The Eight Banners were the most loyal troops of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. They were composed entirely of Manchus. Otherwise, there were some Mongolian Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners. These were the core crops of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the most die-hard army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. They were easily
If you can't use them, of course they can't be used. These Eight Banners soldiers have been treated like trash. But it's quite strange that so many Eight Banners soldiers were sent here, and they all died in this deep mountain ravine.
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The White Lotus Sect uprising happened nearby here, because since the Ming Dynasty, in order to avoid the excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes imposed by the government, many households have fled to these deep mountain ravines. Despite the huge mountains in this place, there are actually many valleys that can be cultivated and planted.
At that time, hundreds of thousands of refugees gathered in the mountains in this area to flee their homes. This is called a harsh government that is fiercer than a tiger! Although life in the mountains is a bit harder, at least there is no persecution and oppression by the government, and the number of refugees gathered here is getting bigger and bigger.
There are many. So this place has become an important source of troops for the White Lotus Sect.
According to historical records, the destructive power of the White Lotus Uprising was simply appalling. In 1786, the population of the Qing Dynasty was 391.1 million. After the failure of the uprising, the population was 275.66 million, and 110 million people were lost in mutual massacres.
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In the battle that lasted for more than nine years, the White Lotus Rebel Army occupied or conquered 204 prefectures and counties, resisted a large number of troops recruited by the Qing government from 16 provinces, annihilated a large number of Qing troops, and killed the deputy general and the following generals.
There were more than 400 people, including more than 20 first- and second-grade officials such as Zhenzhen. The Qing government spent 200 million taels in military expenditures, equivalent to four years of fiscal revenue. This uprising greatly damaged the vitality of the Qing Dynasty.
The rule gradually declined.
Therefore, although the White Lotus Uprising is not very famous in modern times, the damage it did to the Manchu Qing Dynasty was almost as great as that of the Taiping Rebellion.
This is related to the White Lotus Sect's thorough preparations for the uprising, and the large number of believers. Another reason is that before the White Lotus Sect rose up, they got a large amount of gold from unknown sources to use as military expenses, so they could smoothly recruit troops and equipment.
ordnance.
So after the White Lotus Sect uprising was suppressed, the Qing government sent people to trace the source of the White Lotus Sect's gold. Naturally, the Manchu emperor would not trust the Han people in matters related to gold. Those who were traced were all the most loyal to the Manchus.
The Eight Banners Soldiers.
One of the Eight Banners soldiers chased a remnant of the White Lotus Sect into the deep mountains.
"Second uncle, how do you know the details of this kind of thing? You shouldn't." Huang Lang was very puzzled. The old man told all the details vividly. How could he know what happened after more than three hundred years?
So clear?
"Because I told you, the two brothers who later led the way for the Japanese army are the descendants of this remnant of the White Lotus Sect. And they are my eldest brother and myself!"
As soon as he said this, Huang Lang instinctively wanted to say: "Impossible!"
Why? Because when I heard this story, I always felt that it was very far away from their time. Suddenly, the participants in this story suddenly jumped in front of me, and I really couldn’t react!
But now that I think about it, it’s not impossible. After all, this happened in 1945, only fifty years ago.
It seemed that Ding Li had also thought of this, so he asked: "Second uncle, how long will you live?"
"Thirty-three out of eighty is not considered a long life!"
Ding Li snorted and almost choked to death on his own saliva. Eighty-three years old is not considered a long life. Seventy-three, eighty-four, the king of hell didn't ask him to go. This old man is already that old. Speaking of which,
This old man looks capable and capable. Some people believe that he is over sixty. Who would have thought that he is actually eighty-three!
"Then you were only fifteen or sixteen years old?"
"My brother was eighteen that year and I was fourteen."….
Ding Li and Huang Lang stood in awe: "You were still a serious young hero back then!"
This old man is already so old. He is articulate and not confused at all. He still walks like a gust of wind. I wonder how many people would envy him in the city!
Others didn't know the source of the White Lotus Sect's gold, but Ding Li happened to find it. He didn't even wash off the mud from Xiangxi on his feet, so he ran to this place. But the Qing army didn't know, they got it from some
The captured White Lotus sect traitors knew that a group of White Lotus sect elites had never been sent out, and they were digging something in a big hole deep in the mountains. So at that time, a Baile from Beijing was in charge of tracing the source of the White Lotus sect's gold.
I decided that the White Lotus Sect must have discovered a large gold mine here, and relied on the gold dug out to support the White Lotus Sect's military expenses, so I led my troops to explore this ghost cave.
Speaking of which, Mr. Baylor named Yinghan was a loser. In fact, the Qing Dynasty was already in decline at this time. At least at the beginning of the founding of the country, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, with a mere population of two million, had so many talents in one time.
General stars? Not to mention such immortal figures as **Hachihuang Taiji, even Dorgon, Mulhaqi, Shuerhaqi, and the generals Duduo, Aobai and so on who led the troops.
It is incredible that even a woman can produce a female hero like Empress Xiaozhuang Da Yuer. People have to believe in the existence of Qi.
However, the foundation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was shallow after all. After the explosion of luck, talents as bright as the stars in the sky appeared in large numbers. After Kangxi, one generation was not as good as the other.
The invincible Eight Banners soldiers were completely defeated, and it was extremely difficult to find a loyal and capable man among the Manchus.
After finally selecting the eldest son among the dwarves, Yinghan, a monkey with no tigers in the mountains, can only be called an idiot. Originally, his exploration of the White Lotus Sect's gold was a secret mission, but this guy didn't even look at the Eight Flags in his hand.
What kind of stuff are the soldiers? According to historical records, these Eight Banners soldiers could not even carry the rice bags when they were paid, and they had to ask someone to carry the rice bags back after they were paid.
This man brought a thousand Eight Banners soldiers with him. There was no notice from the local authorities, and the Han officials in these places could not be trusted. So this man took their Manchu Qing hard-core crops and ran into the deep mountains.
At this time, the White Lotus Sect had dispersed. Only a group of Hu Erye and his ancestors were still digging for some ancient secrets in the ghost cave. However, by this time, people were already panicking. The White Lotus Sect was defeated.
The news had already been known to them. Just when these people didn't know which way to go, Lord Baylor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was about to reach the gate with his thousand soldiers.