"Welcome Your Majesty!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
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Outside Ningyuan City, thousands of people gathered on both sides of the road, cheering as they watched the returning army.
Rumor has it that Jiannu has been destroyed, and they are all here to confirm the news.
After listening to Li Ruolian's report, Chongzhen walked up to the Ningyuan city wall and looked into expectant eyes: "Soldiers and fellow villagers!"
"You must have heard the news that the slave-building coalition has been destroyed.
Yes, that's right, it was really destroyed. The 430,000-strong army was wiped out, and Huang Taiji was captured alive! "
"I want to thank you. If it weren't for your perseverance, I wouldn't have had the chance to fight in the north. Therefore, you also deserve credit for the Northern Army being able to destroy the Jiannu coalition.
Although you did not directly participate in the battle, you laid the foundation for the army's victory.
I have decided that all the sergeants in the Guanning Defense Line who did not participate in the war will be rewarded with three months' salary, and all the people will be exempted from taxes this year! "
"Long live your Majesty!"
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The people roared excitedly, with tears in their eyes.
It doesn't matter if you pay taxes or not. This is the Guanning Defense Line, and everything is managed by the army. The exploitation is much better than in Guan.
But the biggest problem here is death.
Where the Ming Dynasty had the most direct contact with the Jian Nu, there were always Jian Nu troops coming to harass them, and the shadow of death was always hanging over their heads.
The family is reunited today, but maybe tonight the slaves will destroy the city, and they won't be able to see the sun tomorrow.
Now that this dark cloud is finally gone, the Jian slaves will be wiped out, and they will be able to live a good life in the future, so why not make them happy.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you, can we go back to our hometown in Liaohe and Shenyang?"
A common person's shout rang out among the cheers, which immediately resonated with the surrounding people!
Looking at the emperor's slightly confused eyes, Yuan Keli whispered: "Your Majesty, most of the people in the Guanning Defense Line are from the Liaoyang area. After the Battle of Saarhu, Shenyang fell, and these people fled to the west bank of the Liao River.
After Guangning fell, these people withdrew with the army. Counting the time, it was almost ten years. "
Chongzhen was silent. In this society that attaches great importance to agriculture, it is understandable that he left his hometown and wandered after several wars. He wanted to return to his hometown.
"You have been away from home for more than ten years and are eager to return home. I can understand this, but it is not possible at the moment.
First, Liaoze blocked the way in and flooded a large area of cultivated land. How can you make a living if you don't have any cultivated land when you go back?
Secondly, although Jiannu was destroyed, I cannot guarantee whether there is still a small group of remaining Jiannu sergeants.
We must know that they massacred tens of thousands of people in Shenyang City. If we had not been in time, the entire Shenyang City would have become a ghost town.
For your safety, I mean that after the Liting sweep is completed and the entire Liaodong is cleaned up, if you want to go back to your hometown and live in peace, the court will provide each person with 20 taels of food and 50 taels of accommodation allowance.
It can be as short as three to five months, and I can go back before the end of the year, or as long as more than half a year, and I can go back after the spring of next year. Don't worry! "
"Long live your Majesty!"
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The cheers rang out again, far louder than before.
"Great, I've finally waited for this day!"
"I can finally go home. For so many years, every time I dream, it's the scene in my hometown!"
"It's been ten years. It's been ten years since I left my hometown. Judging from the weeds on dad's grave, I guess he's too tall!"
"Hey, you can still find the grave. It's hard to say whether I can find my parents' graves when I go back!"
"Cuihua, Brother Niu is coming back, you, you... wu wu..."
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The people cheered and told themselves about their tragic experiences over the years. It really made those who heard it sad and those who heard it shed tears.
Wait until the clouds open to see the moonlight, and wait until the flowers finally bloom. This sentence is very suitable to be used here.
On the city wall, the generals looked to the northeast, their eyes filled with sadness.
The city at the forefront of the Ming Dynasty has experienced countless battles. Every inch of the land outside the city is covered with the blood of the Ming Dynasty soldiers and Jiannu sergeants.
Jiannu attacked here countless times just because it was the front end of Guanning's defense line.
Only by breaking this city can the slave-building army advance downwards, reach Shanhaiguan, and even break through Shanhaiguan.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty defended desperately, because as long as Ningyuan was broken, several castles behind them would be in danger of falling, and the Ming Dynasty would also be in danger of falling.
After countless battles, this city that even killed Nurhachi seems to have withdrawn from the battle today.
"If Mr. Sun Ge were here, he would be the happiest!"
Listening to Yuan Keli's sigh, Chongzhen chuckled: "Yes, speaking of it, I want to thank Sun Aiqing, and I also want to thank you and Xiong Aiqing.
If Sun Aiqing had not insisted on repairing the Guanning defense line, Yuan Aiqing would have patrolled Denglai, reorganized military affairs, refined the navy, and raided the Liaohe Plain;
In Guangning, Xiong Aiqing used points and areas to defend the basic market. The three parties strategically arranged to involve Jiannu, so that Jiannu did not dare to advance lightly.
I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until I ascend the throne, let alone ask for slaves in the north! "
"Your Majesty is serious!"
"I'm telling the truth!"
Chongzhen's face became serious.
In the tripartite strategy, the most important thing is the existence of the Guanning Defense Line, which is the basic point of both defense and counterattack.
In the second year of Tianqi, Sun Chengzong asked himself to supervise Ji Liao to reorganize military affairs.
During the four years of supervising the division, he repaired nine large cities and forty-five fortresses, recruited and trained 110,000 soldiers and horses, established 12 vehicle camps, five water camps, two firearms camps, and eight forward and back-up camps.
There are millions of pieces of armor, military equipment, bows, arrows, artillery and other war equipment. The territory has been expanded by 400 miles, with 5,000 hectares of farmland, and an annual income of 150,000.
If it weren't for Sun Chengzong, where would the current Liaoxi Army be?
If it weren't for Sun Chengzong, how could Yuan Chonghuan kill Nurhachi and achieve the great victory in Ningyuan?
If it weren't for Sun Chengzong, how could there be anything about Yuan Chonghuan?
In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Sun Chengzong was forced to resign and Gao Di took office. He ordered Yuan Chonghuan to withdraw all his troops and defend Shanhaiguan.
If Yuan Chonghuan had not disobeyed the order, another guard would have withdrawn the army, and then Jiannu would have been able to hold the army in front of Shanhaiguan.
At that time, if Ming Dynasty wanted to regain its lost territory, it would have to attack one city at a time, but Ming Dynasty could not afford the losses caused by attacking the cities.
More importantly, without the 200-mile Guanning Defense Line, Jiannu could bypass and attack from multiple places.
Take the historical battle of Longjing Pass in the second year of Chongzhen. If the slaves were stationed in Shanhaiguan, and the army that broke through the pass cooperated internally and externally, Shanhaiguan could be easily breached, and the Ming Dynasty would be over.
But with the Guanning Defense Line, even if the slaves broke through, they would not dare to attack Shanhaiguan from the inside, because if Shanhaiguan is broken, there will still be more than two hundred miles of Guanning Defense Line outside, with hundreds of thousands of troops and dozens of castles there. , still can't get out.
As for the huge investment spent in building the Guanning Defense Line and the breeding of Liaoxi generals, it is nothing compared to this counterattack stepping stone, at least Chongzhen thinks so.
Trading space for time is a good deal.
As for why the money spent on repairing the Guanning Defense Line was not used to train troops, could it be that famous officials such as Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli, and Xiong Tingbi could not think of it?
Why Ming soldiers are dissatisfied with their pay and unstoppable when they are fully paid? This is all based on the general's fearlessness in battle.
But are there any famous generals at this time? Can famous players be reused?
Someone as strong as Qin Liangyu has not been reused, how can he expect other generals?
Listening to the cheers, Yuan Keli knelt down towards Chongzhen without any warning, his face full of sadness.
