Chapter 938 Qin Army Reorganization

Author: Chongqing Lao Q

Chapter 938 Qin Army Reorganization

August 7, 1677, Nanjing, Prince Rui's Mansion.

At this time, the land in the south of the Yangtze River has entered the midsummer season, and the relative humidity in the air is high, making it extremely hot and muggy. As the capital of the Qin Dynasty, Nanjing, a heavy rain last night brought some refreshing and coolness to the steamer-like city. However,

, with the blazing sunshine at noon, all the good feelings dissipated in an instant, making the whole city seem to have entered a new "sauna" activity.

A luxurious palace carriage, escorted by the imperial guards, slowly stopped at the entrance of the inner courtyard of Prince Rui's residence. A waiting eunuch quickly ran to the carriage and gently opened the door, welcoming Prince Sun Zhenghao of Rui.

Come down.

"Your Majesty, have a cup of sour plum soup to relieve the heat." Eunuch He Gui diligently took a bowl of sour plum soup from the maid and handed it to Sun Zhenghao respectfully.

Sun Zhenghao threw the towel to wipe his face to He Gui, took the bowl of sour plum soup, and drank it all in a few sips.

"Your Majesty, do you need another bowl?" He Gui asked carefully.

"That's all." Sun Zhenghao waved his hand, and then asked casually: "Where is the princess?"

"Princess... is in the backyard." He Gui replied, with a somewhat unnatural expression on his face.

"What happened in the house?"

"The princess is getting angry... the concubine is getting angry... Empress Li." He Gui lowered his head and replied in a low voice.

"Huh?" Sun Zhenghao stood up immediately after hearing this, "Why does the princess... want to punish Concubine Li?"

"I don't know..." He, a servant, could not easily get involved in the affairs of the nobles in the palace.

Sun Zhenghao walked towards the backyard. The princess had always been gentle and sensible. Although she was too arbitrary in some matters, she was not a domineering woman. She had no regard for the several concubines and beauties that Sun Zhenghao accepted.

She made things difficult and reprimanded her too much, and even disdained to compete with them for favors and flattery. She maintained the power and dignity that a lady should have.

In the past ten years, this princess has been his most powerful political partner rather than his wife. Before marriage, he was just an idle prince who only knew about fun and enjoyment, and occasionally pretended to be a scholar.

He hangs out with those idle Confucian scholars and achieves nothing, so that he has never been favored or reused by his father.

However, after getting married to the princess of Qi, as he was surrounded by her and constantly encouraged by his wife, Sun Zhenghao gradually restrained his temper and slowly learned to behave in society. At the same time, he also discussed some less important matters in the court.

He started his counterattack. With his wife's teaching and help, he actually handled many matters assigned by the court and his father in an orderly manner, which made his father look at him with admiration.

Nowadays, Sun Zhenghao has been entrusted with the responsibility of household management. During the recent Korean War, he was praised by his father for actively raising supplies, food and wages, and effectively supporting and guaranteeing the operations of the frontline troops.

Therefore, Sun Zhenghao respected and loved this princess with outstanding abilities and independent thinking. In the entire palace, her status was even more reclusive and dominant. It can be said that the fate and future of hundreds of people in the palace depended on her.

She decided on a single thought.

However, in the past ten years, the princess has not dealt with any servants harshly. Even if she made a mistake or violated the rules, the most she could do was fine her or be dismissed from the house. On weekdays, she would even be beaten.

Neither the board nor the lash was ever there.

But he didn't expect that one of his concubines would be punished today, and it was also his very beloved Empress Li.

"Hey, are you ready to be a hero and save the beauty?"

Princess Rui Qi Ziyi was sitting on a recliner, holding a round fan in her hand and shaking it gently. In front of her, there were more than ten people kneeling, and the leader was the empress Li who was particularly pitiful.

"What are you..." Sun Zhenghao didn't know the reason, so he couldn't directly plead with others, but asked tentatively: "What did they do that made you go to war?"

"What's the matter?" Qi Ziyi said with a smile: "Well, I'm jealous that Concubine Li is prettier than me, is better at serving men than me, and is better at pleasing you than me."

"..." Sun Zhenghao couldn't help but be startled when he heard the words, and then smiled bitterly, "The princess is joking...what on earth is going on?"

"That..." Qi Ziyi pointed at a young man kneeling behind Concubine Li, "Your uncle, the great talent Li, in order to promote his status, brags to others that you are the real person of our Daqin."

The crown prince will be the emperor of our Great Qin from now on."

"What?" After hearing this, Sun Zhenghao's face immediately turned pale, and sweat broke out on his forehead. "He...how dare he...dare to say such rebellious words!"

"Didn't you say these words to Concubine Li, and then spread them to the ears of this great talent Li?" Qi Ziyi looked at Sun Zhenghao jokingly.

"Bitch!" Sun Zhenghao stepped forward, grabbed Concubine Li's hair, slapped Concubine Li hard, and then kicked her to the ground, "Bitch, how could I ever tell you this?

What nonsense! You...are you going to put me to death?"

"Your Majesty!" Qi Ziyi shouted coldly, "If you don't keep secrets, you will lose your ministers; if ministers don't keep secrets, you will lose yourself; if you don't keep secrets, it will cause harm! When things happen, if you hit a woman, what kind of ability do you think you have?

"

"I..., I didn't say those treacherous and unethical words." Sun Zhenghao turned around and defended himself.

You must know that his eldest brother was a concubine and was weak and sick, so he was unable to take care of things. Naturally, he was not ranked among the heirs to the throne. However, his second brother, Sun Zhengqi, was resolute and tenacious, capable of both literary and military work, and had the courage to do things. He even traveled to Qi State.

, was once the best choice for the prince.

But two years ago, in the battle of Qilhaizi, the troops he led were besieged by thousands of Qing captive cavalry and were seriously injured. Although he managed to save his life after many treatments and careful nursing, two legs and an arm were injured.

, and most of his face was damaged, making him look like a disabled person. This made Sun Zhenghao suddenly the most popular candidate for the crown prince.

However, this kind of thing can only be understood without being confirmed by the emperor's formal edict. It cannot be said in words, let alone shouting all over the world that I, Sun Zhenghao, will be the prince and will inherit the throne of the Qin Dynasty in the future.

You must know that Emperor Sun Kewang is not a generous king, and is even a little petty. Once he knows that his third direct son is so eager to become the prince and inherit his throne, he may get angry.

If he is angry, he will immediately twist it and choose another son to be the prince.

Didn't you see that in the Korean War, the Qin army faced the Beiming army, which was far outnumbered by its own troops? The battle was extremely difficult, and they continued to lose troops and generals. In addition, the logistics supply line was long, which drained the treasury. But Emperor Sun Kewang was there.

When the Qi minister in Nanjing proposed mediation, he refused to accept it and insisted on competing with the remnants of the Northern Ming Dynasty in North Korea to win or lose.

But the question is, even if the Bei Ming army is defeated on the Korean battlefield, so what? At worst, the Bei Ming can withdraw from North Korea, but they can still continue to stay securely in Zhenzhou and Yunzhou. Even Gengluo Island, not far from the North Korean mainland,

Our army of Great Qin can only look at the ocean and sigh, without causing any harm.

Regarding the narrow-minded and stubborn emperor, Sun Zhenghao did not dare to expect him to have any kind of father-son licking relationship or to have high hopes for him. Since ancient times, the most ruthless emperor's family, if he committed any forbidden behavior or rebellious behavior

, maybe the final outcome will not be as good as that of the eldest brother and second brother who are respectively living in the mansion to treat their illness and recuperate.

"Princess, how should we deal with these people?" Sun Zhenghao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Qi Ziyi had brought everyone involved in the matter back to the house, which temporarily suppressed the subsequent fermentation of the incident.

"How about killing them all?" Qi Ziyi said playfully.

After hearing this, more than ten people who were kneeling on the ground felt as if they were mourning for their heirs. They kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, and for a while they kept crying.

"...According to what the princess said." Sun Zhenghao glanced at the concubine Li and felt a little unbearable, but he still nodded in reply.

"You are so cruel." Qi Ziyi rolled his eyes at Sun Zhenghao, "If one day I make such a mistake, will you also kill me cruelly?"

"Ziyi..." Sun Zhenghao suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, "Whatever you say, I assume that everything... will be based on what you say."

"Pick a day and send them all to Ryukyu." Qi Ziyi stood up and glared at Sun Zhenghao hatefully, "What happened to them today is all thanks to you."

——

August 12, Nanjing, Forbidden City.

"Sanbao (Ma Bao) is also a veteran general who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Tens of thousands of troops are also carefully selected elites from all over the country, but their performance on the Korean battlefield has disappointed me." Emperor Sun Kewang of the Qin Dynasty stood at the imperial court.

On the paths in the garden, there are all kinds of flowers blooming everywhere, but there is no intention to appreciate them.

"I am terrified." The Syrian stallion Wei Xing Huai hurriedly took a step back and knelt down on the path, "The Duke of Huai is a man of divine grace. Please impeach him and bring him to justice, so as to follow the laws of the country."

"What are you doing?" Sun Kewang's face darkened, "I am telling you about the battlefield performance of the three security forces and the army, and I do not intend to blame you. Although you are full brothers, you should not be so panicked just to prove your innocence.

Go and impeach him!... Let him be saved."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ma Wei stood behind him and stood by the path with his hands lowered, still with a look of fear on his face.

"Alas..." Seeing this, Sun Kewang sighed and walked towards the pavilion in front of him.

The old brothers who conquered the world together in the past have passed away one after another. The few who are still alive are so frightened when they see him. They no longer have the close relationship with each other and trust each other that they once had.

Oh, the emperor is really the last one to end up alone!

"The difficulties encountered by our Qin army in the Korean War are not solely the responsibility of Sanbao." Sun Kewang sat on a soft stool and stretched out his hand to indicate to Ma Weixing to sit opposite, "All the generals said that the Northern Ming army was extremely capable of fighting. Not only was its tactics flexible,

, moves quickly, and is well-trained in battle formations

, behaved well, and their combat power was even slightly higher than that of the Qing captives. Since the battle last year, our Daqin army has not annihilated any of its organized troops. Instead, it has suffered continuous losses. It is only due to its superiority in military strength that it has stabilized its position.

Battlefront. How do you view this situation?"

"Your Majesty, the power of the Northern Ming Dynasty gradually expanded and rose with the support of the Qi State in Yunzhou thirty years ago." Ma Weixing cupped his hands and said: "And the military and armed forces of the Northern Ming Dynasty were also established and established by the State of Qi.

They should be trained and cultivated. As far as I know, the Ming army’s command organs at all levels and the generals and staff are also filled with a large number of

The military instructors of Qi State and many generals of the Northern Ming Dynasty were even directly trained in the local military schools of Qi State. It can be said that the Ming Army is almost a simple copy of the Qi State Army. In addition, the Ming Army's equipment and weapon systems are superior to ours.

The Qin army is almost the same as the Qi army. Therefore, the Ming army's combat power is naturally not low."

"..." Sun Kewang was silent for a while after hearing this, and then gave a wry smile, "In this way, our Great Qin has seriously underestimated the military power of the Northern Ming Dynasty. His Royal Highness, King Yong, is not only stronger at sea than our Great Qin, but also has land combat power.

It’s not something we can easily match.”

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Ma Weixing saw that the emperor's words were somewhat aloof, and quickly comforted him: "Although Beiming is slightly stronger in combat, it has a fatal flaw. The country is small and weak, and its population is not large, so it is difficult to compete with us.

The Qin Dynasty has been in a stalemate for a long time. As long as I, the Qin Dynasty, use our strength to

If we attack, we will definitely be able to drive all the Ming troops out of North Korea. We, the Qin Dynasty, can even take advantage of the victory to directly attack Zhenzhou from Liaodong and North Korea and cut off one of its arms. In this way, if the Northern Ming Dynasty does not surrender, then

In the end, we, the Qin Dynasty, will be forced into a desperate situation, and we will be completely defeated."
To be continued...