"Your Majesty, the Santun camp has sent 50,000 troops. Its main task is to cut off the Jiannu retreat route, delay the Jiannu march and support Zunhua.
A total of 16,635 people died in this battle, including 1,900 artillerymen, 12 people from one thousand households, and 107 people from one hundred households. "
"Your Majesty, the Xuanfu has 30,000 people. Because it is mainly for defense, there are not many people participating in the battle. 5,607 people died in the battle!"
"Your Majesty, there are 30,000 reinforcements from Shanhaiguan, 5,000 people left behind at Xifengkou, 25,000 people participating in the battle, 19,705 people killed in the battle, 13 people from a thousand households, and 156 people from a hundred households. , two hundred and thirty people were seriously injured.”
"Your Majesty, there are 30,000 people in the capital camp, 14,989 people were killed, 16 people from a thousand households, 109 people from a hundred households, and 127 people were seriously injured."
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In less than half an hour, all ten armies including the Yulei Battalion had completed their reports.
Although many people died in the battle, the senior generals above the deputy commander and commander levels were not damaged, which made Chongzhen and Yuan Keli breathe a sigh of relief.
You must know that those mobilized this time are basically elites. Not only are the generals famous, they are at least above the passing line. This is indispensable for Ming Dynasty.
Looking at their respective data, Chongzhen rubbed his temples and secretly thought that when he returned to Beijing, he must get the Arabic numerals out. The writing of Ming's data made him uncomfortable.
Afterwards, Chongzhen took another piece of paper and transcribed the data of the ten armies again, and then drew some incomprehensible symbols.
If future generations were here, they would definitely be able to see that what Chongzhen wrote was percentages and Arabic numerals, and that he was calculating the battle loss ratio of each army.
Among the ten armies, four suffered more than 50% battle losses. Zunhua suffered 98% battle losses, Shanhaiguan 66%, Baiganbing 55%, and Jingying 100%. Fifty percent.
The battle losses of Xuanfu were the lowest, only 19%, while the battle losses of the Forbidden Army and Yulei Camp were both around 20%.
Ten armies were mobilized with a total of 270,000 troops, and 101,000 people were killed in battle, with 37% battle losses.
According to the estimated death situation of Jiannu in battle and the situation of previous battles between the Ming army and Jiannu, this battle can be said to be a super victory!
Chongzhen translated the percentage using Ming expressions: "Everyone, what did you discover from these data?"
The generals looked thoughtful, and Sun Zushou suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I forgive you for not hearing clearly. You just said that the battle damage of the Warrior Battalion was 30%?"
"That's right, 29% to be exact!"
"I remember that when the Warrior Battalion came to Longjing Pass, there were more than 2,760 people. Calculated at 30%, the battle losses were 830 people.
Dorgon's 5,000 elite troops were completely wiped out, and he and his white-armed troops broke into Hanerzhuang City, and then held off the slave-building army at Longjing Pass for a day and night. This, this..."
As Sun Zushou calculated, his tone stuttered. It was really unimaginable.
Even if the warrior battalion is equipped with sophisticated firearms, the number of battle losses and enemies destroyed is definitely a level that is beyond the reach of the Ming army.
"Your Majesty, judging from the battle damage of the Warrior Battalion, the quality of the sergeants plays a decisive role in combat effectiveness. This can also be proved by the Tengxiang Left Guards, White Guards, Forbidden Army and other armies.
Combined with His Majesty's military rectification in several border towns such as Xuanfu, Taiyuan and Datong, I believe that within the scope of controlling a certain number, the more refined the soldiers, the stronger their combat effectiveness. "
Without waiting for anyone to speak, Sun Zushou continued: "The second point is the power of firearms, such as the great victory in Ningyuan, the burning of wild boars in Zunhua, the warrior camp annihilating Dorgon's five thousand elites at the mouth of the Luanhe River, the Yulei camp destroying the city, etc.
If the Ming Dynasty's firearms were more powerful, of better quality, and of more innovative tactics, not to mention 200,000, but 100,000 infantrymen would be able to destroy the Jiannu and overthrow Shengjing! "
"I very much agree with General Sun's analysis. We have nine borders and eleven towns, more than 500 guard posts, and a total of more than 2.8 million soldiers.
Even if the number is full, it is hard to say whether 300,000 soldiers who can fight can be drawn out. It is better to use the military salary of 2.8 million soldiers to refine a million-strong army.
Secondly, there are firearms. At present, the red cannon seems to be powerful enough, but it is too bulky and can only defend the city but cannot fight in the field or attack the city.
If the problem of fast movement can be solved, then little Jiannu has nothing to fear! Any Mongolian tribes that dare to rebel will be destroyed immediately! "
"It's not that the Jiannu cavalry can't be resisted, nor is it unstoppable. The Jiannu cavalry is not that scary either. A general is not afraid of battle and a soldier is not afraid of death. This is half the battle..."
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All the generals have experienced hundreds of battles, so they can naturally see clearly the problems in this battle.
Chongzhen also nodded repeatedly and stood up from his seat.
“My dear friends, I agree with what you have said, but these are not things that happen overnight, they may take three or five years.
Therefore, I have set a goal. In the future battle, the first battle will be the decisive battle, and the outcome will be decided in one battle! "
"The first battle is the decisive battle?"
"One battle will determine the outcome?"
The generals were all shocked when they heard the emperor's goal. It was so domineering.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
"Now we are not even a little bit away from this goal. There is still a lot of work to be done.
We must keep our feet on the ground and look up at the stars. The road ahead will be long but the journey is about to begin!
Even if we can't reach it, the combat effectiveness of our army can still go up a few levels. It won't be a problem if we push back the slaves! "
When Chongzhen said this, he looked at Yuan Keli: "Yuan Aiqing, tell me about the situation at Jiannu."
After hearing Chongzhen's inquiry, Yuan Keli also took out a piece of statistical information and presented it to Chongzhen.
"Your Majesty, in this battle, 65,000 people of the slave-building coalition were besieged and killed, and 18,000 people of the Ming army surrendered, for a total of 83,000 people."
The Jiannu Allied Forces arrived here on the way back to Shengjing from Guihua City. According to the information obtained on the second day of June, among the Jiannu Allied Forces, the Jiannu headquarters had 30,000 troops.
According to our investigation, there are currently 250 Niulu in Jiannu, each with 300 men, totaling 75,000 men. Based on three draws and one calculation, there are about 25,000 first-class sergeants.
The Eight Banners Army of Jiannu was a modified version of Jiannu established by the Ming Army Guards. According to calculations, each banner had 7,500 men, and the Eight Banners Army had a total of 60,000 elites.
In addition, there are the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners, but these two groups are relatively weak in number and combat strength, with a combined total of less than 50,000 people.
After all, we have to calculate that there are 135,000 Jiannu war sergeants.
After excluding the unsatisfied Niulu, the old, the weak, the sick, etc., I estimate that the number of slaves to be built can be about 120,000 soldiers.
From Guihua City to now, 30,000 people have been killed in battle, and 90,000 people are left, while the fighting strength of the Eight Banners is average.
After elimination, there are still about 50,000 to 70,000 elite soldiers left in Jiannu. To defend Korea and Mongolia, the number of troops that Jiannu can use is not very large;
If it comes to the point of subjugating the country, the number of soldiers Jiannu can mobilize may increase three to five times. "
"Huang Taiji led the Mongolian tribes to attack us, but we were surrounded and killed.
Although Huang Taiji escaped, when he returned, he faced the internal battle for power and the questioning and dissatisfaction of the Mongolian tribes. I thought..."
When Yuan Keli said this, he said excitedly: "I think that after this battle, there will be no major wars in the northern border of the Ming Dynasty for three to five years!"
