I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 358 Final Result
It was not until the twelfth month of the eleventh year of Zhengde that the Mongolian defeated soldiers in Datong Prefecture were almost wiped out. The rest should have returned to the Mongolian grasslands through various means. In addition to the more than 20,000 people who escaped from Shaohukou, more than 30,000 people returned to the grasslands from Yansui Town, where the guards were lax.

In the end, the Ming army collected more than 11,000 Mongolian heads and captured more than 18,000 prisoners, including many wounded soldiers.

Of the 100,000 Mongolian troops that invaded the south, only 30,000 were left behind by the Ming army, but this does not mean that these were all the casualties of the Mongols in this war.

In order to avoid being hunted by the Ming army, many Mongols abandoned their horses and fled into the mountains. Various accidents were likely to occur in the wild environment, and many Mongols died quietly in some desolate mountains. Therefore, only about 60,000 people were able to return to the Mongolian grasslands smoothly in the end.

However, the Ming army also seized a huge number of war horses, as many as 140,000.
The Ming army also suffered heavy casualties, with the bulk of the casualties occurring among the border troops in Datong Town.

Many checkpoints and outposts in Datong Town were breached by the Mongols, resulting in several thousand casualties.

The main force of the Datong Army led by Datong General Wang Xun fought throughout the entire game, but the casualties were also very heavy. In the end, more than half of the people were injured.

In short, more than 5,000 border troops of Datong Prefecture were killed in this battle, and nearly 18,000 were injured.

Coupled with the casualties among the people of Datong Prefecture, the Ming Dynasty also suffered heavy losses this time.

However, the casualties suffered by the new army, which was the main force, were still acceptable.

After dealing with most of the affairs in Datong Prefecture, Zhu Houzhao slowly left Datong Prefecture with more than 40,000 new army soldiers escorting all the Mongolian prisoners.

They set out on the road to Xuanfu, and then they will go to the capital via the railway in Xuanfu.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao still didn't want to go back to the capital. The feeling in the border town was simply too good. He was a happy little bird in the border town. After returning to the capital, he became a canary in a cage.
However, Zhu Houzhao kept writing letters to persuade him to return to Beijing, listing many reasons, such as the need for Zhu Houzhao to personally preside over the tribute of captives to the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the sacrifice to ancestors, and the award ceremony for the meritorious personnel of the war should also be held in the capital, and holding it in the border town would be a bit unfair to the meritorious officials.
It has to be said that Zhu Houxuan knew Zhu Houzhao very well. The points of his persuasion hit Zhu Houzhao's sore spot and he finally persuaded Zhu Houzhao.

At this time, more than eight months had passed since Zhu Houzhao left the capital, and Zhu Houxuan had also been regent for more than eight months.

During the time when Zhu Houzhao stayed in Datong Prefecture, Zhu Houxun was not idle either. He ignored the opposition and directly tore down the Chang'an Left Gate and Chang'an Right Gate, making Chang'an West Street and Chang'an East Street a thing of the past. Now there is only one Chang'an Street.

Then the Royal Group's engineering team was quickly dispatched to repair the road surface of Chang'an Avenue and then pave the concrete pavement.

Fortunately, the weather this winter was not very cold. It was a rare warm winter, which was of great help to the paving of concrete pavement. However, necessary winter insulation measures were also taken. After all, this is a national project and quality is the top priority.

The viewing platform in front of the Chengtian Gate Tower is also being built smoothly, and all construction work has been completed.

After it was opened, Chang'an Avenue was opened to the general public. The existence of this road made the traffic in the entire inner city of Beijing smoother. Communication between East City and West City no longer required a long detour, and this became a good deed that was passed on by word of mouth among the people.

The newly built Chang'an Avenue attracted countless people. In addition to wanting to see the magnificence of Chengtian Gate, more people were shocked by this epoch-making road.

In fact, it was not the concrete road surface that shocked the people, because with the Royal Group's vigorous promotion, the people of Beijing were no longer unfamiliar with cement. What shocked the people of Beijing was the design concept of this road.

Although the newly built Chang'an Avenue is only 3.7 kilometers long, it is a road that spans the ages.
This road was built entirely in accordance with the design concepts of later roads.

Modern people may have become accustomed to this kind of road, but it was shocking in ancient times.

First of all, this road has a complete sewer and drainage system.

Then the road was subdivided into two-way carriageways, with flower beds on both sides of the carriageway, and pedestrian walkways on both sides of the flower beds. There was a trash can at regular intervals on the pedestrian walkways.

There are also various traffic signs on the road, which divide each road very clearly.

Finally, street lights were installed on the roadside (kerosene lamps were the only options for the time being), and traffic police from the Five Military Governor's Office were deployed to maintain order.

The traffic efficiency of Chang'an Avenue was extremely high, far beyond that of this era.

All of this was very novel to the Beijing residents who thought they were well-informed. They flocked to see the novelty and even spent a long time studying a manhole cover.
However, this road is not open to ordinary people all day long. When officials go to court, Chang'an Avenue will be closed for a short time.

The reason why Zhu Houxuan spent so much effort to build Chang'an Avenue was not only to hold military parades, but also to set a benchmark for road construction in the future of the Ming Dynasty.

As for the military museum, the blueprints are still being designed, and there is no rush for this kind of thing. However, Zhu Houxuan has already chosen the location for the construction, which is the location of the military museum in later generations. Although that location is outside the city wall of the capital, and although many people told him that it is not safe to build outside the city wall, Zhu Houxuan still stubbornly chose that location.

He thought it didn't matter whether it was built inside or outside the city wall. He didn't think that in this era there was still an enemy's military force that could reach outside the capital. This was his confidence as a time traveler.

Then he also knew that with the rapid development of gunpowder weapons, all city walls would be eliminated in the face of heavy artillery, so building within the city walls did not feel as safe.

Finally, the land outside the city is easy to collect. It is basically farmland, so it is relatively simple to collect land. If you collect land within the city walls, it will definitely cause chaos.
So after comprehensive consideration, Zhu Houxuan made this decision.

After arriving in Xuanfu, the team led by Zhu Houzhao suddenly moved much faster.

Because after arriving in Xuanfu, you can travel by rail.

Although the Royal Group's railway had been built to the outside of Chongwenmen, the army returning to Beijing did not go directly into the capital, but set up camp in a small town thirty miles away from the capital.

This is out of etiquette. After all, when the emperor returns from the expedition, he must be welcomed in the suburbs.
(End of this chapter)