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Near Qingshan Pass, Zhenming Army camp.

Lin Feng organized a summary meeting of this interception operation. "Cao Xiong, have the preliminary results been calculated?"

Cao Xiong immediately reported: "Sir, the statistics have been made. In this battle, more than 5,000 Qing general Yang Wei, General Yue Tuo, and his subordinates were annihilated, more than 400 Tatars were captured, and more than 100,000 captured Han people were rescued. Mouth, two hundred thousand taels of silver and countless other property were seized."

"Master Governor, this battle is truly the greatest victory we have ever achieved since the Ming Dynasty fought against the Manchus. This achievement is truly unparalleled!" Lu Xiangsheng praised sincerely. He had served in the Ming Dynasty for more than 20 years. When had he ever seen such a victory? victory.

"How are our casualties?" Lin Feng asked.

"Our army's casualties were not small, with a total of 2,450 casualties and about 600 killed. Among them, the First Cavalry Division lost 300 people, the Right Banner lost 230 people, and the Guards Brigade lost about 300 people. Seventy people." Cao Xiong continued to report.

"Have treatment been arranged for the injured brothers?"

"It's all arranged!"

"The remains of the fallen soldiers will be cremated, registered, and transported back to Fugu for burial at the Martyrs' Shrine." Lin Feng ordered.

"Can ordinary soldiers enter the Martyrs' Shrine if they are killed in battle?" Lu Xiangsheng asked curiously.

"Of course, after the Zhenming Army officers and soldiers died, they could enter the Martyrs' Shrine and enjoy incense and offerings."

"No wonder the soldiers fought so bravely and had no worries about what happened behind them."

"The victory in this battle was all due to the sacrifice of the soldiers. In addition to the compensation for the fallen soldiers in accordance with the law, the other more than 6,000 officers and soldiers who participated in the battle were paid by each ministry according to the standard of eight taels per capita. War rewards will be distributed according to grade." Lin Feng ordered.

At this time, about 50,000 taels of silver will be issued, plus 30,000 taels of death compensation, accounting for half of the bonus of the captured silver.

"Thank you very much, Governor-General, for being considerate of our brothers. I will take care of my humble duties when I get back." Cao Xiong happily accepted the order.

Lu Xiangsheng was shocked again. After fighting a battle, he could receive a reward equivalent to two or three months' salary, and the officers and soldiers were basically consistent. It would be strange for such an army not to win the battle. He couldn't help but feel sorry for his I am sincerely happy with my choice.

"Sir, with so many Tatar heads, do we need to report our merits to the court?" Lu Xiangsheng asked.

"Please ask Jiandou to write a battle report to the court. After all, we are still under the leadership of the court in name. As for the Tatar heads, forget it. If you report it to the court, there is no money to reward you with silver. At Qingshan Pass, build a Jingguan. It is written on a stele that anyone who offends our Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are." Lin Feng explained.

"Yes!" Lu Xiangsheng and others accepted the order.

"In addition, Guo Zheng will quickly report the results of the victory to Longquan Pass and ask Yang Tinglin and others to publish a special issue of the Zhenming Xun Bao to publicize our results." Lin Feng continued to order.

"Understood!" Guo Zheng replied.

At the same time, the Qing army's former army camp.

"Hauge, have you found out clearly? Is Yue Tobeile still alive?" Dorgon asked.

"Uncle Emperor, I have found out clearly that Yue Tobeile fought for dozens of rounds with Lin Feng, the governor of the Zhenming Army. He was defeated because the ice blade broke. He refused to surrender and died for his country heroically!" Hauge replied.

"My poor nephew Yue Tuo! General, let's raise troops to avenge Yue Tuo." Abatai cried on the side.

"No, the commander must not raise troops out of anger. What is more important now is to bring the people and property captured in this robbery of the Central Plains back to Shengjing. Our Qing Dynasty urgently needs these property, and the emperor is also looking forward to it."

"Can such a big feud be settled here?" Abata said unwillingly.

"Of course we can't forget it like this. Let's remember first that we must settle this debt with Lin Feng in the future. How many warriors in our rear army have broken out?" Dorgon asked.

"One thousand, seventeen or eight hundred people broke out one after another, and more than 6,000 people were lost. It is really an unprecedented defeat for our army." Haug replied.

Dorgon felt a pain in his heart after hearing this. The Manchu cavalry was very elite, but the total number was not large. With so many casualties lost at one time, Huang Taiji might be so angry that he would pull out his skin when he returned.

During this plunder of the Ming Dynasty, more than 10,000 Qing warriors were lost at the hands of this Zhenming army. He brought an army of 50,000 people into the pass, but only about 30,000 people returned.

This Zhenming Army was truly a powerful enemy that the Qing Dynasty had never seen before. When he returned, he must advise Huang Taiji to mobilize the whole country to destroy the Zhenming Army.

"Hauge, you must be careful when you lead five thousand troops to cut off the rear. The Zhenming Army will not take advantage of it again. Our Qing Dynasty cannot afford to lose any more warriors." Dorgon ordered.

"Follow your orders!" Haug said.

The streets of the capital.

"Good news, good news! The Zhenming Army defeated the Tatars! The Tatar general Yang Wei, Yue Tuo, was killed in formation!" The newsboy in charge of distributing newspapers shouted loudly while holding a stack of "Zhenming Xun Bao" that had just been published.

"Really? Show me quickly!"

"Give me one too!"

……

Passers-by gathered around and asked for newspapers. When they got the "Zhenming Xunbao", they saw a bold headline: The Zhenming Army shines on the grassland, raids the Tatar rear army, and captures General Yang Wei, Yue Tuo! ! !

It describes in detail the careful deployment of the Zhenming Army. When other armies of the Ming Dynasty did not dare to fight, they defeated the Qing army in the field and rescued a large number of Han people.

It focuses on describing the bravery and bloody battles of the Zhenming Army soldiers. The important Tatar generals who were killed all have their names, and the important personnel who were rescued are also listed. The interviews with them are also attached. People are very convinced.

"It's great, it's really great. The Zhenming Army is really the savior of my Ming Dynasty!"

"Destroyed more than 5,000 enemies in one battle, and rescued more than 100,000 Han people who were captured by me! Long live the Zhenming Army!"

"Damn Tatars, finally today is the day, the sky has eyes!"

"Officials are free of charge! The Tatars are so arrogant! The other Ming troops are so cowardly, and they disgrace our Ming Dynasty!"

Passers-by eagerly read the headlines, and the illiterate hurriedly pestered scholars to read aloud.

In teahouses and restaurants, there are storytellers reading the Zhenming Xunbao aloud, and a large number of people are surrounding below to listen.

While listening to this, the people's eyes filled with tears, some shouted long live, and some couldn't kneel down...

This time the Tatars invaded, and for such a long time, the people of Gyeonggi suffered an unprecedented amount of damage. It can be said that almost all the people had relatives and friends who had suffered heavy murders, and their hatred towards the Tatars was also unprecedented.

After receiving the news of the Zhenming Army's victory this time, everyone felt that the anger, sadness, and depression that had been held in their hearts for a long time had found an outlet, and the entire capital was boiling. In Zhending Prefecture and Baoding Prefecture in the entire Gyeonggi Province, the people were even more excited, and the name of Zhenming Army resounded throughout the Gyeonggi Province.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Zhenming Army has won a great victory!" Wang Chengen took a copy of the "Zhenming Xun Bao" and ran in quickly.

"What, show it to me quickly!" Chongzhen said anxiously.

Recently, Chongzhen read several issues of "Zhenming Xunbao" in a row. He felt that the news in it was more credible than what the factory guards reported, and he had to read every issue.

He also used the few information he had to reprimand Jin Yiwei severely, which put Luo Yangxing and others under great pressure and became more active in collecting intelligence.

He took the newspaper and immediately saw the banner headline: The Zhenming Army shines on the grassland, raids the Tatar rear army, and captures General Yang Wei Yue Tuo! ! !

Chongzhen couldn't wait to read the contents inside, and cheered while reading!

"More than 5,000 Tatars were annihilated in the first battle, and even Yue Tuo was killed by the formation!" Chongzhen said with emotion.

Then he asked in disbelief: "Daban, do you think this is true?"

"It should be difficult for a general like Zhan Zhan Yue Tuo to falsify, but the details need to be investigated." Although Wang Chengen believed this was true because the Zhenming Army never forged results, he did not dare to endorse the Zhenming Army.

"Have Yang Sichang and Jin Yiwei come over quickly," Chongzhen said.

Soon Yang Sichang and others came to see the emperor. When they saw the "Zhenming Xunbao", they knew that Emperor Chongzhen would definitely summon him, and they had already come to wait.

"Mr. Yang Ge, has the cabinet received the report from the Zhenming Army?" Chongzhen asked when they met. He didn't even say Yang Sichang, obviously dissatisfied with him.

"I have received this, but the results they reported are too shocking. I plan to verify them before reporting them to the emperor." Yang Sichang replied.

"Bring me the report and show it to me."

Yang Sichang could only submit the report of the Zhenming Army. Chongzhen read it at a glance. The content was similar to that in the newspaper, but the writing was more formal and the results of the battle were more detailed.

Looking at the time of the report, it was reported two days ago, and the cabinet is still suppressing it.

"Luo Yangxing, have you Jin Yiwei checked it?" Emperor Chongzhen asked.

"Back to the emperor, preliminary verification has been carried out. Our spies with the army were near Qingshan Pass and saw a big battle outside the pass a few days ago. After the war, a huge Beijing temple was erected at Qingshan Pass.

All of them were built with the heads of Tatars. I roughly counted them to be over 5,000 levels, and they were all the heads of real Tatars. Luo Yangxing replied.

"Why didn't you report such important news as soon as possible!" Chongzhen asked angrily.

"Your Majesty, the ministers and others have just finished the verification and came here with Yang Butang to prepare a report." Luo Yangxing was so frightened that he immediately knelt down to explain.

"Yang Wenruo, you said that a single army of the Zhenming Army could achieve such a great victory against the Tatars. We, with so many Ming troops, just watched helplessly as the Tatars ravaged the capital, and even escorted the Tatars out of the country. We were ridiculed by the Tatars as It’s a shame, a shame!” Chongzhen said angrily.

"It's all because of the lax conduct of the army by the subordinate officials. Please calm down, Your Majesty!" Yang Sichang also knelt down quickly and said.

"In our Ming Dynasty, apart from the Zhenming Army, there are no soldiers who dare to fight! If the Zhenming Army turns against the imperial court, how can we resist it?"

"Your Majesty, it is understood that the Zhenming Army suffered heavy losses in this battle, which is also a good thing for the court. Moreover, they achieved the result by surprise attack on the grassland while the Tatars were slacking off, so their actual combat strength should not be that strong. .

The guard army led by Governor Hong of Ming Dynasty is still capable of fighting, but it has not been able to catch up with the battle with the Tatars. The Guan Ning army can also fight, so the emperor does not need to worry too much. "Yang Sichang analyzed that, mixed with selfish motives, he deliberately left out the Qin army brought by Sun Chuanting.

After hearing this, Chongzhen felt a little better and said: "Although the Tatars have retreated, the officials and generals in various places must be held accountable for their loss of territory and dereliction of duty. Especially Jinan Prefecture, which actually damaged King De, must be held seriously accountable.

Your Ministry of War immediately investigates the official's dereliction of duty. As mentioned above, I will seriously deal with this group of people who eat nothing but corpses. "

"According to the order!"

"Where is Sun Chuanting, how are his Qin soldiers doing?" Chongzhen remembered and asked.

"Your Majesty, I was about to impeach Sun Chuanting. He repeatedly opposed the mobilization of the Qin army into the Wei Dynasty. He said that the Qin army could not stay away from Shaanxi. It was obvious that the Qin army could not lose its tail. This time he reluctantly led the army into the Wei. The Emperor trusted him highly and appointed him as the governor of Baoding. He Two days ago, I actually reported that I was deaf and could not handle official duties."

When Chongzhen heard this, his anger suddenly rose to the ground, and he said angrily: "Immediately issue an order to dismiss Sun Chuanting and send him to the imperial edict of the capital."

He was originally very angry at Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting for not catching Li Zicheng in Shaanxi. Because of the need for employment, he chose to forgive Hong Chengchou. He was going to punish Sun Chuanting severely, but now he was on a knife's edge and asked him to vent his dissatisfaction with the officials first. .

"Your Majesty, do you want to reward the Zhenming Army for such military exploits?" Yang Sichang then asked.

"Wen Ruo, what are your suggestions?" Chongzhen vented his inner anger, finally calmed down, and regained his trust in Yang Sichang.

"Such a great achievement must not be unrewarded, especially since the Zhenming Army has publicized it through the Zhenming Xunbao and it is known to the world. If you don't give a reward, you will definitely be criticized by the world. But now the court is short of money and cannot give a substantial reward. Minister I suggest you give some honorary rewards, and you can consider knighthood." Yang Sichang suggested.

"It is true that they must not be rewarded, nor can they be rewarded with money or gifts to further strengthen their power. Then let's make Lin Feng the Marquis of Zhenming. Give him a name and let the Ministry of Rites discuss and issue an edict. I may not have been granted a Marquis in the Ming Dynasty for a long time, so I don't think so. It's not fair to treat them badly." Emperor Chongzhen made up his mind.

"Your Majesty has thought very carefully. If Lin Feng has any conscience, he will definitely shed tears of gratitude. We will temporarily stabilize Lin Feng and try to concentrate our efforts to eliminate Li Zicheng and other rogue bandits, and finally deal with the Zhenming Army and slowly take advantage of it." Yang Sichang replied.

"Okay, go ahead and do it. In any case, defeating the Tatars is a good thing." Emperor Chongzhen comforted himself.

Baoding Governor's Mansion.

"Mr. Governor, the eunuch ordered by the imperial court is here. I think the angel's expression is not good, so there must be nothing good going on." Jing Xiaoyan came over and wrote with a pen that Sun Chuanting was now deaf and could not hear.

Baoding is in Gyeonggi Province. After Chongzhen's decree was issued, the eunuch who announced the decree arrived one day later.

"No matter how bad things happen, they must be ordered to do so. The Tatars withdrew from the customs and Lin Feng defeated the Tatars. Yang Sichang felt that he was relieved for a while and would definitely liquidate me. If the imperial court captures me, Xiaoyan will go to Lin Feng. From now on, I will focus on the Zhenming Army." Sun Chuanting said in a bleak tone.

Jing Xiaoyan looked at Sun Chuanting gratefully, but also very worried.

The eunuch who announced the edict also knew that Sun Chuanting was deaf, so he showed him the imperial edict directly. As expected, Chongzhen demoted Chuanting and was imprisoned, and Xiong Wencan took over Shaanxi Defense.

A generation of famous ministers were imprisoned. Historically, when the desperate Chongzhen thought of Sun Chuanting again a few years later, he was already helpless. (End of chapter)