Chongzhen and the Ming Dynasty: Starting from Meishan Chapter 473 Dagukou was defended
"No, quite the opposite."
“This nail in Dagonkou must be pulled out.”
"Otherwise, once Chongzhen launches his army's Northern Expedition, the nail inserted into the mouth of Dagu will become a sharp knife stabbing into the heart of our Qing Dynasty. This is really a fatal move."
"So, the nail in Dagukou must be pulled out."
After a pause, Hong Chengchou said again: "It's just that we can't fight anymore. Now that the North Sea has thawed, the Ming Navy can drive straight into the Wei River and even into the trench outside the Ming Army's gun platform during high tide. In addition, other
With the advantages of firearms, if we, the Qing soldiers, continue to attack with force, they will be in vain and waste precious manpower, material and military resources."
"What Mr. Hengjiu said is absolutely true. It is really not appropriate to attack by force at this time." Hou Fangyu agreed.
"We need to wait until the middle of winter in October, when the Beihai and Weihe River freeze, before we can attack Dagukou by force."
"Moreover, a strong attack at that time required an earth attack, that is, digging a tunnel directly from the ground to the Ming army's gun platform or even to Dakukou, and then blasting it with gunpowder, which should be able to destroy the Ming army at Dakukou."
"What about now?" Dorgon asked again, "Are you going to ignore it now?"
Hong Chengchou said: "Ignoring it is definitely not possible. The Ming army will not stay in Dagukou honestly. Our army is here, and the Ming army is too scrupulous to come out. But as soon as my army withdraws, the Ming army will inevitably plunder and destroy people everywhere."
Farming, let alone Tianjin Wei, even farming outside Beijing would be severely damaged at that time."
Dorgon said: "So we still have to follow the example of the old Khan and the late emperor and dig trenches to block the entrance of Dagu?"
"Yes, because the results in Dalinghe, Jinzhou, Songshan, Xuzhou and other places have fully proved that digging trenches to blockade is the most effective strategy and the cost is low." Hong Chengchou paused and then said, "But
At present, there is a first-class difficulty. The Ming navy can go up the Shuowei River and reach the Tianjin Triangle Lake. If the Wei River cannot be blocked, then the blockade of Dagukou will be out of the question, because the Ming navy can easily bypass it with the help of the navy.
The blockade trenches we worked so hard to dig."
"There is no need to worry about this matter." Hou Fangyu waved his hand and said, "The tide was so big at the mouth of the Wei River yesterday. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be a big low tide today and tomorrow, and the water level will become extremely low. By then, let alone the Ming Navy.
It's the trench outside the cannon platform. I'm afraid I won't even be able to stay at the mouth of the Weihe River, and I'll have to retreat to the North Sea to anchor."
"Oh, yes, if Chaozong hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten about it."
Hong Chengchou hurriedly said: "Master, just wait for the tide to recede, and then quickly order the Eight Banners and Han Army to seize key points on both sides of the Wei River and build forts. As soon as the forts are built, the Ming Navy will not be able to enter the Wei River. In this way,
With our Qing troops, we can implement a long-term blockade and siege of Dagukou."
Dorgon immediately ordered Cao Eryu to check.
When it comes to good luck, Cao Eryu, the dog slave, has the best luck.
At that time, there were more than a dozen people on the top of the well. Except for Dorgon and Fulin, who were protected by someone and were not injured, the others were slightly or seriously injured. Only Cao Eryu, the dog slave, was uninjured.
Cao Eryu immediately took a few bagaras to the beach to inspect the water conditions.
Less than half an hour later, Cao Eryu came back happily.
"Master, the tide has receded, so much so that the bottom of the Wei River's mouth is exposed."
Upon hearing this, Dorgon immediately called in Ga Dahun, Jixiha, Shi Tingzhu and other Eight Banners Han army commanders Gu Shanerzhen, and asked them to rush to both sides of the Wei River to select strategic locations to build forts and set up cannons.
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He also specifically told Shi Tingzhu to be more vigilant to prevent a surprise attack by the Ming army.
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In fact, Dorgon was really worried.
The Ming army at Dagukou was no longer capable of launching any surprise attack.
In a situation like the one last night, it would be okay to make a surprise attack while Jiannu was in chaos. But when Jiannu regained control of his position and was prepared, launching a surprise attack would be courting death.
Regarding taking the initiative to attack, Chongzhen also issued a death order - it is strictly forbidden to take the initiative to attack.
Xu Yingwei didn't even see a shadow of a slave slave in Gaizhou Guards, and he didn't dare to take the initiative to attack. Instead, he could only build defensive gun towers little by little along the east bank of the Liao River to the north.
Yan Yingyuan is even less likely to take the initiative.
Especially since the fierce fighting lasted all day yesterday and resulted in more than 3,000 casualties.
Now in the entire Dagukou, there are only more than a thousand people who are intact.
After receiving the report from the sentry, Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu immediately boarded the towering watchtower.
Standing on the top of the watchtower and looking northwest, I soon saw the slaves who were busy building fortifications on both sides of the Wei River. Judging from this posture, they should be building forts.
Hold up the telescope and see more clearly.
I saw teams of Jiannu with bare chests and backs, swinging the tamping tools high into the air through thick hemp ropes, and then pulling them down with force. The two of them hugged each other and the thick tamping tools fell heavily to the ground until a long time passed.
, only to hear a swelling sound.
If Chongzhen were here, he would be able to roughly calculate the distance quickly based on the lag time of the sound.
Yan Yingyuan didn't know what the speed of sound was, but he still visually measured the approximate distance of the fort.
"It's about two thousand steps apart." Chen Mingyu also estimated, "It's beyond the range of the 4-inch gun."
"Jiannu was obviously carefully selected." Yan Yingyuan nodded and said, "They built these two forts probably to prevent our navy from going up the Shuowei River to Tianjin Wei or even Tongzhou and Beijing."
After a pause, he added: "Next, we will probably have to dig trenches to block and siege us for a long time."
"It's a pity." Chen Mingyu said with some regret, "The tide has receded too low this time. Otherwise, with the navy here, Jiannu would not even be able to build the fort."
"Jiannu can still build the fort if he wants to, and even the navy can't stop them."
Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and said: "After all, the navy's Hongyi cannon is not comparable to Jiannu's Hongyi cannon in terms of caliber and range, so Jiannu can build a fort a little further away first, and then rely on
If these forts are covered and the forts are built closer, sooner or later the forts can always be built to their current position."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Chen Mingyu said with a dark face: "Even if it can only be delayed for a few days, it is a hundred times better than doing nothing."
"Gongchen, you are wrong." Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and said, "Who said we haven't done anything? As long as we stay here, it is equivalent to a sharp knife pressed to Jiannu's throat. Jiannu must stay at home.
There were enough troops and firearms left in Gukou, which was a huge drain on the national power of the slaves."
Chen Mingyu nodded and said, "I'm afraid Jiannu won't let it go."
"Jiannu will definitely not give up, but there is nothing they can do before winter comes." After a pause, Yan Yingyuan said, "As for after winter, I'm afraid it will be a different situation."
"That's true." Chen Mingyu said with relief, "Perhaps His Majesty would have launched the Northern Expedition at that time."
"The Holy Northern Expedition should not be that fast." Yan Yingyuan said, "But it is entirely possible to send more troops to Dagukou before winter. After all, compared to attacking, holding on to the city and waiting for the slaves to come to attack seems to be much cheaper.
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"That makes sense." Chen Mingyu said again, "Calculating the time, the Lord should have received the news, right?"
"Then it depends on where the Holy One is." Yan Yingyuan said, "If the Holy One is in Xuzhou, I'm afraid he has already received our news. If he is in Nanjing, I'm afraid he will have to wait for two days. If he is in Sichuan, he will have to wait for a few more days.
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Chongzhen was still in Xuzhou at this time.
Duduo finally withdrew his troops and returned north.
With infinite melancholy and unwillingness, Duduo finally withdrew.
After confirming that Jiannu had really withdrawn his troops and returned to the north, Chongzhen was also preparing to return to the south.
Then when we walked outside Xuzhou City, we happened to meet Chen Zilong and his wife who were returning from the north.
"Chen Nong Ke all went to Chen Zilong to kowtow to the Holy Spirit Jin An." Chen Zilong bowed to Chongzhen and fell to the ground.
A little behind Chen Zilong, Liu Rushi also prostrated herself: "Liu Rushi, a commoner woman, kowtows to the Holy Spirit Jin An."
"Xian Kangli, please get up." Chongzhen offered his support in vain, and said to Chen Zilong with a smile, "Chen Zilong, I am so anxious to recall you to Xuzhou, you shouldn't blame me for being unkind, right?"
"Your Majesty's words are serious. How could I have such ridiculous thoughts?"
Chen Zilong said quickly: "Besides, I don't plan to stay in Nanjing for long."
After Liu Rushi stood up, she lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking.
However, Chongzhen didn't bother to think about this. He couldn't let Qian Qianyi off just because of Liu Rushi's reputation. For profiteers like Qian Qianyi who didn't know how to advance or retreat, the people would not be outraged if he didn't kill him.
What's more important is that not killing Qian Qianyi is not enough to maintain order in the business world.
Of course, the killing mentioned here is not beheading. Chongzhen actually hated beheading.
Instead of killing their heads, Chongzhen preferred to squeeze the oil out of the bones of these profiteers or moths.
This is true for dealing with dignitaries such as the Duke of Wei and Duke of Guizhou, the same for dealing with royal families such as the King of Jingjiang and the King of Chu, and the same for dealing with profiteers such as the Qian family of Changshu, the Xu family of Songjiang, and the Mao family of Rugao.
Chongzhen showed no mercy to Mao Jia.
Those who have merit should be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes should be punished.
The merits of Maoxiang alone cannot protect the Mao family.
Of course, it would not be possible to deprive Maoxiang of his reputation in one sitting.
The rights that Maoxiang's descendants and nephews should enjoy are still there.
But the Mao family in Rugao lost all their wealth.
At that moment, Chongzhen said to Chen Zilong: "Chen Zilong, spring plowing has begun. The most important thing for you now is to do a good job in the selection and breeding of sweet potatoes, cereals and potatoes, and to cultivate grain seeds with higher yields per mu as soon as possible."
"I accept the decree." Chen Zilong said solemnly, "I will do my best to select and breed the seeds."
Chongzhen then said to Du Yinxi who was accompanying him: "Qing Du, remember to plant more peppers."
"I accept the order." Du Yinxi responded respectfully, "I will ask Xuzhou soldiers to plant more peppers."
Chongzhen did not explain too much to Du Yinxi what the purpose of letting Xuzhou Zhentai grow peppers.
In fact, chili peppers have many uses. In addition to being directly used as biochemical weapons, they can also be used as condiments in the Ming army's rations. The taste with chili peppers and without chili peppers is completely different. The key is that they can also keep out the cold.
It won't take long for the Ming Dynasty to definitely send troops to Liaodong, Mobei and even Siberia.
In that icy and snowy environment, it would be unimaginable without high-quality white wine and chili pepper to keep out the cold.
Chongzhen took Chen Zilong, Liu Rushi and his wife, talking and walking, and soon came to a fort beside the official road.
This is also a standard fort with three hundred households of soldiers living there. Since it is already early April, the soldiers and relatives of this fort have already started plowing in the spring.
I saw fields covered with green grass, filled with soldiers carrying rakes or leading oxen.
In addition to the soldiers, there were also many peasant women carrying baskets, many of them with big bellies, and some of them were carrying baskets on their backs, with a small baby lying in the baskets.
From time to time, the cry of a baby could be heard on the wind.
Recalling the scene when I passed through Xuzhou in early April of the 17th year of Chongzhen's reign, it seems as if it had been a century ago.
At that time, Xuzhou was really lifeless. There was not even a living figure on the official road. I finally saw a few refugees, but most of them looked dull and had withered faces.
As for the smoke from the kitchen, you can't even see it at all.
Only when we arrived at the county seat did we feel a little angry.
However, in just the past three years, Xuzhou has been completely different.
Ridge after ridge of cultivated land has returned, the farmer carrying the plow and the old ox has returned, and the peasant woman with a big belly and a baby in a basket has also returned, and everything is full of vitality.
In fact, it’s not just Xuzhou, Guide and Kaifeng.
The situation in the eight prefectures and one state in Jiangna is even better than here.
It is completely foreseeable that there will be a baby boom this year.
However, there will still be some dissatisfaction. When passing the next fortress, I saw a family holding a funeral from a distance. I sent someone to inquire and found out that the daughter-in-law of this family had just died. One body and two lives.
After hearing this, Chongzhen sighed and turned to Du Yinxi and said: "Qing Du, I will go and tell Fu Shan later and ask him to send a group of teachers and students from the medical school to come to Xuzhou Zhentai to open a hospital first.
You can ignore it for now, but we must ensure the safety of the mother and child as much as possible."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Du Yinxi was overjoyed when he heard this.
Du Yinxi had long heard that the teachers and students of the medical school had opened a hospital in Nanjing, which treated various patients in different categories. In particular, the obstetrics and gynecology department in the hospital was specially designed to treat pregnant women with difficult labor and saved many mothers.
Du Yinxi was thinking about how to talk to Chongzhen, but he didn't expect that Chongzhen would mention it first.
Chongzhen then said: "Qing Du, your Xuzhou town has no combat missions in recent years. It is mainly farming, and trying to grow as many types of sweet potatoes, cereals and potatoes as possible to prepare for the next step of promoting planting on a large scale across the country."
"I would like to accept the order." Du Yinxi bowed his hands and said, "I will personally supervise the matter of growing grain."
As he was talking, a fast horse suddenly galloped from the direction of Shandong and started shouting from a distance: "Urgent news from Dagukou, urgent news from Dagukou!"
Shandong Governor Wang Jiayan and Shandong Admiral Hu Xinshui learned that Chongzhen was in Xuzhou.
The navy report sent from Dengzhou Guard was directly sent to Xuzhou.
After reading the urgent delivery from the Shandong Chief Envoy, Chongzhen was immediately overjoyed.
Let me report: After my son was positive three days ago, my wife was positive yesterday, and I am probably positive too. It’s just that the symptoms are not obvious for the time being, but I don’t know how long it will last. In addition, because I have to take care of my mother and I, I definitely can’t guarantee tomorrow.
It’s the third update, today’s three chapters were written yesterday]
