“…… In last night's battle, our army suffered a lot of losses, more than 5,000 soldiers were killed, more than 2,000 people were missing, and more than 3,000 soldiers were injured and needed to recuperate! ”

“…… The task of crossing the river has basically been completed, and there is no longer a single soldier on the north bank of the Yellow River who has crossed the river, and the soldiers are waiting for the next instructions. ”

“…… The losses of the Ming army were also not small, and the corpses of the Ming army left on our positions alone exceeded 8,000, and more than 1,300 people were captured by our army. ”

“…… According to the information given by our scouts and the foreign guards of Jinan Prefecture, the Ming army dispatched a total of 50,000 troops last night and arranged them at the landing site of our army overnight. ”

“…… According to the last information from the upper echelons learned by our guards, the plan formulated by the governor of Shandong in the Ming Dynasty and his several major generals at that time was to use the soldiers of our army who landed on the shore as bait to devour our support troops step by step. ”

“…………”

Although the landing operation was over, when the Hongtang Third Army had already arrived at the south bank of the Yellow River and was only a few dozen miles away from Jinan Prefecture, it was not in a hurry at all, but instead stationed at the landing site to review the defeat of last night's operation.

"Which army was the first to land last night?"

The deputy commander finally asked a question while digesting the losses from last night's battle and the various information that had been delayed after dawn.

"It is the officers and men of the second regiment of our first division, and the officers and men of the regiment crossed the river twice before and after, resisting the early offensive of the Ming army and gaining important time for the reinforcement of our army's follow-up troops."

The members of the Aircraft Service stood up and replied.

"Then who gave the order to retreat to the tidal flats of the Yellow River?"

Plic nodded and continued to ask.

"It's still Jiang Zhengguo, the head of the second regiment, and their deputy head Yu Yi."

"Hmm!"

Pu Li Qi nodded approvingly: "Fortunately, they were alert and discovered the plan of the Ming Dynasty army in advance, which can be regarded as a great achievement, remember to give them a credit." ”

"Yes!"

The director of the flight department nodded in reply, but reported with a heavy emotion: "Commander Jiang Zhengguo has been killed in the previous offensive and defensive battles, and Deputy Commander Yu Yi is also rescuing in our military doctor's tent. ”

“…………”

The officials present were gloomy, who would have thought that a landing operation that should have been nine out of ten would have made the Hongtang army suffer such a big loss in the end, and even lost a strong general in the first battle.

But soon, everyone gathered their emotions again, looked straight ahead, and waited for the next arrangement of the army commander Kong Youde.

"In this landing operation, our first battle was really ugly, and in the final analysis, we were careless and underestimated the enemy!"

Kong Youde made a post-war summary: "What do the people from your intelligence department and the scout camp do to eat?" ”

"The 50,000 troops on the other side are hidden under our noses, you didn't even find out, you go back and think about it yourself, what went wrong!"

"Give them all the people in charge, and remember them all!"

"Yes!"

"Of course, this battle can be regarded as a wake-up call for us, and the army and government of the Ming Dynasty are not as vulnerable as we imagined!"

"Being able to know the landing location of our army in advance, and at the same time accurately calculate us, it shows that the commander of the other side is not an unknown person, so in the next battle, everyone cheers up Lao Tzu!"

"If anyone makes the same mistake as last night, don't blame Lao Tzu for turning his face and not recognizing people when the time comes!"

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"Understood!"

The crowd replied in unison.

"The scout camp will send all your scout teams to Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu must observe any movement within a radius of fifty miles at any time, even if a wild boar appears in this range, Lao Tzu must know!"

"The intelligence department, the frequency of communication with Jinan Mansion must be increased, what Lao Tzu doesn't want to hear is some afterthought!"

“…… Next, I announce: the 1st Division will be put in order on the spot and receive supplies from the rear; All the officers and men of the 2nd Division marched into the city of Jinan, and completed the establishment of the front-line positions in Jinan and the construction of the fort within today! ”

"Yes!"

"Disband!"

At the same time that the Hongtang army was doing self-examination, a similar scene was also happening in the yamen of the Shandong governor in Jinan Prefecture, but unlike the relatively solemn mood of the Hongtang army, the group of generals in front of the Shandong governor Gong Jilan had more of a sense of relief on their faces.

"My lord, my subordinates dare to guarantee that the loss of troops on the opposite side is at least more than 10,000 people, and judging from the information we have obtained, this accounts for at least 20% of their total strength, and the pressure on our Jinan Mansion will be much smaller in the future."

Ai Zhenxiong, who fought the vanguard last night, had not yet gotten rid of the fatigue caused by last night's battle on his face at this time, but he also patted his chest with great excitement and said.

"This battle can be regarded as a big loss for the Hongtang army, presumably the generals of the Hongtang army will be more cautious in the future, which is good news for us."

Although Du Wenhuan, the commander-in-chief of the command in the rear, did not directly participate in the battle, he had personally inspected the battlefield before retreating, and he did not have any doubts about the data given by Ai Zhenxiong.

"Hmm!"

Governor Gong Jilan stroked his chin and beard, frowned and said nothing.

"Our losses are not small, the 50,000 troops dispatched, only 30,000 can finally return to the city, except for those who fled in a panic when retreating, there should be almost 15,000 casualties."

Sun Yimai, the prefect of Jinan, should not have appeared here, but because the Shandong political secretary made the scholar suddenly feel ill, there must be someone in the civil affairs system of Jinan Mansion who did not take care of the logistics here.

"The loss of 20,000 soldiers means that our army's defense of Jinan Mansion has been reduced a lot, and the pressure on the next defense is also not small."

Bai Guangen, another general soldier under the command of Governor Gong Jilan, did not have the same relieved expression as the other general soldiers and deputy chief soldiers, but took over the words of the prefect Sun Yimai, and advanced with a rather solemn expression: "The means of siege and combat of the Hongtang army are different from those of our dynasty and even any opponent in the past, their artillery is powerful, and what worries his subordinates the most is the artillery on the warships of the naval fleet that they are cruising on the Yellow River. ”

"All the cannons on the city of our Jinan Mansion are combined, and they are only a few twenty guns, and the number of Hongtang troops on the opposite side is at least several times that of our army, and how long the city wall of Jinan Mansion can hold out, my subordinates dare not imagine."

"Phew!"

Ai Zhenxiong, who was on the side, couldn't listen to it, and interrupted Bai Guangen's words: "Bai Zongbing, you are growing the ambition of others and destroying your own prestige!" ”

"The city wall of our Jinan Mansion is also made of three or four zhang thick blue bricks and solid stones, and the artillery fire of their Hongtang army is sharp, but our capital city is not vegetarian, not to mention the tens of thousands of soldiers in our city, as well as hundreds of thousands of reinforcements in the rear who are coming quickly!"