Chapter 302 The Emperor's Long-Term Plan, Darkness Returns

Now the Jurchens in the east are mainly divided into three groups, namely: Jianzhou Jurchens, Haixi Jurchens and Savage Jurchens.

The level of Chineseization of the Jianzhou Jurchens is relatively low, and their agricultural foundation and weapons technology are still very weak, so they are the worst Jurchens in terms of strength.

If it hadn't been for the protection of the Ming Dynasty, Jianzhou, headed by the Aixinjueluo family, would have been annexed by the other two Jurchens outside the pass where the jungle was strong.

Zhu Youtang's attempt to establish the Jurchen state this time has already made a strong anti-war voice. If he wants to accuse the savage Jurchen again, he will definitely encounter greater resistance.

The most important thing is that the Savage Jurchens did not annex the Ming Dynasty, so it was a real war of aggression in name. Moreover, the Savage Jurchens are stronger than the Jianzhou Jurchens, so the casualties will definitely be greater.

There was only the last afterglow of dusk, and a faint golden color fell on the treetops and roofs. The entire lake seemed to be covered with a light layer of mist, and it seemed very quiet at this time.

Zhu Youtang saw Han Youying's reaction in his eyes, and he expected this reaction, so he put down the empty tea cup in his hand: "The Ming Dynasty spent so much effort, the total investment is probably more than two million taels, so naturally we still There must be something in return. If we can successfully capture Jianzhou, we must continue to expand eastward!"

"I'm stupid, I don't know what your majesty wants to do to the east?" Han Youying knew that she had been very smart since she was a child, but she just asked with confusion at this moment.

Various signs indicate that the farther this world is from the Ming Dynasty, the more desolate it will be, and even become a barren land frozen all year round.

If the Jurchens in Jianzhou fail to receive sufficient rewards, not to mention the combat power of the Barbarian Jurchens, even if they capture the territory of the Barbarian Jurchens, they will not be able to make up for the military expenses spent in launching the war.

That's why she didn't know why this emperor, who was able to strategize everything, was suddenly obsessed with expanding eastward and wanted to take the initiative to provoke the more powerful savage Jurchen.

Zhu Youtang looked up at the western sky, his eyes full of determination and said: "If you have to talk about something, then it should be a plot to plot the entire East China Sea!"

What will follow is the age of ocean after all. History has already proven that those with oceans will win the world.

If Jianzhou can be successfully captured this time, they can follow the method of building a city and continue eastward to seize the coastal line belonging to the savage Jurchen.

If progress goes well, they can cross the sea from the territory of the savage Jurchens and capture the Ezo land, which will be known as Hokkaido in later generations, thereby forming an east-west encirclement of the entire Japan.

Not to mention the distance, the island of Hokkaido alone is rich in resources such as timber, whale oil, and North Sea pearls. These resources can be plundered or traded to feed the Ming Dynasty.

What's more, the indigenous Ainu people are still an independent race and may be supported as their own Tokai vassal state.

Once the Ming Dynasty takes the entire East China Sea into its hands, not only will Japan, which is in chaos, surrender to the Ming Dynasty, but the resources on the ocean can also be further developed.

The reason why Zhu Youtang focused on marine resources was because he knew that if China wanted to truly rise, it would be difficult to achieve this goal by relying solely on agriculture.

Not to mention that history has already proven that once the Little Ice Age comes, such periodic natural disasters cannot be solved by relying on the hardworking people of China.

As for man-made disasters, it is even more difficult to prevent them. For example, the Yellow River burst its banks in May because of corruption in the river, causing millions of disaster victims throughout Henan.

For this reason, it is important to seize Jianzhou and build the Northeast's granary, but China's march eastward cannot be stopped, and it must also start developing marine resources.

"Is the East China Sea important?"

"Yes, very important!"

"How important is that?"

"Just like I can't live without tea for a day!"

"Your Majesty, the Jianzhou Jurchens have not been solved yet, but the Savage Jurchens have been targeted. You are so confident in the Eastern Expeditionary Army, do you have any trump cards that you haven't revealed yet?" Han Youying brought tea to Zhu Youtang, then Ask seriously.

Although the man did not reveal much information, she had already made a judgment in her heart. It would be difficult for the Jianzhou Jurchens to stop this man from conquering the East China Sea.

Zhu Youtang took a deep look at this smart and beautiful woman, his eyes couldn't help but move down and said: "You have crossed the line!"

"I know my mistake!" Han Youying knew that this matter indeed involved the most core secrets, and her pretty face immediately blushed slightly.

Zhu Youtang gently hooked his fingers. When he saw the woman slowly getting up, he was surprised to find that the long legs seemed to have grown longer again.

Liu Jin realized that something was about to happen, and immediately sent the irrelevant people away, and then moved in a screen to surround the place.

Han Youying seemed very well-behaved, but she took the initiative to take off her clothes, and then exposed the most beautiful scenery in the world.

Zhu Youtang took advantage of his youth and gave this woman who inquired about secrets a juicy punishment.

Although he knew that this effort might not yield a harvest, he still chose to sow the seeds wantonly. But he still doesn't want to believe that God still wants him to die.

The last ray of the sunset has faded, and the fishing pavilion is full of spring.

Originally, he wanted to fight with God, but when he was intoxicated with happiness, he found that the matter of the heir seemed not to be rushed.

The sky in August is cloudy and sunny.

It's just that this world is unfair. Some people are beautiful in their arms, while others are heartbroken.

Ming Dynasty Jianzhou, general ledger.

Tuoluo is nearly fifty, with a long braid tied behind his head. Although he is of medium height, he looks very lean and has bright eyes.

"How can it be?"

Tuo Luo's intelligence system was much behind. After learning the latest battle situation, he was struck by lightning and his mind went blank.

Facing the step-by-step Eastern Expedition Army, the Jianzhou Jurchens had no capital to confront head-on, so they could only rely on the special forces they sent.

By cutting off the supply line of the Ming Dynasty's Eastern Expedition Army, the Ming Dynasty's Eastern Expedition Army was forced to retreat, and even the Ming Emperor gave up the idea of ​​conquering them.

Unlike Mongolia, the Jianzhou Jurchens were in a state of half hunting, half fishing and half farming, so they had relatively few horses, less than half a horse per person.

Just to gather 10,000 cavalry this time, he almost used the power of the entire Jianzhou Jurchens, but pinned his hope of forcing the Ming Dynasty's Eastern Expedition Army to retreat on this special force.

But their greatest expectation has now failed.

"Tuo Yuanbao died? Only a few dozen people returned safely?"

Tuoluo did not react much to the news of his son's death, but he could not accept the fact of the tragic defeat, and his brain suddenly became buzzing.

At this moment, he could not accept this naked truth.

The 10,000 surprise troops attacked the Ming Dynasty's supply line, which was the last hope of the Jianzhou Jurchens. Now his son Tuo Yuanbao died in battle, and the cavalry he led was defeated, almost declaring the defeat of their Aixinjueluo family.

At this moment, he actually felt regretful in his heart.

Although he knew that the deer tendons of 10,000 deer were an excuse for the Ming Emperor to send troops, if he could work hard to raise deer tendons, he might be able to raise enough.

Unfortunately, he underestimated the Ming army too much, and did not plan to raise deer tendons at all, but decided to fight to the death with the Ming army.

It was just that the Ming Dynasty got an excuse to send troops, so it sent troops in a high-sounding manner, and their Aixinjueluo family might disappear in the long river of history.

If he had known this earlier, he should have unconditionally donated the deer tendons to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Emperor might not have settled accounts with his loyal self.

He chose to betray the Ming Dynasty directly, and did not even donate a deer tendon to the Ming Emperor. Now a full 10,000 cavalrymen have gone without returning, and he is in the worst period.

"Ten thousand cavalrymen are gone just like that?"

"It's incredible, is it a misunderstanding?"

"This matter was confirmed by several tribesmen, how could it be false?"

...

Because the matter was too serious, almost all the tribal leaders gathered together, and most of the tribal leaders had doubts, but they were soon confirmed by relevant personnel.

Although it was incredible, this matter had been confirmed by many parties, which made the tribal leaders present have to believe it, and at the same time knew that this time it was probably a bad omen.

Although they can still form a 30,000 cavalry regiment, it is almost impossible to compete with the Ming Dynasty's Eastern Expedition Army.

"It's over!"

The tribal leaders present looked at each other, knowing that a great catastrophe was about to come, but some people had already begun to seriously think about how to "get out of trouble".

The Jianzhou Jurchens could not be just the Aisin Gioro clan, but were gathered together by many tribes, because the Aisin Gioro clan's main tribe was the strongest, causing the other tribes to surrender.

It's just that now there are some subtle changes in the tribal leaders, and everyone knows that the Aisin Gioro clan is suffering an unprecedented catastrophe.

This time is different from the disaster during the Chenghua period. That time, Dongshan or Tuo Luo chose to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, but they found a glimmer of hope.

But the Hongzhi Dynasty has already stated that it will drive the Jianzhou Jurchens away from here, but it has stated that it will recover the entire Jianzhou.

In fact, this was originally the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and they were the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, so they should leave obediently. But they have already taken root here, how could they give up easily?

But the result is obvious. The Ming Dynasty sent a large army to conquer, and the tribesmen or tribes died or fled wherever they went. Most of Jianzhou had actually fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty.

That's right. This is actually a catastrophe for the Aisin-Gioro family, and they may not be unable to find a ray of hope from it.

"Let's ask for peace with the Ming Dynasty!"

"If we can ask for peace, we won't fall to this point!"

"What should we do now?"

"Or should we return to our ancestral land?"

"Should we go east or north? Do you think we can really migrate smoothly?"

...

Facing the current terrible situation, the leaders of various tribes expressed their opinions one after another. It seems that they dare not resist anymore, but proposed to ask for peace or migrate.

However, the former could not impress the Hongzhi Dynasty at all, and the latter would definitely be sniped by the Haixi Jurchens and the Wild Jurchens, and seemed to have fallen into a dead end.

That's right. The tribal leaders in the big tent could not find a way out, but they fell into silence one after another.

What they are facing now is not only the Ming army, but also the Haixi Jurchens in the north and the wild Jurchens in the east, who are also eyeing them covetously. Even Korea in the south may send troops.

Tuo Luo had already realized that he had no way out, so he said with a firm look: "Although we Jurchens have submitted to the Ming Dynasty, you must know the moral character of the Ming soldiers. Now our special forces have sneaked into the Ming Dynasty's rear defense. Although we have failed this time, the Ming Dynasty's logistics army must have also suffered heavy losses. You don't have to panic. The Ming Dynasty's Eastern Expedition Army is probably in chaos at this time. We only need to use the terrain to ambush the Ming Dynasty's main force, and we will definitely win the final victory."

Although the news of the failure of the surprise attack came back, he believed that the Ming side "killed one thousand enemies and only lost eight hundred", and with Wang Yue's cautious style, he would definitely reorganize the logistics army first.

Boom!

At this moment, there was a deafening noise outside, as if the whole earth was shaking.

"What happened?"

"It's bad, the Ming army is coming!"

"This... How is this possible?"

"Yang Mudawu has surrendered to the Ming!"

...

Toro is now the nominal leader of the Jianzhou Jurchens, but his control is still a little poor.

If the Aisin-Gioro family can always get the support of the Ming Dynasty's resources, and get the title of the Ming Dynasty, all the tribes will naturally continue to support it.

But now the Aisin-Gioro family has lost the trust of the Ming Emperor, and is even suffering from the Ming Emperor's conquest, and is labeled a traitor by the Ming Dynasty.

Unfortunately, the Ming Dynasty's Eastern Expedition Army did not give Tuo Luo any chance to turn the tables. Under the command of Wang Yue, they were systematically eroding Jianzhou.

As a result, when the news that the special forces sent by Tuo Luo were almost wiped out spread, Yang Mudawu, who was at the forefront, decided to surrender to the Ming Dynasty with his troops.

"All of you follow me out. We Jurchens are invincible. We must make sure that the Ming army will never return!" Tuo Luo believed that he could still win the final victory with his own strength, and he immediately stood up and strode out of the big tent.

The tribal leaders present knew that a great catastrophe was coming, and it was even time to make a real decision. They immediately stood up and followed Tuo Luo out of the big tent.

Boom!

Just as all of them walked out of the general tent, they looked at the Shubinjiang who raised them in amazement and saw a scene that they would never forget.

But at some point, a three-masted ship with a length of 20 meters appeared on the river. The dark muzzle of the ship was aimed at their camp, and lead bullets flew towards them with sharp whistling sounds.

Bang!

A cannonball weighing more than ten pounds flew from the ship on the river, drew a beautiful parabola in the air, and finally landed heavily less than ten meters away from them.

All of them were safe and sound, but there was a cavalry regiment gathering in front of them. As a result, blood and broken limbs flew up, and the cavalry regiment immediately fled.

"Danger, get out of the way!"

At this time, the ship launched a new round of artillery fire. A guard saw several lead bullets hitting the direction of Toro and others, and immediately shouted with a pale face.

It's over!

Toro looked up at the lead bullets flying from the sky, and felt that the black ball was getting bigger and bigger, and then his eyes suddenly went black.