In the middle of Ma Yao Lake, the prisoner is sitting on a ship.
Not far away, the sound of killing was booming, and guns and cannons were fired. "The Tatars can't escape."
Zhu Yihai stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the battlefield from a distance, and said bitterly, "After all, the new army has just been established. The soldiers have not practiced enough in battle formations, and their weapons and equipment are also inconsistent. In today's battle, eight thousand people surrounded one thousand people, and they were still beaten.
It’s hateful that the bandits killed so many of my soldiers!”
Chen Qianfu, Minister of Taipu Temple and Assistant Manager of the Editing and Editing Department of the Jiangnan Camps, was very calm, "Your Highness, there is no one who will not die in a battle. In my opinion, in today's battle, Your Highness planned well before the battle. During the battle, the soldiers worked hard and fought hard. Although
It is inevitable that there will be casualties and sacrifices. It is already very good to achieve such a result. Looking at His Highness since the uprising, he has traveled to Ningshao, recruited soldiers, personally raised the Sixth Division, and crossed the sea to the Northern Expedition. One battle after another, it is like
The waves of the Qiantang River are getting higher and higher, which is almost unimaginable."
"A newly reorganized army has grown from scratch and won successive victories. The more soldiers and horses it fights, the more troops and horses it fights. The more it fights, the stronger its strength becomes. The skills of these generals are comparable to those of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty."
Zhu Yihai didn't take his flattery too seriously. Although what he said was indeed true. For ordinary people, these achievements would be enough to be proud of. But Zhu Yihai himself knew that these so-called consecutive victories were actually just small wins.
Xiao Nao, his side is indeed a newly reorganized army, and he has also added many recruits, but after all, it is not a true self-made army. It has the Yongwei Camp, Zhejiang Soldiers and other regular imperial troops as the foundation, and is led by powerful generals such as Wang Zhiren, Zhang Mingzhen, and Wang Xiang.
His starting point is quite good, at least he is not short of soldiers, generals and money for the time being.
With such a start, although in the summer of 1645, it seemed that the world would collapse and be swallowed up at any time, in fact it can be said that the conditions were no worse than those of the emperor supervisors of Nanming when they first took over.
The battles fought in these few battles were not really serious ones. The ones fought in Ningbo were a group of deserters, the ones fought in Meishan were just a small reconnaissance team, the ones fought by Xu Min and others after crossing the sea were just local tyrants and evil gentry, and now they are facing Li Yuchun.
, it could barely be considered the first battle, but it was still an outnumbered enemy.
He bet almost all his capital and tried his best, but what he defeated was just one of Hangzhou Bolo's lackeys, and he was still a very weak one.
"His Royal Highness's method of training soldiers through battle is in line with the style of the ancient art of war masters."
Zhu Yihai shook his head helplessly, "I have to do this as a last resort. If I had enough time, why would I do this? It is said that it is training through combat, but sending new soldiers who lack training to the battlefield is almost murder. After this battle, there will be many casualties."
Hundred."
If Zhu Yihai had a choice, he would also like to train his troops slowly. The more he sweats on the playground, the less he will bleed on the battlefield. But the problem is that he has no chance. Why does he have to rush to the throne to supervise the country, and rush to cross the sea and go north?
Because time waits for no one.
Historically, May and June were a relatively empty period after the Qing army went south to occupy the Zhejiang-Zhizhi area. The main force of the Qing army went straight to Hangzhou and destroyed the Lujian State supported by the Nanming Dynasty. The entire Nanzhi area was relatively ungarrisered.
At this stage, although most civil and military officials in Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces surrendered, the Jiangnan Uprising followed one after another.
However, this wave of gentry uprising only lasted for a month or two before it was subsequently strangled by the Qing army, causing massacres in Jiangnan one after another.
After these massacres, the uprising wave in Jiangnan was completely suppressed.
This massacre in Jiangnan killed the last bit of loyal resistance in the Jiangnan area. Although there were sporadic uprisings at this time, they could no longer make a splash.
After the wave of uprisings in the Nanzhi area was extinguished, the Qing army was finally free to move south again to deal with eastern Zhejiang. The Nanming in Fujian resisted the imperial court, and both Lu Jianguo and Emperor Longwu of Fujian were all involved in this wave of attacks.
Collapse and fall.
So from this perspective, the Wusong battlefield played a very important role for the imperial court in eastern Zhejiang.
There is no time for Zhu Yihai to slowly recruit troops, buy horses, build equipment, and then train slowly. If he cannot change the situation in Zhejiang Province within one or two months, then no matter how hard he trains his troops, when the Qing army marches south in two months, what will happen?
The small Qiantang River defense line cannot defend it at all.
From this aspect, Zhu Yihai's strategic plan was not wrong, but looking at the heavy casualties, he still felt pain in his heart. These soldiers who fought successively were the most loyal and reliable force in Zhu Yihai's hands. Now
But it is consumed here.
"What do you plan to do next, Your Highness?" Chen Qianfu asked.
Zhu Yihai turned to him and asked, "What suggestions does Chen Qing have?"
"If the world is safe, pay attention to your appearance; if the world is in danger, pay attention to your generals. But if the world is in danger and you pay attention to your appearance, Qi is more important than generals. For example, Zhu Kerong of the Tang Dynasty, if he handled Cui Zhi inappropriately, there would be chaos. If Pei Jin handled it properly, chaos would be settled.
. There is no time to breathe. This is not seen on the flat ground, but can be seen by those who are independent and on a high hill without looking around.
"As for the talents of the prime ministers, after three generations, it will be difficult for Zhuge Wuhou, Li Yehou, Fan Wenzheng, and Li Zhong to stabilize the princes.
"This dynasty is now in decline. If we want to revive it, we have to rely on our generals."
Zhu Yihai looked at this mad man with some surprise. It was surprising that he, a civil servant from a humble background, could say that the situation now depends on military generals.
"Your Highness does not need to look at your ministers like this. With the word "family", no one knows how many good people have died and how much vitality has been damaged in the past decades. Your Highness is determined to restore the great cause, support the country, and is eager to seek governance, but you must also be careful of being too hasty in seeking quick success and instant benefits."
"After His Highness took the throne to supervise the country, he appointed many famous elders as cabinet ministers. This is a good thing. Now that the country is in turmoil, many people are coveting the artifact. At this time, it is inevitable that there will be a dispute over orthodoxy. If in the court of the supervising country in eastern Zhejiang,
If you can have the support of many famous ministers and elders, you will naturally be able to occupy the position of orthodoxy."
"But we should also note that in troubled times, relying on civil servants cannot save the world."
"In the late Tang Dynasty, there were Bushi Zhongshu and the prodigal prime minister. In this dynasty, there were also Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, and traitors who harmed the country. These are all lessons. It is true that we must rely on civil servants to manage internal affairs, but to revitalize the country and restore its great cause, we must also rely on generals."
It is indeed rare for a civil servant with a civil servant background to elevate the status of a military commander to such a high level.
"No wonder people say that Chen Qing is unruly in his actions, but it seems that he is unruly. In today's troubled times, talents like Chen Qing are needed."
"I am just a person who failed to pass the test. He is not a great talent. In fact, none of the princes in the court understand the truth. It is just about personal interests, or they are unwilling to say it out due to their sectarian opinions."
"Any other suggestions?"
"When the country is in chaos, whether the prime minister is a good man or not, if he can find the right one, he will listen to it. If there is doubt about the use of people, and when there is no doubt about the use of people, then you can build peace and stability. During the Chongzhen period, Lun Fei was in charge of the land, and the travelers were advancing and the traveling was retreating.
Treated as a successor, during the more than ten years of Chongzhen's reign, there were more than 50 academicians who joined the cabinet, and 18 chief assistants. During the seventeen years of the Emperor's reign, the cabinet ministers served the longest and were the most well-informed.
, there are always only three people: he is the only person who takes charge of the crowd, and pays attention to him for eight years, which is warm and benevolent. He listens to his advice and deeds for seven years, and Zhou Yanru is there. And Xue Guoguan is between the two of them. The so-called sending Wucheng to Yu
What has happened in the past is good for the future. By the way, the treachery of benevolence is greater than that of Yan Confucianism, and the greed of Yan Confucianism is twice as great as the national view."
Chen Qianfu's comments about Chongzhen and the prime ministers in power in the Chongzhen Dynasty were a little presumptuous, but he also meant what he meant. In fact, scholars have always been dissatisfied with Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru, the two Chongzhen prime ministers. They called Wucheng, and they were enough to live in Yixing.
Zai.
It is said that Wen Tiren is sinister and sinister, jealous of loyalty and harming loyal people. For example, Lu Xiangsheng was harmed by Wen Tiren.
"I believe that the current situation in the country has reached a point where it is necessary to reform. Many of the so-called ancestral systems are out of date and should be reformed. Our Ming Dynasty has always used literature to control military affairs. This was the way to long-term governance in times of peace. But in today's troubled times
, but this method won’t work.”
"As the saying goes, the general is outside, and the emperor's orders are not taken care of. Moreover, the military aircraft can't breathe. It can change in an instant from thousands of miles away. And everything you want to report to the center of the center can be measured from a distance. Even if the emperor can clearly see thousands of miles away, he can stand alone on a high post.
, no matter how far you are, there is no candle left. Prioritize one after another, and stick to the point of everything?
The internal ministers of the husband restrained the foreign ministers, and the court ministers restrained the peripheral ministers, and the discussions were carried out in vain, and the affairs were carried out.
It is difficult to do anything, and the ministers are in the situation, and the stakes are very close. Witnesses are the most authentic, and the precautions are extremely close. How can others make assumptions or watch and listen on the screen?
In the temple, you must open your eyes and open your belly to inspire heroes."
Zhu Yihai really wanted to clap his hands and applaud.
It turns out that the Ming Dynasty was not all short-sighted and incompetent; there were also many people who actually saw the situation clearly.
Chen Qianfu's suggestions can be summed up in a few points. First, in today's troubled times, we can no longer use civil servants to control military officers. We must reuse military generals, and we must use people with confidence. We must delegate power to military generals, and we cannot use civilian officials to give random orders.
, let alone random remote control from behind.
There should be no distinction between doors.
"Chen Qing's words are precious and good words. I want to worship you as a bachelor and join the cabinet to help."
Chen Qianfu laughed and refused.
"I am just a minister with a civil servant background. Your Highness has given you the position of Tai Pu Qing, one of the nine ministers, which is already too much. How can you join the cabinet? There are no great scholar cabinet ministers with a civil servant background in the Ming Dynasty. It is absolutely unacceptable."
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Li Yuchun wanted to leave, but even the Manchu masters didn't care about it, so he led his servants and abandoned the Qing troops.
But not long after the horse galloped, a bridge they passed by had been destroyed, and a river blocked the way. Although the water was not deep, there was already a fleet of boats on the river. The boats were filled with archers and gunmen, facing each other.
They aimed from afar.
Li Yuchun couldn't see it and hurriedly turned around and left, trying to find another place to cross the river, but before he could get far, another troop of soldiers and horses came to intercept him.
After running like this from left to right for a long time, Ming troops were surrounded from all sides and gradually squeezed them into a field by the river.
Before the war started, Li Yuchun had written a letter of acknowledgment for his victory, and it was still in his arms. He didn't expect that he would be defeated so miserably now.
Looking around at this time, he had less than 300 of the 500 servants and elite veteran light cavalry left under his command. This was his last capital. Although Zhujiazhuang still had some infantry and recruits, there was no way he could go back.
Desperate, Li Yuchun drew his sword and wanted to kill himself.
He knew very well that his sin was serious and his hands were stained with too much blood. If he fell into the hands of the Ming army, it would be even worse.
