The next day, the main force of the Ming army in Ningyuan began to move.
The large-scale cavalry army set off overland to Jinzhou; the light infantry followed closely, also setting off overland.
The grain, grass, baggage, and heavy artillery were loaded onto the ship and transported to the estuary of the Xiaoling River, and then transported to Jinzhou via the Xiaoling River. If it comes to November or December, the river is likely to freeze.
There is no way to sail.
The entire Ningyuan area suddenly became very lively.
The more than 10,000 batches of war horses just captured were equivalent to more than 10,000 more mounted infantry, which made the original infantry much more mobile. Of course, the consumption of food and grass also increased a lot.
Looking at all this, Du Yinxi felt a little emotional, but he didn't have to worry about logistical supplies, there was an emperor!
So, he immediately ordered and prepared to go to Jinzhou.
Judging from the current situation between the enemy and ourselves, there will definitely be no problem in conquering Jinzhou years ago. It can be regarded as the best New Year gift to the emperor this year!
However, what he didn't expect was that just when he left the city, a fast horse came to report.
"Report, Jinzhou has been burned to the ground by the Jianlu, and the Jianlu probably started to evacuate the day before yesterday."
"What?" Du Yinxi was very surprised when he heard this, and quickly confirmed again, "All the Jianlu in Jinzhou have run away?"
"It is inferred from the signs of burning in Jinzhou that Jianlu had withdrawn from Jinzhou the day before yesterday. General Wu Shen is currently pursuing the direction of Haizhou to investigate Jianlu's movements!"
When the news was confirmed, Du Yinxi was both unexpected and expected.
The reason why it was unexpected was that he didn't expect Jianlu to escape!
This was the first time in history that a battle between the imperial court and Jianlu occurred. Does this mean that Jianlu escaped upon hearing the news?
This means that from now on, the mentality of fighting between the imperial army and Jianlu has been completely different from before. From now on, Jianlu will no longer have a psychological advantage when facing the imperial army!
The reason why Du Yinxi thought it was expected was because after the Ningyuan War ended, the imperial army had gained an advantage over Jinzhou Jianlu. It could be said that the capture of Jinzhou was very certain.
From Jianlu's perspective, it would be very difficult for Jianlu to hold Jinzhou.
Jianlu's reinforcements are also coming from Haizhou recently, and the distance from Haizhou to Jinzhou is at least more than 300 miles, which is almost as long as the distance from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou.
Once the war breaks out in Jinzhou, Jianlu may not have enough reinforcements in Haizhou. They must mobilize reinforcements from other places, collect grain and grass supplies, etc. By the time the reinforcements arrive, Jinzhou may have already fallen.
Faced with such a losing battle, it would be impossible for Jianlu to defend to the end!
Of course, the leader of the Jianlu, a man named Aixinjueluozierharang, was also courageous. He obviously made the decision to evacuate on his own. After returning, it is unknown whether he will be attacked by other slave chiefs.
The reason why Yuan Shangren was driven back by Jianlu's spying on Ye Bushou was probably when Jianlu was about to evacuate. If the imperial court's spying on Ye Bushou was not shielded, once it was discovered that Jianlu of Jinzhou was about to escape, then Ningyuan, no matter what
The cavalry would be dispatched to contain them no matter what.
This Jierhalang can be so decisive, he is considered a character!
Du Yinxi thought so and remembered this slave chief in his heart.
Then, he ordered the army to stop advancing.
Since Jianlu had already withdrawn to Haizhou two days ago, there was no point in pursuing them any longer. As for attacking Haizhou, it was not the goal of this war. The most important thing was that Haizhou was too far away from Shanhaiguan, and logistical supplies were too inconvenient.
It is not advisable to forcefully initiate a war without preparation in advance.
But Jinzhou was burned down by the Jianlu, so there was no need to send a large army there. After all, transporting grain and grass supplies would be troublesome.
If you send troops to garrison there, you also have to consider whether Jianlu will come back to retaliate, and that won't work if you don't have enough troops.
The ultimate purpose of launching this Ningjin Battle is to give the Jianlu a heavy blow and make them calm down, without affecting the imperial court's efforts to reorganize the pass.
With all this going on, Du Yinxi decided that the war was over.
There is a small team stationed in Jinzhou, mainly for early warning purposes. In the short term, there will no longer be a large-scale offensive against the Liaodong Jianlu.
After this decision is made, the next step is to write a victory report to Emperor Chongzhen. If you want to sacrifice prisoners, ask for merit, how to deal with the fleet that was temporarily collected, etc., you have to be judged by Emperor Chongzhen! At least years ago, there were still
Very busy!
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Tatala Ying'erdai, the Secretary of the Household Department of Jianlu, was called by the Koreans because he had a big dragon bone. He was regarded as the Supreme Emperor of Korea. Because Jinzhou was preparing to launch a war, in order to coordinate the front line, Ying'erdai was ordered to sit in Haizhou and provide support.
Over there in Jinzhou.
In the first few months, the news from Jinzhou was that everything was going well, which made him feel relieved.
To be honest, it is not easy to be the Minister of Household Affairs in the Qing Dynasty! Especially since the army that entered the customs last year suffered a disastrous defeat, they had to snatch back enough population and supplies, and even lost tens of thousands of young people. In the entire Shengjing City, it can be said that every family
There were funerals and the consumption of supplies and people, which was a serious blow to the Qing Dynasty.
Ying Erdai stood on the top of Haizhou City, not afraid of the howling north wind, looking at the nothing outside the city, still thinking about these things of the Qing Dynasty.
It has to be said that Hong Chengchou, who was demoted in the Ming Dynasty, still had some ability. He gave suggestions, plundered materials from the Korean Yangban, and treated the untouchables in North Korea a little better, thus effectively winning North Korea's resources in terms of population and materials.
The people of North Korea are also sad because their founding king Li Chenggui doted on his concubine, which led to his son usurping the throne and establishing a strict class hierarchy.
Li Fangyuan divided all Koreans into three major classes for management. These three major classes have express regulations. Unless there are special circumstances, no one can go beyond them to avoid punishment. In addition, there are untouchables, such as craftsmen and handymen.
Slaves and maidservants have no household registration and do not belong to the class scope.
You can see how outrageous this grading practice is by giving an example. North Korea implements the "law from the mother" and "the lowest is the lowest". If the father is a noble of the two classes and the mother is a commoner, the child born will be just like the mother.
If the child is a commoner and the mother is an untouchable slave, the child will be a slave.
Basically, it can be said that Koreans' status and destiny are determined from the moment they are born.
As a result, more and more people at the bottom are definitely not willing to be ruled by the two classes and cannot survive, so it is natural for them to rebel.
In the past, the captives did not distinguish between Korean classes, and they only focused on grabbing money, food, killing people, and stealing goods. Therefore, it triggered a collective boycott by the Korean people. The Korean officials and soldiers were corrupt, and the main body of resistance to the captives became rebels.
But now, under Hong Chengchou's suggestion, Jianlu slightly tilted their resources to the Korean pariahs, and immediately won the support of the Korean pariahs, and the effect was obvious.
"This Hong Chengchou is indeed capable!" Ying Erdai thought about these things and sighed in his heart, "He is good at governing the country and even leading troops to fight. That is to say, the party struggle in the Ming Dynasty dragged him down.
If not, we might not have been able to win the Battle of Songjin!"
Thinking about this, he suddenly felt sad again.
The Ming Dynasty court had problems, but didn’t the Qing Dynasty court also have problems?
Now that the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty is seriously ill and often unable to manage the government, the main priority of the court is to discuss the disposal with Prince Heshuoli and Prince Heshuorui. Once the emperor dies, it is really difficult to predict what will happen to the situation in the Qing Dynasty.
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Logically speaking, since the emperor is no longer the Great Khan, the new emperor must be the son of the old emperor.
However, the Qing emperor still refused to establish a prince. This is definitely a problem!
Thinking of these, the faces of two people flashed in Ying Erdai's mind: Hauge and Dorgon!
In both the government and the public, in fact, with the Qing emperor being seriously ill for so long, there was already an undercurrent surging.
Everyone knows that Hauge wants to be the emperor; Dorgon also wants to get involved in the position of the Ninth Five Emperors, which is also what Sima Zhao wants, and everyone knows it.
Unless the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty made a clear decree to elect a new emperor, who would be Dorgon or Hauge? Otherwise, internal strife may be unavoidable!
When Ying Erdai thought of this, he sighed again.
Logically speaking, Hauge should be the next emperor. But why didn’t the Qing emperor make it clear?
Dorgon is very powerful. He has two brothers with the same father and mother, Duduo and Azig, who are very powerful!
However, Prince Li and Prince Zheng are also very powerful, their words carry great weight, and their opinions are also very important...
Thinking of this, Ying Erdai couldn't help but sigh again. He simply shook his head slightly and didn't want to think about these bad things. After all, it was not something he could control.
Thinking like this, he couldn't help but look in the direction of Jinzhou, thinking in his mind, what would the situation be like over there?
Judging from the previous situation, there must have been chaos inside the Mingguo Pass, so their army never reinforced outside the Pass.
By the way, is that army really powerful?
In this regard, Ying Erdai was also a little confused.
In fact, as far as he was concerned, he believed Hong Chengchou's words more than Hong Chengchou's performance. The so-called strong army did not actually exist.
However, it is also true that in the Battle of Jizhou, the Qing army was defeated and returned.
Judging from the current test, we still have to go with Hong Chengchou's estimation.
While he was thinking about it, he suddenly seemed to see something in front of his eyes. He quickly looked again and saw a horse galloping towards him. He knew at a glance that it was coming from Jinzhou.
"Is this another news coming?" Ying Erdai was not nervous when he saw it. A few days later, there would be a flying report. Even if it seems to be two days late this time, it is normal.
Just as he was thinking about it, the fast rider was getting closer and closer, and he could see the fast rider's face clearly.