There was an oppressive silence in Dolgon's tent, and everyone stood with gloomy faces and hands down, and no one spoke.

The Qing army fought countless battles, always winning more and losing less. When we lost, there was not much discouragement, and everyone was full of confidence that we would win. In the battle against the Ming army, especially the attack on the Ming army's fortified city, even if the battle did not go well at the beginning and even suffered a major defeat, everyone believed that the victory would eventually belong to the Qing army. But now, almost all of them have no hope of victory.

The situation on the battlefield was too favorable for the Ming army. The Ming army paid few casualties, and the Qing army had little to gain after paying a very heavy price. Tens of thousands of Han troops were killed, two of the Sanshun kings, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming, died, the Korean army lost most of it, the Mongolian Eight Banners also suffered heavy losses, and the Jurchen Eight Banners also suffered certain losses. And the Ming army paid a maximum of one or two thousand casualties.

What's even worse is that after the red-coated artillery was put into battle, it did not achieve the expected effect, and it was destroyed a lot by the artillery of the Ming army.

No one could figure out how to carry out an effective attack, how to inflict heavy losses on the Ming army. Even Fan Wencheng and other advisers didn't dare to make any more suggestions in front of Dolgon, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was so strong, it exceeded everyone's expectations, and Fan Wenchen and others were afraid that they would make further suggestions, but they still couldn't get any results, so there would be no place in Jiannu China, and Dolgon would snub them.

Therefore, before and after the withdrawal of troops, before and after Dolgon's emergency military council, he and other advisers did not dare to offer any other opinions.

Duoduo was the most depressed today, the siege battle was a mess, and he also clashed with the Han army, losing nearly a thousand cavalry and two white cavalry elites, and the Mongolian Eight Banners also lost a lot, and in several battles with Cao Yue, he was a miserable defeat.

Duoduo has always been conceited, and he has won more and lost less battles for many years, and he also thinks that he is very strategic, but several battles with Cao Yue almost ruined his self-confidence. When he came to the meeting today, he told Dorgon privately about the day's battle. He wasn't worried about being punished by Dolgon, but he was afraid of being attacked and used by Hauge.

Thankfully, the attack didn't go well today, and Haug was disgraced, as was Azig.

He didn't dare to say anything today, and was ready to listen to Dorgon's direct orders.

Hauge is the same, Azig was also beaten out of temper, there was no way to attack the city by hard attack, and the lethality of the Ming army's firearms was too powerful. As long as the Ming army has maintained such a strong firepower, the Qing army will not be able to break through Datong City at all, even if all the horses are consumed here. Some people are already wondering whether it is time to withdraw troops from Datong and attack other places to make up for this loss.

"Today's siege did not go well, and this king has also seen it, it is all the power of the Ming army's firearms," Dolgon finally spoke, "Today's siege has not been fruitful, and this king does not intend to punish anyone." ”

Dorgon's words relieved many people, especially Haug and Dord, who were afraid of being punished in public, losing face and losing prestige. Especially Dordor, because of the conflict with Shang Kexi, he was afraid of being used by others, and Dolgon couldn't favor him. Hearing Dolgon say that he would not pursue today, and no one else came forward to accuse him of dealing with Shang Kexi's mistakes, he was relieved.

Dolgon said again: "This king found today that in the siege operation in the afternoon, the musket shooting of the Ming army was not as intensive as it was at the beginning, and the interval was also long, depending on the situation, the Ming army's gunpowder was almost exhausted. As long as the gunpowder of the Ming army in Datong City is exhausted, it will not be so easy to stop my brave and warlike Qing army from attacking the city with only more than 50,000 people. ”

Dolgon also immediately arranged the battle plan for the next day, continued to attack the city, consumed the gunpowder of the Ming army, and sent more men and horses to threaten the south gate of Datong, striving to capture all the guards in the direction of the south gate, completely encircling Datong City, and cutting off all connections between Datong and the outside.

The generals saw confidence in Dorgon, and when they heard that the gunpowder of the Ming army in the city was running out, their frustration was a little better.

When Dolgon summoned his important people to urgently discuss the military situation, Cao Yue in Datong City was also doing similar things. He and Sun Chuanting convened the main officials of Datong and the important generals of the Datong army, and held an emergency military meeting in Xingyuan.

Today's battle was good, Jiannu was severely damaged, and many of Jiannu's red-coated cannons were destroyed, and all the generals looked elated, and even Sun Chuanting was happy. He had never commanded such a smooth battle, and he learned a lot from Cao Yue's command, especially the great power of firearms. He also knew that if he personally led the army to fight in the future, firearms would also be used in this way.

Although he was the highest military commander of Datong in commanding the operation this time, Sun Chuanting knew that he could not play a big role, the Datong army would not listen to his command, and he could not do better than Cao Yue. Now that he is in charge, Cao Yue is responsible for the actual arrangement, and the credit is shared equally between two people, which is a very cost-effective thing.

In the end, he wants to master the Datong Army, but not now, and he doesn't want to fight with Cao Yue for power.

After a statement and report on the battle situation, Cao Yue encouraged the meritorious generals and promised that after the war, he would give all the meritorious soldiers a rich reward, even if the court did not give it, he would reward everyone with his own family property, and he would never owe it. Cao Yue's promise made the soldiers extremely happy, and they repeatedly said that they would fulfill their duties, kill the enemy bravely, and never let Jiannu set foot on the city of Datong.

After saying a happy thing, Cao Yue also told some harsh questions.

The biggest headache today is the lack of gunpowder. Dolgon's judgment was basically correct, and the stock of gunpowder in Datong City was seriously insufficient. The most ammunition for muskets is consumed, and now there are only 50,000 rounds left, and there are only more than 8,000 firecrackers that can be used.

There are more than 8,000 grenades, and there are not many artillery shells.

That is to say, in one to two days at most, all the ammunition will be consumed, and the ammunition produced in the follow-up will not be able to be basically replenished, and what is worse is that the saltpeter outside the city is already difficult to transport in, and the follow-up gunpowder production cannot be carried out.

The combat power of the Datong Army is supported by gunpowder, and without gunpowder, the combat power will drop significantly.

Cao Yue did not announce the stockpile of gunpowder, and the smiles on the faces of the generals suddenly disappeared. Without muskets, they can fully imagine the cruelty of the war, as long as Jiannu continues to attack the city, the casualties of the Datong army itself will rise significantly, and the morale will definitely be hit at that time.

What to do? This was the thought that came to all the participants almost at the same time!