Chapter 1362 Chen Xiao: I am enjoying it now and can’t extricate myself(
Chapter 1362 Chen Xiao: I’m really enjoying it, I can’t help myself... (Please vote for me!)
Haizhou Guard
After several days of stalemate under the Gaizhou Acropolis, when the Han army launched a massive attack on the city, Hebei admirals Kang Hong and Jia Fang also led 20,000 cavalry troops, bypassed the Gaizhou Acropolis, and advanced all the way.
, go to Haizhou Acropolis.
In the Haizhou Acropolis, there was stationed an elite Jurchen army, numbering approximately 4,000 people.
At this moment, on top of the city, a large number of Jurchen soldiers looked alert, looking towards the Gaizhou Acropolis from time to time.
As the Han Dynasty sent its navy across the sea to attack, the entire Liaodong region fell into a state of trembling vigilance.
At this time, the news of Gaizhou's defeat had not yet reached Haizhou Acropolis.
The guard general in the city is named Enahai. He is about thirty years old and is a deputy capital commander of Zhengbai Banner.
At this moment, he was in the military tent, holding a wine bottle and drinking, accompanied by two generals.
"It's autumn today, and it's a little colder." E Nahai picked up the chopsticks, picked up a handful of vegetables, and said softly.
Another Jurchen general next to him had a smile on his face and said: "Yes, it gets cold here early. I said I plan to wear the leather mattress that the regent gave me last year."
E Nahai nodded and said, "Yes, come and have a drink."
This Jurchen Tutong is a very good drinker.
Just as the three of them were drinking and drinking, suddenly, a small school student stumbled into the hall, with a look of panic on his face, and said in a low voice: "Du Tong, it's not good, the Han people are coming to kill us."
When E Nahai heard this, his expression suddenly changed. He stood up suddenly and said, "Why is this happening? Aren't the Han people guarding Gaizhou? How could they come to Haizhou?"
The little colonel said: "Du Tong, many of the Han soldiers and horses are cavalry."
Kushha, the military commander on the side, said: "Capital, the Han dogs are coming, so we should go to the top of the city to meet the enemy."
After hearing this, E Nahai seemed to have reacted and said quickly: "Yes, yes, meet the enemy, meet the enemy!"
With that said, he put down the wine cup in his hand, stood up, led his soldiers, and rushed towards the city.
Then, under the service of Ma Bian, he put on a suit of armor and took out a cleaver. The bright light of the sword was as clear as water, and it seemed to clearly reflect the face of Enahai. I don't know if it was due to the angle at which he was standing.
The neck of Onahai is hovering near the blade.
Without saying much, E Nahai led a group of generals out of the government hall and headed towards the city gate tower.
At this moment, before the Acropolis
Hebei Admiral Kang Hong and Jia Fang led a large number of cavalry to approach Haizhou Guard City. At this moment, although there were soldiers on the city gate, they did not expect the Han soldiers and horses to come.
"Woooo..."
The horn sounded, desolate and urgent, and Haizhou Acropolis, which had fallen into a deep sleep, suddenly woke up.
A large number of Jurchen soldiers were armed with weapons and were ready to attack.
The Han army was also well prepared at this moment, using ladders and ropes to launch a massive attack on Haizhou Acropolis.
For a time, the two sides were at war and an emergency situation was about to break out.
A large number of Han troops threw firecrackers and thunderbolts at the Haizhou Acropolis, followed by the screams of the Jurchen Eight Banners.
Because the Han army had the upper hand, a large number of soldiers came to attack and were well prepared.
By afternoon, Haizhou Acropolis was crumbling.
With a cheer, the city gate was slowly lowered, and a large number of Han soldiers entered Haizhou Acropolis from the city gate hole.
As a dragon flag was removed from a high place by the Han army and replaced with a flag with the word "Han", the Haizhou Acropolis, which had been occupied for thirty or forty years, returned to the embrace of the Han Dynasty.
At this moment, Kang Hong led a group of generals into the government hall, sat down, and asked: "Where is General Jia?"
"General Xiao Jia, led his troops to pursue the general in the city."
After the city was breached, the lord of the city scared away more than half of his wine. Then, just as he was about to go to the top of the city to resist, he heard the fierce attack of the Han army, and then the city was partially destroyed.
The city's commander-in-chief, E Nahai, made a decisive decision and fled out of Haizhou City with his personal entourage, Ma Bian.
After Jia Fang led a group of soldiers into Haizhou Guard City, they swept through the entire city wall with an almost invincible force.
Kang Hong nodded, not taking it seriously, and said: "Clean up the city to meet the enemy at any time."
Jia Fang is a member of Jia Heng's tribe. When young people go out to fight, they also need to perform meritorious service to be promoted. As Kang Hong is the governor of Hebei, the issue of being awarded the fifth rank will probably fall on Jia Heng.
Kang Hong only had one second-class earldom, and he was very old, so he definitely wanted to build an earldom legacy for his descendants.
The current war in Korea is an opportunity.
But in the end, much of the credit lies in the hands of coach Jia Heng.
As the Han army cleared the remaining Jurchen soldiers in the Haizhou Guard City, they divided into more than ten teams and began to take over the nearby forts to deal with the enemy's situation.
When it got dark, Kang Hong was writing a victory report by the light of the lamp, preparing to report it to Jia Heng who was in Gaizhou Guard.
At this time, a clerk from the experience department came quickly and said, "Admiral Kang, General Xiao Jia is back."
After a while, Jia Fang entered the hall with a strong and heavy smell of blood.
Kang Hong walked out of the desk with a smile and asked, "How is it?"
Jia Fang said: "Admiral Kang, fortunately you have lived up to your command."
As he spoke, the soldier on the side carried a human head wrapped in a war robe.
Kang Hong nodded and said: "Okay, another general has been killed. General Jia has had a hard journey. First, go take a shower and change clothes. Later, you and I will have a drink and discuss how to arrange the defense."
Jia Fang accepted the offer and left the hall.
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Time flies by like water, and in the blink of an eye it has entered the middle and late October of the 18th year of Chongping.
Shengjing City, Palace Garden——
Since autumn has entered, the weather has been cloudy and rainy, dark clouds have rolled in, and the air has been filled with a desolate coolness.
Dorgon was wearing a black cloak at this moment, standing in front of the window, looking out at the bleak scenery outside the window. His face was haggard, and his eyes were dull and straight.
In the past few days, secret letters from Gaizhou Guard General requesting reinforcements came one after another, making Dorgon very anxious.
At this time, the eunuch behind him said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Fan is here."
Since the beginning of autumn, Fan Xiandou has also suffered from asthma and cough. In other words, this veteran of three dynasties of the Manchu Dynasty has gradually reached the end of his life as he ages.
He really worked hard all his life for the founding of the Jurchen country.
Dorgon said quickly: "I will go to welcome you."
With that said, he turned around and left the inner study.
After a short while, Dorgon saw Fan Xiandou walking slightly staggeringly, with the help of a servant, and came to the eaves of the corridor. The sound of coughing could not be heard, and could be heard far away in the entire palace corridor.
Dorgon said: "Mr. Fan, you are here."
After saying that, he stepped forward, stretched out his arms to support Fan Xiandou, and then walked all the way into the hall and sat down.
At this time, the eunuch bowed down, took the tea cup, and slowly withdrew.
Fan Xiandou raised his eyes to look at Dorgon and whispered: "Prince Regent, has the military report from Haizhou been delivered?"
Dorgon shook his head, with a sad look on his face, and said, "Mr. Fan, the situation is not good."
After saying that, he sat down and said in a deep voice: "Ye Bilong is reporting that the Han army has fierce firepower and large numbers of troops. According to the scouts' estimation of the ship's strength, there must be at least one hundred thousand soldiers and horses."
Fan Xiandou stroked his gray beard under his chin and said, "E Bilong also has more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, so it shouldn't be difficult to resist."
Dorgon said: "I felt this way before, but in the past few days, the reports sent by Yi Bilong asking for reinforcements all showed that the Han army's artillery fire was fierce, and the soldiers and horses under Yi Bilong were restrained everywhere."
Hearing this, Fan Xiandou frowned, his eyes full of worry, and said: "Your Majesty, the Han army coming from afar this time is the Jiangnan navy. They are not good at field battles. They are good at the unpredictable power of artillery and blunderbuss.
If you line up your troops and horses in the city, isn't this using your own shortcomings to meet the enemy's strong points?"
When Dorgon heard this, he was shocked and said: "But the Han Dynasty raised a hundred thousand troops to attack, and the attack was fierce. The enemy's force was several times stronger than mine, and they rashly left the city to fight in the field."
Unknowingly, the psychological advantages that the Jurchens once had when facing big men gradually disappeared in the repeated failures.
Fan Xiandou shook his head and said: "My lord has been deceived. Among the soldiers of the Han Dynasty, the Jingying camp is the most elite. In recent years, they have competed with me, the Qing Dynasty, and won again and again. They also conquered Heshuote in the northwest.
Junggar, we have fought successively and won successively, and our bravery is not in the two yellow flags of our elite Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty."
Dorgon nodded, agreed with Fan Xiandou's words, and said: "Mr. Fan's words are true, but our two yellow flags only have ten or twenty thousand people, and the Han army..."
Fan Xiandou said softly: "Not all Han troops in the capital camp are unparalleled in combat power. They are equally strong and weak, and it also depends on who leads the troops."
Dorgon felt the same way and said: "One general is incompetent and the three armies are exhausted. It is not impossible to lose an army and humiliate the country like the prince of Nan'an did."
"Among the many soldiers and horses of the Han army, the second is the frontier army on the nine sides, and the last is the Jiangnan navy. They rely on the power of fire and cannons at sea. Most of their opponents are pirates, so they can hardly be called elite." Fan Xiandou greeted.
Looking at Dorgon's eyes, he said in a loud voice.
"I believe that if Bilong is restrained from leaving the city to fight in the field and acts as the emperor of our dynasty, we may not be able to defeat the Han army." Fan Xiandou suddenly said in shock.
Dorgon's pupils shrank, his heart was shaken, and he murmured: "Destroy the Han army?"
Dorgon naturally knows what these four words mean.
This means that the Han army was completely defeated by the elite soldiers of the Jurchen Eight Banners.
Once the army is defeated like a mountain, even if Jia Heng's son has the courage from evil in ancient times, it will be difficult to save the defeat.
Dorgon said: "I will send someone to inform you to contain Bilong, and the whole army will attack and defeat the Han army."
Fan Xiandou nodded and softly said yes.
However, at this moment, a voice from the inner prison came from outside: "Prince Regent, the front line is six hundred miles away. Military report."
Shengjing City, also known as Shenyang, was not far from Gaizhou (Yingkou). After the frontline was defeated, it was not long before the defeat was reported. It was delivered to Shengjing City without any delay through the Jurchen generals who fled from Gaizhou City.
Dorgon had a bad premonition in his heart and glanced at Fan Xiandou not far away. He also saw some worry in his old eyes.
Sure enough, Dorgon took the military report and couldn't wait to read it attentively. His eyes went dark and he couldn't control himself.
Fan Xiandou's old eyes were filled with concern as he asked: "Your Majesty, what did the unknown military report say?"
Dorgon's face was slumped, with disbelief in his eyes, and he sighed: "Ebilong's more than 30,000 soldiers and horses were all lost. Yebilong also died in the battle, and only a few thousand soldiers and horses escaped."
Ye Bilong is the grandson of Nurhachi. After Dorgon assisted the new king Fulin to ascend the throne, in order to win over people's hearts, he generously awarded many old honors. It turned out that this person with a clan surname who did not get a title in the Qing Dynasty in parallel time and space also
He was given the title of Baylor to show his affection.
Fan Xiandou's face also became sad and he sighed.
What he worried about most finally happened.
Thirty thousand elites were wiped out at once, which had shaken the country's foundation, and the Qing Dynasty had reached a critical moment of life and death.
Dorgon also didn't react for a while, or in other words, he couldn't believe it at all.
Since the founding of the Jurchen Kingdom, the Thirteen Armors of Nurhachi raised troops and established a foundation for three generations, accumulating more than 100,000 elite soldiers of the Eight Banners. However, in the past few years, their numbers have been rapidly reduced.
As for Jurchen princes such as Yue Tuo and Duduo, they fell one after another.
Fan Xiandou suddenly said: "Your Highness, please defend Shengjing."
An old word with infinite sadness suddenly awakened Dorgon who was in a certain state.
Dorgon calmed down and said: "Mr. Fan, as for North Korea..." The matter has come to this, is it irreversible?"
Fan Xiandou looked solemn and said: "Withdraw the troops and defend Shengjing, otherwise the foundation will not be preserved."
As he spoke, he coughed a few more times, feeling haggard in his heart.
Dorgon: "..."
"Mr. Fan." Dorgon asked with an aggressive look, nodded.
Fan Xiandou said: "Now is the time when the Qing Dynasty is in a state of life and death. It is not appropriate to send soldiers to stay in North Korea, otherwise it will repeat the mistakes of the Japanese country."
Dorgon nodded and said: "Mr. Fan said that the troops should be withdrawn. Otherwise, the Han Dynasty will still have a navy. Once the water and land advance together, our Qing Dynasty will be in danger of overthrowing."
Fan Xiandou said: "Your Majesty, please recruit more troops and horses from the country. With the speed of the Han army, they have probably swept across Gaizhou and Haizhou."
In Fan Xiandou's view, Haizhou's thousands of soldiers and horses alone could not stop the Han army's tiger and wolf forces.
Dorgon nodded and said: "What Mr. Fan said is true. I will summon all the princes and ministers in the country right now."
Then, he ordered the inner warden to summon a group of people
Today's top management of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, since Daishan died of old age, Du Du was beheaded, and Yue Tuo, Duo Duo, Hao Ge and other clans withered, the entire Manchu Qing Dynasty has really seen a decline in talent.
But at the same time, people such as Ao Bai, Manda Hai, Shuo Sai and others from the younger generation also emerged and began to serve as the pillars.
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Let’s not mention the internal affairs of the Manchu Qing Dynasty for the time being, but let’s talk about Gaizhou Wei——
It was already night, and the autumn wind was blowing the withered reeds, making a whirring sound.
After the Han army captured Gaizhou City, they took a break for a while, while Jia Heng was in the back hall of the Wei Si Yamen, behind the desk, looking down at the book in his hand.
Gaizhou Guard is not only an acropolis for a military fortress, but also governs some civilians, although not many, there are tens of thousands of them.
It's just that it's a bit sparse after all.
The land of Liaodong still needs to be immigrated to the border.
Jia Heng thought like this, closed the fish scale book, and looked far away and empty.
At this time, Gu Ruoqing on the side looked at the young man in python suit with firm eyebrows. Under the curved willow-leaf eyebrows, his crystal clear eyes were full of curiosity, and asked: "What are you thinking about right now?
"
Sometimes, although I have discussed general trends with some Jiangnan scholars in the past, those were just talks on paper, and such close-range exchanges with an important military official were rare.
Jia Heng nodded and asked: "I am thinking about how Liaodong will always be the land of my Han Dynasty."
Gu Ruoqing's peach-like face paused slightly, and under her slender willow-leaf eyebrows, her beautiful eyes were as clear as water, and she said softly: "But have you thought of a way?"
Jia Heng laughed and said: "Immigrate from within the country and fill the entire Liaodong. Then establish a government system to make Liaodong self-sufficient. Then pay the balance to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Liaodong will always be a Han territory."
It still needs to be able to collect taxes.
Otherwise, based solely on the poor temperament of the civil servants of the Central Plains Dynasty, it is very likely that they would abandon the Liao Dynasty again.
Gu Ruoqing thought for a while, with confusion on her face, and said: "The Jurchens take Liaodong as their foundation. How can such a bitter and cold place be able to stand on its own?"
Jia Heng smiled, looked at the "high-quality leftover girl" with a beautiful face, and said: "If this is a good question, it is nothing more than that the Central Plains dynasty maintains its own prosperous land and is afraid of the hardships of bitter cold and pioneering. This is what Confucian Mencius said.
Then you will be unable to fight soldiers at home, you will be invincible against foreign patients, and your country will be permanently destroyed. Then you will know that you were born in sorrow and died in peace and happiness."
Hearing this, Gu Ruoqing's eyes were bright and shining, and he looked at the young man in python suit who was talking eloquently.
Jia Heng explained: "Because the Jurchens do not have vast and fertile lands like Jiangnan, Huguang, Bashu, and the Central Plains, they only have bitter and cold lands, so they can work hard and persevere."
Although it is not easy to praise suffering, suffering does sharpen people's will.
Gu Ruoqing's beautiful willow-leaf eyebrows curved a little, and her clear eyes flickered, as if she understood the key, and said: "For example, in the past, the Qin State was able to unite the six countries by occupying the bitter cold land in the northwest. This is probably why."
Jia Heng smiled, praised, looked at the graceful and quiet beauty, and said: "Ruo Qing, draw inferences from one example, you really are a child who can be taught."
Hearing this, Gu Ruoqing almost looked angrily at Jia Heng, feeling an inexplicable sense of shame welling up in her heart.
This person is really becoming more and more frivolous towards her.
In other words, thinking about the hugs and kisses in the past few days, Gu Ruoqing has gradually become familiar with the intimate relationship with Jia Heng.
At this moment, Chen Xiao walked in quickly from outside the military tent and glanced at Gu Ruoqing, with a hint of amusement inevitably appearing on his jade-like face.
The senior sister was scornful of him at first, but now she is enjoying it and can't help herself.
In fact, this is questioning, understanding, becoming...
Seeing Chen Xiao's "joking" eyes, Gu Ruoqing looked a little unnatural, and his originally cold voice gradually trembled a little, and said: "Junior sister, you are here."
Jia Heng turned to look at Chen Xiao and asked, "Xiaoxiao, what's the matter?"
Chen Xiao snorted coldly, rolled his eyes at the young man, and said, "It's okay, I can't disturb you two, right?"
Jia Heng said: "That's not the case."
Chen Xiao did not continue talking to Jia Heng and handed over a military report in his hand: "Good news from Haizhou."
Jia Heng took a good news report from Chen Xiao, looked at Gu Ruoqing's eyes, and seemed to explain: "Haizhou Guards have fallen, and our army has completely established a foothold in Liaodong."
Chen Xiao said softly: "The Jurchens will most likely withdraw their troops from North Korea next. What are your plans next? Is to continue to march into Shengjing."
Jia Heng said: "After resting and recuperating, we will march to Shengjing. At least we need to shock Dorgon. As for Azige, Obai and others, we have to wait a little longer."
Chen Xiao frowned and asked, "Should we send a message to the capital camp in Shenjing? Should we send troops to advance by land and water to destroy Liaodong?"
Jia Heng shook his head and said: "It's just a small victory right now. The outcome has not yet been determined. We can't force it. Besides, the war to destroy the country is not to be launched in a hurry. Wait a moment."
It seems that the Han Dynasty prevailed first, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty's vitality was severely damaged, and even the country's foundation was shaken. However, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty was destroyed and the family was destroyed, the Manchu Qing Dynasty might not be able to unleash its potential between life and death.
Moreover, the Han Dynasty was not fully prepared for war.
Chen Xiao thought for a while and said softly: "I'm afraid that Beijing doesn't think so and thinks this is an opportunity to destroy the country."
Jia Heng said in a clear voice: "In more than ten days, it will be November, and it will snow heavily in Liaodong. The war may not start. It will happen that after the spring of next year, we will mobilize our troops to annihilate Liaodong. I, a big man, will also have more
Lots of opportunities to prepare for war.”
In the land of Liaodong, it was also during the Little Ice Age, and the snow was very thick at first sight. The winter was cold and the breath turned into ice, so this battle was impossible to fight.
Chen Xiao said: "That's good. Once the weather gets cold, Gaizhou and Haizhou will be protected from Jurchen attacks for the time being."
Gu Ruoqing on the side listened to the conversation between the two.
Jia Heng said: "In a moment, I will deliver a good news and a memorial to Beijing, clarifying the interests involved. In addition, it is still necessary to resolve the North Korean issue in advance, or to resolve the North Korean issue and the Liaodong issue together."