To be honest, when Zhang Mingwei received the 800-mile expedition, if the messenger had not said it was a great victory, he would have thought Jianlu had entered the pass.

It’s rare that one time, 800 miles of rush is a good thing!

When I opened the good news, I had to say that Li Laiheng's performance surprised him quite.

However, if you think about it carefully, it seems that such a great victory is reasonable.

First of all, Li Laiheng was born into a thief and had experience in guerrilla warfare, knowing when to advance, when to retreat in the enemy's hinterland, etc.

In addition, he was lucky. When he first landed in Liaodong, he met a messenger sent by Zu Dashou and knew a lot about the inside story of Jianlu in Liaodong.

Finally, and the most important factor is that Huang Taiji just happened to mobilize all the cavalry except the front line and left Liaodong and went to the Mongolian grassland.

Adding up these factors, if you have some luck in this war, it will be the result.

Of course, Zhang Mingwei would not promote this, he just needs to emphasize the results of the battle.

Emperor Chongzhen even mentioned in his letter to him that he had mentioned to Emperor Chongzhen that he had made Li Laiheng an example, which had attracted more thieves to accept revenge and quell the civil strife as soon as possible. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen asked, what should he do in this great victory?

Zhang Mingwei asked someone to pass on the good news, but he began to consider the matter he had already considered before. Soon, he called Zhu Fu, who was excited and asked her to write the memorials on his behalf.

First, start to rebuild Dongjiang Town immediately. The attack on the hinterland of Liaodong cannot be just one time. Li Laiheng can serve as the general of Dongjiang Town, accept the jurisdiction of Governor Shanyong, and cooperate with the general of Shanhaiguan to fight. It is necessary to attack Jianlu from east to west, firmly nail Jianlu to Liaodong to avoid invasion of the pass.

Second, the significance of this great victory was different, and it was a very important victory. It was recommended to grant Li Laiheng the title of Liaodong Bo and posthumously titled his ancestors to emphasize the meaning of glorifying the family and glorifying the ancestors.

Third, the soldiers who died and injured this time will be carried out in a grand manner according to the "Regulations on the Pension and Preferentiality of Military Personnel in the Ming Dynasty".

Fourth, those Ming people who were rescued must be sent home with great fanfare by the court and given certain compensation, showing the court's responsibility.

Fifth, since Jianlu’s plan to detour through the Mongolian grassland to invade Qin has gone bankrupt, it is recommended that the three-sided governor Sun Chuanting immediately dispatch troops to fight in Shu. He did not require him to eliminate the rebels and bandits who entered Shu. At least he had to ensure that the rebels and bandits would not rush through Sichuan to Qin. Of course, there should be enough troops to stay in the northern border, at least there would be no problem in defending the city.

After this memorial was sent out, Zhang Mingwei had a clearer goal for the next battle arrangements.

Immediately, he began to issue a series of military orders, requiring Jiangxi to gather troops and strictly prevent Zhang Xianzhong's troops from going south. There is also Changsha Prefecture, south of Huguang, to strengthen its vigilance.

Zhang Mingwei planned to drive Zhang Xianzhong's troops to Sichuan if he could not destroy them on the spot, and to settle all the bandits and rebels in Shu. The terrain there was suitable for closing the door and fighting dogs.

Afterwards, he immediately summoned the backbone of the art soldiers through Zhu Mai to create artistic works on the story of Li Laiheng's victory, and immediately launched a new round of public opinion war against the current thieves. He even picked up his pen and wrote some sample stories.

The main focus is to emphasize that Li Laiheng suddenly woke up, abandoned the dark and turned to the light, fought for the country, and the court entrusted important tasks, trusted them, led the army alone, and ultimately rescued the people of the Ming Dynasty and glorified the ancestors.

I advise the thieves on the other side to learn from Li Laiheng and not to be thieves again, harming the people and bringing shame to their ancestors, and that they will not have a good ending.

At the beginning of this new round of publicity offensive, it immediately caused a great sensation on the thieves on the other side.

Of course, this sensation did not mean that everyone was talking about it. Military advisor Xu Yixian looked at it and arrested deserters and hung them. Who dared to be the first to be the leader?

However, in private, they all started talking about this.

This is how people are, they are most afraid of comparing others.

Look at Li Laiheng, taking into account the brotherly love, hoping that his brother will have a day of remorse. He will not fight the former brothers, but will fight the Jianlu who is at its peak, but he will return with great victory.

This ability and ability are called heroes, this is a well-known man, glorious family and glorious ancestors!

And here I am talking about what I am doing, the villagers in my hometown are all poking their backbone!

A similar situation also occurred to the thief general Li Dingguo. His belief began to shake again.

Once, he even asked Xu Yixian: "Military advisor, did Li Laiheng also participate in the burning of the Fengyang Imperial Tomb. Why did the court let him lead the army alone and now he can make achievements. Will he settle the score in the future?"

"Of course, we will definitely settle the score in the autumn!" Xu Yixian replied without hesitation, "Didn't you notice? Li Laiheng made such a great contribution, did the imperial court have any rewards? I will tell you that if someone like us is really recruited, he will be used to death. If you want to glorify the glory of the ancestors, you will think beautifully!"

"But I heard that it was Li Laiheng who asked to fight Jianlu himself!" Li Dingguo said a little objection when he heard this, "He doesn't want to fight with his original brothers, and the court agreed!"

Xu Yixian was a little stunned when he heard this, but then immediately explained: "So, I'm right, is the court going to use him until he dies, fight with Jianlu, kill him or Jianlu, either!"

Li Dingguo was still confused and immediately raised a new question: "But I heard that he brought only one thousand brothers, but the court also handed over nearly four thousand Guanning cavalry to him to command. If it was to be used until death, would the court also use these Guanning cavalry to death?"

"..." When Xu Yixian heard this, he couldn't speak. This was something that his point could not be explained.

Seeing Li Dingguo staring at him and waiting for his answer, Xu Yixian suddenly became a little annoyed and immediately replied without hesitation: "That is the court's statement. Do you really believe it?"

This answer seems to be reasonable. However, it is definitely not the best answer. Anyway, after hearing this, Li Dingguo did not agree with his statement.

Xu Yixian was a little afraid of him. Seeing his appearance, he immediately took the lead and lowered his face and shouted: "You must remember your identity. You are now old and can't tell which rumors are. In the future, it is the right thing to listen to the other side's nonsense less!"

Seeing that he was scolding, Li Dingguo suppressed the doubts in his heart and stopped talking.

However, Xu Yixian was still a little worried, so he immediately sent someone to tell Zhang Xianzhong the situation. He reminded Zhang Xianzhong that the rumors about the imperial army were very powerful, and the morale of the army was unstable, so he should be careful to deal with the defense lines in other directions.

Zhang Xianzhong was already unhappy because of the Fifth Camp of the Giveuo Zuo. He was even more upset when he heard this. His first intuition told him that Wuchang could no longer be defended.

So he immediately issued an order asking Ainengqi, who was responsible for the south, to try to attack Changsha Prefecture as a retreat for the army, because he did not want to go west to Shu to join in the fun.

Half a month later, the good news about Li Laiheng and the rewards from the court to Li Laiheng were officially spread to the south.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen accepted all Zhang Mingwei's suggestions.

It is said that Emperor Chongzhen personally met with the cavalry soldiers who fought in Liaodong and asked Li Laiheng to take the lead in parading and accept congratulations from the people of the capital. Not only did he express his glory, the emperor finally appointed Li Laiheng as the Liaodong Nei.

The news of the title of title immediately shocked the military generals and the bandits in the court. Now, among the generals who were led by the army, only Zhou Yuji was the one who was able to be titled. Li Laiheng was also a bandit. According to later generations, he was not the kind of person with a strong root. The emperor didn't care at all, and he even had a title of Liaodong Bo. This is really a glorious ancestor!

Needless to say, after Li Dingguo heard this, his belief was completely shaken.

The court is getting better, and the rebel soldiers have a way out. Why continue to fight? The people's hearts are already on the court, so what can we do if we fight again?

His situation will probably come naturally as long as there is a certain amount of time.

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At the same time, news of the Liaodong victory also spread to Fujian.

In the Fujian Navy Guerrilla Mansion, Zheng Zhilong was furious.

Originally, his son was valued by the prince and kept by his side, and his future prospects were expected, so he was of course very happy.

However, his son suddenly came back. Not only did he come back, he also brought back a message saying that the court had appointed him as the deputy general of the commander of the Denglai Naval Division and wanted to transfer the navy from him to Dengzhou to report from him. This incident immediately made Zheng Zhilong angry.

Before that, Emperor Chongzhen had actually issued an imperial edict to Zheng Zhilong. Anyway, he was saying good things, asking Zheng Zhilong's fleet to go to the north to rebuild Dongjiang Town.

However, Zheng Zhilong's decree to Emperor Chongzhen was naturally a slander. Sending the fleet to the north has a far less advantage than becoming king on this southeastern coast and collecting so many protection fees every year!

Because, while he shouted that the court had never added a warship to the Fujian Navy, he had few warships in his hands, which meant that he was poor. He said that the red barbarians on the opposite side were uneasy, if he had too few troops in his hands, the red barbarians might come to attack the coast of the Ming Dynasty again.

After crying and becoming poor, he said that he must obey the emperor's will. No matter how difficult it is, he must meet the emperor's requirements. He reluctantly gathered a few boats, and there were only so many, so you can do it!

In the end, he didn't say it himself, but let his subordinates vaguely reveal that if your court is forced to force him, believe it or not, he will go back to be a pirate again!
Chapter completed!