On the prairie, 100,000 horses, 100,000 cattle and sheep, driven by more than 30,000 prisoners, kept marching towards the south. Behind them were the 10,000 troops led by Wang Xuan and Zhu Youxiao.
It was a battle, but it did not bring many casualties to the army. In other words, the entire expedition to the grassland, from beginning to end, suffered less than a thousand casualties. Compared with the number of enemies killed and the results achieved during this expedition, it really cannot be considered a loss.
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For such a large team, no one would dare to disturb them while marching on the grassland, and they would move towards the Great Wall unimpeded.
When we set out from Beijing, we took Xifengkou, but when we returned, we took Zhangjiakou.
"Why don't you go back the way you came?" Zhu Youxiao turned to ask Wang Xuan.
"Hearing is false, seeing is believing, walking around with these prisoners and seizures will be more useful than issuing a hundred imperial edicts." Wang Xuan continued: "By the way, we will also conduct an on-site inspection to lay roads on the grassland in the future.
If you want to build a city, where is the best place to build it? Just looking at the report is not that realistic."
The return speed was actually not slow. After all, even the prisoners were all cavalry. They could easily walk more than a hundred miles a day, and it took them not only half a month to approach Zhangjiakou.
When the scouts sent by Wang Xuan went to Zhangjiakou to report, the entire checkpoint was being intensively fortified. Early on, some scouts outside used binoculars to see the huge team. Especially those in front were all Tatars, which naturally gave the scouts some opportunities.
Naturally, the generals stationed in Zhangjiakou did not dare to neglect the misunderstanding and began to deploy their defenses nervously.
Even though the scout took out Wang Xuan's token, the general had no intention of stopping the defense and still insisted on completing it.
This is not because he suspects that the token is fake, or is prepared to disobey orders, but the military regulations require that whenever a large army approaches the defense area, regardless of whether it is enemy or friend, it must complete the deployment and closely check the relevant documents. If he dares to be negligent in the slightest,
, just being a political commissar in the military would not allow him to reap the benefits.
What's more, the person coming is Wang Xuan, which will only make the requirements more stringent.
But when 100,000 horses, 200,000 cattle and sheep, and 30,000 prisoners entered through the pass, the entire pass, both soldiers and civilians, fell into a state of sluggishness. What followed was waves of ecstasy, and the entire Zhangjiakou fell into joy.
of ocean.
As a border checkpoint, has anyone from any family died in the invasion of the grassland? Now that I have seen with my own eyes, Mr. Wuzhou and the emperor's imperial commander personally conquered and captured so many people that even the Tatars had their heads chopped off, so naturally they wanted to vent their anger.
For a time, the cry of 'Long live the emperor, long live the Ming Dynasty' resounded throughout the entire Zhangjiakou city. Zhu Youxiao's heart boiled with excitement when he heard it, and his whole body seemed to be floating.
Of course, not everyone is happy. Some businessmen who specialize in grassland business have become sad. The grassland people have been dispersed. So what should they do with the goods they sell specifically to the grassland?
Starting from Zhangjiakou, the news spread rapidly in all directions as if it had wings. After hearing the news, many people nearby rushed to the official road from Zhangjiakou to Beijing to watch.
Fortunately, these people still have a sense of awe in their hearts and do not dare to intercept them from the front. Instead, they just watch carefully near the road they must pass.
At the same time, Zhangjiakou also sent a 600-mile rush to deliver good news all the way to the capital.
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Beijing, the inner palace, the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was depressing, and all the civil and military ministers had gloomy expressions, especially Li Shantang, who was standing at the front, frowning, gritting his teeth, and looking very ugly.
"It has been more than a month since Mr. Wuzhou took His Majesty on an expedition. There has been no news so far. This is an ominous sign." An official looked gloomy, but if you look carefully, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and there was a flash of light in his eyes from time to time.
A glow of excitement.
"Yes, Mr. Li, it has been more than a month. No matter whether the news is good or bad, some news must be sent back, isn't it? A country cannot live without a king for a day. There are so many major events in the court waiting for the emperor to deal with. The emperor is missing, and all the people in the world are worried.
If you don't have a master in your heart, something big will happen if things go on like this." Another person said with a sad look on his face.
The corner of Li Shantang's mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times, and he cursed secretly in his heart. For such a long time, I haven't seen how much you respect the emperor, and you still want the emperor to handle national affairs. What things need to be handled by the emperor personally in these years!
"More than a dozen waves of people have been sent out. Beyond the Great Wall, we saw some slaughtered tribes. But after we went deeper, we completely lost all traces of the army. The border guard also said that Mr. and others only brought
Three days of supplies, after such a long time, may have been used up long ago. It is not that easy to support war with war. If you go too deep, you may be surrounded and suppressed by the army!" Another civil servant stood up and gave a long speech, which was clear and logical.
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Duke Dingguo and other nobles did not say anything. Although the military power of the Ming Dynasty has undergone earth-shaking changes, the military power is still firmly in the hands of Wang Xuan. They cannot get involved in specific matters. Although the current nobles and nobles are not
They will be suppressed by the civil servant group, but they are just relatively noble. They still don't have much say in matters like this.
Of course, these guys who questioned Li Shantang did not necessarily really care about military issues, so these nobles just watched with cold eyes and did not express any opinions.
"You guys should take care of your own affairs. Military issues are not within your scope of authority. It's better not to overstep your authority." Li Shantang said back with a livid face. Wang Xuan and the emperor lost contact with each other for more than a month. The military
It's fairly stable, but there are still some people in the civil service department who can't help but jump out and test it out.
"Master Li, what you said is wrong. How can you say that I am nosy?" One of them looked unhappy, as if he had been wronged. "We are also concerned about the safety of Mr. Li and the emperor, as well as the country of Ming Dynasty. We are all in a state of righteousness."
Sincerity can be learned from heaven and earth!"
"Yes, sir, I am the white jade pillar that supports the sky of the Ming Dynasty and the purple golden beam that supports the sea. If he disappears like this, it will cause chaos in the world. As ministers of the Ming Dynasty, there is no reason why we should not care."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "If everyone sweeps aside the snow and does not care about the safety of the court and the people of the world, wouldn't that be living up to the teacher's teachings."
There is nothing wrong with this rhetoric, but everyone knows what internal strength means.
In the past few years, the Ming Dynasty has been prospering and its decline has been wiped out, which really makes everyone ecstatic. However, there is still Wang Xuan, a man with a big knife, who may chop off everyone's heads at any time. How can this make everyone feel at ease? The best
The result was that Wang Xuan completely disappeared. Without such a mother-in-law, everyone was completely freed from restraint.
These guys are just the wayfinding stones that have been pushed out. Looking at them with caution, they feel uncertain. After all, Wang Xuan's reputation of being victorious in every battle is not fake.
Li Shantang glanced at the group of people and said with a cold smile: "In this way, I have wronged all of you who are dedicated to serving the country."
"I don't dare to take it seriously. I don't dare to take it seriously. I think it's unintentional. If you care about it, it will lead to chaos."
I will mess with you, uncle! Li Shantang was so angry that he heard a sharp voice outside the hall shouting: "Good news, good news, Mr. Wuzhou and the emperor have won a great victory. Lin Dan Khan was beheaded by the two armies in front of the formation, and the victory was great."
The Tatars have a golden tent, 30,000 prisoners, and countless cattle and horses!!”
As the speaker ran closer and closer, everyone heard the second half of the sentence clearly.
"What, this isn't..." Li Shantang, who was just worried, had nothing to say and was very pleased with himself. Now that he heard such sudden news, he was immediately frightened out of his mind. Fortunately, he didn't completely lose his mind. He swallowed it alive in the last breath.
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At this moment, Li Shantang was unwilling to pay attention to him, and hurriedly asked the eunuch who came to deliver the news to confirm, "Say it again! What is the news!"
"The news came from Zhangjiakou that the six-hundred-mile-long victory was coming. Our army won a great victory. We destroyed the Tatars' golden tent in one fell swoop and beheaded Lin Dan Khan!"
"Ha, haha, hahahaha..." Li Shantang laughed wildly, and the gloomy look on his face was wiped away, "Mr. God bless, God bless the Ming Dynasty. Once the great troubles on the grassland are gone, my Ming Dynasty will bring peace to the world forever!"
The faces of the few guys who were still testing just now seemed to have opened a printing and dyeing shop. A burst of green, red, yellow, green, orange, blue and purple kept changing. They shouted in their hearts that they were unlucky. Why couldn't the damn Wang Xuan send back the good news a few days earlier?
The news was not sent back until he entered Zhangjiakou, which made him confused and said some inappropriate words.
Fortunately, I didn't go too far, I just hit the nail on the head and there is still room for redemption.
Mr. Wuzhou has a lot of people, and he will definitely not care about these little shrimps... Yes, right!
But when they raised their heads, what they saw was Li Shantang's slightly ferocious face, and several people couldn't help but tremble in fear.
"Mr. God bless, God bless the Ming Dynasty!"
"Mr. God bless, God bless the Ming Dynasty!"
"Mr. God bless, God bless the Ming Dynasty!"
No matter what I was thinking just now, now, there is only this one voice in the entire hall.