"At this point, are we going to continue to retreat?"

Listening to the rumbling cannons outside, Haoge said nervously.

Wu Sangui frowned. If you have to give up a city like Wuchang for such a small matter, how did you Qing people come from?

They had been victorious before, so these Qing people also felt that they had military talents, but if they encountered setbacks, their old foundation would be revealed.

It turned out that Haoge could be considered a war. From Liaodong to Guannei, and from Guannei to Wuchang, it can almost be said to be invincible. However, after encountering setbacks today, the weaknesses of the royal children were revealed.

It turned out that he was injured on the battlefield, but he was able to win at that time, so he felt a sense of enthusiasm in his heart. Today he failed so badly, and he was almost killed by the enemy, so he lost all his fighting spirit.

"Prince, it's not yet that time. The navy warships should have shelled us. They fought hard today and there should be no follow-up attack. Please be careful not to be impatient and not to disrupt the morale of the army."

After Wu Sangui finished speaking, the others nodded and said that what Wu Sangui said was the truth. They also saw it on the city wall when they retreated just now. When the Qing army and the Ming army were out of contact, many Ming soldiers lay directly on the ground and gasped.

In fact, they have been tired for a day. Even if they still have combat effectiveness, they will never be the best combat effectiveness. His Royal Highness of the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty is not a fool and will not order the army to attack Wuchang City, which has a high wall at this time.

Forehead…

After hearing Wu Sangui's words, Haoge seemed to remember the scene just now, and his face was a little embarrassed. If it spreads out in the future, wouldn't he say that he was scared by the Southern Ming court?

"Zuo Menggeng, this is your territory, and the Wuchang city wall was also built by you, father and son. How long can this city wall last?"

In order to hide his embarrassment and to quickly change the topic, Haoge remembered Zuo Menggeng. When the shield soldiers were useful on the battlefield just now, Haoge called him Brother Zuo, and now he has become Zuo Menggeng again.

"I have never seen their naval warships bombard the city walls, so I don't know how to answer."

Zuo Menggeng said angrily that he suffered heavy losses. After returning, he not only did not have any good words of comfort, but also regarded himself as a subordinate.

If you Qing people are really capable of fighting, your way of speaking is acceptable. Just now, you are not as good as my shield soldiers on the battlefield. Who gave you the courage to speak like this?

Haoge also knew that he had a bad tone, but Zuo Menggeng made him unable to get out of Taiwan in front of so many people. The guy's anger immediately came up and grabbed the horse whip next to him.

However, Kang Tai hurriedly turned to block the action. Now it is not a joke, and there must be no accident inside.

"Prince, although the other party may not attack the city, the last general has just observed the city wall. I am afraid that it will not last long. He should still order the troops to be on the battlefield. If there is any disturbance, he can attack and retreat or defend."

Kang Tai was considered a man of the Qing generals. When he retreated from the city wall, he saw the cracks like the mouth of the bowl on it.

Sooner or later, the city wall will not be able to hold on, so this guy needs to maintain unity on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also increased the volume on the last three words.

Can you retreat and defend?

A word came into his mind, that is, retreat.

If the walls of Wuchang City are gone, the other party will definitely be able to move in. With the current mental outlook, it will never be the other party's opponent. At that time, you have to find a way to leave.

"You arrange it immediately. Everyone is on duty. Don't be careless today. Also, block the exits around the military camp. If anyone dares to escape, the whole family will be asked to kill him."

Haoge also knew very well that he had suffered a defeat during the day and if he didn't watch hard at night, there might be a large number of deserters, especially the Han people's green camp soldiers.

They themselves are just for a meal. If they cannot threaten their lives, then these people can still hold on, but if they threaten their lives, they can do anything.

Zuo Menggeng wanted to say something, but Wu Sangui quickly stopped it with his eyes. Today was indeed a crushing defeat.

But no matter what, both of them have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. This is an unquestionable fact in this matter, and it is not suitable to fight against Haoge now.

What's more, the main force of the Qing cavalry still exists. If there is any conflict, Zuo Menggeng will not be an opponent at all. Once Zuo Menggen is eaten by Haoge, Wu Sangui will have no allies in the future. He can only obey Haoge's orders honestly.

After the navy warship was bombarded for a while, it stopped.

Zhu Cilang just let the water warships harass him, and did not let them seriously attack the city. It was mainly because there were too many prisoners outside, and all tens of thousands of prisoners were pressed into the prisoner-of-war camp, which also required tens of thousands of soldiers.

In addition, there are more than 2,000 wounded people, which need to be properly placed. It is not suitable for rescue near the battlefield, so they have to be transported back to the city behind.

But even so, Zhu Cixuan also issued an order to Zheng Sen, and every two hours, he would bombard Wuchang City.

The scale of each time does not need to be too large. In short, they cannot be allowed to rest. They have to be prepared all night so that they can slowly consume their strength.

I have used my own small number of artillery to restrain most of the enemy's troops, which has been used many times on the Shandong battlefield. Practice has proved that this is a very useful method.

And there is also a huge opportunity here. If the other party has no response, we can also take advantage of the situation to attack.

In the middle of the night that day, the results of the battle were also revealed. The Ming army suffered a total of more than 4,000 casualties, which was about 25 to 1 compared with the enemy.

Zhu Cilang was quite satisfied with such a result, mainly because the losses of the Qing Dynasty were all the elites during the day.

No matter whose army they belong to, they are all in the forefront of their respective armies, and can solve the 100,000 elite troops in one fell swoop, and there are only 4,000 casualties on their own, which is acceptable.

As for the more than 2,000 injured, Zhu Cixuan had nothing to worry about. The system was redeemed from the US military's medical kits from World War II.
Chapter completed!