Chapter 359 The battle is over
The battle was over, but all the work did not stop. The main job was to search for the deserters around. At the same time, for these civil servants, they had to quickly count the battlefield losses and battlefield captures.
This had a crucial impact on the decisions above. After this battle, the Qing court began to lag behind the Ming court in all respects, and the Ming court also took the initiative in all respects.
After the dezhou city was broken, in addition to the previous 90,000 infantrymen, more than 100,000 Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners Cavalry were also lost here. For the current Qing court, this loss was irreparable.
This is by no means a problem of territory, but their lack of human resources.
Of course, Mu Xianliang and his army were definitely the first to achieve such great achievements, and Li Guodong would never dare to be greedy for the achievements of heaven.
The memorial was also written very clearly, and it was all due to the brothers of Beipo. If they had not fought to the death, Ebilong would have to withdraw at least forty thousand people.
Now there are less than two thousand people evacuated from the north slope, which can be said to be a miracle of war.
Of course, there are quite a few losses here. More than 10,000 brothers on the north slope died in battle, and more than 12,000 injured. It can be said that more than half of them have lost their combat effectiveness.
Even the remaining people will be greatly affected in their lifetimes. The bloody scenes of that day are indeed unforgettable for them for the rest of their lives.
Now Gao Jie is facing the same problem as last time, that is, how to place these prisoners of war.
In addition to the Qing army that was destroyed on the battlefield, there are now a total of 140,000 people in the south of Dezhou City. Because there is no proper prisoner of war camp, we can only draw a big circle and circle them inside.
Of course, the ten people in it are a group, and no matter what they do, these ten people must be together.
And they have to monitor each other's ropes on their arms. If they are loose, they must be tightened. If they find that one of them escapes, then all the remaining nine people will be slashed.
It is not that the punishments in the Ming Dynasty were so cruel, but mainly because in such a situation, we must use this method to observe these people.
If they were allowed to escape, the best result would be to occupy the mountain and become king. It would be easy for the court to send people money to wipe them out, but the people around them would be in trouble.
Gao Jie never showed up on the battlefield because of these prisoners of war.
After the city of Texas was captured, tens of thousands of prisoners of war gathered in the south of Texas City.
Gao Jie was so busy that he hit the back of the head. Who knew that after the war, he escorted tens of thousands of Qing cavalry and Mongolian cavalry from the north slope, which really made Gao Jie so worried.
Now, 16,000 soldiers are looking at these more than 100,000 people. Although they have adopted various high-pressure policies, they still make Gao Jie frightened.
You should know that these people were still fighting against us yesterday. Although they have been disarmed now, they are still our enemies in their hearts. If there is any riot or something, it will be a big deal.
Therefore, from all aspects, these people must be suppressed, and the first thing is to do is to eat.
Each person has two meals a day, and two bowls of porridge are served for each meal. As long as these people cannot starve to death, if they are full, we may not be able to sleep.
Of course, this is just a temporary solution. These people cannot be kept from having enough food. Except for some of the most evil ones, most of them are still free labor in the Ming Dynasty. They cannot lose their labor because of the problem of cars. In the end, they are still the ones who suffer losses.
"Report to General, this is an order issued by the General, asking the officers to take away two thousand prisoners of war here and go to Qufu to repair the road."
This is probably the best news from yesterday to now. Seeing this general, he took out the order issued by Li Guodong.
Gao Jie was about to cry. In the past two days, he didn't see anyone kicking him out. The accommodation here has reached a limit. Although two thousand people are not a big number, at least there has been a good start.
"Which road are you building? Is two thousand people enough? There are so many people here, otherwise you can talk to the general and take a few more people away so that the road can be built faster."
The general was stunned when he heard what Gao Jie said. It turned out that when he came to ask for someone, the logistics officials here pushed him and stopped him.
If you hold a note of 1,000 people, you have to invite others to drink. Who knows that today, you are planning to bring more people with 2,000 people?
"If you go back to the general, it is just a not-so-important road outside Qufu City. Two thousand people are enough, and the officials only bring a guard of 260 people. If they are led by too many people, they will not be able to see it..."
This guy said with some embarrassment that he was also Gao Jie's old subordinate. Although he knew that Gao Jie's life was not easy now, the situation behind him was also here.
If there are too many people, just the hundreds of people under him will not be able to deal with you, you are afraid of the prisoners of war riots here, so why would I be afraid?
"So that's the case. Then I will give you more than 5100 Han soldiers. These Han soldiers can still trust them. Let them manage these Manchu soldiers. You will make a profit."
Gao Jie said with a smile that if there were thousands of people, he would not be able to make a decision, but for a hundred people, he would be fine as a general. It would be good for him to transport one hundred more people, and it would be a good idea for him to accumulate a few more people!
As long as someone leads people from here, it means that the superiors are beginning to pay attention to these prisoners of war. There are so many large-scale projects behind us, and there are shortage of personnel everywhere.
"That's right, thank you general."
It is hard to say anything about this general. Everything is quantitative. The note says two thousand prisoners of war, so the food that can be taken is calculated based on the two thousand prisoners of war.
I gave myself one hundred more people and let them make do with it. Anyway, His Highness the Crown Prince said that these prisoners of war must suffer a little. As long as we did not abuse them, the court will not hold us accountable.
Chapter completed!