Outside the Chinese army tent, Zhao Shiqi was kneeling on the ground, like a dead man.

In just a few days, Zhao Shiqi experienced a storm that he had never experienced in his life. First, he followed Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of the three sides, to fight against the Tatars of Houjin. He watched Lu Xiangsheng beheaded by the Tatars of Houjin, and watched the army be defeated miserably.

After surrendering to Houjin Tatar, he was taken by Yue Tuo to attack Jinan Fucheng in Shandong. He once again watched Houjin Tatar suffer a disastrous defeat, and now he was captured by Denglai's new army.

If Zhao Shiqi hadn't said that he had friendship with Mr. Wu Zongrui, he would have been killed by the soldiers of the Liaodong Frontier Army.

The ropes tied around his body were so tight that Zhao Shiqi's body gradually felt numb.

When the sound of horse hooves appeared, Zhao Shiqi did not dare to raise his head, and his body was curled up so much that he could hardly see.

"Sir, this man calls himself Zhao Shiqi, the commander-in-chief of Yansui. He was captured by us in this battle. He said he is acquainted with you..."

Wu Zongrui waved his hand, indicating that Zu Dashou did not need to continue talking.

The battlefield has almost been cleared. Liu Ning and others will soon rush to the Chinese military tent to report the results of this battle. Wu Zongrui is not in a hurry and asks Liu Ning and others to clean up the battlefield as carefully as possible and bury all the bodies that should be buried.

, to prevent the corpses from rotting in the wild and causing the plague to spread.

Capturing Yue Tuo alive was already the greatest victory, but Wu Zongrui still needed to know how many Houjin Tatars, how many Mongolian left and right battalion sergeants, and how many Han army sergeants were annihilated in this battle.

Accurate information has just been obtained. The army led by Yue Tuo totals 70,000 people, including 20,000 Eight Banners sergeants, 20,000 Mongolian sergeants from the left and right battalions, and 30,000 Han army sergeants. It should be said that the Han army sergeants surrendered the most.

When the cavalry launched a charge, many Han Army sergeants chose to surrender. The number of Manchu Eight Banners sergeants who surrendered was the smallest. This had something to do with the fact that the Liaodong Frontier Army sergeants killed prisoners. Some Manchu Eight Banners sergeants who originally planned to surrender found out that

The surrendering sergeant around him was killed, so he stood up and continued to resist, and was eventually killed.

There is still enough time to clean up the battlefield. Even if the army led by Dorgon and Hauge set off from Dezhou City at Mao Shi and rushed to Jinan, it would still take more than half a day, and Dorgon and Hauge would soon know

With the news of Yue Tuo's defeat, it is still unknown whether they will continue to rush to Jinan City.

Wu Zongrui walked up to Zhao Shiqi, looked at Zhao Shiqi who had curled up into a ball, and snorted coldly.

"Zhao Shiqi, stand up. Why, after surrendering to Jin Tatar, did his back also break..."

Zhao Shiqi tried hard to stand up, but did not dare to look up at Wu Zongrui.

One of the guards stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Shiqi, while another guard stepped forward and lifted Zhao Shiqi's chin.

A sergeant had already raised a torch, illuminating the surrounding area.

There was no trace of blood on Zhao Shiqi's face, which was covered with stains, but no blood stains were seen.

It should be said that Zhao Shiqi surrendered to the Hou Jin Tatars, and Wu Zongrui would not pursue it too much. After all, there were countless officers and soldiers in the Ming Dynasty who submitted to the Hou Jin Tatars, and in desperate situations, it was not a shame to surrender to the Hou Jin Tatars in order to save their lives.

After all, the decadence and decline of the Ming Dynasty had caused many soldiers to lose confidence.

But what Lu Xiangsheng wrote in his letter made Wu Zongrui unable to forgive Zhao Shiqi.

Although Lu Xiangsheng's letter was a bit vague, Wu Zongrui believed that Zhao Shiqi must know some of the secrets in it. However, the situation was urgent and Zhao Shiqi did not tell them all.

It is an ironclad fact that Yang Sichang, Gao Qiqian and others plotted against Lu Xiangsheng.

Now, Wu Zongrui needs to get this information, which may be useful in the future.

"Zu Dashou, untie Zhao Shiqi..."

Wu Zongrui's tone was not very good, and Zu Dashou heard it clearly, so he personally went forward to untie Zhao Shiqi. After cutting the rope on Zhao Shiqi, Zu Dashou pulled the rope hard. When these thin ropes cut across the skin, the feeling was...

It was very uncomfortable. There were large drops of sweat on Zhao Shiqi's painful forehead, but he did not dare to say a word or even moan.

After Zhao Shiqi stood firm, Wu Zongrui spoke again.

"Zhao Shiqi, when Lord Lu Xiangsheng was killed in battle, you were by his side. After a while, you can talk about the situation in detail, including what Lord Lu Xiangsheng said, how he fought to the death with the Tatars of Houjin, etc. Secondly, Gao Qi

You must know how Qian and Yang Sichang found you, and what they planned to do to Lu Xiangsheng. Tell them honestly, and don't hide anything. Someone will record it all for you.

.”

Having said this, Wu Zongrui no longer looked at Zhao Shiqi and went straight to the Chinese military tent.

Zhu Dadian and Song Xuezhu were still in the central military tent. They had already learned about the results of the battle ahead through the messengers.

Seeing Wu Zongrui entering the Chinese military tent, Zhu Dadian quickly came forward to salute.

"I congratulate you, sir, on your complete victory and your complete defeat of the Houjin Tatars..."

Song Xuezhu also hurriedly came forward, ready to salute.

Wu Zongrui waved his hand, looked at the two of them and spoke.

"Master Zhu, Master Song, I'm afraid you can't stay here anymore. You just went to the battlefield to see that our Denglai New Army and the Liaodong Frontier Army did win and defeated the Houjin Tatars, but the Houjin Tatars

The main force is still there. Dorgon and Hauge still have 100,000 Houjin Tatars under their command. They are likely to arrive in the Changting area tonight and may launch an attack on Jinan Fucheng tomorrow, so you will return to the city immediately and make arrangements.

All defense matters."

"You don't have to worry too much about the defense of the army. Your main responsibility is to stabilize the people in the city and tell them not to flee Jinan City. It is safest to stay in the city. You also need to pay attention to food and grass. Once the army enters

Going into the city will definitely consume a lot of money, and I don’t want to see a situation where food and grass are not available.”

"I will send Teixeira, commander of the artillery battalion of the Denglai New Army, to follow you into the city. Teixeira will make arrangements for all defense matters on the city wall. All you need to do is cooperate."

"All artillery must be transported to Fucheng, so from now on, the south gate must be controlled. No idlers are allowed to enter or exit the south gate to ensure that all artillery is safely transported to the city."

...

Wu Zongrui's arrangement was neat and tidy. Zhu Dadian and Song Xuezhu nodded repeatedly. With Denglai's new army, Jinan Fucheng would be foolproof. They knew this very well, so for any arrangement made by Wu Zongrui, they were both

Unconditional obedience, even though there is no imperial decree from the emperor and the court, logically speaking, Wu Zongrui has no control over Shandong affairs.

Zhu Dadian and Song Xuezhu, escorted by sergeants, rode towards Jinan Fucheng.

Wu Zongrui sat down and took a short rest. He stayed up all night. After dawn, he had to command the army to enter Jinan Fucheng to resist the Houjin Tatars led by Dorgon and Hauge who might attack Jinan City. This required abundant physical strength and

A clear enough mind.

When footsteps sounded outside the Chinese army's tent, Wu Zongrui opened his eyes and recognized the sound of Liu Ning's footsteps.

"Sir, the battlefield has almost been cleared, and the preliminary results are out. In this battle, more than 8,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners were killed and more than 2,000 were captured alive. More than 7,000 soldiers of the Mongolian left and right battalions were killed, and more than 6,000 were captured alive.

More than 10,000 Han soldiers were killed and more than 13,000 were captured alive. Some of the soldiers were hit by artillery and their bodies were mutilated, making it impossible to accurately count..."

"The soldiers of the Denglai New Army Cavalry Battalion were killed in action, with 3,220 killed and more than 400 seriously injured, with no statistics on minor injuries. The sergeants of the Liaodong Frontier Army were killed in 4,100 people, and more than 600 were seriously injured, with no statistics on minor injuries.

..”

Before Liu Ning finished speaking, Wu Zongrui stood up.

"More than 8,000 people from the Denglai New Army and the Liaodong Frontier Army were killed or seriously injured. What a huge loss..."

"Sir, our Denglai New Army and the Liaodong Frontier Army killed a total of more than 25,000 Jin Tatars and captured more than 20,000 people alive, totaling more than 46,000 people. I think this result is very great.

Not bad..."

Wu Zongrui waved his hand.

"What does it mean to be very good? First, we set up an ambush and Yue Tuo was defenseless. Second, we relied on artillery and inflicted heavy damage on Yue Tuo, making it impossible for him to organize his sergeants to counterattack. Third, fighting in the dark, we occupied

In order to gain an advantage, Denglai’s new army is accustomed to fighting at night, and the sergeants under Yue Tuo are simply unable to fight at night.”

"Under such circumstances, our casualties are still so high. What does this mean? It shows that the combat effectiveness of Yue Tuo and his sergeants is indeed strong. It also shows that we underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Manchu Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalion sergeants.

It shows that we underestimated the enemy a little, thinking that by taking all the advantages, we could completely defeat the opponent."

"Nearly 10,000 Manchu soldiers escaped, more than 6,000 Mongolian soldiers escaped, and even thousands of Han soldiers escaped. I didn't expect that, of course, I ordered no

The order to pursue them may have allowed them a lucky escape."

...

Wu Zongrui's words made Liu Ning unable to speak.

When he looked at Liu Ning again, Wu Zongrui's tone became urgent.

"Immediately dispatch scouts to Dengzhou and Laizhou, order Luo Dianming to mobilize the new Denglai troops stationed in Fuzhou and other places, and go to Laizhou to assemble. If Dorgon and Hauge desperately launch an attack on Dengzhou and Laizhou,

Then we must bite the bullet and fight them to the end. If necessary, order the army stationed in Liaodong to cross the Liao River to pose a threat to Shenyang and force Dorgon and Hauge to withdraw."

Liu Ning felt strange and couldn't help but speak.

"Sir, I feel that if we can completely defeat Dorgon and Hauge, we must seize this opportunity..."

Wu Zongrui looked at Liu Ning and also snorted coldly.

"Liu Ning, are you enjoying the battle on the battlefield? You feel that defeating Dorgon and Hauge is a piece of cake. Think about it carefully. Now it is our Denglai New Army who are trying our best to resist the Houjin Tatars. If we

We are locked in a decisive battle with the Houjin Tartars. No matter which side wins in the end, it will be a tragic victory. At that time, what kind of reward will the emperor and the court give us?"
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