Chapter 392 Great changes, there are two forces that are worrying!
The two wars fought this winter were not as fierce as expected. Whether it was the liberation of Jiaodong or the naturalization of soldiers, they were fought like armed parades. However, this does not mean that larger-scale wars can be launched. These two
The reason why these areas were easily captured was that they were originally treated as strategic buffer zones. Once these two buffer zones were controlled by the imperial court, they would have to face tough challenges.
After the imperial court took control of Laizhou and Jiaozhou and peacefully conquered the three states, the local warlord of Shandong, Liu Zeqing of Linqing, transferred 30,000 troops from Linqing to deploy defenses outside Jiaodong, obviously to prevent the imperial army from advancing further west. In the same situation,
When the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses arrived at Guihua City, the Mongolian tribes on the outskirts of Guihua entered a state of war readiness and stood ready in case the Ming Dynasty made the next move.
It is not strange for the Ming army to come to Guihua City. During the more than two hundred years of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, officers and soldiers would appear on the Guihua grassland from time to time! However, the Ming army did not stay in this area for a long time.
They will withdraw on their own in half a year at most. Therefore, the grassland tribes feel that the situation this time should be similar to the past. Seeing their menacing attack, if they have the guts, they will stay on the grassland and not leave!
The current imperial court has actually reached a bottleneck period. With the current military equipment and financial system, the area controlled has reached the edge of the limit. If we continue to use force, we will break the comfort zone and face the risk of breaking the balance.
On a large scale, time is on my side, and the process of industrialization is accelerating. But on a local level, time may not be on my side. Industrial production capacity has not yet had the opportunity for a big explosion, and the growth rate may not be able to support Zhu Youjian's ambitions and Ming Dynasty's urgent needs.
unified practical needs.
The Ming Dynasty urgently needs unification. This is the voice of the people all over the world, and it is also the general trend of the evolution of the situation. Several major events happened this winter, all of which conveyed this signal.
After two or three years of operations, Zhang Xianzhong, who entered Yunnan and Guizhou and established a base, made big moves in the second half of this year. The Western troops left Guangxi and swept through the Guilin area. In the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, the troops surrounded Zhaoqing, where the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi was stationed.
It took more than ten days to conquer Zhaoqing City and advance into Guangzhou Fucheng. The two vast armies had fallen into the hands of the Daxi Army. In other words, the Daxi Force today has become a serious separatist force with a hinterland and territory.
.If they stop now and steadily manage these areas for two or three years, turning them into orderly governance areas. Even if they don't have the ambition to dominate the world in the future, it will be quite a headache for them to become a separatist force.
Zhu Youjian knew that Zhang Xianzhong had generals who were good at fighting, as well as people who were good at governance. Now that Zhang Xianzhong, the spiritual pillar who could unify them, was still alive, the situation was likely to develop into a very troublesome situation.
The same troubles are in the Central Plains and Shaanxi and Sichuan. In October this year, a very special incident happened. Sun Chuanting invited King Zhou to Luoyang, and then King Zhou ascended the throne in Luoyang and proclaimed himself emperor, establishing a name and proclaiming rule! At the same time as King Zhou ascended the throne, Shanxi
Chen Qiyu of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Gao Mingheng of Zhengzhou simultaneously declared to follow him as the official official. These three were named princes with different surnames by the King of Zhou, with full authority to handle all affairs under the rule except Luoyang Mansion.
Obviously they formed a new military and political interest group! This group is made up of three powerful civil warlords, Sun Chuanting, Chen Qiyu, and Gao Mingheng, with the King of Zhou as the binding agent, and military leaders such as Wu Sangui, Jiang Xiang, and Gao Jie.
A group that has never been seen before.
What is the reason why this group can stay together? It is self-evident! This group of people must have come together to cope with the strong pressure from the Beizhi imperial court.
Gao Mingheng and Chen Qiyu were on the near side of Beizhi. They were clearly aware of the changes in Beizhi and must find ways to save themselves. The warlords under their own rule knew that they could not withstand it without even thinking about it. Then they set their sights on their strength.
On the outstanding Sun Chuanting.
People who were born as literary men and were both famous ministers had an overall view. Sun Chuanting naturally knew the difficulties he would face if these two places were not protected. In order to have a buffer zone and teammates to help each other, he had to fight with these two people.
Come together. If these three people were not famous officials, this kind of thing would never happen. How could they have such vision, knowledge and mind like Wu Sangui and Jiang Xiang?
After the three forces cooperated, Sun Chuanting provided financial and military support to the two brothers on the front line, and served as the general reserve team, ready to deal with unexpected changes. Of these two brothers, one has a rear, and the other has a rear.
You can rely on Sun Chuanting's support to integrate internal forces and subdue the assassins. Military leaders like Jiang Xiang and Wu Sangui will act as their thugs and be at the forefront. With Sun Chuanting's Qin soldiers suppressing them, Wu Sangui and Jiang Xiang dare not
So, even though this force appeared suddenly, it is very stable and is definitely a very powerful opponent.
Except for these two disturbing forces, other situations are relatively controllable. The prince still controls most of Nanzhi, Shandong, and Zhejiang. The Chuang clique is entrenched between Xiangyang, Nanyang, Kuidong, and Wuchang. Hunan
He Tengjiao withstood the pressure of the Chuang Army and the Daxi Army and became a strong warlord. Jiangxi was actually controlled by Zuo Liangyu's old subordinate Jin Shengheng, but he was nominally loyal to the Nanjing regime. Zuo Menggeng in western Zhejiang supported Prince Fu's supervision
The country became a de facto separatist force. The Zheng family in Fujian supported the Tang Dynasty to supervise the country. In addition to controlling most of Fujian, they also controlled part of northeastern Guangdong.
All in all, the prince is a bit too weak! Logically speaking, he should be the one with the highest starting point among these forces, but since he ascended the throne to now, he still has not integrated into a famous place. On the contrary, he has been divided a lot.
Territory. It’s okay if the prince is incompetent. The Donglin Party is just a bunch of people. They have no other skills except engaging in internal fighting. They are just a bunch of losers and scavenging interest groups.
I heard that there have been several internal fights in Nanjing in the past two years. Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin, was defeated and lost his power. He went to Hangzhou to live in seclusion. Now another faction is at the helm.
The most worrying ones are the Onishi and Mingchen Groups. These two forces have the ability to integrate internal affairs and have military capabilities. If they are allowed to develop with peace of mind, in three to five years, people's livelihood will become normal and the world will be pacified.
It has become a very strenuous task. It will change from internal operations to external operations, and there will be many obstacles. In other words, a war to pacify the hinterland must be launched within three years. But for Zhu Youjian, the three-year preparation period is too long.
If it is short, he may not be able to resolve the issues on the Manchu and Qing side. This is the core reason why time may not be on his side from a local perspective of time and space!