He is preparing to hold another examination this year, continue to recruit and train new-style officials, and expand the scope of the experiment to Zhili, Henan, Shaanxi, and Gansu, so as to thoroughly consolidate the foundation of the Ming Dynasty in the north.

Xiong Tingbi, who is in Liaodong, has not been idle since the beginning of spring, and since the capture of Tieling and assimilation last year, he has been hoarding grain and grass and training troops. In terms of armament, guns and ammunition are constantly improving, more than 20 new cannons are equipped, more than 100 mortars are prepared, and "two-kick" small cannons are equipped to various squads.

According to Zhu Youxiao's arrangement for the whole army, Xiong Tingbi's new-style army is all conscription. Because there is enough land in Liaodong, coupled with the people who continue to migrate from Zhili and Shandong, Xiong Tingbi has no problem with the source of soldiers, and now he has raised 100,000 elite soldiers, and these 100,000 elite soldiers are led by He Shixian, You Shigong, Man Gui, Zhao Shujiao, and Mao Wenlong. Because the current weapons are not as fierce as those of later generations, that is, the coverage of artillery fire is not too strong, and the muskets still need to be fired in dense formations, so the formation method cannot be as streamlined as that of later generations. Xiong Tingbi's fierce generals all include 2,000 people from the "two-kicked" small artillery battalion, 5,000 infantry, 5,000 lancers, and 3,000 logistics troops. The fifteen thousand men under each lord were divided into three thousand households, with the thousand households as the basic combat unit, which could fight alone and assist each other in combat.

Xiong Tingbi himself and Sun Chuanting led the rest of the 25,000 men and horses, including all the cannons and mortars, and the cavalry was all light cavalry with one person and two horses. Because there are not too many wars in Liaodong that really need to dispatch 100,000 horses at once, unless it is to encircle and suppress the Jurchens on a large scale, there are more scattered small encirclements and suppressions, and Xiong Tingbi regards these small battles as actual combat training.

As the Ming army continued to grow stronger and stronger, it became more and more difficult for Nurhachi to contact the Horqin Mongols, especially after the alliance of the Yehnara tribe and the Ming army, the power continued to develop northward, and gradually there was a tendency to cut off their contact. The Nurhachi tribe was a little better, after all, his territory was a little larger, and seeing that the Ming army in the west was growing stronger, he began to develop in the direction of east and north, and at the same time began to quietly do business with North Korea.

The luck of the Horqin Mongols can be said to be terrible, when they fought jointly with the Jurchens, 20,000 elite cavalry were defeated by Sun Chuanting, and almost all the troops were wiped out, but Sun Chuanting did not take advantage of the victory to enter the Horqin steppe, giving them a chance to take a breather. However, Lin Dan Khan of the Chahar tribe did not let him go, Lin Dan Khan became strong with the support of the Ming Dynasty, and through the constant trade of cattle and sheep fat, he turned waste materials into silver, and controlled the grain, tea and other daily necessities channels of other Mongolian tribes through commodity monopoly trade, and other tribes had to befriend Lin Dan Khan. However, the Horqin Mongols united with the Jurchens to bully other Mongol tribes, and since then it has become the focus of Lin Dan Khan's attack. As a result, some of the smaller tribes attached to the Horqin Mongol tribe began to drift away, and the phenomenon of westward migration occurred. The Horqin Mongol tribe has been living here for hundreds of years, and it is very difficult to migrate, because migration means fighting, and the Horqin Mongols, who have just been hit by the Ming army, do not have so many elite cavalry to consume. So the Horqin Mongols decided to compromise with the Ming army, and their leader Oba convened the tribal Taiji to discuss, and at the tribal meeting, Oba and the Taiji unanimously decided to abandon the alliance with Nurhachi and move closer to the Ming Dynasty. The Horqin Mongol tribe closest to the Ming army, Taiji Zaisang Buhe, was very excited about this, because once he cooperated with the Ming army, he would be the tribe that would benefit the most, and Oba also felt that Taiji Zaisang Buhe was closest to the Ming army, so he entrusted him with full authority to negotiate cooperation with the Ming army.

Zaisang Buhe came to Liaoyang with gifts and an entourage, asking to see Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaodong. In order to show the sincerity of the peace talks, Zaisang Buhe made a bloody investment this time, not only brought a thousand war horses, but also herds of cattle and sheep, followed by Taiji from other tribes, as well as Zaisang Buhe's son Wu Keshan and daughter Borzigit. Hari Jula. This Borzigit. Hari Zhula also has a name called Hai Lanzhu, which is the girl who saw Sun Chuanting when the Horqin Mongol cavalry was defeated. Originally, the Mongolians didn't pay much attention to the defense of men and women, girls and boys rode horses and graze, and now they have to negotiate, anyway, there is not much more than one person, and there is no less person, and the daughter wants to follow Zaisang * Buhe and he didn't say anything, just follow it, anyway, he didn't care about the age when the child was still playing.

Out of consideration for the importance of this matter, Xiong Tingbi also ceremoniously brought people out to greet him, and most of the people who followed Xiong Tingbi out were civil officials, among which Sun Chuanting also wore a civilian uniform to accompany Xiong Tingbi out. This Hai Lanzhu followed behind her father, when she saw Sun Chuanting, she was taken aback, and her face flushed with red tides, that was the person she wanted to think about, she couldn't help but take a few steps forward, walked to Sun Chuanting, and stared at Sun Chuanting carefully.

Zai Sang Buhe was not angry when he saw his daughter's somewhat gaffe movements, only secretly happy in his heart, the general who fled back from his tribe had already told him how fierce Sun Chuanting was, but he didn't expect that this person was still a civil official, so it seems that this person must be both civil and military, and this person is still very young. With such an age and such a status, Zaisan is very satisfied. From this moment on, Zai Sang made up his mind to let the emperor of the Ming Dynasty give him a marriage and marry his daughter to Sun Chuanting.

Xiong Tingbi can't make the decision about negotiations, and after receiving Zaisang Buhe and his party, he arranged for them to go to the capital. Zaisang Buhe visited Xiong Tingbi privately and told Xiong Tingbi about his idea of marrying his daughter to Sun Chuanting. Xiong Tingbi is also very happy about this matter, and it is also an ability for his subordinates to be recognized, especially by his opponents, which is an honor. It's just that Sun Chuanting has already got married, and he hopes that Zai Sang Kaobu will think about the status of his daughter. Zai Sang Buhe said without hesitation that it is normal for a warrior to marry three wives and four concubines, and the customs in our place are the same as those of the Ming Dynasty, and we only hope that the general Yu will achieve good results. So, Xiong Tingbi sent Sun Chuanting to lead troops to escort Zaisang Buhe and his party to the capital to face the saint, so that Sun Chuanting could familiarize himself with Hai Lanzhu, so that the emperor would not agree to marry this guy again.

Zhu Youxiao warmly received Zaisang Buhe and his entourage, expressed his appreciation for the surrender of the Horqin Mongol tribe, and conducted comprehensive negotiations on the specific details. First, it can trade goods with the Horqin Mongol tribes, and the specific situation is controlled by Xiong Tingbi; Second, the Horqin Mongol tribe must sever any cooperation with the Jurchens; Third, the Horqin Mongol tribe must send some people to join the Ming army and accept the command of the Ming army; Fourth, the Horqin Mongol tribe will become part of the Ming Dynasty in the next ten years, and will be managed in accordance with the administrative management methods of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao in order to let the Horqin Mongol tribe completely surrender to the Ming Dynasty, he arranged for Zai Sang * Bu and Oba to visit the firearms factory, when they saw the powerful power of the hand-cranked machine gun, they were completely convinced, this is simply the nemesis of the cavalry, after returning they will tell Oba that only by fully and completely surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, the Horqin Mongol tribe can continue to survive.

As for Sun Chuanting's marriage, Zhu Youxiao did not hesitate at all, and immediately agreed to Zaisang Buhe's request, summoned Sun Chuanting to the study, and in front of Zai Sang, issued an order with Sun Chuanting to marry Hai Lanzhu to him as a flat wife, and asked him to treat Hai Lanzhu well.