While Liu Yunshui's cavalry was still there, Li Zicheng asked the infantry of each battalion to also have breakfast, which was simple dry food and water, and then rested for a while to recover some physical strength.

The face of every soldier of the Mandate of Heaven was filled with infinite smiles, and the fatigue of a night of fighting had long been swept away.

The matter of cleaning up the battlefield was mainly handed over to the Luo Tai Department, Luo Tai received Li Zicheng's order, and quietly came here from the west of Kaifeng City to ambush, and had rested for more than a day.

Luo Tai took advantage of the opportunity of the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and quickly came to Li Zicheng, "Governor! ”

Li Zicheng patted Luo Tai on the shoulder and said with a smile: "General Luo has not failed in his mission, this ravine, I am afraid that I will take the lives of many Ming soldiers!" ”

This is not an exaggeration, if it were not for the obstruction of this ravine, Zuo Liangyu was surrounded on three sides, I am afraid that he would have run away a long time ago, the ravine not only blocked the escape path of the Ming army, but also crushed Zuo Liangyu's determination to fight.

Surrounding the three queyi, Zuo Liangyu's front was just a deep and wide ravine, which was much easier to deal with than the other three Heavenly Mandate Army, and with the opportunity to escape, of course he would not be trapped and put himself in a dangerous situation.

Luo Tai never thought that the Heavenly Mandate Army was only sixty or seventy thousand soldiers, but it could chase Zuo Liangyu's more than 100,000 soldiers, and the number of enemies annihilated was even greater than his own number, which was almost unimaginable......

"What is General Luo thinking?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "How about the casualties of the brothers? ”

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, the brothers have not suffered many casualties, but there are more than 100 people!" Luo Tai has always prided himself as a wise general, and Liu Jianyi, the kind of general who likes to charge at the front of the team, are two completely different types, he fights not by bravery, but by brains, but today's victory of the Heavenly Mandate Army is too unexpected for him.

Could it all be because of the Grand Duke?

"It's good if the casualties are not large, the wounded soldiers will try their best to treat them, and the dead brothers, as soon as possible, comfort their families!" Li Zicheng's gaze turned to the battlefield, and the large number of casualties made him very unhappy.

These are my own Han brothers!

The last time Zuo Liangyu's troops slaughtered the city in Linying, the responsibility for the crime could not be borne by all the soldiers, and there were unjust debts and owners, and this account should be recorded on Zuo Liangyu's head.

War is so cruel, either you die or I die......

Luo Tai didn't have these thoughts of Li Zicheng, he was still immersed in the joy of victory, and even glad to have joined the Heavenly Mandate Army, "Dadudu, the battlefield around here has been cleaned up......"

"Follow the official road and keep moving forward to clean the battlefield!" Li Zicheng knew that the Heavenly Mandate Army was pursuing all the way from Zhuxian Town, and there were many corpses and surrendered troops of the Ming army along the way, which must be disposed of as soon as possible.

As for the matter of the official road being cut off, it can only be handed over to the local government to deal with.

Under the city of Kaifeng, there are only 30,000 young men and women who have not been trained in any training in the fictitious camp, and they are under the threat of the Ming army in the city at any time, and they must be transferred as soon as possible.

The only troops that Li Zicheng can take out are the independent battalion of Li Xinbu and the Chengtian battalion of Gao Ligong's department who are resting, and it seems that they can only work hard anymore, and they may be able to rest for a while when they rush to Kaifeng City.

Li Xin and Gao Ligong immediately packed their bags, and they took the prisoners of war in their hands and immediately rushed to Kaifeng City along the official road.

Li Zicheng also set off with his own soldiers, he used the speed of the cavalry, in addition to gathering prisoners of war along the way, to rush to Zhuxian Town as soon as possible, I don't know if the battle in Zhuxian Town is completely over.

On the official road, there was a mess, the corpses of the Ming army, wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, as well as discarded property, weapons, and armor...... Li Zicheng just gathered the prisoners of war and waited for the Luo Tai department in the back to retract.

When I arrived at Zhuxian Town, it was almost noon, the war here had already ended, and the Song Wenbu had just finished cleaning the battlefield, and even the blocked Sand River had already burst its embankment to release water.

Hearing the chaotic sound of horses' hooves, Song Wen came out of the barracks, "My subordinates meet the governor!" ”

"No need to be polite!" Li Zicheng sat on the back of the horse and said, "How is the battle situation here?" ”

Song Wen knew that the Metropolitan Governor was worried, and hurriedly said: "Back to the Metropolitan Governor, when the third watch was over, the battle was over, Yang Wenyue fled with some of the soldiers, and we couldn't chase after it!" ”

Li Zicheng nodded, the biggest advantage of the gunners is the range of the rifle, if they want to pursue the enemy, it is not their strength, they have to run and reload the bullets, the speed will not be too fast, "Why don't you see Li Ji?" ”

"Back to the Governor of Dadu, under the city of Kaifeng, there are only 30,000 young and strong, and the situation is critical, so the subordinates negotiated with General Li, and General Li rushed to Kaifeng overnight, and his subordinates cleaned up the battlefield here and waited for the Governor of Dadu!"

"It's still a veteran who thinks things through!" Li Zicheng's face was filled with a smile, the battle of the third watch was over, and Li Jibu immediately rushed to Kaifeng, this will probably be coming, there are gunners of Li Jibu's three regiments, and the young and strong under Kaifeng City will not be in much danger for the time being.

He was worried not only about the 30,000 young men, but also about the large amount of wheat that had just been collected outside the city, because the soldiers only carried a small amount of military rations when they marched to Zhuxian Town, and most of the wheat was in the barracks outside the city.

Li Jibu has already rushed to Kaifeng, Li Xin and Gao Ligong are on their way to Kaifeng, and Li Zicheng has no need to worry.

Song Wen saw that Li Zicheng was silent, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Governor, what now?" ”

Li Zicheng said lightly: "How are the brothers now?" Fatigue? ”

Song Wen knew that the Metropolitan Governor was about to assign a task to himself, so he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, the brothers have rested for half the night, and the battlefield will be cleaned after dawn, and they can meet new tasks at any time." ”

Li Zicheng looked up and saw that the sun was about to reach the top of his head, so he said: "Let the brothers eat first, and then clean up the battlefield along the official road to the south, and end the matter here as soon as possible!" ”

"Subordinates obey!" Song Wen agreed, and hurriedly asked the soldiers around him to go and pass the order.

There were firefighters in the Song Wen Department, so they could eat hot soup and rice, and Li Zicheng also had lunch in Zhuxian Town, and then rushed to Kaifeng with his own soldiers.

Li Zicheng's personal soldiers all had war horses, and the speed of the rapid march was very amazing, and Shen Shi rushed to Kaifeng.

At this time, Li Jibu came to Kaifeng first, and the three regiments were not fixed in a certain place, but in the east, north, and south of the city, appearing in the sight of the Ming army from time to time, and even approaching the city to show off their might.

Li Zicheng understood in his heart that the number of soldiers in Li Ji's department was too small to besiege the city, and the bluff could frighten the defenders at the head of the city.

Sure enough, on the afternoon of the 24th, Li Xin's independent battalion and Gao Ligong's Chengtian battalion came to Kaifeng, and the Heavenly Mandate Army regained its numerical superiority.

Subsequently, the seventh battalion of Song Wenbu, the fourth battalion of the fourth regiment Luo Taibu also rushed to Kaifeng, except for Liu Yunshui's pursuit and drive Zuo Liangyu did not return, the third siege of Kaifeng's Heavenly Mandate Army, almost all returned to Kaifeng.

Accompanying these battalions to Kaifeng City were nearly 5,000 horses, more than 30,000 prisoners of war, and countless weapons and armor, but there was not much money and food.

Li Zicheng couldn't help but be excited in front of the mountain of gains.

This time Zhu Xianzhen won a big victory, the Huguang soldiers and the Baoding soldiers were defeated, and there should be no serious threat to the Mandate of Heaven Army in a short period of time, I don't know which one of the Ming army will be the next reinforcement of Kaifeng.

Regardless of whether the Ming army still has reinforcements, the heavy damage to the Ming army in Zhuxian Town this time should be a great blow to the imperial court, and in such a battle, the morale and confidence of the Heavenly Mandate Army will also be rapidly improved.

At least when they encounter the Ming army again, even if they are inferior in numbers, the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven will not be afraid, just like when they fought against the nomadic cavalry in the northwest frontier, the confidence of the Mandate of Heaven Army is gradually accumulated in the battle with the enemy, relying on victory after victory.

The news of Zhu Xianzhen's victory quickly spread to Luoyang, Nanyang, Runing, Guide, and Ruzhou, as well as to Chengdu, Lanzhou, and Xining, the rear of the Heavenly Mandate Army!

What impact will such a good news have on the rear of the Heavenly Mandate Army, Li Zicheng has no time to think about it, he still has to dispose of more than 30,000 prisoners of war of the Ming Army in his hands, and the Heavenly Mandate Army is not short of food now, but it can't support them in vain.

Although the military discipline of the Ming army is very different from that of the Mandate of Heaven, Li Zicheng believes that as long as they join the Mandate of Heaven Army, in the environment of the Mandate of Heaven, they will sooner or later become the real Mandate of Heaven Army, otherwise, they will be forced to retire.

After capturing 5,000 war horses in Zhuxian Town, Li Zicheng had the idea of increasing cavalry, and the cavalry of the first battalion played a huge role in the pursuit of Zuo Liangyu's deserters this time.

Before Liu Yunshui returned to Kaifeng, Li Zicheng personally selected five thousand prisoners of war, in addition to being honest and obedient, soldiers with a foundation in horsemanship were preferred.

Five thousand households of cavalry is enough for one regiment, but Li Zicheng only determined the officers below the rank of thousand households, as for the position of chief and deputy regiment commander, it is best to appoint from the cavalry of Liu Yunshui's headquarters, and he must wait until Liu Yunshui returns.

The casualties of the battalions of soldiers were also replenished from the prisoners of war, and the reserve battalion of Wang Shaoyu's department in Luoyang City was originally used as a reserve, but Luoyang was close to four hundred miles away from Kaifeng, and there were many inconveniences to come and go, in addition, the last time Wang Qiaonian passed by Luoyang, he had stormed Luoyang, and Wang Shaoyu resisted the attack of the main force of Wang Qiaonian's 30,000 Ming army.

The fact of this siege made Li Zicheng realize that Shaanxi was still in the hands of the imperial court, and Luoyang would face the threat of Shaanxi soldiers who left Tongguan in the east at any time, and Luoyang's defense could only be strengthened, not weakened.

With more than 20,000 prisoners of war still in hand, Li Zicheng gave Wang Shaoyu's army an expansion regiment, with Li Xiuchang as the commander, to achieve a complete establishment of four regiments, and at the same time changed the reserve battalion to the Shuntian battalion to become a real soldier.

There are also Chengtian battalions that have also expanded the army, and the Chengtian battalion has only three regiments, and this time the army was expanded by one regiment to reach the full strength of four regiments, and Luo Shiqing, who had made remarkable achievements in the great victory of Zhuxian Town, was appointed as the head of the regiment and received the rank of a thousand households.

Adjutant General Gao Ligong is still in actual control of the Chengtian Battalion.

After this expansion, among the six battalions of the Henan Heavenly Mandate Army, except for the first battalion Liu Yunshui, because of the cavalry, there were only two regiments, and the rest of the fourth battalion, the seventh battalion, the independent battalion, the Chengtian battalion, and the Shuntian battalion were all full of four regiments, with a total strength of more than 110,000, which was ten times more than the 10,000 soldiers when they first came to Henan.

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