Just when the generals of Liaodong were so speechless that they could not speak by Yang Feng, a sound of horse hooves sounded. A cavalry general who was in an instant was bleeding and rushed to the generals. The general jumped off his horse and saluted Yang Feng and Sun Chengzong and shouted: "Report to the Marquis, the governor, Yang Daniu, the commander of the cavalry of the first battalion, to report to you. Just now, most of the invading Mongolian Yellow Banner has been wiped out. I will pay the order!"

"Annihilation?"

The Liaodong generals who were still stunned by Yang Feng's question were all shocked, and many people showed doubt on their faces.

Zu Dashou looked at Yang Daniu who came to report the news with some doubt. Judging from his armor and clothing, he should be a guerrilla general. He asked, "If I heard it correctly, what you just said was annihilation, not defeat or defeat?"

Yang Daniu replied: "The general heard it correctly, it was indeed annihilation!"

Zu Dashou stared at him: "How many people have been wiped out in total?"

Yang Daniu replied without hesitation: "In addition to escaping more than 100 people, a total of 2,356 people were wiped out! The battlefield is not far from here. If you have any questions, please go and count the number of people yourself."

Hearing this, the generals in Liaodong stopped talking. They had already made up their minds. Whoever really wanted to take the initiative to count the number of people was a slap in the face. Anyway, there will be military supervisors and specialized people who register military achievements to verify the results, so they cannot be considered this evil person.

"I've killed 2,356 enemies in one battle, and I'm really a tiger general!" Sun Chengzong praised from the side.

However, Yang Daniu did not show any qualities, but said honestly: "The governor was too rewarded. At the end of this battle, he mobilized three thousand cavalry battalions and another five thousand stair battalions to cooperate in combat. In addition, the Mongolian Tartars were too reckless and actually put them in the pockets laid by our army. This was the only way to end the battle so quickly.

If it were the past, it would be almost impossible to annihilate thousands of cavalry so easily."

"Um!"

After hearing Yang Daniu say this, many Liaodong generals nodded slightly.

This is the normal operation. To be honest, Yang Daniu said just now, they were frightened.

A team of thousands of cavalrymen were actually annihilated by them in less than three quarters of an hour, which was beyond their imagination.

You should know that the advantage of cavalry lies in their speed. Even if they can't beat them, they can run. Even if Yang Daniu and the others are gods, they cannot destroy thousands of cavalry in such a short time, right? But if the opponent just happens to break into their pockets, that's another matter.

The cavalry, who had lost their speed, was no different from the lambs to be slaughtered in front of the infantry and cavalry who had already prepared.

The Liaodong generals who breathed a sigh of relief also began to revitalize. Judging from the current situation, the strength of the Jiangning Army has become stronger no matter what.

In this situation, the stronger the friendly forces, the more beneficial it is to them. Even if they pay a certain price, as long as they can destroy the Qing Tartars, these prices are not unpaid.

For them, this is probably the last chance. After the Qing Tartars were destroyed, it would be difficult for them to make military achievements again. If they don’t take the opportunity to make contributions, then when will they wait?

You should know that although the Ming Dynasty implemented the policy of using literature to control military affairs, the rewards for military merits were also the most important.

There is a living example in front of me. Five years ago, Yang Feng was just a small general, but now he has been promoted to the Marquis of Jiangning who commanded tens of thousands of troops. His status is even higher than that of the imperial master Sun Chengzong, which is the benefit of military achievements.

Thinking of this, many people's eyes shone brightly...

Perhaps the result of annihilation of more than two thousand Mongolian Eight Banners stimulated everyone, and the morale of the Liaodong generals became high again. Zhao Rujiao even took the initiative to ask Sun Chengzong and Yang Feng to serve as a striker.

Yang Feng and Sun Chengzong naturally would not object to such a request, so they approved it with the flow.

The 10th year of the Apocalypse, February 26

The army had advanced to a place less than a hundred miles from Heisha Ridge.

At this time, the army was very cautious. The three thousand cavalry led by Zhao Rujiao, as the vanguard, were less than forty miles apart from Yang Daniu's First Cavalry Battalion, who was supporting the left wing.

Yang Daniu's cavalry was less than thirty miles away from most of the central army.

Cavalry are supported by each team, so that once there is something to do between the various units, they can arrive in the shortest time. Even if they encounter several times the raid of strong enemies, each unit can at least support until reinforcements arrive.

On the official road, teams of soldiers with various accents were walking on the land of Liaodong. Each army had a lot of supplies along with the chariots. Behind most of the central army were countless civilians, transporting food and fodder, various donkey carts, horse carts, mule carts, rickshaws, and even wheelbarrows, which were densely winding to the end.

As we approached the enemy-occupied area, the military situation in front was also changed to report once an hour. From time to time on the road, you can see the night banging with the little red flag on your back and the various tokens holding the order flag and chess and card halls galloping. Wherever you pass, you are in chaos. Whether it is ordinary soldiers or generals, you must take the initiative to avoid it, otherwise the military law is not a vegetarian.

At the hour of the afternoon and the hour of the Youth, Zhao led the scholar to report that they had approached less than twenty miles of Heisha Ridge and encountered interception and harassment from the Qing Tartars and the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Banners, but they all defeated them and won seventeen heads.

Yang Feng Daniu also sent someone to report that they encountered the interception of the Qing Dynasty blue flag on the left wing. What surprised them was that the other party actually used firearms when intercepting.

After receiving the information, Yang Feng attached great importance to it and immediately found Sun Chengzong, who was discussing matters with the generals, and reported the information to him.

After hearing Yang Feng's statement, Sun Chengzong pondered and said nothing, and the generals in the tent also showed a solemn expression on their faces.

For a long time, the reason why the Jiangning Army was able to defeat the Qing army headed by Nurhaci and Huang Taiji continuously was due to its well-trained army and excellent firearms in its hands. This was also one of the reasons why the Ming army was able to maintain high morale.

If the Manchus also had firearms, the Ming army's advantage would no longer exist, and the outcome of this war would be hard to say.

After a while, Sun Chengzong asked: "Marquis Jiangning, is this news reliable?"

"reliable!"

"So……"

Sun Chengzong looked at Yang Feng and said seriously: "Marquis Jiangning, you are an expert in firearms. The Tartars now have firearms. Will the impact on this war have a great impact?"

Yang Feng thought about it and said, "I don't know either, but firearms are not easy to make. Even if the Tartars can create some firearms, they will not be too many, and their power cannot be compared with our army. There is no need to worry about this. As for the others, we can only find out after we arrive at Songshan."

"That's good!"
Chapter completed!