Chongzhen Ming Dynasty: Starting from Meishan Chapter 463: Shameless to See People
At that moment, Du Yinxi shook his head and said: "There are not that many Jian slaves killed or injured by the infantry camp, tigers, squatting cannons, etc. What's more, if there is no cavalry battalion, the infantry camp will not have this opportunity, so the credit should go to the cavalry battalion."
"Lord Du is too unreasonable. These two thousand slaves were killed by the infantry."
"Hu Junmen, I appreciate your kindness, but we at Buying really don't dare accept this military achievement."
"Qing Du, and Qing Hu, you two should stop being humble to each other." Chongzhen said with some humor, "Two thousand real slaves, this is a reward worth 100,000 silver dollars!"
Hearing this, Hu Guozhu and the dozens of soldiers behind him looked excited. This was wonderful. Not only had they won a big victory, but they had also received an extremely generous reward!
More than 9,000 real slaves, that's a reward of 450,000 silver dollars!
The 450,000 yuan was divided equally among the more than 8,000 soldiers of the cavalry battalion, and each person received almost 60 silver dollars!
Du Yinxi sighed and said: "Your Majesty, although I really want to win this large reward for the soldiers of the infantry camp, it is really not a reward for the infantry camp. If I take it, it will be a great injustice to the soldiers of the cavalry camp."
"Then the reward money will come from me, not from the cavalry camp."
Chongzhen turned to Gao Qiqian and said, "Gao Banban, pass on the order immediately."
"Every soldier of the cavalry battalion who participated in the battle of Guting Town will be rewarded with 100 silver dollars."
"The infantry battalion soldiers who participate in this battle will also receive a reward of 20 silver dollars, and everyone will have a share."
After fighting an unprecedented victory and killing more than 9,000 real slaves, Chongzhen was also very happy.
Therefore, Chongzhen was not stingy with the rewards for the soldiers of the cavalry battalion and the soldiers of the infantry camp who came to support him. As long as the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty could win the battle, he would be happy even if they went bankrupt.
Besides, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not short of money now.
The seigniorage alone is an astronomical figure.
When Hu Guozhu and Du Yinxi heard this, they no longer showed humility to each other.
They themselves may not care about the reward of tens of silver dollars and one hundred silver dollars, but the cavalry and infantry soldiers under their command will definitely care about this reward. To them, this is a huge sum of money.
Gao Qiqian and the young eunuch quickly conveyed Chongzhen's imperial edict.
"Long live! Long live!" cheers burst out from all around.
Chongzhen said with a smile: "We will camp on the spot tonight and eat horse meat, haha!"
More than 15,000 war horses were fought, which was enough to feed Xuzhou's troops in Zhentai for a year.
The town soldiers from the infantry camp and the cavalrymen from the cavalry camp quickly set up tents, dug trenches, placed antlers, and then lit piles of bonfires in the camp.
By this time it was completely dark.
Piles of bonfires are like stars in the sky.
Then, the cook set up an iron pot on the fire.
At this moment, Chongzhen's national policy of using military industry to promote the development of Jiangnan's handicraft industry began to show its power. Not only the 270,000 new troops were recruited, but also the local soldiers and town soldiers from Xuzhou, Guide, Huguang and Yunnan.
Material distribution has also been greatly improved, such as logistical support.
In the past, it was unimaginable for the Ming army to use iron pots.
Most of the Ming army only had earthen jars or even clay pots.
Sometimes it was broken during the march and had to be snatched.
But now, every team in the Ming army is equipped with an iron pot.
There are also tableware. In the past, the Ming army used whatever they had. If they couldn't find tableware, they would just use the bowl. Chongzhen also used the bowl to eat. If he didn't have tachyons, he would just use his hands.
But now, every Ming army is equipped with a large wooden bowl as standard.
That is to say, practical steam engines have not been built yet, otherwise Chongzhen even planned to distribute iron military kettles and iron military lunch boxes to each Ming army soldier.
Anyway, use a forging die to stamp it out in one click.
In addition, the food of the Ming army has also undergone earth-shaking changes.
How to promote the development of Jiangnan handicraft industry through military industry?
To put it bluntly, they spent a lot of money to improve the equipment and logistics of the Ming army, and then outsourced the equipment and logistics orders to handicraft workshops in Jiangnan, and marching rations were one of the major items.
For example, rice has been processed into more delicious rice cakes.
For example, wheat is also processed into more edible naan or pot cakes.
For example, soybeans are also processed into spicy dried tofu that is easier to store and more delicious.
A year ago, the Ming army soldiers always only had rice, vinegar steamed cakes, vinegar cloth, coarse salt blocks, tempeh and black plums in their meal packages. Not only were they difficult to swallow, but they were also nutritionally inadequate.
But now, the Ming army officers and soldiers' meal packages include rice cakes, rice cakes, naan, pot helmets, spicy dried tofu, fermented bean curd, meat floss, dried meat and frozen persimmons, etc., which are not only delicious but also nutritious.
Of course, the staple food tonight is no longer rice cakes or naan, but horse meat.
In order to add some flavor to the horse meat, Du Yinxi even led his troops to dig up a lot of wild onions from the surrounding area.
After cooking for less than an hour, the big iron pot began to steam out, and the cooks threw handfuls of washed wild onions into the big iron pot.
Soon, the aroma of wild onions and horse meat spread.
"It's a pity that I didn't bring any wine." Chongzhen still felt a little regretful.
It seems that it is necessary to increase efforts to support the brewing industry in Jiangnan.
Both distilled wine and fermented wine need to expand production capacity on a large scale.
Distilled alcohol can be used for medical treatment, greatly reducing the number of disabled people in the Ming army.
Fermented wine is to become the standard for the Ming army, as it can quench thirst and improve morale. The key is that it does not cost food. One stone of grain can brew three stones of fermented wine.
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The Ming army was overjoyed, while the Jiannu side was disheartened and disappointed.
"Master, let's go back. It's already the beginning of the year, and Mingguo won't come again." He Luohui sighed, "It's just in vain if we continue to waste time here. If nothing else, those few people just now will
Yi Ding must have discovered our ambush at night and reported it to the Ming cavalry."
"Okay, withdraw troops and return to Qufu."
Although Duduo was full of unwillingness, he could only face the reality.
As they walked, Duduo asked He Luohui: "Have the casualties of each banner been estimated?"
"Replying to my master, the approximate figures have been estimated." He Luohui replied with a dark expression, "The Eight Banners Mongolia lost more than 12,000 horses and more than 8,000 bannermen died."
"More than 4,000 of them were killed while escaping."
"The two yellow flags lost more than 3,000 horses, and more than 1,000 flag men were killed in the battle."
"The more than a thousand bannermen of the Two Yellow Banners were basically killed by the squatting tiger artillery of the Ming army's infantry camp, and some were killed when they broke off."
Hearing this, Duduo let out a long sigh.
Logically speaking, he should be happy.
After all, the two yellow flags and the two white flags are mortal enemies.
This time the two yellow flags lost three and a half Niu Lu, so he should be happy.
But I don't know why, Duduo is not happy at all.
"He Luohui, what do you think is going on?" Duduo asked with a gloomy look, "Why can't we break through the weird defensive formation set up by the Ming army's cavalry?"
"If even you, Master, can't figure it out, how can a slave know about it?"
He Luohui could only smile bitterly at this. He really couldn't understand how he lost this battle?
The Eight Banners of Manchuria and the Eight Banners of Mongolia invested a total of 60,000 cavalry this time, while the Ming army's cavalry only had 8,000 at best. The strength difference between the two sides was six times, and the Ming army's cavalry had no car camps. How could they lose?
Anyway, people in the He Luo Society are confused until now and really don’t understand it.
The anxious look on Duduo's face became even more intense. What should I do now?
Sixty thousand cavalry were used to carefully plan an ambush, and it ended up like this.
Is it necessary to continue the hunting in Xuzhou? If we continue, it is not hunting, we can only be hunted, and we can only become prey of the Ming cavalry. There is no doubt about this.
But if he really withdraws his troops, Duduo will really become the laughing stock of the Eight Banners.
Ever since Lao Khan raised his army, has the Jurchen clan ever suffered such a defeat?
Thinking of this, Duduo couldn't help but burst into tears again. He was so embarrassed to see others.
He Luohui hesitated for a while, and finally asked: "Master, does the defeat of Guting Town need to be reported to the regent?"
"Report it." Duduo sighed and said secretly, "Report everything in Guting Town truthfully to the regent. Such a big defeat cannot be hidden, so report it."
"Hey." He Luohui also looked dark.
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Two days later, Dorgon, who was far away in Dagukou, received a rare piece of good news.
"Master, good news, great news." Luo Yangxing walked into Dorgon's Chinese army tent excitedly, "The Wei River has completely thawed."
"Yeah?"
"The Wei River has finally thawed?"
"It's good now, the navy can go to Dagokou."
Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo, who were discussing matters with Dorgon in the big tent, were immediately overjoyed.
Only Hou Fangyu was a little worried after hearing this: "Master, I'm afraid this is not good news, because the thawing of the Wei River means that the Beihai has thawed. Once the Beihai thaws, the navy of the Ming Dynasty will be able to reach Dagukou directly. Please forgive me.
The slave said bluntly, I am afraid that our navy of the Qing Dynasty cannot defeat the navy of the Nanming Dynasty."
Hong Chengchou's expression changed and he said, "This matter must not be ignored."
"That doesn't matter." Fan Wencheng disagreed with this, "Let's not say whether the Nanming Navy is stronger than our Daqing Navy, but the Nanming Navy comes from afar and lacks supplies, so it will not be able to fight for a long time, and it will not be possible in a short period of time.
We can’t reach Dagukou, but I, the Great Qingshui Master, can reach Dagukou in a short time.”
"What Xian Dou said is absolutely true." Ning Wanwo agreed, "Before the Nanming Navy arrived at Dagukou, our Qing soldiers had already recaptured Dagukou with the assistance of the navy.
If we set up a few red cannons at Gukou, we can block the Nanming Navy at the mouth of the Weihe River, and the throat of the capital will be as safe as a rock."
Dorgon heard this and said: "Let's bring in the navy first."
While he was talking, Cao Eryu came in from outside the tent.
