Chapter 87: May the diplomatic relations between the two countries last forever
Yoo Lin, the commander of the Korean navy's third navy, was already nearly sixty years old at this time, but he was a martial artist. Although he was slightly short in stature, he was very strong and capable, and did not look senile at all.
At this time, he was wearing the robe of a Korean military attache. Although it was quite similar to the uniform of the Ming Dynasty military attache, their belts were lifted up very high, similar to the skirts of Korean women.
Behind him stood some clerical clerks, all of whom were wearing robes, high-waisted cotton boots with soft soles, and large-brimmed hats on their heads.
Behind him, Li Renzhan, Zhao Houliang, Lin Qingye and other generals were all wearing armor and standing upright, quite heroic.
At this time, seeing the cold and sinister eyes of Prince Dorgon of the Qing Dynasty and Shuorui, Liu Lin and the other Mongolian generals, the generals of the Han army, and the Mongolian generals of the outer vassals were all ordinary, and they were all as silent as cicadas.
Dorgon's face was expressionless, his eyes turned around on them. Suddenly, he stopped on Kong Youde, the commander-in-chief of the God's Blessed Army, and said to him: "King Gongshun, the red cannon of the God's Blessed Army is the furthest away. How many miles can we drive?”
Kong Youde, whose courtesy name was Ruitu, was from Gaizhou, Liaodong. He was originally a miner from Tieling. He was "good at bows and horses, but illiterate." After the Jin Dynasty captured Liaoshen in the first year of Tianqi, he became a subordinate general under Mao Wenlong. After Mao Wenlong's death, he became a general under Mao Wenlong. He transferred to Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai.
Later, in the fourth year of Chongzhen's reign, the Wuqiao Mutiny was launched, causing catastrophe in Denglai and various places in Shandong. The Ming army attacked in a hurry. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming turned to cross the sea and surrendered to the Hou Jin Dynasty. It was precisely because they brought cannon-casting craftsmen with them when they surrendered. This gave the Tatars the ability to cast their own artillery.
After hearing the news, the slave chief Huang Taiji was overjoyed. He personally led his troops ten miles out of Shengjing to greet him, and treated him with the most solemn "embrace ceremony" of the Jurchens. He was still regarded as the marshal of the capital, and Geng Zhongming was the deputy marshal. He placed the troops in Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo formed its own army, called the "God Blessed Soldiers".
In the ninth year of Chongzhen's reign, the slave chief Huang Taiji changed the Later Jin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, named Kong Youde as the Gongshun King, and Geng Zhongming as the Huaishun King. At this moment, he was leading the army to assist in the battle on the Songjin front.
Now, the artillery soldiers of his Tianyou Army were deployed on the artillery array of the Niangniang Temple on the mountainside east of West Shimen. He was concerned about his subordinates and soldiers, and he was also nervous at this moment.
Because Ma Guangyuan and others had ridiculed Shi Tingzhu who had just set up the Han army flag, Kong Youde first glared at Shi Tingzhu and others, snoring coldly in his heart.
He, Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming and other new defectors formed their own group within the Qing army. He had always been at odds with Shi Tingzhu, Ma Guangyuan and other people who had surrendered earlier, and the conflicts were not small. There were constant overt and covert fights on weekdays. , the battle between the old and the new is extremely fierce.
However, the Qing Dynasty turned a blind eye to this, including the slave chief Huang Taiji. For him, it was fine if there was a conflict between the Han Army Banner and the Heavenly Blessing Army and the Heavenly Blessing Army. As long as this contradiction did not occur during battle, it did not matter.
On the contrary, if the Han military flag and the Tianyou Army were as solid as one person, Huang Taiji would probably be the most anxious one.
After Kong Youde glared at Shi Tingzhu, he didn't even look at the trembling flesh on his face, but replied to Dorgon very respectfully: "King Hui Rui, the newly-cast red cannon of the Tianzhu Army can hit four , five miles away.”
When Dorgon heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, and then he asked: "Can we hit the target four or five miles away?"
Kong Youde thought carefully for a long time before slowly shaking his head and replying: "It's difficult. If the target is within three miles, we are indeed somewhat certain. As for the target beyond three miles, it's just a matter of luck and God's will!"
Shi Tingzhu seemed to have seized the opportunity and sneered at Kong Youde from the side: "King Gongshun, you have never fired a single shot, so you are saying you are not sure. Isn't this the ambition of Chang Ming Dog, which will destroy the majesty of our Qing Dynasty!
Are you just going to watch Ming Gouzi firing cannons and let our warriors of the Qing Dynasty get bombed?"
Although Kong Youde hated Shi Tingzhu in his heart, his expression remained unchanged and he replied with a smile: "Old Shi, within three miles, there is indeed some accuracy. Looking beyond three miles, the God Blessing Army is really not sure. We
You can’t deceive Prince Rui either!
However, Lao Shi, your Yellow Flag Banner has been using guns and cannons for a long time. If not, please send out the Yellow Flag Artillery Team for a blast. How about that?"
Shi Tingzhu's face suddenly turned cold. He seemed to be about to open his mouth to say something, but when Prince Rui Dorgon waved his hand, he immediately stopped and stood aside, as silent as a cicada.
Dorgon didn't bother to pay attention to him, and just said: "Since we are three miles away and there is no certainty, don't waste any more gunpowder and cannons. When the Ming army enters within three miles, it will not be too late for the God Blessed Army to fire again."
When the Qing Dynasty conquered the Ming Dynasty, we did not rely solely on the power of guns and artillery. After all, we still had to fight with the warriors of the Eight Banners. The power of guns and artillery was only to help the battle.
Moreover, the walls of our army's stronghold are strong, and even if the Ming army bombards them with artillery, they will not be able to break them instantly!"
Everyone heard the meaning of Dorgon's words and clearly looked down upon them, the Han soldiers, but did not dare to say a word to refute. Even Shi Tingzhu obediently bowed and replied: "Yes. Your Highness Prince Rui."
He was a little annoyed and was glaring at Kong Youde when he heard Dorgon say again: "Shi Tingzhu, you lead the Han army with yellow flags from the Empress Temple to the south to set up defenses along the mountains and ridges, so that the Ming army cannot attack the artillery array of the God's Blessing Army."
When Shi Tingzhu heard that Dorgon actually ordered him to lead his troops to protect Kong Youde, he couldn't help but be reluctant. However, he knew Dorgon's temper and knew that his status in the country was increasing day by day. How could he dare to offend him, so he had to obey the order respectfully: "嗻
!”
Dorgon was not in the mood to pay attention to him anymore. Although he treated these surrendered Han people with courtesy, he still looked down on them from the bottom of his heart and only used them as cannon fodder before the Eight Banners warriors charged.
At this time, Dorgon, Prince Hesurui of the Qing Dynasty, stood up and turned his eyes to Liu Lin, the commander of the North Korean navy's third navy. Although his tone was gentler than before, he still said with great majesty: "Liu Commander
, I admire you for traveling thousands of miles to come to our aid. Today’s battle depends entirely on the guns and artillery of the Korean warriors to fend off the enemy."
Liu Lin was worried. He was not willing to lead the army to help the Qing Dynasty, but the country was small and weak, so how could he be allowed to make the decision. At the moment, he could only flatter Dorgon and said: "Prince Rui sees thousands of miles away, and the Qing Dynasty and North Korea are both
As brothers, we are now fighting against the unruly Ming Dynasty, and I will naturally do my best to deal with it!"
Dorgon laughed and said: "The Liu Tongzhi envoys who came from thousands of miles away have brought the friendship between the Qing Dynasty and Korea one step closer. If they can achieve some military merits, I, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, will not hesitate to reward them. Our two countries
Diplomatic relations will definitely become more harmonious."
Liu Lin smiled and said: "I should do my best in my duty, and I hope the diplomatic relations between the two countries will last forever!"
At this time, all they spoke were in Chinese. The upper-level officials of the Korean state were all proud of speaking Chinese and writing Chinese characters. Not only the upper-level kings of the Qing Dynasty, but also all the officials and generals, there were also many people who could speak Chinese.
, after all, they used to be border tribes ruled by the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, the Manchu Tatar dialect is extremely difficult to learn. Therefore, among the Manchu army and among the people, Tatar speakers are still the majority. However, among the upper echelons of the Qing Dynasty, and even middle-level officials and generals, there are still many people who speak Chinese. Of course, this is also true.
It has a lot to do with the slave chief Huang Taiji's vigorous promotion of Chinese language and Chinese characters.
Therefore, at this time, Chinese was mostly used in communications between middle- and upper-level officials and generals such as Manchus and Han Chinese in the Qing Dynasty, or with officials and generals in Korea's vassal countries.