After destroying tens of thousands of Qing troops in one battle, Zhang Meng can now be praised as a famous general in the world!

It is not impossible to leave a name in history in the future!

There are countless generals from ancient times to the present!

But how many people can have achieved the record of destroying tens of thousands of enemy troops in one battle?

Zhang Meng thought proudly.

After this battle, the count's Liu Jue may become hereditary!

Maybe, even I can get involved in a marquis’ Liu Jue Dangdang!

Thinking of this, Zhang Meng felt excited.

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After destroying the Qing army's infantry, the Ming army no longer pursued the Qing army's cavalry, but began to repair it on the spot.

The reason is very simple!

The Qing army fled too quickly, and the Ming army rushed over to pursue it!

It is no exaggeration to say that both people and horses are exhausted!

On the battlefield just now, if the Qing cavalry chose to turn around to face the Ming cavalry, the outcome was really hard to say.

At least, the Qing cavalry arrived on the bank of the Yangtze River half a day earlier than the Ming cavalry.

With this half day of refining, the physical strength of the Qing cavalry will definitely be much stronger than that of the Ming army that rushed to attack.

This means that the Qing cavalry was so scared that they were beaten by the Ming army that they did not dare to fight with the Ming army and fled by themselves.

Otherwise, based on the current state of the Ming cavalry, it is hard to say whether the Ming army can win this battle!

I can only say that Mr. Lu Xun is right, fighting is morale!

Once morale collapses, no matter how many troops your side has, the only function is to increase the enemy's merits!

Of course, there is another very important reason besides this, which is the strategy of the Ming army in this battle.

The Qing army had too many troops, and the Ming army was not sure that they could eat it in one bite.

Therefore, Zhu Hongyu set a strategy to peel the onion!

To put it simply, we don’t want to eat all the Qing army in one bite, but instead want to peel the onion shells bit by bit to divide the Qing army’s strength.

Eat something today, eat something tomorrow, slowly, eat the Qing army bit by bit!

Only in this way can you be eaten in one bite when only a little onion heart is left in the end.

Zhang Meng knew the strategy of the Ming army in this battle, so of course he would not risk going in to pursue the Qing cavalry.

Anyway, the Yangtze River has been blocked by the Ming Navy!

No matter how fast the Qing cavalry ran, as long as they could not cross the river, they would be turtles in the jar and fish on the chopping board.

Can't run away!

Just take your time!

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At the same time, the main infantry force of the Ming army was not far from the battlefield on the riverside.

In fact, the marching speed between infantry and cavalry is not as big as imagined.

Even if infantry can march quickly throughout the journey, it will not be difficult to marches faster than cavalry.

Horses do run faster than people, but their endurance is much worse than that of people.

Scientific research has proved that humans are the most suitable species for long-distance running.

It is not impossible for a person to run continuously for several hours, even if he is carrying a heavy load, it is not impossible for a truly elite soldier to march a hundred miles in one day.

And what about the war horse?

It would be a big hit if you run dozens of miles in one go, and if there are more war horses, it will be ruined.

The so-called 800-mile expedited speed can run 800 miles a day.

It’s not that a war horse runs all the time, but that you have to change people and horses at the post station in the middle.

So, when it comes to long-distance marching, cavalry may not be much faster than infantry.

Of course, the Mongols who were both men and five horses were not sad if they were killed if they were killed by the war horses.

Their Mado is really awesome!

Zhu Hongyu, who personally led his army to pursue him, received Zhang Meng's good news. In just a moment, the expression on his face was full of joy.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Okay, great, Zhang Meng did a good job!"

“…”

Zhu Hongyu was very happy.

The main infantry force of the Qing army was completely wiped out. So is it still far from the complete annihilation of the Qing army?

"Send the army to speed up the marches to receive prisoners of war!"

Now the morale of the Qing army's infantry has been broken, and they have become prisoners of war for the Ming army.

But even so, the number of Qing troops was too large!

Thousands of cavalry from Zhang Meng's troops guarded prisoners of war, and they faced great pressure. The Qing army that surrendered was causing trouble, so Zhang Meng's troops might not be able to suppress them.

The Ming army's infantry accelerated their advance towards the battlefield, and soon they arrived at the periphery of the battlefield.

The flying flag of Ming characters made those Qing army prisoners unable to help but feel fear.

Especially the bright yellow flag of the state-controlled country standing between the heaven and earth exuded endless majesty in the eyes of these Qing army prisoners of war.

Everyone knows that the Ming Dynasty's governor is there.

The man who destroyed half of the main forces of the Qing Dynasty in one battle was there!

Even if they could see only the flag now, not Zhu Hongyu himself, these Qing army prisoners of war could not help but feel fear in their hearts.

Just like when the Qing Dynasty was still outside the pass, Nurhaci appeared on the battlefield in person every time.

It can cause great psychological pressure and morale blow to the Ming army.

At that time, the Qing Dynasty, which was still in the Later Jin Dynasty, was filled with military spirit and morale.

The same is true for Zhu Hongyu today!

As long as he appears on the battlefield in person, the Ming army will definitely be very morale. No matter how powerful the enemies ahead are, they will only be powerful enemies that can be destroyed in their eyes.

Just dry bones in the tomb!

After seeing Zhu Hongyu's big flag, the Qing army inevitably felt a sense of fear.

This is where a person's power lies!

Zhang Meng rushed to Zhu Hongyu, dismounted and saluted.

"The last general has seen His Highness the Superintendent!"

"Report to Your Highness, although the last general successfully damaged and captured a large number of Qing troops, he failed to keep the Qing commander on the battlefield, which disappointed Your Highness!"

"Please punish yourselves!"

When the Ming generals beside Zhu Hongyu heard this, they couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths.

Versailles?

You must be in Versailles, right?

Zhu Hongyu didn't care about Zhang Meng's Versailles.

His battle destroyed tens of thousands of Qing troops, although most of the contributions came from the aftermath of the Battle of Jiaxing, the oppression caused by the Ming army's pursuit throughout the journey to the Qing army, and the most important assistance of the Qing army commander Tu Hai, the most important "abandoning the car to protect the commander".

But Zhang Meng's contribution is still not small!

What happened to Versailles if he could make such a contribution?

This is not a big problem!

Zhu Hongyu turned over and dismounted, patted Zhang Meng on the shoulder, and said in a gentle tone.

“Good done!”

"I destroyed tens of thousands of Qing dynasties in one battle, and I will remember you for a great contribution!"

Zhang Meng said with a fist.

"This battle is entirely due to Your Highness's power, and the last general dares not be arrogant!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, then turned over and signaled Zhang Meng to follow him, and then headed to the battlefield.

The main force of the Ming army's infantry began to enter the battlefield and receive prisoners of war.

Facing the Ming army wearing strong and holding sharp edges, the Qing army who lost their weapons showed considerable obedience and did whatever they were told to do.

Zhu Hongyu rode a horse and walked by the prisoners of war, with sharp eyes wandering around the group of prisoners of war.

Sitting on the back of the horse, he looked extremely heroic!
Chapter completed!