The news of Zhu Haojun's victorious return soon spread throughout the county, and every household was decorated with lights, and hundreds of people poured out of the city to welcome the triumphant army with wine and food.

Riding on a horse, looking at the cheers of the people, Zhu Hao greeted with a smile, and said to the generals around him with emotion: "See, we have become a savior in the eyes of the people, it is estimated that even if they are asked for food and salary now, they will not hesitate to give it willingly, this is the human heart!" ”

"Yes, I have lived for more than thirty years, and for the first time I feel how honored it is to be loved by the people!" Luo Yunqu also said sincerely, and others also sighed.

Zhao Yuansheng sighed for a long time, with a look of grievance, he did not face the enemy's large army in this battle, and only caught dozens of small fish, which was very unhappy.

That night, the temporary trip of the county Yannelu King held a feast to celebrate Zhu Hao's defeat of the Qing army, Zhu Hao didn't want to go, but he thought that he would have to deal with these people in the future, and he couldn't get too stiff, so he led everyone to go.

"Brother Wang is really my pillar of the Ming Dynasty, come on, come on, toast you for my brother." Zhu Yipai flattered Zhu Hao to toast. Zhu Hao knew that he had other plans, and looked at him with a smile.

Zhu Yipai's old face turned red, and he said slowly: "With the combat strength of the army under Brother Wang, I think it is not difficult to defeat the Qing army, you also know that Yanzhou is still in the hands of the Tartars, you and I are originally the same clan, speaking of which, Yanzhou Mansion is also your ancestral land, I don't know when Brother Wang will send troops to recover Yanzhou?" ”

The fox's tail was finally revealed, and Zhu Yipai still remembered the luxurious life in the palace of King Lu in Yanzhou.

"Brother Wang doesn't know, after today's war, the Qing army in Yanzhou is bound to strengthen the defense, it is not easy to capture this strong city, and with the temperament of the Qing army, it will not give up, and will soon come to retaliate, so I plan to defend Teng County, wait for work, fight him for a while, and destroy the enemy's living force, as for going north, it is not easy to do, our army is coming from the south, and there are not many logistics materials, today's battle, has consumed a lot, and the soldiers' pensions and bounties have not yet been settled." Zhu Hao sighed deliberately.

Didn't you just want to ask me for money, why didn't you say it directly, Zhu Yipai didn't think so.

"This is easy to do, I still have a lot of properties outside Yanzhou, as long as Brother Wang is willing to send troops, I will immediately raise 50,000 taels of silver to raise troops." Zhu Yipai is also shrewd enough, and after seeing the combat effectiveness of Zhu Haojun's army, he plans to cling to this strong army, so he has to shed some blood.

Although 50,000 taels is not a large amount, it is also rare in the iron rooster-like Ming Dynasty vassal king, Zhu Hao is no longer hypocritical, and bargained for 10,000 stone of grain before agreeing to send troops at the right time.

Zhu Hao got the salary, Zhu Yipai got the guarantee, the two were happy, and the banquet ended in a happy atmosphere.

Early the next morning, Zhu Hao held a meeting to sum up the experience of this battle. In view of the advantages and shortcomings exposed in this battle, let everyone speak freely.

"Let me start by saying that yesterday's big victory in the battle was the result of the young master's good command and the well-trained soldiers." Li Dong was also allowed to attend the military meeting, but although this kid was quick in his work, he lacked military aspects, and he did not have depth to see the problem.

"You kid talk nonsense. I believe that our victory this time was based on correct tactics and hard training in peacetime, second, our army's weaponry was much superior to that of the Qing army, and third, it was due to the enemy's carelessness. Wang Boda analyzed.

"I would like to add that in this battle, the overall fighting spirit and fighting will shown by our troops are also very valuable, and the soldiers are very brave." Zhou Da also began to speak.

"I know all of this, and I'm letting you talk about the shortcomings and how to deal with the next fight." Seeing that everyone was emphasizing the results over and over again, Zhu Hao was a little dissatisfied and reminded.

"Forget it, I'll talk about it for the first time." Zhu Hao saw that everyone didn't quite understand, so he simply summed it up by himself: "What you said earlier is very reasonable, and these advantages of our army must be well maintained. However, I would like to stress that although this battle was a great victory, it exposed some shortcomings. First, the process is too smooth, which is not good for fighting big battles in the future, and has no exercise and warning effect; Second, the formation of the troops was somewhat chaotic when they pursued the enemy, resulting in the loss of more than a dozen people; Third, the thinking is too rigid, especially in the queue shooting, although I ask everyone to shoot the enemy with men and horses when necessary, it is not for you to close your eyes and shoot indiscriminately, which will not only cause a waste of bullets, but also the soldiers' shooting ability can not be improved, the training ground is to train basic skills, and the battlefield is to be improvised, understand, when the enemy is only one person left, do you have to shoot the whole army? Silly or not? ”

"Therefore, I would like to emphasize here that our victory this time is of course due to the fact that our army is stronger than the enemy, and there is also the reason why the enemy is too light. This time the enemy suffered a big loss, can you guarantee a big loss every time, will the enemy be stupid enough not to think of a solution? Therefore, I hope that you can always keep a clear head and not be arrogant and impatient, and you must not be arrogant because you have won a small battle, otherwise one day you will suffer a big loss like Aoerdo! ”

Seeing that everyone was ashamed, Zhu Hao felt a little satisfied.

"Okay, that's all for today's meeting, you all go back and think about how to deal with the Qing army's retaliation. I remind you, imagine yourself as a general of the Qing army, and think differently, how can you defeat our army? If we find any problems and loopholes, we will find a way to make up for them as soon as possible. Zhu Hao finished summing up, and told him again uneasily.

"Qishan, send more horses, closely monitor the movements of the Qing army in the north, report as soon as there is news, if there is no problem, tomorrow the troops will go north."

"Yes, General."

Yanzhou Lu Wangfu, the temporary headquarters of the Qing army.

The Qing army that attacked Yanzhou had a total of 15,000 men and horses, and the main general, Balatu, was also the old man of Huang Taiji, and this time he followed Dolgon into the pass, secretly having the intention of monitoring him. Dorgon also understood, and was therefore very jealous of him.

The Lu Palace, worthy of being the prince's mansion, is built magnificently, and it is not much worse than the Qing Palace in Shenyang. However, at this moment, Balatu didn't have the heart to enjoy it, and the money turned out of King Lu's mansion was too small, and he didn't know where it was hidden. The battle report from the south made him even more angry: Aoerdo was defeated by the Ming army and the whole army was annihilated.

The Han army and the Mongolian army were just that, but they lost nearly two of Niulu's elite Manchu Eight Banners, how could they not make him angry? You must know that this time he only has 3,000 soldiers under the Eight Banners! If it weren't for the sake of Ao's face, Aoerduo's head would not be guaranteed.

"General, it's not that your subordinates are incompetent, it's really that there are too many Ming troops, and the artillery is too fierce, you must know that the Ming army in the south is also here, and there are no less than 50,000 people all over the mountains, and there are many cannons," Ao Erduo wrapped his head in a white cloth and said with a look of chagrin.

"Shut up!" Hearing Aoerdo's chattering complaints, Balatu's anger that had not subsided rose again, in his opinion, he could defeat Aoerdo, this Ming army must have a lot of people, but it is definitely not as many as Aoerdo described, it must be that this kid deliberately exaggerated the enemy to find face for himself.

He felt that Aoerduo had been defeated so badly, even if the Ming army had the advantage of artillery, the number would be 15,000 to 20,000, after all, the combat power of the Eight Banners was extraordinary, and usually a pair of five Ming troops would not be defeated, which was also the consistent view of most Manchurian generals. From this point of view, in order to destroy this Ming army, at least more than 5,000 people must be mobilized. It's a pity that he doesn't have artillery, and he can take out the opponent's artillery if he is responsible, but it doesn't matter, the Han infantry is too unreliable, so this time all the cavalry will be dispatched and simply take the other party.

Ba Latu was making a wishful thinking here, and Ao Erduo pouted disdainfully when he saw the expression of his boss, Wait for you to look good.