People in Zongwu: Starting with the Yin Gui Sect

"We won, we won!"

After seeing the Yuan army retreat, the other soldiers cheered loudly, especially those from Song and Dali, who cried directly. God knows what they have experienced and how much they have paid during this period.

"Pack up the bodies of our comrades and take their ashes back after the war is over!"

Compared to the crying of the Song army, the Ming army was much more stable. As the saying goes, fallen leaves return to their roots. Although they are in a foreign country, their ashes must be brought back to the Ming Dynasty for burial.

Especially the ashes of orphans who were not claimed by anyone were placed directly under the monument to heroes.

"General Mao, thank you very much this time!"

Just after instructing his soldiers to clean up the battlefield, Han Shizhong of Song also hurried over to thank Mao Wenlong and others.

"General Han, you are too polite. We are all here to drive out the barbarians. There is no need to thank them."

The Ming Dynasty had suffered many robberies by nomadic peoples before, so it was well aware of the harm that the barbarians brought to the Central Plains dynasties. It can be said that these nomadic peoples were definitely the enemy of all the Central Plains dynasties.

"General, all the bodies of our comrades have been collected!"

Soon, the subordinates responsible for collecting the bodies of their comrades came to report.

"How is it, how many brothers did we die in this battle?"

What Mao Wenlong was most concerned about was the casualties on their side.

"General, a total of 2,251 people died in our army this time!"

As soon as this number came out, Mao Wenlong hadn't said anything before Han Shizhong on the side took a breath.

Looking at the pile of corpses in front of him, he roughly estimated that there were no less than 30,000. Comparing the number of casualties of the Ming army, that is to say, the casualties of the Ming army in this battle were less than one-tenth of those of the Yuan army.

You have to know that this was against an enemy army four times larger than their own, but the Ming army not only won, but also severely damaged the enemy with less than one-tenth of the casualties.

Looking at the coalition forces of the two countries, although they also defeated the 50,000-man army with 30,000 men, the price they paid was also not small. At least more than one-third of the soldiers fell in the previous battle, and only then did they barely repel Wang Baobao's 50,000 garrison.

There was no way. In the face of the enemy, the enemy cavalry had too much advantage, and they were determined to break through the obstacles and join the Ming army, so the cost of casualties was even greater.

Thinking of this, Han Shizhong couldn't help but look at the black barrels in the hands of the Ming army. He knew that the reason why the Ming army was able to defeat the Yuan army at such a small cost was because of this hot weapon called a breech-loading rifle.

"It would be great if my Song Dynasty could also have such weapons!"

It must be said that Han Shizhong was indeed envious at this moment.

"By the way, General Mao, I wonder when your army can help us recover the lost territory!"

After sighing, Han Shizhong immediately shifted the topic to recovering the lost territory.

Although their battle did inflict heavy damage on the Yuan army, it did not mean that the Yuan army would abandon the occupied Song city and withdraw to the grassland.

So if you want to take back the city and drive the Yuan army back to the grassland, you have to wait for the next battle.

"No hurry, wait for the follow-up troops of the Ming Dynasty to arrive!"

Mao Wenlong shook his head. He naturally understood Han Shizhong's determination to recover the lost territory, but as he said, he had to wait until the follow-up troops arrived.

As for the follow-up troops he mentioned, they naturally referred to the artillery troops. Only by relying on the advantages of artillery can we help the Song Dynasty recover the city at the lowest cost. Otherwise, we don't know how many people will die if we just go hard.

Han Shizhong didn't say much after hearing this. Although he was indeed a little impatient to recover the lost territory, he didn't have the final say on the Ming army.

Besides, it was a great favor that they were willing to help them drive away the Yuan army. We couldn't ask them to follow us to recover the occupied city without even taking a rest.

Thinking of this, Han Shizhong clasped his fists to Mao Wenlong and then led his men away. Since the Ming army had no plan to leave immediately, he had to go back and report the specific results of this battle to the emperor.

In addition, as for food and grass, since the Ming army came to help them, they would naturally be responsible for the food and grass.

As expected, when Han Shizhong reported the results of this battle, both Emperor Zhao and other civil and military officials were overjoyed. Even Cai Jing, who had always had a bad relationship with Qin Hui, surprisingly did not say anything to spoil the fun.

Finally, Emperor Zhao waved his hand and ordered a three-day buffet to celebrate the successful defense of Bianjing City with all the nobles.

As for those soldiers who died on the battlefield, except for a few generals who rewarded them with gold, silver and jewelry, the restThe lower-level soldiers were not even mentioned.

"Ah!"

Han Shizhong's face darkened when he saw this scene. He had originally thought of taking this opportunity to talk to the emperor about improving the treatment of soldiers, but now it seems impossible.

Just as the Song Kingdom was having a big banquet, the Ming army's camp also welcomed their host.

"Your servant Mao Wenlong (Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Zhou Yuji, Cao Wenzhao), greets His Majesty and Empress Huifei!"

"Get up, you have worked hard this time!"

When Wu Yu thought about the fact that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had traveled thousands of miles from the Ming Dynasty to the Song Kingdom because of the Song Kingdom, he couldn't help but sigh.

But there was no way, they had to fight this battle, otherwise if they let the Song Kingdom be annexed by the Mongols, it would inevitably become a major concern for their Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, from what he saw during the day, Pang Ban's cultivation had reached the ninth level of Grandmaster, so he should be the same as himself, intending to rely on the luck of a country to raise his realm to the realm of transcendence.

"Next, I will leave it to you, my dear ministers, to recover the lost territory for the Song Dynasty. After returning, I will personally lead the civil and military officials to welcome you and the soldiers on the expedition."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Nodding, and encouraging a few people again, Wu Yu took Qian Qian away.

In the next few months, with the assistance of artillery, Mao Wenlong and others easily helped the Song Dynasty to recover all the cities.

But think about it, no matter how strong the city is, it is impossible to remain intact under the bombardment of hundreds of artillery.

Even after recovering the lost territory, a group of Song officials led by Cai Jing still wanted the Ming Dynasty to help them fight deep into the grassland.

But in the end, Mao Wenlong rejected it without hesitation. Even if the other party proposed more generous conditions, Mao Wenlong and others were unmoved.

Not to mention that such a matter is not something he can decide as a commander, even if he can, he can't do it, because an overly powerful Song State is not in the interests of their Ming State.

And Cai Jing and others saw that the first plan failed, so they simply came up with another plan and directly proposed to buy the weapons and equipment in the hands of the Ming army.

Because they can see that the reason why the Ming army is so powerful, in addition to its own bravery, the most important thing is the weapons in their hands.