557 I bet
By the evening, Li Dingguo reported the results of the battle to Emperor Chongzhen in a chat group.
The largest force in the Hetao Plain, Lin Dankhan's troops were destroyed, and more than 5,000 people died below Lin Dankhan and his son Ezhe, and all the remaining more than 30,000 Mongols of the Chahar tribe surrendered. The two left-wing chief generals, Hu Luksesan and Tashhaisan. There were a few young and strong people available, and the rest were mostly old, weak, women and children, and countless cattle, horses and sheep were captured.
There are only more than 2,000 thieves who fled to the grassland now. The rest, including the thieves leader Wang Jiayin and Wang Ziyong, were all killed in the battle with the Mongols, and there are no more troubles.
In addition, the guerrilla general Li Guo seized the imperial seal and verified it initially, but there was no sign of fraud.
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The pearl outside the border city is already flying with my Ming flag!
Emperor Chongzhen was very happy to see it, and he made plans and won thousands of miles away through the chat group. How happy!
After this battle, the Ming Dynasty, Qin and Jin Dynasty had no worries about lying on their beds in the north. With the Hetao Plain in hand, it provided the best solution for the Ming Dynasty to cross the Little Ice River Age. In history, there were no more bandits from Qin and Jin, or there would be no such large-scale unrest, which could alleviate the pressure of disaster resistance in the Central Plains. One of the two most important reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty was that it was basically solved.
What made Emperor Chongzhen even more satisfied was that the results of the grassland war were far better than his expectations. Neither of the key figures, Lin Danhan and Wang Jiayin, could escape, and the imperial seal, which he didn't care much, was also taken into his hands. This would have an assisting effect on the next slap in the face.
After being very happy, Emperor Chongzhen ordered in the temporary group: "Tell Hong Zhongcheng that someone in the capital is making trouble and belittled his efforts. Therefore, the good news of this war will be reported to me with great fanfare, so that everyone in the world will know that Hong Chengchou had won a great victory and expanded his territory for the Ming Dynasty!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Dingguo quickly agreed after hearing this.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw Li Dingguo's speech, he smiled and said, "Little Dingguo, the grassland war has ended. You should also go back to Beijing with the good news and report to the Primary Martial Arts Hall of the Capital! In the future, you should come here to learn how to fight in the future!"
"Ah..." Li Dingguo was a little surprised. It was just the emperor's order that he dared not refuse, or he was a little excited. He was going to the capital, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
After agreeing, he still remembered his responsibilities and asked again: "Your Majesty, who will convey the news to Hong Zhongcheng?"
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but nod. Although Li Dingguo was young, he still knew that he would hand over the work, which was very good.
Thinking of this, he ordered: "Gao Yingyuan, stay for the time being, Cao Wenzhao can return to Ningjin Front."
After a while, Hong Chengchou listened to Li Dingguo's retelling and stared at Li Dingguo a little blankly for a while. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this person is really incomparable!
Back then, I studied hard for many years and passed the Jinshi exam, and then the officialdom was in the ups and downs and downs. I even took the risk of leading hundreds of clerks to fight with thousands of thieves, and then I slowly got to the holy eye. But this little guy was so young but he was the holy eye, and he was the kind he liked very much. He really had the blessings of his ancestors for several lifetimes!
However, Hong Chengchou also understood that when the victory arrived at the capital, he would definitely take another step forward. When he thought of this, he immediately recalled the day when he was cooking wine with Sun Chuanting. He knew that Sun Chuanting did not take others seriously and had made enough efforts to compete with him. Haha, now, I feel embarrassed!
Thinking of this, he came to his senses and immediately began to think about what happened next. The annihilation of Lin Dankhan's troops and the capture of Guihua City were only the first step, and there were still many things to do next.
Although many things have to wait until the news of the victory reaches the capital and the emperor will only decide after the meeting and discussion, it still takes a lot of effort to send a large army to sweep the surrounding area and open up enough safe space for the Hetao Plain. There are also many surrendered Mongols, bandits, etc., who also need to appease them, and they also allocate food and grass from the pass. There are really a lot of things!
However, the first step at the moment is to go to the capital to report success with great fanfare!
In the following days, Emperor Chongzhen mostly stayed in the harem and strengthened his feelings with his concubines. The public opinion in the capital became more and more fierce, and the chief assistant Wen Tiren couldn't sit still and wanted to report to the emperor himself that he would not meet him.
After these open things spread, they even encouraged the spread of ulterior motives in the capital. People were whispering in the streets, alleys, restaurants, teahouses, etc.
"Have you heard that, our Ming Dynasty Prime Minister is probably going to be replaced!"
"Are you saying that the prime minister was neglected by the emperor? I said that it will take sooner or later! Listen to what the capital is saying now. In my opinion, just live a long life and return home as soon as possible while the matter is not yet uncontrollable!"
"Supervisor Wen can still live a life and return home, but Mr. Xue has done his job so he is afraid that he will not even be able to live a life and return home! I dare to bet a hundred taels of silver. Mr. Xue will definitely be in prison in less than half a year!"
"To be honest, Master Xue is really! The emperor is young and a little bit happy about his achievements, but why can't Master Xue see the moisture of the battle in Liaodong? He also wants to squeeze the gentry to please those martial artists. This is really putting the cart before the horse! Do you believe it or not? As long as the border army is defeated, no matter how big or small, something will happen to him immediately!"
"Yes, Governor Denglai killed many Jianlu in Changli, and he was indeed the name of being the best of the three armies. But even a bandit in Qin and Jin were so fierce, where did he get the combat power? I bet two hundred taels of silver, and something must happen to Mr. Xue Ge!"
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At night, in the study room of a certain mansion, a servant was reporting what he saw outside. This made the owner very happy and he gave him a 50-liang banknote.
When he was the only one left in the study, he couldn't help but walk to a mural. Press the motive mechanism, the mural rose, revealing a secret lattice, and there was a box about one foot hidden inside.
He took out the box, sat back to his seat and opened the box. Looking at the brand new banknotes inside, he couldn't help but smile on his face.
This banknote is good. It can hold 100,000 taels in a small box. After that, see if you want to suggest it to the emperor and increase the face value a little, so that you can hide more!
After touching the money that was emitting paper fragrance for a while, he couldn't help but think again, the public opinion in the capital is so good that it is unimaginable, and even the emperor in the palace has been affected. Shouldn't it be time to move on to the next step?
Thinking of this, he was a little hesitant again.
This chapter is not written smoothly, it's a little late.
Chapter completed!