Chapter eight hundred and ninety-eight. After the war (2).
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"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, our army has cleared the battlefield, all the bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle have been collected, the wounded soldiers have been properly placed, and all the prisoners have been taken into custody! Our army completely annihilated the Junggar tribe in this battle and beheaded nearly 100,000 soldiers.
Level 10,000, captured more than 5,000 people, and also captured more than 11,000 war horses and a large amount of weapons and military supplies. It was truly a great victory that has not been seen in a century. The great achievements of the Imperial Envoy will surely go down in history. Congratulations to the Imperial Envoy! Congratulations!
Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!"
After entering the commander's tent, Fang Zhenshan spoke first, reporting the current status of the battlefield to Zhao Junchen, and also took the opportunity to express congratulations again, as if he was the leader of the military attaches, but he was as alert as ever.
However, most of the military attaches did not have Fang Zhenshan's scheming, and they were all too excited now to think too deeply about things, and did not notice anything wrong.
So, as Fang Zhenshan finished speaking, all the military attachés echoed loudly, each expressing their joy.
After the Weishui War ended, the military attachés had been busy cleaning the battlefield, rescuing wounded soldiers, and gathering prisoners. They had been busy for most of the day, but it was not until this time that they had the opportunity to see Zhao Junchen, and it was not until this time that they had the opportunity to ask Zhao Junchen.
Express congratulations.
"The victory over the Wei River has really boosted the ambition of the Han people. From now on, the Mongols will never dare to bully the Han people at will! I, He Zhang, have been in the army for more than thirty years and have fought on the battlefield more than a hundred times, but I have never fought.
Such a happy victory! Without the wise command of the imperial envoy from heaven, the victory of this battle would be unimaginable."
As he spoke, He Zhang burst into tears, his body trembled slightly, and he bowed deeply to Zhao Junchen, looking sincerely convinced - perhaps, at this moment, no one in the tent would feel more deeply than He Zhang.
"In the end, you will fulfill your mission! Congratulations, Lord Imperial Envoy, on this great victory that has not been seen in a century! After this battle, your prestige in the government and the public will be at its peak, and you will become the most important minister of our dynasty!"
Mao Jiadong's performance is still restrained. He has always been taciturn, but he is a person who accepts death. Since he took refuge in Zhao Junchen, he has considered Zhao Junchen wholeheartedly. After the war, he first thought of what kind of benefits Zhao Junchen would reap. This is Zhao Junchen
The place where I feel most at ease with him.
"Haha! When the Ministry of War dispatched various imperial troops to help Shaanxi and Gansu, everyone thought that the Tatars were difficult to defeat and the battlefield was dangerous. They all looked for various excuses. Some people had their wet nurses die, some had bad stomachs, and some had broken legs.
That is to say, I, Lin Junwu, who is honest and has no background, was forcibly transferred into the Forbidden Army reinforcements. When I left Beijing, the people in the Forbidden Army were all gloating about my misfortune, thinking that I would definitely make a big mistake in Shaanxi and Gansu. I was
I couldn't help but be afraid, but who would have thought that not only did I not fall into trouble this time, but I actually got such great military glory through the help of the Imperial Envoy. Those people would be jealous to death if they knew about it... Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy,
If you haven’t said it yet, I’ll just say ‘submit’ to you!”
Lin Junwu, a fellow commander of the Forbidden Army, could not hide his joy. He was so excited that he expressed his true thoughts.
However, Lin Junwu's statement also represented the general psychology of military officers. Even after the war settled, some people still felt incredible. They did not expect that the always weak Ming army actually defeated the menacing Mongols.
coalition forces.
While all the military attachés expressed their opinions enthusiastically, Jin Huyuan, the commander-in-chief of Gansu Military Town, and Zhang Chengxun, a fellow commander of the Forbidden Army, who had received Zhao Junchen's attention, also expressed their congratulations to Zhao Junchen respectively.
"Congratulations to the Imperial Envoy for this great victory, which will surely be remembered forever... I have been working hard day and night, but my help is still late. I have not missed the battle. I would like to ask the Imperial Envoy to convict me..."
In the past few days, Jin Huyuan and the Gansu frontier army have been traveling day and night, rushing towards the Weishui battlefield, just to get a piece of the pie before the war ends, but in the end they were still a step too slow, waiting for him to lead the Gansu frontier army
When we arrived at the Weishui battlefield, the decisive battle just came to an end.
Jin Huyuan failed to win any military honors and benefits, so he was naturally depressed. Even his beard drooped on his face. After seeing Zhao Junchen, he only said a few confusing words of congratulations.
This kind of performance showed no sign of government at all, and he did not look like a veteran on the battlefield at all, which made Zhao Junchen despise him even more.
In comparison, Zhang Chengxun's performance made Zhao Junchen look even more highly on him.
Unlike Jin Huyuan's situation, Zhang Chengxun arrived near the Weishui battlefield before the end of the war. However, after seeing the extremely chaotic situation on the Weishui battlefield, he did not squeeze into the Weishui with various Ming troops to compete for credit. Instead, he led his subordinates
The army took on the responsibility of rearguard, and Zhao Junchen was very impressed by his overall view of the situation.
At this time, after seeing Zhao Junchen, Zhang Chengxun did not show any signs of depression. He still looked calm and capable, and said loudly: "Zhang Chengxun, a member of the Imperial Guards who is a humble official, pays homage to the Imperial Envoy! The victory of the Weishui River is enough to be recorded in the history books and leave a name for eternity.
,Congratulations to the Imperial Envoy!"
Zhao Junchen was quite satisfied with Zhang Chengxun's performance, and when he looked around, he also stayed on Zhang Chengxun for a moment.
Previously, Zhang Chengxun had expressed his intention to surrender to Zhao Junchen, and Zhao Junchen was also satisfied with this person's ability and temperament. The two parties were in love and hit it off immediately, but now is not the right time for the two to have further contact. After all, Zhang Chengxun was from the Forbidden Army.
, it is obviously not suitable to get too close to Zhao Junchen, otherwise he will definitely be suspected by the court in the future, and in all likelihood he will be transferred far away from the capital.
Now that everyone is paying attention, Zhao Junchen did not show more attention to Zhang Chengxun.
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After all the military attachés expressed their congratulations, Zhao Junchen also took a panoramic view of everyone's performance and reaction, but he smiled and said: "The generals who have returned victorious are great contributors to the court and the people. There is no need to be polite. Today is really
It’s a blessing to you all.”
"Unfortunately."
"I feel that I am full of strength and can fight the Tatars again!"
"It is more fortunate for the imperial envoy to preside over the overall situation!"
All the military attachés responded loudly.
This statement was not polite at all. Everyone understood the significance of this victory, and they were all extremely excited, which naturally diluted their physical and mental fatigue.
Zhao Junchen nodded again and said slowly: "After the victory in this battle, everyone rushed to congratulate me, as if this war was all my fault, but I knew in my heart that if it were not for the generals,
Without the leadership of the troops in battle, the bloody fighting of the soldiers, and even the assistance and cooperation of the civil servants, the victory of this battle is absolutely impossible!"
Having said this, Zhao Junchen turned his attention to Gansu Commander-in-Chief Jin Huyuan and Forbidden Army Tongzhi Zhang Chengxun, and said: "Although Generals Jin Huyuan and Zhang Tongzhi did not participate in this decisive battle, they were equally meritorious! If not
General Jin led the Gansu army to rush for reinforcements day and night. The Mongolian coalition would not have hurriedly retreated from Jiezhou City and plunged into our siege. If Zhang Tongzhi had not repeatedly harassed the exhausted enemy during this period, the victory of this war would not have been achieved.
So easy.”
After hearing these beautiful words, everyone was smiling, especially Gansu Commander-in-Chief Jin Huyuan, who became even more energetic after hearing what Zhao Junchen said.
After a pause, Zhao Junchen continued: "But at this time, here, I want to congratulate all the generals present! Not only do I want to congratulate you for your military merits and the rewards you will receive from the court, but I also want to
Congratulations to all the generals for proving themselves to the world! People in the world always have a very low opinion of male soldiers and think that most of you are just ruffians who harm the people. But from now on, you can stand up and express your opinions loudly.
I am a hero who protects my family and my country. The long-term peace of the court and the people's livelihood are all due to your hard work!"
After saying that, Zhao Junchen stood up and bowed to all the military attachés in the tent.
Zhao Junchen's words touched many people's hearts. Seeing Zhao Junchen's attitude, all the military attaches did not dare to accept it and hurriedly stood up to return the courtesy.
Finally, after another round of compliments and congratulations, Zhao Junchen and the military attachés finally sat back in their respective seats.
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While Zhao Junchen was talking to the military attachés, all the civil servants hurriedly returned to the commander's tent.
Previously, due to Zhao Junchen's orders, all the civil servants had different tasks. However, after they learned that the military attachés had returned to the camp to meet Zhao Junchen, they no longer cared about their own tasks and all went as fast as possible.
He returned to the handsome tent at a very fast speed, but he didn't want to miss anything.
After all, after this battle, it has not yet been decided how the memorial to the imperial court should be written and how the names of the civil and military officials should be ordered. Zhao Junchen has also been avoiding talking about this matter.
Therefore, the civil servants were naturally worried that Zhao Junchen would decide the order of the list of petitioners in their absence.
Of course, Zhao Junchen could see clearly what the civil servants were thinking and understood their psychology.
However, Zhao Junchen still felt a little helpless when he saw all the civil and military officials gathered together again.
At this time, Zhao Junchen was very tired and felt that even his heartbeat was weak. He originally planned to have a good rest after dealing with the military attaches, but seeing everyone gathered in the handsome tent again, everyone
In their excitement, they forgot about their physical and mental fatigue, and everyone looked at Zhao Junchen eagerly. It would be too disappointing to drive everyone away at this time.
Zhao Junchen hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to take advantage of the opportunity of everyone being present to hold a post-war meeting to settle all post-war matters properly, so that he could break camp and return to Huamachi Camp tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
After making a decision in his heart, Zhao Junchen said slowly: "It is already evening. I originally planned to let everyone have a good night's rest and wait until noon tomorrow to convene everyone to discuss post-war affairs. But now that everyone has
Now that everyone is here and I don’t feel tired, let’s take this opportunity to finalize everything after the war.”
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, the originally noisy handsome tent suddenly became quiet. Everyone's spirits were lifted again, and their eyes were focused on Zhao Junchen, waiting for Zhao Junchen to continue speaking.
Zhao Junchen turned his head slightly and asked his staff Niu Fude: "Mr. Niu, has the victory report of this battle already been written?"
Niu Fude hurriedly took a step forward, bowed his head and said: "The student has drafted a good report and is waiting for the imperial envoy to review it."
Zhao Junchen nodded and said, "Read it and listen."
Niu Fude took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and read aloud: "In October of the 34th year of Deqing, Zhao Junchen, the imperial minister, the minister of household affairs, and the acting governor of the three sides, Zhao Junchen, led the army to fight against the allied forces of the Mongolian ministries, passing through Jiezhou City, Xiaochuan River
, after Zhenning Guards won three battles, they finally wiped out 100,000 enemies on the south bank of the Wei River... In total, they beheaded nearly 30,000 people and captured more than 13,000 people. However, due to the chaos of the battlefield, trampled by men and horses, burned by the flames of war, the rest were all corpses.
It cannot be identified...and more than 8,000 war horses were seized..."
Even as Niu Fude read out the content of the victory report aloud, Zhao Junchen was still secretly observing the reactions of everyone in the tent.
The figures in this victory report all came from Zhao Junchen's instructions, but they doubled the results of the victory, while the war horses and supplies captured after the war shrank by more than half.
Therefore, this good news must be unanimously recognized and endorsed by everyone in the account before it can be sent to the court. Otherwise, it will be easy for mistakes to appear and others to take advantage of it.
In the end, no one raised any objections until Niu Fude read the good news.
In fact, exaggerating the results of battles and concealing seizures has been a common practice of the border army over the years. Everyone in the tent has long been accustomed to it. Compared with the successful results of previous years, Zhao Junchen has only exaggerated the results by twice and concealed them.
Although half of the items were seized, he was already extremely conscientious.
What's more, after doubling the results of the battle, the military merits of everyone present can also be doubled. After concealing half of the seizures, everyone can also get a lot of benefits, especially those Mongolian war horses that are the most envied. Naturally, there is no
People will expose this kind of thing.
After seeing everyone's performance, Zhao Junchen's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and he said slowly: "It's too late, so I'll keep the story short... Since everyone recognizes this good news, we will immediately send a fast horse to deliver it."
Report the good news to the imperial center, and make many copies to be sent to all parts of Shaanxi and Gansu. Be sure to spread the word!... At the same time, order all governors, generals in the army, and all civil and military officials from the third rank and above in Shaanxi and Gansu to give them a deadline of half a month.
We rushed to Huamachi Camp within a short period of time to discuss the future defense strategy of Shaanxi and Gansu..."
"...the treatment of wounded soldiers, the custody of prisoners, and the rewards of officers and soldiers in the army are now all handled by dedicated personnel, and there are regulations to follow. Naturally, there is no need to mention anything more. Everyone just needs to perform their duties... It's just that
There is one thing I must emphasize. Shaanxi and Gansu are currently experiencing a drought, and it is also the autumn tiger season. The Weishui War has caused countless corpses, but plague prevention and control must not be ignored...especially since the Weishui River is the most important thing in Shaanxi and Gansu.
As for the water source, too many corpses have accumulated in the rivers, and subsequent management must be handled by specialized officials..."
"...There are no eyes for swords and guns on the battlefield. Fortunately, all the generals are unharmed. Only Qi Bin died from the poisonous arrows of the Tatars... Alas, it is such a pity... This imperial envoy has decided to organize Qi Bin
This new army was renamed the Weiguo Army. From now on, the treatment specifications will be the same as those of the new war soldiers. However, the Weiguo Army became leaderless after Qi Bin's death. They also successively killed prisoners in anger and broke into the commander's tent.
A prestigious general must be sent to take charge...Mao Jiadong, you will be in charge of the National Defense Army for the time being. With your military exploits and prestige during this period, you can also suppress them..."
"I order all armies to continue to maintain their current organizational structure and not to disband for the time being. The weapons, horses, arrows, and food and grass that each army has lost during this period must be replenished in time... The officers and soldiers of each army must still maintain daily drills.
, Never let Nanshan go..."
"After the order was passed, the army rested on the spot for two days. At midnight three days later, the entire army broke out and returned to Huamachi Camp..."
In this post-war meeting, Zhao Junchen was still responsible for issuing orders. The civil and military officials did not dare to raise objections and were only responsible for the execution. Zhao Junchen's decisions were still clear and resolute, making it impossible for anyone to find any fault.
Take it heartily.
But Zhao Junchen still avoided talking about asking for credit after the war, as if he had not yet considered all the pros and cons.
Although the officials were a little anxious about this, they did not dare to rush it and could only force themselves to endure it.
However, among Zhao Junchen's many orders, some of the intentions revealed diverted the attention of everyone present.
All important civil and military officials from Shaanxi and Gansu were summoned, each army replenished its armaments and maintained drills, and the changes in the Patriot Army...
It seems that Zhao Junchen will make big moves next.
Recalling that Zhao Junchen had hinted more than once about regaining the Hetao Plain, all the officials present were refreshed.
People always know their taste and take advantage of it. After the decisive battle on the Weishui River, which almost completely wiped out the Mongolian coalition forces, most of the officials in the tent also became more confident. Not only did they no longer fear the enemy like a tiger, but they also regarded the Mongolian ministries in the north as
To reward him for his future military achievements, if Zhao Junchen really has a plan to regain the Hetao, there is a possibility that the officials will be rewarded for their military achievements even further, which naturally makes people secretly excited.
Jin Huyuan, the commander-in-chief of the Gansu military town, failed to reap the benefits of military achievements this time. He was most eager for military achievements in his heart. After Zhao Junchen finished speaking, he couldn't help but asked: "I heard that you, the imperial envoy, wiped out the Mongolian coalition forces."
After that, I plan to further regain the Hetao area. Based on your various decisions, Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, I seem to have such an intention, but I don’t know that Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy really wants to march into the Hetao area? If so, I would like to be the vanguard!"
Zhao Junchen smiled slightly, but avoided answering. He just turned to He Zhang and asked: "General He, I heard that you captured Bagan, the commander of the Junggar army alive?"
Mao Jiadong stood up and replied: "It is true, but Bagan attempted to commit suicide after his defeat. Although he did not succeed, he was seriously injured. Now he is being treated urgently, but he may not be able to be saved!"
After Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment, he nodded and said: "It would be best to rescue him. This person will be of great use to my future plans!"
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Jin Huyuan couldn't help but ask again: "Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, is this bagen useful for your plan to regain the Hetao?"
Seeing Jin Huyuan's persistent questioning, Zhao Junchen frowned slightly, but finally said: "General Jin, you should also have received the news. The imperial court has sent Mr. Liang Fuchen to take charge of the overall situation of Shaanxi and Gansu some time ago. It's just that
Mr. Liang Ge had delayed his trip due to some matters and had been unable to perform his duties. This imperial envoy has been acting on his behalf during this period. However, all matters in Shaanxi and Gansu must be handed over to Mr. Liang Ge after all, and this imperial envoy will soon
To return to the capital... Of course there is a plan to recapture the Hetao, but whether or not to implement the plan ultimately depends on the wishes of the imperial court and Mr. Liang Ge. The imperial envoy's current actions are just preparations to save time.
It was too hasty."
Now that the overall situation has been decided, it is time for Liang Fuchen to step in and take charge of the overall situation.
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, everyone present was stunned, but only then did they think of Liang Fuchen's existence.
Previously, Liang Fuchen was "kidnapped" by "horse bandits" as soon as he entered Shaanxi and Gansu. Because this matter was too sensitive, Zhao Junchen was solely responsible for the rescue. None of the civil and military officials dared to intervene.
After questioning, in addition to the fact that Zhao Junchen has handled all the military and political affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu in an orderly manner during this period, everyone is focused on fighting the Mongolian coalition forces. Over time, everyone subconsciously forgot about Liang Fuchen.
Now, everyone was a little surprised when they suddenly heard Zhao Junchen mention Liang Fuchen.
Wu Qifan hesitated for a moment, but then asked cautiously: "According to your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, Mr. Liang...will be able to show up soon?"
Zhao Junchen nodded with a smile and said: "During this period, everyone is focused on the Battle of the Weishui River, so I did not mention this matter to distract everyone... In fact, according to the news I received, Mr. Liang Ge is very
You will soon be able to take charge of the overall situation!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's affirmative reply, there was silence in the tent.
During this period of time, everyone has regarded Zhao Junchen as their backbone, and has become accustomed to obeying Zhao Junchen's orders. Now that they have learned that Liang Fuchen is about to replace Zhao Junchen, the civil and military officials in the tent are a little at a loss, but