Although some results can be achieved by continuing the pursuit, for this newly formed naval fleet, it is dark and the farther into the sea, the greater the risk.
Besides, there is no need to escort the soldiers after their own day, and a little meritorious military service will put them in danger again.
Li Xinlong, commander of the first fleet of the Tiger and Leopard Army, also reached the evacuation order very soon
As a result, the imperial navy was very lucky to leave a total of 46 warships.
The lights are on in Dengzhou Harbor, and the body still smells at large. Li Xinlong just stepped on the dock ground and kept the dock Wei Zheng, so he was greeted with a big smile.
A face of exhaustion, Li Xinlong stepped forward and said, "Commander Li played well in this naval battle, and you played very well. I was a tiger and leopard navy fleet, especially at the critical moment. It was a wonderful idea to lead the imperial navy to the dock and join several heavy artillery regiments to conduct artillery battles with the imperial navy."
Said Wei Zheng seems to think of something here.
More than a dozen pairs of eyes stared at a face of seriousness at the same time and announced, "Since you have won the battle and achieved results far beyond Shuai’s expectations, Shuai will fulfill his promise to the officers and men of the Navy. From now on, your commander Li will be General Li, and the rank of officers and men of the Navy will be promoted to the first level. Of course, if there is a special meritorious military service, the general staff can consider it as appropriate to promote the ranks of the two levels."
In the face of this unexpected surprise, Li Xinlong’s tired face was directly covered by excitement, and then a face of excitement answered, "At the end of Xie Dashuai, on behalf of all the soldiers of the navy fleet, he will assure the guard that he will be loyal to the guard to the death and live up to the guard’s high hopes for my navy fleet …"
After that, Li Xinlong’s face expression was suddenly covered by seriousness.
After taking a deep breath, he reported in a heavy tone, "Although we won the naval battle, our first naval fleet also paid a lot of losses."
"During the whole engagement, a total of six warships were shot by the imperial court, and two warships were directly destroyed and buried in the sea. One warship was badly hit, and the remaining three warships were repaired overnight without affecting the battle."
"Our navy fleet can dispatch 17 warships in the escort of the day."
In the face of this result, Wei Zheng’s face did not show the slightest expression of concern, but instead smiled and encouraged, "Seventeen warships are enough … Shuai believes that after just finishing this naval battle, dozens of imperial warships have no courage to intercept what we are handsome for reinforcing Liaodong this sea route …"
After being affirmed by Wei Zheng, Li Xinlong suddenly relaxed a lot.
Wei Zheng watched and continued to report, "There is still a problem here at the end of the guard … After statistics, a total of 19 soldiers in the first fleet of this naval battle were killed and 25 soldiers were seriously injured, so they had to quit the tiger and leopard army. At the end of the army, they hoped that the guard could bury these brothers."
Wei Zheng replied without thinking, "General Li, are you worried that Shuai will treat the army and navy with preference … Handsome here can definitely tell you that Handsome won’t … Whether musketeers or cavalry are more than you navy brothers, they are all soldiers of Tiger and Leopard Army, and I will treat Wei Zheng equally."
"For those brothers who died in battle and were seriously injured, the commander-in-chief will order the general staff to provide pensions and compensation according to infantry standards, so as to ensure that a brother will not suffer losses and that a brother will have worries about the battlefield."
Hearing this married Li Xinlong-faced horse showed a look full of emotion.
Because in this era of heavy infantry, few people will take the navy so seriously.
After taking a deep breath, Li Xinlong directly replied with a dead expression of a confidant, "At the end of the guard, I will once again represent all the brothers in the fleet. Thank you for your love …"
Wei Zheng continued with a wave and a big smile, "How about General Li? Do you have any requirements while handsome is here? Although … Shuai Neng must do it handsome."
Li Xinlong a face of embarrassed to answer "at the end of the guard will be here is another requirement …"
"At the end of the battle, in order to boost morale, the soldiers who participated in the battle will be given a promise to defeat the imperial navy at the end of the battle without the permission of the guard …"
Speaking of which, I was afraid of causing dissatisfaction with Wei Zheng. Li Xinlong quickly added.
"Of course, at the end of the guard, this is a decision that will be made without authorization. If the guard doesn’t agree, he will believe that the brothers will not say much. After all, the guard has given all the brothers a first-class rank. Compared with the one hundred and twenty silver reward, the brothers must be more willing to raise their ranks …"
In the face of immediate transient stiff Li Xinlong Wei Zheng directly motioning with his hand and said
"Who told you that Shuai didn’t agree to be promoted to the rank is to make the meritorious military service for the soldiers? One hundred and twenty silver is to fulfill your battlefield promise. If you can’t even fulfill your promise, how can you lead troops from now on?"
"Isn’t it two hundred and two thousand silver? Handsome. Besides two hundred and two thousand silver, handsome will give you two hundred and two thousand silver to improve the soldiers’ food …"
Chapter five hundred and forty-nine Play the Korean army first
Early the next morning, boarding the state pier became lively!
Two field infantry divisions, a cavalry division and four heavy artillery regiments … Almost 25,000 soldiers personally directed the orderly boarding of the transport ship.
Half a day less than twenty-five thousand soldiers will be ready to go! And then? Seventeen warships escorted the mighty and left the dock to reinforce Liaodong.
At the same time, there were less than 30 thousand people left outside Chaoyang city, and the elite loyalists began to retreat
Looking at the mighty army leaving the imperial court outside the city and paying a heavy price in the battle for more than ten days in a row, the Chaoyang defenders gave a deafening cheer directly on Chengtou to celebrate the hard-won victory in front of them and celebrate their coming alive in this bloody battle.
Of course, not all the soldiers guarding the city are covered with smiles.
Zhao Hushou’s cavalry division officers were also very excited about this hard-won victory, but this excitement did not last long and was covered by doubts.
Why will the elite of the 30,000 imperial court retreat at this time? Will there be any hidden secrets more than conspiracy against themselves?
If I had known that the current form of the Chaoyang battlefield would require the imperial government to keep attacking Chaoyang City, less than 3,000 defenders in Chaoyang would be breached by the court if they persisted for five days at most.
Such a good situation besieged Chaoyang, and the elite of 30 thousand loyalists actually retreated, which had to make people suspicious
Listen to the constant cheers around Zhao Hu, deputy head of the side? I couldn’t help but say, "Sir, what do you think these loyalists outside the city are up to? Is it really a retreat or a trap for us?"
Zhao Hu shook his head and replied, "The specific situation will not be clear, but I think the loyalist wants to attack Chaoyang City and destroy us. Sooner or later, they don’t need to spend so much effort to calculate us … So I think the loyalist retreat is true?"
"Not surprisingly, something must have happened in the imperial court to force the loyalists outside the city to retreat, but all this is my guess. If we want to know the true purpose of these loyalists, we have a way, that is, to wait."
"Wait …" After listening to Zhao Hu’s answer, several ministries showed heartfelt doubts and then looked forward to watching Zhao Hu waiting for Zhao Hu to give them an explanation.
Several pairs of eyes staring at Zhao Hu nodded at the same time and affirmed, "Yes, it is … since the loyalist has retreated, we will send reconnaissance cavalry behind the loyalist to see if this loyalist really wants to retreat …"