If you recover Hetao and have such an unparalleled contribution, what reward will Jiajing give?

Logically speaking, the head coach Yang Cong should be like the great heroes such as Wang Yangming and Qiu Yue, and even the title of Marquis, Wang Xuan, Zhang Juzheng, Yu Dayou, Zhang Dada and other civil servants and generals, at least one level. If the position is not high, it is possible to be promoted to three levels.

Unfortunately, what Yang Cong and others were waiting for was not reward, but bad news. Crown Prince Zhu Zai-ri actually passed away at this time!

When Yang Cong received this news, he felt mixed feelings.

Crown Prince Zhu Zai'er could not survive Jiajing. He had known this for a long time, but he never expected that this short-lived prince would die at this joint point.

The recovery of Hetao was originally a matter of celebration for the whole world. How can I celebrate the death of Prince Zhu Zaijie?

It’s strange that Jiajing is still in the mood to celebrate at this time!

If you talk about Jiajing's luck, when it is good, it is really good. When it is bad, it is also bad.

In other things, his luck seemed to be very good, but in the heir, his luck has always been very bad.

As an emperor, he had three palaces, six courtyards, seventy-two concubines, and he could not count the number of concubines in the harem. However, until the twelve years of Jiajing, he had no descendants!

He was reigned for twelve years and did not give birth to an heir. Except for those emperors who were born to be unable to give birth, he should be considered the most unlucky.

However, this is not the most unlucky one.

On August 19, the 12th year of Jiajing, the eldest son Zhu Zaiji was born. Jiajing was so happy that he almost fainted.

However, two months later, on October 10, the eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Zaiji, suddenly died young. Jiajing's mood is conceivable.

Immediately afterwards, in the fifteenth year of Jiajing, the second son of the emperor, Zhu Zai-ri, was born.

This prince is not as fragile as his elder brother. By the age of three, he was still alive. Until a few years ago, when Jiajing asked him to supervise the country, he still lived well.

Unexpectedly, he suddenly passed away!

At this time, Jiajing was probably in great pain.

Yang Cong also has children, so he naturally knows how important children are in the hearts of parents.

Some people in later generations commented on Jiajing and always said that he was indifferent to his kindness, did not care about family affection, and ignored his children.

This is actually a rumor.

Not to mention anything else, just talk about Princess Zhu Luxi, and Jiajing's favor to her is recorded in many historical materials.

Princess Zhu Luyu of Ning'an was born in the 18th year of Jiajing. She was the third daughter of Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty. Because of the eldest daughter, the second daughter died young. Jiajing's favor for her was completely useless.

Jiajing married Li He in the 34th year of the year. At that time, Jiajing specially built a luxurious mansion covering an area of ​​more than 1,000 acres for him, and its luxury was second only to the imperial palace.

Just this, would it be a kind-hearted father?

Jiajing was not a kind person, which can be seen from his favor to the old people of the Xingxian Palace such as Huang Jin and Lu Bing.

The sudden death of Prince Zhu Zai-ri was imaginable.

At this time, Yang Cong did not blame Jiajing for not rewarding him for his contributions, and the prince was dead. If Jiajing was still in the mood to reward his consciences, it would be strange.

When such a thing happened, Yang Cong didn't know how to comfort Jiajing. He could only do his own thing as much as possible and wait until Jiajing calmed down from the pain of losing his son.

At this moment, although Hetao has been recovered, it does not mean that everything is good. The disaster of the Northern Barbarians will be eliminated from then on.

Although Altan Khan retreated in embarrassment, his strength had not been lost much, so he had to be careful.

So, how can I prevent Altan Khan from attacking back?

He looked at the map and thought for a long time, and finally came up with a good idea.

His idea was to build a fortress on the Yinshan line, so that the Tartars could completely eliminate their intention to go south to Hetao!

The bright moon was bright during the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty was passive, and the people had not returned after thousands of miles of long march.

But the flying general in Longcheng was not allowed to teach Huma to cross Yinshan.

The Yinshan Mountains are a huge mountain range with a length of more than 2,000 miles, and its southern foot is just north of the bend of the Yellow River.

In other words, as long as the fortresses are built in the only few mountain passes in Yinshan and strangle all the passages to the south, it is almost impossible for the Tatars to return to Hetao.

You should know that the Yinshan Mountains are not ordinary mountains. The height is mostly over 1,000 meters, and the terrain is dangerous. If the Tatars want to go south, they must take the only few mountain passes, otherwise they will not want to reach Hetao.

As for climbing, it is almost impossible. Even if people can climb over, horses cannot get over. If the Tartars lose their horses, what can they do even if they cross Yinshan?

Yang Cong took a group of personal guards on a boat and after a field investigation, he became even more determined.

This Yin Mountain is indeed a natural barrier. Under the existing conditions, it is almost impossible to cross such high mountains and ridges. Just build a few fortresses and block the only few mountain passes, which will make the Tartars desperate.

As for the issue of the guard general, as long as the Dragon City is built, are you still afraid that there will be no flying general?

Yu Dayou, Tang Kekuan, Tang Shunzhi, and even Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang behind them were all rare generals. As long as one of them was stationed here, the Tatars would not want to cross Yinshan!

Moreover, after these fortresses are repaired, they can also be used as a stronghold to march into the south of the Moon in the future. As long as the army is gathered here, they can directly attack the south of the Moon, which is very convenient.

For the Ming army today, this fortress was simply too simple. They built more than ten fortresses in a row, and they had a wealth of experience. Not to mention that there were no futurers, it was certain that they were unprecedented.

With Yang Cong's order, Zhang Juzheng, the contractor, got on the horse with tens of thousands of Tunwei.

At this moment, Wang Xuan was idle and was responsible for dispatching materials. Under his supervision, trucks of wood and stone were transported from Shanxi, Beijing, and even Jinling to Hetao, and then transported to the north bank of the Yellow River through several newly built ferries. At the foot of Yinshan, several fortresses appeared at a speed visible to the southern foot of Yinshan.

When Altan Khan heard the news, he could only sigh because the Ming army's chariot formation was already there, blocking all the mountain passes.

He could only order the scouts to try their best to climb up the tops of the mountains and monitor closely to prevent the Ming army from continuing to advance towards the south of the desert.

Within a few months, the fortresses were built everywhere. On that day, Yang Cong led a group of civil servants and generals to the north bank of the Yellow River again and inspected the Yinshan defense line.

He stood on the newly built Wuyuan County wall, looked at the vast Yinshan Mountains in the north, and was silent for a while, then solemnly said: "Changsheng, the Yinshan defense line will be left to you. I will order to move Yulin Town, Yansui Town, and Taiyuan Town Tunwei north and west to enter the Hetao grassland. As the reserve of the defenders, you will lead 50,000 troops to build a defensive communication system with Wuyuan County as the center, and strictly guard against the Tartars to cross Yinshan. How about it, are you confident?"

But let the flying general in Longcheng be there, and the Huma will not be able to cross Yinshan!
Chapter completed!