Chapter 27 The Manchu Qing colluded with Tsarist Russia
Dorgon imagined that as long as Portugal, the Netherlands, England, Tsarist Russia and others could send troops to interfere, Zhang Biwu would not be able to concentrate all his efforts to destroy the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty would win extremely precious breathing time and have a chance to make a comeback!
Of course, the most important Dorgon believed that it was Tsarist Russia. Tsarist Russia was the closest to the water to save people, unlike the Netherlands and Portugal who were in the south, who wanted to save them too far.
Tsarist Russia is also known as the Russian Empire. Now the Tsar is Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov, who is the tenth Tsar.
Although Tsarist Russia has escaped from the previous vacant period and the previous turmoil, it has created the Romanov dynasty, but internal and external troubles remain.
In the north, there is a strong enemy Sweden, occupying a large tract of land along the Baltic coast from the Pskov-Novgorod line, firmly controlling the business roads to Europe; to the west, the feudal Poland and the Kingdom of Lithuania, occupying a series of important towns led by Smolensk, and threatening Moscow at all times; in the south, it is the Ukraine, which belongs to Poland, and the Cossacks who come to the Ukrainian prairie are also a serious threat to Moscow; to the south, it is the Krim Khanate, a Turkish vassal state that invaded Russia countless times in centuries; only on the southern grasslands are the Don Cossacks who obey Moscow but are still independent of the Tsarist Russia.
Some time ago, there was a riot by salt merchants, although it had been resolved. Moreover, Ukraine was also eliminated and incorporated into the territory of Tsarist Russia, but its control over the newly occupied territory has not been digested.
Alexey's eyes looked east from time to time, but he also considered that Tsarist Russia had not completely eliminated the enemy. If he could, he really wanted to advance east.
He only sent a few troops to the Nebchu and Jaxa areas in the east, taking advantage of Zhang Biwu's fierce battle with the Qing Dynasty. His control was greatly reduced and he dominated some places. He also heard about China's wealth, so of course he really wanted to occupy it.
But the key to the problem is that Tsarist Russia has taken the West, right! Managing the West as the fundamental point! The east is not what they focus on. As long as they can gain a hegemony in the West, Tsarist Russia's country can be strong, far better than attacking large unmanned areas such as Siberia to the east.
The wish to move eastward can only be to obey the management westward. Alexei believes that even if he cannot fulfill his wish to move eastward, at least he wants to put his hope on his son Fedor Alexeevich Romanov.
Tsarist Russia had great ambitions. Starting from a Moscow Principality, it gradually expanded its territory, devoured other countries, and became a vast power. No matter how large its territory it was, it was difficult to feed it.
Therefore, Tsarist Russia's expansion can be divided into two parts, one is expansion in Asia, and the other is expansion in Europe. Expansion in Europe is fundamental, so only after stabilizing Europe, Alexey will consider Asian expansion.
The expansion in Asia was very smooth, because first, the vacant land area in northern Asia was large; second, there were few residents in northern Asia, and it was primitive, and it was very easy for Russians to deal with them.
In the ninth year of Shunzhi, Tsarist Russia invaded the Nebchu and Jaquesas areas, then built castles and carried out bloody massacres and plunders, arousing the local people of all ethnic groups to resist bravely. But it was not possible to expand further.
Now that Xuanye has arrived here, Alexey has treated him preferentially. He wants the Qing Dynasty to exist in his heart. When he can free up his hand, he will send troops.
But now he really doesn't have much power. He also wants to know what the attitudes of Portugal, England and the Netherlands are like. If it is appropriate, it's fine.
There is also Sweden a super power! It was only after Peter the Great that Sweden was defeated and became a small peace-loving country. But at this period, Sweden's strength is obvious, and no one dares to say that Sweden is not. After all, the strong cannot allow others to speak out in front of them and point fingers.
Now the envoy of the Qing Dynasty came, begging Alexey to send troops as soon as possible to help them.
Alexey nodded and said, "Okay! Very good! I will send troops! You can repay your Qing Emperor! We will never let Zhang Biwu do whatever he wants! I and you, the Qing Emperor, are very good!"
When the Qing envoys heard Alexey's words, of course they did not dare to object, and they wanted to say goodbye and left.
When the envoys of the Qing Dynasty were about to leave, they met Xuanye. Xuanye said to them: "I think the Tsar of Tsarist Russia did not intend to help us the Qing Dynasty! You must make it clear when you go back to report to your father! Otherwise, if the father makes a mistake in his judgment, it would be bad!"
The envoy couldn't help but look at Xuanye. How could Xuanye say this? They just saw the Tsar very enthusiastic! They didn't look like they couldn't help them at all. They said they wouldn't help them, and they wouldn't believe them if they beat them to death!
But now Xuanye has said so, he is the prince, and Shunzhi intends to make him the crown prince to inherit the throne. Of course, they dare not offend the future lord of the Qing Dynasty.
They were just timid and would definitely bring Xuanye's words back to Shunzhi and Dorgon, so they didn't dare to stay for a long time. So they said that Shunzhi was upset when they waited! They had to report to them earlier. Of course, what Shunzhi wanted to know the most was the situation of his precious son Xuanye.
Xuanye looked at their figures away. He was all kinds of flavors. He still remembered what Shunzhi said when he sent him away: "Son, what if our Qing halal is destroyed by Zhang Biwu! I must leave a seed! And this seed can only be you! You are our hope for the future! As long as you are here, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished! You will not let your father down! Because you are the hope of my Qing Dynasty! The father has great expectations for you!"
When Xuanye thought of this, he always felt a sense of uneasiness! Because he felt that Zhang Biwu was too powerful. Even if Xuanye was really the emperor of the ages, the premise must be that Zhang Biwu would not appear. But now there is an opponent who is even more powerful than him. He has countless strengths and wisdom in the end, and he can only become a painting cake!
The envoy hurriedly returned to the Songjin Land, and of course he had to bypass Zhang Biwu's defense line, otherwise if Zhang Biwu and others found it, they would not be able to take it. There was a vast no-man's land in the north, and Zhang Biwu could not have such great strength to block it. In Zhang Jun's defense line, if the Qing envoys did not leave, they would naturally be fine.
In any case, the alliance between the Qing Dynasty and Tsarist Russia was still in a superficial state and did not want Zhang Biwu to detect it, otherwise it would cause unnecessary trouble.
The envoy reported to Dorgon and also conveyed Xuanye's words. When Dorgon heard this, he was so anxious! Tsarist Russia really didn't want to send troops?
If they wanted to send troops, it would have made some changes to Zhang Biwu, but now the situation he had not appeared, Dorgon felt extremely disappointed.
Now he should think about his approach, and it wouldn't work if he was always surrounded by Zhang Biwu!
Now Zhang Biwu has not only surrounded him, but also ordered the army to continue to attack. If this continues, it will not be much. Moreover, there are urgent reports from all over Liaodong that it is becoming increasingly difficult to collect grain.
Originally, the Qing Dynasty collected a large amount of grain from North Korea. North Korea had a great hatred for the Qing Dynasty and was always unwilling to use it for the Qing Dynasty. It was just that due to the strong strength of the Qing Dynasty, it had to do it.
Zhang Biwu has sent troops to attack the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty is unable to protect itself. Of course, North Korea will no longer provide food to the Qing Dynasty. If it does not send troops to help Zhang Biwu, they are considered good. Do you still want to give food?
Under such circumstances, the Qing Dynasty was narrow and the number of people was not large, so there were big problems in the collection of grains required for the war.
It's nothing now. It's just that Dorgon felt the difficulties of the war. He has collected a large amount of food and can support it for the time being. However, as time goes by, the consumption of food is increasing, and they will fall into more and more difficulties.
How could Dorgon not be anxious if he seems like this? But no matter how anxious you are, you can't come up with a solution.
Fan Wencheng said to Dorgon: "Father Regent, I think we should tell us the story of Tsarist Russia's alliance with us! I heard that Tsarist Russia had some actions, so Zhang Biwu would believe it. He had to be wary of Tsarist Russia. He would somewhat weaken Zhang Jun's momentum!"
Dorgon looked at Fan Wencheng. He had thought about this. Since Tsarist Russia is unwilling to send troops now, what's the use of helping them hide it?
Like this, Dorgon made up his mind to spread this news! Let Zhang Biwu know, see how Zhang Biwu acted.
Zhang Biwu was listening to the report, and at the same time, he also sent troops to Zheng Chenggong to increase the strength of Zheng Chenggong on his side, so that Zheng Chenggong and others could not be suppressed again. How could they say that they attacked each other on both sides, they should not relax. Of course, Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan's men in Fuzhou were all sailors, and their land combat capabilities were relatively weak, so they could not rely on them.
Just as Zhang Biwu was thinking this, soldiers came in. He reported to Zhang Biwu about the joining forces between Tsarist Russia and the Qing Dynasty. Portugal was also ready to move, and they would also go against Zhang Biwu.
Zhang Biwu was silent. He wanted to know what was going on in Tsarist Russia. His focus should be on Europe. He couldn't make any move here. If he really wanted to fight, Zhang Biwu was not afraid of him. If you want to fight, then let's have a good time with you.
Not long after, they found out that Tsarist Russia did some unruly things in the Nebchu and Jaxa areas. They continued to inquire about the battle between Zhang Biwu and the Qing Dynasty, and they were ready to move.
Chapter completed!