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The battle was won, and the battle was won.

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After capturing Hetuala City, Lu Cheng not only gained a large amount of property and human resources, but also a large number of cattle, sheep and horses.

Especially on the previous battlefield, countless war horses followed the Later Jin cavalry and died under the guns and cannons, and the scene also needed to be cleaned up.

The auxiliary soldiers and logistics personnel who followed were busy cleaning the battlefield, cleaning up supplies, and transporting various things to Liaodong.

After eliminating the fleeing Later Jin nobles and capturing most of the Later Jin defeated soldiers, Ding Xiu led 3,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry, turned west and attacked the Khorchin tribe.

Over the years, the Khorchin tribe has been a loyal brother of the Later Jin, and has helped the Later Jin attack Liaodong. Now that the Later Jin has been destroyed, it is natural to take the Khorchin tribe with it.

The Khalkha tribe also actively cooperated in the battle and attacked the Khorchin tribe from the west.

Lu Cheng did not participate in these battles, and everything was handed over to his generals.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is already crumbling, Lu Cheng is about to start the road to conquer the world. At that time, he will definitely send troops to many places, and Lu Cheng cannot take care of everything and go to the front line in person.

When Lu Cheng returned to Liaodong, the front line sent a war report that Ding Xiu and Zaisai of the Khalkha tribe joined forces and completely conquered the Khorchin tribe.

Not only that, Ding Xiu also sent Dayuer and Hailanzhu of the Khorchin tribe to Lu Cheng.

Because the Later Jin repeatedly failed in the war against Liaodong and was blocked in Jianzhou, in the absence of resources, it also plundered a lot of supplies from the Khorchin tribe, which also affected the relationship between the Khorchin tribe and the Later Jin.

Especially after Nurhaci's defeat and death, the Khorchin tribe was no longer as loyal to the Later Jin as before.

It was precisely because of these reasons that Dayuer (Borjigit Bumbutai), who was supposed to marry Huang Taiji last year, still stayed in the Khorchin tribe.

When Ding Xiu and Zaisai led the army to sweep across the Khorchin grassland, the leader of the Khorchin tribe, Wu Keshan, surrendered directly and offered Dayuer and Hailanzhu, known as the two pearls of the Khorchin tribe, hoping to become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty and serve the Ming Dynasty again.

Ding Xiu did not dare to make a decision on this, and could only send people to Haizhouwei.

In fact, even if the Khorchin tribe did not offer women, Lu Cheng would not massacre the Khorchin tribe.

After all, even the Later Jin was not massacred, let alone the Khorchin tribe, a fence-sitter.

Population resources are also very important resources. Lu Cheng still needs to conquer the entire grassland, and it is time to use people.

As for Hailanzhu and Dayuer, one is 17 years old and the other is 13 years old, just two girls. Lu Cheng directly handed them over to Ding Baiying and asked her to take care of the arrangements.

Judging from Ding Baiying's expression, Ding Xiu will probably be scolded by his master after he comes back.

Of course, Lu Cheng doesn't care about these. Lu Cheng handed all the affairs of the back house to Ding Baiying and Zhang Yan. However, Ding Baiying usually doesn't bother to deal with those trivial matters, and Zhang Yan is still responsible for most of the arrangements.

There are only a few women and three children in Lu Cheng's family, and there are not many troubles.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng directly sent a message to Ding Xiu, asking him and Zaisai to select a group of cavalry from the Khorchin tribe, incorporate them into the Liaodong army, sweep across the tribes in the south and north of the grassland, and bring the entire grassland under Lu Cheng's rule.

As for marching into the Central Plains, Lu Cheng has already made full preparations.

At this moment, among the various uprising armies in the Central Plains, those that are developing the fastest are basically supported by Lu Cheng behind the scenes.

There are some things that Lu Cheng may not be able to do when he sweeps across the world in the future. After all, if you want to be king, you have to pay attention to your reputation and influence.

But the rebels don't have this concern, and they don't have to care about reputation at all. Anyway, they are rebels, so why care about anything else?

Before the end of the sixth year of Tianqi, the war on the grassland was basically over. Ding Xiu and others used lightning tactics very well, constantly raiding and interspersing on the grassland, and initially conquered the entire grassland.

As for Liaodong, after the three generals He Shixian, You Shigong, and Tong Zhongkui secretly turned to Lu Cheng, the rest of the generals also came to Haizhouwei and watched the shooting training and artillery training of Lu Cheng's soldiers.

The result afterwards was also very obvious. The generals of various routes expressed their intention to serve Lu Cheng openly and secretly.

When the news of the fall of the Later Jin was reported back to the capital, Emperor Tianqi was happy for a while, and then ordered Sun Chengzong to mobilize troops from Liaodong to go to the Central Plains to quell the rebellion.

Sun Chengzong hesitated

After some discussion, he finally decided to write a letter to resign and return home on the grounds of old age and frailty.

Although Zhu Youxiao was reluctant, he finally agreed to Sun Chengzong's resignation request, and sent people to escort Sun Chengzong back home. He also rewarded Sun Chengzong with a python robe and let Sun Chengzong's son inherit the position of Zhongshu Sheren.

After that, the court sent Gao Di, the Minister of War, as the new Liaodong Jinglüe.

After Gao Di arrived in Liaodong, he immediately ordered Lu Cheng to cooperate in the dispatch of troops to the Central Plains to quell the rebellion.

He Shixian, You Shigong, Tong Zhongkui and other generals who had secretly defected to Lu Cheng gathered around Lu Cheng to discuss countermeasures.

"Lord Lu, are we really going to send troops to the Central Plains to quell the rebellion this time?"

"I don't really want to go. It's okay for us to kill the Tartars on the border, but if we raise our swords and guns and point them at the people who can't survive, I really can't bear it."

"If you ask me, let's just rebel. Anyway, the whole Liaodong is ours now, as well as Jianzhou, Korea, and the Mongolian grasslands."

Lu Cheng took in everyone's expressions, nodded with satisfaction, and then gave an order: "Since the court wants to transfer us to the Central Plains, we will go. It's a good opportunity to take down Shanhaiguan and head straight for the capital. General You, I heard that your two brothers are serving as lieutenant generals in Yulin, northern Shaanxi. If I let you lead your troops and add 5,000 musketeers, do you have the confidence to take down the entire northern Shaanxi?"

"All Since the governor trusts us so much, You Shigong can issue a military order to take over northern Shaanxi and Shanxi Province within a month.

Lu Cheng then looked at He Shixian: "General He, I will let you lead 30,000 troops and horses of our headquarters, plus 10,000 musketeers, and equip you with machine guns and artillery. Take Jinzhou and Ningyuan along the way, seize Shanhaiguan, and go straight to the capital."

"I will definitely fulfill your mission!"

"General Tong, I will order you to lead 30,000 troops, cross the sea by boat, and land in Penglai. The rebels there will cooperate with you to occupy Dengzhou Prefecture, take over Shandong, and march into the Central Plains."

"I will obey your orders!"

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As the orders were issued one after another, the entire Liaodong region was mobilized. Lu Cheng sent out four routes of troops, one to the northwest, one to the capital, one across the Bohai Sea, and one to Tianjin Wei, to surround the capital city first.

At the same time, Lu Cheng also issued orders to the southernmost expeditionary force, asking them to suspend their expansion in Southeast Asia, send troops to land in Fujian, Guangdong and other places, go north along the coast, and occupy the south.

After preparing for so long, the layout is finally going to be fully launched.

Seeing that the Liaodong generals were so cooperative, the newly appointed Liaodong Jingli was quite proud of himself. He thought that he could mobilize Liaodong troops and pacify the Central Plains with his strategic planning and command.

But when He Shixian's troops took over the defense of Jinzhou, captured the fortresses along the way, and occupied Shanhaiguan, even if Gao Di was slow to react, he realized that something was wrong.

At the same time, the rebels in Jiangsu and Zhejiang also began to enter the Jiangnan area. According to the list, they began to purge the Donglin Party and the wealthy merchants who were attached to the Donglin Party.

At this time, Lu Cheng also personally led a group of elites to Jiangnan.

Today, the richest place in the entire Ming Dynasty is Jiangnan. The wealth of the Ming Dynasty and the wealth of all over the world have also flowed into Jiangnan through various channels.

Billions of silver were hidden in Jiangnan and other places.

Lu Cheng had to go there in person to handle it, lest someone be blinded by the overwhelming wealth, fail to see the situation clearly, and have inappropriate thoughts...