There were a few remaining stars hanging in the sky, the rain had stopped, and the dampness and coldness in the air almost penetrated into one's bones.
The electric lamp on the roof exudes a soft halo and light yellow light, making the entire study bright.
There is a fire burning in the room, making it warm.
Zhu Hongyu teased the eldest daughter in his arms. Looking at the smile on the eldest daughter's cute little face, he felt as if his heart was melting from this smile.
Zhu Hongyu gently took a sip on his daughter's delicate little face and smelled the fragrance of milk on the little human body. Zhu Hongyu was particularly gentle.
It was as if what he was holding in his arms was the most precious treasure in the world!
Zheng Xuan on the side watched Zhu Hongyu playing with his children, with a smile on her pretty face.
The small interactions between father and daughter made her feel that Zhu Hongyu cared about them.
As the clock in the room rang ten times in a row, the time had reached ten o'clock.
The little man in his arms yawned and looked sleepy. Seeing this, Zhu Hongyu stopped teasing the child and prepared to sleep and rest.
At this time, a young eunuch came in from outside the dormitory. The young eunuch knelt in front of the cave and spoke with excitement in his voice.
"Qi...Qi, Your Majesty!"
"The battle report came from Huguang, our army has won a great victory, our army has won a great victory!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Hongyu stopped teasing the child, his expression changed slightly, showing obvious joy, and he asked.
"Where is the battle report? Where is the detailed battle report?"
When the little eunuch kneeling in front of him heard this, he held a battle report above his head and presented it to Zhu Hongyu.
Zhu Hongyu took the battle report and started reading it.
The first is the content about He Wenxiu reporting victory to him!
Including many detailed data on the Ming army's gains, seizures, casualties, etc. in this battle.
Among them, the Ming army's gains in this battle were more than 24,300 beheaded and more than 31,100 prisoners.
More than 12,000 war horses were seized!
All kinds of swords, guns, bows and spears, armor and weapons, money, food and luggage... countless!
Preliminary estimates indicate that the total value of various materials seized by the Ming army in this battle is around 500,000 taels.
This still does not include the capture of war horses!
Otherwise, the number will only be higher.
The number of casualties of the Ming army also reached more than 3,100, of which 2,200 were killed in battle, and the rest were wounded.
The number of casualties suffered by the Ming army was not small, but compared with the gains made, it was actually quite acceptable.
What made Zhu Hongyu look a little unhappy was actually because cavalry accounted for more than half of the Ming army's casualties in this battle.
This is very shocking!
The number of cavalry in the Ming army was not large to begin with, so it is unacceptable to have such casualties now.
But there is nothing that can be done about it. The quality of the Ming Dynasty's cavalry is limited. If you want to regain 10% on the battlefield, you can only risk your life.
If you have to fight hard, the number of casualties will naturally increase!
Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath, closed the report at hand, and finally laughed out loud and spoke.
"Haha, He Wenxiu did a good job!"
"When he returns home this time, I will personally take care of him!"
"..."
…
As news of Huguang's victory spread, the entire city of Nanjing was instantly ablaze.
This night, the whole city of Nanjing is brightly lit!
There are countless restaurants and brothels where people can drink and drink.
Countless dignitaries, literati and scholars gathered together to drink and celebrate.
"Ha ha!"
"I, the Ming Dynasty, won this battle! The Ming Dynasty won!"
"That thief Wu Sangui is nothing more than that!"
"From now on, everything south of the Yangtze River will be recovered by the Ming Dynasty!"
"..."
Some people even came forward to host poetry conferences, and poems were written and sung by countless people.
Nouns related to the military such as Guanshan, Longcheng, Wu Gou, and Flying General appeared frequently in the poems.
Jiangnan, who was originally weak, now has a bit of murderous spirit!
The word Northern Expedition began to appear frequently in the mouths of the people in Jiangnan.
Countless people are clamoring, encouraging the imperial court to send troops to the Northern Expedition to regain their homeland!
Now, the entire south will be brought under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. Isn't the next thing going to be the Northern Expedition?
However, not everyone has the enthusiasm for the Northern Expedition!
Throughout the Jiangnan people, as the voices for the Northern Expedition became louder and louder, the calls for peace talks became louder and louder.
…
On the banks of the Huaihe River!
Wu Sangui led his remaining troops to retreat all the way to the line of the Huaihe River.
Looking at the broad Huaihe River in front of him, Guan Ningjun felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest.
Plop! Plop! Plop!
Wu Sangui rode his horse to the bank of the Huaihe River and looked at the pontoon bridge on the river. His heart was filled with joy.
I am glad that I chose to keep this pontoon bridge after crossing the river.
Otherwise, he would simply not dare to imagine the current scene.
Guan Ning's army is retreating now, and the Ming army's pursuers are chasing closely behind them. There is no time to build a pontoon bridge.
"Cross the river!"
"Give me the order. Except for leaving some soldiers and horses to cut off the rear, the rest of the army will cross the river immediately!"
"..."
Following Wu Sangui's order, Guan Ning's army began to cross the river.
Wang Fuchen and Ma Bao took the order and led groups of cavalry to break up the rear.
Wu Sangui took his son and took the lead on the floating bridge.
At this moment, a large plume of smoke and dust appeared behind Guan Ning's army who was crossing the river.
Groups of Ming army elite cavalry roared into the battlefield!
The flags are flying and the armor is strong!
The horses' hooves trampled the ground and roared like a torrent, rushing into the battlefield.
Wang Fuchen and Ma Bao, who were responsible for breaking up the rear, took the initiative to lead the troops to attack the Ming army's pursuers, hoping to buy time for their main force to cross the river.
"kill!"
"attack!"
"..."
Amid the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the cavalry from both sides began to clash again.
In fact, the cavalry of the Guan Ning Army were originally unwilling to confront the Ming Army, because they would not gain any advantage by confronting the Ming Army.
However, as soon as the Ming cavalry appeared on the battlefield, they made a gesture of charging into the formation.
The target was rushing towards the butt of Guan Ningjun who was about to cross the river!
If Wang Fuchen and Ma Bao cannot stop the Ming army's cavalry, then the Guan Ning army crossing the river will encounter an assault by the Ming army.
Once the Ming army's elite cavalry rushed back and forth several times, the main force of Guan Ning's army that was crossing the river was really doomed!
In order to avoid such a situation, Guan Ning's rear-end troops could only choose to confront the Ming Army's cavalry head-on to buy time for their main force to cross the river.
Cavalry from both sides clash!
The Ming army's wall cavalry tactics once again demonstrated their power as a frontal assault.
The cavalry of the Ming Army were like a steel wall, holding up a forest of dazzling spears and advancing forward with murderous intent.
The moment the two sides came into contact, Guan Ning's army suffered a huge blow, and countless people fell from their horses to the ground.
Or be stabbed into a hornet's nest by the forest of spears coming in unison!
The fighting became more and more fierce. After the Ming army defeated the oncoming cavalry of Guan Ning Army, they did not turn their horses and withdraw from the battlefield, but went directly towards the Guan Ning Army who was crossing the river.
Wang Fuchen broke out of the formation, his face turned pale.
The Ma Shuo in his hand was broken, and several transparent holes were pierced on the war horse and himself, and blood flowed...