When the news of Qin Liangyu's victory came back to the capital, both the emperor and the ministers breathed a deep sigh of relief.
There were so many chieftain tribes in the southwest who rebelled, and their troops numbered nearly 100,000.
I thought it would take at least one or two years to fight, but I didn't expect that Qin Liangyu's southern expedition had just arrived in Yunnan and had achieved a record of beheading tens of thousands and capturing thousands more.
Judging from this, it would take less than half a year for the imperial court to put down the rebellion and further deepen its control in the southwest region.
Zhu Youxiao was also very happy. As long as the counter-insurgency was successful, his policy of returning natives to rural areas would be unimpeded.
From now on, it can be changed. Since the late Eastern Han Dynasty, hereditary families and chieftains have been entrenched in the local area, which has greatly deepened the centralization of power.
But he was not too surprised. The imperial court gathered a large army to go south to put down the rebellion, and it was already a sure win.
It's just the tribes who don't have enough to eat, the temporary separatist regime is impoverished, and even the army is made up of temporary strong men.
How could such strength defeat the imperial army?
Although Qin Liangyu's Southern Expedition Army was not as well-equipped as Yu Lin's Army, its combat effectiveness was not as strong.
But apart from the Yulin Army, looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, they were also among the best.
After all, he has a good way of training soldiers, and he also has real materials for fighting.
Of course, despite the victory in the first battle, Zhu Youxiao would not get carried away.
In order to ensure that the Southern Expeditionary Army could successfully suppress the rebellion, Zhu Youxiao issued another decree.
Officials in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces were strictly ordered to ensure the army's logistics and food supplies at all costs.
Anyone who dares to make a fool of himself at this time will be guilty of annihilating the three tribes.
Although the imperial edict was strict, most of the ministers in the imperial court supported it.
There is no other reason. They also want to end the war as soon as possible. The imperial court does not have any savings to support an army of 40,000 for a protracted war.
Moreover, it is still a far-reaching southwest region with difficult terrain and impassable roads.
The Miao rebellion in Huguang has subsided, and Wu Sheng's 10,000 troops have successfully garrisoned in Xiangyang.
Xiangyang, Yangzhou, and Nanjing, the three big cities in the south, are all under his control, and the gentry and wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River cannot afford to spend any money.
The southwestern chieftain rebellion is also expected to be subsided within the year. With Qin Liangyu here, he doesn't need to worry too much.
Except for the unstable factor of the White Lotus Sect in Shandong, the country has basically stabilized.
Now he can finally focus and focus on Liaodong.
Hong Chengchou and Gu Bingqian are already building the military storage base in Liaoyang.
It can be built immediately as soon as the materials are in place.
Liaodong has always used work-for-relief to feed the people who have been exiled due to war.
Therefore, there were so many craftsmen and workers that as soon as the court announced it, tens of thousands of people would flock to it.
In this era, Zhu Youxiao also deeply realized how fast the Han people were building infrastructure.
In less than two years, the Liao-Shen Straight Road, Jin-Liao Straight Road, and even the straight road from Guangning to Jinzhou have been completely completed.
This is hundreds of kilometers long. In this era, there are no excavators or bulldozers. Everything has to be dug out step by step with hoes and planes.
Moreover, Liaodong is not as good as Guannai. The weather in that place is freezing and the soil is very hard, so it is not easy to dig.
But even in such a harsh environment and conditions, the construction speed can be so fast. I have to say that it is really a fine tradition.
While feeling emotional, Zhu Youxiao was also deeply moved.
As long as the people in this land have something to eat, no one wants to cause trouble, they all want to live their lives in peace and stability. This is true in any era.
With such a large labor force and successful examples, I believe that as long as the money and food are in place, the project can be completed in less than three months.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao also decided to carry out the transportation of military rations simultaneously.
After selecting the grain collected from the autumn taxes in the three provinces, all will be transported to the port of Denglai Naval Base.
At that time, Zhang Du's ships would transport them to Liaodong by sea.
At the same time, he also began to plan and launch a large-scale northern expedition. In addition to the Jiannu in Liaodong, Horqin in the northern Monan Grassland was also the main target of the attack.
Although this consumes a lot of national power, and the fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty is now close to drying up, it is difficult to support such large-scale consumption.
But Zhu Youxiao decided to settle the border troubles once and for all with one battle.
Today's Mongolians are no longer what they used to be. Not to mention compared to the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, even fifty years ago, they cannot compare.
Since the Ming Dynasty opened mutual trade in border towns, various Mongolian tribes have been slowly separated.
Because everyone can survive, they have food to eat and clothes to wear. Although they need livestock, horses and other items to exchange, and they also need to be hungry and full, it is better than losing their lives in a war.
This is an opportunity for the Ming Dynasty. As long as this battle can be won, it will be worth it no matter how much you pay.
Moreover, the old slave will not be trapped for much longer. Strategic blockade is not a long-term solution after all, and it is impossible to completely eliminate the enemy with this.
Zhu Youxiao's plan is that if the war in the southwest goes well, he can send troops to Liaodong in the spring of next year to wipe out the wild boar tribes in the northeast.
Since the second northern expedition to the Monan Grassland and the Ming army's minor defeat in an encounter with Huang Taiji, Lao Nu has made no subsequent moves.
Since the formation of the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, and encircling the country on three sides, Liaodong has ushered in a long-lost peace.
Not to mention going south to attack Liaoshen, Jiannu's troops have not come out for several months.
Although he didn't know what the old slave was planning, Zhu Youxiao believed that the slaves would definitely have a hard time in the past year.
In the two Liao-Chen wars, Lao Nu spent everything he had, whether it was men or materials, and the result was a disastrous defeat.
And all the generals, warlords, and powerful merchants who had been secretly colluding with them were also wiped out by him.
Already lacking in resources, they now lack the most important channel for blood transfusion.
To say that they are tightening their belts and living a better life may be flattering them.
Zhu Youxiao also believed that with Boar Pi's IQ and political level, he would not be able to do anything good.
If Huang Taiji was in power now, he might still pay more attention to it, and forget about horse bandits like wild boar skin.
The situation of establishing slaves was indeed not what Zhu Youxiao expected.
Because of the defeat in the war and being trapped in the white mountains and black waters by the Ming army, the old slave was now moody and his temper became even more violent and murderous.
The last time Huang Taiji suffered a defeat in Monan, the old slave was so angry that he almost killed Huang Taiji with a knife.
It was also the first time that Huang Taiji saw his father lose such a temper. At that time, his legs were so frightened that he became weak.