Chapter 129 Negotiation? Peace!

Qianlong was really angry now.

This Zhu Daohua is so disgusting.

Even if he really wants to plunder the Jiangnan mansions.

You can't just let the whole world know about it.

How would people evaluate Aixinjueluo Hongli now?

tyrant?

Ignorant and ignorant king?

I don’t want the face of old man Shiquan any more.

hateful.

So abominable!!

Qianlong was so angry that his internal injuries were almost coming out.

The important ministers around me looked worried, and there was still some vague expectation in my heart.

In fact, Qianlong stayed in Yangzhou and did not immediately withdraw his troops.

Actually, it's also a matter of face.

He just lost the battle and then left in despair.

I can't save face at all.

in other words.

The Qing army now lacks a step down from top to bottom.

Well. If Emperor Qianlong was angry to death.

Isn’t there a staircase right now?

The emperor died and the army had no choice but to retreat north.

How pleasant it sounds.

Moreover, Qianlong suffered such a huge defeat.

He must be responsible. When he returns to the capital, he has to think of ways to improve his prestige, fearing that some important ministers will take the blame.

But if he is angry to death now, then those important ministers who may take the blame will become ministers who care about life. Can he go further?

What a pity.

Qianlong seemed to be in pretty good health.

Although he was angry, he didn't seem to be angry to death.

It is now 1791 AD, and the historical Qianlong can still be active for another nine years.

It seems that the emperor of the Qing Dynasty has not yet reached the end of his life.

So now the important ministers of the Qing Dynasty could only find ways to reduce the impact of defeat as much as possible.

First of all, looting is definitely not possible.

The first is the issue of face. If Zhu Ming had not made this matter known to the whole world, then it would have been done. But now that the Qing Dynasty has started these plunderings, all the corporals of that day will turn to the Ming Dynasty.

Although the Qing Dynasty was based on the Eight Banners.

But without the support of Han officials, they would not have been able to rule Han Dynasty stably for more than a hundred years.

The second is the problem of lining.

If there is a chance, the fifty thousand eight banners can be saved from the sword of the Ming army.

The Qing Dynasty will definitely be moved.

The nation of the Qing Dynasty was the Eight Banners.

If the Qing Dynasty really can't survive any longer, it will have to go back to its hometown in Manchuria.

Without a large enough population, the Eight Banners cannot be defended.

Moreover, in order to be a stable emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he also needed the support of the Eight Banners.

What also made Qianlong even more angry, or rather frightened.

If the Ming army landed directly from the mouth of Haihe River,

Don't talk about cutting off water transportation.

It is even possible to attack the capital directly.

Although rationally Qianlong believed that the possibility of Zhu Daohua directly attacking the capital was not very high, because judging from Zhu Daohua's behavior style, he was not a person who liked taking risks.

The capital city is high and deep, and there are hundreds of thousands of bannermen. The number of troops defending the city is absolutely sufficient.

Moreover, the capital is quite close to Monan and Manchuria.

If Zhu Daohua's army fails to attack, the Qing Dynasty will mobilize the Eight Banners outside the Pass and the Mongolian cavalry will move south to surround him.

Here in Jiangnan, Qianlong could only support tens of thousands of cavalry at most.

But in the capital, he could mobilize hundreds of thousands of cavalry to go south.

But we fought against the Ming army several times.

Qianlong now felt that he could no longer use common sense to infer Zhu Daohua and his Ming army.

If people do this, and some new weapons appear, and they really take over the capital, then the Qing Dynasty will have nothing to do with it.

So Qianlong couldn't bet on this.

With the lives of tens of thousands of Eight Banners in hand, there is also the danger of water transportation being cut off.

Qianlong could only hold his nose and huddle in Yangzhou City, not daring to act rashly.

Just when Qianlong was furious.

A piece of news that made all the Qing Dynasty monarchs and ministers take a breath of cold air came from the north at full speed.

Ming warships were discovered near the mouth of Haihe River.

Dozens of Ming army gunboats appeared in Bohai Bay!

Qianlong, Heshen, Fukang'an, Helin, Hailancha, Agui and others were stunned by this news, and even a little at a loss.

If Zhu Daohua's previous threats were only verbal.

So now when the Ming army's gunboats really appeared in the Bohai Bay.

Their scalps suddenly became numb.

To know.

Their families and wealth are all within the capital.

Even if the capital is besieged, it is difficult to predict what will happen in various places in the Central Plains.

When the Qing army was defeated in the south and the capital city in the north was surrounded.

It is difficult to say whether the Han gentry in the Central Plains, Huainan and other places will still be loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not trivial. If water transportation is cut off, millions of people in the capital will have no food supply." Fukang'an whispered from the side.

"Will Zhu Daohua attack the capital?" Qianlong slowly sat back on his seat, his face changed slightly, but he finally suppressed the fear in his heart.

"Not necessarily, but the Qing Dynasty cannot afford to gamble." Fukang'an said, "After the defeat in northern Jiangxi, almost all the Baoyi army was destroyed. Except for a few who fled back to Jiangning, the rest were either killed or captured. Shaanxi

The same is true for Ganlu Camp. Now the only army that can be used to fight is the Eight Banners."

"Only the Eight Banners are left, and the Eight Banners cannot be used to fight." Qianlong murmured.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen believes that the reason why Ni Ming made such a big splash, posted notices, and threatened the Qing Dynasty is just to get the Emperor to negotiate with him!"

At this moment, Liu Yong came out of the queue, knelt on the ground and said with a bowed body.

"Negotiation? Are you forcing me to sue for peace?"

Qianlong snorted coldly.

"Whether it's negotiation or peace, at least it means that Ni Ming doesn't want to fight for the time being. They have eaten up too much territory in one go, and they want to digest it and sort it out."

"After the reorganization is completed, it will be time for the army to march north and conquer the Central Plains." Qianlong's face became even more ugly.

"Your Majesty, it has been easy to conquer a country since ancient times, but difficult to defend it. In the Ming Dynasty, before Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he was overwhelming and unstoppable. However, within a month after he captured the capital, it was in disgrace. It can be said that the soldiers did not want to fight.

Enjoy your comfort zone." Liu Yong straightened up slightly and said.

"You mean, after Zhu Daohua gets Jiangnan, his heroic spirit will be wiped out by this weak Jiangnan?" Qianlong asked.

"This may not be the case, and I can't guarantee it. But this is an opportunity after all." Liu Yong raised his head and bravely looked at Qianlong, "This will give the Qing Dynasty time to regroup!"

The Qing Dynasty really needed to regroup.
To be continued...