In order to invite Kangxi who was "wild" in North Korea and not return home earlier, Chang Ning also risked his life to save the Qing Dynasty. From Beijing to Haizhou, North Korea, a long distance of more than 2,000 miles, Chang Ning traveled day and night.

It only took more than ten days to complete the journey... But I was so tired that I was out of shape. I lost a lot of weight. My fair face turned into a tanned face, and the dust on my face looked quite thick.

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When he arrived at Haizhou with half of the military guards and a dozen or so geshiha, Emperor Kangxi was not at the palace, but went to watch the military training in a large camp on the seaside.

Mingzhu, who stayed in the palace, wanted Chang Ning to wash up and rest, and then wait for Kangxi's return in the palace. But how could Chang Ning wait? The Qing Dynasty was almost gone, so how could he care about his face?

So he urged Mingzhu to lead him to Haizhou Camp.

When he got there, Chang Ning discovered that a military parade was being held at the school grounds of Haizhou Camp. On the vast grounds, countless soldiers were advancing, retreating, or changing formations under the command of drums, bugles, and passwords.

Neat footsteps stirred up dust all over the sky. Groups of soldiers formed into leading columns or columns, marched around the school grounds, and then passed in front of Emperor Kangxi and a group of ministers.

Every Qing soldier wearing cotton armor and a gun helmet was either carrying a long gun or holding a flintlock rifle. A considerable number of the flintlock rifles also had a sleeve bayonet installed on the muzzle.

The sleeve bayonet is actually a bayonet installed on a metal cylinder that can be put on the barrel of a gun. The technical difficulty is a little bit, but not too high, and there are some improvised methods.

For example, wrapping the barrel with a layer of cloth can allow the larger sleeve to be tightly fixed on the muzzle... Although this will make it difficult to pull out the bayonet, it can be used to stab someone.

If you hadn't learned the "wonderful use" of the bayonet in hand-to-hand combat during the Battle of Seoul - you can insert it into the muzzle of a loaded flintlock gun, and then suddenly open fire during hand-to-hand combat with the enemy without any sense of martial ethics!

It is impossible for this kind of inconvenient bayonet to become the standard issue of the Qing army's fusiliers so quickly.

However, driven by the hard truth of actual combat effectiveness, the progress of the Qing army under the leadership of Kangxi was still very significant.

In addition to sleeved bayonets, the Qing grenadiers' use of matchlocks was quickly replaced by flintlock muskets that had just been manufactured or purchased from the Dutch.

The number of flintlock muskets in each Qing infantry commander in Korea is gradually increasing to one hundred and twenty.

Although the armament upgrade of the Qing troops stationed in the DPRK has not yet been completed, Emperor Kangxi was quite satisfied with the progress of this minor military reform.

In his opinion, by the summer of the 18th year of Kangxi's reign at the latest, the Qing troops stationed in North Korea would be able to complete the change of uniforms and their training level would be raised to a higher level.

If we have to compete with Zhu Heji again, the "flat" (tie) will be greatly increased...

Of course, for the Qing Dynasty, which had a core population of only eight or nine million, it would make no sense to be tied with the New Ming Dynasty, which had a population of more than 30 million... because even if the Qing Dynasty were even, the Qing Dynasty would be equal.

It was settled by the new Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the biggest dilemma Kangxi faced now was how to retreat from North Korea in a dignified and safe manner, preferably with a full load.

Although there is not much oil and water in North Korea's three northern provinces, it would be good to snatch back hundreds of thousands of strong people to serve as slaves for the New Eight Banners.

Just when Kangxi was thinking about this, he suddenly heard the sound of rapid horse hoofbeats. He turned around and saw that Mingzhu was leading a dark and thin young man wearing a dirty black mandarin jacket over on Pegasus.

That young man looked familiar, but I couldn't remember who he was.

At this moment, the young man suddenly shouted to Kangxi in a hoarse voice: "Brother Emperor, Brother Emperor..."

Royal brother?

Chang Ning?

Bada...Alley!

Discovering that this dark-looking young man was actually his younger brother Chang Ning, Kangxi somehow thought of the Bada Hutong!

Kangxi's heart was so excited... Will Beijing be attacked by someone again?

"Brother Imperial, Brother Imperial, I am Chang Ning! Don't you recognize me?"

Chang Ning flew to Kangxi's horse and burst into tears when she saw Kangxi's stunned face.

Kangxi quickly asked: "Chang, Chang Ning, why are you here? Is Beijing City again..."

Chang Ning didn't understand what Kangxi was asking, so he said to himself: "Brother, something big has happened!"

Big deal?

Kangxi's heart almost jumped out of his chest. He was so nervous that he couldn't say a word when he looked at his unreliable brother.

Chang Ning continued: "Wu Yingxiong proclaimed himself emperor at the beginning of January!"

Wu Yingxiong proclaims himself emperor?

this one?

Kangxi was stunned for a moment, then looked at the dusty Chang Ning and asked: "Chang Ning, did you come to North Korea just for this?"

Of course Kangxi already knew about Wu Yingxiong's proclaiming himself emperor.

Li Guangdi, who was lurking in Shanghai, sent a speedboat at the end of January to deliver the news to Haeju, North Korea.

Kangxi naturally didn't care. It made no difference to the Qing Dynasty whether Wu Yingxiong was the president or the emperor of Zhou.

"There's more!" Seeing Kangxi's nonchalant expression, Chang Ning continued, "After Wu Yingxiong becomes emperor, he will lead a five-pronged attack on the Qing Dynasty!"

"What? Five ways to conquer the Qing Dynasty?" Emperor Kangxi burst out laughing, "How many people does Wu Yingxiong have? Are there five ways? How many people are there along the way? Chang Ning, where did you get the news?"

"Yes..." Chang Ning wanted to say it was Kong Sizhen, but he suddenly found that there were many people around Emperor Kangxi, so he picked up the reins and stepped forward a little, and then whispered: "It's Kong Sizhen..."

.He came to Beijing from Wu Yingxiong. She told me and the imperial grandmother herself. Wu Yingxiong not only wanted to send troops by himself, but also wanted to bring his brother Wu Yingqi, the Puppet Ming and the Puppet Yuan families to send troops together. Among them, the Puppet Ming wanted to send troops in two groups,

So we sent out troops in five directions."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "So that's it..." The smile on Emperor Kangxi's face did not disappear, but became thicker, "Did Kong Sizhen

Will Burney and Wu Yingqi really send troops?"

"Said..." Chang Ning looked at Kangxi's expression and murmured in his heart, but he still answered truthfully, "She said Wu Yingqi and Burni will definitely send troops!

In addition, the Council of Governors recently received news that Burni and Galdan had successfully negotiated peace at the end of last year. Galdan withdrew his troops from the Khovd Grassland and turned to attack the Yerqiang Khanate. Burni lost Gardan.

With Dan’s containment, we should be able to advance eastward soon! Brother Emperor, we are going to be attacked from both sides!"

When Chang Ning said these words, he had a worried look on his face!

But Kangxi suddenly showed an expression of ecstasy and laughed a few times: "Ha, ha, ha... good, good, good come! Now I have been waiting for you!"

Chang Ning was a little confused when he saw Kangxi's reaction. What's wrong with this guy? Emperor Zhou's five-pronged army was about to kill him. He was still "good, good, good". Could it be that he was a little crazy?

If you are crazy, how can you become the emperor of the Qing Dynasty?

While Chang Ning was worried about his brother's condition, Kangxi had already turned around and faced a group of ministers following him. The Dutong and Deputy Dutong began to lecture: "My lords, there are changes in the Central Plains, there are changes in the grassland...

...Wu Yingxiong has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor a few days ago, and he betrayed his alliance and launched a war against the Qing Dynasty. He also joined forces with Wu Yingqi, Burni and Zhu Heji to launch a five-pronged army to attack the Qing Dynasty. He is really overestimating his capabilities! According to reliable information

, Burney and Wu Yingqi will both send troops. This is a God-given opportunity for us to avenge Beijing and Xuezhuxian Town!

So I plan to defeat the enemy, return to Beijing, and then fight to the death with Burni and Wu Yingqi!"

When Kangxi said these words, his tone was full of joy, as if he was talking about a great happy event.

Chang Ning stared at his brother with wide eyes, thinking: "I can't even deal with a fake Ming Dynasty, and now there is Dazhou, and Meng Yuan's three-way army is at least 150,000, and he is still so happy...

..This is not normal!”

Just when Chang Ning suspected that Kangxi might be a little crazy, the group of ministers, governors, and deputy governors actually cheered in unison: "Your Majesty, the Emperor... the Qing Dynasty will surely win!"

Chang Ning was even more surprised now. What happened? Are everyone crazy?
Chapter completed!