Only one day later, Xu Yifan and others led the army back to the camp, and returned victorious, although they did not annihilate all the intruding troops, but Liu Zongmin's tens of thousands of troops were killed more than three-quarters of them in one fell swoop, which can already be said to be a complete victory, not to mention, Xu Yifan also brought back a large number of prisoners.

"Okay, yes, Yifan, this battle was fought beautifully, killing Liu Zongmin's main force is equivalent to cutting off one of Li Zicheng's arms, only Liu Fangliang's main force is left, there is no need to be afraid, even if he really kills from Shanxi to the capital, he can't break through Beijing City!"

Zhu Jie said with a smile.

Xu Yifan's face was slightly red, and he said in a low voice: "My lord, I was supposed to catch Liu Zongmin this time, but there was a little problem on the way, the musket battalion commanded by Lord Qin, because of the addition of the Qin army's musket battalion, led to the defense training method of the weekday drill not being implemented, which directly led to the pro-army led by Liu Zongmin to break through from the direction of the musket battalion, and even caused our musket battalion to suffer 300 casualties......"

In the first battle of Qixian Ferry, the most serious casualties were the musket battalions, first, concentrated shooting firepower, giving the cavalry time and space to assault, and second, because of the problem of troops, there was no protection for the musket battalion, so he suffered such a blow, Xu Yifan was extremely depressed!

Zhu Jie nodded and said: "Lord Qin, next, the tactical discipline of the musket battalion, you have to practice it well, this time I didn't think it through, I will never allow such a thing to happen next time, it is not so easy for us to train a musket battalion, I feel distressed to lose one!" ”

Qin Han's face turned red, and he hurriedly replied: "The last general, Lord Xie, forgive me, don't worry, I will concentrate on training the two musket battalions!" ”

"General Sun Bing, General Bu General Bing, after a few days of rest, how are the soldiers of the Qin Army recovering now?"

Zhu Jie looked at Sun Zhixiu and Bu Congshan and asked.

Sun Zhixiu hurriedly replied: "My lord, because half a month ago, we have prepared medicinal herbs, for the soldiers in the army has been plague, is because during this period of time, there have been many soldiers who have recovered from the epidemic, and now the army has been equipped with the corresponding medicinal soap and protective gear, basically there are no new personnel in the disease, and in another three or five days, basically the sick soldiers in the army can all recover, and there are the wounded, except for some seriously injured, the rest of the wounded have recovered, There are still more than 20,000 troops that can be put into battle......"

Zhu Jie's heart twitched fiercely, the dignified 100,000 Qin army is a plague, and it has become this virtue, 100,000 troops, now there are less than 30,000 people left, and the soldiers who died of illness alone have exceeded 20,000, and the remaining 40,000 or 50,000 people almost all died on the battlefield, the blow to Sun Chuanting is not small, even if these soldiers recover their health, it is not so easy to restore their original morale!

Sun Chuanting's account of seven general soldiers, Bai Guangen rebelled and was executed, Gao Jie was killed, Gao Ruli fled, no trace has been found, Niu Chenghu led a cavalry to return to Beijing with Sun Chuanting, and the rest was only Sun Zhixiu, Zuo Guangxian, Chen Yongfu, Niu Chenghu four people, originally, these general soldiers, each of them had 10,000 troops to 20,000 troops, after this incident, the shortage of troops was too serious, and it was not enough to deal with the next war.

"Yifan, pass the order down, and all the more than 10,000 captured soldiers who broke into the camp will be incorporated into the Qin army and supplemented to the four commanders!"

"My lord, this ......"

Xu Yifan hesitated for a moment and said: "Whether these captives can be truly obedient or not, it is not certain, among them there are even more rebellious diehards, so they are rashly added to the Qin army, it is a bit too risky......"

"Afraid of what?"

Zhu Jie said with a smile: "These people are basically poor peasants, participating in the rebellion of the army, just to eat a meal, those homeless people are the same, pass the order, as long as they are willing to surrender, everyone's salary is the same as the Qin army, the cavalry can be paid according to the standard of the cavalry of the forward battalion, as long as they surrender, then immediately issue a month's salary, the beginning of the month is coming, you can also get a month's salary, the so-called heavy reward, there must be brave men, these people have no loyalty in their hearts, as long as they eat a mouthful, It's the same with everyone, but once they are incorporated into the Qin army, they must be instilled with the concept of the country and the world, just like Tongzhou Town, a soldier, if he doesn't know who he is fighting for, it is impossible to move forward bravely! ”

"It's my lord!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Sun Zhixiu, Chen Yongfu and others were very happy, and they immediately replenished the small 20,000 troops, and the entire Qin army suddenly recovered to more than 40,000 people, although it was still less than the original Qin army, at least it could exert its combat power.

"General Sun Bing, as well as the other three battalions of the Qin army, are also incorporated into your four battalions, and they will be handed over to your commander, I have only one requirement for leading the troops, that is, the order is forbidden, no matter which general, or a soldier, if you violate the military order, you will be decided!" Don't be afraid to offend people, as long as you don't listen to orders, kill! ”

At the critical moment, it is necessary to use iron-blooded means to deter the already wavering military spirit of the three armed forces, and it is the hearts of all people who are united that only in this way can they burst into a strong combat force.

"My lord, shouldn't we launch an attack on Kaifeng Mansion?"

Xu Yifan asked.

Zhu Jie shook his head and replied: "Three days, let's wait for another three days, three days is enough for the next batch of the intruders in Kaifeng Mansion to fall, the more people who fall ill, the more beneficial it is for us, if Lian Li Zi CD falls, then we can take Kaifeng Mansion back without blood!" Order, send scouts to the southwest, and the northwest, pay close attention to Liu Fangliang's movements, and report back immediately if there is any sign of eastward advance! ”

Zhu Jie is right, the epidemic situation in the entire Kaifeng Mansion has become more serious in the past few days, Li Zicheng's hair is now gray in Kaifeng Mansion, and the army has fallen ill in batches, and now nearly half of the people in the army are sick, without the slightest combat power, how can such a force be able to block the elite attack of the Ming army?

Just when Li Zicheng was worried, a guard ran in and said urgently: "King Qi, General Liu Zongmin led the reinforcements to the city of Kaifeng Mansion!" ”

"What? Liu Zongmin has arrived? Great, great! ”

Li Zicheng became excited, looking at the excited Li Zicheng, the guard opened his mouth and said astringently: "King Chuang, however, General Liu seems to have only brought thousands of cavalry to the city of Kaifeng Mansion, and the main army did not follow, as if General Liu was wounded......"