It was originally planned to use two days to organize an artillery offensive using the artillery transferred from the rear and Zhentian Lei, and on the premise of achieving the effect of troop training, and to completely drive out the captives who had taken up residence in Zunhua City.

It's just that no one expected that the Tianxiong, Zhongyong and other troops who went out to fight would rely on the cover of the artillery offensive to build up the moat in front of them and lay out the passages needed to attack the city. This guarding Zunhua

Jianlu tried to escape, but he ran away.

"Judging from the current situation, the invading Jianlu were definitely frightened by the artillery offensive carried by our Ming army and did not dare to fight to the death with the main force of our Ming army in the Zunhua area."

"Although this battle did not severely damage the Jianlu forces in Zunhua, it made them aware of the power of our Ming Dynasty's main force, which played a vital role in the subsequent advance to the Santun camp."

"Yes, in this case, once the war in Zunhua reaches Qian'an, even if the Jianlu capture Qian'an City, they will definitely return reinforcements as soon as possible!"

The military counselors headed by Chen Yansheng were all excited and making their own remarks. It was obvious that they were all extremely excited about Jianlu's escape from Santun Camp.

On the premise that not a single soldier was killed in the battle, Zunhua City was successfully recovered with only the launch of an artillery offensive. This was definitely a great victory for the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, under the previous artillery offensive, the Jianlu who guarded the city also suffered corresponding casualties. During this period of advance and retreat, the victory achieved by the Ming Dynasty is still worthy of celebration.

"What do you all think?"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wang Qia with a serious expression, and Li Banghua said: "The Jianlu troops guarding Zunhua City withdrew from Zunhua without any warning and without engaging my main force.

I always feel like something is wrong.

Although the artillery offensive launched by our army is indeed relatively rapid, it can only be used as a supplement during the subsequent siege. Relying on the existing city defenses, it will definitely be no problem for these soldiers to block the momentum of our army's siege."

The current situation was something that Emperor Chongzhen had never expected. The Jianlu, who had always been tough, would abandon Zunhua and head towards the Santun camp. This was not in line with their characteristics at all.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!

"Your Majesty, I think it is caused by many factors."

Li Banghua frowned and stepped forward, cupped his hands and said: "First, the Jianlu were afraid of the passage in and out of the pass, and there would be no accidents in any sense.

With the recapture of Da'ankou, only the three key passes in the hands of the Jianlu were left: Hongshankou, Longjingguan, and Xifengkou. Compared with Zunhua City, the importance of the three camps was greater.

Secondly, the previous two battles in Shimen Town and Da'ankou were completely victorious, which caused Jianlu to suffer considerable casualties. This made Jianlu and his subordinates greatly fearful of us, the main force of the Ming Dynasty, in the war.

This also proves why the Jianlu partial division guarding Zunhua did not start a fierce battle with our army and chose to abandon Zunhua city.

Third, the main force of the Jianlu forces who invaded the Ming Dynasty, under the command of Huang Taiji, are actively attacking Qian'an, striving to undermine the current situation of maintaining stability.

As long as the Qian'an side is captured, the defense on the eastern front will inevitably be in chaos, and the Shanhaiguan defense line will be exposed to the threat of the rebels.

Fourthly, and this is also the most important point in my opinion, the number of soldiers and horses that invaded my Ming Dynasty this time was not as large as imagined.

Otherwise, in my opinion, even if the Da'an Pass is recaptured by the Ming Dynasty and the position of Zunhua is far less important than before, it can still block the Ming Dynasty's forward offensive."

Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly, thinking about the analysis Li Banghua said. This link-by-link analysis struck Emperor Chongzhen as correct.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, then we must make corresponding arrangements."

Wang Qia followed closely and said: "According to the current situation, the evacuation of the Jianlu from Zunhua is clearly the main force of the Jianlu who is determined to invade Qian'an. They will definitely be able to break through Qian'an City and shock our Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, what they experienced in Zunhua will definitely not happen in Santun Camp. Therefore, the evacuated Jianlu Division will rely on the terrain of Santun Camp to build a more stable defense line to avoid any chance of our main force of the Ming Dynasty.

Dig wide trenches and squeeze their defenses step by step."

Just because the method of digging wide trenches can be used for the first time does not mean that it can be used forever. After all, Jianlu was not a fool. He watched the Ming army squeeze their strategic space bit by bit.

"If this is the case, then we may have to make corresponding adjustments to our previously planned strategic plans."

Emperor Chongzhen narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Wang Qia, Li Banghua and the others, and said, "Do you think Qian'an can withstand the offensive of the main force of Jianlu?"

"..."

Wang Qia and Li Banghua remained silent. Their attitudes showed that they were not optimistic that Zu Dashou's troops guarding Qian'an would be able to withstand the offensive of the main force of the rebels.

This is a big gamble!

Emperor Chongzhen stood with his hands behind his hands and fell into deep thought regarding the current situation.

Once Qian'an was defeated by the main force of Jianlu, Huang Taiji would take control, disrupt the defense on the eastern front, and then threaten the fate of Shanhaiguan.

This is also the fundamental reason why Zunhua was surrounded by the main force of the Ming Dynasty and Huang Taiji did not lead his troops to return reinforcements.

Even if they can't defeat Shenjing now, if they can continue to disrupt the situation and consume as much of the Ming's national power as possible, it will be a sure-profit deal for them to build the Eight Banners.

But by the same token, when the Ming Dynasty regained Zunhua, it also had control over the vitality of establishing the captives, threatening the internal and external passages they controlled!

"If this is the case, then the Ming Dynasty cannot follow Jianlu's war rhythm!"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wang Qia and Li Banghua with a cold expression, and said in a deep voice: "We don't care about Qian'an anymore, and we don't care about the stability of the defense on the eastern front!

Fight a war of attrition with Jianlu to see who can survive to the end.

I would like to see how Huang Taiji would choose if he knew that our main force of the Ming Dynasty was surrounding the front line of Santun Camp, threatening Hongshan Pass, and assuming a posture to seize Santun Camp.

Is it a bet that our Ming Dynasty cannot remove those key passes controlled by the Jianlu, or something...

Immediately sent someone to convey the order, ordering Sun Zushou to lead the Zhongyong Army and take all Zhentian Lei to garrison in the Hongshankou area. While the Jianlu partial division that had abandoned Qian'an had not yet established a firm foothold in the Santun camp, find it for me.

Dig a wide ditch in a suitable area and prepare to attack Hongshankou.

A clear edict was sent to Shimen Town, ordering Ma Shilong's troops to immediately move closer to Zunhua.

An imperial edict was issued to Yutian, instructing Sun Qing to lead all the troops going out to the Lihe River and set up camp on the southern line of the Santun camp. He also ordered Yutian, Fengrun and other places to be under martial law in the whole city. If anything goes wrong, stay behind.

The general implicated the nine tribes!

At the same time, Kuai Ma sent an express order to Sanhe, ordering Hou Shilu to set up troops and horses under the central guard, rush to Jizhou as quickly as possible, and wait for further instructions from the military aircraft department at any time!"
Chapter completed!