In the night, Feng Quan disappeared into the chaos with all the Qing generals and Qing cavalry, they kept heading to the north, even if it was the territory of Longwu Nanming, but compared to returning to the sea and setting off by boat, they would prefer to run to the land, who knows if those Taixi people would hand them over to the Huaxia army in exchange for the Huaxia army's forgiveness for their war behavior.

Looking back at this side, when all the forces of the Huaxia Army were raging in front of the Portuguese position, the Portuguese governor Schroeder was a little overwhelmed.

Tens of thousands of troops have entered other people's camps, and even the camp that has been holding out for two days next to it has been completely wiped out, but in less than an hour, the situation has taken a big turn, so many people are like sheep, scattered and fled, what is the reason for this?

Is God playing with them?

As night fell, they could not understand what was going on, so they could only gather their troops and send people out to inquire about the situation, and those who were close to them, the Dutch, who were the first to be contacted, and the two governors got together to study the situation.

Schroeder asked, "What's the situation ahead, isn't it always good?" Looks like this is about to win? Why was it suddenly defeated?"

The Dutch governor of the Netherlands was also depressed, and spread his hands, "We don't know what the situation is, there is a Spanish governor in front of him personally pressing the formation, he has been staying in the rear of the attacking force with the supervision teams of various countries in front, he has no news now, I don't know, but I saw that the British were panicked, their camp was in a commotion, it seemed that an Indian soldier quarreled with the British because of a trivial matter, I don't know what this has to do with the defeat in front." ”

Schroeder said: "Don't think about it, it must be that the Indians have suffered too serious losses, so they are looking for trouble with the British, we have to be optimistic about it, don't let those barbarians rebel against us, and we will be able to see what it is tomorrow, if we defend it tonight, even if the Chinese army wins, it will not fight, after all, they have few people." ”

Chaos, or chaos, this chaos tossed for most of the night, and in the second half of the night, the battlefield was quiet, the burning flames of war were extinguished, and the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, leaving only the sea breeze with the fishy smell of sea water blowing from the south in the distance, with the slightest chill invading the skin, sweeping the entire battlefield for more than ten miles.

The British position in front of the camp became a new camp of the Huaxia Army, and the prisoners gathered from all directions, under the supervision of the soldiers of the guard regiment, gathered one by one weapons into the open space in the center of the camp, one by one with a good grade, and put it away, and the artillery was carefully counted and wiped clean, and then pulled away and placed on the position where it should be placed.

A trench around the new position, including the old ruined camp, was being dug up and then piled up behind the trench to form a low breastwork to form a new fortification.

Su Zhengqing did not die, Li Guangdi did not die, Huang Binqing died, Li Guangxiong did not die, they were all rescued, they were all captured, but when the Huaxia army counterattacked, the cavalry rescued them again and let them return to the camp of the Huaxia army again.

The captured Ming army had just made up a thousand people, and at the beginning, the Ming army plus the people had more than 10,000 people, and at this time, they did not have one out of ten, which shows the tragedy of this battle.

And more than 3,300 people in the Huaxia Army, now there are only 2,000 hanging zero, many people were injured in the battle, but they can still fight, did not lose their combat effectiveness, the Ming army that really fought with the enemy died in the fight with the enemy, this time it can be said that Zhang Qiang used the Ming army as a shield and cannon fodder, and saved the strength of his Huaxia Army Guard Regiment.

Zhang Qiang was afraid when he thought about it, if there were no Ming troops and these people, then the Huaxia army would probably have been consumed by the enemy and the whole army would be annihilated.

Su Zhengqing and the other two Ming army officials all know these things, they are also smart people, they know that they can't fall out with the Huaxia army at this time, the big camp has been destroyed, hundreds of thousands of people, tens of thousands of troops, the whole army has been wiped out, not to mention the more than 10,000 people who survived, they can still stand now, and the people who survived are lucky, all rely on the last earth-shattering counterattack of the Huaxia army, like a stroke of genius, they have heard a lot, but they have not figured out how the Huaxia army won when it fell to the ground?

They attributed this matter to the fact that the Huaxia army is too strong, the Huaxia army has been retaining its strength, after all, this is not their war with the Taixi people, the Taixi people are invading their territory, the territory where the Taixi people live now is the Ming Dynasty, the Southern Ming court is qualified and has the strength to recover this lost thing, territory, sovereignty, is the face of a country, can not be lost, otherwise for hundreds of years, thousands of years can not raise their heads, upright people, will be stinking for 10,000 years.

They reasonably forgave Huaxia Jun's seemingly dirty behavior, and gave a reasonable explanation themselves.

Now they have to rely on the Huaxia Army to decide, whether to retreat, or continue to wait for reinforcements.

Retreating, these people need the cover, protection, and waiting for reinforcements from the Huaxia Army, they have almost lost their combat effectiveness, and they also need the protection of the Huaxia Army.

At this time, Zhang Qiang was also struggling with whether to retreat or hold on?

"Metropolitan Governor, Grand Governor, our action team and intelligence personnel here are here, a few hours late, and the operation captain who leads the team is waiting for your disposal." The battalion commander of the scout reported to Zhang Qiang.

"What to dispose of, put them into the battle team, and those soldiers who do not have war horses, and other soldiers, form a musket team, and if there are a few hundred households, they will be organized into several hundred households, and after the reorganization, let the dragoons send a soldier of the general banner to lead them." Zhang Qiang said impatiently.

"Yes, Grand Duke." The scout battalion commander could only whisper yes.

"How many of them came?" Zhang Qiang asked again.

"About three hundred people, add some lightly wounded soldiers to go in, just get two hundred households." The scout battalion commander replied.

"After the reorganization, let them take over the scout battalion and the lancer battalion to guard the prisoners, and the soldiers and officers of the scout battalion and the lancer battalion will immediately find a place to rest, and maybe there will be action soon." Zhang Qiang said.

"Yes, Grand Governor, I'm going to give the order," said the battalion commander.

"Is there any news of reinforcements?" Zhang Qiang asked.

"No, a team of fifty scout battalion cavalry has been sent to look for it, and there is still no news."

Zhang Qiang rubbed his face, a sense of loss in his heart, more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, the enemy still has more than 10,000 regular soldiers, and they are all Tessie troops who are familiar with muskets and artillery.

To retreat, or not to retreat?

If you retreat, what will happen to the captives here?

Turning to the commander of the hunting cavalry battalion, he asked, "How many prisoners have you taken?" ”

The commander of the chaser battalion said: "There are almost more than 30,000 captives, all kinds of people, British, Spaniards, Japanese ronins, Qing army Han military banners, as well as Portuguese countrymen who look like people in my Ming Dynasty, and some people in strange costumes similar to those in the Western Regions." And the Indians you mentioned. ”

Zhang Qiang looked around, bustling, no matter how big this camp is, it can't hold so many people, the camp over there has become a huge prisoner camp, how to deal with these people?

A group of strangely dressed Gurkha people were connected by a long rope, each with their hands tied and one foot tied, forming a string of sugar gourds, and they walked over, each with long hair and shawls, looking like savages, barefoot, some of their eyes were indifferent, some were lost, and some were wild, waiting to see them.

The Ming soldiers who were guarding unceremoniously kicked those guys who dared to look directly at Zhang Qiang and their side, smashed them down with the back of their knives, and beat those who cried and called their mothers.

In Zhang Qiang's eyes, it was obvious that these captives were more valuable.

And having a group of workers who are not responsible is Zhang Qiang's happiest thing, and war is the best excuse for not being responsible at the moral level.

There is no Geneva Convention, no one shouts that these captives are also human beings, and their everything is in your thoughts, and it is the hope of all to treat these captives harshly, because they have committed unforgivable crimes, and to make them or to work is the greatest forgiveness for them, and the best weakening of the enemy, and the absence of these soldiers and soldiers is the greatest weakening of their war potential.

"Classify them and imprison them, and then set a task, those who can't complete the task will have no food, the last person who completes the task will be drawn to kill one, the first place will be rewarded with a rest time, you can eat the best food, and you have the right to become prisoners, and the rest of the people will be treated as hard laborers and used to death." Zhang Qiang looked at this group of Gurkha people coldly.

With this episode, Zhang Qiang still couldn't decide whether to retreat or attack, until an hour later, when the sky was slightly bright, and when he was confused, the commander of the hunting cavalry battalion woke up Zhang Qiang, "Metropolitan Governor, Metropolitan Governor, the troops we support are here, the artillery brigade, the field brigade, there are more than 3,000 people in total, and the rest of the troops are rushing over from behind." ”

"Who's leading the team?" Zhang Qiang asked.

The commander of the chaser battalion said: "It was Deputy General Xuanyuan Longfei, and the messenger who came to inform me told me that he took his guards to Guangzhou Mansion to collect grain and grass, but he heard the report from Jiuxing that our side was dangerous, he immediately rushed to Jiuxing County with his own personal guards, ran and killed dozens of war horses, and then took dozens of war horses from the Ming army, regardless of the resistance of the Ming army, chased after him again, and took over the command of the nine-star troops who came to support him halfway, threw down his baggage, and rushed over with all his strength. ”

"Yes, at the critical moment, he is still trustworthy," Zhang Qiang touched his face, from the admiral to the general, this position was lowered, but it made Xuanyuan Longfei more mature, and he did not make trouble, but went to fight conscientiously, and rose up again with his military exploits.

Speaking from the heart, Zhang Qiang's expansion, the reorganization of the army is too frequent, some people have followed him since the moment of the uprising, many people's positions have changed greatly, this kind of gap from high to low, not everyone can bear it, it seems that every time the Huaxia Army is reorganized, after the expansion, the troops have expanded a lot, and the strength has improved a lot, but for those people in the past, they are constantly going down from the height of power, the real power is not small, but the official position has declined, many people don't say it, and they are about to blame Zhang Qiang to death in their hearts.

But what can be done about this, in the past, there were few people, many troops, many places needed a person who was in charge of one side, but now that the army has expanded, many places no longer need people who stand alone, it is necessary to decentralize power, and it is necessary to arrange them to places within their ability, some of them can still do a very good job as before, and some people can not show as good as before in their new posts, so they can only constantly adjust them and let them to suitable positions, which is a manifestation of their ability.

More than 3,000 reinforcements, their own strength has improved, and the enemy has gone through several major battles, although they are cannon fodder fighting, but they also have some damage, and the enemy is a coalition army, each family can not be unified in command, there will always be some discord in all aspects, some incoordination, which makes Zhang Qiang's previous confidence rise again, defeat them, completely solve the Portuguese, the Ming army is too unbearable, and the Huaxia army has to fight this war.

(End of chapter)