Li Zicheng let the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry chase for fifty miles, but it was for the Jurchen camp, according to the return of the rangers, the Jurchen camp was forty miles away, and the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry chased over, which happened to end the Jurchen camp.

Most of the Jurchens' belongings were beef and mutton jerky, which Li Zicheng basically looked down on, but if the Jurchens lost these belongings, they would lose their ability to continue fighting, and the defeated troops could only retreat to Shengjing.

Li Zicheng was not worried that the Jurchens' camp had ambush soldiers, a total of only 10,000 cavalry, after repeated attacks by the Heavenly Mandate Army, more than half of them had already suffered casualties, and the number would not be more than the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry.

Dolgon was shocked this time, and behind the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry, there were also reinforcements from the second battalion and the Watabu tribe, not to mention total annihilation, it should not be a problem to take the Jurchen battalion.

In case of failure, there are still infantry of the fifth and seventh battalions, which is more than half a day away from the Jurchen battalion.

Li Zicheng personally went to the battlefield just now and commanded the soldiers to clean up the battlefield.

Some soldiers harvest the wounded soldiers on the battlefield, and as long as they suspect that they are not dead, they will make up for the fatal stab.

Another group of soldiers began to gather war horses, the Jurchens were all one person and two horses, but this time they came to the battlefield from the big camp, only forty miles, so they didn't carry two horses, and came lightly to fight the Heavenly Mandate Army, and the extra war horses were left in the big camp.

Excluding casualties, there are not many war horses left on the battlefield, and there are only more than 1,000 horses gathered together, which can arm about a thousand soldiers.

Wounded horses and dead horses can not be wasted, all the meat is cut, today let the soldiers eat a horse meat feast, and if they can't finish it for the time being, they will be salted with salt and made into horse jerky.

The meat quality of war horses is much worse than that of cattle and sheep, but it is meat at best, and for Han soldiers, it is an honor to be able to eat the horse meat of the enemy.

After harvesting the Mongol and Jurchen cavalry, the soldiers searched their bodies carefully, leaving behind items that could be used, and then gathered the corpses, set up firewood, and burned them along with the remaining horse bones.

According to the practice of the Mandate of Heaven Army, the bones that remain after burning are to be buried, but Li Zicheng considered that this is a sandy land and pasture, and the land needs fertilizer, so the residual ashes are broken and scattered on the spot, which is really a bit of a bone.

A large number of scimitar instruments were collected from the battlefield, and the infantry of the Mandate of Heaven were basically useless, leaving some for the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry, and the rest were brought back to Xining, melted into molten iron, and then cast guns.

After the soldiers cleaned up the battlefield, the firefighters over there were ready, braised horse meat, horse liver in sauce, horse broth, and with Chinese cabbage and white flour steamed buns, the soldiers ate deliciously one by one.

In particular, the soldiers of the fifth battalion were even more smiling, thousands of Tartars and Mongolian cavalry, all of which were their battle exploits, because they were fighting collectively, they could not calculate their battle exploits individually, but according to the number of enemy casualties, on average, each gunner shot almost two enemy cavalrymen.

This military merit should not be small, when the governor distributes military merits, he not only distributes silver money, but also carries and distributes some monthly tickets for the merits of the fruit building.

The monthly ticket for military merit is an incentive for the Metropolitan Governor's Office to soldiers, even if the parents have mothers-in-law and aunts, they can't control it.

The soldiers of the seventh battalion were a little disgraced, and the fragrant horse broth in the bowl was someone else's trophy, which was equivalent to eating bagasse that had been chewed by others, and the taste was much worse.

Fortunately, the soldiers of the two battalions did not eat together, and they were separated by hundreds of paces from each other, so they could only see from a distance, but they did not need to communicate at close range.

However, the seventh battalion also has military merits, and last time in Hada Mountain, they also shot and killed a lot of Jurchen cavalry, which was an authentic red flag and yellow flag, so today is not completely for nothing.

Li Zicheng was dining with the Fifth Battalion today, and he came to the group of soldiers with two pieces of white-flour steamed buns in one hand, horse broth in the other, and a pair of bamboo chopsticks between his fingers.

"The Grand Duke!" The soldiers were busy saluting, and because they had food in their hands, it was really inconvenient, so they had to throw it on the sand.

Li Zicheng waved his hand, "It's time to eat, don't be polite, hurry up and eat!" ”

When Zhou Bin saw Li Zicheng, he also came from afar, "Metropolitan Governor! ”

"Ao, General Zhou is also there?" Li Zicheng laughed.

Zhou Bin saw that Li Zicheng only had a bowl of horse broth in his hand, looked into the bowl, and said: "In the soup bowl of the Grand Dudu, it seems that there is very little horse meat, only broth......"

"The brothers have made meritorious contributions today, let them eat more." Li Zicheng took a mouthful of broth, took a big bite of steamed buns, when he went out on the expedition, he basically ate and lived with the soldiers, and the diet was the same, when he received the meal today, he just didn't like the sour taste of horse meat, and he didn't ask for a bowl of braised horse meat.

Zhou Bin had an idea, and hurriedly said to the soldiers nearby: "In order to let the brothers eat more horse meat, the governor himself only drinks soup, but the horse meat in the bowl is very small......"

The "......" soldiers were speechless for a moment, and they all looked into Li Zicheng's soup bowl.

Li Zicheng smiled silently, and his heart tightened to understand Zhou Bin's intentions.

After a while, a soldier stretched out the vegetable bowl in his hand, "Dadu Governor, this is the horse meat received by his subordinates, and his subordinates haven't eaten a bite, please accept it!" ”

"Please accept the horse meat of your subordinates, the amount of horse meat under your subordinates is more, and your subordinates can't eat it anyway......"

"Governor, eat my meat!"

……

Li Zicheng looked at the immature faces in front of him, and felt a little unbearable in his heart, is it necessary for him to be like this? What a good soldier in front of you!

He took a sneak peek and saw that Zhou Bin was hiding to the side and snickering, biting a large piece of horse meat in his mouth, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

Li Zicheng did not take any bowl of horse meat, but said: "Brothers, I understand your intentions, you eat more, so that you can kill more Tartars and protect the Han people from violation." ”

"The Metropolitan Governor eats more, the Metropolitan Governor works day and night, and he should eat more!"

"With the Grand Governor, there will be the Mandate of Heaven Army, and then there will be our brothers, remembering the days before...... The subordinates should be even more grateful to the Metropolitan Governor......"

"Governor, you can accept the horse meat of your subordinates, your subordinates really can't eat it......"

……

"Brothers, I'm really enough," Li Zicheng raised the soup bowl forward, "Brothers, is the horse meat fragrant today?" ”

"Incense!" The soldiers replied in unison, and some of them sniffed into the bowl, grinning and stealing fun.

"Brothers, do you know why today's horse meat is so delicious?" Li Zicheng decided to push forward the educational activities prepared by Zhou Bin.

"This ......"

"Horse meat is also meat, so it will naturally be fragrant......"

"The brothers have always been accustomed to eating fish, mutton, pork, and even beef, but this horse meat is rarely eaten, and it is naturally fragrant!"

……

The soldiers were gossiping, and in front of Li Zicheng, they temporarily let go of their restraints, as if they were chatting with their long-lost veteran brothers.

"What the brothers said is also right or wrong, I think, there is another important reason," Li Zicheng's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, and Fang said: "Because this is the horse meat of the Tartars, it is our trophy!" ”

"Spoils of war? That's right, loot! ”

"We shot the Tartars and captured their horses!"

"We defeated the main force of the Tartars......"

……

"Yes, all of you are the heroes of today, if it weren't for you, how would we be able to enjoy horse meat here with peace of mind?" Li Zicheng said loudly: "Because this is your spoils, you should eat more!" ”

There was silence all around, and even the soldiers who were eating nearby stopped their dishes and chopsticks, wondering what was going on here.

Li Zicheng originally thought that his words would be exchanged for a burst of applause from the soldiers, and when the soldiers cheered, the crowd would boil, and he waved to them again, and the leaders and soldiers said flattering words to each other, if Zhou Bin poured a pot of oil on the fire......

I didn't expect it to be cold!

Could it be that his performance is not hot? Or did the soldiers not understand their painstaking efforts? They don't really think that all these victories are entirely due to their bloody battles......

The muscles on Li Zicheng's face stiffened for two or three seconds, and his heart suddenly moved.

These soldiers were all born in bitter haha, their cultural quality is not high, they all have their own unique language, and they speak in such a crepe, does it scare them?

Li Zicheng picked up a piece of horse meat from the soup bowl, and as soon as he sent it forward, he was about to throw it into his mouth, but he stopped and shouted: "What the hell are you doing in a daze?" The horse meat is almost cold, eat, eat the horse meat of the tartars! ”

"Haha......"

"Eat Tartar Meat......"

"The Metropolitan Governor should also eat more, without the Metropolitan Governor's strategy, how can his subordinates have Tartar meat to eat......"

……

The soldiers completely let go, and there was a mess below, although their words were vulgar and shallow, and there were even some misunderstandings, but what did it matter, they were soldiers of the fifth battalion, not students of Xining High School.

As long as you can kill the enemy bravely on the battlefield!

Unconsciously, the atmosphere rose, warm and long, and Li Zicheng looked at it in his eyes, as if he had drunk old wine.

Zhou Bin put the icing on the cake, saying a few words in the crowd from time to time, maintaining the fermented mood of the soldiers, and gradually pushing this mood to the peak, and between the governor and the soldiers, an intimate dinner was completed.

The horse meat was cold, the broth was cold, and even the white-flour steamed buns became stiff, but the soldiers were reluctant to eat it, and they forgot to eat it, this was their trophy, and the Jurchen cavalry, which had always been boasted of being invincible, was killed miserably when they met the Mandate of Heaven for the first time after defeating the Mongol tribes.

The corpses are all over the field, the casualties are heavy, and their favorite war horses are now in their hands, bowls, and abdomen, and those uninjured war horses will become sharp weapons in the crotches of the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven......

The cheers came and went, and the soldiers' self-confidence also rose to the peak, and at this moment, the fifth battalion showed a domineering spirit that other battalions had never had!

Zhou Bin is already drunk, for these soldiers under him!