A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 507 Casualties
Seeing the faces of Wang Dou and others, Hong Chengchou expressed condolences first, and then impatiently asked about the results of the battle. After hearing the number of beheadings reported by Chi Dacheng, he couldn't help laughing.Qiu Minyang, Cai Maode and others beside him were also extremely happy.

But Hong Chengchou was more concerned about one thing: "Zhongyong Boyan beheaded the slave chief Azige, is this really true?"

He sincerely hoped that this was true. At the very beginning of the Jinzhou War, one of his soldiers was killed in battle. How would he explain this to the government and the opposition?However, beheading a county king in the Qing Dynasty not only offsets the merits and demerits, but also makes great contributions.

Wang Dou nodded, Zhang Ruoqi looked smug, and said reservedly: "Of course it is true, I saw with my own eyes that Azige was killed by our Jingbian Army artillery!"

Hong Chengchou looked around and asked expectantly: "Will Master Wang win the banner of Azig's corpse?"

Zhang Ruoqi's expression immediately became extremely regrettable: "I didn't win it."

Ugh!
Everyone in the field sighed in unison, especially Wu Sangui and the others, who looked annoyed.

Although it is true that Azige was beheaded, but there is no banner of the corpse, and in the future, it will inevitably be suspected of being under the melon field.

Because in the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were countless reports of beheading enemy chieftains. From the end of Wanli, among the Qing monarchs and ministers who were reported to be killed by various officials, from Nurhachi to Huang Taiji, from Dorgon to Abatai, they have died dozens of times. Well, they're still alive and well.

Although Wang Cheng'en and Zhang Ruoqi, the supervisors, can well prove this point, but in the future there will be unavoidable disputes between the government and the opposition, and battles between officials and officials.

Zhang Ruoqi said coldly: "Although the corpse of the slave chieftain was not captured, the killing of the enemy chieftain is absolutely true. It is expected that the Holy Majesty and Chen Gong will have a holy judgment, and the hearts of loyal and brave soldiers will not be chilled."

Wang Chengen also said: "Our family will report to the Holy Spirit truthfully and ask for credit for the frontline soldiers."

Hong Chengchou was very enthusiastic about this matter, saluted Zhang Ruoqi and Wang Chengen, and said earnestly: "So, I will entrust the two supervisors."

He has been an official for many years, and he can see that Zhang Ruoqi, the supervising officer, is extremely eager for military merits. He doesn't need to speak out, he can also act.Although Wang Cheng'en, the supervisor of the army, was cold and cold, he was loyal to the emperor, and the frontline affairs should be reported truthfully.

But this still needs to be done by yourself. It is expected that the officials will pay some of the money for these members.

Afterwards, everyone was talking about their future achievements, and seeing them overjoyed, Wang Dou asked Chi Dacheng, "How many casualties did our army have in this battle?"

Chi Dacheng said: "General, the casualties of friendly troops have not yet been counted, but our Jingbian army has a total of more than 160 casualties, of which 98 were killed in battle, [-] were seriously injured, and the rest were slightly injured. , Most of them can recover after a few days of rest after treatment!"

Everyone who fought against Wang Dou was Wu Sangui. They didn't care much about the number of casualties under their command. Only Wang Doujing's frontier army counted their own casualties immediately.

The casualties of the Jingbian Army, the battle dead and the seriously injured, were mostly concentrated in the cavalry, and the lightly wounded were mostly concentrated in the infantry battalion.

Because the cavalry charged with cold weapons, it was the difference between life and death in a blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye, they were either killed in battle or seriously injured by the horse.As for the infantry positions, there are sharp guns, and it is difficult for the Tartar cavalry to approach. Facing the bows and arrows of the Tartars, the Jingbian army is also well-armored, and it is difficult for the arrows to shoot.

Even if everyone was hit by many arrows, they only paid the price of minor injuries. Only those who were hit by javelins and some second-class spearmen who went out to fight, could be seriously injured or killed in battle.

However, most of the heads captured by the Jingbian army were concentrated in the cavalry, and even the corpses and wounded of some Qing soldiers who were killed by the artillery rockets of the Ming army in the distance were also taken.

In the infantry, relatively few heads were captured. When the Qing cavalry fled, many people dragged the dead and wounded onto their horses. The soldiers of the Jingbian army in each chariot formation were mostly infantry, and they couldn't catch up.The attacking Qing cavalry really wanted to escape, and the Jingbian army could hardly stop them. After all, there were only dozens of bird guns on each side of the chariot formation.

To Wang Dou's relief, according to Chi Dacheng's statistics, although the Jingbian Army had casualties, none of the dead soldiers had their heads chopped off by the Tartars, and they became the objects of their meritorious service.

When the information came, in order to cope with the rise of the Jingbian Army, Huang Taiji issued a special military law, decapitating one of the leaders of the Jingbian Army. Ordinary sergeants were immediately promoted to special officers, and even allocated Shiku, the coater, etc. , and the flag can be raised immediately, it can be said that the military merits of beheading the Jingbian army are extremely great.

Fortunately, until now, no Tartar has obtained a single head of the Jingbian army.

After hearing Chi Dacheng's words, Wang Dou was silent for a while, and said, "Take me to see the wounded and the martyrs."

Hong Chengchou also sighed: "The soldiers fought bloody battles and sacrificed their lives for the country. It is the duty of the governor to visit and condolences!"

All the people around agreed, and at the moment they came to the rear of the Zhongjun Hill, where tents were set up, and it has become a small field hospital.

At this time, a large number of Jingbian army doctors came and went, nervously treating the wounded soldiers of each army. Because of the large number of Jingbian army doctors and their outstanding methods, the wounded soldiers of Ningyuan Army, Shenjiying, Guo Yingxian and other departments were carried to the hospital. Here, of course, the wounded soldiers of the Jingbian Army must be treated first.

Although the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion on the left wing of the special army fought for a short time, under the rain of arrows from the Qing cavalry, there were many wounded. Their tofu armor could not even defend against the Qing cavalry bow. Many people would bleed to death.

When everyone arrived here, they heard the groans of the wounded one after another, as well as the smell of blood, alcohol, and medicine powder.

A large number of soldiers and peasants acted as stretcher bearers. Under the command of some Jingbian army doctors, they carried the wounded soldiers here continuously. Outside each tent, there was a large amount of boiling water boiled for disinfection.

Fortunately, the battle was good. The armies did not fight against the artillery units of the Qing soldiers, so most of them were only wounded by arrows.As long as the wound is not a vital point and the rescue is timely, most of the injured can still survive.

However, the Qing army's bows and arrows were vicious, and it was not easy to deal with these wounds.

Their arrowheads are big and heavy, with several deep blood grooves, and the wounds are difficult to suture. Some arrowheads even have barbs. If they dare to pull them out, they will definitely bleed to death. The wound was cut wide on all sides before the arrow could be pulled out.

At this time, there were no drugs such as anesthesia, and when many wounded were cut up, they would cry and howl.The soldiers of the Jingbian Army would hold back the pain when they were being treated, while the soldiers from the Shenji Battalion and others were crying desperately, which made others feel disturbed, and the bleeding was profuse, making others tremble with fear.

Hong Chengchou and others looked at it for a while, and they were eye-opening to the treatment methods of the Jingbian army.

Before the treatment, they first cleaned the body and the surrounding area of ​​the wound with boiling water and salt water, and repeated the cleaning several times. They also used a large ball of white cotton, boiled something called alcohol, and kept wiping the blood clots from the wound. Some sergeants who were seriously injured, A lot of cotton is needed.

And the alcohol, according to Wang Dou, is purified from liquor, which can effectively prevent wound infection in the future.These are of course good things, but it costs so much to treat an ordinary sergeant, how can this soldier afford it?

In this era, unless some family guards or sergeants in the main barracks may bandage the wound with a cloth bandage, it is rare to wash the wound with salt water and white wine, because the generals are reluctant.

Everyone thought, with this kind of medical treatment, it is no wonder that the Jingbian army is so brave to fight, but only Wang Dou is willing to spend it like this.

Moreover, this is just the beginning. After cleaning the wounds again and again, they need to apply medicine, and finally use something called gauze to wrap everyone's wounds tightly. until healed.

Looking at the different expressions of Hong Chengchou and others, as well as those onlookers whispering, all of them looked envious, but Wang Dou didn't take it seriously.

Although for the officers and generals of this era, the casualties of their subordinates are numbers, but for Wang Dou, behind each number is a life.

Life is precious, how long does it take to build guns and cannons on the East Road?But it takes at least 18 years for a human life from birth to adulthood.

How long is 18 years?How much energy does it take for a person to grow so big?Although Daming's life is not worth much at this time, to Wang Dou, human life is valuable, especially those injured soldiers are even more valuable. If they recover and return to the team, a strong warrior will be born again.

There are many doctors and doctors in the Jingbian army, and the injured generals of all armies have been treated properly.

Many wounded soldiers who felt that they were going to die were all thankful and grateful after receiving treatment.At this time, the various ministries of the Ming army gathered in Liaodong may be jealous of the Jingbian army, but only the doctors and doctors in the Jingbian army will never be dissatisfied or jealous.

Wang Dou and his group passed by each tent one by one, and the wounded soldiers of the Jingbian Army lay quietly.Seeing the generals passing by, they looked at Hong Chengchou and others indifferently, but when they saw Wang Dou, they showed excitement and reverence.

Chief Medical Officer Wang Tianxue came over and reported to Wang Dou: "Among the casualties of our Jingbian Army, all the lightly injured can be treated and recovered, and nearly half of the seriously injured can be treated and returned!"

Wang Dou nodded. In this way, the Jingbian army may have killed more than two hundred people, but this battle has killed thousands of enemies, and the results are remarkable.Fortunately, this battle was fought against the bows and arrows of the Qing army. If they had faced their guns, the result might not have been so good.

However, Wang Tianxue went on to say that after the wounded soldiers are treated, there must be a good place to recuperate. The weather is hot now, so it is best to move to a shady and cool place.

Wang Dou nodded, Songshan Fort was located in a low-lying, shady and cool terrain, it would be best to transfer the wounded to the fort to recuperate.Wang Dou is also planning to set up a convalescent hospital in the fort, specially for the wounded soldiers.

When mentioning this matter, Hong Chengchou sighed: "Uncle Loyalty and Bravery, don't worry, this supervisor will definitely do it!"

When he passed a tent, Wang Dou stopped in his tracks. There was a gun soldier of the Jingbian Army who was seriously injured. He was hit by a javelin and shot out through his chest.

A comfort officer from the department held his hand tightly, and several doctors stood beside him.

The gun soldier lay on the cot, intermittently, trying to chant, his voice became lower and lower, and finally he couldn't hear it.

"...Loyal and brave generals, who will survive through thousands of calamities, the heavens and the earth are dark and yellow, and the true spirit will always exist..."

(End of this chapter)