This battle let Zhang Qiang know that with these 60,000 soldiers and horses, he could not achieve his strategic goal, so he had to transfer troops from the rear.

Let the 23rd Field Brigade be transferred to Jiujiang Mansion, the 7th Field Brigade will be transferred to Xiao Fei's command, the 22nd Field Brigade will be transferred to the front line to strengthen Wei Wuji's troops, the 2nd Guards Brigade will be transferred to Jinhua Mansion to sit in Jinhua Mansion, Ma Han's 3rd Cavalry Brigade will be transferred back to Xianju County for defense, the 8th Field Brigade will be transferred to Nanchang Mansion, and the 9th Field Brigade will be transferred to Raozhou Mansion.

The 3rd Guards Brigade was transferred to Hangzhou.

These adjustments will take some time, and at present, Zhang Qiang can only reorganize the garrison regiment in Nanchang Prefecture, recall the veterans of the militia units, issue them arquebuses, and form a new field brigade, the 24th field brigade, the brigade commander of the field brigade is still promoted from his own personal guards, and the captain of a personal guard squad named Qin Mo becomes the brigade commander of the field brigade and the rank of general.

Following their own Guards Brigade, they were mainly infantry troops, half cold weapons troops, 4,000 arquebus troops, and 1,000 cavalry troops.

Temporarily stationed in Jiujiang Province, after the arrival of the 23rd Field Brigade, then go to the front.

At the same time, another cavalry brigade was transferred from the front line of Guangzhou Province to defend the Southern Ming Army to strengthen the defense of Changsha Province.

When Xiao Fei explained to Zhang Qiang the battle during the day, Zhang Qiang had already considered all these things, and issued an order, ordering that the road should be walked for about a week, and the troops would have to walk on the road for three days to more than half a month, and it would take a month to walk, after all, the distance was far away and the territory was large.

Although he had expected the strength of the Huaxia Army, he did not expect that after the sixty or seventy thousand cannon fodder troops were finished, his Qing army headquarters could not find the slightest chance to complete the final blow and inflict heavy losses on the Huaxia Army.

Six-to-one, or even seven-to-one exchange of troops, makes Ao Bai feel pain, even if it is cannon fodder, he also feels pain, this is the reliance of his own troops, without this shell, how much will he lose the strength of his own banner, he is not fighting with a force group of the Huaxia Army, he also has to take into account, if his strength is lost too much, his status in the Qing State, even if Shunzhi is in power, if he does not have an army, then his status will soon fall to the bottom.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty was like this, strength was respected.

If he hadn't run fast today, the more than 10,000 cavalry of the Huaxia Army behind him would have torn apart his own Qing army troops in turn.

He also felt a little embarrassed about the new army of a town that was eliminated by the Huaxia Army and the new army of Hong Chengchou who was seconded by him, if it was a victory, it would be fine, but now that he is defeated, he has lost the new army of a town that Hong Chengchou has trained in a year and a half, Hong Chengchou and he will not deal with him, I am afraid that he will participate in him, and this matter will not be easy to handle.

"My lord, my lord," just when Ao Bai was annoyed, worried, and at a loss, a personal soldier ran in, looking panicked and embarrassed.

"Why is it so noisy, come on, drag it down and whip it until I am angry." Ao Bai was furious, slapped the table, kicked off the spittoon beside him, and shouted loudly.

"My lord, my lord, the slave is wronged, Guilin, Guilin Mansion is urgent."

"What Guilin Mansion Emergency?" I haven't heard from Guilin Mansion for a long time, and the people he sent were unable to break through the defense line of the Huaxia Army and the Southern Ming Army before, and they were defeated repeatedly, and none of the people sent before have come back until now, are they back?

"Let him go and let him in." Ao Bai changed his mind.

"My lord, Guilin Mansion was occupied by the Southern Ming Army, Kong Youde's whole family committed suicide, Mang Gurtai was captured, Jierharang committed suicide and martyrdom, our army was annihilated, the Yongli Ming Army returned victorious, Li Dingguo's ministry withdrew to Yunnan Prefecture, my Great Qing Kingdom lost Guangxi Prefecture, the Southern Ming Kingdom occupied most of Guangxi Prefecture, half of Guangdong Prefecture, and the weapons Southern Ming Army marched into Yunnan Guizhou Prefecture and occupied seven or eight counties. Most of Yunnan, Guizhou was occupied by Li Dingguo's department, and most of our army retreated to Sishan Prefecture and Shaanxi and Gansu Prefectures, and the southwest fell to the hands of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Ao Bai sat on the Taishi chair with a butt, unable to speak for a long time, although Huguang is still half, but depending on the situation, the strength of the Huaxia Army is strong, and he can't beat it here, what should I do?

"My lord, it's better to withdraw the troops, the slave thinks that the Huaxia Army is backed by Guangxi Prefecture of the Southern Ming Kingdom, and there is also the territory on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Anhui Prefecture in the rear, and all of Jiangxi Prefecture, it can be said that the south has been owned by the remnants of the Ming Dynasty, and my Qing Dynasty is not strong enough troops, so I can only retreat to the side of the Yangtze River, and wait for the next day to gather troops and then try to plot the south, and the remnants of the Ming Dynasty across the river is not impossible, it has always been the north to conquer the rich south, and the south is weak, and the development of a few years will be self-exiled, when the time comes, the soldiers will be strong and strong, and then go south to eliminate the Nanming in one fell swoop." A staff member who looked like a bit of a fairy wind bone, cautiously spoke to Aobai.

Ao Bai said with some lack of confidence: "I still have more than 40,000 warriors in my headquarters, and I will rest for a while, reorganize the more than 10,000 remnants, and 60,000 troops in the coming day, and then ask the court from the rear for some troops, maybe I can still fight." ”

The staff said eagerly: "My lord, no, no, Mang Gul Taigu Shan Ezhen and Dingnan King Kong Youde's previous experience, they are strong, but in the end they were disabled by the firearms of the Southern Ming Army, and then retreated to the lonely city, thinking that there was no rear, but Li Dingguo first swept the periphery, and then besieged the lonely city with heavy troops, how similar our current situation was to that time, be careful that the back road was cut off, and our army could not return to Hubei Prefecture, so it would not be good." ”

Ao Bai listened to him, stood up suddenly, glanced at him, walked around the hall a few times, and shouted: "Come on, retreat overnight." ”

Ao Bai left more than 10,000 remnants and wounded overnight and set off to retreat to Hubei Prefecture.

The scout cavalry of the Huaxia army who monitored them quickly reported the news back, and Brother Zhu and Mei Linyu discussed it, and while urgently reporting to Xiao Fei in Changsha Mansion, they sent troops to surround the county seat and attack the city overnight.

At the same time, more than 10,000 cavalry of two super field brigades were sent to pursue them overnight.

By the time Xiao Fei got the news, it was already dawn.

Returning to the battlefield, the county town occupied by the Qing army had been conquered, and at the last moment, the green camp and the people, the young and strong remnants of the Han soldiers, opened the city gate anyway, so that the Huaxia army conquered the county seat a few hours earlier.

After capturing 6,000 remnants and more than 1,000 wounded, leaving the militia and a battalion of soldiers to garrison, Xiao Fei set off with a large group of men and horses in pursuit, and it was already the afternoon of the next day.

Zhang Qiang learned the news, and immediately took the remaining cavalry and musketeers of the 1st Brigade of the Guards Brigade, with the artillery brigade, and 2,000 militiamen to quickly pursue Xiao Fei's troops.

You can't let Ao Bai run away.

The Seventh Field Brigade also then went on the road, with militia units and a large pile of baggage, ammunition, artillery, and rapid pursuit, and at the same time they also left a battalion of soldiers and horses to protect the Huaxia Army officials sent from Nanchang Mansion to take over the place, last time Zhang Qiang had long considered that the enemy was going to counterattack, and did not send officials to take up their posts, and the officials who prepared for Huguang stayed in Nanchang Mansion to wait for the war, this time Zhang Qiang asked them to follow the Seventh Field Brigade to clean up the broken Huguang, which was the territory of the Huaxia Army in the future.

It's a real occupation of this place.

(End of chapter)