In the Chinese military tent, all the generals gathered, and as soon as Zhang Mingwei came out, they all excitedly hugged their fists together.

Zhang Mingwei calmly sat on the main seat, glanced at them, especially on the faces of Wu Sangui and the others, nodded slightly, and then asked, "How is the battle going?" ”

Hearing this, according to the level of the military rank, starting with Zhou Yuji, he excitedly told him one by one.

In this battle, almost all the thieves crossed the river, with more than 1,000 dead and wounded, and the rest were all captured. No way, the infantry army was the most unlucky, with the strength of the milk to pursue, running exhausted, I thought it was finally catching up with the big fish, but I didn't expect it to be a shark, when I saw the ambush of the imperial court officials, most of the infantry gave up resistance, so there were not many casualties.

As for the rogue cavalry, although they rested for about two hours, compared to the cavalry on the side of the imperial court, the physical strength of the war horses still did not recover, and when you escaped from me, they did not have time to cross the river at all, so they could only scatter and flee into the plains on the north bank of the Yellow River, and finally took advantage of the cover of night to escape about 2,000 horsemen.

The thieves and cavalry suffered about 2,000 casualties, and more than 3,000 horses were captured, and the rest of the horses could only be used as military rations.

In terms of the thief leader, Yuan Zongdi was escaped by him, but that Niu Wancai failed to escape, was targeted by Bai Guangen, and was finally killed by him with an arrow.

As for the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, the main casualties came from the five-way guerrilla side that lured the enemy, and more than 1,000 people were killed and about 2,000 were wounded, which is still a very high proportion.

Fortunately, these casualties were distributed among the five guerrilla armies, and the number was not too large. As five generals who were originally the general army, they could still control the army and not affect the battle.

When the ceremony was over, Zhou Yuji took the lead in congratulating loudly: "Guogong, this battle is a great victory, a great victory!" ”

"Congratulations to Guogong, congratulations to Guogong, great victory!" The other generals followed suit, all excitedly complimenting each other.

As for the imperial court, it has been a long time since there has been such a big victory.

In the Battle of Songjin, which lasted from last year to the beginning of this year, the main force of more than 100,000 Ming troops was almost wiped out, not to mention that the commander-in-chief, including the commander, either surrendered or died in battle, and some escaped. To be honest, this war was a very major blow to the morale of the imperial court officers and soldiers.

On the battlefield in Guannei, the thieves from all walks of life were very strong, killing Wang Qiaonian, the governor of the three sides, and beating the governor Ding Qirui and the governor of Baoding, Yang Wenyue, were defeated in successive battles, and they only had the life of being driven away by the thieves. Soldiers from all walks of life also died a lot in battle. The Central Plains is almost the world of thieves.

Coupled with the rebellion of Zuo Liangyu's subordinates, it can be said that the imperial court has really not had good news for a long time.

Therefore, this great victory, destroying nearly 50,000 thieves of Yuan Zongdi's department at a small price, has not been a great victory for a long time, and therefore, these generals are very excited.

In the past night, in addition to the escort and arrangement of prisoners of war, more importantly, because of this long-lost victory, these generals were all so excited that they couldn't sleep.

It's just that they didn't expect Guogong to fall asleep early.

Originally, they thought that Guogong was pretending, and he must be hiding and secretly having fun. With such a big victory, Guogong must have been so excited that he couldn't sleep.

However, as soon as they met in the morning, they found that Xingguo Gong was full of energy, and at a glance, they knew that he was resting well, and they knew that Guo Gong had really rested last night.

With such a comparison, they have more understanding of Xingguo Gong, and the admiration in their hearts is naturally nothing to say.

At this time, Zhang Mingwei saw that they were so happy, so he smiled and said: "It is all of you who have done your best and worked together to achieve this great victory." When I look back at the good news to the imperial court, I will ask you for credit. ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Wu Sangui and the others and said, "In this battle, you are the first to make a contribution." I will report to the court and promote you to a general. You can first choose soldiers from among the soldiers, and in addition to replenishing the troops, you can increase the number of troops by a thousand. ”

Wu Sangui and the others were overjoyed to hear it, because they knew that the imperial court had no reason to disagree with what the Guogong proposed, which meant that they had started to climb up again!

All of a sudden, Wu Sangui, Bai Guangen, Tang Tong, Ma Ke, and Li Fuming immediately came out to thank him.

After the turn, Zhang Mingwei's face became serious, and he said to the generals below: "This battle is the first battle with Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai. They are known as millions, and the decisive battle with them is what really affects the situation of the Central Plains. The generals must remember to guard against rashness and rashness, fight the next war, and return peace to the people. ”

"The last general obeys!" Zhou Yuji and the others heard this, and immediately responded in unison.

Subsequently, the first thing Zhang Mingwei did was to visit the wounded soldiers in the army.

It is said that life in troubled times is as cheap as a dog, and this sentence is true for anyone in this world. Everyone, for the dead and wounded, is very open.

However, relatively speaking, the rest of the army was full of joy, but on the side of the wounded barracks, the atmosphere was a bit heavy. Only those who were able to recover from minor injuries and then fight again, because of this great victory, were happy to brag about it, and most of the other wounded soldiers were silent, worried about their future livelihood.

Zhang Mingwei led a group of generals, and suddenly came here, which made them all a little surprised, and they all thought about salutes.

As soon as Zhang Mingwei saw it, he immediately stretched out his hand to signal and said loudly to them: "You are the heroes of this battle, all lie down and don't move." ”

As soon as he heard this first sentence, Guogong said that they were the heroes of this battle, which moved the hearts of these wounded soldiers after they were all stunned. In the past, a general, how could he have said such a thing. After being injured, they are all those who have been abandoned, and if you give some money for the aftermath, it will already be a conscience.

Therefore, those who were slightly injured did not listen at all, but insisted on saluting the national government.

Zhang Mingwei looked at them, and after about a round of inspection, he stood in the middle of the wounded barracks and said loudly to them: "If you want to end today's troubled times, you can't rely on anyone, you still have to rely on you, fight hard to calm the world, and return peace to the people in the world." Therefore, I will appeal to the emperor and give you the treatment you deserve. ”

Speaking of this, he saw that everyone was watching him, so he said loudly: "If nothing else, all those who died in the war for the country will be treated favorably by their families in the future; Cripples can't live, and the court will support you. In the future, even if you are not sick or injured, and you quit the army because of old age, you will still receive preferential treatment. Don't worry about the court running out of money, as long as I'm here, I'm not afraid of running out of money. ”

Seeing that everyone was a little dumbfounded and seemed very surprised, Zhang Mingwei said with a smile: "As you may know, I presented two recipes to the imperial court, both of which are called treasure plates. That's right, those two recipes can make a lot of money. I can tell you that I will have many more ideas like this in the future, and I will come up with them through knowledge. I will specially ask the emperor to set up a business, and the profits will be used to settle the retired and disabled in the army. ”

"In short, as long as you understand one thing, from now on, if you pay attention to the king's affairs, you don't have to worry about the aftermath of your death, and the court will definitely not treat you badly. It will make you have something to rely on when you are disabled and when you are old. When I get to the land, I will also find a way to give you glory. At least you are fighting for your country, and you deserve more respect than many squires! ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Mingwei stretched out his hands, clenched his fists and gave a thumbs up, and said solemnly: "You guys are good!" ”

After he finished speaking, the wounded barracks was very quiet, and only the happy voices of his comrades could be heard outside. Including the generals who accompanied Zhang Mingwei, they did not speak one by one.

They have a common characteristic, that is, they are all solemn and excited, and they all look at Xingguo Gong, and their eyes are moved.

There have ever been people who will look at them like Guogong. The status of military households has always been the kind that has been despised. Even they look down on themselves.

However, Guogong's words today, although they don't understand the details, what is the enterprise, what is the enterprise? But this does not prevent them from knowing that Guogong attaches great importance to them, will improve their treatment, and will let them have no worries!

That's right, Guogong said it really well, this world is peaceful, and it is us martial artists who fight with our lives. Without us warriors sacrificing our lives on the battlefield, how can there be peace?

Such a simple truth may not have been taken seriously by anyone all along, including the military households themselves. However, now, the power-leaning Xingguo Gong has spoken out of this fact, which is deafening!

In the silence, watching Guogong give them a thumbs up, all of a sudden, the loyal uncle Zhou Yuji suddenly solemnly knelt on one knee, straightened his upper body, clasped his hands into fists, and said loudly and seriously in an extremely serious manner: "I am willing to die for Guogong!" ”

If a literati has a scholar as a confidant and dies, don't martial artists die?

With him taking the lead, Bai Guangen, and General Yuan Shizhong immediately knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said in unison: "I am willing to die for the country!" ”

The generals' personal guards and all the people in the wounded barracks also solemnly knelt on one knee and shouted in unison: "I am willing to die for the country!" ”

Even if the seriously injured could not get up and salute, they tried to bend up as much as possible and shouted: "I am willing to die for the country!" ”

In the entire wounded barracks, except for Zhang Mingwei and Zhu Yujiao standing, including Zhou Liu, all knelt on one knee.

Outside the wounded barracks, the soldiers who were happily talking about this great victory could not help but be a little stunned when they heard the loud voices in the wounded barracks, "I am willing to die for the country," and turned their heads to look at the wounded barracks.

Feeling the excitement in those roars, they probably guessed in their hearts that Guogong was deeply loved by the army.

Thinking of this, they were suddenly a little surprised, as if this was not the way it should have been.

For a moment, they suddenly became very curious about the movement in the camp of wounded soldiers. I'm going to wait for Guogong to leave, and then I'm going to inquire about it.

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