Chapter 124: Good News (I)
A day ago, Hu Yousheng came to the city of Ganzhou with thousands of Qing soldiers and 10,000 sword and shield soldiers led by Yang Cai.
Hu Yousheng opened the city gate as the general soldier of Ganzhou, and then the unsuspecting Qing soldiers were quickly controlled by the Zheng army, and Liu Wuyuan, the defender of Ganzhou, had no choice but to surrender.
The Qing army was pinned down by Tieqi Town and black slaves, and arrived in Ganzhou City one day later than Zheng's army.
From the moment Zheng Chenggong appeared in the head of Heluohui County, the fate of the Qing army and his party had been decided.
Compared with the remnants of the Qing army with low morale and fatigue, the Zheng family army waited for work with ease, and what was even worse was that they were unprepared.
When Zheng Chenggong commanded the soldiers and horses hidden in the city to show their sharp fangs, many Qing soldiers collapsed psychologically and were powerless to resist.
Opening the city gate, Gan Hui led the ironclad army from the city gate to the sound of drums.
He Wenxing led the musketeers to kill from the left side of the city wall, Huang Ting led the archers to kill from the right side, Wang Qibang led the Iron Cavalry Town to kill from the back and the right side, and Wan Li led the rattan armor soldiers to kill from the back and left.
The Zheng army launched a swift attack on the remnants of the Qing army from all sides, and the enemy was routed without much effort.
The rubber merchants fought to the death with all their might, and only reluctantly led thousands of Eight Banner cavalry to escort Tan Tai, Shang Kexi, Geng Jingzhong and other generals out of danger.
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In the Ganzhou City Mansion, listening to Wang Zhongxiao's casualty report.
In this battle, the Zheng army sent 43,000 troops and killed 4,135 people, of which the ironclad army fought against the Qing cavalry with flesh and blood, and 114 people were killed. Two hundred and forty-one people were wounded, and one hundred and eighty-nine were slightly injured.
One thousand seven hundred and eighty-five sword and shield soldiers were killed, and two hundred and thirty were seriously wounded. Minor injuries are countless.
There were 432 casualties in Tieqi Town, 58 seriously wounded, and countless minor injuries.
Three hundred and forty-four archers and musketeers were killed, thirty were seriously wounded, and countless were lightly wounded.
One hundred and eighty-seven were killed and eighty-five seriously wounded.
Listening to those casualties, Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness.
But I have experienced so many lives and deaths. Zheng Chenggong also became a little cold-blooded and a little numb, slightly sentimental, and quickly cheered up.
After telling about the casualties of Zheng Jiajun. Then when those generals reported the battle situation one by one, Zheng Chenggong became more and more happy the more he listened.
Gan Hui captured the Qing general Heluohui, and the ironclad army killed nearly 3,600 cavalry of the Eight Banners and captured 6,340 Qing soldiers.
The musketeers led by He Wenxing killed nearly 3,300 people of the Eight Banners Cavalry. The Qing army numbered nearly 6,000. 91,000 Qing soldiers were captured.
Huang Ting led the archers to kill nearly 3,000 cavalry of the Eight Banners, 16,000 Qing soldiers, and captured more than 8,000 Qing soldiers.
Wang Qibang and Yao Guotai led the Iron Cavalry Town to kill 3,800 Qing soldiers, forced the Qing general Hu Yisheng, and captured more than 1,000 people.
The sword and shield soldiers led by Yang Cai killed more than 6,000 Qing soldiers and captured more than 23,000 people.
A total of nearly 40,000 Qing soldiers of the Green Battalion were captured, and the Manchu general Heluo was captured, and Hu Yousheng and Liu Wuyuan surrendered. There are countless other partial generals and officials.
Xinfeng captured 310,000 quintals of military rations in the camp of the Qing army, and at the same time in the city of Ganzhou. Zheng Jiajun seized another 80,000 loads of military rations.
The gold, silver and jewels plundered by the Qing soldiers also fell into the hands of the Zheng family's army, as well as the nearly 3,000 women who were captured by the Qing soldiers.
The Qing army suffered heavy losses in this battle, and the 140,000-strong army finally left thousands of cavalry of the Eight Banners to flee.
After hearing Zheng Chenggong, he laughed out loud, and even said: "Okay, good ......"
After laughing, Zheng Chenggong said loudly, "Report to Xiamen immediately!" ”
"Yes, General!"
Zheng Chenggong said loudly: "Xizhi, you can win this battle, and you have made great contributions." After returning to the teacher, I will be rewarded with 5,000 taels of silver, and at the same time, I will give you a knighthood! ”
"It's all up to the general's scheduling, and the officials don't dare to take credit!" Yao Qisheng stepped out of the queue and said.
Zheng Chenggong smiled and waved his hand and said, "If you have merit, you will be rewarded, don't quit!" ”
Yao Qisheng also smiled and said, "Yes, General!" ”
Zheng Chenggong looked at the others and said, "Gan Hui was promoted to General Zhaoyong, and the reward was three thousand taels of silver!" ”
Gan Hui hurriedly drank: "General Xie! ”
"He Wenxing was promoted to General Huaiyuan, and Huang Ting was promoted to General Guangwei, with a reward of two thousand taels of silver!"
He Wenxing and Huang Ting hurriedly lined up and drank: "General Xie! ”
"Wang Qibang was promoted to the captain of the light car, and Yao Guotai was promoted to the captain of the cavalry, and the reward was two thousand taels of silver!"
"General Xie!"
"Yang Cai and Wan Li were promoted to guerrilla generals, and they were rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver!"
"General Xie!"
"Get in!" Under the custody of four soldiers, He Luo will be escorted into the hall.
Seeing that Heluohui was a prisoner and continued to run rampant, the guard suddenly kicked Heluohui's foot joints and drank, "Kneel!" ”
He Luohui bent down and quickly stood up straight, glaring at Zheng Chenggong with his head held high.
Holo would glance at the guard with contempt and look up at the ceiling.
"No need!" Zheng Chenggong raised his hand to stop him, "You are willing to surrender!" ”
Hearing this, Heluo Hui drank: "The Zheng family's children, who don't know Tianwei, actually want to block the car with their mantis arms." I'll wait below to see how your Zheng family perishes......"
"How dare the prisoners be so rampant?" Gan Hui's face turned pale, and he shouted angrily.
Zheng Chenggong also knew that it was rare to recruit a Manchu general now, and this time he also came with a try.
Seeing that Heluo would refuse to surrender, Zheng Chenggong waved his hand and said, "Push it out and cut it!" ”
He Luohui was still scolding angrily until the beheading, and soon with a knife falling, the head was sent up by the guards.
Zheng Chenggong looked at the head and said, "Put it in a box and send it to the Fuzhou Governor Zhang Xuesheng's Mansion!" ”
Yao Qisheng said with a smile: "General, Zhang Xuesheng is so frightened that he sees it, but I'm afraid that he won't surrender!" ”
"It doesn't matter, even if it can hit the morale of the Fujian Qing soldiers!"
In the past, there were Manchu armies in Fujian, Jiangxi, and Guangdong, and Zheng Chenggong lived every day like walking on thin ice, for fear that the Manchus would send a large army to besiege him on three sides, and then he would definitely die without a place to be buried.
Now the First World War wiped out the main forces of the Manchu Qing in the south, and the Manchus could no longer send a large army to the south in a short time.
The burden in his heart was temporarily put down, Zheng Chenggong felt that his whole person became light and flying, and he didn't even feel his voice loud and said: "In this battle, our army defeated the Qing army and won a complete victory. Congratulations! ”
After a pause, the corners of Zheng Chenggong's mouth raised slightly, and he continued, "Today, the whole army celebrates together, except for the soldiers on duty, the rest of the people are not limited to alcohol and food!" ”
On weekdays, Zheng Chenggong enforces the law very strictly, and his subordinates don't dare to drink and make mistakes.
Now when he heard that Zheng Chenggong actually let them eat and drink, both the soldiers and the soldiers were overjoyed.
Gan Hui said even more with his hands and feet: "General, this is what you said, I haven't drunk a drop of wine for more than a month, and a bird is about to fade out of my mouth." Hahaha......"
Zheng Chenggong nodded and laughed loudly, "If you don't get drunk tonight, I will accompany you to drink enough ......."
Gan Hui said loudly: "Okay, this is what you said, I will definitely have a good drink today." ”
The moon hung high, and in the military camp outside Ganzhou City, Zheng Chenggong lingered around the soldiers, holding a wine glass and shouting: "Come, drink!" ”
As soon as the porcelain bowl was touched, Zheng Chenggong dried it up, attracting the soldiers to cheer loudly.
"Haha......" The atmosphere in the barracks gradually became lively, and laughter continued.
Zheng Chenggong drank an average amount of alcohol, and under repeated irrigation, he was already drunk and unconscious. I was drunk and crazy, and I was helped by the guards and sent to rest. (To be continued.) )