Chapter 170: An emperor appears in Shanghai Hearing his teacher Xu Guangqi ask about his current military training situation, Sun Yuanhua, the former governor of Denglai and now the general manager of Shanghai regiment training, couldn't help but smile secretly.
Although he once served in the Ministry of War and was known for his "knowledge of military matters", his real expertise was in building bunkers and forging cannons, and he did not have much experience in actually leading troops in battle.
The only war he ever commanded was the street battle in which Chen Xin failed to seduce him and was driven away from his home by the Dengzhou rebels.
In short, according to modern people's point of view, this Comrade Sun Yuanhua is probably a Christian who advocates "weapons only", a relatively outstanding arsenal manager and defense fortification designer, but not a qualified military commander, let alone What a training master.
Now, if Sun Yuanhua is put on the shelf and is responsible for training and directing the training of the landlords and rural warriors in Shanghai, it is basically the same as asking the director of the Huangyadong Arsenal to direct the Eighth Route Army in the Hundred Regiments War during the Anti-Japanese War.
It is completely unprofessional.
However, there is nothing that can be done about it.
In any case, compared with the scholars and dandies in Fushe who only know how to recite poems and compose poems, Sun Yuanhua, an official of the Ministry of War who has never eaten pork and has at least seen a pig walking, can be regarded as a rare professional military in the local area.
Talented, at least they should not be like Chen Zilong's "Zhenwu Army", which caused more than a thousand rebels to be beaten by more than a dozen Qing soldiers on the outskirts of Suzhou, causing the entire army to collapse and hundreds of casualties.
Under this situation, Sun Yuanhua had no choice but to take over the banner of Chen Zilong's "Zhenwu Army".
While flipping through the new book Qi Jiguang's Military Book published by Hangzhou Wanbi Bookstore, he recruited strong tenants and taught them the art of battle formation. .
However, it was only a month before and after, and the people in charge were all laymen, and they had no weapons or weapons.
It is natural to imagine what the "Zhenwu Army" volunteers could become.
As a result, Xu Guangqi and others were disappointed to learn that the two thousand "Zhenwu Army" in Shanghai County were still incompletely armed and disorganized, and most of them were weak.
The ability of the prisoners to fight in the field was, at best, just standing on the city wall, shooting arrows and throwing stones.
The only good news is that Sun Yuanhua organized manpower to complete urgent repairs and reinforcements on the city walls of Shanghai County.
During the feudal dynasty of China, China had long been stuck in the vicious cycle of "defending the people more than the bandits".
The imperial court declared that "a chivalrous person violates the prohibition with force of arms" and confiscated civilian weapons.
Although the emperor's rule was temporarily stabilized, it made the people weak and neglected training.
Once they encountered foreign invaders, they would be like wolves chasing sheep.
There is no longer the situation in the pre-Qin era where all the people put down their plows and hoes and took up their duties.
The fierce and martial style that can form an army with a sword and a spear.
The peaceful and prosperous land south of the Yangtze River is also known for its weak people throughout China, and the fighting effectiveness of the local militia is naturally even more pitiful.
In fact, compared with the Qing army hundreds of miles away, the thousands of refugees pouring into Songjiang Prefecture, as well as the various bandits and thieves mixed among them, are the real problems faced by Shanghai's "rebels" now. threaten.
Just to suppress these criminals has already made Xu Guangqi very anxious.
As long as several thousand Qing troops invade Shanghai at this time, the maintenance meeting organized by Xu Guangqi will collapse instantly.
Fortunately, the Qing army, which has lost its leader, is in a state of paralysis and will not invade Songjiang, at least in the short term.
When Huang Taiji died suddenly in the army, the powerful factions Beile and Prince of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty were in charge of their own troops and were scattered across the south and north of the Yangtze River instead of gathering in one place.
As a result, the rhythm of the battle for the throne was greatly disrupted. procrastination.
Although the eldest son of the emperor, Hauge, jumped out immediately and declared that he was the next legitimate emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the problem was that Huang Taiji never left a last word "Hauge will take over" during his lifetime.
Therefore, except for the true blue flag controlled by Haug himself, the attitude of the two yellow flags is ambiguous, neither supporting Haug nor opposing Haug.
Seeing a whole voice roaring down, but no one responded, Hauge himself felt very guilty, so he has not yet ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
In addition, Queen Zhezhe, or Queen Mother Zhezhe, in the Nanjing Palace, as well as Huang Taiji's concubines, generally opposed Hauge's succession.
Because the most favored concubines such as Empress Dowager Zhezhe, Hai Lanzhu and Dayu'er were all born in Mongolia, they all had no children.
And Hauge, whose biological mother died early, had a bad relationship with them from a very early age.
If Hauge succeeds to the throne, not only will the political influence of these Mongolian women be reduced rapidly, but they may even be forced to die.
Therefore, these concubines They all hope to choose a younger heir to the throne so that they can handle it more easily.
You must know that these women of Huang Taiji are not the ladies of the Han family who are locked up in the courtyard all day long.
They also have the support of the Mongolian military flags and their respective tribes behind them, and they actually control Huang Taiji's private treasury and direct bodyguards.
Series "Central Forces".
In addition to Hauge, Huang Taiji also had two younger sons, Ye Keshu and Shuo Sai, but their mother clan was too humble and they had no right to inherit.
Fortunately, the Qing Empire has been driven to the south of the Yangtze River, and the family power in Liaodong has lost its meaning.
But the problem is, on the issue of whether to choose Ye Keshu or Shuo Sai to sing opposite Hauge, Huang Taiji's wives themselves split and made a fuss.
Not to mention that some of the young wives had vague thoughts of cheating on Hongxing.
In addition to Huang Taiji's wives and sons, his younger brothers were also interested in joining the battle for the throne.
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The most dazzling star player among them is naturally the smart king Dorgon who masters the two white flags.
However, since Huang Taiji was planning a crusade against this rebellious boy in his last moments, Dorgon's actual power at this time was at its lowest ebb.
The two white flags that were his basic base were shattered by Huang Taiji.
The sixty-five Niu Lu were gone and only about twenty Niu Lu were left.
Especially Azige, who was his most powerful man, was intimidated and deceived by Huang Taiji into betraying Dorgon.
He wanted to go to the south of the Yangtze River to divide the land and the treasure.
Unexpectedly, he just arrived in Yangzhou and before crossing the river, came the news.
After hearing the news of Huang Taiji's death, he was left without support for a while, which made Azig want to cry without tears.
Therefore, faced with the persuasion and wooing from both Dorgon and Hauge, Azig felt very contradictory and strange during this period.
The three Dorgon brothers, who Huang Taiji had never been able to break up during his lifetime, had internal strife and suspicion after his death.
Next, seeing that Hauge was unpopular and Dorgon's power declined greatly, Jierhalang, Abatai and others could not help but think about it.
As a result, the battle for the throne turned from a two-sided struggle into a de facto brawl.
For a while, no one could guess who would win in the end.
Because of this strange and chaotic situation within the Qing court, the war in the entire Jiangnan area basically calmed down.
Empress Dowager Zhezhe leisurely sent people to search for auspicious soil in Zijin Mountain, Zhongshan Mountain, Nanjing, and prepared to build an imperial mausoleum for Huang Taiji to be buried.
Prince Baylor, while preparing their troops to fight at any time, communicated with each other and discussed how to stand together as a team.
As for the traitor troops who had just joined the Qing army, they were confused and at a loss by the intricate power struggles within the Qing court.
As a result, the various Qing armies that were originally aggressive were now caught in a highly tense alert and confrontation with each other.
No one dared to say anything without permission, lest they become the first to be hit.
Therefore, the remnant forces of the Ming Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River, which had been waiting for death, invisibly got a buffer time to deal with and adjust.
But the problem is that compared with the Qing army, which was temporarily paralyzed by the mind, the remnants of the Ming Dynasty in Jiangnan are now even more scattered.
The situation of the Qing army was that the emperor died suddenly and the throne was vacant.
The situation in the Ming Dynasty was that the entire court was destroyed and there was no leader at all.
Therefore, despite facing the Qing government's rogue policy of "demanding both money and lives", the party officials and eunuchs Jinshen in Donglin, Jiangnan, who had no way out, finally took out their hard-earned savings to organize a large-scale group to practice local bravery.
For a time, there were "volunteers" under various banners everywhere, and the total strength was considerable.
But no one can stand up and come up with a justifiable reason to twist these scattered and spontaneous resistance forces into a rope.
On the contrary, these "rebel soldiers" have been plundering people and fighting each other since the beginning of their birth.
Their impression in the minds of the people is not much better than that of the Qing soldiers.
In this regard, knowledgeable people such as Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, and Chen Zilong are all worried.
However, with their reputation and influence, they can only intimidate a county in Shanghai at best, and they cannot even fully control the entire Songjiang Prefecture.
So we can only take one step at a time.
However, just as the day's regular meeting came to an end and everyone was preparing to have lunch, an uninvited guest suddenly came.
"Oh, it's Ji Ming who has returned from Jiangyin with his navy.
Please come in and serve tea."
Following Sun Yuanhua's excited voice, a strong, dark-skinned middle-aged man walked in surrounded by several guards.
This man's name was Shen Tingyang, whose nickname was Ji Ming.
He was a native of Chongming Island in Suzhou Prefecture.
He was a famous navigator in the late Ming Dynasty and one of the important leaders of the Shachuan Gang.
The so-called Shachuan Gang is equivalent to the Caobang that travels by sea.
It starts from Shanghai and specializes in the so-called Beiyang trade, that is, sailing north to Shandong, Tianjin, Liaodong and other places to transport various "Southern goods", and then from The North returned to Shanghai and shipped "Northern goods".
This kind of business was very big in the Qing Dynasty, with annual sales reaching several million taels.
This level was not reached in the Ming Dynasty, but the total amount was not small.
Shen Tingyang's family alone had hundreds of ships and thousands of sailors.
When Songjiang officials such as Sun Yuanhua and Xu Guangqi fled from the north to the south, they also boarded the ships of Shen Tingyang's family.
As the Qing army invaded the south of the Yangtze River, the powerful gentry in various prefectures and counties were recruiting troops to seize control.
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Shen Tingyang also took the opportunity to use his fleet and tough sailors to separate his hometown of Chongming Island at the mouth of the Yangtze River.
He proclaimed himself the admiral of the Yangtze River Navy, and worked with Xu Guangqi and others in Shanghai to help each other.
Not long ago, he was quite eager to lead a fleet upstream to transport supplies to Jiangyin County, which was hanging alone behind enemy lines in Changzhou Prefecture and surrounded by the Qing army.
Now that he saw Shen Tingyang returning safely, Sun Yuanhua was eager to ask about the battle situation on the Jiangyin front line.
"Everything is calm in Jiangyin County now.
After the sudden death of the captive chief Huang Taiji, the Qing soldiers who attacked the city had no intention of fighting anymore and had retreated twenty miles away.
The soldiers and civilians in the county were able to go out to collect firewood and collect food.
The local gentry also organized several supporting troops to enter the city to help in the battle.
"Shen Tingyang said calmly, and then pulled out a person from behind, "Xu Gebu, Brother Chuyang, I went to Jiangyin this time, but I brought a rare guest.
Look who is here."
Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, Chen Zilong, Xia Yunyi and others in the room took a closer look and saw that this man was about thirty years old.
He had three strands of beard under his chin and looked very mature.
Although his clothes are simple, he has an extraordinary demeanor and his eyes are sparkling.
At first glance, he is not an ordinary person.
Perhaps because of his dim eyesight, Xu Guangqi didn't recognize who it was for a while.
But Chen Zilong and Xia Yunyi recognized the person immediately, and their faces turned red instantly.
They pointed at the person and shouted angrily, "Zhang Pu and Zhang Tianru, you are the traitor who colluded with the Tartars and led the wolves into the house.
How many people have died in Jiangnan because of you?"
Why do you have the nerve to come here?”
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