When the British Duke Zhang Weixian and Qin Liangyu came to Emperor Chongzhen's side, they were secretly frightened when they looked at Emperor Chongzhen with their capes scattered and the remaining thirty or forty thousand cavalry behind Emperor Chongzhen.

Originally, the 50,000 cavalry of the Beijing camp and the new army, at a glance, only half of them remained, and the loss of 10,000 cavalry put together by the king of Shunyi and Zhuo Liktu Khan was not too big, but there were six or seven thousand left, only the three thousand iron cavalry of the Xibe Department, and there were not many people killed in battle. It's just that whether it is Jingying or Wanqi, or three thousand, everyone is injured, but there is just a big and small difference.

However, what made Zhang Weixian and Qin Liangyu secretly frightened was not that the proportion of battle losses was so large, but that under such a large battle loss, the remaining 30,000 or 40,000 cavalry did not disperse, and if there was no murderous aura, others could not feel it, how could the battle-hardened British Duke and Zhang Weixian not feel it?

In Zhang Weixian's view, although the previous Beijing camp and the new army, although they were quite effective under the training of himself and Liu Xingzuo, they were only stronger in discipline than other guards, as for the combat effectiveness, it was not the same thing at all as the Ming army that chased the north and beat the Mongolian iron cavalry when the country was founded. The difference between the two can almost be described as a world apart.

But now that I look at the past, although the formation of these people is a little scattered, the arrogance of Lao Tzu who is the best in the world and who disobeys will kill him has finally shown itself again.

It can be said that the Ming army, which has been broken since the Tumu Fort, has sunk away and stood up again in just one battle.

Zhang Weixian and Qin Liangyu did not follow Emperor Chongzhen on the northern expedition along the way, and I don't know how Emperor Chongzhen did this step, but in Liu Xingzuo's view, it is this emperor who usually does not know much about military affairs, and he is born to belong to the kind of existence that commands all armies and sweeps Liuhe.

All the way to the north, all the way to kill, by constantly pacifying the small tribes, to bring the soldiers the belief of victory, to accumulate their confidence; Distribute the spoils of war fairly and openly, cultivate the soldiers' desire to fight, and then stimulate their sense of shame and honor through the act of cutting their hair before the battle.

The effect of the multi-pronged approach is that this army of less than 40,000 will bring more pressure to people than 40,000, as if there is a million troops on the opposite side, and these 40,000 soldiers will not be taken into account, as long as the emperor gives an order, they will dare to rush straight to the enemy's formation.

No matter what Zhang Weixian and Qin Liangyu thought in their hearts, the urgency of the moment was to visit Emperor Chongzhen first.

It's just that Emperor Chongzhen stopped the two of them from saluting, and said directly: "Don't be polite first." I order the soldiers you have brought with you to clean up the battlefield together. Except for the war horse, I don't need a single living mouth from the Chahar Department! ”

When Zhang Weixian heard this, he was shocked, and because he didn't know what the specific situation was at that time, he had to persuade: "Your Majesty, it is ominous to kill prisoners since ancient times, why not leave these prisoners as coolies to atone for their crimes?" ”

Chongzhen sneered, and snorted: "Lin Dan Khan kidnapped my Ming people and coerced me to let go of a road for him. If I don't kill the bastards of the Chahar Department today, how can I be worthy of the dead Ming people? The British duke doesn't need to persuade them much, they don't die, I am uneasy! ”

Just as he was talking, at this time, a soldier found the golden crown that Emperor Chongzhen had dropped on the ground when he cut his hair, and presented it to Emperor Chongzhen respectfully.

But he didn't want Emperor Chongzhen to reach out to take the golden crown, but instead pulled out the short knife on his waist, pulled his own hair, and only cut his hair like a dog had gnawed it.

Zhang Weixian and others were about to advise, but they heard Emperor Chongzhen say loudly: "Mongolia and Liaodong are not peaceful for a day, what face do I have to face the Ming people who died in vain?" The Tartar will not be extinguished for a day, and I will not grow long hair for a day, and finally show people with short hair! ”

The Beijing camp and the new soldiers, who were relatively close to Emperor Chongzhen, heard the emperor's words, and they took out knives from their waists and cut off all their hair.

All of a sudden, this small grassland was full of broken hair cut by the wind. After a while, there were more than 20,000 cavalry and less than 30,000 cavalry left in the entire Beijing camp and the new army, and none of them had full long hair.

After Chongzhen secretly said that the military heart was available, he then said to the British Duke Zhang Weixian and Qin Liangyu: "First clean up the battlefield with the first sword, the head, and then build the Beijing Temple when you wake up tomorrow, and then go back to talk about the rest." The implication is that this Jingguan is established.

When Zhang Weixian heard this, he smiled bitterly in his heart, if this emperor wants to be willful, there is really no good way. It's just that although the literati criticized Zhujingguan's naked declaration of martial arts, he felt extremely uplifted in his heart, and he no longer persuaded him at the moment, but he personally led people to clean up the battlefield after giving his hand.

At this time, I heard someone suddenly shout: "There is still a living one here!" It's the people of the Ming Dynasty! ”

When Chongzhen, Zhang Weixian and others heard this, they hurried over together. In Emperor Chongzhen's opinion, he can survive on the battlefield of more than 100,000 people, and he is still a Ming citizen with his hands tied, which is simply the existence of the protagonist's template.

After Chongzhen and the others passed, they saw two soldiers supporting a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, dressed as a scholar, and his lips were red and his teeth were white. Emperor Chongzhen, who secretly cursed in his heart, had a concerned expression on his face, and asked, "Young man, how are you now?" Can you speak? ”

The young man nodded weakly and said, "Your Majesty forgives the sin, and forgives the students for not being able to salute." ”

Hearing the young man call himself a student, Chongzhen was a little displeased in his heart, but he still said, "What about your family?" ”

The young man looked around blankly, and found that no one as lucky as himself could survive, so he choked up while crying: "Your Majesty, the student's surname is Liu, and his name is Xiaoyao, he was originally a person from this Xuanfu, and he accompanied Neizi back to his parents' house two days ago to save his relatives, but unfortunately he was captured by Tatars. When those Tartars saw that the student was a scholar, they did not kill the student, but they were relatives of the student's family, but none of them lived. When the battle began, the student was crushed by the people next to him, and he escaped. ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he said gloomily: "This is also my fault." Don't worry, in the future, I will definitely give you an explanation! ”

The young scholar named Liu Xiaoyao shook his head and said, "It has nothing to do with Your Majesty. If the students and others go to the desert, I am afraid that they will also live a slave life that is not as good as pigs and dogs, but it is better to die clean. ”

After relieving for a while, Liu Xiaoyao already had a little strength, and suddenly broke away from the soldiers who were supporting him, knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing: "I beg Your Majesty to be gracious, let the students join the army, and avenge these tragically dead fathers and villagers!" ”

Chongzhen pondered for a long time before he said, "You follow the army first." If you can't bear it, don't mention it again. ”

Liu Xiaoyao kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!" The students can't kill all these dog Tartars in their lifetime, and they are willing to be trampled to death by thousands of horses! ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and ordered someone to help this scholar named Liu Xiaoyao to rest first, and the rest of the people continued to clean up the battlefield.

By the time the battlefield of the entire war was completely cleaned, it was already the middle of the moon, and it was the second half of the night. At this time, the dry food brought by tens of thousands of cavalry led by Chongzhen was gone, but fortunately, there were cattle and sheep left after the herdsmen of the Chahar Department were killed and scattered, and it was a bonfire barbecue dinner.

The soldiers who roasted whole sheep and beef around the bonfires did not dislike the bloody smell that was so thick that it could barely be dissolved after the battle, and with the corpses and stumps and broken arms piled together, the exhausted people slept crookedly after they had eaten their fill.

Except for the night when they were sent out to guard, Emperor Chongzhen, Zhang Weixian and others did not sleep. Constantly wandering among the soldiers, from time to time to help the soldiers who kicked off the blanket and then covered the blanket back, until the sky was about to dawn, Emperor Chongzhen hurriedly slept for a while.

After all, Emperor Chongzhen was young, and it was the first time for him to lead his troops to experience such a big cavalry duel, so he only slept for a short time and got up. In fact, it's scary to think about it, hundreds of thousands of people are close to 200,000 people on this grassland, and he is still the one who takes the lead in the charge, Chongzhen feels that he is not dead, it is completely the aura of the traverser that envelops him, or, he is the son of this plane?

After Chongzhen got up, Zhang Weixian, Qin Liangyu and others, who were woken up by their respective soldiers, also came to Chongzhen's side. Looking at the Jingguan that was rising a little bit in front of him, Chongzhen said: "Set up a stone tablet, engrave a book: In the first year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Emperor led his troops to the north and defeated the Mongolian Lin Dan Khan here. Kill 100,000 enemies. Because of its captivity of the people of the Ming Dynasty, all the heads of the owls, built the Beijing view here, thinking that the beast cannibal is precepted! ”