Chapter 377: Good News Arrives in Beijing

The capital of the Ming Dynasty is still prosperous.

More than half a year has passed since the two armies set out.

The war in the north can be said to have affected the hearts of all forces in the entire imperial capital, especially Zhu Houzhao, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Putting aside the Liaodong War, this Hetao War will undoubtedly affect the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty for the next hundred years!

This is the consensus of the civil and military officials in the court! This is the consensus of the whole world!

Since Emperor Renzong and Emperor Xuanzong decided to stop the war and fully shrink the strategic defense line, the Ming Dynasty has suffered from the troubles of the northern barbarians for a long time!

Hetao has become a springboard for foreign cavalry. They use Hetao as a base to plunder and harass the border towns of the Great Wall, killing countless people.

If this battle is a great victory, according to the strategy of Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao, the border wall is successfully built to recover Hetao, which will be of immeasurable benefit to the Ming Dynasty!

First, the threat of northern barbarians in the northern border of the Ming Dynasty will be greatly reduced, and the national treasury can save a large amount of expenses for supporting the border troops, and instead use it to support the country's internal affairs and focus on the development of people's livelihood.

Second, the imperial prestige of Zhu Houzhao, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the prestige of the Ming Dynasty court will rise to a new height!

Even under the confrontation of military generals and nobles, Zhu Houzhao may really be able to speak the law and follow his words!

The civil officials and gentry will be completely honest and dare not hinder him in the court. Zhu Houzhao's progress in gathering the power of the emperor will take a big step forward!

Third, the Ming Dynasty will personally shatter the illusion of weakness and decline in the eyes of the neighboring countries since the Tumu War. Although it cannot return to the status of "the Celestial Empire" in one fell swoop, it is enough to make them dare not invade and disturb the border again!

In a sense, the dispute over Hetao is comparable to the battle of the Ming Dynasty's national destiny!

After the beginning of spring, even though there are many customs and activities during the Spring Festival that keep people busy, the time for the people to relax and indulge in revelry is very limited.

Because seeds should be prepared from the beginning of the first month: farming will start in this month, and agricultural tools and seeds should be prepared.

As long as "the spring frost melts, the earth's air begins to flow, and the soil is reconciled", it will be the best time to go to the fields to cultivate the land.

The plan for the year lies in spring, and countless people have begun to devote themselves to the busy spring farming work.

But if you look closely, the faces of the people are always full of sorrow, and they stop their work from time to time and look to the north.

They are missing their families, sons, husbands, brothers, fathers...

Everyone's mind has drifted to the distant north with the wind, caring about the war outside the Great Wall and the Hetao area.

They don't know that the Ming Dynasty is fighting on two fronts this time. They only know that the main force has gone to the Hetao area and is managing the Hetao area.

It must be said that the autumn troops were sent to the beginning of spring, which greatly delayed the spring farming season, and many people were quite dissatisfied with the court.

The so-called "autumn military training on the battlefield", have you ever seen a court that had to choose to fight in the spring? Isn't this nonsense!

In this two-front war of the Ming Dynasty, the Beijing Army mobilized a total of 50,000 soldiers, and in order to support these soldiers to fight northward, more than 100,000 civilians and young men were mobilized to transport armaments and food!

In addition, the court also recruited and mobilized tens of thousands of civilians and Japanese slaves to rush to the northern border to cooperate with the royal army to build the border wall!

In fact, since the beginning of the war, countless supplies and a large amount of money and grain have been pulled out of the treasury like water.

When the treasury fell to the red line and could no longer squeeze out a copper coin, the emperor's inner treasury had to open the door, and the mountains of gold and silver disappeared in the inner treasury at a speed visible to the naked eye, and were converted into food and grass and transported to the front line.

So many supplies, so much money and grain, all invested in this war, once the Ming Dynasty was defeated, the consequences would be an unacceptable catastrophic blow to the Ming Dynasty!

Even Empress Dowager Zhang and Empress Xia, who were addicted to playing mahjong, often sent people to inquire about the war news. It was obvious that they were a little impatient.

The only person who was free in the entire imperial capital was perhaps Zhu Houzhao, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

He seemed to have not taken the war in the northern border to heart at all. Apart from attending court, he spent all his time eating, drinking and having fun. The whole palace could hear the laughter of him and his son.

At the gate of the capital, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded, which attracted everyone's attention.

Years ago, His Majesty the Emperor had issued an order that no one was allowed to ride a horse in the capital!

Who is this person? What a courage!

The guards narrowed their eyes, and were furious. They were about to order the soldiers to stop him, but when they saw the uniforms of the cavalrymen on horseback, they shouted angrily, "Disperse! He is a scout in the army! Let him go! Disperse!"

When the cavalrymen came close, they noticed that his face was exhausted and his eyes were bloodshot. This appearance made many people panic.

Did the battle in the north end?

Without stopping, the cavalrymen rushed into the city and shouted, "Get out of the way! Urgent military information! Get out of the way!"

The people of the capital avoided him when they heard the words, but their hearts were lifted.

Urgent military information!

Now there is only the battle in the north, and it is self-evident where this urgent military information came from!

The cavalrymen roared all the way, attracting countless people and merchants, who followed them all the way to the gate of the Forbidden City.

Slowly, more and more people came after hearing the news. They looked at the majestic and solemn palace anxiously and refused to leave, because they were eager to know a result!

Was this battle in the North won or lost?

The cavalry galloped all the way to the gate of the palace, then dismounted and shouted: "Emergency military information, report it quickly!"

As soon as the voice fell, the cavalry fainted on the ground due to fatigue.

Seeing this, the Jinyiwei at the gate went straight forward and carried him to the duty room of the Ministry of War. They knew that something big must have happened, otherwise there would not be such a scene!

Yang Yiqing, the Minister of War, was busy handling government affairs, and his resolute face was tired.

He has been under a lot of pressure recently, which can be said to be too much.

The food supply and transportation of the front-line army must go through the hands of him, the Minister of War, and the road permits will be issued after checking and confirming one by one.

Yang Yiqing was afraid that those damned termites would do something at this time and take the opportunity to embezzle the military food and baggage of the front-line soldiers, so he did everything himself, checking and confirming one by one that there were no omissions, to ensure that the front-line army had sufficient supplies.

Physical fatigue is secondary, what makes him sleepless is the mental torture!

Damn Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao, he ran out to have fun, but he insisted on fighting on two fronts at the same time.

Indeed, whether it is Liaodong or Daning, especially the Hetao area, it is a strategic location for the Ming Dynasty.

But can't you do it step by step?

You have to fight on multiple fronts!

You have to win in one battle!

What's wrong, you won't live long?

This is what Yang Yiqing is most dissatisfied with!

His Majesty the Emperor is still young and has a long way to go.

Even if he fails this time, Yang Yiqing believes that this will never defeat the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao!

And the person who takes the blame is naturally Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao.

"My Lords! Urgent military information!"

The Jinyiwei flag went straight in and handed the official document marked "Immediate Delivery" to Yang Yiqing. After hearing this, the officials on duty in the Ministry of War all stood up and looked at him.

Yang Yiqing took a deep breath, took out the official document and read it, and his uneasiness turned into ecstasy!

He read it again in disbelief, and then said ecstatically: "Great victory in the North! Great victory in the North! Gentlemen, great victory in the North!"

"Jinglubo led his army to behead more than 20,000 people. This is simply a great victory since the Tumu!"

This is the fact.

After the Tumu, the Ming Dynasty was unable to go out to fight, and could only fall into the embarrassing situation of being beaten and forced to defend!

"Good! Good!"

"Oh my God!"

After everyone exclaimed, they immediately reminded him.

"See the Emperor! You should go tell His Majesty the good news."

"Yes, yes, see the Emperor!"

Yang Yiqing stood up, grabbed the document, and then trotted out.