On May 28, the fifty-third year of Qianlong's reign, it was the fifth day that the Northern Navy launched its offensive.
Since the beginning of the war, the post road from Jilin to Shengjing has become lively. Reports from Jilin are coming in an endless stream every day, and the postmen at the stations along the way no longer have the leisure time they used to have.
The road for more than 770 miles is full of rugged hills and mountains. This post road, known as the "Imperial Road", was built and widened since the 21st year of Emperor Kangxi's eastern tour.
There are regular earthen walls nearly one foot high, and wooden signs are erected every five miles, marking the mileage to the north and south.
Li Wangcai is a postman at Mongolia Heluo Station, which is the fourth stop on the post road from Fengtian to Jilin Ula. There are twelve stops on the entire post road. In the evening, Li Changshun had just finished feeding the horse and was about to smoke a pack of cigarettes.
I heard the sound of copper bells coming from the north of the post road again.
"Hurry! Get the horse out! If it's too late, you'll be whipped!" Li Wangcai hurriedly shouted to a postman. After saying that, he turned around and went to the kitchen, taking out a bag of dry food and a full bottle of water that had been prepared long ago.
of gourd.
Since the fourth year of Qianlong's reign, the delivery method for all imperial edicts or urgent messages has been to change horses without changing people; for ordinary documents, the delivery method is a one-stop baton format, and is registered through order tickets and horse delivery tickets.
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure appeared on the north post road, getting closer and closer. "Jilin Military News~~" The official on the horse shouted when he saw Mongolia and Luo standing watching.
At this time, a postman had already led the horse and was waiting outside the post door. Li Wangcai put the dry food bag and water hyacinth into the saddle bag. When everything was ready, the messenger had already arrived in front of the post door and pulled the reins with a "hoo" sound.
He stopped and raised his hand to take out Kanhe from his arms. Li Wangcai and his two companions quickly stepped forward and first checked the seal on Kanhe. After confirming that it was correct, the three of them lifted the messenger from the horse together.
, and then moved to the prepared horse. The messenger didn't waste any time after sitting firmly, loosened the reins, sat down, and the horse jumped out, and in a blink of an eye, he was dozens of steps away.
"I said, how many Jilin Military News is this today?"
Li Wangcai said casually: "The seventh part. We have really suffered a lot of bleeding this month. What a stupid rebel, why are you messing around!"
The reason why he said this is because the postmen in the Qing Dynasty had no salary and relied on the subsidized land allocated by the court for farming. If the money for horses and firewood was not paid in time, the postmen had to pay for it themselves. Otherwise,
In addition, he had to endure the harassment and exploitation by the station supervisor, and his life was extremely difficult. The reason why Li Changshun became a station clerk was not because he wanted to, but because his father was a prisoner who was exiled to Shangyang Fort, and he was the surrogate father.
Accept the difference, no choice.
A few people were waiting to take the horses back when they heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the south again. But this time it was not one horse, but a group of horses.
Li Wangcai used his hands to build a tent and looked around, then hurriedly said to his companions: "Go and ask the two adults to come out. The high officials are here!"
Not long after, after receiving the news, the Mongolian and Luo station managers and supervisors were all dressed neatly and came to wait outside the door of the post station. The two looked at the flag getting closer and closer, thinking that the person was back again
Already.
A group of more than thirty cavalrymen came, most of them wearing helmets and armor, and the colors on their bodies were very unusual. The leader of the tall horse was a young general with a stern face and a
He has two small mustaches, a half-smiling look, and a bit of arrogance in his expression. The hat has a genuine third-grade blue crystal glazed top, and a brocade leopard patch with a single-eyed flower feather and eight pythons and four claws.
Outside the clothes, he wears a lambskin cloak.
Behind this general, there were more than a dozen fifth- and sixth-grade generals and a group of Goshiha soldiers, all of whom were sturdy and muscular. The careful post-writer discovered that there was actually a fifth-grade soldier in the team.
The sexy Green Camp general. This is really strange. He has been stationed at the post station for so many years, but he has never seen an officer from the Green Camp.
When everyone stopped their horses, everyone waiting at the door of the station knelt down and saluted.
"This is a humble job, sir!"
"Everyone, get up!" The leading officer jumped off his horse and urged the leader who came up to him: "Hurry up and feed and drink your horses. We will leave in two-quarters of an hour."
The leader said with a flattering look: "Sir, Marshal Fu..."
The general said: "The large group of troops is still behind and will arrive in half an hour. I and you guys are responsible for taking the front positions."
After the military commander finished speaking, he turned to the military attaché in the green camp uniform behind him and said, "Mr. Yang Qian, could you please follow me to see the horse feed? Don't feed my horse with rotten grass."
The leader was startled when he heard this, and quickly waved his hands and said: "Sir, you don't dare to kill a villain. They are all fine ingredients mixed with salt, and you definitely don't dare to fool them."
The military general ignored the reminder, but looked at the green camp military attache. The military attache known as "Mr. Yang Qian" respectfully slapped a thousand, and then got up and went to the stable. But when he walked into the inn
In the yard, a wry smile appeared on his face unconsciously.
This person's name is Yang Yuchun, a native of Chongzhou, Sichuan, and he is 29 years old this year. His family was also from a wealthy family earlier. When he was sixteen, his father offended the local gentry and was falsely accused and imprisoned, causing the family to fall into ruin.
Yang Yuchun studied since he was a child, and later turned to martial arts. When he was seventeen years old, he was selling chickens in the city of Chengdu. He happened to pass by a martial arts hall in Mancheng and saw several young bannermen trying their bows. Yang Yuchun had itchy hands.
, he came forward and asked to give it a try. Everyone didn't agree at first, but they agreed because he spoke politely and seemed to be knowledgeable and reasonable.
Unexpectedly, Yang Yuchun stacked three 100-pound bows on top of each other and pulled them out five times in a row, which shocked everyone present. The most powerful among the Manchu generals at that time was Sauron Ba.
Tulu Hailancha can only pull a 230-pound bow.
After Yang Yuchun tried the bow, he went on to sell chickens. When the master of the martial arts school came back, he was shocked when he heard about it. He immediately went out and found him on the street and offered to recruit apprentices to teach his skills. The master of the martial arts school was originally from the Yue family in Chengdu.
The head of martial arts, and the Yue family was the family of Yue Zhongqi, who was once praised by Qianlong as "the giant military official in the three dynasties".
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Given such an opportunity, Yang Yuchun certainly would not let it go. He kowtowed to become his master on the spot. When he took the martial arts examination two years later, he easily pulled a 240-pound bow and shot an arrow.
He passed through three targets and shocked the audience. He was directly appointed as the governor of Sichuan, Biao Zheng, the fifth grade material officer. Later, he was appreciated by Fukang'an and was transferred to the army. He then participated in the Pingtian Wu Rebellion and the Battle of Platform, and actively
Gong was promoted to Qianzong.
Don't think that Mr. Qian is just a sixth-grade man. This is Mr. Qian of the Qing Dynasty's economic-organized army, and he is much better than the fifth-grade reservist.
In history, in the late Qianlong period, Yang Yuchun fought the most fierce battle against Fukang'an against Gorkha. He led 200 Chengdu Green Battalion soldiers to defend the Henghe Iron Bridge and repelled 21 attacks by 3,600 Gurkha troops.
He was a fierce general in the cold weapon era. By the way, it was the British officer corps who led the Kuo army at that time.
But in this time and space, Marshal Fu was appointed again by Qianlong to deal with Beihai Town, and Yang Yuchun's fate also changed.
Although Fukangan was optimistic about him and took him out of Fujian after consulting Qianlong, some of the Eight Banners generals under Marshal Fu couldn't stand it and often deliberately made things difficult for him. Yang Yuchun repaid Marshal Fu for his kindness, so
Since leaving Shanhaiguan, I have always swallowed my anger and acted cautiously.
At this time, forty miles away, the rear of Fukang'an's large group had just passed Weiyuan Fort, while the head of the group was only twenty miles away from Mongolia and Luo Station.
Marshal Fu was still sitting in his big sedan chair, and the thirty-six bearers were changing at any time on the road. But at this time, Fu Kang'an looked calm, and the military report from Jilin in his hand was almost touched by his fingers.
It was crushed.
"Go out in two directions, advance by sea and land. Huh, it's really a good idea."
On the fifth day of the war, as military reports from the front continued to come together, Fukang'an believed that he had finally seen clearly the actions of Beihai Town. He also believed that Zhao Xinyi was in Jilin City. After all, occupying Jilin City would threaten the south.
Shengjing can thus break the Qing army's defenses in the Changbai Mountain area; it can threaten the Qing army in Heilongjiang to the north, and at the same time it can gain tens of thousands of people and hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land. Why not do it.
In fact, in Fukang'an's view, Qinggui's blindly adopting a defensive strategy in the military is not enough. To deal with Beihai Town, he has to attack continuously. Even if it requires human lives, Zhao Xin's men and horses will have to be consumed. Jilin
The General's Mansion currently has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under its jurisdiction. Taking the defensive is simply a waste of money and food for the court. To deal with Beihai Town, we must adopt a hit-and-run strategy, constantly using harassment tactics, and gradually consuming the opponent's troops. Wait for Zhao Xin's troops to follow
When you can't, clenched your fists and struck again.
The problem is that the Eight Banners only have a few hundred thousand Dingkou. If they really follow Fukang'an's strategy, I don't know how many families from all over the city will wear Xiao. And the internal resistance from the Eight Banners will not allow him to do this. So if he wants to destroy it,
In Beihai Town, the green battalion must be used; at worst, we can recruit troops while fighting. The Eight Banners, Manchus, Mongolians and Han people are only included in the total population of more than 500,000, but there are hundreds of millions of Han people.
When he traveled north from Fujian to Beijing to see his Majesty, he proposed a new military plan to Qianlong, which was also the result of his hard thinking over the past two years.
With the northern part of the Li Dynasty as a base and the Tumen River as a natural defense line, the army took the sea route from Shandong or the land route from Shanhaiguan. Commercial sand ships along the coast of the south of the Yangtze River were recruited to provide supplies to the Qing army, which was transported from Niuzhuang to the northern part of the Li Dynasty.
In this way, the logistics supply line of the Qing army will be much shorter, and the impact of the green battalions on people's livelihood outside the customs will also be greatly reduced.
Qianlong thought deeply about Fukang'an's plan, and discussed it with the military minister and bachelors for several days, and finally decided to adopt this plan. In fact, Qianlong also understood that if he wanted to eliminate Beihai Town, he could not rely solely on the power of the Eight Banners.
. If the Eight Banners are almost put together, if the Han people get into chaos again, the Qing Dynasty may really be in danger!
So when Fukang'an asked Qianlong to take Yang Yuchun out of customs, Qianlong agreed on the spot.
As for whether the Li Dynasty objected, no one in Qianlong or the military ministers cared. Ever since the "Six Envoys' Interrogation Incident" more than a hundred years ago, the Li Dynasty was still very obedient, doing whatever they were told and not daring to criticize at all. .Of course, some benefits still have to be given.
Speaking of the "Six Envoys' Interrogation Incident", it was a heavy blow to the Li Dynasty's monarchs and ministers, enough to break bones and muscles, and they no longer dared to defy the Manchus.
It is said that during the "Battle of Bingzi", King Li Zhu of North Korea ran to Namhan Mountain City and was surrounded for more than forty days before surrendering. He knelt three times and kowtowed to Huang Taiji at Santian Ferry on the south bank of the Han River. Li Zhu His sons, Prince Zhaoxian, Li Fu and Li Hao were also taken to Shenyang as hostages.
Later, although North Korea sent troops to assist the Manchus in the Songjin War, they secretly had an affair with the Ming army and provided food, grass and money. Cui Mingji, who had represented the king in Nanhan Mountain City to go out to negotiate peace, was the main contact person. After Hong Chengchou was captured and surrendered, The Li Dynasty was sold. So the Manchu Qing Dynasty was furious and ordered Prince Zhaoxian, who had been living in Shenyang for a long time as a hostage, to return to Seoul. He also asked the accompanying Qing envoy to order the Korean King Li Zhu to go out of the city to greet him.
The problem is that it is inconsistent with Confucian etiquette for a father to welcome his son, and it also implies that the Qing envoy is an angel. Therefore, the courtiers and officials of the Yangban Dynasty in Korea who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty resented this. Soon, Zhao Xian returned to Seoul within a few days. The crown prince was poisoned and killed in Changdeokgung Palace. A few years later, the king of Bongrim, Li Hao, succeeded to the throne as Xiaojong.
The six envoys' interrogation took place after Hong Chengchou surrendered and betrayed the Li Dynasty. Huang Taiji sent six officials headed by Gushan'er Zhenying Erdai to go to the Li Dynasty to pursue accountability, and escorted the North Korean ministers including Cui Mingji and others to Phoenix City for interrogation. , was finally found guilty and escorted to Shenyang for detention.
This survey lasted for four years, which greatly shocked the Korean court and created a situation where everyone was in danger. Under the strong pressure of the Qing court, it was a foregone conclusion that the Li Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty would turn against each other. Later, when the Ming army When the warship approached the North Korean coast again, North Korea followed the policy of "no answering, no food, and no access to the shore" and escorted the nine captured Ming soldiers to Shenyang.
In the 11th and 14th years of Shunzhi, Qing envoys arrived in Seoul twice and ordered the Li Dynasty to recruit musketry soldiers to help deal with the Rakshasa. The Li Dynasty obediently sent more than 400 soldiers and horses to participate in the "Thick Tong River Campaign". "Battle" and "Battle of Humar".
After Qianlong agreed to Fukang'an's plan, he acted very quickly. When Marshal Fu set off from Shengjing, the envoy from the Lifan Yuan who was going to the Li Dynasty had already crossed the Yalu River accompanied by the Li Dynasty's envoy in Beijing. Already.
At this moment, on the west bank of the Tumen River, in the Beihai Navy camp five miles north of Qianyuanpu, an official wearing the official uniform of the Li Dynasty was protesting to Deng Fei.
"Sir Deng, I have been ordered by Mr. Yin to ask your army to withdraw from our territory..."
After the official named Jin Lichao official Bulabula finished speaking, Deng Fei said: "What if I don't retreat?"
"I am trying to persuade you with good words. Mr. Li from Qingxing Prefecture has treated you with courtesy before. If your army does not listen to your advice, when our soldiers arrive, there may be something unbearable to say."
Deng Fei said with a look of sudden realization: "Oh! So you are going to declare war on Beihai Town."
When the official surnamed Jin heard this, his beard trembled with anger. How could he let go of such an excuse? So he said angrily: "It's obviously you who have occupied our country's territory. How can you beat me up and talk nonsense?!"
Deng Fei waved his hand and said with a smile: "I've told you before, I'm borrowing it for a few days." He frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Let's do it, at most ten days, and we promise to leave within ten days."
The official surnamed Jin sighed helplessly, put on a pitiful look and said: "Master Deng, if you act like this, let the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty know about it, our country cannot afford to suffer! I beg you, break up camp and leave.
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Deng Fei felt a little funny when he saw that the other person was only in his early forties and called himself an old man. He stretched out two fingers to indicate and said: "Two hundred taels of silver, ten days, what do you think?"
The official named Jin remained expressionless, just staring at Deng Fei.
Deng Fei stretched out his hand and said, "Five hundred taels?"
The official surnamed Jin's eyebrows twitched, as if he was having a cramp.
Deng Fei slapped the table and said: "Eight hundred taels, no more!"
The official surnamed Jin stretched out his hand and said: "Pay the money first!"