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"Lord Qincha, the results of the battle have been counted, a total of 633 Mongolian Tatars have been killed, 82 Mongolian Tatars have been captured, and nearly 300 Mongolian Tatars have escaped......"

When it was dark, the results of the battle were finally counted, and Zhang Shengde immediately found Zhao Junchen to report. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the time of the report, Zhang Shengde's face was full of excitement that could not be concealed, and he couldn't help but say again: "Lord Qincha, this is a big victory!" A rare victory not seen in years! Not only was he outnumbered, but he also killed and captured more than 700 enemies, and after such a remarkable military exploit was reported to the imperial court, he must be rewarded with a lot of rewards! ”

It is no wonder that Zhang Shengde is so excited, the late Ming Dynasty is not good at fighting, but the reward for war achievements is extremely rich, every year when the fire is screened into the Kou, the Mongols are just guerrilla looting, and will not take the initiative to confront the Ming army head-on, so the Ming army's record has always been insignificant.

In the past two years, the Mongols have invaded more and more frequently, and the results of the Northwest Frontier Army have also increased, and they can kill tens of thousands of enemies every year, but they are the cumulative results of dozens of encounters, and there is a lot of water.

On the other side, Jinyi Wei Qianhu Hong Gaogong was also full of excitement, and the panic when he encountered the Mongols before had already disappeared.

At the time of the battle, Hong Gaogong didn't know where to hide, and there was no injury on his body, and after the battle was over, Hong Gaogong suddenly appeared, neither appeasing the soldiers nor counting the results, but just pestering Zhao Junchen with a dead face, constantly flattering, and slapping the horse.

Hong Gaogong's goal is very clear, that is, he hopes that Zhao Junchen can give him more military exploits, with Hong Gaogong's illustrious background, with such military exploits, he will definitely be on the rise from now on.

At this time, after hearing Zhang Shengde's words, Hong Gaogong's eyes rolled, but he suddenly said, "Is Governor Zhang missing?" This time, I also led the Jinyi guards to personally kill the enemy, and I saw it really, we killed at least 2,000 Mongolian Tartars this time, and repelled the siege of 35,000 Mongolian Tartars, but the battlefield was too chaotic, and many Mongolian Tartar heads were trampled by war horses, so only 633 heads were collected, but the actual results were at least more than doubled...... Humble believes that we should report the real results to the imperial court, so as to win a higher reward, Governor Zhang, do you say this is the truth? ”

After speaking, Hong Gaogong smiled flatteringly at Zhao Junchen again: "Of course, the most important thing is that such brilliant results are all due to Lord Qincha's command and leadership!" If it weren't for Lord Chincha's exquisite tactics, we wouldn't have been able to kill and injure so many Mongolian Tartars, if it weren't for Lord Chincha personally going to the battlefield to kill the enemy bravely, the morale of the soldiers would not be so high, but I saw it with my own eyes, Lord Chincha, you personally slashed the Mongolian generals who led the troops, so this time the big victory, Lord Zhao is definitely a great merit! ”

Hearing Hong Gaogong's statement, Zhao Junchen and Zhang Shengde immediately understood that Hong Gaogong was planning to exaggerate the results of the war and lie about his military achievements.

However, this kind of thing has long been the norm in the army, and almost every general will exaggerate his own results, and even lie about a big victory even when he is defeated - according to the cumulative results reported to the imperial court by the Jiubian military town, the Mongols and Houjin have been exterminated by the Ming army at least dozens of times.

In fact, it is good to lie about war exploits and exaggerate the results of war, even if it is a matter of killing good people and risking their merits, they are often heard of.

Therefore, after Zhao Junchen and Zhang Shengde glanced at each other, they both nodded lightly and acquiesced to Hong Gaogong's statement.

As the so-called sedan chair is carried by everyone, the reported combat exploits are greater, everyone present can reap greater benefits, and they can also buy the loyalty of the soldiers around them, Zhao Junchen naturally will not refuse.

So, Zhang Shengde immediately changed his rhetoric, nodded and said: "Hong Qianhu's statement is also reasonable, in the past, the border troops fought with the Mongolian Tatars, but they only harvested more than a dozen heads and captured two or three enemies, so they dared to report that they had killed hundreds of enemies and retreated thousands of enemies, and now we have more than 600 heads and more than 80 prisoners in our hands, so it is not an exaggeration to say that we have killed thousands of enemies and retreated tens of thousands of enemies this time...... However, if the results of the battle are too amazing, once the court is stingy with rewards, maybe it will have to be investigated in detail, and then it will be in trouble, so according to the opinion of the lower officials, how about we report to the court with the statement of killing 2,000 enemies and retreating 5,000 enemies? With so many heads and prisoners, no one will question it, and such a record is enough to shock the government and the opposition. ”

As the governor of Shaanxi, Zhang Shengde is already familiar with similar things, and he will deal with them every year, so he immediately found the most feasible plan.

Zhao Junchen nodded lightly and said noncommittally: "In this case, the matter of reporting merits to the imperial court will be handed over to Governor Zhang, as for the ranking of military merits, Governor Zhang must also know it in his heart, so I don't need to say more." After writing the report, give me a copy, and you and I will report it to the court together, and the credibility will be greater. ”

Zhang Shengde nodded again and again, and said: "Please also rest assured that Lord Qincha can leave this matter to the lower officials to deal with, and will never disappoint Lord Qincha." ”

Zhao Junchen's expression became more serious, and he asked again, "So...... What are our casualties? ”

The excitement in Zhang Shengde's expression subsided slightly, sighed, shook his head, and said: "Heavy casualties, the cavalry of Shanxi Town killed one hundred and thirteen people, and seriously injured twenty-two; The cavalry of Guyuan Town lost ninety-two dead and eleven seriously wounded; There were also 54 Jinyi guards killed and 11 seriously wounded, and Lord Zhao's nursing home also killed 8 people...... Eleven others are missing, and it is not known whether they escaped or were captured by the Mongol Tatars...... However, only one of the long-term staff members around Lord Zhao was killed and one was injured, and the master named Su Xiqing fell and injured himself, and passed out directly on the spot, and he didn't wake up again until the end of the war, which was extremely lucky. ”

After hearing Zhang Shengde's report, Zhao Junchen's expression was quite solemn, and he said: "I ordered that all the soldiers who died in the battle should be buried alive, and the wounded soldiers should also be carefully cared for...... They have done a great job, and they must not be treated badly. ”

Zhang Shengde hurriedly nodded and said, "Lord Qincha, don't worry, the lower officials will definitely settle them well." ”

Zhao Junchen shook his head and sighed: "This time the hard battle is really too tragic, although it is a big victory, it also cost nearly four hundred casualties, and the situation was once precarious, it is really scary in retrospect." ”

Zhang Shengde also nodded in agreement, and sighed: "Yes, over the years, whether it is the border army or the Mongol Tatars, as long as there are more than two casualties during the battle, there will be a rout...... Such a tragic battle has not been heard of for many years. ”

On the other side, Hong Gaogong saw the stitches and flattered again: "This is all because Lord Qincha took the lead and personally went into battle to kill the enemy. ”

Zhao Junchen didn't pay attention to Hong Gaogong, but a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he asked again: "Those captured Mongolian Tartars...... But what news came out of the interrogation? ”

Zhang Shengde shook his head blankly this time and said: "The matter of interrogating the captives is the specific responsibility of Mao Baihu and Zhao Dali, and the lower officials do not know the details. ”

Coincidentally, as soon as Zhang Shengde's words fell, he saw Mao Jiadong and Zhao Dali coming with a Mongolian prisoner.

If it weren't for Zhao Dali's leading troops to meet the attack and bravely kill the enemy, Tushan would have been captured by the Mongolian cavalry, if it weren't for Mao Jiadong's command and timely defeat of the enemy, they might not be able to hold out for long.

At this time, these two people were covered in bruises, Zhao Dali's injuries were particularly serious, he was slashed in the shoulder, and the wound was deep and bone-seeing, but after the war ended, both of them did not rest, but after treating the wounds a little, they began to clean up the mess, pacify the soldiers, count the results, and interrogate the prisoners, and they have been busy until now.

In contrast, Hong Gaogong, who suddenly disappeared during the war and only knew how to fight for merit after the war, is inevitably despicable.

It's a pity that Hong Gaogong is still the highest-ranking officer, considering various factors, in the request for merit submitted to the imperial court, he is still at the top of the ranking, second only to Zhao Junchen and Zhang Shengde, maybe above Mao Jiadong, as for Zhao Dali, because he is not an official, the ranking is much lower.

After seeing Mao Jiadong and Zhao Dali appear, without waiting for Zhao Junchen to ask, Hong Gaogong stepped forward and asked first: "Do you have something to report to Lord Qincha?" ”

Zhao Junchen keenly found that Hong Gaogong was faintly wary of Mao Jiadong, obviously because he was worried that Mao Jiadong would compete with him for the reward of his military exploits.

Before asking Gong to be confirmed, Mao Jiadong was Hong Gaogong's competitor, so Hong Gaogong didn't want Mao Jiadong to have too much contact with Zhao Junchen, which was also the real reason why Hong Gaogong stayed by Zhao Junchen's side.

Mao Jiadong turned his head and glanced at Hong Gaogong, his brows furrowed, and his eyes were a little disgusted.

After this battle, Mao Jiadong had already made up his mind to join Zhao Junchen's disciples, and he no longer concealed his dislike and contempt for Hong Gaogong.

Therefore, Mao Jiadong did not pay attention to Hong Gaogong, and reported directly to Zhao Junchen: "Lord Qincha, when interrogating the captives, a suspicious figure was discovered, and after the rest of the captives were identified, it was found that this person was not a Mongol, but a Han!" This time the Mongols suddenly attacked, and it was this person who was responsible for leading the way. ”

After speaking, Mao Jiadong waved behind him and said, "Bring him over!" ”

Following Mao Jiadong's order, he saw two brocade guards escorting a young man dressed as a Mongolian cavalry in front of Zhao Junchen.

Although this young man has an embarrassed image and a gray face, he can still see that he is from a pampered and wealthy background, with fair skin, fine facial features, and a somewhat gloomy eyes.

Zhao Junchen glanced at this person deeply, and was about to ask, when Zhang Shengde, the governor of Shaanxi next to him, suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at this person and exclaimed: "It's you!" ”

Seeing Zhang Shengde's frightened appearance, he knew that the origin of this person in front of him was extraordinary.

Zhao Junchen frowned and asked, "Governor Zhang knows the origin of this person?" ”

Zhang Shengde's face was serious, and he nodded and said, "Although I have only seen this person once, I will never admit my mistake." ”

Zhao Junchen asked coldly, "Who is this person?" ”

Zhang Shengde glanced at this person deeply, and then asked Zhao Junchen: "Lord Zhao, do you know who is responsible for the defense of the Shaanxi-Gansu border today?" ”

Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "I heard that Wang Zheng, the governor of the three sides, has been seriously ill recently, so the defense arrangements of the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu are all in charge of a staff member named Wang Gong, this Wang Gong is the brother of Wang Ming, a big businessman in Shaanxi and Gansu, and is deeply trusted by Governor Wang Zheng, because he single-handedly arranged the defense of Shaanxi and Gansu, and some people say that this Wang Gong is the real governor of Shaanxi and Gansu...... I heard that a secret plan of the Northwest officialdom is this Wang Gong's proposal! ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen's eyes became colder, and he had faintly guessed the truth, and asked again: "Could it be that this person has something to do with that Wang Gong?" ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen mention the words "Secret Plan", Zhang Shengde's expression changed slightly, and then he nodded solemnly and said: "I hope Lord Qincha knows that this person's name is Wang Shun, and he is Wang Gong's cousin, I have seen him once, and I will never admit my mistake." ”

"I see! That makes sense! It is no wonder that there will be Mongolian cavalry silently passing through Jingbian and Dingbian counties, and suddenly entering the hinterland of Yulinwei to intercept and kill me...... Hehe, it's really a non-stop, ruthless means! ”

Zhao Junchen said with a sneer, his eyes overflowing with murderous intent.

On the other side, Wang Shun's expression was originally calm, but after hearing Zhang Shengde identify his identity, his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly denied it loudly: "I'm not Wang Shun, and I don't know who Wang Shun is!" I, I'm not Wang Shun, don't identify ...... indiscriminately."

However, Wang Shun's panicked denial allowed Zhao Junchen to fully confirm the authenticity of Zhang Shengde's identification.

Zhao Junchen glanced at Wang Shun coldly and said, "Don't you want to implicate the Wang family?" But it's already too late! Compared to your denial, Ben Qincha still trusts Governor Zhang more! …… Since you have already stood on the wrong team, you will inevitably pay the price! No matter how much you deny it, it's too late! Wang Ming, Wang Gong, and the Wang family must all pay a price! ”

After speaking, Zhao Junchen turned his head to Mao Jiadong and ordered: "I already know the identity of this person, so I have no interest in questioning, take him down for strict interrogation, and force him to ask all the news he knows!" ”

However, without waiting for Mao Jiadong to agree, Hong Gaogong next to him hurriedly said: "Lord Zhao, this matter should be handed over to the lowly position!" In terms of fighting, it may be that Mao Baihu's skills are stronger, but if it comes to interrogation to extract confessions, Mao Baihu is far inferior to his humble position! ”

Zhao Junchen glanced at Hong Gaogong, nodded and said, "Okay, this matter will be handed over to you to be responsible." ”

When Hong Gaogong led people to escort Wang Shun away, Zhao Junchen waved away everyone on the left and right, leaving only Zhang Shengde, the governor of Shaanxi.

Then, Zhao Junchen looked directly into Zhang Shengde's eyes and said: "Originally, I didn't want to go straight to the door so single-handedly, but now, Ben Qincha must talk openly and honestly with Governor Zhang about the northwest frontier defense." ”

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