War is cruel, and one general's achievements will lead to thousands of deaths.
Under the joint efforts of Guan Ning's cavalry and Jin Yiwei, the already crippled Eight Banners Army had no strength to fight, and even no chance to escape.
They could only watch as their flag was chopped down, unable to resist.
The only thing that can be done now is to surrender and wait for the final judgment.
If you cannot surrender, then there is only death.
In the end, more than 50,000 bannermen knelt down and surrendered, becoming prisoners of the Ming army.
At this point, one battle will determine the outcome!
"After this battle, it will be difficult for the Jin Dynasty to succeed. Mr. Jiang, we can return to the imperial court!"
Sun Chuanting laughed and said.
Jiang Fan said: "The centipede worm is dead but not stiff. The main force of Hou Jin has been destroyed, but the country has not been destroyed. There is no guarantee that it will not resurgence. I suggest that the army go north and attack Shengjing to end it once and for all."
Sun Chuanting nodded: "Yes, I think so too, but this is a serious matter. Do you want to revise the book and ask the imperial court for instructions?"
Since ancient times, peace is determined by generals, and generals are not allowed to see peace!
The attack on Shengjing of Hou Jin Dynasty was indeed a great achievement, but it also depends on the meaning above.
If the current emperor is wise, but if he is bewitched by traitors, a tragedy like Yue Fei's will easily occur!
"You don't have to worry about that."
Jiang Fan waved his hand and said: "The military orders outside the country will not be accepted. Now that the Eight Banners are defeated, it is a great opportunity. If we can't destroy the Hou Jin in one go, when it slows down, it will pose a threat to the border again."
"I will compile a letter and send it to Kyoto later, but I need to mobilize troops first. I have the final say on this matter. If there is any problem, I will take full responsibility for it."
After hearing this, Sun Chuanting thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
If Hou Jin could really be eliminated and the territory expanded, it would be a thousand-year achievement. No matter how you calculate it, Emperor Tianqi would not be blamed for it.
The only thing that needs to be considered is the issue of food and grass.
Although Liaodong has been occupied by the Ming army, there has been no big trouble on the way north. However, once a strong enemy is encountered, it will be difficult to ensure sufficient supplies in the rear, and there may even be a situation where food is exhausted and people die.
Jiang Fan has considered this.
Food and fodder for hundreds of thousands of troops is not a small amount. The longer the battle line is stretched, the more problems there will be.
The simplest way is actually to loot along the way.
But Jiang Fan is not Huang Taiji, and he will not condone his soldiers to rob the people.
In fact, both the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty are Chinese, but they are just different in different regions, cultural beliefs and habits.
The Ming Dynasty relied on farming for a living, while the Later Jin Dynasty was similar to Mongolia and mainly relied on nomadic herding for a living. For these nomadic people, plunder was the only way they could obtain profits.
Every autumn and winter, the living conditions on the grasslands become difficult. This is the main reason why Hou Jin continued to harass and invade the borders of the Ming Dynasty.
If the Ming Dynasty's borders were not looted and supplies were not looted, many people in Houjin would starve to death and freeze to death.
From the perspective of Hou Jin, they will do anything to survive, which is pitiful and hateful!
Therefore, Jiang Fan showed no mercy to the Eight Banners Army.
But the people are always innocent.
From the perspective of future generations, Jiang Fan sees further. Eliminating Hou Jin is not the goal, but uniting all ethnic groups in China to create glory together is the ideal goal.
After cleaning the battlefield, Jiang Fan and Sun Chuanting led the army and escorted the prisoners back to Shanhaiguan.
Handling prisoners is a hassle.
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Tens of thousands of people are hungry for food. There will be many disasters tomorrow, the harvest will be bad, and they won’t even have enough to eat.
Wu Sangui, a young border general, stood up and said, "The last general proposed entrapment and killing."
"It's inappropriate. If we kill prisoners, it will definitely arouse Hou Jin's resistance, which will cause a lot of trouble for us to march into Shengjing in the future."
Sun Chuanting rejected Wu Sangui's proposal.
Jiang Fan said: "Let these people do hard labor, build bridges and pave roads, to pay for their sins."
Anyway, transportation in Ming Dynasty is inconvenient now, and many places need to be repaired, such as the Great Wall. It will be enough for these Eight Banners disciples to repair it for several years. The free labor force will not be used in vain.
What 996 is, it’s all a blessing for them!
Afterwards, Jiang Fan compiled a book and had it sent to Kyoto. Then he ordered troops, horses and food, led three thousand Jinyi Guards, two thousand Shenji Battalion and thirty thousand Guanning Cavalry as the vanguard and started the Northern Expedition.
The battle went quite smoothly, with almost no effective resistance encountered.
The Hou Jin Dynasty was not good at fortifications. There were very few city walls ten meters high. In addition, Huang Taiji died and all the elites were wiped out. There was no decent armed force at all.
The Ming army was unstoppable along the way, conquering most of the city gates of Houjin and advancing into the hinterland of Houjin.
Jiang Fan did not touch the common people, but those former Eight Banners aristocrats suffered bad luck. Their property was confiscated, and their cattle and sheep were used as military rations, and some were distributed to the poor people.
And he liberated many Mongolian, Han, and Korean slaves and allowed them to regain their freedom.
Because of Jiang Fan's strategy and strong military power, there was less and less resistance.
Every time a land was conquered, Jiang Fan would mobilize people from within the pass to garrison it to maintain public order and ensure the rights and interests of the people.
Although the Eight Banners nobles hated Jiang Fan deeply, ordinary people found that the Ming army was not as vicious as they imagined, and even felt quite good about it.
At least life is much better than before, especially those slaves who were rescued. Every one of them is grateful. There are many women who have nothing to repay and want to give their lives to him.
But they were all rejected outright by Jiang Fan.
In addition, Jiang Fan asked the rescued Mongolians and Koreans to go back and promote the Ming army's policies, and soon attracted a group of people who were oppressed by Hou Jin to fight back.
At this time, North Korea had not yet been divided, and there was no such thing as Xiao Xiba in later generations. He was considered the younger brother of the Ming Dynasty, and whether he respected the Ming Dynasty.
Hearing that Big Brother avenged himself, he was naturally happy and excited.
Seeing that the Ming army was unstoppable, Mongolia also chose to give Houjin a hard time.
Faced with the three-sided attack by the Mongolian, Ming and Dynasty, Houjin was unable to recover. Some Eight Banners nobles who were greedy for life and feared death surrendered after seeing the Ming army.
Jiang Fan attacked the city all the way, and was invincible and unfavorable.
When the attack reached Shengjing, before the fighting began, the people in the city spontaneously opened the city gates and tied up the nobles of the Eight Banners to surrender.
It seems a little impatient!
Zhu Youxiao was surprised and overjoyed when the news of victory in the battle came back to Kyoto one after another.
Naturally, he was delighted that the Ming army had won a complete victory. In less than a month, Jiang Fan not only wiped out 200,000 Eight Banners troops, but also sent his troops on a northern expedition to Shengjing in Hou Jin Dynasty.
I'm glad Jiang Fan can fight.
What worries me is that Jiang Fan is too good at fighting!
Now in the minds of the border troops, Jiang Fan is like the god of war descending to earth, and he has countless fans.
If he had any thoughts, he, the emperor, would not be able to sit still.
Although Zhu Youxiao didn't like to be the emperor, he still couldn't accept someone other than the Zhu family to be the emperor due to the influence of traditional concepts.
Jiang Fan is not worried about the master's great achievements. What he is thinking now is, why has he occupied Shengjing and eliminated Hou Jin, but he has not received the system prompt?