After receiving the general's reply, he had informed everyone. Whether they listened or not was their own business.
The generals were casual and perfunctory. After fighting for such a long time, when had they ever suffered such humiliation? Xu Da was also the same. He just sent messengers to pass a wave of orders and made no move to continue to pass the orders.
The Yuan army that surrounded them from the rear also escaped early.
Xu Da didn't pay much attention and just sent a team of scouts to monitor their movements.
The Ming army pursued them from the afternoon to the evening before they began to gather their troops. It took a total of two hours and four hours.
The men and horses were exhausted, and it was impossible to attack them. In addition, it was getting dark, so we withdrew our troops.
After struggling until midnight, Xu Da also received the results one after another.
The Zhentian Lei alone killed nearly 10,000 yuan troops. Mainly because the dense formation of the Yuan army allowed the Zhentian Lei to play a greater role, at the cost of the casualties of 3,000 vanguard troops.
The ensuing pursuit battle was to capture and kill the Yuan army. In addition, the Yuan army was defeated and took advantage of his illness to kill him. In the pursuit battle, tens of thousands of Yuan army soldiers and horses were annihilated. The specific number has not been calculated.
However, although the generals were quite tired at this time, the expressions on their faces were very exciting.
"General, after this battle, Wang Baobao may have no choice but to flee. Beiyuan Company and Lin probably won't dare to stay any longer."
"It would be really hard to handle if he runs away again. You may not be able to find a place to hide in this prairie."
As he said this, the smile on his face could not be concealed.
"Everyone, please calm down and go back to rest quickly. We will discuss matters tomorrow morning."
The tired generals listened to Xu Da's words and left the camp one after another. The cool breeze blew and they calmed down a little. They were tired and sleepy, so they hurried back to sleep.
Xu Da stood in the camp and looked at the map. Kong Laoer stood quietly behind Xu Da and remained silent.
"Thanks to sir today. If it weren't for sir, I'm afraid the outcome would be unpredictable."
"The general is merciful and doesn't want his men to die."
"Alas, the dead soldiers were all good. These three thousand vanguard troops have turned the situation around. Let's see if there are any bones left and bury them properly."
"Register their names in the register. I will go back and ask for merit for them. I hope I can win something for them!"
"Yes, speaking of it, the contribution of Zhentian Lei is not small. It all depends on Zhentian Lei. Otherwise, these three thousand vanguard troops may not be able to turn the tide of the war. I don't know where your Majesty found such a killer weapon."
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. You can go back and rest!"
"Yes, I'm Meng Lang. I'm humble. I'll go back and rest now."
Xu Da saw it very late. Although he did not lose much physical strength, commanding an army was a brain-consuming task after all.
Xu Da, who had just been squinting for an hour, was woken up. Xu Da called the messenger.
"Let the generals come to discuss matters."
The generals who had not slept well ate breakfast in a hurry and rushed to Xu Da's camp.
"I haven't even slept yet. Now that the coalition forces led by Wang Baobao have been defeated, I think if Beiyuan gets the news, he will really have to run away. If you have any ideas, you can mention them."
"The three armies of the East, West, and Middle Routes are marching north. They can run wherever they want. I will see if they can drive them out of Lingbei and rush them further north. The cold will freeze them to death by then."
"The grassland is so big, if they run around, we can't take care of them!"
"In my opinion, find Wang Baobao and annihilate them all. Without the army, they are just tigers without teeth, unable to make waves."
"It's easy to say. We are unfamiliar with the place. How can we find them? If they want to hide, how can we find them? Even if we encounter them, if they want to escape and they are all riding horses, they may not be able to catch them."
"Then take down He Lin. Without He Lin, they won't be able to make much noise."
"This is feasible, but the mountains are high and the roads are far away. If we conquer it, we won't be able to stay there permanently."
Xu Da listened to the discussion of the generals, thought for a moment, and then made the final decision.
"What you are saying is reasonable. This time we are going to capture He Lin, Yongqing Desert, and drive Beiyuan out of Lingbei. Let's take it one step at a time. We will talk about it after we capture He Lin."
"After you go back, let's tally up the results of the battle. It was too late yesterday, so I don't know for sure. This general will definitely report to Your Majesty to ask for credit for this great victory."
"promise."
At noon, the exact results were calculated.
"The three thousand vanguard troops caused a total of 12,000 casualties. In addition to the direct killing of 8,000 people, another 4,000 were seriously injured."
"Our army killed more than 5,000 people in the confrontation, and killed and wounded 35,000 people in the pursuit. The Yuan army suffered about 50,000 casualties in this battle, captured more than 30,000 people, and 5,000 were seriously injured."
"Where are our army's losses?"
"In addition to the casualties of the vanguard army, our army suffered 12,000 casualties, 5,000 were killed, 2,000 were seriously injured, and 5,000 were slightly injured. All the wounds were simply treated."
The ratio of one for three is not bad, but when the situation is reversed, this achievement can only be achieved when the opponent is defeated, so it seems not bad.
"Zheng Xiong and Zheng Ti from Huimin Pharmacy should have led the doctors to Yanmen Pass, and escorted the wounded to Yanmen Pass with two thousand people to see if they can be treated."
"We are far away. I don't know if these brothers can survive to Yanmen Pass. They may be able to save their lives at Yanmen Pass."
"Zheng Tiling said that wounds will not deteriorate so quickly in the cold weather. Once we have treated them, we should have an extra chance of survival."
"Where did you hear that?"
"I heard it from my uncle last summer. He is a frequent visitor to the pharmacy. He admires Zheng Tiling very much. He happened to be in the army, so he asked for more information and shared it with me."
"Oh, please arrange for people to be sent back as soon as possible. As long as you reach Yanmen Pass alive, according to Zheng Tiling's ability, you can still save many people."
"promise."
"Wait a minute, I'm going to write a good news report, please arrange for someone to send it back first."
"As commanded."
"On the sixth day of May, our army fought with the Yuan army's expanded coalition forces of Timur and He Zongzhang, and defeated the Yuan army, capturing more than 30,000 people and leaving more than 10,000 dead and wounded."
News of the Central Route Army's victory soon spread to Yanmen Pass, where Zheng Xiong was sitting with Zhang Huaiyuan, the commander of Yanmen Pass, eating tea.
Hearing the good news ahead, Zhang Huaiyuan was excited and pulled Zheng Xiong over to share the joy.
"Thousands of injured people will be sent back to Yanmen Pass in the near future. We hope that Zheng Ti of Huimin Pharmacy will lead the doctors to make early preparations and do their best to treat them."
Zheng Xiong hasn't figured out the situation yet. There are no specific details in this victory report, it's just a verbal message. Zheng Xiong still doesn't know what's going on. Could it be that flapping a butterfly's wings can change the situation of the battle?
"Are there any specific details?"
"No, but I heard that the army used a powerful weapon and turned the tide of the war. I just heard it from hearsay and shouldn't take it seriously."
Forget it, Zheng Xiong didn't think much about it, but he was going to be very busy, and he didn't know if these doctors could handle it.
(End of chapter)
