At this point of view, the Qing army did not lose from a tactical perspective, so naturally it cannot be said that it was defeated.

Even if the Qing army was all repelled by Wu Zheng in the three directions of the attack on Shaoxing Prefecture, the Qing army would have to retreat to Ningbo, because the battlefields of this battle were in Shaoxing Prefecture and Jinhua Prefecture, and the Qing army had no other additional losses except casualties.

As for casualties, both armies have casualties, so naturally they cannot be a reason to judge victory or defeat.

However, strategically speaking, the Qing army was indeed defeated at this time.

Because Shaoxing City and Pinggang Mountain have been resolved by Wu Zheng, only Lihai is still fighting fiercely. Duoduo's strategic goal of occupying Shaoxing Prefecture is determined to be impossible to achieve. Since the goal cannot be achieved, it will naturally be defeated.

Therefore, Duoduo was very sensitive to leading his troops to retreat to Lihai and meet with Lihai Qing army.

This is indeed wise. Once the two directions of Shaoxing City and Pinggang Mountain are surrounded by Lihai, there is no need to have many, and there are a thousand people in each direction.

The Lihai Qing army will be surrounded on three sides and cannot support it alone.

In fact, Duoduo already wants to retreat.

Perhaps this is the most "decent" stopping step for both sides in this battle.

According to Wu Zheng's little thoughts, he really didn't want to fight anymore. In this battle, the entire cavalry battalion was wiped out, and the casualties of 3,000 Hangzhou Guards had exceeded 40%, and the musketeers were also lost 20%. The casualties of Lihaiwei, Jinshanwei and Yanzhou Guards were not known at present, so I think it would not be small.

If Duoduo really plans to retreat like this, Wu Zheng is actually optimistic.

But all this changed because of one thing.

This matter is actually not a big deal based on the current situation.

At least it is impossible to decide whether to fight or not between the Yixing Dynasty and the Qing court.

But for Wu Zheng, it is a bottom line that cannot be touched.

More than 300 farmers in Wuzhuang were abducted!

Duoduo did not want to massacre these farmers, he just wanted to use this as a threat to exchange for the Qing army in Shaoxing City.

So when he left the officials and retreated to Lihai, Duoduo took away more than 300 people.

When Wu Zheng arrived at all officials, the officials issued an edict.

When Wu Zheng heard that the people were abducted, he was furious.

When he woke up, he made a vow to "protect the people around him." These farmers were the people rescued by Wu Zheng from Jinshanwei at that time. Some were placed in Lihai to make a living by fishing, and some were placed in Wuzhuang to farm for a living.

But now, they are implicated by themselves.

Wu Zheng immediately ordered the navy that had entered Cao'e River to shell the Lihai Qing army.

At the same time, he gathered the entire army to pursue Duoduo.

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It was only two days from the time when Wu Zheng left Pinggang Mountain to the time when the officials issued an edict.

In other words, it took two days for Li Ruhai to lead Li Haiwei to attack and launch a strong attack on Li Hai Qing army.

The battle was fierce, but it was also the most unsuccessful.

In fact, the outcome of all major wars is not due to the main confrontation, which is a war of attrition. Unless one side has a collapse in morale or the soldiers are injured or injured, it is almost impossible to determine the outcome.

The real victory or defeat is determined by changes in the situation of the war, such as the siege of partial troops, the supply of food and grass, the changes in the right time and place, etc.

The navy's shelling is useless.

Artillery has been deployed at the Lihai Pass, and the Qing army also has several artillery pieces.

The mutual shelling of each other had already occurred when the Qing army blocked the way for Lihaiwei to send troops.

But the flowering bullet can only hit three or four miles, and it is not reachable at all. You can only choose a solid bullet.

The power of this solid bomb can be imagined, whistling away, landing "bang", and then relying on its powerful potential energy to cause some physical damage.

Simply put, in two days of artillery bombardment, thousands of projectiles, the Qing army suffered casualties, probably less than a hundred people.

At this time when human life is as cheap as paper, these lives are even less than these thousands of projectiles and gunpowder is valuable.

Li Ruhai and his Li Haiwei did have a hard time playing.

But hard work does not mean that you can break through and make achievements. The Qing army had already built a defense line and resisted the strong attack of Li Haiwei.

If we look at the casualties of both sides, Lihaiwei may have a lot more than the Qing army, because Lihaiwei is attacking.

But all of this is changing quietly.

Duoduo already wanted to withdraw his troops.

Since there is no hope of achieving the goal, what's the benefit of continuing to fight?

Duoduo is now only hoping for a breakthrough in Jinhua Prefecture. So it would not be too embarrassing to launch this battle himself, and he could also explain to the Qing court.

Therefore, as soon as he arrived at Lihai, Duoduo began to shrink his troops and was ready to gradually break away from the contact between Lihaiwei.

But what Duoduo didn't expect was that Li Ruhai thought differently from him, and Li Ruhai was attacking forcefully.

Strong attack is a tactical term.

It means an attack without regard to casualties.

This is different from the routine of two sides deploying troops, the forwards against the forwards, and the side troops guarding the two wings.

To be precise, they can be included in the feint attack.

Because they can use flanks to cover the vanguard at any time, the central army retreated.

But at this time, Li Ruhai's strong attack was different. It was an attack of the entire army without flanking.

This became the decisive battle.

In a decisive battle, you will never give up until you decide the outcome, and you will never stop until you die.

The Qing army could not withdraw. Unless Duoduo was worthy of surviving with a broken arm and nearly 50% of the Qing army was used as cannon fodder behind the palace, the Qing army could not leave when the two armies were stalemate.

This really makes it difficult for Duoduo to choose, and he knows that he doesn't have much time left.

If Wu Zheng had gone to Shaoxing City as he expected, then Shaoxing City would definitely be out of business.

What followed was the Ming army's encirclement of itself.

But Duoduo was reluctant to leave his arm to survive. He even believed that he could defeat the Ming army opposite before Wu Zheng arrived.

Half a day, Duoduo gave himself half a day.

So, the decisive battle between the two sides finally began.

It is nothing wrong to say that it is a decisive battle between the two sides.

Previously, the Qing army had been fighting against Lihaiwei based on the positions they built.

But at this time, the Qing army began to take the initiative.

So, it was a life-and-death decisive battle.

As mentioned before, when the two armies are fighting, they are each arranged in formation, and the forwards are versus the forwards, so why are the forwards against the forwards?

Because the forwards are well equipped, all the best equipment is concentrated on the forwards.

Most of the people have vertical shields, the strongest armor, the sharpest swords, etc.

So, it seems the most dangerous, but in fact the least casualties are.

But the decisive battle is different. Everyone, the entire line of fighting each other, has no distinction between a vanguard, a central army, or a rear formation.

The casualties suddenly rose sharply, and that was a slaughterhouse.

Every sword can be used to kill people, and every step can be followed by the "gurgling" sound of blood mud.

After Li Haiwei resisted for an hour, the front began to loosen.

This is understandable.

In terms of physical fitness or skills, Lihaiwei soldiers are indeed not as good as the Eight Banners soldiers from outside the pass to inside the pass.

What's more, he is a veteran of Duoduo's command.

Chen Sheng was observing the battle situation with a telescope on the city tower, and his heart was as anxious as fire.
Chapter completed!