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Chapter 475 Jilin Recovered
Internal strife among the Tatars is absolutely normal. Even if the Ming Dynasty did not instigate dissension, trouble would sooner or later occur.

Because of the lack of food, even the Tatar emperor and the queen mother could only eat porridge and dry biscuits three times a day. You can imagine the lives of the soldiers and people below.

These Tatar soldiers who besieged Jilin City usually lacked food and clothing, and starvation was a common occurrence.Not long ago, they were sent to Ninggu Pagoda to quell the rebellion. Going to quell the rebellion in the middle of winter was almost like asking them to die.

Regardless of whether the counterinsurgency is successful or not, Jilin City can save a lot of food and food.

Who can bear this?
It is not so much that these Tatar soldiers believed in Ming's instigation of discord, but rather that they were forced into desperation.

Moreover, the most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty next door is not short of food, and the people of Salhu, abandoned by the Tatars, are not only living a good life, but they are getting better every day, at least they are not hungry anymore.

These Tatar soldiers just want to have enough to eat now. It doesn't really matter whether they can realize their glory and wealth. When they take the Queen Mother and the Emperor back, they must be able to cultivate the land and eat food safely, right?

It can be said that it is time for the Tatars in Jilin to perish after they have gotten into this situation.

When the Tatars' Jilin City and Ninggu Pagoda rebelled one after another, the Ming army in Liaodong finally got the news. Because there was no detailed work, the detailed work could not be inserted, so they relied on the people of the border towns, mountain people and sentries to report.

In the new Ming Dynasty, Zhenghou Yu Kecheng, who was guarding Liaodong, quickly began to raise food and grass, recruit labor from the people, and sent troops directly to clean up the mess as soon as the snow melted in spring.

Yu Kecheng's movements were already very fast, but Wang Zongtan's movements were even faster, because he did not need to raise food and grass. He could just ask the King of Korea for the food and grass directly. He would owe the money to buy the food first, and in the worst case, he would use the money exchanged by the Ming Dynasty. Money comes to compensate.

As for the people who transport food, it is even simpler. Since the establishment of the Pyongyang Governor's Office, North Korean refugees have fled across the river from the other side of the Taedong River (its real name) almost every day.

These refugees are basically given two days of porridge, and then the government will arrange for the strong laborers to go to reclaim the wasteland, while the old and weak will do some chores. In short, these Korean people will not be left idle.

As for the work-for-relief approach adopted by the Ming Dynasty, the North Korean people were not dissatisfied at all. Instead, they were grateful because they had to work exhaustingly, but they could have enough food and clothing in the Ming Dynasty!
Such a common need is something that the North Korean people are struggling with today and cannot get what they ask for.

Speaking of which, Ming Dynasty is also responsible for this, because Ming Dynasty has to fight a big war in Liaodong and raise troops in Pyongyang and Liaodong. North Korea is helping to fill such a large food hole.

The entire North Korean national grain inventory has long been empty enough for rats to escape.

If there is any natural disaster or famine, something will happen 100% of the time.

However, the King of North Korea Li Bin and the clan ministers did not care. In the beginning, North Korea was indeed forced to sell grain, but it sold more and tasted the benefits, especially when the Ming Dynasty paid with the Ming Dynasty Tongbao and Xinzhuguanyin. Payment.

These Tongbao coins produced in the Ming Dynasty are rich in copper and exquisite in shape. They are much more valuable than the inferior copper coins made by North Korea themselves. The purity and style of the silver are far superior to the Japanese silver next door.

It is also because of this that North Korea wants to come to China to exchange money.

As early as the early Qing Dynasty, North Korea had already exchanged a lot of money with China for circulation.

With North Korea as a stable rear area, spring has just begun and the snow has not yet completely melted.

Wang Zongtan immediately sent out troops, with [-] land divisions and [-] cavalry, totaling [-] troops, and levied [-] Korean civilians.

There can be no more. No matter how much food there is, the pressure will be too great. Even if there is North Korea, it will be difficult to keep up.

Today's Jilin is too desolate and bitterly cold, and the logistics and food roads cannot support tens of thousands of troops marching.

Lieutenant General Tang Shun led his [-] dragon cavalry and marched north first, while Wang Zongtan personally led the remaining [-] Ming Dynasty land divisions, following closely behind.

A total of [-] Ming troops marched along the Changjin River north, because they could use rivers and waterways to slow down the pressure of marching and transporting food.

On the way, they passed Changjin Lake, a tragic battlefield hundreds of years later. Wang Zongtan, as a Ming Dynasty man, had no idea about it.Today, the area around Changjin Lake is a vast no-man's land. The originally sparse mountain people have already starved to death and fled to famine.

It took the Ming army a few days to cross Qingling and Tadian (Changbai Korean Autonomous County), enter the Sanyin'eyin River, and cross Shuangdianzi (Fusong) to reach the main trunk of the Songhua River.

They did not encounter any resistance. They looked at the wind wherever they passed and relied on the waterway. Soon the land division caught up with the cavalry who set off first.

Wang Zongtan met Tang Shun in Shuangdianzi: "It seems that the Tatars have really run out of strength. When I crossed the Korean border, I saw almost no Tatar soldiers. They were all deserted and abandoned Tatar villages and towns. Even if there are occasional Tatar villages and towns with civilian residences, they are completely unaware of the Tatar court." Tang Shun laughed and said: "Liaoyang Marquis, these Tatars have gone against the will of heaven and entered the country to steal my Central Plains artifacts. Now they are just retribution. .”

Wang Zongtan nodded solemnly: "Uncle Jinzhou is right. Even the Tatars from outside the customs dare to steal my Central Plains artifact. They are simply audacious."

Tang Shun restrained his smile: "It's useless to say more, and I won't leave. The places I have been running through these days are either useless Tatar villages or some abandoned villages and towns. It is better to go directly to capture the Tatar city of Jilin. It’s too late and I can’t even drink the soup.”

Wang Zongtan did not persist. Since there was no victory here, he would just concentrate his superior forces and go to Jilin by boat.

A quick victory can also save some food and grass.

Wang Zongtan and Tang Shun joined forces at Shuangdianzi. They ignored the villages and towns in Jilin along the way and headed straight for Jilin City along the Songhua River.

Just less than three days.

The Ming army successfully arrived in Jilin City by boat, and then discovered that Jilin had been captured by the Tatar rebels.

When he saw the flags and ships of the Ming army appearing on the Songhua River, the Tatar general who led the rebels to capture Jilin City decisively broke through the city and surrendered.

"General Sin will pay homage to the two Ming Dynasty generals!"

The Tartar general didn't know who was greater, Wang Zongtan or Tang Shun, so he could only bow his hands in salute.

Wang Zongtan got off the boat and looked at the city of Jilin that had been captured. He resisted the thought of killing the Tatar on the spot and seizing the military glory. He nodded and said: "Get up! Since you have rebelled against the Qing Dynasty in time, surrender to the Ming Dynasty." , I, the Ming Dynasty, will not break my promise at will. I will report your contribution to the victory of Jilin City to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will reward you based on your merits. Don’t worry, I won’t treat you badly!"

"Thank you, General!"

When the Tatar general heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

After years of running away, hunger, bitter cold, and even seeing many people starve to death, he just wants to survive now. It doesn't matter whether he is rich or not.

Wang Zongtan did not care about this. He was only responsible for reporting. Whether these Tatars can be spared depends on the wishes of His Majesty and the princes in the court.

But I guess these Tatars will be fine, because Liaodong is sparsely populated, especially as it gets colder and colder as you go north, the cost of immigration is too high, and few people are willing to come here.

As long as these leading Eight Banners princes are killed, this population is basically enough. Many of the remaining low-level Tatar soldiers were even temporarily recruited and have never fought with the Ming army.

Otherwise it wouldn't be so painful, so whether or not to let him go depends entirely on the emperor's word.

Wang Zongtan asked: "Where are the Tatar Emperor and the Queen Mother? Have they been caught?"

The Tatar general quickly replied: "General, don't worry, none of the pseudo-emperors, pseudo-empresses, and the pseudo-Eight Banners princes and ministers will escape."

After a while, I saw the Tatar emperor, the queen mother, and the princes and ministers of the Eight Banners who were bundled together. There were even several Han ministers inside. They looked emaciated. Even their clothes were not to mention shabby, but they were extremely old.

Wang Zongtan did not go to verify his true identity. Whether it is true or not is not important. What is important is that the Tatar emperor, queen mother, princes and nobles have been wiped out by the Ming army.

In this way, you can go directly to surrender the remaining Tatar territory, as well as the Sauron tribe that surrendered to the Tatars.

Even if the Tatar emperor and queen mother escape alive, they will be considered powerful if they can survive in the desolate and cold land of Jilin in the future.

The Ming army took over the city defense of Jilin from the Tatar rebel army in Jilin, and escorted the captured Tatar emperor, queen mother and a group of nobles to Nanjing by sea ship.

Also sent to Nanjing were the joint memorials of Wang Zongtan and Tang Shun, and a letter was also sent to inform Yu Kecheng, the Marquis of Zheng in Liaodong, that Jilin City had been destroyed.

Regarding the original Tatar rebel army, the Ming army did not dare to disband directly. It was better to use it as an army first. At the same time, it sent a message to the Ningguta, Heilongjiang, and Sauron tribes, asking them to surrender to the Ming Dynasty immediately and stop stubbornly resisting.

(End of this chapter)