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    In fact, the Manchu Qing had no shortage of population, because tens of thousands of Han people were brought back from Northern Zhili, and many slaves were captured in North Korea and Mongolia.

    Only the banners are missing, that is, the source of soldiers for the Eight Banners of Manchuria!

    Dorgon retreated to Yaozhou, while raising military rations, while conscription and reorganization, the number of troops in the Eight Banners quickly recovered to 100,000.

    But the 100,000 Eight Banners soldiers at this time are not the same as the 100,000 a few years ago.

    ?Shandong, Henan, and Liaodong were defeated several times, and the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Eight Banners of Mongolia, although they were replenished to about 70,000 people.  But firstly, the combat effectiveness of the army has declined, and secondly, there are fewer and fewer bannermen available for recruitment.

    For the Eight Banners of the Han Army, the decline in combat effectiveness was even more obvious, with losses of nearly 20,000 before and after.  After the replenishment and reorganization, many Han Eight Banners guarding the city have surrendered their troops and generals in the past two years.

    The military and political system of the Qing Dynasty was impossible to recuperate, and it was necessary to maintain a large number of troops for a long time.

    Especially in the face of a downturn, it is even more necessary to expand our troops and prepare for war.  Only in this way can the savage Jurchen be subdued, the foreign vassal Mongolia be subdued, and the Korean monarchs and ministers be subdued.

    Further north of the grassland, Khalkha Mongolia is eyeing.

    The Mongolian tribe that the Manchu Qing attacked and plundered last time was only the Chechen Khan tribe in Khalkha Mongolia, and this alone could mobilize 30,000 cavalry.  In addition, the large tribes of Khalkha Mongolia, as well as the Tuxietuhan tribe and the Tuohuite tribe, all waited for the decline of the Qing Dynasty to make a vote.

    In the area around Lake Baikal, there are also Buryat Mongols, and the Balahu tribe borders on the territory of the Qing Dynasty.

    ? If Dorgon does not maintain the army, the outer Mongolia will rebel in minutes, and Khalkha Mongolia and Buryatia Mongolia will attack with large armies!

    It was delayed until mid-October, when the reorganized main force of the Manchu Qing Dynasty set off from Jinzhou to rescue Shanhaiguan¡ªif they didn¡¯t go to the rescue, the Eight Banners defenders in Shanhaiguan would have to kill the people for military rations.  And when Dorgon besieged Gaizhou, more than 10,000 defenders in Ningyuan and Jinzhou had already gone to Shanhaiguan to rescue them once, losing more than 2,000 people and fleeing in embarrassment.

    The Manchu Qing army marched to Shaheyi, and Dorgon received a battle report from the vanguard: "Your Highness, the enemy is already withdrawing!"

    Dorgon's face was gloomy, and he ordered: "The whole army stops, and the vanguard battalion is ordered to take back Weiyuantai, and immediately stationed there to prevent the enemy's counterattack."

    The army came to the rescue, saving a lonely person.

    Dorgon's main force is still nearly a hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan, and the vanguard is only 40 miles away from Shanhaiguan.

    With such a distance, those damn southern barbarians just ran away by boat!

    It was completely a war of attrition of grain and grass. Fei Ruhe and Zhang Tieniu besieged Shanhaiguan without attacking it, wasting three months of military rations in vain.  Dorgon brought a large army to the rescue, and even if there was no battle, he had to consume a lot of rations.

    Let's see who can't hold it first.

    Afraid that the Datong Army would come again, the small Weiyuantai was deployed by Dorgon with 2,000 defenders.  With so many soldiers, Weiyuan Terrace was crowded with people, and they had to be stationed nearby at ordinary times, and they could only retreat in and hold their ground in case of a war.

    Just when Dorgon was done with the withdrawal, he received news again: "Your Highness, the Nanmans are looting the countryside of Yaozhou and Haizhou, and are spreading lime everywhere in the plowed farmland!"

    "Liming?" Dorgon didn't understand.

    The messenger explained: "According to the nobleman who knows farming, if lime is sprinkled on the field, the crop yield will be reduced in the next year. If there is too much lime, the seeds will not germinate."

    The lime mentioned here is quicklime!

    Dorgon was stunned when he heard that, and then he gritted his teeth and said: "What a vicious heart, how is this different from burning down the pastures in the grassland?"

    As far as the Liaodong Peninsula, there are lime mines in the mountainous area east of Fuzhou City.

    Zhao Han sent some craftsmen over to burn cement in Liaodong. Each town built a simple fortress, and most of the lime mining workers were prisoners of war.

    After the Gaizhou Defense War, cement production was temporarily suspended, and quicklime was burned in large quantities!

    Thousands of dragoons, each with two horses, set off with dozens of catties of quicklime.  Just tie it horizontally on the horse's back like that, and poke a hole in the sack when encountering land with less weeds, and sprinkle it along the way while the horse gallops.

    At this time, it was already snowing in Liaodong, and quicklime was sprinkled on the snow, so it was guaranteed that we would not be able to grow food next year.

    "The enemy army is coming!"

    "Haha, let's go!"

    Wu Huapu laughed and rode his horse away. In the cities of Haizhou and Yaozhou, there were thousands of Manchu defenders each.  It is estimated that he was irritated by the actions of the Datong Army, and occasionally bravely went out of the city, and all of them chased after them on horseback.

    However, the dragoons did not engage in battle at all, and spread out sentry cavalry far away. They would flee immediately when encountering the enemy, and they never went deep into the hinterland of Manqing.

    But the population in the countryside, all.

    Going to the grassland to rob is somewhat risky, but going to North Korea to fight the autumn wind is extremely safe. You don¡¯t even need to think about logistics. You dare to send troops with half a month¡¯s food.

    Poor North Korea has not recovered from the previous looting, and has been forced to sell grain by the Datong Army many times. Next year, it will usher in another looting by the Qing Dynasty.

    The whole of North Korea will be emptied, and even the two classes of nobles will not be spared!

    After discussing the matter of robbing food, Daishan suddenly said: "There are signs of rebellion in Outer Fan Mongolia. Gulu Siqibu, who took the lead in avoiding the war, must be dealt with according to the rules. But he cannot be killed directly, otherwise Outer Fan Mongolia will be forced  opposite."

    Dorgon thought about it a long time ago, and said: "Remove this man's military title and support his brother to take his place. It is best to let the two brothers kill each other. ?
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