Jinzhou City.
After a busy night, the Ming army not only completely took over the defense of Jinzhou City, but also completed the inventory of the losses in the Battle of Jinzhou and the seized supplies.
"Your Excellency the Governor, from the day after we captured Songshan to the day after we captured Jinzhou, our army suffered a total of 3,792 casualties, 788 missing, and 2,435 wounded. Many soldiers were seriously injured and did not survive, so the number of casualties may continue to increase."
After hearing this heavy number, Wang Yongji was silent for a long time.
Among the missing people, except for a very small number who became prisoners, most of them died on the battlefield and their bodies were never found.
These are real elites, one less death means one less!
How can I not be heartbroken!
However, the success of a general is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. After a moment of sadness, Wang Yongji put away his sympathy.
He is the governor-general of the Ping Liao army and the commander-in-chief of the three armies!
Too much sadness would only affect his deployment of troops and would not have any other effect.
"What were the casualties of the Jiannu?" Wang Yongji asked.
"The Jiannu suffered heavy casualties, but the Eight Banners soldiers did not!" The officer in charge of casualty statistics explained: "The Battle of Jinzhou consisted of three major battles. One was the Battle of Nanshan on the central front, one was the Battle of Nv'er River on the western front, and the last one was the Battle of Crossing the Xiaoling River."
"In the Battle of Nanshan, the Jiannu were in a dominant position, while our army's firearms were sharp, and both sides had their own advantages. Although the battle was stalemate, the casualties on both sides were roughly equal, and not very large!"
"Our army won a great victory at Nuerhe on the western front, but most of Jiannu's casualties came from the Outer Mongols, and the Eight Banners soldiers suffered moderate losses."
"In the final battle of Xiaoling River, our army suffered heavy losses when they forced their way across the river, and the Eight Banners soldiers and the Outer Mongols suffered similar losses. If there had not been an incident in Jinzhou City, our army might not have been able to cross the Xiaoling River."
"So if we take a comprehensive calculation, the Jiannu suffered more casualties than our army, but most of the dead were from the Outer Mongols, and the foundation of the Eight Banners Army was not damaged."
"Yeah," Wang Yongji nodded slightly.
In any case, he captured Jinzhou and achieved his strategic goal.
"Oh, right," Wang Yongji recalled the important matter, "who started the uprising in the city, killed the defenders and occupied the city? The Imperial Guards?"
"They are not Jinyiwei," the officer replied. "They always claim to be citizens of the Ming Dynasty and have no other identity."
"What is the name of the leader?" Wang Yongji asked.
"There are two people in the lead, a middle-aged man and a young man. The middle-aged man is called Ma Chaoxing, and the young man is called Hu Dedi."
"Invite them to the central military tent around noon. I will personally host a banquet for them!" Wang Yongji ordered.
He first said "please", and then expressed his intention to host a banquet.
This shows how much he values these two people.
After all, these two people made an indelible contribution to the successful capture of Jinzhou.
The officer wrote it down and continued to report to Wang Yongji: "Governor, our army seized a large amount of supplies in this battle. Among them are twelve red cannons, twenty-five other kinds of cannons, and the remains of more than twenty cannons that were blown into scrap metal."
"In addition, there are more than a thousand sets of armor, 1,300 bows, more than 50,000 arrows, and 700 sabers and waist knives." The officer paused and took a deep breath: "When searching the city, we found 60,000 dan of grain in the city's warehouse!"
"How much food?" Wang Yongji stood up suddenly.
"Sixty thousand shi!" the officer repeated.
"That's great!" Wang Yongji slapped the table happily.
Based on the calculation of three kilograms of food per person per day, an army of 100,000 would consume more than 1,900 dan of food every day.
Sixty thousand shi of grain is enough for an army of 100,000 to use for a month.
This greatly reduces the pressure on logistics.
While Wang Yongji was happy, he said cautiously: "Before eating these foods, we must check whether they are poisonous, so as to avoid excessive joy and sorrow."
"Yes," the officer wrote down Wang Yongji's instructions one by one.
In the following period of time, Wang Yongji first wrote a victory report to the court, and then handled some official business.
It was soon noon.
"Report!" The guards outside the tent stepped in and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, Ma Chaoxing and Hu Dedi are waiting outside the tent."
"Please let them in." Wang Yongji stood up as he spoke.
"Yes." The soldier turned around and invited the two men in.
As soon as they entered the tent, Ma Chaoxing and Hu Dedi knelt down and saluted Wang Yongji at the same time, "I, Ma Chaoxing, and Hu Dedi, greet the Governor!"
Wang Yongji looked in the direction of the voice and saw two people standing at the door of the tent.
The older one was a middle-aged man, wearing a simple blue shirt, with long hair like the wind, dark and deep eyes, and a tall figure.
The younger one was a boy under twenty years old.
He was wearing rough cloth and had regular features.
Although there is some immaturity in his eyes, his body is very strong and gives people a sense of maturity beyond his age.
Obviously, the older one is Ma Chaoxing and the younger one is Hu Dedi.
"Please stand up, please stand up. I, Wang, feel unworthy of this honor!" Wang Yongji quickly walked up to the two men and helped them up.
"Someone, take a seat!"
“I don’t dare!”
"You're welcome, this is what you deserve." Wang Yongji personally pressed them down on the stool.
After some greetings, the food and drinks were served.
Ma Chaoxing and Hu Dedi were flattered and hurriedly expressed their gratitude.
After a few drinks, Wang Yongji began to ask: "Judging from your accents, you two are not from Liao, right?"
"No, I'm from Jiangxi!" Ma Chaoxing introduced himself first, then pointed at Hu Dedi and said, "He is from Chenghai, Guangdong."
"Oh," Wang Yongji toasted the two men with a glass of wine and then asked, "How were you captured and taken to Liaodong?"
"We were not captured, we came here voluntarily." Ma Chaoxing answered with some pride.
"Voluntary?" For the first time, Wang Yongji, the great governor of the Liaodong region of the Ming Dynasty, felt that the word "voluntary" was so unfamiliar.
He stared at their eyes for a while and asked slowly, "Why did you voluntarily come to Liaodong, a place of trouble?"
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