At the last moment before the Mandate of Heaven infantry could encircle, Dolgon retreated with all the cavalry, and although he escaped from the gap, in the process of escaping, he passed by the infantry of the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the 3rd Battalion of the Mandate of Heaven, and lost many cavalry.

The main force of the fifth division Yang Kun and Dolgon fought a decisive battle, and the combat effectiveness was at a disadvantage, and it had been in a bitter battle, if it had not been for the first division to come to reinforce it, it might have been defeated long ago.

Dorgon retreated, and he finally won a respite.

Looking at the Manchu cavalry who were still fighting fiercely just now, they disappeared completely in the blink of an eye, how could Yang Kun be willing? He wiped the blood from his face and shouted with the strength of breastfeeding: "Brothers, the Tartars are defeated, chase!"

"Chase!"

"Kill!"

The cavalry had been fighting for so long that they were so tired that they couldn't even speak, but in order to chase down the Tartars, they still cheered up, clamped # the horse's belly one by one, and chased them out to the north.

Li Xin knew that in pursuit of the fleeing Tartars, the infantry could only sigh in anticipation, lest Dolgon kill a horse pistol, so he immediately let the herald chase after him and give Yang Kun an order: Fifteen miles, limited to the Manchu camp!

Zhou Fengwu of the 1st Division remained vigilant and ready to fight at any time, and Li Moubu of the 2nd Division was responsible for cleaning up the battlefield and gathering the wounded soldiers of the 5th Division for timely treatment by military doctors.

The soldiers were very tired, and naturally there was no time to bury the corpses of the Tartars at this time, but to dispose of the wounded soldiers of the Tartars, whether they were lightly wounded or seriously wounded, and all of them were mended with swords, so that they could reach Bliss as soon as possible.

Li Mu divided some of the soldiers and gathered the ownerless war horses on the battlefield.

Li Xin lay on a raised stone on the side of the road and wrote a short message to Li Zicheng, which was neither a military newspaper nor a concerto, but could only be regarded as a brief success.

Li Zicheng received the good news from Li Xin, and first sent an order to Wang Guangen, the commander of the Third Division in Haizhou City, asking him to send a regiment of soldiers to take over Liaoyang City.

Liaoyang City left 500 personal soldiers to garrison, and when the Third Division took over Liaoyang City, these 500 personal soldiers returned to the team.

Li Zicheng took his own soldiers and the White Wolf Battalion, as well as the thirty red-clothed cannons that had been withdrawn from Haizhou and Liaoyang cities, and rushed to Erdaopo immediately after dawn.

The White Wolf Battalion was all infantry, the marching speed was slow, and with red-coated cannons, Li Zicheng naturally couldn't wait, and when he crossed the Taizi River, he abandoned the White Wolf Battalion, only took his own soldiers, quickly dressed his horses, and rushed to Erdaopo before lunch.

Li Xinqin led the commanders of each division to welcome out of the camp, "The ministers knock on the emperor!"

"No rudeness!" Li Zicheng jumped off his horse and swept through the crowd, but he didn't see Yang Kun, "What about Yang Aiqing, won't you be injured?" ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Yang Kun is only a little slightly injured, and there is no major problem," Li Xin said: "The Fifth Division is now stationed in the large camp of Tartars twenty miles to the north to cultivate. ”

Li Zicheng nodded, and followed Li Xin into the camp, "The battlefield is fairly clean, how about the casualties?" ”

Li Xin knew that the emperor must be concerned about the officers and men of the Heavenly Mandate Army, especially the Fifth Division, which undertook the frontal combat mission this time, and said cautiously: "Back to the emperor, most of the Fifth Division has 8,656 dead and two or three thousand seriously wounded soldiers...... The military doctor is doing his best to treat ......"

Li Zicheng frowned, most of them were wounded, more than half of the dead and seriously wounded soldiers, although Li Xin did not say it explicitly, but he knew in his heart that among the seriously injured soldiers, I am afraid that there are still many people who can't survive, and many of the soldiers who survived are also disabled for life......

Such casualties have not been seen by the Tianming Army for many years.

The cavalry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is indeed strong in combat, and it should be stronger than the Mongols!

He forcibly suppressed the grief in his heart and said lightly: "What about the infantry, how about the casualties?" ”

"There are no casualties among the infantry," Li Xin said, "In fact, the Tartars have suffered heavier casualties than us......"

"How?"

"In addition to the 3,000 soldiers of the Mongolian Banner who were wiped out two days ago, the 6,900 soldiers of the Red Banner, including the banner owner Mandahai, were all killed in battle!"

"Oh? They all died at the hands of infantry, right? ”

"The emperor is right," Li Xin said, "There are more than 3,000 people who died at the hands of the infantry, but the banner lord Luo Luohun fled!"

Li Zicheng thought in his heart, the Manchu cavalry that was only injured by the hands of the infantry exceeded 13,000, and he felt a little better in his heart, "The Fifth Division is on the frontal battlefield, how about hurting the enemy?" ”

"Back to the emperor, judging from the number of people counted when cleaning the battlefield, during the fierce battle with the Fifth Division, the Tartars left more than 11,000 corpses," Li Xin paused, and then said: "However, these Tartars, about 4,000 or so Tartars, have rifle wounds. ”

At the cost of 10,000 deaths, the 5th Division fought 7,000 Tatar cavalry, which was already a very good record, they were not formed for a long time, and in the face of Dolgon's most elite cavalry, they were able to fight to the death without retreating, and finally got the assistance of the infantry to destroy 11,000 enemies......

Although Li Zicheng felt sad in his heart, he still applauded Yang Kun.

The Fifth Division is the first to take the lead, and it should not be compromised!

He suddenly moved in his heart, Dolgon left Shengjing to fight here, and the cavalry in his hand was only 30,000, so he lost 25,000 in Erdaopo, "Li Aiqing, so calculated, the cavalry that escaped back with Dolgon is only 5,000?" ”

"Five thousand at most," Li Xin's face turned pale, and he said: "Among these five thousand soldiers, there will be many wounded soldiers, so the third battalion can besiege Shengjing......

"Siege of Shengjing?" The corners of Li Zicheng's mouth moved, this was the result he had thought of a long time ago, but he didn't expect it to come so soon, "Li Aiqing, except for the fifth division, how about the rest of the divisions, can the brothers hold it?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the brothers rested all night, their bodies have long recovered, they are gearing up, and they have long asked the ministers for an order, asking for a siege of Shengjing......"

Li Zicheng thought about it, the fifth battalion suffered so many casualties, it should not have the ability to fight for the time being, if the third battalion approached Shengjing, without the assistance of cavalry, when fighting, the two wings lacked guards, and then it would be very passive, "Take a day off, let's set off tomorrow!" After a pause, he said: "I informed the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry, when Li Aiqing rushed to Shengjing City, they would also cross the side wall and join the third battalion. ”

"Obey the order!" Li Xin arched his hand, "Your Majesty, it's already noon, and the ministers have already prepared lunch in the camp......"

Li Zicheng shook his head, "I want to rush to the camp of the Fifth Division immediately!"

Li Xin understood that the emperor wanted to visit the soldiers of the fifth battalion in person, so he no longer asked, "The emperor has a smooth journey, and after lunch, the ministers will pull out the camp and head north, which is only a hundred miles away from Shengjing, and will arrive at Shengjing in the evening tomorrow." ”

"Dolgon has been newly defeated, but there are still a lot of cavalry in Shengjing City, Li Aiqing can't be careless," Li Zicheng thought for a moment and said: "The White Wolf Battalion has thirty red-coated cannons, I asked them to speed up their march, catch up with you overnight, and when they arrive at Shengjing City, they will first bombard the city with artillery and make an immediate siege posture." ”

Li Xin thought about it, the emperor was worried that the Manchu cavalry would sneak out of the city at night, this was to attack instead of defending, he arched his hand and said: "The minister understands, the minister obeys the order!"

Li Zicheng came out of the big camp and immediately rushed to the big camp of the Fifth Division, which was less than twenty miles away, and the cavalry only needed half an hour.

Yang Kun came out of the camp to greet him, "Minister Yang Kun, knock on the emperor!"

"Get up quickly," Li Zicheng flew off the horse and helped Yang Kun up, "Yang Aiqing is the biggest contributor to the victory of Erdaopo, hurry up and speak!"

Yang Kun got up, his face was twitching muscles, "Your Majesty, the minister is ashamed ......"

Li Zicheng waved his hand, stroked the gauze on Yang Kun's face, and then gave a military salute to Yang Kun, "In such a hard battle, casualties are inevitable, we have casualties, the casualties of the Manchu Qing are even heavier, for the sake of Huaxia and Yang Aiqing, the soldiers of the Fifth Division are fortunate!"

"Panic!" Yang Kun hurriedly returned the salute, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the brothers are all sergeants, and it is their greatest glory to be able to die on the battlefield!" After a pause, he said: "I heard that the cavalry that fought more than 10,000 Tartars this time, brothers, it's worth it!"

"Every sergeant in the Fifth Division is a good example, worthy of Huaxia and the Mandate of Heaven Army!" Li Zicheng's face was heavy, and his tone was very low, "They are all the glory of the Mandate of Heaven Army, and the great victory of Erdaopo will surely be recorded in the annals of Chinese history, so that future generations of soldiers and people will pay respect, and the soldiers who died, after registering their names, will set up a monument in Erdaopo to commemorate them!"

"Thank you, Emperor!"

"For the sake of China, the soldiers fought bloodily, I should thank them," Li Zicheng returned the salute, "Yang Aiqing, how is the mood of the soldiers?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the soldiers are relatively quiet, the seriously wounded soldiers are resting, and the lightly wounded soldiers are also resting......"

"The soldiers should rest and rest," Li Zicheng said: "Let's go, let's go see the soldiers!"

"Your Majesty's ......" Yang Kun said cautiously: "The smell of the wounded barracks is unpleasant, but the emperor is still ......"

"The soldiers who were injured for the country are all heroes of the country, and the soldiers can live, can't I go?" Li Zicheng patted Yang Kun's shoulder, "Let's go!"

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty!"

On the way to the barracks, Li Zicheng said: "Yang Aiqing blocked the most elite cavalry of Dolgon with the same number of cavalry and training time of only two years.

Yang Kun was stunned for a moment, and then bowed to the ground, "Minister Yang Kun bowed to thank the emperor Longen!" There are only thirteen marquis in Huaxia at present, all of whom are the main generals of each battalion and the chief general of the North Sea Fleet in the South China Sea, and he is the first marquis who is not a battalion-level commander.

"Get up and speak," Li Zicheng saw Yang Kun's lips move, and said with a faint smile: "Yang Aiqing doesn't need to say much, I understand Aiqing's thoughts!"

Yang Kun finally didn't speak, and accompanied Li Zicheng to the wounded barracks, and smelled a strong smell of blood from a distance, and there were many soldiers moaning, Li Zicheng smiled slightly, lifted the rolling curtain, and walked into a huge wounded barracks.

The doctor in the white coat was cleaning the wounds of the wounded soldiers, and shouted behind his back: "This is the wounded soldiers' camp, how many times have I told you, don't come in if you have nothing to do......"

"Bold!" Yang Kun shouted: "The emperor came to visit the soldiers, and he still doesn't go out?" ”

Li Zicheng waved his hand, looked at the doctor who was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth, and nodded at him, "I just came to take a look, you continue to clean the wounds, don't let the wounds of the soldiers become infected." ”

The doctor woke up as if he was startled, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, "The villain obeys the order!"

"No courtesy," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "You are busy with you, do everything you can, no matter how much money you spend, you must protect the soldiers," after a pause, he said: "The soldiers are all heroes of China!"

"The villain obeys the order, and the villain can do it, and he will definitely save the lives of the soldiers!"

The camp was obviously full of seriously wounded soldiers, many soldiers were still moaning, Yang Kun bowed his hands and saluted in all directions, "Brothers, the emperor...... The emperor has come to see you in person......"

"The Emperor's ......"

The moaning just now suddenly disappeared, and the camp was silent for a moment, except for the sound of heavy breathing!

Moments later, the wounded soldiers cheered:

"The emperor is here......"

"The emperor has come to visit his brothers!"

Some soldiers rolled and climbed down from their clothes, turned over and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty ......"

Li Zicheng hurriedly waved his hand, "Soldiers, you have injuries on your bodies, you don't need to salute, get up quickly, go back to bed and rest, don't break the wound!"

Yang Kun also said: "Brothers, the emperor is sympathetic, you should rest quickly, and when your body recovers, we will kill the Tartars!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, General!"

"Kill the Tartar ......"

"Kill the Tartars!"

As soon as the voice quieted down, a low sobbing sound suddenly came from a bed on the left, Li Zicheng was taken aback, hurriedly walked over, squatted down, and said softly: "What's wrong with this brother, but the wound hurts?" ”

The wounded soldier lay on the bed, buried his face in the sheets, and shook his head vigorously, but he began to cry loudly.

Yang Kun walked over, kicked in the corner of the bed, and said loudly: "It's all gentlemen, can't help this little pain?" What are you crying about? ”

"General......" The wounded soldier cried, "The subordinates are not because of the pain, but because of the ......" He slowly turned his head and raised his left arm, leaving only half of the upper arm, "Subordinates...... Subordinate...... No more...... Battle...... Battle...... Kill the Tartars...... ......"

Li Zicheng's heart was sour, and he gently stroked half of his arm, "Brother, you are good!" He bowed slightly: "For the sake of Huaxia, you can contribute anywhere, and the matter of killing the Tartars will be handed over to other brothers in the future, and after you are healed, you will stay in Liaoyang or Shengjing, be an errand in the yamen, and watch the place where your companions have fought for me." ”

"Villain...... Thank you, Your Majesty!" The wounded soldier refused to give up, so he rolled out of bed and gave Li Zicheng three heads.

Li Zicheng had no choice but to bear it, and helped the wounded soldier back to the bed, but he turned around, faced all the wounded soldiers, and said in a loud voice: "The soldiers of the Fifth Division, all the soldiers who died in battle, I will strictly follow the military law to cash out the pension, even if the pot is smashed and the iron is sold, the pension will be issued as soon as possible, not only the brother just now, but all the wounded soldiers, if they can't see the battle, in addition to the pension, I will also settle their future life, to ensure that every brother has no worries about food and clothing!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

In the camp for wounded soldiers, there were cries, shouts, and more gratitude.

Yang Kun secretly wiped away his tears, but turned around and shouted: "It's all gentlemen, why are you crying?" Still wiping away tears? The emperor said, when you recover from your injuries and can continue to fight, you will return to the team immediately, in case you can't return to the team, the emperor will also settle your life for the rest of your life, you should be happy, why are you crying......"

Li Zicheng also felt that there was a cry in the wounded barracks, which was really unusual, and the tunnel: "The soldiers of the Fifth Division, you have annihilated more than 10,000 Tartar cavalry this time, which has greatly reduced the pressure of future battles, once you break through the Shengjing of the Tartars, there will be many captures, I leave a message here, in addition to the normal reward, all the soldiers who have not married a relative, I will give an additional Tartar woman as a mother-in-law......

"Tartar's mother-in-law?"

"The villain hasn't married yet!"

"Hahaha......"

In the wounded barracks, it suddenly became warm, and the laughter almost broke through the rolling curtains of the barracks......