The battle entered the final stage, and sporadic Eight Banners Army soldiers captured alive were slowly escorted together.

Huang Degong, Sun Mingkai and Hu Huashan stood together. The three of them seemed to be arguing about why. After a while, Yang Wencong rode over and joined the argument. In just a few minutes, a messenger trotted to the place where the prisoners were taken, and said a few words to the many soldiers.

Soon, the blade flashed by, and all the soldiers who were guarding the captives raised their spears and steel knives, and ruthlessly chopped and stabbed them at the captured Later Jin Tartars. The captured Later Jin Tartars found that something was wrong, and some people stood up and ran away. They were ruthlessly earned by the war horses. The soldiers who followed him rushed over and killed them with a knife.

Zhu Cixuan, holding a monocular telescope, instantly widened his eyes. This was a scene that happened in front of him.

Shi Kefa shrank his head and did not dare to look at Zhu Cilang. He had to know that the Ming army had strict military discipline and strictly prohibited the killing of prisoners. He didn't know what Yang Wencong thought. He actually killed the captured Later Jin Tartars in front of the emperor. What was most annoying was that the Ministry of War dealing with these matters was the Ministry of War. Yang Wencong, Huang Degong and others had made great contributions, but in the end the Ministry of War would have to punish them. Shi Kefa could not take the blame.

"Xianzhi, you are a minister of the cabinet and the Minister of War. Look, these soldiers began to kill prisoners in front of me. How should we deal with this matter?"

Shi Kefa, who was sad, quickly spoke up.

"I obey the emperor's will, and the emperor will deal with it whatever he says."

Cao Huachun, who was on the other side, looked at Shi Kefa and blinked his eyes and felt incredible. In his impression, Shi Kefa was serious and spoke and did things seriously, so how could he say such words?

Zhu Cilang sighed.

"Xianzhi, this is something that your Ministry of War should take care of. I'm also asking me, it's not reasonable. Wencong is the same. It must be Huang Degong's suggestion to kill the prisoners. He doesn't know how to stick to it. I won't ask about this matter, so the Ministry of War will deal with it directly."

Shi Kefa let out a long breath and quickly apologized to Zhu Cixuan.

"I obey the order, and the Ministry of War will deal with it seriously."

...

The sky gradually darkened. Yang Wencong looked sad and the ten thousand soldiers lying ambushed by the Baishui River were unable to participate in the fight. However, they killed all the 500 Later Jin Tartars who escorted women and children, and rescued hundreds of people. Most of the rescued people were women, and some children, and placed these people crying and shouting, which made Yang Wencong's head look big.

The battlefield has been almost cleaned, and the bodies of Duoduo, Abatai and others are placed on the ground.

Zhu Cilang on the horse's back looked at Malan Mountain in front, with a calm face. Shi Kefa, Cao Huachun and others beside him were full of smiles. In this battle, he wiped out the most powerful Zhengbai Banners and the Inlaid White Banners. In their opinion, the next step is that the army can directly attack Huanglong and regain the capital.

The smell of blood was still spreading around, and the blood on the ground had turned dark red.

Finally, Yang Wencong came over on horseback, Huang Degong, Sun Mingkai and Hu Huashan followed him.

"It's a good fight. Thank you all for your hard work. Let's talk about the casualties."

Yang Wencong, who had already dismounted, looked at Huang Degong and others, and clasped his fists at Zhu Cixuan.

"Your Majesty, in this battle, I killed 25,987 Later Jin Tartars, killed Duoduo, the commander of the Eight Banners Army, and Abatai, the deputy commander, and there were no prisoners. Our army killed 21,300 people and seriously injured more than 2,400 people. The minor injuries have not yet been counted. The seized money and food are still in the process of statistics..."

Zhu Cilang sighed deeply.

"I understand, I understand. You all want to take advantage of the opportunity to fight to the capital and wipe out the Eight Banners Army. Now the results of the battle have come out. You can see. With such sufficient preparations, the attack was launched when the Eight Banners Army was caught off guard. A hundred thousand army besieged less than 30,000 Eight Banners Army soldiers still caused such serious casualties. If you forcibly attack the capital, how much casualties would there be."

"The most elite Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner, the Eight Banner Army, suffered a catastrophe and suffered heavy damage, which led to their weakening of their combat effectiveness. I know this, but I don't want to take the lives of many soldiers back to the capital."

"To be fair, the Eight Banners Army's combat effectiveness is stronger than the imperial army, which cannot be denied. Therefore, in the future conquests, the imperial army must maintain an absolute advantage in terms of military strength."

"Elite soldiers and strong generals will not be trained in a short time. Today, the 100,000 troops involved in the fight, except for those soldiers who have already died, can be said to be the most powerful army in our dynasty. They will shoulder the important task of completely destroying the Eight Banners Army and destroying the Later Jin court, so the court must treat them well."

"Transfer to my will, all the soldiers who died today will be registered and booked in detail, and each person will be given a pension of 100 taels of silver. The court must take care of their families. If the soldiers who are seriously injured and cannot fight again, each person will be given fifty taels of silver. The Ministry of Revenue will register and book it. According to the salary of 80% of the registered soldiers, it will be paid every month until they return to the age of a hundred years."

"I say it again here. The court's army is disciplined and dedicated, so that it can be invincible. If I find that I have deducted military pay, no matter who is involved, no matter how much military achievements you have, I will definitely be killed."

"I have decided to abolish the military household system and fully implement the recruitment system. The salaries of all officers and soldiers will also need to be adjusted on a large scale. They handed over their lives to the court. If they cannot support their families, how can they fight for the court?"

...

Wenchang Village, the temporary military camp of the Ming army.

An atmosphere of joy spreads in the barracks, and the aura of sadness lingers.

The aroma of wine and meat is everywhere.

Zhu Cixuan stared at the map on the table and coughed gently.

"The Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner were completely wiped out, and Duoduo was killed. The position of the regent of the Later Jin Dynasty, Dorgon, was unstable. It is very likely to be replaced by Jirgalang, the leader of the Inlaid Blue Banner. Without the support of the army, Dorgon was nothing. Ajige was just canonized as Prince of England. It took too short a time to control the Zhenglan Banner, and it was impossible to truly control the situation. Daishan and Jirgalang and others had long had opinions about Dorgon, and the Empress Dowager of the Later Jin Dynasty also complained about Dorgon, so Dorgon was very likely to go crazy."

"The Zhenghuang Banner and the Inlaid Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners are still in Shenyang and it is impossible to be dispatched to the capital. Dorgon still has nearly 100,000 troops, including the Zhenghong Banners, the Inlaid Red Banner, the Zhenglan Banner and the Inlaid Blue Banners. The total strength is only more than 50,000, and there are still a few thousand people in the Mongolian Eight Banners. The rest are all Han troops. If Dorgon had a premonition that his position was unstable, he would likely lead the army to launch an attack on Shandong and other places. Therefore, it is necessary to remind Dezhou General Liao Yuanjie that no matter what situation he encountered, he would defend Dezhou to the end and not make any mistakes."

Speaking of this, Zhu Cilang looked at everyone.

"Tell me, how should the court deal with the next situation."

Shi Kefa widened his eyes and looked at the map, and spoke anxiously.

"Emperor, I think that I will immediately mobilize a large army to Shandong. If Dorgon dares to attack Shandong, he will fight him in Dezhou. I believe that our court army will definitely be able to completely defeat the Later Jin Tartars..."

None of the others spoke.

Zhu Cilang shook his head.

"When Yue Le broke through, Duoduo must have given instructions. Dorgon might go crazy in a short period of time, but he is the regent of the Later Jin court and cannot ruin the entire court, so when he calms down, he will make a wise choice."

"If Duoduo is fully deployed and is preparing to attack Shandong, the imperial army will attack Beizhili and threaten Dorgon's rear, forming a situation of attacking on both sides. In this case, Dorgon will definitely withdraw his troops."

Speaking of this, Zhu Cilang's expression became solemn.

"If I had a good expectation, Dorgon would likely evacuate the capital and return to Chenyang. He would not be so stupid that he would wait for our imperial army to come to the door, so the cabinet should be ready to return to the capital."

Everyone was stunned. No one thought that Dorgon might take the initiative to evacuate the capital.

"Okay, the army returned to Xi'an Prefecture City. After three or five days of repair, the Spring Festival is coming soon. The soldiers may not be able to celebrate the festival peacefully. Wencong, you lead 20,000 soldiers and travel together on a starry night and return to Shandong just in case."

Everyone dispersed, Shi Kefa, Cao Huachun and Huang Degong stayed.

Zhu Cilang looked at Shi Kefa.

"The Ministry of War should analyze the current situation. After the beginning of spring, there will be more intense wars. The Ministry of War must bring out a note and don't always think about these issues."

Before Shi Kefa could speak, Zhu Cilang looked at Huang Degong.

"Huang Degong, you made great contributions in this battle. You killed Abatai, the deputy commander of the Eight Banners Army alone, and together with Sun Mingkai, the head commander of the Eight Banners Army, Duoduo, I have seen the whole process. I talk to you today, and not to mention the reward, but have a major task to entrust you."

Huang Degong was stunned for a moment and immediately knelt down.

Zhu Cilang looked at Huang Degong again.

"I have appointed you as the general of Shaanxi. You have seen the situations of the soldiers you brought from Luzhou to station in Xi'an Prefecture City and all parts of Shaanxi. I will give you half a year to completely stabilize the situation in Shaanxi and allow the people to farm peacefully, you may do it."

Huang Degong widened his eyes and kowtowed heavily.

"I will definitely live up to the emperor's trust when I receive the order."

Zhu Cilang nodded and turned his head to look at Cao Huachun.

"Mr. Cao, I will draft an imperial edict on my behalf. Ruan Dacheng, the Left Minister of Works, served as the governor of Shaanxi, and led the title of Left Minister of War, and was appointed as the left assistant minister of the Supervision Court. He was appointed as the left assistant censor of the Supervision Court, and commanded all military and civilian affairs in Shaanxi. He immediately took office. On the way back, I would meet Ruan Dacheng and warn him about some things."

"Another decree was drawn up, Ma Shiying, Minister of Works, served as the governor of Sichuan, led the title of Minister of War, and was appointed as the right governor of the Supervision Institute, commanded all matters in Sichuan, and was responsible for leading troops to completely wipe out Zhang Xianzhong and stabilize the situation in Sichuan."
Chapter completed!