Since the war to regain Liaodong, the imperial army has been victorious.
On the grassland, the imperial cavalry swept across the Mongolian grassland and had divided its troops into the western Liaoning border wall.
In Liaodong, the imperial army set out from Shanhaiguan, fought a battle in Jinzhou, then advanced to Haizhou, broke through the Anshan Posthouse, liberated Liaoyang, and after encircling Shenyang, they divided their forces to pursue the Jianlu puppet emperor to Sarhu.
On the Korean battlefield, Du Yinxi had received the news sent by Huang Degong that Wu Sangui had occupied Pyongyang and was currently consolidating the defense line, mainly to prevent the Japanese from Liaodong from entering North Korea.
In terms of the entire war, the losses of the imperial officers and soldiers were extremely small. It can even be said that under the crushing force of absolute strength, such a large war was the war with the smallest losses since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
However, it is now the end of September, and it will soon be October.
The weather in Liaodong has turned cold, and the movement of the army has been greatly restricted.
The first one is the transportation of grain and grass.
As the front line penetrates deeper into the hinterland of Liaodong, more and more food is consumed on the road, and the pressure on logistics and transportation is increasing.
The second one is the weather restrictions.
The weather in Liaodong has turned cold, but most of the military uniforms of the imperial court's officers and soldiers are still summer uniforms. If the war continues, they must wait for the winter uniforms shipped by the imperial court to be distributed to the army.
In the logistics transportation arranged by the imperial court, ordnance supplies such as grain, grass, gunpowder, etc. came first, followed by military uniforms. At this point in time, according to the overall arrangements of the cabinet in advance, it should have just been shipped from Tianjin Port.
This is also the reason why the war went more smoothly than expected. Unexpectedly, we could fight all the way to the hinterland of Liaodong, with basically no stops.
The third one is the limitation of manpower.
On the land of Liaodong, all the original Han people and later Koreans were moved to the north by the Jianqi. In the south, only the Jianqi remained.
With the defeat of the Jianlu and Japanese pirate coalition forces, the defeated Japanese pirates began to wreak havoc. It can be said that they basically left no chickens or dogs behind. Therefore, the territory in Liaodong occupied by the imperial army was basically a sparsely populated area. .
However, some places, such as Gaizhou, Haizhou, Liaoyang and other places, as well as the post stations in the middle of these important towns, must leave troops to guard and ensure the safety of the grain roads in the rear. These things are gradually diluting the strength of the front line.
On the other side of the grassland, although there are 120,000 cavalry troops, there is no need to occupy any fortresses, but after sweeping the entire Mongolian grassland, it is necessary to escort the prisoners and herds back to the city, which also requires a lot of troops.
In addition, the 120,000 cavalry army at that time basically relied on a strategy of fighting to support war, and it was impossible for them to carry much food and grass. Therefore, after capturing the eastern Mongolian tribes, they had to return to Guihua City.
However, some cavalry troops were still sent into Liaodong. For example, Li Laiheng, Li Guo and others had already entered Liaodong first.
As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Du Yinxi must also consider these large and small matters besides military matters.
Finally, he made a decision.
Send 20,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry to attack the Jianzhou Guard east of Sarhu, which is the home base of the Jianlu; after capturing it, let the cavalry quickly rush into the granary of the Jianlu in the north. Regardless of whether they can succeed or not, in the severe cold Before arriving, we have to return to Jianzhouwei.
Fushun has been captured, which can ensure the retreat of the Jianzhou Guard Army.
Kaiyuan in the northwest of Fushun is also an important town and requires troops to be stationed there.
After doing this, Du Yinxi led his army back to Shenyang, captured Shenyang, and finally sent troops eastward to sweep away the remnants of the Jianlu and Japanese pirates, and controlled the entire area bordering Liaodong and North Korea.
In this way, the court's logistical supplies can also be transported to North Korea through Liaodong; in other words, it is possible to land on the Liaodong Peninsula and obtain supplies from the court.
These are the goals that Du Yinxi planned to accomplish in Chongzhen for twenty years.
As for the rest of the war in northern Liaodong and southern Korea, we need to wait until the beginning of next spring.
In addition, there is another hidden worry: I don’t know the whereabouts of the regent who built the army.
If we consider it from a practical point of view, the person in charge of Jianlu was not the pseudo-emperor, but the pseudo-regent. Not knowing the fate of this pseudo-regent was ultimately a hidden danger.
Later, Du Yinxi wrote the latest battle report into a memorial and sent a horse to the capital to report the victory. After all, the capture of the puppet emperor was definitely a big deal politically.
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On the capital side, when the Liaodong war broke out, the capital's attention was focused on this battle.
In the streets, restaurants, teahouses and other favorite places for gossip, almost all the topics were about the Liaodong War.
"This time, the imperial army will definitely win!"
"We can definitely win, but I heard that the Jianlu and Japanese pirates combined have as many as 500,000 troops. This is also very scary! This battle is probably going to be a bloody battle!"
"No, I heard that Jianlu followed the example of the Battle of Songjin and surrounded Jinzhou, asking the imperial officers and soldiers to rush to rescue!"
"Well, the imperial officers and soldiers are no longer what they used to be. They defeated Jianlu twice in a row. It's still a big victory. It's impossible to lose, right?"
"So, I guess there will have to be a bloody battle!"
"..."
Basically, the public opinion among the people, based on the combat power of the former Jianlu, the rumors of Japanese pirates, and the superiority in military strength, most believe that the imperial army should win, but there will be a life and death fight!
Even some casinos have opened some handicaps for this war. Generally speaking, they are similar to what public opinion estimates.
If we hadn't seen that the imperial court had been preparing for so long to transport troops and food to Shanhaiguan, we might have been worried about failure!
However, a good news soon reached the capital, and the speed far exceeded the expectations of the ancient "keyboard warriors".
"What, the great victory in Jinzhou, the allied forces of Jianlu and Japanese pirates were completely defeated, and the imperial army is chasing them?"
"What about the casualties? Was there a bloody battle? It was probably very fierce and there were a lot of casualties, right?"
"Ah? How is it possible that the imperial army defeated 500,000 enemies with less than 5,000 casualties and most of them just wounded?"
"If you want to calculate it like this, then the imperial officers and soldiers are probably not worth one for a hundred, right? How is that possible?"
"You don't know this. The great victory in the Battle of the Grassland must have affected the morale of the Jianlu and Japanese pirate coalition forces!"
"Internal news came from the yamen. The imperial court has new artillery. It is very powerful. It was used in key places. It defeated the joint forces of Jianlu and Japanese pirates at once. Master Du commanded it well and even sent the navy to attack. Gaizhou, North Korea, this is how the enemy completely collapsed!"
"Is it true? Great, the Ming Dynasty is mighty!"
"..."
Although many people lost money in gambling, everyone was very happy to hear the news of such a great victory for the imperial court.
After all, as far as the common people in the capital are concerned, they still have the impression that the Jianlu invaders ravaged the capital. That is to say, those born fifteen years after Chongzhen were not affected. And these people were only five years old.
The imperial army once again defeated Jianlu, plus the Japanese pirates' coalition, which proved that the imperial army became stronger and stronger, and the capital area became safer and safer. Such a thing is worth it for the people who have experienced the war. Something to celebrate!
Afterwards, the people in the capital began to discuss how much victory the imperial army could achieve this time.
As a result, the "keyboard warriors" in the capital began to discuss the war situation again.
"The imperial officers and troops are invincible. They can probably kill Shenyang directly and destroy the Jianlu!"
"No, no, war can't be that simple. Do you think you will be invincible if you win? I tell you, Haizhou, this is the territory that Jianlu has been operating for many years, it is definitely difficult to defeat!"
"Don't believe it? Let me analyze it for you. Once Haizhou is captured by the imperial army, how passive will Jianlu be..."
"No matter how bad it is, there is Anshan Posthouse. You don't know this. I tell you, this Anshan Posthouse is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is a battleground for military strategists..."
"..."
What these people said was very clear and logical. They explained it from various aspects such as politics, military, topography, etc., and everyone believed what they said. They felt that if the bloody battle that they thought before did not happen in Jinzhou, it would be better in Haizhou or Anshan Yibao. It absolutely will happen.
As a result, they were all still discussing it, and within a few days, the good news came back.
"What? Haizhou won?"
"So soon? Didn't you say that Jianlu would defend Haizhou to the death?"
"This is simply unbelievable. It has only been a few days!"
"..."
Before they were over with surprise, another report of victory arrived the next day.
"Isn't Anshan Posthouse located on a precipitous terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack? How come it was defeated in just one day?"
"Yes, then didn't so-and-so say that he is impregnable?"
"My mother, in front of my imperial officers and soldiers, is there anything that my imperial officers and soldiers can't defeat?"
"This is too awesome!"
"You don't know, don't you know, the imperial army used the artillery newly invented by His Majesty, which happened to restrain the Anshan Posthouse, so it was easily captured!"
"..."
People in the capital who got the news about Anshan Posthouse later heard about it directly together with the fact that Liaoyang was recovered by the imperial army.
"How is this possible? The important town of Liaoyang was captured by the imperial army in one day?"
"His Majesty also invented the Divine Rifle? It's no wonder that you think it's awesome when you hear the name!"
"If we capture the important town of Liaoyang, won't we be able to regain Shenyang soon?"
"We can capture Liaoyang, so what's the fuss if we capture Shenyang?"
"..."
For a time, the imperial officers and soldiers were victorious one after another, causing the capital's firecrackers to be sold out, and even causing fires. However, the joyful atmosphere of the people in the capital did not change at all.
The Jianlu Rebellion, which had plagued the Ming Dynasty for so long, was finally suppressed by the imperial court!
This should be the long-cherished wish of generations of people in the Ming Dynasty. Will it finally come true?
The people are happy, and Emperor Chongzhen is equally happy, but things that cause trouble will still happen. This may be life!