"Your Majesty, let Wen Ji accompany you to Seoul!"
Zhu Heji seemed to have encountered a little trouble this time. On November 1st, he had just dressed up, took his beloved Da Boling with him, and was surrounded by Yan Yuan, Liu Yan, Yu Xiaoqian and other high-ranking officials. Next, when I just walked out of Yashan Palace, I was blocked by two little girls, Li Wenji and Zhang Yuzhen.
Moreover, they were not here to see Zhu Heji off, but to go to the front line of Seoul with Zhu Heji.
Zhu Heji glanced at the two girls. In addition to their mourning clothes, they had also put on military uniforms. At first glance, they were modeled after Da Bo Ling's sulfur blue narrow sleeves and purple armor - -Now the military uniforms of the Ming Dynasty have been changed to blue, because Zhu Heji has not yet been able to prepare a durable red synthetic dye that does not fade. He can now only configure three synthetic dyes: sulfide black, sulfide blue, and aniline violet.
So he chose sulfide blue, which symbolizes the sea and is relatively solemn, as the color of the military uniform.
As for the style of military uniforms, the narrow-sleeved drapes commonly worn by military attachés in the Ming Dynasty were chosen. The cavalry could also add a brightly colored hood, or not. Military uniforms are mainly made of thickened cotton, and only senior officers can wear silk uniforms.
In addition, officers will wear iron, silver or gold five-pointed stars on the shoulders of their military uniforms to show their official rank.
Da Bo Ling holds the title of Lady of the State, similar to that of a Duke, and is also qualified to wear three gold five-stars symbolizing the Left Governor.
The two little girls, Li Wenji and Zhang Yuzhen, probably thought that Da Boling's clothes looked heroic. . So I asked my tailor to imitate it, and even the three gold stars were imitated. It was really dumbfounding to watch.
Zhu Heji is also wearing a blue narrow-sleeved trousers and a purple armor. At first glance, it looks similar to what Da Bo Ling is wearing, but if you look closely, you can still see the difference. Zhu Heji's clothes are relatively loose, and you can tell at a glance that they are men's clothes. Dabo Ling's clothes are a bit tight, which can bring out her good figure.
Putting on the military uniform, Zhu Heji looked even more fierce with his long sword, pistol and grenade hammer. Zhang Yuzhen looked at him a little uneasily, as if telling him that all this was the intention of the princess. .
But Princess Ming'an was still looking at him with a smile as bright as a flower, with such an innocent look that her heart almost melted.
Thinking of this, he turned to look at Da Bo Ling.
Da Bo Ling knew Zhu Heji's thoughts best and had always "loved" him, so she smiled and said, "It's just going to Seoul, not going to the battlefield."
Li Wenji nodded: "Yes, yes, just a trip to Seoul."
Zhu Heji said with a smile: "Okay... Let's go together then! Someone, bring the horse over!"
His horse was a Lusitano Ocean horse, gray, tall and big, named "Big Gray". When he was brought over, Princess Ming'an, who had never seen a big horse before, was shocked.
Zhu Heji looked at the little girl's frightened appearance and looked very happy. He smiled and asked, "Ming'an, can you ride a horse?"
"Yes, yes a little bit..."
Zhu Heji laughed a few more times: "It's not enough to know just a little bit... I'll teach you how to ride a horse!"
He pointed to his "big gray" and said: "We ride a horse together, so I can teach you step by step!"
Ride a horse together? You still need to hold hands... Li Wenji's face turned red when she thought of that posture, but she still nodded gently: "Yes, I'll follow the king's instructions."
Zhu Heji laughed again and said to his left and right: "Send troops... to Seoul!"
The soldiers from the four towns who were preparing to leave for Seoul had already started their marching column on the official road leading to Chenghuanyi in the Yashan Valley.
Although the soldiers in these four towns are very moist, you can't tell it from their appearance... They all wear the same blue military uniforms and saucer-shaped helmets, and carry the same large linen backpack and small shovel. They were all tied with leather belts one palm wide, and all of them were hung with hand grenades, bayonet holsters, bullet boxes, wine gourds and other miscellaneous things. They also had a dry food bag slung across their backs. The calves were also wearing leggings, and there was a pair of straw sandals under the old cloth shoes.
And because noncommissioned officers and veterans escorted the new recruits, and they could form a dense formation that was easy to control, the march looked very orderly.
Groups of Ming infantry, together with the baggage trains, artillery teams, engineering teams and a small number of cavalry, passed through the Seoul-Asan official road in a mighty manner and rushed towards the front line at high speed.
...
Kaicheng, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty went to his palace.
Not long after Emperor Kangxi arrived in this shabby old Goryeo palace, and was worrying about who to find to sleep with him tonight, Tuhai, Bahai, Suo'etu, Mingzhu, Wang Fuchen, Zhou Peigong, Deng Guangming , Yu Chenglong and others all came together.
After the ceremony, Tuhai reported with a smile: "Your Majesty, we have just received a secret report... Zhu Heji has personally led an army of 50,000 people to leave Yashan and go straight to Seoul."
"Fifty thousand troops?" Emperor Kangxi was stunned, "That many?"
Zhou Peigong said: "Long live my Lord, the slaves and others have spread their spies in Seoul and Zhongqing Mansion for a long time. The approximate number of the puppet Ming army can still be figured out. The reason why there are so many of them is because of the relationship between Zhu and Qing Over time, many North Koreans were recruited into the army, numbering in the tens of thousands."
Kangxi laughed: "They are just a mob!"
"Your Majesty," Bahai said with a frown, "perhaps Zhu Heji transferred some of the troops lurking in Shandong to North Korea... According to the investigation, the Puppet Ming Dynasty built a port in Chengshanjiao. From Chengshanjiao Daoya The mountains are no more than seven or eight hundred miles away from the sea, and it runs east-west, so travel is not greatly affected by the northern winter."
"It's possible." Wang Fuchen took up Ba Hai's topic and said, "It's November now, and many places in the Bohai Bay have already frozen. If the puppet Ming army doesn't land, I'm afraid there won't be any place to land. "
Mingzhu reminded: "Both Lushunkou and Chengshanjiao are not freezing."
Bahai shook his head, "Even if the port is not freezing, it is still extremely cold ashore. And when the weather warms up and thaws, there will be floods in Liaodong, and the roads will be muddy, making it difficult to march. If Zhu Hesheng wants to visit Liao, he still has to go ashore in Meng Chun The most suitable……"
The land of Liaodong is really difficult to fight. Not only do you have to fight against "monsters", but you also have to fight against the sky and the earth. Moreover, only the summer and autumn are the most suitable times of the year for fighting. The other seasons are either too cold or muddy.
In addition, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have also made preparations for a long time, and the clearing of the Liaodong Peninsula has been going on! Except for a few military camps, this peninsula is a vast wasteland!
Even if Zhu Heji's army ascends, it is impossible to suddenly reach the vicinity of Shengjing and Liaoyang.
Because of this, Kangxi was confident that he could spare time from the troops on the Liaodong Peninsula and first transfer them to North Korea to fight.
Kangxi considered it and said: "There may not be that many traitors in Dengzhou, maybe they have all come to North Korea... No matter what, I will send troops to attack those in Dengzhou!"
Give an order to Prince An and Prince Gong... Let them send troops as soon as possible to seize Dengzhou City for me! "
Kangxi paused and then said: "Also, give Wu Yingxiong another message... It's time for him to fulfill the unfulfilled wish of his grandmother Wu Sangui!"
"Your Majesty, what are you referring to..." Tu Hai was a little confused, because he felt that Wu Sangui's wish was to kill Kangxi!
"Proclaim yourself emperor!" Kangxi said. "Wu Sangui has been struggling for so many years. Isn't that just for this? Now Zhu Heji and I are at odds with each other, and no one can care about him. Doesn't he want to live like an emperor?"
Kangxi actually wanted to persuade Wu Yingxiong to become emperor?
The ministers below all suspected that they had heard the objection, and no one dared to answer the call.
Kangxi smiled and said: "Ying Xiong proclaims himself emperor, and the two Wus start fighting!"
"Your Majesty, this servant still doesn't understand." Tu Hai shook his head, "Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi have endured it for so long without starting a fight. Will they fight because Wu Yingxiong proclaims himself emperor?"
Kangxi smiled and said: "Of course! Wu Yingqi has been holding back because he still has illusions about Wu Sangui's group of veterans and wants to seize three parts of the Wu family's world without a fight. But Wu Yingxiong dared to proclaim himself emperor and succeeded, which means that he has obtained the Wu family's With the support of the veterans of the old ministry, once An An becomes the emperor, his prestige will greatly increase, and the hearts of the people inside will be stable, and Wu Yingqi will have no chance at that time."
