After a stick of incense, the three Hutonges were beheaded on the spot. Only the two or three hundred cavalry at the rear of the 1,500 cavalry fled the battlefield. On the other side, after seeing the defeat of the cavalry, the Han Niu Lu also chose

surrendered.

Soon, Tang Xiangjin led troops and horses to Gaizhou Acropolis.

…

"Commander, the results of the battle have been counted."

Wang Lian came to Tang Xiangjin's side: "This time, we killed 823 enemies and captured 1,552 prisoners, including 121 wounded, most of whom were Han Chinese."

Tang Xiangjin was not surprised when he heard Wang Lian's report. In fact, not many people died on the battlefield. Most of them were injured. However, there are also rules on the battlefield, that is, only prisoners who were slightly injured were captured. As for those who were more seriously injured,

They were all cleared away when the battlefield was being cleared.

The main purpose was to prevent the army's medicines from being consumed on these prisoners, and seriously injured prisoners might not be able to survive, causing the plague to spread.

Wang Lian continued: "In addition to the prisoners, we also captured more than 300 intact horses and more than 200 injured horses. Now they have been treated."

"Let the scouts in the army become familiar with the war horses."

After hearing this, Tang Xiangjin said: "Then let the scouts closely monitor the movements of the Jurchens."

Although I don't think the Jurchens are still thinking about coming to cause trouble for them, they have to be careful. After all, the reason why the Jurchens suffered such heavy losses was mainly because Su Hao let Yuan Chonghuan's 200,000 troops go north. It's hard to say whether the Jurchens will

Will become angry.

After a pause, Tang Xiangjin continued: "In addition, I will ask someone to escort the captured Jurchens and Mongols back to Shandong, and ask Your Majesty to take care of them."

Fortunately, those Han people were either captured Ming troops or people from the original Liaodong side. They just needed to be allowed to continue farming. Anyway, there was a large area of ​​land around Gaizhou Guard, Fuzhou Guard, and Jinzhou Guard.

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Before the Jurchens captured Liaodong, most of the people in Liaodong either fled back to the pass or fled to the mountains. There was a large area of ​​unclaimed land here.

Those Jurchens and Mongols are not good at farming, so staying here has no advantage at all. On the contrary, it is a hidden danger. If the Jurchens come to attack, they are likely to defect.

"In addition, let people immediately prepare supplies to defend the city."

Finally, Tang Xiangjin gave another instruction.

…

On the other side, some of the two to three hundred Jin Cavalrymen who fled from Gaizhou Guards fled to Haizhou Guards City one after another.

"It was really the Ming army that captured Gaizhou Acropolis?"

In the lobby of the Acropolis, Gushan Ezhengan Jitai, who was responsible for guarding the Haizhou Acropolis, looked at a Jurchen cavalry who escaped back with a gloomy expression.

It's not that he doesn't believe it, but he doesn't think that the Ming army still has the leisure and elegance to come to Liaodong to stir up trouble. Those ordinary Niu Lu'er really don't know, but he knows very well that now all the Baylors in Shenyang City are

Already dispatched, leading more than 10,000 Eight Banner elites into the Ming Dynasty.

The current Ming army was too late to enter Guan Qin, so how could it suddenly appear in Gaizhou Guard with 20,000 to 30,000 troops?

"Lord Gushan, those people are all wearing Ming army armor."

The cavalryman replied quickly.

"Go down."

Hearing this, Gan Jitai waved his hand.

"Lord Gushan, what should we do?"

After the cavalry retreated, Niu Lu'erzhen Fu Cha asked hurriedly, both Haizhou Acropolis and Gaizhou Acropolis belong to the jurisdiction of Gan Jitai, but the location of Haizhou Acropolis is more important, so Gan Jitai

He has always been stationed at Haizhou Acropolis.

"What do you think?"

Gan Jitai did not answer directly, but asked instead, this matter was too complicated and he was not sure.

What was the purpose of the Ming army's sudden attack on Gaizhou Acropolis?

If it was to relieve the siege within the pass, then not only the Gaizhou Acropolis should be attacked, but also all the Ming troops on the Ningyuan Guard side should be dispatched. However, there was no movement at all on the Ning Yuan Guard side, which left him confused.

.

Once this is the Ming army's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, then if he leaves Haizhou Acropolis, it is very likely that the Haizhou Acropolis will be taken back by the Ming army.

This is not impossible. Although it is difficult for a large number of Ming troops to hide from the reconnaissance cavalry, it is still very possible for a few elite troops of three to five hundred people to hide from the reconnaissance cavalry. Once the Haizhou Acropolis and Gaizhou

The state and imperial city have been taken back, so it will be difficult to take them back again.

"Lord Gushan, I think we should send someone back to report to the Great Khan and ask the Great Khan to send more people. Otherwise, it will be difficult to recapture the Gaizhou Acropolis with our military strength alone."

Another guard, Niulu'erzhen, said that there were only more than 3,000 people on their side, and more than 1,000 of them were Han people. It was impossible to recapture the Gaizhou Acropolis.

"I will send someone back."

Gan Jitai waved his hand and said: "Now we will send more manpower to inspect the surrounding areas of Haizhou Guard and be on strict guard. We will also send spies to Gaizhou Guard City to find out where those Ming troops came from."

The guards and others did not know that Huang Taiji and the other Baylors had now entered the border. Even if they reported it, it would be of no use. Only after Huang Taiji and the others came back could they send troops to take back the Gaizhou Acropolis.

………

At this time, outside Shenyang City, Huang Taiji returned to Shenyang City with the soldiers and horses who escaped from the pass.

As soon as they arrived in Shenyang City, Daishan, Mang Gurtai, Azig, Dorgon, Duduo and other Baylor led their troops and left. No one paid any attention to Huang Taiji anymore. This entry was initiated by Huang Taiji.

Yes, now that the losses have been heavy, Huang Taiji should naturally pay the price. Apart from anything else, Huang Taiji's position as the Great Khan is no longer secure.

Seeing Daishan and others leaving, Huang Taiji's heart sank. Although he had already expected this situation, the straightforwardness of Daishan's actions still made him feel great pressure.

If he doesn't handle it well this time, I'm afraid his position will not be preserved, not only the position of the Great Khan, but he may not even be able to preserve the white flag in his hand.

………

Jinan Fucheng.

In the Zichen Palace, Su Hao was practicing with his eyes closed, while the three natal paper figures were dealing with various messy government affairs. Being an emperor was not an easy task, especially for the founding emperor, who had a lot of messy things to do.

Although with the Governor's Office and the Cabinet of the Fifth Army around, he didn't need to bother him with some small things, but this didn't mean that he could relax. On the contrary, he had to be more vigilant.

The main reason for this is that he came to the throne improperly. Just like Zhao Kuangyin's yellow robe, he became the emperor by rebelling. This also set a precedent for others. After all, he, the emperor, can do it, so what about the generals under his command?

Why not?

Not to mention unfounded worries, Zhu Yuanzhang's throne was much more upright than his, but in the early Ming Dynasty, many people tried to rebel. Maybe some people said that Zhu Yuanzhang was paving the way for Emperor Jianwen, but if it was really just to pave the way, Zhu Yuanzhang was

Why implicate tens of thousands of people? As long as the leaders are killed, there is no need to worry about the rest.

And his throne is far inferior to that of Zhu Yuanzhang. If you don't pay close attention, it will be too late when trouble occurs. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, the current Da Qi is less than 11 times better. If there is internal strife again, there is no need to fight.

, you can raise the white flag and surrender.

After a long time, Su Hao slowly finished his work and walked to the corridor, looking to the northeast. The development in Shandong had reached its limit. When he took over the Yanzhou Mansion, he also took over the land of Prince Lu's Mansion and the Kong family.

In addition to a small part of it being rewarded to the generals, part of it was also used to recruit 60,000 new soldiers.

But now the number of troops under his command has reached 260,000. These 260,000 troops are the limit of what he can support. With 260,000 soldiers, the annual food consumption exceeds two million dan, and the salary exceeds four

One million taels, plus civil and military officials and various other expenses, this almost drained the entire Shandong Province. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a military force.

Fortunately, he was very strict about officials exploiting the people. Although the taxes were not light, compared with the endless exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes in the Ming Dynasty, the people's lives were much easier, but it had reached its limit. If there were more conscription, I'm afraid it would be

There's going to be trouble.

Now that Daming has negotiated peace, he cannot attack Daming first. He has to take advantage of these five years to develop, train more masters, and recruit masters from all over the world. At least in five years,

He has the strength to fight against the Ming Dynasty.

So there are only two directions he can plan now. One is Liaodong. The land in Liaodong is not small and fertile. If he takes it, he will have a large granary. The second is maritime trade, Japan and North Korea.

They are all very close to Shandong, and he has a considerable advantage in sea trade.

For this reason, he invested nearly 300,000 taels of silver to build sea-going ships. Nowadays, the ships used in Ming Dynasty's voyages are all Dafu ships. The cost of building each one is about 1,500 taels. Most of his current shipwrights are from Shandong.

There is also a small number of people recruited by Liao Qing from Guangdong and Fujian at high prices.

In fact, what he wanted to build was the big treasure ship used by Zheng He when he sailed to the West. Unfortunately, he didn't have the technology, and the cost was not something he could afford now. According to the shipwrights, it would take at least seven years to build a ship that big.

Eight thousand taels of silver.

As for giant steel ships or railway trains, he recruited many Mohist disciples and secretly established a scientific research institute. Although the prototype of a steam engine has been developed by now, it is a pity that the iron-making production capacity of this era is hard to describe. If he wants to build a giant steel

There was no hope for the ship within ten years, so he temporarily mothballed the steam engine technology.

Of course, this reason is only secondary. As the saying goes, the technology is not enough, and manpower is needed. If a hundred people are not enough, then a thousand people. If a thousand people are not enough, then ten thousand people, or thirty or twenty thousand people. He can still afford it, and he can always

Make enough steel.

The main reason why he sealed up the steam engine technology was that there was a way to practice cultivation in this world, and he couldn't guarantee whether there would be any big changes if a way to develop technology was developed.

Because the process of developing a steam engine was so smooth that he found it incredible. He only proposed an idea, just an idea of ​​steam. As a result, the Mohist disciples built the prototype in less than three months.

Although some Mohist tricks were used, the profound meaning contained in it is enough to make people shudder.

It is such a simple thing, but the world has not developed technology for thousands of years. This is completely contrary to common sense. In my previous life, it could be said that it was limited by technology, but in this era of spiritual practice, technology is not a problem at all.

Those Mohist disciples could even build a wooden bird that flew in the sky, let alone a mere steam engine.

But it just hasn't been built. It seems that there is an invisible force that affects everyone's thinking, making them turn a blind eye to the way of technology.

It is for this reason that he chose to temporarily seal it. He is not yet capable of dealing with this kind of thing. If any major changes occur as a result, he, the instigator, will definitely be the first to be unlucky.

However, this does not mean that he will never develop technology, but if he wants to develop, he must have enough confidence to cope with major changes.

After all, the ability to invisibly affect people in the entire world is too terrifying. This is definitely not something that a cultivator can do, not even gods, because he has seen many gods, and no one has this kind of ability.
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