The battlefield outside the city was cleared in the evening, and after counting, it was learned that more than 3,500 of them had been shot on the spot or trampled by war horses and frostbitten to death, and more than 3,000 were wounded, and nearly half of them were afraid that they would soon lose their lives.

The battle to hunt down the remnants of Jiannu also ended in the evening.

The cavalry led by Zhao Tai achieved the greatest results, they eliminated about 1,000 Jiannu, including more than 200 Mongols and more than 100 horsemen Jurchens, and the men and horses led by other generals were also more or less captured.

Of the more than 8,000 slaves who came to invade Datong, only more than 1,000 escaped in the end. However, Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun, who led the army, was not captured or killed in the end, and he did not know where to go, and hundreds of Mongolian and Jurchen cavalry also escaped by them.

Although there are regrets, but such a front, the generals are very satisfied, Cao Yue is of course also very satisfied, this is the first battle he commanded after serving as the chief soldier of Datong, and he has achieved such a complete victory, how can he not be happy?

But what made Cao Yue angry was that the men and horses led by Wu Ming, the deputy commander-in-chief, actually lost the battle when they encountered the remnants of Jiannu.

After hearing this report, Cao Yue was furious, and in front of Zhang An and Wei Daben, he ordered the sergeant to tie up Wu Ming, who had returned in embarrassment.

After inquiry, it was learned that Wu Ming was afraid of the enemy, and when he encountered the remnants of Jiannu, he actually thought of escaping. It should also be Wu Ming's bad luck, what he encountered was the Jurchen Jingqi who supervised Geng Zhongming.

The combat effectiveness of the Jurchens on horseback is really not comparable to ordinary armies, and the Jurchen cavalry of only a few hundred people will rush the two thousand cavalry led by Wu Ming in a mess. When Jiannu didn't want to kill him, Wu Ming, who almost lost his life, only thought about running away to save his life. Fortunately, the 5,000 cavalry led by Zhao Tai responded in time, drove away the Jurchens, and took the opportunity to annihilate more than 100 cavalry Jurchens and collect Wu Ming's rout.

Hearing the reports of Zhao Tai and other generals, as well as Wu Ming's own statement, Cao Yue's face was blue with anger, and he was angry on the spot: "Wu Ming, you are greedy for life and afraid of death, in the face of the impact of Jiannu's rout, you are not thinking about how to defeat them, you think of escaping as soon as you look at it, fortunately, there is the strategy of Deputy General Zhao, otherwise this battle may be overturned by Jiannu." Cowardly fled, this is the shame of the Ming soldiers. When the new recruits in Datong were established, the general formulated strict disciplinary regulations, one of which was that the leading generals should be cowardly and afraid of the enemy when fighting, or flee without a fight, and there will be no mercy!"

Although Cao Yue did not know that Wu Ming had submitted the false accusation to the imperial court, he knew that Wu Ming was already planning this matter. Today, this guy has committed such a serious crime, he can punish him well, take the opportunity to get rid of this ill-intentioned person, let himself be less restrained, and at the same time can clean up military discipline.

Wu Ming no longer had any confidence to resist Cao Yue, he knelt down in front of Cao Yue, and pleaded with tears, saying that he was not afraid of the battle and fled, but Jiannu's attack was too fierce, and there were only 2,000 cavalry around him, and they were all recruits with no combat experience, so he couldn't resist the onslaught of Jiannu. He begged Cao Yue to give him another chance, and he would definitely lead his men and horses to defeat Jiannu and wash away his shame.

Zhao Tai, the deputy general soldier who didn't know that Wu Ming framed Cao Yue, stood up and asked for Wu Ming, hoping that Cao Yue would let Wu Ming go and let him make meritorious contributions.

After Wei Daben and Zhang An saw Zhao Tai standing up and requesting, they thought that Cao Yue was just trying to establish a prestige, and would eventually spare Wu Ming, so they stood up and asked Cao Yue one after another, and gave Wu Ming another chance to take his life.

However, knowing that Wu Ming was going to frame Cao Yue, Gao Gao and Zhu Yang did not stand up to ask for Wu Ming, and Zhu Yang also took the opportunity to fall into the ground, saying that Wu Ming must be severely punished, otherwise there will be no way to rectify military discipline, and in future battles, there will still be generals who will flee in fear.

Then HD also stood up and expressed a similar meaning.

Unexpectedly, his original allies stood up and fell into the ground, and Wu Ming was stunned.

"When the general formed the Datong New Army, there was a strict order that no one should violate military discipline, otherwise he would be held responsible." Cao Yue said, pulled out the matching sword at his waist, and threw it in front of Wu Ming, who was still kneeling on the ground, and shouted in a loud voice: "Military discipline is fixed, cowardice and frustration, and those who flee before the battle will be killed." Today, the general will use the Shang Fang sword given by His Majesty to kill Wu Ming, who violated military discipline, feared the enemy, and fled from the battle, in front of the army, so as to correct the military discipline. Someone came, dragged Wu Ming down, beheaded him at the head of the city, hung his head at the head of the city, and displayed it to the public for three days. ”

"Yes, Chief Soldier!" Several sergeants immediately stepped forward, two of them held Wu Ming down, one covered his mouth to prevent him from making any more sounds, and the other sergeant picked up Shang Fang's sword that was thrown on the ground. Ignoring Wu Ming's struggles, the sergeants dragged him down very roughly.

Zhang An and Wei Daben, whose faces changed, wanted to get up and say something several times, but when they saw Cao Yue's iron-blue face and the empty scabbard of the Shang Fang sword he held in his hand, they still didn't get up in the end.

Cao Yue has the sword of Shang Fang, so he can cut first and then play. Not to mention killing a deputy commander-in-chief, even if any of them were killed, the emperor could not be blamed. Inside, there was a sudden silence, which completely washed away the festive atmosphere that had just been born because of the great victory, and many people's hearts were up and down, for fear that they would be harmed.

Soon, several sergeants who dragged Wu Ming out strode back to Xingyuan, and one of the sergeants held Wu Ming's head on a tray in his hand, and the bloody appearance of the head made Zhang An and Wei Daben, officials who had not really experienced the war, tremble.

They also really appreciated Cao Yue's decisive and unsympathetic side. A high-grade deputy chief soldier, he will kill when he says he will kill, and he doesn't even give face to the pleas of these civilian officials, and I believe that Cao Yue will also do even more outrageous things.

In the midst of everyone's apprehension, Zhao Tai, the deputy commander-in-chief, stood up and expressed his full support for Cao Yue's behavior of rectifying military discipline and strict military regulations, and they and their officers and soldiers will always keep in mind military discipline and military regulations, take the lead in battle, never retreat, and vow to eliminate all the slaves and thieves. If the generals or sergeants under his command are afraid to move forward or flee from the battle, they will be disciplined on the spot.

Then other generals, Gao Gao, Zhu Yang, Wu Xin, Cao San, Cao Qian and others also stood up one after another, expressing their full support for Cao Yue's behavior of rectifying military discipline, and they would definitely kill the enemy bravely, and they would not be afraid to fight at any time, let alone flee from the battle.

For a while, the crowd in Xingyuan was excited, and all the dullness caused by Wu Ming's killing just now was eliminated.

Of course, the news of Wu Ming's killing was soon reported to Beijing.

Cao Yue's own book, as well as the statements of Zhang An, Wei Daben and several other officials about the incident, were sent to Beijing by fast horse at about the same time. Along with these transcripts were sent to Beijing, along with reports of the course of the battle and the results achieved, as well as rewards for meritorious soldiers.