For the Qing Dynasty, it will definitely not be a war that consumes resources. Resources are limited, especially after suffering a major setback before, both food and supplies and military strength are even tighter. Therefore, if they want to attack the Ming Dynasty, they will definitely have to
There are enough benefits.
If you attack during the autumn harvest, even if you can't capture the Ming Dynasty's cities, you can still plunder a handful of grain and grass, and you will lose less or less.
Of course, there is another reason, that is, it also takes a lot of time to contact Wazi and Tsarist Russia.
Although Guihua City is now occupied by the Ming army, you can still reach Wasi and Tsarist Russia by taking some detours to the Mobei side and the north of the Daqing Mountains.
If possible, Dorgon also hoped that Tsarist Russia and Wasi could launch an attack in the western part of the Ming Dynasty to reduce the pressure on Liaodong.
After hearing this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna understood what Dorgon meant, thought for a moment and said: "In this case, the Qing Dynasty must support some grain and grass supplies, otherwise, the North Korean side may not be able to survive by that time!"
This time, Dorgon no longer hesitated, and immediately nodded and said: "Okay, the Qing Dynasty will do its best! But I hope you are also mentally prepared. The Qing Dynasty is actually not enough in food and grass, so we can only squeeze in as much as possible.
come out."
He had to say this. Otherwise, if the Qing Dynasty was frugal and managed to save food and supplies for the Japanese country, but the Japanese country could eat and drink freely, then the Qing Dynasty would definitely not
Willing.
After understanding what Dorgon meant, Matsudaira Nobutsuna immediately nodded and said: "In these difficult times, our two countries will work together to overcome the difficulties!"
Dorgon listened and said similar words. For a moment, there seemed to be excitement in the Chongzheng Hall, as if they could have a bright future if they united sincerely.
However, when he turned around and went to the posthouse to rest, Matsudaira Nobutsuna had a sigh on his face.
He couldn't rush over to the Qing Dynasty to deal with it, so as not to pass news back and forth and delay time. In fact, he himself had a lot of things to do in North Korea.
The Ming Dynasty Navy occupied Tsushima Island, cutting off the connection between North Korea and the Japanese mainland. Not only did food and supplies fail to be sent to North Korea, but the Japanese troops in North Korea were also worried about the situation on our homeland, and their military morale was somewhat unstable.
However, at least in the short term, the Japanese could not see any hope of changing the situation on Tsushima. As a result, all the daimyo in Korea had their own thoughts. Without the support of the shogunate behind him, Matsudaira Nobutsuna decided to rule Korea.
The Japanese army was also a problem.
He was worried that after leaving North Korea for a long time, those famous people would connect in secret. Yagyu Jubei alone might not be able to control the situation.
With all this going on, Matsudaira Nobutsuna decided to go back early tomorrow morning.
On the Jianlu side, after Matsudaira Nobutsuna left, Dorgon thought about it, summoned Ying Erdai and Fan Wencheng, and said to them with a serious expression: "Will Wasi and Tsarist Russia send troops to attack?"
The western part of the Ming Dynasty had a great influence on the Qing Dynasty. It has been two years now, but the integration of troops in the west has not yet been completed, and I can no longer afford to delay it. As the plenipotentiary envoys of the Qing Dynasty, Qing and others passed through Mobei
Over there, rush to the west as soon as possible so that Waci and Tsarist Russia must attack the western part of the Ming Dynasty before this autumn harvest, do you understand?"
Ying'erdai, whose full name is Tata La Ying'erdai, was from the Zhengbai Banner, and was called Dragon Bone Da by the Koreans. He was famous for his financial management and diplomacy in the Qing Dynasty. One of his greatest characteristics was not that he could complete Shangguan's job mechanically.
The task assigned was to comprehensively understand the political and military dynamics, and then think of ways to make them beneficial to the Qing Dynasty.
After Dorgon thought about it carefully, he felt that things in the west could only have the desired effect if a figure like Ying Erdai came over. However, he was afraid that it was still not safe, so he wanted to add Fan Wencheng.
, so as to ensure that Waci and Tsarist Russia attack the western part of the Ming Dynasty as much as possible.
Originally, he actually wanted to send Hong Chengchou, because in his opinion, Hong Chengchou was more knowledgeable and capable than Fan Wencheng, but Liaodong was also facing great pressure from the Ming Dynasty, and it was inseparable from being familiar with the Ming Dynasty.
Hong Chengchou was responsible for the affairs. Only after the second choice did he decide to send Fan Wencheng there.
At this time, after hearing Dorgon's explanation, both Ying Erdai and Fan Wencheng understood the importance of their trip, so they both accepted the order and promised to live up to their master's trust.
Dorgon was still a little worried and told the two of them: "If Wasi and Tsarist Russia want to put forward any conditions, there is no need to worry about it. The most important thing is that Gu wants to see them send troops to attack the western part of the Ming Dynasty and attract the Ming Dynasty."
Attention, do you understand?”
The implication is that you can agree to anything first, and whether it will be fulfilled in the end is not important.
After hearing this, Ying Erdai nodded immediately to express his understanding.
As a general in the Qing Dynasty who had been active on the front line, he was also very familiar with the situation of the Japanese country in Korea. It can be said that he was one of the few senior generals in the Qing Dynasty who fully understood the situation the Qing Dynasty was currently in.
Both Ying Erdai and Fan Wencheng felt that it was not too late. After bidding farewell to Dorgon, they simply packed up and saluted, and set off from Shengjing regardless of the heavy snow on the grassland.
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In late January of the 20th year of Chongzhen, because of the low climate at this time, it would snow from time to time on the grasslands, not to mention whether the snow on the ground would melt.
When Ying Erdai and Fan Wencheng led the team to the west, there was also a team of about thirty people moving forward in the snow from the west to the east.
From the clothes of this team, it can basically be seen that this is a Mongolian team.
As they were advancing through the snow, suddenly, at some point, a group of cavalry appeared from all directions.
These cavalrymen all wore white cloaks, and underneath the white cloaks were bright red battle coats. Needless to say, they were a group of people who would not be able to stop them until tomorrow night.
Seeing that they were surrounded by Ming cavalry, these Mongolians did not panic. Immediately, someone shouted loudly in poor Ming Mandarin: "We are the envoys of Dulbert's Ministry, and we have come to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty on the order of the Great Khan."
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The Ming army listened at night, and several soldiers stepped forward, confiscated their weapons, and then took them back to Guihua City. Yes, this is the closest to Guihua City.
According to the plan, a city will also be built in Baotou in later generations. However, the construction has not started yet. Guihua City must be built first, and then connected to Baotou by railway.
All the way south, these envoys from Dulbert's Ministry were observing the situation along the way.
These Mongolians had actually been to Guihua City before. Going eastward, things were fine at first. But when they were about to arrive at Guihua City, wherever they looked, everyone was stunned with shock.
The man at the head couldn't help but ask the Ming army who was passing through the night without collecting the general flag: "When... when did Guihua City become so big? Where is the city wall? Isn't there still a city wall left?"
In the distance, densely packed buildings were seen, standing out against the endless snow.
After hearing this, the general banner of the Ming Army said with a little pride: "The original city wall is inside, and the houses outside were all newly built last year, and they are inhabited by the surrendered tribes who came from Mobei."
"Then why is there no city wall?" Dulbert's envoy was a little puzzled and immediately asked, "If we build another city wall, it will probably take several years to build it, right?"
As far as the eye could see, there were too many houses, and the city wall surrounding them would have to be very long.
Upon hearing this, the general flag of the Ming Army and his men laughed. When the envoy from Dulbert's department was a little confused, he replied in a confident tone: "We are the city wall!"
"What?" Dulbert's envoy heard this and was puzzled for a moment. Looking at the confident Ming army soldiers in front of him, he suddenly understood what the city wall they were talking about was.
Once they understood this, they all fell silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Soon, another team of Ming cavalry came over to verify the situation. This team saw Guihua City from a distance. A total of three teams of Ming cavalry came over to check. Finally, this team was considered to have arrived at Guihua City.
This side of the city.
Many people in the house heard the commotion and came out to watch. Among them, there were old people, young people, women, and children. On their bodies, you could not see the helplessness of winter, but on their faces
, all with smiles and satisfaction.
Observing this scene, the team from Dulbert's department was surprised.
If nothing else, as far as the Dulbert tribe itself is concerned, some people will definitely die in one winter, and many people will worry about whether they can survive this cold winter and welcome the spring when flowers bloom.
This is completely different from the scene I saw before me.
"You are here just in time. Marquis Ningyuan and the general soldiers have just returned from the capital. You wait here, I will go and report to Marquis Ningyuan."
On the old city wall of Guihua City, an official gave these envoys instructions, then turned around and went inside to report.
Two years ago, Governor Yansui was in Guihua City, but during the Chinese New Year, he returned to Yulin.
Here in Guihua City, He Renlong is the biggest; however, when Li Dingguo returns from the capital, he will be the person to talk things over in Guihua City. Of course, in name, Guihua City will still be under the jurisdiction of Governor Yansui.
The main purpose of Li Dingguo and others' return to Guihua City was to rectify the surrendered Mobei Cavalry and re-form their combat effectiveness so that they could launch military operations in time this year.
Li Dingguo heard that an envoy from the Dulbert Ministry came to negotiate, so he naturally summoned him. However, there was one thing that made him a little curious and speechless: this envoy from the Dulbert Ministry said that he was stupid and was afraid of being cheated, so they
We need a group of people to meet Li Dingguo together.
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I worked overtime last night and didn't get home until 11:30, so today's update is late.