progress
He is already a Duke of Yansheng, how can he progress further?
Kong Qingrong was stunned.
Then I heard Wang Dingjia stretch out his fingers and count them for Yan Shenggong.
"Shenggong, there are 40,000 soldiers in the Shandong regiment and 30,000 soldiers in the Zhili regiment. They have fought against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's bandits, been in battle, and seen blood. They are considered elite veterans."
Kong Qingrong felt something was wrong. What kind of veteran could these 70,000 people be considered?
However, Wang Dingjia did not wait for him to question, and continued: "There are hundreds of thousands of people in the capital from all over the country, and there may even be millions of people! And the bannermen have already moved a lot of them to Guihua City, so Now there are many Han people in the capital and few Banner people."
Since the Qing Dynasty, Han people have always had more banners and fewer people, Kong Qingrong thought.
"In addition, the Qing Tartar emperor is leading troops away from home, and there are not many generals who can lead troops in the capital. At most, there is a Mongolian general De Lentai, but he is a Mongolian, and there is no way to control the banner men in Beijing."
When Wang Dingjia said this, he looked at Kong Qingrong and said: "If the Holy Duke comes forward, there are countless Han people in the capital who don't want to be taken to the grasslands and the Western Regions."
"Holy Duke, this opportunity must not be missed. If you lose it, it will never come back. If you can save the city of Beidu, you can still be a prince even if you are not a descendant of the saint!"
This is true.
If someone could leave the entire northern capital to Emperor Zhu before Qianlong left, Emperor Zhu would be willing to make him a Duke.
"Don't worry, Holy Duke, there are many people from the emperor's army who have entered Beidu. You and I are not fighting alone!" Wang Dingjia pulled Kong Qingrong and said.
Kong Qingrong took a deep breath.
The Emperor of Heaven is pro-army, isn't that the Jin Yiwei?
Moreover, on the one hand, Kong Qingrong did not want to go to the Western Regions, and on the other hand, the Ming Dynasty was about to dominate the world. Of course, Kong Qingrong had to rush to think about the Ming Dynasty.
The old Confucius family is full of people who come to help people.
Now that Ming Dynasty is here, of course they have to organize themselves.
After all, this is what the old Kong family eats.
Moreover, this bowl of rice can only be eaten in China. Outside of China, the old Kong family is not so popular.
It's true that the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei was so famous. Fukang'an robbed so many people into the capital at one time, and it was abnormal for each of them to have hundreds or even thousands of Jinyiwei.
If he can really make a contribution in this battle to "capture the northern capital".
Kong Qingrong thought about it in his mind, considering the future of going to the Western Regions to eat yellow sand on the one hand, and the future of Yan Shenggong on the other, how to choose.
After some weighing, Kong Qingrong gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
For the future of the Kong family.
Mr. Yansheng is going to fight too!
Qianlong also wanted to fight.
At this moment.
The dragoons led by Zhao Si caught up with Qianlong in Gaoyang County, Baoding Prefecture, and a battle broke out.
at the same time.
The scouts sent out report.
Emperor Zhu's Guards Corps advanced very quickly.
The Guards Regiment did not carry any civilians accompanying the army. They marched very fast, using only mules and horses. They had already caught up with Baoding Prefecture in a few days.
"Your Majesty, the 5,000 mule soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Ming Dynasty are ten miles east of us, and the Guards Corps of the Ming Dynasty can feel the high sun in at most two days."
Eldenbao came on horseback to report to Qianlong.
"In two days, there were 27,000 soldiers in the Guards Corps, plus a brigade of mule soldiers from the Northern Expedition Corps."
Qianlong stared at the map.
After a moment, he asked: "Where is Zhao Si now?"
"The Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty has a large number of accompanying soldiers and civilians, and they also have to protect the military supplies, so they are moving very slowly. They are still near Wuji County, Zhengding Prefecture." An Eight Banners officer stood up and said.
On the northern battlefield, both sides had a large number of cavalry, so it was easy to roughly determine the approximate location of the opponent's main force.
On such an open battlefield.
The location of the main force is difficult to hide.
"Wuji County, it will take at least fifteen days for Zhao Si to reach the battlefield at the current speed. Even if he abandons the baggage and food, it will take at least five days to advance lightly!"
"Five days." Qianlong pondered.
"Zhu Daohua's army rations are running out." Qianlong murmured.
In Qianlong's view.
The grain road was Zhu Daohua's biggest weakness, or the only place where the Qing army could take advantage.
"Your Majesty, judging from Zhu Daohua's marching route during this period, he will repair somewhere after three days of urgent marching. The place he chooses to repair is most likely the place where Zhao Si has stocked up some food in advance, so his guards If the Corps does not rely on food channels, it is very likely that it can only carry no more than five days of military rations!"
Fukangan judged.
"In other words, if I fight him in Anyang, he can last for up to five days." Qianlong said.
"No, not five days." Fukangan shook his head.
"The Niming Guards Corps just set out a day ago. It takes two days to get here, which means they only have two days of food. If we can block Zhao Si's passage to transport food to the Guards Corps, and at the same time block the nearby It took the Guards Regiment three days to break out of the encirclement, and it only takes three days to block it, and the Guards Regiment of the Ming Puppet Emperor will be short of food!"
Fukangan gritted his teeth and said.
"Three days, hold on for three days!"
Qianlong took a deep breath.
He retreated all the way before because Daming Mansion and the Manchus in southwestern Shandong have been managed by the Ming army for more than half a year, and a lot of food wars have been established. The Ming army there is equivalent to internal operations, and there is no need to drag it out for too long. The grain road.
Now Qianlong retreated all the way to Baoding Prefecture, looking for and testing the rules of the Ming army's food transportation and the food reserves of each regiment.
Emperor Zhu used to take supplements every three days.
Basically, it can be determined that the baggage battalions of Emperor Zhu's Guards Regiment can only carry rations for five days at most.
Baoding Mansion had never been controlled by the Ming army before.
Plus a Daming Mansion.
It is impossible for the Ming army to stock up on food in advance, so...
Emperor Zhu's current food supplies must rely on the food roads in the rear.
Therefore, as long as Emperor Zhu is surrounded in Anyang and held for three or four days, Emperor Zhu's guards will be short of food.
"Zhu Daohua made a mistake by underestimating the enemy's aggressive advance. What's more, our army has been practicing musketry hard in recent times. Now the world is dominated by muskets and artillery. Our army has 80,000 musketeers and 90,000 cavalry, surrounding Zhu Daohua. What’s so hard about three or four days? It seems that Anyang is under the siege of Emperor Zhu Baideng! Our Qing Dynasty’s national destiny is coming back!”
The Qing Dynasty was defeated all the way, and it seemed that there was really a glimmer of hope.
"After this battle, our Qing Dynasty can at least retain Zhili, Shandong, and Shaanxi, and can also threaten Henan from the south. In addition, with the addition of Monan, Mobei, and the Western Regions, our Qing Dynasty will still be a country of the Celestial Dynasty. As long as we work hard to govern, the counterfeit Ming Dynasty will sooner or later Will I be defeated by the Qing Dynasty, the world will still be the world of my Qing Dynasty!"
Qianlong spoke boldly and encouraged the Qing generals present.
The slaves present were also very considerate to the Lord.
"The puppet emperor must have made a mistake in going against the Ming Dynasty!"
"If you underestimate the enemy and rush forward, he will definitely be defeated!"
"Is there any undefeated general in the world?"
Everyone cheered themselves up, and sometimes shouting louder with their mouths could alleviate the myophobia in their hearts.
Although Qianlong was a little uneasy, overall he felt that there was no problem with his arrangement.
First of all, in terms of military affairs, he arranged his infantry formation in Anyang. He arranged cavalry to flank the Anyang Mountain on the east side of Anyang and the Zhulong Mountain on the west side. He set up a pocket formation and waited for Emperor Zhu to bump into him. If he walks into this pocket, he will be surrounded on all sides and trap Emperor Zhu in the encirclement. In a few days, the Ming army will be short of food and retreat. At that time, with the cavalry pursuit, they will definitely win a great victory.
Secondly
The name Zhulong Mountain is so auspicious - of course it is auspicious to the Qing Dynasty.
Pig cage.
Zhu Cong.
A cage containing Emperor Zhu.
What a great idea.
Although Qianlong was a Northeasterner - well, a Northeasterner who was born in Beijing.
But the opponents in these years were the Ming Dynasty, which was mainly Cantonese.
He heard about it.
Emperor Zhu was a bit superstitious.
It seems that he is also somewhat capable of calculation.
For example, the time when he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor was not checked by a Feng Shui master, but decided by himself on October 1, the first year of the Restoration.
According to him, this day is particularly auspicious.
And the location of the Ming Army's military academy was actually chosen in a remote place in Huangpu. The reason was also very auspicious.
Qianlong originally sneered at this.
But in recent years, Emperor Zhu's "luck" has been getting better and better.
Qianlong felt that it was better to believe that this kind of thing existed than to believe that it did not exist.
So I specifically chose Anyang County, next to Zhulong Mountain.
A decisive battle with Emperor Zhu.
Pig cage mountain.
Let’s see what you, Emperor Zhu, can do this time!
But these are all metaphysics, and Qianlong certainly would not place his hopes on metaphysics.
But after full analysis and thinking, combined with a little bit of metaphysics.
This time.
Qianlong finally regained some confidence.
Although the national fortunes of the Qing Dynasty continued to decline under his wise leadership, it is now almost at the limit and will soon be forced to delist.
But this does not mean that Qianlong is an incompetent and ignorant master.
Actually.
Qianlong was also very able to cheer up in these years.
He continued to make changes in the military and the Eight Banners system, although most of them only focused on immediate expediency.
But it has to be said.
If it weren't for Qianlong's troubles, the Qing Dynasty really wouldn't be able to survive now.
This is the case with today's reform of the Eight Banners.
After meeting Zhao Si several times.
Qianlong made a decisive judgment that the Mongolian cavalry's fighting method of using scimitars and bows and arrows was of no use in this era.
Therefore, in order to give full play to the role of the Mongolian soldiers, it is necessary to equip them with muskets and learn from the mule soldiers of the Ming army.
Maneuvering on horseback.
Dismount and line up to fight.
And his Eight Banners basically abandoned the ancestral tradition of "proficiency with bows and horses" during these years of war.
Instead, the tactics of queuing to kill, skirmishing ambushes, cavalry charges, and artillery bombardments were formed to fight against the Ming army, with firearms such as flintlocks, mortars, and field guns as the core.
Although I haven’t won much.
But such an army is considered advanced in Europe - because the Eight Banners who entered the country were also the "advanced Eastern Army" equipped with a large number of explosives.
(End of chapter)
