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In fact, what Yang Sichang didn't know was that Hong Chengchou had already achieved victory before he remembered it.

However, there is actually not much difference between them who is in front and who is behind.

Because Emperor Chongzhen was not waiting online at all. After all, he was no longer a novice. When dealing with the Manchus, he had followed up on many battles. He even went on a personal expedition and experienced fighting.

As for the war that took place at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, as long as the Khalkha tribe did not discover the troops led by Hong Chengchou before he fell asleep, the outcome was doomed.

Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen came online, both Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang came over to report their battle results.

In the battle at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, the Ming Army's cavalry led by Yang Sichang numbered over 10,000. The remnants of the Oirat tribes had more than 4,000 combat troops, plus women and children who were wounded, and the number reached about 10,000. The cavalry led by Hong Chengchou was sweeping through the desert. When we headed north, we didn't suffer much loss. When we reached the Tianshan Mountains, we still had nearly 60,000 soldiers left.

On the Khalkha tribe, the three large tribes combined have a total of nearly 70,000 horses. In terms of military strength, the number of both sides is about the same.

As a result of the battle, the Ming army killed 356 people and injured more than 200 people; the Oirat tribes killed 796 people and injured more than 400 people; on the Khalkha tribe, a total of one person from the three tribes was killed and injured. There were more than 10,000 people, almost 40,000 were captured, and about 10,000 people temporarily escaped; most of them fled to the west, but the Ming army followed them and pursued them, and it is estimated that they could kill many more.

As for the slave chieftain, Tushetu Khan Gunbu was killed on the spot, and his body was found and identified later; Chechen Khan Shuolei was caught up by the Ming army and captured on his way to escape, and is now being detained in the Ming army camp; Zha Saktuhan Norbu ran fast and was among the Khalkhas fleeing to the west.

Judging from subsequent statistics, the casualties of the Ming army and the Oirat people were mainly concentrated on Yang Sichang's side, which was the night attack that attracted the attention of the Khalkha people. Emperor Chongzhen also understood this.

This battle report can be seen by senior Ming officials in the temporary group.

Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen summoned them to a meeting in the Wenhua Hall, as soon as he arrived, before he spoke, the ministers below all smiled and congratulated Emperor Chongzhen first.

"I would like to congratulate the emperor. Since the founding of the dynasty, after this battle, northern Mongolia has been truly pacified!" Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet, first announced, "I thought that we should offer sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple to comfort the ancestor's spirit in heaven!"

Taizu's Northern Expedition drove the Mongols out of the Central Plains; Chengzu made five expeditions to Mongolia, and finally died on the journey; pacifying Mongolia has always been the last wish of these two talented Ming emperors!

However, after these two founding emperors, there was the Tumubao Incident first, and the Mongols actually captured the Ming Emperor. This was a great shame and humiliation for Daming, but there was nothing he could do about it. People are nomadic on the grasslands and have no fixed place to live. It is really difficult to truly pacify the Mongols.

In the end, the Ming Emperor and his officials came up with the idea of ​​making the leader of the Mongols king, and used this method to pacify Mongolia. However, the subsequent fact was that Mongolia's Anda Khan broke through and surrounded the capital. It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty could not pacify Mongolia at all, no matter what method it used.

This is the regret of almost all the Ming emperors, and it is also the regret of the Ming civil servants and generals.

Originally, everyone thought that it would be impossible to completely pacify Mongolia! After all, even the two founding emperors with great talents and strategies could not pacify the Ming Dynasty. After all, for more than 250 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there was absolutely nothing that could be done against Mongolia.

However, today, with the victory of the Mobei War and the victory of the Tianshan War, this means that the Ming Dynasty has truly pacified Mongolia!

During the Pre-Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty expelled the Xiongnu and left a name for future generations; however, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty paid a heavy price for this, depleting the wealth left by the Wenjing rule, and the Pre-Han Dynasty also declined.

However, today, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty still achieved this, even more thoroughly than Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. All the Mongols who remained on the grasslands in the north of the Ming Dynasty have become the real people of the Ming Dynasty. All the grassland tribes who were enemies of the Ming Dynasty have been wiped out. The only remnants are now fleeing further west than the Western Regions.

Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty strategized, and every time he fought, he consumed less money and food from the national treasury. Every capture can offset the consumption of the army. Even if we fight more wars like this, Ming's treasury will not be empty. What's more, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty governed the country well. The treasury was no longer like the hungry rats before he ascended the throne. The treasury had a surplus every year!

Today, it can be said that the grassland is the grassland of the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is Hetao, Horqin, or Mobei, it is the grassland of the Ming Dynasty!

With such great achievements, how could Wen Tiren and other officials not be excited? How can we not offer sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple and let the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty feel happy that they are still alive in heaven?

Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, even followed Wen Tiren and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I think that for such a great victory, the world should be pardoned, so that all the people in the world will know about your majesty's great achievements, and the whole country will celebrate it!"

Sun Chengzong, the second assistant to the cabinet, was even more emotional. He had led military affairs for a long time, and he knew how difficult it was to pacify the grassland like the emperor! What's more, he witnessed the emperor turning things around, not only pacifying Mongolia, but also pacifying the massive Manchu Rebellion! Nowadays, it can be said that in the north of the Ming Dynasty, wherever the sun shines, it is the land of the Ming Dynasty!

With this in mind, he immediately marched out of the queue and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I second the proposal that the world should be pardoned and the whole country should celebrate!"

After hearing this, other ministers also followed suit. Among them, Xue Guoguan also played loudly: "Your Majesty, the territory of our Ming Dynasty has more than doubled. Such a happy event should be celebrated by the whole country to congratulate your majesty and the Ming Dynasty. It is not an exaggeration at all!"

The expanded territory he collected more than doubled, of course including the far north, which was a bit flattering to Emperor Chongzhen. After all, for them, the far north is sparsely populated. If they really wanted to include it in their territory, they could actually do it before. But to be honest, at least Emperor Chongzhen knew the value of the far north, which was not something that previous emperors could compare to.

Such a great joyous event, a general amnesty for the whole world, and a celebration by the whole country, is much more meaningful than the ordinary birthday of the emperor and the queen mother. This time of amnesty for the whole world will be remembered in history! And these ministers will also be the ministers of the Ming Dynasty and the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty, and their fame will last forever!

However, Emperor Chongzhen was not as excited as his ministers.

For him, with the chat group system, he is a time traveler, step by step, he brought the Ming Dynasty back from the edge of national subjugation, step by step, he defeated the Jianlu, blocked the Jianlu, eliminated the Jianlu, integrated Han and Mongolia, etc. Wait, it's all a matter of course, completed step by step.

In this ancient time when communications were underdeveloped, there was also cheating in the chat group system. People were randomly added, but in fact they were not randomly added. Basically, in every battle, this could be done, and the enemy's whereabouts could be known very well, and the enemy But his eyes darkened, and just like that, if he couldn't defeat the enemy, then he was really too weak!

For Emperor Chongzhen, pacifying northern Mongolia was only the first step. The focus of the Ming Dynasty was still in Nanyang and the entire earth. The next thing was to seal off so many vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty. This is true all over the world, this is where you need to work hard!

However, seeing that the ministers were so happy, Emperor Chongzhen was also happy, and he thought to himself, since you are so happy, then let everyone be happy! So, he smiled and nodded and replied: "It's up to you all to play it!"

Everyone below was very happy when they heard it. However, Wen Tiren is worthy of being the first assistant, and he immediately continued: "Your Majesty, the court should properly deal with the Oirat tribesmen and others as soon as possible!"

"I second the proposal!" Second Assistant Sun Chengzong also immediately reported, "This matter should be dealt with on the day of great victory!"

Emperor Chongzhen would naturally not delay this. The area to the west must be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, how could the Ming Dynasty extend its hand to Western Siberia to obtain oil and gas?

He thought for a moment and then said to the ministers: "Eqirtu is injured, please let him come to the capital to recuperate. As for his duties, I think he can be granted the title of Heshuo Te Gong because of his active dedication of land and surrender. What do you think?"

When everyone heard this, no one was surprised. If we follow previous practice, the great khan of the Mongolian tribe will usually be crowned king. But that kind of kingship is actually just a title. People still live in their own tribes and have nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty. Now that Eqirtu wants to be a real official of the Ming Dynasty, it is not appropriate to be crowned a king. After all, there are really no kings with different surnames among the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, and now that the vassal kings are still enfeoffed, it is even more impossible to be crowned a king. Something.

"I second the proposal!" All the ministers below echoed in unison.

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a moment and then continued: "Governor Hong stationed at the foot of Tianshan Mountain, tried his best to gather the remnants of the Oirat tribe and reorganize the Oirat tribe. I decided to set up a new province and choose a land with fertile water and grass that can be cultivated and developed. It was a combination of transforming cities and building cities, moving Han people to farm, and nomadic people grazing."

Facts have proved that building settlements for the Mongols and complementing the strengths and weaknesses of the Han people can effectively control the Mongols. This point has been verified at least from Baotou, Guihua City, and the newly built cities in Horqin Grassland.

Therefore, when everyone heard this, they all praised His Majesty as wise and agreed with the proposal.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at them and continued: "I have thought about building a city in Mobei and setting up Mobei Province to govern today's Mobei and the Far North."

After hearing this, this time, the ministers did not act like they did at first and immediately seconded their approval. Instead, everyone below looked at each other, and then Wen Tiren said: "Your Majesty, now Mobei has been raided by our Ming Dynasty Li Ting, and all the captured people, cattle and sheep have been escorted back to the city. Just like Mobei builds a city and establishes a province. If so, wouldn’t it be an empty shell, and the Ming Dynasty would not be able to effectively govern the Mobei land?”

Sun Chengzong also followed suit and said: "Actually, not only Mobei, but also this new province is too far for our Ming Dynasty. We built cities and established provinces because we have to go westward after the Ming Dynasty, so we can barely do it."

Seeing their reactions and listening to their words, Emperor Chongzhen didn't look angry at all. He heard it and asked his ministers calmly: "My lords, are you saying that these places are too far away and transportation is inconvenient?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Wen Tiren responded.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, a smile appeared on his face. He looked at Wen Tiren and said, "Did Wen Qing forget that I said that as long as the Ming Dynasty works hard to develop science and technology, one day, the capital will arrive at Yingtian Mansion in an hour?" It can be reached; one day, I, Ming Dynasty, will land on the moon. By then, will distance still be a problem?"

All the ministers below were speechless. After a while, Wen Tiren said: "Your Majesty, although that is what I said, it will take hundreds of years for these things to be realized. It is too early to say!"

This kind of thing is still something in the imagination, so just think about it. Is it really possible to see it one day?

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, came out and retorted loudly: "As long as I, the Ming Dynasty, work hard to promote your majesty's scientific and technological knowledge, such a thing will be realized sooner or later. There is no need to take hundreds of years!"

He said this with confidence, not because of his in-depth study of scientific and technical knowledge, but because as a eunuch, he could easily walk around the palace and see things.

However, what Cao Huachun said was reasonable, and Wen Tiren could not refute it.

Even so, the transportation problem that hindered the Ming Dynasty from effectively ruling a territory that was too far away was still very real.

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Cao Huachun, knowing why he was so confident, and thought that this matter should be announced.

So, he glanced at the ministers below and said with a smile: "Everyone should know that there are strange things happening in the Forbidden City during this time, right?"

Upon hearing this, all the courtiers were stunned, but they immediately understood what strange thing the emperor was referring to.

About a month ago, there were often thick smoke and loud noises in the Forbidden City. It sounded like the sound of a steam engine, but the movements were moving. At first, they all thought it was a steamer, but the only lake in the Forbidden City was the Imperial Garden. Judging from the sound and the direction of the smoke, it seemed to be on the lake in the Imperial Garden. Therefore, everyone is curious, what is going on in the Forbidden City?

But it was obvious that Emperor Chongzhen had issued a hush-hush order, and these ministers could not get an answer when they asked. Now it seems that the emperor is going to announce the answer.

These ministers were naturally not stupid. After thinking about the purpose of the steam engine, and then thinking about the context in which the emperor mentioned this matter, they couldn't help but have a guess in their minds. But thinking about it doesn't seem to be of much use, but the emperor still asked, is there anything different from what he thought?

Thinking this way, they were extremely curious and looked at Emperor Chongzhen, waiting for the emperor to reveal the answer.