Chapter 2371
Chapter 2371
Chapter 2371
House seemingly endless rain.At this time, only this very apt description came to Chen Yixin's mind.The so-called fate of the country is really an inexplicable metaphysics at certain times. When the Daming Building was about to collapse, all kinds of natural and man-made disasters appeared one after another.Not to mention Chongzhen and his gang of court officials with their own ulterior motives, even the Haihan traversers who knew this period of history in advance, it is difficult to turn the tide and save the Ming Dynasty that has been mired in the quagmire.
The Qing army has already approached the city of Jinan, while the Ming army is still busy mobilizing troops from all directions, but people are not in harmony, and there are many people who are afraid of war in the formation. How can they resist the wolf-like Qing army?
After learning about this period of history, Chen Yixin's first thought was naturally whether he could send troops to defend Daming against the Qing army's offensive, or whether he could chase after the Qing army when the Qing army retreated, trying to capture him A portion of the wealth population is retained.
But after he studied it carefully against the map, he quickly denied his idea.The current main battlefield, Jinan City, is too far away from the base on Zhifu Island, more than [-] miles by land, passing through the state and government along the way, and there are too many uncontrollable factors.This marching route can't guarantee the smooth transportation of luggage at all, and it is undoubtedly a very dangerous environment for an army like Haihan that relies heavily on logistical supplies.
Another marching route is to go upstream from the mouth of the Yellow River in Bohai Bay, so that the armed fleet can reach Jinan directly.However, the risks of this route cannot be ignored. In winter, there are many ice floes on the surface of the Yellow River, and in the dry season, the single-sided voyage from the mouth of the sea to Jinan exceeds [-] miles, and Haihan is completely unfamiliar with the conditions of these river sections.It is also extremely irresponsible to let the fleet go upstream without confirming the hydrological conditions of the upper reaches of the Yellow River.If Tom Wang knew about this, he would definitely not agree with Chen Yixin to risk his precious fleet.
As for using the Yellow River to intercept the Qing army, after careful consideration, Chen Yixin felt that it was unlikely to be possible. Under the premise that the Qing army had basically controlled the surrounding areas of the battlefield, it was difficult for the Haihan army to take effective reconnaissance measures, and there was no way to determine where the Qing army would go. When and where to retreat north across the river, you can only rely on the fleet to try your luck on the Yellow River, but this is obviously not a reliable plan of action.
And even if the Qing army is found, the Haihan army can't solve the problem at all on the river. In the end, it is necessary to land and fight to intercept the spoils of the Qing army.However, there are large plains along the Yellow River. Although the Haihan army has superior weapons, its maneuverability is completely incomparable with the Qing army with a large number of cavalry.In this environment, it would be tantamount to asking for trouble in order to fight mobile warfare with the Qing army, and it would be difficult for the Haihan army to take advantage of it.
Chen Yixin deliberated over the map of Shandong for a long time, and before he knew it, the sky was getting brighter, but he still couldn't find a feasible solution.
Ma Yuling woke up at some point, brought breakfast to the study in person, saw Chen Yixin's bloodshot eyes, and knew that there was a difficult matter waiting for him to deal with, so she persuaded softly: "My husband has not slept all night, it seems that I have met Chen Yixin. It's a difficult problem, but anyway, let's eat something first. You must be hungry after sitting in the study all night."
Chen Yixin smiled, got up and took the tray in Ma Yuling's hand, and saw a basket of buns, a bowl of steaming mutton soup, and a small dish of pickles on it.The aroma of the mutton soup was overflowing, Chen Yixin didn't feel hungry at first, but when he smelled the aroma, greedy worms came out of his throat immediately.
"You woke up so early, you probably haven't eaten yet, right? Sit down and eat something together." Chen Yixin couldn't help but ask Ma Yuling to sit down.Although there is only one pair of chopsticks, the husband and wife don't need to be too estranged, and it doesn't hurt to share the chopsticks.
Chen Yixin ate four big buns in one go, drank half a bowl of mutton soup, and gave the rest to Ma Yuling.After eating, Ma Yuling was about to pack up her things and go out, but Chen Yixin called her: "Wait a minute, I have something very difficult on my mind, but I can't tell it to outsiders, why don't you help my staff first?"
Ma Yuling said: "Then, the concubine has also become a staff officer under the husband? Alright, let me listen to the husband first, and see if the concubine can give him some advice!"
When Chen Yixin met Ma Yuling for the first time in Fushan County, she knew that she was talented, intelligent, and extremely assertive. She had studied culture since she was a child, and her level of thinking was far beyond that of ordinary rural women in this era.When Chen Yixin returned home, he would sometimes discuss with Ma Yuling the government and military affairs at hand.
Chen Yixin didn't want Ma Yuling to limit her life to the traditional tasks of raising children or handling house affairs. He hoped that Ma Yuling's vision and cultural level could be continuously improved.This is not to push Ma Yuling to become an official or a businessman, but to hope that there will be someone around me who really understands herself, can talk to herself, and can keep secrets.
So even if Ma Yuling doesn't know much about government and military affairs, Chen Yixin will sometimes find some professional issues to discuss with her, and when encountering things Ma Yuling doesn't understand, he will patiently explain them slowly.
Chen Yixin thought for a while, and said: "The thing is roughly like this. The Qing army has already reached Jinan City, and because of the loopholes in the Ming army's strategic deployment, the Qing army is likely to break through Jinan City, causing people to die. Our country can send troops to rescue. But it is very likely to put yourself in a dangerous situation. So do you think this matter should be involved or should not be involved?"
Chen Yixin spoke very briefly and did not mention any details, but it took Ma Yuling some time to digest the news that surprised her.
"Jinan is so far away from Liaodong, how can I save my husband?" Ma Yuling is not ignorant of geography. There are several large maps hanging in Chen Yixin's study for a long time. Keep it in mind.And after she heard what Chen Yixin said, her first reaction was to think of the long distance between Jinzhou and Jinan across mountains and seas.
Chen Yixin could only explain: "If you really plan to rescue them, you probably have to send troops from the sea, land on the coast in the northeast of Jinan Prefecture, or take a boat into the Yellow River and go upstream..."
Chen Yixin spoke in detail, so Ma Yuling naturally couldn't understand, so she asked directly: "It seems that I don't know much about it from what my husband said, why is that?"
Chen Yixin sighed and said: "The battlefield is within the territory of Daming, and there are too many uncontrollable factors. As long as any link makes a mistake, it may cause consequences that will never return."
Ma Yuling continued to ask: "The husband thinks that the city of Jinan is more important, or the lives of Haihan soldiers are more important?"
Chen Yixin said: "Naturally it's the latter... It's hard to avoid feeling a little bit unwilling to save him from death."
Ma Yuling shook her head and said, "Husband, is it Jinan City you want to save, or the many people affected by the war?"
"Of course it is to save innocent people." Chen Yixin had vaguely understood what Ma Yuling wanted to say: "What Ma'am means is to save people as much as possible, there is no need to risk the lives of soldiers?"
"I only know that since the Qing army has fought all the way to Jinan, there must have been countless people whose homes have been destroyed and displaced. Now they can only flee to peaceful places, but where is the most peaceful place in Shandong? There is no need for my concubine to remind me Come on!"
Ma Yuling's idea was not to study whether Haihan sent troops to keep Jinan City or drive the Qing army out of Shandong, but to first figure out what the purpose of sending troops was.Chen Yixin obviously did not intend to fight the Qing army to the end in Shandong, so the purpose of sending troops was naturally to minimize the damage of the war, but if all the troops were pulled out to fight, there would not be enough troops when the influx of refugees came to Dengzhou. power to ensure local security.
As for Ma Yuling's judgment of the direction of the people's escape, it is not difficult. Fushan County, Dengzhou has developed very fast in the past two years, and has become a famous trade distribution center in Shandong. It is not only rich but also has a good social order.One of the most important reasons is that there are troops from the Haihan Kingdom stationed here, and they have already wiped out all the bandits and bandits within a radius of a hundred miles, and after the Dengzhou Rebellion in the early years, the Haihan Kingdom took over Tens of thousands of refugees have been saved, which has also won an excellent reputation among the people in Shandong.Now that Shandong is once again in the midst of war, those who are a little bit more informed will know where to flee.
Compared with the Dengzhou Rebellion a few years ago, today's people have one more reason to defect to Haihan, that is, the Haihan Army captured Liaodong Jinzhou from the Qing Army and has occupied it until now, which is enough It shows that the Haihan army has the power to fight against the Qing army, and it is obviously more reliable than the Ming army that retreated all the way.
Chen Yixin was originally a smart person, but he was a fan of the authorities. He got into the nitty-gritty of using military means to solve problems, and overcomplicated simple problems.However, Ma Yuling did not understand military affairs, so she would not adopt the same way of thinking as Chen Yixin, but she saw the problem more thoroughly.
After listening to Ma Yuling's words, Chen Yixin felt that the situation suddenly became clearer, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Madam is brilliant, I have been taught for my husband!"
Chen Yixin talked to Ma Yuling instead of his aides and cronies, because he knew that the group of people under him would definitely follow his own thinking. Become feasible and reduce the variables in the course of action.But no matter how it is done, it will definitely develop in the direction of using military means.
But Ma Yuling is different, she will not be bound by the consciousness of sticking to the rules, and more importantly, her understanding of Chen Yixin is definitely not comparable to Chen Yixin's subordinates.After all, husband and wife are of the same mind, and this kind of understanding and trust in each other is hard for outsiders to match.
Chen Yixin's attempt has also achieved excellent results. He now fully agrees with Ma Yuling's statement that since the purpose of sending troops is to save innocent people, then it is good to do it directly, and there is no need to make extra troubles and take risks to conduct a Uncertain war.
Chen Yixin said: "You can send a message for me later, and have someone tell Liu Shang and Jinping to come see me."
Ma Yuling persuaded: "You haven't slept all night, why don't you take advantage of this time in the morning to rest for a while, and call your subordinates for a meeting when you wake up."
Chen Yixin waved his hand and said, "Time is money, I will go to rest after I finish assigning the tasks...you just pass on my orders."
Ma Yuling knew when Chen Yixin could persuade her and when it was useless to persuade her, so she didn't insist on it now, so she collected the breakfast bowls and chopsticks and left the study.
When Liu Shang and Jinping rushed over after receiving the news, they were both woken up from their beds.Both of them were very hungry, but fortunately Ma Yuling was thoughtful and prepared a breakfast for each of them, and asked them to go to the study room for a meeting after eating.After thanking each other repeatedly, they seized the time to eat whole in the flower hall, and then rushed to the study room for a meeting.
As we all know, Jinzhou has always been a military control area, and the local affairs have been managed by the garrison for a long time.It wasn't until the last two years that the resident population other than soldiers continued to increase that relevant civil affairs were gradually handed over to professional officials.
After Liu Shang was transferred to Jinzhou, he has been in charge of civil affairs management. During this period, he went to North Korea for a period of time. His ability has been recognized by the senior generals stationed in the north of Haihan.
When it comes to civil affairs, we have to mention the large population of Jinzhou and Dongjiang Town as a whole. These immigrants have been under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Town in the past, so in order to facilitate management, Chen Yixin appointed Jinping, the son of Jin Riguan, the former deputy general of Dongjiang Town. to take care of the affairs of these immigrants.
The Haihan army’s raids on the Liaodong coast this winter have added thousands of people to Jinzhou. Recently, Liu Shang and Jinping have been very busy handling household registration files, resettlement, distributing living materials, and arranging labor for these new immigrants. Tasks... a lot of things have to be organized and implemented by them.
It was rare for the two of them to be summoned urgently by Chen Yixin so early, so they couldn't help feeling a little flustered at the moment, wondering if something had happened to the local new immigrant group.When the two were eating breakfast outside, they were already imagining various possibilities, such as Manchu spies mixed in and taking the opportunity to engage in sabotage activities in Jinzhou; Hit the hand.
No matter what kind of trouble happened, it must have something to do with the two of them.The two met Chen Yixin with anxiety, and saw that his expression was relatively calm, so they were relieved a little - at least the matter was not serious enough to annoy Chen Yixin, and the situation should be salvageable.
Chen Yixin didn't know the psychological activities of these two subordinates, so he immediately started to get to the point: "The reason why I called you here so early is because there are some urgent matters that must be dealt with as soon as possible."
The two responded in unison: "Please order, the general!"
Chen Yixin said: "Before I give the order, let me give you a general explanation of the situation, and you should also think about how to handle it so that it can be as comprehensive as possible."
(End of this chapter)
House seemingly endless rain.At this time, only this very apt description came to Chen Yixin's mind.The so-called fate of the country is really an inexplicable metaphysics at certain times. When the Daming Building was about to collapse, all kinds of natural and man-made disasters appeared one after another.Not to mention Chongzhen and his gang of court officials with their own ulterior motives, even the Haihan traversers who knew this period of history in advance, it is difficult to turn the tide and save the Ming Dynasty that has been mired in the quagmire.
The Qing army has already approached the city of Jinan, while the Ming army is still busy mobilizing troops from all directions, but people are not in harmony, and there are many people who are afraid of war in the formation. How can they resist the wolf-like Qing army?
After learning about this period of history, Chen Yixin's first thought was naturally whether he could send troops to defend Daming against the Qing army's offensive, or whether he could chase after the Qing army when the Qing army retreated, trying to capture him A portion of the wealth population is retained.
But after he studied it carefully against the map, he quickly denied his idea.The current main battlefield, Jinan City, is too far away from the base on Zhifu Island, more than [-] miles by land, passing through the state and government along the way, and there are too many uncontrollable factors.This marching route can't guarantee the smooth transportation of luggage at all, and it is undoubtedly a very dangerous environment for an army like Haihan that relies heavily on logistical supplies.
Another marching route is to go upstream from the mouth of the Yellow River in Bohai Bay, so that the armed fleet can reach Jinan directly.However, the risks of this route cannot be ignored. In winter, there are many ice floes on the surface of the Yellow River, and in the dry season, the single-sided voyage from the mouth of the sea to Jinan exceeds [-] miles, and Haihan is completely unfamiliar with the conditions of these river sections.It is also extremely irresponsible to let the fleet go upstream without confirming the hydrological conditions of the upper reaches of the Yellow River.If Tom Wang knew about this, he would definitely not agree with Chen Yixin to risk his precious fleet.
As for using the Yellow River to intercept the Qing army, after careful consideration, Chen Yixin felt that it was unlikely to be possible. Under the premise that the Qing army had basically controlled the surrounding areas of the battlefield, it was difficult for the Haihan army to take effective reconnaissance measures, and there was no way to determine where the Qing army would go. When and where to retreat north across the river, you can only rely on the fleet to try your luck on the Yellow River, but this is obviously not a reliable plan of action.
And even if the Qing army is found, the Haihan army can't solve the problem at all on the river. In the end, it is necessary to land and fight to intercept the spoils of the Qing army.However, there are large plains along the Yellow River. Although the Haihan army has superior weapons, its maneuverability is completely incomparable with the Qing army with a large number of cavalry.In this environment, it would be tantamount to asking for trouble in order to fight mobile warfare with the Qing army, and it would be difficult for the Haihan army to take advantage of it.
Chen Yixin deliberated over the map of Shandong for a long time, and before he knew it, the sky was getting brighter, but he still couldn't find a feasible solution.
Ma Yuling woke up at some point, brought breakfast to the study in person, saw Chen Yixin's bloodshot eyes, and knew that there was a difficult matter waiting for him to deal with, so she persuaded softly: "My husband has not slept all night, it seems that I have met Chen Yixin. It's a difficult problem, but anyway, let's eat something first. You must be hungry after sitting in the study all night."
Chen Yixin smiled, got up and took the tray in Ma Yuling's hand, and saw a basket of buns, a bowl of steaming mutton soup, and a small dish of pickles on it.The aroma of the mutton soup was overflowing, Chen Yixin didn't feel hungry at first, but when he smelled the aroma, greedy worms came out of his throat immediately.
"You woke up so early, you probably haven't eaten yet, right? Sit down and eat something together." Chen Yixin couldn't help but ask Ma Yuling to sit down.Although there is only one pair of chopsticks, the husband and wife don't need to be too estranged, and it doesn't hurt to share the chopsticks.
Chen Yixin ate four big buns in one go, drank half a bowl of mutton soup, and gave the rest to Ma Yuling.After eating, Ma Yuling was about to pack up her things and go out, but Chen Yixin called her: "Wait a minute, I have something very difficult on my mind, but I can't tell it to outsiders, why don't you help my staff first?"
Ma Yuling said: "Then, the concubine has also become a staff officer under the husband? Alright, let me listen to the husband first, and see if the concubine can give him some advice!"
When Chen Yixin met Ma Yuling for the first time in Fushan County, she knew that she was talented, intelligent, and extremely assertive. She had studied culture since she was a child, and her level of thinking was far beyond that of ordinary rural women in this era.When Chen Yixin returned home, he would sometimes discuss with Ma Yuling the government and military affairs at hand.
Chen Yixin didn't want Ma Yuling to limit her life to the traditional tasks of raising children or handling house affairs. He hoped that Ma Yuling's vision and cultural level could be continuously improved.This is not to push Ma Yuling to become an official or a businessman, but to hope that there will be someone around me who really understands herself, can talk to herself, and can keep secrets.
So even if Ma Yuling doesn't know much about government and military affairs, Chen Yixin will sometimes find some professional issues to discuss with her, and when encountering things Ma Yuling doesn't understand, he will patiently explain them slowly.
Chen Yixin thought for a while, and said: "The thing is roughly like this. The Qing army has already reached Jinan City, and because of the loopholes in the Ming army's strategic deployment, the Qing army is likely to break through Jinan City, causing people to die. Our country can send troops to rescue. But it is very likely to put yourself in a dangerous situation. So do you think this matter should be involved or should not be involved?"
Chen Yixin spoke very briefly and did not mention any details, but it took Ma Yuling some time to digest the news that surprised her.
"Jinan is so far away from Liaodong, how can I save my husband?" Ma Yuling is not ignorant of geography. There are several large maps hanging in Chen Yixin's study for a long time. Keep it in mind.And after she heard what Chen Yixin said, her first reaction was to think of the long distance between Jinzhou and Jinan across mountains and seas.
Chen Yixin could only explain: "If you really plan to rescue them, you probably have to send troops from the sea, land on the coast in the northeast of Jinan Prefecture, or take a boat into the Yellow River and go upstream..."
Chen Yixin spoke in detail, so Ma Yuling naturally couldn't understand, so she asked directly: "It seems that I don't know much about it from what my husband said, why is that?"
Chen Yixin sighed and said: "The battlefield is within the territory of Daming, and there are too many uncontrollable factors. As long as any link makes a mistake, it may cause consequences that will never return."
Ma Yuling continued to ask: "The husband thinks that the city of Jinan is more important, or the lives of Haihan soldiers are more important?"
Chen Yixin said: "Naturally it's the latter... It's hard to avoid feeling a little bit unwilling to save him from death."
Ma Yuling shook her head and said, "Husband, is it Jinan City you want to save, or the many people affected by the war?"
"Of course it is to save innocent people." Chen Yixin had vaguely understood what Ma Yuling wanted to say: "What Ma'am means is to save people as much as possible, there is no need to risk the lives of soldiers?"
"I only know that since the Qing army has fought all the way to Jinan, there must have been countless people whose homes have been destroyed and displaced. Now they can only flee to peaceful places, but where is the most peaceful place in Shandong? There is no need for my concubine to remind me Come on!"
Ma Yuling's idea was not to study whether Haihan sent troops to keep Jinan City or drive the Qing army out of Shandong, but to first figure out what the purpose of sending troops was.Chen Yixin obviously did not intend to fight the Qing army to the end in Shandong, so the purpose of sending troops was naturally to minimize the damage of the war, but if all the troops were pulled out to fight, there would not be enough troops when the influx of refugees came to Dengzhou. power to ensure local security.
As for Ma Yuling's judgment of the direction of the people's escape, it is not difficult. Fushan County, Dengzhou has developed very fast in the past two years, and has become a famous trade distribution center in Shandong. It is not only rich but also has a good social order.One of the most important reasons is that there are troops from the Haihan Kingdom stationed here, and they have already wiped out all the bandits and bandits within a radius of a hundred miles, and after the Dengzhou Rebellion in the early years, the Haihan Kingdom took over Tens of thousands of refugees have been saved, which has also won an excellent reputation among the people in Shandong.Now that Shandong is once again in the midst of war, those who are a little bit more informed will know where to flee.
Compared with the Dengzhou Rebellion a few years ago, today's people have one more reason to defect to Haihan, that is, the Haihan Army captured Liaodong Jinzhou from the Qing Army and has occupied it until now, which is enough It shows that the Haihan army has the power to fight against the Qing army, and it is obviously more reliable than the Ming army that retreated all the way.
Chen Yixin was originally a smart person, but he was a fan of the authorities. He got into the nitty-gritty of using military means to solve problems, and overcomplicated simple problems.However, Ma Yuling did not understand military affairs, so she would not adopt the same way of thinking as Chen Yixin, but she saw the problem more thoroughly.
After listening to Ma Yuling's words, Chen Yixin felt that the situation suddenly became clearer, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Madam is brilliant, I have been taught for my husband!"
Chen Yixin talked to Ma Yuling instead of his aides and cronies, because he knew that the group of people under him would definitely follow his own thinking. Become feasible and reduce the variables in the course of action.But no matter how it is done, it will definitely develop in the direction of using military means.
But Ma Yuling is different, she will not be bound by the consciousness of sticking to the rules, and more importantly, her understanding of Chen Yixin is definitely not comparable to Chen Yixin's subordinates.After all, husband and wife are of the same mind, and this kind of understanding and trust in each other is hard for outsiders to match.
Chen Yixin's attempt has also achieved excellent results. He now fully agrees with Ma Yuling's statement that since the purpose of sending troops is to save innocent people, then it is good to do it directly, and there is no need to make extra troubles and take risks to conduct a Uncertain war.
Chen Yixin said: "You can send a message for me later, and have someone tell Liu Shang and Jinping to come see me."
Ma Yuling persuaded: "You haven't slept all night, why don't you take advantage of this time in the morning to rest for a while, and call your subordinates for a meeting when you wake up."
Chen Yixin waved his hand and said, "Time is money, I will go to rest after I finish assigning the tasks...you just pass on my orders."
Ma Yuling knew when Chen Yixin could persuade her and when it was useless to persuade her, so she didn't insist on it now, so she collected the breakfast bowls and chopsticks and left the study.
When Liu Shang and Jinping rushed over after receiving the news, they were both woken up from their beds.Both of them were very hungry, but fortunately Ma Yuling was thoughtful and prepared a breakfast for each of them, and asked them to go to the study room for a meeting after eating.After thanking each other repeatedly, they seized the time to eat whole in the flower hall, and then rushed to the study room for a meeting.
As we all know, Jinzhou has always been a military control area, and the local affairs have been managed by the garrison for a long time.It wasn't until the last two years that the resident population other than soldiers continued to increase that relevant civil affairs were gradually handed over to professional officials.
After Liu Shang was transferred to Jinzhou, he has been in charge of civil affairs management. During this period, he went to North Korea for a period of time. His ability has been recognized by the senior generals stationed in the north of Haihan.
When it comes to civil affairs, we have to mention the large population of Jinzhou and Dongjiang Town as a whole. These immigrants have been under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Town in the past, so in order to facilitate management, Chen Yixin appointed Jinping, the son of Jin Riguan, the former deputy general of Dongjiang Town. to take care of the affairs of these immigrants.
The Haihan army’s raids on the Liaodong coast this winter have added thousands of people to Jinzhou. Recently, Liu Shang and Jinping have been very busy handling household registration files, resettlement, distributing living materials, and arranging labor for these new immigrants. Tasks... a lot of things have to be organized and implemented by them.
It was rare for the two of them to be summoned urgently by Chen Yixin so early, so they couldn't help feeling a little flustered at the moment, wondering if something had happened to the local new immigrant group.When the two were eating breakfast outside, they were already imagining various possibilities, such as Manchu spies mixed in and taking the opportunity to engage in sabotage activities in Jinzhou; Hit the hand.
No matter what kind of trouble happened, it must have something to do with the two of them.The two met Chen Yixin with anxiety, and saw that his expression was relatively calm, so they were relieved a little - at least the matter was not serious enough to annoy Chen Yixin, and the situation should be salvageable.
Chen Yixin didn't know the psychological activities of these two subordinates, so he immediately started to get to the point: "The reason why I called you here so early is because there are some urgent matters that must be dealt with as soon as possible."
The two responded in unison: "Please order, the general!"
Chen Yixin said: "Before I give the order, let me give you a general explanation of the situation, and you should also think about how to handle it so that it can be as comprehensive as possible."
(End of this chapter)