Chapter 293: Offenders of Ming Dynasty will be executed even if they are far away
Lu Xiangsheng stood behind Zhong Jinwei and watched Qin Liangyu lead the troops away, feeling a little regretful that he could no longer pursue Jianlu.
Sun Chengzong felt that his contribution had been great enough and it was inconvenient for him to compete with other generals for credit, so he excused him because he needed a rest. This was also for his own good, and Lu Xiangsheng could understand.
Inside and outside Qingshui Mingyue Pass, the infantry troops coming from Shanhaiguan began to clean up the mess and stationed themselves inside Qingshui Mingyue Pass to guard against attacks from the grassland.
After the remaining 500 minzhuang soldiers from Daming Prefecture handed over the defense area with these Shanhaiguan infantry troops, they headed to the camp at the foot of Guankou Mountain. The infantry troops of King Qin's army along the way looked at these minzhuang soldiers who had established special achievements with complicated expressions.
It was also a busy day and night, but the gains on both sides were completely different. Our side was still the regular army of the Ming Dynasty, but they were just a group of temporarily recruited civilians.
Many people have realized that it is really important to follow the right leader!
The Minzhuang people could feel the strangeness in their eyes, and they followed behind Hou Zhongxing with their heads held high.
This time, following Marquis Zhongxing to fight to the death at Qingshui Mingyue Pass, not only did he gain credit, but he also gained wealth that was unimaginable before, making these people feel that this time was really worth it.
Lu Xiangsheng was walking behind Zhong Jinwei. After hesitating for a long time, he couldn't help but secretly asked Zhong Jinwei: "Master Marquis, you gave all the property captured from the prisoners to the soldiers. Isn't it too much?"
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Zhong Jinwei looked at Sun Chengzong who was walking in front, then turned around and replied to Lu Xiangsheng in a low voice: "If they hadn't fought desperately, these properties would have been plundered outside the pass by the Jianqiu. Many of them paid the price with their lives, and
They will be disabled for the rest of their lives, and this mere property is what they deserve."
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he stopped talking. Zhongxing Hou did not take any points himself, but gave all the captured property to the soldiers, making him secretly admire Zhong Jinwei's broad-mindedness and attitude towards money.
If it were an ordinary general, how could he not be jealous when seeing so much property? It was because they were merciful that they could leave a little property for the soldiers.
Yan Yingyuan was listening to the conversation between Lu Xiangsheng and Zhong Jinwei, and was too embarrassed to interrupt, because he was also forced to take a share by Zhong Jinwei. He knew that Zhong Jinwei's kindness was to let him give more money to his family in Tongzhou.
After the people entered the camp at the foot of the mountain, especially when they saw the sleeping bunks prepared in advance, they felt tired and fell asleep.
But in the Chinese military tent, the two people, who were also very tired, were still discussing things.
After Sun Chengzong asked Zhong Jinwei to sit down, he took out a letter from the side and said: "The emperor is thinking about you and wants you to go back as soon as possible."
Zhong Jinwei smiled after hearing this, then took the letter and read it.
Sun Chengzong yawned, and then nagged to Zhong Jinwei: "If the emperor knew that you rushed to take the risk, I don't know how worried he would be. Fortunately, the war ended soon, otherwise I would definitely be complained by the emperor and not favored by the emperor.
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Zhong Jinwei quickly finished reading the letter, and happened to look up and saw Sun Chengzong yawning again, so he said to him: "Master Sun, you'd better go and have a rest quickly, otherwise, if something goes wrong, the court will suffer great losses."
"Crow's Mouth! Now that the victory has been decided, and you have captured the slave chief alive, I am willing to stay up for another day and night!" Sun Chengzong was in a good mood, and answered Zhong Jinwei with a smile.
Zhong Jinwei saw that Sun Chengzong refused to go to rest, so he said to him: "Master Sun, I have something here and I want to reach an agreement with you."
"Oh, what's the matter?" Sun Chengzong was a little curious.
"I heard that the Mongol Tatars were also responsible for the killings in the capital, and they were no worse than the Jianlu. This revenge must be avenged." Zhong Jinwei put away his smile and said what he learned from Yu Haijing.
Read it again.
"What do you mean?" Sun Chengzong pondered for a moment and asked.[
"Anyone who dares to offend the Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away he is!" Zhong Jinwei said very firmly, which made Sun Chengzong suddenly feel that he had an awe-inspiring temperament.
"Do you mean to send troops to retaliate against the Mongolian tribes who followed Jianlu into the pass?" Sun Chengzong asked.
"Yes, follow the example of General Huo Qubing and send cavalry troops to raid the Mongolian Tatars outside the pass."
Sun Chengzong frowned and said, "Is this a bit risky?"
"I don't think it's risky at all. If we say we are going to fight Jianlu, based on the current strength comparison, it is definitely risky. But those Mongolian Tatars, it's not that I underestimate them. When we rescued Changli, they could be killed in an ambush
Four thousand people, but we ourselves did not suffer much losses. The fighting strength of the Jianlu and the Mongol Tatars is basically the same as that in heaven and below." Zhong Jinwei explained to Sun Chengzong disapprovingly.
Sun Chengzong stopped talking and picked up the desk in front of him with his hands while thinking about Zhong Jinwei's proposal.
"And after a battle with the Jianlu, one thing is clear. The Jianlu are not that powerful. As long as our Ming generals are effective and train their soldiers well, it will not be difficult to defeat them. Just like today's cavalry battle, if
It’s not that each general has his own plan, I think with the strength of the cavalry, especially the strength of Guan Ning’s cavalry, Jianlu will not be able to turn defeat into victory.”
Zhong Jinwei continued to give reasons to impress Sun Chengzong: "It seems that in the past, Jianlu only sent out a few thousand people to beat the Mongols to join them."
Sun Chengzong nodded slightly: "It is not impossible to send the cavalry out to retaliate. But there are two problems that need to be solved first. First, who should be sent to lead this lone army? Second, what should be done if Mongolian Lindan Khan uses this as an excuse to attack the imperial court?
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Ever since Zhong Jinwei came up with the idea of sending troops to retaliate against the Mongolian Tatars, he had considered everything, including the two questions Sun Chengzong asked, so he immediately told Sun Chengzong his thoughts one by one.
After Sun Chengzong asked a few more questions, he nodded and agreed: "Okay, I can report to the emperor together with you. Anyone who dares to offend the Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away he is."
After saying these words, Sun Chengzong seemed to be many years younger, and he felt as high-spirited as when he was young again.
He could feel that after this suggestion was put forward, the equally young Emperor Chongzhen would definitely agree. No emperor would not like that his empire can make all the barbarians surrender, and he would not dare to have a trace of covetousness!
Sun Chengzong chatted with Zhong Jinwei for a while before they went back to rest. He had not slept all day and night, and was nervous about the war, and his spirit was already exhausted.
Once you fall asleep like this, you will directly enter deep sleep.
Early the next morning, the entire army recovered from fatigue, and then Sun Chengzong ordered to break camp and march westward.
Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan led more than 300 people to guard the central army, accompanying Sun Chengzong and Zhong Jinwei behind them.
Just when they had walked a few miles, dust was flying in front of them, and they saw the red flag of the Ming Cavalry in the distance.
The cavalry army quickly stopped in front of the infantry army, and then Qin Liangyu led the generals who went out to the central army to meet Sun Chengzong and Zhong Jinwei.
Zhong Jinwei saw them walking over in high spirits and knew that they must have won the battle.
Sure enough, Qin Liangyu reported to them the process of chasing Jianlu.
They caught up with Jianlu near Taiping Village. At that time, Jianlu was fighting with the North Route Army.
To be precise, it was the Northern Route Army that ran headlong into the Jianlu who were running westward. Just as they were setting up a defensive position, the Jianlu who jumped over the wall in a hurry were killed and killed in the formation.
When Qin Liangyu led his army to arrive, the Northern Route Army could no longer resist the Jianlu, and was defeated in some areas.
As long as they arrive a little later, they probably won't see the Northern Route Army.
It is precisely because of this that their cavalry, which was several times larger than Jianlu's, killed Jianlu from behind and immediately defeated Jianlu.
After a fight, if it hadn't been getting late, the three thousand Jianlu who escaped would probably have been found in the pass.
Sun Chengzong was very happy to hear this and immediately ordered the army to turn around and march towards Qian'an.
After arriving in Qian'an, Sun Chengzong and Zhong Jinwei jointly reported the victory while arranging the defense of the front line of the Great Wall. After all arrangements for the defense were completed, he returned to Beijing in triumph.
On October 27, the second year of Chongzhen, the Jianlu invasion of Gyeonggi finally ended on March 12, the third year of Chongzhen. Two months had passed in Belgium in the morning.