The cavalry of the Baoxiang Army did not rush directly into the Ming army's chaos. Instead, they bent their bows and fired arrows at the edge. Occasionally, they slashed at the scattered Ming army troops that rushed over with their swords. At the same time, they shouted that they should surrender their weapons and not kill them. Class slogan.
Their mission was not to kill many Ming troops directly, but to defeat more Ming troops and force them to surrender.
You must know that the scheduled 7th and 8th Garrison Divisions are still waiting to select their sources of troops from a large number of prisoners of war...
So now the Baoxiang Army is mainly focused on recruiting prisoners of war or surrendering. As for how many enemies it kills, it doesn't make much sense. Anyway, these Ming army defeated troops have lost their organizational power, and even if they are allowed to run away, they will not form a threat again.
The reason why the cavalry still pursued them was simply to force them to surrender and capture prisoners.
Under the threat of the cavalry of the Baoxiang Army, these Ming troops were divided into three. Some of them escaped from the left side, some from the right side to escape, and some simply stood there and surrendered...
Naturally, the cavalry troops of the Baoxiang Army would not allow the Ming Army's defeated troops to easily escape from the left and right sides.
In the eyes of these cavalry, these scattered Ming army defeated troops were all military achievements. How could they be allowed to slip away easily.
As a result, the cavalry troops began intensive short-distance maneuvers to intercept, using bows, arrows, and sabers to tell the defeated Ming troops: If you want to escape, it's too late!
Two quarters of an hour later, the last large-scale Ming army was intercepted by the cavalry, and was forced to surrender by the infantry of the Baoxiang Army who caught up later.
At about 4:40 in the afternoon, the two thousand-odd Ming army was declared completely annihilated...
Except for the two or three hundred people who escaped in the chaos, the rest of the Ming army were either dead or wounded or prisoners of war.
In this battle, the Baoxiang Army captured at least 1,700 prisoners, picking and choosing from them, and at least they could form a garrison camp.
The leading generals in the Ming army saw that the situation was not good in the middle of the battle. In addition, he had heard that the Baoxiang Army treated the surrendered generals well and reused them, so he decisively launched an uprising on the spot. Anyway.
Earlier than many of his subordinates surrendered...
At this moment, he was already being interviewed by the Ministry of Military Affairs with several mid-level generals who were equally honest. If nothing unexpected happened, this person would be awarded the rank of captain and given the post of military advisor.
Recently, the Baoxiang Army has a complete set of rules for the treatment of generals who surrender anyway, and they are even semi-public.
Depending on the strength of the troops under command and the level of official positions, military ranks are awarded to varying degrees.
For example, a general who leads more than 10,000 troops will be awarded a colonel.
The commander-in-chief or deputy commander-in-chief who leads fewer troops is generally awarded to a lieutenant colonel or major.
Generals and guerrillas who lead one or two thousand troops are often awarded the rank of captain.
Low-level officers such as garrison officers, commanders, and sentry officers who lead less than 1,000 troops are awarded the rank of lieutenant, second lieutenant, or warrant officer.
And cavalry, especially elite cavalry that can charge and shoot, has a clear price tag!
If you bring a hundred fine cavalry to surrender, you will be directly promoted to major. If you bring 500 elite cavalry to surrender, you will be directly promoted to colonel. If you dare to bring a thousand elite cavalry over, Luo Zhixue will dare to give you the rank of brigadier general, and even dare to make an exception and let you go to the garrison directly. Lead the troops.
As for lower-level generals, such as generals who lead tens of thousands of troops, governors and the like, special matters must be dealt with, and there is no unified standard.
For example, if Zuo Liangyu surrenders, Luo Zhixue may give him the rank of major general and then raise him up high.
The reason why he was given a major general was because Zuo Liangyu had a relatively elite and large number of cavalry under his command. In addition, he had twenty to thirty thousand troops. Not to mention other things, these troops alone were worth a major general.
Hang it up and keep it because this person is too domineering and ambitious. Let him lead the army directly, even if it means endless trouble.
Another example is the governors. If you directly give them a military rank, they will probably fall out with you... After all, although they lead soldiers, they are serious civil servants. Leading soldiers to fight is just a part-time job.
Therefore, when recruiting and surrendering, you also need to give civilian positions. The specific grade and position you will be given will depend on the person.
If it is Yang Sichang, if the other party is really willing to surrender, he can be given a second-grade high-level position.
The various recruitment and surrender conditions of the Baoxiang Army are almost obvious, with a clear price tag.
Many Ming army generals or civil servants have heard about it, and many people have already thought about what kind of treatment they would receive if they surrendered...
Unfortunately, no governor-level official has surrendered yet...
Luo Zhixue is still looking forward to when a governor will surrender. If such a person really wants to surrender, no matter what kind of person he is, he will dare to directly raise him to a senior position such as minister and use it for political propaganda.
There were quite a few military generals who surrendered, and many of them were able to obtain the rank of colonel after surrendering.
Don't think that these military ranks are low. A lieutenant colonel in the Baoxiang Army can lead a garrison regiment with more than 2,000 soldiers.
According to the standards of the Ming army, these two thousand people are all soldiers, and many general soldiers do not have so many soldiers at their disposal.
Of course, this is actually just a generous treatment on the surface.
Having a military rank may not necessarily enable you to hold actual positions, and even if you hold actual positions, you may not be able to lead troops.
These demoted generals are often given a false position as a military advisor, and subsequent arrangements depend on their personal performance.
If you don't perform well, especially if you have ideological problems, you may even be put under house arrest, let alone hold actual positions.
If you perform well and pass the ideological level, you will be assigned a less important position.
If he performs well, he will be assigned to serve as a deputy in the garrison. If he performs well later and has made meritorious deeds, he will be promoted to a regular officer in the army, such as the commander of a garrison battalion or the commander of a garrison regiment.
In short, it is impossible for the Baoxiang Army to directly reuse these demoted generals, but it also gives these demoted generals a way to rise. As long as they perform well, it is possible to reach high positions.
Huang Guangmao, commander of the West Route Army of the Baoxiang Army and commander of the Second Garrison Division, is the most typical example.
He is a serious general, and he has not yet held the rank of major general and become a senior general in the Great Chu Empire.
In addition, Brigadier General Fei Bingqing, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade, is also a typical senior general of the Chu Empire who was born as a general. Although he is only a brigadier general for the time being, his future is actually brighter than Huang Guangmao.
Because Fei Bingqing worked hard to learn new tactics and how to command new troops, he now serves as the commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade.
As the Baoxiang Army continues to expand, the division commander of a main infantry division, a major general, may not be able to escape. In the future, he may be promoted to lieutenant general one step ahead of Huang Guangmao.
Of course, the premise is that both of them maintain normal promotions and no one of them makes a mistake or makes a huge contribution.
In addition to these two people, among the surrendered generals there are Chen Yongfu and He Renlong, two generals who are better at it and are also relatively famous.
It is estimated that Chen Yongfu will be able to achieve the rank of brigadier general before long, and He Renlong will probably be able to achieve the rank of brigadier general.
With so many generals who were descended from generals holding high positions in the Chu Empire, it naturally dispelled the worries of many Ming army generals when they surrendered/surrendered.
If you can fight, fight, if you can't fight, surrender...
This was actually the ulterior thought of many Ming army generals when they faced the rural-protecting army!
This is true for generals, let alone ordinary soldiers.
Ordinary soldiers don't bother to care so much. They serve as soldiers and eat food anyway. As long as you give them a bite of food, they will work hard for you.
It doesn't matter if you are an officer of the Ming Dynasty, a member of the Luo Chu bandit army, or simply a bandit such as Gao Yingxiang.
Of course, there were also some Ming generals or civilian officials who refused to surrender, and there were quite a few of them. Among them, Lu Xiangsheng was a typical example. Even though he knew that he was defeated and there was no hope of breaking out, he still fought until his death.
There are also many civil servants who will directly commit suicide when the city is destroyed...
Often when news of the Qiantou city being destroyed comes, many corpses hanging on beams will appear in various government offices in the city. Some officials claim to be loyal to the emperor, and not only commit suicide themselves, but also kill their family members first and then commit suicide...
At this time, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty, regardless of whether they were ordinary soldiers or petty officials, made all kinds of choices. Some surrendered, some had no choice but to surrender after defeat, many committed suicide, and many fled alone.
In short, there is everything.
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Han Ziping led the attack and decisively defeated more than 2,000 Ming troops on the opposite side, declaring that the threat to the beachhead was officially resolved.
However, Han Ziping did not continue to advance after defeating the enemy, but continued to build defenses on the periphery.
On the one hand, it is getting dark soon, which is not conducive to continuing military operations.
On the other hand, Han Ziping's most important task was not to capture a certain place or defeat many Ming troops, but to protect the landing beach and cover the friendly troops crossing the river.
Time passed gradually, and soon night fell!
After nightfall, a large number of torches were lit for illumination. Soldiers were busy carrying supplies, and some soldiers continued to be transported across the river by boat.
Engineers are still continuing to build the pontoon bridge!
Tonight, the Baoxiang Army will work all night to build pontoon bridges and continue to transport supplies and troops.
While the Baoxiang Army continued to be busy crossing the river, more than 10,000 Ming troops from Wuchang City gathered thousands of Ming troops from several camps along the way. A total of more than 15,000 Ming troops also arrived some distance away from the Baoxiang Army. The beach is about five kilometers away.
Now, these top generals of the Ming army are involved in a quarrel.
"The army in Wangling City ahead has been defeated. If we continue to advance, not only will there be no stable camp for us to settle in, but we will also face an ambush from the enemy!"
"We can't go any further, we must retreat and retreat to Wuchang City overnight!"
"If we don't leave now, when the security army comes to kill us tomorrow, we won't be able to leave even if we want to!"
"Although it is difficult to walk at night, it is better than facing the guns and artillery of the rebel army in the wilderness tomorrow!"
