Chapter 481: Behind the prosperous times, there is famine everywhere
At around two o'clock in the afternoon the next day, when Fan Tong, escorted by a platoon of guards, returned to the military camp in Irkutsk from Kyaktu, the military meeting began immediately.
In addition to Zhao Xin and the four of them, the attendees also included the heads of various regiments and some members of the staff of the Northern Navy. Sheng Haizhou was now transferred back to the staff of the Northern Navy by Zhao Xin and continued to serve as the vacated chief of staff.
job.
The reason why Zhao Xin held this meeting was to clarify the strategic intentions of this war against Russia and to unify the understanding. In order to avoid deviations in the implementation of the strategy, he set the tone from the very beginning.
"Let me give you a brief summary first. The main purpose of this war against Russia is to completely eliminate Tsarist Russia's influence in Eastern Siberia, cut off the connection between the Lena River Basin and the Yenisei River, and finally force the Tsarist Russians to abandon their strongholds along the Lena River.
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When he said this, he glanced at Zhang Jingxuan who was sitting across from him and said with a serious face: "The difficulty actually lies behind. How to effectively bring such a large area into rule is a long-term project. In addition to force, cultural and economic means are more important
important."
Zhang Jingxuan nodded silently. He knew that Zhao Xin said this to him, reminding himself not to be too ambitious. He felt like a horse with a halter and a collar, although he was a little exhausted.
Although he tried his best, he was still driven down the mountain by the other party.
Fan Tong looked at Zhao Xin and hesitated to speak. He wanted to ask the Khalkha Mongols in the south of the trading city how to deal with it. But seeing Zhao Xin's confident look, he decided to listen first before speaking.
Next, Sheng Haizhou compared the map on the wall and announced the strategy and deployment of this battle to everyone present.
“This time our navy’s battle against Russia is planned to be divided into three phases, using six regiments, two cavalry battalions, and three auxiliary battalions, which will last from one and a half to two months and strive to end in mid-September.
In the first stage, the focus is to eliminate the main force of the Russian army entrenched to the west of the Angara Basin. It is planned to use three to four regiments of troops to advance the main force to the Nizhniyudinsk line.
In the second stage, after the main force of the Russian army is eliminated, two to three regiments of troops will be used to move north along the Angara River, destroying the Russian fortresses along the way, and finally capture Ilimsk and cut off the connection between Yakutsk and Yenisei.
Sk contact.
In the third stage, the southern front troops captured Krasnoyarsk from Nizhnynudinsk and cut off the enemy's southward escape route in Yeniseysk. The northern front troops also advanced westward along the Angara River and finally captured Yeniseysk.
Now let’s talk about the first phase of the problem. According to the staff analysis, the enemy’s main force is likely to be entrenched in the forest area between the north of the Sayan Mountains and Nizhniyudinsk. In order to achieve the purpose of the operation, it is necessary to... the second regiment.
.....Advance, three regiments advance towards..., two battalions of cavalry advance towards..."
Sheng Haizhou was still reading out the battle plan, and the regimental leaders were listening attentively. If it weren't for the large map hanging on the wall as a guide, this pre-war military meeting would have become obscure.
Here is a Skek, and that is a Cisk. Many people here were almost dizzy after listening to it. However, what surprised them at this meeting was that Sheng Haizhou actually returned to the core position of the Bei Navy.
The burly Pan Xiucheng leaned his back against the wall, his eyes fixed on Chen Jishan, wondering what he was thinking. Jiuzang and Huji looked at the young chief of staff with sparkling eyes and smiles on their faces. Lu Shoushan
Sitting upright, when Sheng Haizhou paused in speaking, he turned his gaze to the other group leaders. After he quickly looked around, his eyelids drooped again. No one knew what this person was thinking.
Liu Sheng crossed his arms and looked somewhere casually with firm eyes. Zhang Jingxuan looked serious and wrote notes in his notebook from time to time. When he got tired of writing, he would use his slender fingers to turn the pen on his thumb twice.
Fan Tong opened his mouth several times but hesitated, but Zhao Xin always looked back.
Chai Tadashi from the Aoba Camp and Oshima Yishun from the Hagi Camp were all excited. Regardless of whether they could understand or not, they both stared at each other and nodded in admiration from time to time. It was their first time to participate in the North
The navy's military meeting was chaired by King Zhao, which was already a great honor for them, and they would probably be able to brag about it for a lifetime.
Like the Sendai Clan, the Choshu Clan also selected a bastard from the clan to lead its own servants. Oshima Yishun was the fifteenth son of Hirōto Mouri, the fifth generation head of the Tokuyama Clan in the Zhou Fang Kingdom.
The Sixth Generation's elder brother, Yoshikawa Suiren, had a good relationship with him, so he was recommended here.
As for the seal in the Ainu camp, the snorting sounds he made could prove that he was about to fall asleep. During this period, he raised his head and looked blankly, as if he said: "I haven't finished talking yet."
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The main reason why Zhao Xin transferred the three servant battalions over was to test the combat effectiveness of the "Type 90 front-loading rifle" through this battle. Although rifled rifles using fixed ammunition and flash caps can only fire at most per minute
Four times, but after all, the effective range is twice as far as the flintlock rifle used by the Russian army.
From now on, the Cossack Kingdom will serve as a buffer between itself and Tsarist Russia. If the weapons are not working well, they must immediately notify Zhao Liang to make timely adjustments.
Of course, letting the Choshu Domain shed more blood was also one of his purposes. If he couldn't even defeat Tsarist Russia, how could he let the islanders go to South Asia to create trouble for the British in the future?
After the meeting, when all the group leaders had left, Fan Tong finally asked Zhao Xin: "Brother, Liu has arranged a battalion over there. Now there are 10,000 Mongolian cavalry twenty miles away. What should we do?
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Zhao Xin smiled and said: "I have contacted Deng Fei this morning and asked the Thor and Beihai No. 1 to set off tomorrow and go to Dagukou again. You will have someone send an ultimatum to the Qing officials in the Buying City soon.
, let them tell Minister Cullen that if they dare to attack Kyaktu, the Thor will bombard Tianjin City. Let them decide what to do."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Fan Tong felt relieved after hearing this, and then changed the subject: "I heard that you met He Shen? What does he look like?" He said so
As soon as he said this, Zhang Jingxuan and Liu Sheng beside them also pricked up their ears curiously.
Zhao Xin thought of the scene where He Shen recognized him and said to Deng Fei, "The knife hunter on the bedside." The corner of his mouth curled up slightly and he said, "There are indeed two brushes. He looks quite polite, and he always has a smile on his face.
, anyway, it’s different from what’s shown on TV.”
Fan Tong said hurriedly: "If you raid Heshen's house in the future, you must let me go."
"No problem." Zhao Xin nodded, thinking that he still wanted to see it.
At this time, He Shen was busy organizing the celebration of Qianlong's 80th birthday. He Shen never thought that someone was already thinking about his family property.
Starting from the first month of 1790, the entire Manchu Qing Dynasty was busy celebrating the eightieth birthday of Emperor Qianlong. The birthday celebrations started at Chengde Summer Resort on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, then returned to the Old Summer Palace, and finally ended on August 13th at the Summer Resort in Chengde.
The Forbidden City in Beijing came to an end for thirty-six days.
This birthday celebration included, in addition to the Manchu princes and ministers, Han officials, and Mongolian princes, there were also missions from the tributary states of Ruan's Annan, Li Dynasty, Nanzhang and Myanmar, as well as from Sichuan, Gansu,
Chieftains from all over Yunnan and Guizhou, Burke from all over the Huibu region, as well as envoys from Tibet, representatives from Taiwan, and even the British mission from afar, and the Orthodox delegation from Tobolsk.
The only ones who didn't come were the heads of various ethnic groups in the middle and lower reaches of the Heilongjiang and Ussuri rivers and Huo Jihun. But this was not a problem for the Manchu officials. After all, not all the Northeast was lost. They had to find helpers from Qiqihar to pretend to be there.
Still no problem.
These people came to the Chengde Summer Resort to participate in the celebration in midsummer in July. During this period, various missions not only presented tributes to the "Great Emperor" and competed for products, but also took the opportunity to seek political and economic benefits from the Manchus.
, but also rely on etiquette, clothing and poetry to make a difference in culture.
Before the Europeans really entered East Asia with the help of "strong ships and cannons", Asian countries had actually had frequent exchanges. However, in the long eighteenth century, no place was as famous as Chengde and Beijing because of a birthday celebration.
Bringing countries together.
Although Beihai Town has been causing trouble for Qianlong since the 49th year of Qianlong's reign, causing a sudden upheaval in the originally "good" Longxing land outside the pass, Qianlong still lived through eighty years with his good health.
age.
In fact, at the beginning of 1789, Qianlong told He Shen and others that he was "more than ancient times, and he is happy to open up eight branches", which made it clear that he wanted to celebrate grandly. The Manchu Qing Dynasty was defeated by Beihai Zhenshou again and again.
Here, it is more important to cover up the facade through a birthday celebration. As the saying goes, "To rule China and foreign countries, all nations will be sincere. If you are humble and humble, everyone will be loyal to you and come to the court to serve you."
Regardless of whether Beihai Town appears or not, this is the so-called "pre-modern" - that is, the last and grandest tribute circle ceremony in the traditional imperial era. For those Westerners who are far away in Europe and do not know the details of the Manchu Qing Dynasty,
In other words, this is an era called "High Qing".
However, the emergence of Beihai Town still cast a cloud over the celebration. At this time, the news from Yangzhou had been sent to Chengde via six hundred miles of express. Heshen detained it immediately after reading it, deciding not to cause trouble for Qianlong.
.Anyway, the water transportation has not been interrupted and Yangzhou has not been lost. Let’s wait until after the Wanshou Festival to talk about anything else.
However, the news could not be contained, because Jiangsu Governor Chang Lin and Heshen refused to deal with it, and Yongyan and Fukang'an soon found out. The two openly attacked the Yangzhou government office in Beihai Town and took away dozens of prisoners.
They were so angry that Heshen had dared to hide it and not report it. However, at this time, Heshen was taking advantage of the "victory" of the Tianjin negotiations, and the Holy Family was in full control of the government and the public, so the two of them were helpless.
On the seventh day of July, Jebtsundamba, Galdanxi and other living Buddhas from the Mongolian and Tibetan areas, as well as the Nomenhan Lama, arrived in Chengde and were the first to have an audience.
Two days later, on the ninth day of the seventh lunar month, Turghut Khan Sering Namuzal, Dulbertoluo County King Nawang Sonomu, Heshuote Dorobeile Delek Ubas, and Altai Uliang Haisan
Fourteen people including Buyendelek, the minister of rank, Erdsir, the king of Hami, and Aqimbek, who returned to various cities, and seventeen others, as well as the Orthodox mission from Xinjiang arrived in Chengde to meet Qianlong.
When Yongyan and Fukang'an met on their behalf after the pilgrimage, they heard from the Orthodox mission that the Queen of Tsarist Russia was going to declare war on Beihai Town, and they were immediately overjoyed. The two of them immediately consulted with the Mongolian prince of Khalkha who came to celebrate his birthday.
And because Yongyan was in charge of the Ministry of War at this time, he used his seal to give a secret order to the deputy general of the left side and the minister of affairs in Culun, so there were 10,000 cavalry south of the trading city.
On July 11, Annan King Nguyen Guang Binh personally brought a huge birthday party of more than 180 people to Chengde. Among the foreign missions that came this time, Ruan Guang Binh was the only king among the tributary countries.
, and he is a king who obviously defeated the Qing army, but came to seek canonization by the Qing Dynasty.
In order to please the Manchus, Ruan Quang Binh did something that shocked the jaws of other East Asian missions. During the ceremony, he took off an actor's python robe similar to the Ming Dynasty's clothes and changed into the clothes of the Qing Dynasty to show his surrender. This move
The envoys of the Li Dynasty, who were wearing Ming Dynasty clothes, despised it and thought it was a betrayal of Chinese civilization!
Liu Degong, the envoy of the Li Dynasty, even wrote a poem to satirize it: "Thousands of boats and boats strengthen the emperor's power, and the kings and ministers of the southern country bow their thanks and return. The three surnames are now cold, and the Ruan family is wearing Manchu clothes."
For such a move, even Manchu officials scolded Ruan Guangping behind his back as a true traitor; even Heshen's son Fengshen Yinde said that Annan people must not have close friendships!
On the surface, Ruan Guangping knelt down and sued for peace, which seemed to be giving the Manchus a huge favor; in fact, he secretly gathered Xishan pirates and planned to plunder the southeast coast. All the Manchu monarchs and ministers were still kept in the dark at this time, and they were manipulated by the Annan people.
Expensive gifts and birthday songs and dances were all blinding.
When Qianlong listened to the ten actors of Annan Kingdom singing "Ten tunes of lyrics and music to wish the emperor a long life", and then looked at the gift list of the Annan people, he thought that Zhao Xin from Beihai Town was really an ungrateful bastard. Even Annan knew how to give face.
Come to celebrate your birthday, why don’t you send someone here?
In order to make a fool of himself, Qianlong announced at the beginning of the year that all provinces in the world would be exempted from the money and food they should pay for that year. At the same time, he went to extreme extravagance and waste for this birthday banquet. From Chengde to the Old Summer Palace, and from the Old Summer Palace to the Forbidden City, all the roadsides were decorated with lights and colorful decorations.
, showing a "prosperous atmosphere", but what about the embarrassment behind the prosperity?
Cheng Zhongren, the envoy of the Li Dynasty, reported to Li Zou after returning home that the actual situation in the Qing Dynasty was not good. "The hungry people were called beggars, and they continued to come to Yanjing. Last winter was very cold, and many people froze to death in the imperial city." Now.
Beihai Town is in full swing, so he advises Li Zuo to make plans early.
Basically, after this birthday celebration, the monarchs and ministers of the Li Dynasty, who were well aware of the "pill" of the Qing Dynasty, finally began to formally face the issue of returning the southern foot of the Yangtze River, and frequently sent envoys to Beihai Town to contact and provide intelligence on the Qing troops stationed in the DPRK.
, to ensure its future status in the East Asian civilization circle.
Speaking of which, an empire often declines in different ways. From a moral point of view, it means moral decadence and political corruption; from a class conflict point of view, it means that class struggle intensifies and the ruling class responds to mistakes; from an economic point of view, it means that the economy