After the victory, Ningyuan City was in a sensation. People took to the streets to sing and dance, and the gongs and drums kept going. Chang Yu was soaked in a hot water bucket for a long time.
Li Tiezhu came to report that the injury report had been registered. The Gongzi Battalion lost forty-seven brothers, almost everyone was injured. The Jinwu Guards Cavalry lost thirty-two, and everyone was injured. Except for one guy in the infantry battalion, he sprained his foot and one was injured. Still injured!
Poof, Chang Yu spurted out a mouthful of tea!
Three thousand troops and no one was lost, which can be recorded in history! Some of the infantry battalions boasted about it in the future.
This was a wonderful use of his tactics. These musketeers never participated in the close combat from the beginning to the end!
More than 1,600 of Wu Sangui's troops were killed and more than 3,000 were injured in the battle.
After killing 5,736 Qing soldiers (including the prisoners who were killed and the little eunuch who was not alive), he gained more than 6,000 horses and more than thousands of bows, arrows, knives and other armaments.
Most of the Qing army's camp was burned. Fortunately, the arsonists deliberately avoided the food and grass, and they also had tents, food and grass, vehicles, and countless other equipment.
In this battle, the vanguard of the Qing army was almost wiped out.
"Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran" Chang Yu shouted at the top of his lungs while getting dressed.
Xiao Ran, the big boss of Jinyiwei in Ningyuan, hurriedly opened the door and entered.
"Sending a message to the capital overnight, a great victory in Ningyuan, annihilating six thousand enemies. The emperor needs this good news now, and the Ming Dynasty also needs this good news!"
Xiao Ran took the order, but did not leave immediately, as if he had something to say.
The little eunuch glanced at him and said, "If you fart, hurry up."
"Reporting to the governor, Li Yan has arrived in Ningyuan."
"When?" Chang Yu was shocked. An afternoon of fighting made him exhausted. After returning to the city, he got into the hot water bucket and did not come out. He didn't know that Li Yanbu had reached the end of the field.
"At noon, his troops were ordered by Wu Sangui to temporarily stay at the central rear post. When Li Yan and more than ten people lightly packed north to Ningyuan, the battle was coming to an end. Wu Sangui went to watch the battle, and he should have returned to the city at this time."
Chang Yu snorted and smiled. Was Wu Sangui showing off or demonstrating? The most likely thing was that he was showing off to a second-generation general with muddy legs.
Show off what?
The armor is bright, the equipment is complete, he knows how to fight, and he wins...
They should all be there.
"Superintendent, there is one more thing. The assassin has not left Ningyuan City, and his brothers have discovered his traces and are tracing him." Xiao Ran looked angrily. The fact that the elusive assassin was not caught was a great humiliation to him.
Before leaving, Chang Yu also frowned, was he really determined to die?
It was already dark. The Ming army had triumphed and seized a large amount of loot. They were being transported back to the city by taxi. War horses, bows and arrows, and food and grass were what Ningyuan's army needed most, but none of them made them more excited than the bloody heads of the Qing army hanging around their waists. .
Five taels of silver per head, promised by the young eunuch before the battle.
The little eunuch wanted no prisoners and no one was left alive. Those prisoners who were injured but not dead or who were chased were eventually killed on the spot, the owl!
Gongziying and Jinwuwei had almost one elite cavalry per man, and some even had as many as three or four, while the cavalry of Ningyuan Army were about the same. Heads were valuable, and no one could live with the money.
Killing horses and eating meat and drinking soup. There are countless injured and dead horses on the battlefield, so it will not be wasted. After the battle, the soldiers should be rewarded with horse meat. The military camp is in a state of excitement, but what they are thinking about is whether the heads around their waists can be exchanged for real gold. silver! Still a blank note!
Of course it's real money. The little eunuch never deceives people, at least not the soldiers!
Soldiers must be given the money they earn with their lives. If you don't give it, you will lose military morale and trust!
But where can I get the money?
Just use that fifty thousand taels! The young eunuch in the General Military Mansion made the decision.
Wu Sangui frowned. Originally, the fifty thousand taels were used to pay arrears. You misappropriated them before they could be paid. Wouldn't it be a disloyalty to my soldiers?
Extraordinary things are done in extraordinary times, and silver must be used wisely. At this time, we need to unite the morale of the army. Six thousand heads are worth thirty thousand taels of silver, and the remaining twenty thousand can be used to pay part of the arrears. As for the remaining arrears, the little eunuch laughed. "How can a great victory be without a silver reward!"
Wu Sangui and others looked stunned. The court didn't even pay them any money, but they still gave you a reward. How many taels of money?
Of course I would give it. The little eunuch smiled and waved to Li Yan, who had been listening silently, to follow him.
Of course, the court did not reward him with silver, but the young eunuch was able to make money with this great victory. No matter how poor Chongzhen was, he no longer wanted to give, but for the sake of this victory, he would give it, and even couldn't help but give it!
A clever woman can't make a meal without rice. A Qing army vanguard with only ten thousand people was able to defeat his great efforts. He even killed Wu Sangui's nearly two thousand troops before eating them. But Dorgon's hundreds of thousands of troops were coming next. How could he resist them? The walls of Ningyuan City are still the flesh and blood of the soldiers.
They are all, but they need the support of a fighting spirit, and this fighting spirit not only has willpower, but also has a full stomach and a full money bag.
When he left the capital, he was short of money and food, so he shamelessly asked Chongzhen for 100,000 taels, and Shanhaiguan kept half of it. The 50,000 was gone in the blink of an eye. How could he encourage his soldiers to resist Dorgon's 100,000 taels?
Still want money!
At this time, he had achieved military success, and Chongzhen wanted to see the good news most, so he asked for money, and he took advantage of the situation!
The lights in Ningyuan City were bright. A great victory was unprecedented in several years. The morale of the military was shaken and the people were happy. The Drum Tower Square was surrounded by water, and more than ten silver carts were lined up, waiting for the soldiers to exchange their heads for silver.
In the attic of the General Military Mansion, Wu Sangui and Tang Tong looked at the Drum Tower and were silent for a long time.
"Congratulations to General Wu. This victory is rare in recent years. God is very happy after hearing this. General Wu has a bright future!" Tang Tong congratulated Wu Sangui.
Wu Sangui bowed his hands in return, smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "It's just a matter of robbing people of their beauty. The planning of this battle came from the hands of the little governor. He took the lead and killed countless enemies. In terms of merit, he was the first to do it. I was just following orders."
"I deeply regret that I could not see the young governor with my own eyes." Tang Tong chuckled and sighed, and said, "General Wu strategized and commanded the overall situation. Ning Yuan's army was the main force in the battle. He killed the most enemies and made the most military exploits. In terms of merit, Reward is still the first achievement!”
Wu Sangui smiled bitterly, "But what the world will remember is not that I, Wu Sangui, commanded and strategized, but that the little governor used 500 heavily armored cavalry to kill the 8,000 Manchu cavalry who abandoned their armor."
Tang Tong secretly cursed, you are so damn greedy, you want the war achievements, you want the fame, they all belong to your family, it’s so shameless, you just leave me in the city because you are afraid that I will steal the credit, Don't take the little eunuch's credit for what he deserves. It's a hot hand.
Cheers came from time to time in the city, especially under the bell tower. The soldiers who received the silver were so excited that they howled at the top of their lungs. The eunuch really didn't lie, it was really silver. A Qing soldier had only five taels of silver for his head, and he didn't have a penny. few!
"General Tang, do you know why the young governor didn't want to keep anyone alive or take prisoners?" Wu Sangui asked Tang Tong while looking at the lights of the bell tower.
Tang Tong frowned, "I don't understand, but I heard that he was like this in Taiyuan, killing tens of thousands of prisoners. Although he put the blame on the King of Jin, he was still scolded by the government and the public, but the army officers and soldiers called him a real man!"
"Hey, a real man may not be a real man, but a real villain is the real thing."
"What do you mean by Mr. Wu's words?"
"It's just a matter of burning the cauldron and escaping the retreat," Wu Sangui said calmly. "After killing the prisoners, the soldiers knew that they would suffer the same fate if they fell into the enemy's hands. How many of them dared to fight and surrendered at will! This is a desperate plan!"
Tang Tong suddenly realized that no wonder the young eunuch was so ruthless in order to leave his soldiers with no way out.
"Who do you think he looks like?" Wu Sangui suddenly asked.
"Who?" Tang Tong was confused.
"Who does the little governor look like?" Wu Sangui looked in the direction of the military camp. It was also very hot there, and the soldiers were eating meat and drinking soup with blood boiling.
Tang Tonglue pondered: "Qi Shaobao, the young governor in charge of the army is strict and must carry out his orders. In the battle of Taiyuan, he ordered more than 100,000 troops. No one dared to disobey them. Those who violated them would be killed. He had elites from Gongziying and Jinwu Guards." Although the cavalry and even the servants are not large in number, they have strict military discipline and behave in a well-rounded manner."
Wu Sangui nodded and shook his head, "Military discipline can only govern the army, but it can inspire and boost morale in a very short time, so that the soldiers can listen to his orders and be used for him as quickly as possible. This ability is far beyond what Qi Shaobao can do. There are people who are good at this”.
"Li Chengliang" Tang Tong blurted out.
The famous generals Li Chengliang and Qi Shaobao of the Ming Dynasty were both good at running the army. One relied on the military discipline system to lead the troops, while Li Chengliang relied on his personal prestige and charisma. He rewarded meritorious soldiers generously and relied on honors to boost morale with glory and wealth! The little eunuch is especially good at this.
"It can be said that this little governor is also the head of the two families. If he is a general, you and I will have no choice but to drink from the northwest wind!"
Wu Sangui sighed, while Tang Tong smiled and said nothing.
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