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At the foot of the hillside, in the continuous low bushes, there are two or three hundred corpses of Houjin soldiers, as well as hundreds of war horses, they seem to have been eaten by green bushes, some dazzling and some hideous under the dazzling sunlight.

Li Yuanqing understood it at a glance.

This must have been during the storm last night, when these Tartars did not know the details and wanted to break through at night, but they were swept into the flood and became drowned ghosts.

Looking at the scale of this corpse, there should be many people, but those people were not so lucky, they were kept by the bushes, I am afraid, they have already been swept into the sea and died in the belly of the fish.

"Haha. You wait, Lao Tzu will cut a few Tartar heads. ”

"Slow down, wait for me, I'll go too."

Some of the soldiers of Chen Zhong and Zhang Panbu couldn't wait any longer, and rushed down the mountain one after another, wanting to cut off the heads of these tartars.

The judgment of the Ming Dynasty on military merits recognizes the head.

It doesn't matter if you kill 10,000 enemies, or 100 enemies, even if you only kill one, no matter what else you do, the court only looks at how many heads you have.

To a certain extent, this is indeed a good means to inspect military merits and prevent false meritorious reports.

But the fact is that the Houjin soldiers are extremely brave, even if someone dies, others can get half of his property as long as they bring his body home, which also makes the Houjin soldiers attach great importance to the corpses of their companions, even if the Ming army wins a big victory, it is difficult to get too many heads.

And even if the battle is won, the soldiers are busy cutting off their heads, how can they complete the task of continuing the pursuit?

This makes the Ming army often blush when they see the Tartar head when they fight, you fight for me, and even the sword and soldiers face each other, and in the end, the victory is also a defeat.

Especially in large-scale operations, all departments want to get the first level, and who is willing to do dirty work and tiring work?

It's like on a football field, everyone wants to be a striker, they want to score goals, so why do they need defenders and midfielders?

Is this possible?

Soon, a dozen soldiers had crossed the creek below the mountain and began to cut heads in the bushes.

Around Li Yuanqing, several pro-soldiers couldn't help it, "General, let's also cut off the head, right?" Otherwise, they will all cut it off, and we will not have it. ”

The Changsheng Battalion was strictly disciplined, and no one dared to move without Li Yuanqing's order.

And next to it, there were already more and more soldiers of Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan, running down the mountain and going to cut off the heads on the opposite side.

Li Yuanqing glanced at these personal soldiers, "Do you want to go too?" ”

Several pro-soldiers were stunned.

Even if they didn't follow Li Yuanqing for a long time, they were all people close to Li Yuanqing, and they had already realized that Li Yuanqing didn't seem to agree with this, so they all hurriedly shook their heads.

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity and said coldly: "If you want merit, go to the battlefield to get it." Did you kill these tartars? What is the use of your taking his head? Even if the court recognizes it, I, Li Yuanqing, don't recognize it. ”

Several pro-soldiers hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately, and they didn't dare to breathe.

Soon, a scene was formed.

The soldiers of Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan rushed to the opposite side to cut their heads like a race, but on the side of the Changsheng Battalion, they were still busy with camp affairs, even if some people were greedy and secretly glanced at the opposite side, no one dared to move.

Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong were both generals, and they soon discovered this difference, both of them were a little embarrassed, and hurriedly asked their respective soldiers to call these soldiers back.

Zhang Pan was even more ashamed of himself, he finally understood now why Li Yuanqing could dare to face the Houjin cavalry, but he could only blindly run away.

"Damn it, these bitches, it's really embarrassing Lao Tzu's face."

Zhang Pan took a sip fiercely, "Zhang Ming, Zhang Hu, roll over to Lao Tzu." ”

"Yes." After a moment, the two strong men hurriedly knelt down beside Zhang Pan.

The taller one is called Zhang Ming, and the stout one is called Zhang Hu, all of whom are Zhang Pan's henchmen who have changed their surnames.

"You two listen to Lao Tzu, whoever went to cut the head just now, you will be pulled out by Lao Tzu, and each person will be given a hundred whips, and he will not be spared."

"Huh? Be. Zhang Ming was stunned, but he also knew that Zhang Pan was really angry, so he didn't dare to refute, so he hurriedly went with Zhang Hu and his personal team to arrest people.

Chen Zhong's face was not good-looking, and with a wave of his hand, he also ordered his personal soldier Chen Changyou to arrest people.

Not long after, dozens of soldiers in the Zhang Pan Department who had cut off their heads were all captured.

Zhang Pan directly asked them to tie them to the pine forest on the side, and he picked up the horsewhip in his hand, and whipped it over with a whip on his head and face.

The soldiers screamed in pain and hurriedly begged for mercy, "General, why are you pumping us?" What are we doing wrong? ”

"Dog's day, dare to be hard-mouthed."

"General, we were wrong, spare your life."

“……”

Zhang Pan was sweating profusely, and here, Chen Zhong also picked a horse whip and came to his deployment.

Although the whip was whipped on Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong, the soldiers on the side of the Immortal Battalion also felt a little empathy, especially the soldiers who had the idea of cutting off their heads just now.

"What do you see? Are you done with your business? Duan Xiliang couldn't help but drink roughly.

"Yes." The soldiers did not dare to slack off, and hurried to their own affairs.

But a hint of pride flashed in Duan Xiliang's eyes, on weekdays, Li Yuanqing was really ruthless in his training requirements, and many times, even completely unkind, Duan Xiliang was a little unbearable, but at this time, this seemingly inconspicuous small detail had already opened up the gap.

Duan Xiliang is also reflecting on why Li Yuanqing has always emphasized, "Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime." ”

That's probably the problem.

If the Tartars on the opposite side have not completely withdrawn, and there is a wave of charges while these soldiers are beheaded, then ......

Li Yuanqing didn't have too much expression on his face, he didn't feel proud, and he didn't deliberately dissuade Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan.

In fact, although the soldiers were under Li Yuanqing's high pressure at this time, they barely restrained the urge to cut off their heads, but in their hearts, I am afraid that there are many people who disagree.

This kind of thing is also human nature.

Although they have a little sense of teamwork, it is inevitable that they will not have distracting thoughts when faced with the temptation of personal interests.

This is mainly a question of the reward mechanism of the Ming army.

And through today's seemingly inconspicuous small detail, it also made Li Yuanqing clear that the reform in the army is urgent.

Training and military discipline are the basics, but favors, comfort, or in other words, giving soldiers an open upward path are the most critical elements for maintenance and development.

There is still a long way to go.

Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong vented enough, and in the camp of the three departments, the atmosphere gradually began to become solemn.

This is the atmosphere that the barracks should have, not free and casual.

In the evening, it is again a large pot of stewed horse meat.

The soldiers were well fed and drunk, and the weather was good, so today's incident became their biggest topic of conversation.

Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, and Zhang Pan summed up the battle in a newly built big shack.

After a full day of rest today, all aspects of affairs gradually returned to normal, and the Tartar heads and the corpses of war horses on the opposite side were also gathered on the side of the camp.

In the fierce battle for several days in a row, more than 300 soldiers on Chen Zhong's side were killed, more than 400 auxiliaries, and Zhang Pan was even worse, with more than 700 soldiers lost, nearly 800 auxiliaries, and countless wounded.

Li Yuanqing's side was slightly better, with nearly 300 casualties and less than 100 auxiliaries.

The main reason is that Li Yuanqing later participated in the war, and the auxiliary soldiers did not go deep into the front line, and most of the injuries were killed by pikemen who acted as meat shields when facing the enemy head-on.

There was also a storm, which also brought more than 20 casualties to the third department.

As for the damage to the ship, at least tens of thousands of taels of silver were gone.

But the harvest is not nothing, the three have obtained a lot of new wheat this year, the most plates, there must be a few hundred thousand catties, most of them have been transported back to Lushun, Chen Zhong also has to have more than 200,000 catties, Li Yuanqing has the least, and there is also a little more than 100,000 catties.

After deducting the ones that burned under Fuzhou City, there will be no big problem for the three to survive this year.

In these successive battles, the three departments obtained almost five or six hundred corpses of war horses, and these horse meat can be regarded as a lot of wealth.

There are also all kinds of blades, tents, armor, etc., which can also be worth tens of thousands of taels.

The most critical Tartar head, Li Yuanqing now has more than 400 in his hands, Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong each have a hundred levels, plus more than 200 levels on the opposite hillside, the three are combined, close to 900 Tartar heads.

Among them, there are about 600 levels of real slaves and 300 Han army flags, which can definitely be said to be a big victory.

Zhang Pan said: "Yuanqing, in this battle, you contributed the most. In this way, these 200-level Tartar heads, you take 100, and I and Lao Chen are 50 alone, and we are not a loss in this battle. ”

Chen Zhong nodded, indicating that he had no objection.

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Two brothers, you and my brothers are fighting side by side in this battle, so what is the difference between you and me?" In this way, we have a total of more than 900 levels, so let's divide them equally. Each person is 200 level real slaves, and 100 level Han army flags. It is easy to calculate the work of reporting the work. ”

Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan were both shocked, and Zhang Pan hurriedly said: "Yuan Qing, this, this, aren't you suffering a big loss?" No, no. My brother has already received your great favor, how can he still take advantage of you like this? You want your brother to be a faceless man in the future. No, I don't agree. ”

Chen Zhong also said: "Yuanqing, your heart, my brother understands it." But what to do, let's do it. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Don't worry, two brothers." Although we won this battle, the damage to each department was not small, and we didn't get much actual benefit. Or do as I say. In this way, whether it is Mao Shuai or the court, we can explain it. ”

Zhang Pan also understood what Li Yuanqing meant at this time, and when he slapped his head, tears almost poured out.

This is Li Yuanqing helping him take responsibility, afraid that he will be punished by the court and Mao Wenlong because of his rashness.

This time, the three ministries advanced and retreated together, even if it was the imperial court, they couldn't blame anything, after all, the three departments won the battle in the end.

And Mao Wenlong's side, as long as the court can have a step down, it will naturally not be difficult for the three henchmen.

Chen Zhong nodded, "Lao Zhang, what Yuan Qing said is actually the safest. ”

"Yuan Qing, Lao Chen, you, you ......" Zhang Pan's lips trembled a few times, but he couldn't say a word.

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Brother Zhang, if you want to thank me, hehe, it's not difficult." Prepare a few jars of good wine, prepare more good dishes, let's have a good drink. No cheating. ”

Chen Zhong couldn't help laughing, "That's it." Let Lao Zhang shed some blood. Let's eat him hard. ”

Zhang Pan's tears couldn't help but welled up, "Okay, good." Isn't it just a drink? Can Lao Tzu be afraid of the two of you? ”

All three laughed.

After the work, the atmosphere suddenly relaxed a lot, and the three of them discussed their future plans.

Li Yuanqing carefully analyzed for the two of them, according to Mao Wenlong's order at the beginning, it was to pull and pull the defense line of the Houjin Army in southern Liaoning, at this time, although the completion of the three departments was not too exciting, and the process was not too smooth, but it was barely considered to have completed Mao Wenlong's task.

At this time, it is entering the storm season, and the weather is extremely bad, and it is not realistic to make any big moves in such a state.

And the blow of the three departments in the front, coupled with the help of the storm, the dozen or so Niu Lu inlaid with the red flag and the positive blue flag, the loss must be not small, once the main force of Mang Gurtai and Yue Tuo arrives, this breath, I am afraid it will be difficult for them to swallow.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong are on Changsheng Island and Guanglu Island, there is a sea separation, but there is nothing yet, but Zhang Pan's Lushun side, I am afraid that they will be directly retaliated.

After listening to Li Yuanqing's analysis, Zhang Pan couldn't help laughing, "Yuanqing, don't worry. On the Lushun side, the defense has long been different from the past. Lao Tzu is afraid that Mang Gurtai and Yue Tuo will not come! As long as they dare to come, Lao Tzu will definitely give them a happy one! ”

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