When the sky was completely bright, and the team was ready to set off, taking advantage of the fact that the entire team led by Xiao Xuan had suffered a heavy blow, the main force of the Jianzhou Army, which had a lot of manpower, had already dug a trench at a distance of about two miles outside the east gate and was ready to block the battle, and this was the case at several city gates in the entire east. Seeing that the morale of the team was not very high, Xiao Xuan had to order the remnants of more than 20,000 people, including four or five thousand elite main forces, to push a large number of baggage and gun wagons, change the original plan and prepare to return to the city from Andingmen in the north, and send relevant signals from outside the city. Although the defenders at the head of the city seemed to have seen that the number of returning troops was much smaller than expected, it was difficult to judge whether they had suffered a heavy blow, after all, the possibility that the Son of Heaven would only lead a part of the team back to the city also existed.

The strength of the defenders of the city was weak, and the battlefield was mainly two miles away from the city, so although the defenders at the head of the city could watch the battle outside the city during the day, they could not help. In particular, Tian Xiuying, who was at the head of the city, participated in the original battle of Qingyuan Nanyuan, and understood very well what it meant to have the main force of the Jianzhou Army in the telescope, which was roughly estimated to be about 10,000 or 20,000 in armor. If the forces left behind in the city want to make an effective response, there is a possibility that the entire capital will be lost.

When Xiao Xuan led the team to march and was on the verge of Andingmen for about seven or eight miles, only about three or four miles away from Dongcheng, the Jianzhou army launched another attack on the march. Obviously, teams in movement and attack are often the most vulnerable.

The forty-eight heavy guns of 1,000 catties or more, which had temporarily stopped and reloaded their ammunition, were once again in full swing at this time. The number of real gunners needed is not very large, although the gunners in the night attack also suffered some losses, but the rest of the people can still maintain the effective operation of dozens of heavy guns and even two or three hundred general-level guns after redistribution, but the crew of each gun can not be used as a gun commander, and there is not much redundancy to bear losses again.

Dozens of heavy artillery pieces and even hundreds of general guns of about 3,500 catties once again threw 30,000 or 40,000 medium and heavy shotguns one after another at the enemy group in the distance, and at a distance of more than one mile, the three rounds of fire that were launched at the fastest speed in just one minute caused the attacking enemy cavalry to suffer casualties of more than 2,000 horses. Let the Jianzhou army understand that without shield protection and in the daytime, even if it is on the march, it is a very dangerous thing to carry out an attack. However, the shield-wielding infantry still seemed to be unable to benefit from the threat of medium-heavy shotguns, and finally decided to intercept with the prepared vehicle shields.

However, the maneuvering effect of the car shield in the field did not seem to be much better than that of the heavy artillery and baggage vehicles in Xiao Xuan's team, so that the entire artillery group was relatively well prepared when it entered the firing distance, and continued to launch a fierce bombardment with live ammunition at a distance of about a mile. The enemy cavalry attacked again while the Che Shield line was holding back the main heavy artillery fire.

Amid the rumbling sound of hundreds of general cannons, the continuous enemy cavalry spread out in scattered formations, although they were not repulsed, but the momentum of the attack gradually slowed down.

Artillery alone does not seem to be able to withstand the interception and siege of the main force of the Jianzhou army, but the rumbling of artillery in one's own team and even the impact and deterrence brought to the other side also make the morale of the team that suffered a heavy blow at dawn seem to have recovered a little. When the enemy troops approached, many officers and men also opened fierce fire with three or two guns. Although there were many casualties in previous strikes, the number of people who effectively operated basic firearms was barely sufficient.

Desperately suffering the price of many casualties, the Houjin army used the reorganization of its forces to once again approach a very close distance from the team. At this time, the archers in the team also seemed to have recovered a trace of their strength from the cold, and with the help of the cover of the car formation, they continued to spread their arrows to the Jianjun who were approaching with their shields. As the enemy approached close range, blasting rod mines were thrown one after another.

If it is said that in the original battle of Qingyuan Nanyuan, because the entire army lacked archers who could break through armor in the real sense, there would be a lot of casualties and losses in the enemy, but in this attack, the losses have been greatly reduced. Although the entire team still suffered casualties of three or four thousand, most of them were Li Zicheng's subordinates and even the Guards and Yongwei brigades, which were not very good in armor, and the remaining elites of the Teaching Brigade suffered less than 1,000 casualties in this wave of offensive.

At this point in the battle, from the decisive battle at dawn to the blasting defense counterattack to a series of artillery bombardments and even melee fighting, the entire Jianzhou army once again suffered thousands of casualties. Hei also hesitated for a long time, and finally gave up his plan to let the army continue to attack. Although the irreparable losses were only about 10,000 people, a large proportion of them were armored soldiers. The outcome of continuing the offensive is unpredictable, but even if it wins, the main force of the entire Jianzhou Army is very likely to be greatly damaged, so in the end it gave up organizing the army to continue the attack, and only tried to delay the speed of the team led by Xiao Xuan as much as possible through the constant threat of gathering troops from a distance and sporadic attacks.

However, there is not too far from Dongzhimen to Andingmen after all, and just after noon, the team that maintains the combat formation will finally bring Andingmen, and the firepower and threat encountered by the main force of the Jianzhou Army approaching again are not only from the team, but also from some artillery firepower on the city. This also deprived Hei Huan Bolie of the opportunity to finally annihilate the core main force led by Xiao Xuan outside the city.

Seeing that Hei Huan Bolie still seemed to be a little uneasy, Yue Tuo and the others also persuaded: "According to the previous estimates of the spies in the city, there should be less than 10,000 elites in the Ming Court Heavenly Son Forbidden Brigade who have established the entire capital outside the city, right?" If you exclude some craftsmen who accompany the army, I estimate that there are only six or seven thousand elites left. This little strength is facing the Liaodong Army plus the Protector Army that is rushing over in some other places, and it is estimated that it is only relying on the defense of the capital. They can strengthen and train their team, and others and even us can expand and even accumulate our own strengths. And even if the population is reduced by half and a lot is still brought in, the grain in this Shuntian Mansion will not last long, and the trapped lonely city has already fallen into an irreparable disadvantage... ”