After the strategy was decided, Zhu Youxiao looked at the dozens of generals and a few civilian officials in the hall, and said with a serious and slightly murderous look:
"Everyone, I would like to reiterate here for the last time that the goal of this war is to completely wipe out the Jiannu."
"Keep my words in mind, destroy their nests, destroy their race, and exterminate their heirs."
"Whether they are men, women, old or young, or captured Koreans or Liao people, as long as they are not our soldiers, all will be killed."
"As the saying goes, if you cut the grass without removing the root, it will grow again when the spring breeze blows."
"I don't want to see a repeat of what happened during the Chenghua period. A hundred and eighty years later, after the Jian slaves regained their strength, they started a war and rebelled against the Ming Dynasty again."
"If anyone dares to deliberately let go of the slave builders, no matter who they are, I will definitely annihilate his three tribes, and hang their heads on the gates of Liaoyang City."
Everyone knew that the emperor was not joking. After all, this ruthless master would never destroy just your clan if he said he would destroy all three of your clans.
Let's not talk about the distant ones, let's just say that he has been regarded as a typical Li Chengliang. His descendants have been settled by the Queen of Autumn, and his body was whipped and his body is still hanging on the city wall.
Therefore, they did not dare to be disrespectful in the slightest, and immediately replied in unison:
"I will fight to the death, destroy its lair, destroy its race, and eliminate any future troubles."
He has already said it beforehand. If someone really dares to do this, no matter what his psychology is, whether he is soft-hearted or wants to make the invaders self-respecting, he will do what he said.
"Whoever kills the leader of the Eight Banners of Jiannu and the son of an old slave will be rewarded with three thousand silver dollars."
"The one who captures it will be rewarded with three thousand silver dollars, and will receive the salary of a thousand households of royal guards for the rest of his life."
"Whoever kills an old slave will be rewarded with five thousand silver dollars and will receive the salary of a commanding envoy for the rest of his life."
"Whoever captures the old slave will be rewarded with five thousand silver dollars and made an earl."
"I will use the old slave's head to go to Changping to offer sacrifices and lay a mausoleum to express the regrets of the emperor's ancestors during his lifetime."
"According to the decree."
"Notify the whole army of the reward I have decided and the twelve words mentioned. Be sure to let every soldier know it."
"Everyone, after this battle, Liaodong will be in a peaceful and prosperous age within a few decades. You will also be able to relax a lot and live a stable life. For this goal, I hope you can do your best. I am waiting for your victory.
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The ministers responded enthusiastically again, and the meeting ended.
Except for Xiong Tingbi and Li Songping, the other generals and officials returned to their duties one after another, gathering the troops to inspect weapons and prepare for the expedition.
"Your Majesty, now that the strategy has been decided, I don't know when to pledge our troops to march?"
"I still need to wait for the news from Xuanda University and the reply from Mao Wenlong and North Korea before I can decide when."
After all, Li Songping and Xiong Tingbi were the two leading generals, so Zhu Youxiao no longer concealed anything, and gave a rough outline of the overall strategy and deployment.
Xiong Tingbi immediately realized that he had underestimated His Majesty's ambition and was shocked by the Emperor's big heart.
If Jiannu and Monan were defeated in the first battle, their martial arts would be enough to surpass the Yongle Dynasty.
But once defeated, it might be another kind of civil fortress. From then on, the Ming Dynasty plummeted, not only completely falling into a situation of being passive and beaten, but also in danger of overthrowing the country.
Zhu Youxiao seemed to have piercing eyes. Seeing Xiong Tingbi's uneasy and worried look, he immediately said:
"Don't worry, Qing Xiong, our army will win whether it's Liaodong or Monan."
"After you return to Shenyang, just make preparations and wait for my decree. You don't need to say goodbye to me before setting off for the expedition. I will be waiting for your good news in Liaoyang."
Seeing that the emperor was confident, Xiong Tingbi didn't think too much and asked a few more questions before bidding farewell and rushing back to Shenyang.
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A few days passed by in a flash, and the armies in Liao and Shen cities were already well prepared and were only waiting for an order to set off for the expedition.
After receiving the military order, Mao Wenlong immediately sent people to Hanyang, the capital of North Korea, to inform the King of North Korea that the Ming Emperor himself had arrived in Liaoyang to recruit slaves.
The king of Korea was ordered to send all his troops north to assist Mao Wenlong's troops in blocking the Yalu River and encircling Jiannu from the south.
The king of Joseon did not dare to neglect the suzerain's decree and immediately summoned his courtiers to inform him of the matter.
The persecution and threats imposed by the Jiannu slaves on Korea frightened the monarchs and ministers of Korea day and night.
Now that the sovereign country has sent troops again, they have no reason to refuse.
He ordered Li Hu, the general of Pinglu, to lead the army and assist the Ming Dynasty with 5,000 elite troops and 5,000 garrison troops from surrounding areas, totaling 10,000.
After bidding farewell to the army in person, the King of Joseon had no intention of dealing with political affairs. He chanted Buddhist scriptures every day, hoping that the Ming Dynasty would exterminate the slaves and restore peace and stability to Korea.
After the two armies met on the banks of the Yalu River, they camped on the spot, waiting for the next military order.
After Mao Wenlong and North Korea were in place, Xuanda stayed up all night and finally arrived in Liaoyang.
Man Gui and Li Zhilong had already sworn to fight ten days ago, crossed the Great Wall, and rode on the Monan grassland.
Zhu Youxiao immediately ordered Xiong Tingbi and Li Songping to send out troops at dawn the next day.
Then they sent people to the Yalu River overnight and ordered Mao Wenlong to lead eight thousand Zhenjiang troops from his headquarters and ten thousand troops from North Korea to advance at the same time.
The Ming army attacked in three directions, but the old slaves of Hetuala knew nothing about it.
He was having a headache at this time.
Some time ago, the Horqin tribe sent people to say that the Ming army was going to send troops to the north again. The leader of Horqin was worried that he would not be an opponent, so he came to ask for help.
The old slave did not agree, because he was thinking about how to deal with Xiong Tingbi's Liaoshen defense line and went to western Liaoning to loot and replenish his energy.
Send troops to help Horqin deal with the Ming army. Regardless of victory or defeat, where can he get the food and grass to support this back and forth?
Every time he thought about this, the old slave became extremely angry.
If Xiong Manzi hadn't been in charge of Liaodong, he had already taken control of Liaoshen, so why would he be huddled in this deep mountain and old forest?
What he is best at is formulating strategies by gathering intelligence about the Ming army. This trick has proven successful time and time again.
But since the Ming army implemented the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, not only were they unable to plunder the people of Liaodong, they also lost the intelligence of the Ming army in Liaodong.
The area east of Liaoshen and west of Sarhu Pass has long been deserted because most of the population has been moved to the Western Liaoning Corridor.
Even if there are omissions, they are useless except for being slaves, and there is no usable information at all.
It is not like Lao Nu has never tried to cross Liaoshen and go to western Liaoning to explore the situation of the Chinese army.
But without exception, they all failed.
He sent more than fifty scouts one after another, but those who finally came back had only a handful of figures and no practical information.
Xiong Tingbi was so hateful that he just sent cavalry to patrol along the way, killing all who were not Han Chinese.
Therefore, the people he sends will be exposed and killed if they are not careful.
Just when he had a headache, how to deal with Xiong Tingbi, a coated Aha hurriedly ran to him and said intermittently:
"Great Khan, something bad happened. Please report with a white flag. The Ming army has attacked Sarhu Pass. There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Please send troops to support quickly, Great Khan."