The Ming army was ambushed this time, and the soldiers were brought by Li Zicheng from Ganzhou, the training time was long, and the coordinated combat was skilled, after Liu Yunshui and Li Guo's training, they had become the strongest soldiers under Li Zicheng, they shouted slogans one by one, whether they were dead or alive, they would have to pierce a few blood holes when they saw the Mongols, as for the war horses, sooner or later they would be captured by the Ming army, or not hurt as well.

The Mongols were faced with a life-and-death choice, their original riding skills were stronger than the Ming army, after a short period of panic, they were determined to flee westward, before the encirclement of the Ming army was closed, there were really a number of horsemen who broke through, Liang Wencheng killed and rose up, and chased closely from behind.

Liu Yunshui saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly patted his horse to catch up, "Lord Liang, my lord only let us chase ten miles." ”

"Ten miles? Why? "Liang Wencheng's horse speed has not decreased, and the figure of the Mongolian can still be seen, as long as he keeps chasing, it is expected that these rabbit cubs will be left.

"My lord said, the situation at night is unknown, and the riding skills of the brothers are ...... The riding skills are not as good as the Mongols, and if they can't catch up within ten miles, it will be in vain to chase them down. ”

"Oh?" Liang Wencheng slowed down his horse's speed, "Then let them escape like this?" ”

"Lord Liang, don't worry, as long as they dare to come, sooner or later they will have to leave behind with people and horses." Liu Yunshui held the gun in his right hand and clenched his fist vigorously with his left hand.

"What if they don't come? Is that all it takes to destroy our Fuqiang Fort? Liang Wencheng wanted to tease the young officer.

"If they don't come, we can take the initiative to attack, are we only allowed to invade Han Land, and we can only be beaten passively?" Liu Yunshui didn't know Liang Wencheng's thoughts, so he said it bluntly if he had something to say.

"That's right, the situation is unclear now, let's go back for the time being," Liang Wencheng said with a smile: "In the future, we can also take the initiative." ”

Returning to the ambush site, the dead and wounded Mongolian soldiers were cut off, the bodies were buried, and the war horses were gathered, there were only five war horses that were not injured at all, one war horse was blown open by gunpowder, and the intestines mixed with blood came out of the abdominal cavity, and he died of exhaustion, and there were four wounded war horses.

"What about the dead horse, is it buried?" Liang Wencheng looked at Bai Huahua's intestines and couldn't help frowning.

"Lord Liang, it's better to unload the dead horse, you can eat horse meat at noon, and you can also save food."

"Oh," Liang Wencheng smiled slightly, "That's how you adults usually do this?" ”

"Yes, my lord said, this is called waste utilization, and it just so happens that our food is not rich."

"Lord Baihu, no, there are eleven Mongol heads, and the number of war horses is wrong, including ten dead horses." A soldier gathered his horse reported to Liu Yunshui.

"If there is one less horse, it must have been lost, leave two of them, and continue to look for them after dawn," Seeing Liang Wencheng looking at him with a puzzled face, Liu Yunshui grinned, "Lord Liang, the war horse is a good thing, but it's a pity...... It's a pity that we have too few horses......"

After the battlefield was cleaned, the meat of the dead horse was all unloaded, hung on the horse's back, the remaining bones were buried on the spot, and the four wounded war horses were naturally brought back, if they could be cured, they could also become war horses, in case of serious injuries, they could only become soldiers' meals, and now there is no veterinarian, whether these war horses can be restored can only be left to fate, especially the war horse that was rocketed by gunpowder, it must not be.

After dawn, Li Zicheng was stationed in the official office of Fuqiang Fort, and when it was over, with the return of Liu Yunshui, the cleanup of the battlefield in the city was basically over, and the next thing was to carry out war statistics.

The first is the statistics of the loot.

There were a total of thirty-one heads of the Mongols, except for the eleven brought back by Liu Yunshui in the ambush in the west of the fort, there were twenty bodies in the fort, and there were no wounded prisoners of war, and the wounded soldiers were separated from the heads.

If you add the ambush in Bayan Gorge, the fifty cavalry brought by Bayar, less than ten people who fled back, and maybe wounded soldiers, can be regarded as heavy losses, so it's okay, at least he will accept the lesson and be honest for a while.

The seized materials, beef jerky, mare's milk wine, armor, weapons, etc. can be ignored, mainly the high-grade war horses left in the fort by the Mongols, together with Liu Yunshui's capture, a total of forty-eight, and more than ten injured horses, it is estimated that three or four of them can be recovered, and they can continue to be used as war horses in the future, and the worst can also be used as a means of transportation.

"Self-contained, this battle ...... There were more than fifty war horses in this battle? Liang Wencheng was dumbfounded, although he had witnessed the cavalry ambush against the Mongols, he was not present in the battle in the fort.

War horses are mostly captured in the fort, the Mongols run long distances, are one person and two horses, a war horse carries people, a war horse carries things, the critical moment can be rotated to ride, to ensure that the foot strength of the war horse will not be greatly reduced, but the Ming army raided Fuqiang Fort, Bayar fled in the wilderness, naturally too late to take away these war horses.

What surprised Liang Wencheng the most was that the 500 soldiers who raided Fuqiang Fort were all remnants of the defeated army, and after Li Zicheng's ignition in less than ten days, they actually became the main force of the attack, and he had to look at Li Zicheng with admiration, his eyes were full of surprise and respect.

"Lord Liang, although we have gained a lot, our own casualties are not small." Li Zicheng's face did not have any joy, he listened to the casualty reports of the hundreds of households, the soldiers were killed in 11 people, 18 were injured, two of them were seriously injured, it is estimated that it will not be, and the rest of the wounded soldiers will recover in the future, and it is difficult to say whether they can continue to fight.

"Self-contained, casualties on the battlefield are inevitable." Liang Wencheng didn't think so, this time the purpose of recovering Fort Qiang, the goal was achieved, and the casualties were smaller than those of the Mongols, if it was placed before the war, he didn't even dare to think about it, is this the effect of the coordinated operation proposed by Li Zicheng?

"My lord, what about the casualties?" Li Guo came to ask Li Zicheng for advice, and in this battle, his subordinates suffered the largest casualties, because they fought with the Mongols in the front, killing seven people and wounding nine people, accounting for most of the casualties of the whole army.

"Naturally, the wounded soldiers should be treated with all their might, regardless of how much silver, the deceased will be given a pension to their families according to the standards of Weili, and the silver will be paid first, and then reported to Weili."

Li Zicheng felt a headache for the first time, there would be casualties in the war, and the casualties would need silver to deal with, but he was short on money, fortunately, when he got a war horse for Wei Li last time, he hacked Wu Shaoling more than 4,000 taels of silver, otherwise, he had no mobility at all, Wei Li allocated a pension, I don't know if it will make the brothers feel cold when he waits for the Year of the Monkey and the Horse Month? The morale that has been gathered with great difficulty is afraid that it will be ruined on the silver.

Moreover, a big living person becomes a corpse in the blink of an eye, although there are no eyes on the battlefield, casualties are inevitable, but for the soldiers' families, they are young and strong, and they are indispensable labor in the family, and now send back a corpse...... Li Zicheng sighed, "Record the families and addresses of these soldiers, offer regular condolences, and try to help solve any difficulties in their families," his expression became gloomy, "These soldiers are the heroes of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Li Guocheng bowed and retreated.

In addition to the war horses of the Mongols, the original more than 1,000 stone of grain in Fuqiang Fort, as well as a large number of instruments, gunpowder, and a small amount of silver taels and copper coins, etc., passed through the hands of the Mongols, lost and recovered, and it can be regarded as captured, according to Li Zicheng's previous agreement with Wu Shaoling, they are all at his disposal.

Hundreds of young people who were originally tied up by the Mongols naturally had to be put back, but they were herdsmen in Xiningwei, just as Li Zicheng was about to end the meeting, there was a burst of crying outside the official office, listening to the voice, it seemed that many women were crying, and couldn't help but be puzzled, and asked He Xiaomi: "What's going on outside?" How can there be a woman's cry? ”

He Xiaomi walked up to Li Zicheng and whispered a few words close to his ear.

Li Zicheng suddenly frowned and ordered, "Let them come in!" ”

Dozens of women were draped one by one, drooping their heads, tears and snot wet their chests, it was summer, the clothes were thin, the wet clothes were close to the body, and the curves of the chest were set off more upright, and several women were untidy.

These women were all staying with the Mongols in the tent last night, because the Ming army raided Fuqiang Fort, the Mongols only cared about their own escape, they were captured by the Ming soldiers, and overnight, from the Mongol captives to the Ming captives.

But they are all Han Chinese, and it doesn't seem accurate to say that they are captives, Li Zicheng looked at them coldly, but he was thinking about their fate in his heart.

"Kneel down for your lordship!" The soldier who brought them over shouted.

"The folk girl knocks to see the lord!" Several women in the front row slowly knelt down and kowtowed to the hall, not knowing who was the one who decided their fate, but more women were in a trance, as if they did not understand the soldiers' shouts, until the soldiers pressed them to the ground one by one, and they did not resist.

Li Zicheng looked at the blank and godless eyes, and couldn't help but feel pity, they were humiliated this time because Fuqiang Fort was broken by the Mongols, and serving the Mongols was also a last resort, unlike the Han women of later generations who often went out to foreign lands to sell themselves for wealth, they were the victims of this war, and the Mongols were the culprits, looking at their gaze, they unconsciously softened, "Let them get up and talk back!" ”

The soldiers let go of their hands, but they got up less than a little half, and most of the women only understood Li Zicheng's kindness with the help of the soldiers, except for the occasional glance at the people sitting in the lobby, they were all silent, except for tears on their faces, but there was a bit of determination, waiting for Li Zicheng to dispose of it.

Li Zicheng said cautiously: "You are all family people, I will let the soldiers send you home." ”

"My lord," a somewhat pretty woman pulled a strand of hair from her cheeks behind her ear, revealing most of her pretty face, and cried: "The people's daughter will go back this time, and the family will definitely not allow it, and it will be death to go back. ”

"My lord, the whole family of Minnu has been killed by the Mongols, even the eight-year-old brother has not been spared...... As long as the adults can avenge the daughters of the people, the daughters of the people have nothing to think about in this life, and they ask the adults to fulfill them. ”

"Ask for the fulfillment of adults!"

This time, there were more women talking, almost half of the number.