Great time travel

141 Chapter [-]
Shandong Jinan

The setting sun is like blood, the setting sun melts gold, and the evening clouds merge.

Huang Taiji, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the ruler of the Eight Banners, was wearing a newly made bright yellow dragon robe, standing solemnly on the tower of Qichuan Gate in Jinan.

And on the official road outside the city gate, it can be seen that a group of soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners are returning triumphantly.

——This is Doduo Baylor, the owner of the inlaid white banner who was ordered to pursue the remnant of Zhu Dadian, governor of Shandong Province in the Ming Dynasty.

The next moment, the drums and horns sounded together, the gates of the city were opened wide, and the soldiers entered the city with thunderous cheers.

Immediately afterwards, a tall Jurchen general in heavy armor walked quickly up to the top of the city amidst bursts of cheers.Looking carefully, although this person has a rough appearance and a coiled beard, he is actually very young, and his tone of speech is even more careless, not caring.

"...Qi Khan, the last general Duoduo was fortunate enough to not disgrace his life. He has already broken through Linyi and captured Zhu Dadian, the governor of Minggou Shandong. De Wang! The final general tortured all the officials captured in Linyi, but he didn't find out the whereabouts of that fellow!"

Duoduo cupped his hands and bowed hastily, reporting this to Huang Taiji, and ordered someone to escort a middle-aged scribe with disheveled hair, ragged clothes, and handcuffs and shackles. He was Zhu Dadian, the governor of Shandong in the Ming Dynasty.Although he looked embarrassed at this time, he still glared at Huang Taiji.

——At the "Takukou Population Trade Market" in late autumn last year, there were not only the wise and mighty Huang Taiji Khan, but also the decisive governor of Shandong who drove a large number of refugees from the jurisdiction to exchange for military food ——In the decadent age of the late Ming Dynasty, he was already a rare capable minister.

Relying on the military rations and weapons exchanged by tens of thousands of refugees, and a small amount of aid provided by Marshal Chen Xin in Dengzhou, Jiaodong, according to the resistance order of Emperor Chongzhen's exiled court, Governor Zhu Dadian miraculously pulled up a force that was barely able to fight. The army is used to defend against the coming Eight Banners army.

In short, in the face of the Qing army's southern expedition after the beginning of spring, Zhu Dadian, who was not reluctant, fought to the last moment-first he fought a battle with Huang Taiji's forward troops in Dezhou, and then he held on for two years in Jinan, the provincial capital. months.After breaking through the siege, the tenacious Zhu Dadian also searched for local bravery, tossed around in Tai'an, Laiwu and other places, and launched several ambushes against the Eight Banners soldiers who were chasing after entering the mountains. The general situation is over, and finally in Linyi in the south of Shandong Province, governor Zhu Dadian was defeated and captured because of the defection and betrayal of a group of landlords practicing armed forces.

With the final defeat of this loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, the remaining power of the Ming court in Shandong has been completely wiped out.

"...Well, all the captives were taken into the barracks immediately, under strict supervision, and selected a day to screen and reorganize! Although this Zhu Dian has always been in trouble with our Qing soldiers, he is still a reputable man after all, and he must be treated with courtesy. He will go down to clean up, and then serve wine and meat as a treat!"

Huang Taiji gave such instructions to the left and right, and then stretched out his hand to hold Duoduo, smiling all over his face, and said with a big laugh: "...hehe, what is De Wang worth when he leaves? It's just a bag of wine and food! Don't take it to heart! Fifteenth brother, today I will hold a banquet for you and others to celebrate!"

Before the monarch and ministers had finished exchanging greetings, another rider rushed over from the street and delivered a front-line report to the Qichuan Gate Tower in Jinan.It turned out that Dorgon, who was ordered to attack the east and north of Henan, came to win the victory and reported that Kaifeng had been captured. Before, because of the lack of artillery and other sharp weapons in his hands, although Dorgon had engulfed 10,000+ hungry people along the way, repeatedly Ants attached to attack the city, but after all, Kaifeng has a high wall and strong walls, and it still can't fight for a long time.

Therefore, Dorgon borrowed the old wisdom of the ancients, and turned to dig the Yellow River embankment, and the water attacked Kaifeng, and finally succeeded in hitting the soft underbelly of Kaifeng City-the monstrous Yellow River water poured into Kaifeng, and the water depth in the city reached one night later. Zhang, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians were buried in fish belly, and even the city wall collapsed several sections.A few people climbed onto the city wall, but they ran out of food, and soon began to eat human flesh...

When Dorgon ordered the Eight Banners soldiers to set up rafts to attack the city, Fan Shangxiu, the governor of Henan in the Ming Dynasty, threw himself into the water, and Zhou Wang Zhu Gongyun surrendered in despair.

With the fall of Kaifeng, the provincial capital, the Ming Dynasty no longer had a large-scale military force in Henan, and more importantly, it completely lost the confidence to resist the Eight Banners soldiers.In addition, Wu Xiang, the former general of Guanning, had gone down from Shanxi to Luoyang, which was abandoned by Emperor Chongzhen. Therefore, except for Nanyang, which was said to be occupied by bandits and still "disobedient to the king", the whole of Henan has become a The territory of the Qing Dynasty is gone!

In one day, double happiness came to the door. The civil and military officials who followed Huang Taiji in Jinan were naturally full of joy and flattery:

"...Those who have won the Central Plains since ancient times have won the world! My Qing Dynasty has already won the Central Plains. Will this rule of the world be far behind?"

"...Ni Ming is stupid and has no way, so he lost the mountains and rivers! My Qing Dynasty is rising like the sun, and I will definitely be in China!"

"...Congratulations to His Majesty! Congratulations to Daqing! Long live! Long live! Long live!"

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Facing the cheers from the courtiers, Huang Taiji naturally would not take their kindness away, and immediately nodded and smiled, and expressed that he would reward Dorgon, the hero who conquered the Central Plains.However, although he had a pleasant smile on his face, his eyes were terribly deep, and he couldn't see the slightest joy...

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In the middle of the night, in the former Shandong governor's yamen that was temporarily turned into a temporary palace, Huang Taiji was holding an oil lamp, thinking about the map hanging on the wall.

It was a map covering the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty. Not only were the prefectures, counties, towns, mountains, rivers and rivers marked in tiny characters, but also based on the latest military trends in various places, the positions of all forces in the world were drawn in charcoal. territory.

Judging from the map, the Qing Dynasty, which was born less than a year ago, is in its heyday with flowers and brocades and fire.

——On the Eastern Front battlefield of the Qing Dynasty, the main force of the Eight Banners Army led by Huang Taiji to the south had wiped out all the troops of the Ming Dynasty in Shandong and occupied the entire territory of Shandong Province except Dengzhou Town in Jiaodong.And the partial division led by Dorgon also captured Kaifeng and controlled the provinces in eastern Henan.

On the Western Front of the Qing Dynasty, the defected Guan Ning Army was the main force.Among them, the Guan Ning Army under Zu Dashou had initially wiped out the resistance forces in Shanxi Province, and captured the important town of Datong, annihilating the Ming Dynasty frontier army here.And the Guan Ning Army under Wu Xiang's command went south to cross the Yellow River, occupy Luoyang, and swept across the west of Henan in one go. Even Tongguan was defeated without a fight, thus opening the gates to Guanzhong and Longxi.

So far, the Qing Dynasty has occupied all of the two provinces of Beizhili and Shanxi, and most of the two provinces of Shandong and Henan.If you add the hometown of Liaodong, it will be almost the same as the territory of the Wanyan family's Dajin Kingdom in the Song Dynasty.

However, as the supreme ruler of this new empire, His Majesty Huang Taiji is not at all relaxed.

——The rapid expansion of the territory of the Qing Dynasty not only means the disintegration of old enemies, but also the emergence of new enemies one after another,
For example, the Shaanxi rogue bandits who plagued the Ming court for many years in the past became a disaster for the Qing Dynasty after the Central Plains changed hands.

Then, after defeating Zhu Dadian, the governor of Shandong in the Ming Dynasty, and seizing most of Shandong, Huang Taiji's territory borders on the rebels in Dengzhou Town. The "overseas gangster" behind him and the No.1 general in the world is Huangshi... Recalling the tragic experience of being hanged and beaten by Huangshi in various ways on the Liaodong battlefield in the past, Huang Taiji couldn't help feeling dizzy and trembling .

And the rumored large iron ship in Australia made Huang Taiji completely unable to think of any countermeasures—fortunately, the iron ship could not land after all.

In addition, there is another more serious worry, which lurks inside the Chinese dynasty...

First of all, the world now knows that the reason why the Jurchen Eight Banners were able to capture Beijing so easily this time, and even entered the Central Plains, aspired to the crown of Shenzhou, and forced Emperor Chongzhen to flee in embarrassment, was largely dependent on Guan Ning. The army's defection and dedication.

In order to reward them for their great contributions, Huang Taiji was also extremely generous and did not hesitate to confer rewards. For example, Zu Dashou had just been conferred the title of King of Jin, Wu Xiang had been conferred the title of King of Zhou, and there were more than a dozen generals who were conferred the title of duke and marquis.Today, the entire territory of Shanxi to the west of the Taihang Mountains, as well as the Luoyang area that has just changed flags, are only included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty in name, but in fact they are the independent kingdoms of the Guanning Army, just like the feudal towns of the late Tang Dynasty.

——It’s not that Huang Taiji didn’t think about unloading mills and killing donkeys, crossing rivers and demolishing bridges, but that the Jurchen Eight Banners’ current strength is really limited. If they don’t count the vassals of the Han army, they can at most mobilize a field army of more than 5 people, and most of the Jurchen dignitaries He only knows how to use force to fight fiercely, but he doesn't know the way of martial arts.If Huang Taiji did not try his best to win over Han officials and warlords, the Qing Dynasty would not be able to gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains.

In fact, at the current stage, Huang Taiji did not dare to regard the Guan Ning army as his servants, but only regarded them as allies who joined hands with the Jurchen Eight Banners to conquer the world, and the leaders who led the Eight Banners into the Central Plains. Just like the Horqin tribe in Mongolia.

Huang Taiji would not be surprised at all if these people set up a flag to rebel because of greater interests one day.

Secondly, apart from Guan Ning's iron cavalry, which is getting bigger and bigger, there are also hidden dangers inside the Jurchen Eight Banners that make Huang Taiji feel deeply disturbed.

——Speaking of which, from the very beginning, the sweaty position under Huang Taiji's buttocks felt a bit wrong from the very beginning.

When Nurhachi died that year.Originally, Dorgon was intended to inherit the throne of Khan.At that time, Huang Taiji relied entirely on Daishan, Amin, Mang Gurtai and other big beiles who held real power, and forced the death of Dorgon's mother, the concubine Abahai. Khan status - you know, among the barbaric peoples such as Jurchen and Mongolia, they are very particular about the value of a son to a mother.And the family that Abahai belongs to happens to be of noble blood and powerful.After Huang Taiji forced Abahai to be buried by Nurhachi, the young Dorgon lost the possibility of ascending the throne.

But on the other hand, this method of forcibly seizing the throne based on strength also caused huge damage to the cohesion within the Jurchen regime.In order to unite the Eight Banners, prevent civil war, and at the same time reward Daishan, Amin, and Mang Gurtai for their contributions, Huang Taiji had no choice but to implement the Eight Kings' Discussion of Government and the Four Great Baylors. Making decisions without authorization is similar to the so-called "primitive tribal democracy".

Of course, any talented emperor cannot tolerate such an embarrassing state of being left alone for a long time.So after Huang Taiji gradually settled down in Khan's position, he began to attack several brothers. First, he banned Amin, and then planned to kill Mang Gurtai last year. Daishan is soft.Then step by step to implement the imperial system of the Han people, trying to establish their supremacy in the Eight Banners.

The problem is that Huang Taiji can try to overthrow the system of the Eight Kings and the Four Great Baylors on an equal footing, but the Eight Banners system established by Nurhachi cannot be easily changed. The state Jurchen and other Jurchen forcibly merged into a hybrid force.Except for the Jurchen Eight Banners.There are also Mongolian army flags, Han army flags, and so on.The reason why they were divided in the first place was because of the huge differences between the various banners and ethnic groups, it was difficult to integrate them together in a short period of time.

Although Nurhachi made his son and nephew the banner owners of each banner, he tried to turn the Eight Banners into the private property of the Aixinjueluo family.But the problem is, there is a saying that the ass decides the head. When the juniors of the Aixinjueluo family became the banner owners, they had to start fighting for the interests of their own banner.In the years from Nurhachi's rise of troops to Huang Taiji's succession to the throne, the infighting among the Eight Banners has never stopped.

When Emperor Chongzhen was troubled by factional struggles in the court, why didn't Huang Taiji rack his brains to balance the forces of the Eight Banners?

Therefore, in the process of competing with the three Baylors of Daishan, Amin, and Manggurtai, in order to check and balance the two red flags and two blue flags, which are deeply rooted and passed down for a long time, Huang Taiji had to use his strength to fight. Keep raising the two white flags of the three brothers Dorgon, Azig, and Duoduo.In addition, Duoduo and Azig are both fierce generals who are good at fighting, and Dorgon is a resourceful and wise man, so the two white flags continue to grow.By the time Huang Taiji finally defeated the other three Baylors, the two white flags had grown to the point where they could not be lost.

In this regard, it is not that Huang Taiji has never thought of dealing with the Dorgon brothers of the two white flags. However, Dorgon is powerful, noble in status, and very respectful in his behavior. His relatives, even the young relatives of the two yellow flags, were willing to make friends with Dorgon, and Huang Taiji couldn't find any suitable reason to deal with the two white flags and the Dorgon brothers.

What's more, almost at the time when Huang Taiji finally defeated the other three Baylors, it happened to coincide with the collapse of the Ming court and the surrender of Guan Ning's iron cavalry.Faced with such a once-in-a-century fortune, Huang Taiji was naturally reluctant to give up the excellent opportunity to take control of the Central Plains because of the power struggle within the Eight Banners—so, the matter of suppressing the Two White Banners was delayed like this.The forces of the Two White Banners under the name of the three Dorgon brothers have also grown more and more in the expansion over the past year. Inside the Jurchen Eight Banners, they pose the same threat to Huang Taiji as the Guanning Army.

In fact, before Huang Taiji sent Dorgon to lead a small number of partial divisions to attack Henan, he had deliberately made things difficult to find fault, so he deliberately did not allocate Dorgon's heavy artillery to attack the city, hoping that he would encounter a thorn in the fortified city of Kaifeng. , in order to try to punish the crime.Unexpectedly, Dorgon came up with a way to break the embankment and attack Kaifeng, which actually made him a great contribution.And Duoduo on the Shandong side also captured Zhu Dadian, the governor of Shandong. Even in order to maintain the most basic reputation of justice, Huang Taiji had to reward two white flags--it's really not worth the money!

However, although he was a little annoyed by the failure of the plan, and even the two white flags had already shown signs of being successful, Huang Taiji never had the idea of ​​going too far and killing the two white flags.After all, there are only so many Jurchen Eight Banners in total, so they really can't afford to lose.If the Eight Banners fight too hard among themselves and cannot use all their energy on the Han people, then there is a danger of being pushed back by the Han people.

What's more, the three Dorgon brothers of Liangbaiqi hated Huang Taiji deeply because their mother was forced to be buried.But if they were replaced by other people in the Eight Banners, would they be loyal and reliable?Amin is still imprisoned, Mang Gurtai's family was killed by Huang Taiji, Daishan was cut off a lot of power by Huang Taiji just now, Jierhalang's father Shuerhaqi died in the hands of Nurhachi ...For Huang Taiji, these guys are all wolf cubs, they are definitely not familiar with him, as long as he slackens a little while sitting in the sweat seat, they will definitely open their bloody mouths and bite them!

Of course, it might be the same for those who were replaced by the Han army flag and the Mongolian army flag.

Therefore, in this case, if you want to secure the throne under your buttocks, the best way is to go out in person, defeat more powerful enemies, and deter all ambitious people with undisputed military achievements... Thinking of this, Huang Taiji raised the oil lamp again, thinking about the battle situation on the map.

——Right now, Zhu Dadian, the governor of Shandong Province in the Ming Dynasty, has been captured, and most of Henan has already surrendered. There are no more Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers near the Eight Banners soldiers, only the rebels in Dengzhou Town in the east and the south Wen Xiang taught the demon these two new opponents.

As for Marshal Chen Xin's Dengzhou Army, the Jurchen Eight Banners had dealt with them on the battlefield before, so they knew that this was a tough nut to crack.Now that the old enemy of Huangshi is backing the Dengzhou army, it seems to be even more difficult to fight. At the same time when Duoduo went south to pursue Zhu Dadian, Huang Taiji also sent a small group of soldiers with two yellow flags to Laizhou. The Qingzhou government and the Qingzhou government had confronted the Dengzhou army several times, but they all failed.

The Wenxiang Sect in the south is an even stranger opponent.Huang Taiji only knew that they were a branch of the White Lotus Sect, so he was a little arrogant, and even sent envoys outside the pass to make him their "Nine-Tails Guardian"!During the reign of Tianqi, the former leader of Wenxiang, Xu Hongru, once caused a great chaos in Shandong, and even proclaimed himself emperor, but he was put down by the Ming Dynasty's army in just a few months, which shows that the fighting power at that time must not be strong.But this time, Wen Xiangjiao's anti-thief soldiers galloped across the Jianghuai River for a year, and seemed to be able to fight a little better?
As for which opponent should be attacked first, Huang Taiji hesitated for a while—the Dengzhou Army is a tough one, but after all, the territory is small, and there will not be too many troops; As we all know, it might be a big gamble to call rashly.

Then, with the news of an urgent military situation, he finally made the final choice...