Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1401
The impact of the First Battle of Lintong was huge. Because the main force of the Kingdom of Jin collapsed, Chang'an had no soldiers to defend. The crown prince of the Kingdom of Jin, Qizheng, fled to the west surrounded by Ledu, the third son of Jierhalang, and some Manchu and Mongolian nobles. Qianzhou is ready to raise a banner against Ming Dynasty.

If Hauge has three strengths and two weaknesses, these people will follow the example of the old Tang Dynasty, embrace the prince as the throne, and then borrow troops from the Western Regions to fight against the Ming army.

Kong Wenqi, a bachelor who was ordered to stay in Chang'an, failed to shoulder the responsibility of organizing defense in Chang'an, but chose to commit suicide to escape the reality of subjugation.

Under this crisis, almost all capable ministers of the Kingdom of Jin were sent out, and Kong Wenqi, who was left behind, lacked the most ability. Chang An, disheartened, just wanted to gain a good reputation, so he chose to die.

Most of the officials of the Kingdom of Jin in Chang'an fled, and the rest felt that the Kingdom of Jin had no future, so they directly surrendered to Wang Yan. After 15 years, the city of Chang'an was restored without bloodshed.

However, although Chang'an was won, the Ming army still faced many problems. In addition to chasing the Jin army westward, the combination of refugees from all over Guanzhong and the defeated Jin army would also become a huge hidden danger for the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to natural disasters and man-made disasters, the fact that the bandits became bigger during the Chongzhen period was also a major reason why the border troops of the Ming Dynasty joined the bandits.

On the third day of the fifth lunar month, the minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Kingdom of Jin led all the officials to hold up their seals and surrender outside the east city of Chang'an.

Wang Yan first sent a large army into the city to control the streets, government offices and palaces, and then rode into the city at dusk.

On both sides of the city gate, there were Jin Kingdom officials who took off their official hats and knelt on the ground. Wang Yan rode his horse and walked slowly, enjoying the glory of entering Chang'an City.

However, after entering the city, there was no cheers to welcome Master Wang, no welcome with lanterns and festoons, and no food, pots and paste, but the scene was relatively deserted.

This Mingjin war had a huge impact on Chang'an, the city's household registration dropped sharply, and the market was half empty. It can be said that all businesses were in depression.

Wang Yan was wearing golden armor, and surrounded by many generals, he rode his horse slowly on the street. Every five feet on both sides of the street, there was a soldier standing with his back facing the street with a spear. There were also Ming soldiers on the houses next to the street. Watching and defending Wang Yan's safety.

In the entire street, apart from the ten soldiers of the Ming army, the vehicles lying on the ground, and the scattered dead branches and leaves, there was no one.

This is of course for safety reasons, and people are prohibited from going to the streets, but it is also because there are really no people, and even if there are people, most of them will not come to welcome them.

It has been 15 years since the Ming Dynasty lost Guanzhong. The younger people have no image of the Ming Dynasty at all, and they don’t think they are Ming people, and the older people have bad memories of the Ming Dynasty. In this case, the Ming army entered Chang’an, The common people will not have any affection for the Ming army, but only hatred and fear.

After the Ming army entered Chang'an, they didn't trust the people in Chang'an city, and adopted a strict precautionary attitude, and the estrangement between the two sides deepened.

Wang Yan couldn't help frowning when he saw this appearance of facing a formidable enemy. He rode on his horse and looked around, and found that the doors and windows of the houses and shops along the street were all closed. Seeing him approaching, he immediately closed it with a "snap".

"Oh, it seems that the lonely king is not popular!" Wang Yan couldn't help sighing when he saw the surrounding situation and the tense atmosphere.

The generals also felt that walking on this street and feeling the unfriendly eyes behind the windows and doors, they couldn't help feeling a little panicked, feeling very unnatural, and feeling that someone would be against them at any time.

Li Guo looked around, licked his lips, "Jian Guo, let's go to the palace quickly."

Not long after, Wang Yan and others entered the palace of the Kingdom of Jin and temporarily set up the festival hall here.

At this time, all the people dismounted from their horses and went straight to the main hall. Along the way, people could be seen coming and going in the palace city. The soldiers searched out boxes of gold, silver, jewelry, writing and antiques from the palace, and transported them outside. Wang Yan saluted one after another.

Wang Yan and the others came to the main hall, where silk, broken porcelain, and scattered papers were scattered all over the place.

Wang Yan walked to the middle, looked around for a week, then turned around, and said in a deep voice, "Let's talk about it here, the lonely king."

When the generals heard the words, they stood on both sides and saluted: "Yes!"

"It can be seen that the people of Chang'an do not welcome us. They have been thieves for a long time and have been confused by Hauge. We must win back the hearts of the people as soon as possible before we can gain a firm foothold." Wang Yan said in a deep voice: "Li Yuanyin, you arrange manpower , inspect Chang’an City, restore order first, and the officers and men of the ministries must not disturb the people. In addition, according to the list of Jin Guo’s officials and dignitaries in Chang’an, we will clean them up, and those who stay will be monitored first, and those who run away will confiscate their property and use it to fill the treasury.”

Li Yuanyin immediately came out and clasped his fists, "I understand."

Wang Yan then said to Yu Taichu: "The proprietor of the Chengzhong Grain Company, please meet and let them resume business. In addition, the solitary will broadcast a certain amount of military rations and sell them as cheap rations. You must suppress the price of grain in the city." .”

The price of food is a reassurance, it can solve the problem of eating, and after a long time, people's hearts will be settled.

Most ordinary people are forgetful. As long as they settle down, within a few years, Guanzhong will accept the rule of the Ming Dynasty again.

Yu Taichu also clasped his fists and said: "I obey the order and promise to stabilize the grain price in Chang'an first."

Wang Yan nodded, and added: "In addition, porridge sheds must be set up at the four gates to store porridge, and flags must be erected to recruit the routs of the Jin army. They should be collected as much as they can, and the routs cannot be mixed with refugees and bandits, otherwise they will be destroyed. cause serious trouble."

Now Guanzhong is full of hungry people. After the Ming army defeated the Jin army in Lintong, the Jin army fled across the wilderness, and many Tuen troops also fled.If these people mix with the refugees, they can immediately become the backbone, and the refugees will be difficult to deal with.

Yu Taichu hurriedly nodded again.

After giving these instructions, Wang Yan immediately ordered Li Guodao: "Although the Kingdom of Jin is defeated, Haoge, Wu Sangui, and Meng Qiaofang have not been caught. We can't take it lightly. Counting the time, Wang Deren should have already left Qinghai. We are attacking Yongliang, after you pack up, immediately lead your loyalists to the west of Zhenxi, and join forces with Wang Shixiu and Liu Fangliang to try to annihilate the remnants of the Jin army in the Longxi area."

The plan before the Ming Dynasty was to cut gold in five ways, one of which was Wang Deren's troops who attacked from the south of Qinghai. The Ming army and the main force of the Jin army have been fighting fiercely in Guanzhong for so long. According to the plan, Wang Deren should have taken Ganzhou and Liangzhou by now. and Xining Prefecture.

If this goal is achieved, then the Ming army is likely to wipe out Wu Sangui and Meng Qiaofang in Pingliang, Lanzhou, Qinzhou and other areas.

"After the minister is ready, he will set out to pursue the camp west in the morning, and he will definitely wipe out the Jin army." Li Guo clasped his fists solemnly.

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Liangzhou, with a long history, is an important town in the west of the Kingdom of Jin, connecting east and west. It was originally located in the hinterland of the Kingdom of Jin, but at this time, under the city of Liangzhou, there are tents spread out, and an army of the Ming Dynasty is stationed there.

This is exactly Wang Deren's troops who broke out from Qinghai. After occupying Xining Mansion in April, the army went northward to take Liangzhou, only one step away from cutting off the Kingdom of Jin.

At this time, the sky was just getting bright, and Wang Deren stood alone at the gate of Daying, silently watching the Liangzhou city wall several miles away. The cattle and sheep he carried were not enough to eat, and the city had to be broken as soon as possible...

(End of this chapter)