"Currently, under the rule of our Guanning Army, there are seven cities including Shouyi City, Yask, Dingyuan City, Udisk, Tugursk, Ergun, and Duolunchan, with a total population of 47,000.
There are more than 400 people, 30% of whom are Han people, and there are 12,700 people.【】"
"In the three phases of the Dingyuan operation, our army annihilated a total of 2,160 Rakshasa soldiers and captured 978 people. It also wiped out 1,270 Rakshasa people's auxiliary troops of various ethnic groups and captured 1,440 people.
Hundreds of people."
"A total of 2,740 muskets were seized, 680 sabers, 370 long and short bows, 2,600 kilograms of gunpowder, 600 spears and 1,100 war horses."
"In terms of food, we received a total of 870 shi, another 1,900 taels of gold, and 24,000 taels of silver." After reporting here, Liu De explained: "The silver was shipped from Dingyuan Silver Mine before our army arrived.
The original number that arrived at Dujigensk was more than that, and part of it fell into the hands of sergeants of each regiment. The more than 20,000 taels were based on the quantity delivered by each regiment."
Zhao Qiang interrupted and said to the generals: "When you go back, don't go after the silver that was taken by the soldiers. This silver should be used as their reward."
The generals hurriedly responded upon hearing this. When Dujigensk was captured, the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Regiments and the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Regiments all participated. The generals still knew how much wealth their men had plundered.
The twenty-four thousand taels handed over were paid according to the old rules, and the rest was divided up from top to bottom in a legal manner. When the order to massacre the city was issued, it also meant that the soldiers could take whatever they wanted in the city.
You want something, but there is a limit, and you still have to pay the bulk. Obviously, the silver that falls into the hands of the soldiers must be more than what is handed over, but now that the commander-in-chief doesn't care about the money, the generals can't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Zhao Qiang is not in a hurry to ask for money at the moment. Besides, the silver in the hands of soldiers has no value at present, because silver that cannot be circulated is waste. Currently, under the rule of Guan Ningjun, the planned economic system is implemented in various places, and everything is
Planning in advance and then implementing it does not require the emergence of any means of commodity trading, so the soldiers cannot buy what they need with their money. Since the soldiers' money cannot be spent, Zhao Qiang is naturally happy to be a fake good person.
He was generous and dignified, giving himself an image of caring for his subordinates and giving clear rewards. However, the money still had to be taken back, because Zhao Qiang still needed a large amount of gold and silver to buy guns and guns from Europeans.
Arms procurement is a big job, how can you drool without money or with white money in your hands. Therefore, Zhao Qiang is planning to open some prostitute camps in various places in a few days and use all the captured Russian women as military prostitutes.
, use their bodies to recover gold and silver from soldiers, and open some specialty stores, such as wine, cloth, fur, food, etc. After all, many soldiers' families are free people, and they need certain materials to improve their lives.
Naturally, they are also willing to use their money to buy necessary things for their families.
Zhao Qiang asked Wei Ji, adding the Russian women captured from Dujigensk, he now has more than 800 Russian women. In addition to the more than 100 women who have been given to soldiers as wives, there are still more than 600 left, and these
Most of the women are prostitutes from Moscow, and it is not inhumane to let them return to their old profession now.
More than 600 "Russian ladies" make money for him without giving them a dime. This business is really cost-effective. Thinking that he will become the boss of hundreds of "misses", Zhao Qiang can't help but smile knowingly.
, which made the generals look at him inexplicably, thinking that the commander-in-chief was thinking of something good. Qi Zhuang, who was familiar with Zhao Qiang, subconsciously reached into his pocket, wondering if Brother Qiang was trying to trick us?
Liu De glanced at Zhao Qiang, and when the other party signaled him to continue, he coughed lightly and continued: "We seized eight small Rakshasa cannons, more than 470 cannons, as well as the number of medicinal materials stored in various places, as well as some valuable furs such as ginseng and mink.
The value cannot be estimated temporarily. Only when we find a suitable buyer can we know how much it is worth." After reading these words, Liu De leaned towards Zhao Qiang and signaled that he was finished.
"Okay, everyone, listen up. What we have gained in the past few months is remarkable, and we are worthy of being happy, but..." Zhao Qiang slowly glanced at the generals: "But don't just be happy, what benefits have we gained, Liu
Master has read it to everyone, shouldn't we also listen to the bad aspects?" Without waiting for anyone to reply, he ordered Liu De: "Read it, read out our losses for everyone to hear, so that they know.
We got all this at the cost of our lives!"
"Yes, Marshal."
Liu De nodded lightly, picked up another list written by himself from the table, and read in a deep voice:
"In the entire Dingyuan battle, our army lost a total of 2,700 soldiers, 47 officers and 190 horses, and..." Liu De raised his head slightly and looked at Zuo who was sitting on the outermost side.
Mingnan glanced at it, lowered his head and continued to read:
"The Second Infantry Regiment suffered the most serious losses. In the battle to capture Dujigensk, the Second Infantry Regiment lost a total of three brigades, totaling 1,800 people, accounting for most of our army's total casualties..."
As soon as Liu De finished speaking, Zuo Mingnan and Qian Lin, who were sitting outside, left their seats together, knelt down and said:
"The general's incompetence has caused heavy losses to the soldiers. The crime cannot be punished. Please punish him according to the military order!"
Zhao Qiang glanced at the two of them, tapped his finger on the table, and said calmly: "You two get up first and listen to Master Liu finish reading. As for the punishment of you two, I will make my own decision. Why are you so anxious?"
"
"Yes, Marshal."
Zuo Mingnan and Qian Lin stood up cautiously after hearing this, but they did not dare to sit down again. They were extremely worried and did not know what the commander would do with them. Although Dujigensik said that it was not a fault of war, the command of the two
There were also certain problems, especially during the field battle with the Rakshasa cavalry. The wrong performance and abilities of their generals made the two of them unable to absolve themselves of the blame for the defeat. After all, they were the ones who raised the people, so if something goes wrong now they will naturally have to bear the responsibility.
Zhao Qiang didn't ask the two of them to sit down. When the others saw it, they didn't dare to speak, looking at the two of them with deep sorrow.
Liu De ignored the reactions of the generals and continued to read: "The civilians and people of all ethnic groups suffered a total of 2,100 casualties, including those who were executed as fugitives, and those who died from freezing...
"After reading a long paragraph in one breath, Liu Decai took a breath and said respectfully to Zhao Qiang:
"My subordinate has finished reading, please give me a speech, Commander-in-Chief."
"Okay, sir, sit down and drink some tea to moisten your throat."
Zhao Qiang asked Liu De to sit down and have a rest. He stood up and asked Qi Zhuang in a serious voice: "Qi Qianhu, how many people have you lost in your department?"
Seeing this, Qi Zhuang hurriedly stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Coming back to the commander-in-chief, the general's first cavalry regiment consists of two brigades with a strength of 1,000 troops. It has lost 400 men and the remaining troops are less than 600!"
"He Qianhu, where is your department?"
He Manchuan also quickly stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Returning to the commander-in-chief's words, the final general's 3rd Infantry Regiment consists of seven brigades, 4,200 people, except for the two security brigades that were reorganized into Udisk and Tugursk.
In addition, the remaining troops are composed of five brigades. When attacking Dujigensk, the general's troops lost 570 people, which is equivalent to the loss of one brigade. Now the general's third infantry regiment consists of four brigades!"
Zhao Qiang did not ask about the situation of the Cossack brigade, but walked up to Zuo Qian and the two generals and said:
"Everyone must have known about the situation of the Second Infantry Regiment. Our Zuo Qianhu and Qian Qianhu have now become bare generals, but there is not a single soldier under their command. But I am not trying to make them really become bare generals.
General, I have said that it doesn’t matter if you lose the battle, the important thing is to know why you lost!" He turned around and said sternly to the two of them: "Now I will give you a chance, tell me how this battle happened.
After fighting like this, what did you learn from this defeat!"