Acting for the gods

Chapter 150 A battle to set the world
War is cruel, and once you succeed, you will die.

Under the joint efforts of Guan Ning's iron cavalry and Jin Yiwei, the Eight Banners Army, which had already been crippled, had no power to fight at all, and even had no chance to escape.

They could only watch helplessly as their flags were chopped off, unable to resist.

The only thing left to do now is to surrender and await the final judgment.

If you can't surrender, then there is only one dead end.

In the end, more than 5 bannermen surrendered on their knees and became prisoners of the Ming army.

So far, one battle will determine the universe!

"After this battle, it will be difficult to make money later, Mr. Jiang, we can return to the imperial court as teachers!"

Sun Chuanting laughed.

Jiang Fan said: "The centipede is dead but not stiff. The main force of the Houjin was destroyed, but the country was not destroyed. It is hard to guarantee that it will not be revived. I suggest that the army go north and attack Shengjing once and for all."

Sun Chuanting nodded: "That's right, I think so too, but this matter is a big one, should I revise the book and ask the court for instructions?"

Since ancient times, Taiping has been determined by generals, and generals are not allowed to see Taiping!

Attacking Houjin's Shengjing was indeed a great achievement, but it also depends on the meaning of the above.

If the emperor is good enough, if he is bewitched by traitors, it is easy to have a tragedy like Yue Fei!

"You don't have to worry about that."

Jiang Fan waved his hand and said in a big bag: "The general's foreign military orders are not accepted. Now that the Eight Banners are defeated, it is a good time. If Houjin can't be wiped out in one go, when it recovers, it will pose a threat to the border."

"I will repair a book and send it to Kyoto later, but I need to dispatch troops first. I will make the decision on this matter. If there is any problem, I will take full responsibility."

Sun Chuanting heard the words, thought for a while, and nodded in agreement.

If it is really possible to destroy the Houjin and expand the territory, it can be called a thousand-year achievement, no matter what, the Emperor Tianqi will not blame him for it.

The only thing to consider is the problem of food and grass.

Although it is said that Liaodong has been occupied by the Ming army, the journey northward has not encountered any major troubles. Once a strong enemy is encountered, it will be difficult to ensure sufficient supplies in the rear, and there may even be a situation where food is exhausted and people die.

Jiang Fan has considered this point.

The food and grass for hundreds of thousands of troops is not a small amount. The longer the battle line is stretched, the more problems will arise.

The easiest way is actually to loot along the way.

But Jiang Fan is not Huang Taiji, and he will not allow his soldiers to plunder the people.

In fact, whether it is Ming Dynasty or Later Jin Dynasty, they are all Chinese people, it's just that the regions are different, and the cultural beliefs and habits are different.

The Ming Dynasty lived on farming, while the Later Jin Dynasty, like Mongolia, mainly lived on nomads. For these nomads, plunder was the only way they could gain benefits.

Every autumn and winter, the living conditions on the grasslands become difficult. This is the main reason why the Hou Jin continued to harass and invade the border of the Ming Dynasty.

If they did not plunder the border of Ming Dynasty and rob supplies, many people in Houjin would starve to death or freeze to death.

From Houjin's point of view, they did everything they could to survive, pitiful and hateful!

Therefore, Jiang Fan was merciless towards the Eight Banners Army.

But even if the common people in the later Jin Dynasty had it, they couldn't kill them all at once.

After cleaning the battlefield, Jiang Fan and Sun Chuanting led the army and escorted the prisoners back to Shanhaiguan.

Dealing with captives is a hassle.

Tens of thousands of people open their mouths to eat, there are many natural disasters, the harvest is not good, and there is not enough food for themselves.

Wu Sangui, a young general at the border, stood up: "The last general proposes to kill him."

"It's not right. If we kill the prisoners, it will inevitably arouse Hou Jin's rebellion, and it will cause great trouble for us to enter Shengjing in the future."

Sun Chuanting rejected Wu Sangui's proposal.

Jiang Fan said: "Let these people do coolies, build bridges and pave roads, to pay for their crimes."

Anyway, Daming’s transportation is inconvenient now, and many places need to be repaired, such as the Great Wall, which is enough for these Eight Banners to repair for a few years, and the free labor is not in vain.

What 996 is a blessing to them!

Afterwards, Jiang Fan repaired the book and sent it to Kyoto. Then he ordered troops, horses, food and grass, and led three thousand Jinyiwei, two thousand Shenji Battalion, and thirty thousand Guanning cavalry as vanguards, and started the Northern Expedition.

The battle went fairly smoothly, with little effective resistance encountered.

Hou Jin was not good at fortifications, and there were very few walls ten meters high. In addition to the death of Huang Taiji, the elite was wiped out, and there was no decent armed force at all.

The Ming army was like a broken bamboo all the way, conquering most of the city gates of Houjin and entering the hinterland of Houjin.

For the common people, Jiang Fan did not move, but those former Eight Banners nobles fell into bad luck, their family properties were confiscated, cattle and sheep were used as military rations, and some were distributed to poor people.

And liberated many Mongolian, Han, and Korean slaves, allowing them to regain their freedom.

Because of Jiang Fan's strategy and strong military strength, the resistance became less and less.

Every time a place is conquered, Jiang Fan will transfer people from the pass to garrison to maintain law and order and ensure the rights and interests of the people.

Although the nobles of the Eight Banners hated Jiang Fan deeply, ordinary people found that the Ming army was not as vicious as imagined, and even felt pretty good.

At least life is much better than in the past, especially those rescued slaves, all of them are grateful, and there are many women who can't repay them and want to promise each other with their bodies.

But they were all rejected by Jiang Fan.

In addition, Jiang Fan asked the rescued Mongolians and Koreans to go back to publicize the policies of the Ming army, and soon recruited a group of people who were oppressed by Hou Jin to fight back.

At this time, North Korea has not yet split, and there is no Xiao Xiba like the later generations. He can be regarded as Daming's younger brother, and he admires Daming very much.

Hearing that Big Brother had avenged himself, he was naturally rejoiced.

Seeing that the Ming army was unstoppable, the Mongolian side also chose to stab Houjin in both sides.

Faced with the three sides of the Mongolian, Ming, and dynasties, Hou Jin was powerless to return to heaven. Some Eight Banners nobles who were greedy for life and fear of death, after seeing the Ming army, looked forward to surrendering.

Jiang Fan attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold all the way, invincible and invincible.

When the attack reached Shengjing, before the attack started, the people in the city spontaneously opened the city gates and tied the Eight Banners nobles to surrender.

It seems that there is still some can't wait!

After news of the victory in the war came back again and again, Zhu Youxiao was both surprised and delighted when it was reported back to Kyoto.

The joy is naturally that the Ming army won a complete victory. In less than a month, Jiang Fan not only wiped out 20 Eight Banners troops, but also sent troops to the Northern Expedition, hitting Shengjing in Houjin.

I am happy that Jiang Fan can fight.

What worries me is that Jiang Fan is too good at fighting!
Now Jiang Fan is like a god of war in the mind of the frontier army, with countless little fans.

If he had any thoughts, he, the emperor, would not be able to sit still.

Although Zhu Youxiao didn't like being emperor, influenced by traditional ideas, he still couldn't accept people from outside Zhu's family to be emperor.

Jiang Fan is not worried about the issue of the master of high meritorious deeds. What he is thinking now is, why has he already occupied Shengjing and destroyed Houjin, yet he has not received the system prompt?
(End of this chapter)