Four hundred and thirtieth chapters seized a great harvest
"The second brigade has been divided into three units to pursue the enemy's deserters, and the cavalry unit is also chasing the enemy!"
"Preliminary judgment shows that the total number of Ming soldiers who escaped is about 6,000, but they were divided into about ten groups. The largest group of Ming soldiers had about 2,000 deserters, and the rest ranged from hundreds to hundreds.
Ming army deserters!"
"The First Brigade has completely controlled the four city walls and each city wall. However, there are still a large number of Ming troops in the city at this time, and there is no lack of resistance from the organization. In order to avoid fearless casualties, our army has slowed down the attack on the city.
, General Hao asked for instructions on what to do next, whether to enter the city immediately to eliminate the remaining enemies or to rest for a while first!"
"The casualties of the three assault battalions were relatively high. Among them, the heavy armored infantry suffered more than a hundred casualties. There were also some casualties in other units. Lieutenant Colonel Cai Erhu reported that the assault battalion made great achievements in the battle of Liping Fucheng and was very effective. I requested to retain the assault battalion's establishment.
Save it for subsequent battles!"
"The 7th and 8th Infantry Regiments suffered heavy casualties in today's battle. The morale and mood of the Ming army's surrendering troops were not high, and they even had a certain resistance to subsequent operations!"
While Zeng Ziwen was holding many report documents in his hand, he briefly explained to Li Xuan the situation he had gathered so far.
Li Xuan also made arrangements one by one in time!
"Order the second brigade and the cavalry battalion to continue to pursue the enemy and annihilate as many Ming army deserters as possible. However, we must also pay attention to the rhythm and not stray too far from the main force. Well, first let Fang Xitong pursue the enemy for three days. Three days
Later, depending on the situation, return or continue the pursuit!"
Li Xuan still trusts Fang Xitong. If he is given three days, he should be able to kill a lot of Ming troops. As for whether to continue chasing or return later, it depends on the specific situation. Naturally, he cannot decide now, but he
I believe Fang Xitong will be able to make the right choice when the time comes.
"Since there are many defeated troops in the city and there is no lack of organized resistance, let's wait a moment. The city of Liping City is so big anyway. Is it possible that we are afraid that they will not be able to fly away! Increase the efforts to recruit and surrender, and strive to clear most of the people in the city.
The army has surrendered!"
"By the way, you can ignore the defeated troops in the city for now, but the warehouses of rations and other ordnance materials stored by the Ming army in the city must be seized and protected as soon as possible!"
For the new army of the Tang Dynasty, Liping City does not have any strategic value. Their strategic target has always been the Ming Army itself. Since the tens of thousands of Ming Army troops were defeated and trapped in the city, there is no need to worry.
, just slowly clear them out and recruit them to surrender.
However, the rations and ordnance should be paid attention to. According to the Ming army's surrender, Zhu Zhihai brought quite a lot of rations this time, enough to feed the 40,000 troops for two months. Although the Ming army had previously discarded part of the baggage outside the city,
But these baggage naturally also fell into the hands of the new army of the Tang Dynasty.
With this batch of military rations replenished, the new army of the Tang Dynasty was able to alleviate the food crisis. Otherwise, they would have to think about going there to plunder food every day.
The food needed by more than 10,000 people is not an ordinary amount!
In addition to military rations, there are also captured ordnance, such as swords, spears, cannons, armor, and bows and arrows!
The Ming army abandoned a large number of weapons and equipment on the battlefield. These weapons and equipment were collected when cleaning the battlefield. Then these weapons and equipment will soon become the weapons and equipment of the new army of the Tang Dynasty!
That afternoon, after resting for a few hours, the First Brigade, together with the 7th Infantry Regiment and the 8th Infantry Regiment, launched a clearing operation against the defeated Ming army in the city!
The defeated Ming army in the city had lost all morale, and it had completely lost command and organization. Although occasionally encountering Ming army generals leading dozens or hundreds of people to resist, they often could not withstand the new army of the Tang Dynasty.
of the eradication.
But more Ming army soldiers will surrender immediately!
The city has been destroyed, and there is no way to resist even if it is stubborn, and there is no way to escape. What else can we do if we don't surrender!
Even many Ming army soldiers who wanted to take off their military uniforms and sneak into civilian houses to act as ordinary people were mostly found!
Why?
Because before Sun Yawei evacuated Lipingfu City, he had basically forcibly removed all the young and strong people in the city, leaving only more than 10,000 old, young and weak in the city!
Now you, a strong young man, say that you are a native of Liping City, what a joke!
Let me first say a few words in the local dialect of Liping Mansion. What, I can’t say it, and I still excuse myself by saying that you are a relative of the owner of this place and have come from other places, or you have just returned from home for a long time and have forgotten your hometown dialect!
Damn, you really think I’m a fool!
Someone is coming!
preparation!
aim!
shooting!
Of course, it is inevitable that there will still be many Ming soldiers who hid well and escaped the search by the New Army of the Tang Dynasty. However, most of the Ming soldiers hiding in private houses were caught!
The method Hao Bainian used was very simple: anyway, there were only more than 10,000 ordinary residents in the city, and these local residents were all old, young and weak.
All of them came out of their homes honestly. Those who did not dare to come out were all fake and defeated the troops. If they were caught, they would all be executed on the spot!
After these people came out of their homes, it was easy to screen them. Nine out of ten of them were young and middle-aged men who had taken off their military uniforms and tried to muddle through. They were taken away on the spot after a brief inquiry and confirmation. The rebels were
Execution!
It only took a few hours for the new army of the Tang Dynasty to capture Lipingfu City, but it took a full three days to clear out the Ming army in the city.
After the Qing Dynasty defeated the defeated troops, Fang Xitong also led the troops chasing the Ming army back!
When Fang Xitong came back, he also brought back more than a thousand prisoners!
That night, Li Xuan finally entered Liping City with a group of senior generals and stayed at the prefect's Yamen!
And that night, Li Xuan and the senior generals of the New Army of the Tang Dynasty received the accurate post-war report of the Battle of Liping Mansion!
According to previous management, it was Zeng Ziwen who explained the results and losses of this battle!
"Starting from the Third Infantry Regiment's interception and containment of the main force of the Ming army, this battle lasted for four days. During these four days, our heroic and invincible Wang Division completely defeated more than 38,000 enemy troops led by the puppet Ming governor Zhu Zhihai.
A total of more than 6,000 enemies were killed, including 16 generals of the Ming army with more than 1,000 households whose identities could be confirmed. In addition, other news revealed that a civil strife broke out on the eve of the collapse of the Ming army, and Qian Dafei, the commander of the Ming army, tried to blackmail
Zhu Zhihai was killed after our army failed anyway, and Zhu Zhihai died during the civil strife. However, we did not find Zhu Zhihai’s body, nor did we confirm Zhu Zhihai’s death from the senior generals among the prisoners. The authenticity of this news needs further judgment!”
"Twenty thousand enemy troops were captured, including more than 200 mid-level and low-level officers of the enemy army with a household of less than 1,000 households, and eight senior generals with a household of 1,000 households and above. Four of them have already expressed their intention to submit to our Tang Dynasty on the spot.
My emperor serves!"
When the New Army of the Tang Dynasty judged the enemy's casualties and prisoners, they basically did not count the wounded of the Ming army, because many of the seriously wounded were often killed directly and were regarded as dead in battle, while those with minor injuries were regarded as prisoners, so
Among the 20,000 prisoners, there were actually many lightly wounded members of the Ming army!
Speaking of this, Zeng Ziwen paused for a moment: "The reason why we were able to achieve such a great victory in this battle is all thanks to His Majesty Hongfu and his good command!"
At this time, a group of civil and military officials below were naturally complimenting and praising how awesome Li Xuan was. At this time, Li Xuan was in a good mood, and he also felt that he had done a good job in winning the battle, so he accepted the group's invitation with peace of mind.
Your compliment!
After boasting, Zeng Ziwen continued: "About 6,000 Ming troops fled in an organized manner, while thousands of other Ming troops scattered and fled, and their whereabouts are unknown!"
"In terms of supplies, our army has seized a large amount of military rations, enough to feed an army of 30,000 for three months! In addition, there are at least a thousand horses, about 500 horses for riding, and the rest are used for hauling mules, donkeys and other drafts.
Thousands of livestock!
There are at least a hundred large and small bowl-mouth cannons, and there are more than thirty bowl-mouth cannons that can be selected for use by our army!
There are thousands of standard military bows and more than 800 pieces of armor of various types!
There are countless swords and spears!”
After saying this, Zeng Ziwen said: "The seizures in this battle can greatly alleviate the current shortage of war horses, armor, bows and arrows and other materials that our army is currently in short supply!"
Such a large number of seizures can be described as a great harvest!
After talking about the results of the battle, the next step is naturally to talk about our own losses!!
"Each unit of our army suffered losses during the four-day battle. Among them, the losses of the 3rd Infantry Regiment and the three assault battalions were relatively large. The 3rd Infantry Regiment suffered about 600 casualties before and after, and the three assault battalions combined also suffered losses.
More than four hundred people were killed or injured!"
"A total of more than 860 people were killed and 2,300 were injured in all departments of our army! Overall, the casualties were relatively large, larger than the previous casualties in the Battle of the Bronze Drum Acropolis. This was mainly because
It was caused by early stage containment operations and fortified operations!”
"In addition, thirty-three lieutenants of our army were killed and fifty-seven wounded, and two school officers were wounded!"
"The officer casualties were no less than during the Battle of the Bronze Drum Acropolis, and even slightly more!"
When talking about the injured school officers, Cai Erhu showed a hint of embarrassment, because one of the two injured school officers was him!
Another injured colonel was the battalion commander of the third infantry battalion of the first brigade. He was injured by the Ming army's bow and arrow during the siege!
But Cai Erhu was injured when he led the assault battalion to clear out the Ming army in the city after breaking Lipingfu City. Because he underestimated the enemy, he was surrounded and attacked by hundreds of Ming troops who came out of nowhere. Although the casualties of the assault battalion were not large in the end,
He also successfully annihilated the defeated Ming army, but he was unlucky enough to be stabbed. The wound was on his left arm, and it was not serious. After a little bandage, there was no problem.
But this still made him one of the only two injured officers in the battle of the New Army of the Tang Dynasty!