In the map room of the General Staff of the Wuyingdian Army, Sun Chengzong and Zhu Youzhen were listening to a young staff officer explaining on the map what was the impact of the Battle of Yizhou on the forces of the Later Jin, Mongolia, and Ming Dynasty in Liaodong.

“… To sum up, after this war, the Mongol tribes will be more inclined to a neutral position, in anticipation of a decisive victory between us and the Houjin. According to the principle of survival on the steppe, they will only and can only stand on the side of the victor to ensure the continuation of their tribe.

As for the Houjin side, the defeat of Yizhou not only tore apart the myth of the invincibility of the Jurchen Eight Banners in the field, but also made one of the Eight Banners, the Zhenglan Banner, almost annihilated. Coupled with the mutiny set off by Mang Gurtai and Amin in Shenyang, there must be a dark tide surging within the Houjin at this moment, and we judge that it will be difficult for the Houjin to organize such a large-scale strategy as a bypass to Chengde to attack Jizhou, an expedition to Mobei, Hetao, and an expedition to Korea in the next few years.

For our country, the biggest impact of this victory is to boost the morale of our army, educate our soldiers, and prove that the Houjin army is not invincible in the field. In addition, it proves that the training methods of the Forces nouvelles and the firearms of the army are feasible. In the end, this battle changed the strategic situation between Houjin and China.

In a certain situation, the situation between our country and Houjin has almost recovered to the situation before the battle of Quang Ninh after the battle of Sarhu. Next, whoever wins the next war will be able to gain a greater initiative ...

Hearing this, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but interrupt the staff officer, and asked interestingly: "Has the General Staff already decided that Houjin will endure the resentment of the defeat of Yizhou and the surrender of Zhenglanqi to our country, and end this war?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, according to our judgment, it is in our best interest to continue this war. The morale of the Houjin army was low and they lost their place of victory, and even if Huang Taiji requisitioned troops from all over the country to reinforce Beizhen, the war would only become a rotten battle that consumed the troops and materials of both sides. For the time being, our country, which relies on railways to support logistics, has an advantage in this war..."

Zhu Youzhen stretched out his hand to interrupt the staff officer and said, "Okay, then let's just wait and see what kind of choice Houjin will make." Now let's talk about how we should strengthen the Uiju region next. ”

"According to the research of the General Staff, we believe that from Jinzhou and Yizhou all the way to the north, that is, the lower reaches of the Daling River and the first line of Yiwulu Mountain are the first line of defense, and Jinzhou-Longcheng-Lingyuan-Chahanhot is the second line of defense, and these areas are either communicated by railway or road, then the land of Chengde, Zhangjiakouwai, Fengzhen, and Hetao will also be changed from the front line to the hinterland, which is extremely beneficial to China's digestion and development of this large area..."

After listening to the report, Zhu You ordered the staff officers to retreat, and said to Sun Chengzong on the side: "Mr. Sun, what do you think of these surrendered Zhenglan Banner people?" ”

Sun Chengzong hesitated slightly before replying: "If Your Majesty refers to how to deal with them, the minister thinks that it is better to scatter them everywhere and raise them." If it is absorbed into the Eight Banners of Loyalty and Righteousness, I am afraid that this force will inevitably not lose its weight in the future. There are more than 5,000 Jurchen centaurs, and no matter where they are placed, this force is a force that cannot be underestimated. ”

Zhu Youzhen was silent for a long time before he said: "The ancients said: A thousand dollars buy horse bones. My purpose in establishing the Eight Banners of Loyalty and Righteousness is not the same. Now there are finally thousands of horses to come to my Daming, but we can't show a preferential attitude, will there be thousands of horses to come to my Daming in the future? ”

Sun Chengzong looked at the emperor and asked, "Then according to Your Majesty's wishes, what should be done with these horses?" ”

Chongzhen thought for a while and said: "I have been thinking about it for a long time these days, and I think that these people of the Blue Flag surrendered to me, not out of sincerity, but because of the situation. If the situation on the battlefield changes one day, these positive blue flags may become a factor of instability for us.

Therefore, I felt that instead of asking more than 5,000 half-hearted surrenders, it was better to only take in those Zhenglan Banner soldiers who voluntarily broke with Houjin.

Besides, the Zhenglan Banner men and horses who surrendered to our country this time, their relatives are still in Shenyang City, although they are forced to surrender to our army due to the situation to save their lives. But in the future, there will inevitably be people who want to find an opportunity to escape back to Houjin to reunite with their relatives, which is also human nature.

I believe that Huang Taiji will not fail to realize this, so he will definitely treat those relatives of the positive blue flag kindly, in order to plot against these positive blue flag people in the future.

In this case, we might as well take advantage of the situation and order people to ask how many of these people who are willing to return to China, and select those who are unreliable who surrendered under the Blue Flag. Then let Houjin exchange the captured personnel and property of our army.

Since some people have gone back, those who refuse to return will naturally become a thorn in the side of Hou Jin. I believe that even Huang Taiji will not find an excuse to treat the families of these traitors preferentially. In this way, these remaining personnel will naturally become loyal people of my Ming Dynasty, and Mr. does not have to worry about the power of the Eight Banners of Loyalty expanding too quickly. ”

Sun Chengzong paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Since Your Majesty has a comprehensive consideration, the minister naturally doesn't have to worry about the sky..."

Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "How to deal with the beginning and end of this war, let's wait until the first month." As long as there is no major change in the situation at the front, Mr. can let the two deputy chiefs of staff, Sun and Mao, do it, so that I can see what they are capable of. It's a pity that neither Mr. Xu nor Mr. Yuan could see this scene..."

Hearing the emperor mention Xu Guangqi and Yuan Keli, who died one after another, Sun Chengzong's heart couldn't help but move. After Xu Guangqi and Yuan Keli passed away, there was nothing to fight for the dead, but the living people were happy because of how they should be evaluated after their deaths.

is different from another world line, the status of Xu Guangqi and Yuan Keli on this world line has been greatly improved. The former was the leader of Xinxue, and the latter became the last recognized leader of the Donglin Party, and a banner used by conservative officials to resist Xinxue.

Therefore, around the two nicknames, the ministers of the DPRK and China have almost launched a heated debate, and even Qian Qianyi does not dare to express his position lightly on this issue. And Chongzhen couldn't interject if he wanted to, because every nickname, allusion and reason was still too profound for him.

From the current point of view, Yuan Keli is Wenzhong, and Xu Guangqi is Wenduan's voice is the highest. The ranking of Wenchen's nicknames is: Wenzheng, Wencheng, Wenzhong, Wenduan... Such a call also means that the majority of officials in the DPRK and China still support the old school. And the next choice of the emperor means that the wind direction of the court is blowing in that direction.

Although Sun Chengzong wanted to ask the emperor about his choice, he finally sent Chongzhen out of Wuying Hall without saying a word. Sun Chengzong, who had returned to his duty room, was about to continue sorting out the documents sent from the front when an intern staff officer knocked on his door and brought him today's Daming Times.

Sun Chengzong put down the document in his hand, picked up the Daming Times and flipped through it, suddenly fixed his gaze, and looked at the article on the front page seriously. These are three eulogies published in the name of the emperor in the Daming Times to commemorate the three deceased ministers of Xu Guangqi, Yuan Keli, and Yang Hao.

The rest of the content in the article is similar, except for the opening sentence that is very thought-provoking. For Xu Guangqi, the first sentence of the eulogy is: a great and loyal imperial minister and an outstanding pioneer of humanistic thought; The eulogy commemorating Yuan Keli is: an outstanding and loyal imperial minister; As for Yang Ho, he is: a loyal Imperial Minister.

Sun Chengzong read it three times before closing the newspaper, and he thought in his heart, "Although the emperor did not speak directly on the name, he expressed his attitude in this way. Obviously, the old-fashioned officials had no way to refute the emperor's eulogy by quoting scriptures, but the emperor's attitude was enough to let the centrist officials know where the wind of the court was blowing. The controversy over the nickname can finally be settled, which is also a good thing for the imperial court. ”

When the people of the capital celebrated the New Year and celebrated the great victory of Yizhou, Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi, who returned to Sichuan under the order of Chongzhen, and marched into the Kang District with the white pole soldiers, did not encounter much obstacle along the way. After Baili Tusi Dunyue Dorjee was beheaded by Arslan, no one in the Tusi of Kang District dared to send troops to resist the troops who entered Tibet under the banner of the Ming Dynasty.

Compared with the Mongol soldiers led by Arslan, the Tusi of Kang District in the area of Dajian Furnace was more willing to take refuge in Ma Xianglin's army from Sichuan. By the first month of the seventh year of Chongzhen, Ma Xianglin's department, which was sitting in the arrow furnace, had already subdued the entire southwest of Kang District. From Xikang to Tibet, that is, the ancient tea horse road between Sichuan and Tibet, even the white pole soldiers who are skilled in mountain warfare are quite afraid of the difficulties of this road.

Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi also realized that the most important thing on this route is the arrow furnace. This narrow valley was the last densely populated place to enter Tibet, and it is now a naturally formed trading town on the Sino-Tibetan border. Whoever occupies this place is equivalent to mastering the Xikang region. This is the gateway to Tibet, and it is also the gateway to Sichuan.

Of course, in order to fully grasp this place, it is necessary to build a bridge over the Dadu River, so that Luding and Kangding can be connected. So the two continued to communicate with the local Tusi, and at the same time raised donations from the caravan, planning to build a chain bridge over the Dadu River that could pass people and horses.

On the other side, the Arslan Division, which entered Tibet from Qinghai, stopped in Qamdo on the one hand, and on the other hand, recruited the Tusi below the original Baili Tusi to come to re-seal and divide the territory, and re-establish a political system that supported the Ming Dynasty.

Among these toasts, the seventh generation of Derge toast is the most deferential to Bapenco. This Derge Toast, who was imprisoned in the Baili Tusi dungeon and rescued by Arslan, was the most active in eliminating the remnants of Baili Tusi, and first approached the Arslan army on behalf of the Ming Dynasty.

When Arslan received the news that Ma Xianglin's troops had conquered Xikang, he agreed with Ma Xianglin's troops to attack Lhasa and Shigatse together in the spring and summer of the following year, and eliminate the regime of the Tsibzangba Khan in one fell swoop. The recovery of Uszang seems to be just around the corner.