Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 715
Samuumes are in full bloom.

The petals are covered with a layer of white snow.

As soon as the emperor returned to Luoyang, the ministers came to congratulate him one after another.

"Tu Guobao has been stationed in Baoding, Xu Dingguo has also stationed in Datong, Li Jiyu has arrived in Tianchengwei, and stationed in Yongjia Fort and Xinping Fort, Zuo Guangxian is stationed in Guangchang, and Ma Guozhu is stationed in Taiyuan."

In the hall, there is a charcoal stove, and the room is warm.

With a huge sand table, Shen Youlong, Minister of the Ministry of War, reported to the emperor the great situation in the north with great excitement.

Tartar avalanche.

There was no intense fighting.

At the beginning, when Haishi was in Dingzhou, he killed captives. Anyway, Zhengding was greeted by a gentry uprising, and Taiyuan surrendered after being besieged.

Then it got out of hand.

Although Zu Dashou, the governor of Xuanda Shanxi, was detained by the Tartars for a long time, his younger brother Zu Dale and his son Zu Zerun were sent to Shanxi to lead the army to assist Jierhalang's two young sons. Seeing that the situation was not good, they directly launched a mutiny at Zijingguan and Datong.

The Jidu brothers were captured, the Tartar generals were put in a pot, and the Eight Banners of Manchuria were chopped off, and then the sun and moon flags were sewn overnight and erected, announcing the declaration of righteousness.

Ma Guozhu also immediately dispatched Xu Dingguo, Li Jiyu, and Zuo Guangxian, the generals of the three towns, to go north to receive them. Things went smoothly, and the ancestral uncles and nephews welcomed the arrival of the Ming army happily.

On the other side of Zhili, Lang Tingzhu, the governor of Baoding City, saw that the situation was not good, and originally wanted to surrender with Governor Ma Guanghui, but Ma Guanghui was very stubborn and refused to surrender.

Although Lang Tingzhu was young and his family belonged to the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, he belonged to the second generation. He was young and his mind was more active. Reach an agreement, drop Ming.

So they joined forces in a mutiny, made Ma Guanghui who refused to surrender, and then surrendered to the city with the horse's head.

When Baoding also dropped.

Yue Le hurriedly retreated to Beijing and Tianjin Xuanfu.

The current situation can be said to make the Ming Dynasty overjoyed.

Shanxi has declared the recovery of the entire territory, and Zhili is only left with Shuntian, Xuanhua, and Yongping. The Tartars are now hunting Chengde Rehe in the north and retreating to the north of Yanshan.

The Shuntian Three Mansions in the south of Yanshan Mountain and the others can no longer afford to lose, and they are now Chengde's last line of defense.

But Yue Le didn't have many soldiers left.

Nikan and Bathha in Guanzhong still have a team. The problem is that Wu Sangui is still holding on and dare not let them cross the border.

As soon as he borrowed the way, Zhu Yihai had to follow the trend to enter the pass, and Wu Sangui was also pushed against the wall, unable to advance or retreat, and it was difficult to get off while riding a tiger.

For the Tartars, the most serious problem now is not only the great defeat in the Central Plains, but also when they lost power, the Mongols also began to separate from Germany.

Jierhalang repeatedly sent orders to the princes of the various tribes in Monan Mongolia to send troops to serve the king, but few of them paid attention to them. The princes who accepted the order have been perfunctory, leading to the corruption and collapse of Zhili in Shanxi.

"Let the towns in the north stop attacking. It's cold, so let's rest in place for the winter. Guard the city and beware of the Tartars attacking through the cold winter."

At this time, heavy snow was falling all over the north, and the remaining cities were not easy to fight.

In particular, the Bohai Sea was frozen, and the naval divisions of the Ming army could no longer coordinate operations, and it would also bring difficulties in material transportation. Whether it was Tianjin, Xuanhua, or Beijing, it was not suitable for fighting now.

For Zhu Yihai, this year's mobilization of soldiers and horses was the largest, but the actual tough battle was not fought, but the harvest was extremely rich.

Break Yingzhou, collect Nanyang, and pacify Hubei.

Shanxi was restored, and most of Zhili was flattened.

Even Guanzhong has been surrendered by Wu Sangui in name.

Zhu Yihai is a person who pays more attention to control, and he doesn't care too much about control in name.

"Live this winter well first, everyone will work harder, and it will be fine when the spring begins next year."

Those who should be rewarded should still be rewarded, and rewards must be given in a timely manner.

Naturally, Ma Guozhu and Tu National Treasure will be sealed. No matter what, they have indeed won the two provinces, and each has a title of duke.

Xu Dingguo and other eight town commanders were granted the title of Duke.

The soldiers and generals of the eight towns are all rewarded for their meritorious service, and rewards for silver and promotion to ranks and ranks are all due.

Zhu Yihai also specially instructed that in the two provinces of Zhili and Shanxi, some official land should be allocated directly to the soldiers of the eight towns, 25 mu for non-commissioned officers, [-] mu for first-class soldiers, [-] mu for second-class soldiers, [-] mu for third-class soldiers, and [-] mu for auxiliary soldiers. .

These eight town soldiers will definitely be formally reorganized in the future, so let's divide the land and grant land to appease the morale of the soldiers.

For Zu Zerun, Shi Tingzhu, Lang Tingzhu, Zhang Ji and other generals and officials of the Qing army who belonged to them anyway, the original titles and posts will be retained first, and the soldiers under their command will also be retained first, and they will be simply reorganized into two towns and assigned to them. grant land.

Of course, if they are willing to go home, they will be given severance pay to let them be dismissed and return to farming.

Zhang Quan's second town also returned to Daming from Nanyang before, and is still stationed in Daming at this time, and will not be transferred this winter, and will wait until next year.

Shanxi has not yet set up an imperial camp. Zhu Yihai plans to move the No. 16 town of Zhang Mingbin, who is stationed in Beijing, to Shanxi next year.

At that time, the second town and No.16 town will partially reorganize the current ten towns in Beizhi and Shanxi. Tunzhen and regiment training may also be transferred outside the customs at that time.

You can plan for these things slowly, and take a good rest this winter.

"It's almost New Year's Eve."

Zhu Yihai looked at the sand table that was almost all red, and he was also very happy, "When the snow stops, I will return to Tokyo."

"The court envoys from all over the country are going to Beijing. This time, I am very sincere in inviting all the ministries of Monan Mongolia. Although they used to be attached to the Tartars, that is all in the past. As long as they can abandon their darkness and turn to the light , I am still willing to accept, "

When the Ming army regained northern Shaanxi and Shanxi, and even seized a large amount of land in Liaodong, many tribes in Monan Mongolia have been directly exposed to the Ming army.

Zhu Yihai hoped that they would come to Tokyo to meet in person, or send envoys to discuss tribute and marriage.

Even in the Yarkand Khanate, Zhu Yihai is willing to talk to them again.They didn't come to Tokyo last year. At the beginning of the year, Yarkand robbed the Ming caravan in Kansai.

Zhu Yihai asked the Anu sisters to contact Heshuo Tegushi Khan in Qinghai-Tibet and his nephew Eqier Tuche Chenzhi in Tianshan, and also asked the daughter of Junggar Khan Batur to inform him.

When Zhu Yihai was commanding in the Central Plains, Oirat's leaders Oqiertu and Batur called together various tribes in western Moxi, and joined forces with Gushi Khan of Qinghai-Tibet to launch a crusade against the Yarkand Khanate.

The Yaerqiang Khanate was originally established by the descendants of Genghis Khan’s second son, Borjijin Chagatai. The Chagatai Khanate was passed down in one line, but by this time it had been completely Islamicized, and the domestic religious groups were divided into two factions: Black Mountain and White Mountain. , but also more than fighting.

The Yeerqiang Khanate is a country established by Said, the third younger brother of the former Eastern Chagatai Khanate Mansul Khan, on the old land of the original Chagatai Khanate more than a hundred years ago. It is quite strong.

In the early years, Junggar was hanged and beaten by them, and the Ili River Valley, Congling, and Fergana were all in their hands for a long time.

However, the civil strife in Yarkand was serious. Not only the Black Mountain and Baishan sects fought fiercely, but even the royal family also had a tradition of internal strife, almost from generation to generation.

Junggar and Yarkand also had a grudge for many years. After receiving Zhu Yihai's letter, they immediately summoned all the Oirat ministries and decided to open a channel with Daming, so the coalition army marched eastward with [-] troops.

Their offensive was very fierce, and they captured Turpan and Hami one after another. The Ming army in Hexi, Gansu, also led by Mi Layin and Ding Guodong, was ordered to leave the pass. More than 1 soldiers and horses left Jiayu Pass. , When the Kansai soldiers and horses came to the west, they took down the empty Yumen, Guazhou, and Dunhuang in one fell swoop.

The Ming army arrived at Xingxingxia Pass, the gate of Eastern Xinjiang, and the Sun and Moon flag was reinserted at the western end of Hexi, flying high.

This is the western end of the Hexi Corridor and the eastern gate of the Western Regions.

It is also the only way to pass through the North Road of the Silk Road, from Dunhuang to Hami must pass through this pass.

From Jiayuguan to Xingxingxia, eight hundred miles away.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the seven Mongolian guards in Guanxi, this time it can be regarded as the recovery of Chijin Mongolian Guard, Handong Guard and Handong Left Guard. Wei is still in the hands of Yarkand.

Daming and Oirat had a direct connection.

After Junggar captured Turpan and Hami, they continued to attack Chasili (Tiemen Pass), but the offensive here was not smooth. Abdullah called the governors and brought reinforcements to fight Oirat here. Junggar also fought here. The encounter was bloody, and the two sides fought a long-term siege.

Zhu Yihai was already very satisfied after taking the eight hundred miles from Jiayuguan to Xingxingxia.

So now he stands up as a mediator and invites Yarkand and Oirat to come to Tokyo, hoping to mediate the battle of Chafa. Both Qiang and Oirat recognized this new actual occupation line.

At this stage, although the soldiers and horses of Milayin and Ding Guodong in Hexi have been rectified several times, they are not completely under the control of the imperial court. Zheng Jiwu's No. 14 town has moved to Gansu and has not yet completed the transfer of defense. I am willing to mediate at this time, but I want to digest it first.

Bringing Yarkand to Tokyo and letting them surrender to Ming Dynasty can not only ensure the safety of the Western Regions, open up trade routes, make business and make money, but also maintain the security situation in the Western Regions. The main force of the Heshuo Special Department went to Qinghai-Tibet again, and Junggar is now the only one in Tianshan.

So Layerqiang is to prevent Junggar from expanding too fast. If Junggar is allowed to annex Yarkand too quickly and unify the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, it will definitely expand to Hexi by then, which will definitely threaten Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, out of geopolitical considerations, Zhu Yihai's basic strategy for the Western Regions is to give priority to supporting Oqiertu, the current leader of the Oirat alliance. He is the leader, but his strength is the weakest.

For Yarkand, try to win over them, do business first, and let Yarkand support more before the internal stability of Ming Dynasty, so as to contain the Oirat Mongolia. It is best to keep the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains in the current situation. There are four tribes of Heshuote, the south of the Tianshan Mountains is Yarkand, and Qingkang Tibet is the Heshuote Khanate.

Of course, it is best for Turpan and Hami to be in the hands of Moxi Mongolia. He hopes that all parties will hold talks in Tokyo this time. By then, the important place of Chashuli will still be controlled by Yaerqiang, Turpan will be given to Oqiertu, and Hami will be given to the Mongols. Junggar, or Hami to Oqiertu, and Turpan to Junggar.

Dunhuang, Guazhou, and Yumen will naturally belong to Daming. It is best to take Andingwei to come here, so that the Qaidam Basin is a natural boundary, and the surrounding desert is a natural barrier. The four guards to the west of Jiayu Pass are relatively Safety.

For the sake of the long-term and because of geopolitics, at this time Zhu Yihai can even ignore the Red Sect and Yellow Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, the Black Mountain Sect and the White Mountain Sect of Islamic Buddhism, no matter what Heshuot, Junggar, and Yeer they are Qiang and these, for the safety of the West Gate, can only try their best to combine vertical and horizontal, and try to maintain balance.

Another example is the Six Banners of Erdos in Hetao Monnan Mongolia, Zhu Yihai is also willing to win over vigorously.

Neighbors and guests from all over the world are widely invited to gather in Tokyo Prefecture to celebrate New Year's Day together, and even marry and prosper, and conduct friendly business.

I can’t celebrate the New Year in Beijing this year, but I will definitely be able to celebrate the New Year in Beijing next year.

Zhu Yihai also believes that under the current situation, whether it is Junggar, Heshuote, Yarkand, or even Turghut on the Volga River, or Ordos in Hetao, they should all understand that Daming and Jurchen , who is the winner.

At this time, they will know how to place a bet.

(End of this chapter)