The local Qing army was simply not strong enough to suppress them, and they did not dare to suppress them. They could only watch helplessly as the Mongols were like locusts, plundering everything they could near Changshan and eating everything they could. Spread to nearby places.
what to do? what to do? Bumbutai felt that his hair was turning gray.
At this time, she no longer hesitated and asked Dorgon directly: "If Prince Rui has any good ideas, please tell me quickly!"
When the others heard what she said, they were a little strange and couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Dorgon.
In fact, Dorgon also had a headache. What happened on the Changshan Mountain was sudden, and he had never thought about it.
But when the opportunity comes, you must seize it. Therefore, when Bumubutai asked, he immediately replied: "There is a way, but this way... let's forget it!"
"..." Hauge was speechless for a while, then became angry and immediately shouted loudly, "The Qing Dynasty has become like this. If you don't tell me what you can do, are you going to wait for the Qing Dynasty to fall?"
"Bah, bah, bah!" When Dai Shan heard this, he immediately said three times, then looked at Dorgon and said, "If you have a good idea, please tell me quickly. We will all listen to you!"
"Yes, we all listen to you!" Duduo echoed. For him, listening to Dorgon has no psychological burden at all.
Yue Tuo and Azige were both urging, they were already impatient, why were they still hiding?
When Dorgon saw it, he turned around and glanced at Bumbutai, then looked around at the other princes and said slowly: "If what I say works, will you all listen to me?"
At this time, as long as there is a good solution, of course I will listen.
When Bumbutai saw Dorgon looking at him before, he knew what it meant. Now that he heard the other princes agreeing, he made a decision in his heart and immediately said: "I believe that the current difficult situation in the country is due to the founding of the Qing Dynasty. The best ever! The emperor is young now, and we, the Qing Dynasty, have to work together to overcome the difficulties. Therefore, I intend to appoint Prince Rui as the regent and the prime minister of the government until the emperor takes charge. Can this be witnessed by all the princes? "
As soon as these words were said, the people in Chongzheng Hall were a little surprised. Thinking of Dorgon's performance, I suddenly understood that it was premeditated.
In this regard, Duduo was the first to stand up and expressed his agreement loudly.
The emperor is still so young, and I don't know how many years it will take until he can take charge of the government. There are huge variables in the meantime.
Seeing Dorgon not being humble, Daishan couldn't help but sigh in his heart and nodded in agreement.
He is a sensible person. Among the princes in the palace, Dorgon is the most capable. This was what Huang Taiji thought when he was still alive.
If the six kings were all good at political affairs when discussing affairs, then forget it, but Hauge, Azig and others are all brave and foolhardy. If they were allowed to discuss affairs together, they would be hindered even more. From this point of view, it is really best for Dorgon to be the regent.
Azig agreed when he saw Duduo and Daishan. At this time, he finally remembered that he and Dorgon were brothers from the same father and mother, so he also agreed.
Of course Hauge and Yue Tuo did not want to agree, but at this time there were already three princes who agreed, accounting for the majority, and the most important thing was that neither of them had a good idea. In the end, I reluctantly agreed, but some haggling was inevitable.
Under the external crisis, Dorgon's position ended up being the same as it was in history.
As soon as Dorgon became the regent, he immediately issued an order. First, he mobilized the surrounding Jianlu troops and pressed them all towards Changshan. He ignored the Mongolian cavalry and only surrounded the old and weak women and children of the Mongolian tribe. He immediately seized the lifeline. , preventing the Mongolian cavalry from causing further damage to Liaodong.
But no matter what, there is always food. Without food, no matter how hard you try, you will rebel.
At this time, Dorgon began to protect the elders and the younger ones again. He used the in-law relationship between the Manchu and Horqin tribes to explain his difficulties. He ensured that the Horqin tribe could barely survive, but for the small tribes of the Kulun and Naiman tribes, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties could not. You're welcome. Directly kill their old and weak, kill their leaders, swallow up the tribal troops, and disperse them to the Eight Banners of Mongolia.
In addition, cavalry troops were sent to North Korea to scavenge supplies, as much as they could be scraped clean, to supplement the food shortage in Liaodong.
Moreover, Dorgon also ordered the abandonment of cities near the sea such as Jinzhou and Fuzhou, and a large-scale withdrawal of troops. They only guarded the line of Haizhou, Phoenix City, and Zhenjiang Fort, and also abandoned Xiuyan City.
The explanation he gave was: After several consecutive defeats, the Qing army's strength was indeed much weaker, although its foundation was still there. If we continue to defend the coastal cities, they will definitely be defeated by the Ming army from the sea, just like this time's all-out attack by the Ming army.
After such a reduction in military strength, the Qing Dynasty's military strength will be relatively sufficient, and it will be far away from the coastline, which can be regarded as leaving a sufficient buffer zone. There are detective horses operating in this area. Even if there is any movement from the Ming army, the Qing side will know and will not be attacked by surprise again. If the Ming army dared to attack, with the advantage of the Qing cavalry, it would be easy to cut off the incoming Ming army's retreat.
It must be said that Dorgon was very courageous and was able to give up so much land. This was something that not even Huang Taiji could do. Of course, this may be because Dorgon is just the regent, so he doesn't feel bad about it.
Emperor Chongzhen learned of his approach from the eavesdropping system and had to sigh with emotion. This Dorgon was indeed a capable person. But it doesn't matter, I just played with you, let's rest for a while, and then I will continue to tease you guys.
Of course, the most important thing is that there is still no food and grass supplies. Even in this war, he captured countless trophies from the grassland. It is enough to make up for the consumption of food and grass supplies for the Shanhaiguan army. However, the troops on the Gaizhou side and the Dongjiang Army were unable to continue.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen decided to return to Beijing first. Before leaving, he told Hong Chengchou the measures taken by Dorgon on the Jianlu side.
"Your Majesty, I am afraid that this Dorgon is a powerful enemy of our Ming Dynasty, and he can actually give up his territory in exchange for taking the initiative in the war against our Ming Dynasty!" When Hong Chengchou heard this, he was shocked and got to know Dorgon again.
In this ancient time, few people were willing to give up the land they occupied.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "This Dorgon is indeed the most knowledgeable among the remaining slave chiefs, but that's it. When I gather the food and grass, there are many ways to defeat him!"
Dorgon has Class A eavesdropping seeds in his body. With this alone, how can he fight against himself? Emperor Chongzhen was very confident in this.
Of course, if there are no Class A eavesdropping seeds, it will not be that easy to deal with. But if this were the case, Dorgon would not have been let back when he was captured.
When Hong Chengchou heard the emperor's words, he remembered that the emperor always predicted things like a god, and now that he knew Jianlu's plan, he felt relieved and sincerely praised the emperor for his awesomeness!
Emperor Chongzhen was already immune to these words. He told Hong Chengchou: "The lack of food and grass for Jianlu is the lifeblood of Jianlu. After I return to the capital, you can focus on this! But there is no need to talk to him." It is best to avoid a decisive battle between Jianlu and Lu, or fight a big war!"
"I obey the decree!" Hong Chengchou heard this and immediately agreed. He also agreed with this point.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and explained again: "Because they could not supply the people of those tribes, Jianlu killed the old and weak of the Kulun and Naiman tribes and annexed the others. This is something you can make a fuss about. Promoting the brutality of Jianlu will destabilize the Jianlu army and allow the grassland tribes to recognize Jianlu’s true intentions and isolate and disintegrate the Jianlu army!”
"I obey the order!" Hong Chengchou nodded repeatedly and accepted the order again.
Emperor Chongzhen still trusted Hong Chengchou's ability, and after explaining some other things, he returned to the capital.
Of course, he also sent people to pass the news to Baoding Governor Lu Xiangsheng regarding the matters he had entrusted to Hong Chengchou, asking the Dongjiang Army to do the same. Another point is that Jianlu will send troops to North Korea again to search for food and supplies. If the Dongjiang Army has fighter planes, they might as well add obstacles to Jianlu.
As for the cities that Jianlu voluntarily abandoned, except for Jinzhou, which can be reoccupied, other cities will not be occupied for now, even Fuzhou, which is close to the sea. They will be left empty for now, so as not to distract the Dongjiang Army. So that they could not cope with Jianlu's offensive.
On October 11, the 16th year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen's army returned to the capital. Regarding the emperor's victory this time, the people in the capital were no longer as excited as before. But they are definitely still happy, and they are talking about the results of this victory in the streets and alleys.
"Did you see that the emperor led the army to fight, and the prisoners were so frightened that they fled! All the cities along the coast were lost!"
"Yeah, I didn't expect those cruel Jianlu to have such a day!"
"That is, the emperor is so wise and powerful that he frightened Jianlu. Such a thing is not unusual for me at all!"
"Now that all the Jianlu's grassland allies have been conquered by our Qing Dynasty, I estimate that when the emperor once again leads a personal expedition, it will be time to pacify Liaodong!"
"Don't worry about this. Anyway, this is Liaodong. Sooner or later, the emperor will take it back. Those days when Jianlu was built, a rabbit's tail will never grow!"
"..."
All the people in the capital were full of confidence in the Ming Dynasty's eventual recovery of Liaodong.
In a restaurant called "Drunken Eight Immortals", there was a table of diners. They listened to the surrounding discussions with a look of surprise on their faces. They hurriedly paid the bill and left quickly, returning to the Capital Inn.
In a yard, a man was looking up at the birds chirping on the tree. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he turned around and saw that his men were back. He asked with a little anxiety: "Is it the Ming Emperor?" came back?"
"Sir, it's the Emperor of Ming Dynasty who has made a triumphant return." The visitor quickly reported respectfully, "Furthermore, I also heard the news that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was wise and mighty, and that the captives built in Liaodong were already vulnerable, and that the liberation of Liaodong was just around the corner. In this way, said Maybe you can ask Ming Dynasty to make the decision for us!"
When the man heard this, he was immediately overjoyed.
He was Cai Jin, the chief minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom. In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, King Shangfeng of Ryukyu passed away. The following year, the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, his third son Shangxian ascended the throne as the crown prince. The reason why either to succeed to the throne as the King of Ryukyu or to become the King of Ryukyu is that one must be canonized by the suzerain country, that is, the Ming Dynasty.
In the original history, it was in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen that Ryukyu Crown Prince Shang Xianyi made a customary decision and sent Cai Jin, the chief minister, and others to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute and ask for a title. However, due to the frequent wars in the Ming Dynasty, both Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong had already established their own countries, and their own countries were in chaos. They were only a few months away from being subjugated. Therefore, it was impossible to send out a large-scale canonization team. Therefore, Cai Jin and others failed to do so and had to return home first.
Later, Emperor Chongzhen hung himself from a tree on Meishan's crooked neck, and Emperor Nanming was short-lived. The Crown Prince of Ryukyu, who later sent a messenger, was never able to be canonized. Even if Ryukyu finally recognized the Manchu Qing Dynasty as its suzerainty and wanted to be canonized by the Manchu Qing, however, When the Manchu envoy arrived in Ryukyu in the sixth year of Shunzhi, the Ryukyu prince Shangxian was already dead. In this way, this Shangxian became the only crown prince in Ryukyu who had applied for a title from China but had not completed the procedures for the title. He would remain the crown prince until his death.
In this plane, due to the butterfly effect, Cai Jin and his party did not arrive in the capital until the sixteenth year of Chongzhen. After arriving in the capital, I learned that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was not in the capital on his own expedition.
Cai Jin was worried when he heard the news.
When he came, he had already heard that the Ming Dynasty itself was in dire straits, rebellions were everywhere, and the people were in dire straits.
After arriving in Ming Dynasty, what I saw and heard was different from the rumors. At least there was no war as imagined. Instead, the country was peaceful and the people were prosperous. This surprised him for a moment, but after careful questioning, especially when he arrived in the capital, he found out that even the Emperor of Ming Dynasty had gone out to fight. This showed that the emperor had to personally fight in Ming Dynasty's own affairs. In this case, Ming Dynasty may not be able to take care of Ryukyu's affairs.
When he came to Ming Dynasty, Shang Xian had a secret conversation with him. Therefore, when he came to Ming Dynasty, in addition to paying tribute and requesting the canonization of Ryukyu Crown Prince as king, he also had another very important mission, which was to ask Ming Dynasty to send troops to help Ryukyu expel Japanese pirates.
He originally thought it was impossible, but when he heard the news from his subordinates, his mind suddenly became active again, and he felt that Ryukyu was saved!
Since the thirty-seventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Ryukyu has been invaded by Japanese pirates, and even their king was captured by Japanese pirates.
By the thirty-ninth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, King Shoning was forced to sign the "Fifteen Articles" with Satsuma Domain, recognizing Satsuma Domain's control of Ryukyu. At the same time, the five Amami Islands (i.e., Kikai Island, Tokunoshima Island, Amami Oshima Island, Okinagabu Island, and Yoron Island) were placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Satsuma Domain, so that the survivors could be released.
In addition, Ryukyu was forced to send envoys to see the shogun, a move known as "Going to Edo". Since then, the Shimazu family has become the controller of trade between China and Ryukyu. Since then, Ryukyu has entered the period of "one country, two territories".
If the Japanese pirates were not afraid of the Ming Dynasty, the Ryukyu Kingdom would no longer exist.
