Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

As soon as he returned to the camp, Wu Shigong immediately went on a tour and began to comfort the wounded and sick one by one.But before he walked half a circle, Wu Shigong couldn't stand it anymore, the sight of misery in his eyes and the wailing in his ears made Wu Shigong's heart ache like twists and turns.

Wu Shigong was afraid that he would not be able to bear the collapse, so he had no choice but to go back to his big tent first.But when he walked to the big tent, he saw Huang Ding crying, and Wu Shigong didn't know how to comfort him, because he knew the relationship between Huang Ding and Huang Qifa.After waiting for a long time, Wu Shigong finally could only pat Huang Ding on the shoulder to express his heart.

Huang Ding felt that someone was patting him on the shoulder, he immediately raised his head, and saw Wu Shigong standing in front of him, so he cried, "My lord! My godfather wants to go back to Liaodong even in my dreams, my lord must take us to fight." In the past, we must destroy all the Tartars!"

"Definitely! Definitely!" Wu Shigong solemnly promised.

But as soon as he entered the tent, Wu Shigong could no longer control his emotions.He fell down on the chair, feeling sad, covered his face and burst into tears.

Every active comrade-in-arms has now turned into a cold corpse, which makes it hard for Wu Shigong to accept.Now he is no longer a commander who regards soldiers as numbers for the sake of victory, but a brother and partner of those comrades in arms.

Seeing Wu Shigong crying, Zhang Zhiheng immediately signaled his soldiers to tighten the curtain at the door of the big tent, and then he came to Wu Shigong's side, and comforted him softly: "My lord's condolences! But my lord also needs to be careful. Let the boys see you." I'm afraid I'll hurt the morale of the army if I hear the adults cry!"

Wu Shigong wiped his face covered with tears, and replied: "I'm not weak! I'm just very, very sad."

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"My lord! The Tartars have abandoned the camp and withdrew overnight. Shall we send troops to harass them?" Zug, acting as the commander of Pegasus Town, sat on a recliner, and now his whole body was covered with bandages.

Wu Shigong, who had rested overnight, had recovered a lot. He thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Let them go! Send a message to the officers and soldiers in Beijing and Tongzhou, saying that the Tartars have been defeated by our Runing army. Already fled. Let them clean up."

The current Runing Army has combat effectiveness and only the Cavalry Association that the capital returns to aid.But they rushed all the way back, and more than [-] horses were killed. In order to reduce the weight, even a lot of heavy objects such as armor and artillery were discarded, so Wu Shigong no longer wanted to lose this army.

"Then what should we do now?" He Fei asked.

"Let's rest on the spot first!" Wu Shigong replied, "There are not so many coffins that can be requisitioned by the people around here. The only thing we need to do is bury our sacrificed children, and then find a way to raise the grave and transport it back to Runing. Then cremate our dead horses. Then retreat to Texas to rest!"

In the Battle of Blood Ridge, although the Runing Army won, the entire army was disabled, and they had already tried their best to pursue the Qing Army.So Wu Shigong planned to return to Runing to heal his wounds as soon as the Qing army retreated outside the pass.But now at this time, they have to rely on the nearest big city - Dezhou, and camp in the city to rest.

"Master! You trust me this time, but...!" He Fei said.The Runing Army suffered so many casualties this time, and He Fei, as the commander of the battlefield, always felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Wu Shigong raised his hand and interrupted He Fei: "Yesterday you commanded well. So you have to blame yourself too much. Some of the casualties are God's will, and some are really a gap. Tartar is like a whetstone , Grinding out our gaps and shortcomings. Usually, our Runing army thinks that Lao Tzu is the best in the world, but after this battle, you should find that we have many shortcomings!"

"The problem of reconnaissance; the problem of fighting in the rain; the problem of equipment, you don't know how to fight without firearms; and the problem of command. Even I was negligent, but fortunately there is a kid like Huang Ding on top. In a word: You still have to study. You still need to train your troops. When you go back later, you will immediately summarize the battle. What should be changed, what should be made up, are all lessons paid for in blood!"

"But my lord! Even so, our Runing army still won. The barbarians are no big deal, our Runing army is indeed the enemy of the world!" As a Westerner, Gonzalez has always spoken so directly.

There was silence in the big tent.None of the officers knew how I would react.After a while, seeing that Wu Shigong's expression had not changed, someone let out the first laugh, and then the big tent was filled with laughter.Wu Shigong also felt quite proud.He smiled and nodded, "It's a victory! It's a victory!"

After laughing for a while, Wu Shigong asked He Fei again: "How about the loss of personnel and equipment now?"

This topic suddenly made the big tent dull again.He Fei put away his smile, and said in a deep voice: "The number of victims has exceeded 300, and there are more than [-] wounded. Even if they are cured, they are basically disabled. The loss of horses exceeds [-], and those that were destroyed after the war It will be more than a thousand. Among the weapons, not to mention the routine scrapping, the rest of the losses are not large, because we controlled the battlefield after the war, and we can pick up everything that falls. It is the artillery that lost more than a dozen pieces. But the Tartars There was no time to take the cannons away, and this time they all fell into our hands."

Wu Shigong scratched his scalp fiercely a few times, feeling quite a headache.He didn't feel it during the war, but now he has to worry about the pension and reconstruction after the war.

According to the pension standard of the Runing Army, only the dead and disabled soldiers will be allocated 500 mu of land to each household, and calculated according to the market price, it will exceed [-] million taels of silver.Of course, Wu Shigong can allocate the land of Tuntian Zhuangzi to the family members of these people, but this will also greatly reduce the annual grain income of the Runing Army. [

In addition, the families of these martyrs have to support, purchase war horses, and supplement other equipment every year, and everything such as this will not be less than 200 million taels of silver.But now the annual military expenditure of the Runing Army is only more than 60 taels. From this we can see what an astronomical figure this is.If it is not done well, the finances of the Runing Army will collapse in an instant.

And what about the capture on the battlefield?Only the twelve laggard general cannons.

However, the current Wu Shigong couldn't reveal to his subordinates that the Runing Army was about to encounter a financial crisis. He smiled and shook his hand, and said, "All that is left are seeds|! With them, we can pull up One hundred thousand troops. So let the little monk work hard, and save one more is one!"

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When the officers left, Zhang Zhiheng asked Wu Shigong, "My lord! How should we write the good news about our trip to the capital?"

Only then did Wu Shigong remember this incident.He thought about it for a while, and said: "Let's write it truthfully! According to the facts, our contribution is not insignificant. It is best to find a way to exchange credit for the court's pension! Also, first pass the victory report back to Runing, and let the family An Anxin."

In this battle, the total number of casualties of the Qing army reached 4000, of which more than [-] were killed.Although this number is slightly smaller than that of the Runing Army, considering the gap between cavalry and infantry, it should be said that the two armies have a tie.

Although the casualties of the Eight Banners of the Qing Army were only nearly [-], the casualties of the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Army, the Han Army Banners, and the herdsmen of the Mongolian tribes were even greater.And because of the limited population of the Eight Banners, such casualties have already made the Qing Dynasty quite heartbroken.On the contrary, the casualties of the North Korean gunmen were not large, because in this battle, they did not rush to the front line.

Relatively speaking, because the Qing army basically had war horses, their physical exertion was less.In addition, being in the pass, it may be dangerous to place an order, so Dorgon gathered the remnant army quite smoothly.It also allows them to take the initiative to retreat.

But as soon as they retreated, they discovered a Ming army coming from the north, and that was Liu Zeqing and Jiang Cheng's reinforcements.But at this time Dorgon's Qing army had become frightened, and they no longer dared to entangle with the Ming army.So Dorgon and the others stepped up their retreat to join Du Du's Qing army as soon as possible, and then hurried back to Liaodong.

The Runing army rested in place for five full days, and waited for the Liu and Jiang coalition forces in surprise.As soon as they met, Liu Zeqing exclaimed: "Brother Changjing, I never thought you would defeat the Tartars, what a joy!"

At this time, Wu Shigong was a little flattered, and he said politely: "It's just a fluke! Thank you, brother Hezhou, for fighting Jiang Shoubei! There's nothing else to say. Brother, I don't have anything else now, only the heads of the Tartars. Look at them." Pick it up yourself!"

Hearing that Wu Shigong wanted to give him the credit, Liu Zeqing laughed so hard that he couldn't keep his eyes open.But Jiang Cheng didn't respond, he looked preoccupied.

Wu Shigong was very surprised, and asked Jiang Cheng why, only then did he learn that Jiang Cheng's help had already cut off his way out.

The difference from Liu Zeqing is that Liu Zeqing is a vassal, and he doesn't need to look at other people's faces at all. He has a strong army of [-], and the court has to accommodate him in many things, so Liu Zeqing will not be held accountable for leaving the camp. , not to mention the head of the Tartar sent by Wu Shigong now.

And although Jiang Cheng will not be punished by the court, it is uncertain whether he will be settled by Qiu Hou.As long as the imperial court slapped Jiang Cheng on food and pay, and let him take some dangerous missions, it might not take long for his army to disperse.And now Jiang Cheng only has more than 700 soldiers, so he is worrying about his future.

As soon as Wu Shigong realized that this was the problem, he immediately patted Jiang Cheng's chest.Wu Shigong promised: as long as Jiang Cheng takes refuge in him, he will be appointed as the leader of the association immediately, and his troops and equipment will be fully replenished.And in the future, the Runing Army will supply Jiang Cheng's food and salary.Of course, Jiang Cheng will also accept Wu Shigong's command and merge into the system of the Runing Army.However, in public, Jiang Cheng will not disclose his relationship with the Runing Army.

After hearing this promise, Jiang Cheng, who had already lost his way, readily agreed.This result is also a happy one.

On February 11, the [-]th year of Chongzhen, the entire Runing Army and the coalition forces of Li Lu, Liu Zeqing, and Jiang Cheng withdrew to Dezhou where Shandong Governor Yan Jizu and Shandong General Qiu Lei were located. (to be continued...)