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Although he had long expected that the casualties in this battle were not optimistic, when the results were reported, Li Yuanqing couldn't help but feel a kind of heart-wrenching pain in his heart. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan were also silent for a long time and did not say a word.

In this battle, there were nearly 600 casualties on the side of the Changsheng Battalion alone, of which more than 200 were killed and nearly 180 were seriously wounded......

Chen Zhong's side was heavier than the Immortal Camp.

Although he also adopted the new style of firearms of the Immortal Battalion, and the team was quite neat, they were far from being able to compare with the Immortal Battalion in terms of experience and rigor.

The occasional setbacks and lack of firepower nets also doomed their pikemen to pay an even greater price.

In this battle, Chen Zhong's troops suffered more than 800 or 900 casualties, and nearly 400 were killed.

Although some of these casualties are auxiliaries, most of them are the elite soldiers of the two people, which is ......

Even if the two of them are not short of people at this time, most of these people are old brothers.

However, although the casualties of the two divisions were heavy, the Houjin army did not win favor.

In this battle, the two divisions captured nearly 1,500 Tartar heads and thousands of weapons and armor.

This is mainly the Ming army in the earthen wall of the barrier, many of the Tartar heads killed outside the earthen wall by birds, hands ~ grenades ~ catapults, did not have time to collect, if you count these, the casualties of the Tartars should be at least more than 2,000 people.

And that's just the most conservative number.

After all, a lot of Tartars with minor or non-fatal injuries have also run away a lot.

Seeing that Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong were so depressed, Zhang Pan's heart was also uncomfortable, and he was silent for a long time, and he said in a low voice: "Yuanqing, Lao Chen, today is the first day, we, we have to look forward." ”

Chen Zhong drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp, clenched his fists tightly, and almost gritted his teeth: "These dog tartars!" Sooner or later, one day, Lao Tzu will kill all these dog offal! ”

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, but his eyes were much clearer.

In war, people always die.

Zhang Pan has a saying that is not wrong, people~~, you have to look forward. And now, it's just getting started.

"Big brother, big brother Zhang, there are gains and losses. What is past is gone. The blood of the sons will not be shed in vain. There's a lot more we have to do now! ”

Looking at Li Yuanqing's face, Chen Zhong also reacted, and hurriedly got up and said, "What Yuanqing said is good. In the defense at night, there must not be half a point of carelessness. I'll go over there and keep an eye on it. ”

As he spoke, Chen Zhong hurried away.

Zhang Pan watched Chen Zhong go away, and he was indescribably disappointed for a while.

Li Yuanqing understood Zhang Pan's thoughts, shook his hand heavily and said, "Brother Zhang, tonight, I'm afraid we won't be able to rest." Let's go to the camp. ”

Zhang Pan was stunned, and instantly understood what Li Yuanqing meant, and nodded gratefully, "Yuanqing, let's go." ”

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In the early morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Li Yuanqing woke up suddenly.

Next to her, Nian'er was taken aback, she was still a little sleepy-eyed, she hurriedly got up to support Li Yuanqing, and said carefully: "Master, you, are you okay?" Do you have nightmares? ”

Li Yuanqing felt that the hair on his forehead was wet, and touched it hard, only to find that he was already sweating profusely.

In his sleep, Li Yuanqing had a very terrible dream, Houjin's iron cavalry broke through the defense line of the Ming army, Li Yuanqing was caught off guard, and the Changsheng battalion and Chen Zhongbu were wiped out.

Then, Mao Wenlong's troops were ambushed, and the whole army was annihilated.

Immediately afterwards, Liaodong fell, southern Liaonan fell, and western Liaoxi fell, and the iron cavalry of Houjin approached Guannei......

"Nian'er, pour a glass of water for you. What time is it? Li Yuanqing's voice was indescribably hoarse, as if he was pressed by a ghost.

"Yes, sir. You wait. ”

Nian'er hurriedly got up, went to the pot next to him and poured a bowl of water, took a sip of it, tested the temperature of the water, hurriedly walked over, and served Li Yuanqing to drink some water, "Master, it should be just over the middle of now." I had just faintly heard a soldier on duty tell the hour. Sir, you've only been asleep for less than an hour. Lie down and rest for a while, right? ”

Looking at the tired Li Yuanqing, Nian'er couldn't say how distressed.

After drinking some water, Li Yuanqing's spirit has improved a lot, he smiled slightly, and affectionately hugged Nian'er in his arms, "Ye is fine." Ye is not as weak as you think. Nian'er, you can sleep a little longer. Wait for noon, if you have time, you will come over to eat with you. ”

Saying that, Li Yuanqing hurriedly got up and got dressed himself, Nian'er was busy getting up to serve, but Li Yuanqing pressed her on the bed, "Nian'er, you have a good rest, just come by yourself." ”

Seeing that Li Yuanqing had already dressed in three or two, Nian'er had no choice but to give up and watched Li Yuanqing walk out of the tent.

At this time, the sky was just slightly bright, a little gloomy, and the north wind was howling, blowing the tents around him, faintly mixed with some fine particles, looking at this appearance, it seemed that it was going to snow again.

Seeing Li Yuanqing come out, the soldiers on duty not far from the tent hurriedly greeted him, "General." ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, "How was last night?" Is there a situation? ”

The two pro-soldiers hurriedly shook their heads, "General, everything is normal, there are no accidents." Humble to inform Niu Ye. ”

Li Yuanqing shook his head, "Don't worry. You take a few people with me to make rounds, and you stay here. ”

"Yes." This soldier hurriedly greeted a few brothers nearby, and quickly came to Li Yuanqing's side to guard.

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, which instantly turned into a wisp of white smoke, and the sky had already begun to cool down.

He paused for a moment and strode toward the north earthen wall.

When he came to the earthen wall, Xu Heizi was still directing the busy work here, and he didn't sleep all night, his voice was a little hoarse, but his spirit was not bad.

Seeing Li Yuanqing coming, Xu Heizi hurriedly greeted him, "General, so early?" ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "The old slave is opposite, how can I sleep soundly?" How's the fortification going here? ”

Xu Heizi also smiled, "It's almost there." General, God is on our side. It's starting to get cold. The splashed water has frozen. If the Tartars want to attack the city today, it will not be so easy. ”

As he spoke, he hurriedly stepped forward, "General, come here and take a look." ”

Li Yuanqing followed Xu Heizi, quickly stepped on the simple stairs, and came to the earthen wall to check.

To the north of the earthen wall, near the moat and all the way to the root of the wall and the surface of the wall, a thick layer of ice has formed, and a lot of sand can be faintly seen inside.

It can be seen that this is by no means the result of a splash of water.

Li Yuanqing stretched out his hand to try it, it was cold, although the ice surface was not slippery enough by the wind, but suddenly there was more than one meter wide ice surface, and it would take a lot of trouble for the Jin army to break through the earthen wall.

"Good work, Brother Xu." Li Yuanqing patted Xu Heizi on the shoulder.

Xu Heizi smiled, "Being able to share the worries of the general is a blessing of humble duty." ”

The two of them glanced at each other and couldn't help but smile.

The two of them patrolled around the earthen wall, and the layout of all aspects was already tight, and I was afraid that it would snow heavily today, and it would be the turn of the old slave to have a headache.

Just about to prepare for the firefighters to cook some food and warm their bodies, to the west, Chen Zhong also ran over quickly with a few personal soldiers.

As soon as he saw Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong couldn't help but be stunned, "Yuanqing, so early?" ”

For a moment, he couldn't help laughing, "I thought I was early enough, but I didn't expect you to be earlier than me." ”

On the other side, Zhang Pan also hurried over with a few personal soldiers.

The three of them looked at each other and couldn't help but smile, in such a state, who can sleep soundly?

The firefighters were instructed to make breakfast, and at this time, the snow in the sky had begun to thicken, mixed with the cold and howling north wind, and for a while, the earthen wall was a little frighteningly cold.

Zhang Pan said: "Yuanqing, Lao Chen, look at this day, if the Tartars want to attack again, I'm afraid it won't be so easy." God help us, so that we can rest for a day. ”

Chen Zhong said: "I would like the Tartars to continue the siege today. These dogs are crumb, if they don't beat them hard, they hurt, they will never have a long memory. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded and said: "The Tartars attacking the city today have the advantage of attacking the city, and if they don't attack the city, they also have the advantage of not attacking the city." But either way, we have to be prepared. ”

The two nodded hurriedly, and Zhang Pan said, "That's right." We must not give the Tartars any chance. ”

After a brief breakfast, Xu Heizi went back to rest, and at this time, the generals of all the ministries also got up.

Li Yuanqing and the three of them held a simple military meeting in a small tent temporarily erected under the fort, mainly to assign tasks, clarify the responsibilities of each person and each department, and specifically refine the tasks to each department and each person.

This time, once there is a mistake in any link, the three of them can find the crux of the problem in the shortest possible time.

Although the wind and snow were very strong, the forts were covered by branches and mud, and the weather was so cold that the simple defenses were already frozen and very strong, blocking the wind and snow from the outside.

In addition, there was a bonfire next to it, but it was not a big deal.

Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan stood on the fort and watched the situation of the Houjin camp opposite.

At this time, the wind is coming from the north, and with the scattered snowflakes, the visibility is not too high.

But the sky was already bright, and although it was still a little gloomy, there was still no big problem in seeing the movement a mile and a half or two miles away.

At this time, the snow had lasted for more than half an hour, and it was about half past eight, and the whole world was covered with a layer of white.

Within the field of vision, you can clearly see that there are five or six post-Jin army sentry horses, which are wandering away from a mile away, scattered in several places, ghostly probing the movements of the Ming army on this side of the earthen wall.

Inside the earthen wall, the battle formations of the Ming army on all sides have been assembled, and vigorous bonfires have been lit in several open spaces to ensure the warmth of the soldiers.

Fighting in such weather is bound to pay more energy than usual, although Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong are not inferior in equipment, but the Ming army camp is at the downwind, and it will consume some more energy to fight against the cold.

In this regard, Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, and Zhang Pan did not dare to slack off.

Fortunately, there is an earthen wall to block part of the wind, so that the children do not have to face the cold wind directly, and can have a little buffer.

It was fast to noon, and the snow was lighter, but the wind was getting stronger.

The Houjin army did not launch an offensive, and the Ming army sentry in front also received news that the Houjin camp did not move, and it seemed that he was going to give up the idea of attacking today.

Chen Zhong said very unhappily: "Dog Tartar on dog days, are they really not attacking today?" ”

Zhang Pan breathed a sigh of relief, although he did not have a headquarters, but his two thousand soldiers also joined the front of the front today, if it was delayed for one more day, there would be more ample preparation for his sons.

"Lao Chen, it's good if the Tartars don't attack. We can deploy more things more carefully. It's just that I don't know what's going on over there. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded.

For their own camps, all aspects of the deployment have basically been thorough.

In particular, the deployment of firearms and gunpowder is Li Yuanqing's greatest confidence.

He wasn't worried about the defense on his side, but on Mao Wenlong's side, Li Yuanqing was also sweating.

Whether everything he did was worth it or not depends on Mao Wenlong's answer.

After a moment, Li Yuanqing let out a long breath of turbid breath and said, "Two big brothers, what do you want to do so much?" Let him come a few ways, I will only go all the way! As long as the dog tartars dare to come up, Lao Tzu will definitely let their heads bleed! ”

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