On the top of the embankment, Guo Zhongyuan came with a torch and reported to Guo Ning: "Li Quan's army had quite a few ruthless men who dared to fight, and a thousand people were killed on the spot in his camp. We can now find out their names.
There are probably more than 600 people whose identities have been identified. If some people cannot be identified in half an hour, forget it and burn them all."
Everyone will nod approvingly.
Identifying the identities of all Li Quan's dead and promising to return their ashes was a bit deliberate. The purpose was to show his generosity to the soldiers and civilians under Li Quan's command. To this extent, it was already
It's enough, but there's no need to be demanding about details.
Guo Ning asked: "How is the situation of the prisoners?"
"Nearly 10,000 officers and soldiers were captured, and most of the two to three thousand who fled to the wilderness were captured. The injuries are being treated, but a lot of them will inevitably die tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. In addition, there are many women and children in the old camp. There were not many before.
Please take care of me, I will have someone take care of you at the moment. One battalion is set up for every two hundred people. Twelve battalions have been set up. I plan to do a careful count tomorrow morning."
"Well, remember to send people to patrol the camp at night and strictly prohibit our soldiers from insulting or scolding the captives, especially those women. They are all the captives' family members. We should not touch them, or we will lose our reputation."
"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief."
Guo Ning turned to Xu Wei: "In the next two days tomorrow, seize the time to screen and select the prisoners. Those who are willing to surrender will be used as Alixi for the defense army at first; those who are unwilling to surrender, or are unruly, will be sent to Jin Qing in the future.
I’ll do some hard labor to build the city, build the roads, and be brave enough to kill. In addition, if there is…”
Guo Ning tugged at his mustache, and Xu Wei took half a step forward and whispered: "There are also some people among them who are die-hard loyalists of the Red Coat Army and have deep relationships with other departments of the Red Coat Army. Those who are willing to surrender will be useful in the future.
"If they don't want to, they will have to serve as slaves. I will send people to keep an eye on them... or let them go in the future, or create opportunities for them to escape, both of which will be useful."
Guo Ning nodded repeatedly.
Xu Jin is a veteran in this regard, so there is no need for Guo Ning to say more.
Ding Haijun launched a large-scale campaign this time, continuously defeating the Red Coat Army in the west and south directions, and subduing the Jin Army. Its military power far exceeded what outsiders had imagined. Those who were let go had seen the battlefield with their own eyes and returned to the Red Army.
After the Yong army is torn apart, the remaining troops will respect Ding Haijun more than others.
Of course, some of them were used by Xu Quan for other purposes. Those who would "escape" might be the manpower arranged by Xu Quan to infiltrate various units of the Red Coat Army on the East and West Roads of Shandong.
Military victory will definitely lead to territory expansion. Judging from the current situation, Guo Ning can at least completely control the Second Mansion, Erjie Town, Second Defense, and Qici County on Shandong East Road, a total of fifty-two counties.
The territory has a population of millions. Based on this, it is not difficult at all to gather an army of 100,000.
At the same time, the ten military states on the east and west roads of Shandong will fall into long-term chaos. The fragmented remnants of the Red Coat Army are struggling in it, while Guo Ning, Pu San Anzhen, and Sui Wang Wanyan Shouxu have mastered a much more powerful force.
With strength, one can freely reach out to manipulate and seize benefits.
If there are no special changes in the situation, this will be a process of at least three to five years. There are many deep-seated things that need to be dealt with slowly, so there is no need to talk about it here.
At that moment, the next group of generals slowly turned back from the embankment, intending to return to their respective camps to attend to their respective official duties.
After walking for a while, the generals' march happened to cross with Guo Alin and others.
The chatter and laughter of the soldiers were blown by the wind to Guo Ning's ears. Guo Ning also heard Yu Man'er's sudden burst of crying.
As both low-level soldiers, Guo Ning could feel the emotions represented by the two voices. He stopped, listened for a moment, and smiled.
For these soldiers, talking about the trivial life at home is naturally a good way to relax after the battle.
It’s not that they deliberately use these to seduce anyone. These soldiers are rough men and cannot do sophisticated methods. The key is that as time goes by, the soldiers feel more and more the benefits brought by the military household system, and they
I am satisfied with it, so I will talk about it.
In fact, ordinary warriors also like to get real rewards of gold and silver. The impact of large sums of money is far stronger than the complicated and rigid merit-recording system of the Dinghai Navy, and it makes people feel more satisfied. Who should take it?
Money works for whomever lives, and it is easy to understand.
However, Guo Ning had seen too many scenes like this when his family was fighting in Monan. He knew very well that if an army only cares about money, there will be big problems.
At that time, the Jurchen generals often took whole boxes of silver to tempt the soldiers to fight to the death. At first, they gave half and half of the money, but the soldiers were still very enthusiastic.
Later, as the entire boundary trench defense line continued to collapse, some soldiers couldn't buy food with money, and more soldiers got money but lost their lives to spend it.
In the next few years, the imperial court gave less and less gold, silver and copper coins, and more and more banknotes were handed in. The paper number of the banknotes started from ten guan, and in an instant it expanded to a hundred or a thousand guan. Its real value
But not as good as a piece of paper to wipe your butt.
By this time, the morale of the army had collapsed. Countless Han people, Khitan people, Bohai people, and Wanggu people were not on the same side as the Jurchens. Now that they have lost their military pay and rewards, why are they still fighting? Why are they selling their lives?
?Crazy or stupid?
Hundreds of thousands of troops thought this way, and it was inevitable that they would lose consecutive battles with the Mongolian army.
Therefore, Guo Ning feels that no matter how much the soldiers receive as rewards with gold and silver money, it is only temporary gratitude. The military government provides tax-free land, promotion of positions, and a solid guarantee of the government's ability to govern, so that it can gradually
Build two-way trust.
Most ordinary soldiers' demands are very simple. A wife and children, a hot bed, a few acres of land and a cow are almost their ultimate dreams.
Ding Haijun fulfilled their dreams and enabled them to happily talk about their family property and fields, so they naturally identified with Ding Haijun and Guo Ning.
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Satisfied with the envy of the households and ordinary people, I believe that the Dinghai Navy will definitely maintain the honorable status of its officers.
Once they get used to this, they cannot tolerate their own lives being destroyed, and they cannot allow the only comfort in this terrible world to become a castle built on gravel.
Therefore, they must unite closely and follow Guo Ning's footsteps closely. Because many ferocious beasts that bite the flesh and blood of soldiers and civilians are still roaring in the distance. Only the Ding Navy maintains strong force can they attack them.
Drive back those wild beasts and protect everything the soldiers gain.
This kind of unity is far more meaningful than the loyalty obtained by giving money once or twice, and it is even more reliable than the friendship on the battlefield obtained by sharing life and death several times.
Thinking of this, Guo Ning couldn't help but touch the iron bone flower hanging on his waist.
He himself started out as a tribe united by friendship on the battlefield, and he is actually quite similar to Li Quan. However, thanks to his own big dream, and thanks to the investment of Yi La Chucai and others, the Ding Navy has entered a more advanced stage.
It's a high level.
Before he launched the army this time, he had thought that if he had the chance, he might as well fight Li Quan and see how his iron spear, which shocked the states, was better than his own iron gun.
This was due to the warrior's eagerness to try; it was also due to Li Quan's misdeeds of joining hands with the Mongolian army in an attempt to frame Ding Haijun.
There is another point. Guo Ning's vague memory in that big dream always felt that Li Quan and Yang Miaozhen had some special relationship, which made Guo Ning very uncomfortable.
Guo Ning is a man with a family, and according to the current situation, he and Yang Miaozhen are already at odds with each other. As a military and political leader, Guo Ning must deal with everything with ruthlessness and a hard-hearted heart.
But after all, he was only in his twenties, and he just felt uncomfortable.
Today on Tieling Terrace, if Li Quan dares to charge forward, Guo Ning will really give him the honor of dying in battle.
It's a pity that Li Quan gave up.
Guo Ning also lost the opportunity to fight happily.
After today, the scale of the war facing Dinghai Navy will be even larger, and the strength of Dinghai Navy will also expand dramatically. As the head coach, Guo Ning may have fewer and fewer opportunities to directly go into battle, which is a bit regretful.
