The fierce white-knuckle battle didn't last as long as Pan Daxing felt, on the one hand, because the white-knuckle battle was extremely physically demanding, and the so-called three hundred rounds of the big war, from dawn to dark, were mostly just unreliable imagination. On the other hand, and more importantly, white-knuckle combat is very demanding on morale. Generally speaking, an army with low morale, an army with a weak will to fight will soon collapse in a white-knuckle battle, and now the Qing army has entered such a state.

Although the white-knuckle battle lasted for a short time, the casualties brought were not small. The Model Army lost more than 400 casualties in this battle, and more than 1,000 were wounded to varying degrees. It is estimated that at least one hundred and fifty of these people will die of their injuries and complications in the near future, and at least half of the remaining will not be able to return to the battlefield because of their disabilities. And if it weren't for the model army that won the victory, these wounded soldiers would not even have survived.

The model army that controlled the battlefield paid such a big price, and the losses of the Qing army, which were driven from the battlefield and could not contain and treat the wounded, were naturally even greater. In hand-to-hand combat between the two sides, because of the model army's shotgun and close-range shooting tactics, they got a little more exchange than they already suffered, and nearly a thousand soldiers were killed directly in the white-knuckle battle, and then in the short pursuit, they were killed another five or six hundred. In addition to this, more than 2,000 wounded soldiers were abandoned on the battlefield, of which about 2,000 were seriously wounded of no medical value, and all of them were mercifully mended; There are also some Qing soldiers, the injuries are not serious, and there is still the value of treatment. They were treated fairly simply, and if they were lucky enough to avoid inflammation or something, then they would have the opportunity to go to the copper mine under the name of Zuo Liangyu and his son, or to Li Guozhu's sulfur cave in the Philippines to escape the rest of their lives, although the rest of their lives were generally short. (At Zuo Liangyu, miners were often captured and eaten by the natives; And with Li Guozhu, the sulfur vapor that permeated the mine would easily kill them. ）

Such a large loss is the first for both sides. The Model Army fought many battles, but casualties were always few. As for the Manchus, they never had the memory of leaving thousands of corpses on one battlefield.

Because he had never suffered such a large loss in a single battle, Zheng Sen was a little worried about the morale of his troops, so he canceled the plan to pursue the victory and directly attack the enemy's fortress, allowing the army to rest for a while.

On the other side, the shock of this battle to the Manchus was even greater. The losses in one battle are as high as 4,000 people, and how many 4,000 people can be consumed in the entire Qing Dynasty like this? Moreover, more than 4,000 of these people were experienced soldiers who dared to fight, including even more than 200 white-armored soldiers, in addition, Dai Shan's grandson Adali, and Tan Tai, the general of the Zhenghuang Banner, were also killed in this battle. Such a blow naturally greatly shook the morale of the Qing army. Even the Manchu top brass began to waver.

Under such circumstances, the Qing army was naturally unable to organize any large-scale counterattack. As a result, the battle lines of the two sides were once again temporarily quiet.

Taking advantage of this gap, Huang Taiji also gathered several flag owners to discuss the next move.

"Your Majesty, this battle can't be fought like this again. We can't afford to fight like this. As soon as he saw Huang Taiji, Azig shouted.

"Your Majesty, even if we defend the city and keep this year's autumn harvest, and the Ming Kingdom will come again next year, what will we do to resist them? Brother Chen felt that we could not fight like this now. Dodor said the same.

Huang Taiji glanced at them, and then looked at Dai Shandao, who was walking behind them step by step: "Second brother, what do you think?" ”

Dai Shan stood still, bowed down to Huang Taiji and said, "Your Majesty, I'm already old and confused, what else can I do?" It's just that I also think that even if we can survive this year, it will be difficult for us to survive next year. As for what to do, the emperor has always been sage, and there will definitely be a good way. We just need to listen to the emperor's will. ”

Huang Taiji couldn't help frowning, he knew that Dai Shan was obviously unwilling to fight like this again, and looking at his appearance, Huang Taiji suspected that he should have some tacit understanding with the two white flags. So Huang Taiji said: "Second brother, the twelfth, the fifteenth." We are all brothers, and at this time it is already a time for survival, even when the old Khan was in Sarhu, and there is no danger now. By this time, our brothers were all in the same boat. Could it be that if we lose here, which of those Nikans will not let go? Now if you have any thoughts in your heart, it is better to be honest and say it. ”

Duoduo listened, looked at Huang Taiji again, and saw that his expression didn't look like he was pretending, so he said: "Starling, I'm thinking, it's not a way to fight like this, we can't beat others with the original way of playing, and those who learn from others don't learn the essence, and they are the same as death." Now we have to find a way to grab some time. So I think, starling, you emperor should not be the emperor for now, let's ask the other side for a trick first. As long as we can take some time, we can always find a way. ”

"How could the other side agree to us recruiting An? How could they not see that this was a delaying tactic? Huang Taiji asked, "If they were fooled, they would have been on it last time." ”

"Eighth." Dai Shan spoke, "Last time our conditions were not good enough, of course they won't agree." This time we put on a lower posture, in addition to being a vassal, we have to make more concessions, such as handing over the Han in our hands, such as withdrawing from the side wall. ”

"How's that going to work? We agreed to such conditions, and the Qing Dynasty was all over. Even if it is a delaying tactic, how long can this move be delayed? It is impossible for them to believe it without actual action on the condition of empty words. Huang Taiji said.

"Of course." Dai Shan said in a sad tone: "But we can also send hostages, we really return the Han people, and we really retreat gradually, we go to North Korea." Zheng Jiagong is the master, and the next step is either that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will destroy them, or they will seek to usurp the throne. Don't they need to preserve their strength? Don't they need a foreign aid? As long as they allow us to move to North Korea, even if we really accept Zhao'an, what can't we do in today's situation? The eighth child, who is under the eaves, can't help but bow his head. Nowadays, we really can't beat people! ”

Huang Taiji thought for a moment and asked again, "So, who can be the messenger?" Who will be the hostage?