Seriously, when Zhang Mingwei received an eight-hundred-mile expeditious, if it wasn't for the messenger who preemptively said that it was a great victory, he really thought that Jianyu had entered the customs.

It's rare that an 800-mile rush is a good thing!

After opening the good news, I have to say that Li Laiheng's performance surprised him quite a bit.

However, if you think about it carefully, it seems that there is such a great victory, and it is also reasonable.

First of all, Li Laiheng was born as a thief and already knew how to fight guerrilla warfare, knowing when to advance and when to retreat in the enemy's hinterland.

In addition, his luck is good, when he first landed in Liaodong, he met the messenger sent by Zu Dashou, and he knew a lot about the inside story of Liaodong Jianyu.

Finally, and most importantly, it happened that Huang Taiji had mobilized all the cavalry troops except for the front line, and had left Liaodong for the Mongolian steppe.

These factors add up, and with a little luck in this war, this is the result.

Of course, Zhang Mingwei will not publicize this, he only needs to emphasize the results.

Emperor Chongzhen even mentioned in his letter to him that he had mentioned to Emperor Chongzhen that he would set Li Laiheng up as an example, which had attracted more thieves to accept Zhao'an and quell the civil strife as soon as possible. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen asked, what should he do under this great victory?

Zhang Mingwei asked people to pass on the good news, and he began to think about this matter that he had already considered before. Soon, he stopped the excited Zhu Yujiao and asked her to write the chapter on her behalf.

First, immediately start to rebuild Dongjiang Town, and the blow to the hinterland of Liaodong cannot be just like this. Li Laiheng could serve as the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, accept the jurisdiction of the governor of Shanyong, and cooperate with the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan to fight. It is necessary to attack Jianyu from east to west, and firmly nail Jianyu to Liaodong to avoid invading the Guannei.

Second, the significance of this great victory was not ordinary, it was a very important victory, and it was recommended to crown Li Laiheng as the commander of Liaodong and posthumously crown his ancestors to emphasize the meaning of honoring the ancestors.

Third, the dead and wounded officers and men were carried out with great fanfare in accordance with the "Regulations on the Preferential Treatment of Pensions for Soldiers of the Ming Dynasty."

Fourth, those people of the Ming Dynasty who were rescued should be sent home by the imperial court with great fanfare, and a certain amount of compensation should be given to show the responsibility of the imperial court.

Fifth, since Jianyu's plan to invade Qin by bypassing the Mongolian steppe had been bankrupt, it was suggested that Sun Chuanting, the governor of the three sides, should immediately send troops into Shu to fight. He is not required to eliminate all the rebels and thieves who have entered Shu, at least to ensure that the rebels and thieves will not flow through Sichuan to Qin. Of course, on the northern border pass, it is still necessary to leave enough troops, at least there is no problem in defending the city.

After this piece was issued, Zhang Mingwei had a clearer goal for the next war arrangement.

Immediately, he began to issue a series of military orders. He asked Jiangxi to gather troops and strictly prevent Zhang Xianzhong's troops from going south. There is also Changsha Mansion in the south of Huguang, which is even more vigilant.

Zhang Mingwei planned that if Zhang Xianzhong's troops could not be eliminated on the spot, he would also drive Zhang Xianzhong's troops to Sichuan, and put an end to all the thieves and rebels in Shu. The terrain over there is suitable for closing the door and beating the dog.

Subsequently, he immediately summoned the backbone of the literary and artistic soldiers through Zhu Yujiao to create art for the deeds of Li Laiheng's victorious return, and immediately launched a new round of public opinion war against the current thieves. Even he himself took the pen and wrote some sample stories.

The main focus is to emphasize that Li Laiheng woke up, abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, fought for the country, entrusted the imperial court with important tasks, trusted him, led the army alone, and finally rescued the people of the Ming Dynasty and glorified his ancestors.

I advise the thieves on the other side to learn from Li Laiheng, stop being thieves, harm the people, and shame the ancestors, and there will be no good end.

As soon as this new round of propaganda offensive began, it immediately caused a great sensation on the side of the thieves on the other side.

Of course, this sensation doesn't mean that everyone is talking about it. There is a military advisor Xu Yixian watching, and he also caught the deserters and hanged them in a row, who dares to be the first bird.

But, in private, they all started talking about it.

People are like this, they are most afraid of being more afraid of people than others.

Look at Li Laiheng, taking into account the brotherhood, I hope that my brother will have a day of repentance, not to fight his former brother, to fight the Jianyu who is in full swing, but he returned victorious.

This ability, this ability, that is called a hero, this is a well-known man, glorious ancestors!

And on my side, this is called what they are doing, the folks in my hometown are poking their backbones!

A similar situation also appeared in the thief general Li Dingguo. His conviction began to waver again.

Even once, he asked Xu Yixian: "Military advisor, didn't Li Laiheng also participate in the burning of the Fengyang Emperor's Mausoleum, why did the imperial court still let him lead the army alone, and now that he has been able to make contributions, will he settle accounts after the autumn?" ”

"Of course, I will definitely settle accounts after the fall!" Xu Yixian listened and replied without hesitation, "Didn't you find out?" Li Laiheng has made such a great contribution, does the court have any rewards? I'll tell you, if someone like us really wants to be recruited, then he will be used to death, and he wants to glorify the glory of his ancestors and want to be beautiful! ”

"But I heard that it was Li Laiheng himself who asked to fight Jianyu!" Li Dingguo listened to it and objected a little, "He doesn't want to fight with his original brother, and the court agreed!" ”

Xu Yixian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then immediately explained: "So, I'm right, the imperial court wants to use him to death, fight with Jianlu, kill him, or die Jianlu, it's no different!" ”

Li Dingguo still had doubts, and immediately raised a new question: "But I heard that there are only about 1,000 brothers he brought, but the imperial court handed over nearly 4,000 Guanning cavalry to him to command, if it is to be used to death, then will the imperial court also use these Guanning cavalry to death?" ”

"......" Xu Yixian was speechless when he heard this. This is something that his point of view cannot explain.

Seeing Li Dingguo's eyes staring at him, waiting for him to answer, Xu Yixian suddenly became a little irritable, and immediately replied regardless of it: "That's the words of the imperial court, do you really believe it?" ”

This answer seems to be reasonable. But it's definitely not the best answer, anyway, Li Dingguo listened to it, but he didn't agree with his statement.

Xu Yixian was a little afraid of him, and when he saw his appearance, he immediately took the lead, lowered his face and shouted: "You have to remember your identity." You're old now, and you can't tell which rumors are. In the future, it is only right to listen less to the nonsense of the other side! ”

Seeing that he had spoken, Li Dingguo held back the doubts in his heart and said no more.

However, Xu Yixian was still a little worried, so he immediately sent someone to tell Zhang Xianzhong about the situation. Remind Zhang Xianzhong that the rumors of the imperial court officials and soldiers are very strong, the army's morale is unstable, and the defense line in other directions must also be dealt with carefully.

Zhang Xianzhong was already unhappy because the fifth battalion of Gezuo abandoned him, and he became even more irritable after hearing this. His first instinct told him that Wuchang couldn't hold it.

So, he immediately issued an order, asking Ai Nengqi, who was in charge of the south, to try to attack Changsha Mansion as a retreat for the army, because he didn't want to go west to Shu to join in the fun.

Half a month later, the good news about Li Laiheng and the court's reward for Li Laiheng officially spread to the south.

Zhang Mingwei's suggestion, of course, Emperor Chongzhen accepted all of them.

It is said that Emperor Chongzhen personally met with the cavalry soldiers who fought in Liaodong, and let Li Laiheng take the lead in parading the streets, accepting the congratulations of the people of Beijing, not to mention the glory, and finally the emperor also named Li Laiheng as the uncle of Liaodong.

The news of this knighthood immediately shook the military generals of the imperial court and the thieves. Now among the generals who lead the troops, the one who can be knighted is just one Zhou Yuji. And Li Laiheng is still a thief, according to the words of later generations, he is not the kind of root and Miao Hong, the emperor doesn't care at all, and he even sealed a Liaodong uncle, this is really the glory of the ancestors!

Needless to say, after Li Dingguo heard this, his belief was completely shaken.

The imperial court is getting better, and the soldiers of the righteous army have a way out, so why continue to fight? The people's hearts are already on the side of the court, what can they do if they fight again?

His situation, as long as there is a certain amount of time, it is estimated that it will be a matter of course.

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At the same time, the news of Liaodong's victory also spread to Fujian.

In the Fujian Navy Guerrilla Mansion, Zheng Zhilong was furious.

Originally, his son was valued by the prince and taken by his side, and his future prospects could be expected, of course he was very happy.

However, the son came back suddenly, not only did he come back, but he also brought back a piece of news, saying that the imperial court had appointed him as the deputy general in charge of the Denglai Water Division, and he was going to be transferred north from his Lao Tzu to report to Dengzhou. This matter made Zheng Zhilong angry at once.

In the previous time, Emperor Chongzhen had actually issued a special decree to Zheng Zhilong, and anyway, he was saying good things, asking Zheng Zhilong's side to divide the fleet to the north to rebuild Dongjiang Town.

However, Zheng Zhilong's will to Emperor Chongzhen is naturally contrary to the yang and the yin. Sending the fleet to the north has the advantage of a fart, it is far better to be the king and hegemon on the southeast coast and collect so much protection money every year!

Because, while shouting, the imperial court has never added a warship to the Fujian sailors, and there are few warships in his hand, which means to shout poverty. said that the Hongyi on the other side was not happy, if the troops in his hands were too small, maybe the Hongyi would come to attack the Ming coast again.

After crying and being poor, he said that the emperor's will, he must obey it, even if it is difficult for himself, he must meet the emperor's requirements, reluctantly, put together a few boats, so much, you look at it!

In the end, he didn't say it himself, but let his subordinates faintly reveal that if your court is ruthless, believe it or not, he will go back to being a pirate!

Originally, Zheng Zhilong thought that the matter of the court would be settled in this way, but he didn't expect that the court had hit his son with the idea.