In the Chinese military tent, all the generals gathered together. As soon as Zhang Mingwei came out, they all excitedly clasped their fists in greeting.
Zhang Mingwei sat calmly on the main seat, glanced at them, especially on the faces of Wu Sangui and others, nodded slightly, and then asked: "How is the battle situation?"
After hearing this, according to their military rank, starting with Zhou Yuji, they excitedly reported to him.
In this battle, the Liuthief Crossing the River infantry was almost completely wiped out, with more than a thousand casualties and casualties, and the rest were all captured. There was no way, the infantry was the most unlucky. They chased with all their strength and ran to exhaustion. I thought they had finally caught up with the big fish, but they didn't expect it was a shark. When they saw the imperial officers and soldiers coming out of ambush, most of the infantry The army gave up resistance, so there were not many casualties.
As for the bandit cavalry, although they rested for about two hours, compared to the cavalry on the imperial side, the physical strength of the war horses still has not recovered. Even when you are running away from me, you are not chasing me. If they had time to cross the river, they could only flee into the plains on the north bank of the Yellow River. In the end, they took advantage of the cover of night and escaped with about two thousand riders.
The casualties of the bandit cavalry were about 2,000, and more than 3,000 horses were captured. The remaining horses could only be used as military rations.
As for the leader of the thieves, Yuan Zongdi escaped, but Niu Wancai failed to escape and was targeted by Bai Guangen, who eventually shot him to death with an arrow.
As for the imperial officers and soldiers, the main casualties came from the five-way guerrillas who lured the enemy. About a thousand people were killed and about two thousand injured. This ratio was still very high.
Fortunately, these casualties were distributed among the five-way guerrilla army, and the number was not too large. As the five generals who were originally the commander-in-chief, they could still control the army and not affect the battle.
When the report was over, Zhou Yuji took the lead and congratulated loudly: "My lord, this battle is a great victory, a great victory!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, what a great victory!" The other generals echoed, and they all complimented excitedly.
As for the imperial court, it has been a long time since there was such a great victory.
In the Battle of Songjin that lasted from last year to the beginning of this year, the main force of more than 100,000 Ming troops was almost wiped out. Not to mention the entire army, including the commander, either surrendered or died in battle, and some escaped. To be honest, this war was a very serious blow to the morale of the imperial officers and soldiers.
On the battlefield in the Guanci Civil War, the bandits from all walks of life were very powerful. They killed Wang Qionian, the governor of the three sides, and defeated the governor Ding Qirui and the governor of Baoding Yang Wenyue in a row. They had no choice but to be driven away by the bandits. Many soldiers from all walks of life died in battle. The Central Plains area is almost dominated by thieves.
Coupled with Zuo Liangyu's rebellion, it can be said that there has been no good news from the court for a long time.
Therefore, this great victory in this battle, in which nearly 50,000 Yuan Zongdi's bandits were wiped out in one fell swoop at a small cost, was a great victory that had not happened in a long time. Therefore, all of these generals were very excited.
In the past night, in addition to escorting and arranging prisoners of war, and more importantly, because of this long-lost victory, these generals were all too excited to sleep.
But they didn't expect that the Duke would fall asleep early.
Originally, they thought that the Duke was pretending and must be hiding and enjoying himself secretly. With such a great victory, the Duke must have been too excited to sleep.
However, when they met in the morning, they found that Duke Xing was full of energy and had a good rest. They knew that Duke Xing had really had a good rest last night.
After such a comparison, they had a better understanding of Duke Xingguo, and their admiration in their hearts could not be overstated.
At this time, Zhang Mingwei saw that they were so happy, so he smiled and said: "It is all because of your hard work and united efforts that we can achieve this great victory. I will give you credit when I report the victory to the court later."
Having said this, he looked at Wu Sangui and others and said: "You are the first to contribute in this battle. I will report to the court and promote you to participating generals. You can first select the soldiers from the lowered soldiers, and in addition to replenishing the troops, Expand the force by one thousand more."
Wu Sangui and others were overjoyed when they heard this, because they knew that the imperial court had absolutely no reason to disagree with what the duke proposed. This meant that they were starting to climb up again!
Suddenly, Wu Sangui, Bai Guangen, Tang Tong, Ma Ke, and Li Fuming immediately came out to express their gratitude.
After taking the credit, Zhang Mingwei's face became serious, and he said sternly to the generals below: "This battle is the first battle with the coalition forces of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai. They are known as millions, and the decisive battle with them will really determine the situation in the Central Plains." General must remember to stay away from impetuosity, fight the upcoming war well, and restore peace to the people."
"General, I will obey your orders!" Zhou Yuji and others responded immediately in unison after hearing this.
Afterwards, Zhang Mingwei's first thing was to visit the wounded soldiers in the army.
It is said that in troubled times, human life is as cheap as a dog. This sentence is true for anyone in this world. Everyone is very open-minded about the loss of human life.
But relatively speaking, the rest of the army was cheerful, except for the wounded barracks, where the atmosphere was a bit heavy. Only those who could recover from minor injuries were happy to fight again because of this great victory. Apart from bragging and talking, most of the other wounded soldiers remained silent and worried about their future livelihood.
Zhang Mingwei led a group of generals to come here suddenly, which surprised them all, and they all thought about paying tribute.
As soon as Zhang Mingwei saw it, he immediately stretched out his hand to signal and said loudly to them: "You are the heroes of this battle, please lie down and don't move."
Upon hearing this first sentence, the Duke said that they were the heroes of this battle, which made all these wounded soldiers stunned and moved in their hearts. In the past, no general would ever say such a thing. After being injured, those who have been abandoned are already conscientious if they are given some money to deal with the aftermath.
Therefore, those who were slightly injured did not listen at all and insisted on saluting the Duke.
Zhang Mingwei looked at them, and after a round of inspection, he stood in the middle of the wounded barracks and said loudly to them: "If you want to end today's troubled times, you can't rely on anyone, but you still have to rely on you to fight desperately to bring peace to the world. The people of the world are at peace. Therefore, I will petition the emperor to give you the treatment you deserve."
At this point, he saw everyone looking at him and said loudly: "If nothing else, those who died fighting for the country will have preferential treatment from their families in the future; if you are disabled and unable to work, the imperial court will support you." . In the future, even if you are not sick or injured, you will still receive preferential treatment if you retire from the army because of old age. Don't worry about the court having no money. As long as I am here, you will not be afraid of running out of money."
Seeing that everyone was a little dumbfounded and seemed very surprised, Zhang Mingwei smiled and said: "You may know that I presented two formulas to the court, both of which were said to be treasure trays. Yes, those two formulas can make money A lot of money. I can tell you that I will have many more ideas like this in the future, which I will get from studying things to gain knowledge. I will specifically ask the emperor to set up a company, and the profits will be used to help veterans and the disabled in the military."
"In short, you just need to understand one thing. From now on, if you focus on the king's affairs, you don't have to worry about what's behind you. The court will never treat you badly. It will give you something to rely on after you become disabled and old. When you get to the place, I will also find a way to give you glory. At least you fight for the country and deserve more respect than many country gentlemen!"
Having said this, Zhang Mingwei stretched out his hands, clenched his fists and gave a thumbs up, and said solemnly: "You are doing a good job!"
After he finished speaking, the wounded barracks was very quiet, and only the happy voices of his comrades could be heard from outside. Including the generals who accompanied Zhang Mingwei, none of them spoke.
They have one thing in common, that is, they are all solemn and excited. They all look at Duke Xingguo with emotion in their eyes.
How could anyone ever treat them like this? The status of military households has always been despised. Even they themselves look down on themselves.
However, although they could not understand the details of what the Duke said today, what kind of company and what is a company? But this does not prevent them from knowing that the Duke of Guo attaches great importance to them and will improve their treatment so that they will have no worries!
That's right, what the Duke said is really good. This world peace was achieved by us warriors who risked their lives to achieve it. Without warriors like us who risk our lives on the battlefield, how can there be peace?
Such a simple truth may have never been taken seriously by anyone, including Junhu himself. However, now, the powerful Duke Xingguo has spoken out this fact, which is shocking!
In the silence, watching the Duke give them a thumbs up, all of a sudden, the loyal uncle Zhou Yuji knelt down on one knee solemnly, straightened his upper body, clasped his hands in his fists, and said loudly and seriously: "I would like to serve as the Duke of our country. Die!"
There are men of letters who die for those who know their friends, but there are no men of martial arts!
With him taking the lead, General Bai Guangen and Yuan Shizhong immediately knelt down on one knee, clasped their fists and said in unison: "I am willing to die for the country's duke!"
The personal guards of each general and everyone in the wounded barracks also knelt down solemnly on one knee and shouted in unison: "I am willing to die for the country!"
Even those who were seriously injured could not stand up to salute, but they still tried their best to bend down and shouted: "I am willing to die for the country!"
In the entire wounded barracks, except for Zhang Mingwei and Zhu Yuyao who were standing, everyone including Zhou Liu was kneeling on one knee.
Outside the wounded barracks, the soldiers who were talking happily about this great victory heard a louder voice in the wounded barracks saying "I am willing to die for our country." They couldn't help but be a little stunned and turned to look at the wounded barracks.
Feeling the excitement in those roars, they probably guessed that the Duke was deeply loved by the military.
Thinking about this, they suddenly felt a little surprised, as if this wasn't how it should be?
For a moment, they were suddenly very curious about what was going on in the wounded barracks. I'm going to wait until the Duke leaves to inquire about it.
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