Chapter One Thousand and Seventy-Nine: It's Not a Dime
After Dolgon said these words, tears finally welled up in his eyes, and Zilharang saw that his mind was decided, but he could not pull his face to say the word 'escape', so he shouted: "All obey my orders, and the whole army will march northward!" The profound meaning of this sentence is a fight with the Red Dynasty Zhou Cheng's 'crossing the tributaries of the Yellow River is not considered crossing the Yellow River'. Maybe this is still an offensive operation, and it has nothing to do with the breakthrough and defeat.
Dolgon and Zilharang's judgment was calm and correct, but they all lost the courage to fight Zhu Si to the death. In this final decisive battle, the strength in Zhu Si's hands was actually at the bottom in terms of numbers and combat effectiveness. The troops of Wakda, Aobai, and Ma Guozhu had already resisted Hong Chengchou's attack on the back of the Qing army. As long as Dolgon and Zilharang break through the Pillar Army's military formation again, the Ming army will definitely lose this battle.
The losses of the Fifth Army of the Imperial Camp, the Northern Army of the Imperial Camp, the Modao Brigade, and the Western soldiers were all extremely heavy. But the fighting spirit of the Manchurian Iron Cavalry completely collapsed in front of Zhu Si's last line of defense. War is not just about strength and weapons, it is also a confrontation of determination and willpower. And choosing to continue to fight the enemy at the last moment made Zhu Si finally the lucky side, and this decision also saved the Ming Dynasty in the most critical battle between the two dynasties.
There was no accident, the imperial cavalry in the north couldn't stop the footsteps of the 100,000 Eight Banners Iron Cavalry at the same time, and finally let them escape. The cavalry fled, but there were still many cavalry without war horses in the encirclement, and even Ma Guozhu was one of them.
"Long live, there is less than an hour before sunset, although most of the remnants of Jiannu who have fallen in the encirclement and have no chance to escape, they still have no sign of wanting to surrender, can we let the musket team go up?" Hong Chengchou and Qin Yiming came to Zhu Si together, but Zhu Si didn't seem to be listening to Qin Yiming's words, and it took a long time for him to come out of his immersion and say: "Bows, arrows, muskets, cannons, what can't you use, what mercy is there for the enemy?" Get rid of them as soon as possible. ”
The battlefield finally fell silent, and most of the Ming troops stayed behind to clean up the battlefield overnight. The weapons and armor obtained were piled up into hundreds of mountains, which were simply innumerable. There are more than 100,000 war horses, and if these war horses are used to form a cavalry in the future, they will definitely not be inferior to the Qing army in terms of scale. The morning fog drifted across the battlefield with the smoke of gunpowder that had not yet dissipated, and it was silent except for the sound of soldiers shuttling back and forth to clean the battlefield and bury the bones. Seek the magic TXT
Zhu Si stood in front of the ordnance that had been sorted and stored in his eyes, and he actually held a bowl of porridge in his hand, and drank it with relish. With these ordnance in front of them, how can the re-equipped Ming army be twice as powerful? A tomb was selected near the battlefield, the sealed soil was built high, and the plug Yinxi was buried. It is reasonable for such an important person as the military department to return to the dynasty, posthumously become the king, and even hereditary seal. But this is a great battlefield that finally laid the foundation for the prosperity of the dynasty, and Gu Yinxi is a great warrior. Zhu Si chose to bury the Ming Dynasty's military department Shangshu on the battlefield, which gave this great soldier the greatest respect and the highest honor. Hereditary Yin Seal and posthumous title will be inevitable.
Qin Yiming, Ma Wannian and Hong Chengchou have just paid tribute to their old comrades-in-arms, and Zhu Si is also one of them. Toast the wine to you, and the east wind will be thrown. The sound of gunfire resounded throughout the world. Although there is no whole army, the chief priest is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. After the memorial, Zhu Si didn't say a word, he cherished the bowl of porridge in his hand very much, Zhang Fulu also served a bowl to several other people, and everyone drank it with a 'sigh', but the bowl was secretly full of tears. When they are full, they will continue to fight; Wrap up their wounds, and they will avenge the undead. The deceased is like Sifu, and the deceased is passed away like this, who knows if the next deceased will be himself?
Zhu Si finally handed the empty bowl to Quan Weiguo, inadvertently wiped away the tears in his eyes, and stretched his waist pretending to be very satisfied. also moved his muscles and bones wantonly, and his eyes stayed in the harvest in his eyes. After a long while, he said leisurely: "The main force will be stationed inside and outside Kaifeng City for a long time in the future. From Yucheng to Xiayi and then to Kaifeng, after a general battle, our army also suffered heavy casualties, only 40,100 people remained in the northern army of the imperial camp, 26,000 cavalry left in the imperial camp, and 33,000 people left in the five armies of the imperial camp. In this decisive battle, our army invested a total of 501,800 people, but after the war, only 154,600 remained. For both sides, the casualties of this decisive battle were tragic and enormous. If I want to restore the imperial camp to at least the strength it was before the war, I am afraid it will take several years, and during this time, I hope that all the generals will be stationed in Kaifeng. After all, this will be the central location that will connect the battlefields of Shanxi and Shandong in the future. The city is close to these two provinces, and the Yellow River is dangerously defended, which is very convenient and fast for future battlefield support. ”
All the generals responded with a 'promise', and Ma Wannian couldn't help but say with joy and sorrow: "Although our army has more than 300,000 casualties after a decisive battle, it is not difficult to restore the imperial camp to the scale at the beginning of the launch, and I am afraid that Jianyu will never be able to restore its former strength." After the end of the Kaifeng War, the reserve of our army's war horses soared to 236,500, and the construction of our army can finally be dominated by cavalry. The minister was looking forward to the day when the iron cavalry of the Ming Dynasty swept through the north and smashed the Yellow Dragon. ”
Ma Wannian's emotions became more and more intense, and he still held an empty bowl in his hand during his speech. Quan Weiguo stepped forward to get the empty bowl back, but he couldn't catch Ma Wannian's hand waving in the air. was so anxious that he was all for the country and jumped a few times from time to time. Ma Wannian finally found out what Quan Weiguo wanted to do, and his expression was a little embarrassed. I took back a few empty bowls, and all of them were taken back to brush to the satisfaction of the country. The others quickly forgot about this little episode, and their hearts were full of the future, and all they saw was the spoils of war in the vast battlefield.
"All matters related to army building are already under intense preparation, but at the moment, in addition to army building, there are also the remnants of the enemy army south of the Yellow River that must be resolved first." The battle is far from over, and there is not much time to pay tribute to the dead, Qin Yiming did not forget to tell Zhu Si that there are still many unfinished matters to be completed, Zhu Si nodded and said: "Old General Qin is right, but I believe that Hao Yongzhong will definitely be able to take Xuzhou." Okay, let's all get busy, even if all the equipment I lost on the battlefield in the Ming Dynasty for decades was recaptured after this battle, I still want to take a few more looks. These are not only weapons and equipment, but also the national strength of a dynasty, with such national strength, the Wannian brother expects to sweep through the north and smash the Yellow Dragon, the days will not be too far away! ”