After Xiao Donglou cleaned up the battlefield, it was already completely dark, and this battle was ...... It can't be counted as a battle at all, just a unilateral expulsion and capture. At the cost of lightly wounding 13 people, the 2nd Guards Battalion captured more than 8,000 captives, but more than 3,000 of them were newly captured Han slaves along the way, and they had not yet shaved their hair.

Faced with captives twice as strong as his own, Xiao Donglou could only let the unshaved slaves stand up first, take the captured weapons, and guard these captives together. Many people's family members died at the hands of these Eastern Captives, and because they had fallen into the hands of the Eastern Captives for several days, they suffered so much that they were eager to skin and eat these Eastern Captives alive.

Xiao Donglou can only send the soldiers who are resting and recuperating, to be the flag captain of these temporary soldiers, and strictly control them, otherwise these 5,000 laborers will probably be killed in a few days.

"Still escaped a lot." Cao Ning regretted: "Some people fled down the river. It's really a demon, and the people of Liaodong can even float in the water? ”

Xiao Donglou was also quite regretful, and said: "The troops are insufficient, otherwise we can capture more." They can't leave tonight, or they'll have to run away. ”

"Then set up camp first, find two honest ones from the captives, and lead the way to report to His Highness." Cao Ning said: "Oh, and, when reporting the merit, don't forget that it was Mao Shi who beheaded Shi Tingzhu." ”

"Mao Shi?"

"It's the black skin."

"Oooh! Right! It's him. Xiao Donglou said casually: "It's getting dark, go and arrange a guard, I'll squint for a while." ”

Cao Ning glared angrily.

Xiao Donglou said with a smile: "Your Highness said that the military chief officer is only responsible for fighting and giving orders, and everything else is the business of the staff officer." Haha. ”

"Yes, if the camp is robbed tonight, the responsibility will also be borne by the chief officer." After Cao Ning finished speaking, he patted the horse and left.

Xiao Donglou's laughter was choked in his throat, and he had to give up the idea of being lazy. Take your guards around the rounds. Although I was exhausted, I was still happy to have somehow picked up the biggest result of this battle.

……

Zhu Cihong sat in the first battalion wearing armor, and received two military reports from Xiao Donglou and Tannin one after another.

Xiao Donglou's military report was that he had defeated the Zhengbai Banner Han army and captured 8,000 people, including 3,000 of the rescued good people along the way. Array slashing stone pillars. Obtain one Gushan Ezhen Banner and six Jialazhangjing Flags.

Tannin's military report was that the third battalion used the battalion's artillery to bombard the city gate of Houlu County, and the huge firepower and neat military appearance allowed Pingnanbo Liu Zhong to surrender without occupying it, and obediently returned the previously occupied Huolu County and Jingcheng Pass. This time, Shan Ning didn't dare to send troops to guard the rear, and even some overkill, even generals like Zuo Guangxian who had surrendered experience did not believe it, but took Hui Xian, who would rather die than give in, as the guard of Jingcheng, and put a thousand headquarters in the direction of Shanxi, which is somewhat of a remedial meaning.

Zhu Cihong was not very concerned about Liu Zhong's disloyalty. It can be guessed from this person's use of troops and integrity that he obtained the position of Ping Nanbo mostly because he was a general of the Ming Dynasty. But all the bandits who have accumulated years and won the title of Hou Bo by virtue of their military exploits have their own opinions in military affairs, and it is common to leave without a fight, but it is a bit too much to surrender without a fight.

It is worth noting that Liu Zhong brought more accurate and timely news from Shanxi.

After Jiang Hao killed Zhang Tianlin in Datong, he surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and joined forces with the Manchu Yechen Department to go south. There is also Wu Weihua, the younger brother of Wu Weiying, who is obedient to the Marquis. When Dolgon entered Beijing, he greeted the head of the horse and volunteered to go to Shanxi to recruit peace for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. This article is a two-pronged approach. Daizhou, Fanzhi, Laoxian, Wutai and other places have changed banners and surrendered to the clear, and Jingle, Dingxiang and other places are also difficult to preserve.

As long as Dingxiang is lost, Yangqu County, where Taiyuan Prefecture is located, will be exposed to the Manchu army, and it is difficult to say how long Taiyuan can hold it. If Li Zicheng moves faster, he can still catch up with reinforcements. If it's slow, I'm afraid it won't change hands until Shanxi. He hadn't had time to cross the Yellow River yet.

Another piece of news that Zhu Cihong cared about was that when Li Zicheng evacuated Shanxi, he left Wenshui Bo Chen Yongfu to guard Taiyuan. Chen Yongfu is Chen De's father and was the Henan general of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Cihong didn't know much about him, and Sun Chuanting didn't deliberately mention how good this person was, but he was a head lower than Zuo Guangxian and Niu Chenghu. However, Chen De is really a young general who Zhu Cihong looks at haode. It was also carefully taught when I carried it with me before, and it was not to abandon it in the engineer camp, but to hone my mind.

"Passed on Chen Yongfu, told him that Shanxi must not be defended, and persuaded him to lead his troops from Jingcheng to Beizhi." Zhu Cihong paused after speaking, and said to Min Ziruo: "Order Chen De and ask him to deliver this letter." ”

Min Ziruo said secretly: Let their father and son reunite, wouldn't it be a return to the mountain? But thinking so in his heart, he didn't dare to question the crown prince's decision, quickly made a record, and went down to give the order.

Zhu Cihong sat alone for a while, and when he heard Xiao Mo's voice outside, he seemed to be asking His Royal Highness the guard if he was asleep, so he cleared his throat and said, "Xiao Mo?" Come on in. ”

"Your Highness," Xiao Mo opened the curtain and strode in, "The last general saw that the lights in the tent were bright, guessing that His Highness had not rested yet." ”

"What's the matter?" Zhu Cihong took a sip of the tea on the table, and the whole person was in good spirits.

"The battle damage has been counted." Xiao Mo lowered his voice and said, "The overall battle loss rate of the first battalion is forty-three percent, and the battle loss ratio with Dongyu is as high as one to one. Among them, the second and third battalions, which lacked support, even lost more than the Dongyu soldiers. ”

This time, the report of the battle damage submitted was not just a numerical list, but also a report on the examination of the corpse by the military doctor. Therefore, in addition to being accurate to the number of personnel losses of the flag team, a larger article is the fatal wound position of the battle-damaged soldiers.

Such an autopsy can exercise the psychological quality and jishu literacy of doctors, and can also provide a basis for the design of tactical actions in the teaching camp. Combined with the wounded soldier's injury location stats, the armor design can also be improved.

Zhu Cihong took the report, looked at it carefully, and said, "Although we suffered heavy losses this time, we also tried to get rid of Dongyu's catties. If we can improve our tactics and first offset the numerical superiority of the Eastern Prisoners, we will not be inferior in terms of combat effectiveness. ”

"What His Royal Highness said is very true," Xiao Mo said, "Now the staff officers of the first battalion and the staff headquarters are summarizing the tactical gains and losses of this battle, and the last general can't say much, but it can also be seen that the tactics of the Dongyu are still very simple, as long as our army is disciplined, their harassment tactics are useless." ”

Although Zhu Cihong agreed, he still had to ring the alarm bell: "A large number of Jiannu's cavalry is still stationed in Beijing and Shanhaiguan, and even the cavalry led by Ye Chen's department to Shanxi is more than that of Bahana. Secondly, in the early stage of the battle, it was also an even formation, and the 1,000 headquarters were able to break through the Dongyu Front, but the 2nd and 3,000 headquarters were stuck with it, and Zuihou was even unable to support it, which was also a manifestation of the decline in combat effectiveness after the expansion. ”

Xiao Mo lowered his head and said, "What His Highness said is very true. Although the headquarters of the second and third thousand were built with the veterans of the former guard battalion, the soldiers were not as proficient in discipline as the veterans. ”

"So we have to grasp the drill from the root," Zhu Cihong said, "This root is discipline!" The Eastern Soldiers usually hunt and besiege, and fight on the battlefield during wartime, it seems that there is no drill, but in fact, they are practicing every day. He is also cruel, does not know his natural virtues, and has no compassion. Therefore, in terms of the power of individual soldiers, the people of China are difficult to resist.

"The only way for a civilized man to defeat these barbarian beasts is through strict discipline and advanced weapons. And in the end, it's discipline! Back then, our army had Hongyi cannons, tiger squats, and bird guns, what did Jiannu have? The reason why it was difficult to defeat the Jiannu offensive was because of the lack of discipline. ”

"The last general will remember His Highness's teachings!" Xiao Mo lowered his head.

"And then there's the expansion of the army." Zhu Cihong said: "This time, your unit suffered the heaviest casualties, and the soldiers of the one, two, and three thousand headquarters were given priority to make up for it from the reserve camp. After Liu Zhong surrendered, he would bring more than 20,000 people, and I think it would be good to have 5,000. I plan to train five phalanx divisions of these 5,000 people, four of which will be added to the first battalion, and let the first battalion be promoted to the first guard division. ”

Xiao Mo was overjoyed, and tapped on his feet, and said: "The last general will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations and train an iron army that can fight well!" ”

"Ever since I beat you with twenty sticks that night, I knew you were a great general." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "But after the first division is formed, I can only give you a promotion." ”

"The last general understands!" Xiao Mo replied loudly, his voice full of joy. (To be continued......)

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