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Chapter 484

In fact, there have always been contradictions within the Qing court, but the contradictions can be resolved through negotiation and game to achieve a temporary balance that can be accepted by all parties.

The turmoil within the Qing Dynasty was actually a long time of resentment. After Doorgun took power, he eliminated dissidents and acted arbitrarily, undermined the original rules of negotiation and game, and suppressed dissidents, which caused this rebound.

In the past, there were dissident opinions within the Qing Dynasty, which could be resolved through negotiation and game, and different opinions could be put forward and there was a chance to promote them.

Now it’s all that Doer has the final say. The peace faction and the Chinese faction have no chance to express their opinions, and they cannot negotiate through normal channels.

This time, Jirgalang originally wanted to use the names of Fulin and Bumubutai to bring Dorg down, but Doorg directly put Fulin and Bumubutai under house arrest.

In this way, it is equivalent to what the Han people said to use the emperor to order the princes. Doer gets out of orders and can do it immediately. Unless Jiergalang and others do not recognize this emperor, or simply clear the emperor and rebel, they will have no way to get out of Doer.

Now the Qing Dynasty has become decadent. Jirgalang and others want to seize power from Doorgun and reverse the national trend. However, they are not as cruel as Doorgun and are unwilling to see the Qing Dynasty fall apart. They cannot do anything and do anything, so they can only be suppressed by Doorgun.

There was no choice but to take back power, whether it was Jirgalanghe or Fulin, Bumubutai, if you wanted to take back power, Doorg would be the same. If I didn't let me take power, I would smash the pot. Everyone would not live a good life. If Fulin, Bumubutai could only be afraid of the mouse and let him mercy.

After all, life still needs to be lived. It is impossible to really smash the pot, so everyone will have no food to eat.

After Doorgun forced Bumubutai to issue an order, a cleanup immediately began within the Qing Dynasty. Jirgalang and others were under house arrest, and some speculative Han officials became victims.

During the internal turmoil of the Qing Dynasty, with the reinforcements of Jiangdong and the warriors recruited from Japan, they arrived in North Korea one after another, and the number of coalition forces had far exceeded that of the Qing army outside North Korea and the pass.

The troops in the Ming and Qing dynasties reversed, and Hong Chengchou traveled hundreds of miles and retreated all the way to the north bank of the Yalu River before he stabilized his position.

At this time, the two armies set up camp across the Yalu River, with more than 15,000 Qing soldiers in the north and nearly 60,000 coalition forces in the south.

Looking across the river, the lights flashed like two galaxies.

At night, soldiers holding spears and torches in the camp inspected the camp.

In the Qing army's tent, Hong Chengchou stood with his hands behind his back and stood in front of the map and was tragically trampled.

"Master Zhongtang, the thief army on the opposite side is gathering more and more. If they initiate crossing the river, we may not be able to stop it!" Han Dai looked melancholy.

Hong Chengchou also looked solemnly and looked at the map and said, "Now my formation is heavy in front and light in the back. The elite soldiers outside the pass are all gathered here. If the pirates cross the river and defeat our army, they can drive straight in, take Liaodong to the southwest, Liaozhong to the northwest, and even take Shengjing City!"

There were few people outside the pass and logistics supply was difficult. The Qing Dynasty was able to maintain up to 40,000 to 50,000 troops outside the pass.

Hong Chengchou drew elite troops from the outside of the pass and obtained 30,000 people to attack North Korea. Now only half of them retreated back to Liaodong, while the elite Qing army in Shengjing and Lushun have been drawn, leaving only some third-rate troops left behind.

This resulted in the Qing army's formation being more important than the front and less than the back. Once the main force of the front army was defeated, the Ming army could sweep the entire pass.

"Master Zhongtang, Shengjing must not make any mistakes!" Han Dai and others immediately exclaimed.

Hong Chengchou said with a gloomy face: "In this way, we can only send troops from the pass to reinforce, but it may not be too late in time!"

The Qing army had to mobilize troops from the pass, leave Shanhaiguan by land, then follow the Liaoxi Corridor into Liaozhong, and finally arrive at the Liaodong front line. The distance is thousands of miles, and with the difficulty of supply, it will definitely take two or three months to prepare.

Han Dai said: "Master Zhongtang, it's too late to go by land, so why don't you go by sea?"

Hong Chengchou stood in front of the map and was silent for a while. It only took three or four days to transport soldiers from Dengzhou, Shandong to Lushun, and it only took half a month to transport soldiers and supplies to the mouth of Yalu River. Moreover, the shipping consumption was small, which could completely satisfy the supply of more soldiers.

However, the Ming Navy was operating on Pi Island and the coast of North Korea, and the Qing army was not safe to transport by sea.

"Master Zhongtang, if Shengjing is lost, we can't afford it!" Han Dai couldn't help but persuade Hong Chengchou when hesitated.

When Zhang Xianzhong captured Fengyang and Li Zicheng captured Luoyang, Emperor Chongzhen was furious and killed many governors.

Shengjing was the old nest of the Qing Dynasty outside the pass. It was very important for the Qing Dynasty and had great political significance.

If Zhao Zamao took Shengjing, Hong Chengchou could be sure that Doergun and the Qing court would be furious, and he would be questioned at that time, and even someone might die.

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou pondered for a while, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "Go to Shandong Governor Fang Dayou, ask him to organize reinforcements and be escorted to Liaodong by the Northern Zhili Navy."

When Han Dai heard the words, he was immediately overjoyed, "Zha, please accept the order!"

Hong Chengchou waved his hand and asked Han Dai and others to retreat. He stared at the map with heavy eyes, hoping that his choice did not hit Zhao Zamao's thoughts.

On the south bank, the Ming army camp for several miles, the soldiers wearing torches were also inspected closely.

Shortly after the Battle of Bitiguan, Jiangdong transported another battalion of infantry and more than 3,000 replenished troops, increasing the Ming army's strength in North Korea to a total of 20,000 troops.

In addition, Huaxing Company transported a large amount of goods to Japan. After selling them, it recruited warriors from various vassals, and even used the goods directly to bribe the vassal lords, asking them to send vassal samurai to accept the employment of Huaxing Company, and then took the samurai ships to North Korea.

Japan's land was barren and the various vassals were generally poor. In addition, the Tokugawa shogunate was closed to the country, the shogunate controlled Nagasaki Port and monopolized foreign trade, which made the lives of the various vassal lords very difficult.

Huaxing Company gave these vassal lords some Chinese goods, while the vassal lords betrayed their samurai and asked them to fight for Huaxing Company. The vassal lords took advantage of it, which was a hit.

The Warring States Period of Japan ended, and the various vassals did not need to raise so many samurai anymore. The vassal lords were worried about paying their salaries. Huaxing Company hired various vassals to be just their wishes.

In a few months, the low-level samurai who went from Japan to North Korea ranged from more than a thousand to more than 6,000.

In addition, the Korean army and a small number of surrendered troops gathered near Yizhou, which had 50,000 or 60,000 people.

At this time, Zhao Mingzheng convened his generals in the large tent of the Ming army.

Xie Qian frowned and asked, "Hong Chengchou has only more than 15,000 people deployed on the north bank. Why didn't the commander cross the river immediately and defeat Hong thieves?"

Zhao Ming smiled and said, "I have a deep meaning!"
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