After the Qing army retreated to the north shore, the Ming army's bow and arrow offensive became weaker. Only a hundred people were left to continuously draw arrows, and the target was directed to the Qing army formation in front. The Qing army was huddled behind the shield formation and it was difficult for them to move normally.

The tiger squat cannon bombarded continuously, but the three pontoon bridges were built by rafts and connected with ropes. The shells exploded on the pontoon bridge, and wood chips flew around, and many large holes were blasted continuously. However, the ropes were soft and tough, and were bombarded hundreds of times in a row, but only one of the pontoon bridges was broken.

Zhou Xian saw that the shell loss was too great, and it was not worth the effort. He thought that even if he had blown up all the floating bridges and the Qing army crossed the river once, he could still build another floating bridge soon. He pondered for a moment and ordered the bombardment to be suspended. He fired the cannon again only when the Qing army sent new soldiers to strengthen the bridge, but the target was set on those soldiers.

From time to time, Qing soldiers were overturned in the water, but the effect of the obstacle was very limited. In the evening, after losing nearly a hundred soldiers, the Qing army successfully strengthened the remaining two floating bridges. In addition, they also built a small camp on the south bank with stones. Hundreds of Qing soldiers hid behind them, and finally no longer had to hold the huge shield.

The Ming army's bows and arrows could no longer play a big role at this time, so they could only give up in the end.

There was a fierce battle for one day, and both sides were shooting through the antler formation. The Qing army's losses were not serious. There were about 700 soldiers dead, while there were more than 1,000 injured.

On the Ming army, a tiger squat cannon was overturned by the Qing army's red cannon, killing and injuring twelve gunners. The archers injured nearly a hundred people, and only twenty-three people died. The losses of the soldiers were basically negligible.

However, the material loss was extremely large, and more than 700 shells and nearly 7,000 feather arrows were consumed.

The news brought by Jimu was that the Qing army came ashore from multiple ferry crossings, and most of the soldiers were shot back by the defenders before they even arrived. A few places were broken through by the Qing army, but after reinforcements arrived, most of them were driven back to the north shore, and only a few Qing army fled to the mountains and forests on the north shore.

After listening to Kai Lee's report, Zhou Xian turned to Kai Lee and asked, "How are the brothers' emotions?"

"There are nearly two thousand Tartars who killed that little loss and killed, and they were happy! But some people complained that the arrows were shot, and they didn't know who shot them. They couldn't even get the silver reward." Li Kai said happily.

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "Tell them how many Qing troops died and injured, and how much silver reward I will give them at that time. But the silver reward can only be distributed to their camps, and then they will be distributed to them individually on average."

Li Kai laughed loudly. "Military, when have you been so generous?"

Zhou Xian gave Li a blank look and said in a whisper: "When have I been stingy?"

Li Kai tied his hands upwards, as if I hadn't said anything.

Gao Jinsong saw Zhou Xian's expression relaxed, stepped forward and bowed: "Military Gate, it was because of these stings that the Tartars lost so many people today. Once it was dark, they would definitely remove the stings to prepare for tomorrow's attack. The subordinates suggested that we secretly descend from the hills on both sides tonight in the night and take advantage of the opportunity to drive the Qing troops on the south bank into the river."

Li Kaiyi nodded and said, "Military Gate, yes! With those two pontoon bridges, the Tartars can come to the south bank at any time, which is always a threat to us. We can drive hundreds of Qing troops down the river at night and burn the two pontoon bridges by the way."

Zhou Xian shook his head and said, "Today, the Qing army successfully crossed the Beihe River in Jinzhou so easily. When they saw that the situation was wrong, they retreated urgently to avoid greater losses. It is enough to see that Haoge is not a fool. I expected that he would inevitably be more vigilant tonight, especially under the hills on both sides and near the floating bridges on the river. The sneak attack should be when the enemy was completely unprepared. The risks they took are too great and not worth trying."

Li Kai frowned and said, "Then should we just sit and see the Qing army pull out the piercings in front of us?"

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "There are tens of thousands of thorns in front of our camp. If the Qing army removes these thorns one by one, it will take at least two days. They can't pull them out on this night alone. If they just try to clear out a few roads in the antler formation, this is possible. Tell your brothers to be vigilant tonight. Whenever there is movement, shoot from the rockets to the side, and try not to let the Qing army dig too fast."

Li Kai pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, "I'll do it later." He paused for a moment, and then said, "There is another situation in the military gate. Our army brought a total of 50,000 feather arrows this time, and it can last for a few days according to this loss. However, the shells were only 2,000, which was consumed nearly 40%. If they were consumed at such a speed, they might be used up soon. Should we notify Jinzhou to let General Huang transport some shells?"

Zhou Xian shook his head gently and said, "No. The Qing army will definitely send a small group of soldiers to remove these piercings, instead of gathering together to attack. The role of the tiger squat cannon will not be too great. It should be enough to save some effort. Jinzhou is the next focus of defense and defense. If you can use less, use less!"

After saying that, Zhou Xian turned to Gao Jinsong and said, "Gao Guard, I'll be on duty tonight. In addition to letting the soldiers and archers block the Qing army from pulling out the stakes, we also need to send more soldiers to the hills on both sides."

Gao Jinsong hurriedly bowed and said, "I understand."

Zhou Xian nodded slightly and turned to Li Kai-shek, "Send someone to notify Jimu and Yu Qi to keep the river bank tightly, and do not care about the scattered Qing troops who were wandering into the mountains and forests. They did not carry any food, and they could only loot the local people if they wanted to survive. As long as they did this, we can use this to promote the brutality of the Qing army and win the hearts of the people of Jinzhou."

Li Kai looked at Zhou Xian strangely and said, "Military Sect, what we did is a bit unauthentic! Those people..."

Zhou Xian waved his hand and said, "Li Kai, some losses are necessary, which is no different from the casualties on the battlefield. And you are a little too concerned about these people living in the mountains and forests. They have been in poor places for a long time and have a wild personality. I think the people who cried in the end were not necessarily those people, but those scattered Qing troops."

Li Kai pondered for a moment, and finally nodded gently.

Zhou Xian picked up the water cup, but suddenly found that there was no tea inside, so he gently put it down again. He tapped the table with his finger and smiled, "The Qing army is coming to attack, our army has already slapped its spirit, and then slowly grind it with them. Li Kai, let the soldiers who participated in the war today have a good rest and wait until tomorrow to fight the Qing army. Gao Guard, you pick out some of the men who are familiar with Manchu from your soldiers and shout to the north bank in Chinese and Manchu. Just say that those who take the head of Haoge will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver; the first eight thousand taels of Abatai, the six thousand taels of Mandahai, and the two thousand taels of Li Shutai... shout casually."

Gao Jinsong said in confusion: "Military, will this be useful?"

Zhou Xian shook his head and said, "The opponent's troops are in full swing at the moment, so it should be useless."

"Then do you still do this?"
Chapter completed!