At dusk, Liu Yan and Wu Sangui each led the army back to the Chinese army camp, and then the soldiers of the two towns surrounded the Chinese army camp and set up camp respectively.

At this time, Ma Ke, Tang Tong, and Wang Pu also returned here with their own troops and horses, one step earlier than Liu Yan and Wu Sangui, and the soldiers of the three towns were also building camps.

Upon hearing the news, Du Commander Wang Yue rushed to the guard camp, and then complained to Liu Yan: "My lord left his subordinates here, except for leading his troops to protect the Chinese army, he didn't get any military achievements!" ”

Liu Yan smiled and said, "Why is there no credit? If you hadn't led your troops to guard the Chinese army, the governor would have been able to send reinforcements to support the Loess Ridge front? If the governor hadn't sent troops to support the front line of Loess Ridge, General Yang and General Yang might not have been able to take Loess Ridge, and they might not have been able to win today's battle. ”

Wang Yue immediately smiled when he heard this, and complimented Liu Yan again, making Miao Shao next to him roll his eyes.

"Okay, each battalion will set up camp as soon as possible, and after the camp is deployed, it is necessary to arrange open and dark posts, and each battalion must work hard if it is not collected at night, and it will be sent out according to the drill code, and there can be no relaxation."

"Order!"

Liu Yan then prepared to go to the camp of the Chinese army, after today's battle, Hong Chengchou will definitely convene the generals to discuss the matter, and Liu Yan also wants to know the combat situation of the rest of the departments.

Sure enough, Liu Yan had just rested in the camp tent for a while when he received an order from a guerrilla general in the Supervisory Battalion, and then Liu Yan set off with a team of escorts and came to the camp of the Chinese army.

"Mr. Liu is here!"

Liu Yan entered the big tent, at this time Wang Pu, the chief military officer of Datong Town, Yang Guozhu, the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town, Tang Tong, the chief military officer of Miyun Town, Ma Ke, the chief military officer of Shanhaiguan Town, Wu Sangui, the chief military officer of Ningyuan Town, Li Fuming, the chief soldier of Shanxi, Zuo Guangxian, the chief military officer of Liaodong Town, Liu Zhaoji, the general of Liaodong Town, and Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, Zhang Dou, Yao Gong, Cai Maode and others have arrived, and they are talking and laughing with Hong Chengchou, and the laughter in the tent is continuous, as if it is the New Year.

When everyone saw Liu Yan striding in, they all looked over, their eyes were full of admiration and excitement, and they came over to greet Liu Yan with a fist.

Even Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, and Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, walked over with a smile, and took the first step to greet Liu Yan with a fist, Liu Yan naturally did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly returned the salute with everyone.

"Hehe, in today's battle, the first merit should be three!"

Hong Chengchou was happy in his heart, although Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Jizhou Town, was defeated by the Qing army today, and 12,000 soldiers were defeated by the Qing army, but the Ming army finally saved the situation, not only won the Loess Ridge, defeated the main force of the Qing army, but also Liu Yan's department also showed strong combat effectiveness, defeating nearly 30,000 elite iron cavalry of the Qing army, which can be described as a defeat and then victory, which is a great victory!

Although Hong Chengchou didn't know how much Liu Yan's department had won, he had just heard Wu Sangui describe the scene and process of the battle, and Hong Chengchou and everyone expected that Liu Yan's department would never lose less.

At this time, Hong Chengchou beckoned everyone to take their seats one by one, and then personally pulled Liu Yan to sit in the first place among the generals, followed by Yang Guozhu, the third was Li Fuming, and then the chief military officers of each town.

Most of the people have no opinion on this, only Ma Ke and Tang Tong have gloomy faces, the two of them have fought bloodily for a long time in the west with the Wuzhen Chaoha battalion of the Han Army Banner, not only the loss of the soldiers, but also basically the two Tartars of the Han Army Banner are pressed and beaten, and finally the enemy army itself withdrew, the two only won the head of a dozen Han Army Flags, no matter how you look at it, there is no merit, and it is light to be reprimanded by Hong Chengchou for a while, and if you don't get it right, you will be punished!

Therefore, Tang Tong and Ma Ke were in a very bad mood, seeing that everyone was full of resentment, they sat at the end without saying a word, and quietly watched Hong Chengchou speak.

After Hong Chengchou sat down, he said in a good time: "Today, our army and the army of slaves and thieves fought a bloody battle, although there was the defeat of Jizhou Town, and the chief soldier Bai Guangen was killed and martyred, but all the general soldiers fought forward, and finally were able to seize the Loess Ridge, severely damage the army of slaves and thieves, let the slave chiefs not run rampant, and greatly boost the morale of our army!" ”

"The Governor and the two overseers have seen it in their eyes, and they will never snub the heart of the meritorious soldiers to serve the country! Today, the Governor will write a good news and order the horse to be sent to the capital to report the victory to Your Majesty! ”

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, Liu Yan was also smiling, and then Hong Chengchou said: "Today, the soldiers of each town have won a lot, and before the arrival of General Liu, the general soldiers of each town have reported the data to the governor. ”

Then Hong Chengchou took out a copy of the text and read it.

In this battle, Yang Guozhu led the soldiers of Xuanfu Town to win 1,389 ranks, of which 418 were the heads of the Tartars of the Manchurian flags, and the rest were the heads of the Han army flags and Korean soldiers. Xuanfu Town itself lost 2,952 soldiers, and the rest were captured.

Li Fuming led the soldiers of Shanxi Town to win 718 grades, of which 113 were the heads of the Tartars of the Manchurian banners, and the rest were the heads of the Han army flags and Korean soldiers. Shanxi Town itself lost 1,235 soldiers.

However, there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses in Shanxi Town, although a lot of losses have been won in this battle, but Shanxi Town is also considered to have huge casualties, and it must be rested and recuperated, so it is estimated that it will be difficult to do anything in the next battle.

Liu Yan looked at Li Fuming, although Li Fuming was heartbroken for his loss, but with these seven hundred and eighteen slave and thief heads, it was not a problem for him, the chief soldier, to be knighted, and his future glory and wealth were also guaranteed, so Li Fuming was quite happy at this time.

In addition, Wang Pu led the soldiers of Datong Town to also win three hundred and nine levels, of which 58 were the heads of the Tartars of the Manchurian banners, and the rest were the heads of the Han army flags. Datong Town itself lost 631 soldiers. Although the number of dead soldiers was more than the number of captures, it was still a victory.

As for Shanhaiguan Town and Miyun Town, the results are not so good-looking.

In this battle, the soldiers of Shanhaiguan Town led by Ma Ke won the ninth rank, all of which were the first rank of the Han Army Banner, and Shanhaiguan Town itself lost 2,083 soldiers.

The soldiers of Miyun Town led by Tang Tong won the seventh rank, and all of them were the first rank of the Han Army Banner, and the soldiers of Miyun Town themselves lost 1,991 people.

Liu Yan looked at Tang Tong and Ma Ke, who were dejected, and said secretly in his heart: "Although the two of them lost a lost battle, at least they also held their positions, and did not let those Han army flag firearms army kill from the west. ”

Sure enough, in the context of the great victory, Hong Chengchou said to Tang Tong and Ma Ke with a smile: "Although the two general soldiers suffered a lot of losses and did not gain anything, they firmly held the western defense line under the suppression of the firearms of the slave and thief Han military banner, and did not retreat despite casualties, which is the credit." According to the Governor's opinion, even if the merits and demerits of the two commanders in this battle are offset, the guilt of losing the soldiers will be written off. ”

After speaking, Hong Chengchou looked at the prison guards Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu, and asked with a smile: "I don't know what the two of you think?" ”

In this battle, Zhang Ruoqi also had the five heads assigned by Liu Yan, so naturally he would not have any opinions. And Ma Shaoyu is also a human spirit, so naturally he will not spoil everyone's interest at this time.

I saw that the two of them agreed, and then they also learned from Hong Chengchou and comforted Ma Ke and Tang Tong.

At this point, Ma Ke and Tang Tong's faces were a little better, and they barely squeezed out a smile, and saluted Hong Chengchou, Zhang Ruoqi, and Ma Shaoyu with their fists, and said a lot of words of thanks.

Then there is the headquarters of Wu Sangui, the chief military officer of Ningyuan Town, and this battle includes some of the heads assigned to him by Liu Yan, and there are also one thousand and thirty-two heads in this battle, which is considered a great achievement.

And the number of soldiers and horses lost in Ningyuan Town is not too much, and there are about two thousand in front and back combined.

As for Zuo Guangxian, the chief soldier of the reinforcement and suppression, and Liu Zhaoji, the chief officer of Liaodong Town, when they were supporting the Loess Ridge, the two also sent some soldiers and horses to follow the Dubiao Battalion to the Loess Ridge to fight, and each of them won dozens of heads, which is better than nothing.

Hong Chengchou's Supervisory Battalion won 138 heads in the operation of supporting the Loess Ridge, and these exploits were distributed by Hong Chengchou to the generals of the Supervisory Battalion, as well as Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, Zhang Dou, Yao Gong, and Cai Maode, in exchange for unanimous praise from everyone, and they were grateful to Hong Chengchou.

Then, Hong Chengchou looked at Liu Yan and asked: "This is the situation in this battle, now I just don't know, how did the soldiers of Qinglai Town win, and how much did they lose?" ”

After Hong Chengchou asked, everyone in the tent looked over, Liu Yan smiled, before leaving, Xun Jingyun, the magistrate of the town, had already led people to count the losses and results of each battalion one after another, and reported it to Liu Yan.

In fact, with the efficiency of the new army in Qinglai Town, these data have been almost counted on the way back to the Chinese army in triumph in each battalion, after all, Xun Jingyun and a group of subordinates have always been with the army in each battalion, and the big war is always in the army, and the data obtained during the war only need to be confirmed.

Liu Yan said: "Qiqi Governor, in this battle, there are more than 60,000 soldiers from the battalions of the new army in Qinglai Town, and the soldiers first defeated the slave thieves and iron cavalry that pursued the rout of Jizhou Town, and then lined up in the eastern hilly area to fight against the slave and thief nearly 30,000 elite iron cavalry. And with the cooperation of General Wu's troops, he won the battle and won a lot! ”

"In this battle, our army captured 9,811 heads of slaves and thieves, of which more than 3,300 were Manchurian Tartar heads, and the rest were Mongolian Tatar heads!"

"The battalions of the new army in Qinglai Town lost a total of 252 officers and men, of which 198 were killed and the rest were wounded."

After Liu Yan finished speaking, the entire camp was silent, and everyone, including Hong Chengchou, looked at Liu Yan directly.

"More than nine thousand eight hundred? Tens of thousands of slaves and thieves were beheaded! ”

"The new army units in Qinglai Town have only killed less than two hundred people?"

"Such a result, it is estimated that only Qi Dashuai back then can do it!"

Everyone first whispered in disbelief, followed by a burst of cheers, Hong Chengchou looked up to the sky and laughed, Wang Pu and Yang Guozhu directly hugged Liu Yan's arms, and then laughed loudly.

In this battle, all units of the Ming army lost soldiers and horses, including the fallen soldiers of Jizhou Town, there were more than 16,000 people, and the heads of slaves and thieves captured were more than 13,500 levels, of which the soldiers and horses of Qinglai Town themselves accounted for more than 9,800 levels, accounting for more than half of the credit!

Liu Yan faced everyone's praise and said with a smile: "This battle is also a fluke in this town, if it weren't for you to contain most of the slave thieves' troops, it would be difficult for the soldiers of Qinglai Town to have such a great victory!" ”

Although the casualties of the Ming army and the Qing army were almost the same in this battle, the Qing army lost the strategic place of Loess Ridge, and the soldiers and horses besieging Jinzhou, that is, the soldiers and horses led by Jierharang and others, were also defeated by Liu Yan, and the siege of Jinzhou was temporarily lifted.

Even with the rout of Jizhou Town and the death of Bai Guangen, on the whole, the Ming army still had the upper hand, resulting in the victory of the battle situation also beginning to favor the side of the Ming army.

Hong Chengchou laughed for a long time, he no longer had the demeanor of the past, and finally stopped laughing, and then said to Liu Yan: "Today, the governor has set up a celebration banquet for you, and I want to congratulate General Liu and all of you!" ”

Liu Yan and everyone clasped their fists and said: "Congratulations to the governor, congratulations to Daming!" ”

That night, in the big tent of the Chinese army, Hong Chengchou and everyone asked for merit and wine, and Liu Yan naturally became the object of everyone's toast, especially Wang Pu, Yang Guozhu, Li Fuming and others, and even pulled Liu Yan to drink.

Then Hong Chengchou, Zhang Ruoqi, and Wu Sangui also came over to toast, and then everyone in the tent almost surrounded Liu Yan, and the congratulations continued, even Ma Ke and Tang Tong also came over, and complimented Liu Yan with a smile.

Liu Yan did not refuse everyone's toast, which attracted everyone's applause. This celebration wine was drunk until midnight, and Liu Yan walked out of the Chinese army's tent in a daze and said goodbye to everyone one by one.

Liu Yance then left the Chinese army camp and returned to the New Army guard camp accompanied by a team of guards.

Looking at the stars in the sky at this time, Liu Yan thought of Lu Xiangsheng in a trance, and said secretly: "I don't know what happened to Governor Lu at this time, I don't know how the war in Henan is going?" ”

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