The first battle of Kuling Pass did not last long, less than an hour, it was over, more than 10,000 Qing troops, as many as 7,000 people died in the battle, almost all of them died under the musket artillery, of course, human flesh * is also indispensable, the shock effect is too great, so that the Qing army is all over the line, dare not fight again, directly choose to surrender, the narrow battlefield, full of stumps and broken arms, there are very few Ming troops, all of them are Qing army.

The night has come, the sky is already dark, but the surroundings of Kuling Pass are still bright, there are no people in a radius of more than ten miles, but there are birds and beasts, and they have all flown away after being frightened, so tonight's Kuling Pass is silent, but it is lively, there is no sound of birds and beasts, but the sound of people and horses howling.

"General, these are the people coerced by the Qing army, a total of one hundred and seventy-four people, many of whom died on the battlefield, and more than twenty seriously injured have been carried down for treatment." Li Yan came to Cao Bianjiao and brought a group of women, some young, some older, the youngest estimated to be twelve or thirteen years old, and the oldest was thirty or forty years old.

"Thank you General for saving your life!" Everyone bowed down in front of Cao Bianjiao.

Cao Bianjiao raised his hand and said: "You are all frightened, I don't know that there are still people in the Tartar army, it is my sin, it is my sin, since you are fortunate to be spared, it means that you are favored by God, and you will live well in the future, where are you from?" ”

"I'm Anji's ......"

"I'm Wukang's ......"

Many people began to report their homes, all of which were basically states and counties outside the Kuling Pass, and Cao Bianjiao also said at the moment: "You have been taken captive by the Manchu Tartars here, say a bad word, even if you are innocent, but I am afraid that no one will believe it after you go back, I am afraid that after you go back, you will inevitably be pointed at, you should all know that those who have nothing to do will even exaggerate, rather than so, it is better to stay in our army!" ”

"But we won't fight......"

"It doesn't matter if you don't know how to fight, I'm not asking you to go into battle to kill the enemy, but to take charge of logistics, to put it bluntly, it is to let you learn a little medical skills, medical skills that can be used on the battlefield, you see, although this time we plan to be secret, here with a favorable terrain, ambushed the Qing army, but there are still many people injured, if you can stay, take charge of this post-war treatment, help the wounded soldiers bandage their wounds, apply medicine, and so on, wouldn't it be more meaningful, there are major good performers on the battlefield, In the future, there will be a chance to get the gift of the imperial court, and there will be a chance to shine on the lintel, and some people in the province say that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented, and it is useless to have a daughter, right! ”

"I stayed, my father and mother were killed by the Manchu Tartars, I have already secured the heart of death, the general saved us, I am willing to listen to the general."

"I'm also willing to ......" There are really a lot of responses at the moment, willing to stay, of course, there are still some people who are unwilling, they have their own reasons, there are old parents at home who can't afford to let go, and there are underage children, all of which are their concerns, and Cao Bianjiao is not reluctant.

"Those who are willing to stay, occupy the left, and then I will send someone to send you to Nanjing for training, and those who are willing to go home will be given one or two pieces of silver each, and they will go home when they follow my army south." Cao Bianjiao is also very clear, not forced, not blamed, everything obeys their own will, women are not men, Cao Bianjiao is very clear, men stimulate a few words, maybe they will explode bloody, but women can't, maybe they won't be able to think about it.

A group of people were taken away one after another, and Li Yan said again: "This time, at the cost of less than 600 people, we killed more than 6,800 enemies, and captured 3,000 people, which can be described as a complete victory, which can be regarded as completely reducing the threat of Hangzhou, and we can welcome the emperor back to Beijing." ”

"Yes! This time it's thanks to you, if it weren't for your ingenious plan, showing that you mixed in as reinforcements, occupied this pass in one fell swoop, and then ambushed Nikan's army, I'm afraid that the losses would not be so small, and your human flesh*, not bad, rushed into the battle with a person who committed a capital crime in the army*, completely crushed the morale of the Qing army, and gave them an indescribable shock, they would not have surrendered so quickly. ”

"It's also that they are too lax, thinking that my Ming has no power to fight back, they have eaten us, and only left three hundred people to guard such an important pass, we can't be so smooth, as for those dead soldiers, they were also prompted by Li Zicheng's success that year, Li Zicheng attacked the city, that is, he ordered people to dig the city bricks, and then blew up the city wall with *, I thought of those who violated military law in the army, it is also a dead end, it is better to let them serve the country again, and their families can also get pensions."

"For those dead soldiers, each family's family will be given a hundred taels of silver, and those who have old mothers and children in the family should also take more care, although they have violated military law and cannot escape the death penalty, but they sacrifice themselves for the country, which is worthy of respect, and I will treat them well."

Although Cao Bianjiao has strict military laws, it is not unkind, Cao Bianjiao will not be too harsh on them, they sacrificed for the war, they are heroes, and they should be rewarded.

"Weng Zhiqi led the naval army to collect Yangzhou, Fang Guoan led the army to recover Huainan, there must be news, there are not many Qing troops in Jiangbei, they are still dreaming of passing the word, whether they want to come or not, but Yuan Boying is there, he has to face an enemy with no less than his strength, and he doesn't know what the situation is, let Lin Yangcheng lead an army of 10,000 and cross Taihu Lake from Huzhou, and deal with it."

"Although Yuan Boying is famous for his calligraphy and painting, but he has the style of Lu Xiangsheng back then, how big and strategic, good at riding and shooting, and having side talents, there will be no problem in thinking about it, the general does not have to worry, within ten months, there will be good news." Li Yan is very confident, although he has not been friends with Yuan Shu for a long time, but he knows his talent very well, this person is not simple, but he is handsome, it is not good to say, he is a deputy under Cao Bianjiao, he is bent to talent, and he should be in charge alone.

"Then let's wait for Bo Ying's good news! Let the soldiers rest for a day, and then go to Hangzhou to meet the holy driver, and send someone to inform Chen Zilong, let him control Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, protect the emperor's safety, and we can arrive in Hangzhou within three days. ”

"Yes!"

Fang Guoan was ordered to lead an army of 10,000 to the north, and collected Hezhou, Chuzhou, Luzhou, Fengyang and other places, because there was no Qing army there, and the Qing army marched south from the canal, which was now a vacuum area, and only the Qing army's Jingqi Nihafan Wu Zhaosheng wanted to pass on the rumors with hundreds of men and horses, and it was not a problem for Fang Guoan to recover Huainan.

And Weng Zhiqi led the army to collect Yangzhou, which was slightly more difficult, because although Yangzhou was poisoned, the Qing army did not leave many defenders, but in Huai'an, there were 10,000 horses and horses of the Qing army's quasi-tower, but Cao Bianjiao transferred 30,000 water infantry troops to Weng Zhiqi, and asked Zu Dale to go to help, and he could recover the lost land in the future.

Just when Cao Bianjiao was worried about the battle situation on Yuan Shu's side, Yuan Shu, with the cooperation of Zhang Tianlu, defeated Boluo's men and horses in Suzhou Mansion, Bolo led less than 10,000 horses and fled to Taicang Prefecture, and was ambushed by Zheng Hongkui, Bolo lost more than half of it, and fled again, and when he arrived in Baimao Town, thousands of remnants were defeated, and they were besieged by Yuan Shu, Zheng Hongkui and others, which was already at the end of the road. Yuan Shu proved what Li Yan said with his practical actions.