Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1011 An Imperfect Victory (Two in One)
Gao Wushi received two battle reports that afternoon, the first at Shen Shiji and the second at Shen Shi Sanji. The distance between the two battle reports was only half an hour, that is, about an hour in later generations.

Obviously, major changes in the battlefield may have caused the frontline generals to send back battle reports continuously in just half an hour.

When he saw the first battle report, Gao Yushi's mood was calm, and he even breathed a sigh of relief.

This is because the news in the first battle report is almost all good news: the ambush went very smoothly, the front line launched a half-cross attack in parallel with water and land as planned, and it gave the Tumen Chaohua coalition a hand. You cut it into three pieces."

Then there was a great victory on the Liaohe River, and the Mongolian army was killed and drowned "no worries about five or six thousand people". Under the blow, "first lost more than a thousand pieces, then ran south, met Zhang Wanbang's department, and was unable to attack. Then Ma Chengen chased him, and he was caught after frying flowers."

As for the battle report, Ma Dong also added some bragging and praising words to Gao Yushi. Gao Yushi just glanced at it in passing, and didn't take it seriously. Those are the most common things in this era, so don't take it too seriously.

He was not very excited when he won the Chaohua, because although he knew that the Chaohua Department in the original history later became the most powerful department in Nekhka. From the middle of Wanli until it was defeated by Jianlu, the long For decades, it has been a powerful force near Liaodong, known as the "five camps of speculation", but that is the original history after all, and this era may not appear.

Besides, although the "Five Camps of Chaohua" in the original history have always existed as the leader of Chaohua himself, in fact, Chaohua in the later period is old, and most of the time it only exists as a political symbol, the actual leader It's Zaisai.

After Zaisai was defeated by Nurhachi and captured, the fear of Jianlu in the Chaohua Department reached its peak, and they almost dared not fight with him. He strongly rejected Nurhachi's proposal to "exchange the contract", which led to Jiannu's large-scale expedition and turned the "five camps of fried flowers" into a historical term.

So looking at it this way, the image of Chaohua Taiji himself in Gao Yushi's mind is very ordinary. If he has to say that he has something great, he probably only lives a long time, although because of the age records of Chaohua in Mongolian literature It is unknown, but based on his active years, Gao Yushi estimates that he may live to be eight or ninety years old, which is really rare among Mongolians in the same period.

And the current Chaohua probably doesn't have such a long life. Although he was captured alive, he must have been sent to the capital as a rule, but judging from the habitual voices of the Ming court and the public, this person's head is basically impossible to keep.

Anyway, they are all dying people, Gao Yushi naturally doesn't care too much, so his mentality is more "relieved".

Don't look at Gao Yushi's calm performance after the Tumen and Chaohua allied forces went south this time. He even decided not only to fight, but also to give them a hard time. But in fact, this battle is his most recent in recent years. An uncertain battle.

In the original battle, Gao Pragmatic either had a crushing military and firepower advantage, or made various arrangements long in advance, which means that at least one aspect of military strength and political superiority must have an absolute upper hand, so he can calmly To deal with it, as long as you maximize your advantages, you can ensure victory.

But this time the Liaohe ambush was different. Although the total strength of the Tumen and Chaohua coalition forces was slightly smaller than that of the Ming army, it was not only very limited, but also likely to have a quality advantage.

The majority of the Ming army was the guard soldiers mobilized from the four guards in southern Liaoning. There were more than 2 soldiers. It is much stronger, but the combat level is still completely out of the question.

Therefore, there are actually very few elite forces that the Ming army can rely on, only about [-] Jiading and Jinghua's fleet on the Liaohe River.

In a highly pragmatic plan, unless the Mongols' river-crossing troops "dispersed and broke through" to the south, the large group of guards basically did not need to directly engage the Mongols.

And the facts have proved that the Mongols did not do this, and the guards did not fight the Mongols head-on.

At this time, Gao Pragmatism was enough to breathe a sigh of relief. He defeated Tumen and Chaohua's 6000 cavalry with five or six thousand troops (plus the fleet). The Mongols lost five or six thousand men and horses in the Daliao River. Khan took the remaining [-] cavalry and fled in desperation. Chaohua himself was captured, and his troops were surrounded in Hanjiawan. It was hard to fly...

The pre-war planning has basically been successfully completed so far, only the last step is missing.

To fight like this with the weak and the strong, everyone should breathe a sigh of relief.

However, the fact is that Gao Wushi's tone was actually too early, because he received the second battle report half an hour later. In the battle report, Ma Dong told him with self-blame: Originally, after Chaohua Taiji was captured, he and Ma Chengen and other generals discussed and thought that the Chaohua Department without a leader could not fly without wings, and when they crossed the river, they carried almost no food and grass, and even the marching tents were in the rear... So today or tomorrow at the latest, the Chaohua Department should either be sent directly. People ask to surrender, or there will be internal strife, in short, there is no need to rush to attack, so as not to arouse the opponent's desperate resistance for nothing.

Therefore, the Ming army just guarded the line of defense to prevent the Mongols from suddenly killing them and breaking out.Unexpectedly, after a while, the Mongols suddenly discovered that the Jinghua fleet had finished two rounds of demonstrative bombardment against the north bank and was just about to turn around. They gathered the remaining leather rafts and suddenly crossed the river upstream and fled.

The Ming army found that the situation was wrong, and dispatched urgently on both land and water, but in the end the fleet reported that only dozens of leather rafts were destroyed or crashed, and "about a thousand people" fell into the water, while Ma Dong and Ma Chengen's The cavalry only intercepted 490 and three Mongols, and the remaining about [-] remnants of the Chaohua Department escaped smoothly.

Gao Bingxian, who "counted all the strategies", finally missed it this time.

To be honest, Gao Wu, who just saw the battle report, was very angry in an instant.

This group of Mongols are surrounded in such a desperate situation. You have an absolute advantage on the water, and your army strength on land is more than five times that of the opponent. Just like that, how can you let them go?
Gao Wushi held the battle report and remained silent for a long time. Ma Jiajia Ding, who sent the battle report, was so frightened that he didn't dare to vent his anger. On the contrary, Ma Fang took the initiative to ask Gao Wushi to take the battle report and read it, then smiled slightly: "Congratulations to the Military Constitution."

Gao Wushi was taken aback, and frowned, "The plan hasn't been completed, why did the governor say that?"

Ma Fang shook her head and said: "Tumen and Chaohua went south with [-] cavalry, and now less than half of them have escaped. ? Why shouldn't you congratulate?"

Gao Wushi frowned and said, "It's not easy to find the heads of those in the river."

"It's not easy." Ma Fang nodded to express her approval of this sentence, but still said: "But so what? These heads can't be found, and it only affects the reward silver that I got in the end. I feel that the military constitution will take these rewards as a big deal. The key is whether the record can be counted, which is the most important thing for the military constitution.”

Gao Wushi's heart moved slightly, he understood Ma Fang's meaning, and pondered: "It is easy to verify the number of Mongols who sent troops and the number of people who fled back. Jin Yiwei should have such capabilities in Liaodong."

That is to say, the record can be determined, but this battle is a rare battle with the Mongols in the north, where water warfare is the main event, so that the losses of the Mongols are more on the Daliao River. Therefore, there is really no solution to the issue of the head. Even if people were sent to search after the war, it may not be possible to recover much.

But since the record can be determined, it is impossible for the imperial court not to reward Gao Pragmatism accordingly.

Ma Fang's meaning is also very simple, Gao Wushi is not short of money, and the water battle is mainly fought by Gao Jiajiading, Gao Wushi pays for it himself. Anyway, this battle is a one-sided situation on the water. Jinghua's loss was minimal, and he could fully afford it.

On the contrary, how to distribute the military exploits on land is the big problem.

Land combat exploits are divided into two parts, one for cavalry and one for infantry.But as for the cavalry, apart from Ma Dong and Ma Chengen's servants, the rest are also Gao's cavalry. Ma Fang is not sure how Gao Yushi plans to arrange it, but he is not very concerned. Judging from Ma Dong's respect, he shouldn't treat him badly, and Ma Chengen is also for the same reason.

The trouble now is that Ma Dong and Ma Chengen, who led the cavalry, didn't even realize that the Mongols would suddenly choose to escape from the river at the risk of being sent to feed bastards by the Jinghua fleet, so that Gao Yushi I was a little angry just now, and Ma Fang wondered if this would affect Gao Pragmatic's decision.

In addition, the issue of infantry is also a bit tricky. The key is that only Zhang Wanbang's troops have fought against Chaohua. Although the results of the battle seem to be quite good, the weak infantry can withstand the breakout of the strong cavalry, and their own losses are not too big. Wherever you put this, you will be rewarded.

But the problem also lies here. The Ming army dispatched more than 2 infantry, and most of them didn't even meet the Mongols. It was like going to Hanjiawan to see the scenery and digging trenches for several days. , Trapped horse pit and other fortifications, but did not get any credit.

This means that apart from Ma Chengen, none of the other three commanders in Liaonan got any military exploits. If they were distributed in this way, Gao Bingxian would be slandered by his subordinates afterwards, saying that his arrangement was unfair. All the positions that are good for military exploits have been given to their own people. Could it be that their local generals in southern Liaoning were raised by their stepmothers?
If it is said that the military achievements are not enough, that’s all, everyone is not too jealous, but it is different now, the Mongols lost more than 1, more than [-] to be exact, such a great achievement, Who doesn't want to go up and rub it?
Even if the ones in the river are not counted, the beheadings and captures on the southern bank totaled about [-], and this alone is enough to brag about!Uncle Ning Yuan, Li Chengliang, has been in Liao for ten years, how many three thousand and five can he get?

Added together is less than two!
What kind of great work do you want?Relying on the mere southern Liaoning, would you like to replicate the Monan War again?Not to mention that Tumen Chaohua only came to [-] in total, if they came more, Liaonan would not be able to eat it, and now there is no [-] to [-] Tumed cavalry!

After being reminded by Ma Fang, Gao Yushi immediately connected the relevant situations and figured it out, and he couldn't help but reflect: Could it be that after I finished the battle of Monan, I really started to swell subconsciously?
After finally calming down, Gao Wushi thanked Ma Fang for his reminder, and was about to speak, but another servant came rushing outside and shouted from a distance: "Bing Xian, Qin Xierong urgently reports!"

Qin Xierong?Qin Deyi?
Not only Gao Wushi was taken aback, but even Ma Fang didn't expect it, frowning and thinking.

Gao Wushi waved to the servant, and the servant quickly handed over the letter.Gao Yushi took a look at the sealant, and seeing that the sealant was intact, he opened the envelope and took out the letter inside to read.

After a few glances, he met Ma Fang's searching gaze, with a sneer on his face, and handed the letter to Ma Fang: "Let's take a look, too, the governor, Qin Xierong refused to move his dignity before the battle, listen Talking about the big victory ahead, I became impatient and asked to 'cross the Liaohe River in the west, and flatten the fried flowers'... Haha, what a good way to cross the Liaohe River in the west, and flatten the fried flowers! I really didn't see it, so Qin Xierong's ambition had something to do with it. It's that big."

Ma Fang glanced at the letter quickly when Gao Yushi was speaking. In fact, the letter was written very short, and the strokes in the letter were scribbled. Still very urgent, very urgent.

Ma Fang pondered and asked: "Although Qin Xierong is a military minister, he is not a general in southern Liaoning, but a Xierong (deputy general soldier) in eastern Liaodong. If he wants to send troops to the west of Liaohe River, it stands to reason that he only needs the approval of the governor and the general army." Can……"

Gao Yushi interjected: "There is no need to supervise the general army. He was ordered by Zhou Zhongcheng to assist Liaonan. Even if he sends troops to Hetao (Liaohe Hetao) at this moment, it can be said that he is to completely relieve Liaonan. There is always a reason to find."

Ma Fang said: "Yes, but in this case, he needs to reach an understanding with the Military Constitution, otherwise the reason is just him talking to himself, which is not sufficient."

Gao Wushi originally disliked Qin Deyi's refusal to go to war and the most aggressive move to attack, but after thinking about it, he felt that the main reason for Qin Deyi's refusal to come to southern Liaoning should be Li Chengliang's explanation Naturally, Qin Deyi didn't dare to offend Li Chengliang, so he had to offend Gao Yushi, who only cared about the area in southern Liaoning. Although it made him unhappy, Qin Deyi was forced to do nothing after all, and it was barely excusable.

As for whether he wants to go to Liaohe Hetao...

Gao Wushi pondered and said: "Captain, I think it's better to let Qin Deyi go, what do you think?"
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