More than 7,000 soldiers of the 1st Division of the Haw Par Army fought against 1,000 musketeers of the new army of the imperial court, and there was no doubt about the result.

Muskets and grenades alone killed a thousand musketeers.

More than 600 musketeers were killed in direct battle, and more than 300 musketeers were captured...... As long as they saw the real faces of the First Army, the musketeers of the new army of the imperial court, without exception, were all left on the scene.

On the tower of the south gate of Nanjing, the 1,000 musketeers under his command had just left the city, and they always felt a trace of uneasiness in their hearts, so they climbed the city tower and stayed in the city tower, waiting for the troops out of the city to bring the latest news to themselves.

Therefore, the brief sound of gunfire and grenade explosions on the battlefield outside the city was very clearly transmitted to the ears of the commander-in-chief.

As a battle-hardened veteran, although the general soldier did not come to the battlefield in person.

However, judging by the intensity of gunfire and grenade explosions, the general soldier can still make a rough judgment.

Therefore, as soon as the gunfire stopped, the general soldier's brows quickly furrowed. Not only that, but a trace of solemnity also appeared on the face of the chief soldier......"

Under the watchful eyes of more than a dozen subordinates at the same time, he said with a worried face: "There is indeed an enemy outside the city, with at least 3,000 troops, and all of them are equipped with muskets...... No wonder we got fifty musketeers out of the city yesterday, and they could have been wiped out silently......"

As soon as the chief soldier had just spoken, a thick worried expression appeared on the face of the deputy chief soldier.

Then, with a worried face, he asked, "General, there are so many people in the enemy...... And we went out of the city to get musketeers, and there were only a thousand men at full duty...... What's more, the gunfire of the fighting stopped so quickly. Isn't it that our brothers who went out of the city have been ......?"

"I won't ......," the general soldier replied with a firm face without thinking about it.

But. That being said, However, the general soldier had already begun to worry in his heart.

Because, according to his own judgment, even if the battle just now was a sneak attack on his troops out of the city, he would retreat after a few rounds of musket fire. If you go out of the city to get troops, you should also pursue them, and at the very least, there must be gunshots for counterattacks.

And now, he didn't even hear the slightest shot back. This had to make the general soldiers worry about their troops going out of the city.

However, in the absence of any knowledge of the battle outside the city, all he could do was to keep waiting.

However, what the general soldier didn't expect was that he would wait for two or three hours......

Until the sky began to slowly darken, the general soldiers who had been holding the tower did not see any shadow of the troops leaving the city.

At this time, the bad premonition in the heart of the general soldier became even stronger.

Although the deputy commander-in-chief standing beside him didn't say much, he could feel from their increasingly solemn faces that they no longer had any hope for the troops leaving the city in the morning......

"Shall we go out of the city and get a thousand musketeers? It was really in that brief exchange of fire that the whole army was wiped out...... "The general soldier did not want to admit this fact. However, in front of the facts. He had to admit that he had failed. Then, with a desperate face, he said with emotion......

At this time, the deputy chief soldier couldn't help but speak: "General, this is likely to be true...... Otherwise, it would be impossible for a thousand brothers to go so long without any news......"

"General, do you want the last general to send someone out of the city to reconnoiter immediately...... Judging by the sound of gunfire, the battlefield of engagement was less than twenty miles away from us...... If we send out cavalry scouts, in less than an hour, we can go to a meeting and find out what we want to know about the battlefield......"

Surprisingly, as soon as the adjutant general finished speaking, he was rejected by the general soldier.

"You're confused...... A thousand well-trained musketeers were no match for them, let alone dozens of cavalry scouts......"

"I don't even know who the opponent is and how many troops there are, so I lose a thousand elites...... What's more, this enemy is hiding around the city of Nanjing...... It may threaten the security of Nanjing City at any time and surround Nanjing City. Such a big thing is no longer something that the general can do...... It must be reported to the imperial court immediately, and the imperial court will make this decision. ”

Speaking of this, a hint of helplessness from the heart quickly appeared on the face of the chief soldier. Then, he continued: "Ben will only be a small Zhengsanpin general soldier, and he can't afford to take such a big responsibility......

"The biography will order that from now on all the garrison troops, patrol troops, be doubled...... It was forbidden for anyone to approach the walls and gates. Ben will immediately go to the military department and report the situation to the imperial court.

The lobby of the Yamen of the Nanjing City Military Department, although it has been completely shrouded in night. However, because the general soldiers were brought in, the lobby was still brightly lit. Not only that, in the city of Nanjing, all the troops who commanded more than 5,000 troops gathered here at this moment.

When the chief soldier in charge of the defense of the south gate explained the situation in as much detail as possible, the military department frowned, and subconsciously wrinkled into a big Sichuan character.

After thinking about it for a while, he asked directly to the seven or eight subordinates in front of him: "Tell me what you think, who are the 1,000 elite enemies who wiped out our 1,000 elite enemies outside the south gate...... Could it really be that the Tiger and Leopard Army guerrillas operating in Jiangnan are active? “

At this time, there was no response from any of the subordinates.

After all, none of them saw this enemy concretely.

Just when the atmosphere in the lobby became more and more oppressive as time went on. The general soldier in charge of the defense of the east gate had to break this atmosphere and said: "My lord, the last general doesn't know what their identity is...... However, what the last general is going to say is that in the past seven or eight days, the last general has defended the east gate of Nanjing, and no one has entered the city......"

As soon as the words fell, another general soldier followed and said, "My lord, the same is true for the last general to defend the West Gate......

"Is it really such a serious ......" The military department Shangshu asked with an incredulous expression in shock.

After being repeatedly confirmed by his subordinates, the military department Shangshu had to admit that the city of Nanjing, where he was located, had been blocked by this enemy who did not know the identity and scale......

At this time, several other commanders also realized the seriousness of the matter.

After some contemplation, he directly reminded the military department Shangshu: "My lord, this matter is too big, and it is related to the safety of Nanjing...... The last general suggested that it should be reported to the cabinet immediately, and to the emperor, and the emperor should be asked to ......make a decision."

Just when all the general soldiers focused their eyes on the military department book, waiting for the time when the military department book made a decision.

The military department Shangshu actually directly rejected this suggestion. Then, with a rare expression, he explained: "It's to report to the imperial court...... But what do you ask your officials to report to the court, can we infer from what we have to do here? “

"We must find out the specific situation outside the city, and at least the specific identity and strength of these enemies...... Only in this way can the official report to the imperial court...... Otherwise, even if we report it, it will not be possible to attract the attention of the imperial court. After all, the whole court is focused on the Yangtze River defense line that may be broken through by the Haw Par Army at any time......" (to be continued......