The imperial edict allows all generals to go to Beijing to receive rewards, and at the same time, five thousand soldiers who have made meritorious service in the Jinzhou War will be inspected by the Emperor at the Meridian Gate. This is a good thing, and it is impossible to say that all these inspected officers will receive higher rewards.
The quota of 5,000 soldiers caused competition for the nine general soldiers. Warriors fight for meritorious deeds. Who doesn’t want to bring more soldiers to Beijing to be reviewed by the emperor? If other general soldiers stand there with a thousand people, there will only be a hundred or so people behind them.
, who will regard you as a successful minister? Therefore, all the generals want to bring more troops of their own.
Although the generals have different official positions, they are all general soldiers. No one obeys anyone. In the end, the final decision can only be made by the Duke of Jin, Li Zhi.
But Li Zhi's words made everyone feel ashamed.
"Our Huben Division has meritorious officers, and there will be internal adjustments in official positions and meritorious service rewards afterwards. But entering the capital this time is an honor. Our Huben Division will send 1,072 ordinary soldiers to carry the 1,000 soldiers sacrificed by the Huben Division."
The helmets and tablets of the seventy-two martyrs entered the capital to be inspected by the emperor and cheered by the people."
The Huben Division suffered more than 1,300 casualties this time. In the end, more than a thousand soldiers were killed or seriously injured. These soldiers are the biggest heroes in Li Zhi's heart.
The remains of these soldiers have been transported back to Tianjin by Li Zhi's baggage team for burial. The memorial tablets of the soldiers will always receive incense and enshrinement in the Fanjiazhuang Baozhong Temple. Li Zhi led the officials in Tianjin to hold memorial ceremonies every year in spring and autumn.
Go to the Baozhong Temple to worship. One of the family members of the soldiers will be awarded a medal and become a "hero" of Fanjiazhuang. Not only that, the family members of the soldiers who died will receive generous pensions, two or five dollars a month.
But this is not enough. This time during the Emperor's Meridian Gate review, Li Zhi also wanted to let the sacrificed soldiers enjoy the honor of mourning in the capital.
Li Zhi will let the soldiers carry the helmets and tablets of the fallen soldiers into Beijing to be reviewed, and all honors will be given to these heroes who died in battle.
The generals looked at each other when they heard Li Zhi's words. Li Zhi's Huben division respected the heroes who died in battle, but the pension system of other Ming troops was still very backward. Li Zhi also preserved the helmets of the sacrificed soldiers, and the equipment of other soldiers who died in the Ming troops had been
It was a mess. The equipment of the soldiers who died at this time could not be found no matter what.
However, Li Zhi's respect for the soldiers who died in battle still moved the other generals. The generals thought for a while, and finally Cao Bianjiao said: "Our department also followed the example of Jin Guogong. Although the helmet cannot be found, it still can't be found."
You can carry the memorial tablets of the fallen soldiers into Beijing."
The other commander-in-chiefs thought for a moment and said, "It's the same for me!"
"We also follow the example of Lord Jin and act like this!"
The generals unanimously agreed and went down to count the dead and make memorial tablets.
In addition to the five thousand soldiers who were inspected, the other hundreds of thousands of troops who went to Beijing to request orders have completed their mission. The army no longer needs to surround the capital. If it continues to surround the capital, the court will doubt the ambitions of the generals. Moreover, the army is in short supply of food and grass.
It was time to leave. On the eighth day of May, the hundreds of thousands of border troops who came to Beijing to request orders dispersed and marched back to their headquarters military towns.
Guan Ning's Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui, Ma Ke and others immediately sent troops to return to Guan Ning. The army was majestic when they came, but when they returned, food and grass were very tight. The three generals transferred rations from the cities they were guarding, and they could barely sustain the army.
Walk back to the station.
As for the military pay, it started to be in arrears again after the war.
The soldiers and horses of Jizhen and Xuanda were relatively close to the military town, and food could be transferred, so they were not in such a hurry. However, in order to show their loyalty and no intention to miss the capital, Yang Guozhu and Wang Pu also marched to the southwest on the eighth day of May.
He walked forty miles in one day and was losing weight very quickly.
Li Zhi's food and fodder could be transferred from Tianjin, so he was not as anxious as other generals. However, all other generals were suddenly dispersed, and Li Zhi could not rely on the capital. On the eighth day of May, Li Zhi also retreated to Tianjin for three days.
Ten miles away, it has already gone beyond the confines of the capital city.
By the afternoon of the ninth day of May, all the armies surrounding the capital had been withdrawn. There were no more border troops requesting orders near the capital, and martial law was lifted in the capital.
On the morning of the tenth day of May, five thousand frontier army officers and soldiers lined up and entered the capital from Chaoyang Gate, holding the memorial tablets of the martyrs.
The Battle of Jinzhou was a battle that determined the destiny of the country. The outcome was related to the lives of every common people. Who wouldn’t want to see the heroes who returned in triumph came to Beijing to review? The avenue between Chaoyang Gate and the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City is very wide. There are two roads.
On the other side, people were crowded with people watching the heroes. Under the eaves, on the roofs, and on the paths on both sides of the avenue, there were people from the capital everywhere.
Li Zhi rode a horse and led his bodyguard, walking at the front of the team.
After passing through the majestic Chaoyang Gate, as soon as Li Zhi, who was walking in front, walked out of the city gate, the people on both sides of the road exploded.
"Look! Lord Jin!!"
"The Duke of Jin is here!"
"The Duke of Jin who killed the Tartars!"
"The general is here!"
The happy people were full of admiration and waved their arms to Li Zhi. From Li Zhi's perspective, the arms on both sides of the road were like pieces of boiling tide, rolling constantly. The people shouted for Li Zhi.
Li Zhi’s title, they jumped and cheered to express their admiration for Li Zhi!
Some young people picked wild flowers from nowhere and scattered them all over Li Zhi and his guards.
However, Li Zhi walked among these boiling crowds with a serious expression and did not respond to the cheers of the people. Because he knew that the heavy team behind would soon quiet the people.
Sure enough, when the martyrs' helmets and the heavy martyrs' tablets were carried into Chaoyang Gate by the soldiers, the excited people immediately fell silent.
The helmets being held up were not new, they belonged to soldiers who died in battle. Many of the helmets were covered with blood, which had dried and stuck to the helmets like dye, dyeing the silver helmets dark.
Red. Not all helmets are complete. Some helmets have dents caused by heavy blows with blunt objects. Some helmets have shockingly large holes. It seems that they were caused by heavy weapons. It is conceivable that those large holes have caused damage to dead heroes.
What a heavy blow.
The blood and damage on the helmet seem to show the world the cruelty of the Jinzhou War and the fearlessness and bravery of the soldiers who died in the battle.
On the tablet under the helmet, the place of origin and name of the fallen soldier are written. Every soldier holding the helmet and tablet has a solemn face, holds the helmet and tablet in front of the abdomen, and steps forward in neat steps.
The people were shocked by these helmets and tablets.
It was these soldiers who used their lives to protect the Ming Dynasty and protect the lives of every Ming Dynasty people in the north and south of Jiuzhou.
Li Zhi saw a young girl suddenly grabbing her mother's hand and crying with tears on her face.
The people on both sides of the road no longer noisy or joyous, their faces became serious, and they prostrated themselves like a tide. On both sides of the road, only the black heads of the people could be seen. The people all looked towards the souls of those heroes who died in the battle.
They bowed to the ground, showing their highest respect and gratitude.
