Seeing this scene, seeing the enemy troops ten times his own being chased all over the mountains and plains and unable to gather together anymore, Zhu Zhen relaxed, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and whispered in a low voice: "Finally we won."
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Hearing Zhu Zhen's words, the civil servants who had been standing beside him just now came to their senses as if they were awakening from a dream, and they all exclaimed: "What's going on with these people? Why are they scared away when they see the cavalry?"
"Yes, it's just seventy cavalry. Tens of thousands of horses can't defeat them. Why do they look like they've seen a ghost?"
Everyone discussed for a while, and it was only when most of the soldiers who went out to capture people returned with the prisoners in custody that they stopped and raised their heads to look around.
All returning soldiers were escorting many captives. It was common for a small bannerman to escort back fifty or sixty captives. These captives were either semi-savages who made a living by hunting and fishing, or semi-professional soldiers who had been fighting all year round. Most of them were strong.
Their physical strength was not inferior to that of the Ming soldiers who escorted them, and there were many people. Even if they had no weapons, they might not be able to defeat the Ming soldiers who escorted them. However, everyone was like a docile flock of sheep that did not dare to move at all and behaved obediently.
Follow the Ming soldiers.
The general in charge of the cavalry, Xia Houyuanrang, led his troops and returned with thousands of prisoners. He originally followed Zhu Bai to the Hanzhou continent. When Zhu Zhen came, he took him from Zhu Bai and used him as a commander whom he relied on.
general.
He rode up to Zhu Zhen himself, dismounted and saluted: "I have seen your highness. Your highness, the officers and men under my command escorted back 1,195 prisoners, of which more than 200 were slightly injured, and the others were
One man was seriously injured, but the others were not injured. I also captured Tezozomoc, the king of Tepanix."
"Okay." Zhu Zhen praised first and then asked, "How do you bring back a seriously injured person?" According to the rules of all countries in the world in this era, seriously injured people are not rescued, regardless of whether we are the enemy or ourselves.
"Your Highness, this person is a priest from the Kingdom of Tepanix and has a high status, so I brought him back to ask Your Highness to make a decision."
"A priest from the Kingdom of Tepanix? In this case, then order the military doctor to save him. Hey, I don't know if the local medicine can save him. If not, he will have to use the precious medicine brought from the Central Plains.
." Zhu Zhen sighed and said.
Because the civilization of Hanzhou Continent is relatively backward, the development of medicine is not as good as that of the Ming Dynasty, and the effects of the medicines used are not good. However, many Chinese herbal medicines from the Ming Dynasty are not available in Hanzhou Continent, and the experimental seeds may not survive. The medicines brought there should only be used a little.
A little less is very precious. Although the military doctors are communicating with local witch doctors and studying local herbal medicine, they can't get any results for a while.
"Go down and order all the Aztecs and Toltecs who have been captured as captives to be locked up in the camp just built to the east. With so many people captured, that camp is probably not enough."
, but there is no other place for them to stay, so the prisoners can only squeeze in."
"Food and drinking water must also be prepared. These captives are young and strong. They will be indispensable in the future whether it is building cities and houses, farming or hunting."
"In order to prevent the prisoners from rioting, the camp was divided into four areas and they were detained separately. The prisoners from the Tepanix country and the Aztecs in the south were detained separately from the surrounding savage tribes. The treatment from the south was better."
"Be careful not to let them get sick. If you find someone who is sick or injured, treat them in time. Of course, if the illness is too serious and difficult to treat..."
Zhu Zhen gave many instructions, and finally said: "Liu Qing, you are responsible for this. Don't be careless. If many people die, you are the only one to ask."
"Yes, Your Highness." A man with a darker complexion agreed.
"Xia Houqing, since you are a former general, I leave the matter of counting the prisoners to Aiqing. You must count all the prisoners and report them to me before the night. I will reward the soldiers who have made meritorious service." Zhu Zhen said to Feng himself.
The domestic military system was changed. Following the example of the feudal kingdom of the Han Dynasty, four generals were established to lead the army. Since Xiahou Yuanrang was the general he relied on most, he was appointed as a former general.
"In addition, all the trophies obtained by the lonely generals and soldiers were given to them, but there are some things that they may not need. You can tell me that if anyone has something that is not useful, they can sell it to the government."
"Yes, Your Highness." Xiahou Yuanrang also agreed.
Zhu Zhen ordered a few more things. Seeing that it was already noon, he said to the ministers around him: "My dear friends, it is already noon. Although I have ordered you to do errands, there is a saying that the belly is the biggest in the world.
It's not okay to go hungry. My dear friends go to eat first, and then come back to do errands after the meal is finished. It won't be too long. The soldiers guarding the prisoners also go to eat in batches."
"After talking for a while, I'm hungry, so I'm going to eat first." Zhu Zhen stood up from the sedan with a smile and walked towards his mansion in the city as he spoke.
The officials present also laughed and followed him towards the city.
After entering the city, the officials said goodbye to Zhu Zhen and went to eat at the only restaurant in the city. Although Zhu Zhen asked them to eat first, there were so many jobs waiting for them, and they did not dare to go home and wait slowly for their chefs to cook.
Go to a small restaurant to eat. This is the only small restaurant that serves meals for all the yamen in the city (actually there are not many people in total). It is very experienced in making Chinese fast food and saves time.
Zhu Zhen smiled and agreed, but suddenly remembered something and told one of them: "Zhao Qing, follow me here. I have an errand for you."
Zhao Junyong agreed, and in the eyes of everyone who was either confused or envious, he left the large army and followed Zhu Zhen to the palace.
When he arrived at the palace, Zhu Zhen first ordered the kitchen to cook, and then said to Zhao Junyong: "Jun Yong, sit down. We are the only kings and ministers at this time, so there is no need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhao Junyong saluted again and sat halfway down on the chair.
"Jun Yong, I have an errand to tell you." Zhu Zhen didn't waste any time and said directly: "In a few days, when Xia Houyuan lets the prisoner's illness get better, you can take him and the Tepanix Kingdom with you.
King Tezozomoke sent an envoy to the south again, asking for food and maids, telling them that if they obeyed Gu's orders and considered themselves vassal of our country, they could be spared; if they still resisted Gu's orders, then Gu would be spared.
I will personally lead my troops south and destroy them."
"However," Zhu Zhen's voice changed: "This negotiation can only succeed, not fail. They must obey Gu's orders and consider themselves vassal of our country. Appropriate concessions can be made on the conditions. For example, the number of female servants can be reduced to
With 3,500 people, the food can be reduced to enough to feed 7,000 people for a year, and the prisoners captured by the soldiers this time to be used as slaves can also be allowed to be redeemed."
"But you must not lose the momentum of my Yin Fan!" Zhu Zhen raised his voice again: "We must make them realize who is the victorious country and let them surrender to our country."
Zhu Zhen's negotiation request seems a bit contradictory, but it is also determined by the actual situation of Yin Fan now. If we send troops to fight, according to today's battle situation, we will definitely win; but the question is, what happens after we win?
The purpose of the war is to obtain profits. Zhu Zhen's men are too few and are simply not enough to rule the entire Valley of Mexico. If the Toltecs and Aztecs do not accept their conditions, even if they are defeated again, it will only be
It is a waste of national power, and the gain is not worth the loss; as for deterring the enemy, the disparity in strength comparison before the start of today's battle and the disparity in the final result are enough to deter the enemy, and one more attack is of little significance.
But Zhu Zhen couldn't lick his face and sue for peace. If he sued for peace as the victor, he would be looked down upon by the savages and barbarians. So he came up with the idea of sending Zhao Jun to ask for wealth as an excuse to ask for a truce. This was not the case in the Hanzhou continent.
It is very common and not shameful. As for the initiative to release the priest and military leader Tzozomok, most countries in the world in this era treated nobles and civilians completely differently, which is in line with the habits of this era.
Zhao Junyong also understood Zhu Zhen's thoughts. Although he frowned, he still saluted and said: "Yes, Your Highness, I will honor my orders."
"Okay." After Zhu Zhen said this, he was about to praise a few more words. The servants in the kitchen had already brought the food. He asked the servants to put the dishes on the table and said to Zhao Junyong: "Jun
"Yes, it's not too early, and autumn food gets cold quickly. Eat first, and then talk about other things after eating." As he said this, he picked up a piece of chicken with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth. Zhao Junyong complained.
, also sat down and picked up the bowls and chopsticks to start eating.
The food is not complicated. Both the Shang and Yin dynasties were pioneers. Before they could enjoy it, Zhu Zhen only had four dishes and one soup, and sometimes only three dishes and one soup. They were also home-cooked dishes. In the past, he often used ten dishes.
The palace chef who only had a chicken to prepare an eggplant as a garnish can now only make roasted eggplants. Because of Zhu Zhen's frugality, the ministers below did not dare to be extravagant and ate Chinese fast food.
Because they had been busy outside all morning, they were already hungry. They wolfed down their food until they were about seventy full, then they slowed down in picking up the food and started chatting while eating.
"Jun Yong, are you a little confused about the arrangements for this morning's battle with Gu?" Zhu Zhen asked suddenly.
Zhao Jun was stunned for a moment, then agreed: "Your Highness, I am indeed a little confused."
"I dare to ask Your Highness, how did Your Highness know that they are afraid of the cavalry?"
This is the question that Zhao Junyong doesn't understand the most. He is responsible for the exchanges with the Tepanix country in the south. Zhu Zhen has never sent anyone else as an envoy, so how on earth did he know?
And now he recalled that since they arrived in the Valley of Mexico a few months ago, Zhu Zhen had never used cavalry, or even sent it out to fight, as if he had known about this battle for a long time.
Hearing Zhao Junyong's question, Zhu Zhen showed a happy look on his face and said: "This is not only Gu's plan, but also due to luck." (To be continued)
