I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Gu Jiazhen guessed his intentions, sighed, and said in a low voice:

"Crazy He, don't look at it, we can't control this matter."

With that said, Qu Jiazhen also heaved a long sigh.

He claims to be a veteran general who has lived in the border for a long time, and he is used to fighting and killing, but now this situation still feels very hateful.

The fingertips of He Renlong's tightly clenched fists turned white, and he could still smell a bloody smell wafting in the air, making his chest feel tight.

After a long time, he turned his head and said:

"Can't handle it?"

"We are the officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers should protect the people. This time we go out to fight, and it is His Majesty's purpose to rescue the more than [-] people who were taken into captivity."

"If it's in vain, why are we working hard?"

Qu Jiazhen squatted beside the corpse of one of the women who had been forced to the corner, stretched out his hand to gently close her round eyes, and sighed:

"Lao He, we can't save them, and we can't save many people who are still in Xilu's hands. We always stay in the pass, and now we come out, how can we just save people."

"This victory, not to mention Tuotu, do you know how much impact it will have on the frontier?"

"Our battle can at least bring peace to the frontier for a few years, and no one will be plundered by Western captives for a few years. That's enough."

He Renlong snorted coldly.

"No, it's not enough at all."

The battle of leaving customs did not only affect him because it was a tough battle.

The most important thing is that He Renlong saw for the first time how fragile the fate of ordinary people in troubled times is.

Even if the imperial court goes to war with the Xilu, the fate of these kidnapped people is still in jeopardy. I am afraid that there are not many people who can be successfully rescued and reunited with their relatives in the end.

The war between the Ming Dynasty and the Monan Mongolian tribes headed by the Chahar tribe lasted for half a year, costing nearly 20 million military funds and mobilizing nearly [-] troops.

Just when both sides thought that there would be no more fights, something happened suddenly and ended with a decisive battle that was caught off guard.

This decisive battle came very suddenly.

Neither Sun Chuanting nor Lindan Batuer thought of it beforehand, but in fact, it was all because of an unintentional and amazing discovery by a little general named Li Hongji.

Generally speaking, at this time, it is necessary to pursue the victory.

But Sun Chuanting had no such plan. On the one hand, he ordered all the ministries to clean up the battlefield and cut off the heads to ensure the success of the seal inspection. On the other hand, he wrote memorials to report the victory to the capital.

Not long ago, Sun Chuanting wrote the last paragraph of the victory report in the place where Lindan Batur sweated.

The moment he put down the pen, he really felt relaxed.

What is easy is not that he won this battle, but that he finally lived up to the high expectations of His Majesty today, lived up to his mission, and won this crucial battle.

He sealed the victory report, called his own soldiers, and said:

"Your Majesty must be happy to send this good news to the capital as soon as possible. Let the whole world know that we have won!"

The soldiers had already prepared their horses. Hearing that the news of the victory was about to be received in their arms, they got on their horses and galloped away towards the southeast.

we won……

These four words have been echoing in his heart for a long time.

……

"Great Victory—"

"Great victory in Monan, our dynasty defeated the allied forces of the Western Captives and beheaded tens of thousands. Lin Dan Khan fled to the north to check Hanhaote!"

"The lords of the left-wing tribes of the Western Captives jointly submitted their names to the table, proclaiming their allegiance!"

"Immortal achievement! Great Ming Dynasty through the ages!"

On the same day, Sun Chuanting's good news and the joint invitation of the left-wing lords were sent to the capital.

For a moment, the streets and alleys at the foot of the capital were boiling and celebrating everywhere.

Zhu Youxiao was sitting on the Kowloon Throne in the Huangji Hall, looking at the victory report and the declarations of surrender by the left-wing ministries, it would be a lie if he was not excited.

The significance of the victory of this battle is comparable to that of the Liaodong War.

If the victory in the Liaodong War gave the Ming army the ability to reverse the situation in Liaodong and established Xiong Tingbi's recovery of Liaodong later, then this battle let the whole Mongolia see who is the strong lord they should respect.

It was not the Jianzhou that rose later, let alone the Golden Family of the Chahar Department, but Daming, and only Daming!

Daming will truly protect the ministers who surrender.

Of course, after this battle, Zhu Youxiao can also confidently declare to the outside world that if anyone dares to offend Tianwei, I will have the strength to beat them to death.

This is the remaining prestige after the victory, and it is the confidence from the heart!

After this battle, the vast frontier areas from Zuoyi Hetao to Saibei Sanwei have all surrendered to Daming, and there will be no smoke police in the future!

The best Great Wall is the human heart!

All the ministries of the left wing surrendered happily, but the Chahar and Monan ministries were caught in the middle, and sooner or later they would be finished!

What Zhu Youxiao needs to do now is to learn from Huang Taiji's approach and use the victory of this war to divide the tribes in Monan who originally surrendered to Chahar.

In fact, speaking of it, this is also Lindan Batur's own fault.

Although under his leadership, the Chahar tribe has become the largest tribe in Mongolia, possessing the strength to unify all tribes.

But he arbitrarily changed the Yellow Sect that had lasted for hundreds of years in Mongolia, annexed Tumed after the war, and turned his back on Naiman, which made him lose people's hearts!

This is a flaw in Lin Danhan's character in history. Zhu Youxiao is not a great strategic player in later generations, but this must be used.

Of course, this battle won't be easy.

Half a year later, the military expenditure for mobilizing more than [-] troops is already an astronomical figure. In addition, the damage is not happy.

Sun Chuanting's victory report did not mention the battle damage, but submitted this part to the Ministry of War separately, and the Ministry of War handed it over to Xinuange the night before.

Decapitating tens of thousands of captives and regaining the Hetao area, Daming paid an equally heavy price.

Nearly [-] million military expenditures, as many as [-] people died outside the Great Wall, and more than [-] people were injured to varying degrees, and this is only the preliminary situation.

With the passage of time, some seriously wounded will deteriorate due to the harsh conditions outside the Great Wall, and what is urgently needed now is to retreat.

This was the heaviest casualty since the Ming Dynasty fought abroad.

Maybe it was because the generals lacked combat experience, or maybe it was something else, but Zhu Youxiao knew that after this battle, he should go downhill.

Regardless of the financial aspect, or the eagerness of the soldiers who went out of the customs to return home, they did not support the imperial court to continue to fight hard.

Sun Chuanting should withdraw his troops and return to the pass, but this battle cannot be fought in vain.

What Zhu Youxiao has to do now is to make the western front no longer a drag when fighting Jiannu in the future, but a help.

All of this requires the use of the unique character of Lin Dan Khan, who is respected and respected in history. Zhu Youxiao already has some ideas about this.

Chapter 557 The Fall of Ujumqin and Qincha

Someone in the court suggested that Sun Chuanting build a city on the spot and send troops to defend in order to contain the Western captives, but Zhu Youxiao laughed it off.

This in itself is a suggestion made by a fool, or this person just doesn't know anything about military affairs.

Building a city on the spot, not to mention the labor and labor, and not to mention how difficult it is to transport city bricks and raw materials, even if you build a city overnight, it is extremely difficult to defend it.

How many people are willing to leave their homes and stay so far outside the Great Wall all year round?

If you really want to defend it, you can't just build one city. You need to build multiple strong cities at the same time according to the terrain, send a large army, and relocate the people. This is a long-term achievement.

But the distance outside the pass is very long, and it is not a land for farming. Is it necessary to continue to transport grain from inside the pass?

In Zhu Youxiao's view, although the Hetao area has been recovered, it can only let the Mongols defend themselves. What he needs to do now is to control people's hearts and use people's hearts as the Great Wall.

In fact, like Annan, it is easy to fight down, but it is not only difficult but also a financial burden to hold on to it.

What's more, the Hetao area is not as good as Annan now, and it's okay to send it to various Mongolian ministries for grazing. The Ming army wanted to forcibly build a city and defend it, and the benefits far outweighed the losses.

Sometimes, the ancestral system needs to be changed, but sometimes, the policy of the ancestors is the most suitable for the local situation and needs to be continued.

"Your Majesty, this is the joint list of more than [-] large and small tribes on the left!" Wang Chengen came to Zhu Youxiao holding a notebook.

"Tian Khan...hehe..." Zhu Youxiao reached out to take it, and after reading it, he was not very happy.

The lords of the Left Wing are nothing more than a group of mercenaries. If they had a better choice, they would definitely not submit to Daming.

But now that they have surrendered, Zhu Youxiao must prevent them from breaking the alliance and abandoning the covenant like Lin Danhan in the future, and tie them firmly under his feet.

The name Tian Khan was proposed by Kangkaer, but Zhu Youxiao did not intend to accept it.

Firstly, it was useless, and secondly, Zhu Youxiao didn't think he was worthy of the title of Heavenly Khan.

Perhaps, when Lin Dan Khan and Jian Nu are really crushed, Zhu Youxiao will reconsider the title of Grassland Khan.

Although, this is of no use.

After being the emperor for so long, Zhu Youxiao has long since stopped paying so much attention to these so-called titles, and immediately said:

"Tian Khan doesn't need it. I'm already very happy that they can submit to Daming." Zhu Youxiao put down the joint form and said:

"Tell them that they have turned from darkness to light. Da Ming welcomes them of course, but they still have to return one size to another!"

"All the people of Ming Dynasty who were looted in Datong last year must be returned, and the lords of every tribe must let their direct heirs come to study at the Capital Martial Arts Academy."

"I have a kind heart and help them cultivate their heirs so as not to go astray in the future. I won't tell you about this kind of painstaking effort, but they should also understand it!"

"The generals and schools who went out to fight all returned to the capital with Sun Chuanting in triumph. I personally greeted them in the capital and held a triumphal ceremony for them!"

"The system is the same as in the past, after the triumphant ceremony, the meritorious service will be rewarded!"

……

When the left-wing tribes received the news that Daming had defeated the Chahar tribe, they couldn't believe it at first, and then they were elated.

Lin Danhan was beaten away, which meant a lot to them.

To put it simply, they not only survived, but also found themselves a stronger backer than the Chahar Ministry.

It seems that Daming is not only big in stature, but also unambiguous in fighting!

"Bring Zhuoketu!" In the big tent, the left-behind minister Kangkaer shouted vigorously.

All the left-wing lords were also discussing, waiting for a person to arrive.

Soon, Zhuo Ketu, the lord of the Ujumqin tribe who was tied up by five flowers, was tied up in the tent, and was mercilessly scolded by the lords.

"Dractoo, you're damned!"

"It's because of you that you killed those people in the pass without authorization, so that our entire tribe was almost buried with you!"

"If it weren't for the Emperor Ming's discernment, I would never let you go!"

"The Ujumqin tribe is destroyed in your hands!"

Kangkaer naturally knew that during the battle, Zhuoketu led the Ujimqin tribe to defect and helped the Chahar tribe attack the Ming army.

Although the Emperor Ming did not explicitly say this in terms of purpose, Kangkaer understood that how to deal with Zhuo Ketu and the Ujimqin tribe was his chance to show his loyalty to the Emperor Ming.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the person above him, and asked coldly:

"Dractoo, do you regret it?"

The latter was taken aback when he heard the words, and then laughed.

"Regret? I regret it!"

Kangkaer's expression eased, and he was thinking of leaving him a whole body. Before he could say anything, he heard Zhuo Ketu continue to say:

"I regret that I didn't follow Da Khan sooner and wipe out all of you traitors who betrayed Changshengtian!"

"Just wait, the Chahar Department will not let you go!"

Garza, the leader of the Abaga tribe, couldn't bear it anymore, stepped forward and picked up his collar, and asked loudly:

"Chahar?"

"You don't know yet, it's the profuse sweat you keep saying, that Lindan Batur, who was the first to sound the horn during the war, fled with his powerful Chahar tribe."

"You think of him as a sweat, what does he think of you?"

"Such profuse sweating, it doesn't matter if you don't obey!"

Hearing this, Zhuo Ketu looked a little unbelievable, he frantically broke free, spitting, "You fart, sweating will not run away first!"