Chapter 70 Zhu Xiongying’s uneasiness
Zhu Xiongying said: "Then have you told him about science, industrial revolution, capitalism and other topics?"
He Xi said, "Yes or no." Before Zhu Xiongying could ask further questions, He Xi made it clear to him. He said: "I have not talked about these things specifically to anyone, but I have crushed these things into all my knowledge. I have revealed them little by little, and I have not talked about them specifically to Ding Xian. Ding Xian was my disciple at that time. Yes, what he listened to was just some theory of practice, logic, etc. There was no special lecture on this. No, no. However, I never limit the number of people in my lectures, so as long as I am willing, the manuscripts of my lectures are available to the world. They are all. As long as Ding Xian is determined and wants to find some, there will be no problem at all."
Zhu Xiongying frowned slightly. Want to talk. But I don't know how to speak.
Seeing this, He Xi couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Zhu Xiongying said: "Then I'll say it. Now Nanjing seems to be changing its laws. With Nanjing's background, if the laws are changed, can we still conquer Nanjing?"
This is the uneasiness in Zhu Xiongying's heart.
As for the matter of raising troops, if Nanjing hadn't pushed too hard. Zhu Xiongying may not be determined. What made Zhu Xiongying determined to rely on the cavalry was nothing else. Even with He Xi's reforms, Zhu Xiongying also gave the green light to He Xi's reforms. ..
In fact, he did not agree with all of He Xi's reforms. But he still had no objection.
The reason is also very simple.
No matter how He Xi reformed, he still left a place for Zhu Xiongying. But once Nanjing captured Beijing, he would die without a burial place. Comparing the two, one wants money and power, while the other wants money, power, and more importantly, life.
In this way, it is normal to choose between the two.
This is also the basis for Zhu Xiongying's always being so tolerant towards He Xi.
Now things have changed.
When he saw Nanjing, he made great determination and killed Fang Xiaoru. This incident certainly had a negative effect. But within a year or two, not one of the civil and military officials in the world dared to speak loudly around Ding Xian. It's also true.
Ding Xian can do a lot of things by taking advantage of the remaining power of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys.
Once Ding Xianzhen accomplishes these things. Given Nanjing's size, Beijing's strategic advantages will be lost bit by bit. At that time, it will be difficult to handle.
He Xi laughed after hearing this and said: "Your Majesty, you think highly of Ding Xian. Ding Xian is too selfish and cannot do big things. At most, he only learns a few superficial things. It is impossible to completely copy our laws, otherwise the first The one who couldn't spare him was none other than the one from Nanjing."
Zhu Xiongying said: "Even if there is a little bit of superficiality, it will not be easy to handle. Now the fight in Huaiqing Mansion is very difficult."
That's right, the Huaiqing Campaign is now underway. Ye Chen personally took charge of Weihui Mansion, Fu Youde took charge of Kaifeng Mansion, and the armies faced each other across the river. It is said to be across the river, but in fact both sides are a little far away from the Yellow River.
After all, winter turns to spring, and the Yellow River enters its flood season.
The Northern Army was afraid that the Southern Army would use water instead of troops. The Southern Army was not afraid of the Northern Army's attack. Even if the Yellow River embankment is in their own hands, the army would not dare to deploy on both sides of the Yellow River except for the men on the Yellow River embankment.
Yes. The Northern Army may not be able to reach the Yellow River embankment, but the problem is that the Yellow River itself will burst its embankments, and he will not listen to anyone's call.
During the Hongwu period, the Yellow River was built. But during the Hongwu period, there was too much spending in various places. It is impossible to have so much money to repair the Yellow River. The Yellow River embankment was only briefly repaired. To be honest, the last large-scale repair of the Yellow River was presided over by Jia Lu.
That was the time when Mo Dao Shiren provoked the world to rebel against the Yellow River with one eye. How was the Yellow River repaired that time? As everyone knows, the cultivation is not completed anyway.
This is also the basis for the construction of the Yellow River in the coming dynasties.
Everyone knows that the Yellow River is now barely making ends meet, so naturally they are unwilling to send the army to the Yellow River. One of them is not defeated by the enemy, but is washed away by the flood. That's called dumbfounding.
So everyone looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes. The place where the real fight takes place,
Even in Huaiqing Mansion, it was still the veteran Wu Li and the Southern Army Sheng Yong.
But there was a significant difference in the battle of Huaiqing Mansion. That was the Battle of Qinyang.
It's a wild battle.
A regiment of the Southern Army and the Northern Army met on a narrow road. Expand your position. Immediately, soldiers and horses from both sides arrived. There were four regiments of the Northern Army on both sides of the war, as well as miscellaneous armed forces, more than 20,000, and the organization of the opposite side was unclear. Probably around 20,000.
The fighting lasted for days.
It was completely a firearms method of warfare, artillery bombardment, followed by a cavalry charge, followed by a bayonet charge. There were relatively few artillery pieces on the opposite side, but a large number of grenades, allowing them to maintain their position under the assault of the cavalry. And they exchanged fire and bayonets with the Northern Army infantry.
In the Battle of Qinyang, the Northern Army lost more than 3,000 people. The Southern Army's losses should be greater than those of the Northern Army. But at nightfall. Both sides evacuated separately.
Naturally, everyone has his or her own reasons.
The Northern Army was worried about rushing too fast and losing touch with the rear. And the Confederate army fought too tenaciously. What's more worrying is that there are ambushes of the Southern Army in other directions. After all, this is the territory of the Southern Army, not the Northern Army.
However, three days later, after the rear army arrived, they reoccupied the battlefield.
Therefore, the Northern Army declared to the outside world that it had won.
Naturally, the Confederate army also claimed that they had won the battle.
After all, before this, the Southern Army and the Northern Army fought, and one Northern Army could serve as three times the opponent's strength. But it was different now. With equal strength, a draw was enough for the Southern Army.
This battle is to verify combat effectiveness. Rather than necessarily winning.
The consequences of this battle caused some people in the court to criticize He Xi's strategy. Last year, we should have taken advantage of the victory and pursued it, instead of waiting for the Southern Army to recover as it is now, without mentioning the various difficulties in the world, as well as military expenditure and other issues.
However, this battle also shook Zhu Xiongying's confidence.
The current battle of Huaiqing is not over yet. The battle of Qinyang is just the beginning.
But this sign is very bad for Zhu Xiongying.
He Xi smiled calmly and said: "Your Majesty, you also saw in Liaodong how I built this foundation bit by bit. Do you think it is so easy for Ding Xian to copy what we have done? In Nanjing? Do you think too highly of him or underestimate me?"
Zhu Xiongying didn't know what to say for a while. But the uneasiness in his heart did not go away. It's just hard to say it out loud.
He Xi said: "Your Majesty, we should actually adapt to this situation. Many times our advantage over Nanjing is very special. It is not easy to establish this advantage. Most of the time, it is normal for both sides to be on the same level. situation. It doesn’t mean that we won’t do anything because we don’t have advantages in this area.”
"Calm down."
Zhu Xiongying sighed and said: "I know what my uncle said is right. However, I still have some worries. Can the Shaanxi strategy be carried out in advance? If the people are suffering now, I will compensate them in the future."
He Xi knew that what Zhu Xiongying said was to dispatch the Mongolian cavalry and let them fight into Shaanxi and finally to Guanzhong. Pushing the battle line directly into the pass, even if there are countless blood and fire behind him, he doesn't care.
He Xi said: "Your Majesty, we are the imperial court. We are not bandits. Moreover, Your Majesty, if we want to use Shaanxi to advance into the Central Plains after taking over Shaanxi, we must preserve the vitality of Shaanxi, otherwise we will be killed in the future and we will do anything. No."
"It even fits Nanjing's idea."
He Xi doesn't mind criticizing people of this era with the greatest malice. If we say that the whole of Shaanxi has become a no man's land. So as to block the Northern Army's attack, will Nanjing do it?
He Xi thinks it will.
After all, Zhu Xiongying didn't have much objection to killing people.
On this point, He Xi can only resonate with Zhu Yuanzhang. It is really difficult for any dignitary in this era to have the same idea.
Treating people as human beings may seem simple, but many people cannot do it. In fact, He Xi was gradually infected by these people. It's just that he doesn't know it yet.
What evening
Seeing Zhu Xiongying still frowning. Said: "Don't worry, I have a way to deal with Ding."
