The Battle of the Hetao was over, but the Hetao area turned into a sea of ​​fire and mud.

As of before Yu Qian wrote the memorial, the fires in the Hetao area, especially the mountain fires in the Yinshan Mountains, were still spreading, and countless people were wailing.

Zhu Qiyu thought that he was still a little impatient and should wait until Jining Mansion was more stable before letting the army go, so that the Ming army would have more strength to deal with this situation.

But then he thought about it, the decision to march was not made by Zhu Qiyu, Yu Qian or Shi Heng alone, but because everyone agreed that the time to attack had come.

It’s not that the Ming Dynasty was not prepared for the Hetao area to become like this.

Who would have thought that his family would be so heartbroken?

It was his family that turned Loop into a hell on earth.

Those who set Shuofang Mansion on fire, set Yinshan Mountain on fire, blew up the dams of the Hetao River Canal, and blew up the workshops were all members of the Qu family.

This was extremely rare in the past battles between the Ming Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty.

For example, when Emperor Yuan Hui led Xu Da to march into Dadu and Yuanzhongdu, Emperor Yuan Hui did not choose to seek wealth and allowed his men to commit robbery, which eventually turned into a massacre.

Massacres in the Jining area are already rare, but the burning of all the Hetao once again refreshed Zhu Qiyu's understanding of this group of criminal thieves.

These people are complete lunatics.

Zhu Qiyu was very pleased that the Ming army maintained consistently good military discipline.

They restrained the fleeing people and prevented them from turning into bandits. They used the army's food and grass to stabilize people's livelihood. The commander-in-chief actively organized the people and worked with the engineering battalions to repair the bombed river embankments.

These were all very orderly, which impressed Zhu Qiyu deeply.

Military victory is of course extremely important, but political victory is equally important.

Zhu Qiyu highly affirmed the achievements of the Ming Dynasty army. He had ordered the military war bureau to work overtime to stamp silver coins and merit plaques, and wait until the day when the army reorganized, to award medals and awards to commend its heroic battles, and

Excellent style in combat.

"The Ming army has won." Zhu Qiyu breathed a sigh of relief.

The loser needs to pay a price.

In Zhu Qiyu's understanding, war is always an extension of politics.

According to the definition and nature of war, under certain circumstances, war will become an expression of absolute violence.

For example, in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, war broke away from the control of politics and became something completely independent of politics. In the end, the rules of war replaced politics.

War crowds out politics and leaves order, subject only to war's own laws, perfect and undisturbed, an expression of violence.

In the end, life will be ruined.

Many people refer to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms as military gangster politics.

And Zhao Kuangyin, who put an end to the underworld politics of military leaders, has been highly praised by all dynasties.

Because Zhao Kuangyin found a way to make war and military affairs always obey the emperor's will.

That is to make war an extension of politics, rather than letting the order of war prevail over other orders.

Zhao Kuangyin's Great Song Dynasty and Zhao Guangyi's Great Song Dynasty are two completely different heavens.

Zhao Kuangyin repeatedly emphasized the reform of the old and the new, and Zhao Guangyi repeatedly emphasized the methods of the ancestors.

For this reason, during the entire Song Dynasty, which lasted for more than 300 years, party troubles surrounding Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong's governing strategies never stopped.

Whenever a young emperor comes to power, he will reform the old and implement new laws;

Whenever she becomes the Queen Mother, she will emphasize the laws of her ancestors and abolish all new policies.

The Great Song Dynasty valued literature over military affairs, which was Zhao Er's original sin.

After Zhao Er attacked the Northern Han Dynasty, he burned the city of Taiyuan. After the war of annihilation, without any reward, he began to attack the Liao Kingdom and began the battle to recover the Sixteen States of Yanyun.

Zhao Er's behavior is the same as Zhu Qizhen's military adventure, and the two of them have common characteristics, and they especially like to participate in specific commands.

Zhao Er invented the ideal product of the array diagram.

If a military adventure fails, you must bear the price of failure.

Emphasizing culture over military affairs was just one of the prices Zhao Er paid for his military adventure.

"Your Majesty, Marquis Changping wants to see you." Xing'an and Xiaohuangmen whispered a few times, bowed their heads and reported.

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said: "Xuan."

Yang Hong had already received the news that the Ming army had won the battle. Likewise, Yang Hong had also seen the difference between the Ming army's constant victory during the Jingtai period and the Ming army's constant victory during the Yongle period.

It was enough to close his eyes, and he finally got a satisfactory answer to his final knot.

Yang Hong and Yu Qian had the idea at the same time that there was an expert behind His Majesty.

Who is this expert? Yang Hong has no answer, but Yang Hong is sure that it is not Yu Qian.

Yang Hong didn't want to find out who it was specifically, he just wanted to congratulate him.

"I would like to congratulate Your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty!" Yang Hong greeted him.

In addition to lamenting that the invincible Ming army was back again, he also lamented that the Ming Dynasty once again welcomed a British master.

Zhu Qiyu motioned Yang Hong to sit down and asked with a smile: "How about a game of chess?"

Yang Hong shook his head and said: "It's better to play chess after Shaobao comes back. I really don't have the energy to deal with the natural disasters like Xing'an Daju."

"Your Majesty, I am old, so I take advantage of my merits, and I also take advantage of my old age to say something presumptuous."

Zhu Qiyu frowned. Yang Hong was not a person who relied on favors. He always carefully maintained the survival of a general. What happened today?

Zhu Qiyu said very solemnly: "If the Marquis of Changping has any advice, just say it, I am not a person who does not accept advice."

Yang Hong thought about it for a moment, took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, the foundation of the Twelve Regiment Battalions was laid by Yu Shaobao. Naturally, Your Majesty will not treat Yu Shaobao lightly."

"But the foundation of the Four Heroes regiment was laid by the commander Fan Guang. I think this reward is given to Fan Guang in the Meritorious Service Department?"

Although Yang Jun was a concubine, his accumulated military exploits were enough to earn him the title of uncle.

Should Fan Guang, who was transferred to Liaodong as the chief military officer because of border guarding needs, be forgotten?

Yang Hong is not discussing fairness and unfairness, but human nature.

Fan Guang was guarding Liaodong and could not participate in the Battle of Hetao. Fan Guang traveled from Liaodong to the capital and laid the foundation of the Four Heroes Regiment in the capital, but he made a wedding dress for others.

If Fan Guang has some ideas, how can there be peace in Liaodong?

Yang Hong bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I am not asking for credit for Fan Guang. Since Dong Shan and Li Manzhu obeyed Wala's orders, they have repeatedly knocked on the pass in the 13th year of Zhengtong and returned full of plunder."

"Guarding the mountains and seas, Yingcheng Bo Sunjie, the commander-in-chief of the Yongping Army, has no general strategy and does not care about people's difficulties. The soldiers are resentful, the military and political affairs are weak, and cannot guard the pass. His majesty has already killed him before the grand parade the year before last."

"After Fan Guang returned to Liaodong, the border was peaceful. Dong Shan and Li Manzhu did not dare to invade again. I believe that this is Fan Guang's contribution. Those who are good at fighting have no illustrious reputation."

When Zhu Qiyu heard about this, he looked at Xing'an with a smile and said, "Take the seal and ribbon of Ning Yuanbo Fan Guang."

"I have never been a stingy person, and in this battle of Jining Hetao, although Fan Guang was in Liaodong, he did not achieve nothing."

"This time the Tatars were so honest and never got involved with Oara again. This is Fan Guang's contribution to guarding Liaodong."

Yang Hong suddenly smiled. He thought that His Majesty had forgotten Fan Guang, but he did not expect that His Majesty had already prepared a reward for Fan Guang.

Who is Fan Guang?

In the battle of the capital, the fierce generals transferred from Liaodong never frowned when they dismounted and fought to the death. Speaking from ten thousand steps back, Fan Guang followed the dragon's merits and had good deeds. How could Zhu Qiyu forget Fan Guang?

Zhu Qiyu certainly did not give away rewards without merit. Fan Guang indeed made meritorious service in this battle.

He said with a smile: "Guangning Guard is an important guard post to suppress the Tatars. Throughout the Battle of Jining Hetao, Fan Guangdu went from Liaodong Dusi in Shenyang to Guangning Guard to stay on guard. Once there was a change in the Tatars , attack immediately."

"Tuo Tuo Bu Hua, Wu Ge Qi, Agado Er Ji and Mandulu saw that the Liaodong Dusi army was all in Guangning Guard, so they did not dare to move without permission. You must know that it is only ten days from Guangning Guard to Daning Guard. Yi distance."

There are post roads from Daningwei to the capital and to Guangningwei.

How important was Quang Ninh Guard in controlling the Tatars?

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, when the Guangning Guards of the Ming Dynasty were in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, the Mongolian Khan Lin Dan Khan was the left wing of the Ming Dynasty outside the Great Wall.

In the Battle of Sarhu, the Battle of Shenyang, and the Battle of Guangning, Lin Dan Khan sent Mongolian cavalry to cooperate with the Ming army.

However, the Guangning Guard was lost in the hands of Wang Huazhen, and Lin Danhan had to march westward, and finally died on the way westward.

Fan Guang has indeed made meritorious service and should be rewarded.

Yang Hong shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

This sentence is sincere and His Majesty has considered it very carefully and does not need excessive reminders from him.

Zhu Qiyu sat up straight and said: "In this battle, I plan to transfer Shaobao from a civil servant to a military officer, and grant him the title of Marquis Wen'an, and give him a World Certificate."

This matter should have been done after the Battle of the Capital was over, but at that time the dynasty was initially decided and everything was new in the Ming Dynasty, so Zhu Qiyu only gave one Shaobao.

"Your Majesty asked Shaobao, has he not?" Yang Hong said with confusion.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said: "Of course I didn't ask. Last time I gave him the Nine-Cathed Hall, he didn't want it. He only accepted it because of the official residence law."

"This time I plan to confer a knighthood directly after taking over the class, without giving him any reason or opportunity to refuse."

Yang Hong sighed and said, "I'm afraid Yu Shaobao won't accept it. Emperor Taizongwen conferred the title of Marquis on Yao Guangxiao back then. After Yao Guangxiao received the title, he began to go deep into the country."

"Your Majesty, do you have a candidate for the position of Minister of War?"
To be continued...