On the third day after the Dutch left, the report of victory was sent to the capital.
Subsequently, about 300 people, including the Dutch Governor-General in East Fan, Kuiyi, were escorted to Fujian and then to the capital.
On the Dongfan side, Yang Zhan was left to garrison with 10,000 troops, while Zheng Zhibao, Zeng Ying and others led the remaining 40,000 troops and marched toward Luzon.
During the whole process, the Portuguese were very well-behaved. They allowed them to be the forwards and did not dare to have any objections. They were much more well-behaved than if they were thinking about bargaining before setting off!
Obviously, the Battle of Dongfan was won in two days and went very smoothly. This must have shocked the Portuguese and gave them a new understanding of the combat power of the Ming Navy.
There were also three more sailing battleships in the Ming Dynasty fleet. Zheng Zhibao deployed his subordinates who were familiar with sailing battleships. The steam iron-clad battleship whose iron cover was flattened and affected its navigation was also repaired and was also in the sequence of expedition.
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At the same time, Sun Chuanting had been ordered to lead the northern troops back to the capital, and was warmly welcomed by the people of the capital.
Sun Chuanting, as the Minister of War, led the world's soldiers and horses to conquer the north and south, and he made the greatest contribution to the world's peace. The people who have experienced troubled times and peace naturally know how to cherish it, and are grateful to Sun Chuanting.
However, Sun Chuanting did not take credit and be arrogant, because he actually knew very well that the reason why the war went smoothly was inseparable from Emperor Chongzhen's sudden change.
First of all, it is the guarantee of food, grass and military pay. This was absolutely impossible before, but he did not have to worry about it. This alone can be said to be the first achievement. If Chongzhen could achieve this in his early years
, the world will never be in chaos. Sun Chuanting is not the only one who can lead troops to fight.
Secondly, Emperor Chongzhen vigorously developed science and technology, giving the Ming army's equipment and ordnance a completely new look, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the imperial army.
There is also a third point, which is the information provided by Emperor Chongzhen, such as key factors of terrain and terrain, and even future predictions of the war, etc., which are also important factors for the success of the war.
The last point is that Emperor Chongzhen formulated different national policies in response to the situation he faced, making his conquest smoother.
When encircling and suppressing the bandits, a list of bandits was given and the bandits on the list were allowed to serve the country. The results were not to mention that the bandits on these lists were really good. They not only weakened the bandits' strength, but also greatly strengthened them at the same time.
increase the power of the army.
When Sun Chuanting was engaged in the war in the southwest, Emperor Chongzhen promptly gave a new strategy to reform the native land and return it to the locals. It clarified how Sun Chuanting should deal with the chieftains all over the southwest. He benefited the people at the bottom, hit the chieftains hard, and dispatched them in time.
The management of local officials after training is the key to the smooth progress of the Southwest War, not just the key to the strength of the imperial court.
Sun Chuanting knew all these things very clearly, so naturally he did not dare to take credit and be arrogant.
While marching from the southwest to the capital, everyone from Sun Chuanting to ordinary soldiers were shocked.
It can be said that they have been fighting at the front. Although they knew that the world was peaceful, they did not expect that the development of the Ming Dynasty would be far beyond their expectations.
In many places, there is no trace of the war at all, and it is a scene of prosperity and peace.
The official roads paved with cement, the steam trains traveling everywhere, and the vitality exuded by the people were truly something they had never seen before.
When they arrived at the capital, they were most shocked. Many people came from the capital, such as Sun Yingyuan, Huang Degong and others and their subordinates from the capital. When they arrived outside the capital, they almost didn't recognize that this was the capital.
In their impression, the outside of the capital city wall was completely desolate. Not only were the buildings and houses destroyed due to previous wars, but later on, in order to prevent the capital from being attacked, the buildings outside the city that could be used to attack the city were destroyed.
And so on, completely dismantled them.
All they can remember is the train station outside the capital city.
As a result, they now see that outside the capital city, it is very prosperous. If they didn't know better, they would have thought they were inside the capital city. They even have a feeling that one day in the sky and one year on earth are as if they have been away from the capital for decades.
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The army returned triumphantly, and Emperor Chongzhen was of course very happy. Without hesitation, he rewarded the army based on its merits on the third day after its arrival.
All of them were promoted to official positions, including Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong, who were promoted to marquis, Li Dingguo, and Yuan Shizhong were given the title of first-class uncle with an iron certificate of elixir. Chen Yongfu, the former commander-in-chief of Kaifeng, was granted the title of uncle of Kaifeng in recognition of his defense of Kaifeng and accompanying Sun Chuanting in the southern expedition.
Contributions to the Northern War;
In addition, the leaders of the fifth battalion of Ge Zuo, Lao Hui Hui Ma Shouying, Ge Liyan He Yilong, King Zuo Jin He Jin, King Gaishi (also known as King of Troubled Times, King of Contested World Liu Xiyao, and King of Troubled Times Lin Chengcheng) were also named chief military officers.
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In terms of civil servants, Sun Chuanting naturally played the most important role. He was also awarded the title of marquis. He was the first civil servant in the Ming Dynasty to be awarded the title of marquis for military merit. He also entered the cabinet as a secondary assistant and was in charge of military affairs.
The post of Minister of War is held by Ma Shiying, who is currently on his way to Beijing. For the time being, Sun Chuanting still holds the post.
Li Yanci was born as a Jinshi scholar and was granted the title of Fangsi Langzhong in the Ministry of War, and was ranked as a fifth-rank official.
The Red Lady was also granted an official title. She was responsible for female soldiers under the jurisdiction of the Political and Communication Department. She had two responsibilities, medical care and publicity. Among them, the Red Lady was mainly responsible for the battlefield training of female soldiers. Wu Youke from the Tai Hospital was responsible for the training of medical care.
Promoting this is naturally the job of the Political and Communications Department.
Regarding this, there was actually a dispute in the court. The Ministry of War felt that since she was a female soldier, she should belong to the Ministry of War. For example, in the past, Duke Zhongzhen was also under the control of the Ministry of War.
However, Emperor Chongzhen finally made the decision that these female soldiers were not combat soldiers. Different from those of Zhongzhen Gong Qin Liangyu, their functions were more on the side of the Zhengtong Department. Moreover, the majority of women in the Zhengtong Department were women. There were also restrictions on the women who joined the female soldiers.
There will be a lot less worries.
Other soldiers who triumphed were also rewarded. According to the accumulated merits, there were many silver rewards.
Subsequently, Emperor Chongzhen also announced that the army would be reorganized according to the residence registration locations of the lieutenants and officers.
Among them, the Qin soldiers will be mainly deployed to Qin and Jin to garrison, mainly to guard against possible invasion by the Tsarist Russian Empire and the Mongolian tribes.
The troops from the Central Plains and the capital will be transferred to the front line of Jizhen and the defense of Shanhaiguan.
The arrival of these troops will greatly enhance the military strength of the Ming Dynasty in the north and make the people in the north heave a sigh of relief.
In addition, Emperor Chongzhen also issued an order to give these victorious troops a half-month holiday so that they could return to their hometowns in glory and visit their relatives.
The first reason for doing this is of course to show the emperor's great kindness. These soldiers have been fighting abroad for several years, and they must miss their hometown very much. It is emotional and reasonable to let them go home once.
The second purpose is that these soldiers return home in glory, so that people in their hometowns can see the glory of these soldiers who have served in the army and returned home with meritorious service, thereby stimulating local enthusiasm for joining the army and positively promoting the implementation of the universal compulsory military service system.
At the same time, there is also an imperial edict for local generals, asking them to select high-quality soldiers from young people of suitable age in various places, and to replace the disabled in the army while also expanding the army.
In addition, local governments must cooperate and, with the cooperation of the troops returning from the battlefield, establish local armies to serve as the second echelon for future wars.
It can be said that after these imperial edicts were issued, the entire army immediately cheered.
After several years of war, who doesn't miss home, wife, children, and parents? Just like the song "A Soldier Should Go to the Battlefield" sings, everyone is concerned. Now that the war has come to an end, it is natural to be even more concerned.
So some soldiers immediately took their military pay and reward money to purchase in the capital as gifts to take home.
For the ancients, it was nothing more than food, clothing, housing and transportation, with the first two being the key points. As for cloth, it was the cheapest here in the capital, because the textile factories run by the royal family had a very large output, and they were absolutely high-quality and low-priced.
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There were even soldiers who had some brains and simply bought some more, planning to take them back to their hometown to sell them and earn some traveling expenses.
Of course, there are also many soldiers who are reluctant to spend money and want to save all their money and take it home.
At the same time, merchants in the capital also saw business opportunities and launched discount sales for the triumphant soldiers.
There are direct discounts and price reductions, there are also coupons, there are also those that sell three and get one free, etc. Anyway, they use their own methods to attract the victorious soldiers to buy, and they can also make money.
While the people below were busy, in the Wenhua Hall of the Forbidden City, Sun Chuanting was alone in court, with a serious look on his face, which showed that he was not as happy as the soldiers outside.
He was heard to report to Emperor Chongzhen very seriously: "Your Majesty, what is the situation around our Ming Dynasty now?"
He had always been very concerned about the situation of the forces in the Jianlu alliance, but he had no choice but to ask him to concentrate on the southwest war and not worry about anything else.
He had no choice but to focus on the southwest war first.
Now that he has settled the southwest war, Yang Weizhi will handle the rest in Yunnan. When he arrived in the capital, he wanted to know the situation immediately.
Seeing him in such a hurry, Emperor Chongzhen felt relieved and said with a smile: "Don't be anxious, Sun Qing. The situation has become clearer now. I will introduce you to something."
He did not say that he was actually making a fuss before, but said that when the situation became clearer, he covered up the fact that he was actually making a fuss before.
Afterwards, Emperor Chongzhen told Sun Chuanting the situation that Ming Dynasty was facing now and the real situation of the enemy. This included the assessment of the Russian Empire and the Dutch Empire. Most likely, it sounded scary, but in fact it was
The threat to Ming Dynasty is not great.
When Sun Chuanting heard these words, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. He was a military leader, and he valued knowing oneself and the enemy the most. However, among the enemies of the Ming Dynasty, he didn't understand the Western Yi Empire. Therefore, he was very disappointed.