When the darkest hour of the day came, the surroundings of Qiliping slowly quieted down. （）

The hand of nature is unusually magical, not long ago it was a battlefield of brutal fighting, but now it has become quiet, the blood stains on the ground, a large white area surrounds everything around, and the falling snowflakes cover up all the blood.

Countless torches were raised, and the soldiers of the Zheng family army had already begun to clean up the battlefield.

The battle that began at the third quarter of the Shen hour lasted until the sub-hour, and it was basically over.

Houjin Tartars finally collapsed, from the moment Du Du was captured and the handsome banner was captured, Houjin Tartars could not hold on to the complete collapse, they began to scatter and flee, dodging and fighting, they fled aimlessly, they had lost all their fighting spirit, but unfortunately their efforts were in vain, the battle was carried out at this time, the soldiers of the Zheng family's army of eight thousand reserves, all joined the fight, and gave the Houjin Tartars the final blow.

The fight is cruel, the soldiers of the Zheng family army will never show mercy, and they will be killed, some of the Houjin Tartars who have dismounted and surrendered have not been able to avoid the slaughter, in the face of all this, Zheng Xunrui is blind to all this, according to the situation reported by the scouts, the crimes committed by the Houjin Tartars in Dingxing Laishui and Yizhou can no longer be described as brutal, and the massacre suffered by the Houjin Tartars at this time is the retribution they deserve.

After a long time of fighting, the officers and soldiers of the Zheng family army were also very tired, and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were mainly responsible for cleaning up the battlefield, in fact, the fighting was carried out later, and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were also joined in the fight under the leadership of Liu Zeqing, only the soldiers of the artillery battalion insisted on waiting for the Hongyi cannon and the Franco, and did not participate in the fight.

The hot ginger water and pepper water were all brought out, and each soldier had to drink a small half bowl, especially before resting, and had to drink it, although some of the soldiers had tears flowing out of the pepper water. This is Zheng Xunrui's order, and no one can disobey it, even Zheng Jinhong, Yang He, Liu Zeqing, Hong Xintao and others all pinched their noses and drank it.

At the end of each battle, the busiest are the law enforcement battalions, who are mainly responsible for counting the battle, and this time the battle lasted too long. It takes some time to get the statistics of the battle situation.

Zheng Xunrui sat in the Zhongjun tent, and there was a bowl of pepper water on the table that had been drunk.

It's been a long time since I've tasted such a spicy taste. Zheng Xunrui also shed tears, but after drinking, his body became hot, and the cold was completely dispelled in a short time.

The officers above the rank of general of the Zheng Jiajun, as well as Li Yan, Li Panlong, Xu Jikuang and others, were all concentrated in the Chinese military tent, and everyone had smiles on their faces, especially Zheng Jinhong and others who participated in the fight, although there was a trace of fatigue on their faces. But more than that, it was excitement and joy, such a heart-wrenching victory, dispelling all fatigue.

Zheng Xunrui's expression was obviously much more relaxed, but no smile appeared.

The officers and men of the law enforcement battalion are still counting the battle situation, and it should be said that in such a battle, there are not many Houjin Tartars who have escaped, and it is snowing heavily. The fate of these escaped Houjin Tartars is afraid to be tragic.

However, the biggest gain of this battle, or victory, was that Yang Hesheng captured Anping Beledudu of the Great Qing Kingdom.

Capturing the boss of the Houjin Tartar means completely defeating the Houjin Tartar along the way.

In just two days, the Zheng family army is a god general. Exterminated the 10,000 Han army led by Kong Youde, captured Kong Youde alive, and defeated the Houjin Tartars led by Du Du a day later, and captured Du Du alive.

It was not until this time that Zheng Jinhong and others really understood the role of firearms. I also understand why Zheng Xunrui did not hesitate to invest millions of taels of silver and spare no effort to develop firearms, it can be said that these two big victories are almost all the credit of Mauser guns and Hongyi cannons.

With such a record, knowing the true role of the Mauser gun and the Hongyi cannon, Zheng Jinhong and the others were more confident, and they even felt that it was possible to defeat or even capture the Rui Prince Dolgon of Houjin, if they could really achieve such a major victory, no one would be able to shake the status of the Zheng Jiajun in the Ming Dynasty.

Zheng Xunrui doesn't think so, the two huge victories in two days are indeed worth rejoicing and celebrating, but under what circumstances the two battles were launched, Zheng Xunrui knows better, that is all under the condition that the Houjin Tartars and the Han army do not know the power of the Mauser gun and the Hongyi cannon, and there is a more critical point, that is, the Zheng family army adopted the tactics of surprise attack, and fought under the slightest defense of Du Du and Kong Youde, of course, there is also Du Du's arrogance, It also laid the groundwork for the fiasco of Houjin Tartar.

It is impossible for such a battle to be replicated, and it is impossible to reappear, not to mention Dolgon, even Turai and Geng Zhongming, after learning that the Zheng family army entered the Beizhili to participate in the war and has extremely sharp firearms, they will take all measures to deal with it.

Zheng Xunrui also noticed a problem, the 30,000 Houjin Tartars led by Du Du plundered the three cities of Dingxing Laishui and Yizhou, but no grain and grass were found in the army, only the dry food carried by the Houjin Tartars to last for about a day, so where did the looted grain, grass and money go, and of course, the plundered population.

This shows that Du Du arranged a special person to be responsible for transporting grain and grass, and the army of grain and grass money must be behind, and the distance is relatively far.

In this battle, it is impossible to completely annihilate the Houjin Tartars, there are Houjin Tartars who have fled, will these Houjin Tartars take the risk of notifying the Houjin Tartars who are responsible for escorting grain and grass behind, and everyone will evacuate in the direction of Yanqing Prefecture City.

Of course, it is almost impossible to do this.

If you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, and it is also Zheng Xunrui's regret that such a situation occurs.

It is precisely because of this that when everyone was very happy, Zheng Xunrui's face did not show a smile.

"The battle is not completely over yet, and I'm afraid there is still a fight waiting for us."

When Zheng Xunrui said this, the Chinese military tent quickly quieted down, and everyone Xunrui.

"The Houjin Tartars led by Du Du plundered the three cities of Dingxing Laishui and Yizhou, and they were also looting along the road, but in today's battle, we didn't find much money and food, what does this mean, you should understand."

Zheng Xunrui said this, and Zheng Jinhong spoke.

"What the young master said is that the Zheng family army exterminated Kong Youde and seized a large amount of money and grain, but the Houjin Tartars under Du Du did not write how much money and grain, this is not in line with the rules, and the subordinates thought that the greatest possibility was that Du Du arranged a special Houjin Tartar, responsible for transporting grain and grass in the back, and the team transporting grain and grass could not be very fast, and the army in front of them was preparing to attack Baoding Fucheng, it must have opened up a lot of distance, coupled with the heavy snowfall, after the night came, it must have set up camp."

"Zheng Jinhong is right."

Zheng Xunrui nodded and stood up.

"In this battle, we don't dare to guarantee that the Houjin Tartars will be completely annihilated, there will definitely be those who escape, if these escaped Houjin Tartars desperately go to inform the team behind, you tell me what kind of situation will happen."

When Zheng Xunrui said this, Yang He stood up.

"Young master, my subordinates implore me to lead five thousand soldiers to attack overnight and prevent the Houjin Tartars from escaping."

Zheng Xun Ruihe sighed softly.

"Yang He, do you know what kind of danger will arise from attacking overnight."

"The subordinates are not afraid of danger and will complete the task."

Zheng Xunrui shook his head.

"Such a big snowstorm, we must be in awe, I know a disease, called snow blindness, in the face of endless snow, marching in the daytime, for a long time, after the eyes of the soldiers are stimulated for a long time, there may be a temporary situation, nothing, let alone the night, if the army is reluctant to march at night, after arriving at the destination, everyone has everything, how to fight, besides, the snow covers the official road, everywhere is a piece of white, if the army loses the road, Not only can it not exterminate the Houjin Tartars, but it is possible to alarm the Houjin Tartars. ”

After Zheng Xunrui said these words, everyone was a little dazed, they couldn't launch a surprise attack at night, could it be that the golden tartars who were watching heard the news and fled.

"I know what you're worried about, you can rest assured, the Houjin Tartars are not immortals, such a big wind and snow, they can't march, they can only camp and rest, so the army will attack during the day tomorrow, the situation is the same, as for those Houjin Tartars who slipped through the net, even if they want to notify the team behind, they can't do it."

"Order the soldiers of the cavalry battalion and the Shenji battalion to go to bed and rest quickly, tomorrow, Yang He will lead 10,000 soldiers to set off, before leaving, each person will drink a bowl of ginger water and pepper water, and at the same time each person will prepare a black cloth, a single layer of black cloth, and march blindfolded."

It is understandable that the soldiers are required to drink ginger water and pepper water to keep out the cold, but the soldiers are required to cover themselves with black cloth and set off, which is a little strange, the road is covered with heavy snow, some are not easy to walk, and they are covered with black cloth, which is not even more troublesome.

With a puzzled look, Zheng Xunrui spoke again.

"Covering a single layer of black cloth is to prevent snow blindness, so that the army will not hurt its eyes when marching for a long time, Yang He, you have to remember that everyone must be covered with a single layer of black cloth, this is an order, we must kill the Houjin Tartars, we must first ensure our own safety, so that we can do our best to exterminate the Houjin Tartars."

After Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, everyone nodded.

Just when Zheng Xunrui was about to ask everyone to rest, Liu Zeqing also stood up.

"My lord, tomorrow General Yang will lead a large army to conquer, and my subordinates implore General Yang to assist in the expedition of Houjin Tartar."

Zheng Xunrui nodded, and the two of them went together, and it was easy to discuss anything.

"Okay, tomorrow the two of you will lead 10,000 soldiers to conquer, with Yang He as the main and Liu Zeqing as the assistant commander." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for the recommendation ticket, your support is my biggest motivation. )