Stimulated by this surprise, the anger on Zhang Zhongming's face disappeared directly.

Now that there is no anger, the few thousand presidents standing in front of them have avoided the fate of being cut off by Zhang Zhongming.

However, no matter how pleasantly surprised, Zhang Zhongming did not dare to continue to attack the earth fort before dawn......

As a result, the remaining more than 8,000 soldiers of the Ganning New Army, directly under Zhang Zhongming's order, surrounded the Tubao, suspended the attack, and waited for the arrival of dawn.

At the same time, the various attacking units of the first regiment of the Haw Par Army also returned to the regiment commander Zhang Jingchu one after another.

Looking at the fact that almost a third of his subordinates were missing in front of him in an instant, Zhang Jingchu, whose face was heavy, seemed to have become numb.

Without saying a word, he directly opened his mouth and ordered: "Count the casualties immediately...... The commander of the first battalion, the chief of staff has died in battle, from now on, you are the chief of staff, assist me in commanding the battle......"

Soon, the commander of the first battalion, who was appointed chief of staff at the moment of danger, walked into Zhang Jingchu's room with a solemn face......

Seeing Zhang Jingchu with a gloomy face in front of him, although he knew that his next report would give the head of the regiment in front of him another blow. The commander of the first battalion still had to speak: "Regiment commander, the losses have been counted......"

"So far, we can continue to participate in the battle, including me, there are still 395 people in total. Among these losses, the largest was the artillery...... More than 20 mortars, all of which were taken away by the new army of Ganning, and almost 100 people were lost......"

Faced with this result, a trace of gloom flashed directly on the gloomy face of the regiment leader......

After taking a deep breath. Against the commander of a battalion. He asked in a low tone, "Camp Commander Zhou." You say, we don't have artillery now, and the total strength is not even a battalion. As for the Ganning New Army outside the city, there are still seven or eight thousand people...... With such a huge disparity in strength, can we still hold out until reinforcements arrive......" "Can ...... I must be able to ......" Zhou Wei, the commander of the first battalion, gave a very positive answer without thinking about it. "Commander, the cannon is gone, we still have grenades. There are muskets...... Coupled with more than 300 soldiers, hold on for a few hours, and there is absolutely no problem...... "We are looking at the new army of Ganning outside the fort, although there are many people, and our artillery has been captured...... However, in a short time, they simply did not learn how to use these guns...... Therefore, what they can do will still be the same as during the day, fighting for people's lives. Attacking us little by little...... ""More importantly, after the defeat just now. At least tonight, the new army of Ganning does not have the guts to continue attacking us......"

"As soon as the time comes tomorrow, then we will not be far from success......" "At the speed of cavalry reinforcements here...... After dawn, at most three hours, our reinforcements will be able to rush to the outskirts of the battlefield......"

"The new army of Ganning that surrounded us, if you want not to be surrounded by our reinforcements, you will be wiped out here. Well, they will only withdraw from the battlefield before our reinforcements arrive......"

"Three hours, excluding the time required to retreat, the time that the new army of Ganning can use to attack is only one and a half hours when the battle is full."

"So, we just need to hold on for an hour and a half after dawn, and victory will be ours......"

Battalion Commander Zhou Wei's analysis allowed Zhang Jingchu to regain confidence at the same time. The gloomy expression on his face also disappeared completely.

Just when a regiment of more than 300 soldiers, with exhaustion and confusion about the future, was preparing for the day.

The night that shrouded the battlefield finally disappeared and was replaced by light......

After two hours of rest, Zhang Zhongming, whose face had regained his calmness, had just walked out of the tent, and a thousand general managers who managed all the scouts under his command rushed towards him with an anxious face.

As he rushed, he shouted, "My lord...... Urgent ...... A cavalry force of more than 1,000 people is rapidly reinforcing the battlefield...... With the speed of reinforcement of this cavalry, we can rush to the battlefield and attack us in three hours at the latest......"

"It's time to come...... Zhang Zhongming's brows furrowed, and he subconsciously said......

After finishing, he directly said to Huang Yongzhong, who was also frowning beside him: "Three hours, excluding the retreat time, the time left for us by the reinforcements of the Tiger and Leopard Army to attack will be more than an hour...... Vice Admiral Huang, do you think we can completely occupy the entire earthen fort in more than an hour......

After a short period of contemplation, Huang Yongzhong wanted to give an affirmative answer.

However, in the face of the facts, he had to answer with a helpless face: "My lord, it's very difficult...... We all experienced yesterday's battle...... For this kind of close-range sneak attack and fighting, the Haw Par Army seems to be more proficient than we are...... Therefore, the last general is not optimistic about ending the battle in more than an hour...... You have to prepare for the worst......"

The appearance of the Haw Par Army in the melee sneak attacks and fights is also beyond Zhang Zhongming's imagination.

Therefore, after Huang Yongzhong finished speaking, Zhang Zhongming showed a very approving expression on his face......

After some contemplation, he replied very decisively: "Since this is the case, then we will not fight the rest of the Tiger and Leopard Army......"

"Although I don't know, how many Tiger and Par troops we eliminated in the two days of fighting. However, fifteen hundred people are absolutely indispensable...... After destroying so many tigers and leopards, Ben Chang can already give an explanation to the imperial court...... After all, we ourselves lost thousands of people and almost lost our combat effectiveness. ”

Huang Yongzhong's eyes lit up, and he quickly replied: "Your Excellency is wise...... The last general will give the order to withdraw the troops......"

Just when Huang Yongzhong turned around and was about to give an order.

Zhang Zhongming's words changed sharply, and then added: "Wait a minute, the official's words haven't been finished yet...... Although the war is gone, the weapons and ammunition on the battlefield are all good things for us......"

"Just throw them on the battlefield, this officer absolutely disagrees......"

"The official ordered: Dispatch 3,000 sword and shield men, enter the city immediately, and bring out all the firearms and ammunition that can be found...... The Haw Par Army had limited strength and could not have captured the entire fort. Therefore, when cleaning up the battlefield, you must push forward as much as possible and capture as many weapons as possible......"

"Of course, if you encounter the Haw Par Army, you can't be a turtle with a shrunken head...... If you can destroy it, you will destroy it, and if you can't destroy it, you will retreat...... One choice, the entire process of cleaning up the battlefield cannot take more than an hour. After an hour, all the soldiers who entered the fort must be withdrawn......"

"After the battlefield is cleaned up, the whole army will immediately withdraw from the battlefield and return to our secret camp......"

"I believe that after this big battle, we can rest for at least half a month......" (To be continued......