The guarding Yunkai saw the sunrise and survived the most difficult time. Chen Xinjia's life suddenly became better. The effect of beating Jiang Xiang with a military stick was very obvious. That night, in front of his Chinese army tent,
Many generals and confidants came.
Receiving gifts is not the biggest gain, the biggest gain is that these thieves know who the real boss is at this time.
After rectifying the morale of the military and establishing his authority, Chen Xinli was ready to do something big.
"At present, the offensive of the Japanese soldiers has been frustrated, and our army has a strong force newly arrived. One is declining and the other is increasing. It is the time to make great achievements, and the generals must not miss the future again. When I left the capital, the Holy Master issued a strict decree,
It is necessary to expel the captives from the customs in March. Now it seems that the war situation is quite optimistic, and our army is likely to drive the captives out of the country in early March. I have ordered that all armies will reorganize their troops and attack the captives from now on.
To launch a full-line offensive, we must drive the enemy out of the border in early March! There must be no mistake in this order. If anyone is perfunctory and shirks, he will be beheaded in front of the tent. If anyone is timid in front of the enemy, he will be beheaded in front of the tent. If there is anyone who disrespects the military order, he will be beheaded.
, kill him in front of the tent!"
After the three beheading orders were issued, King Qin's troops from all ministries took action upon hearing the order and began to fight the Qing army in a serious manner. Before, they dared to deal with the problem, but now Lao Chen can do what he says and behead all the disobedient soldiers.
Next words.
The serious King Qin's army has some fighting strength. Coupled with the courage of Yongweiying, a large army that can fight the Qing army, their offensive is even more fierce. The armies of Abatai and Turg were overwhelmed by this wave of offensive.
The fight was so embarrassing that they had to retreat north along the line of Baoding Prefecture.
Changes in the military situation on the front line were reported to the capital by Chen Xinjia on his fast horse. When the war situation was critical, he did not dare to report it. Now that the situation was excellent, how could he not report it?
Zhu Youjian received detailed battle reports from Chen Xinjia, Liu Yuanbin, Huang Degong and others. Based on the information from these people, he basically understood the current battlefield situation! The situation has improved a lot, but the price paid for this good news was a bit too high.
Half of the New Army's battle losses were more than 2,000 killed, and nearly a thousand people were injured and could no longer be used. Among them, nearly a hundred company and platoon-level officers were killed and injured. If we fight another battle like this, all the achievements he has made in the past six months will be ruined. King Qin
Bing was indeed a miraculous trap, and he almost defrauded Ming Dynasty's entire capital.
Fortunately, the situation was reversed in the end! Otherwise, there would be no place to cry. Although the New Army suffered heavy losses in this battle, fortunately, the foundation is still there. With the experience of this hard battle, this army should have grown into a force that can fight tough battles.
The army, from this perspective, is a good thing.
This battle gave Zhu Youjian a new conclusion. The situation seemed not as bad as he imagined? More than 6,000 new troops, plus two obedient troops, Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji, could reverse the battle with the Qing army.
The current situation. So it seems that if you want to change the current situation, you don’t need too many new troops?
The Qing army entering the customs this time is indeed not the main force, but the new army facing them is not a mature army either! I still have at least one year to train and expand the army, so there is a lot to do in this matter!
The Qing army was his top enemy. Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other thieves thought they had many troops, but they were actually not that scary. Sun Chuanting, with 20,000 to 30,000 people, dared to chase Li Zicheng and beat him wildly. The new army was truly trained.
It's better than the gang of miscellaneous people under Sun Chuanting, right? And now Sun Chuanting's strength is also developing. Maybe in a year's time, he will be able to suppress the thieves with the help of Sun Chuanting.
"My dear friend, go to the cabinet and send Master Zhou and Master Chen to the dormitory. I have something to discuss with them." After having a new judgment on the situation, Zhu Youjian became more motivated. He was ready to take a more proactive approach next.
The layout and actions cannot be as bad as before. With the improvement in the military, we must also pay attention to the domestic affairs. The military and political affairs must be handled with both hands, and it is the right way to be strong on both hands.
Zhou Yanru and Chen Yan rushed to the inner hall quickly after receiving the imperial edict. These two old boys were in good spirits. They should have judged the general trend based on the current battle situation.
"Grand Master, Young Master! You should have seen the battle report sent by Jian Heng. He judged that the enemy could be driven out in early March. I feel that this judgment is very different. In other words, the focus of the imperial court needs to be adjusted now!
We have to divert our energy from resisting the invaders and entering the customs, and focus on solving the problem of restoring people's livelihood in Zhili and Shandong. At present, the Central Plains and nearby prefectures and counties have been destroyed by rogue bandits. If Zhili and Shandong are allowed to rot again, the country will
The situation in North Korea will be uncontrollable."
"What your Majesty said is true. The veteran ministers, Fa Sheng and others are already discussing this matter. The entry of the captive soldiers into the customs will have a great impact on Zhili and northern Shandong Province. I have already distributed the money that your Majesty allocated to the Ministry of Household Affairs for the relief of chaos."
The governors of Zhili and Shandong provinces asked them to use this money to appease the suffering people. The most important thing now is to resume water transportation. With grain from the south to the north, the situation will be much more stable. I ask your majesty to issue an order to let Huai'an Xianzhi,
Hurry up and organize the canal gang to restore water transportation as soon as possible."
"Restoring water transportation is naturally a top priority. However, the Qing army caused great damage to canal boatmen and ships in the Yanzhou area. With the shortage of boats and boats, it is difficult for Xianzhi to restore the waterway as soon as possible. I feel that at the moment, except for
In addition to carefully restoring the water route, we must also pay attention to the sea route. The purpose of setting up the Customs Department at the beginning of the year was to deal with the danger of poor water routes! We cannot let the sea route go to waste."
"Your Majesty is right, but Nanliang has always been transported by water. Suddenly asking them to take the sea route to communicate with various yamen is quite troublesome and time-consuming. With this time, the water roads can be dredged," Zhou Yanru said.
It's true that communication in the current era is basically based on legs. When it comes to such a big matter as water transportation, communication is even more troublesome. After a few back and forth, the time will pass.
"The diversion of grain from the canal is definitely not expected in a short period of time. When the Customs Department was originally set up, it was intended to transport more people's grain. We have to work hard on this. Whether it is the grain from the canal or the people's grain, as long as it comes in, the price of grain in the capital will rise.
It can come down."
"People's food? The court has nothing to do about this? The grain merchants purchase it themselves, and the court cannot be the master of the grain merchants."
"The imperial court cannot be the master of grain merchants, but it can organize it. My idea is to ask the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen to interview the main grain merchants in the capital and ask them to quote the amount and price of grain purchased. Then send this amount and price to
Go to the Customs Department, and the Customs Department will publish a list for maritime merchants to direct the transportation of grain. In order to encourage maritime merchants to participate in this matter, and to encourage grain merchants in the capital to have more sea grain, I decided to let the inner palace purchase through the Customs Department first.
One hundred thousand stones of grain! With this big order, the maritime merchants should be able to mobilize their energy."
The Customs Department has begun operations. However, due to the fact that the sea has just opened and the maritime merchants are not sure about the policy, there is not much food entering Beijing by sea these days, and it is considered a small matter. Zhu Youjian feels that he does not have time to come.
When this thing develops naturally, stimulating means must be used to stimulate this road. If only the inner palace system is used, the amount is still a bit small, and social participation is not enough. Therefore, the yamen in the capital must be mobilized to organize grain merchants.
Carry out centralized procurement to build momentum. The function of the Customs Department is not only a shipping management department, but also provides maritime trade platform services.