The sudden artillery fire directly shattered the last trace of defense in the hearts of the Japanese Kou, and Murako Taro fled in disgrace after throwing the lives of nearly 2,000 of his men behind.

2,000 enemies were killed, but only one of the officers and men of the Dongjiang Army accidentally fell off the city wall and died, and only about a dozen people were injured, and all of them were slightly injured. This is obviously a complete victory, and the recruits in Xicheng have grown a lot after the baptism of this war.

It can be said that in addition to suffering heavy losses and fleeing in defeat, the Japanese attack is the best portrayal of the training of the Dongjiang Army. Chen Jisheng was quite proud, in the battle to defend the city, the Dongjiang army already had an absolute advantage, not to mention that it was well prepared early in the morning. If it weren't for the fact that the soldiers in Xicheng were all recruits, they would have missed the opportunity and let the Japanese escape the fatal blow, maybe the results would have to be doubled.

After arranging the defense on the city wall, Chen Jisheng returned to the palace with Uncle Guan and Adou to report to Mao Wenlong on tonight's results.

"Commander-in-chief, it is estimated that more than 2,000 enemies have been killed, only one of our officers and men has died, and more than a dozen of them have suffered some accidental skin injuries. We won a great victory in this battle, and the Japanese invaders were defeated and fled. Chen Jisheng's loud voice was full of joy and echoed in the hall.

Such a record was indeed beyond Mao Wenlong's expectations, and he knew the combat power of the Japanese Kou, and they would never be so vulnerable at sea. Unexpectedly, it was indeed a bit unexpected that these would-be robbers would become so weak when they came ashore.

Mao Wenlong chuckled, and opened his mouth to praise Chen Jisheng a few words, after all, there was nothing wrong with tonight's command, and Chen Jisheng deserved his praise tonight. However, before Mao Wenlong could praise Chen Jisheng, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and a huge figure then appeared outside the gate, and there was a messenger with an exhausted expression behind him.

"Chief soldier, there is a battle report in Jiayuguan!" He bowed his hand in reply, and then stepped aside, letting the messenger behind him come forward.

The messenger knelt directly on one leg, clenched his fists and said urgently: "Chief soldier, Jiayuguan was suddenly attacked by the Huang Taiji army, and the situation is quite critical, please send troops to support immediately." ”

"Jiayuguan ......" Mao Wenlong was very surprised!

Because Jiayuguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, he never considered that Huang Taiji would attack from here. But Huang Taiji was launched from here, and after a short period of surprise, Mao Wenlong immediately asked in a deep voice: "What is the situation in Jiayuguan now?" ”

The messenger did not dare to slack off, and immediately said: "Qiqi General Army, Jiayu Pass is now in danger, and there is a possibility of breaking through the pass at any time." ”

Mao Wenlong frowned and was silent for a moment before he said, "You go down to rest first." ”

After the messenger surrendered, he retired, Mao Wenlong looked at Chen Jisheng and said, "How many soldiers and horses can we mobilize to support now?" ”

Chen Jisheng smiled bitterly: "General soldiers, at present, there is a shortage of soldiers and horses in Liaodong, and the defenders of various cities are seriously insufficient, and there is no way to draw troops and horses out. ”

Chen Jisheng's face was full of bitterness at the moment, the soldiers and horses in Liaodong could only barely hold the cities, and most of the suburbs and villages outside the city were still unguarded. If in such a situation, troops and horses are still dispatched to support Jiayuguan, then Liaodong will be really dangerous.

Mao Wenlong was also very helpless, although the Japanese had retreated, it did not mean that they would give up like this. On the contrary, these pirates will never give up easily, and there are nearly a thousand pirates who can sneak attack those weakly defended cities at any time.

And Mao Wenlong also dared to guarantee at this moment that the emergency in Jiayuguan would not be a big pit dug by Huang Taiji. Once he draws troops and horses from Liaodong, it is very likely that Huang Taiji will take advantage of it, and he will fall into an extremely unfavorable situation.

After some deep thought, Mao Wenlong said in a deep voice: "Since it is no longer possible for Liaodong to send troops to Jiayu Pass, then immediately give an order to the defenders on the side of Jingshi Datong and ask them to rush over to help no matter what." The Jiayu Pass cannot be broken, otherwise the production that we have only begun to resume with great difficulty will inevitably be devastated. ”

Jingshi, Jiangxi, and other places are in full swing to carry out the reform of land reclamation, and there has been considerable progress in the past two months. If the Tartars are allowed to enter the customs at this time, it will inevitably be a devastating blow.

Chen Jisheng obviously agreed with Mao Wenlong's transfer of troops from Datong to Jiayuguan, he did not hesitate, immediately surrendered his order to retreat, and went to arrange for the messenger to go to pass the order as soon as possible.

Unconsciously, the sky outside had begun to brighten, and the soft sunlight shone on the door frame, and a ray of sunlight through the window paper just appeared at Mao Wenlong's feet. Looking at the dust flying in the sun, Mao Wenlong fell into deep thought.

The predicament in front of him seems to have been caused by him, and he should not have given Huang Taiji any mercy in the first place. In order to avoid the resurgence of smoke and the casualties of the officers and men of the Dongjiang Army, it gave Huang Taiji a chance to breathe.

The enemy's means are exhaustive, but he still has that ridiculous kindness, which is the fatal weakness in the face of war.

The door was suddenly pushed open, Mao Wenlong woke up from his contemplation, only to see Hao Dada striding in, and arched his hand: "Chief soldier, a large number of civilians suddenly appeared outside the city, according to the observation of the sentry, it seems that they were all driven by the Japanese robbers. ”

"Civilian ......" Mao Wenlong was stunned.

After reacting, Mao Wenlong was silent and strode out of the hall directly.

Haoda and Liu Guangzuo didn't dare to say much, and the two left together after them.

Mao Wenlong soon came to the east city, holding a pergola to face the morning sun, and it could be seen that the dense people were slowly walking towards the east city. The old and the young, the women and children are in a mess, and they are moving forward with difficulty.

Chen Jisheng, Uncle Guan, and Adou also heard the news, and when they saw those people, Chen Jisheng immediately said coldly: "Do you want to use these people to force us to open the city gate?" ”

Adou said coldly: "It's not that simple, the Japanese will not sympathize with these innocent people, they must have a more despicable purpose." ”

Mao Wenlong said: "No matter what their purpose is, I don't want to see these innocent people suffer casualties. Adou, Uncle Guan, please go outside and hide first, and if you have a chance, you will rescue these people. ”

Adou and Uncle Guan had gloomy faces, nodded and then the two left quickly, and after a while, the city gate slowly opened a gap, and Uncle Guan and the others left quickly.

The people were still driven to come slowly, but Mao Wenlong's mood became heavier and heavier, he calculated everything, but he didn't expect that the would-be wouldn't use these innocent people to become their bargaining chips?