Dashun Yongchang

The so-called Longpiao is actually no different from the public bonds issued by Li Zicheng. It is to borrow money from the rich in the local area, and then maintain fiscal expenditures.These dragon tickets are stamped with the jade seal of the Manren Khan, which means that these debts are guaranteed by the Manren Khan.As the creditors of the Manchus, these people naturally hope that the Manchus will rule the world, otherwise their loans will be in vain.

After Dorgon conquered Beijing, he specially summoned these big Shanxi households who had dragon tickets to the capital for a banquet, and admitted that they were heroes of the Qing Dynasty, and gave these people the status of imperial merchants.

The Manchus themselves publicly admitted: Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Fan Yongdou, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, and Huang Yongfa, who sent people from Longxing Liaozuo in the current dynasty to trade in the port, were all the heads of the eight families.

When Fan Yongdou met with Dorgon in the capital, because of his outstanding performance, he was named by Dorgon to preside over the Mongolian-Han trade in Zhangjiakou, the salt industry in Changlu and the ginseng trade outside the customs.

With such an economic foundation and social relations, the Manchus' control over the Xuan Mansion is naturally very firm. After Azig ran to the Xuan Mansion, He Luohui, who was stationed in the Xuan Mansion, immediately relied on local businessmen and gentry to mobilize the local Militia, to resist the attack of Datong Town Army and Shun Army.

Although Azig was anxious to lead his troops back to take revenge, He Luohui's mind was still very clear, and he resolutely opposed it: "These Xuanzhen soldiers are allowed to guard the homeland, and they can probably be used. But let them When they went to attack the fortified city of Datong, they might have to look forward and backward.

Xuanzhen is the main road between Beijing and the grassland. Once this place is lost, the Shun army can cut off the connection between the grassland ministries and the imperial court.With the current suspicious attitude of the grassland ministries, they may not continue to stand on the court's side.Regardless of whether they sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, or take the opportunity to join the Shun army, it may be difficult for this dynasty to stay in the pass.This matter still has to be decided by his uncle, the Prince Regent. "

Before, He Luo would lie low in front of Azig and make Azig think that he could order this villain at will, but when it came to the critical moment, Azige realized that even such a villain didn't care about himself. The only thing people feared was his second brother.Azige, who fled back to the Xuan Mansion almost single-handedly, naturally could no longer point fingers at everyone in the Xuan Mansion as he did when he came here before.

Thinking about it, it's all at the critical moment of Manchu's life and death. What is Azig's face worth at this time?When He Luohui sold the emperor's eldest son Hauge, he didn't bat an eyelid. Could it be that Hauge's status is lower than Azig's?

With He Luohui standing up to resist Azig's disorderly orders, the Xuanfu officials naturally surrounded He Luohui.For them, keeping the Xuan Mansion is the top priority. Without the territory of the Xuan Mansion, would everyone really go outside the pass to be the dogs of the bereaved?

He Luohui's information was sent back to the capital, and the entire upper class of the Manchus was shocked.Due to Hauge's disappearance during the incident, Dorgon once thought that Hauge initiated the rebellion.However, at the Wang ministers meeting, some people began to defend Hauge, thinking that Hauge had stayed in Datong for three years, why Azige turned against him when he went to Datong.

This kind of situation has seldom happened at the meeting of ministers of the king, but because of the Datong Mutiny, a series of relatives of the Eight Banners were dissatisfied with the ruling status of the Two White Banners, and the biggest source of this dissatisfaction was that Azig He was promoted for no merit, and Hauge was dismissed for no fault. This means that the Dorgon brothers have overshadowed the sky within the Eight Banners, which has greatly disrupted the balance within the Eight Banners.

If there is no such powerful enemy as Li Zicheng, then at most everyone will say a few strange words behind their backs, and they dare not criticize the Dorgon brothers in person, because the strength of the two white flags is enough to suppress the other flags.

But now that Li Zicheng is watching outside, and Dorgon's power can only barely cope with foreign enemies. Naturally, at this time, we can't allocate power to suppress internal dissatisfaction. Naturally, everyone will take the opportunity to make trouble. Take some power back.

Due to the opposition of some relatives of the Eight Banners, Dorgon finally failed to label Hauge as the mastermind of the rebellion in the first place.Even Duo Duo finally chose to abstain from such a meeting and did not support Dorgon.

However, when asked whether to send troops as soon as possible to quell the military chaos in Datong, Dorgon opposed the idea of ​​sending troops, advocated recruiting Jiang Yu's troops, and supported He Luohui's strategy of sticking to Xuanzhen.

Dodo was a little puzzled by Dorgon's claim, but after abstaining once before, he finally chose to support Dorgon this time, in case other banners thought that the two white banners were divided.

But after the meeting, Duo Duo went to Dorgon to inquire about the reason, and Dorgon explained to him: "Before the Teng Jisi brothers joined forces with the Khalkha Mongolian Ministry to rebel, the Mongolian ministries have actually lost their hearts. Steady, if we rush to send troops at this time, the Mongolian ministries will think that we have no spare power to deal with them, so we may make some dizzy decisions.

What He Luohui said is good, Xuanzhen cannot be lost, and the control over the Mongolian ministries cannot be relaxed.Otherwise, there might not be characters like Teng Jisi brothers appearing in various Mongolian ministries.If the Mongolian ministries are really out of control, then the Shun army can directly attack the rear of our Manchuria through the grassland. In that case, the building will collapse. "

Although Duo Duo agreed with Dorgon's views, he couldn't help but said anxiously: "However, there is a coup in North Korea, and there is also a mutiny in Datong. It is impossible for Li Zicheng to react in the south. I am afraid that the ministries will no longer submit to me. The truth will still get worse."

Dorgon nodded in agreement, but quickly said: "So at this time, we can only win over the Mongols and let them be completely tied to our Manchus, so that they cannot fall to the Han people. It is also time for Fulin to marry a wife and accept concubines." , I want people to go to Horqin to propose marriage, and then ask other Mongolian tribes to send beauties into the palace to serve the emperor, then the Mongolian tribe will no longer be able to turn against the Han people. As long as the Mongolian tribe is not chaotic, we can quell the Datong rebellion in one go and let The Shun army retreated to the three passes."

Duoduo pondered for a few breaths and said: "It is of course the best strategy to win over the various tribes of Mongolia, but can the Mongols be tied to our horses just by relying on a few women? The key to the problem lies with Li Zicheng. If Li Zicheng is not settled, other places will Impossible to be quiet."

Dorgon then looked at his younger brother and asked, "Then how do you think we should get along with Li Zicheng in peace? Do you agree to his request, remove my regent and your general, and ask the Eight Banners to find another person to come out with him?" talk?"

Duoduo looked around, and found that the attendants were more than ten steps away, so he simply lowered his voice and said: "Otherwise, we should just leave the pass. With Shanhaiguan and Dashun as the boundary, at least we will be outside the pass. There is still room to return."

Dorgon looked at his younger brother and said after a long time: "The reason why we Manchus can dominate the big country with a small clan is that there is no way out. Otherwise, Khan Ama would not have abandoned Hetuala and moved to Shengjing. The dispute between us and the Han and Mongols has never been about land, but about tone.

When Lin Danhan was in Liaodong, he still had a crowd of 40, but after the westward move, the Chahar tribe was in chaos, because everyone thought that Lin Danhan was going to die.After Han Ama moved the whole family to Shengjing, the Han people in Liaodong lost the courage to fight against us, because they felt that it was impossible for Ming Dynasty to come back.

The reason why those new Han troops are still obeying us is not because we Manchus can fight, but because they feel that we Manchus have not completely lost their power.But if we try to step back, these seemingly docile sheep will soon turn into hungry wolves.Do you think we have more than 20 Manchus, how many of us will return to Liaodong in the end?Can the two white flags survive? "

Duo Duo was completely silent now. When the Dorgon brothers were discussing the current situation, those Manchu relatives and nobles who were not two white flags also began to join forces. At first they wanted to find Prince Zheng Jierhalang He was in the early stage, but Jierhalang was already afraid of being taken care of by Dorgon, he didn't want to show up at all, saying that this kind of thing should be done by the old king.

Daishan, who was forced to move to Beijing from outside the customs, did not live in Beijing at this time, but lived at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain in the western suburbs of Beijing to escape the summer heat.Faced with the visits of these relatives, Daishan chose to keep the door shut.

Although he knew that the Dorgon brothers were unpopular now, the power in their hands was not fake.Coupled with the defection of his grandson, his current situation is also very embarrassing. He feels that these people just want to push him to fight the Dorgon brothers, but they don't really support him.He didn't want to be pushed out and then abandoned like Hauge, so wouldn't it be his own fault?

Since no one came forward to fight against the Dorgon brothers, in the end Dorgon split up and disintegrated this loose group that opposed him, and regained control of the situation in Beijing.

Chapter 588 Proposal for the Northern Expedition [-]

On September 9th, Li Zicheng called a meeting of military and political officials in Pingshan Hall. It happened to be a thunderstorm today, and the rain outside poured down like a flood. Standing in Pingshan Hall and looking out, you can even see the scenery in the courtyard. I don't know.

However, this heavy rain swept away the heat of summer. Sitting in the Pingshan Hall with the doors and windows open, I felt very breathable.However, Ma Shiying still frowned when he saw the sky and said, "I don't know if the Gaojiayan will burst through the rain."

Li Zicheng heard Ma Shiying's words and said: "Let the army near Huai'an dispatch to check the gaps in reinforcement. Once the supply is supplied, it will be paid out of the military expenditure first, and then the government will make up for it after autumn."

Liu Zongmin said with some reluctance: "But if the troops in Huai'an are transferred to protect the embankment, then there may be insufficient backup for the Shandong war."

Sitting on Li Zicheng's left is the general headed by Liu Zongmin, and on the right are government officials.Although Ma Shiying wasn't too impressed, the civil servants stood together on this issue.

Minister of Water Resources Yang Chengyu immediately said: "From the first year of Yongchang to the fourth year of Yongchang, we spent a lot of money on repairing the embankment of the Yellow River and strengthening the embankment of Hongze Lake, and even excavated a flood discharge from Hongze Lake to the sea. Dao, it can be said that the savings of the past few years have been invested in the treatment of the Yellow River, Huaihe River, and Hongze Lake. If Hongze Lake bursts due to the sudden heavy rain this year, wouldn’t it be that the treatment costs of the previous two years have been drained? Drift? I would rather let the war slow down, but also have to keep the lake embankment first."

Yuan Jixian, Minister of Agriculture, relinquished his position as governor and arrived in Yangzhou. After the persuasion of his friends, he finally decided to serve in the new government.Because according to friends, "Ma Shiying wished that these honest gentlemen refused to be appointed, so that the Ma Party would be able to completely control the new government."

After staying in Yangzhou for a few days, Yuan Jixian also discovered a problem, that is, the new government is not loyal to Li Zicheng himself, but to all the people represented by Li Zicheng. It comes from the transfer of all national powers.

This means that taking a position in the new government does not need to betray Ming, he can still be loyal to Ming, as long as he does not impose this political orientation on the officials below.This kind of compromise method made many Jiangnan gentry who had refused to set foot in the city to start caring about the politics of Dashun again.In the eyes of the gentry, the government's jurisdiction is only within the city, and the countryside does not belong to the government's jurisdiction, so not stepping into the city is similar to not eating Zhou millet.

This compromise method allowed the new government of Dashun to quickly expand its power to the south of the Yangtze River, forcing the gentry to cooperate with the new government.

Yuan Jixian, as the Minister of Agriculture, could not tolerate large-scale floods during the autumn harvest season. He also proposed to the military, "The irrigated land around Hongze Lake has millions of acres, and each year produces 2-3 stones of rice per mu. If there is a dam break, at least one million acres of land will not be harvested, and we have to rescue tens of thousands of victims. If we come and go, we will lose more than millions of shi of grain? Without food, what will the army do to feed the soldiers? stomach? Even if Shandong is captured, it will be difficult to deal with the aftermath."

Zhang Nai and other generals saw that Li Zicheng did not make a sound to stop the civil servants from complaining, and finally gave in.After listening to the civilian officials and the military coordinate the deployment of disaster relief troops and the expenditure of military rations to fill in a series of trivial matters, Li Zicheng said: "Let's talk about the embankment relief first here, and then let's talk about the northern issue." .”

When it comes to the northern issue, the military immediately became active. In the past few years, Li Zicheng has been suppressing the army and refusing to make the Northern Expedition, leaving some generals in a state of idleness.The army is such a monster. Once it is separated from the war, the commanding power of the officers over the soldiers will be weakened immediately. After all, the military law in wartime is not a joke, and the army in peacetime cannot kill people randomly.

Especially after Li Zicheng reformed the military command organization and re-divided personnel, logistics supply, conscription and retirement, and military command power, the old generals in the past felt a little uncomfortable because they felt that they were not as comfortable in the army as they used to be. Free, who is bound by many rules at every turn.

However, for civil servants, they still quite support Li Zicheng's military system reform. In the late Ming Dynasty, warlords established their own sects and frequently used force to oppress civilians and gentry, which has scared many civil officials.

Except for a civil official like Lu Zhenfei who can suppress the army, but this is also based on the favorable conditions that he controls the water transportation. If there is no money and food, he will not be able to make a military leader like Jin Shengheng work hard.The other army leaders under Zuo Liangyu's command had all massacred cities in Wuchang, Jingzhou and other places.Jin Shengheng is not more moral than these colleagues, it's just that Lu Zhenfei fed him with money and food.

For example, Yuan Jixian can be regarded as a quite capable figure among civil servants. It was under his persuasion that Zuo Liangyu sent troops to attack Wuchang and took back the city from Zhang Xianzhong, but there was only so much he could do.When Zuo Liangyu broke through Wuchang City, he couldn't stop the opponent from washing the city.

This kind of warlord's behavior of going his own way and frequently treating the people as pigs and sheep not only made life difficult for the common people, but even the local gentry also suffered.After all, it is the tradition of the Ming army to loot for three days after breaking the city. At this time, even the Shangguan dare not suppress the enthusiasm of the soldiers for looting too much. It is already very good to be able to protect a few families in the city.

Of course, this tradition of Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers is not a problem with the soldiers, and it cannot even be said that the responsibility lies entirely with the officers. The officer asked for a bribe.At the beginning of the country, the chief soldier with a high status, in the Jiajing period, the fourth and fifth rank officials who met with the Ministry of War had to go to the court to attend the court ceremony of their superiors. How can the generals consider the treatment of soldiers? up.

After Jiajing, even the transfer of civil officials to military officials was regarded as an insult.For example, Shi Kefa knew that after the fall of Beijing, Nanjing needed a strong military force to protect him, but he was still unwilling to elevate the status of military officials and disdain to associate with the four towns. In the end, Ma Shiying took the opportunity.The civil servants' attitude of contempt and fear towards the army naturally hopes to strengthen the control over the army.

Li Zicheng was able to endure for three years, not in a hurry to launch the Northern Expedition, and concentrate on rectifying the armed forces of the government and the people everywhere. It can be said that it was a fulcrum for the Jiangnan gentry to choose to support Li Zicheng.Of course, the past three years have been quite depressing for the army, because of the large-scale reorganization and retirement, and the recruitment of new recruits, many mountains within the Shun Army have been knocked down.

For example, the former four towns in Jiangbei, except for Gao Jie's tribe, the other three towns have been completely integrated into the Shun army system, and the Gaojie tribe's sense of identification with the Dashun regime is getting higher and higher, because their families have now begun to Lived under the rule of Dashun in a stable way. Through the correspondence with his family members, the officers and soldiers of Gao Jie's department also regarded themselves as part of the Shun army, not Gao Jie's private army.

As for Zuo Liangyu's troops, after Zuo Liangyu's death, Zuo Menggeng couldn't support the stall at all, and in the end the army completely surrendered to the Shun army.After Li Zicheng transferred Zuo Menggeng to Yangzhou, he split up Zuo Liangyu's team and officially established Hunan and Hubei as Huguang Province.He Tengjiao from Hunan finally failed to resist the huge political pressure and accepted the appointment of the new government.

In this way, apart from the independent separatist forces in Sichuan and Guangxi in the south, other regions have been mixed up by Dashun.The problem in Guangxi is actually the problem of the governor of Guangxi, Qu Shixu and the family of King Gui.Qu Shisi was reinstated by Emperor Hongguang and appointed governor of Guangxi, but as soon as he arrived in Guangxi, Emperor Hongguang announced his abdication here, and Marshal Du's Mansion became the boss of the Nanjing court.

Qu Shiqi resolutely opposed respecting Li Zi as the emperor, and believed that the hatred between the emperor and his father was irreconcilable.Although the crown prince is the orthodox heir, he should still give in to the enmity of his father, and King Gui just happened to be kicked out of his residence by Zhang Xianzhong. He also hated the peasant army, so he supported Qu Shixu's view.

Although the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and the governor of Guangdong, Shen Youlong, supports the Marshal's Mansion, but as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he only cares about military affairs and cannot manage Guangxi's civil affairs. He is unwilling to offend King Gui, so he ignores Guangxi's affairs. Manage the affairs of Guangdong.

At this time in Guangxi, almost all the coastal areas were occupied by Guangdong, so as long as Guangxi did not send troops to make troubles around, Li Zicheng had no interest in paying attention to Qu Shixu and King Gui.However, at this time, King Gui has changed two terms. After his father and elder brother both died of illness, King Yongming Zhu Youlang took over as King Gui.

Although the young prince in his early 20s was dissatisfied with the peasant army, he did not have as much resentment as his father.As the Great Western Army sent troops to Yunnan, Zhu Youlang also became flustered and began to write letters to Yangzhou, trying to repair the relationship between the two parties.Zhu Youlang's request is roughly to keep the ancestral temple sacrifices and all the property of the palace.

Therefore, there is almost no battle to fight in the whole south, that is, Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan, although he voted for Dashun in name, he almost retained the complete regime model, which can be said to be a hidden danger, and almost all other southern provinces were used political means by the new government One by one into the Dashun system.At this time, launching a war against the Qing army in the north became the greatest opportunity for these generals to make meritorious deeds.

Liu Zongmin quickly came up with a three-pronged plan for the Northern Expedition, "...Datong Town has been returned to me, so the Datong Road should naturally go straight to Xuanfu. As long as Xuanfu is here, Beijing will be shaken.

In the south, there are two roads in Henan and Shandong. The Henan road crosses the Yellow River north from Zhengzhou to Baoding; the Shandong road can be divided into two roads, and the one goes north from Jiaozhou to Qingzhou.Attack Jinan from Jining all the way.After taking Jinan, they went north along the canal to Tianjin, and then attacked Beijing in three ways. "

Liu Zongmin's suggestion won the support of most of the generals. A large-scale war means that everyone has military merits to earn.However, Zhou Lianggong quickly asked, "How many people should be mobilized to refer to this battle plan?"

Liu Zongmin looked at Song Xiance, and Song Xiance pushed Yuan Yuzong beside him. Yuan Yuzong had no choice but to say: "The specific plan has not been completed, but the preliminary opinion is that Shanxi should mobilize at least two divisions, and Henan mobilize three divisions." , two divisions in Jining, one division in Jiaozhou and Gao Jie and other departments, roughly eight divisions of the New Army and an auxiliary force of 10 people, a total of just over 20 people..."

Chapter 589 Proposal for the Northern Expedition II

Zhou Lianggong heard Yuan Yuzong's words and immediately said: "The Manchu army is divided into two types: the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion. The former is said to have more than 10 troops, while the latter has about 20 troops. In addition, there are also Wu Sangui and Kong Youde. 10 horses, and its total strength is around 40.

Whether we can defeat the 20 enemy with our dispatch of 40 troops this time is the first question.The second question is, in such a big war, excluding the mobilization costs, the cost of maintaining the war is at least one million taels per month. How much time does the military plan to spend to end this war? "

Regarding the first question, Liu Zongmin said disdainfully: "Except for the fact that the Eight Banners soldiers are really strong enemies, the combat effectiveness of the Green Battalion soldiers is similar to that of our auxiliary troops. The combat effectiveness of Wu Sangui's men and horses in the Four Domains is close to that of the Eight Banners Army, but Kong Youde and other San Francisco soldiers The combat effectiveness of people and horses is somewhat uneven.

Anyway, the Datong army this time can be seen that those former Ming troops who took refuge in the Manchus have now lost confidence in the Manchus.Therefore, as long as we have the upper hand on the battlefield, the Green Battalion soldiers may not necessarily stand on the side of the Manchus.If the green battalion was in chaos, Wu Sangui might have to find his own way out, and the front of the four domains would be broken again.

So, overall, the advantage is mine.As for how long it will take to end the war, it depends on when the Green Battalion soldiers betrayed the Manchurians.This kind of thing can't be rushed. "

"Damn it, I have the advantage of farts, isn't it just a stalker?" Even Ma Shiying, who didn't want to conflict with the military, heard Liu Zongmin's words, and such an idea couldn't help flashing in his mind.

Ma Shiying felt this way, and other civil servants couldn't stand the Northern Expedition plan with an uncertain time. The government and the army soon had a heated debate on how long the war could last.

The General Staff remained silent on this issue. Although their current position belongs to the military, both Song Xiance and Yuan Yuzong believed that the General Staff's position should be on the emperor's side, after all, they were the representatives of the emperor's stationed troops.

Li Zicheng listened to the arguments between the two sides. The military had two main points of view. One was that the opportunity was rare;The government's opinion is that the current government's fiscal revenue and expenditure are just at the same level. If the military wants to fight a big battle and drag the war beyond six months, then the government's finances will go bankrupt.

Zhou Lianggong made it very clear: "Last year, the government's regular revenue was 2935 million taels, and the daily expenditure of the army and the government was almost 2900 million taels. That is to say, investment in education, water conservancy, transportation, urban construction and industry , almost all are deficits. If the war drags on for six months, it will cost at least 1200 million taels. Let’s not talk about the money raised in this way, how will the military expenses be solved after that? Is there anything in the north that can be robbed? ?”

Liu Zongmin was blocked at this time. After all, he was not a civil servant like Yuan Chonghuan, so he couldn't open his mouth to say something. The righteous people in the north must look forward to Master Wang and give their family money to support Master Wang's Northern Expedition.In this regard, the integrity of peasant army generals is still higher than that of those literati, and they will not engage in tricks to deceive themselves.

Even Li Guo and other generals have nothing to blame the government when it comes to money and food.Before the army's rectification, the annual income of soldiers was about 7 taels of silver plus 2 shi and 3 dou of millet.After reorganization, the average annual income of the army has reached 6 taels, which is in stark contrast to the previous Ming Dynasty.

It is also because of this that the military militia groups in various places did not cause any trouble when they were reorganized, because those who stayed in the army received better treatment.This is also an important factor for the leaders of the independent army to have less and less control over their subordinates, because there are real money for working for Dashun.

The improvement of the treatment of the soldiers has also continuously improved the morale of the army. This is also the prerequisite for generals such as Liu Zongmin to dare to use 20 troops to attack the 40 Qing army.In their view, the fighting power of the new army after reorganization has far surpassed that of the old battalion. Liu Zongmin and other generals of the rebel army once compared it. If a division of the new army fought against the old battalion in the past, then the old battalion would not be able to block the new army without three times the strength. attack.

Why is there such a result?Because the new army has eliminated all responsibilities that have nothing to do with the war.In the past, in addition to combat tasks, the old battalion also had to undertake miscellaneous tasks such as public security, food collection, logistics transportation, and ordnance manufacturing in the occupied areas.The functions are heavy and not specific, and there are a large number of military subordinates. If the military personnel are not properly settled during the battle, the soldiers of the old battalion will not fight with peace of mind.

But the new army has eliminated all these functions. The main combat troops only need to concentrate on fighting. Regardless of logistics and supply, local governance has almost nothing to do with the army.After reducing a large number of functions that have nothing to do with combat, the new army has become a professional army, so the scope of activities of the new army on the battlefield has become wider, and the selection of combat targets has also become diversified. .

In the past, when the old battalion fought against such a new army, unless the combat array was deployed at the first time, it would be forcibly broken up by the new army in mobile warfare.However, if the old battalion that has not completed professional training wants to get to this point, it is almost like luck, because the communication and command in the old battalion are not a complete organization.Unless it is in a defensive battle, it is impossible for the old battalion to react so quickly.

When the discussion reached an impasse, Li Zicheng finally spoke out, "First of all, the army thinks that the opportunity is rare. I think this is really good. North Korea is in chaos, Datong is in chaos, and the grasslands are also unstable. At this time, the Manchus must be Distraught, as long as they make the wrong decision, then we can liberate the people in the north ahead of schedule.

However, the views of the government are justified.Isn't war fighting about money and food?Without the support of money and food, there can be no victory in the war.We can't learn from the Ming Dynasty, always wanting to make the soldiers loyal to the king, but asking the soldiers to learn from Zhang Xun to prove their loyalty by catching sparrows and mice to satisfy their hunger. Isn't this a fucking joke? "

Now Liu Zongmin has nothing to say, because he knows that what Li Zicheng said was not a joke, but an official of the Ming Dynasty admonishing Chongzhen. Guarding the frontiers for Ming Dynasty, instead of arguing with the imperial court.This kind of rhetoric that he would rather offend the army than the gentry was actually approved by Chongzhen, so Daming was finished.

Of course Liu Zongmin would not confront Li Zicheng on this issue, otherwise what would the soldiers below think of him.After watching the military calm down, Li Zicheng changed the subject and said: "So in the current situation, we can't miss the opportunity, but we can't put all the wealth on it, because there is really no need for it.

To be honest, our life is getting better and better every year now, but it is getting worse every year in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. What can we wait for?It took nearly 30 years for the Manchus to defeat the Ming Dynasty, and we have only confronted the Manchus for more than 3 years. Are we not as patient as the barbarians?

It is not our ultimate goal to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but to completely eliminate the hidden dangers in the north is the ultimate goal.The Manchus were defeated but not killed. In a few decades, they will be revived outside the customs or on the grasslands. Will our descendants still be able to fight?If we can't, aren't we cheating our own children and grandchildren? "

Li Guo immediately expressed his support and said: "Your Majesty is right. You can't fight this battle with the mentality of doing everything in one battle. Weakening the strength of the northern nomads is the key. If you can't kill the Manchus all at once, let them escape. Go back outside the customs and hook up with the Mongols, and there will never be peace on this grassland."

Zhang Nai and several other generals also nodded in agreement. Zhang Nai also said: "Last year, the Manchus were able to beat up the Khalkha Mongol and Sunite troops, thus suppressing the momentum of unification on the grassland. I think Therefore, our current priority should not be to seize Beijing, but to regain control of the grassland first.

If we can control the grassland, we can not only obtain a stable source of horses, but also directly attack the backyard of the Manchus - Liaodong through the grassland, making them homeless.In this way, the Manchus will have no choice but to fight me inside the pass, instead of dragging the war outside the pass. "

Li Zicheng nodded and said: "That's a good point. We need to stop the thoughts of the Manchus first. In this way, they will no longer have the idea of ​​fleeing back to Liaodong. Maybe this will inspire some Manchus to resist to the end. Thoughts, but in the long run, we can completely clean up this nation, which is not a bad thing."

Liu Zongmin could only ask, "Then what exactly does Your Majesty mean?"

After thinking for a while, Li Zicheng said: "I don't think there is any problem with the three-way approach, but I think it is necessary to modify the three-way movement. For example, under the current confrontation between the North and the South, Shandong and the grassland are actually The two wings of Beijing, if these two wings are not cut off by him, there will still be changes for the Manchus.

Seizing the grassland can threaten Horqin Mongolia and Liaohe; seizing the Shandong Peninsula can gain a glimpse into the Liaodong Peninsula. In the past, the Ming Dynasty recovered Liaodong and landed in Lushun along the sea route.

Now that the tribes in the grasslands are at odds with the Manchus, the conflict has become public, and we only need a little effort to instigate some tribes.In particular, the Ordos Department has surrendered to me, and it is possible to use the Ordos Department to win over the various tribes of Western Mongolia, and then defeat those who are disrespectful.

The Shandong side is the defense zone of Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, the area around Dongchangfu and Wuqiao is the defense zone of Shen Zhixiang, and the west of Shen Zhixiang is the defense zone of Wu Sangui.Although the four towns seem to work together, they are not.

In terms of origin, Liaodong Town to which Wu Sangui belongs and Dongjiang Town to which the other three belong are in dire straits; in terms of strength, Wu Sangui is stronger than the three combined; from our contacts, Wu Sangui's attitude is the softest, Trying not to invade each other with us, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's attitude is to refuse and welcome, and Shen Zhixiang's attitude is the most resolute.

Therefore, we should keep Wu Sangui out of the matter as much as possible, and focus on Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming.It is necessary to annihilate part of it, so as to regain control of the Jiaodong Peninsula..."

Chapter 590: Proposal for the Northern Expedition III

Li Zicheng's suggestion is actually a compromise between the opinions of the military and the government. Divide the Northern Expedition aimed at eliminating the Manchu Qing into several small goals, complete these small goals as the situation permits, and then weigh whether the situation will enter the next stage. One stage of the war, so as to ensure that the war will not be a bad one.

For this kind of eclecticism, both the military and the government finally accepted, because the two sides could not propose other paths.It is obviously too conservative to let go of the opportunity and not attack. The military will definitely not agree, even the civilian faction headed by Ma Shiying will not agree, because the new government needs to show its strong side in order to make the various policies issued by the new government The reform measures were implemented at the local level.

If the local government thinks that the new government will do the same thing, then how can they obey the orders of the central government and harm the interests of the local government.When King Fu came to the throne, even if the Hongguang Dynasty plundered Jiangnan money and food to reward the four towns, there were only a few more complaints from the local government, and the additional money and food would not dare not be handed over.

However, after the four towns fought in Yangzhou, and Nanjing was basically powerless, the Jiangnan gentry began to violate Ma Shiying's cabinet.If Li Zicheng hadn't gone south quickly enough, Ma Shiying would not have been able to regain control of various places in the south of the Yangtze River except for directly breaking the situation by force and arresting a group of Qingliu gentry.

The current Dashun new government is actually relying on the Shun army to defeat the Qing army going south to form a deterrent to the local area. As long as you feel that you are not stronger than the Qing army, then be honest.Obediently listen to the new government.

When King Fengfu of the Four Towns went south to ascend the throne, Zuo Liangyu, who was left aside, was very annoyed when he heard the news, and once wanted to raise troops to Nanjing to argue.But when Li Zicheng tied the prince to Yangzhou in the name of the Marshal's Mansion, Zuo Liangyu just pretended to see nothing. This is the best comparison of the central government's attitude towards local forces.

Ma Shiying had already suffered from local forces challenging the central government once in the Hongguang Dynasty, so he still cared about maintaining the prestige of the central government.He also knew very well that Li Zicheng's selection of him as the first prime minister of the new government was definitely not for him to create a center of harmony.Therefore, at this critical moment, the new government certainly cannot show timidity.

After making a decision, it is time to set up a base camp to deal with the war. In 1645, after the Great Council decided to merge Shunming, Li Zicheng added the title of marshal to nine generals, namely Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi, Tian Jianxiu, Li Guo, Liu Fangliang, Xin Sizhui, Zhang Li, in addition to the meritorious officials. Nai, Bai Wang, and Liu Guochang were nine.

The significance of the title of marshal is that these people can independently preside over the military qualifications.In the past dynasties, in order to prevent the commander-in-chief of the army from launching a coup, generally speaking, certain generals or nobles were not given long-term military responsibilities.

However, this approach will lead to the emergence of a military group of warlords like Liaodong Town, because there is no general who can control them; or, if they have been separated from the army for a long time, they cannot control the army, and in the end they can only rely on family members as the core force. There is no way to improve the commanding ability of the commander-in-chief, so he relies on his servants to engage in the tactics of the black tiger.

Li Zicheng imitated the concept of the military system of later generations and separated the power of command and leadership to a certain extent. The nine generals could not obtain the power of command at ordinary times, but in wartime or when they were ordered by the emperor, they immediately obtained it. commanding power.The army can also know the candidate for the commander-in-chief on weekdays, but they don't have to obey the candidate commander-in-chief when there is no authorization or in wartime.

This time the battle was a big battle, but unlike the last big battle, this time the Shun army was not divided into two battlefields, the east and the west, and had an advantage in the situation.Therefore, both the military and the government believe that there is no need to set up two combat base camps, and it is enough to have three front armies under the jurisdiction of one base camp.

Therefore, according to this principle, after Li Zicheng still served as Marshal of the capital, Liu Zongmin and Tian Jianxiu served as deputy commanders, Liu Zongmin was in charge of the Henan and Shandong front armies, and Tian Jianxiu was in charge of the Shanxi front army and handling grassland affairs.Liu Fangliang, commander of the Shanxi Front Army, Liu Guochang, commander of the Henan Front Army, Li Guo, commander of the Shandong Front Army, and Yuan Yuzong, chief of staff of the base camp.