In the fiftieth year of Qianlong's reign, June 20th, Ding You.
When the last batch of three thousand Han Eight Banners troops transferred from the pass finally left the pass and arrived in Shengjing, the Qing government's troop deployment operation to the Northeast was basically completed.
At this time, outside Ningguta City, large armies gathered, and the densely packed tents were endless. In various camps, flags were fluttering, and war generals were like clouds.
The Qing government's camp for suppressing imperial envoys was located in the General's Yamen in the inner city of Ninggu Pagoda. In the flower hall, a huge sand table was placed in the middle. The entire sand table was extremely finely made, covering the entire area from Jilin to Ning Gu Pagoda.
, Hunchun to Fuldan City, the vast area at the mouth of the Xila River, mountains, rivers, roads, rivers, and lakes are all in sight.
Beside the sand table, an old man wearing a gray robe and a dark Batulu vest was discussing the terrain on the sand table with Fukang'an. The man looked to be in his seventies, with a long beard and a beard.
He has a thin appearance, a straight waist, and a pair of triangular eyes with a few white eyebrows poking outward.
This man is none other than Agui, a famous general of the Qianlong Dynasty, a great scholar of economics and a first-class conscientious and heroic duke.
Because Agui was already old, Qianlong just ordered him to sit in the rear and dispatch from the center this time, so that Fukang'an would not lose his position due to his shame. Now the entire army in the north and south is actually under the command of Fukang'an. However, as
All the cannons cast in Wula, Jilin, were shipped out for shipment. Agui, who was based in Wula, Jilin, finally went north and moved the imperial envoy's camp to Ninggu Pagoda.
Fukang'an on the side was holding his hands behind his back and looking back and forth at the sand table. "Commander, the report I received yesterday said that the road construction team will reach Fuldan City in another eighty miles."
Agui frowned and said, "The progress is still too slow."
Fukang'an cupped his hands and said, "I will go to Hunchun with the army tomorrow. Does Mr. Guang Ting have any other instructions?"
"The Emperor is anxious!" Agui said, clasping his fists and cupping his hands towards the south. "The copy of the newspaper sent by the Military Aircraft Department a few days ago said that this year's disaster in the Central Plains has extended to southern Zhili, Shandong, northern Jiangsu, most of Hubei, and other places.
The warehouses in Changping are all open to store grain. It is difficult to transport grain northward, and many canals in Xuzhou and Dezhou have dried up."
Fukang'an was silent for a while and then said: "Didn't you ask people to go to Siam and Annan to buy grain?"
Agui said: "It's too late to help. The Ministry of Revenue has sent me several urgent letters to complain."
Fukang'an made a disdainful "cut" sound and said: "He Shen is not in charge of the household department. He"
Before he finished speaking, Agui's personal soldier Geshiha walked in and called Qian'er to report: "Commander, that gentleman is back."
Fukang'an's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he heard Agui say: "Let him come to the flower hall."
After a while, Na Qitai came in with Anthony. After receiving the greetings and waiting for the soldiers to serve tea, Agui asked: "How was your trip?"
Na Qitai looked solemn, cupped his hands and said: "Go back to the commander-in-chief, in the middle hall, those people are not Oros, they seem to be bannermen or Han people."
With a "clang" sound, the tea cup in Fukangan's hand dropped to the ground. He stood up suddenly, stared at Na Qitai, and asked word by word: "What did you say?!"
"Zhongtang, this is true! I met their leader outside the city of Fuldan. He admitted that he did everything."
Fukang'an's head was dizzy, and his originally fair face became more ferocious. "Fuldan City was lost?!"
Agui's eyes were shining brightly and he said to Na Qitai: "Tell it from the beginning and don't miss a single detail."
Eight days later, Qianlong, who was in the Old Summer Palace, received an urgent notice from Agui and Naqitai for their six hundred-mile journey. The news in the memorial shocked Qianlong, and at the same time he was very angry.
Last year, one general died and more than 2,000 people were lost in battle; this year, tens of thousands of troops gathered again, and they were about to launch, and then they knew who the opponent was. Do you really think that you will not dare to kill people when you are old?! Du Erjia
That bastard stayed in Jilin for a year, what did he do for food?
What frightened Qianlong the most was the suspicion of Zhao Xin's identity. Where did this man, who spoke fluently in Beijing films and even knew the name of the Russian governor in Irkutsk, come from?
?Where did his soldiers come from?
The Qitai memorial said that Zhao Xin claimed to be a remnant of the previous dynasty. Qianlong somehow immediately thought of the Zhao Wang family of the previous Ming Dynasty. He was well-informed and remembered that in his memory, the Zhao Wang family of the Zhu Ming royal family
It seems that he has become extinct.
Qianlong ordered his people to find the "Shizu Shilu" and the family tree of Zhao Wang in the Ming Dynasty. After checking it, he found that the records above were very clear:
Zhu Ming's line of Zhao kings originated from Zhu Gaosui, the third son of Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. In the 39th year of Jiajing, with the suicide of Zhao Kang Wang (Kang's posthumous title) Zhu Houyu, Zhu Ming's Zhao Fengguo had actually
There was no direct descendant, and the subsequent kings of Zhao were selected from Zhu Houyu's concubines. The last king of Zhao was named Zhu Youfeng. He conquered the throne during the Longwu period of the Southern Ming Dynasty and established the kingdom in Nanning, Guangxi. He only served as the king of Zhao for one year.
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In the winter of the third year of Shunzhi (1646), Huizhou Town General Li Shilian, together with the commander of the 13th Battalion and the General Soldier of the 4th Battalion, welcomed Zhu Youyi to Xingning and appointed him as the supervisor of the country. Beishan Temple was used as the place to handle government affairs. Li Shilian
Calls itself the cabinet department.
In February of the fourth year of Shunzhi, Tong Yangjia, the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangdong in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Li Chengdong, the admiral of the Qing Dynasty, sent people to recruit him to surrender. Zhu Youfeng knew that he was defeated, so he shaved his head and became a monk. In June, Li Shilian took Zhu Youfeng to Guangzhou and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. After that, Zhu Youfang surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
He was placed in the Xichan Hall of Guangxiao Temple.
In June of the same year, Chen Zizhuang, an old minister of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and Chen Bangyan made an appointment to capture Guangzhou. They sent people to contact Yang Guangshuan, the former commander of the Guangzhou Guard in the Ming Dynasty, in advance.
After the drum, trouble broke out inside and outside. Unexpectedly, the incident was exposed, and Tong Yangjia killed Eryang and Sanqianhuashan bandits. He also ordered Zhao Wang Zhu Youping to hang himself in Guangxiao Temple, and his son Zhu Cishe was also executed together.
Could it be that he was a banner man? He rebelled against himself. Isn't this over-the-top? The more Qianlong thought about it, the colder he felt in his heart. He immediately ordered the people at Sticking Office to look at Zhao Xin's age according to Na Qitai's report. First, he was in Beijing.
Various families in the country secretly searched for him, and the second was to go south to find out if Zhu Youfeng had any descendants.
According to Agui's memorial, Zhao Xin claimed to be a remnant of the former dynasty who came back from overseas. If this person is really a descendant of the former Ming Zhao King, the matter would be serious. What's more, they have already extended their hands to the south of the Yangtze River, and they dare to blatantly do so.
, killing salt merchants and robbing women with great fanfare. Investigate, we must investigate strictly! We must uncover the roots of this group of people in Jiangnan.
As for the war in Jilin, during the past six months, the imperial court tightened its belts to mobilize military rations, fully prepared soldiers, horses and ordnance, and the road to Fuldan City was almost built. For this reason, it was not possible to fight against Qianlong.
Nor can I agree.
In this case, let's fight first. As long as we can kill this group of people, all worries will disappear.
On the first day of July, Qianlong confirmed the revised military strategy of Agui and Fukang'an, and decided to send troops to suppress the attack with three forces. Seven days later, Agui and Fukang'an, who received the edict, immediately launched their attack. Agui took command of Ninggu.
With the tower in the center, Fukang'an led his army to Hunchun and then headed north.
Agui and Fukang'an had decided to launch at this time and no longer hesitated. After receiving Qianlong's order, Agui reviewed the three armies at the large military field outside Ningguta City the next day.
The ninth day of the seventh lunar month is the Gengxu day. This day is a strong day and is suitable for sacrifices. The "Book of Rites" says that the strong sun is used for external affairs and the soft sun is used for internal affairs. After killing three animals and sacrificing the tooth flag, more than 20,000 horses were divided into north and south.
Two roads left Ninggu Pagoda.
On the road, from north to south, from west to east, there was no end to the black masses of soldiers and horses. Behind the large group of people, nearly 10,000 civilians summoned from Zhili and outside the customs followed the army to transport arms, food and grass.
The local bannermen living in Ningguta stood by the roadside with their young and old to watch, watching the march of the army. For the local bannermen, they had never seen anything like this since Kangxi sent troops to attack Yaksa.
The scene; besides, the scale this time is far larger than that of Kangxi.
Amidst bursts of cheers from the farewell crowd, Fukang'an's eight-carrying sedan headed south along with the Chinese army's banner.
The army on the South Road was commanded by Fukang'an, with a total of 15,000 people, including 14 firearms battalions of the Eight Banners Manchu and Han Dynasties, five forward battalions, one heroic cavalry battalion, and 5,000 "retreating barbarians" composed of border people. This road
The troops set out from Ninggu Pagoda and marched for 600 miles, along the lines of Malhuli, Saqiku, Gahari, Hashun, Mukdehe, and Miqian Kalun to Hunchun. After that, they will join the three thousand who arrived earlier.
The people's artillery troops gathered together and went north along the Kalun Post Road on the East Road until they reached the south bank of Suifen River.
The northern route army was led by deputy general Du Erjia, with a total of 7,500 people, including a firearms battalion from Eight Banners Manchuria, two forward battalions, 5,000 cavalry from the Zasak Mongolian tribe, and 1,000 barbarian troops. This road crossed eastward
Daling, along the southern foot of Hunda Mountain, proceeds eastward along the Suifen River.
After arriving at the south bank of the Suifen River, the southern army divided its troops into two groups; Fukang'an was stationed on the south bank of the Suifen River, and Chengdu general E Hui led a force to the west along the Suifen River and launched an attack from the west of Fuldan City.
In this battle, the Qing government mobilized nearly 70% of the Eight Banners' firearms troops. In addition to the Tianshan Banner camp far away in Ili, which needed to intimidate the northwest, the Eight Banners' firearms troops garrisoned in the Beijing camp and various provinces came out in full force. You must know that in the 38th year of Qianlong's reign,
At the time of Jinchuan and Jinchuan, the Qing government only used the Three Thousand Birds of the Eight Banners, and the rest were green battalion troops from various places.
Because the artillery troops had arrived in Hunchun ahead of schedule, the army on the southern front moved very smoothly. Even if it rained, it would not have a big impact on the newly repaired roads.
In most cases, the march in ancient times was only thirty to forty miles per day at most, otherwise a large number of soldiers would be left behind. And this could only be achieved with a large number of horses and cavalry. Tens of thousands of horses went out to march.
, once you can't find a water source, you can only wait for death.
Of course, if there are some special circumstances, an army traveling lightly may be able to travel hundreds of miles a day. Then the size of the army must be reduced, the baggage must be discarded, and the scope of exploration must be reduced. This is not unusual in the history of ancient wars.
Even in modern times, the problem of attrition during rapid marches has not been well solved. During the Liberation War, a cavalry unit of about 400 people of the People's Liberation Army marched 200 kilometers and took four days. In the end, only forty cavalry arrived, maintaining the
The remaining cavalry fell behind.
Fortunately, Fukang'an had already made preparations, and there were many rivers in Jilin. From Ninggu Pagoda to Hunchun, and from Hunchun to Karen, Mongolia, he had made arrangements in advance for all roads, water sources, and camping conditions. Not to mention Cong Ning
The route from Guta to Hunchun was on the inside line, so there was no need to worry about enemy sneak attacks, so the army could sometimes move at a speed of fifty miles per day.
The problem is, Zhao Xin and the others don't know about it at all. The group of people waiting are extremely anxious. It's already July, why haven't the Qing troops come yet?
This is the trouble with unequal information. Zhao Xin and others have no idea about the ancient marching speed. Ding Guofeng led the troops out for several days without even seeing a ghost. He was afraid that the Qing army would arrive as soon as he came back.
, so he led his troops to wander around fifty miles to the north, west, and south of Fuldan City, and occasionally sent people back to collect supplies. The two speedboats deployed in the Suifen River had all sailed seventy miles to the west.
Nothing was found either. Liu Sheng then ordered them to expand the search scope.
Among the three people in Mali, the most unlucky ones were Wang Yuanfang and the others who were hiding at the northern foot of Tongken Mountain. Not only did they eat compressed biscuits and canned food every day, but they had to be careful even to light a fire at night for fear of being discovered. Zhao Xin asked Wang twice
Yuanfang brought the team back first, but he refused, saying that they would just use it as a camping trip.
The position under Jurgen City was also unsafe. A heavy rain in early July caused the trenches to be filled with water. Zhao Xin first cursed the damn weather, and then immediately arranged for migrant workers to enter the site and dig drainage ditches. Ordinarily,
This kind of thing should have been prepared in advance, but people like Zhao Xin have no experience at all. Although Liu Sheng and others have been soldiers, they are not in the field army and have nothing to do with soil work.
Good at.
Zhao Xin also understood at this time that the so-called growth seems to have to go through countless twists and turns. It is not that easy to be a famous general!
He didn't know it at the moment, but because of his random fabrication, Qianlong in Beijing actually connected his name with the royal family of Zhu Ming. The people from the stick stick department searched for more than ten days in Beijing, and they found out completely
He had no clue. After receiving the edict from Beijing, Sun Shiyi, the acting governor of Guangdong and Guangxi who was far away in the south, was also confused as to why the emperor suddenly wanted to investigate Zhu Youyi's descendants.
Countless people continued to suffer like this, and in the end even Chen Qingsong couldn't bear it anymore. He said that if the Qing army didn't come yet, he would go north with the exploration team to inspect the wasteland.
On July 28, the speedboat patrolling the Suifen River sent back news that small-scale Qing cavalry began to appear on the river bank a hundred miles northwest of Jurgen City. Immediately afterwards, Ding Guofeng and others came from the southern front
News was sent back that a large number of Qing army scouts appeared sixty miles away on the south bank of the Suifen River.
"It's bad!" Zhao Xin reacted quickly after receiving the news. This was completely different from what he expected. The Qing army was encircling it on three sides!