In the camp of Jiannu, the great tent of Dolgon, a military council was also being held.

It is completely different from the warm, excited, and excited appearance of the Ming army when discussing the military situation, Dolgon's big tent is full of tragedy and depression, everyone has a gloomy face, and Dolgon's eyes are so red that they can drip blood.

With today's all-out attack, Dolgon originally thought that the morale boosted by the Jurchen elite cavalry's desperate charge would definitely change the situation on the battlefield. The reckless slaughter of the Jurchen elite cavalry will definitely be able to show in the war, no matter what, it should not be a problem to break through one or two positions of the Ming army. But unexpectedly, the final result was still a fiasco, at least 25,000 Qing soldiers died in front of the Ming army, and the Ming army's position was still unbreakable. Such casualties made Dolgon's heart dripping blood, and he could never have imagined that the Ming army, which was hiding in the trenches and shooting with muskets, would have such combat effectiveness and resist the repeated attacks of nearly 100,000 Qing soldiers without much effort.

Of the more than 20,000 Qing soldiers killed, at least 8,000 were Jurchen elite cavalry, and the Mongols also lost at least 10,000 people. This is a completely unacceptable casualty for Dolgon, he is a little red-eyed, and even thinks of pouring all his strength into a decisive battle with the Ming army, even if he uses all his strength, he will capture Texas and teach Cao Yue a lesson.

Fortunately, Fan Wencheng's persuasion, as well as Dolgon's own sanity, made him finally make a fairly wise decision, and after suffering heavy losses, he decisively stopped the attack and retreated on all fronts. This decision allowed countless Jiannu to save their lives, and if Dolgon's original plan was to storm at all costs until the Ming army's defense line was broken, the price paid might be several times higher than it is now.

There is one thing that makes Dolgon very difficult to understand, how the ammunition of the Ming army is like not being consumed, according to his estimate, the ammunition transported from Nanjing by land and water. There is no way to meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of people in the Ming army.

In fact, what Dolgon didn't know was that in Dezhou, Liaocheng, Linqing, Jinan and other cities in Shandong that had been recovered, firearms workshops had been established, and the production of gunpowder was not complicated, and these places originally had firearms workshops, and the machinery and raw materials for making muskets were all there. The newly established firearms workshops were able to produce gunpowder and some old-fashioned muskets very quickly.

Today's Ming army, the musket bullets used, except for some of the copper shell bullets with complex production processes. Others are still loaded with gunpowder, as long as the gunpowder is sufficient and the musket is not damaged, it can basically be fired continuously for several days or dozens of days.

Most of the gunpowder was produced in Shandong, and the bullets and shells brought from the south were mainly made with complex technology. The Nanjing Arsenal and other weapons workshops are producing at the highest efficiency, and the firearms workshops in Shandong are also making gunpowder day and night, and there will be no shortage of ammunition for hundreds of thousands of Ming troops, at least during the period when the war has just begun.

"Everyone. Today's battle situation, you have also seen, the Ming army with trenches and muskets, successfully resisted the countless attacks of our Qing army. Our Qing soldiers paid a heavy price, and they failed to break through the positions of the Ming army," Dolgon said with a gloomy face and gritted his teeth: "If my Qing army continues like this. Within a few days, they will all die under the muskets of the Ming army, and our Qing Dynasty will also be destroyed. How to solve this crisis. You can share any thoughts you have. ”

After Dolgon finished speaking, no one stood up to express his opinion, the tragedy of the last battle of Liaocheng, and today's huge losses have made them dumbfounded, and the previous pride and courage have all disappeared in the tragedy of these battles. Without waiting for the elite Qing cavalry to rush to the opponent's position, they were shot by muskets and artillery, and the Ming army hid in the trenches to shoot at ease, and there was no need to rush out of the trenches to defeat the Qing army, and the Qing army was helpless against it, and could not find a way to crack it, how could this battle be fought?

Most of the people hoped that Dolgon would order a halt to the attack on the Ming army's position, and retreat in stride to disengage with the Ming army, knowing that if they continued to attack like this, they might die tomorrow in the way of the charge. Death is not terrible, but the most terrible thing is to know that death is waiting for them in front of them, and they have to rush forward without hesitation and walk on this road of death.

The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were not afraid of bloody battles, even if the situation was very tragic in the end, they could accept it, but they were afraid of such a one-sided defeat and the way of fighting for people as a target for guns.

But no one dared to stand up and propose that Dolgon could no longer attack like this, and that the Qing soldiers could no longer be sent to the guns of the Ming army in vain, and that the best strategy was to retreat and disengage from contact with the Ming army. They were afraid that if they came forward to make such an opinion, they would be immediately beheaded by Dolgon, who had caused trouble to the army.

Even Fan Wencheng was helpless, he tried all the methods he could think of, but it didn't work, and he didn't dare to stand up and say anything.

Seeing that everyone in the tent looked like this, Dolgon's heart became even more angry, and his hands on the saber were bruised.

At this time, Duoduo stood up, bowed to Dolgon, and said, "Regent, my brother thinks that my Qing army can no longer attack in this way, otherwise the losses will be even more severe. The younger brother believed that the Ming army was able to win mainly by virtue of the great lethality of artillery and muskets, as well as their way of fighting at ease. They did not take the initiative to attack, but passively waited for our troops to charge, lay in ambush in the trenches, and shot our charging sergeants with muskets. The younger brother believes that if we don't take the initiative to fight and wait for them to attack, the outcome of the war may be completely different. If the Ming army takes the initiative to attack, their trenches will not be able to be used, and the weakness of the flanks will not be able to use the terrain to cover, and our army will definitely find a way to break through its musket array. Therefore, the younger brother believes that our army should not attack on a large scale like this, but like the Ming army, it will defend according to the large battalion. At the same time, small groups of men and horses were constantly sent to harass the Ming army and disrupt the Ming army's water and land transportation. Most of our army is cavalry, with strong mobility and can adapt to changes. ”

After listening to what Duoduo said, Fan Wencheng, who originally didn't dare to speak out, also immediately stood up and agreed with Duoduo's point of view: "Regent, the slave feels that what Prince Yu said is very reasonable, and the Ming army can win, that is, what Prince Yu said, if our army does not take the initiative to attack and take a defensive position, then the Ming army will have no chance to take advantage of it, and their trenches will be useless." If they take the initiative to attack, then their advantage will be lost, and when that time comes, it will be the time for our army to turn defeat into victory. ”

After listening to what Duoduo and Fan Wencheng said, Dolgon's originally tightly knit brows relaxed slightly, but he didn't say anything right away, he still wanted to hear the opinions of others.

However, the others didn't make any better suggestions, and eventually Dorgon waved them all back, leaving only Dodor and Fan Wencheng. (To be continued.) )