Dorgon finished speaking with a smile on his face, and then said directly to the respectful Beilenikan who was sitting at the end of the seat and had been silent:

"Nikambel, since you are here, let's talk about it together. How is the Qing Dynasty's matter of borrowing troops, grain, and ships from the Li Dynasty in the east going?"

Jingjin Beilenikan is the grandson of Nuerhaci. His father is Chuying, the eldest son of Nuerhachi, and his elder brother is Dudu.

In terms of age, Jingjin Beilenikan, who turned thirty this year, is actually two years older than Dorgon, but in terms of status, there is a huge gap.

First of all, in terms of clan hierarchy, Dorgon is not older than him, but he is his uncle.

Secondly, judging from the title, Dorgon has long been the title of Prince Heshuo. Although he has been deprived of the title of Prince Heshuo due to the previous defeat, he is still the prince of Duoluo County, and he actually has a banner.

Lord Prince.

At this point, Nikan is much worse. The current title of Jingjin Baylor was additionally given to him by Huang Taiji after he defeated Liaoxi in order to win over Chu Ying's sons and the forces behind them.

Therefore, although he is also a member of the royal family, and although he is also Baylor, now he can only stay at the bottom of the list in front of Dorgon and others.

However, when Nikan saw his 14th Shurui Prince Dorgon calling his name, he immediately stood up, bowed to Dorgon first, then straightened up and looked around at the princes present.

There were no outsiders, so he coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and said:

"I ask Prince Zheng to forgive me for this. From the time when the Grand Master delivered the decree in the afternoon to now, my nephew has not found the right time to report these situations to the Prince.

"Now that the fourteenth uncle has been ordered, my nephew will discuss the matter of the previous expedition to the east to recruit grain, soldiers and warships from the Li Dynasty, so that all the princes can take part in the detailed planning."

Nikan is the son of Chu Ying, the eldest son of Lao Nuerhachi, and Jierhalang is the son of Shuerhaqi, Laonu's younger brother.

Although Nikan and Jilhalang are not uncles and nephews, they are from the Qingqing clan. Nikan calls himself his nephew in front of Jilhalang, but it is quite natural.

And what Nikan said was not a lie at all, it was all truth.

In the afternoon, after Ganglin conveyed Huang Taiji's intention to appoint and dismiss the general king, it was already late, and Ganglin insisted on returning to Shengjing immediately. The other princes did not need to go out of the city to see him off, but Baylor, who had a slightly lower status, so

I have to go there both publicly and privately.

When he came back from seeing off Ganglin, he was interested in meeting the new general, King Jierhalang. However, Jierhalang was dining with the kings at that time, so it was not suitable for him to go and see him.

After dinner, Prince Zheng Jierhalang invited Dorgon and others to discuss matters and make decisions in Dorgon's mansion. Nikan lost another opportunity to report the progress of recruiting Li Dynasty's warships alone.

Of course, when Prince Zheng Jierhalang was stationed in Zhenjiang Fort, Nikan also visited him on his way to and from the Li Dynasty, and reported the general situation.

It's just that Jierhalang did not have the status of General Dinghai at that time, and there are many details that are difficult to explain to him in detail.

At this time, Nikan finished saying these words and went to see Prince Zheng Jierhalang. Seeing Jierhalang also nodding along with Dorgon, he continued:

"Previously, my nephew was ordered to go east to the Li Dynasty to recruit 200,000 dan of rice, 10,000 soldiers, and 500 warships. However, the monarchs and ministers of the Li Dynasty refused in every possible way on the grounds that the country was small and weak, and in the end the envoys went back and forth several times.

, the amount of each assistance has just been determined.

"It was decided that after the autumn harvest, 100,000 shi would be paid first for rice, and the remaining 100,000 shi would be paid after winter. It was decided that the people of the DPRK would participate in the war with 3,000 infantry, specifically responsible for escorting grain and grass. Li Chao would be responsible for the Ping'an Road soldiers and horses.

Use the tube to listen.

"It has been decided that the Li Dynasty will have 300 large and small warships to support the Qing Dynasty's campaign to the south, accompanied by 3,000 navy troops, and will be under the command of Lin Qingye, the commander of the navy of the three southern provinces. In short, this means 100,000 rice.

Stone, six thousand amphibious and land troops, and two hundred and fifty large and small warships!"

Jirharang knew a little bit about Jingjin Beilenikan running between the Qing Dynasty and the Li Dynasty in the east, but he did not know how much manpower, material resources and warships the Qing Dynasty finally commandeered from the Li Dynasty.

Therefore, when I heard the situation reported by Nikan at this moment, I was overjoyed and overjoyed in my heart. I even asked in disbelief:

"You mean, a total of 100,000 dan of grain, 6,000 soldiers, and 250 large and small warships?!"

Facing the Dinghai General Prince Zheng Jierhalang, who was in charge of military affairs in the southeastern part of Liaoning Province, his respectful attitude toward Beilenikan was much more respectful than that of his two uncles, Dorgon and Azig.

Seeing Prince Zheng Jierharang asking him questions in surprise and joy, Nikan's heart was filled with pride for a moment - after all, these things were obtained by him after all, he bowed down and said to him:

"Reporting to Prince Zheng, General Dinghai, this is exactly what happened!"

"Great! Great!"

After Jierhalang got another affirmative answer from Nikan, his joy was beyond words. At the same time, he also instantly understood why Dorgon looked like this after conveying Huang Taiji's appointment and dismissal decree in Ganglin.

Ugly.

Huang Taiji dismissed Dorgon as the ordered general at this time, obviously to prevent the Dorgon brothers from making great contributions to the annihilation of Jinhai Town, and from allowing the Dorgon brothers to become famous again in the Qing Dynasty, which always valued military merit.

Wan wash away the shame of previous defeat!

At the same time, Jierharang also completely understood why Dorgon and Azig looked at him with eyes full of envy and jealousy.

For Jierharang, who also conquered the Li Dynasty east of the Yalu River, the support of six thousand soldiers and horses from the Koreans was nothing at all, but one hundred thousand stones of rice, military rations, and especially two hundred and fifty warships, that was no small matter.

ah!

It turns out that Jierhalang, like other upper-class clan dignitaries of the Manchu Tatars, looked down upon naval vessels at all. In their eyes, apart from the bow and horse riding and archery that the Qing soldiers were best at, the Eight Banners and Han Army

The following Wu Zhen Chao Ha Camp is worth mentioning.

However, since the last time he followed Dorgon's army south to Fuzhou City and returned without success after losing troops and generals, he suddenly realized that the role of the navy in fighting on coastal peninsula terrain south of Gaizhou and south of Zhenjiang Fort was

It is irreplaceable. Without the navy, it may be difficult to move forward in the future.

King Zhishun Shang Kexi's slow progress in recruiting craftsmen, logging trees, building shipyards, and building warships in the past six months at the mouth of the Koha River made him soberly aware that if he started from scratch, he would not be able to build an army capable of fighting.

How difficult it is for the navy at sea.

What he didn't expect was that Nikan's previous trip to the Li Dynasty, in addition to obtaining food and troops, was actually able to recruit 300 warships from the imperial court!

With 300 warships from the imperial court assisting the war, would it still be difficult for me to take my elite troops with blue flags and leave the Yalu River Estuary from Zhenjiang Fort and go south to the enemy's rear?

The naval fleet of Jinhai Town raided the mouth of the Liaohe River not long ago, and must be still waiting for an opportunity to attack behind the two white flags in Liaodong Bay. Then he led the fleet to assist the Korean people to the east coast of Jinhai Town, wouldn't he want to land there?

Where do you log in?

After listening to Nikan's words, Jierhalang thought of many things in an instant, as if he had already seen the achievements of the country waving to him, and the smile on his chubby round face became even brighter.

“Three hundred warships, three hundred warships—how many are the big ships and how many are the small ones?”

Jierhalang, who was already confident, did not forget to inquire about the specific situation of the Korean warships. If the three hundred ships were all small sampans, wouldn't it be a waste of joy?

"There are two hundred big ships and fifty small ships. The big ships are warships with dragon heads and turtle tails, which are called turtle ships by the people in the court. There are fifty big ships and one hundred and fifty big house ships. The fifty small ships are scout ships."

"Turtle ship?!"

"Exactly. The general must not underestimate the turtle ships of the imperial court. When my nephew was in Hanyang City, the emperor and ministers of the Li Dynasty reported to my nephew the details of the warships that assisted the war. My nephew asked about it in detail, and then I learned that the imperial army was

The victory in the Japanese naval battle was due to the help of turtle ships like this."

The name Turtle Ship sounds very inelegant, but its strength in naval battles cannot be underestimated.

Sincerely, Beileni noticed that Jirharang seemed to dislike this name, so he immediately explained it to him.

And Jierhalang was happy that the warship had been found, and he didn't care much. He just laughed and said: "That's good, that's good. I hope it doesn't move as fast as a turtle on the sea."

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Speaking of this, Jierhalang seemed to have just remembered something. He quickly changed the subject and asked Nikan: "Oh, by the way, when will the warships of the Korean people arrive at Zhenjiang Fort?"

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"Well, people from the imperial court should be able to arrive before mid-September. It's not that my nephew wants to speak for the monarchs and ministers of the Li Dynasty, but in my opinion, there are many scholars among the monarchs and ministers of the Li Dynasty who can talk empty words, but they are capable people who can do practical things.

There are constraints from all sides, and people are distracted. The culture of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, which prohibits and enforces orders with force and resoluteness, has never been seen in the civil and military forces of the Li Dynasty!"

When Nikan asked Jierharang about the arrival date of the Korean troops and warships, he immediately recalled the previous negotiation with the Li Dynasty monarchs and ministers. He smiled bitterly for a while, shook his head and said:

"Therefore, the emperor and ministers of the Li Dynasty have to slow down everything they do. For example, right now, things decided in June will only start in August. My nephew just sent troops from Jiulian City ten days ago.
Chapter completed!