I am one year older than Chongzhen

Li Jiucheng said: "If the Xinghe Army does not pursue us, there is no need for us to continue running. You all can lead your men to gather your troops and camp on the spot!"

Li Yingyuan said: "Marshal Du, our army's baggage, food, grass, and tents are all gone. We can't fill our stomachs by camping on the spot!"

Li Jiucheng rolled his eyes at his useless son and said, "We have knives in our hands and are we afraid of not having food to eat? You won't bring troops to rob him?"

Li Yingyuan inherited Lao Tzu's genes and regarded human life as nothing. He immediately patted his forehead and said:

"That's right! I'm going to take someone with me right now?"

Li Jiucheng also warned: "Remember, not only grab the food, but also don't let go of the quilts, pots and pans!"

"Understood, we have to capture some people to do the work! Capture some women to do the work!"

"Hehehehe..." The rebel generals who committed adultery, robbery, and all kinds of evil all laughed obscenely.

Huang Yi indeed did not arrange for people to pursue him.

At this time, the rebels' camp has been easily captured and they are starting to clean up the battlefield and count the loot!

There were too many spoils of war, not only some grain, but also cattle, horses and carts, cloth, gold and silver treasures, and one or two thousand young women.

Of course, these women were snatched by the rebels for their sexual pleasure.

Fighting Tatars and bandits can save many women, and the Xinghe Army has become accustomed to it.

During this expedition, Wang Baishan, Qi Dashan, Lan Jinkui, Hu Xiaochuan, Bi Zitong, Chalahe, Gerda, etc. stayed behind to focus on production, guard the base area, train troops and horses, and patrol the territory.

Zhi, Yong, Shuang, Quan, Huang Dapeng, Bi Daxi, Zhang Dong, Hu Xiaogu, Exun Zhaqin, Xiang Changgen, Chang Yongshan and so on followed.

After three or four years of teaching by words and deeds, Zhi, Yong, Shuang, Quan, Huang Dapeng, Bi Daxi, etc. have grown up and can be regarded as capable of writing and calculation.

The efficiency of counting seizures and calculating battle losses has been greatly improved!

The results soon came out. In this battle, more than 3,500 enemies were killed and more than 15,000 were captured.

Fifteen Hongyi cannons were seized, and no less than 300 large and small artillery pieces such as French machine guns, large general cannons, second general cannons, Dafa Gong, Wankou guns, etc. were seized.

Of course, a lot of gold, silver, pearls and agate were seized, no less than five hundred thousand taels in terms of silver.

It's a pity that there are too few armors. Among them, there are less than 300 pairs of iron armors, more than 500 or 600 pairs of leather armors, and no cotton armors.

The grain and grass seized were very small, not enough to feed 30,000 horses for five days.

This must be the main reason why the rebels cannot continue to consume.

The Xinghe Army had supplies from the imperial court and no need to worry about food and grass, but with the refugees they took in and the prisoners they captured, the total number was more than 40,000.

Huang Yi decided to immediately dispatch Huang Dazhi, Huang Dapeng, and Bi Daxi to lead a thousand troops to escort the prisoners and refugees to Zhangjiakou.

The more soldiers and horses participating in the siege of Dengzhou, the better!

Wrong, it should be that when besieging Dengzhou, the more soldiers and horses in the base area, the better. It is best to prevent other Ming army camps from intervening.

The base area has been training new soldiers, and simply ordered Huang Dayong to bring out another 3,000 regular soldiers to participate in countering the rebellion.

Calculating the time, Huang Dapeng and Bi Daxi brought more than 40,000 people back to the base area just in time for the autumn harvest in the base area.

With these people participating in the agricultural harvest, the labor shortage in the base area during the autumn harvest can be alleviated.

After the autumn harvest, of course, there is a slack time for farming. Why not organize 3,000 regular soldiers and 3,000 auxiliary soldiers to participate in the siege of Dengzhou.

Eat food from the imperial court, train soldiers in the base area, and train soldiers in actual combat. This is a good opportunity not to be missed!

The men and horses in the base area set out at the end of September. They can reach the battlefield in one month and enter December after one month of adaptation.

At this time, the dripping water turned into ice, and the rebel ships were unable to leave the port, just in time to annihilate them!

The increase in troops cannot be made public and must be kept low-key.

Without him, Huang Yi, the deputy general and the two garrison troops, had already been used to the limit. How could the imperial court mobilize another 3,000 regular soldiers and 3,000 auxiliary troops for the He army?

Huang Yi has already thought about how to deal with it. He planned to ask Wang Kun to report to the court that one thousand regular soldiers and two thousand auxiliary soldiers of the Xinghe Army would escort the prisoners and refugees to the border of Xinghe City outside the mouth. The army that performed this task would return to join the war two months later.

As for how many people there were when we left, and how many there were when we came back, it was impossible for anyone to take the initiative to check.

Moreover, the generals of the Ming army often recruited young men and arrested beggars and refugees to pretend to be soldiers. The civil servants who examined them could only count the number of people and could not be accurate.

After winning the battle, Wang Kun was even happier than the soldiers of the Xinghe Army.

His focus was not on the number of beheadings, nor on the number of prisoners, nor on the number of gold and silver treasures captured.

He was stroking the Hongyi Cannon, which weighed three to four thousand kilograms, and was so happy that he burst out laughing.

Why?

Because six of the fifteen Hongyi cannons captured came from the capital.

It was Emperor Chongzhen who sent the eunuch Gao Qiqian to Shahe to deliver reinforcements headed by Governor Liu Yulie.

Unfortunately, the reinforcements' combat effectiveness was too poor, and they were captured by the rebels before they even got the Hongyi cannon.

Wang Kun is too aware of these Hongyi cannons, which are relied upon to defend the capital.

It was the emperor who specially transferred him from the capital's defense system in order to put down the rebellion as soon as possible.

The reason why it is temporarily transferred rather than transferred is because the Hongyi cannon is too important. The more powerful weapons of this kind are needed to defend the capital, the better.

After the counter-rebellion is over, these Hongyi cannons have to be transported back to the capital for defense.

In the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's defense of the country was not only a slogan, but also a real behavior in special times.

During the Tumubao Incident, the Wala army came to the city, and Yu Qian led the soldiers and civilians of the capital to start a battle to defend the capital.

At the end of the second year of Chongzhen, Jian slaves entered the Pass and wreaked havoc in the capital. The emperor personally commanded the defense of the capital.

It was also from this time that the capital's awareness of crisis increased, and efforts to reinforce the city and deploy artillery were in progress.

In the face of the financial difficulties of the imperial court, the emperor gritted his teeth and agreed to purchase the Hongyi cannon from the Yidi in Haojingao at a high price.

Nine out of ten people who can grow up to be great eunuchs are good at figuring out their intentions, and Wang Kun is no exception.

In order to better keep Jane in the emperor's heart, Wang Kun prepared to report victory immediately and offered to return the six Hongyi cannons from the capital.

Wang Kun knew that although he was the eunuch appointed by the emperor to supervise the army, he had no power and power in the Xinghe army and could not speak well.

For such a big thing as sending six Hongyi cannons to the capital, Huang Yi must be asked to issue an order.

It's uncomfortable to be controlled by others. Wang Kun not only fears and hates Huang Yi, but also admires Huang Yi.

Anyway, it’s hard to describe the feeling clearly!

Wang Kun also thought about it.

If Huang Yi dies, should he celebrate his death?

However, the result after thinking is very unexpected. He will feel at a loss, feel that there is no place to stay, and that the future is uncertain...

He laughed dumbly, laughing at himself for being so mean, and actually didn't want to see Huang Yi, who bullied him like this, die.

hehe! There are so many kinds of suffering in the world, but it won’t be bitter if you become a habit!

Wang Kun knew that the seizure was equivalent to becoming the general's property, so he basically refused to hand it over to the court.

The Hongyi cannon was a powerful weapon, and ordinary generals couldn't buy it with money. Even if they could buy it, they couldn't transport it long distances.

The purchase of Hongyi cannons is a state act.