The Van River is a small river that meanders for hundreds of miles, and the width of the river varies from width to width, and it is this huge gap in width that makes the Van River easy to pass.

In order to prevent being surrounded, cannon fodder Du Erhu led 5,000 cavalry to meet the Ming cavalry in front, and the rest began to flee west under the leadership of Zilharang. More than ten miles west and further north of the Van River, there is a small village that cannot be named, this village has only a few dozen families, and it does not matter how many people there are, the important thing is that Zilharang knows that there is a stone bridge to the north of this village.

There were many bends in this section of the river, and a short distance to the west was the Liao River, and Zilharang was familiar with this area, and he decisively led his team to the stone bridge.

When Zilharang stepped on the stone bridge, he let out a long breath, it seems that the Ming army is not familiar with this area, if the Ming cavalry is stuck on this stone bridge, I am afraid that these Qing royal families, soldiers and families who fled here will be in danger of being wiped out.

After crossing the west side of the stone bridge is the Liao River, which turns to the northeast, and the fleeing team must turn back, and then walk along the Liao River for about thirty miles to Tielingwei. Tieling Weiyuan is the early Ming Dynasty Gaoli Jiangyuan

A guard post in the south of Dowon Mountain, which belonged to the border between ancient China and North Korea, and later due to the contention of the border area, the Koreans advanced to the Yalu River, and Tielingwei was incorporated into the hinterland of Korea. In order to settle the territorial dispute, the Ming court made concessions and moved Tielingwei to Guyinzhou, where it has been known under the name Tieling ever since.

During the orthodox period of the Ming Dynasty, the border wall was built, and some villages and towns in the south of Tieling, Kaiyuan and the southern part of Changtu County were within the border wall. Outside the border wall, the area of Changtu in the west and north has become the nomadic land of Fuyuwei in Mongolia.

In the east and north, Xifeng, Qinghe and Kaiyuan, and the east of Tieling are the Haixi Jurchen Yehe, Hada and Jianzhou tribes. Since then, Liaobei has become one of the "nine-sided important places" of the Ming Dynasty.

There are many walled forts near Tielingwei, due to the large number of soldiers transferred from the customs, the strength of these walled forts is not too much, and the few Jianzhou soldiers are now gathered in Tielingwei, and the tired and hungry nobles finally have a temporary foothold.

Shortly after noon, the cavalry led by Duerhu returned a few people. The battle report from the south also came, Du Erhu was killed in battle, and the Ming army had crossed the Fan River.

Picking up the remnants of the defeated army, and taking with them the soldiers of Jiaxiao and Tieling, Dolgon, Zilharang and others once again began to flee to the northeast

Shenyang.

Looking at the ruins of the city, Zhou Huchen shook his head helplessly and did not continue to approach.

Due to the existence of three huge gaps, there are many people who escaped, but because the fire of the Qing army when they fled was very large, there will still be heavy casualties in the city of Shenyang, and it is estimated that the city is now

It has also become a hell on earth.

Resettlement of the population has become a problem. There were too many people, and there were many Jurchens and ethnic minorities mixed in, in order to avoid the outbreak of hatred between ethnic groups, Zhou Huchen had to divide these people into several places to temporarily sleep in the wilderness. Fortunately, it is summer, the climate is fine, and there is plenty of food, so there is no need to worry about big problems.

Just when Zhou Huchen had almost settled these people, Shang Kexi ran over.

"Shuai, it's done. Those demoted officials and their families are all together, including Zu Dashou, Zuo Mengeng, and Zhang Cunren, there are many demos, do you say that your subordinates will go immediately" Shang Kexi waved his hand fiercely.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Huchen waved his hand. This wave of his hand made Shang Kexi's face turn pale.

"Send them all to Gaizhou, send them to Tianjin by sea, and then send them to the northern capital for the princes of the court to deal with!"

Traitors should be killed, even traitors who have no choice but to surrender to the enemy. Zhou Huchen gritted his teeth with hatred for the traitor, but Zhou Huchen couldn't do this, he had to think about the overall situation and follow-up matters. It's a continuation of politics. Be unscrupulous when you should be unscrupulous, but there are some things that you don't need to do yourself, someone will do it for yourself, political wisdom is very important, Zhou Huchen doesn't want others to always think about himself.

Shang Kexi breathed a sigh of relief, there are too many acquaintances here, as long as Zhou Huchen says a word, he will kill all these people without hesitation, the pressure can be imagined.

"There is no point in killing these people, it will only bring bad reputation, why bother!" Zhou Huchen sighed: "General Shang is familiar with this place, settle the people well, whether it is a Jurchen or a Han Chinese, they must be treated equally, remember to arrange a new home for them nearby after collecting weapons, after all, this land will depend on them in the future." ”

"Great handsome mercy! The subordinates know the wisdom of the handsome today! ”

This is not a boast, it is a sincere convincing, the life and death of tens of thousands of people are just between Zhou Huchen's thoughts, Zhou Huchen and the barbaric style of the Jianzhou people are completely different, it is completely for the sake of the rule of the court and the survival of the people, Shang Kexi has to admire Zhou Huchen's foresight. In fact, the rule has always been like this, subduing the hearts of the people is the best choice, Zhou Huchen just did the rules, and did not kill as much as the barbarians

The next day, the good news came, and the gates of Jinzhou City were opened.

The surrender of Jinzhou without a fight is a good sign, and there is no need to think about the opening of the city gate of Liaoyang, there is only one day left.

Shang Kexi was very busy, in addition to rehousing the homeless people, he wanted to collect those Jurchen soldiers, and also completely disperse the previous Ming army, and then integrate into his huge army, and those Jianzhou bannermen and a few soldiers were re-established by Zhou Huchen, and this battalion of soldiers temporarily belonged to Mo Xiancheng.

Everything went according to plan, and the gathered people and Jurchens did not resist, because Zhou Huchen provided them with food and was also building a new home.

It's been a few days, and the vicinity of Shenyang has basically settled down, and as news from the north continues to come, Zhou Huchen has recruited Shang Kexi.

This time it was a separate summons, and it took a long time, except for Shang Kexi and Zhou Huchen, no one knew what Zhou Huchen explained to Shang Kexi, but it could be seen on his expression that Shang Kexi was very excited, and his face was full of excitement.

Bidding farewell to Zhou Huchen, Shang Kexi led a large team to begin to move southward, and after entering the lofty mountains of Benxi, a city wall appeared intermittently. Some of the walls were made of stone, some of which were made of earth; Some are covered with moss, showing their age; Some have collapsed.

This wall is the famous Liaodong border wall and an extension of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty.

As we get closer and closer to Dandong, there are still low mountains and hills ahead.

This is an uncultivated land, since the Houjin adopted the border policy, in the river gate and Phoenix city gate to build wicker edges. The prohibition of farming, fishing, hunting, logging, and mining in areas beyond the border walls, coupled with conscription, has made the area barren.

Dandong is very close to the Yalu River, the Yalu River was called the water in ancient times, the water of Mazi, the Tang Dynasty was called the Yalu River, it is a boundary river between the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, however, the current Shang Kexi is to break this line.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, although the Ming court appeased the Jurchen tribes in the Tumen River valley of the Yalu River, it was unable to protect the interests of the Jurchens. Satisfied with North Korea's "great and sincere affairs", and at the same time busy pacifying the surrounding areas, North Korea allowed North Korea to take all the Jurchen territories on the east bank of the Yalu River on the south bank of the Tumen River.

The Yi dynasty, which succeeded Goryeo, seized the opportunity and began to vigorously expand its territory to the north. The Jurchens in northern Korea once played the Ming court, saying that "Xianzhou (now Hamxing, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea) is in the north, and it was the land of Liao and Jin in ancient times", so Ming Chengzu surrendered to Korea and demanded the "ten people" (mainly Jurchens) in this area. North Korea used the excuse that Ming Taizu had acquiesced to the return of the land of Tieling to the country, and said that the Jurchens here "came to live on the ground of the country." It's been a long time,...... and marry the people of that country, and have offspring", and requested that "the jurisdiction of the country be made as before". The envoys of the Li Dynasty took advantage of the Ming Dynasty's "non-division." The arrogant psychology of the great powers of the Celestial Empire, which discriminates against the yang, and overcomes the rigid with softness, causing Ming Chengzu to say "the land of Korea." I also do not fight, I have no dispute", agreed to the north of Tieling. The "people of the Ten Places" south of Gonglang Town (present-day Jiju, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea) were returned to North Korea.

In several border disputes between Korea and the Ming Dynasty in the early years, the town of Gonglang was used as a demarcation requirement. In fact, the area north of Gonglang Town to the Tumen River gradually came under the control of North Korea. In the northeastern part of the Korean Peninsula, North Korea effectively controlled the southeastern coast of the Tumen River by killing and appeasing the Jurchens in this area.

From 1431~1449, Joseon set up military towns and garrisons in the Tumen River basin of Zhongcheng, Hoeryong, Gyeongwon, Gyeongheung, Wenseong, and Funing, collectively known as the "Six Towns in Northeast China", so that the territory expanded to the current Tumen River coast. In the northwestern part of the Korean Peninsula, North Korea traces the Yalu River estuary, which is the traditional border between the two countries, along the river to the middle and upper reaches of the Yalu River, and controls the east and south banks of the river. From 1416~1443, Joseon successively established the "four northwestern counties" of Luyan, Cicheng, Maochang and Yurui in the middle and upper reaches of the Yalu River, so that the territory expanded to the current Yalu River.

On the south bank of the middle and upper reaches of the Yalu River, four northwestern counties were set up successively, namely: Luyan County (1416), Cicheng County (1433, southwest of Luyan County), Maochang County (1440, southeast of Luyan County), and Yurui County (1443, southwest of Luyan County, between present-day Jiangjie and Chushan). Castles were also built in the above areas, totaling sixteen large cities and twenty-five small forts, and a large number of inhabitants were forcibly relocated from the south of Korea to settle in the area, gradually implementing effective control over the northern region. By 1443, the south bank of the Yalu River was incorporated into the territory of Joseon, and the Yalu River became the boundary river of the western border between the Ming and Korean dynasties.

The green peaks on both sides of the Yalu River stand tall, the scenery is charming, the river meanders, the rapids and rapids are continuous, and there is a big bridge standing on the turquoise river. The history of the Yalu River bridge dates back to the Liao Dynasty, and the wooden bridge is now controlled by the Koreans.

"Rest in place, come here, and send the letter from the governor to the Koreans."

The days of difficult marching made Shang Kexi very tired, but also excited, because Zhou Huchen gave him a satisfactory promise. Zhou Huchen never talks empty, this is a task, but also a promise, and this promise is his reassurance. Thinking of Zhou Huchen's words, Shang Kexi couldn't help but smile.

The Koreans on the other side obviously knew that the Ming Dynasty had defeated the Jianzhou people, and just when Shang Kexi Meizizi was imagining the future in the barracks where he was temporarily staying, someone came to report that an envoy sent by the DPRK had arrived.

At this time, countless giant ships appeared in the northeast bay of the Black Water Ocean (Yellow Sea), the flags of these giant ships fluttering in the wind, and the big clear characters were so eye-catching (to be continued......