"allow!"

"General, let's get ready now!" Hu Daxi received the permission, with a smile on his face. He saluted Sha Yuliang, turned around and arranged for the soldiers to take action.

Sha Yuliang looked at the excited figure running away, and raised his eyes to look at the tower of Zhenbeiguan. This time, Dayu came for Zhenbeiguan and the Jurchens who occupied this area. If he had a way to capture the city, he would still be able to capture it. No need to hesitate?
Now you can try any method that can capture Zhenbeiguan. It is best to eliminate all the Jurchen guards at Zhenbeiguan.

If you don't maim or injure them this time, they won't know the pain. If you beat them severely, even if some tribesmen escape, they won't be able to gather troops to attack for at least several decades.

"General, the Jurchens on the city wall are stubbornly resisting. I think this group of people can escape quickly. If we throw them in, we can almost launch a general attack!" Yuan Mingxian said.

How could Hu Daxi get the credit for capturing Zhenbeiguan? They had to share the pie and share the credit together, otherwise he was worried that the emperor would not know how to reward him.

You see, he mostly shares the emperor's worries and thinks mostly about Hu Daxi!
How could Sha Yuliang not guess the thoughts of his generals? Leading troops to fight and receiving rewards for meritorious service is the hope of all soldiers.

Of course, he would not deliberately prevent them from gaining military glory.

"In this case, everyone should be prepared. When the Jurchens in Zhenbeiguan are disrupted by the bombing, we will launch a general attack!"

The generals who were observing the battle looked happy after hearing Sha Yuliang's order, and even their fallen horses couldn't wait to stay put.

When the Jurchen leader on the city tower saw Dayu's soldiers and horses running back, he stamped his feet with hatred, thinking that they would shoot again, so he asked his soldiers to hide as soon as possible to avoid exposing their bodies to danger.

Not to mention facing the sudden rise of Yu's army and their firepower, the Jurchen soldiers and horses were frightened from the bottom of their hearts.

As the Jurchens who consider themselves to be the most proficient in fighting in this continent, they were once the most arrogant army even though they had the smallest number of troops. Now facing Yu's army that can completely crush them, they don't want to admit it from the bottom of their hearts, let alone say it out loud.

"We hid this time, why didn't we hear Dayu's soldiers and horses shooting?"

"Hmph, now that we have figured out their trick, as long as they run under the city wall, we will hide. I want to see what they can do to us?"

"Yes, even if their muskets have a long range, as long as we don't show up, they will be helpless against us."

Some Jurchens couldn't hold back their curiosity and secretly peeked outside the city wall to see how Dayu's soldiers and horses would respond.

What did he just see?
"Haha." The Jurchen pointed to the black lumps thrown by Dayu's soldiers and horses, and laughed sarcastically: "Dayu has no choice but to hit us with stones?"

After he finished speaking, many female immortals looked out cautiously. It didn't matter. They really saw Dayu's soldiers and horses throwing stones at the city wall.

The soldiers on the Jurchen side looked at the sparsely thrown stones from the air and couldn't help but raise their heads and laugh. Not to mention hurting people, these stones were just enough to scratch people's itch.

As if to confirm the sarcastic laughter, the earth-style grenade that landed first sprayed out sparks.

When the Jurchen soldiers saw the sparking lead, they were collectively stunned. For a moment, they didn't understand what this was?
"???"

Time was running out, and before they could react, the 'stone' that fell in front of them suddenly exploded!
"Boom boom boom!"

The surrounding Jurchens were affected and were blown to pieces. Some even had stone fragments embedded in their eyes, and their faces were covered in blood.

In just a moment, a round of bombings came over, and the walls of Zhenbeiguan were filled with wailing, which was like a purgatory on earth.

Even the Jurchen leader who was hiding on the tower was not spared. His arm was injured by a piece of debris.

Seeing such a powerful weapon, the leader was also frightened and did not dare to take any chances. He covered his injured hand and immediately ordered: "Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

If he didn't retreat quickly, he was really afraid that the entire Jurchen army would be lost here.

As soon as the order was passed on, the sound of the charging horn and the rumble of horse hooves were heard outside the city.

"This is the signal for Dayu's cavalry to attack. Everyone should evacuate immediately!"

After the Jurchen leader gave the order, he ran down the tower in embarrassment with the support of his personal guards and ran towards the war horse tied next to him.

Population is the fatal weakness of the Jurchens. After occupying Liaodong for more than ten years, they returned to before liberation.

He was brought back to his original form, back to the tribe that originally lived in seclusion in the mountains and old forests.

Maybe this time it's not as good as the original appearance. In the original appearance, at least the tribe's population base was larger than it is now. After this battle, I'm afraid there will be only two out of ten men in their prime.

Two rounds of earthen grenades were thrown down, and when Hu Daxi was happily preparing to order an attack on the city, he found that Dayu's troops and horses behind him were all gathering to prepare for a general attack on Zhenbeiguan.

"."

"Damn it! You don't have martial ethics!" Hu Daxi waved to his soldiers: "Attack the city!"

Since you don't talk about martial ethics, why should he occupy the first place to attack Zhenbeiguan? Even if the emperor and the empress reward each other based on their merits, he should be rewarded for being the first one.

Several other generals were not to be outdone, and led cavalry teams one after another towards the city with great momentum. The cavalrymen in fine armor clenched their whips, and the horses trampled the ground, and the sound of hoofbeats was deafening.

Sha Yuliang's staff saw this scene in front of them and said with emotion: "The general is still leading the troops well. A move without martial ethics makes his soldiers descend like tigers. They are so fierce!"

Such a wolf-like army will scare any enemy on the battlefield.

Sha Yuliang raised his head and laughed heartily after hearing this: "Their wildness was trained by the empress and has nothing to do with me."

The staff nodded: "That's what the general said."

Cries of killing arose one after another from the towers, and the mixed smell of blood and dust filled the air.

The city gate opened with a bang, and war horses galloped through the door opening into Zhenbeiguan. The sound of muskets continued one after another, and the Jurchen soldiers who were hit immediately fell one by one.

Dayu's soldiers were wearing armor and holding swords and guns, and they were like tigers descending from the mountain to kill the Jurchen troops who were fleeing everywhere.

The Jurchen team was chased and fled northward. The remaining team escaped from Zhenbeiguan and fled into the primitive mountain forest. "General, are we still pursuing him?" Hu Daxi's general asked.

Hu Daxi tightened the reins and stared at the primitive mountain forest without roads. "There are no roads on the mountain, and we are not familiar with this area. It will be harmful to us to enter the forest rashly."

Yuan Mingxian also trotted over and agreed heartily: "General Hu is right. Although the opponent is small in number, we entered hastily and the loss of any one person is a heavy loss for us. For the sake of these Jurchens who are lingering, It's not worth putting the soldiers in danger, I think we should wait until General Sha arrives."

"We just let them go like this?" Zhu Wei was a little unwilling. He watched the Jurchen team protect their leader and fled into the forest. Now he was asked to let the tiger go back to the mountain. He was unwilling to do so.

Ask him to tell me what's there to be afraid of in the mountains. When they were bandits, they didn't run around in the mountains all year round.

Even if he was unwilling, it would be useless. Sha Yuliang would not let his elites be wasted in this mountain forest. What's more, the Jurchens who had been severely injured had returned to the tribal era, and it would take who knows how many years for them to recover.

Instead of wasting our troops here, fighting against the Jurchens who no longer threaten us, it would be better to wipe out the remaining tribes in Beidi as soon as possible.Capturing the thief leader Qin Lang who is hiding in Goguryeo as soon as possible is what they should do now.

Only by eliminating all unrest in areas such as Liaodong and the grasslands can the empress take over the implementation of a series of policies and rule over these areas.

And these people are the great contributors to the expansion of territory for Dayu, and they are just around the corner to be granted titles and titles.

In Dayu's palace, the cold and stern former dynasty was suppressed. The good news of the recovery of Liaodong came to the capital and the palace this morning, and was placed on Li Jingfu's imperial case.

Anu read out the contents of the victory report to the Manchu civil and military officials.

"Your Majesty." The Minister of Household Affairs stood up, "Now that Liaodong has been restored and the Jurchens have harmed the Liaodong region for more than ten years, how should we resettle the people in these areas?"

Li Jingfu looked at the place where the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue was supposed to stand and it was still empty, and asked, "Has the order for Yuan Rujiang been sent out? How long will it take for it to be sent to Jingzhou?"

Yuan Qian said loudly: "Your Majesty, it has been more than ten days since the decree was sent. It should be delivered to Jingzhou in a few days. I think Lord Yuan should be able to reach the capital within a month."

Li Jingfu nodded, hoping so. I wonder if Yuan Rujiang would be willing to let a high-ranking official from the border areas come to the capital to serve as a capital official, or one of the six ministers of household affairs?
I only hope that Yuan Rujiang can be willing to give up the military power in Jingzhou and return to the capital to take charge of the important yamen of the court and take charge of the money and food of the court.

"After Liaodong is restored, we will definitely send officials to govern and restore production and life to the people of Liaodong as soon as possible. The officials sent to Liaodong must have strong operational capabilities. If you have suitable candidates, you can recommend them to Yuan Qian. When the time comes, I will Then select suitable candidates.”

When the courtiers below heard that the emperor had given them the right to recommend Liaodong officials, they all had some plans in mind, wondering who among their family, relatives, and friends would be more suitable to recommend to the emperor.

Li Jingfu is in a good mood today. Liaodong fell in the hands of Emperor Huiyuan and was recovered in his hands. This is his achievement, and it will leave a mark in history books in the future.

Thinking of this, he frowned and said: "The warlike Jurchens in Liaodong have been driven out of Zhenbeiguan, and the remaining Beidi tribe and Goguryeo in the Liaodong Peninsula are not afraid. I want to clean up these two remnants." No amount of time, no amount of difficulty.”

As he said that, he looked at the Minister of War: "Ministry of War, before the Eastern Expedition Army led by Sha Yuliang has come back, you first draw up a list of rewards, and then draw up a battle plan for Annan and other places. "

On the border of Annan, Annan took advantage of Dayu's heavy troops to be stationed along the northern Great Wall. They often invaded the border. Now that the north was pacified, it was time to send out troops to solve Annan's problem.

"Your Majesty, it is not advisable to resort to violence. Now that the world is peaceful and the north and east have been initially settled, it is the time to govern Yu the Great in a better way. How can the imperial court launch a war against Annan again?"

After hearing the only voice that dared to refute, Li Jingfu followed the voice and looked at the old censor who dared to confront him, "Just because the world is at peace, we should take advantage of the good situation to resolve all the unstable factors around Dayu." Well, wouldn’t this be better!”

"Leading troops in war consumes most food and grass. Now Dayu wants to restore the production and life of the people in the recovered lands, which consumes even more money and food. And the money and food from the national treasury"

Li Jingfu didn't wait for the old censor to continue, then interrupted him and said: "Because the national treasury is empty, we should take the opportunity to solve the problem of Annan. Did you know that Annan has iron ore and gold and silver mines? And the storage capacity is quite large, so , do you still think that the empty treasury in Annan is a problem?"

Old censor: "."

The emperor was breathing heavily when he spoke, why didn't you tell him earlier that there were minerals in Annan, which made him stand out like a clown and let everyone watch the show.

Yuan Qian glanced at the deceased old censor, and told the emperor another matter, "Your Majesty, now Dayu's territory has expanded, and the number of officials sent to various places has increased sharply. Moreover, Dayu has failed several imperial examinations. Now, isn’t it time to open Enke and select talents this year?”

Li Jingfu had a good attitude towards officials who were actually doing practical things for Dayu. After hearing Yuan Qian's suggestion, he nodded: "The imperial examination is of great importance. When selecting talents for the country, character and ability are the most important. You will preside over this year's imperial examination." .”

Next, we will open up territory and expand the territory. If there are insufficient reserves of officials sent to govern, it will seriously affect the progress of the army in opening up the territory and the imperial court's rule over the local area.

"What the emperor said is true. According to Wei Chen's estimation, the capital will welcome many students from all over the country during the imperial examination. By then, the capital's security and reception capabilities will need to be tested. Wei Chen hopes that the Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities can help!"

The Governor of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division stood up and said, "This is my duty. Even if you Zuopushe doesn't say anything, we will actively cooperate with all aspects of public security in the capital."

"Okay, I'm very pleased that all your yamen can work together."

Li Jingfu looked at the courtiers below with a smile. In today's court, most of the important officials were promoted by him and Xia Jing. Other officials were very bureaucratic and were not used smoothly.

In fact, the most convenient ones are the officials brought out by Lingnan.

All of them are ruthless people, such as Sha Yuliang and others who are currently on an expedition, and Long Yutian and others in Beijing. None of them are fuel-efficient. When the war begins, the enemies will be frightened and flee.
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Besides, Yuan Rujiang, who was far away in Jingzhou, had already known the emperor's will through his friends in the DPRK when it was sent to the capital.

To be honest, he was reluctant to give up Jingzhou and the military power he had obtained. The prosperity of Jingzhou showed that he was a parent official and had good ability to govern the place.

The strength of Jingzhou's soldiers and horses further proves that he is both civil and military. When he mounts his horse, he can kill the enemy to protect the people, and when he dismounts and writes, he can govern the state capital.

But being a Beijing official is what every official wants, let alone being in charge of one of the six departments, the Ministry of Household Affairs. Yuan Rujiang was caught in a dilemma for a while.

It's just that the changes in the world situation didn't keep him entangled for long. When the news of Liaodong's recovery came, it was like God made the decision for him.

The imperial court has the ability to regain Liaodong, not to mention Beidi and the surrounding small countries.

And he was just the governor of a state. Although he had military power in his hands, his military strength was a bit weak and it was impossible to compete with the imperial army.

"Sir, have you thought clearly?" the staff asked.

Yuan Rujiang put down the good news of Liaodong's recovery and sighed: "Think clearly, I have been staying in Jingzhou all these years, it's time to change places."

The staff just nodded after hearing this: "If you are going to Beijing, you should make some arrangements for things here, so as not to be in a hurry when you receive the order." (End of Chapter)

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