At this time, Dongwu's army, their king is dead, and their trump card, the war elephant troops, have also fled for their lives. In this case, no one can make a comeback.
The Ming cavalry continued to chase Dongwu's soldiers, not allowing them a chance to breathe. The other soldiers of the Yongwei battalion, except for the heavy armored infantry, also began to break into pieces and hunted down in units of small flags or general flags.
"Those who surrender will avoid death..."
Outside the city of Ava, the roar of the Ming army rang out. This shout was in Dongwu dialect. It was the only Dongwu saying that all the soldiers of the Ming army learned before the war began.
Those Dongwu soldiers who fled in embarrassment had empty stomachs because they had not eaten breakfast. Besides, how could two legs outrun four legs? After hearing the words "He who surrenders will avoid death," those Dongwu soldiers who could not escape were Our soldiers must first throw away their weapons and kneel down to surrender.
Regardless of whether it is true that those who surrender will avoid death, there is no way to escape anyway, so surrender!
If someone takes the lead, others will follow.
When the officers and soldiers of the Ming army saw those who were kneeling and surrendering, they no longer killed them, but continued to chase the fleeing soldiers past them. As a result, other Dongwu soldiers who dared to escape again knelt down and surrendered out of breath.
The Battle of Ava started in the early morning and ended before noon.
Seeing the Dongwu soldiers kneeling outside the city of Ava, the Ming army officers and soldiers scattered everywhere enjoyed the joy of victory and cheered loudly.
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
"Long live my emperor!"
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Around Emperor Chongzhen, the civil servants and military generals also expressed their highest respect to him.
His own emperor once again led them to an overwhelming victory. He was so wise and powerful that he truly defeated all previous emperors!
Emperor Chongzhen himself was also very happy. If we talk about the previous wars, Golden Finger still played a role, but this time the decisive battle in Ava City relied entirely on the elite of the Ming Dynasty army!
With the Dongwu army as a backdrop, you can immediately see how powerful the Ming soldiers are. From then on, Dongwu people must be frightened. Dongwu was placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty had an outlet to the Western Ocean.
In addition, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the Dongwu soldiers kneeling outside Ava City, and thought that at least in the short term there would be no shortage of labor to build road transportation in Yunnan.
There were so many prisoners in Dongwu that even the Qin army led by Zheng Chongjian had to go to the battlefield to help.
After the war ended, all the generals returned to Emperor Chongzhen to reply.
The three generals, Cao Bianjiao, Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji, all had smiles on their faces, but there was still a hint of admiration on their faces as they walked behind Yan Yingyuan.
"Master Yan's skills are really amazing!" Cao Bianjiao had to admit that he really admired Yan Yingyuan's courage and archery skills.
Huang Degong listened and nodded in agreement: "Just now, I thought the Yongwei camp was going to be in trouble. Fortunately, Master Yan stepped forward. He is really a great shot!"
Zhou Yuji was also convinced at this time, and said to Yan Yingyuan with a smile: "My old Zhou always only obeys Governor Lu. He is good at civil and military affairs. He can be a governor when he is civilized, and he can fight in front of the battle to destroy the captives in Liaodong; now, I am old Zhou has another person he admires, Master Yan, he’s amazing!”
His words compared Yan Yingyuan and Lu Xiangsheng.
When Yan Yingyuan heard this, he quickly replied: "I don't dare, I don't dare. Mr. Lu is someone Yan can hold a candle to!"
What he said was not modesty, but he really thought so.
At least Lu Xiangsheng was a serious Jinshi, and he couldn't compare to him in this regard. In addition, when Lu Xiangsheng was fighting in the south and north, his opponents were still the fierce Liaodong Jianlu and those bandits who were wreaking havoc for a while, but his opponents this time were just a group of Dongwu barbarians, not opponents of the same level.
But even though he said that. The three generals did not take it lightly.
Before the war, Emperor Chongzhen's love for Yan Yingyuan was obvious to all. After that, Yan Yingyuan was put into the army. They also guessed that Yan Yingyuan must be given some credit so that he could be reused.
Unexpectedly, Yan Yingyuan was also very competitive. At the critical moment, under the spotlight of everyone, he really turned the tide and nailed Dongwu with three arrows!
With this performance, they all believe that Yan Yingyuan will definitely be reused.
More importantly, Yan Yingyuan followed the civil servant route, but the concept of being noble and powerful was still deeply affecting them. Therefore, how could they dare to despise Yan Yingyuan.
As expected, when they arrived at the emperor's side, the emperor was overjoyed and praised Yan Yingyuan profusely.
By the evening, the entire battlefield had been cleared, and the Chinese military tent was full of people. All the generals summarized the situation in front of the emperor.
In this battle, the Ming Dynasty only had 30,000 troops, while Dongwu's army had a total of 250,000 troops. There was a huge difference in strength. However, on the Ming army's side, a total of 1,356 people were killed (seriously injured) and 2,876 injured; on the Dongwu side, a total of 16,000 people were killed (including King Talong of Dongwu) More than a thousand people; more than 200,000 Dongwu soldiers were captured;
It can be said that this is a great victory with less to win more, and it will be like other famous great victories with less to win more in history, and it will remain in the annals of history forever!
Emperor Chongzhen was of course very happy about this, and immediately announced that Dongwu would be converted into a province, and Yan Yingyuan, who was born with the same Jinshi background, was appointed as the censor of Qiandu to patrol Dongwu. He was the governor of Dongwu and had the military and political power of Dongwu.
Although everyone, including Yan Yingyuan himself, thought that Yan Yingyuan would be reused by the emperor. But none of them expected that the emperor would use Yan Yingyuan so highly. For a moment, everyone congratulated Yan Yingyuan one after another, and Yan Yingyuan was also extremely excited and kowtowed to thank God!
He didn't know who had mentioned him to the emperor, but the emperor's affection for him was clearly revealed from the moment they met. He was deeply moved by the emperor's kindness in knowing him, and secretly swore that he would be ruined and that Dongwu would be managed well.
Naturally, Yan Yingyuan didn't know that the reason why Emperor Chongzhen valued him so much was because he was impressed by Yan Yingyuan's performance in another dimension. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, he would rather die than surrender. His desperate poem once moved later generations.
On the 80th day, he pledged his allegiance to the emperor, representing the figures of Taizu's seventeenth dynasty.
One hundred thousand people died together, leaving three hundred miles of Ming Dynasty behind.
In addition, strictly speaking, Togo's side only annihilated the main force of Togo's army after the decisive battle and killed their king. However, the south of Dongwu has not yet been pacified, and Pingdali, the son of King Talong, has not been captured alive or his body has been seen. Dongwu still has a lot of things to do.
Emperor Chongzhen did not plan to stay in Dongwu this year, and continued south until he conquered the entire Dongwu. After this battle, he was ready to return to Yunnan and then deal with Annan's affairs.
Regarding Dongwu's affairs, there must be a capable person to take charge of the overall situation.
Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides, still wants to return to the three sides. Now Yan Yingyuan, who is sure to win with three arrows, is capable of both literary and military skills, and is absolutely powerful to Dongwu! With him here, I believe that he can handle the next thing Togo does.
It was precisely based on this idea that Emperor Chongzhen did not care about Yan Yingyuan's "diploma" and directly promoted Yan Yingyuan to the governor of Dongwu.
At this time, if based on past experience, the arrival of the rainy season in Dongwu will only take about ten days and a half. Of course, it may be earlier or later. In this era without weather forecasts, we can only guess.
Emperor Chongzhen did not stay in Ava City for too long. He announced a series of personnel appointments, mainly to the chief officials of various local governments. He also met with the tribes who had surrendered before and encouraged them. And let their sons of appropriate age go to study at the Imperial College in the capital.
Of course, an introduction to Yan Yingyuan is indispensable. When the people of the Dongwu tribe heard that the one who governed them was the legendary and fierce Arrow God, they were all in awe. This kind of awe is no less than the awe of the Ming Emperor.
On the third day after the victory in the Battle of Ava, Emperor Chongzhen led his army back to Yunnan and took the selected 150,000 prisoners to Yunnan.
The governor of the three sides, Zheng Chongjian, led 5,000 Qin soldiers and had to stay in Ava for Yan Yingyuan for a while, so that Yan Yingyuan would have enough strength to form his own local army, appease the people, and wait until the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Chen Qiyu, would send troops. . After everything was settled here, Zheng Chongjian led the Qin soldiers back to Shaanxi and stopped going to Annan. The rewards for their military exploits will not be given until they return.
On the day Emperor Chongzhen set out for his journey, all the men and women in the Ava region came. For them, it was probably only once in their lives that they could see the emperor at his chariot. If this does not come, we will never see it again, and we will not be qualified to brag to future generations.
In addition, there is also the reputation of Emperor Chongzhen, which spread quickly during this happy day, letting the people of Dongwu know that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty conquered all battles in the north and south, and was invincible in all battles. Any opponent would end in a disastrous defeat. This is no wonder why Emperor Ming could conquer King Long with so few troops. No matter how powerful Yan Zhongcheng is, he is only a general under the Ming Emperor.
In particular, the reputation of the Ming Emperor for loving his people like his own son has spread, and the people of Dongwu Province are very much looking forward to the improvement in their lives after they become Ming citizens. Naturally, they also wanted to send off the monarch who was now their own.
There was a huge crowd of people seeing him off, and when Emperor Chongzhen arrived in Yunnan, there was a huge crowd of people welcoming him here.
Because there had been notification in advance, not only officials headed by Chen Qiyu and Mu Tianbo came to greet them, but ordinary people who did not request them also came from far away to greet them.
It can be said that the military disaster Dongwu brought to Yunnan has affected many generations of people in Yunnan. Now the emperor has completely solved it in less than two months. Who would not celebrate the farewell?
While we were immersed in the ocean of joy here, there was also a very grand welcome ceremony in another place.
Miaoshuwu
