Ganglin said: "The information of Duluo Qianxiang County Prince should be wrong... Maybe Wu Zheng flicked a fake shot. After seeing the prince, he immediately set off on the riverside to board the ship... It should be that there were naval troops gathered in the direction of Longtan, so that he could launch an attack on Jiangdu at midnight last night... The prince, he can't continue to attack. Jinshan Guard has been surrounded from the east to the Tunqi Division, and Jiangdu on the west was occupied by the enemy again. If we continue to attack... our army is afraid that we will not be able to take any advantage."

Dorgon gently stroked the map and muttered, "So that... the enemy navy has been transferred to Jiangdu, Taixing front line... Xiao Nan barbarians are very capable, and they actually abandoned Jiangpu and took Jiangdu straight... So courageous. Even I didn't expect that. Let's put Yingtian Mansion not guarding and transfer the navy to the east... Let's talk about it, and there is still any bad news, let's talk together."

Ganglin knelt down and cried, "Wu Zheng sent Wusong Navy to attack Dagukou..."

"I know that a mere navy will only harass at most."

"But today I received a report that the enemy navy has landed and has occupied Tianjin Guards..."

"What?" Dorgon's face finally changed drastically.

"The court rushed to Tianjin Guards by transferring the Qian Qiaogong camp of Dengzhou, but... it was difficult to save the nearby fires, so I was afraid it would be too late..." Ganglin had to continue, "At dawn, the court sent an envoy to pass an imperial edict, ordering the prince to immediately stop his troops and negotiate a ceasefire with Yixingchao!"

Dorgon looked up and stared outside the door. He was stunned for a long time. He sat down on the couch in dejectedly. After a while, he turned around and stared at Ganglin and said, "The 240,000 troops in front and behind are traveling thousands of miles... How can he stop the troops at this time? What should he talk about?"

Ganglin was startled and hurriedly advised: "Although our army suffered heavy casualties, the enemy's casualties are no less than our army. More than 100,000 troops in Yixingchao suffered 60% of casualties. A Duke died in battle. Even the Northern Expedition Army under Wu Zheng's command had heavy casualties... Prince, we are not defeated!"

Dorgon laughed bitterly and said, "Nikan misled me, what about the 180,000 troops... When Yangzhou Prefecture was lost, Wu Zheng had a springboard for the Northern Expedition. The natural danger of the Yangtze River disappeared..."

Speaking of this, Dorgon's face turned pale, "Puff", a mouthful of blood burst out from his mouth like an arrow, and then he fell softly on the couch with his eyes.

The incident happened so suddenly that Ganglin was completely confused.

Fortunately, the medical worker was already on the side before, so he quickly rescued him.

....

The smoke of gunpowder has not yet dissipated, and the enemy's front is still intact several miles away.

But in the distance of several miles, countless corpses were lying on their lie, showing how fierce the battle last night was.

Fang Guoan closed his eyes and took a deep breath of the morning air with the smell of gunpowder.

He slowly opened his eyes and said, "Fang has been in the military for decades. This battle is the most exciting and worthy of his memory."

Lu Yuan behind him sighed: "To be fair, I was indeed worried that the enemy would be strong at first, and our army would be defeated in this battle. However, in the battle last night, our army already had the strength to fight head-on with the enemy Eight Banners. Unfortunately, if it weren't for the darkness, our army would have been stronger."

Fang Guoan nodded vigorously and said, "That's right, it seems that the prince's training methods and combat strategies are correct. Our army's bayonet skills are enough to curb the close-range battles of enemy infantry."

"But our army suffered heavy casualties, and it was no longer enough to launch a counterattack to the north." Lu Zhiyuan sighed, "What a pity, in fact, there is not too many. If there is a guard, a number of ten thousand people, you can be involved in Huai'an Prefecture."

Fang Guoan shook his head and said, "Don't be careless. Fang always feels that the head coach on the opposite side is not an ordinary person. If the army goes deeper alone, it will be unfair. He sent an order and the entire army immediately withdrew to Taizhou City to defend."

"yes."

"Lu Domain, if Chi Erhan dares to resist the order again this time, you have to stand on Fang's side!"

Lu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, General Chi has ordered the cessation of the attack..."

"Has he changed his style?" Fang Guoan asked in surprise.

"The casualties of the people were also heavy last night." Lu Zhiyuan sighed.

"Bastard! He, Chi Erhan, even the people were sent to the battlefield?" Fang Guoan said furiously.

Lu Zhiyu shook his head and said, "Mr. Fang misunderstood General Chi. General Chi did not send people to the battlefield, but the people took the initiative to rescue our wounded people, and they couldn't stop them... Master Fang should also know that in the battle last night, at least 70% of our wounded soldiers were carried off the battlefield by the people... Unfortunately, the swords and arrows were blind, and the casualties of the people were also quite large."

Fang Guoan nodded and said, "For the first time Fang fought this battle... it's so satisfying. When Fang saw the people sacrificing their lives to rescue our wounded soldiers, he thought in his heart that even if he really died for them, he wouldn't feel a loss!"

"I think so too, and the soldiers think so too... Perhaps, this is why our army can attack head-on with the enemy Eight Banners and compete with each other under unfavorable conditions of night."

Fang Guoan waved his hand and said, "No matter what, our army is still at a disadvantage. This battle is absolutely indispensable. Hurry up and withdraw to the city to prevent the enemy from attacking again."

"yes."

....

After returning to the city, Fang Guoan, Lu Zhiyuan and Chi Erhan happened to meet him in front of the yamen.

Fang Guoan and Chi Erhan stared at each other, and neither of them walked into the door.

"Chi Erhan, you are satisfied. Our army suffered nearly 6,000 casualties. In just one night, our army lost nearly 30%."

"Fang Guoan, but the city is defended, and the enemy's casualties are no less than our army."

"You mean, is it reasonable for you to disobey? Do you know that the enemy has 60,000 people, and if we fight for consumption, can our army afford it?"

"Our army can't fight." Chi Erhan nodded in agreement, "But will the enemy dare to organize such an attack again in the short term? Fang Guoan, Chi is not stupid."

"you……!"

The Lu Domain quickly smoothed out the situation and said, "Look, what are you doing... Our army won and defended it. The two adults faced each other out of the yamen, which made the people think that our army was coaxing."

These words made Fang Guoan and Chi Erhan turn their heads around, then turn around, glar at each other, and walk into the door in unison.

When they stepped on the threshold, the two of them hit each other's shoulders.

It makes the Lu Domain behind me laugh and cry.

....

Being a good person and doing good deeds can make people feel a sense of pride in their hearts for no reason.

This feeling does not weaken because what you do is not known.

But it will increase exponentially by being known.

This is the sense of honor.

Once an army has a sense of honor, many things no longer need orders.

The soldiers will do it spontaneously.

In particular, when the people sacrifice for them, the heartfelt love will form a virtuous cycle.

For example, at this time, the soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army were spontaneously repairing houses that were destroyed by enemy artillery fire for the people.

The people also spontaneously did their best to take care of the wounded.

This is actually not difficult, for soldiers, one order is just one.

What's difficult is willing!
Chapter completed!