The middle battlefield had collapsed, and the right flank of the Han army on its left flank had also been destroyed, and the cavalry was not easy to deploy on that side of the river, and now there were quite a few cavalrymen who had fled into the river in order to avoid bullets. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

There was shouting and neighing in the river, and many people and horses were swept away by the river...... It's summer, the season of high water, the river is wide and the current is turbulent, for the Mongolians who don't bathe a few times in their lives, no one has ever experienced swimming, and falling into the water means death.

At this time, someone shouted in the distance: "Report to the Great Khan, Asarlan was struck in the chest by a fire hammer and died of his injuries." ”

But Tu Khan's heart ached, and an extremely sour feeling hit his heart.

That was his beloved son and future heir, and it was where hope lay that his beloved son lost his life in this inexplicable war.

The original strongest road became the first to collapse, after the enemy's infantry and musketeers met the attack, the remaining heavy cavalry also crossed, the right side was full of scattered and fleeing cavalry, the middle road was a mess, the left road was also directly penetrated, and at this time, it was those red-robed cavalry who made Chotu Khan's heart palpitate, they appeared again, and rushed straight along the right flank, obviously to come from the right side, and bring more people into the encirclement.

Without waiting for the order of the Khan, many Taiji had already fled with their own men or by the fleeing herdsmen.

The higher the tribe, the heavier the losses, no one feels that this battle can be won, in fact, it is a mess until now, many people don't know what happened at all, they know that they just rushed forward not far, the people in front of them began to run backwards, the people around them are also running, there are crowds of people running around like flies everywhere, many people don't know what is going on and are running together, they don't even see the shadow of the Han army, there are some old people in tears, they feel humiliated, However, there are more indifferent young people, they have no blood and bravery, and they have no self-esteem, they only know that they must run ahead of others in such a scene, so they run fast, and when the merchant army advances to the middle, there is no Mongolian cavalry facing the enemy head-on, everyone is fleeing, but there are too many people, and there are quite a lot of old people and teenagers, they hug together, push each other, many people and horses collide together, and then they find that there are already Han cavalry on the right side, constantly firing muskets, Shoot those who dare to resist off their horses, so that the shepherds of the Chotu Khan Department feel even more panicked, everything in front of them is completely different from what was said beforehand, there are no weak Han people, only the spear and spear array that is as strong as a wall and dare not rush, only the cold bayonet and the bayonet phalanx that looks more difficult to break through, only one by one heavily armored infantry is harvesting the lives of the cavalry, some herdsmen accidentally rush forward, either they are shot by the fire in an instant, or they die under the sword of the heavy infantry, no one can be spared, Compared with these herdsmen, the Han army's killing skills are skilled and sophisticated, do not give the herdsmen the slightest chance, even if it is a chance to escape, they need to work hard, people and horses are getting more and more crowded, more merchant soldiers began to ride horses to pursue, the chasers have been along the right side of the grassland to keep rushing forward, more people in the circle, most of the people are indeed trapped, only then the herdsmen understand that this is not a tribal meeting, everyone is not hurtful than riding and archery kung fu or wrestling to play, this is the battlefield, their movements are deformed, The physical strength of horses and people is seriously overdrawn, if there is no chaser influence on the flank, maybe most of these people can leave the battlefield, although they will be chased by the tail and have no resistance, they will also lose all the supply points and suffer heavy losses, but they can break away from most of them, but now they are shocked to do anything, they have neither the courage to rush into battle, nor the courage to break through the chasers who came by, what makes them even more panicked is that more Han cavalry is coming, and there is the sound of artillery and fire behind them, they are scared enough, Fear overwhelmed everything, and when someone first threw away their weapons and dismounted and surrendered, many people did not feel humiliated or angry, but felt a sense of relief in their hearts.

When Ren Jing and Xia Xiping caught up, it was already more than two hours later, the sun shadow was slanting to the west, and there were many pastures and small hillsides full of lost masters' war horses and discarded weapons, as well as robes or cotton armor that had been taken off, and there were not many of them, and the Mongols were indeed too poor.

There were also many corpses along the way, and the chasseurs would go on a killing spree as long as there was a little resistance when they were in pursuit, and the dragoons who pursued on horseback were not far behind, killing all the way to the enemy's flank.

During the long march, because the mounted infantry only has one horse, in fact, sometimes the march is slower than the infantry, only when entering the battlefield and chasing the enemy army, it shows much stronger ability than the pure infantry, the main force still moves forward in a step formation, even if the pace is increased to the fastest, it is necessary to keep the array relatively intact, and it is impossible to catch up with the cavalry.

There was chaos everywhere, and only the sound of the firing of firearms could be heard, and the crashing of Mongolian bows could not be heard.

The soldiers of the merchant army actually have the foundation of archery, and when it was formed a few years ago, it was emphasized that the soldiers should also be able to shoot on foot, which was used to suppress the enemy's rangers, and then the firepower has been enhanced, and the infantry course was canceled, but the soldiers can basically shoot, and the archery sound that can be heard at this time is sent by those soldiers on foot, but soon they will no longer shoot arrows, and everyone in front of them will either die or surrender, and they are wearing heavy armor, their whole bodies are soaked, their lips are dry and sticky together, and they have no strength to chase down anymore.

Before dark, bonfires were lit everywhere in the steppe, and the dragoons searched lightly, and the chasseurs went further, and should have pursued them out at least thirty or forty miles, and they would turn back before and after dark.

There were campfires everywhere, and moaning could be heard everywhere, and the military doctors were giving priority to their own people, but they found that the casualties were really limited, adding up to less than a hundred, that is, there were dead and wounded during the sentry battle, and there were some injuries when fighting with the rushing cavalry on the left side of the river, but it was quite limited, a large-scale fierce battle of nearly 60,000 people, with less than 100 dead and wounded on one side, which can only be described as a miracle.

Since the military doctors and medical soldiers did not have too many tasks, they began to treat those Mongols, and those injured by the fire gun could be amputated, and ordinary disinfection could not solve the infection, so it could only be solved by amputation, if the injury was in the abdomen or chest, it could only be simply debrided, and the wounded were told to wait for a miracle to happen, of course, there was no miracle in general.

Fortunately, the injuries caused by knives and arrows, or the injuries caused by falls, or stepping injuries, are easy to treat, and almost no one dies due to infection and fever after the injury.

From dusk, when more than 100 military doctors and stretcher bearers were busy, to the evening, they simply treated more than 2,000 people, and more than 1,000 people were waiting to be dealt with.

Two battalions of dragoons were ordered to clean up the battlefield, the young men took off their armor, even the military uniforms and robes, only wore liners, and even shirtless, they carried and counted the number of corpses, there were hundreds of people digging pits, and they could not delay in the summer, and they buried them while counting, and their own people used the old method, picked up a lot of branches and piled them into large firewood piles, and burned them separately and put them in urns to take them back, whether they were for the martyrs' shrine or handed over to the families, according to the rules.

The senior officers did not rest, Ren Jing sat on a horse and drank water, and no one thought of eating, although the men had already followed and had made dinner.

"Everyone who has been killed or wounded in our army must remember their names, places of origin, and their ranks, and remember to take off their badges." The military and political officer shouted loudly on the side, a group of deputies with the dragoons were doing such a thing, and doing this kind of thing for their comrades was generally done by the pacifying soldiers, or the veterans were selected from the dragoons to do it, and the spirit must be quite strong.

Xia Xiping's expression was calm, the victory in front of him was of course happy and proud, but that's all. Winning this battle is a sure win, no one doubts before the war that they will lose this battle, but no one will their tails because of this victory...... Maybe two years ago, but two years from now, the merchant army will not feel any more about such a victory, and their target is not these Mongols for a long time.

"The enemy forces are basically buried." An officer rushed over with a torch and reported: "More than 1,700 people were killed, and more than 3,000 were wounded in the barracks. ”

Ren Jing nodded and said, "If the border army is definitely beheaded now, it's a pity that a lot of money has been lost." ”

The imperial court now attaches far less importance to the northern captives than to the eastern captives, the head of the Jurchen Zhenyi is quite valuable, the Mongols are still the old price, five taels and a head, and it can really be exchanged for nearly 10,000 taels of silver, plus the captives all over the ground, it is indeed a big victory worthy of pride.

Xia Xiping asked, "How many prisoners are there?" ”

"I can't figure it out right now." The officer replied, "We are divided into a pile of about five hundred, about thirty piles, and we will count them carefully starting tomorrow morning." ”

"Oh, don't insult or insult, these captives will soon be screened out, most of them will be released, and the younger half will serve a period of hard labor and intensive education, and they will all be the cornerstone of our rule in the future."

All the officers nodded knowingly, those who were forced to serve were not very hard, they would receive Hutchison's re-education while serving, and it was generally the people of the Military Intelligence Department who did this, simply put, they used half a year to a year or two years to brainwash, these people who were put back had suffered, but they were more in awe of the merchant army than those who were directly released, and their attitude towards Hutchison was more docile, and of course some of the right ones would be used by Hutchison, until they held higher power in the ministries.

This is a rather long process, at least the layout of ten years to start, but Zhang Han and the top management of Hutchison are not in a hurry, what is needed for the time being is their superficial obedience, and the deeper things must of course be operated slowly, just like the taxation of various ministries, there is no such thing as taxation now, once the tax is levied, it will cause a strong backlash, but this thing must be done, until the tax collector is stationed, the tax collector is the first step of the rule, and everything can be more evident than the current vague covenant.