Ming army camp, central tent.
After Emperor Yongle heard the Jinyiwei's report, he did not know how to react for a moment and muttered to himself,"Our Zhu Clan has a general?"
The number one warrior of the grasslands, Ha 'er Dadai, died in such a sullen manner!？
He wiped out 5000 Tartar cavalrymen and 400 guards?!
They had seized more warhorses than the entire army!？
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Even military meals were prepared by the Tartars?!
Four hundred cavalrymen dragged four hundred branches and scared the Tartar Khan away?!
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Was this a romance novel?
Were those 400 guards heavenly soldiers and generals?!
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Zhu Di confirmed it again and again. He personally checked the ears of the Tartars that the Embroidered Uniform Guards had brought back to record the merits and the captured warhorses. He finally believed that it was all true…
At the same time, it could be seen from Zhu Zhanji's three military operations that he was not a reckless person.
The first time they set up an ambush at the mouth of the bell, they captured Mahazan. They did not fight head-on, but relied on strategy.
The second time he disguised as the main force of the Ming army to scare off Benyashili was also a trick.
The third time, he mixed croton powder into the grain of the Tartars and wiped out all the pursuers. It was still a trick!
That was why Zhu Di did not immediately lead the army to pursue. He believed that his precious grandson would definitely have a way to stall Ben Yashili and create a chance for the main force to fight!
"Order the generals to lead the tent for a meeting!"
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"Hurry up and clean up the battlefield, retrieve the arrows, and gather the warhorses…"
"Go back and check if there are any pursuers.”
Zhu Zhanji let out a long sigh of relief. He had finally gotten rid of the pursuers. Although he was quite familiar with the operation now, the psychological pressure still made him a little tired.
In less than two days, Zhu Zhanji had changed from a modern youth who had five virtues and four beauties to an ancient general who rode a horse and shot arrows. This change was too big, so big that he didn't dare to believe if all of this was real...
"Your Highness, we've finished counting. There were more than 8,000 pursuers, but they've all been wiped out. Because it's night time, our brothers couldn't avoid the warhorses, so we only managed to collect less than 5000 warhorses..."
"Have you all been stabbed?"
"They have all been patched up. There are no fish that have escaped the net. The left ear has been cut off and sprinkled with lime.”Lan Bin reported.
The Ming army could use the enemy's ears as proof of beheading, but the Tartars used ears and scalps!
After the Yuan Dynasty, most people used their ears as proof of merit!
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, there was a system of checking military merits with the heads of the enemy.
The Shang Yang reform in Qin emphasized military merits. It stipulated that if an enemy was beheaded, he would be rewarded with a rank of nobility (public scholar), a plot of land, a house, and a servant.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cai Yan's "Grief and Anger Poem" had a poem that said,"Men's heads hang by the horse, and women are carried behind the horse." It was a true record of showing off military achievements with heads at that time.
Flying General Li Guang might have been able to suppress the Xiongnu and had the reputation of not teaching the Xiongnu horses to cross the Yin Mountains, but the number of heads he had obtained could never reach the standard of a marquis."Feng Tang is easy to be old, but Li Guang is difficult to be conferred."
Old Yi's Feng Tang was also related to the beheading case. During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Wei Shang, the prefect of Yunzhong, had outstanding military achievements. The Xiongnu avoided him, but he was arrested and sentenced because he reported six heads less when reporting his achievements.
Feng Tang felt that the reward and punishment were unfair, so he told Emperor Wen directly, and Emperor Wen sent Feng Tang to pardon Wei Shang.
During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, there were three grades of military merits: "Qi Gong","First Gong", and "Second Gong".
There were four ways to obtain a 'special skill':
"Break through the enemy's back and kill the rebels"
"Bravely entering the battle, cutting down the general and pulling up the flag",
" Our team has won, the other team's victory is undecided, and we can rescue and defeat the enemy."
"Able to take on tasks and successfully defeat thieves";
There were three types of "first merit":"advance together and defeat the bandits first","the front team has not yet fought, and the rear team advances and defeats the bandits","the army and the camp capture the spy";
The rest were all secondary skills.
Unfortunately, there was no reward amount or promotion standard. The amount of reward depended on the emperor's imperial edict!
That was why Zhu Zhanji was always eager to count his military merits so that when he returned to the camp, he could help his guards ask Zhu Laosi for an official position. Not counting the Ma Ha Zan troops that he had captured previously, just counting the number of beheaded men, he had already reached 32.5 ranks per person. He had enough military merits and was very confident. In addition to the war horses that he had captured, it was hard to say what level of reward he could get. However, these 400 guards under him were definitely the fastest to be promoted in the northern expedition!
"Master, let's find a place to rest too. You haven't rested for a day!”Chang Sheng's words interrupted Zhu Zhanji's thoughts.
Zhu Zhanji thought about it and said to Chang Sheng,""The three of you, go back to the camp now. Bring the warhorses and the sacks of Tata ears back to the camp. With these warhorses, the army will move much faster…"
"Bring the map of the Tartar camp back. I will try to drag Benyashri here…"
"Tell my grandfather to lead the army here as soon as possible. It will be troublesome if we chase after them when they run far away…"
"Even if we defeat Benyashili, the scattered troops will only benefit the Wala people…"
"This battle must be close to complete! Did you remember?"
Chang Sheng said with some grievance," This servant will remember it. Master, please let Liu Ping and Zhao An return to the camp. This servant will accompany you…This servant has also killed many Tartars today. I won't be a burden!"”
"The two of them are too young and lack experience. I'll only be relieved if you make a trip personally.”
"Remember to instruct Liu Ping and Zhao An. If my uncles ask them for information, remember to ask for more money. As for the rest, do it as you see fit…"
Chang Sheng listened to Zhu Zhanji's plan and knew that there would still be twists and turns after returning to the camp. He could only accept the order and call for people to tie up the reins of the horses. He also tied a dozen sacks of proof to record his achievements. He led Liu Ping and Zhao An to the direction of the Ming army camp...
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