Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

But this did not pose any problem for Zhang Shikang at all.

“Tell them, one cut off the arm and one cut off the leg, but only one.

If it's not enough, each of you can cut off a piece, understand me?" Zhang Shikang said to the Mongolian translator.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone saluted Zhang Shikang, thinking that the Marshal still had the right idea.

As a result, the prisoner-of-war camp immediately became bloody. Fortunately, both the soldiers and the prisoners had fought in tough battles, so this level of bloodiness could only be considered a small scene.

More than half an hour later, more than 300 Jurchen Tartars were all killed.

Especially the last few Tartars, because their numbers were not enough, they were chopped into meat paste by the last few dozen Han Eight Banners captives. Their death was extremely miserable.

During the whole process, the group of Mongolian captives and Han Eight Banners captives seemed very crazy, but the three Jurchen Tartars specially picked out by Zhang Shikang became very quiet.

They were originally the ones shouting and cursing the loudest, but after seeing the tragic plight of more than 300 of their own kind, they all trembled and remained silent.

They didn't know how the Ming army leader would treat them, but judging from the experiences of more than 300 of their fellow tribesmen, perhaps their fate would be even more miserable.

Being fearless or not depends on the time. It is one thing on the battlefield and another thing when you are a prisoner. This is what it means to be at the mercy of others.

"I think if these three guys return to Jiannu, they will tell Huang Taiji what happened here."

Zhang Shikang said meaningfully in front of the group of prisoners.

The safest approach is to dispel their mentality of taking chances, and then in the next battle, organize this group of people into a suicide squad, charge at the forefront, and then use battle results to prove their determination.

Zhang Shikang had thought of this idea long ago. Sure enough, when he said this, the group of Han soldiers were a little surprised.

However, Zhang Shikang probably overestimated them. For these people who jumped back and forth between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, it didn't matter which side they worked for.

Zhang Shikang didn't care about all this and immediately ordered Lu Xiangsheng to send a team of people to take his military order and escort the last three Tartars out of the nearest checkpoint.

To kill someone, you must destroy their heart; to win their hearts, you must also destroy their heart. Traitors are not to be tolerated.

He probably knew what these Han soldiers were thinking, but he didn't care.

Once on the battlefield, it is either life or death. Lu Xiangsheng is not Kong Youde, so it is impossible for him to be sneaky.

After dealing with the prisoners of war, Zhang Shikang convened a meeting of all the senior generals in the military camp.

The level of the meeting was quite high. Even lieutenant generals were not allowed to participate. The lowest rank was a general. Emperor Chongzhen also came to listen with great interest.

After leaving the capital, Emperor Chongzhen felt that his previous life had been in vain. He now paid particular attention to military affairs.

In addition, cabinet ministers such as Zheng Sanjun also came, and Zhang Shikang did not object.

After everyone arrived, Zhang Shikang, as the highest military commander of the Ming Dynasty, spoke first.

“I have called you all here for three main reasons.

One is the issue of expanding the Beijing camp.

The second is the issue of compensation for soldiers who died in battle.

Third, the deployment of military officers and the promotion of military ranks. "

Zhang Shikang didn't like to speak empty words, so he set the tone for the normal meeting right from the start - only talk about practical matters and reject empty talk.

"After two bloody battles, more than half of the soldiers in the Beijing camp were killed or wounded.

This Marquis has decided that in addition to returning the troops of the Beijing Camp that Yang Gebu originally led, he will also draw some troops from the various armies to expand the Beijing Camp to 40,000 troops. "

This was Zhang Shikang’s order. It was said to be a discussion, but in fact it was just a notification.

After all, Emperor Chongzhen had already issued an imperial edict to all military garrisons. As the highest military commander of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Shikang had the power to make all decisions on the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty, and no one could refute it.

The Beijing Army is the last line of defense for the Ming Dynasty and the basis for the emperor to command the entire army.

Previously, due to his lack of prestige and lack of trust in the generals of the military garrisons, he did not dare to make any moves on his own.

But now it is different. Not only does he have the endorsement of his brother Chongzhen, but he also demonstrated the momentum of the Ming Dynasty through the Battle of Jiazhuang and the Battle of Jingshui, and also proved his own ability.

Not only did he have prestige in the military camp, but during this period of time, Zhang Shikang rewarded those who had made contributions and punished those who had made mistakes in the military camp. He was a peaceful person and always greeted the lower-level soldiers with a smile.

I can’t say anything about the Guanningjin Defense Line and other military towns that did not participate in this battle, but at least in the eyes of military town generals like Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, they all respected Zhang Shikang very much.

After the soldiers who were withdrawn a few years ago returned to the Beijing Camp, the number of soldiers in the Beijing Camp was more than 21,000. According to the requirements, more than 19,000 soldiers needed to be withdrawn from other military towns.

Zhang Shikang did not show partiality and distributed the 19,000 soldiers according to the proportion, and no one objected.

“Before we talk about the issue of compensation, perhaps we should talk about the distribution of captured war horses. This marquis does not only favor the Beijing camp, and the war horses captured in the battle of Jiazhuang will also be given out.

Including the horses captured in the Battle of Jingshui, there should be more than 20,000 horses." Zhang Shikang thought for a moment and said.

As soon as these words were spoken, the generals present finally became interested. Although there were other spoils of war, war horses were always the most important to the army.

Before Maxim's rampage, cavalry was always the main theme of the time.

With the emperor around, they did not dare to speak carelessly, but they were all worried in their hearts, after all, the transfer just now was based on proportion.

If the war horses were distributed according to proportion...some generals who had more soldiers under their command showed a mysterious smile, but quickly hid it.

"The distribution of war horses will be based on a comprehensive consideration of combat participation and the extent of combat damage." Zhang Shikang dispelled everyone's little plans with just one sentence.

"Of course, the consideration of combat losses must be based on the premise that command is correct."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the generals turned their eyes to the Governor of Xuanda, Lu Xiangsheng.

After that bloody battle, the Tianxiong Army was reduced to only a thousand soldiers, and the situation was miserable.

But no one doubted Governor Lu's military ability. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that if Gao Qiquan had not deliberately refused to support the Tianxiong Army, the army would never have ended up like this.

“Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng will be directly assigned to the Tianxiong Army and will be given 4,000 war horses.

Forty thousand soldiers in the Beijing camp were given five thousand horses.

There are 1,800 horses in Xuanfu Town.

Datong Town...

Shanxi Town...

If you have any objections to this allocation, you can raise them now." After Zhang Shikang said this, he looked at the generals present.

Zhang Shikang's way of meeting was unique in that era. He was not like those civil servants who would spend half a day greeting each other in a meeting, and then spend another half a day talking about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

What matters is efficiency. Of course, he is not a dictatorial person. As long as someone raises an objection and can convince others, he will consider it.

But the emperor was sitting right next to them and even appreciated all of Zhang Shikang's orders. How could the generals present dare to raise any objections?

Fortunately, there was no problem with Zhang Shikang's distribution in general, and even Hong Chengchou could not refute it.

He and Sun Chuanting were each allocated only 1,500 horses. Although the two troops accounted for half of the entire army, their roles as support in the Battle of Jingshui were very limited.

Seeing that Sun Chuanting remained silent, Hong Chengchou finally did not dare to offend Zhang Shikang.

Zhang Shikang was about to move on to the next topic, but Liu Zongzhou, the Grand Secretary of Jianji Hall and Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, who had been listening, said:

“My Lord, I heard from others that there were many jade articles and other valuables among the spoils of this battle.

Although these jewelry, jades, calligraphy and paintings were seized from the Jian slaves, they were actually looted from wealthy families in the Ming Dynasty by these Jian slaves.

Now that the war is over, should this part of the spoils be returned to the wealthy families that were looted?"

Zhang Shikang frowned when he heard this. He knew that these old men had bad intentions. It turned out they were just after money.

Thinking of this, he immediately pretended to be surprised, looked around at his subordinates and said:

"Is there such a thing? How come I don't know about it?

do you know? "

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