The order not to pursue was issued, but it did not mean that all the Ming troops would look at the enemy camp within easy reach. It was only a matter of time before tens of thousands of Ming troops spread to the enemy camp, and those who stayed behind were
The wounded in the military camp and the baggage that could not be taken away naturally became the spoils of war for the Ming army.
There were corpses everywhere on the battlefield, and with almost no one restraining them, no matter whether they were Tatar prisoners or wounded, they could not escape the fate of being cut off in two pieces in front of the swarming Ming army.
Only a dead Tatar is a good Tatar.
The Tatars were never lenient when they massacred Ming army prisoners and civilians after their victory, and now it was time for them to taste the consequences. It was obvious that Dongjiang Town would not have any extra food or medicine for these enemies.
This was a carnival of thousands of soldiers, and no one noticed that the cavalry battalion, which had not appeared in the war, had rushed out of the gate of the A-shaped fort and headed in another direction.
The rumbling sound of artillery could be heard in the distance, which seemed so abrupt in the already quiet battlefield that many soldiers turned around and looked at the T-shaped fort behind them, looking for the source of the sound of artillery.
Soon, they discovered that the sound of the cannon was not coming from the direction behind them, but from the direction where the Tartars were fleeing. Some people were confused, and some were thoughtful, but they soon put it down.
After paying attention to these things that seemed to have nothing to do with them for the time being, they began to concentrate on cleaning up the battlefield that belonged to them.
The officers counted the personnel losses, and the swordsmen and shieldmen carried weapons and rummaged through the corpses. A large number of young men ran out from the opened gate of the T-shaped fort, and carried the injured soldiers back to the city for treatment. Everyone was there.
Busy, everyone's face was filled with joy, but the figure under the handsome flag that was always flying did not move at all.
The only difference is that the war is over and that tall figure can finally sit down and rest for a while.
"It must have been an encounter with the West Route Army. I don't know if the West Route Army was fully prepared or not!"
I don't know when, Gao Sheng, who had been organizing manpower in the city, appeared behind Jiang Wan: "Although the Tatar army collapsed, if we give them time to gather them, they will be a huge trouble!"
"In this battle, at least four to five thousand of his men were killed. News came from the front just now that there are still one or two thousand wounded soldiers in the enemy's camp. They were frostbitten in the past few days. In addition to this battle just now, they are so energetic.
Already lost, as long as Li Zicheng hits them head-on, they won't be able to organize a decent attack!"
Jiang Wan shook his head: "However, it is possible to escape in all directions, but there is no other way. Fortunately, God is on our side. In this weather, as long as they cannot escape back to Liaoyang and have no food and drink, they will basically
The chance of escaping back to Shengjing is slim!"
"I really didn't expect it!" Gao Xingsheng looked at the battlefield ahead with emotion: "I really didn't expect that we actually won this battle like this. I thought it would be a very difficult battle to defend the city.
Just like over there in Liaoyang!"
"If we can't win this battle..." Jiang Wan said in a deep voice: "Then all our efforts from last year to this year have been in vain. I have even made plans to retreat to North Korea and rely on Pyongyang and Tieshan to hold on.
!”
He looked at Gao Xingsheng and said, "However, we won after all!"
There was silence on the city wall for a moment. The wind blowing from a distance, mixed with the faint smell of gunpowder smoke, blew onto their faces. Gao Sheng looked at the face of the young commander next to him and felt slightly startled for a moment.
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His thoughts seemed to fly to the day when he first met Jiang Wan a few years ago, in his own small leather shop, or in Ningyuan City. At that time, it was also a great victory that shocked the world. This young man
He walked to his shop with a French woman, and then told him with a smile that outside the shop, there were many Jinyiwei spies, ready to arrest him, the "spy" of Houjin.
A few years later, he became the right-hand man of this young man. Watching him in this isolated city outside the pass, he once again achieved a great victory that shocked the world. In the battle of Ningyuan, Yuan Chonghuan became famous all over the world, and in today's battle, Jiang
The name Wan is probably unknown to everyone, everyone knows it!
"Commander, it's windy on the city wall, go down and have a rest!"
He said softly: "Cleaning the battlefield is not a short-term effort. Each battalion has its own rules and regulations, so you don't need to keep an eye on it in person!"
"Wait a minute!" Jiang Wan waved her hand: "I'm not watching them clean the battlefield, I'm waiting for news from Li Zicheng. Zu Zehong should send the news from him soon. There is no definite news.
, I don’t feel at ease enough!”
Gao Xingsheng nodded, no longer trying to persuade Jiang Wan, but stood silently beside Jiang Wan.
"After this battle, the news of Zu Dashou's death may no longer be hidden from Zu Zehong. Please advise him on my behalf!"
Jiang Wan said slowly: "Song Jian killed the man, he was the supervisor. It is impossible for me to kill Song Jian to avenge him, and it is impossible for me to let him kill Song Jian. If he can untie this knot, leaving behind
In our Dongjiang Town, he is still my cavalry battalion commander. If he can't untie this knot in his heart, then the sky is high and the sea is vast, just let him go and I will never stop him!"
"I know what to say to him!" Gao Xingsheng nodded and thought for a moment. No matter what the commander-in-chief meant, he would try his best to persuade Zu Zehong. He didn't know what Zu Zehong would do, but he
What we can do is to absolutely ensure that the commander-in-chief cannot have another enemy.
"Commander!"
On the city wall in the distance, several generals hurried over, Yao Chunyong, Zhao Huchen, Qian Wubing... Except for Yao Chunyong, the others were all promoted from the one hundred and sixty-four people.
And today's battle also proved that these newly promoted young generals did not disappoint Jiang Wan.
"The Tatars are fast. We will leave those who can stay with them. Those who cannot stay will have to wait and see what happens to the Western Route Army!"
There was a piece of blood on Yao Chunyong's face, which seemed to have been deliberately not wiped off. He walked up to Jiang Wan and said, "Congratulations, Commander-in-Chief, congratulations, Commander-in-Chief, for defeating the Tatar Daishan and beheading more than ten thousand people. With this battle, Commander-in-Chief
, can be ranked among the famous generals in the world!"
"How can it be so exaggerated!" Jiang Wan smiled and waved her hand: "Have the following things been arranged?"
"Everything has been arranged. A thousand-man team is left to clean the battlefield. The others have returned to camp to rest and garrison. All the wounded soldiers have been sent back to the city for treatment, and the dead have also been brought back!"
Yao Chunyong said happily: "Everything was done well by the commander-in-chief. Although our Huwei Camp was slightly damaged, the Tartars suffered more serious casualties!"
"Where are you?" Jiang Wan looked at Zhao Huchen and Qian Wubing.
"Everything is going on in an orderly manner. We have done these drills before the war, so we don't panic now!"
Qian Wubing seemed to be appearing in front of Jiang Wan for the first time with everyone. He looked a little shy: "It's just that I didn't capture a few prisoners. By the time I gave the order to keep a few alive, almost all of them had been killed by the brothers.
Got it!"
"I thought of this!" Zhao Huchen saluted Jiang Wan and said with a proud smile: "I have increased the reward. Anyone who looks like an official will get double the reward for catching him alive. I caught him over there.
There are more than a dozen alive!”
"Do you have so much silver as a bounty?" Qian Wubing contradicted him: "Why don't you ask the commander to use the silver as a bounty? If the commander doesn't give you the money, the money will have to be deducted from your military pay. I
I see you won’t get one tael of military pay next year!”
Jiang Wan watched the two of them bickering with a smile, a look of relief on his face. He knew that the two wanted to relax in this way after the battle. Although it was a bit reckless, he didn't feel dissatisfied at all.
"I'll give you the money!" He said with a smile: "I have never been stingy with the money that should be spent by you, Commander-in-Chief. Just continue to work hard for me!"
Yao Chunyong looked at the three of them talking with some envy, and Jiang Wan suddenly turned his head.
"After this battle, your Huwei Battalion will be replenished with new recruits, ordnance, food, fodder, and military pay. It will be the same as other battalions. This is what you earned for yourself in today's battle. In the future, you must not be softened again!"
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Yao Chunyong's eyes immediately turned red. Jiang Wan's words completely exposed his defection to Song Jian and stopped caring about it. In the future, Huwei camp will not be treated differently from other camps. This
Jiang Wan finally accepted him.
It's really not easy. He thought about Geng Jingzhong who had been expelled from Dongjiang Town, and Kong Youde who was beaten into a ball of flesh by artillery in the city. He couldn't even put his body back together. He was such a young man.
, I couldn't help but choked up a little.
"Where's Mei Xiaofei? Mei Xiaofei hasn't come here yet?"
You Yong, who was in the distance, hurriedly ran over. Among the "uneducated" foursome who were around Jiang Wan, now he and Mei Xiaofei were the only ones with the highest status and the right to appear in this place after the war.
Zhao Huchen and Qian Wubing stepped forward and greeted each other affectionately. Jiang Wan laughed as they listened to their chatter about what they had experienced during the battle.
The sound of artillery in the distance was still rumbling, and seemed to be much denser. However, Jiang Wan did not hear any sound of firecrackers. It was not possible to hear the sound of firecrackers from a distance of dozens of miles.
I wonder how the West Route Army and the defeated troops of Daishan fared on the battlefield.
Dozens of miles away, in front of the valley between the two mountains, three giant ditches about half a mile long blocked the entrance of the valley. Countless defeats were rushing towards the valley, whether it was
Whether going to Liaoyang or Shengjing, the only way to survive is through this valley.
Each huge trench is more than a foot wide and almost as deep as a person. There are dozens of steps between huge trenches. But at this moment, the first trench has basically been filled with the corpses of people and war horses. Countless trenches have been filled with corpses.
The rout was stepping on the corpses of their dead comrades, crossing the trench and charging forward regardless of the cost.
Cannonballs fell from the sky, and firecrackers were shot from all directions. Countless people died every moment, but no one cared. As long as a person falls from a horse, no matter whether he is alive when he falls, as long as he hits the ground, he will immediately die.
He was hit by the people and horses rushing from behind, and soon turned into a corpse, and then turned into materials to fill the trench.
In front of you in the valley, there are countless resisting horses densely packed, but this still cannot deter these defeated soldiers who are trying to escape. In the eyes of the defeated soldiers, it seems that there is only one road in the valley in their eyes, regardless of the obstacles.
What came before them were trenches and people, and they all moved forward desperately as always.
Either die here or get out alive, there is no third option.
In less than a stick of incense, the second trench was filled with the horses and corpses of the defeated soldiers. A steady stream of defeated soldiers let out ferocious howls and began to sprint towards the last trench.
As long as they rushed through the ditch, those resisting horses and the Ming army holding spears behind the resisting horses could not stop them at all!
As if frightened by their momentum, the Ming troops behind the horses began to panic. They scattered and fled towards the hillsides around the valley, although there were still rains of bullets and bullets all around, and although people were still dying anytime and anywhere.
, however, the defeated soldiers seemed to see hope of survival.
After paying the price of hundreds of people again, the third trench was finally filled. The large group of defeated people used their indomitable momentum to forcefully break a way through the pile of horses with their flesh and blood.
Then it rolled away like a mudslide.
In addition to constantly firing cannons and cannonballs, the Ming troops on both sides of the valley were frantically throwing rocks into the valley. In the rolling mudslides, people were constantly being hit and fell down, becoming part of the people left in the valley by these blows.
, however, without any strong obstruction, the large debris flow eventually rolled out of the valley.
The rocks rolling down the mountain accumulated to a certain scale and finally cut off the mudslide. The surrounding Ming army seemed to have woken up and began to use these blocked rocks to snipe crazily at the defeated troops who had not had time to rush out.
The valley was filled with screams of people.
After discovering that there was no way they could rush out except to die, the defeated soldiers outside the valley decisively began to turn around and head towards the direction they came from.
And a group of cavalry appeared out of nowhere and rushed out from the side of the valley. Mixed with the sound of wind and thunder, they rushed into the ranks of the defeated soldiers, as if red-hot iron bars fell on the snow.
On the ground, wherever it went, the snow melted, and people and horses perished.
In the valley, large groups of Ming troops rushed out, and they rushed towards all the enemies they could see. On the battlefield outside the valley, large groups of defeated troops were scattered by the cavalry of the Ming army.
They were scattered, and the seemingly boundless Ming army spread out in the snow and began to harvest the small groups of disintegrated cavalry that had lost their strength and lost their battle formation.
Above the valley, a large flag with the character "李" in its name was facing the strong wind, making a roaring sound.