No Jianlu had any doubts about this. After all, if Ningyuan City is occupied from now on, the cost will be much less than that of capturing Jinzhou before.
The extent to which Jianlu cared about Ningyuan City exceeded most people's imagination.
Even if the follow-up is almost 800 miles a day, it will be urgent to report the movement in Ningyuan City.
"Report, Xiangbai Banner Gushan Ezhen's troops stationed in Ningyuan, but no Ming army was found."
"Reported that Xiangbai Banner Gushan Ezhen's troops were stationed in Ningyuan for a day, but no trace of the Ming army was found. No Ming army was found around Jinzhou."
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Although he didn't see any movement from the Ming army, the more this happened, the more Jianlu felt that the Ming army had a big conspiracy. Therefore, the Jianlu reinforcements were worried that Jinzhou or Ningyuan would fall and be captured by the Ming army, so they marched as fast as possible.
Finally, Haizhou Jianlu reinforcements rushed to Jinzhou first, and then rushed to Ningyuan to join Turge's troops.
After hearing the news, Jierhalang's troops who rushed there breathed a sigh of relief.
However, he did not see the movements of the Ming army, and he was unsure, so he did not dare to slack off and continued to rush to the Ningjin front line.
On this day, Jierhalang finally led the army to Ningyuan City and stood on the top of Ningyuan City. He felt completely relieved and then confirmed: "Have you found any traces of the Ming army?"
"Back to Mr. Beile, I didn't find the Ming army stationed until Guanning Zhongqian Post." Turge, who had just received the news, quickly replied, "In addition, not only Guangning Tun forward guard, Guangning Zhong Hou Post, Ningyuan There are no Ming troops in the middle and right offices, and even the Ming people in the nearby villages are all empty!"
Jirharang was speechless after hearing this, and immediately withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Turge and said, "All the Ming people have disappeared. Have they withdrawn to the pass?"
"Except for the Ming army found on Juehua Island, no Ming people were found elsewhere!" Turge also said doubtfully, "Could it be that the Ming Kingdom was so frightened by the Battle of Songjin that it really had to give up outside the pass? Don’t you dare to fight me, Da Qing, anymore?”
Hearing this, Jierhalang couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
In the Battle of Songjin, the main reinforcements of the Ming army were transferred from within the pass. According to the news, they are the most capable generals in the pass. The entire army of 130,000 people was wiped out. No matter how vast the Ming Dynasty was, it would still be unbearable, right? What's more, there is also chaos in the pass. It is said that bandits have captured many cities in the Ming Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Jierhalang was really a little doubtful. Could it be that the Ming court was really frightened and retreated knowing that it could not defeat the Qing Dynasty?
He was thinking about it, but Turg didn't think about it that much. Once Jierhalang's army arrives, Ningyuan City will be truly captured. And this merit belongs to him, Turge.
Therefore, at this time, he felt particularly proud. Unable to suppress his excitement, he said to Jierhalang: "I sent someone to check it out. The long stretch from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou is full of grain fields cultivated by the Ming Dynasty. Now, although there are some It's been destroyed and abandoned, but with a little tidying up, we can still farm. In the future, maybe we won't have to transport grain from Liaodong, and we can be self-sufficient here in Ningjin!"
Hearing this, Jierhalang was also happy. The next day, he personally led the army to Guangning Zhongqian Post and found that the Ming army was backed by Shanhaiguan and well prepared. He knew that there was no way to fight here, so he withdrew.
Along the way, I saw the grain fields cultivated by Mingren. Even though he had a calm temper among the slave chiefs, he was very happy.
When the army assembled in Shengjing reached Haizhou, they received Jierhalang's report, stopped moving forward, and finally turned back to Shengjing.
All the Jianlu prisoners were very happy that the Ming army was so frightened that they fled back to the pass, allowing them to easily capture the large area of Ningyuan. Many people even thought that if the Ming army was so weak, it would be better to take advantage of the victory and pursue it and fight into the pass.
In short, as Ningyuan City was captured by Jianlu, Jianlu's morale reached a peak.
"Quick, quick, report this good news to the master, maybe the master's dragon body will be cured!"
In the Shengjing Palace, the servants rushed to report the good news to Huang Taiji.
As expected, Huang Taiji, who had just woken up from a coma, immediately asked Ning Yuan about the situation there, and the good news arrived. Hearing that the Ming army was so frightened that they fled into the pass. The Qing Dynasty had firmly controlled Ningyuan City, and even sent troops to garrison several guard cities. Ningyuan could be said to be impregnable. Suddenly, he was so energetic. I learned a lot and took the rare opportunity to go to Chongzheng Hall to discuss matters.
"Master, I think I should sue the Taimiao to let Taizu know that Master has captured Ningyuan!" Fan Wencheng, who claimed to be a descendant of Fan Zhongyan and took the initiative to join the Jianlu, was the first to go out and said happily.
Everyone knew about Taizu's resentment towards Ning Yuan. When Fan Wencheng said this, others immediately followed suit.
Huang Taiji was happy to hear this, so he immediately agreed and asked them to prepare to tell Taizu's spirit in heaven about the good news.
Afterwards, Huang Taiji turned to look at Zu Dashou and asked him: "Does Zu Qing think that the Ming Dynasty court is really frightened? Who should be in charge of this matter in the court?"
"I don't know the end of the general!" Zu Dashou shook his head and replied after hearing this.
As soon as he heard what he said, the obedient king Kong Youde became angry and immediately shouted: "Zu Dashou, do you still want to escape back to the Ming Dynasty?"
After hearing this, Zu Dashou ignored him and just said to Huang Taiji: "The general is just a warrior in the border town. How can the general in the court be involved? To be honest, after hearing this, the general Still a little surprised.”
Ningyuan can also be said to be Zu Dashou's hometown. After the construction of Jinzhou City, he moved to Jinzhou and managed Jinzhou as his territory. Ningyuan was his in-laws and the territory of the rising star Wu Sangui.
Zu Dashou was really surprised that the imperial court gave up on Ning Yuan.
In fact, even Huang Taiji himself was a little confused about this, so he asked this question.
Luo Xiujin, another traitor who was a scholar and had defected to Jianlu, was jealous that Fan Wencheng had taken the lead. At this time, he quickly said: "Master, if you are familiar with the court of the Ming Dynasty, no one is more familiar with it than Ji Liao." Governor Hong Chengchou is the best one, why not call him and ask him?"
Hearing this, Huang Taiji nodded, but then shook his head and said: "He hasn't surrendered yet, how can he say it?"
"Master, if he really wants to die, how can he become a prisoner of our Qing Dynasty? Now that he has not surrendered, he is just waiting for a price!" After hearing this, Luo Xiujin showed a bit of contempt and immediately replied.
Hong Chengchou's official position was so high that he was already at the top of the Ming Dynasty, and he was still a civil servant. If he could surrender to the Qing Dynasty, the impact would definitely be significant. It is not unreasonable for Hong Chengchou to want to wait for the price.
Huang Taiji agreed with Luo Xiujin's view and thought about how to get Hong Chengchou to surrender as soon as possible.
Therefore, due to the flapping of butterfly wings, Hong Chengchou, who originally had to wait for some time before surrendering, was persuaded by Huang Taiji's woman, just like in history, and finally surrendered to Jianqiu while still holding the pipa and half covering his face.
When Huang Taiji heard this, he immediately laughed out loud and quickly acted like a polite corporal. Just as he was about to help Hong Chengchou, who was kowtowing and kneeling, in a cordial manner, suddenly the urgent report arrived again.
However, Huang Taiji did not rush to read the emergency report, but still helped Hong Chengchou up and said repeatedly: "I have received help from Hong Qing, just like the ancestor of the Han Dynasty learned about Ziliang!"
Comparing himself to Zhang Liang, Hong Chengchou was also happy, so he pretended to be coy and interacted with Huang Taiji.
Later, Huang Taiji went to read the memorial, and a look of astonishment suddenly appeared on his face.
Hong Chengchou had recently taken refuge, and when he really wanted to show off, seeing Huang Taiji's appearance, he quickly said: "I don't know what your majesty is facing, I would like to help your majesty with the details!"
Huang Taiji did not answer immediately. He stared at Hong Chengchou. When he was a little confused, he slowly said to Hong Chengchou: "The Ming Dynasty court knew that Hong Qing would abandon the secret and turn to the light. It had already thrown Hong Qing into some treacherous hall." !”
"Pfft" sounded several times, and immediately, several people in the hall couldn't help laughing. Although the laughter was short and stopped immediately, it was still a laugh after all.
Suddenly, Hong Chengchou blushed: Could it be that he was so unbearable in the eyes of the world, and they...they were sure that he would not die?
At this moment, he was really sad.
When Huang Taiji saw that he was the one who could cause trouble, he immediately changed the subject and asked Hong Chengchou: "Hong Qing, there is a Duke Xingguo in the court of the Ming Dynasty now. He is the new commander of the Jinyi Guards and has great power. This internal withdrawal He is in charge of affairs within the pass. And it is reported that he has a lot of money, which makes up for the pay arrears of the Ming army. Do you know this person?"
"..." Hong Chengchou was dumbfounded. When did such a person appear in the court? Duke Xingguo? Never heard of it! Isn’t it Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards? What happened to him?
Obviously, Huang Taiji could not ask anything about Zhang Mingwei from Hong Chengchou, which made the traitors who were jealous of the courtesy Hong Chengchou received very happy.
Huang Taiji did not look disappointed, but turned to Fan Wencheng and said, "Send someone immediately to contact your family to see what is going on in the pass?"
Later, when he began to allocate the newly occupied land, he discovered another problem: how many troops should be stationed in Jinzhou and Ningyuan, and who should be sent? There are also grain fields over there. It's a pity that they are abandoned, but no one is planting them unless they are sent from Liaodong.
Suddenly, the problem of population was placed in front of Huang Taiji again.
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In this regard, it is actually another strategy to strengthen the wall and clear the field, which was originally within Zhang Mingwei's expectations. After Jianlu occupied the nearby city of Ningyuan, he couldn't help but snap his fingers and thought to himself: "Let you eat more, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive you! Then I will move again, see how you respond?"
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