Emperor Chongzhen appeared here, and calculated the most appropriate time to enter the battlefield, and won an unprecedented victory. This was enough to prove that they had guessed that Emperor Chongzhen was a living god in this world, and there was no doubt about it. In this case, it would be strange for them to be ungrateful.
Emperor Chongzhen naturally encouraged them and rewarded each of them with a Class-A eavesdropping seed. After all, this is the first time we meet, so this meeting gift is a must.
As the sun set, Emperor Chongzhen, accompanied by Hong Chengchou and surrounded by many generals, climbed to the top of Mingwei Fort and looked at the plain where the Volga River is located.
In previous lives, this place was always the territory of Tsarist Russia. But now, after this battle, the Ming Dynasty is as stable as a mountain, and there is no longer a force in the surrounding area that can compete with the Ming army in Mingwei Fort.
The land here is fertile. It can not only guarantee the oil fields to the east of the Ural Mountains, but also explore and control the oil fields in the Eastern European plains. It is a good place!
While he was thinking about it, the Ming army soldiers below the tower noticed his voice, and immediately they all shouted excitedly. Not only that, this night, in each military camp, even if they were prohibited from speaking due to military discipline, some soldiers could not help but whisper about the emperor's glorious deeds in the camp.
Early the next morning, soldiers reported that they had found the body of Ottoman Prime Minister Koprülü.
In response, Emperor Chongzhen had Koprulu's body hoisted to the prison camp for public display. And he himself held the first military meeting at Mingwei Fort.
Many generals of the Ming Dynasty all stood up straight with their heads held high and their morale seemed particularly high.
This scene was seen by Hong Chengchou, and he had to sigh in his heart. The difference between the emperor's presence and his absence was really huge!
After Emperor Chongzhen came out and everyone had finished the ceremony, he announced: "I have said before that since I am here this time, I will destroy the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire, and let others know that they are definitely not the ones who caused the Ming Dynasty. It’s bearable.”
If someone else had said this and said that they wanted to destroy the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire, no one would believe it. Especially the local natives such as Racine and Punchuk would not believe it.
After all, the Ottoman Empire has always dominated Central Asia and has a vast territory. Although the Persian Empire is relatively worse, it is not much different. How is it possible to wipe out these two countries at once?
However, now that Emperor Chongzhen said this, none of the people below him doubted it. Everyone seemed very excited and felt extremely honored to have participated in the battle to destroy the country.
While they were getting excited, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Hong Chengchou and called him by name: "Hong Qing!"
"The minister is here!" Hong Chengchou heard this and immediately came out of the queue to echo.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and immediately ordered: "You will immediately recall the people of the Ming Dynasty in the north to restore farming and animal husbandry in the Volga River Basin. You will also select available people from them to supervise the prisoners, expand Mingwei Fort, and continue to open up wasteland."
More than 100,000 prisoners, this is a large number of labor force. In addition to allowing them to continue to develop the Volga River Basin, Emperor Chongzhen also wanted to turn Mingwei Fort into Mingwei City, making it the basis for the Ming Dynasty to rule the Volga River Basin. And use this as the center to build satellite towns, operate this place, make it a prosperous area, and continue to reduce the transportation of military supplies and other supplies.
"I obey my orders!" Hong Chengchou heard this and immediately responded in a deep voice.
He was very happy about this. If the emperor's request can be realized, then no matter how many generations in the future, as long as the Ming Dynasty's deeds in the west are mentioned, Hong Chengchou, the first generation of Ming Dynasty's meritorious ministers to expand the territory, will inevitably be mentioned.
Zhang Qian, the Ban Chao who has left his name in history, only reached the area near the Tianshan Mountains, but he himself went as far as the Volga River Basin. From this, it can be seen that his reputation in future generations will definitely not be worse than these two.
As he was thinking, he suddenly heard Emperor Chongzhen raise his voice and say: "Hong Qing opened up Mingwei Fort for the Ming Dynasty and guarded it for many years. He also blocked the attacks of Tsarist Russia, Ottoman and other countries, which is a great contribution. Therefore, I I granted you the title of Marquis of Mingwei and a bachelor of Wuying Palace..."
Hearing this, Hong Chengchou felt a "boom" on his forehead, and he could no longer hear what the emperor was saying behind him.
A bachelor, in fact, a minister of the cabinet, was the most desired by the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty; and the sudden title of a prince made him have no time to prepare, and he was completely confused.
From the time he guarded Tianshan Luntai to Mingwei Fort, his goal was to reach the height of Wang Yangming and Lu Xiangsheng being knighted as civil servants.
Although Hong Chengchou himself felt that based on his merits and the emperor's temper, he should be able to be knighted. However, he still didn't expect that the emperor would directly make him a marquis, which was higher than Wang Yangming and Lu Xiangsheng. This kind of unexpected joy really shocked him.
Although Punchuk holds the title of Duke and Racine also holds the title of Marquis, their titles cannot be compared with Hong Chengchou's title. Before Hong Chengchou was knighted, both Punchuk and Racine had to obey Hong Chengchou's orders. Today, even less so.
After Hong Chengchou came back to his senses, he was so excited that he almost wanted to cry. Even though he was old, it did not hinder his excitement. He immediately knelt down and thanked Tian En: "I will do my best and die to repay your kindness." !”
When he got up, other generals congratulated him. The hall was suddenly filled with joy.
Emperor Chongzhen waited for them to be happy for a while, and then said loudly: "Everyone will listen to the order!"
Upon hearing this, the generals in the hall lined up one after another, clasping their fists in anticipation of the order.
"I have decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue, defeat the invading enemy in one fell swoop, and join forces with the rest of the tribes in the Tang Kingdom!" Emperor Chongzhen spoke forcefully and left no room for doubt, "I will give you one day to prepare, and you will go out with me early tomorrow morning!"
"General, I obey!" Upon hearing this, many generals excitedly announced the order.
After they returned, the news spread. Immediately, the officers and soldiers of the Ming army, who had the opportunity to accompany him on the expedition, were all in high spirits, even happier than picking up a gold ingot.
Because there are many examples that have proven that as long as you go on an expedition, there is a high probability that no one will die, and you can earn military honors that you can't even imagine. For example, a certain deputy commander-in-chief was just a commander-in-chief who kept the flag at night, but he went on an expedition and easily killed countless people. He also achieved so many military exploits that he was promoted to the top in just a few years. .
Now he is going on an expedition to destroy the Persian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. In this process, there will definitely be more military achievements than when the Mughal Empire was destroyed.
In short, in one word, fighting with the emperor is the favorite of all soldiers!
Early the next morning, Emperor Chongzhen set off with more than 60,000 cavalry troops. There was no way, since the Ming Dynasty occupied the grasslands, the Western Regions, and the Volga River Basin, there was no shortage of horses or soldiers on horseback. This expedition was all cavalry. Many of them are even equipped with one person and two horses.
However, more than 10,000 of them are herdsmen. Their main task is to drive the herds south behind the army and provide the food and grass supplies needed by the army.
Before leaving, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to Hong Chengchou: "There is no need to send him off. You have a lot to do, so go ahead and get busy!"
"Your Majesty, I am not in a hurry." After hearing this, Hong Chengchou quickly expressed his position: "I haven't seen the emperor for many years. I just want to see more of the emperor."
Well, you can watch it if you want. Emperor Chongzhen heard this, thought in his mind, and then ordered him: "Among the more than 100,000 captives, some can be selected for use. I believe these things, and you know what you are thinking, so I won't explain more!"
"Wei Chen understands that Wei Chen will definitely do his duty and will never distract the emperor!" After hearing this, Hong Chengchou expressed his stance again.
Emperor Chongzhen was relatively relieved about Hong Chengchou, so he did not go far and quickly led the army away.
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What they didn't expect was that someone was actually planning this Mingwei Fort.
The Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire united to conquer the Ming Dynasty. Not only did they mobilize their own troops, but they also recruited troops from the vassal state. It is impossible for such a big movement not to attract the attention of surrounding forces.
However, among the neighboring countries, the Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania is the largest. However, this country and Tsarist Russia turned against each other, and both sides suffered losses. Subsequently, Sweden tore up the contract and occupied Poland's northern territories while Poland was suppressing internal rebellion.
The Czech Republic and Austria in the south were similar. Seeing an opportunity to take advantage, they also sent troops to encroach on Poland's southern territory. Unable to spare his hands, he stabbed the Ottoman Empire in the back.
However, there is one country that has nothing to worry about, and that is the "polar bear" hiding in a remote place in the north, licking its wounds.
After Tsar Alexei received the news, he was immediately moved. He did not think that the Ming army could withstand such a large-scale attack. In this way, he was thinking about Samara Fort, which was occupied by the Ming army.
If Tsarist Russia could retake Samara Fort, the Eastern European plains between Moscow and Samara Fort would become much safer. It will definitely be of great help to Tsarist Russia to work hard and develop silently.
Based on this consideration, Alexei sent out scouts to spy on news from the east, and at the same time began to secretly prepare for war, hoping to see if there was any chance of profiting from the situation and reviving Tsarist Russia.
When he received news that the Ottoman Prime Minister Koprulu had led an army to surround Mingwei Fort and was in a stalemate with the Ming army, Alexei thought that an opportunity had come.
He secretly gathered his troops again and quietly marched eastward, preparing to find a good opportunity to intervene.
As a result, Alexey never expected that before he reached the area around Samara Fort, he heard the urgent message from the scouts, indicating that the emperor of the country had arrived with reinforcements, and the Ottoman army was completely annihilated.
