Zhao Qiang's doubts were not a problem for Gao Shiqi. After knowing that Pan San was from the Three Banners of the Han Army, he knew why this guy was so knowledgeable but was just a businessman. The second reason was because he was a Han man.
The background of the military flag is just that. [] The background of the Han army of the Three Banners sounds good. However, except for Zu Yinjue and Jian who have military exploits, they are not allowed to enter the officialdom. They cannot enter the officialdom through the imperial examination like the Han people. Therefore, this Han military flag
Most of the people in the country are just waiting to die. Even if they are talented, they can't be named in the golden list to honor their ancestors. What's more, Pan San is very ugly and has poor character. How can a person like this enter the officialdom?
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Naturally gifted with a clever tongue, he loves leisure and hates work, and just wants to make a living with his words. How can these unscrupulous people compare to me? Knowing the details of the other party, Gao Shiqi felt even more contempt, but he was a little happy, and he didn't know why he was happy.
After Pan San's episode, I couldn't drink the wine as much as I wanted, and everyone was full. Gao Shiqi was thinking about rushing on the road, so he asked the waiter to clear the table, and just sipped tea and waited.
Deqiu and others, who had gone to arrange a road guide, came back. When Zhao Qiang saw this, he chatted with them about the folk customs of Shengjing City.
After half a stick of incense, Deqiu and others came back. They said that the road guide had been stamped with the official seal, and they could use it to enter the pass. In their words, they praised the people of Fengtian Mansion. After all,
He is an official from a big place. He is much closer than the officials from a small place. He is also very smooth in handling things and does not embarrass them at all. He is really from the roots of the imperial city and is different. Hearing this,
Zhao Gao and Zhao Gao both smiled. They had seen a lot about this "The King of Hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with", so they naturally understood it very much.
After Deqiu and others had finished their meal, Zhao Qiang asked Ge Feihu to go to the counter to pay money, lead his horse to the backyard, and then leave the city to the south. Gao Shiqi had no old memories in Shengjing and had no interest in visiting.
The officials in Shengjing just wanted to rush in and hand over the errand, and find some way to make this Sauron man willing to surrender, so that it would be useful when the war starts in the spring.
When they came, they entered Shengjing through the inner gate of the small east gate, and when they left, they exited the city through the Fusheng Gate of the great north gate. From the great north gate, all the way north, ten miles away is Huang Taiji's mausoleum Zhao
The mausoleum. Zhaoling is an imperial mausoleum. Naturally, it is impossible for people to visit it and it is impossible to sell tickets. Zhao Qiang has no intention of going to the grave of the dead, so after leaving the city, he rushes to Jinzhou. Gao Shiqi and others
The horses are also good horses, and they do not lag behind even when galloping.
When they arrived at a place on the third day, what was strange was that Zhao Qiang and Gao Shiqi, who had not stopped much along the way, stopped at the same time, got off their horses and stared at the ruins in front of them in a daze. The large area of ruins had been submerged.
Among the mud, there are only a few pillars of old locust trees still showing themselves to the world. This place is called Daling River.
Zhao Qiang, who is familiar with the history of the Qing Dynasty, naturally also knows the history of the late Ming Dynasty. The Daling River in front of him was the battlefield of several deadly battles between the Ming and Jin Dynasties more than fifty years ago. It is also the northernmost end of the Ningjin Defense Line. It not only witnessed
The turbulent history of the late Ming Dynasty also witnessed the suffering and sorrow of the Han nation and the rise of the Jurchens. Thinking of what happened back then and looking at the ruins in front of him, Zhao Qiang naturally sighed.
Since entering the customs must pass through Shanhaiguan, Zhao Qiang was naturally very interested in the Ningjin Defense Line. Going south from the Daling River is Jinzhou, which is also known as the "Western Liaoning Corridor" in later generations. It is a must-pass when entering the customs. , its importance is only that seven out of ten trains departing from Beijing in later generations will stop in Jinzhou. The war that broke out in Jinzhou during the "Liaoshen Battle" was an important part of it. The small Jinzhou gathered the attention of the outside world, and also It gathered the most elite troops and best generals from both sides at that time. In order to resist Hou Jin's attack, the Ming army built a series of castles north of Shanhaiguan and south of Daling River, with Shanhaiguan as the backing and Ningyuan as the fort. Jinzhou was the vanguard, with multiple forts built as joint defense strongholds. It was considered a strong line of defense.
The Guan Ning Army will definitely move south in the future. In order to prevent the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they will also build a Ning Jin defense line like the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Zhao Qiang must know what parts of the Liaoxi Corridor he is going to take next are worthy of his attention and consideration. Gao Shiqi's He was also filled with emotions. The reason why he became interested in the ruins of Daling River was not because he thought about the Ming Dynasty, but because Kangxi had mentioned the matter of Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan to him a few months ago. At that time, he could not figure out what happened. , and I don’t know much about these two people, so I am inevitably a little reluctant when answering correctly. Now that I have arrived at the Daling River, I might as well take a look with my own eyes, so as not to have an excuse when the emperor asks again.
At that time, Sun Chengzong spent four years in Liaodong. He took training troops and building cities as his own responsibility. He worked step by step and gradually advanced. He sent generals to occupy Jinzhou, Songshan, Xingshan, Shitun and the big and small Linghe cities. In the fifth year of Tianqi, Yuan Chonghuan returned from Ningyuan. Move forward two hundred miles, thus forming the Ningjin defense line with Ningyuan as the center. However, Yuan Chonghuan left Ningyuan to build Jinzhou but was opposed by Sun Chengzong. According to the historical materials Zhao Qiangdao found, Sun Chengzong opposed the construction of Jinzhou, and the reason for Daling River City was It costs a lot of money and is not practical.
Times have changed, and Zhao Qiang is not sure which one, Sun Chengzong or Yuan Chonghuan, is right. However, Yuan Chonghuan spent huge sums of money to build Jinzhou twice, but in the end he only built Jinzhou into a huge pit like the "Zheng Guo Canal", which never functioned. There is no doubt about Yuan Chonghuan's strategic vision. Later, Yuan was good at killing Maolong, which caused Houjin to invade the Ming Dynasty without restraint from the rear. He could fight boldly from a long distance without worrying about instability in the rear. In this way, the entire "Guan, Ning, and Jin" It became a "Maginot Line of Defense", which was unable to resist the invasion of Hou Jin. What is even more criticized is that the Qing army detoured through Mongolia five times to enter the country on a large scale, plundering thousands of miles of land and sweeping across the capital. Whether coming or going, they don't go through the Ningjin Defense Line, so that the Ningjin Defense Line becomes an empty display. People often say with emotion that the Ningjin Defense Line built by Yuan Chonghuan was a "great achievement". Nurhachi, Huang Taiji and his son did not break through. However, if you think about it carefully, Now, does "Ningjin", which has become the "Maginot Line", still need to be broken through? It should be said that this line of defense has been scrapped since the entry of Jimen into the fortress in the first year of Emperor Taiji and Chongzhen. After that, it is no longer what it is. Instead of a line of defense, it was a huge pit that consumed the Ming Dynasty's national power, and a battlefield where Hou Jin took advantage of Jinzhou's geographical defects to gather and annihilate the main force of the Ming army. Back then, Hou Jin occupied Jinzhou, but withdrew on its own initiative and had no intention of taking that place. Moreover, Jinzhou also This was not the first time it was occupied by Hou Jin. During the Ningyuan War, Hou Jin also occupied Jinzhou, but he still took the initiative to retreat at that time. Moreover, Hou Jin was not even interested in Guangning, which means that Hou Jin had no interest in Liaoxi at all.
Sun Chengzong left Ningyuan, used Juehua Island to relieve Dongjiang, and sent troops to Lushun. He had formed several strongholds around Liaodong to contain and receive refugees. He did not abandon North Korea and Dongjiang, but was much smarter than just retreating to Shanhaiguan before. Yuan Chonghuan did not want to
But he insists on being stubborn, and ends up with a tragic end. It's really better to succeed than to lose.
"What is Mr. Mi thinking about?" Gao Shiqi asked curiously when Zhao Qiang stared at the dead trees.
Zhao Qiang sighed and said, "My ancestor once fought with Taizu, but he died under the artillery of the Ming army in Dalinghe. Even his body was not allowed to be left in the capital. Therefore, every time I pass by here, I have to mourn and think about my ancestor."