Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Ming dynasty,

Outside the capital.

A long team came from the north. They held high the banner of the Ming army and wore strong and sharp clothes. They looked dusty and dusty, but the solemnity and murderous aura on their bodies went straight to the sky.

This is the Ming army who just returned from victory on the grassland.

The leader is the Governor of Mongolia, Shanghu Army, General Dragon and Tiger, Dingyuan Bo Cao Wenzhao; the deputy is the Commander of the Fifth Army Battalion of the Capital Division, Captain Qingche, and General Zhaoyi Zhou Yuji.

Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji had already learned the news from the messenger, and the emperor and the chief assistant were waiting for them at the gate of the city.

The moment of Guangzong Yaozu is just around the corner, the two looked at each other, Cao Wenzhao shouted: "Brothers, the emperor and Yuanfu are leading the people of the capital to welcome us, cheer up!"

It is a big event for the army squadron who went to Mongolia to return to the camp.

In order to demonstrate his martial arts, Zhu Youxiao directly led his ministers and nobles to the city gate to welcome the returning army.

Teams of flying cavalry reported the distance back and forth. When the army in the distance was getting closer and closer, Zhu Youxiao looked at the banners of the Ming Dynasty, and the teams of Ming army knights couldn't help but feel emotional: "My army is back! !"

The civil servants and nobles behind you look at me and I look at you. No one dares to talk too much at this time.

Facing Zhu Youxiao who was going from one victory to another, they looked too weak right now.

Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji were neatly dressed and rode at the front on horseback, followed by tens of thousands of mighty troops, tens of thousands of prisoners of war and a large number of spoils of war.

The swaying battle flags of the Ming army and the long fiery red marching team can be clearly seen even miles away.

Accompanied by the sound of rumbling drums and horns, dust was flying in the distance, and the flags were covering the sky. The army with the spirit of fighting with gold and spears came stepping forward, with tall war horses and sharp knights, A cavalry spear was raised high to form a forest of long spears. Under the sunlight, the blades of the spears reflected a dazzling light, which made people unable to open their eyes.

The evil spirit of the soldiers who had gone through the bloody battle made these civil servants, Xungui, who lived in the temple and talked freely, hold their breath.

Wearing a dragon robe with five claws and a dragon-winged crown, Zhu Youxiao stood on the tower with his hands behind his back, Zhang Haogu stood beside him, and behind him were all the civil and military officials.

When the army arrived in front of the city gate, the two sides were already full of onlookers. On both sides of the road were Jin Yiwei maintaining order, and at the gate of the city, there were a line of big Han generals standing solemnly holding up axes and banners.

Cao Wenzhao waved his hand to stop the army, and then he and Zhou Yuji stepped forward immediately.

The two drove their horses to the front of the city tower, got off their horses and knelt down on one knee: "The ministers were ordered to go out of the fortress, and finally came back victorious. Fortunately, they did not disgrace their orders."

Zhu Youxiao on the tower looked at the two young generals of Daming and said with a smile, "Okay!"

"Wang Tiqian, declare the decree!"

Holding the imperial decree, Wang Tiqian led a group of palace servants outside the city. After seeing Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji, he nodded with a smile, and then unfolded the imperial decree: "Bong, the Emperor Tian Chengyun ordered, saying: Over the years, the hardships and hardships have been pacified. The stubborn disease of the Ming Dynasty has caused great harm to the subjects of the border gates of the Ming Dynasty. Tatars and Liaodong are both ambitious and cooperating with each other, intending to plot against our Central Plains. Today, Deliang will lead his troops out of the fortress, across the vast sea, and ride his horse to Monan to pacify Tatars and Jurchens The Ministry, let me show the great power of the Ming Dynasty, let Tianwei broadcast to the grasslands, I am very relieved."

"Cao Wenzhao, governor of Mongolia and General Dragon and Tiger, was the guardian of the army. He was determined and brave, and his loyalty was commendable. He defeated [-] Tartars. He was specially promoted to the crown prince and Taifu, and was awarded Doctor Ronglu. He was promoted to Zhuguo, and was promoted to Dingyuanhou."

"Commander of the Fifth Army Battalion, General Zhaoyi and Lieutenant of Qingche, Zhou Yuji, took the lead in chasing death and chasing the north, special Jin Prince Shaofu, awarded General Dingguo, honored to protect the army, and awarded Uncle Weiyuan"

Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji looked at each other, promoted to official, promoted to noble, promoted to grant, promoted to honor.
A series of rewards came down, and the two of them kowtowed immediately: "My lord, thank you for your decree, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

What is read out in public is naturally the reward of the chief general. After all, when the two parts add up, there are so many generals and lieutenants in each department. How can it be possible to read them all here? Those are all going to the palace to be rewarded one by one. Everyone has contributed, and the soldiers also There are military awards.

Everyone knows these things, so even ordinary soldiers are very happy. They think about how much their military exploits are worth, whether they can be promoted, and whether they will have an extra medal from the Battle of Monan on their chests.

In the reform of the new army, military merit is mainly based on the collective, but outstanding individual performance will not be buried. In addition, according to the division of functions of the combat army, auxiliary army, and logistics army, it is guaranteed that everyone will have credit. After all, fighting is not all about soldiers. With the assistance of the friendly forces on both wings, the food and grass supplies of the logistics personnel are scarce.

Moreover, in order to highlight the honor of the soldiers, the soldiers who have been commended will not only get publicity in their hometowns, go to the Yamen to condolences, and receive medals.

This man is wearing armor of hundreds of battles, even the man and the horse are wearing big red flowers, and there are pieces of military medals hanging on his left chest. He parades in the streets and alleys to show off his martial arts.

After Wang Tiqian announced the decree, the palace people in the rear immediately replaced Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji with new ribbon seals, hung red flowers on them, and carefully hung medals on the iron armor on their chests, the Monan Battle Medal, the Battle of Saihan Mountain With the medals hanging on his chest, Wang Ti said with a dry smile, "Two generals, mount your horse and enter the city."

Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji saluted Zhu Youxiao on the tower, then got on their horses and said, "Soldiers, enter the city!"

The banners of the Mongolian ministries and the triangular dragon flags of the Manchu and Qing dynasties fluttered on the street. Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji were in front, followed by generals, followed by the third battalion of the capital, and the various ministries of Baliannadu made great contributions. There were thousands of enfeoffed soldiers, all of whom rode horses and put on armor, and entered the city in line.

The horseshoes trampled on the big flags and the Eight Banners and Dragon Banners, and the heroic soldiers on the horses with big red flowers, medals, iron armor and capes attracted applause from the people on both sides.

This is not only the flag, but also the Tatar tribe and Liaodong Jianshou. This means that the iron cavalry of the Ming Dynasty has trampled it on the ground, and it means that the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty has once again conquered the Quartet.

"Long live! Long live the Ming army! Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

The people cheered and shouted, and the young people looked enviously at the soldiers riding their horses through the streets, wearing iron armor, riding steeds, galloping across the vast desert, and serving in the battlefield, they really deserved to be men.

And the young girls who are waiting to show up shyly look at those heroic officers. These officers have experienced fierce battles on the battlefield and the cold wind outside the Great Wall. They are not only mature and reliable, but also have a bright future. Heart pounding, which girl does not have a spring, which girl does not have a dream of a hero and beauty?

It can be foreseen that these officers and soldiers who parade in the streets to show off their martial arts will inevitably be trampled by matchmakers in the future. They are all rich men.

Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu have already descended from the city tower, and they will be in the imperial city for a while, and there will be another wave of rewards.

After the generals walked through the streets and entered the imperial city, Zhu Youxiao awarded the reward again, this time for all the rewarded officers and meritorious soldiers, including Li Zhao, Wang Lin, Zhao Guangli, Han Wu, Zhang Yi, Huang Hua, Yan Hundreds of people, including Fei and other generals, as well as school lieutenants of various departments, received the award.

Then there are rewards for the officers and men of the various ministries. In short, everyone has rewards, money, medals, land, and promotion according to merit.

Whether you are riding a horse to charge, manipulating artillery, or transporting food, grass and gunpowder in the rear, you will be rewarded according to your merit, as much as you deserve, and no one's reward will be deducted.

After all, the rewards are all without the hands of the officers. Everyone receives the silver, and the white silver is right in front of them. Every soldier who receives the silver has a bright smile on his face. They have heard the officer say, For this battle, their rewards will be calculated separately, the military pay will be doubled, and the family will also be rewarded. The officials in the prefecture and county will send fifty catties of rice noodles and ten catties of meat.

These are other awards given to the family by the imperial court.

As for those who were wounded and died in battle, the imperial court gave other gifts. For example, for those who died in battle, not only the imperial court would give the family a five-year salary at one time, but also monthly salary in the future, which would last for another five years. Rice noodles, oil and salt, and the home of Zhongyong will be nailed on the door of the house to show its identity.

After awarding the meritorious generals, Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji went to the palace to report on their duties, and narrated the specific battle process to Zhu Youxiao in detail.

After all, as the main generals, their descriptions allow Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu to understand the actual situation better, which is much more detailed than the few words in the victory report.

In the Hall of Martial Arts, Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji even temporarily acted as the two sides of the decisive battle, and demonstrated the battle of Chahanhot and Saihanshan again on the sand table.

Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu watched the replay on the sand table, and asked Cao Wenzhao from time to time. When the replay was over, Zhu Youxiao finally understood why Huang Taiji was betrayed by various Mongolian ministries, and why he lost So miserable.

"Huang Taiji intends to use the firepower of our Ming army to consume the fresh troops of the Mongolian ministries. He deliberately only let the Mongolian ministries send troops for the first three days, and often withdraws after only half a day of fighting. On the one hand, it consumes our army's firearms, and on the other hand, it consumes the troops of the Mongolian ministries. .”

"As a result, our army's firearms have been consumed seven to eighty-eight, and the power of the various Mongolian tribes has also been weakened to the point where they can be controlled. As long as he can win, he will distribute some grassland herdsmen, cattle, sheep and slaves to the various Mongolian tribes. This loss is accepted.”

"But he is too arrogant. He let the Mongolian soldiers come up to die for three consecutive days, but he refused to let his Eight Banners soldiers fight. He didn't expect our army to rush to help so quickly, and he was too confident in his Eight Banners soldiers."

"If he came up with an army of [-] encircled and attacked, let the Mongolian ministries attract our army's firearms from the front, and charged with Eight Banners vests on both wings, in the absence of sufficient barbed wire, large-scale trenches, and horse pits, our army would not It may last for three days, but it will be difficult for two days.”

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "It seems that Huang Taiji is still a good helper for my Daming."

Zhang Haogu is also smiling, isn't he?
It can be said that Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji's credit for their current prestige is all due to Huang Taiji's support.

It can be said that in this life, the reason why Huang Taiji was able to take down half of Horqin, and even almost the entire Chahar Grassland in Liaodong pale and without food and pay, all depended on Lindan Baltu and Ji Tutaiji.

It was the two from the Chahar Department who personally brought Huang Taiji to a height that did not belong to him.

The reason why Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji were able to chase death and chase north, and Le Shi Yanran, was all due to Huang Taiji's arrogance in the early stage and his careful thinking.

If it is said that Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji will leave their names in history in the future, Huang Taiji will at least have one-third of the credit.

Just like the Soochow Emperor who carried Zhang Liao into the Wu Temple, Huang Taiji will inevitably have the title of Manchu Emperor in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhang Haogu frowned, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty seemed to be Kang Mazi?

But in the next second, Zhang Haogu's brows relaxed. With the corruption and bribery of the Donglin party members in Liaodong, and Huang Taiji's actions, it is not certain whether there will be Kang Mazi in the future.

In fact, according to the original historical trend, there is no problem with Huang Taiji playing this hand, but who made Daming different now? He still judges the Ming army according to the old way of thinking, thinking that the Ming army will not easily go out of the fortress, and that the Ming army will rush to help. It will be so fast, then he will use the wrong strategic judgment to fight a wrong battle and cause himself to lose everything!

Does Huang Taiji regret it?

regret!

Regret to death!
After fleeing back to Liaodong with the remnants of the defeated generals, Huang Taiji felt extremely remorseful when he saw that there were only 1 remaining warriors of the [-] and Eight Banners who followed him. As a result of the frontal charge, Duoduo was shot in the thigh by a rocket volley and was shot in the thigh by someone who didn't know where. In addition to those Eight Banners nobles who died in battle, Huang Taiji suffered a heavy loss this time.

If it hadn't been for getting a lot of cattle, sheep, food and slaves from the grasslands in Liaodong early, I am afraid that Huang Taiji would really lose all his money.

But even though the slave cattle and sheep were brought back, the loss of so many warriors still greatly shaken Huang Taiji's prestige.

Along the way, they looked at Dorgon and Duoduo lying on the carriage, and then at the disgraced Eight Banners warriors who had discarded their helmets and armor.

If the Ming army came here in the future, what would the Qing Dynasty do?

For a while, Huang Taiji regretted endlessly, thinking of Mr. Wolong Su Mingzhe reminding him that he must not hesitate to face the Ming army's need for speed, and thinking about his previous strategy, Huang Taiji regretted it even more. If he had listened to Su Mingzhe's words earlier , Instead of deliberately consuming the strength of the various Mongolian ministries, and directly leveling the [-] army, the [-] Ming army would have been defeated long ago, so why insist on waiting for reinforcements for three days?
"Ugh"

With a long sigh, Huang Taiji wanted to cry but had no tears: "I regret not listening to Mr. Wolong's words!"

As the news of Huang Taiji's defeat spread back to Liaodong, Fan Wencheng and others were also stunned. Didn't they win and conquer the grassland in sight?

Why did you lose all of a sudden?

First they swept the Chahar Division, and then they beat [-] against [-]. Champagne was ready to be opened at halftime, so why did they lose?

This advantage is equivalent to leading the economy by [-]. Can this be overturned? !

Not to mention that Fan Wencheng didn't expect it, neither did Wei Gongchao.

God is pitiful, Wei Gongchao just corrupted cattle, sheep and slaves, he didn't want to let Huang Taiji fail.

After all, he also knows that right now his status depends entirely on the Qing Dynasty and Huang Taiji, and the reason why he can do business with the Ming Dynasty is because Liaodong is still in the Qing Dynasty.

If Liaodong was flattened by the Ming Dynasty, do you think the Ming Dynasty would still take care of them?
Therefore, Wei Gongchao's plan is to keep Liaodong strong enough, at least if it can't defeat the Ming Dynasty, it must be able to hold on, so that it can continue to do business with the Ming Dynasty in a stable manner, and the business routes will not be interrupted due to sudden wars.

In short, the Qing Dynasty must have its own strength to protect itself, but it should not be too strong so as not to provoke the Ming Dynasty. It is best if both sides are unbeatable or the Qing Dynasty is inferior. Never thought about it.

He is not Su Mingzhe, he is full of proving his own ideas.

Wei Gongchao is an extremely realistic person. Being an official for thousands of miles is only for money. The Ming Dynasty won’t allow me to be an official, so I will go to a place where I can be an official. As long as the court can barely maintain it and I can make money, then OK.

As for fighting for hegemony in the world and the Central Plains, that's not something we Donglin Party members consider at all!

Now that the Qing Dynasty is pale, Wei Gongchao has to consider whether the situation in Liaodong can persist. If he can't persist, then he has to consider finding a next home.

Compared with Wei Gongchao, Fan Wencheng and Su Mingzhe were wholeheartedly thinking about the Qing Dynasty. After learning that Huang Taiji was defeated, Su Mingzhe began to make suggestions with Fan Wencheng, thinking about the way out of the Qing Dynasty, regardless of his body recovering from the cold.

After discussion, the two believed that although the Qing Dynasty had lost a battle, its strength was still there, and it had harvested a lot of cattle, sheep and slaves, so it was not considered a complete failure. It's almost done, as long as you find opportunities to come back a few times in the future, you can basically win the Chahar Grassland.

As for now, let's consider whether to return blood from Horqin or from North Korea.

While Fan Wencheng and Su Mingzhe, the crouching dragons and phoenixes of the Qing Dynasty, were thinking about how to make the Qing Dynasty even greater, Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu were also discussing the strategic issue of the grassland in the future.

Now Daming has already taken the two grasslands of Balian Nadu and Chahar, and [-] miles of the five thousand miles of Monan belong to Daming. This is a huge territory, and it is impossible to let it go.

Although the imperial court has won a great victory and conquered the grassland, there is a lot of discussion among the ruling and opposition parties on how to deal with the grassland.

The New Party believes that since it has been conquered, it is the territory of Daming, and it cannot be given up. It must follow the rules of Daming, set up prefectures and counties, and let the herdsmen settle and naturalize.

That is to follow the method of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to build cities and establish prefectures and counties, and bring this land under the rule of Ming Dynasty.

However, the Donglin Party believes that the imperial court won the victory, but it was too expensive, too much money and food.

The grassland is different from the Great Wall, not to mention that it cannot bring any benefits to the imperial court, and the imperial court must continuously deliver money and food, which is fundamentally a loss-making business.

What's more, how can the nomadic, fishing and hunting people in the grassland be compared with the farming people in the Central Plains?

For a time, the discussion on whether the grassland should be harvested or abandoned was not only intensely carried out in the capital, but also spread to all parts of the Ming Dynasty, and there was also a fierce debate on this in the Jiangnan area.