At this night, I don’t know how many people died or how many people disappeared. Anyway, at dawn, there were less than 6,000 people under Liu Fang. Of course, there were still people who were crossing the river to rush here.

Liu Fang firmly believed at the time that at least more than 10,000 soldiers, inspired by his bravery, had died in bloody battles with the Tartars.

After cleaning the battlefield, no more than 2,000 Han corpses were found around the North Gate.

Finally, when Wu Zhengna reported to him, when Liu Fang was about to ask for credit for the sacrificed soldiers, Wu Zheng first smiled, and then laughed endlessly.

Everyone around Wu Zheng laughed, only Liu Fang didn't laugh. He was stunned at that time.

However, Wu Zheng did not treat Liu Fang badly, and immediately discussed the first contribution of Liu Fang and Hengyang Wei to restore Fengyang City. After the war ended, they would be rewarded based on the contribution.

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In fact, there was a lot of controversy within the Northern Expedition Army about this night battle.

The Hengyang Guard had two contributions. One was the attack that night. The sound made by the sound awakened Chi Erhan and Li Guo who had not realized that the enemy had begun to retreat at that time. This led Chi Erhan and Li Guo to temporarily organize troops to attack the city. As a result, the last infantry of nearly a thousand people in the Qing army in the city was intercepted in the city. Hengyang Guard was the first to block the Qing army's meritorious service in the center of the city who retreated from east to west.

Second, due to the "unordinary" attack by Hengyang Guard, part of the grain transport team that Ajige could have been transferred calmly was intercepted. The intercepted grain transport team transported not only grain, but also valuable items plundered by the Qing army in the city and Fengyang Prefecture.

Moreover, the number is quite large, not counting utensils, jewelry, etc., and the total amount of gold and silver alone is no less than 200,000 taels.

All the disputes were mainly focused on the number of "injuries and casualties" of Hengyang Guard that night, and the role played by Hengyang Guard's siege in the entire battle. Simply put, it is whether it should be considered as the first contribution.

It is obvious that when Liu Fang ordered an attack, the main force of the Qing army in the city should have begun to withdraw? This can be proved by Chi Erhan and Li Guo leading his army to break through the east and south gates one after another, and then encountering sporadic resistance after entering the city.

Especially on the north gate wall? The enemy defenders will definitely not exceed 600 people.

But it was these 600 people who attacked Liu Fang's troops that night?     There was a huge blow, causing nearly 2,000 casualties.

In other words, even if Hengyang Guard stood still, he let the Qing army kill him, with the number of only 600 people, it would be difficult to easily kill nearly 10,000 people in less than half an hour? And he had to destroy the corpses.

And Fengyang City? After the fierce battle in the past three months, the city wall itself was full of holes, and when the defenders were on high alert, there was indeed not much room to drill.

But once the main force of the defenders retreats, then? In fact, where can't we enter the city?

Then after Hengyang Guard rushed into the city (until after the war, no one could tell whether Hengyang Guard had entered the city? Or how to attack the city or what channel to attack the city), he should have encountered no head-on resistance in the city.

Dissenters almost all use this to question. At that time, Hengyang Guards were near the city wall? After encountering the desperate resistance of 600 defenders on the city wall, local defeat had occurred? It was just because the night was covered, and it was impossible to find out that all the sacrifices were sacrificed as Liu Fang said.

Simply put, this mob scattered in a row, and then there were many places where the city walls collapsed. The scattered people fled everywhere, scattered into the homes of ordinary people or fled back to their hometowns. These people were originally from Fengyang Mansion, so the bodies could not be found.

The thousands of Hengyang Guards who blocked the last Qing army were the real Hengyang Guards, which was the team that Liu Fang had brought out in the old county before, including more than a dozen veterans who Chi Erhan "given" to Liu Fang.

Many generals made suggestions to Wu Zheng, and the precedent of false reports and excessive military merits cannot be announced.

But Liu Fang firmly disagreed with this analysis. He stubbornly believed that his army could not be defeated, and Hengyang Guard first attacked the city and intercepted the last Qing army. This is a fact that cannot be erased.

In the end, Wu Zhengli disagreed with the public and made a final conclusion on the battle of Fengyang City, judged Hengyang Guard as its first contribution, and informed the world in the name of a general.

The Hengyang Guard was formally organized, entered the Northern Expedition Army sequence, and rewarded the "registered" soldiers. However, no one came to claim the reward except the army that intercepted the Qing soldiers in the city and the family members who were injured and injured around the North Gate. The number of recipients was less than 10,000, and less than half of them were received when Liu Fang led his army to cross the river.

Song An asked Wu Zheng privately at that time, why did the young master pretend to be missing if he was so obvious?

Wu Zheng glanced at Song An at that time and asked, "If you were in the situation at that time, would you dare to launch a strong attack on a strong city with at least 30,000 or 40,000 defenders?"

Song An shook his head, "I won't...not...not because I'm afraid of death, but because...I dare not let so many innocent people die in vain."

Wu Zheng nodded and said, "That's right... The ignorant is fearless! Besides, the people can follow the order and rush towards Fengyang City, which is enough. It is better than helping the Qing army rush towards our army... The people should be rude and irreversible!"

Song An asked after pondering, "What the young master means... to use this matter to inspire the people of Jiangbei and dare to resist the Tartars?"

Wu Zheng was stunned, and then smiled and said, "No...not all... I was thinking that as long as the people of Jiangbei attacked the Qing army, it would be like standing on our side..."

Song An was shocked. Why did this sound so awkward? It was as if he heard... the people got on the pirate ship.

But Song An still understood. It turned out that the young master did not know it, but was intentional.

Just as we were worried about not having the time and energy to change the deep-rooted disgust of the people in Jiangbei towards the Ming army, the people have already stood on the side of the Northern Expedition Army. Of course, this is due to Liu Yishou.

Facts have also proved that Wu Zheng's approach was quite effective. In the subsequent Northern Expedition, the people of Fengyang Prefecture and surrounding prefectures not only provided huge supplies for the Northern Expedition, but also took the initiative to send tens of thousands of children into the Northern Expedition Army.

Of course, this is a later story.

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Compared with the smooth progress of the battle situation in Fengyang Prefecture, the Lu Region suffered a severe blow in the process of chasing Yue Le and E Shuo.

This was originally something that should not have happened. Wu Zheng had actually decided to truce at this time, but the military orders were conveyed at this time, especially long-distance transmission, which required human transmission.

Only half a day's time difference caused the Lu Region to march rashly and was ambushed by the enemy in Jiacang Town south of Rizhao.

Sure enough, the Chen Zhiyuan troops and Qian Qiaogong cavalry rushed to the battlefield from the west and south in time, so the three thousand vanguards of Wusongwei would have been wiped out. Even so, nearly two thousand people were lost in the Lu territory.

This led to the reprimand of Lu's territory and was demoted to deputy commander and appointed as a deputy commander.
Chapter completed!