but he had no strength and no chance, so he naturally had no intention of competing for power with Yang Qilong.
As for that great monk, he was one of the eighteen Arhat monks at Qingliang Temple in Wutai Mountain. He was a Mongolian named Turmeng'e. As his name suggests, he looked very fierce!
It is said that he was originally a bodyguard around the late emperor. After the death of the late emperor, he became a monk along with seventeen other bodyguards. He chanted "Mani Mani Coo" in Qingliang Mountain of Mount Wutai to pray for the late emperor.
Later, Li Sixing took a thousand warriors who were good at fighting on the right wing of the camp and went to Wutai Mountain to "practice". This great monk took a few brothers down the mountain to help them train. This was Aunt Sumala's intention!
As they practiced, the strong men on the right wing of the Shanpu camp became the "disciples" of the eighteen Arhat monks, and Li Sixing also became a disciple of Tur Meng'e and learned a lot from him about horseback riding and fighting. .
"What, what, what?" Fuquan heard Yang Qilong's hesitation at this time and frowned, "Aren't you talking about those things when our Qing soldiers came in to burn, kill and loot?"
"Your Majesty, your holy name!" Yang Qilong said, "I'm worried that Abu Nai and Burni will also imitate the Qing Heavenly Soldiers. This will rob them of one or two hundred thousand people and go to the Liaohe Hetao to operate the base, and the Chahar Division may Can develop power!"
Fu Quan waved his hand: "They have no chance! Guanyin Bao has already gone to Horqin Grassland with the instructions of my Queen Mother to seize their retreat! As long as we can repel them and their son this time, we will be successful." , have you thought of Zhe?"
"What do we think?" Zhang Yong, who was slumped on a chair and didn't stand up when he saw Fuquan coming, was stunned when he heard this. "My lord, haven't you already made a plan to lure the enemy into encirclement and annihilation?"
"Will my plan work?"
"Okay! That's great!" Zhang Yong said with a smile, "Leave it to a few of us to implement the prince's clever plan to stabilize the world. The safekeeping will be a complete victory!"
"How to execute it?"
"Simple," Zhang Yong said, "I will lead my three thousand soldiers to escort the grain trucks to lure the enemy. Zhao Zongzhen and Li Yichang will outflank them in two groups. You and Yang Daotai will set up a formation under the Yuan Dadu earthen wall in the north of the city to command the overall situation. The 50,000-strong army is divided into four groups, and they can definitely defeat the 50,000 Mongolian cavalry of Abu Nai and Burni in one fell swoop!"
"Is it really possible?" Fuquan still felt a little unreliable.
"Okay, that's great!" Zhao Liangdong said, "We have a huge advantage!"
That Tu'er nodded fiercely and said: "Fifteen thousand against them, they can't lose with fifty thousand!"
Zhao Liangdong and Tur Meng'an look quite similar.
Fuquan is a good prince who accepts advice and advice. Seeing that everyone below him said so, he approved the plan, "Okay, then... when can we send out troops?"
"Right away!" Zhang Yong said, "Your Majesty, rescuing troops is like putting out fire. Now the fifth patrol battalion can be dispatched at any time!"
Fuquan thought for a while and said, "Let's do it tomorrow. At noon tomorrow, Admiral Zhang, you will lead the troops out of Deshengmen first! After dark, I will lead the other teams and quietly leave the city!"
"嗻!"
On the fifth day of September in the twelfth year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, many Eight Banners sisters, Eight Banners aunts and Eight Banners old men had gathered on both sides of the street in Deshengmen, Beijing, to watch the fun. This most virtuous capital of the Qing Dynasty is now in dire need of young men!
In the past few years, the world of the Qing Dynasty has been in turmoil. A number of strong men in Beijing have died, a number have been replaced, and then the replacements have left again. So now, those who remain in this city of bannermen are mainly a group of old, weak, women and children, who are looking forward to some good news coming back from the front every day.
Unfortunately, reality is always so unsatisfactory. The good news did not come, Mongolia invaded, and the bad news of Dayuan's return came suddenly, giving everyone a blow.
Now Daming and Dashun seem to have come back!
Dayuan deceived the corpse again!
Will the Song Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty also make their debut in the future?
If this great Qing Dynasty continues like this, it will no longer be the "Three Kingdoms", but will be changed to the "Warring States".
Although the Qing Dynasty has already shown signs of evolving into a "post-Warring States" state, when the women, children and elderly people in Beijing heard that another army was about to be sent out today, they spontaneously gathered at Deshengmen to prepare for another batch of Qing soldiers heading to the front line. After seeing off the soldiers, everyone still hoped to win the battle and not let the fate of the Qing Dynasty continue to decline.
And this Dayuan seems to like to massacre cities. If Burni, the rebel king of Chahar, and his father Abu Nai are allowed to invade Beijing together, I am afraid that everyone's life will be at stake.
Even if I barely managed to save my life, I'm afraid I'd be robbed as a slave.
In addition to these old and weak women and children at the banner, there are also many officials in neat robes and coats here at Deshengmen today, most of whom are Han members. Kangxi brought only a capable court to Xi'an, and most of the courtiers stayed in Beijing.
In addition, due to the serious losses of the Eight Banners soldiers and the need to replenish them, all the pen clerks who were originally serving as errands in various yamen changed their careers to join the army. The vacated positions could only be filled by Han members.
Therefore, in the past two years, it has been easier for Han members to obtain official positions than before. Of course, better positions still have to be bought with money!
And now these Han members who have spent money to buy their jobs or who have finally been admitted to the Jinshi and have been selected as imperial officials have to come and take a look. If the Qing Dynasty is not going to work, then they have to find a way out quickly!
Should he go to Xiangyang to join Wu Yingxiong, go to Wuchang to join Li Zicheng, or quickly learn Mongolian and become a Han official in the Yuan Dynasty?
Finally, I got the news today that among those who ran outside Deshengmen to "watch the excitement" were the agents sent by Abu Nai and Burni!
When the large group of green soldiers protected one carriage after another and came to Deshengmen along the street, those who still had some hope for the Qing Dynasty suddenly felt their hearts drop. .
this one?
Just these green soldiers driving carts? It looked like they were all infantry, with few on horseback. The weapons they hold are also ordinary. There are only a few small red cannons worth seeing, and the others are long guns, shotguns, knives, bows and arrows. The most worrying thing is that their number is too small. There are only more than 3,000 people. How can they defeat the tens of thousands of Mongolians outside?
Is the Qing Dynasty coming to an end?
When a group of Eight Banners men and women saw these unreliable Green Camp soldiers, they started to inquire about each other.
"Why are there only these few people? How can this be enough?"
"Which group are they from? How dare they go out of the city to fight tens of thousands of Mongolians?"
"Them? They are the green soldiers patrolling the fifth battalion!"
"Patroling the fifth battalion? Can they fight?"
"Who knows? The original third patrol battalion was not good, but when Prince Gong went to Shengjing outside the Pass, he took away more than half of the soldiers of the third battalion. Most of the current fifth patrol battalion were recruited from Shaanxi and Gansu, and some Some are veterans who followed Zhang Junmen."
"Zhang Junmen? Which Zhang Junmen?"
"The original Admiral of Gansu Province was transferred to Beijing to help train troops. After King Yu stayed behind, he promoted him to the Admiral of the Nine Gates."
"Is that the paralytic?"
"Not paralyzed, just lame."
"That won't work either! How to fight?"
"Shhhhh, keep your voice down, the real owner is here and he's got someone to carry him!"
Zhang Yong, the old man, still had people carry him out of the city to fight this time, and he was still dressed in scholar's casual clothes. He was holding a book of poetry in his hand and studying it while marching - he was full of confidence in the current battle!
There are three thousand Gansu and Shaanxi green soldiers, 500 of whom are veterans who have been with him for many years. They are equipped with 1,000 shotguns, eight bronze cannons, and 200 large vehicles to form a vehicle formation. How can this be lost?
After this battle, he will definitely go down in history!
So the most important thing for him now is to prepare a good poem and publish it after the battle. He will say that he wrote it when he was so heroic on the battlefield.
And his current behavior of dressing up and loving to study, in the eyes of people who don't know him well, is definitely doomed!
The Qing Dynasty sent such an old guy to fight, and the number was so small. How could it be possible to defeat Burni and Abu Nai?
No, I have to learn Mongolian quickly. Most of the Han members who were watching the dispatch of troops in Deshengmen had already made up their minds and were ready to welcome their "second master"!
Burney's careful work, in the shortest time, sent the news that Zhang Yong, a paralytic, was leading 3,000 infantrymen and more than 100 carts of grain and grass, and was rashly leaving Beijing for Changping to the north bank of Shahe River. Burni and Abu Nai's army outside Changping City.
After listening to the report of the people below, Burni was almost in disbelief and just blurted out: "That's all? Is this all Fuquan's abilities?"
Abu Nai laughed loudly and said: "Fuquan knew that we didn't have enough food and grass, so he sent us food! Can the child take the lead in the battle this time, okay?"
"Good father, you must be careful!" Burni nodded and agreed to his father's request.
Abu Nai smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't die until I see the flag of Mongolia flying over the city of Beijing again! Buddha will definitely bless the descendants of the Mongolian Golden Family!"
(End of chapter)
