Chapter 274 Xuan Mansion

Ying Yi determined that this was the reason why the Tatars did not dare to immediately send troops to attack after the Abatai army was wiped out and Turg was defeated.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty was not the Ming Dynasty, and the Tatars seemed powerful, but in fact they had a shallow foundation and could not withstand the hardships.

From the time when the Ming Dynasty launched an army in Liaodong, until Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to abdicate and declare its demise, the Ming Dynasty went through countless twists and turns. Countless defeats, countless losses of troops, countless losses of food and supplies, natural disasters, bandits, and countless disasters were added to it, and it persisted for half a century before it collapsed from exhaustion.

Compared with the Ming Dynasty, the Manchus and Qing Dynasties were no different from a toddler with yellow hair. Can the Tatars withstand these twists and turns? joke!

The apparent strength of the Tatars is based on their "invincibility". The Ming court could be defeated countless times, but the Tatars could not. Once a big defeat occurs, the foundation of the country will be shaken.

With a population of less than one million and an elite army of less than 100,000, how could it withstand the hardships? Once outsiders like the Mongolian Banner, Korean Banner, and Han Banner see their weakness, their good days will come to an end.

In terms of background and size, Tatar is far behind.

Historically, many people did not believe that the Tatars could take over the Central Plains, and the snake swallowing the elephant was just a legend. Looking through history, which one of the Huns in the Han Dynasty and Turks in the Tang Dynasty was not more powerful than the Manchu Tatars? The Xiongnu can easily command hundreds of thousands of string-controlling cavalry, and the Turks can easily command hundreds of thousands of string-controlling cavalry. Who are the Tatars? At its peak, there were only a hundred thousand elite soldiers.

Even when the Ming Dynasty was at its weakest, its size exceeded that of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Not to mention other things, just talking about the population, it is far away from the Han and Tang Dynasties.

The Han Dynasty had a population of only 60 million at its peak, and the Tang Dynasty was not much different, not much more. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the population was over 100 million!

It is almost unimaginable to swallow up a behemoth of more than 100 million people with a family of one million.

But they succeeded historically.

This is also why Ying Yi laments that there are no heroes in the world, except for people like Li Chuang. Not to mention Zhu Hongwu and other outstanding figures who rose up from the grass to dominate the world, there should be a few like Zhao Kuangyin, right? But no.

I always feel that the Tatars took over the Central Plains by luck - with a population base of more than 100 million, why didn't a few powerful characters emerge?

Is it the number of days? Or was the Ming Dynasty so successful that it turned people into sheep?

The reason for this is unknown.

But no matter what, Ying Yi came here from another time and space, he stood up, and everything was going to be different.

The Donglu were defeated. For them, the most important thing was not to immediately send troops for revenge. But to eliminate the huge negative impact of this defeat, the most important thing is to stabilize the basic market.

So Donglu licked his wounds, and Ying Yi launched a campaign to wipe out the land of Hebei to complete his actual rule over this land.

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Xuanfu Town, outside the city.

The town of Xuanfu Town is not a town of a town-level government office, but a town of a military town. It was one of the nine important towns of the former Ming Dynasty. Together with Datong Town, it formed a military defense line against the Tatar Tumet tribe.

Xuanfu is connected to Datong to the west, and Huailaiwei to the east is directly connected to Shuntianfu of the capital. Its military status is so important that it can be called the gateway barrier of Shuntian Mansion in the capital.

Previously, Tang Tong, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, was ordered to serve as King Qin, but he was killed by Zhao Jin's troops and his head was beheaded. As a result, the Xuanfu was empty, and the defense against the Tatars in the north was extremely empty.

Ying Yi used a very short period of time to make military adjustments. With Zheng Jiuchaowei as the core, he established the northwest theater, including Xuanfu.

Zheng Jiu led his troops into Xuanfu and went straight to Xuanfu Town, where the government was located. Along the way, the counties looked at the wind and descended. As soon as the army arrived outside the city, officials from Xuanfu Town also opened the city gate.

Most of them have no way out.

On the one hand, Ying Yi's troops and horses were strong, and on the other hand, Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict to abdicate, and the demise of the Ming Dynasty was a foregone conclusion. Officials in any place have become rootless and have no heavy troops to rely on. The only way out is to surrender.

Zheng Jiu's important task is to establish the northwest theater. Therefore, there was no delay in the surrender of various counties along the way. They only asked local officials to stabilize order and wait for the establishment of the Pastoral Council. After all, that is a matter for the Pastoral Council.

Xuanfu Town was the first core location for the establishment of the Northwest War Zone. After arriving here, there was no time to set up camp, so Zheng Jiu met Najiang at the city gate.

The governor of Xuanfu, the commander of Wandu City, and his subordinates bowed respectfully before Zheng Jiu. Behind them, there were also the gentry and businessmen of Xuanfu Town, but they were not qualified to come to the front. , all at the back.

Zheng Jiu's burly body is like a mountain, with a thick beard and a very strong expression. He is wearing a pale golden armor and holds it in his arms.

With his eyes like a knife, he swept over the group of people and said loudly: "This general is Zheng Jiu, the acting governor of the Northwest Theater Command under King Xia. You know the current affairs and open the city to surrender. I will be very happy. From now on, Xuanfu Town When entering the military control process, all officials from the previous court and local gentry will obey the orders of this general. Anyone who violates the rules will be killed!"

He has a tough style and is resolute, saying: "You old ministers from the former dynasty, who is the greatest here?"

The Governor of Xuanfu and the Commander-in-Chief of the Dusi Department looked at each other and bowed: "Student, the Governor of Xuanfu (the Commander-in-Chief of the Dusi Dusidu)."

"You two?"

Zheng Jiu nodded: "You are old enough to get up and talk."

"Thank you, General." The two old officers quickly got up, looking grateful.

Zheng Jiudao: "Tang Tong went against the grain and was executed. However, one of the nine sides of the Xuan Mansion is not unimportant. The governor of Xia, under the orders of the King of Xia, recovered Xuanda and established the northwest theater. The first military task is to clear out the turbid currents of the Xuan Mansion. You guys. The two old officials are the bosses here. You know better than me what the situation in Xuanfu Town is like. How many local emperors are there in various places? How many bandits are there? What are the movements of the Tumed Tatars? Are there any guards at the border passes? Come together one by one, don't hide anything. If there is any mistake, punish it!"

The northwest theater is not unimportant. At this stage, it is to eliminate the Tu emperors in the northwest region, implement the Xia king's order, and establish a front against the Tatars to prepare for the future. In the long run, the role of the Northwest Theater will lie in the vast areas of the Western Region and even further west and north.

As a soldier, Zheng Jiu did not need to go around and around. He directly controlled the military and quickly stabilized the order of the Xuanfu based on military law.

Under the sword of the army, all the local emperors, bandits, local tyrants and evil gentry were quickly wiped out.

There are no innocent people in the border towns - at least there are no innocent gentry and wealthy people. Therefore, no matter how he kills, Zheng Jiu knows it well.

Before sending troops, Ying Yi had already given instructions. The gentry, businessmen and other local emperors in border towns were the main targets of the army's purge.

Xuanfu is just one of them, followed by Datong, and even the entire Three Jin Dynasty - the so-called Shanxi merchants, these national thieves who betrayed everything, Ying Yi will not let them survive.

Xuanfu is the closest to the capital, but Xuanfu was not the first to purge local areas by the army. The cleansing of the land of Hebei by Lin Jiangsheng's captain's department kicked off with great fanfare early in the morning.