Chapter 2465
When the war turned into a pure competition of national strength, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had a weak foundation and the disadvantage of a weak foundation began to slowly emerge. Although the Manchu Qing tried every means to introduce Western weapon manufacturing technology and corresponding tactics, its ordnance manufacturing capabilities completely relied on a small number of craftsmen obtained from the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention compared with Haihan, even compared with the Ming Dynasty, it was still far behind. Enter After the war of attrition, the supply of armaments can no longer keep up with the combat needs of the front line.
On the other hand, as long as the Ming Dynasty is willing to lower its face and continue to ask Haihan for help, it will continue to receive arms provided by Haihan. Although these weapons are all old models that have been replaced by the Haihan Army, their combat performance is much better than that of the Ming Dynasty's self-made weapons, and they can effectively kill the Qing army on the battlefield, which is enough.
In the autumn of 1646, the Ming army finally succeeded in recapturing Jinzhou and advanced the battle line to less than 400 miles away from Shenyang City. The passive Manchu Qing Dynasty had to transfer the troops originally deployed on the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean border back to the western front to prevent the Ming army from continuing to advance towards Shenyang.
Before winter came, the Qing army finally managed to temporarily force the Ming army back to the Jinzhou camp at the cost of more than 4,000 casualties, giving themselves a winter respite.
At this stage of the war, the Qing Dynasty has actually begun to show signs of defeat. As long as the Ming Dynasty does not make any mistakes that will disrupt the situation, and Haihan continues to provide support, sooner or later the Manchu Qing Dynasty will be exhausted.
Huang Taiji is not a reckless man who cannot see the situation clearly, and he also has many think tanks around him, so he can naturally realize that the war is developing in a direction that is unfavorable to him. Nowadays, the Qing army's battle losses are extremely serious, and it is difficult to replenish troops in time. If the battle continues, it will only be a matter of time before the city of Shenyang is lost. The plan for now is to broker an armistice as soon as possible and then discuss peace terms with Ming again.
However, all the envoys sent by the Manchus to negotiate peace were driven back by the Ming Dynasty. After all, Chongzhen was not stupid. Since there was an opportunity to eradicate the stubborn diseases in Liaodong, there was no need to cease war with his opponents and negotiate peace at this time. The war has already reached this point, so it is better to bite the bullet and strive to complete the victory in one battle and completely solve the problem of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
The Manchu and Qing Dynasties hit a wall with the Ming Dynasty, and instead placed their hopes on Haihan. It is not a secret that Haihan gave Ming the support behind his back. The Manchus believed that if Haihan could stop providing support to Ming, Ming might be able to re-examine the necessity of peace talks.
At the end of 1646, Huang Taiji personally went out and had a secret meeting with Chen Yixin in Yongning Town, which is near the sea to the north of Jinzhou. Huang Taiji hoped that Haihan could come forward to persuade the Ming Dynasty to cease the war. For this reason, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were willing to make more concessions to Haihan on the territorial division of the Liaodong Peninsula.
As for the Manchu Qing's intention, Haihan had naturally seen it clearly for a long time. The armistice between the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty is not the best result for Haihan. Only by letting these two families fight to the death can Haihan become the biggest winner. But this time the Manchus came to seek help, which shows that their combat power has become unsustainable, and they may really collapse if they continue to fight.
Once the Manchu and Qing Dynasties collapsed and the Ming Dynasty was no longer restrained by foreign enemies, it would definitely turn around and settle accounts with Haihan. This was certainly not a situation that the Executive Committee was happy to see. Therefore, the best thing for Haihan is to let the two sides continue to fight, and it is best not to decide the winner too quickly, so that Haihan can have more time to prepare to take over the world.
Chen Yixin said that the materials and other support currently provided by Haihan to Daming are all paid services. For the sake of business reputation, Haihan is unlikely to unilaterally terminate these support measures.
However, Chen Yixin did not say anything. He said that if the Qing Dynasty was willing to pay a certain fee, then Haihan could consider delaying the delivery of relevant materials to the Ming Dynasty. In order to ensure that Huang Taiji could understand clearly, Chen Yixin also specifically explained that these related materials also included arms and equipment. Of course, the conditions for ceding land proposed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty must still be retained. Since it was Huang Taiji's initiative, Chen Yixin certainly would not refuse.
After Huang Taiji met with Chen Yixin, he finally understood that the Haihan people were a group of out-and-out businessmen, and everything they did was to maximize profits. It's not impossible to get Haihan to stop aiding Daming. You have to pay more to negotiate.
But at this time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was dragged down by the war, and it was true that they could not give out much money. What's more, the exchange conditions proposed by Haihan did not seem to be guaranteed at all. God knows whether they would really abide by the deal and stop aid measures to the Ming Dynasty. . Huang Taiji had many concerns and refused to agree to the conditions proposed by Chen Yixin.
So Chen Yixin proposed another plan, asking the Manchus to cede all the former Guangningwei area in the north of Liaodong Bay to Haihan, that is, the entire area from the south of Lushan to the coastline, which is more than a hundred miles deep, was handed over to Haihan. Haihan stationed troops locally to separate the two armies to maintain peace. In this way, if the Ming Dynasty still tried to attack the home base of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it would have to go north from Jinzhou and bypass Lushan Mountain, walking hundreds of miles more before attacking Shenyang City.
Huang Taiji was even more reluctant to agree to this proposal. The area that Chen Yixin asked for was the only remaining sea channel for the Manchu and Qing Dynasties in the direction of the Yellow and Bohai Sea. Giving it to Haihan would be tantamount to committing suicide. Moreover, if Haihan deployed troops in this direction in the future, it would be more than 200 meters away from Shenyang City. The land was enough to make Manqing sleepless and uneasy. Rather than letting the Haihan army stationed in this area, it would be better to let the Ming army stay here, at least they can still have a fight with the Ming army.
Seeing that Huang Taiji was not fooled, Chen Yixin had no choice but to throw out the last proposal. As long as the Manchu Qing cedes the area promised by Huang Taiji to Haihan, then Haihan will not directly participate in the war between the Ming and the Manchu Qing, and if the Ming Dynasty captures Shenyang City, Haihan will automatically terminate all military assistance to the Ming Dynasty.
Although this is still clearly biased, it is a more practical proposal for the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Huang Taiji also knew that Haihan's ambitions went far beyond the Liaodong Peninsula. He had already acquired a lot of land in the south through military assistance to Ming Dynasty. But if the war ended and Ming Dynasty no longer needed Haihan's assistance, then Haihan might become Ming's next opponent. From Haihan's point of view, it is naturally most cost-effective to let the Manchu Qing continue to serve as a shield.
But even if he knew the Haihan people's plan, it was difficult for Huang Taiji to refuse Chen Yixin's proposal. Even if the Manchu Qing lost Shenyang, they could continue to retreat north. There was a large area for them to preserve their strength. Xu Tu counterattacked. As long as Haihan cuts off military assistance to Ming Dynasty, it will be difficult for Ming Dynasty to have enough combat power to advance north. In this way, the situation in Liaodong will reach a new balance.
After more than ten days of confrontation, Huang Taiji and Chen Yixin signed a secret agreement in Yongning Town. The Qing Dynasty's actual line of control on the Liaodong Peninsula once again retreated hundreds of miles in exchange for Haihan interrupting his control of the Ming Dynasty at some point in the future. military aid.
(End of chapter)