The battle in the fort was over, and the defenders of the castle were unprepared for the blow of the shrapnel, and a large number of people gathered on the city wall, only to be covered by the shrapnel and most of the dead and wounded. Most of the important generals also died on the city walls, and as a result, in the subsequent battles, the Qing army completely lost its command and fell into the dilemma of fighting on its own, so it was quickly wiped out.

However, the occupation of Niuzhuang Fort is not the end. Before the battle began, the Niuzhuang Fort had already lit a beacon fire. At this time, this beacon fire should have reached Jinzhou. Within a few days, reinforcements from the Qing army would appear near Niuzhuang Fort, and they would certainly not tolerate such an important stronghold as Niuzhuang Fort being occupied by the Model Army. Maybe they'll try to see if they can get Fort Niu back. Therefore, Huang Zhao felt that most of this Niuzhuang Fort still had a battle.

At this time, it was time for the tide to reced, and the fleet had receded, and a large tidal flat was exposed under Niuzhuang Fort. If it is a beach, after the tide recedes, the personnel can still continue to land, just a few more steps, but the tidal flat is different. The tidal flats are full of mud, and if you step on it, you may be able to sink into your thighs, but when you get here, you can't move. Although the Model Army has been prepared for this, it will still cause delays.

The two sand boats sailed along the originally detected trench to a distance of about 400 steps from Niuzhuang Fort, and then left the trench and went about 20 meters in the direction of Niuzhuang Fort, and then ran aground on the tidal flat.

The sand boat is a flat-bottomed boat and is not afraid of running aground. After the grounding, the sampans were lowered, and the sampans were fixed with anchors and chains, and the planks were laid on them, and a pontoon bridge was extended to the mudflats in front, and then large straw mats were laid on the mudflats, and then wooden planks were laid on them, and a temporary dock was built for the people to land smoothly. However, this dock can only be used to transport people and lighter goods, and those large items, such as cannons, cannot be disembarked through such a rudimentary dock.

It took only an hour for the dock to be completed, and then the first engineers went ashore to restore and strengthen the fort before enemy reinforcements arrived.

Most of the main forces left behind by the Qing army were distributed in Jinzhou, Haizhou, Liaoyang and other places. Considering the speed of the spread of the beacon fire, after about half an hour, the Qing army in Haizhou could get the news of the attack on Niuzhuang Fort, and after an hour, the news could reach the Pansnake Station, an hour and a half later, the news could reach Liaoyang, and two hours later, the news could reach Jinzhou.

However, the message that Beacon can transmit is very vague. It was difficult for the Qing army to organize its operations solely on the news spread by the beacon fire. Therefore, even after seeing the beacon fire, it is impossible for the Qing army to take immediate action, and they must have more accurate information before they can take action.

It is estimated that after the first beacon tower saw the beacon fire, in addition to lighting the beacon fire, it would also send cavalry to conduct preliminary reconnaissance. After triangulation of the wolf smoke on the beacon tower of the Qing army, the staff department of the Model Army calculated the straight-line distance between the beacon tower and Niuzhuang Fort, which was about ten miles, and the actual distance was longer, but if they saw the beacon fire and immediately sent scouts, their scouts should have seen the fall of Niuzhuang Fort at this time, and had now returned to the beacon tower. If the beacon tower has enough horses, then the relay of fast horses to transmit the message will not be much slower than the beacon. (The transmission speed of the beacon is actually only about 30 kilometers per hour, which is much slower than expected.) And the stagecoach galloping to deliver messages can also get close to this speed. However, when the beacon fire transmits the message, it is in a straight line, and the stagecoach is limited by the road, so on the whole, the beacon fire is still faster, especially in those areas where there are obstacles in the terrain) Even taking into account the restrictions of the road, at most, at night, the Qing army in Liaoyang should be able to know the more specific situation. Then they made a decision, mobilized the army, prepared for the expedition, concentrated the troops, and sent troops again, at least three to five days, so that if the Qing army decided to counterattack, probably after the seventh day, Niuzhuang Fort would face the threat of the Qing army. And the model army must be prepared for defense during this period of time.

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As expected by the staff of the Model Army, on the same night, Duoduo, who remained in Liaoyang, learned the news of the fall of Niuzhuang Fort. The news startled Dodor. Not long ago, Duoduo had also been to Castle Cowtown. Although this fortress was not perfect, in the eyes of Dodor, it was almost impossible to conquer such a fortress in just over an hour. So much so that at first, he almost thought that the person who came to report the news had mistaken the news. Since then, however, several successive messengers have confirmed the news.

"Fifteen Baylor, we can't let them take root at the mouth of the Great Liao River!" One of the generals shouted.

Dodor frowned, but did not respond.

The fall of Niuzhuang Fort and the consequences brought about by it, although Duoduo was relatively young, also knew it. Niuzhuang Fort is at the mouth of the Da Liao River, although the Da Liao River is not particularly long, but it is indeed a very important river, because it has a good amount of water, and the area through which it flows is mostly plain, and the height difference is small.

The area through which it flows is mostly plain, which means that both sides of the river are important agricultural areas. Especially in today's environment of insufficient precipitation, agricultural production in eastern Liaoning can only be carried out in the area along the river. In fact, agricultural production in the Manchu-controlled areas today is very dependent on this area. The good water volume of the river, combined with the small drop, means that most sections of the river are navigable in spring and summer. This is a very good feature in normal times, but nowadays it means that opponents can rely on the river's capacity to harass or even attack the Manchu hinterland in the spring and summer. At that time, when Mao Wenlong was still there, and the former Dongjiang Town still had a certain combat effectiveness and combat enthusiasm, Houjin was worried about the safety of the hinterland of the back road, and it was always difficult to mobilize the main force as later and enter the customs on a large scale. And once the Manchus lost the ability to project military force into the Guannai, it would not only mean a reversal of the offensive and defensive forms, but also the beginning of the Manchu Dynasty's demise. Even though Dordor was not particularly well-versed in politics, he could figure out such simple questions. From this point of view, he should indeed react immediately and mobilize his army to retake this key stronghold.

However, in such a short period of time, the enemy captured Niuzhuang Fort, which he thought was relatively well defended, but it also made Duoduo jealous. Originally, among the Baylors of my Qing Dynasty, because of his strength, Duoduo was somewhat above the top, and he had always been the most arrogant. However, not long ago, he encountered the main force of the model army in Guannai, and in a hard-fought field battle, the model army, which was not superior in numbers, gave a cruel lesson to the Eight Banners soldiers, who had always thought they were "invincible in the world." With modest losses, they routed the armies of the two white flags head-on, leaving them with heavy losses and forced to flee.

Like many self-righteous rich second generations or official second generations, Duoduo's so-called arrogance is actually quite vain. Once a major setback is encountered, this kind of pretentiousness, this kind of arrogance, can easily turn into cowering or even self-indulgence. Duoduo, who was a little frightened by the model army, could not be said to have any confidence in whether he could recapture Niuzhuang Fort.

"Now the fortress is occupied by the enemy. The enemy's ability to defend the city is not simple. If we run head-on, we're probably going to suffer a big loss. "Once we suffer a great defeat in the city, things will be even more difficult to deal with. Let's wait for the emperor's judgment on this matter. ”

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The news reached Huang Taiji an hour later, and it was already late at night, but Huang Taiji was still dealing with government affairs. If the situation changes today, there will naturally be many things. Huang Taiji's health is not very good, but his physical problems now are completely different from those in history. Historically, Huang Taiji had severe problems such as dizziness and nosebleeds. This is probably because he is so fat that he has a three-high problem. But in this era, the problem of obesity has been unexpectedly solved. And the panacea for this problem is the blessing that has been forbidden by my Qing Dynasty. Longevity. Paste.

Although this thing has been banned by my Qing Dynasty, there is still a lot of inventory in the palace. When Huang Taiji was in a vertigo attack, he used this thing to treat. As a result, one side effect was that he became thinner. Well, anyone who knows the history of my Qing Dynasty in another time and space knows that the great. Smoke. Ghosts are basically skeletons of bones.

It's just that although a certain drug solves the problem of obesity and the three highs of obesity, it brings more problems. First of all, there is a decrease in physical fitness, lack of energy, and then the most troublesome problem of addiction. Huang Taiji had known about this problem for a long time, but he never thought that this problem could be so serious. In the end, though, he solved the problem with amazing perseverance and determination. Huang Taiji ordered all the remaining things to be burned, which can be regarded as the completion of a Shenyang gunsmoke. But after such a toss, his body is naturally not much better. Today, mental breakdown is his most serious problem. I can't sleep well at night, and I can't lift my spirits by doing anything during the day.

When he received the news, he was drinking a bowl of ginseng soup prepared for him by Da Yu'er. This kind of great supplement, which he could never touch before, is now almost inseparable from it.

"Let Fifteen Baylor rush to Shengjing overnight!" After reading the news, Huang Taiji issued such an order.