In today's battle, Dolgon's white flag led several flags to attack the front of Liu Yan's defense, and the casualties of each banner together reached nearly 1,000 people, but the total casualties of the armored man and the banner man were less than 300 people, although it seemed that the loss was large, but in fact, for Dolgon, it was still bearable.

It's no wonder that Dolgon thinks so, the structure of their Eight Banners Army is somewhat special, roughly there are three types: Ahha, Armored People, and Bannermen.

Aha was a slave, either a Han Chinese, a Korean, or a male from the tribes of the Northeast. These people have no armor, and some even have no weapons, when they go to war with the army, they are generally only used as miscellaneous labor or cannon fodder, or feed horses to make weapons, or fill in ditches, or dig city bricks, to put it bluntly, they are "consumables" on the battlefield, and no matter how much they die, Dolgon will not be heartbroken.

Although the number of these Ahabs accompanying the army was large, sometimes even tens of thousands, they were not included in the number of soldiers of the Qing army. These people were the largest of the Qing army's auxiliaries, and since these people's families were left behind, if they fled, they would not want to live, so they would not give up their lives.

Most of the people in the armor are the tribes of the Northeast people, and the ethnic groups are diverse, mostly the Oroqen people, Xibe people, Evenki people, Solon people, Daur people, Hezhe people, Kuyi people, etc., and the Manchurians collectively call them savages, and they are mostly collected from various mountains and rivers.

Because these people are strong, they are the main combat force of cannon fodder in the Qing army. The dead soldiers are in front, the sharp soldiers are behind, and the soldiers who should be executed, many of them are from these tribes. Due to the frequent wars, these soldiers of the Northeast tribesmen who were used as cannon fodder, and in the back, many tribes disappeared, which shows the brutality of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Just like the Hezhe people, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, it was still a large tribe with a population of tens of thousands, and after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the whole clan died with only a few thousand people. Until later generations, the total population of the Hezhe people in the world was less than 30,000, which is a typical representative of the Northeast cannon fodder tribe.

Although they are known as dead soldiers and heavy armor, they are actually slave soldiers, they have no freedom, and they must not escape, otherwise they will all be left waiting to be exterminated. The status of the armored people is higher than that of Ahha, and in the end they are the bannermen who are full of the eight banners.

The eight banners are based on Niu Lu, three are drawn from one, one is armored, and the rest are scattered. Among these armored soldiers, some of them were Bayala soldiers, and the rest were infantry and horse armor soldiers. In wartime, the armor bannermen were the main force, and the remaining bannermen were used as ordinary soldiers, and most of them had to go into battle with the army and tear them apart.

During the reign of Emperor Taiji, the military system was reformed, and the same was true after the Bayala Battalion, the Azha Hachaoha Battalion, and the Kabush Xian Battalion.

After the perfection of the Eight Banners system, the Qing army fought with the Ming army, and the first wave of pioneers made the Han Eight Banners fight, the second wave drove the Mongolian tribesmen to fight, the third wave drove the Northeast tribesmen to fight, the fourth wave drove the Mongolian Eight Banners to fight, and finally the Eight Banners Manchurian army went into battle.

Although the structure of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty and the Eight Banners of the Han Army is not very perfect, the owners of the Eight Banners of Manchuria have a great deal of experience in driving cannon fodder to attack cities and trenches.

After today's fierce battle, it seems that the Eighth Banner Army suffered more than 2,500 casualties in one day, but in fact, nearly 2,000 casualties were all miscellaneous soldiers in the army. The number of casualties among the foreign ethnic armoured people in the army, and the number of casualties among the bannermen of the real Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners was still relatively small.

For the Eight Banners, those miscellaneous servants are insignificant, as long as the population is captured from Daming and other places, how many people are needed. At least the people in armor are consumed, and then they can go to the deep mountains and old forests to catch them.

As long as most of the flags are not lost, those tribes are still obedient? Yesterday afternoon, the Qing army attacked the camp, and the number of casualties in each banner was more than 1,000, and today it has increased to 500 people. Calculating the casualties of the first attack on the Ming army's camp, in a few days, the casualties of the Eight Banners Army surrounding Julu were as high as more than 5,000, of which the casualties of the Qiding also exceeded 1,000.

Such a casualty toll is already a large number for Eight Banners. Although it was still within the range of Dolgon's heart, it was inevitable that he began to hate the Ming army.

Among these lost soldiers and horses, the Eight Banners Manchuria inlaid with red flags and white flags were already broken. The red flag was inlaid with two Eight Banners Mongolia, and more than 1,300 people were finally lost, most of whom were armor-clad people and bannermen. Not counting miscellaneous servants, Duoduo's white banner lost more than 1,000 armor-clad men and bannermen, but fortunately, nearly 1,000 heavy cavalry and Bayala soldiers were saved.

It was also Dolgon and others who were cautious and cautious, cautious and cautious, and drove more cannon fodder and miscellaneous soldiers to attack the trenches, so since the Ming army camp was attacked for several days, the casualties of the bannermen did not increase so fast. But what is certain is that in the end, Lu Xiangsheng, Liu Yan and others will be eliminated, and the casualties of the Eight Banners Army and the Manchurian and Mongolian Zhengpai Bannermen who entered the customs this time may exceed 3,000, which is still a conservative estimate of the smooth war!

The Qing soldiers who entered the customs this time were about 30,000 people in the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Five Banners, plus more than 20,000 people in the Eight Banners of Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, and the total strength of the small tribes was more than 60,000. There are also nearly 30,000 miscellaneous servants, known as 100,000 to the outside world.

By now, the Qing army's casualties had approached 10 percent, and according to the ability of these Tartars to bear less than 6 percent of the casualties, they were actually on the verge of collapse.

After the casualties of each flag were counted, everyone present was silent, and the owners of the Eight Banners of Manchuria were all distressed by the casualties of the soldiers in their banners. Although most of the deaths in the past few days are miscellaneous servants and cannon fodder of various flags. However, even the armored bannermen and the unarmored bannermen under everyone's command were killed and injured in the hundreds, which made them a little unbearable.

The armored men and miscellaneous servants who were cannon fodder had no representatives in the tent at all, so naturally it was not their turn to speak. The bannermen of the Outer Mongolia and the Eight Banners of Mongolia are also secretly angry in their hearts, those Manchurians who are as timid as rats, will only hide behind when they fight, let them go to death as the great Mongolian warriors, as the descendants of Genghis Khan, of course they will not do it! They led the army to follow into the customs to reap benefits, not to come desperately with the Ming people. If you want to fight hard, let those Manchurians fight well! m.

However, now that the Eight Banners of Manchuria are powerful, their main force is still there, although the owners of the banners slander in their hearts, on the surface, everyone is just pondering, groaning, and grieving, and they dare not make any outrageous words.

Of course, Dolgon knew what the Mongols thought, especially the Eight Banners Mongolia, which was even more famous for its head and tail, only when there was good, and then faster than anyone else if there was no good. hated that the Manchurians were trying their best to entrap them, and Huang Taiji's daughters were all lost.

Looking at the expressions of those Mongolian banner lords at this moment, it is obvious that the cruel battles in the past few days have made them cold, and it seems that they have to rely on their own Manchurian warriors, Dolgon sighed in his heart for a while, and took the lead in speaking: "In today's battle, my Qing warriors have already entered the Ming army's trench wall, and the Ming army on both wings has almost collapsed. As long as our army takes advantage of the victory to pursue, continue to storm the two wings of the Ming army, and break through the Ming Xuanda and Shandong camps, it is only a matter of one or two days. ”

Seeing this, Duoduo, the owner of the white flag, immediately stood up and echoed his brother's words, and said loudly to everyone: "Yes, the Ming army has lost its spirit, and our army should take advantage of the victory and mobilize elites to attack the two wings of the Ming army. ”

"The time has come to defeat the Ming army!" Dodor concluded.

A short, middle-aged Mongolian general with a leather helmet on his head, wearing willow leaf armor, glanced at Duoduo, and said: "Prince Yu doesn't know how powerful that Ming general Liu Yan is, this afternoon, our army has attacked his defense line, and it was killed and defeated. Seeing that he still has the strength to defend the frontal line, what if he sends reinforcements to support the two wings? ”

This person has a scorched face, a big cake face, small eyes, and a typical Mongolian appearance, but he is the Gushan Ezhen Gurushi Shibu of the Karaqin Department of the Outer Mongolian Domain, he didn't dare to do anything to Dolgon, but when he heard Duoduo say the same, he couldn't help but make a sarcastic rebuttal. Hearing him say this, the banner owners of the Mongolian and Eight Banners of Mongolia were all watching the show on the sidelines.

Duoduo glared, and was about to say something, but Dolgon answered and said: "Don't worry about Duo Lengbeizi, tomorrow will fight, my Qing soldiers and horses will continue to attack the front with heavy troops, and Liu Yan will not be able to divide the army." ”

Then, Dolgon's eyes swept towards Duoduo and said loudly: "Tomorrow's battle, Prince Yu will lead his troops to attack Liu Yan's defense line with General Ben!" ”

Duoduo was stunned when he heard this, but at this time, everyone looked over, and even if Duoduo was surprised in his heart, he had to get up and take his order.

However, after Dodor sat down, he secretly complained in his heart.

Dolgon had left him in the camp for the past two days, and he had already attracted numerous complaints. It seems that in the fierce battle in the next few days, it will not be possible for him to avoid the war and save his strength.

After the heavy losses in Dingzhou, Duoduo's troops had to carry some of the unarmored bannermen into armored soldiers. Some of the miscellaneous servants were also raised to unarmored banners, and the number of soldiers in the Aliha Chaoha Battalion in the banner was barely replenished, but the combat effectiveness of this was naturally far from being compared with before. Duoduo has already suffered enough of Liu Yan's suffering, and in tomorrow's battle, I'm afraid that the warriors under his command will suffer heavy casualties again!

At this time, Dolgon didn't care what Duoduo thought, and continued: "Moreover, a few great general's cannons from Tongzhou will arrive tomorrow morning, and under the bombardment of several great generals' cannons, whether it is Lu Xiangsheng or Liu Yan, it will be difficult to protect themselves. ”

Hearing Dolgon say this, all the Mongolian banner owners of the Eight Banners were excited, they had already tasted enough of the loss of the Ming army's artillery, and now they also let the Ming troops on the opposite side taste the power of the artillery.

Seeing everyone's faces, Dolgon struck while the iron was hot again, and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, Lu Xiangsheng and Liu Yan and other generals of the Ming army have lost their sharpness, as long as my Qing warriors give another thunderous blow, the camps of the Ming Xuanda and Shandong armies will be broken." ”

His eyes were blazing, and he said: "Since entering the customs this time, looking at the Ming Kingdom, only Lu Xiangsheng's department dares to fight against our army, killing and injuring many of our Qing warriors. As long as this Lu Xiangsheng and his subordinate Ming generals die, the morale of the Ming army will be lost, and there will be no resistance to the army, and my Qing warriors will definitely be invincible! ”

"As long as Lu Xiangsheng and other generals who dare to fight die, and the Ming Kingdom Xuanda and Shandong are all destroyed, our Qing soldiers can plunder as much as they want. The people and wealth have been captured, no matter how much you have lost, it is expected that the emperor will double the compensation for you. ”

As soon as Dolgon's words came out, the banner owners of the outer Mongolian and the Eight Banners of Mongolia were all bright-eyed, and the general was ordered to speak very reasonably.

Some people died, but not completely......