Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 605 Recovering the Hetao Area
Luck Dehun was defeated and had to detour a hundred miles back to Seoul.

At this time, Seoul had long been heavily surrounded by the Ming army. Although Hong Chengchou was well deployed, it was an isolated city, and it was difficult to match the overwhelming Ming army.

Not to mention, he ruled North Korea's military administration and abolished the North Korean king, which aroused the disgust of many nobles.

As soon as the Ming army besieged the city, there was chaos in Seoul. A large number of nobles were noisy and quarreling, each showing their special abilities.

The Supreme King Li Zhen, who lives in a corner, ushered in his most glorious moment in recent times. Two groups of nobles gathered to flatter and discuss the issue of recovery.

Although Hong Chengchou was ruthless, he knew that defending the city was not a time to intensify conflicts, so he could only watch it closely and gather all the servants at the top of the city.

"Mr. Wu is amazing."

Li Chengdong looked at the tired Wu Sangui, and couldn't help admiring: "Jianu was killed and fled. Isn't this Seoul easy to capture?"

"We only have 20,000 people, surround them first, and wait for Li Yingren to come."

Wu Sangui ordered the Manchu army flags and other things to be paraded outside the city, and told Seoul that Luck Dehun was defeated and fled, and his land was already a dead city.

For the sake of the war, the effect of intimidation is what he can think of.

Now, Seoul is in chaos, and people are panicking, even Hong Chengchou can't help but panic.

But he knew that Luck Dehun was probably defeated instead of dead, so he had a glimmer of hope in his heart.

Sure enough, two days later, Lecter came back from the northeast, covered in dust and smelling of blood.

The hearts of the people in Seoul are much more stable now.

Wu Sangui hated him greatly.

At this time, he did not wait for Li Yingren's army, but a letter of military information.

"Jiannu drove thousands of Sauron's barbarians who were fearless to death, to the south, and they forced the land to the ground."

"Pyongyang? The Saurons?"

Li Chengdong was quite puzzled about it.

"The Saurons are a more savage tribe in the north. They drink blood like hair. I heard that there is not enough soldiers to build slaves in the recent period, so they recruited their army..."

Wu Sangui said doubtfully.

"It's more fierce than Jiannu?" Li Chengdong was startled, and couldn't help but marvel.

"That's right!" Wu Sangui sighed with jealousy in his eyes: "He is unruly and unruly, tall and rolls in the snow all day, he is unstoppable."

"If there is a figure like Nurhachi among them, he must be stronger than Jiannu."

"It's just a pity, but now he is being driven by Jiannu. This is our Ming Dynasty's confidant's trouble in the future."

"This Seoul?"

Li Chengdong looked at the city in front of him, his eyes full of longing.

This is a big city with a population of 300,000. In Daming, it can be compared to Yangzhou and Suzhou. It gathers the wealth of a country. If it is captured, the plundered wealth is immeasurable.

"Seoul must be won."

Wu Sangui said coldly: "Let Li Yingren hold on for a while, since the news in the city is blocked, there must be no news of the reinforcements."

"Take advantage of this opportunity to force Hong Chengchou to flee."

"Three circles lack one, this is inevitable..." Li Chengdong nodded in agreement.

The emperor in Beijing didn't know that North Korea was in trouble again, but he was quite satisfied with the situation in Hetao.

"From the seventh month of summer to the ninth month of autumn, within three months, Liu Tingjie, the commander-in-chief of Datong, and You Shiwei, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, dispatched nearly [-] troops and swept across the entire Hetao area..."

"Beheading more than [-] soldiers, more than [-] prisoners, tens of thousands of horses, countless gold, silver, money and food..."

"There are more than 730 captured tribesmen, more than [-] tribes large and small, especially the Ordos tribe is seriously injured. Only a few hundred people fled, and the rest have surrendered..."

"More than 300 million cattle and sheep, more than [-] old and weak women and children, the huge Hetao has once again become the land of the Ming Dynasty—"

During the reign of Hongwu and Yongle, the Ming Dynasty recovered Hetao and set up a military station here, thinking it would be stationed forever.

Later, Zhu Qizhen, the son of Mingmen, suffered a big defeat, and Hetao fell into the hands of the Tatars. When Ming Xianzong succeeded to the throne, he not only pacified the millions of rebellious people in Jingxiang, swept away the Jurchen tribe, but also regained what was lost in the hands of his father. Hetao area.

During the Hongzhi and Zhengde years, it gradually fell.

During the Jiajing period, Hetao was completely lost and became a pasture of the Tumote tribe.

This was also the time when the grassland was rising. For example, the little Mongolian prince and Altan Khan at that time made the Ming Dynasty lose face.

After Jiajing, Longqing, Wanli and other five dynasties, Hetao has been occupied for nearly a hundred years.

Now, once the dynasty is restored, it can be said to be of great benefit to Shaanxi, Datong and other places. The Central Plains defense line has been pushed northward for hundreds of miles, reaching the foot of Yinshan Mountain.

As for the north of Yinshan Mountain, that is the Mobei area, where cattle and sheep cannot be raised, let alone farming.

"I wish you to set up military settlements, relocate military households and civilians to build cities."

Zhao Shu put forward a mature opinion: "The imperial court can build a defense line along Yinshan Mountain, and completely take the Hetao area into its pocket."

"What about these Mongols?"

The emperor suddenly said: "If they are driven to Mobei, wouldn't it be condoning the growth of Mongolia's power? Or is it used by the slaves?"

"The old things about Hongwu are out of date."

Seeing the emperor say such words, Zhu Mou on the side agreed: "If it is to implement military settlements and relocate the people, it will cost more than tens of millions? It will not take 10 years to complete."

"The court can't afford to wait, and Jiannu won't give us a chance."

"Chen Yi, you can follow the example of Monan and set up a capital, and the central government will choose a high-ranking official as the governor to govern Monan."

"Of course, the Yinshan defense line must also be repaired. The Ministry of Finance can spend a million yuan, which is enough to protect the Hetao."

"Hetao and Monan are different after all."

At this time, Lu Daqi couldn't help but speak: "There are only more than 10 people in Monan, and they have suffered heavy losses and their vitality has been severely damaged. However, there are hundreds of thousands of Mongols in the Hetao area.

The Mongols in the Monan area were seriously injured, and the population was small. Coupled with the mix of [-] soldiers, the Xingdusi was enough to suppress all rebellions.

The Hetao area is different. There are too many Mongols here. If the Han people are not relocated, even tens of thousands of people will be of little use.

The most trouble-free way is to expel some Mongols, then relocate the army to station, build the Great Wall, and repeat the old Hongwu incident.

Treating the symptoms does not cure the symptoms.

"Hetao, Hetao—"

Suddenly, the emperor muttered and smiled: "With so many cattle and sheep captured, it seems that this attack will not lose money."

"Your Majesty, just these war horses are enough to last for several years. It's worth it, it's worth it." Lu Daqi also laughed instantly.

"Since the entire Hetao has been taken down, it must be done in accordance with long-term stability!"

Zhu Mou put on a serious face and said in an unquestionable tone:

"Send all the captured nobles to Beijing, and I have prepared a house to house them."

"Those cattle and sheep, grassland, there are other arrangements..."

(End of this chapter)