Thinking of this, Chongzhen wished he could spread his wings and fly back to Nanjing.
When he returned this time, Chongzhen was determined to implement the industrialization of steam engines. He was not prepared to leave Nanjing again until steam engines were industrialized.
Because all the problems now are stuck in the industrialization of steam engines.
Only when steam power replaces manual work on a large scale can the Ming Dynasty's industry experience a qualitative leap and usher in a real industrial revolution, which is the first industrial revolution.
So this time I have to solve the problem of the steam engine when I go back.
But before going back, we must first deal with the aftermath of Liaodong.
At that moment, Chongzhen said again: "Youzhen, after the defeat of Hunhe, the Jiannu will definitely not give up, because they cannot bear the consequences of the loss of Liaodong. If nothing happens, the Jiannu will definitely make a comeback, but this time there is no need
If we then engage in a field battle with Jiannu, we can retreat to the Gaizhou Guard and fight a war of attrition against Jiannu with the Gaizhou Guard’s pre-set fortifications.”
The main purpose of this Battle of Hunhe was to build confidence. Now that this goal has been achieved, and more than half of the 25,000 troops participating in the battle were killed or injured, so at this time, we can no longer risk a field battle with Jiannu.
At this time, it would be most sensible to retreat to Gaizhou and fight a war of attrition against Jiannu.
Zheng Sen was a little worried: "Your Majesty, if our army retreats to Gaizhou, will Jiannu give up fighting our army and just station troops in Shenyang, Liaoyang and Haizhou? After all, the most important thing for Jiannu to send troops to Liaodong this time is
In order to ensure the security of Horqin Mongolia's flanks, stationing troops in Shenyang, Liaoyang and Haizhou can also achieve the goal."
Xu Yingwei said: "If our army had directly retreated to the Gaizhou Guard before, there is a high probability that the slaves would have stationed troops in Shenyang, Liaoyang or Haizhou to confront our army. However, after the Hunhe defeat, they would have been unable to dismount. If they could not fight again,
To regain the ground in a battle, I am afraid that it will be difficult to explain all aspects, it will be difficult to save face, and it will easily lose morale among the troops."
"There's nothing wrong with a confrontation." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Wait until the reinforcements arrive, wait until the wounded soldiers recover and return to the team, wait until the main force of Jiannu returns to Shanhaiguan, then you can send troops to push all the way from Haizhouwei, Liaoyang, and Shenyang.
At that time, the Jian slaves had to send troops from Beijing to rescue them, so the only ones who suffered were the Jian slaves."
"I understand." Zheng Sen was finally convinced.
I thought it was really clever to fight a war of attrition against Jiannu in Liaodong.
Chongzhen said again: "Before I leave, I have two pieces of good news to tell you."
Hearing this, Xu Yingwei and Zheng Sen suddenly became energetic and asked at the same time: "Your Majesty, but Brother Jianheng also won the battle at Dagukou?"
"That's right." Chongzhen said with a smile.
"Using the mindset of Jiannu that our army would only defend and not dare to attack, Jian Heng unexpectedly led an infantry brigade to attack the newly arrived Jiannu at night, killing more than two thousand Jiannu in one fell swoop!"
After a pause, he added: "This happened several days ago. Because the North Sea was half frozen, the news couldn't come through. The North Sea was completely frozen a few days ago, so the news came through."
"That's great." Xu Yingwei said with a smile, "As expected of Brother Jianheng, he will always be a role model for us."
"Youzhen, you are being humble. The results of the Hunhe victory are much greater than what Jianheng achieved at Dagukou. Now you, Xu Yingwei, are a model for all scholars." Chongzhen said with a smile.
"I'm scared." Xu Yingwei cupped his hands and asked again, "Your Majesty, what's the other good news?"
"Another good news is that the Sichuan side also won the battle." Chongzhen said with an inexplicable look on his lips, "In one fell swoop, Zhenxiong, Wusha, Gulin and Xuzhou Prefectures were pacified, and Yuan Tao was also beheaded."
I didn’t expect this to be true. I really underestimated Li Xiangjun before.
At first, Chongzhen only planned to train Li Xiangjun as the captain of the honor guard.
Later, due to Qin Liangyu's intervention, Li Xiangjun really became a military commander.
But even if Li Xiangjun did become a military general, Chongzhen had no expectations for her.
Do you think, a famous prostitute born in a brothel, expect her to transform into a famous general? It's fun.
However, reality gave Chongzhen a slap in the face, and Li Xiangjun actually showed himself as a famous general in Sichuan.
In this battle to regain Zhenxiong, Wusha, Gulin and the four prefectures of Xuzhou, Li Xiangjun's performance was really impressive. Chongzhen's first reaction after receiving the battle report was to suspect that Qin Liangyu had falsely reported his military exploits.
Because Li Xiangjun's battle was so beautiful.
The specific thing is this. After Qin Liangyu's army retreated to Chongqing Prefecture, Li Xiangjun's 20,000 partial divisions did not withdraw from Zunyi Prefecture, nor did they passively defend. Instead, they deployed 15,000 town troops along the east bank of Chishui to prevent Yuan Tao's rebels from entering.
Zunyi Prefecture, and then led the remaining five thousand troops deep into the Wumeng Mountains.
These five thousand troops were not native soldiers from western Hunan and Hubei, but female soldiers recruited in Nanjing.
Taking advantage of Mrs. Xiangjun's reputation, the affinity of female soldiers, and the national policy of equalizing land, Li Xiangjun miraculously won the support of most of the native people in the Wumeng Mountain area.
With the support of local people, everything will fall into place.
Li Xiangjun easily pacified Zhenxiong, Wusha and the local Han officials in Gulin Prefecture without much effort. Then he led 5,000 female soldiers and 30,000 native soldiers to climb over the more than 2,000-meter-high Wumeng Mountain. Suddenly,
Appearing behind Yuan Tao's rebels, Yuan Tao's rebels were caught off guard and defeated by Li Xiangjun, and he himself also died in the rebellion.
There are some things that Chongzhen really didn't want to compare, but forced him to compare.
Hua Xia led five thousand new troops equipped with flintlock rifles to quell the rebellion in Guangxi, but has made no achievements until now.
However, Li Xiangjun relied on five thousand female soldiers to pacify the four palaces without bloodshed, annihilated more than 30,000 Yuan Tao's rebels in one fell swoop, and even killed Yuan Tao among the rebels.
Xu Yingwei said in astonishment: "Didn't the 100,000 new soldiers who went to Sichuan have returned to Huguang? And the more than 100,000 soldiers from Qinbutang have also withdrawn to eastern Sichuan. Who was the one who pacified the four Zhenxiong prefectures?"
Zheng Sen then asked: "Could it be that he is Concubine Li's 20,000-strong partial army?"
"To be more precise, they are Concubine Li's five thousand female soldiers." Chongzhen said with a smile.
"What? Five thousand female soldiers?" Xu Yingwei and Zheng Sen's eyes widened, they really didn't expect this.
"How, you didn't expect it?" Chongzhen exclaimed, "Concubine Li defeated Zhenxiong, Wusha, Gulin and Xuzhou prefectures with only 5,000 female soldiers, and also wiped out Yuan Tao's 30,000 rebels in one fell swoop.
Kill Yuan Tao."
After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "The Tang newspaper said that Yuan Tao was beaten to death by Concubine Li with a blunderbuss. I don't believe it. This must be Marquis Zhongzhen who said this deliberately in order to express his merits to Concubine Li. But I don't think so."
I just won’t expose it.”
After a long while, Xu Yingwei said with a sigh: "Your Majesty, I really didn't expect that Concubine Li would have such a tactic, which really makes us and other young men ashamed."
Zheng Sen was also ashamed: "I am not as good as Concubine Li."
"Eh." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Concubine Li did a good job fighting in eastern Sichuan, but you don't have to be ashamed of it. How can Yuan Taowu, Dading and others compare with Jiannu?"
"The reason why I tell you this is just to let you two know."
"Right now, our Ming Dynasty has a good momentum. Not only are all industries in the south of the Yangtze River prospering, but the military is also victorious."
After a pause, Chongzhen said loudly: "It is said that the heaven and the earth are all working together to transport the heroes, but there is no freedom to transport the heroes. This shows that the destiny of the country has returned to our Ming Dynasty, so you should not have too much pressure."
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Because North Korea was closer to Liaodong, it received the news of the Hunhe victory first.
The king of Joseon, Li Jie, was seriously ill and had no way to go to court. Therefore, during this period of time, the government affairs were always represented by the king of Linping, Li Jie.
After receiving the good news from Liaodong, Li Jian quickly went to Incheon to report to Zhu Cijiong, and at the same time came to Gyeongbokgung Palace to see Li Jian in person.
"The Great Victory at Hunhe River?"
"Beheaded more than 20,000 Jiannu?"
Li Zhu's eyes widened suddenly, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Li? nodded and said: "This matter should be true. If it is a beheading of two hundred or two thousand people, it is still possible that it was forged by the Ming army general in Liaodong. But there is no one who beheaded more than twenty thousand people."
Dare to forge."
"Well, your analysis is reasonable, and this matter should be credible." Li Zhu agreed.
"Actually, it makes sense." Li Yu said, "Father, do you still remember the battle between the Ming and Qing Dynasties outside Zhangyi Gate that day? The most elite three thousand Baya soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were actually defeated by the three thousand new troops of the Ming Dynasty.
Total annihilation! And according to what I know, there are hundreds of thousands of new troops like this in the Ming Dynasty. At least the tens of thousands of new troops in Liaodong are not under the three thousand new troops led by King Ding."
"It feels like a lifetime ago. This place really seems like a lifetime ago." Li Zhu shook his head and said with a sigh, "Could it be that the Ming Dynasty is going to recreate the prosperous times of the Wanli period again? When my father was young, the Ming army that entered the DPRK was so brave and good at fighting."
Li? shook his head and said: "Father, my son and I have also read the historical materials of the Japanese Rebellion in Imchen, and thought that the Ming army in the Wanli period was probably far inferior to the Ming army today, because the Ming army in the Wanli period was only as strong as the soldiers, and
Many of its generals are greedy and despicable, but today's Ming army not only has capable soldiers who are not afraid of death, but most of its generals are men who sacrifice themselves for the country."
"Sir? You almost forgot about your father if you didn't talk about it." Li Zhu nodded and said, "The three thousand troops led by King Ding, and their generals are all scholars in robes. This is so weird that even the scholars of the Ming Dynasty can do this."
Command troops like a general?"
"Father, I don't know, it is the soldiers who lead the army who are really powerful." Li? said as he recalled the battle of Shengjing.
"Supported by the belief in protecting the Han family's clothes and Confucian ancestral temples, these scholars truly sacrificed their lives. Their courage and determination were far superior to ordinary warriors, and this must have been the key to the Ming army's victory over the Hunhe River.
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"Understood, Emperor Chongzhen is trying to create another three hundred years of national destiny for the Ming Dynasty." Li Ju said with a sigh, "My son, Mencius and King Hui of Liang said that only a wise man can make a big deal out of small things. Therefore, the king is in charge of his affairs and Gou Jian's affairs.
Wu, today the Ming Dynasty is booming, and it is not impossible to recreate the prosperous era of Wanli and even Yongle, so we must be humble in our affairs in Korea."
"My sons, please remember your father's teachings." Li Chang bowed to the ground.
