Thirty miles of rapid march, 20,000 fast guns converged with the 1st Independent Division in the evening. After the convergence, the Quickguns did not rest and immediately went into battle.

As night fell, both sides died down, and Lin Zhaolong gathered all the regimental officers together.

"Today's fighting is extremely fierce, and our casualties are relatively large." Lin Zhaolong said, "And there are not many shells left. ”

"Zhao Qi, how many shells are left?" Zhou Lei asked.

"The average is less than five rounds per gun." Zhao Qi replied, "Tomorrow is only enough for one round." ”

"So we'll have to figure out a way tomorrow." Xu Lang said, "Now with the fast gun team, we have 30,000 troops, and Tao Min's side is less than 50,000." ”

Ye Zhan stood up and said, "Sir, my subordinates please order, and tomorrow the fourth regiment under my subordinates will take the lead." ”

Xu Lang shook his head, and Andreas stood up again: "Sir, the cavalry regiment asks for orders." ”

Lin Zhaolong said: "You all sit, now is not the time to fight hard, listen to what the chief of staff has to say." ”

Xu Lang looked around, and finally stopped his gaze on Lin Zhaolong: "Zhaolong, I'm sorry, we have to fight to the death with Tao Min tomorrow." ”

"Why, Chief of Staff." Wang Qianxiang asked, "In that case, we will suffer heavy casualties." ”

"There will definitely be casualties, but if we keep defending so passively, then the initiative on the battlefield will always be in Tao Min's hands." Xu Lang explained, "Only if we go on the defensive, Tao Min will have the possibility of withdrawing his troops, and he will not let all his new Korean troops be buried here, so he will have no right to speak in front of Huang Taiji." ”

"But, Chief of Staff." Zhou Lei asked, "Can our 30,000 people fight Tao Min's 50,000 people?" ”

"Try your best, we are all equipped with flintlock pistols, rifled guns and a little bullets, Tao Min's side does not have as many guns and artillery as ours, it should be okay."

"Then fight with them." Lin Zhaolong ordered, "All regiments go back and get ready, tomorrow will be a big battle." ”

The meeting was dissolved, and Xu Lang left Lin Zhaolong and Zhang Hai alone: "Zhaolong, Zhang Hai, I have a rather dirty idea. ”

Lin Zhaolong and Zhang Hai looked at Xu Lang and said with a smile: "Even you feel dirty, this method is definitely not good." ”

Xu Lang said with a smile: "Although we have to fight hard with Tao Min tomorrow, our independent first division still can't have too many casualties." Zhang Hai, tomorrow your fast gun team will take the lead. ”

Lin Zhaolong and Zhang Hai both understood what Xu Lang meant, Yulin Bay has not been able to fully control the fast gun team so far, if this battle can weaken its strength, then it will be good for Yulin Bay, and politics has once again prevailed.

The next day, the two sides fought fiercely all morning, and the heavy artillery regiment ran out all the shells. The quick-gun team launched several successive charges against the hollow phalanx of the Korean New Army, and the cavalry regiment also hedged against the Eight Banners cavalry several times, and the whole battlefield was filled with gunsmoke and a melee.

"Brother, our casualties are too great." Tao Gong stood on a high ground and said to Tao Min beside him, "Lin Zhaolong and Zhang Hai are crazy, they have never played like this, they are completely deadly." ”

Tao Min also put down the binoculars: "You can't fight like this, if you continue to fight like this, you can only lose both, so that Huang Taiji and Chongzhen can benefit from it." The order was given to go down, withdraw the troops, and go to join Dolgon. ”

Lin Zhaolong and Zhang Hai led the 1st Independent Division and the Quick Gun Team to set up camp with more than 80,000 Eight Banners three miles away, and the 100,000 Ming troops in Beijing were also in full array, and the two sides formed a stalemate.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." A little eunuch hurriedly ran into the Forbidden City, "Datong Town, Xuanfu Town are in a hurry." ”

"What's the matter?" Wang Chengen stood beside Chongzhen and asked.

"20,000 Mongolian Tatars left Xuanfu and evacuated in the direction of Beijing, and Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong, and Yang Guozhu, the general soldier of Xuanfu Town, pursued the commanders."

"20,000 Mongolian Tatars are coming to Beijing?" Chongzhen was shocked by this news, "Wang Chengen, what can you do to deal with it?" ”

"Your Majesty, since Wang Pu and Yang Guozhu are pursuing behind, we can send a force to intercept them from the front, and we must not let these Mongols and Dolgon converge again."

"Who's going to intercept it?"

"Your Majesty, the Yulin Army and the Quick Gun Team are just outside the city."

The fierce fighting in Beijing continues, and the total strength of both sides has reached more than 200,000.

Wang Zhaoxing returned to Yulin Bay on the Fuzhou.

"Singapore's business is done." In the joint command center, Wang Zhaoxing gave everyone a reassurance pill in the first sentence.

"Lao Wang, yes, what is the final result?" Zhang Guodong asked.

"This is the end result of our negotiations." Wang Zhaoxing took out the negotiation documents, "One is with the Three Kingdoms Alliance, and the other is with the British." We shared Singapore and Kampot with the British, and the British could garrison troops in both places. ”

"Lao Wang." Han Wantao interrupted Wang Zhaoxing, "Since you have already defeated the Three Kingdoms Alliance, why do you still want to give up Singapore to the British. ”

"There's no way around it." Wang Zhaoxing explained, "We in Singapore have discussed this matter, and this is what we mean when we come to the family; Second, the next step for the Combined Fleet is to go north to recover Lushun. If the British are not stationed in Singapore, we fear that the Dutch will attack again. ”

Zhang Guodong flipped through the documents: "The Dutch and the Spaniards are not good, how could they agree to this condition." ”

"They have benefits." Wang Zhaoxing flipped to the last few pages of the document, "All the places under our control, Hainan, Vietnam's Jinpu and Plianko, including Singapore and Kampot, are all open, free trade, tariff agreements, anyone can come." This is their greatest benefit. ”

Zhang Guodong put down the topic: "When will the combined fleet be withdrawn?" ”

"It's going to take another month, and there are a lot of problems with No. 777, and we have to drag it back."

"A month is a bit long." Leng Tianbing said, "There is a stalemate on the Beijing side, Tao Min is likely to withdraw his troops at any time, if Tao Min is allowed to return to Nanpu, then our plan to recover Lushun may be stranded." ”

Zhang Guodong waved his hand: "Let's talk about this, let's just prepare at home, if we really can't go to Lushun, let's go to recover Yanchang County." ”

Xia Yang asked: "Chairman Zhang, it's June now, and there will be a re-election next month, and martial law will be lifted." Now that most of the military personnel are outside, why don't you call back some of them to prepare for the re-election in July? ”

"Tianyang, I'm afraid I can't do this." Leng Tianbing said, "We don't know what the fighting is like in Beijing now, and I don't think it's appropriate to call them back before the war is over." ”