Chapter 1 White Forty-six             

When Zhou Mengchen heard that it was certain that it was Xin Ai's head, he did not look at it again and said, "Put it away and report the victory to the capital."

Qi Jiguang couldn't help but smile on his face, saying, "Yes."

Zhou Mengchen seemed to remember something and asked, "How did Xin Ai die?"

Qi Jiguang said, "Xin Ai is tough and guarded in the main hall and fought for half an hour. The soldiers below said that if Xin Ai dies, there are two hundred households and dozens of people in his hands. In the end, Xin Ai's personal guards died and were killed by random knives."

Zhou Mengchen sighed slightly, and had some sympathy for Xin Ai, but he never regretted it. He could have some sympathy for the dead enemies. But he could never forgive the living enemies.

Zhou Mengchen said, "Have Mr. Zhang found it?"

Zhang Hui was the task Zhou Mengchen told Qi Jiguang. Zhou Mengchen wanted to gain a foothold on the grassland, and the best way was to tell the Han people who migrated to the grasslands of the White Lotus Sect to be included in his command.

As long as the cooperation of more than 200,000 people, it turns out that the entire territory of Xin Ai may not be fully inherited by the Ming Dynasty. However, Qingcheng, Dongshengwei, and even some stationed sites along the Yellow River can be completely owned by the court.

With these foundational places, the garrisons on the Ming grasslands are no longer rootless duckweed.

If we migrate more people, it is said that the Mongolians changed from nomadic to settlement and became the source of raw materials for Datong industry. From then on, there will be a possibility of long-term stability. Without Zhang Hui, this thing may not be impossible to be completed. But it all takes time.

Zhou Mengchen knew one thing very well, that is, when he sent troops to Qingcheng, he could never stay in Datong anymore. His time in Datong and even in the border was already counting down.

He has no time.

So Zhang Hui is a very critical figure. Zhou Mengchen is also very worried, will Zhang Hui die and become a rioter in the army again?

Fortunately, Zhang Hui still cherishes her life very much, so she is not crazy like Wang Hao. When he heard the chaos, he knew that something was wrong. After knowing that the Ming army attacked the city, he immediately hid in his secret room.

Dig out a small room in an oblique way.

I hid here for two days, and then I heard that everything seemed to have settled outside, so I dared to come out carefully.

Zhou Mengchen was overjoyed when he found Zhang Hui. Zhang Hui had always been the first Han minister under Xin Ai. It was very suitable for him to come forward to recruit these Han people. Zhou Mengchen offered to pass the past without any blame, and led a hundred people to surrender, gave a hundred households, gave a thousand people to surrender, and gave a thousand households to surrender. He brought a thousand people to surrender, and gave a commander.

Then Zhang Hui immediately started writing letters.

Following the Ming army's attack, letters flew to various places on the Tumote Grassland.

It is naturally impossible for Zhou Mengchen to rely solely on a letter to persuade him to surrender. Zhou Mengchen cleaned up Qingcheng while he calculated the losses and beheadings this time.

It is estimated that the beheading has exceeded 40,000. Anyway, for all Mongolian families living in Qingcheng, the pillars of the family have been broken to a greater or lesser extent. Of course, the Ming army suffered a lot of losses.

In the Battle of Qingcheng, less than a thousand were killed in the battle, but the total casualties were around 15,000. The rest were either frozen to death or frostbite or were injured and could not be cured in winter.

In short, if it weren't for the severe winter when water turned into ice, nearly 10,000 non-combat soldiers were reduced, I dare not say that all survived. At least half of them would not have to die.

Facts have proved once again that there is no military force outside the Great Wall in winter, and this almost iron rule of consensus makes sense.

On the other hand, we urged the establishment of a complete logistics channel later, which should be maintained at least this winter.

Although the war was over, another war had just begun. Zhou Mengchen wanted to solve the problem of how to maintain the Ming Dynasty's rule on the grassland. Zhou Mengchen knew that Zhou Mengchen could not do the task of truly letting all faiths on the grassland return to his heart. The reason was very simple.

He could not have been stationed on the grassland, but Zhou Mengchen still wanted to lay a foundation and leave a framework for his successors.

But what does this framework look like? Some Zhou Mengchen had expected it. Compared to him, he also knew very well about Qingcheng. How could he not understand so much information investment? But just from the information on paper is not enough to make Zhou Mengchen make a complete judgment. Therefore, Zhou Mengchen also had to investigate and modify his original plan in Qingcheng.

Just when Zhou Mengchen was busy on the grassland.

The good news was passed through a difficult journey, from Yulin to Datong, from Datong to Beijing, and the good news was revealed all the way. When the good news was reported, Xu Wei also made a small trick. He said that the emperor held it high and made people listen, as if it was the emperor who gave the order.

But when this Feng Jie was in Jiajing's hands, Jiajing was stunned. The first thing he thought was: "I asked Zhou Mengchen to do this? Why don't I know?"

Yes, Jiajing knew that Zhou Mengchen had some little thoughts. He never cared about it, nothing else. No one of the ministers had no little thoughts. After a long time, Jiajing was not so sensitive during Zeng Xian's period.

Of course, this is also because Zhou Mengchen made many military achievements, which made the Ming Dynasty completely different situation against the Tartars. This made Jiajing a little more tolerant. If Altan Khan lived until the Wanli period in history and was not very peaceful, the later generations summarized the crisis during the Jiajing period and claimed to be the enemy of the Japanese in the north, which was definitely not fake. To be honest, Altan brought much more serious to Jiajing than the Japanese pirates. In history, thirty-two and thirty-three years, Altan had been wandering outside the Great Wall inside, so that the capital had to be martial law every year. Outside the nine gates of the army, he was ready to become a battlefield at any time.

What kind of person is Jiajing? He is a person who will never admit his mistakes. Therefore, under such circumstances, whoever mentioned Zeng Xian to Jiajing was like a satirizing Jiajing. Jiajing would never compromise on Zeng Xian's name after he was born. Therefore, Zeng Xian was rehabilitated after Jiajing's death.

Now without these later generations, Jiajing naturally did not worry about Zeng Xian and was not so sensitive to the reconnaissance. Therefore, Zhou Mengchen had this idea, and Jiajing knew it and even agreed.

However, from the bottom of my heart, Jiajing didn't think Zhou Mengchen could do it.

Compared, if this thing was so easy to do, Mongolia would have been destroyed several times.

When he thought, this was nothing more than a means of Zhou Mengchen trying to achieve military merits. Zhou Mengchen wanted to rely on military merits and compete for several positions in the center in the future, he would have some confidence.

But he never expected how long it had been. For Jiajing, he almost woke up, but heard that Xin Ai was given the title of head and Qingcheng was captured. Among the 60,000 households enfeoffed by Dayan Khan, the most powerful Tumote tribe no longer existed.

How is this possible? How can Jiajing believe it?

He still remembers the arrogance and arrogance of the Tartars at the city. In just a few years, five years, and six years, he really took revenge and destroyed this court?

Jiajing felt a little happy, and then became furious. Jiajing smashed the good news in his hand on Huang Jin and Lu Bing's face and said, "What are you doing for? All the good news comes, Xin Ai is dead. When did Datong send troops? Who is involved in the campaign? There is no news at all? What's the use of me?"

Huang Jin and Lu Bing looked extremely ugly and dared not refute, so they could only lower their heads and listen to the training.

In fact, they can't blame them. Zhou Mengchen blocked the news after he went to war. The reason is very simple. Zhou Mengchen wanted to minimize the interference from the rear, but he didn't want to fight to the critical moment. The twelve gold medals were there. At that time, Zhou Mengchen might have to slaughter himself to thank the world. He didn't know how to face the soldiers who followed him.

So even if it is a low-probability event, you must be careful. So with the order of Zhou Mengchen, Beijing's intelligence network in Datong was suddenly interrupted. Of course, Zhou Mengchen did not do anything, but just delayed the time.

Waiting for the news of the Bian Jie, the blockade will be released.

Of course, Zhou Mengchen would not leave any handle on his work. While sending troops, Zhou Mengchen had already reported to the court. He had controlled his powers tightly. The right to act cheaply can be simply said that he was to take action first and then report. Although there must be a decree first, it is also very important to report later.

Similarly, Zhou Mengchen made trouble in the later play. Otherwise, all the preparations he had made before would be wasted.
Chapter completed!