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Before the two of them entered Li Zhi's camp, they saw the trenches and wooden thorns in front of the camp, and they were secretly frightened, and they felt that Li Zhi was so well guarded.

Li Zhi did not go to the gate to greet Hong Chengchou, and he did not even stand at the door of the Chinese army's big tent. Li Zhi stood in the big tent of the Chinese army to greet Hong and Sun, and this was a posture to welcome officials at the same level.

A battalion commander brought Hong and Sun to the big tent of the Chinese army, and Li Zhichong gave up his hands and said, "The two soldiers have worked hard. ”

The military attachés under Li Zhi's tent standing on both sides did the same, and they all arched their hands, even if they were saluting.

For Li Zhi's contempt, Hong and Sun could only endure it. Li Zhi is a general who has just won a big victory, and he will definitely be promoted after the credit is reported this time. There is the trust of the Son of Heaven inside, and there are strong soldiers in the hands to kill all directions. As a military attaché, Li Zhi nominally listens to Hong Chengchou's moderation, but in fact, his status is said to be on an equal footing with Hong Chengchou, or even slightly higher, which is not an exaggeration.

Now the Ming officials who dare to lose their temper with Li Zhi because of etiquette issues are basically gone.

Hong Chengchou ignored Li Zhi's "rudeness", stepped forward and grabbed Li Zhi's arm affectionately, and said, "The general army has won again?" ”

Li Zhi nodded and said: "I stayed in the fortress, defeated the Dolgon army that attacked the village, and captured and beheaded 14,000 people. However, among them, 3,000 heads were Korean and Han Chinese, and if they were reported to be suspected of killing good people and taking meritorious service, they would not be regarded as military merits. The remaining 11,000 heads are all Dongnu and Mongol Tatars. ”

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting were stunned again, and glanced at each other in surprise.

According to Li Zhi's meaning, this battle feat is not only 11,000 levels, but 14,000 levels! It was because they were worried that the Han and North Koreans would not be able to pass the test when they were in service, so they reported 11,000 levels of military exploits. In fact, over the years, there have been more and more Han Chinese and Korean followers in the Qing army, and these followers also have combat effectiveness no less than that of the Ming army. Li Zhi's ability to capture and kill more than 3,000 Han and the court's followers was originally a contribution, but this merit is difficult to prove. In order not to be chewed on by others and said that he had killed good people and risked his merits, Li Zhi simply did not report this part of the first-level military exploits.

This Li Zhi's soldiers and horses are really strong. This credit is really immense.

Hong Chengchou and Li Zhi exchanged pleasantries for a while before pretending to suddenly remember, and said, "Where is the head of the chief soldier, I'll go and find out!" ”

Li Zhi said with a smile: "I'll take the governor to test!" ”

Li Zhi took Hong Chengchou to the middle of the camp, walked to the front of the two piles of Tartar heads as high as a hill, and said: "The head of the Dongnu is five thousand three hundred, and the head of the Mongolian Tartar is five thousand eight hundred!" ”

Seeing the two piles of Tartar heads, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting glanced at each other and took another breath.

The heads of those Tartars looked like they were real at a glance.

The soldiers and horses of the two were guarding Tianjin, and when they heard Dongnu's alarm, they changed color, and they were nervous when they saw hundreds of Tartar rangers, when had they seen so many Tartar heads? If these eleven Tartars were to be gathered together, what a mighty army would it be? I'm afraid that tens of thousands of Ming troops can't withstand it. Now these Tartars have all been cut off by Li Zhi here, and they have become ghosts.

This Li Zhi is really a hero and a young man.

Hong Chengchou shook his head with some emotion, and with a wave of his hand, twenty staff members walked up. The staff and Li Zhi's soldiers begged for water from the basin and well, and began to inspect the head.

Taking advantage of the fact that the staff was looking at the head, Sun Chuanting took a step forward and asked curiously: "The general soldiers and horses are so strong, but I don't know how to train them?" ”

Sun Chuanting had already seen Li Zhi's trenches and wooden thorns outside the camp, and knew that Li Zhi relied on these things to defend against Dongnu, but he was still interested in Li Zhi's soldiers and horses. After all, Li Zhi was able to prevent 70,000 Qing troops, and if he was to change to other Ming troops, he would definitely not be able to prevent it by relying on a temporary camp, let alone capturing so many Tartar heads.

Hearing Sun Chuanting's question, Hong Chengchou also turned around curiously and listened to Li Zhi's answer.

Li Zhi thought for a while and said, "My soldiers and horses are armed with firearms and cannons. Seventy paces of my firearm can kill. ”

Sun Chuanting nodded, all kinds of firearms and Ming armies are equipped, and they are also commonplace. The well-made bird guns are all armor-piercing on seventy steps. Li Zhi's fire gun kills people on seventy steps, which is not an uncommon thing.

Of course, the management of the Ming army was chaotic, and there was not a single one in a hundred of these excellent birds. Not to mention that an ordinary bird gun can break through armor in 70 steps, it is extremely difficult to shoot a hundred rounds without exploding and boring.

Li Zhi also said: "In order to improve the hit rate of the firecrackers, my firecrackers shoot targets ten times a day. A firearm costs fifteen taels, and a soldier can break a firearm in three months. I hired a large number of blacksmiths to make new firebolts day and night. Because of this, my soldiers can shoot on the battlefield. After a pause, Li Zhi said again: "The same is true for those Hongyi cannons. ”

Listening to Li Zhi's words, Sun Chuanting stroked his long beard with emotion.

This Li Zhi's soldiers and horses are piled up with silver! After three months of training, a torch will be broken, which is a unique training intensity, and the fire hammer reimbursed for training will be discounted several taels of silver every month.

In comparison, the bird cannon equipped by the Ming military horse is easy to blow up and bor, and the soldiers dare not operate it at all, and every time they shoot with the determination to die, where is there any training? I can't fight once or twice a month.

Can Li Zhi's firearms not explode at all? If you want the craftsmen to make qualified bird guns with their hearts, the craftsman money and material money can't be greedy for ink, and they must be sufficient!

With such training intensity, how high is the hit rate of soldiers on the battlefield? The Tartars rushed up, and the Tartars were all at once, and the Tartars were afraid that they would be in chaos all of a sudden.

No wonder Li Zhi's soldiers and horses are so strong, and in this way, they were all exchanged for a lot of silver. I heard that Li Zhi used private property to raise the army, not only did he not covet the salary of the Mo court, but also took a huge amount of silver from his own pocket to serve the court, which is the only one loyal to the Ming Dynasty. This strong army cannot be replicated, and it is also unique in Daming.

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting stroked their beards thoughtfully.

Hong, Sun and Li Zhi were gossiping, and before they knew it, a few hours had passed. Before dinner, the results of the head inspection came out, and there were 11,179 heads, all of which were true.

Hearing this result, Hong Chengchou's eyes lit up. He is nominally Li Zhi's superior, and Li Zhi has made such a contribution, and he has the merit of being a leader. The good news has reached the Son of Heaven, and his reward is naturally indispensable. If nothing else, just say that the Son of Heaven's trust in himself will probably improve a lot.

Hong Chengchou's red face was full of spirit, and he was about to say goodbye to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi said: "I have already ordered someone to prepare wine and food, don't the governors stay in the village to eat?" ”

Hong Chengchou turned over on his horse, hugged his fists and said: "Don't work for the general soldiers, I'll rush back to write a good news!" ”

After saying this, Hong Chengchou anxiously flicked his horsewhip and rushed out with his own soldiers.

Sun Chuanting looked at Hong Chengchou's anxious appearance, laughed, and also hugged his fists and arched his hand towards Li Zhiyi, chasing after him. (To be continued.) )