Due to the flood, the battlefield was completely washed away. It was not until the next morning that it was basically cleaned up and the results of the battle were tallied.
After this battle, a total of 10,288 Jurchen soldiers were killed, bombed, or drowned, and 864 people were captured alive. A large amount of gold, silver, war horses, armor, weapons, flags and drums were also seized. etc.
However, after beheading for meritorious service, when the bodies were buried, it was found that among the annihilated Jurchen army, only half were real Jurchens with money rat tails, and the rest were Mongols and surrendered Han people.
Even so, this battle was considered a great victory. The only regret was that Abatay was not captured.
According to some prisoners' accounts, when the Jurchen army crossed the river, Abatai was worried that the Tianwei army would catch up, so he led a group of troops to cut off the rear and stayed far away from the river. As a result, he was lucky enough to avoid the impact of the flood.
Later, two groups of men and horses came to kill, and the Jurchen army collapsed. Abatai saw that the situation was irreversible, so he led some of the remaining defeated soldiers and fled eastward.
Abatai escaped quickly and it was too late to catch up. So after cleaning the battlefield, Qin Feng led his troops back to the base camp.
Unexpectedly, before going far, they encountered two teams, namely Yang Guozhu's Xuanfu troops and Chen Yongfu's Kaifeng troops.
It turned out that the commander-in-chief Lu Xiangsheng was worried about the danger of Qin Feng pursuing the enemy alone, so he asked Yang and Chen to lead troops to respond.
However, the number of horses in the two-person army was small and their marching speed was slow, so they arrived at this time.
Next, the three of them joined forces and returned to the base camp.
After returning to camp, Qin Feng immediately did two things:
The first is to keep the promise and distribute money, dry food, and directions to the workers so that they can return to their hometowns and reunite with their relatives.
The second is to give a gift. The gift is nothing else but the head of a Jurchen army that was just beheaded.
Yang Guozhu and Chen Yongfu each sent 800 heads.
Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing Camp, Hu Dawei, the chief soldier of Daming Town, and Wang Shaoyu, the deputy chief soldier of Luoyang Town, each gave 500 heads.
There were also captured trophies, and each general soldier also received one.
Doing so naturally has a purpose.
As the saying goes: If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. If you behave above others, everyone will reject it!
In this battle with the Jurchens, Qin Feng led the Tianwei Army to win consecutive battles, make a spectacle of themselves, and capture a large amount of trophies. Faced with this situation, the general officers could not help but feel jealous.
Once a person becomes jealous, he will do anything, even if he has no hatred or hatred, he will secretly commit murder!
Therefore, Qin Feng took the initiative to send some heads and trophies to make friends and build a good relationship, so as to prevent these people from secretly causing harm.
And with this good karma, when you encounter difficulties in the future, even if these people can't help you much, they can at least help you a little, or send a message, that's fine.
Travel in the world, make more friends, more friends means more paths, this is the unchanging truth!
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"Drink... drink... everyone, keep drinking!"
That night, the lights in the Chinese army's tent were brightly lit, as bright as day, and there were constant noises. It turned out that a celebration banquet was being held.
The supervisor, Lu Xiangsheng, was seen sitting in the middle with a smile on his face. The supervisor, Gao Qiqian, who was supposed to be sitting next to him, did not show up because he was feeling unwell.
Also absent were Jiang Xuan, the chief military officer of Pingyang Town, and Wang Tong, the chief military officer of Yangquan Town. The two reasons were also due to physical discomfort.
Except for the above three people, the rest of the generals came and took their seats in the big tent according to their official positions. There were sumptuous food and drinks in front of them.
Logically speaking, Qin Feng had the lowest official position compared to all the general military officers and should sit at the bottom. However, in the battle with the Jurchens, Qin Feng made the greatest contribution and deserved preferential treatment.
Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng invited Qin Feng over, sat down next to him, took a large bowl, and filled it with fragrant and mellow bamboo leaf green wine with his own hands, weighing more than two kilograms.
"General Qin was both wise and brave. He defeated the Jurchens and captured countless people. I would like to toast a bowl of wine to congratulate the general and hope that he will
The army moves forward bravely and makes new achievements! "
"Thank you, Lord Supervisor!"
"well!"
Qin Feng took the wine bowl and drank the wine in one gulp, earning a round of cheers immediately.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Guozhu, Chen Yongfu, and Wang Pu all came over with wine bowls.
"General Qin, I, Old Yang, will give you a bowl. It will be a pleasure to fight with you!"
"General Qin, Chen will also give you a bowl. If you can use it in the future, general, just give me your orders. Chen is obligated!"
"General Qin, the same goes for Wang!"
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"The commander-in-chiefs were polite, Qin responded with a bowl, done!"
The previous gift of heads and trophies had obviously worked. Several general officers were very grateful and said a lot of heartfelt and sarcastic words.
No matter what you say is true or false, just have this attitude.
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The celebration banquet was continuing. Qin Feng drank seven or eight bowls of wine in a row and was already a little tipsy. At this time, Supervisor Lu Xiangsheng leaned over, holding a wine bowl in his hand.
"General Qin, I will give you another bowl!"
"Thank you, Lord Supervisor!"
"Before I went on the expedition, the Holy One personally promised that after defeating the Jurchens, I would take over the post of Governor of Xuanda and be the Prime Minister of all military and political affairs in Xuanfu and Datong!
After the governor took office, he planned to reorganize the military affairs, build city defenses, and train elite soldiers, especially Xuanfu and Datong. However, the current Xuanfu commander-in-chief is incompetent in intelligence, courage, and ability. He needs to be replaced.
I don’t know who General Qin thinks is qualified for this position in the army. I would like to recommend someone. I would like to recommend him to the court with all my strength! "
"Haha, the general is a junior general in Yulin Town. His vision is narrow and his knowledge is short-sighted. How dare he recommend talents at will? The supervisor has a sharp eye and will definitely find a suitable candidate!"
"Well, a thousand troops are easy to come by, but a general is hard to find. If there is a good general like General Qin who can serve as the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, I will be able to sit back and relax in the future!"
"Our Ming Dynasty is full of talented people, and there will definitely be those who are ten times better than the generals. As long as the governor is easy to select, there is no need to worry about not getting good generals... Come, the general will return a bowl to the governor to thank you for your love!"
"well!"
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It seemed that the two of them just drank two bowls of wine and chatted for a while, but in fact there was a lot of profound meaning inside.
It turns out that Lu Xiangsheng admires Qin Feng very much and intends to bring him under his command and reuse him. However, this kind of poaching is difficult to explain clearly and can only be hinted through words.
Ask Qin Feng to recommend someone to serve as the chief military officer of Xuanfu.
In fact, I am telling Qin Feng that as long as you surrender to my command, the position of chief military officer of Xuanfu will be yours from now on. This bargaining chip is not low.
Qin Feng was so shrewd that he immediately understood the hint, but did not want to agree.
Frankly speaking, Lu Xiangsheng is much better than Yang He in all aspects of intelligence, courage, culture, and martial arts. However, there is one thing where the former is far inferior to the latter, and that is his trust in himself.
Yang He trusted himself so much that he could even give him a blank warrant to fill in and use at will. Among the dozen or so governors in the Ming Dynasty, no one could do this.
Therefore, Qin Feng is more willing to serve under Yang He, and only by staying under Yang He can he do whatever he wants and perform to his fullest!
However, Lu Xiangsheng was soliciting sincerely after all, so he couldn't refuse directly and could only decline with words.
The final general is just a small general in Yulin Town... How dare you recommend talents at will.
The meaning of Qin Feng's words is: I am the general of Yulin Town and a subordinate of Mr. Yang, the governor of the three sides. It is impossible for me to join anyone else. As for your kindness, I appreciate it, but unfortunately I can't accept it. I'll give you a toast. , to apologize.
Lu Xiangsheng was also a smart man. Knowing that he had been declined, he sighed regretfully, drank the wine in the bowl, and said nothing more.
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The celebration banquet is over
After that, Lu Xiangsheng sent a large number of rangers to explore Abatai's whereabouts, and the results were quickly obtained.
It turned out that after Abatai escaped, he collected the remaining soldiers and defeated generals. After a little reorganization, he crossed the Sanggan River to the north, and then fled northward day and night. Finally, he exited the Great Wall from Zhenchuan Fort and rushed to Yunchuan Guard.
Yunchuanwei is located on the lower reaches of the Hui River in the northwest of Datong Prefecture. It was originally one of the border defense posts set up by the Ming Dynasty. Later, due to the decline of national power, it had to be abandoned and became a deserted city outside the Great Wall.
This time Huang Taiji led his army on an expedition. He saw that Yunchuan Guard was in a very good position, with dangers to defend and easy access in all directions, so he set up a logistics camp in Yunchuan Guard and stockpiled a large amount of armor, weapons, and food for the purpose. The army at the front provided supplies and was heavily guarded.
In addition, after Du Du and Abatai entered the customs, in order not to affect the marching speed, they sent most of the looted gold, silver, livestock, and grain to Yunchuan Guards for hoarding. The amount was astonishing.
After Abatai's defeat this time, he fled to Yunchuan Guard as quickly as possible, apparently to use the sufficient supplies there to equip his troops, regroup, and then come back to avenge his defeat!
After learning of these situations, the commander-in-chief Lu Xiangsheng reported the victory to the court, ordered the camp to be raised, and led the army to march north to the line of the Great Wall. He then reorganized his troops and repaired the passes, waiting for another battle with Abatai.
