Luck Dehun was defeated and had to take a detour of hundreds of miles to return to Seoul.
At this time, Seoul had already been heavily surrounded by the Ming army. Although Hong Chengchou was well deployed, it was still an isolated city and could not compete with the overwhelming Ming army.
Not to mention, his foreign ministers took charge of the military and administration of Korea and deposed the king of Korea, which aroused the disgust of many yangban nobles.
As soon as the Ming army besieged the city, chaos broke out in Seoul. A large number of nobles were noisy and quarreled, showing off their special abilities.
The Supreme King Li Zhu, who was in a corner, had his most glorious moment in recent times. Two groups of nobles gathered to flatter themselves and discuss the matter of restoration.
Although Hong Chengchou was ruthless, he knew that defending the city was not the time to intensify conflicts, so he could only keep a close watch and gather all the servants at the head of the city.
"General Wu is awesome."
Li Chengdong looked at the tired Wu Sangui and couldn't help but admired: "Jiannu was killed and fled. Isn't this Seoul easily captured?"
"We only have 20,000 people. Let's surround them first and wait until Li Yingren arrives."
Wu Sangui ordered the Manchu military flags and other items to be paraded outside the city, and told Seoul that Luck Dehun had fled in defeat and the area was already a dead city.
When the war reaches this point, the effect of coercion is the only thing one can imagine.
At this time, Seoul was in chaos and people were panicked. Even Hong Chengchou was panicked.
However, he knew that Luck Dehun was likely to be defeated rather than die, so he had a glimmer of hope in his heart.
Sure enough, two days later, Luck Dehun returned from the northeast, covered in dust and smell of blood.
The people of Seoul now feel much more stable.
Wu Sangui was very angry.
At this time, he did not expect Li Yingren's army, but a military intelligence letter.
"Jiannu drove thousands of Sauron's barbarians who were not afraid of death to go south, and they were overwhelming all the way."
"Pyongyang? Saurons?"
Li Chengdong was quite confused about it.
"The Sauron people are a more barbaric tribe in the north. They drink blood from their hair. I heard that the slaves have been short of troops recently, so they recruited their troops..."
Wu Sangui said doubtfully.
"More fierce than Jiannu?" Li Chengdong was stunned and couldn't help but marvel.
"That's right!" Wu Sangui sighed with fear in his eyes: "He is unruly and unruly. He is tall and rolls in the snow all day long. He is unruly and unruly."
"If there is a figure like Nurhachi among them, he will definitely be more powerful than Jiannu."
"It's just a pity that now we are being driven to build slaves. This is our grave concern in the future of the Ming Dynasty."
"This Seoul?"
Li Chengdong looked at the city in front of him, his eyes full of longing.
This is a large city with a population of 300,000. In the Ming Dynasty, it can be compared to Yangzhou and Suzhou. It gathers the wealth of a country. If it were captured, the wealth plundered would be immeasurable.
"Seoul must be won."
Wu Sangui said coldly: "Let Li Yingren hold on for a little longer. There is no news in the city, so there must be no news about the reinforcements."
"Take advantage of this opportunity to force Hong Chengchou to flee."
"Three out of three are missing one, this is inevitable..." Li Chengdong nodded in agreement.
The emperor in Beijing was unaware of the renewed turmoil in Korea, but he was quite satisfied with the situation in the Hetao.
"In three months from July in summer to September in autumn, Datong's commander-in-chief Liu Tingjie and Shaanxi-Gansu commander You Shiwei sent nearly 100,000 troops to sweep across the entire Hetao area..."
"Beheaded more than 50,000 soldiers, captured more than 100,000, tens of thousands of horses, countless gold, silver, money and food..."
"We captured 736 tribesmen and above, including more than 200 tribesmen of different sizes. Especially the Ordos tribe was seriously injured. Only a few hundred people fled, and the rest have surrendered..."
"There are more than 3 million cattle and sheep, and more than 300,000 old and weak women and children. The huge Hetao has once again become the territory of the Ming Dynasty——"
During the Yongle period of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty regained Hetao and established a military garrison here, thinking it would be a permanent settlement.
Later, the emperor Zhu Qizhen suffered a great defeat, and Hetao fell into the hands of the Tatars. When Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty came to the throne, he not only pacified millions of rebels in Jingxiang, swept away the Jurchen tribe, but also recovered what was lost in his father's hands.
Hetao area.
During the Hongzhi and Zhengde years, it gradually fell.
During the Jiajing period, the Hetao was completely lost and became the pasture of the Tumut tribe.
This was also the time when grasslands were emerging. For example, the little Mongolian prince at that time and Ada Khan made the Ming Dynasty lose face.
After five dynasties including Jiajing, Longqing and Wanli, Hetao has fallen for nearly a hundred years.
Now that it has been restored, it will be of great benefit to Shaanxi and Datong. 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 farm.
"At my will, military camps can be established, military households and civilians can be moved into them, and cities can be built."
Zhao Shu put forward a mature opinion: "The imperial court can build a defense line along the Yinshan Mountains and completely capture the Hetao area."
"What about these Mongols?"
The emperor suddenly said: "If we drive them to Mobei, wouldn't it be conniving at the growth of Mongolian power? Or could they be used to build slaves?"
"The old events of Hongwu are no longer appropriate."
Seeing the emperor say such words, Zhu Mou on the side agreed: "If we implement military garrison and relocate the people, it will cost more than tens of millions. It will not take tens of years to complete."
"The imperial court cannot afford to wait, and Jiannu will not give us a chance."
"If you wish, you can follow the example of Monan and set up a capital, and the central government can choose an important minister as the governor to control Monan."
"Of course, the Yinshan defense line must also be repaired. The Ministry of Revenue can spend one million yuan, which is enough to protect the Loop."
"Hetao and Monan are different after all."
At this time, Lu Daqi couldn't help but speak: "There are only more than 100,000 people in Monan, who suffered heavy losses and their vitality was severely damaged. However, there are hundreds of thousands of Mongolians in the Hetao area. If we follow the example of a cat and a tiger, it is easy to make mistakes."
The Mongolians in the Monan area were severely weakened and the population was not large. Coupled with the 20,000 soldiers mixed together, Xingdusi was enough to suppress all rebellions.
The Hetao area is different. There are too many Mongolians here. If the Han people are not relocated, even tens of thousands of people sent to guard it will be of little use.
The easiest way is to drive away some Mongolians, then move the army to station, then build the Great Wall and repeat the old Hongwu thing.
Treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.
"Hetao, Hetao——"
Suddenly, the emperor murmured and laughed: "We have captured so many cattle and sheep. It seems that we will not lose money on this expedition."
"Your Majesty, these war horses alone are enough to pay for the imperial court's several years of service. It's worth it. It's worth it." Lu Daqi also laughed instantly.
"Since we have taken down the entire Loop, we must ensure long-term peace and stability!"
Zhu Mou said with a serious face and an unquestionable tone:
"Send all the captured nobles to Beijing. I have prepared a house to house them."
"Those cattle, sheep, and grasslands have other arrangements..."