Chongzhen Chat Group

In the chat group, both Gao Yingyuan and Wei Mulan reported the battle situation to Emperor Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, the New Army artillery battalion bombarded the captives with heavy casualties!"

"Your Majesty, the new army is coming out of the civilian houses, and the captives in the town have no power to fight back!"

"Your Majesty, Lu Zhongcheng has led the hussar battalion to hunt down the escaped Jianlu!"

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Seeing the good news one after another, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel happy, but that was all. After all, in this war, the information held by the Ming army and the Jianlu army was very different, which was extremely fatal to any war.

In fact, since I had this chat group, especially after the war in Gyeonggi, the outcome of other consecutive wars had been roughly decided before the war started.

Although his occupation in later generations was not a soldier, he could still draw a conclusion after reading too much information. In a war, it actually depends on the preparedness of both the enemy and ourselves. I know a lot of information, my troops are sufficient or targeted, my equipment is good, my logistics support is good, etc. These things can be done in advance, and then the subsequent battle between the two sides is actually these preparations in advance. of actual practice. If no special circumstances occur, the outcome is generally determined before the war.

This is why later generations will set up a staff office, collect various information, deduce the battle situation, etc., and pay attention to details. In war, victory or defeat is no longer determined by the ability of the leading coach alone.

For now, the Ming army already has some idea of ​​this. Well, I came up with this idea under the coordination of my own chat group.

With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen could not help but feel more confident in the bright future of the Ming Dynasty. He thought for a moment and then spoke in the chat group again: "This war went very well, and I am very satisfied. But the war is not over yet, so let's prepare for the next step as planned!"

"According to the order!" Gao Yingyuan and Wei Mulan responded almost at the same time.

Emperor Chongzhen then ordered Li Deming: "The navy is preparing to dock, and the cavalry of the new army should also inform them to set off!"

Li Deming was moving with the navy and stopped offshore to wait for orders. There are thousands of cavalrymen in the new army. This number cannot be put into the battlefield, otherwise so many cavalrymen will be discovered by Jianlu, and they will find that their opponents are not only the Dongjiang Army. After all, it is unexpected that the Dongjiang Army has a hussar battalion. If there are thousands more cavalry troops, this is definitely not something that the island armies of the Dongjiang Army can afford.

Therefore, although the cavalry of the New Army were not on the ship, they were still hiding on the coast. It was convenient for Li Deming to notify them.

When the news reached the navy, cheers suddenly sounded from the ship where Li Deming was on, and then slowly spread, and finally, the entire ship on the sea was boiling. Win, win!

Brothers Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhihu stood on the bow of the ship, scanning the cheering ships. The two of them suddenly discovered that the brothers from the Fujian Navy they had brought with them were also cheering. They could tell at a glance that their cheers were filled with joy and were by no means just perfunctory.

Seeing this situation, Zheng Zhihu asked Zheng Zhilong in a low voice with some confusion: "Brother, what are they doing? It's not like we won! To take a step back, if you have nothing to do with the Navy, how can you be so happy!"

Zheng Zhilong's expression was very serious. He looked at his very nervous brother and said seriously: "Because they already care about their status as members of the Ming army, you know? Although they won the war on land, the victory It can influence people, so they cheer like these northerners!”

"..." Zheng Zhihu didn't expect such a reply. He couldn't understand it for a moment and couldn't help but froze and didn't speak.

Zheng Zhilong ignored him, but looked around at the cheering scene around him again. Seeing them happily venting their emotions loudly and celebrating their victory, he couldn't help but murmur to himself: "As long as Ming Dynasty continues to win, It will make all people return to their hearts! This is a major trend that cannot be countered by any force!"

Having said this, he looked in the direction of the capital and said silently in his heart: "I hope my choice this time is right. The emperor will be an unprecedented hero who can lead the Ming Dynasty to victory one after another. Those self-propelled The warships I can see in my lifetime can sail across the sea, and even the Western barbarians cannot stop them!"

The sun was setting in the west, and it was estimated that it would get dark in just a short time. Lu Xiangsheng looked at Jianlu who was missing and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Jianlu ran away for his life, he ran really fast!

He immediately ordered the pursuit to stop and led his men along the official road to once again sweep the Jianlu who had been overtaken and missed by them. They didn't return to Jinpu Town until dark.

The lit torches here almost turn the place into daylight. The grain trucks were already under the control of the new army, and the loot was piled into mountains. Everyone is busy and happy.

Seeing Lu Xiangsheng turn back, Cao Bianjiao and Feng Dehua hurriedly came over and asked each other about the situation. After a little summing up, the results of the battle were confirmed by the three of them. Finally, Gao Yingyuan and Wei Mulan jointly reported to Emperor Chongzhen.

In this battle, the Dongjiang Army killed 156 people and injured 546 people; most of the injuries occurred during the city defense battle. As for the new army, only two archers were killed and seven soldiers were wounded in the attack.

Even Lu Xiangsheng, who is confident in leading troops, has to admire the formation created by Qi Jiguang. As long as he can master it skillfully and cooperate with each other, the casualty rate is so low! It’s really awesome!

As for the Jianlu, probably more than a thousand people from Zhengbai Banner escaped, including their flag leader Duduo. More than a thousand Jianlu were killed in the town. Later, when the Jianlu were defeated and fled, more than 2,000 were killed by the Ming army. In total, more than 4,000 Jianlu were killed, and some of the remaining Jianlu were scattered. In the mountains and forests, it was too late to search and kill, and there was no need. As for the North Korean officers and soldiers, no one counted them, and neither the Jianlu nor the Ming army took them seriously.

The Ming army and Korean people in the mountain col have sent people to notify them that they have returned from the mountains. However, the North Korean people were not able to enter the town and were blocked outside. This was for their own good, because the corpses of the Jianlu had not been cleared away in the town, and the streets were soaked in blood, almost turning into bloody streets.

Chen Jisheng took several people from Jinpu Town, including Jin Bishu and Na Pu, a fellow villager named Napu, to find Lu Xiangsheng. At this time, Cao Bianjiao and Feng Dehua happened to be present.

Seeing the great victory achieved by the Ming army, Jin Bishu and others were in a daze several times, which made Chen Jisheng a little anxious. He kept winking at them before they came back to their senses.

There are three more updates today, so there should be only three more updates due! I plan to take a day off tomorrow and continue to update.