On March 11, an express report came from the front line that Dorgon had left the customs at Huangyakou. The Qing soldiers who had ravaged the capital for five months had finally left.
This time, the Tatars entered the customs and invaded the thirty-two states and counties of the Ming Dynasty. They massacred countless people and looted more than 200,000 people. The losses of the Ming Dynasty were not heavy. However, the Qing troops were defeated by Li Zhi several times and suffered heavy casualties.
In history, the invasion and plundering of the fortress that was supposed to be a complete victory for the Qing army turned into a lose-lose situation because of Li Zhi's appearance.
On March 12, martial law was lifted in the capital.
On this day, Li Zhi went to the wounded barracks to visit the injured soldiers who had not yet recovered.
In the wounded barracks, Shen Yuji and more than 30 apprentices were busy taking care of the wounded who had not recovered yet. When he saw Li Zhi walking in, Shen Yuji was stunned and was about to prostrate himself. Li Zhi hurried up.
He helped him up and said, "Mr. Shen works hard, why do you need big gifts?"
Shen Yuji stood up, wiped his sweat, and said, "Sir, do you want to come visit the wounded?"
Li Zhi nodded and asked: "Mr. Shen, how many casualties did our army have in total this time?"
Shen Yuji said: "Fifty-six soldiers died in this expedition, 762 were injured, and more than 400 people with minor injuries gradually recovered after their wounds were treated, but there are still serious injuries.
Three hundred and thirty-seven people. One hundred and seventy-one of the seriously injured people eventually died of their injuries. There are still 166 seriously injured people who have undergone surgery and are recovering. It is estimated that 106 people are permanently disabled.
Sixty people are expected to recover."
Hearing Shen Yuji's words, Li Zhi nodded. This army expedition was different from the past. After fighting in the capital for half a year, the army suffered quite a few casualties. Under the care of Shen Yuji and his disciples, many of these wounded people survived.
Although they came over, more than 200 people still died, and more than 100 people may be disabled.
These soldiers who sacrificed their lives or died of serious injuries will be awarded a first-class hero medal and a monthly pension of two taels of silver will be given to their families.
Two taels of silver is a large sum of money per month, enough to support a family of three. Even if a wounded soldier has a wife and children to support, with the pension, the family will not be in poverty.
The soldiers of the Huben Division filled out their wills before going on an expedition and agreed to whom they would give their pensions if they sacrificed their lives. Most soldiers chose to give the pensions to their wives, children, parents or poor brothers and sisters, but some soldiers also gave the pensions to
The money was given to the benefactor or others. In this matter, Li Zhi fully respected the soldier's wishes.
If the soldiers who died in battle die with honor, other soldiers of the Tiger Division will be braver, and this unit will have more combat effectiveness.
Soldiers who are disabled and lose the ability to work are also awarded the Second Class Medal of Valor. In addition, a disability allowance of two taels of silver is paid every month until the wounded person dies of old age.
With Li Zhi's generous pension policy, the soldiers of the Huben Division were not afraid of sacrifice or injury.
Li Zhi walked up to a soldier who had recovered from a serious injury and asked, "How is your health?"
The soldier struggled to sit up from the bed, but Li Zhi held him down: "It doesn't matter, just lie down and talk!"
The soldier then lay down and said with a sad face: "To tell you the general, my injury is almost healed, but I am blind in one eye and have a big scar on my face. I'm afraid I won't have anywhere to work in the future!"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Why don't you have anywhere to work? After you recover from your injury, I will give you a second-class warrior medal, and you will be a hero respected by everyone from now on. After you recover from your injury, go to the textile factory to weave cloth, and I will give you
The monthly salary is two taels, and meat is included in three meals a day.”
When the soldier heard this, he was so excited that he shed tears and climbed out of bed to kowtow to Li Zhi. Li Zhi quickly held him down and said, "Don't be excited, I'm not taking care of you! This is the standard of Fanjiazhuang.
Every wounded person is treated accordingly."
The wounded man burst into tears and said repeatedly: "General, we will never forget your kindness."
Li Zhi smiled and nodded.
On March 13, Li Zhi received an imperial edict asking Li Zhi to lead the meritorious personnel of the Qingshankou victory to Beijing to receive rewards.
The Great Victory at Qingshankou was won by Li Zhi and the Tiger Division alone. The other governors were not present. When reporting the merits, Hong Chengchou could only let Li Zhi report casually. In addition to the officers at all levels who participated in the war, Li Zhi also sent Li Xing, who stayed behind in Fanjiazhuang, and Fanjiazhuang.
Managers from all lines in the company have applied, so there are a lot of people who have been rewarded for the Qingshankou victory, almost 400 people.
It was a big deal for the Ming Dynasty to receive rewards from so many people, so the emperor asked Li Zhi's subordinates to go to the capital to accept the rewards at the court meeting.
Not only that, in view of Li Zhi's great achievements in several battles in Gyeonggi Province in the past few months, the emperor authorized Li Zhi, the crown prince's Taibao, who had returned in triumph, to ride into the palace gate.
Riding a horse into the palace gate is an extremely glorious grace.
After receiving this imperial edict, Li Zhi left Fanjiazhuang with 400 officers and marched to the capital.
When he arrived in the capital, Li Zhi reported to the Ministry of War. Two days later, news came that he would be asked to bring all the military attachés to court in two days' time.
On the morning of the third day, when it was time to go to court, Li Zhi just walked out of the courtyard gate and saw the streets filled with people watching the excitement. Apparently the news that the general was going to ride into the palace gate had spread in the past few days, and the people were all excited.
I admire Li Zhi, who has won many great victories and captured the heads of tens of thousands of Tatars. Who would want to miss this excitement?
There was a huge crowd of people outside the courtyard and it was very lively.
In the middle of the crowd, Lu Jiude, the eunuch of the Yongwei camp, and a dozen eunuchs were standing there waiting.
Li Zhi went up and cupped his hands and said, "Hello, Eunuch Lu!"
Lu Jiude clasped his fists and said, "Our family has seen the General again! This time, our family has been entrusted by the Emperor to guide Governor Zuo who is riding into the palace gate. If the General is ready, will you tell our family?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "I'm ready, let's go now!"
Lu Jiude nodded and shouted at the eunuchs under his command. The eunuchs then held loud whips and whipped them randomly on the road to scare away the onlookers and clear the road.
Li Zhi got on his horse and heard cheers from the people watching.
"The general is mighty!"
"General, what a skill!"
"As expected of the general who crippled the Tatars!"
The people applauded him when he got on the horse. Li Zhi smiled and thought to himself, was his skill in getting on the horse really powerful?
Li Zhi rode on the wind and led hundreds of military attachés under his command to slowly walk behind Lu Jiude. More and more people were watching in front of him. Regardless of men, women, old and young, the people who got the news rushed to the street to watch the horse riding.
The general who entered the palace gate looked heroic. Many people did not squeeze in and did not see Li Zhi when Huben Shi was parading last time. Now seeing that Li Zhi was so young, these common people were even more happy and shouted non-stop.
"The general is mighty!"
"Great general, heroic young man! I am mighty and mighty!"
"Is the General married?! General! I know the daughters of several good families! General!"
Li Zhi did not hire a cook in his courtyard in the capital. Every time Li Zhi came to the capital, he would order food from a nearby restaurant called Zhaixinglou. At this time, Li Zhi rode into the palace gate, and the owner of Zhaixinglou had a hard time with Yourong.
When Li Zhi's team passed by Zhaixing Tower, the boss of Zhaixing Tower actually pulled out a gong and drum team, got in front of Lu Jiude's eunuch team, and beat the gongs and drums to clear the way for Li Zhi.
Lu Jiude secretly thought that this would save his men from whipping, so he asked the gong and drum team to walk in front.
After the team had walked dozens of steps, another teahouse owner, who Li Zhi had stopped to drink tea, squeezed in and lit a string of big firecrackers in front of the team.
The crackling firecrackers exploded loudly, making the whole scene even more lively.
