The war lasted for half a year.

Finally, after a grand summer rainstorm, the curtain came to an end.

In addition to the entire Western Route Army stationed in the area of Hulan and Helin, as well as a combined army composed of part of the Eastern Route Army and the Central Route Army, most of the Ming army began to move towards the Great Wall.

The Western Route Army was to carry out the military plan of advancing westward.

The soldiers and horses left on the grassland by the Eastern Route Army and the Middle Route Army need to continue to implement the ultimate goal of sinicization of the grassland under the leadership of His Royal Highness King Yan and His Royal Highness the Acting King of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, Zhu Shangbing failed to get the opportunity to return to the dynasty.

The artillery shells in the army were finally used up by the cattle in the firearms battalion, but the fourth uncle he respected began to change from artillery and infantry drills to firearms drills.

The artillery shells are running out.

But the stock of gunpowder in the army is a figure beyond everyone's imagination.

"No time to return home, ......"

"Looking at the south of the river, looking at the south of the river, I don't know when I will return to ......"

On the desert grassland, with the arrival of heavy rain, the grass grows more and more vigorously, and in some places the grass is almost up to the waist of people.

Zhu Shangbing stood on the grass, looking at the army that had begun to slowly move south, his eyes showed a little sadness, and his mouth whispered the words he made up.

Chang Jizu's brows furrowed very tightly.

In his estimation, they should follow the army back to Shiguan, and then respond to the heavens to receive the cheers of the people of the whole city.

But now it is clear that his estimate was wrong.

"This time it's very different."

Another meritorious disciple beside the two of them knelt on one knee, observing the surrounding grassland terrain, and said silently.

Zhu Shangbing and Chang Jizu looked over instantly.

Xu Qin, the eldest son of the Duke of Wei, looked at the two people who were staring at him, and smiled slightly: "If I guess correctly, there will not be too many meritorious and veteran generals in the army to return to Beijing this time." ”

"Why is that?" When Zhu Shangbing encounters this kind of problem that needs to be considered, he always wants to know the answer immediately, so as to save himself his brain.

Chang Jizu frowned slightly, waiting for Xu Qin's answer.

The other party is the eldest son of Xu Yungong, the Duke of Wei, and the eldest grandson of the late King Wuning of Zhongshan. If nothing goes wrong, he will be the future successor of Wei Guogong.

The same identity and status as yourself.

As a disciple of a meritorious general, he was also in the list of the Northern Expedition this time, and was left on the grassland by His Royal Highness King Yan, and continued to implement the drill plan formulated by His Royal Highness King Yan.

Xu Qin said slowly: "The grassland belongs to my Ming Dynasty, which is something that the Central Plains has not done for thousands of years since ancient times. Even we don't know what the grassland will be like in the future.

But now, this merit is really in front of everyone.

Crowned king?

Whether it is the King of Yan, the Acting King or the King of Jin, they are already the highest princes of the Ming Dynasty.

And this glorious ...... of destroying the grasslands"

Speaking of this, Xu Qin stopped and looked at the south from afar.

Chang Jizu's eyes shrank, and he understood what Xu Qin meant.

Zhu Shangbing obviously hadn't reacted yet, and he even asked very sincerely: "What about Tie Xuan?" Would he like to go back to Yingtian first? ”

Xu Qin immediately turned his head to look at Zhu Shangbing, who had this question.

Chang Jizu, who was next to him, also glanced at Zhu Shangbing silently.

"Tomorrow you take someone to do all the exercises."

Chang Jizu also said to Zhu Shangbing with sincerity.

Zhu Shangbing blinked blankly: "What about you?" ”

"Naturally, we will use firearms to strengthen your courage."

Xu Qin sneered on the side.

……

"How can you say that you have no clothes?"

"Fellow with the Son."

"Wang Yuxingshi."

"Fix my spear."

"Enmity with the Son."

"How can you say that there is no ...... clothes?"

On the official road from Chuzhou Mansion to the Yangtze River, the green seedlings on both sides are strong.

A huge army was marching from north to south on the official road.

The Ming Dynasty Division returned from the north and south, and the officers and soldiers in the army were singing this ancient poem in a low voice.

Put on the battle armor and pick up the long knife, and the soldiers of the Ming army who went north to fight had a relaxed expression on their faces at this moment.

The remnants of the thieves on the grassland have been destroyed by their own hands.

The enemy that haunted the Ming Dynasty the most will henceforth become a symbol.

The war is over.

In everyone's hearts, such a thought floated at the same time.

After the war, it was a peaceful life.

His Majesty the Emperor will certainly bestow upon them the richest rewards, and give them the highest glory and status.

There should be a few more acres of land at home.

I heard that there are many workshops in Yingtiancheng that are now recruiting people to work, and the wages given are very sufficient, which is far more profitable than simply farming.

I also heard that in response to the strong demand of the prefect, all workshops should not occupy the time when workers go home to farm.

In his spare time, he worked in the workshop, and when he was busy, he went home to farm.

Such a day will probably only take a few years, and the family will no longer have to worry about how to live in the future.

In the triumphant army of the Northern Expedition, which has marched to the Chuzhou Mansion and not far from the Yangtze River crossing, the soldiers who returned to the south continued to walk this last section of the road with countless different, but in the final analysis, but they were incomparably the same.

"Is the wind in Jiangnan always so sweet?"

In the team, Zhu Gaochi also had a smile on his face.

He rode on horseback and gulped in the wind blowing from the river. Feeling Jiangnan, which was already about to heat up, brushed over his face.

The king of Shun'an, who had changed his name to Zhu'an, sat on the back of a horse and blinked.

This was also the curiosity in his heart.

"This is Jiangnan?"

Zhu An sat on the back of the horse, but he still stepped on the stirrup with both feet, straightened his upper body vigorously, and turned his neck to look around.

Zhu Gaochi nodded heavily: "This is Jiangnan!" ”

After finishing speaking, he looked sideways at Zhu Yunxi, who was surrounded by the two of them and sandwiched in the middle.

"I've been in Beiping for many years, but now I think it's better to be in Jiangnan."

Zhu Yunxi just smiled silently.

He had already seen the end of the official road suddenly open up, revealing the ferry pier with one mast after another.

Go home.

It's a word that makes everyone smile.

"King Shun An."

Zhu Yunxi shouted.

Zhu An, who was on horseback, immediately turned his head, with a solemn look on his face: "Your Highness." ”

"Today, we will be able to enter the Heavenly City. According to the rules, the king of Shun An had to live in the guild hall. But I thought that the gillons on Chicken Coop Mountain were better. In the south, you can overlook Yingtian City, overlook the Qinhuai River, and overlook Xuanwu Lake in the north. ”

Zhu Yunxi gave a small suggestion.

The army triumphed, and the class returned.

It's impossible to get to the bounty stage so quickly.

There are still many processes ahead of us.

The Metropolitan Governor's Office and the Ministry of War and other yamen had to examine the military exploits presented in the army, and the Ministry of Household Affairs had to arrange for the post-war compensation for the fallen soldiers according to the list given by the army.

After all this is done, the DPRK will advance the progress to the court meeting reward.

According to Zhu Yunxi's estimate, this time the imperial army returned triumphantly, and a dead soldier will be buried in the mausoleum.

In the south of Yingtian City, Gong Wei Jingshi.

With so many things crowded together, Zhu An's Shun'an Mansion naturally had to be delayed before it could be handed over to him.

Juan doesn't have much of a different opinion on this.

After all.

I'm in Jiangnan now.

"It's the Northern Expedition!"

"It's them back!"

In the distance, on the riverside ferry, there were already shouts.

Subsequently.

It was a detachment of colorful cavalrymen who rushed up from the riverside dock.

The army erupted in loud cheers at the same time.

In the sight of the soldiers.

At the riverside ferry in front of me, huge sails seemed to rise from the ground, covering the vast blue river.

In the distance, the Zhongshan in everyone's hearts can only be vaguely squeezed out from behind the sails.

The army returned in triumph.

Every day, an update on the itinerary will be sent to the imperial court.

The imperial court also counted the time and made all the preparations.

The trouble of the country's henchmen has been eliminated, and the northern Xinjiang of the Ming Dynasty has been peaceful.

Something that Han Wu has never done.

Something Li Tang never did.

Today.

Da Ming did it.

The imperial court gave all the treatment that could be given to welcome these meritorious soldiers who returned from the Northern Expedition.

The naval warships in the waters near Zhili Road received a military order to stop at the Jiangbei Wharf as early as when the Northern Expeditionary Army received good news.

In the days of waiting, the officers and men of the Navy Division refreshed the warships inside and out, striving to make the soldiers of the Northern Expedition unable to see a trace of dust.

And the entire Yingtian City is also silently preparing to welcome the returning Northern Expeditionary Army.

Opposite to the Jiangbei Ferry Wharf, the Ha Long Bay Wharf of Yingtian City, today is a little more solemn than the welcome of Cao Guogong and the founding of the country not long ago.

In addition to the absence of loess paving, the entire wharf has been washed with water inside and out several times in the morning.

Brightly colored flags enveloped the entire dock.

This time, Ying Tianfu opened all the areas around the pier.

Before noon, the entire outside of the dock was already surrounded by the people of Yingtian, and there was no place to put your feet.

Starting from the wharf, on the road to enter the city planned by the government in advance, the people have already blocked two dense human walls.

The people of the whole city have temporarily put down what they should have done today, and are ready to welcome them in the middle of the road, or climb up to look at the eyes.

Zou Xueyu, who was busy handing over from the Yamen of Yingtian Governor's Mansion and was appointed as the first governor of the Ming Dynasty, looked at Yingtiancheng, which was chaotic and crowded today, but his face was no longer half as unhappy as in the past, and his face was full of red light.

Even Zou Xueyu exercised the power belonging to the governor of Zhili in advance, and asked the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp except for the Soldiers and Horses Division to be dispatched to maintain the order of Yingtian City today.

In fact, Zou Xueyu can't be allowed not to do this.

Right now.

The army is probably still boarding the ship at the Jiangbei Ferry Wharf, and it will be after noon to cross the river to the Longwan Wharf that has become.

But even so, all the cabinet ministers in Beijing have already gathered on the dock.

Not long ago, Li Jinglong and Chang Sheng, who were promoted to the prince of the county, were also among them.

Not to mention, such as the six Shangshu, the three law officials, and the five temples.

Even Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, who was the order of the sect, could only accompany him next to a circle chair with crimson lacquer today.

That's the seat reserved for the crown prince.

As for the vacancy at the moment, it is because the crown prince still needs to pay homage to the temple in the palace before leaving the palace.

In such a scene, Zou Xueyu, who is still on an errand in charge of the Ying Tianzhi Mansion, can only stand on the gate tower of Jinchuan Gate from a distance to control the overall situation.

"The affairs of the soldiers, it is not our turn to handle it in the Heavenly Mansion, and we have the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the Six Ministries to arrange it. Let's wait for the bones of those fallen soldiers to get off the ship and send them to the mausoleum of the heroes. ”

At the head of the city, Zou Xueyu's face was expressionless, and his words were calm.

But in the depths of his eyes, there was a hint of sadness.

They are all good sons of Daming.

Although this time it was only the last decisive battle on the shore of Hulun Lake, it solved the worries on the grassland outside the Guan. But Daming also really lost tens of thousands of children.

He is the prefect of Yingtian, and he knows the more detailed data in it far better than others.

In Yingtianfu alone, more than 367 soldiers in the Northern Expeditionary Army died in battle.

Another 532 were wounded and had to be retired from the army.

There are so many dead and disabled people in Yingtianfu, although because Yingtiannai is a Beijing division, many military households are here. But the dead and the crippled are real.

Disabled soldiers can also be placed in the post station after returning.

But those soldiers who died, there was a backbone missing from their families.

The 367 military families who lost their sons, husbands, and fathers need to be taken care of by the Heavenly Mansion.

Now that the imperial court has money, the pension will naturally not be less, and it is impossible to delay.

But people paid for their lives.

Looking at the huge sails rising on the river.

Zou Xueyu felt that he was necessary, and after taking office as the governor of Zhili, he went to talk to Zhang Ergong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

I heard that in this decisive battle on the shore of Hulun Lake, firearms showed their might, otherwise the Ming army wanted to annihilate nearly 200,000 Tatars, how could it have cost the lives of more than 10,000 soldiers.

The imperial court had to work more on firearms.

Use the easiest, most convenient, and fastest way to solve the enemy and end the war.

It is expected that after Zou Xueyu is promoted to the governor of Zhili, the current Yingtianfu Tongzhi, who will take over as the governor of Yingtian, stood by Zou Xueyu's side and nodded lightly.

"My subordinates have already made arrangements, and when I enter the Mausoleum of Meritorious Heroes at the request of Tianerlang, my subordinates will go with my colleagues in the yamen to invite their families to come over, so as to show that I should pay attention to Tianfu and the imperial court."

Zou Xueyu sighed: "After the Northern Expeditionary Army returns to the court this time to be rewarded, the imperial court will probably discuss the matter of household registration reform." When the time comes, let the workshops in Ying Tianfu remember that they should take more care of the families of these soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country. If people want to, they will let them go to work in the workshop, and the people who are always alive can continue to live well. ”

Tongzhi hugged his fists and bowed: "The Ming Mansion is compassionate and benevolent to the people, which is really the blessing of the people of heaven." ”

Looking at being cultivated by himself and preparing to let him take over as a subordinate of the Ying Tian Governor's Mansion, Zou Xueyu just nodded.

At this time, a large group of people had already arrived behind the city gate and were heading for the dock outside the city.

Ying Tianfu Tongzhi glanced at it, and then walked to Zou Xueyu's side.

"The prince is here."

………………

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