The four hundred and twentieth chapter of the imperial rhetorical question
The Ming army quickly captured the Tianjin Wei with a thunderous force. When the Tianjin Wei changed hands, the general of Tianjin Town was frightened when he heard the news and hurriedly sent someone to inquire about the truth. When the exact news came, it said that the Ming army dispatched a thousand-fail battleship and came from the sea. Ten thousand cannons were sent to Tianjin Wei and lost it in just a few hours.
Now Tianjin Wei has tens of thousands of troops, strong troops, and countless firearms. In addition, the Ming army's navy is majestic. With the original half-town troops losing the Tianjin Wei and Dagukou battalions, the entire Tianjin Town is currently less than 3,000 troops. These people are not even in sufficient defense bases, so how can we talk about recapturing the Tianjin Wei?
Immediately, the general of Tianjin Town quickly sent three hundred miles to ask for help from Beijing. At the same time, he voluntarily gave up the battalions of the surrounding Tianjin Guards and gathered his troops to retreat to Xianghe. Xianghe was called the key to the capital. If he had no ability to counterattack, it would be the best choice to save his strength and station in Xianghe first.
When San Hundred Miles arrived at Beijing City in a hurry, the originally dead city of Beijing suddenly became like a frying pan. Especially Kangxi, he didn't even believe his eyes. When he saw this military newspaper, he was stunned for a moment and repeatedly confirmed that the military newspaper was not false. After the Tianjin Guard did fall into the hands of the Ming army, Kangxi complained and almost vomited old blood.
"What food does Tianjin Town do? How can I be beaten by the thieves? Didn't Tianjin Wei have Dagukou? What about the cannon? Why not stop the thieves!"
Kangxi was angry and did not care about his decent attitude as an emperor. Lei Ting angrily scolded: "There is also Longkodo! Didn't he say he fought fiercely with the thieves in the south? How could the thieves suddenly appear in Tianjin? Is it all a stake in the court?"
In front of Kangxi, the minister of the study room, Zhang Tingyu, Ma Qi, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Yin Tebu, the left censor, knelt down, and did not dare to speak out.
Among them, Geng's Minister of War, his face was pale and sweating profusely. The Ming army landed from the sea, and Tianjin Wei was lost in a blink of an eye. He, the Minister of War, had finished his career.
Over the years, the south has become more and more troublesome. Originally, the position of Minister of War was difficult to sit. Geng'er worked hard all these years and worked hard every day, and even lost his hair. He originally thought that Longkodo and Jiangbei Daying could block the Ming army south of the Yangtze River, but who would have thought that the Ming army would use a strange move and actually come from the sea to capture Tianjin Wei.
As for what Kangxi asked, Geng'er felt a little distressed but could not distinguish it. Since the two naval troops in Fujian and Nan'ao were destroyed, the Qing court had lost its power at the sea. Moreover, there were no naval troops in Tianjin Wei, and even if there were, they could not stop the powerful Ming Navy.
Others don’t know that Geng’er knew about the forts in Dagukou. These forts were originally disrepaired, and most of the cannons on them were left by the previous dynasty. Such cannons are okay to scare people. If they really want to fight, they are not as good as fire sticks. It’s simply a dream to rely on Dagukou to defend against Tianjin Guards.
In addition, Longkodo in Hubei was fighting against the Ming army, so he could not have expected the Ming army to open another battlefield. Who could guess Zhu Yicheng’s idea? But can he say these words to Kangxi? Of course not!
"Slaves deserve to die...Slaves deserve to die..." Geng snatched the ground with his head, and his forehead was covered in blood.
"You deserve to die if you have to die if you have to die if you have to die if you have to die if you have to die if you have to die if you have to be in charge, and the more powerful you have to fight the thief, now the thief is taking over Tianjin Guards, and the attack of the troops is close to the capital. Do you want to wait for the thief to attack Beijing and directly remove my head?"
"The emperor... the slave dare not, how can a slave think like this? The slave is incompetent, but the slave is loyal to the emperor and loyal to the Qing Dynasty!"
"Come here!" Kangxi could not hear his discernment. He shouted loudly, and in an instant, several guards with swords rushed in.
He pointed at Geng's erection with disgust, and Kangxi said coldly: "Take his top and get into the prison!"
"Emperor... the emperor's servant is wronged, the emperor..." Geng's face was covered with blood and tears, and he cried and shouted for justice.
Several guards stepped forward, and one of them raised his hand and took off his hat, then turned the red top off, bare head, and saw that his top was gone, Geng's face was full of despair, and he suddenly lost his energy. He didn't even know that he was being held up and dragged out, but he just continued to shout for injustice.
"Wait!" Just as Geng's ere was about to be dragged out, a voice shouted. Everyone subconsciously saw that the eighth prince was coming.
"My son, please ask the Emperor Ama Sheng'an..." The eighth prince asked the guards to wait for a moment, walked in quickly, and then knelt down to Kangxi, who was still angry.
"Hmph!" Kangxi looked at the Eighth Prince with a squinted eyes, and did not let him get up, and snorted coldly.
The eighth prince pretended not to hear it, and knelt on the ground and asked, "I don't know what crime Lord Geng has committed, and I'm so angry with the emperor?"
Kangxi was secretly angry. The eighth prince was asking knowingly that why the eighth prince didn't know about the matter of Tianjin Wei being occupied? If he didn't know, how could he suddenly come here at this time? However, the eighth prince asked was fine. Kangxi suppressed his anger and said only three words "Tianjin Wei".
After hearing this, the Eighth Prince suddenly realized and then said: "The Tianjin Wei changes, although there are problems with the Ministry of War, but it is not entirely because of the Ministry of War that the thief can easily defeat the Tianjin Wei."
The Eighth Prince said immediately: "Tianjin Wei is the gateway to the capital, and Dagukou is the gateway to the Tianjin Wei. In fact, as early as last year, the Ministry of War issued a note, asking the court to strengthen the Dagukou fort and add cannons to prevent the attack of the thieves and naval forces. The Emperor Ama may have forgotten this for a while, but the ministers still remember that if Emperor Ama does not believe it, you can ask someone to take it to the Ministry of War for archives and read it..."
The eighth prince's words immediately stunned Kangxi. He quickly remembered that the Ministry of War did have this memorial. Because the imperial naval army had been wiped out before, the Ministry of War mentioned that the Ming Navy was powerful. In order to prevent the Ming Navy, it was recommended to strengthen the defenses of cities in coastal areas, especially to rebuild the artillery and add cannons at Dagukou. However, Kangxi did not care about this, because at that time he was devoted to the tactic of the southern attack and just wanted to pacify the south as soon as possible. How could he do this?
Besides, Kangxi didn't think that the Ming Dynasty had the courage to go north alone, so this matter was thrown aside. Furthermore, casting cannons and building turrets were all tasks of the Ministry of Works. Who is in charge of the Ministry of Works now? It's the Fourth Prince! If you really want to hold the responsibility accountable, the Fourth Prince will not be able to escape.
Just when Kangxi thought of this, the eighth prince said again: "In addition, a few months ago, Erchen reminded the Ministry of Works to step up the casting of cannons and arrange the city defenses in various places reasonably. Tianjin Wei is so important, but I don't know why Erchen is so careless? Doesn't the Ministry of Works understand the importance of Tianjin Wei?"
Chapter completed!