Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 182 Sarhu and Huang Tiandang

Supervise the country's palace and meeting hall!

The courtiers of the Ming Dynasty gathered together.

Zhu Jianzhuo held the battle report that Zhu Jing'an sent back from the front line in his hand, and his face was full of joy that could not be concealed.

"Changsha changed hands. The two sharp swords of the Qing Dynasty's Shaanxi Green Camp and Sauron Soldiers were broken at the rear city of Changsha. Agui led his remaining troops to retreat to Yuezhou."

"Yes, yes, the prince fought well in this battle!"

"After this battle, the offensive and defensive momentum will change."

In the Battle of Changsha, despite the fact that the Qing army only had 4 to [-] troops from the front and rear, it seemed that the main force was not lost.

But what you need to know is that most of these 4 to [-] people are Shaanxi Green Camp and Sauron soldiers, who are rare field elite soldiers in the Qing army.

Instead of garrisoning defense troops in places like ordinary Green Camp!

The loss of thirty to forty thousand of such elite field soldiers is more serious than the loss of hundreds of thousands of ordinary defenders.

Thirty to forty thousand elite field troops were wiped out in one fell swoop. Such a disastrous defeat, no matter which dynasty or generation they were in, would shock the whole country and be heartbreaking.

For example, when the Ming Dynasty was defeated by Hou Jin in Saarhu, the number of elite field warriors was almost the same.

What is the total strength of the Ming Dynasty in the Battle of Sarhu?

It has always been quite controversial!

Although Yang Hao claimed to have an army of 47 when he sent out troops.

But this number is worth listening to!
At that time, the Ming Dynasty had just completed the three major campaigns of Wanli, and all the border troops suffered heavy losses. If only they could draw 47 soldiers.

A mouthful of saliva can drown an old slave!
According to the "Records of Liao Facts of the Three Dynasties" written by the Liaodong Jinglue King in the Jin Dynasty and written by the Minister of War in the late Ming Dynasty.

In the Battle of Sarhu, the strength of the Ming army was "Except for the Korean soldiers, there were more than 550 officers and soldiers who went to the fortress for both host and guest, more than 310 generals were killed, and more than 870 soldiers were killed. As a result, more than [-] horses, mules, and camels were lost in the battle.

As Minister of the Ministry of War and Liaodong Manager, Wang Zaijin was able to obtain data. The water content was definitely not high, and his records were most likely reliable.

Even if there is a deviation, it is much more real than the so-called 47!

In other words, in the Battle of Sarhu, the Ming army sent more than 8 troops, and including the Korean soldiers who were brought in to assist in the battle, the number was almost 10.

This number is not running!

10 people were killed and more than 4 were killed. As a result, half of the elite border troops of the Ming Dynasty were lost in this battle.

After that, Hou Jin seized the strategic initiative over the Ming Dynasty.

It can be seen how fatal it is for a feudal dynasty to lose more than 4 soldiers at once.

Even though the current Qing court is in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty during the Battle of Sarhu was in the late Ming Dynasty.

But losing [-] to [-] soldiers in one fell swoop would have absolutely fatal consequences for the Manchus.

It is no exaggeration to say that the world was shocked!

Wang Shun, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty's cabinet and a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, said with emotion when he heard this.

"This battle is between Jianyi Luchou and Huang Tiandang!"

Wang Shun originally wanted to say that this battle was fought by Saarhu of the Qing Dynasty.

But after thinking about it, it felt inappropriate, so he became Huang Tiandang.

In the Battle of Huangtiandang, Han Shizhong took advantage of the terrain to besiege the Jin army crossing the Yangtze River south of the Yangtze River. After defeating the Jin army, they no longer dared to cross the river. This was considered to have stabilized half of the southern country.

This battle can be called the founding battle of the Southern Song Dynasty!

Wang Shun compared the Battle of Changsha with the Battle of Huang Tiandang, which is quite appropriate.

The only difference between the two wars is that Zhu Jing'an really severely damaged the main force of the Qing army in the Battle of Changsha.

In the Battle of Huangtiandang, Han Shizhong only used the terrain to besieged and forced the Jin army to break through and retreat northward, but failed to annihilate the Jin army in an organized manner.

Wang Shun continued with a face full of joy.

"After this battle, the strategic initiative in the entire Southern Kingdom will be given to me, the Ming Dynasty!" "No matter whether His Highness the Crown Prince takes Hubei or goes to Jiangnan, there will be no obstacles!"

"As long as Hubei and Jiangnan are taken, the world will be settled, and half of the south will return to the rule of our Han family."

Wang Shun is quite emotional now.

At that time, because he failed in the imperial examination, the Qing Dynasty looked down on him, and he made the decision to adjust his employment out of frustration.

Unexpectedly, this adjustment actually produced a founding hero!

To be honest, when he first followed Zhu Jiazhuo in the rebellion, Wang Shun actually didn't think that the Ming Dynasty could really succeed in rebelling against the Qing Dynasty.

His idea at that time was that if a man is alive and cannot eat five pots of food, he will be cooked in five pots of food even if he dies!

Even if he, Wang Shun, dies, he will still spill my Qing Dynasty's blood, letting the superior official who deposed him know that without him, Wang Shun, you are all blind.

Most of the many failed scholars who rebelled in ancient times also had this mentality!
To put it bluntly, it is revenge against society!

But Wang Shun really didn't expect that the Qing Dynasty, which seemed to be in great power and unshakable, turned out to be a paper tiger.

Since the Ming Dynasty rebelled, it has left Guangxi, plundered Guangdong, attacked Guizhou, and entered Hunan, spanning four provinces.

Continuous battles and consecutive victories, all battles are invincible.

It seems that what he rebelled against and created is really going to come true.

Li Mu on the side asked.

"Your Majesty, I wonder where His Royal Highness the Prince plans to use his troops next?"

Zhu Jiazhuo stroked his beard and said.

"Jing'an said that his next step is to march to Yuezhou, and strive to annihilate the remnants of Agui's troops as soon as possible, so that the main force of our army can move eastward to the south of the Yangtze River and solve our worries."

If he did not get rid of Agui's troops in Yuezhou and put a Qing army of tens of thousands of people on his supply line, Zhu Jing'an would not be able to do so no matter how big-hearted he was.

When everyone heard the words, they all understood.

It seems that the next step for the Ming army is to send troops to Yuezhou!

After Zhu Jianzhuo answered Li Mu's question, he cleared his throat and changed the topic.

"Okay, okay, I'm a layman in military matters, so let's leave it to Jing'an to deal with, and I won't get involved."

"In the next few days, the most important thing in the court is to prepare for the imperial examination."

"The success of the government in the government is no less important than the fact that Jing'an defeated tens of thousands of Qing soldiers on the front line."

"Everyone in the family must understand that the imperial examination is the foundation of the country!"

As long as the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty were held, the impact on the Manchu Qing Dynasty would definitely be no less than the loss of tens of thousands of troops on the battlefield.

Because the main reason why the Manchus and Qing Dynasties were able to occupy the Central Plains was the deep binding between the Manchu Qing Dynasties and the gentry class. To put it simply, the Manchu Qing Dynasties were able to issue official titles to the gentry.

But with the opening of the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were not the only ones in the world who could give official titles to the gentry.

It is difficult to say in the north where Manchu rule is more stable, but the position of the gentry in the southern provinces is a question mark.

As long as the gentry's position wavered, how many rounds could the Manchu green soldiers in the south be able to withstand the Ming Dynasty?
What Zhu Jing'an is doing now is to continuously win victories on the battlefield and create greater living space for Ming Dynasty.

What Zhu Jianzhuo did was to establish a solid foundation for the Ming Dynasty in the rear!

For a new regime, both of these are indispensable!

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PS: I went to take the exam today. I couldn’t take the exam in the small county where the author lives. I had to take the high-speed rail to the city, so I didn’t have time to code in the morning or afternoon.

Well, take a day off, that's all for today.

Normal updates of [-] per day will resume tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)