On the banks of the Daling River, 30,000 Wu Yue troops were stationed on the west bank, in the Daling River City.

This city was built a year ago by the Wu Yue army on the ruins of Dalinghe City, and erected monuments for the heroes who died in battle, engraved their deeds.

The Wu Yue army had a total of less than 60,000 troops outside the pass, and now it has recovered the Liaohe Plain. In order to prevent the Mongols and the savages in the north from taking the opportunity to occupy the Liaohe Plain, the Wu Yue army needed to deploy a large number of troops on the front line of Liaozhong.

This made Zhao Ming unable to assemble 30,000 people on the Daling River to peek at Jinzhou.

However, only these 30,000 people have actually reached the limit of mobilizing troops.

This is not because the troops cannot be withdrawn, but because the weather is too cold and the supplies can only barely maintain so many troops.

Now, Dalinghe City is filled with soldiers from the Wu Yue Army. Every kang is crowded with people. The city is crowded with people, and war horses are neighing. In the military tents outside the city, the soldiers can only surround the brazier and tremble to keep warm.

At this time, it was the first month of the 12th year of Longwu, that is, 1656.

At this time, the land outside the pass was still covered with silver, and the fortresses and camps were covered with thin snow, blending into the earth. Looking around, it was all snow-white.

After learning about the internal strife of the Qing army in the pass, Zhao Ming mobilized 30,000 elite troops and lived in Daling River Fort, preparing to interfere with the disputes within the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, the 30,000 Wu Yue troops were ready, but Zhao Ming was still waiting patiently for the news sent from the pass.

After all, Zhao Ming's intention was to fight whoever gained the upper hand, and he had to figure out the situation inside the clearance.

In the early morning, the soldiers moving in the fortress were breathing, eating big cakes and drinking broth.

Zhao Ming held the cake in one hand and the broth in the other, while eating, discussing matters with his subordinates about rule outside the pass.

"Your Highness, the government spent more than 15 million taels of silver outside the pass. Although Liaozhong is recovered, the climate here is severely cold and the population is declining. Not only can we not provide money and food for the government, but we will also need to send supplies to the government in the future. We are afraid that we will spend two million every year! If we only calculate money and food, the government will undoubtedly make a loss-making deal!" Yu Yin, the military officer, said casually.

Zhang Jiayu said: "When Yu joined the army, the account could not be settled like this. If the government decided to regain Liaozhong, he took the initiative in strategy. In the future, the Qing army was restrained by the Liaozhong garrison, so it was impossible for him to go south."

Gu Yanwu also said: "Yes! Although it costs a lot to recover Liaozhong, overall, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. In terms of military affairs, the Qing army will be in a grave attack between the north and the south, and fall into a dilemma on both sides. In terms of people's livelihood, after recovering Liaozhong, the Qing army's threat to the south was basically lifted. In this way, Jiangdong has a relatively safe environment that can quickly restore and develop production. The extra taxes paid every year may be as much as tens of millions, which is enough to make up for the consumption of Liaozhong's two million."

Zhao Ming took a sip of the broth, exhaled a white breath, and nodded, "The land in Liaozhong is indeed vast and sparsely populated, but the land is rich and fertile. As long as some people are moved to develop it, the land can be planted with beans, and there are medicinal materials and furs in the mountains, which can bring a lot of taxes to the government. In addition, Liaozhong and Mongolia are adjacent to Liaozhong and occupy Liaozhong, we can obtain horses from Mongolia and form cavalry."

After hearing everyone's words, Yu Yin put down the bowl and said ashamedly: "I only look at the great consumption of money and have short-sighted eyes."

Zhao Ming smiled slightly, "I am ready to recruit 200,000 people to come to Liaohe to settle down. You must be fully prepared to welcome the arrival of the garrison."

"Don't worry, Your Highness! When the weather gets warmer, I will ask the Liaozhong garrison to help build new houses and send a message to Wangjing, and ask the households to allocate a batch of grain to ensure that the households come here, have houses and food!" Gu Yanwu said.

Zhao Ming nodded silently and suddenly asked: "It has been a while since he left North Korea alone. What is the current situation in North Korea?"

Gu Yanwu said in a white air: "According to news from North Korea, Cui Chengxiu was imprisoned, and thousands of people have been killed, and many people have died in the Korean royal family."

Gu Yanwu paused, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Highness, should you let Cui Chengxiu restrain himself?"

Zhao Ming picked up the broth and greeted: "The soup is cold, come on, drink the soup, drink the soup!"

Seeing this, everyone could only drink the soup with their heads in silence. After a moment, Zhang Jiayu broke the silence and said, "Your Highness, the news in the pass should also be spread. If the news does not arrive, will we take action in advance!"

Zhao Ming heard the words and said in a deep voice: "In terms of strength, Fulin is far stronger than Ajige in combination. Ajige should not be the opponent of the Qing court. However, Ajige is strong in soldiers and strong in battles, and under his fierce offensive, Fulin may not be able to withstand it!"

Gu Yanwu took over the conversation, "Now he is rashly sending troops, afraid that Ajige will defeat Fulin step by step. Once we rushed from behind, Fulin fell directly, let Ajige rush into Beijing, kill Fulin, ascend the throne and become the emperor, establish a new Qing court, and successfully recuperate the crisis, then we will have a waste of our work."

Zhang Jiayu said: "This opportunity is indeed difficult to grasp. Ajige is at a disadvantage. We must send troops to attack Fulin and help Ajige stabilize the situation. If Ajige wins, we must at least ensure that Fulin escapes from Beijing, reorganizes the Qing court in Shanxi or Guanzhong, and confront Ajige. This is in our interests."

Zhao Ming said: "It is precisely because of this that the Lone King has to wait for news in the pass."

At this time, the door of the house was suddenly pushed open, and a gust of cold wind poured in, causing everyone's necks to shrink.

Zhao Ming and others quickly turned their heads and saw Xie Qian stepping in. He closed the door first, then slapped the snowflakes on his body and said, "Your Highness, the Seizuo sent by the Military Information Department to the Pass are back."

Zhao Ming was overjoyed and asked with a serious look on his face, "What's the situation inside the pass?"

Xie Qian said: "A preliminary investigation, after Fulin retreated from the army outside the pass, he should have blocked Ajige!"

Zhao Ming frowned and said, "Is there no definite news?"

Xie Qian shook his head, "No! But I will investigate it carefully, and there should be a definite news later."

Gu Yanwu said: "Your Highness, if Ajige is blocked, he will be at a loss. Unless he can win a big victory, he will inevitably collapse if he fails!"

Xie Qian said: "Your Highness, I can first attack Jinzhou and Ningyuan. Once the exact news comes, you can go straight to Shanhaiguan!"

Zhao Ming paced back and forth, pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, first capture Jinzhou, Ningyuan, sweep across the western Liaoning Corridor, and open the passage into the pass!"

Xie Qian and others immediately clasped their fists, "I will accept the order!"

Zhao Ming waved his hand and shouted, "Send the order to deport the army and send troops to Jinzhou!"

One hour later, a thousand large trucks carrying food and supplies drove out of Dalinghe City and headed towards Jinzhou, while Zhao Ming led an army of 30,000 across the frozen Daling River and rushed towards Jinzhou City.
Chapter completed!