"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!" The other three cabinet members bowed and congratulated.
Chongzhen stood up and took the report. He read it carefully before putting it down and said: "This is not the result of my efforts alone. It is the result of the soldiers' desperate efforts and your support."
"What are the casualties of our army?" Chongzhen looked towards the entrance of the hall.
In this great victory, the Tang newspaper only reported the results of the battle but not the casualties, which was against the rules.
The eunuch kneeling at the door said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the messenger said that our army's casualties have not yet been calculated. However, according to preliminary statistics, there are roughly 5,000 to 6,000 casualties, among which the infantry under the command of the Marquis of Jingnan suffered the most casualties."
Chongzhen nodded and said nothing.
He saw the strength of the Jiannu and the shortcomings of the Ming army.
How many troops did he mobilize in this battle?
All added up to more than 80,000!
Huang Degong had 40,000 troops, Wang Yongji and Gao Di had more than 20,000 troops, 6,000 Guanning troops, and 1,000 Yongwei camp troops.
In addition to letting Liu Wenyao personally lead nearly 5,000 cavalry for support, he also transferred 15,000 infantry from Beijing to set up ambushes along the way.
If we add Tang Tong’s 10,000 men, the total number will be nearly 100,000!
wrong!
There is also a Yan Yingyuan in Xuanfu Town! Although most of his men are guards, they are still soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
More than 100,000 people fought against 20,000, resulting in 5,000 to 6,000 casualties on their own side, and more than 1,000 of the other side escaped.
It can be said to be a tragic victory!
In fact, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was not low. The reason was that there were too few cavalry and the war horses were not good!
"Your Majesty, we have captured thousands of surrendered soldiers in this battle. I wonder what to do with them?" It was the first time that so many Jiannu soldiers were captured, and Li Banghua and his men were at a loss as to what to do.
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