Chapter 454 The Qing Dynasty dug the Yellow River and flooded the Seventh Army!

"You guys, take your pick of these three paths!"

Qian Jue took the matter seriously.

"The first is to die for the Qing Dynasty. Although it's a little late, I really can't think of it, and I won't stop it. After all, some of you are Manchu officials."

"The second is to abandon the official position and leave. Jinan is not far from Weihaiwei. You can go to Weihaiwei and take a Dutch ship to cross the sea. However, I need to remind you that most of the overseas places are Ming Dynasty lands. It is best to escape to Europe!

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"The third is to stick to your duties and wait for the Ming Dynasty to send someone to take over the place. Maybe we will be assigned a smaller official by then. If not, we will lose our official position and go home!"

Qian Jue made clear arrangements for his subordinates, and he also specifically reminded the Manchu officials to die for their country as early as possible and to run away as early as possible!

Such a boss is so thoughtful and considerate. What else can the officials below say?

The only drawback is that the first path is a dead end, the second path will definitely be sent to Australia by the Dutchman Julio to mine, and the third path is unknown, so it is a gamble, but no matter what, there are only these three paths.

Already.

As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Jue hurried away because he had a secret letter from Nalan Mingzhu in his hand.

Being able to send a secret letter from the capital conquered by the Ming Dynasty shows that his backer has not fallen. He has roughly guessed the content of the letter, which is nothing more than asking him to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty. But with this letter, Qian Jue is able to bring order to the chaos.

Hero of the new dynasty!

The news that the emperor surrendered to the enemy and that the Qing Dynasty was gone began to spread like wind in Zhili, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Huaibei and other places.

And this is not just some gossip, but a copy of the meter reduction issued in the form of an imperial edict, bilingual in Manchu and Chinese, and also using the treasure of the emperor. Although this treasure of the Qing emperor seems to be slightly flawed, it is sent

The father-in-law and the guard who copied the copy were both correct, and there was no problem with the Manchu text on the copy.

There were also some officials who were more vigilant and followed the father-in-law who sent the copy, the guards, and the accompanying army guards to inquire about the affairs of the capital.

The things I heard were terrible!

First of all, the capital must have fallen!

Not only the capital city fell, but also the nearby prefectures such as Tianjin, Yongping, and Zunhua.

Secondly, it is certain that Kangxi was captured!

Not only the father-in-law, guards, and entourage who delivered the surrender can attest, but the banner slaves who fled quickly or the Shanxi merchants who made a living in Beijing also saw with their own eyes or heard people talk about their emperor being transported in a cage.

Get out of the capital!

As a result, there was complete chaos under the Qing Dynasty. All officials were preparing their own escape route, and only a few die-hards were still holding on.

For example, famous officials of the Qing Dynasty, water conservancy experts, river governor Jin Fu, and people with yellow flags in the Han army.

Since 1677, he has been dedicated to the task of regulating the Yellow River.

As soon as he heard the news that the Qing Dynasty was gone, the first thing he did was to rush to Dangshan Mountain in Xuzhou Prefecture together with local officials and supervising troops.

Why come here?

Because Dangshan is a small place with a big history and a dangerous geographical location.

The description of it in history books is as follows: Mount Mangdang stands majestically in front, with the Yellow River belt behind it. In ancient times, it was called Bianjing Tooth Lip and the gateway to Xuhuai. It is known as the thoroughfare of Jiuzhou and the hub of the world. It is the link between Anhui and Eurasia.

The only access to the bridge.

In 1168, the Southern Song Dynasty general Du Chong caused the Yellow River to burst in order to prevent the Jin army from going south, causing the Yellow River to branch. One of the branches went straight to the south of Shanxian County, Yucheng, and the north of Dangshan Mountain. This was the beginning of the Yellow River flowing through Dangshan Mountain. From then on,

The fates of the Yellow River and Dangshan Mountains were closely linked, and they began to have precarious days.

In order to attack the Ming army, they disregarded hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou and brazenly breached the Panlongji section of Dangshan Mountain in the Yellow River, flooding the entire water system in Xuzhou Prefecture.

Fortunately, it was already past the rainy season and it was not the time when the river water was at its most plentiful. However, after all, the water of the Yellow River burst. Even if it was a small breach, it would still submerge the entire low-lying Xuzhou Prefecture area.

Fortunately, Jin Yiwei found out the news in advance, and the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty sent some small ships to support, so the losses of Wang Xianwu's Northern Expedition army were not too heavy.

The Northern Expedition's army was swallowed up by floods, with nearly 1,500 people and heavy losses in military supplies. This was actually the most disastrous incident since the new Ming Dynasty's crusade against the Qing Dynasty.

The most tragic thing was outside Xuzhou City and in the towns and villages along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Hundreds of thousands of people's homes were destroyed, tens of thousands were washed away by floods, and thousands of bodies were found floating on the water. However, inside Xuzhou City, fortunately, the city wall

Blocked, the water rose slowly, but thousands of people were killed and injured.

For a time, the entire Xuzhou Prefecture was littered with corpses and cries were heard everywhere.

Moreover, the most important thing is that the food is gone, and after the flood recedes, we will soon face famine and plague, and I am afraid that more people will die by then.

Jin Fu knew that he was wrong. After the deed was accomplished, he threw himself into the water and died for his country. He was really a villain. People throughout the Ming Dynasty and Xuzhou wanted to eat his flesh alive.

Jin Fu's breakthrough indeed achieved their goal, and the Ming army had to postpone its march north.

However, Chi Xu, the magistrate of Xuzhou, fled with his cronies, and Shen Yongyu, the magistrate of Dangshan, led the gentry and common people to open Xuzhou City and surrender to the Ming army.

Although they captured the capital city of Xuzhou effortlessly, they also took over a huge burden.

However, the Ming army, led by generals headed by Wang Xianwu, organized a rescue.

Hundreds of boats went around to rescue people in distress and moved the flooded people in the city to higher ground.

Shen Yongyu, the magistrate of Dangshan County, was considered an upright official who cared about the people. He was extremely disappointed that the Tatars acted like this and deliberately broke the Yellow River regardless of the people. He also saw that the Ming soldiers were very caring towards the people, so he led the Xuzhou Xiangyong to cooperate with the Ming soldiers to maintain public order in the city.

Actively comfort and rescue people.

Therefore, Shen Yongyu was appointed as the prefect of Xuzhou.

You know, floods in Xuzhou have always been serious.

Historically, from the first year of Shunzhi (1644) to the fifth year of Xianfeng (1855) in the Qing Dynasty, when the Yellow River flowed through Xuzhou for 200 years, more than 60 Yellow River floods occurred in Xuzhou, averaging once every three years.

Four years ago, a Yellow River burst occurred in Xuzhou Prefecture, causing serious damage.

Xuzhou, which was hit by a disaster four years ago, has not yet recovered. When faced with this flood again, the people thought they had no way to survive. However, despite the Ming Dynasty's active disaster relief efforts, even the generals spent half of their military rations to provide relief.

, countless people are alive, and countless people in Xuzhouan area are alive.

As a result, people rushed around the countryside to tell each other, everyone was angry about the brutal crimes of the Qing Dynasty, and praised the Ming Dynasty for its generosity and kindness, and its kindness to the people. For a time, the Ming Dynasty gained momentum!

The common people provided intelligence about the Tatar and Qing troops to the Ming army. Sentinels stationed in various places in Tangxun were captured and detained by Xiang Yong and handed over to the Ming army for processing.

After the flood receded, the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expeditionary Army, which had been stationed in Xuzhou Fucheng for half a month, with the help of the new Xuzhou magistrate Shen Yongyu, joined more than 20,000 loyal Xuzhou young men to act as a logistics force, accompanying them all the way to the north.

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