After taking Hengyang, a few families are happy and a few are sad.

The Chu army was, of course, the biggest winner, and after occupying this important town in southern Hunan, Hengzhou Mansion, Yongzhou Prefecture, and Chenzhou Prefecture ...... Even the Jinggangshan area of Ji'an Prefecture in Jiangxi Province was connected, and Wang Kefan controlled the eastern and southern regions of Hunan, becoming a veritable warlord.

There were also a lot of materials that were directly seized. The speed of the Chu army breaking the city was too fast, the Qing army did not have time to burn the warehouse, and the hoarded various military supplies became the trophies of the Chu army, Kong Youde originally planned to operate Hengyang into a former enemy bridgehead, and the grain and ordnance were piled up in the warehouse, which became a gift to the Chu army, plus the weapons and equipment of tens of thousands of Qing troops in the city, which was enough for the Chu army to expand the army again.

Wang Kefan did exactly this, as soon as the Chu army took Hengyang, it increased its efforts to recruit new soldiers, the original recruits were incorporated into the army to supplement the combat attrition, and the vacated new barracks were crowded with young people who signed up, and several state capitals under his rule added new barracks, but they were soon filled again.

When Luck Dehun was killed in battle, thousands of Qing cavalry fled back to Hengyang, and in the blink of an eye, the city was breached again, and they were all blocked in the city. Some of the horses were lost in the battle, but the Chu army captured 36,700 horses, excluding the disabled and unusable, the West Cavalry Battalion and the Jiang Cavalry Battalion received another 2,500 horses, which was enough to more than double the expansion of the army.

Most of the soldiers of the Chu army are southerners, and everyone can come to the boat twice, but there are not many who can ride horses, and there are even fewer who can ride on horses...... Guarding thousands of war horses but not enough cavalry, Ti Zhaorong and Wang Meng both fell into the distress of happiness. Every day, the battalions of the Chu army searched for riders everywhere, causing chickens and dogs to jump, and the battalion owners would be angry.

"Cavalry. There are really no cavalry, there are only about 30 people in my scout team, and the two generals know about it...... "This is more kind, such as Wang Sheng and others, but the kindness is kind, and the matter of asking for cavalry is not negotiable."

"You don't have enough cavalry, so come and dig the corner of Lao Tzu's wall. Don't even think about it! "This is a relatively violent temper, such as Tan Xiao and others, who directly blasted Ti Zhaorong and Wang Meng out of the door. He also repeatedly told his generals that they must strictly guard these two despicable and shameless fellows, especially not to let them come into contact with the scout team, lest those scouts who suddenly become fragrant and gluttonous will not be strong-willed. Lured by generous treatment, he "defected" to two cavalry battalions.

"Want cavalry? Okay. In exchange for war horses, I also want to form a cavalry team, one cavalry for two horses, this price is fair, right? "This is good at careful planning, such as Teng Shuanglin and others, who want to build a cavalry unit for themselves.

Ti Zhaorong and Wang Meng hurriedly explained that the war horses were all with Wang Kefan, and they had not yet been allocated to the two cavalry battalions. Only a cavalryman can lead a war horse, and there is no room for negotiation.

Teng Shuanglin figured out the details. His expression immediately turned a lot colder, and he even chirped crookedly and said in an official tone, such as thinking about it again and studying it again. Ti Zhaorong and Wang Meng got nothing, so they could only leave in disappointment, but as soon as they left, Teng Shuanglin ran to Wang Kefan, claiming that he had 500 soldiers who could ride horses, and asked to take away 500 war horses......

Of course, Wang Kefan refused, but Teng Shuanglin had a hippie smile, grinding and hardening, and finally took away two hundred war horses, after hearing the news, Ti Zhaorong and Wang Meng were both angry.

Although there are many captured war horses, they will be divided up by the battalions if they continue like this, Ti Zhaorong and Wang Meng hurriedly found Wang Kefan and asked for the cavalry battalion to be equipped with double horses, the two cavalry battalions originally had more than 4,000 cavalry, 4,000 horses, plus more than 4,000 war horses captured in the Battle of Hengyang, exactly one cavalry with two horses.

"The cavalry battalion is full of veterans, who know how to cherish livestock, and these thousands of war horses are placed with us, and they are definitely taken care of fat and strong! And with two horses, you can change horses on a long march, and you can fight a battle......"

Ti Zhaorong gushed endlessly, Wang Meng was beside him, and the cavalry could be trained slowly, and the thousands of war horses should be in hand first.

Wang Kefan smiled and asked, "What?" I heard that Teng Shuanglin is leaving, two hundred horses can't sit still? If this is the case, you will probably be disappointed, and in addition to the Tongcheng camp, the other battalions will also be given two hundred war horses, and the rest will be given to you. ”

The concentrated use of cavalry is more powerful, but the territory of the Chu army is getting bigger and bigger, there are more and more troops, and each battalion often acts alone, and has its own cavalry unit, even if it is only a small force of two or three hundred people, and the tactical means will increase many options.

In Wang Kefan's long-term vision, the eight infantry battalions of the Chu army are eight seeds, which will continue to grow and develop in actual combat, forming an independent combat capability, and each battalion will be a field army with complete arms and can take charge of its own affairs in the future. For example, Zhang Jiayu's Dongguan battalion has just joined the Chu army and has been stationed in Chenzhou Mansion for training, and there is no credit in the battle of Hengyang, and the combat effectiveness needs to be further investigated, so they will not be assigned war horses.

Each infantry battalion is allocated 200 war horses, which is also Wang Kefan's decision after repeated consideration, the southerners are not good at riding horses, 200 war horses have reached the limit of each battalion, and it is a waste of resources to give more, if there is an actual need, it will be adjusted in the future, but what Wang Kefan hopes most is that each battalion can rely on its own efforts to take more war horses from the Qing army.

If we look at it from a higher perspective, if the Chu army wants to enter the vast northern plains to fight in the future, it must have a strong cavalry force, and it must also open up the passage to Mongolia and completely solve the problem of the source of war horses.

Ti Zhaorong and Wang Meng were mixed, and finally expressed their obedience to orders. In the battle of Hengyang, more than 4,000 war horses were captured, and more than 1,000 were distributed to the infantry battalion, and they were able to drop 3,000 horses, and three-quarters of the cavalry could achieve double riding, which was already a very good result. Wang Kefan emphasized again, the double cavalry sounds very beautiful, but the pressure on logistics and supply is greater, and the management also needs to be more meticulous, otherwise you have to take care of a large group of empty horses during the war, and if you don't do it, it will become a gift to the enemy......

In addition to the Chu army, the loyal battalion also gained a lot in this battle.

They were given tens of thousands of armor sets, most of which were intact and ready for immediate use, and more than 3,000 sets could be repaired, which alone could equip more than 10,000 armored soldiers to make up for all the battle losses.

In addition, there were countless swords, guns, weapons, ordnance vehicles, artillery, tents, 10,000 prisoners, and 1,000 horses, enough for the army to eat for a month...... After many battles since the counterattack on Huguang, it was the Battle of Hengyang that earned the most, Li Guo and other generals couldn't help but sigh greatly, or this kind of large-scale annihilation war is the most interesting, and the next time there is a chance, we will continue to cooperate with the Chu army.

For Li Guo and others, the political capital gained in this battle is even more important.

After they returned to Nanming, they have always been an embarrassing marginal role, and they barely supported themselves under the protection of Du Yinxi...... The Battle of Hengyang eliminated the main force of 50,000 Qing troops, killed important generals such as the Manchu Dynasty Dorobelle Lekedehun and Huaishun King Geng Zhongming, completely reversed the situation in Hunan, and had an important impact on the situation of the entire Southern Ming Dynasty.

In the battle of Hengyang, the generals of the loyal battalion also further deepened their understanding of the strength of the Chu army and strengthened the cooperation with Wang Kefan...... After all, there are people in the DPRK who are good officials, and the loyal battalion urgently needs to find a strong political force as a backer, Wang Kefan's rise is so rapid, and now it is in full swing, and the future is even more limitless......

Zhang Kuang and Niu Zhongxiao were also among the winners.

Although they rushed to participate in the war, they made a small contribution, so the expectations were not high, people eat meat and I drink soup, and I am very satisfied with some oil, water and meat, but Wang Kefan intends to take care of them, and intends to tilt towards them, such a big war of annihilation, when distributing the merits of the war, it is slightly tilted, and immediately smashes Niu Zhongxiao to the point that his eyes are full of small stars.

All kinds of booty were only given a fraction, but Wang Kefan waved his hand and distributed 5,000 Qing army heads, including 1,500 true Tartars, Niu Zhongxiao's men had a total of more than 4,000 people, and one of them was rich. This favor is not costly, but Niu Zhongxiao is extremely grateful, with these 5,000 heads, he is enough to reach the heavens, and he can be crowned a marquis by merit, and the soldiers under his command can also get enough rewards.

In the good news sent to Emperor Longwu, Wang Kefan ranked Zhang Kuang's name in second place, only behind himself, and even surpassed Du Yinxi, and He Tengjiao did not mention a word. If it was before, Zhang Kuang would definitely be terrified, but this time he seemed to be suddenly confused, and he didn't say anything, but he knew each other.

Hao Shaoqi, Wang Jincai and Cao Zhijian are treated differently.

Wang Jincai did not get much of the spoils, but there were a lot of military merits, and there were a full 3,000 Qing army heads, Wang Jincai thanked him for all the spoils, and quietly sent 10,000 taels of silver to Wang Kefan.

"According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty official army, how can a Qing soldier get five taels of silver, the real tartar is more valuable, and twenty taels of silver is not much, but the last general is out on the expedition, and he didn't bring much silver. Wang Jincai was also stunned by this military achievement, 3,000 Qing army leaders, once this merit is reported, he will immediately become a famous general in the court. (To be continued......)