In Datong City, with the invasion of Shanxi by the Houjin Tartars, the news of wanton burning and looting in Zuoyun spread rapidly, and the atmosphere of the entire Datong City also became solemn.

After all, Zuoyun is a state and county under the jurisdiction of Datong Prefecture.

What's more, Zuoyun County is only a few dozen miles away from Datong City. The arrogant Tartar cavalry can burn and loot in Zuoyun, and they can also go deep into the outside of Datong to burn and loot.

For a while, the people in Datong City once again felt a sense of tension that the Tartars were about to be pressed by the army, and Datong City was about to fall into war again. Not only that, Datong City, no, all the civil and military officials and ordinary people in the entire Shanxi Province will focus their eyes on this Wei Zheng, who has just been crowned the governor of Shanxi.

Some have the intention of watching a good show, some have expectations for Wei Zheng, and some have the intention of watching from the sidelines... I want to see how this newly appointed governor of Shanxi responds to this Tartar invasion...

While these people waited, Wei Zheng, the governor of Shanxi, did not disappoint everyone...

The well-equipped cavalry of the 5,000 Tiger and Leopard Army, under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of people in Datong, resolutely drove to the battlefield......

Some people are full of confidence in the battle that is about to break out in front of them, and some people do not hold out any hope, and even begin to pack up their weaknesses, ready to flee Datong, a city that is about to fall into war, at any time.

Just when everyone was waiting for the battle report from the front line with a feeling of uneasiness. The sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the direction of the gate of Datong City...

Under the cover of night, the gate of Datong City, which had just been about to close, was quickly pushed open by several soldiers.

Subsequently. Several cavalry of the Tiger and Par Army on war horses appeared at the city gate. And quickly passed through the city gates. Rode towards the Governor's Palace, which was located in Datong City.

Of course, when these cavalrymen rushed to the governor's palace, they did not forget the explanation of Zhao Yun and others before leaving.

While controlling the war horses, they shouted loudly at the top of their voices......

"Great victory, great victory at the front...... Our Tiger and Leopard Army completely annihilated the 10,000 Tartar infantry riders who invaded Shanxi...... Tens of thousands of enemies ......"

"Great victory, great victory for the Haw Par Army...... Our army annihilated tens of thousands of enemies in Zuoyun and recaptured Zuoyun County......."

This exciting news spread quickly in Datong City like a gust of wind. And so. The cavalry who delivered the good news had not yet seen Wei Zheng, and the people of the entire Datong City had fallen into jubilation because of this great victory.

In the lobby of the former Datong Governor's Mansion, now the Shanshan Governor's Mansion, two cavalrymen in iron armor rushed to Wei Zheng with an excited face under the leadership of the guards of the Governor's Mansion.

After making a big salute to Wei Zheng, he excitedly reported: "Tell the Governor...... After a bloody battle, our army successfully recaptured Zuoyun County and wiped out the 5,000 Tartar musketeers defending Zuoyun...."

"And that's not all. The elite of 5,000 cavalry under the personal command of Dolgon the Tartar, except for less than 500 people, escaped into the mountains and forests. The remaining 4,500 cavalry were also wiped out by us......"

"You have also wiped out the five thousand cavalry of the Tartars..."Faced with this completely unexpected result, Wei Zheng's face directly showed an unprecedented shock.

Because, in Wei Zheng's eyes, with the current combat effectiveness of the five thousand cavalry under Zhao Yun, it will take another half a year to train. Nor could it be an opponent for five thousand Tartar cavalry in a field battle.

And now, the herald in front of him actually told himself that this Zhao Yun had turned the impossible into a reality, which had to make Wei Zheng feel shocked and surprised.

After receiving the repeated affirmation of the herald in front of him, Wei Zheng, with a puzzled face, hurriedly asked: "Tell the official quickly... How did you do it, your General Zhao, how did you destroy the elite of the five thousand cavalry of the Tartars......"

Under the expectant gaze of Wei Zheng, Zhou Shuyuan and others, the two heralds hurriedly told the battle in as much detail as possible.

Just before Wei Zheng could react from the shock, Zhou Shuyuan, who was standing beside Wei Zheng, had already let out an exclamation: "I really didn't expect that our General Zhao would also become a brave and resourceful real commander..."

"However, this style of play can only be used for the Tartars this once..."

"The Tartars who have learned their lessons will certainly change their tactics in future battles with us......

"Think about it, if in the course of the battle, the Tartars do not use a fan-shaped cavalry attack formation, but adopt a triangular attack formation, giving us a central breakthrough....Although General Zhao's series of ideas can continue to be implemented, the possible losses to the Tartar cavalry will become very small..."

"Once the two cavalry of the enemy and us are strangled together, then our equipment advantage will be lost....and we who are not well trained, in the process of close combat, will become the target of the Tartars..."

After Wei Zheng's face calmed down from shock, he directly nodded and replied with a deep understanding: "What the military advisor said is right, this battle is very risky. However, no matter how risky it was, we won a big victory, and we fought a big victory like never before... This official can say with certainty that as long as this victory spreads in the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, our Tiger and Leopard Army will have a firm foothold in the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, and no one will be able to drive them away..."

After finishing speaking, Wei Zheng's gaze shifted to the two heralds again, and continued to ask.

"The losses of the cavalry are not great..."

"Your Excellency the Governor....In the course of the battle and pursuit, we lost a total of 1,259 soldiers and 284 were seriously wounded... In addition to this, we also lost 593 horses ......"

"However, during the entire battle and crash, we captured a total of 2,951 horses from the Tartars. In addition to the battlefield capture, the musketeers also captured 1,250 war horses in Zuoyun City, which is enough to make up for the battle damage this time..."

"As for the musketeers who attacked Zuoyun City, according to statistics after the battle, a total of 210 soldiers were killed in the battle, and 102 soldiers were lightly and seriously injured..."

After listening to the report, Wei Zheng did not answer immediately, but asked Zhou Shuyuan beside him: "Military advisor, what do you think?" ”

Zhou Shuyuan did not hesitate, and directly said what he thought in his heart: "My lord, the losses of the cavalry have reached almost one-third of the total strength. The subordinate officer thought that it was necessary to order the cavalry to withdraw immediately, and on the basis of the captured Tartar horses and equipment, they should quickly reorganize and restore their combat effectiveness..."

"As for Zhou Yuhong's subordinates who occupied Zuoyun City, they should also withdraw from Zuoyun immediately and hand over Zuoyun to the local garrison for defense. After all, the musketeers under Zhou Yuhong's command did not report to the imperial court, and the longer they occupied Zuoyun, the easier it was to be exposed. ”

Wei Zheng nodded and asked, "You mean to say that the battle is over..."

Regarding Wei Zheng's inexplicable question, although Zhou Shuyuan was full of puzzlement, he still nodded affirmatively and replied: "My lord, isn't the battle over yet..."

"Dolgon the Tartar fled into the mountains with a few hundred remnants of his army, and even if we sent troops into the mountains to search, it would be difficult to achieve results. In this case, the subordinate thinks that in order to avoid wasting troops and unnecessary losses, Dolgon and the hundreds of remnants under his command, we can only look forward to the next opportunity to wipe them out..."

"In addition to these hundreds of remnants, the 10,000 Tartar infantry that invaded our Shanxi territory have all been wiped out by us, and even the military town of Zuoyun has been recaptured by us. Aren't you satisfied with this result, my lord..."

Wei Zheng shook his head and replied, "Of course I'm not satisfied..."

At this time, a thick murderous aura quickly emanated from Wei Zheng's body.

Facing the increasingly incomprehensible expression on Zhou Shuyuan's face, Wei Zheng didn't let him wait too long, and said directly: "As far as I know, although these Tartars have only stayed in Zuoyun's area for two days, in just these two days, more than 20,000 old and weak women and children have died in the hands of these Tartars. Not only that, but thousands of young men and countless riches were plundered to Mongolia by the Tartars...."

"Such a great loss, combined with the losses of cavalry and musketeers, is worth the thousands of horses we have captured on the battlefield and thousands of muskets that we have almost no effect on......"

"Besides, after the expansion of the Haw Par Army is completed, the total number of cavalry in our hands will exceed 15,000. Fifteen thousand cavalry, according to the most basic configuration of cavalry, also cost almost 30,000 war horses. However, the number of horses in our hands, including those we have just captured from the Tartars, is less than 10,000. ”

"In other words, if our cavalry wants to complete the expansion of the army, we will need a full 20,000 war horses..."

"With so many war horses, it is absolutely impossible to rely on the imperial court. Therefore, the number of officials has been counted, and there is only one way left to snatch it from the hands of the Tartars..."

"The Tartars can grab the population and wealth from our Daming, and we can also snatch the war horses we need from the Tartars."

Facing the murderous Wei Zheng in front of him, Zhou Shuyuan directly showed a sudden expression of realization on his face.

Immediately after, a trace of worry also surfaced on Zhou Shuyuan's face.

Then, he asked Wei Zheng rhetorically: "My lord, you plan to send troops to Mongolia and snatch war horses from the Mongols..."

"However, after the bloody battle with Dorgon, our cavalry unit was only 3,500 men....The lower officers were worried that we did not have enough cavalry to send troops to Mongolia..."

"After all, the Mongols grew up on horseback, and if there were no cavalry to participate in the battle, even if we invaded Mongolia, it would be difficult for us to snatch war horses from the Mongols......"

Wei Zheng shook his head again and replied: "Military division, the level of combat effectiveness of a unit cannot only look at the total strength of this army....on the surface, the total strength of the cavalry is one-third less than the original. However, the officer can say with certainty that the remaining 3,500 cavalry men will definitely exceed the original 5,000 in terms of combat effectiveness........."