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"Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, the Weishui War is over! In this battle, the Junggar army was either killed or captured. No one escaped, and the entire army was wiped out! A great victory for our army! A great victory for our army!"
Following Zhao Dali's loud report, the handsome tent was filled with joy!
Although all the officials in the account saw with their own eyes that the Ming army had the upper hand on the Weihe battlefield, the situation on the battlefield was always changing rapidly. No one dared to be 100% sure of the outcome until the dust settled. As the armies competed for credit, The chaos caused by the war also added a bit of uncertainty to the war. Therefore, when the officials accompanied Zhao Junchen in the tent and waited for news, many people were restless and uneasy, fearing that they would receive news of the reversal of the war situation.
Now that I have finally received concrete news, my mood is naturally very different.
Many officials forgot their official manners and cheered loudly; Wu Qifan, who had always been elegant and flushed, became arrogant and kept mumbling "a great victory that has not been seen in a hundred years"; Zhou Bo had a fight with the Mongols The son's hatred, at this moment, he closed his eyes tightly and shed two lines of clear tears.
Among the officials in the tent, some were dim-witted and incompetent, with their bodies lying bare, while others were mercenary and corrupt, and of course there were capable and ethical officials like Wu Qifan and Zhou Bo. But at this moment, everyone felt the same way.
Every year after autumn, the fire sifting of invaders is a disaster on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu. Each time, several provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu are left in a state of scorched earth and a mess. Not only the people are burned, killed and looted, but the officials are also in panic all day long. , there are hundreds of thousands of border troops in the Trilateral Army Town, but it is difficult to guarantee their own safety, let alone drive away the enemy invaders. And this year, the Junggar Khanate was born, which massacred countless cities and destroyed countries. An unprecedented threat!
Back then, after learning that the Mongolian right wing and the Junggar Khanate had formed a coalition of more than 60,000 Mongolian troops, many officials were mentally prepared to lose their cities and territory. Several governors even planned to hide the information from the court and the Mongolian coalition. Secretly begging for peace!
Who would have thought that Zhao Junchen, the disaster relief imperial envoy sent by the imperial court, turned the tide. Not only did he send forbidden army reinforcements and a large amount of supplies to Shaanxi and Gansu early, but he also relied on a few guards to defeat thousands of Mongolians when he first entered Shaanxi and Gansu. The cavalry greatly boosted the morale of Shaanxi and Gansu. Later, Wang Zheng, the governor of the three sides, took control of the military and political situation of Shaanxi and Gansu with extraordinary courage. He also used various means to control most of the elite forces in Shaanxi and Gansu. Formed a new army of soldiers, eliminated the hidden dangers of the Wang family, and formulated a plan to use Jiezhou City to lure the enemy deeper!
In the end, in just over ten days, the Ming army and the Mongolian coalition fought multiple battles in succession - the offensive and defensive battles of Jiezhou City! The raid on Zhenning Acropolis! The encirclement and suppression of Xiaochuan River! Let’s go to today’s decisive battle on the Weishui River! Under the leadership of Zhao Junchen, the Ming army, which had always been defeated in battles in the past, turned into a strong army that won battles in many battles! The seemingly powerful and invincible Mongolian coalition was completely wiped out after these four battles. This was something that no one had dared to imagine before!
But Zhao Junchen not only dared to imagine this, but also dared to do it. In the end, he really realized this feat that had not been seen in a century!
After this battle, with the complete destruction of the Mongol coalition, peace and stability in Shaanxi and Gansu will at least be guaranteed for the next ten years. The Mongolian tribes who originally regarded the Han people as weak lambs will no longer dare to invade the territory of the Ming Dynasty at will in the future!
Moreover, judging from what Zhao Junchen has been saying during this period, annihilating the Mongolian coalition is only the first step in his ambition, and he also has the idea of further regaining the Hetao area!
Although today's battle has achieved brilliant results, in Zhao Junchen's huge plan, it is just an introduction to the future strategy of regaining the Hetao!
If the Hetao area really returns to the territory of the Ming Dynasty as planned by Zhao Junchen, it will completely solve the hidden dangers of invading invaders from Shaanxi and Gansu, and the northwest provinces will no longer have to worry about foreign invaders!
Recalling everything that had happened during this period, the officials in the tent admired Zhao Junchen even more deeply, and while excited, they couldn't help but congratulate Zhao Junchen again.
Previously, when everyone was watching the progress of the war from the high platform of the Chinese army camp, they had already congratulated Zhao Junchen once in advance. Now they congratulated Zhao Junchen again. Most of the congratulations were the same, but the officials did not feel at all that they were It was unnecessary, and I didn't feel at all that my congratulatory message was exaggerated and disgusting.
Most of them had witnessed with their own eyes all of Zhao Junchen's achievements during this period, and they felt that no one could praise Zhao Junchen too much at this time.
The victory in this battle brought Zhao Junchen's reputation in Shaanxi and Gansu to its peak!
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"After this battle, the great achievements of the Imperial Envoy will surely be recorded in the annals of history and leave a name for eternity!"
"The imperial envoy has achieved such a victory that has not been seen in a century. He is actually the most famous official in our dynasty!"
"The imperial envoy is very lucky for his feats! The people are very lucky!"
In fact, Zhao Junchen felt the same way. Before the war was completely over, his heart was still a little hung up. Now that he had received the real news of victory, he was also a little excited.
However, under the congratulations of all the officials, Zhao Junchen still behaved calmly, quite like Xie An of the Western Jin Dynasty.
After Zhao Junchen raised his hand and pressed lightly to calm the excited officials, he turned his attention to Zhao Dali again and asked: "Can the results of this battle be calculated? How many casualties did our army have? How many enemies were captured? Army?...Also, are there any generals who were captured alive in the Junggar Khanate?"
Zhao Dali was still excited and replied in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, according to the news from the front, our army completely annihilated the Junggar cavalry and servants in the Mongolian coalition in this battle, beheading eight people in total. More than a thousand, more than 5,000 were captured, and more than 11,000 war horses and a large amount of weapons and military supplies were seized...
Our army's results are remarkable, but the casualties are also very serious. More than 15,000 people were killed in the battle. However, the casualties of the new soldiers, reinforcements of the Forbidden Army, and Qi Bin's new army were less. The total number of casualties was only about 3,000, which was the vast majority. Some of the casualties came from the frontier troops from various places on the left flank of our defense line...
...In addition, our army also "accidentally killed" many Mongolian right-wing cavalry during the Wei River War. In addition, the Mongolian right-wing cavalry became the main target of the Junggar cavalry after they rebelled, so the Mongolian right-wing cavalry suffered casualties in this battle. It was not light either. About five thousand people were killed in the battle... After the Mongolian right-wing cavalry was killed in the battle, most of their heads were cut off by our soldiers. Now they are all mixed with the heads of the Junggar cavalry and cannot be distinguished. Now The leader of the Mongolian right wing, Qiegemu, was also furious because of this, saying that we had betrayed our alliance and abandoned the treaty. Now Commander-in-Chief Fang Zhenshan is arguing with him. However, Qiegemu is very angry. Commander-in-chief Fang Zhenshan believes that Qiegemu will come soon. Go to the Chinese army camp to question the imperial envoy, so I remind the imperial envoy to prepare early..."
After listening to Zhao Dali's report, Zhao Junchen nodded slightly and said slowly: "It seems that after our army passed through the four battles of Jiezhou City, Zhenning Acropolis, Xiaochuan River, and Weishui River, a total of 28,000 people were beheaded. There are more than 13,000 prisoners, plus the uncounted results of the Jiezhou City War, our army has wiped out a total of more than 45,000 Mongolian coalition troops. The results are indeed remarkable... And now only the Mongolian coalition forces are left. They defeated the Mongolian right-wing cavalry and the Chagatai troops who rebelled against the enemy. Among them, the Mongolian right-wing cavalry now has only more than 7,000 troops left, and the Chagatai troops have less than 2,000 troops left. More than half of them were casualties and injured. seriously injured...
However, after these four battles, our army suffered heavy casualties. Even not counting the casualties in Jiezhou City, there were nearly 40,000 casualties. These battles can be said to be the most tragic in a century..."
Zhao Junchen, who has been managing the household department for many years, is most sensitive to numbers. After hearing Zhao Dali's report, he quickly calculated all the casualties between the enemy and our troops.
The Ming army suffered a total of more than 40,000 casualties, and the Mongolian coalition had 45,000 killed and captured. If we add in the Jiezhou City defenders whose casualties have not yet been calculated, the casualties of the two armies are roughly the same!
You must know that in these battles, the Ming army had the right time, location, people, absolute advantages in military strength, and Zhao Junchen's various layout plans. Even so, it could not slightly reduce the number of casualties. Dominant, from this aspect, the Ming army cannot be considered a complete victory.
But for such a result, both Zhao Junchen and the officials in the account were already deeply satisfied. After all, these battles were mostly field battles. The Ming army was not the leader in the first place, and the main enemy's Junggar cavalry was not strong enough. It was superior to the elite Ming army. If it weren't for Zhao Junchen's various layout plans, even if the Ming army had twice as many casualties, it would never have been possible to achieve such outstanding results!
Therefore, after seeing Zhao Junchen calculate the final casualty figures of the two armies, all the officials in the tent congratulated him again.
But Zhao Junchen still acted calmly and did not feel complacent. Instead, he turned his attention to post-war matters.
After Zhao Junchen raised his hand again to stop the congratulations of the officials, he began to convey military orders vigorously and resolutely.
"Governor Wu, there are currently more than 13,000 prisoners in the army, which is quite large. It is up to you to arrange for the expansion of the prisoner camp to be completed as soon as possible... In addition, the wounded soldiers among the prisoners, if their injuries are not serious, must also be given. Basic medical treatment is required. We cannot let them die easily. I am keeping these prisoners for great use..."
"Master Zhou, the military achievements of the soldiers must be tallied up as soon as possible, and the first batch of silver rewards must be distributed as soon as possible. Don't worry about not having enough money. If it is really not enough, I will naturally find a way to solve it..."
"Master Gu, you are responsible for the treatment of wounded soldiers in our army. If I find that the army neglects injuries and illnesses again, I will not spare you..."
"Niu Fude, it's up to you to write a good news report, and spread the good news to the court and publicize it to various places as soon as possible..."
Under military orders one after another, all the officials in the account were assigned tasks, but Zhao Junchen never mentioned the matter of asking for merit reports, even though this matter was the highlight after the war!
But this matter is not something that Zhao Junchen can decide alone. It is related to the final distribution of interests. The ranking order in the memorial will have a far-reaching impact. Not only will everyone compete secretly, but Zhao Junchen will also need a period of time. After serious consideration, Zhao Junchen suppressed the matter for the time being and just sent a good news to the court first.
However, according to time estimates, the good news of the Xiaochuan River War has been sent to the capital by this time. Emperor Deqing and the court officials will definitely be shocked by the results of the Xiaochuan River War, but now they have not waited for them to recover, and they have to I received good news about the Weishui War, but I don't know what the reaction will be when the time comes.
At the very least, how the imperial court will reward Zhao Junchen for such outstanding military achievements will inevitably lead to a big discussion.
Zhao Junchen is looking forward to this!
And just as Zhao Junchen was thinking deeply, there was suddenly another noise outside the tent. It seemed that someone was clamoring to see Zhao Junchen.
Then, someone entered the commander's tent to report, saying that several officers from Qi Bin's new army were clamoring to see Zhao Junchen. They were quite excited, as if something big had happened.
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