Chapter 288: A Great Victory

"Marshal Qiqi, the results of the battle have all been counted, in today's battle, our army killed more than 15,000 rebels and captured more than 5,000 people. More than 8,000 Russian troops were killed and more than 600 were captured, which can be described as a complete victory! Zhou Tai excitedly reported to Ren Chao.

"Good! That's great! Ren Chao said excitedly, and then his face turned pale, and he asked sternly, "What are the casualties of our army?" ”

"A total of 1,934 people were killed, 213 were missing, and more than 1,000 wounded, temporarily incapacitated." Zhou Tai said helplessly.

Ren Chao nodded heavily, most of the so-called disappearances have been killed in battle, or captured, otherwise it would be impossible for them to come back now. That is to say, more than 2,000 people were lost in this battle, and if the wounded are added, it is equivalent to the loss of more than 3,000 combat strength, and such losses are not insignificant. Although the results achieved by the Tiger Ben Army were very brilliant, in the face of such a big loss, Ren Chao was really not happy. Ren Chao also understands, war? It is inevitable that there will be casualties, and perhaps only when the final victory is won will Ren Chao be truly happy.

"Marshal, what should we do with these captives?" Zhou Tai couldn't help but ask.

"According to the old method, all of them were sent to the mines in various places to be mined, and if they were not honest, they were all executed on the spot. Send them all away at once, we don't have so much extra food to feed them all here. Ren Chao said casually. Ren Chao did not leave no prisoners as he did with the Japanese before, and all of them were killed on the spot. Because Ren Chao didn't have a place to place those little devils at that time, raising them was purely a waste of food, so he could only kill them. But now it is different, Shandong, Zhili and other places have built a large number of new mines, in this era, mining mainly relies on the most primitive manpower excavation, this kind of work. It is labor-intensive and dangerous. So these captives became the best labor force, and first of all, these soldiers were young and middle-aged, young and strong. Second, they don't need to be paid, they just need to eat, and if they die in a mining accident, they will die in vain. Since there is so much cheap labor, it is natural that there is no need to use it in vain.

"Yes!" Zhou Tai responded respectfully.

At this moment, Luo Yong, the commander of the Seventh Division, walked in dejectedly, followed by an equally dejected Tiger Army officer.

"Come and ask the marshal for his guilt!" As soon as Luo Yong saw Ren Chao, he directly surrendered his hand to Ren Chao and asked for guilt.

"Please? What kind of sin please? Ren Chao couldn't help but ask.

"It's better for you to report to the marshal yourself!" Rayong sighed helplessly, and then said to the officer behind him.

The officer heard this. couldn't help but take a step forward, and knelt down in front of Ren Chao with a puff, "Dashuai, the capital offense!" Please shoot the lowly commander! The man's face was blackened with gunsmoke, and he couldn't help crying at this time.

Ren Chao took a closer look and found that he actually knew this person, and said with a surprised face, "Hu Guangde, what crime have you committed." If you tell me the truth, Ben Shuai will naturally deal with it impartially. Also, get up and speak to me, the Tiger Army has abolished the ritual of kneeling. Even when we see the emperor, we don't have to kneel. Besides, there is gold under the man's knees, and what do you look like when you kneel on the ground like this, crying and crying? "After Ren Chao took charge of the government. First, he ordered all soldiers in the army to cut off their braids, and issued a nationwide order to cut braids, stipulating that all citizens could do what they liked. Leave all kinds of hairstyles, and the government will not interfere. That is to say, in the people, people can voluntarily cut off their braids, but in the army, Ren Chao has issued a strict order, and everyone, regardless of officers and generals, must cut off their braids. After the implementation of this set of laws, the effect among the people was not too ideal, due to the influence of preconceived notions, few people took the initiative to cut off their braids.

In addition to cutting braids, not long ago, Ren Chao took the lead in abolishing the bow ceremony in the army. In the army, there is no longer a kneeling salute between the upper and lower ranks, and all officers and soldiers can also be exempted from bowing when they see the emperor, and only salute the military. However, this decree has only been passed for a short time, and most of the officers and soldiers have not yet fully adapted to it.

"Yes!" Hu Guangde stretched out his hand and touched a handful of tears, quickly stood up, glanced at Ren Chao secretly, and hurriedly said, "Marshal Qiqi, I was ordered to lead my department to be responsible for ensuring the safety of our army's logistics supply line. When the subordinate led his troops to the scene of the incident, the Cossack cavalry of Lao Maozi was chasing and killing the people who were transporting our baggage and burning our baggage materials. A regiment of the Inferior Duty Department immediately entered the battle and engaged in a fierce battle with Lao Maozi. However, Lao Maozi was a lot of people, and the officers and soldiers of the subordinate and subordinate departments fought for two hours, but failed to repel Lao Maozi, but fortunately the brother troops supported, Lao Maozi saw the arrival of our reinforcements, so he retreated in a hurry. After this battle, not only was a large number of materials burned by Lao Maozi, more than 1,000 people were killed, and the lowly post department also suffered heavy losses, a regiment with a total of more than 500 brothers killed, and another 300 brothers were injured. In the end, Hu Guangde was already in tears, who said that men don't flick when they have tears, when they think of the scene of the hundreds of brothers lying on the spot, Hu Guangde still can't help but feel sad and burst into tears.

"Bang! This group of old hairy people is getting more and more rampant! Ren Chao couldn't help but be furious when he heard this, and slammed his fist on the table and said angrily.

"If you are guilty of a capital offense, I hope that the marshal will be gracious and give you a humble position to apologize for the crime." Hu Guangde hurriedly said.

"Coward! Look at the way you are now, after a defeat and thinking of dungeoning your sins, do you think that this will wash away your sins? Do you think you can do this to the dead brothers? Ren Chao glared at Hu Guangde angrily and asked loudly, "Wrong! Miss by a mile! You have atoned with death, and you yourself have been liberated, but who will avenge the blood and hatred of those brothers who died? Who is going to seek justice for those dead brothers? You think you're a hero like that? You coward! You're shirking your responsibilities! We don't have a coward like you in our Tiger Army, if you are still a gentleman, you should wipe those cat urine off your face now, and think carefully about how to avenge the dead brothers, otherwise those dead brothers will not be blind under the Nine Springs! ”

After Hu Guangde was scolded by Ren Chao, he came to his senses, quickly wiped away his tears, and said loudly, "What the big man said is right!" It's a mistake to be humble! Please be gracious, leave the small life of the lowly position, put the lowly position into the death squad, and transfer the lowly position to the front line, the lowly duty will go to fight with Lao Maozi, and the lowly duty will avenge the dead brothers! I hope that the handsome man will be approved! (To be continued......)