Chapter 580: Huang Taiji vomits blood
The final result was not surprising, in the face of the victorious pursuit of the Tiger and Leopard Army, the Tartar Lord had to abandon the corpses of the dead soldiers and withdraw from the battlefield very wolfly.
When the Haw Par Army returned to the barracks with the surplus food and thousands of horses and horses captured on the battlefield. Huang Taiji, who was confronting the Tiger and Leopard Army, happened to receive the news that the yellow flag was lost on the battlefield and took care.
After Huang Taiji, who had a heartache on his face, asked about the whole battle, a heartfelt angry expression appeared directly on his calm face. Facing the weak-hearted subordinates in front of him, he scolded loudly: "Don't you know that greed can sometimes kill people? It can be said that those Houjin warriors who died in battle were driven to death because of your greed......"
"If you are not greedy and directly use rockets to destroy those baggage carts that hide gunpowder, this qiē will not happen. The five thousand golden warriors will not die meaninglessly on the battlefield......"
In the angry scolding of Huang Taiji, the Tartar commander with more than 3,000 remnants of the army, like a frosted eggplant, knelt in front of Huang Taiji, lowered his head, and said nothing, allowing Huang Taiji to vent his anger on himself.
Maybe Huang Taiji was tired of scolding, and in the tent of Nuoda, he could no longer hear Huang Taiji's voice. The Tartar general, who lowered his head, dared to raise his head. Then, with a murderous look on his face, he reassured.
"Please calm the Great Khan's anger, and the slave will know that he has betrayed the Great Khan's trust. Only by dying can all kinds of rumors in the army be quelled. However, the minions implore the Great Khan to give the minions another chance, and the minions will die on the battlefield if they die, and they will die after avenging the five thousand warriors with yellow flags......"
"So. The minions begged the Great Khan to give the minions another chance, and to give the minions another 5,000 iron horses. As long as there are more than 8,000 iron horsemen in hand, the minions will definitely cut off the logistics and transportation channels of the Haw Par Army, prevent a single grain from entering the Haw Par Army barracks, and eliminate the Haw Par Army escorting the food and baggage little by little. Avenging the 5,000 Yellow Flag Warriors who died in battle......"
Even if the subordinates in front of him didn't mention this request, Huang Taiji already had this idea in his heart.
The reason is very simple, for Huang Taiji and the entire Houjin State, continuing to send additional troops to cut off the logistics line of the Haw Par Army is the only way to force the Haw Par Army out of the Houjin State.
As for the chief general of the additional troops, in the eyes of Huang Taiji. Even if the subordinates in front of them have experienced a defeat. However, this subordinate is still the best candidate to send the commander of the additional troops.
When it comes to why, it's just as simple. The Houjin Kingdom of Nuoda only has this subordinate in front of him. Experience in cutting off the Haw Par Army's logistics line. Only he knows how to achieve the maximum price with the least casualties. What's more, after experiencing a defeat, the subordinates in front of you will definitely become more cautious and no longer be deceived in the next battle.
Therefore, in the face of the request of his subordinates, Huang Taiji agreed without thinking about it.
Five thousand Tartar iron horsemen. When he went to the logistics transportation line of the Haw Par Army again, he planned to take advantage of it.
In the barracks of the Haw Par Army, which is less than five miles away from the main force of the Tatars, the Haw Par Army has received a new batch of food supplements. Directly under the gaze of the Tartars, he retreated very arrogantly.
The reason why Wei Zheng did this was only one purpose, that is, to use his arrogance to stimulate the Tartar with strong self-esteem. If the Tartars could not stand this irritation, they pursued the Hawpanther as they retreated. Well, in order to guarantee the speed of pursuit, the Tartars. You can only give up the ordinary people in the army who are used as meat shields.
In this case, the Haw Par Army can be on the way to retreat. Fight a big battle with the Tartars, before exiting Houjin. Leave another gift to Huang Taiji that will never be forgotten.
As a generation of heroes, Huang Taiji deserves to be Huang Taiji.
More than a dozen subordinates, although angry, shouted that they would lead their troops to pursue the retreating Haw Par Army. However, Huang Taiji, who seemed to see the purpose of Wei Zheng, did not agree from beginning to end. Watching the Tiger and Leopard Army, like a military parade, evacuate Houjin State.
The Tiger and Par Army retreated, and had migrated to the hinterland of Houjin, where millions of Tartars in a very small area, faced with limited grasslands and pastures, and cattle and sheep that were constantly frozen to death and starved to death, had to embark on the journey again, and relocated back to their homeland with more than half of the lost cattle and sheep war horses......
At the same time, the huge price paid by the entire Houjin Kingdom in this protracted war was also sent to Huang Taiji......
"Are these casualties real? In just a few months, did I really lose so many warriors? Looking at the numbers in his hand, Huang Taiji was like an angry lion, and asked Fan Wencheng sharply.
As a traitor of the Ming Dynasty, Fan Wencheng knows a truth very well. The stronger Houjin's strength, the more stable his position in Houjin will become. If one day Houjin is defeated and falls into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, then what awaits him must be a tragic ending that he can't imagine.
Therefore, Fan Wencheng also very much hopes that these numbers are all fake. However, in the face of the facts, he had to nod in the affirmative. "Great Khan, the numbers on this, the minions have been repeatedly calculated, and there is absolutely no problem."
"These losses include 10,000 Manchurian Eight Banner Iron Cavalry and 10,000 Han Eight Banner Musketeers who sent troops to the Northern Zhili of the Ming Dynasty, 15,000 Han Eight Banner Musketeers and 5,000 Manchu Eight Banner Iron Cavalry lost in the attack on Liaoyang, and 5,000 Han Eight Banner Musketeers and 3,000 Manchu Eight Banner Iron Cavalry lost in the first battle with the main force of the Tiger and Leopard Army. Plus the 7,000 yellow flag elites lost in the attack on the Haw Par Army's logistics and transportation lines. In this battle, we lost a total of 25,000 Manchurian Eight Banner Iron Cavalry and 30,000 Han Eight Banner Musketeers......"
Hearing this, Huang Taiji's angry face was directly covered with gloom.
Staring at a pair of murderous eyes, he continued to ask: "Ben Khan wants to know how many available soldiers I have left in Houjin so far......
Fan Wencheng hurriedly replied: "Before the war, each banner of the Eight Banners had 10,000 iron horses, a total of 80,000 iron horses. Excluding the losses, there are still a total of 55,000 iron horsemen left in the Manchu Eight Banners. However, after deducting the troops required to defend the various parts of Houjin, the Great Khan can still draw up to three banners, for a total of 30,000 iron cavalry......"
"On the Han Eight Banners, because we only have 50,000 musketeers. So, we have 20,000 musketeers left to draw. ”
At this time, Huang Taiji's gloomy face suddenly flashed with a smile full of mockery.
Then, the whole person seemed to be several years old in an instant, and Nan Nan, who had a low tone, muttered to herself.
"I really didn't expect that the Houjin State, which was militarily powerful a few months ago, would suffer such heavy losses in just a few months...... Ben Khan is ashamed of those warriors who died on the battlefield, of the Houjin Kingdom, and of the ancestors of Ben Khan......"
As a minion, Fan Wencheng certainly didn't want to see his master's fighting spirit just throw away. Otherwise, with his identity in Houjin, once he loses the protection and trust of Huang Taiji, there is no way to continue to live so freely.
Therefore, Fan Wencheng, who was racking his brains, hurriedly opened his mouth to comfort: "Great Khan, this defeat is not your fault, it is that the Tiger and Par Army is too powerful. Therefore, please believe that as long as the Jin Kingdom continues to accumulate strength, sooner or later, it will be able to defeat the Tiger and Par Army. ”
"Great Khan, have you forgotten that your ancestors established the powerful Houjin State with just a dozen people. And you, the Great Khan, have the support of tens of thousands of iron horsemen and the entire Houjin Kingdom. The minions believed that as long as the Great Khan was willing, the feats established by the Great Khan in his lifetime would far exceed those of his ancestors......"
Seeing that Huang Taiji's face finally showed a moving expression, Fan Wencheng's words changed and continued.
"Great Khan, in this battle, although we lost tens of thousands of iron horsemen. However, in Houjin, where everyone is good at riding and shooting, as long as the Great Khan is willing, he can make up for the losses at any time, so that the Manchu Eight Banners can reach full strength again. ”
"As for the Han Eight Banners, which also suffered heavy losses, not to mention far, as far as our attack on Liaodong is concerned, the Han people brought back from Liaodong can restore the Han Eight Banners to the 50,000 people they were formed into."
"In addition to that, the minions remember that when we attacked the Haw Par Army's logistics line, we captured a large number of well-equipped firearms from the Haw Par Army. Under such circumstances, we can completely imitate this firearm ourselves and form a firearms unit with more powerful combat effectiveness......"
"In addition, the minion also thinks that I should learn from the Tiger and Leopard Army in the Jin Kingdom. In addition to the formation of iron cavalry and firearms units with strong combat effectiveness, garrison units with slightly weaker combat effectiveness should also be formed. ”
"In this way, as soon as a battle breaks out, the Great Khan can hand over the Houjin State to these garrisons for defense. And the more than 100,000 elites of the Eight Banners and the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty can all participate in the battle. ”
Facing the endless gushing Fan Wencheng in front of him, he will be endless as soon as he talks about it. Huang Taiji, who had been keeping his head down, finally raised his head. The heavy facial expression also slowly became firm.
After taking a deep breath, he said directly to Fan Wencheng: "Strategist, you are right, Ben Khan did not lose, and Houjin did not lose ......"
After finishing speaking, he continued to ask Fan Wencheng: "Since you want to fight again with the whole army, you must know yourself and your opponent." The situation with the losses of the army, Ben Khan is already clear. Now, Ben Khan wanted to know the losses of the various tribes in the two months of long hair......
After seeing Huang Taiji regain his fighting spirit, Fan Wencheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, when Huang Taiji's words reached Fan Wencheng's ears. Fan Wencheng's mood that had just relaxed became tense again.
I just had a list of the losses of each tribe in my hand, and I didn't know whether to report it or not.
Because, in this strong wall and clear wilderness, the loss of the Houjin Kingdom once again surprised everyone.
Fan Wencheng was very worried that Huang Taiji's fighting spirit, which had just been restored, was once again completely lost under the blow of the loss of national strength.
After seeing the expression on Fan Wencheng's face, Huang Taiji, who was not confused, immediately realized something. He asked loudly, "Strategist, let's talk about it...... No matter how big the loss, Ben Khan can withstand it......"
Under Huang Taiji's gaze, Fan Wencheng had to open his mouth to report.
What made Fan Wencheng breathe a sigh of relief again was that during the entire reporting process, Huang Taiji's face did not change from beginning to end.
Just when Fan Wencheng thought that Huang Taiji had already endured this loss, he donated blood and spit it out directly from Huang Taiji's mouth...... (To be continued)