More than 3,000 cavalrymen were lost on the southern front, the forward battalion was basically disabled, and there were only more than 700 soldiers left in the guard camp. The Xiaoqi battalion was okay, with more than 1,000 soldiers left, and the Tiger Spear battalion lost half of its troops in the battle, with less than 300 soldiers left.
【】Six thousand cavalry charged into the battle, half of them were killed or injured. The news of defeat did not need to be reported by Jie, but Kangxi also got it.
When the gunfire sound like fried soybeans sounded one after another, Kangxi knew that something was wrong. Although he could not see the thieves behind the black smoke, he could see that his cavalry fell one by one like wheat.
, without any power to fight back.
Firearms were important to Kangxi and he was well aware of their power. Otherwise, he would not have established the Han Army Flag Firearms Battalion, nor would he have fully appointed Nan Huairen as the director of artillery construction in the Qing Dynasty. In just a dozen years, he successively built
There were more than 400 generals of all kinds. But what Kangxi didn't understand was why the rebels' firearms were not only powerful, but also capable of firing continuously. This was different from the army of the former Ming Dynasty, Wu Sangui's army in the San Francisco Rebellion, and even
My own firearms are completely different. The dense bursts of firearms are not only amazingly powerful and lethal, but also make people feel panicked, numb, and anxious. But there is nothing they can do. They can only watch the Eight Banners soldiers fall one after another.
Next, the short distance of dozens of steps seems like an insurmountable gap, which is daunting.
Why? Why?
There were two questions in a row, but no one could give Kangxi an answer. He himself didn't know, nor did the princes, nor did the ministers. The descendants of the clan and the generals of the Eight Banners were also at a loss. It was also the first time for them to go to a branch.
The army can use firearms so comprehensively and quickly. An experienced general can tell at a glance from the formation of the rebel army and the battle process that Wu Ni on the opposite side regards firearms as the main weapon, and places spears and broadswords as secondary weapons.
Weapons, even bows and arrows in the opponent's hands were very scarce.
What kind of army is this? Are they the Wu army back then? If so, why do they seem to have completely changed their appearance? How are the firecrackers they use different from those of their own army?
Questions were swirling in everyone's mind, and everyone was silent. They were all thinking about what kind of army the opposite army was. So when Laita and Anjuhu sent back a report of defeat, the crowd did not get up.
A little ripple.
Half of the most capable and elite soldiers and horses have been lost. Can this battle be fought? With this posture, how will we fight next? Do we really want to use the lives of Eight Banners soldiers to fill this hole? If we don't fight
, what kind of disaster would it be for the Qing Dynasty to allow this unpredictable and very powerful rebel army to rise? If the rebel army is not defeated in one fell swoop when it is weak, and then deal with it when they become stronger,
Wouldn't it be like shooting yourself in the foot? In the end, it would harm the Qing Dynasty!
Kangxi was also hesitant, undecided whether to fight or not to fight this battle. He was not sure, and the casualties of more than 3,000 cavalry made him feel guilty. His intuition told him that he had really underestimated the remnants of this battle left by Wu Sangui.
Army, I underestimated the enemy.
"Your Majesty, we can no longer fight today. Please ask the Emperor to order us to withdraw our troops. After reorganizing our troops, we can compete with the traitors!"
Mingzhu's forehead was obviously sweaty, because he had a very uneasy feeling, but he couldn't tell what this feeling was and why he felt it. His instinct told him that this battle could not continue like this.
Except for a few battalions from the Beijing camp, the Eight Banners soldiers from Zhili and Shandong, and the troops from Shengjing, the army heading outside the Pass was all composed of Jinghao slaves. Now that the war is not going well, An Zhuhu and Laita's men
Not counting the losses for the time being, half of the Beijing camp cavalry alone has been lost. The remaining ones can fight tough battles and have chewed off their bones. There are less than 10,000 elite soldiers. If we continue to use this method of fighting with human lives, this
Thousands of people can't fill the mouths of the thieves. After all these ten thousand elite soldiers are dead, is it possible to win with these minions? Even if we win, what will we use to go back to the division to deal with the peeping army?
What can the rebel army in the capital use to fight against Galdan who is marching south on a starry night?
We only have so much wealth, we can't leave it all here, this battle can't be fought, we must quickly persuade the emperor to withdraw his troops, and before the traitor army on the opposite side recovers, he immediately sends his troops into the pass and surrenders the traitor soldiers at home first.
At that time, the Eight Banners from all provinces will be mobilized and the green battalions from all over the country will be mobilized to go out. At that time, with the power of the whole country, the masses will defeat the few, the strong will fight the weak, and the rebel army will have three heads and six arms. This battle will always be won, and the world still loves the new.
Jueluo's will not be able to change the world! But if we continue to use the only wealth we have here to fill it, no matter we win or lose, the consequences will always be unpredictable. For the sake of safety, the top priority is to withdraw our troops and leave some troops to defend the city.
Beijing, with the high walls of Shengjing, the rebels will never be able to capture Shengjing for a while. As long as they can breathe, as long as they can destroy the rebel army that entered the pass, the imperial court occupies such a large area.
There are so many civilian soldiers in this territory, and it is not a trivial matter to wipe out tens of thousands of traitor soldiers with a wave of your hand.
But he was the one who said he could win before. He said that the soldiers of the Eight Banners are brave, and the thieves and soldiers are brave. If we are brave and brave, we will definitely win. Now we will be defeated, but we have to change our words and ask the emperor to withdraw quickly. No matter how thick-skinned Mingzhu is,
If you can't make this decision, you can only take one step at a time. First, persuade the emperor not to be impulsive and withdraw his troops. The rest will wait for discussion with the princes before making a decision. If the emperor does not listen to himself, he must listen to the princes.
With this in mind, Mingzhu asked Kangxi to withdraw his troops, without any hesitation in his tone. He only said to prepare his troops and fight again, without mentioning that once the troops were withdrawn, they could no longer fight.
Kangxi was also a little moved. He had been with Mingzhu for more than ten years. He didn't know the meaning behind Mingzhu's words, but he couldn't bear to say this. The emperor of the Qing Dynasty personally recruited a group of Wu Sangui's remnant soldiers who were assigned to outside the pass.
He had no choice but to go back in despair. This would force him to lose face and face the people of the world and a group of warriors.
"Princes, what do you mean?" Kangxi kicked the ball to Prince Su Fushou, Prince Jian Yabu, and Prince Xin Eza, hoping that they would be able to tell the answer they were hesitant to answer.
"I thought that we should avoid the enemy's front. The rebels had powerful firearms. Our army attacked with all its strength but failed. We lost thousands of men and horses in vain. It was really not worth the loss. I came to see that the rebels were mostly infantry and cavalry and were trapped in Qingyuan.
Suspicion is like a rabbit in a cage. The emperor only needs to keep one army here, and the thieves will not be able to move. After a period of siege, the thieves will be short of food and their morale will be gone. At that time, if the army is mobilized to attack together, we will definitely win."
Yabu's analysis is still very reasonable, and it sounds like the most reasonable method today. However, Yabu did not explicitly mention the entry of the class teacher, so Kangxi had to wait for the opinions of Fu Shou and Eza, as long as these two people seconded Yabu
If so, and proposed to return to the division and enter the pass, I would just go down this step and lead the troops back to the division and enter the pass first.
Fu Shou looked at his face and knew that the emperor was moved and wanted to return to the army. Just as he was about to speak to the emperor, he saw his uncle Tong Guogang pushing aside the crowd, approaching and bowing to the emperor, and then loudly said: "Emperor,
I think there is no need to fear the enemy, as long as I have a sharp weapon in my hand, this bandit army will be defeated."
"oh?"
Upon hearing what his uncle said, Kangxi couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "What does your uncle mean by sharp weapon?"
Tong Guogang raised his head and said loudly: "I am talking about the forty red cannons in Shengjing City!"