Chapter 540 539 Good News

Author: Guests in Parallel Space

Chapter 540 539 Good News

"Catch up and grab the cart."

When the personal soldiers around him and Dong Yikui and other generals heard his words, they knew what Ma Fang meant, and then raised their arms and shouted.

To grab a big cart, that is to grab money.

Although the property on these big carts was robbed by the Tartars of the Han people, when they were put here, everyone knew that the owner of these things might no longer be in this world.

The cruelty of the Tartars was destined to be impossible for them to survive.

Therefore, after snatching these things, the Ming army, from generals to soldiers, had no guilt. This was the spoils they had after fighting, and they deserved to share them.

One after another, shouts rang out in the Ming army formation, and everyone was stimulated by the money in front of them.

As long as they persist for a moment, they will not only receive the honor of defeating the Tartars, but also have a lot of money to distribute. The tired spirit will be excited again and the morale will suddenly increase a lot.

The shouts from behind, and the cavalry in front were afraid. Even Huang Taiji did not understand what made the morale of the Ming army suddenly increase.

After running for a long time and throwing away many big cars, the Ming army's pursuit gradually slowed down because the terrain became steeper at this time.

There are no longer wide flat land on both sides of the road, but instead there are sloped slopes, which is not conducive to cavalry running horses.

The changes in the terrain not only affected the speed of the Tartars' retreat, but also affected the speed of the Ming army's pursuit.

The two armies had to move closer to the main road, and the Tartars also released several waves of arrow rains in succession to prevent the Ming army from pursuing.

In the competition for cavalry and shooting, the Ming army obviously had a disadvantage.

The Xuanfu cavalry trained by Ma Fang could only maintain considerable combat power when charging, because although the Ming army was not as good as the nomadic people who lived on the grassland for a long time, they could be equipped with excellent firearms to supplement them.

Firearms can only be disposable consumables in cavalry battles. On the bumpy horseback, the Ming cavalry could not complete the reloading, let alone during the charge.

The protracted war is actually a disadvantage for the Ming army.

This is also the huge gap between firearms and crossbows during this period. With the simplification of loading and the rate of fire not greatly improved, firearms are still not as good as crossbows.

Many big cars have been snatched, and the Ming army does not want to continue chasing. Although continuing chasing may amplify the results of the battle, they may also encounter a dying attack by the Tartars.

However, all this did not happen, Ma Fang was in control of everything.

Stop when you see it is good.

At this moment, this word emerged in Ma Fang's heart.

It is chasing, so it is naturally impossible to brake urgently. It will only cause a huge man-made disaster, that is, the collision or even trampling between the Ming army.

Raise your right hand and slowly lower the horse speed.

The generals behind him followed suit when they saw it, and they raised their hands to stop.

Seeing the main general like this, the Ming cavalry slowed down their horses one after another. Seeing the Tartars not far ahead running farther and further away, two waves of arrow rains broke out during this period.

However, at this time the interval between the two armies had been widened, and the arm strength of the continued fighting Taurus cavalry was also affected, so most of the arrows landed in front of the Ming army.

Even though a few arrows fell into the Ming army, they were blocked to the ground by the Ming cavalry who had been prepared for a long time with a small round shield.

After all, the Mongols were good at using light arrows. These arrows were actually limited in lethality, but they flew farther. It was a fatal blow to an army without defense and weak protection.

However, the Ming army had been fighting with the Mongolian Tartars for a long time, so they naturally knew what kind of equipment should be used.

The generals of the Ming army actually knew the importance of excellent equipment, which was the basic guarantee for victory in the war, so they would naturally not deduct money from equipment.

Of course, this can only happen in border towns where wars have occurred for a long time. It is hard to say about the garrisons that have been peaceful in the mainland for a long time.

In the Jiajing period, although corruption in the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Industry and other yamen became very common and even regular, the weapons sent to the border town by the Ministry of Works did not dare to be all defective, but only reduced the defective products ratio.

There are actually many benefits like this, that is, the border towns ask for more equipment from the Ministry of War every year, and the corresponding manufacturing tasks assigned by the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Industry will be more.

It was only during the Wanli period that due to the interaction between various reasons, the quality of the Ming army's weapons was completely out of control, and most of the products were defective products.

Greedy appetite is also nurtured bit by bit.

Two groups of people were left to monitor the movements of the enemy's cavalry to prevent them from shooting back the horses. The rest of the people began to walk back, began to clean the battlefield and treat the wounded.

The two groups of people were monitored, so that they could alternate cover when they were counterattacked by the Tartars.

In fact, Huang Taiji called Sun's troops to retreat because he considered alternately covering the retreat. However, the attack on Sun's troops was beaten too badly and could not replace them at all, so they could only stay in the palace.

Ma Fang and his personal guards soon arrived in front of several big cars in front. Looking at the boxes and bags full of them, he was delighted.

The things in the box are unlikely to be gold, silver and treasures. After all, the Tartars robbed the villages and towns, and it seems that they have not built a city, so it is difficult to obtain a large amount of gold, silver and soft materials.

It should be clothes and fabrics, and the bags are likely to be food.

Ma Fang had made his own judgment, but he still opened a few large boxes and wanted to see what they were all.

Soon, a soldier dismounted and climbed onto a cart to open the boxes and bags.

The bags are indeed filled with food, salt and tea, and most of the boxes are also clothes and cloth, but there are also a small amount of other things, which are necessities of daily life.

Relatively speaking, food, clothing and cloth are more popular with Ma Fang.

Food is the cornerstone of military stability. In fact, it is not just the military, but even for a country.

Clothes and cloth are what soldiers need, either by themselves or by taking them home. Even if the size is not right, the family can wear them after changing them.

Moreover, these clothes look good in fabric and workmanship, and obviously they should have been snatched from the homes of landlords and squire. Not only are there Songjiang cotton cloth, but many are silk products.

There are many types of cloth, but this is better distributed.

In fact, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, cloth was often paid as military pay, and due to social productivity, military households also like to accept cloth as military pay.

This is actually the main reason why cotton was vigorously promoted in the Ming Dynasty. Cotton is not only used for cotton jackets and quilts, but also for weaving cloths. The textile industry in Jiangnan has also developed greatly.

The tax and service system established by Zhu Yuanzhang was distributed directly to the Ming army's military households in this way.

However, now that the transportation of physical taxes and labor was difficult, the court became more willing to use money to pay military pay with money instead of the food and cloth in the early Ming Dynasty.

I only found a bag of gold and silver on several large trucks, but it was only a hundred taels of silver. Although it was a considerable fortune, it seemed extremely small in the army of tens of thousands of people.

"I guess, all the good things were taken away by Huang Taiji and his personal soldiers."

Seeing that there was not much gold and silver, Dong Yikui was just a little disappointed and said hatefully.

"Will you leave the good stuff on the cart?"

It doesn't matter to Ma Fang. The things he stole were better than nothing. Anyway, the big ones had to be distributed to the soldiers below.

But if there is really good things, he will definitely take the big shot. After all, the capital city still needs to make friends and manage various relationships.

"Let them pay attention, especially the boxes of cultural relics and calligraphy and paintings, they are kept for me, and I will be useful."

Ma Fang handed over the errand to Dong Yikui, but she still proposed what she wanted.

"Yes, Grandmaster."

Of course, Dong Yikui knew what Ma Fang wanted to do. In fact, Ma Fang was not a scholar. Of course, he did not keep things like arts, calligraphy and paintings, but was given to others for use.

Even a rude man understands this.

The imperial court gave priority to the military rations and military pay in Xuanfu. Why?

As long as Dong Yikui comes from the military preparation road and receives some food and salary, he is more realistic than Ma Fang.

However, his eyes were actually more focused on the bag of gold and silver.

They are all generals, and they have no shortage of food and clothing, and they are still worth the real gold and silver.

Ma Fang brought people back to check the treatment of the wounded.

Even if the injured are injured, Ma Fang will order the soldiers to treat them with all their hearts, which is also a way to keep the soldiers morale.

Who knows whether he will become one of them after the next big battle?

If the Lord is given up at will, who will be willing to work hard for him in the future?

Many bad habits in the Ming army were actually accumulated bit by bit.

Some generals only care about money and ignore the soldiers, so the first thing the soldiers think of during the battle is to protect themselves.

As time goes by, the Ming army's combat power will naturally decline rapidly and be out of control.

The dead soldiers must be cremated and then taken back to the Xuanfu home by fellow villagers. This is also the tradition of going to the Ming army and the traditional Han army.

As long as conditions allow, in fact, they will not bury the soldiers casually, and will try their best to return to their roots.

He also had to write a battle report first, and he had to report to Beijing as soon as possible for his great victory in Pinggu.

This is a merit and reward. I look down on the reward of timely silver and a few pieces of cloth, but the soldiers need it.

The clerk of the army followed the army wrote a brief battle report. Some of the detailed battle reports were written in time and the credit book, which were all required by the Ministry of War to record the meritorious service.

However, Ma Fang still wrote a letter by himself and sent someone to the Wei family in the capital.

In the letter, Ma Fang naturally praised King Yu and others, saying bluntly that it was King Yu's care that the Xuanfu army could receive sufficient supplies from the court, so the morale was high, so that it could defeat the enemy cavalry like a destruction.

These words were also told by Wei Guangde in his previous letters.

After watching it, Yang Bo couldn't help but burst into tears.

In the past two days, he, the Minister of War, undoubtedly under great pressure.

All of them were news of failure, and in the end, the Jizhen army was defeated and the general was killed. If it weren't for the trust of Emperor Jiajing, he would have been dismissed long ago.

With good news, he naturally wanted to send it to the palace as soon as possible.

"Prepare a sedan chair and enter the palace."

"Sir, Your Majesty should have a rest."

Ge Jin didn't know what he meant, so he hurriedly said.

"Then let's go to Wuyi Palace first and hand it over to the Pavilion Master."
Chapter completed!