Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 341 Victory Settlement
Tian Le and Xing Jie looked at each other, and then said, "I think that since Hetuala City has been lost, the chieftain of Jianzhou is as good as dead."

Li Chengliang sighed, "That's true. Nurhaci rebelled against the Ming at this time. It was a golden opportunity that he had to take action. He also wanted to take advantage of the severe winter. It's not easy to kill him. But he founded a country and became an emperor. He is ambitious. If he can't even keep his so-called capital, his prestige will be greatly damaged, and it's hard to say whether he can still be united internally."

"He wants to recruit the abandoned people of the three tribes again, but last year and this year, the Liaoyuan Military and Civilian Office, from Wei Zhifu on down, the Liaodong Governor and the Inspector General treated the abandoned people of the three tribes very well in accordance with the emperor's will. He wants to recruit the abandoned people of the three tribes, but among these people, there are people who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Use them as a matchmaker to let the original three tribes have an idea. If Hetuala is defeated again, if they can abandon the dark and join the light, maybe it will give the Ming Dynasty a chance to capture and kill the chieftain."

"Rely on them?" Zhu Changluo shook his head. "No. Nurhaci has fought for many years, and he still has some loyal soldiers under his command. Besides, for example, Beijing cannot be lost, how could he not know the importance? He has been operating in the Hetuala area for many years, can he capture it in the severe winter?"

"Tatar servants!" Tian Le said, "If there is one thing that the Jianzhou Jurchens least expected, it must be that the Tumed and Chahar cavalry also came to attack Jianzhou. Although they each have their own needs, Tumed was in Sarhu and sent the Chahar cavalry out of Yahu Pass. After Hetuala found out, Your Majesty can imagine how terrified they were."

Zhu Changluo thought thoughtfully: "You mean the general trend?"

How would Nurhaci feel when the Tatar cavalry, who were originally fighting with the Ming Dynasty, went to raid his lair?
Lindan Batur and Dai Qing surrendered, they did not flee after being defeated.

On the way to Jinzhou, the emperor and his ministers were thinking about whether they could try to release the people of the four Chahar Lingnan tribes in exchange for the Tatar cavalry to attack Jianzhou. Therefore, although Liu Jing went to the east with the big banner, under the arrangement of the Privy Council, the battle reports to the east only talked about the great victory of Jianzhou, and there was no need to worry about the west.

What specific details could the Jianzhou Jurchens know?
Once Nurhaci suddenly discovered that the Tatar cavalry was helping the Ming Dynasty to fight Jianzhou, could he still grit his teeth and implement his grand strategy?
"This is to force him to return for help." Xing Jie said, "During the severe winter, the Ming Dynasty certainly should not take a long detour, and neither should he. Moreover, the best way to relieve Hetuala's worries is to recapture Jie Fanzhai and Sarhu. By then, he dare not take the risk of sending his entire army into the Suzi River Valley, lest he be blocked from both sides by the government troops that have already entered the Suzi River Valley and the government troops that have left Fushun Pass. He will have to defend Sarhu on one side and cut off the food and grass of the government troops in the Suzi River Valley, or divide his troops to attack from both ends with the Hetuala garrison in an effort to annihilate the government troops."

"Outside Guangshun Pass, if Nurhaci moves, then let Zhangyong Hou and Xiong Futai hold off for now and guard Gule Village and Maerdun Village." Tian Le continued, "In short, this winter will force Nurhaci to make a choice. If he does not move or just sends troops to support, then we can directly attack Hetuala. If he sends a large army to support and recapture Sarhu, then Guangshun Pass will recapture Hada City and then prepare to block the mouth of the Huifa River. If the main force of Jianzhou is pulled into the Hunhe Valley, then we can set up another trap."

"...He gritted his teeth and braved the long journey, going back to Hetuala from a safer position?"

Tian Le and Xing Jie both laughed.

"In this way, Kaiyuan was not lost, Hada was lost and recovered, but Jianzhou was still passive in terms of strategic intentions. A winter has passed, and next spring will come. Can he still turn the tide? I think that if he really chooses to do so, he will come back to arrange migration. Moreover, half of them should go to the Jurchen area in Donghai, and the other half should retreat to the north. Since the Tatars have surrendered, the Ming Dynasty is determined to deal with him. Can he still get another good opportunity to seize Liaodong?"

“…Then it will become a long-term confrontation.”

"We'll do our best and leave the rest to fate." Tian Le's smile turned into a bitter one. "The area outside the Great Wall is vast. For many years, except for Kuandian Liubao, we could only rely on the border wall to defend. This is the reason. If Jianzhou didn't have many ways to retreat, how could it dare to be so bold? Now, we are hoping that Nurhaci would rather leave the retreat to his sons, and he himself will definitely fight the Ming Dynasty and suffer a great loss, hoping that his sons will not forget their father's ambitions in the future."

Zhu Changluo actually laughed: "It sounds quite tragic. Well, if it works, it works. If it doesn't, the Ming Dynasty has already survived the biggest crisis. You might as well publicize my will: it is Nurhaci and the Jianzhou headquarters who are ambitious, and the Ming Dynasty will only conquer the Jianzhou Jurchens. If there is a Jurchen leader who can abandon the dark and join the light, and bring Nurhaci's head to see me, I will confer him as the King of Bohai, and allow him to be the ruler of the Right Wing Jurchen State!"

He wanted to divide the Tatars into two kingdoms, the left and right wings, and the same would be done for the Jurchens.

After that, there were the Xing'an Jurchens and the Bohai Jurchens.

Instead of recruiting internal forces, it would be better to issue a clear decree to the outside world, so that Nurhaci would have to worry about the loyalty of the people who surrendered from the three tribes.

The next strategy was determined here, and the rest was left to Yuan Keli, Xiong Tingbi, Liu Jing, Ma Gui, Yu Zigao, and Gu Dali.

At the end of November, after formally accepting the surrender, signing the peace treaty, and issuing the decree of enthronement at Songshan Fort, Zhu Changluo was about to return to Beijing.

Lindan Batur, Dai Qing and others had to kneel down to see him off.

"General Li and General You will escort you to the Laoha River first. The first batch of people to be released are there. I will also prepare some food and fodder for you along the way back to the Khan's court, and give you some weapons for self-defense."

Zhu Changluo looked at them and said, "Remember, peace is the most important thing. Under my order, no one will embarrass you along the way. This is a matter of national policy, and Governor Li knows the importance of it. If someone humiliates you, report it to me, and I will definitely punish you severely!"

Li Hualong and You Jixian did not get the credit for the decisive battle with the Khan's army, but the important task of sending them back was given to the generals and soldiers of Jizhen.

Lindan Batur, Dai Qing and others were already kings and generals canonized by the Ming Dynasty, and now they can only kowtow and express gratitude.

"The rules have been agreed upon. Governor Yuan will definitely not let you Chahar friendly forces overcome difficulties. If the credit is not fair, I will definitely approve of your rebellion in the future." Zhu Changluo asked them to stand up and looked at them. "There is a long time to come. You will naturally know what kind of character and mind I have. As I said, the nine borders in the north of the Ming Dynasty are more solid. You dare not easily go south by relying on the geographical advantage. Naturally, the Ming Dynasty does not need to be too wary of you. This is the way to longevity."

"…Your Majesty is absolutely right."

How unreasonable!

It sounds like: I'm beating you up this time for your own good.

But the situation is stronger than people. If I stay here for another day, I will essentially still be a prisoner.

The feeling of the bitter wind blowing on my face is like my father's scolding, which I will never forget.

The important civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty accompanied the emperor south under the protection of the Beijing camp troops led by Li Chengliang and Zhang Weixian. The story of the meeting place at Songshan Fort has spread to the more distant Jiangnan.

This time, the imperial envoy came south specifically.

The king of Chu, the king of Shu, the king of Su, the king of Lu, and the king of Zheng were ordered to come to the capital to discuss the plan of establishing a vassal state in the northern border. The news that the Khan's army of nearly 15,000 was surrounded and the Khan's lord personally begged for surrender was shocking enough.

Now Shen Yiquan’s look at Wang Dewan was: Look.

The look he gave to the kings was: I didn’t lie to you, did I?
Faced with the unimaginable results of the war, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River could not say a word and were instead trembling with fear.

In this battle, the Tumed served as servants and the Ming Dynasty retook Kaiping and Daning and drove the Tartars to the north of the Liaohe River. Now the Ming Dynasty is demanding more from the Khanate.

I don’t know the specific treaty, but the Khan surrendered and was willing to respect the Ming Dynasty as his father country. What kind of military achievement is this?

"It turns out that the Tartars are so vulnerable!"

"Is it the Tartars' problem? Who has been crying every day for the past few months, fearing that the Tartars will attack all the way to Jiangnan? This is because of your majesty's wisdom, the Privy Council's strategic planning, and the bravery of the generals and soldiers!"

"I feel a bit like I'm dreaming... Isn't this really the expansion of the land?"

The wind direction in the south of the Yangtze River has changed for more than half a month, but now Wang Dewan is also busy.

Shen Yikuan was impeached in a serious manner first, and then the imperial edict reprimanding Shen Yikuan arrived. Shen Yikuan completed his temporary job and resigned immediately, and at the same time confessed to some people with bad intentions.

What could he do wrong? He was just being prudent.

However, some people made other inappropriate remarks during these times, reflecting inappropriate thoughts.

Shen Yi Guan was too lazy to care about any criticism he might receive.

He planned to go directly to Beijing with Prince Lu to meet the emperor and apologize.

Prince Lu was a little confused: "Duke Longjiang, it's not a good idea for you to travel with me..."

Shen Yi Guan said with a smile: "Your Highness, have you ever thought about why His Majesty summoned you to the capital to discuss the great plan?"

"...Yes, there was no such thing before..."

"Who could have expected that a tiny country like Korea would dare to rebel!" Shen Yi Guan looked at him like a treasure, "Your Highness is your Majesty's uncle, so you are different from the other four kings. Korea was originally planned to be a vassal state first, and then change it to a floating official and become a real territory in the future."

"……what?"

"Your Highness, don't worry. The Ming Dynasty is no longer what it used to be. Even if Korea will be annexed as real territory in the future, there is still Japan..."

Is Prince Lu anxious? He is shocked.

But the reason why Shen Yi Guan was so active and didn't care about his reputation was because he had already planned it out.

He is old, and he doesn't have many years left to live. But the Shen family has close ties with maritime trade, so why should we put all the branches together in the future?

With such a result in the Ming Dynasty, Shen Yikuan no longer doubted that the emperor would be able to realize his grand blueprint in the future.

In that case, of course we have to lay the groundwork now.

"I know a lot about Korea. Along the way, I just happened to tell Your Highness about the various families in Korea. They have the Sillin faction, which is often suppressed by the nobles faction. Promoting culture and education is the top priority in order to make it a real territory in the future. In addition, those knowledgeable people who are willing to go to Japan in the future should be used more..."

Shen Yikuan can easily figure out the strategy toward North Korea.

This time, many of the long-standing noble families may have to be uprooted, but many of the literati with humble origins may be targets for conquest.

The Ming Dynasty already had Pi Island, and in the short term it would probably focus on trade, allowing the new ruler and the new court to adopt more benevolent policies towards the Korean people in order to win their hearts. Only then could they talk about incorporating it as real territory in the future, and at the same time give them two choices: to become citizens of the Ming Dynasty from now on, or to go to Japan and become the superior people.

As long as the Ming Dynasty is strong enough, it will be a very practical choice at that time.

The Jianzhou Jurchens were still rebelling against the Ming Dynasty, and Korea was busy quelling its own civil unrest before joining the battle.

But Ming Dynasty has entered the victory settlement screen.

(End of this chapter)