"Your Majesty, the final blow is completed, our casualties and enemy casualties have been calculated!"
"Talk about it!"
An hour later, the last-ditch attack was over, and after Zhou Yuji reported the results, a hint of joy flashed in Chongzhen's eyes, and then he looked at Ding Yanghong from the Thousand Households in the Mine Camp.
"What happened to those warriors? Are there any left alive?"
"Your Majesty, there are a total of one hundred sergeants, forty-six dead, all from shock, fifty-four injured, twelve of them seriously injured!"
"Take me to see it!"
After a while, Chongzhen saw the sergeants lying on the ground in a flat place.
Seeing the emperor approaching, all the soldiers struggled to sit up. Chongzhen said in a deep voice: "Sirs, there is no need to salute!"
These soldiers wore soft armor and breast goggles on the inside, thick cotton coats on the outside, and rattan armor on the outside. Shields were used around the cave where they were hiding, and iron plates were used on the top.
Even though it was done so carefully, the result was still extremely tragic.
Whether they were dead or injured sergeants, 90% of them were bleeding from their orifices and their faces were covered in dust.
The blood mixed with dust and grass clippings and solidified into a dark brown color, exuding the smell of blood.
But the eyes of the living sergeant were very bright, shining with excitement.
Although they didn't know how many enemy soldiers they killed, the corpses of enemy soldiers all over the ground when they were dug out were enough to prove their glorious record.
"Soldiers, we succeeded. Do you know how many enemy troops you killed? The one whose guess is closest to the result will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!"
When Chongzhen said this, not only these sergeants were curious, but even the surrounding soldiers showed strong expectant looks.
"Your Majesty, I'll make a bold guess, at least 20,000 enemy troops!"
"Your Majesty, based on the scope of the minefield and the configuration of Chahar's heavy cavalry and light cavalry, we estimate that it is between ten thousand and fifteen thousand!"
"Eighteen thousand!"
"Thirty thousand!"
…
After the more than fifty sergeants in the minefield made their guesses, they all looked at Chongzhen.
Chongzhen chuckled and said: "According to statistics just now, the number of Chahar cavalry casualties in the mine field is more than 28,000!"
As soon as these words came out, there was no other sound except the sound of wind and the neighing of war horses within a fifty-meter radius of Chongzhen.
Everyone had a look of disbelief on their faces.
In one blow, nearly 30,000 people died. How terrible.
This kind of achievement of killing the enemy in one go with strategy can only be compared with the Burning Red Cliff and Burning Vine Armor Soldiers in history.
oh……
Keng...Keng...
The silence was followed by endless cheers and the clash of armor and weapons.
"Soldiers, you should take the lead in this battle! Your names will be remembered by the entire Ming Dynasty! When the battle is over and the commander returns to the court, I will celebrate your success again!"
"You and the other sergeants should go back to Xuan Mansion to recuperate, and leave the rest to me!"
After Chongzhen finished speaking to the sergeants of the death squad, he looked at Zhou Yuji: "Inform the logistics army to immediately burn the body with kerosene, then bury it on the spot, sprinkle with lime, and search for the body within a hundred miles!"
"The bodies of our soldiers were burned and then transported back to Datong!"
"I will make arrangements now!"
Looking at Zhou Yuji leaving, Chongzhen looked at the corpses on the mine field again, with a trace of worry in his eyes.
Although transporting kerosene from Datong is troublesome, it is necessary.
He remembered that the source of the plague that swept the north more than ten years later was Shanxi and the grasslands.
If tens of thousands of corpses were buried underground and rotted, it is hard to say whether they would contaminate water sources.
But if rats or other carrion-eating animals penetrate the cave and bring out some viruses, that would be a terrifying existence.
After thinking about it, leaving two thousand soldiers to guard the battlefield, Chongzhen got on his horse and led the army to pursue Sun Chengzong's army again.
By the time we met up with the main force, the sun was already setting in the west and the camp had been set up.
Although after a day of fighting, all the sergeants showed no signs of fatigue on their faces, but only excitement and endless fighting spirit.
This feeling of beating up a drowned dog... is very satisfying!
In the large tent of the Chinese army, all the generals gathered.
Sun Chengzong stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, according to statistics, 28,000 enemies were killed in the mine field, and more than 13,000 enemies were killed in the raid and pursuit on both sides. When Chahar charged in the opposite direction, more than 10,000 enemies were killed. People! A total of more than 51,000 people.
Among them, there are four tribal-level leaders, sixteen senior generals such as the chief general, the head of ten thousand households, and the captured cattle, sheep, horses, and Chahar's people are being counted! "
"Our army suffered more than 6,000 casualties, of which more than 2,000 were killed in the minefields. Some of them were casualties caused by stray arrows and barrel explosions during the Chahar test yesterday.
Some of them were injured when Chahar's fire bulls charged into battle today, and some died when Chahar's heavy cavalry charged.
Secondly, during the pursuit and response charge, more than a thousand people died in battle, and about three thousand people were injured in various situations! "
"More than 800 Guan Ning's cavalry were killed in battle, and the Imperial Army..."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, please punish me if you fail to lead the army!"
After Sun Chengzong reported the battle situation, Zhao Lejiao and He Kegang came forward to apologize, their faces full of shame.
Minefield explosions, artillery baptisms, and hails of bullets greatly reduced the morale of the Chahar cavalry. They actually suffered more than 800 casualties, which was extremely embarrassing.
"No matter how strong the army is, it has to go through the baptism of fire, and gold is refined by fire. There is no way in a war without death. Just be careful next time!"
Chongzhen said lightly without blaming him.
There is nothing that can be done about it. The predecessor of Guan Ning Iron Cavalry was Li Chengliang's Liaodong Iron Cavalry. When Sun Chengzong took over Liaodong, he reorganized and reorganized it based on the Liaodong Iron Cavalry and changed its name to Guan Ning Iron Cavalry.
Halfway through its establishment, Sun Chengzong was forced to leave office. After Yuan Chonghuan took over, he once again improved on the basis of Sun Chengzong.
Although it had been formed for several years, it only raided Jiannu during the city defense battle of Ningjin, which made Guan Ning's cavalry famous overnight. The rest were just minor battles.
In this kind of face-to-face battle on the grassland, Guan Ning's cavalry was able to fend off Chahar's sneak attacks and hunt down Chahar's deserters while killing more than 800 people, which has proven to be worthy of its reputation.
"Your Majesty, according to the results of our early investigation, after repelling the Jiannu coalition forces last year, the Chahar tribe has swept through the surrounding tribes and has recovered its strength, which is about 90,000. According to this calculation, there are still more soldiers in Guihua City. About 40,000 troops!”
"forty thousand?"
Chongzhen repeated it softly, and then said: "How many artillery pieces, gunpowder and lead bullets do we have?"
"There are a total of 850 Folan cannons and tiger squatting cannons, each with six rounds, 30,000 muskets, 20 rounds per person, 3,000 palm thunders, and 100 thunders. Finally, The supplies from Xuanfu will arrive by tomorrow afternoon!"
"enough!"
Chongzhen slammed the table, stood up suddenly, and stared at the generals.
"Everyone, we will break camp at 10:00 tomorrow and arrive at Guihua City at 10:00 pm. If we capture Guihua City before 10:00 pm, it will be a shame for a century!"
