Dominate the Country

"Burn it, burn it. Burn it all! ... ..., hahaha, hahaha, burn it all clean..."

Five days after the New Year's bell rang, after a day and two nights of fierce fighting, Tongguan was captured by the Fu Han Army from Luoyang. Gao Pingshan, the commander of the Second Division, personally supervised the battle, and the Chinese who were responsible for guarding Tongguan looked very tragic under the violent bombing of the Fu Han Army.

As a military stronghold between Guanzhong and Central Plains, the Qing Dynasty established a Manchu city here early, and on weekdays, there was a deputy governor to guard it. Now that the army collapsed, Tohachi, who had been promoted to governor by Yongrong, burned all the food and fodder in Tongguan with one fire, and then set the entire deputy governor's office on fire.

The bannermen in Tongguan Mancheng had already fled to Xi'an. Just like the bannermen in Taiyuan Mancheng before. Although the Manchu cities of the Qing Dynasty are best known for several provincial capitals, there are also Manchu cities in many military strongholds, such as Tongguan, Taiyuan, and Yinchuan. However, the Eight Banners soldiers stationed in these places are not up to the level of garrison generals, and most of them are deputy governors.

With the gradual expansion of the occupied area of ​​the teaching division in the southeast of GS, and the teaching division also seized Baoji, Fengxiang and other places in SX, Yongrong deeply felt the threat from the back of [Xi'an]. If the teaching division and the main force of the second division in Luoyang joined forces to attack Xi'an City, his small body could not hold on. So Yongcheng had planned to transfer soldiers and civilians to the northwest before the New Year. Potemkin, who had a failed negotiation with Gao Yanming in Kulun, really came through.

Yongrong really wanted to withdraw all the soldiers and bannermen to the northeast, but there was no way to go. Yongrong can only go west now. Fortunately, including the bannermen withdrawn from Tongguan and Taiyuan, and the bannermen in the Manchu city of Xi'an, the number of people has reached 30,000. In addition to the eight garrisoned banners in Yinchuan and XJ, there are 40,000 bannermen without counting the bannermen. In this way, about 10,000 men can be recruited to cooperate with the bannermen in the northwest, and Yongrong has more than 20,000 bannermen under his command. With this base, he can at least control an army of 50,000 to 60,000 people, which almost includes most of the regular Qing army in Gansu and Shaanxi. As long as he does not confront the main force of the Fu Han Army, the HH and Mongolians who killed all the way to XJ will not dare to make a sound.

Gao Pingshan also received a secret report from the dark camp and reported to Chen Ming in October about the attack on SX. Yongrong wanted to run away. Even if the full occupation of SX was not in the original strategy, Gao Pingshan felt that it was necessary to attack immediately.

But Chen Ming pressed it down.

——If Yongrong wanted to run, he would run. From SX to GS and from GS to XJ, it would be best to stir up all the restless greens in the local area so that the Fu Han Army could sweep them all at once.

If Chen Ming could let Yongcheng mess with North Korea, he could also let Yongrong tease the people in the northwest who dared not to split.

You know, the current GS is quite messy. The hhs from all over the country have gathered together, and the Han people have also organized militias. The control of the Qing Dynasty in GS has plummeted. In many places, they can only control one city. Outside the city, it is another world.

It is also a pity that the new green and old green in the hh are very incompatible. The local Han people have organized militias long ago because of the Fu Han Army and the previous Yuandun Sect. The GS also has a minister of militia. In terms of military strength, it is not only not weaker than the hhs, but even more powerful. Otherwise, it may have evolved into a Tongzhi h rebellion that broke out in advance.

The divided Han people's militia militia and the divided hh sect militia are hostile, distrustful and even hostile to each other, which gives the Qing government of GS the greatest reliance to coordinate the overall situation. When part of the training brigade was trapped in Hanzhong, SX, the Qing army in GS was able to maintain its rule in most areas of GS, leaving the Fu Han army trapped in a shortage of troops and only active in the southeastern part of GS, unable to directly threaten Lanzhou.

Gao Pingshan did not receive Chen Ming's order until the New Year, and then began to bombard the Chinese in Tongguan with artillery and fire dragon bombs on the fourth day of the New Year, and completely defeated the Qing army guarding the pass with absolute geographical advantages on the night of the fifth day.

The Fu Han army in SX also began to attack SX.

This directly marked the beginning of the Fu Han army's offensive war against the northwest. There was a cheer in Nanjing. With the current strength of the Fu Han army and the combat effectiveness of the Chinese in the northwest, there was no doubt about who would win or lose.

The war correspondents accompanying the army sent manuscripts to various provinces and places. Throughout the first month of the year, hundreds of millions of eyes in the government and the public were watching the progress of the war. On the 26th day of the first month, the Fu Han army captured the city of Xi'an.

This news appeared on the front page of the Zhongyuan Daily only one day later, but the whole city of Nanjing suddenly fell silent that day.

"Going north and south, east and west, I see that life is always empty.

The sky is empty, the earth is empty, and life is in it.

The sun is empty, the moon is empty, what is the use of coming and going?

The fields are empty, the land is empty, how many owners have changed.

Gold is empty, silver is empty, how can it be in your hands after death?

Wife is empty, son is empty, we will never meet on the road to the underworld.

In the Tripitaka, emptiness is color, and in the Prajna Sutra, color is emptiness.

Going west in the morning and east in the evening, life is just like a bee collecting flowers.

After collecting hundreds of flowers and making honey, all the hard work is in vain.

I heard the drum in the middle of the night, and turned over without realizing it was the fifth watch.

Thinking carefully from the beginning, it was just a dream."

In the bedroom, Chen Han's senior officials, as well as the seventh and ninth lords, and the old uncle, all gathered together.

Chen Hui, who was sitting high up, could not see a trace of blush on her face, but it was no longer bluish-green, and her skin also had a touch of luster, not as gray as before. However, the relaxed expressions of all the important ministers did not leak out. Chen Hui was reciting "Poetry of the Empty Space", which is a song of admonition by Zen Master Zhigong of the Southern Dynasties. What is Chen Hui doing? If Zhang Jia III had appeared on this occasion today, Zhang Jia III would have immediately won the hatred of most of Chen Han's close and important ministers. Even if what Chen Hui recited was not a Tantric Buddhist verse. I’m so shocked!

There was nostalgia in Chen Hui's eyes. It was really difficult to step down from a high position and voluntarily give up the power and noble status in his hands. I don’t see some leaders of the Rabbit Kingdom who frequently appear on TV. They look like middle-aged people in their 40s and 50s when they are 60 or 70 years old. However, when they abdicate, their old age is immediately revealed.

But Chen Hui didn't want to die even more. Although this throne represents power, it also represents death to Chen Hui himself.

"Today I have summoned all ministers to discuss important matters. King Gu's health is declining and his energy is very low. It is no longer possible to shoulder the responsibilities of a king. Gu Yu will pass on to the crown prince, abdicate and live in peace in his old age.

What do you think, ministers and ministers? "

As soon as he said this, the whole hall fell into silence. No one would have thought that Chen Hui, who was chanting the "empty poem", had really lost sight of everything. Everyone subconsciously thought of Zhang Jia III, who had been in Nanjing for several months.

"This old monk is not simple!" This is the first reaction in many people's minds. And some people who have too much psychological darkness will even think, "His Royal Highness, what a brilliant move." Send a great monk to the father who is in poor health. As long as he persuades the father, he will abdicate. This It's such a beautiful move.

In fact, Chen Ming was really innocent in this situation. He had no other thoughts at all, but who asked Chen Hui to recite Buddhist verses instead of Taoist warnings. However, Chen Ming personally sent Zhang Jia III to Nanjing before.

The news that Chen Hui was about to abdicate soon spread in the city of Nanjing, and then throughout the south of the Yangtze River, and then north and south of the Yangtze River, along with the 'rumor' spread.

"Bang!" Gao dropped all his favorite jade mahjong pieces.

It was obvious that the old man knew that her health was really in jeopardy, but the matter happened to involve her precious son. It was really unreasonable. "Check, tell the National Security and Public Security Bureau, conduct a thorough investigation."

When old ladies get angry, they don't care whether something is harmful or not. What's more, as long as the rumor maker has a sense of respect for the king in his heart, he will not dare to speak in vain. And since he has said it out loud, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a rebellious person, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is beheaded if caught.

This news was quickly reported to Chen Ming. Chen Ming was silent after hearing this. He just took out the stationery and wrote a line: Good last year, good this year, and next year will be better; you are healthy, I am healthy, and everyone is healthy. .

To put it very bluntly, he sealed the letter and gave it to Liu Wu, "Go to Nanjing." But Chen Ming ignored the pressure exerted by Gao on the national security and public security.

In this world, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can never speak indiscriminately. In my last life, no matter what age it was, there were still people who fell for the same mouth, such as Grandpa Bi and Huang Dashen. How much more so in this day and age?

Since such rumors that implicate the monarch's secrets have been spoken out, one must be held accountable.

"Send a message to the National Security and Public Security Bureau." Liu Wu took the letter and quickly exited Chen Ming's office.

…

GS East, Guyuan.

The sound of gunfire gradually became sparse, and the shouts of killing disappeared in the afterglow of the setting sun. It didn't take long for a group of more than a thousand Tatar cavalry to return from outside the city in disgrace.

"Another failure. The Chinese's sense of smell on the battlefield is too sensitive." Ivanovich shook his head, looked at the returning Tatar cavalry and sighed.

After the "instant collapse" negotiation between Potemkin and Gao Yanming, Potemkin sent 70% of the muskets and all the cannons in his hands to Nerchinsk, where they were handed over to the Qing army, while he led the main force and the remaining 30% of the cannons. The muskets went straight from Inner and Inner Mongolia to GS because the existence of the Qing army in the northwest was no less important to the ambitious Russia than the Qing army in the northeast.

Potemkin left the Torgut cavalry in the team in the northeast, which was thousands of miles further away from Torgut's home than in the northwest.

Although the Mongols 'surrendered' to Chen Han, it was impossible for them to fight the Russians desperately. Regardless of whether it was Outer Mongolia or NMG, a large number of Mongolian cavalry, some tribes and banners united. The Mongolian princes gathered at least 30,000 cavalry, but watched the Russian cavalry pass through thousands of miles and arrived at the GS Qing army happily. After receiving this unexpected reinforcement, Yong Rong treated Potemkin as his honored guest. The muskets carried by Potemkin's team were exactly what Yong Rong was in urgent need of. Then the Russians and the Fuhan Army's northwest cavalry troops started a game of cat and mouse on the land of GS.

The northwest Qing army, supported by 7,000 Russian reinforcements, completely overwhelmed the Fuhan army in terms of cavalry numbers. But the arrogant Ivanovich led two thousand Russian cavalry to break into the area controlled by the Fuhan Army. When they had a good time, they encountered a dense and large net. If Ivanovich hadn't smelled the danger, there would have been no If they go too deep and turn around early, they will suffer big losses. Instead of escaping with less than 10% casualties!

This defense mode of the Fu Han Army is one that the Russian army has never encountered. The crisscrossing lines of defense have woven into a huge "Law Net". As long as a group of cavalry rush in, there is almost no possibility of not being discovered.

Perhaps the nodes of the net are very fragile. If Ivanovich is willing to risk his life and fight hard, they can tear the nodes apart. But the casualties that the Russian army will have to pay by then will definitely far exceed their results, and this will waste a lot of time.

In addition to the small group of soldiers stationed at the "nodes", the Fu Han Army also has organized musketeers on patrol. Of course, a team of musketeers is not terrible compared to two thousand Russian cavalry, but when teams are gathered together and a battalion of musketeers are arranged in a hollow formation, it is not something that the old Russian cavalry can eat.

Ivanovich was very unlucky and knocked down a battalion-level musketeer phalanx. After two short attempts, the Russians left neatly. Ivanovich, who returned to Guyuan, said to Potemkin: "I thought I saw a group of Western private soldiers."

Now Potemkin entered SX with his men and horses, leaving Ivanovich with hundreds of Russian cavalry and a thousand-man Tatar cavalry in Guyuan.

The Tatar cavalry led by Hebator is a replica of the Mongolian Eight Banners Cavalry. Except for the lack of cotton armor of different colors, there is no difference at all. The Tatar cavalry riding Mongolian horses and wearing Mongolian robes, equipped with scimitars, bows and arrows and muskets,

Hebator is a Tatar nobleman in Siberia. He is a very unruly person, but now he is dejected. Beside Hebator is a Russian major officer, Mikhail Yefimovich Katukov. Born in a famous family in St. Petersburg, as a major officer of the Russian Empire's Guards, he looks down on the East. Whether it is the Central Asian countries or the Qing Empire. In his eyes, these countries are backward barbarians. Just like the foreign barbarians in the eyes of the Chinese at this moment.

But now, although he still held his chest high, Ivanovich could not feel the sword-like pride that Katukov had originally had.

The Chinese were only a cavalry of three or four hundred people. They wore a variety of clothes and rode donkey-like horses, which were one size smaller than the Mongolian horses of the Tatar cavalry. Such a team fought with the Tatar cavalry for five or six days without losing a hair.

No matter how hidden the ambush designed by Khbatov and Katukov was, they were never fooled. Every time he attacked, he chose the time when the Tatar cavalry was slack or weak. He would tear off a piece of meat and turn around and leave, never greedy, never lingering in battle.

Ivanovich was a professional cavalry officer. After learning the details of the Tatar cavalry's attack, he admired the combat sense of the Chinese cavalry officers very much. "This is an excellent cavalry officer!"