After Du Du and Erli went to Yizhou, Zhu Youzhen was not idle. Liu Jingting rushed to the front line from Longshan to discuss with Haoge and Daishan how to redeem the prisoners with yellow flags and red flags.

Huang Daozhou, on the other hand, returned to Longshan and, together with Zhuo Erbi, assisted Hailanzhu in counting the population of Karaqin and other Mongol tribes in this steppe.

Of the 19 Niu Lu inlaid with yellow flags brought out by Hao Ge this time, except for the 5 Niu Lu soldiers who lost their combat effectiveness on the battlefield, the other 14 Niu Lu soldiers all became prisoners of the Ming army. Among them, nearly six Niu Lu's soldiers with yellow flags chose to take refuge in Du Du and no longer followed Hauge back to Houjin.

These soldiers with yellow flags who stayed behind felt that following a captured Haoge obviously had no future, and the Ming army said that they were left to their choice, but it was difficult to say if they were not sincere. Anyway, when the old Khan dealt with the Han people who refused to surrender, they were all killed, and they didn't want to risk their lives.

As for the other eight Niu Lu's soldiers with yellow flags, although they chose to go home with suspicion, according to the requirements of the Ming people, these people had to pay for their own redemption to compensate for the losses of the people of Liaoxi who were invaded.

People are under the eaves, and they can not bow their heads. Hauge had already planned to accept the request to redeem his subordinates, but the Ming people converted the annual salary of his new army into three years, and the way armor, weapons, and food expenses were calculated separately was really too big for a lion, and it was not a figure he could come up with at all.

Dai Shan also felt the heavy financial pressure, even if Chongzhen gave him a 20% discount, he couldn't take out the money immediately. In the end, Daishan and Haoge each signed a loan for Chongzhen and borrowed money from the emperor to fill the hole. However, Dai Shan was okay, because he had a business with the Four Seas Trading Company before, so he could bring back all the captured men and horses. However, Hauge could only pick three cattle and record them back, and the rest had to be used as collateral. Under Hauge's plea to Chongzhen, the number of people who could go back with him rose to 250.

However, in this way, in order to see who could go back first, the captured soldiers with yellow flags had an internal strife, and many people who were not picked by Hauge in the first batch were resentful.

Hauge really didn't have time to relieve these men, and he was now looking forward to the early return of Elley and Dudu to get him out of captivity.

Also in these days, after accepting the emperor's reward, Guiyingcha and Arslan returned to Guihua City from Chengde and Zhangjiakou with their booty, armor and weapons captured from the Later Jin army.

On the evening of the sixth day of the first month of the fourth year of Chongzhen, Erli first returned with a group of men, and he brought back the news that Zhenghuangqi and a part of the Han army were returning to Yizhou from the front. On the 8th of January, Du Du also ran back with his men and horses, and he told everyone: When the Zhenghuang Banner Brigade was about to arrive in Yizhou, the troops suddenly divided into two routes, and the main force turned to Beizhen, and part of the troops went to Yizhou with the Han army, and began to collect grain in the Yizhou area to rebuild the city of Yizhou.

Huang Taiji's order to Dai Shan was also sent to He Shuotu that night, and the order required him to withdraw to Guannai as soon as possible, and if the Ming army had a large group of men and horses to pursue, he would continue to retreat to Beizhen.

At noon on the ninth day of the first month, after Zhu Youzhen hosted a banquet to entertain Dai Shan and Haoge, the Ming army gave way to the road leading to the canyon, and saw Dai Shan and Haoge lead the army to retreat into the depths of the canyon. Three days later, Zhu Youzhen returned to Longshan and joined up with Hai Lanzhu, Zhuo Erbi and others stationed here.

Hai Lanzhu, Zhuo Erbi and others counted the population of various departments of the grassland during this period, totaling 13,000 households. Among them, 7,000 households are part of the 36 departments that have previously surrendered to the Ming Dynasty; The other 6,000 households are centrists and close to the 36 tribes of the Guanmen, as well as other tribes.

Zhu Youzhen talked freely with the leaders of the tribes such as Hai Lanzhu, Zhuo Erbi, Huang Daozhou, and the captured Seleng for nearly three days, and finally decided to increase the original four banners of Karaqin to eight banners, each of which was for 1,000 herdsmen.

The other 5,000 households were rewarded to each meritorious soldier, of which Hai Lanzhu was given 800 households as his own ears, and Seleng swore allegiance to Hai Lanzhu and managed his ears. Du Du was also distributed to 800 households, and generals such as Wu Huai, Sang Kun, and Ai Erli were also rewarded one by one.

The 5,000 households were divided into six administrative units, which were located in the upper reaches of the Laoha River, Kuanhe River, Daling River, and Xiaoling River, and 100 households were set up in Yongsan and other places to monitor the movements of Yiju.

On the 16th of January, Zhu Youzhen left the aftermath of the war to Huang Daozhou, Wednesday Wei and others, and he took the imperial camp and the 4th battalion of the 1st Cavalry Division to cross the valley in the middle of the Songling Mountains to the Xiaoling River Valley, and went down the Xiaoling River into the border wall of Jinzhou, which lasted 10 days.

After entering the Jinzhou border wall, Zhu Youzhen learned from the local soldiers and civilians that the Houjin army had withdrawn from this area just over 10 days ago.

On the 27th of the first month, Zhu Youzhen entered Jinzhou City, and Sun Chengzong led the generals to greet him at the West City Gate. Seeing that Sun Chengzong wanted to bow down, Zhu Youzhen quickly stepped forward and supported him and said, "Mr. Sun, why do you need to be like this, you guys should also get up, it's freezing this day, don't get cold." ”

Sun Chengzong looked up at Chongzhen, and said with a red face: "The old minister is incompetent, although he has a drill plan, he still fell for Jianyu's treacherous scheme, so that my Ming Dynasty suffered defeat again, this is all because the minister has no way to govern the army, and the minister is willing to accept the guilt." Thanks to His Majesty's personal supervision of the war and his surprise troops in Yizhou, he forced Jianyu to retreat without food, and the ministers really have no shame to have high hopes for His Majesty. ”

Zhu Youzhen glanced at the generals of Liaoxi and the staff officers of the base camp who came to greet them, they all bowed their heads and said nothing, their expressions were also very ugly, and Man Gui hid at the end of the team, not daring to meet his eyes.

Relying on the Ningjin defense line, the armies of western Liaoning actually made a bad account, not only did they not take any advantage, but they also lost an army to Houjin. When the Houjin army withdrew, the Mangui Division, which was the head of all armies before the war, had been crippled. Man Gui took more than 4,000 people to attack, but when he came down from Songshan, there were only **100 people left, and he also lost all the horses.

Man Gui himself also found it difficult to face the emperor, he had already lost a battle in Santun Camp last year, and it was Chongzhen who re-replenished his pro-military horses. As a result, this time he fell for Houjin's tricks again, and almost lost all of his men. The previous time it could be said that it was a friendly drag, but this time he didn't know who to blame.

failed twice, but both lost face in front of the emperor. If he hadn't been able to swallow this breath, he wouldn't have wanted to come down from Songshan Fort alive before. Man Gui was ready to be reprimanded and punished by the emperor, and he only hoped that Chongzhen would spare his life and give him a chance to prove himself.

Without mentioning how Man Gui fought in his heart, or how listless these generals and staff officers were, Zhu Youzhen had already stopped and said seriously to Sun Chengzong: "Mr. Sun's words are not right, our battle with Houjin still has to focus on the overall situation, how can we separate the various battlefields and only talk about the merits of the head?"

In my opinion, whether it is Yizhou, Jinzhou, Ningyuan, Jinzhou, or Kuandian, every battle on the battlefield has made its own contribution to forcing the Jin army to retreat in this war.

Moreover, the greatest achievement of this battle should lie in Jinzhou rather than in Yizhou, without the Jinzhou, Songshan, and Ningyuan fronts dragging the main force of the Houjin Eight Banners, how could our army be able to win the victory in the Yizhou area to defeat the Yellow Banner and the Zhenghong Banner, and burn the Yizhou granary?

General Mangui, please come forward, I want to say that this merit lies in the defense of Songshan led by you. Without the tenacity of your troops, there would be no victories on other battlefields..."

Man Gui's face turned red, and he stammered at Chongzhen: "Minister, the minister doesn't dare to take this credit, if it weren't for the minister's rash attack, there would be no siege of Songshan, and the minister's subordinates would not have lost most of it." The minister is really guilty and useless. ”

Zhu Youzhen patted him on the shoulder and said, "It is indeed a violation to go out of the city after believing in the gullibility of asking for help." But as the defender of Ningyuan City, whether to send troops according to your own judgment or not, this is your power, and I don't think it is the highest.

You are able to hold your position with your troops, surrounded by superior enemy forces, and this is your credit and the credit of the soldiers you lead. For the soldiers who died in the defense of Songshan, the base camp should not only draw up a compensation plan, but also draw up a reward plan. For the martyrs who died for the country, the imperial court should take care of their families, and the martyrs must not shed blood and tears.

In addition, the General Staff Headquarters was requested to transfer manpower from other units in western Liaoning to re-replenish the number of troops participating in the defense of Songshan. Three days later, I will confer the title of Heroic Division on this unit in Songshan..."

Man Gui suddenly stopped rushing to admit his mistake to Chongzhen, whether it was for the sake of those dead subordinates, or to restore the strength of the troops he led as soon as possible, he could not refuse the emperor's evaluation of the defense of Songshan.

Chongzhen's praise for Mangui's subordinates also made the generals of Liaoxi and the staff officers of the base camp frown. After the Houjin army retreated, they quickly received the reason for the Houjin's retreat.

I heard that what forced the Houjin army to retreat was just the credit of a Houjin Belle who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, which suddenly made everyone lose face.

The imperial court spent so much money and resources to prepare for the establishment of the general staff system and reorganize the establishment of the armies in western Liaoning. As a result, when the Houjin army pressed the border, they did nothing, and even when the Houjin army retreated, they did not dare to go out to pursue.

If this is spread to the court, I am afraid that those civil officials will be able to spray the General Staff and the generals of Liaoxi to death. This kind of situation is obviously not what the General Staff and the generals of Liaoxi want to see, but they really can't find a reason to justify themselves.

Now that it's okay, with the emperor's comments on Man Gui, everyone can finally explain the past on the scene, and even Sun Chengzong unconsciously put his mind at ease. So, the generals and staff officers who greeted the emperor finally showed a smile on their faces, and at this moment they supported His Majesty the emperor from the bottom of their hearts.