Ancestors, please don't crawl out again.

Chapter 61 A prairie fire
Yang Feng understood Dorgon's choice very well.

At the same time, I am also very relieved.

The more of this mess, the better!
By restoring a system similar to that of our Yuan Dynasty, we can attract all these messes and get rid of them all at once.

They'll really be drawn in.

After all, the Mongolian tribes were also in a difficult situation outside the Great Wall. No matter how good the grassland was, it could not compare to the North China Plain.

Moreover, the famine of the late Ming Dynasty actually began in the grasslands. After all, the first to suffer from a colder climate are those living in high latitudes. They were already on the brink of survival, and even the slightest drop in temperature immediately upset their environmental equilibrium. The fall of Liaoshen was due to the large number of Mongol refugees migrating southward. Yuan Yingtai, in his insane attempt to accept these refugees, ultimately helped Ye Zhupi to open up Liaoshen. Ligdan Khan's ultimate downfall was also due to famine brought on by the severe cold, which caused most of his core followers to freeze to death during the migration, completely ending his chances of recovery.

Therefore, the warm and fertile interior of China, especially the North China Plain, was a dream come true for them.

Similarly, the descendants of the Semites all fantasize about the time when they were second-class people.

They control commerce.

tax.

wealth.

Families like Pu Shougeng's are as wealthy as a country.

The Dutch dreamed of entering the ports of the Ming Dynasty and establishing commercial bases along the coast of the Ming Dynasty similar to those they had in Southeast Asia.

As for the Tokugawa family, although they may not have the courage to openly intervene in the Ming Dynasty's war, as long as the benefits are sufficient, they are completely willing to acquiesce in the southern daimyos to reorganize the Japanese pirates. At worst, they can deny it afterwards and then arrest a few daimyos to fool them.

As long as Dorgon gives enough.

And Dorgon...

He would agree to whatever they wanted.

Dorgon was indeed not stupid enough to believe that these people could help him get rid of the demon, but it was enough for these people to believe in themselves. All he needed was cannon fodder, as many cannon fodder as possible, to build him a wall as thick as possible to block the demon for as long as possible. For this, he did not mind making any promises, because these promises were meaningless anyway.

Of course he doesn't have to cash it out if he loses.

He won...

I can defeat demons, so why should I fulfill my promise to you cannon fodder?

I can defeat demons, how dare you ask me to fulfill my promise?
Anton Wei.

"Measure the material resources of the Ming Dynasty and win the favor of the country!"

Yang Feng, dressed in a Taoist robe, leaned on a transformed staff made from a Fang Tian Hua Ji...

It is a magic wand. Taoist priests actually also have magic wands, nine-section wands.

And the top of the stick also likes to have decorations.

Jade, bronze, birds and beasts, all kinds of cultural relics have been unearthed. As for the nine-section staff that has been transformed from the Fang Tian Hua Ji, there is a metal multi-faceted ball that sparkles in the sun, ensuring that it can reflect colorful light under any circumstances as long as there is sunlight in the sky.

And in front of him, a large number of Mongolian cavalry were galloping past.

At the checkpoint next to the cavalry, an old man was leading the soldiers kneeling on the ground and muttering something.

Further away on the sea, you can see a Japanese-style ship approaching.

Even in front of the fortress behind the checkpoint, a missionary was being welcomed by the gentry.

There are already believers.

“It’s only been half a year, and they’ve really worked very hard.”

Yang Feng said.

The cavalry was from the Eastern Tumed tribe.

Originally they were in Mantaoer outside the Great Wall. Because Chongzhen stopped the market reward and they suffered from famine, they asked Chongzhen to restore the market reward, as long as they were given a few thousand taels of silver every year to buy grain. When Chongzhen finally did not give them, they surrendered to Huang Taiji without hesitation and acted as guides for the latter when he first entered the pass.

Now, as the first Mongolian tribe to migrate inland, they were rewarded by Emperor Hongxing to roam between Xu and Hai.

This is also the cutting edge.

Because the Qing army destroyed the Yellow River and the Grand Canal embankments when it fled north, the gentry in southern Shandong later deliberately dug up the embankments of almost all the downstream rivers, including the Yihe and Shuhe rivers, in order to prevent the Ming army from moving north to retake Shandong.

Eventually, a large number of new lakes and swamps were formed between Haizhou and Xuzhou.

The water plants are lush.

Very suitable for nomadism.

As for the checkpoints, those are the newly formed Eight Banners Army.

The high-ranking officials in the northern garrisons of the Ming Dynasty surrendered and were transferred to other places.

Then they were stationed in various places as the Eight Banners Army.

The Japanese merchant ships on the sea are because Andongwei has been opened as a trading port. They are coming from Dejima. Although they are Japanese ships, they are actually Dutch with trade licenses. It’s just that there are too few Dutch people, so a large number of Japanese crew members are used.

As for missionaries...

Several missionaries have been cooked, including Long Huamin, who was actually in charge of missionary work in the Ming Dynasty. Long Huamin, who originally lived to be 95 years old in history, had the misfortune to find Han Xin this time and tried to save his cruel soul, but the latter was completely confused by his theory, and then ordered him to be thrown into a cauldron in dissatisfaction.

Half a month had passed when Yang Feng found out about this.

This was perfectly normal. After all, you couldn't expect someone born in the Warring States period to have any respect for things that happened hundreds of years later than his own historical death. Rome was still a republic then! He knew that an old man with a strange appearance, clearly a barbarian, was talking to him about things he didn't understand and demanding he repent. This completely inexplicable thing naturally made him very unhappy.

And when he was unhappy, he would throw it into the cauldron.

In the end, Long Huamin was brutally murdered.

So on this issue, Yang Feng was simply taking the blame for him.

But this did make him an enemy of the missionaries.

But Emperor Hongxing allowed them to preach!

"Why do you insist on taking me with you? I'll be covered in blood if I follow you."

Princess Kunxing said dissatisfiedly.

Now, her figure has fully recovered from its wrinkled, post-spinning state, and she's even taller than when she was first taken out. Her appearance is decent, but to a modern person like Yang Feng, it's just okay. Now, dressed as a Taoist child, even with her hair in a bun on each side, covered by bangs, she looks a lot prettier. However, she looks a bit too young, having gone from a young girl to this look.

"I'm your great-great-great-grandfather. Both your parents are dead, and you have no brothers or sisters. I'm your only relative, and therefore your guardian. Naturally, I have to keep you by my side."

Yang Feng said.

The princess felt melancholy for a moment.

"My dear granddaughter, come with me. I'll let you see blood."

Yang Feng said.

After saying this, he leaned on his staff and walked forward in the posture of Gandalf.

Da Jun at the checkpoint had already set his sights on him. After all, he had a glittering treasure in his hand, and next to him was a Taoist child who was obviously a girl. This was simply a double blessing. As for the Taoist robe on his body, Da Jun certainly didn't care about it.

"Where did this spy come from? Catch him quickly!"

The leading officer shouted.

The soldiers rushed forward eagerly, even scrambling to pounce on the princess.

next moment……

A huge dragon head suddenly appeared in front of the princess.

Before they could react, a flame burst out from the dragon's mouth and swallowed them up in an instant.

The Eight Banners Army soldiers struggled and screamed in the strange blue flames.

The officer stared in amazement.

"I don't really want to kill anyone, but why do you insist on sending them to their deaths?"

Yang Feng said helplessly.

The next moment, he swung the staff in his hand, and hundreds of javelins flew out like a sword formation in a game. Before the officer could react, he was nailed to the ground by two javelins. Although the other javelins hit less than one-tenth of the target, they still nailed dozens of Da soldiers in front of the checkpoint to the ground.

Only the old man escaped and stood there trembling.

The one who was still alive stretched out his hand to him weakly, but because of the restraint of three javelins, he couldn't reach the old man... "Help, help me!"

He spoke weakly with blood coming out of his mouth.

"He can't save you, and he's going to die too."

Yang Feng walked forward and said.

He looked at the old man.

"You bastards, you should have been exterminated along with your clan when the Hu Yuan Dynasty was destroyed. I was kind enough to keep you here, give you land to farm, and incorporate you into the garrison, making you an official member of the imperial army. But now you have betrayed me. I will not be as kind to you as I was back then."

He said.

The old man knelt down instantly.

"Grandpa, please spare my life. I am a hereditary high-ranking official of the Baoding Front Guard. I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty and have no choice but to follow the invaders. Today, I have the honor of meeting you, Grandpa. I am willing to sacrifice my life for you."

He howled.

then……

Yang Feng hit him on the head with his staff.

"Then let's die!"

He said as he looked at the shattered brains on the ground.

At this time, all the Mongolian cavalry, including the gentry in front of the fort, were looking over here.

The gentry were the first to react. They turned around and ran towards the city gate in fear. The missionary looked at the golden dragon in disbelief, with only the head of the dragon showing. The dragon was in front of the princess, still spewing blue flames. The Eight Banners soldiers who were spewed had all fallen down, twitching with flames on their bodies.

Yang Feng walked towards the checkpoint calmly, while the Mongolian cavalry watched in astonishment from a distance.

He pointed the staff in his hand to the left.

Countless javelins flew out, covering the cavalry in an instant.

The Mongol cavalrymen were pierced by the javelins in their confusion, and some even fell off their horses due to the impact of the javelins. Amid the chaos of shouting and neighing of horses, the remaining cavalrymen turned around and fled in terror.

Yang Feng didn't even look at them and walked straight towards the dock.

The princess behind hurriedly followed.

The giant dragon also appeared in its entirety, landed directly on the ground, followed her side, and passed through the nailed Eight Banners Army soldiers, constantly stepping on them one by one under its claws. After walking past, the huge dragon tail swept left and right, and the Eight Banners Army soldiers flew away with the javelins on their bodies.

The missionary stared in amazement as Yang Feng walked up to him.

"name."

Yang Feng said.

The missionary suddenly came to his senses, raised the cross without hesitation, and recited scriptures anxiously as if he were performing an exorcism.

Yang Feng pointed at him speechlessly.

The dragon suddenly lowered its head, bit the missionary and swallowed him.

Then the dragon's tail lifted up, and a puff of smoke and dust came out from behind like a fart.

The princess quickly covered her nose.

"I have come here today to recruit loyal men to follow me north to recover Liaodong. I have said that common people are not obligated to die for their loyalty. Even if they are forced to shave their heads, they are not guilty. They only need to repent. If anyone is willing to follow me north and make merit, I will reward them according to their military merit. Your ancestors were all my military households. Later emperors were incompetent, leaving you in poverty. I have come here today to make you rich and noble."

Yang Feng shouted at the fortress wall.

Things like retaking the capital city no longer mattered to him.

In fact, Prince Huai's army was already heading north.

Because of convenient conditions, with the support of gentry in various prefectures around Poyang Lake, he recruited 80,000 troops to follow him in the shortest time, then took a boat to Yangzhou and headed north along the canal. Although the canal from Huai'an to Dongping was no longer navigable, this route was still the most convenient.

Prince Yi was clearly lagging behind.

But the formation of the army is almost complete.

There was no movement in Longwu yet. In addition, the Prince of Gui had already met with Taizu, acknowledged Taizu and joined the fight for the throne, but he was still seeking sponsorship. However, if he could get the support of the armies in Huguang, he would not need to recruit any additional troops and could directly march north.

In short, the Northern Expedition aimed at retaking the capital has begun.

As for Yang Feng...

Of course he had to recover Liaodong.

This time, he could no longer use southern troops, but had to use people from the north. Otherwise, as the system of granting titles based on military merit became more common, there would be a serious imbalance in the number of officials from the north and the south.

You have to make sure there's a balance.

So he had to go to Shandong first to recruit soldiers.

As for the forts in front of us, they are now spread all over the north. Except for those living in cities, the gentry in various places are building such forts similar to small towns, and then using militia to defend them.

In fact, it mainly suppresses unruly people.

Shandong had been home to many rebel forces long ago, and although they were suppressed by the Qing army, there were still many in the mountainous areas.

The gentry knew that they could not stop the Ming army, but if they did not build the fort, they would not be able to wait for the Ming army to march north!
"Grandpa, even the officials have taken away my kitchen knife."

A voice on the wall shouted.

"Quick, beat this troublemaker to death!"

A gentleman shouted in horror.

"Then give it to you!"

Yang Feng said.

The next moment, he waved the staff in his hand, and countless cold weapons flew out from it, instantly reaching the sky above the fort, and then fell like a rainstorm.

There was a moment of silence inside...

"Kill! Open the city gates and welcome Taizu!"

"Kill these dog officials."

……

There was an excited roar inside.

The militiamen who were originally defending the city walls turned inward in panic, but soon some clever ones came to their senses and rushed directly towards the several commanding officials...

"Open the door and welcome the great ancestor. We will no longer be Qing monsters."

A militiaman chopped down a gentry not far away and shouted.

It can be said that the sky fell on the officials and gentry in the city in the blink of an eye.

The militia and the unruly commoners rushed towards them. They fled in terror, only to be hacked to death by the swords. Simultaneously, the city gates were thrown open, and the people inside poured out, kneeling before Emperor Taizu Gao. Yang Feng waved his staff, and his rhinoceros appeared. He mounted it as the people bowed in worship. As for the princess, the dragon's tail swept over her, scooping her up and placing her on its back...

Her treatment was even higher than that of Emperor Taizu Gao.

Although the dragon is an energy body, it does not prevent it from generating substance.

Just some elements drawn from the soil are enough to give the princess a throne.

When Emperor Taizu Gao rode a rhinoceros and walked into the city gate with the people kneeling in worship, a giant dragon also carried the princess over the city wall.

"I want one hundred warriors to follow me north to recapture Liaodong and wipe out the Qing demons."

Yang Feng said.

"I am willing to go!"

"I am willing to follow Taizu!"

……

(End of this chapter)