On 11 March, a courier came from the front that Dolgon had exited the Yellow Cliff Pass. The Qing soldiers www.biquge.info who had ravaged Gyeonggi for five months for five months were considered to have left.

This time, the Tartars entered the customs, broke through the 32 prefectures and counties of the Ming Dynasty, killed countless people, and plundered more than 200,000 people, and the losses of the Ming Dynasty were not heavy. However, the Qing soldiers were defeated by Li Zhi several times, and they also suffered heavy casualties. In history, it should have been a great victory for the Qing army, but the appearance of Li Zhi became a lose-lose situation.

On March 12, the Beijing division was lifted.

On this day, Li Zhi went to the camp of wounded soldiers to visit the wounded soldiers who had not recovered from their injuries.

In the wounded barracks, Shen Yuji was busy with more than 30 apprentices, taking care of the wounded who had not yet recovered, and his hands and feet did not stop. Seeing Li Zhi walk in, Shen Yuji was stunned and wanted to bow down. Li Zhi hurriedly went up to help him up, and said, "Shen Langzhong is working hard, why do you need a big gift?" ”

Shen Yuji stood up and wiped his sweat and said, "My lord, are you here to visit the wounded?" ”

Li Zhi nodded and asked, "Shen Langzhong, how many casualties does our army have this time?" ”

Shen Yuji said: "There are 56 soldiers killed in this expedition, 762 wounded, more than 400 lightly wounded and gradually healed after treating their wounds, but there are still 337 seriously wounded. Of the seriously wounded, 171 eventually died, and today 166 more are in the recovery period from surgery, and an estimated 106 are permanently disabled, with 60 more expected to recover. ”

Hearing Shen Yuji's words, Li Zhi nodded. This time the army set out differently than before, fighting in Gyeonggi for half a year, and the troops suffered quite a few casualties. Under the care of Shen Yuji and his disciples, many of these wounded survived, but more than 200 people still died, and more than 100 people may be disabled.

These soldiers who died or died of serious injuries will be awarded the Medal of Hero of the First Class and a pension of two taels of silver per month to their families.

Two taels of silver is not a small amount of monthly money, enough for the expenses of a family of three. Even if the casualty soldier has a wife to support and a pension, his family will not be without food and clothing.

The soldiers of the Tiger Division all filled out their wills before going out on the expedition, saying who they would give if they sacrificed their pensions. Most soldiers choose to give pensions to their wives, sons, parents, or poor siblings, but some soldiers give pensions to benefactors or others. In this matter, Li Zhi fully respected the wishes of the soldiers.

Let the soldiers who died in battle die a glorious death, the other soldiers of the Tiger Ben Division will be braver, and this unit will be more combative.

Disabled soldiers who are incapacitated from work are also awarded the Order of Warrior of the Second Class, and a disability allowance of two taels of silver is paid every month until the wounded die of old age.

With Li Zhi's generous pension policy, the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Division were not very afraid of sacrifice or injury.

Li Zhi walked up to a soldier who had recovered from a serious injury and asked, "How is your body?" ”

The soldier struggled to sit up from the bed, but was held down by Li Zhi: "It's okay, lie down and talk!" ”

The soldier then lay down, and said with a sad face: "If you go back to the general, the injury is almost healed, but I am blind in one eye and a large scar on my face, I am afraid that there will be no place to do things in the future!" ”

Li Zhi smiled: "Why is there no place to do things?" When you are healed, I will give you the Order of Warrior of the Second Class, and you will be a hero respected by everyone from now on. After you recover from your injury, you will come to the textile factory to weave cloth, and I will give you two taels of monthly money and three meals with meat. ”

When the soldier heard this, he was so excited that tears flowed down his eyes, and he was about to climb out of bed and kowtow to Li Zhi. Li Zhi hurriedly held him down and said, "Don't get excited, I'm not taking care of you!" This is the standard of Fanjiazhuang, and every wounded person has the treatment. ”

The wounded man burst into tears and said in a loud voice: "Your Excellency, the kindness of the general, we will never forget it for the rest of our lives." ”

Li Zhi smiled and nodded.

On 13 March, Li Zhi received a holy decree asking Li Zhi to lead the meritorious personnel of the great victory at Qingshankou into Beijing to receive rewards.

The victory at Qingshankou was brought down by Li Zhi and the tiger master alone, and the other governors were not present, and Hong Chengchou could only let Li Zhi report it casually when reporting his merits. In addition to the officers at all levels who participated in the war, Li Zhi also reported Li Xing, who stayed in Fanjiazhuang, and the managers of all lines in Fanjiazhuang, so there were a lot of people who were rewarded for the victory at Qingshankou this time, almost 400 people.

It was also a big deal for the Ming Dynasty to be rewarded by so many people, so the Son of Heaven asked Li Zhi's subordinates to go to the capital to accept the reward at the court meeting.

Not only that, in view of Li Zhi's great achievements in several consecutive battles in Gyeonggi in the past few months, the Son of Heaven authorized the crown prince Taibao Li Zhi, who had returned triumphantly, to ride into the palace gate.

Riding into the palace gate is a very glorious grace.

When Li Zhi received this holy decree, he left Fanjiazhuang with 400 officers and marched to the capital.

When he arrived in the capital, Li Zhi reported to the military department. Two days later, the news came that he would bring the military attachés to the court in the morning of two more days.

Early in the morning of the third day, when it was time to go to the court, Li Zhi had just walked out of the courtyard gate and saw that the street was full of people watching the excitement. Obviously, the news that the general is going to ride into the palace gate has spread in the past few days, and the people worship Li Zhi, who has won many great victories and captured tens of thousands of Tartar heads, where is he willing to miss this excitement?

Outside the courtyard, there was a lot of people and it was bustling.

In the middle of the crowd, Lu Jiude, the eunuch of the Yongwei Battalion, stood there with more than a dozen eunuchs waiting.

Li Zhi went up and arched his hand and said, "Father-in-law Lu is good!" ”

Lu Jiude clenched his fists and said, "Our family has seen the general again!" This time, our family was confessed by the Son of Heaven to guide the Zuo Du Governor who rode into the palace gate, and if the general was ready, he would tell our family? ”

Li Zhi smiled: "I'm ready, let's go!" ”

Lu Jiude nodded and shouted at the eunuchs under him. The eunuchs whipped the road with whips in their hands, frightening the onlookers and clearing the way.

Li Zhi turned over and got on his horse, and heard the onlookers shouting a cheer.

"The Great General is mighty!"

"The general is very skilled!"

"It's worthy of a general who crippled the Tartars!"

The last horse was applauded by the people, Li Zhi smiled, and secretly said that his horse-riding skills are indeed very powerful?

Li Zhi rode on the wind and slowly walked behind Lu Jiude with hundreds of military attachés under his command, and there were more and more onlookers in front of him. Men and women, young and old, all the people who got the news poured into the streets to see the heroic appearance of the general who rode into the palace gate. Many people didn't squeeze in and didn't see Li Zhi when they were paraded in the streets last time, and at this time, seeing Li Zhi so young, these people were even more happy and shouted non-stop.

"The Great General is mighty!"

"Great General Hero Boy! I'm mighty! ”

"Did the general get married?! General! I know some good girls! General! ”

Li Zhi did not hire a cook in the courtyard of the capital, and every time Li Zhi came to the capital, he would order food from a nearby restaurant called Xingxinglou. At this time, Li Zhi rode into the palace gate, and the boss of the Star Tower was honored. When Li Zhi's team passed by the Star Picking Tower, the owner of the Star Picking Tower actually pulled out a gong and drum team, grabbed the front of Lu Jiude's eunuch team, and beat the gong and drum to open the way for Li Zhi.

Lu Jiude secretly said that this would save his subordinates the whip, so he let the gong and drum team walk in front.

The team walked dozens of steps, and the owner of the teahouse, who had drunk tea with Li Zhi's feet, squeezed in and lit a string of firecrackers in front of the team.

The crackling artillery battle exploded to the sky, making the whole scene even more lively. (To be continued.) )