The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 172
Twenty miles south of Yongping, Huang Han led the main force of the "Red Banner Army" cavalry to wipe out the remnants of the enemy. They also got a real waist card with a forehead, confirming that they had beheaded Baduli.

The cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" suffered a lot of casualties but gained a lot. They got more than 30 horses, at least [-] of which were not seriously injured, and the gold and silver treasures they got were no less than [-] taels in silver.

In the array, there were more than [-] real slaves below Niulu, and nearly [-] were beheaded and killed.

At this time, ten miles south of Yongping, Ma Xianglin laughed like a night owl screaming harshly. He was really overjoyed, because the white-armed soldiers who lived in poverty had never been captured so handsomely.

According to Zhang Fengyi and Qin Yuyi's rough statistics, the property seized in this battle was worth 8 to 270 taels of silver. They collected as many as [-] sets of iron armor, which could be equipped for their subordinates after repairs. They also got more than [-] horses.

Without exception, these are Liaodong war horses, which are much taller and more majestic than the Southwest horses. With silver, iron armor and war horses, it is no problem to double the number of white-armed cavalry.

Don't forget the well digger when drinking water, Zhang Fengyi asked Ma Xianglin who was still excited: "Mr. Should some be distributed to General Huang?"

Ma Xianglin said without hesitation: "No need, Huang Han is so rich, you haven't seen the horses and equipment of the 'Red Banner Army', you haven't seen the red faces of the men under Huang Han's command.

Huang Han is too good at dealing with money. I didn't think so at first, but today I beat Jiannu personally and finally understood why that kid got rich so quickly.Besides, how many cavalry we have, we have gained so much. It is really hard to estimate how much money Huang Han has made today. "

Seeing her brother's funny words, Qin Yuyi couldn't help laughing and said, "Does my brother regret not coming to Gyeonggi for a few months earlier? My brother has three hundred small cavalry. With this foundation, I am afraid that the development will be faster than that of the 'Red Banner Army'. It is said that when Huang Shoubei started his family, he had only twenty horses and a dozen knights."

Ma Xianglin was full of fascination. He really thought that his military strength was overwhelming, and his riding and shooting skills should be better than Huang Han's. His subordinates were all Shizhu soldiers, and his loyalty was beyond doubt.

He also adopted Huang Han's tactics of fighting guerrillas to fight slaves and rob horses, property, and people. He was completely able to do it, and even did it better.

Ma Xianglin sighed: "My brother really regrets being late. I didn't expect that after entering the customs, all the Jiannu were like rich men. No wonder the 'Red Banner Army' screamed when they saw the war.

If my [-] white soldiers knew that the Jiannu who stayed in the customs would have such a lot of money, I am afraid that every one of them would rush forward like crazy. "

Qin Yuyi said: "Brother still takes it for granted, the key is to have cavalry! I am not afraid of anyone with white soldiers defending the city and forming formations to kill the enemy, but in field battles against Jiannu cavalry, if the opponent does not come to charge, the white rods will It is impossible for soldiers to beat the enemy."

Ma Xianglin nodded and said: "Little sister is right, I am going to ask my mother to use all the windfall money I got this time to develop cavalry. If white soldiers also have three thousand cavalry in their hands, who in the world would dare to face it?"

All the generals of the white soldiers deeply believed that they were eager to obtain armored cavalry, so that they could also gain dominance on the battlefield in the future, instead of passively waiting for the enemy to attack.

The battlefield in the south five miles of Yongping was in a mess. Deng Qi's soldiers were fighting with Zhou Zongwu's subordinates. The reason was very simple, lack of support!
These miserable Ming soldiers had never seen the enemy carrying so much gold, silver and jewels with them. When they saw the yellow and orange gold and the white silver, they probably didn't recognize Lao Tzu anymore, and all of them were red-eyed.

From officers to servants to ordinary soldiers, without exception, they all kicked their belongings in their arms. They snatched the leader of the Jin army, and the girdle on the horse, and fought after grabbing.

Deng Qi and Zhou Zongwu led their confidantes to suppress them. They cut down one or two jumping butts to stop the fighting. The two generals took back 4 to [-] taels of silver from the soldiers by brutally searching their bodies. goods.

They really don't understand how the "Red Banner Army" was brought out?Why haven't people heard of people doing it in order to rob and seize their own people.

No matter what, it was a happy event anyway. Deng Qi and Zhou Zongwu were satisfied with getting more than 100 real slave heads, and they were even more happy when they got a lot of gold and silver and more than 100 horses.

In fact, they have a lot of cavalry, and they are the last of the Jin army after Yongpingnan intercepted them. If they don't fight among themselves and focus on killing the enemy, they can chase and kill more Jin troops and get more seizures.

However, Li Zi is not enough to do anything!The generals accepted them as soon as they were good, and the soldiers seemed to lose their souls when they saw gold and silver. How could anyone be willing to take risks to chase down the remnants of the enemy?
The "Red Banner Army" in Yongping North, led by Huang Yizhou and Song Pengfei, swept the battlefield. They refused to let go of anything, and in the end dozens of raging fires were raised to make dried horse meat.

None of the 600 people came from a big family, and most of them were ordinary people from small families. Few of them could eat three meals when they lived in their hometown.

There are more than [-] horses that have been seriously injured or killed on the battlefield. How much horse meat will be produced with so many horses?Everyone knows that meat cannot be preserved in summer, and these soldiers and laborers who were born in small towns all know how to preserve meat by smoking and roasting.

In the end, when Huang Yizhou led the team back, all 56 wheelbarrows were fully loaded, and no one was riding a horse. Even Huang Yizhou and Song Pengfei walked with horses, because the [-] horses were loaded with trophies, and the infantry carried them on their shoulders. Carrying a lot of belongings on his back.

Ever since various generals led cavalry out of the city to participate in the interception and killing of Jiannu, Zheng Guochang was sitting on pins and needles. He was anxiously waiting for the news, and felt that time stood still. Just an hour passed, and it felt like half a day had passed.

Later, Zheng Guochang couldn't bear the suffering, so he took a group of civil servants to the south gate to watch. At this time, there were no generals around him, because all the generals had riding skills and servants, and they all left the city at this time. Fighting military merits to go also.

Zheng Xiaowen knew that he had no fighting power, so he did not follow the last batch of cavalry out of the city, but overlooked the battlefield from the south gate tower. When Zheng Guochang arrived with a large group of civil servants, Zheng Xiaowen had already stared foolishly for two hours.

Seeing his father with an anxious face, Zheng Xiaowen said happily: "My lord, please rest assured, our army's victory is inevitable."

Zheng Guochang was surprised and said: "How can you see it? Could it be that you have already seen the sentry horse who came back to report the victory?"

"Now is the best time to hunt down Jiannu. Every cavalry can play a role. At this time, the generals will not send people back to the city to contact them."

Zheng Guochang was disappointed: "Then what you said just now was wishful thinking?"

Zheng Xiaowen affirmed: "No, because the lower officials have seen with their own eyes several times panicked Jiannu running near the south gate. They found the red flag flying on the top of the city and fled north again."

This analysis makes sense. Zheng Guochang was in a much better mood. He was also looking out from the top of the city. It was obvious that the frequency of defeated soldiers passing through the city was getting higher and higher. This shows that the victory of the Ming army is inevitable.

Zheng Guochang ordered: "Order to kill pigs and sheep to prepare fine wine. When the soldiers return from victory, I will get drunk with everyone!"

(End of this chapter)