On the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month in the second year of Taichang, various members of the Kaiyuan Army gathered in northern Liaoning to prepare for a general attack on Xianglan Banner in Yehe City.
Yuan Chonghuan led 3,000 troops from Kuandian. Yuan Dudu originally planned to reinforce Ping Liao Hou, but before arriving in Hetuala, he heard that the decisive battle between Ping Liao Hou and Hou Jin had ended, so he led his army to continue northward and came to Ye Hecheng.
Qiao Yiqi led 4,000 soldiers and Ping Liaohou commanded 5,000 soldiers. A total of 12,000 people from all walks of life surrounded Yehe City on all sides.
Liu Zhaosun dragged his weak body to the city gate, surrounded by guards.
"Qiao Jianjun held back the Xianglan Banner in northern Liaoning and prevented it from going south, which made great contributions to my officer's destruction of Hou Jin!"
As soon as he met Qiao Yiqi, Liu Zhaosun was full of praise. He was determined to let Qiao Dazui replace Kang Yingqian in taking charge of Kaiyuan civil affairs.
It's a pity that Qiao Yiqi doesn't seem to care about power. He and Kang Yingqian are simply two extremes.
Lao Songtou and Deng Changxiong gave a brief summary to Supervisor Qiao about the recurrence of Marquis Pingliao's old injury, and told him in a low voice that Marquis Pingliao almost lost his life in Hetuala.
After hearing this, Qiao Dazui screamed loudly in front of all the generals.
"What?! Mr. Deng Qian, why didn't you tell me earlier? I almost missed seeing Marquis Pingliao? Where is your injury? Can it be cured? Was it injured by a Tatar?"
Liu Zhaosun smiled awkwardly, Qiao Yiqi stood on his horse and continued:
"Your Excellency came back from Liaonan. You have been working hard all the way, and your health is not good. Why don't you take a good rest? Xianglan Qi is at the end of his strength. It would be nice to have a subordinate here. Mr. Liu can go back and wait for the good news!"
Qiao's big mouth is still the same as before, always betraying his teammates.
Liu Zhaosun motioned to Qiao Yiqi and said to him in a low voice:
"I am determined to let you replace Kang Yingqian as the prime minister in charge of civil affairs. I wonder if Mr. Qiao is willing?"
Qiao Yiqi rolled his eyes, thought for a moment, shook his head and said:
"If you don't want to, does Marquis Pingliao know how many people you have under your command now?"
Liu Zhaosun had never thought about this problem. He only knew that after this battle, his territory expanded greatly. As for how many people he had under his rule, he had not yet thought about it.
"three million!"
Qiao Yiqi stretched out three fingers.
"How can a lower official be so virtuous and capable? Sun Chuanting and Yuan Chonghuan are both better than the lower official. Besides, this time guarding Kaiyuan and attacking Ye He, it was all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives. In terms of credit, Mrs. Gaoming deserves the most credit."
Liu Zhaosun looked surprised, what contribution could Yang Qing'er have?
"Xiaguan fought in Yehe. The food dispatching and gunpowder supply for thousands of troops were all handled by Mrs. Gaoming in Kaiyuan. There were no mistakes. It was much more useful than those civil affairs officials!"
Liu Zhaosun was secretly surprised. He didn't expect Yang Qing'er to have such ability. He really looked at Madam with admiration.
He thought for a while and then remembered that his father-in-law Yang Hao was a military quartermaster. When he was working on the coastal defense road in Dengzhou, he was appreciated by Emperor Wanli for his ability in military quarters. Later, he was responsible for the military supply in the Korean battlefield, dispatching tens of thousands of grain, grass and weapons for the Ming army. It’s even more handy.
Although Yang Jinglue performed poorly in the Battle of Saarhu, this failure could not obliterate his ability as an excellent quartermaster.
"Like father, like daughter! Good! A daughter has grown up in the Yang family, and my wife can actually help me guard the rear. Good! Good!"
Liu Zhaosun praised him repeatedly, clapped his hands and laughed. He felt a little ashamed when he remembered that he had not gone to see Yang Qing'er before returning to Kaiyuan.
Have you been too indifferent to your wife?
Seeing Marquis Ping Liao like this, Qiao Yiqi simply lowered his voice and said:
"I think it would be most appropriate for Mrs. Gaoming to be the Chief Civil Affairs Officer of Kaiyuan!"
"Afraid of something wrong?"
"What's wrong? Mrs. Jin can fight with you in all directions and be named General Anyuan. Why can't Mrs. Yang be an official? If she can't be an official in the court, she will be an official in our Kaiyuan. In the future, she will be as talented as a prime minister. "
Liu Zhaosun was speechless.
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Senti took Bayan Zhan, a native of Jianzhou, to the moat of Yehe City. The two held up loudspeakers and shouted to the blue-flag defenders at the head of the city:
"Listen up! Hetuala has been captured by Ping Liaohou. Huang Taiji abandoned Jianzhou and committed suicide by hanging on a beam. His head has now been sent to the capital by Ping Liaohou! Two yellow flags, two red flags, Zhenglan flag, The Zhengbai Banner was completely destroyed, and Azig, the leader of the Xiangbai Banner, surrendered to Kaiyuan's army, and all were properly accommodated. Now that Houjin has been destroyed, you are the only one left. You must surrender within half an hour, otherwise, the army will be destroyed. The city will be destroyed!"
Azig brought several captured Houjin high-level generals to the front of the battle, causing a commotion in the city.
Senti patted Bayan on the shoulder and encouraged:
"The translation is very good and very impressive. I believe Jierhalang will make the right choice."
Bayan was uneasy and said in blunt Chinese:
"What if the owner of the blue flag doesn't make the right choice?"
Senti smiled and pointed to the cannons arrayed in the distance, and said pleasantly:
"Our Kaiyuan Army has always convinced people with reason. I believe Jierhalang will understand this truth."
Half an hour later, Jierhalang was still hesitant.
Dozens of field guns brought back by Marquis Pingliao immediately bombarded Yehe's city wall.
Convince people with reason.
There are no firearms in the blue banner in Yehe City. Jierhalang was left here as an abandoned son by Huang Taiji, and the Great Khan did not even equip him with a flintlock gun.
Convincing people with reason had a good effect. Half an hour later, Xianglan Banner announced its surrender.
On the same day, Ping Liaohou held a surrender ceremony outside Yehe City and accepted the surrender of Xianglan Banner.
Since then, the Eight Banners have either been surrendered or destroyed, and the Hou Jin regime has been completely destroyed.
Burhanggu and a dozen civil affairs officials stayed in Yehe City, along with more than 500 Kaiyuan soldiers.
Liu Zhaosun gave Xicheng Baylor certain powers, allowing him to recruit the Haixi Jurchen tribe and restore Yehe's new order. Of course, he could not exclude Han, Mongolian and Korean settlers.
Burhanggu was so excited that he knelt in front of Liu Zhaosun and swore in the name of Changshengtian that he would be loyal to Marquis Pingliao and help him guard the northern gate.
"I hope you can stick to your heart and create a new Liaodong with me."
Liu Zhaosun Qiang supported his body, stretched out his hand to help Xicheng Baylor, and said meaningfully to him.
On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month in the second year of Taichang, the day before the Laba Festival, Pingliao Hou returned to Kaiyuan dragging his tired and weak body.
They arranged for Deng Changxiong and Wang Erhu to set up camp outside the city, screen and take in prisoners, and go to the wounded barracks to inspect the wounded soldiers. After doing all this, it was already dark when they returned to the General Military Mansion.
Mrs. Gaoming, Bumu Butai and the fat maid stood in front of the stone lion of the General Military Mansion, anxiously waiting for her husband to return.
Liu Zhaosun, supported by the guards, slowly walked to Yang Qing'er.
"Madam, I'm back."
After Liu Zhaosun said this, his mind was finally exhausted, his body went limp, and he fell into Yang Qing'er's arms.
In two years, Yang Qing'er has become more graceful and graceful, and her temperament has become more calm. She has transformed from the unruly daughter of the Jinglue Mansion into a second-grade imperial concubine.
He felt the body fragrance of his woman and murmured to himself:
"Nice to have you."
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