The sky was a little gloomy, like the old slave's mood now.

Every time he saw the majestic city in the distance, the old slave's heart felt a tingling pain.

Tried to attack Quang Ninh, attacked the right guard, and stormed the city of Quang Ninh, and the Houjin army had more than 3,400 dead and more than 7,000 wounded, adding up to more than 10,000.

This is only the current statistics, because the more than 7,000 wounded, with the level of medical treatment at that time, at least one or two thousand will die.

This is already the biggest loss since the old slave started the army, and he can't help but feel heartache.

Although judging from the whole battle, the Ming army suffered tens of thousands of casualties in the Guangshaling fiasco, and the losses in the battle to defend the city would not be small, but the victory or defeat of the war was not calculated in this way.

In the old slave's view, if he did not loot gold, silver, treasure, grain and grass materials, he did not achieve the purpose of the war, and it also meant the defeat of the war.

Although very, very unwilling, the old slave also understood that he had to withdraw his troops.

First of all, the army was running out of food and grass. was already thinking of moving home with a big car and a small car, so naturally the rations he brought would not be too much;

Secondly, the rear continuously sent urgent reports, Jinzhou has been lost, the Ming army in the Fuzhou sea after a false shot, and suddenly sailed north, landed on Lianyun Island, to besiege Gaizhou;

And the defenders of Gaizhou have already transferred a part of it to Fuzhou to concentrate in order to relieve the siege of Jinzhou. There are less than 1,000 soldiers in the city, and I am afraid that under the siege of tens of thousands of Ming troops, they will not be able to hold out for a day.

If Gaizhou is lost, Fuzhou will be isolated again, the Ming army will go south to besiege, and Fuzhou will face the same outcome as Jinzhou.

The four guards in southern Liaoning have lost two of them, and they will soon lose their third, how can the old slave continue to stay under the city of Guangning with peace of mind?

The last point is that after the failure of the onslaught on Guangning City, the Houjin army, including the old slave, developed a sense of fear of attacking the city.

In the past few days, the Houjin army has been resting and adjusting, while building equipment again, and it seems that it is still going to attack the city. However, the depression and anxiety that permeated the officers and soldiers of the Houjin Dynasty could be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

According to the analysis and discussion of the old slave and his subordinates, it was believed that there should be at least 10,000 to 20,000 defenders in the city. Coupled with the strong people who were recruited, it is very possible to get together 350,000.

Moreover, after offensive and defensive operations, the defenders in the city should have greatly boosted their morale and combat experience, and they should not be as frightened as they were when they just retreated into the city and faced the enemy.

After analyzing it in this way, if the Houjin army wants to capture the city, it must at least have 10,000 casualties before it is possible to break the city.

After coming to this conclusion, the major Baylors and the generals almost lost their determination to attack the city. The old slave didn't say anything, and he completely lost his will to fight in his heart.

Because, such a casualty figure is definitely something that the Houjin army cannot bear, and they do not have this capital yet.

And Amin's troops were recalled from the Right Tunwei and galloped to the aid of Gaizhou in the starry night, which meant that the old slave was finally about to withdraw his troops.

"Father Khan, the wounded have all been loaded and set off, and our army is ready to pull out." The Great Belle walked into the big tent and respectfully reported it.

The old slave waved his hand and still sat there in a daze.

Dai Shan was helpless and bowed out.

There was not much time, and Huang Taiji walked in, did not speak, and sat quietly below.

After a long time, the old slave shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I don't understand, I don't understand!" The reason why the Ming army moved so quickly seems to have predicted the movement of our army and arranged it in advance. ”

Huang Taiji pondered for a moment and said, "The child also has this doubt. According to the plan and estimate before the start of the war, the Ming army's actions were at least ten days faster, which was unexpected. ”

The old slave frowned and said: "The most important thing is the reaction speed of the Ming Court, the military department, the mimetic performance, the court discussion, to say the least, it will take three or four days to reach a conclusion, right?" ”

For the efficiency of the Ming court, as well as the party struggle in the court, the Jiannu knew very well.

Don't think that Jiannu is really a group of savages, they are quite careful and meticulous in planning, and they are also very powerful in spying, and the news in the capital can be learned quickly.

Therefore, the result of the battle of Guangning made the old slave puzzled, and Huang Taiji also thought it was unexpected.

If we calculate backwards, Tianjin, Dengzhen, and the remnants of the Dongjiang army of the owner of Mao Island will at least start to act after the Shaling fiasco, and the current situation will be achieved.

And judging by the speed of information transmission at that time, this was impossible. Unless it's arranged in advance and has a surprisingly accurate prediction of the battle situation.

Analyzing the speed of Quang Ninh's reaction, it is also shocking.

It was as if he knew in advance that Xiping Fort would fall and the reinforced troops would be defeated, so he could abandon the fortress so decisively, move the people as much as possible, and concentrate his forces to shrink the city of Guangning and the Acropolis of Youtun.

Immortals? To be able to pinch it to this extent, it can almost be called that, right?

But since it can be predicted so accurately, isn't it possible to prevent and resolve the siege of Xipingbao and the fiasco of the Shaling Field Battle?

There are also a large number of extra artillery pieces in the flat sky of Quang Ninh City and Youtun Acropolis, and the sudden increase in the combat power of the defenders, all of which are strange and incomprehensible.

I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out!

The old slave shook his head vigorously again, feeling that his head was swollen, and he still had no clue.

"Father Khan." Huang Taiji stood up and bowed and said: "Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, so you don't have to worry about it. Come to think of it, there must have been changes on the side of the Ming people that we don't know about, and after careful spying, it is not difficult to find a countermeasure and win again. ”

The old slave looked up at his eighth son, and only nodded vigorously for a long time, Huo Ran got up, and said loudly: "I want the Ming army to attack with hundreds of thousands of troops, and this king is not afraid." Today's small setbacks, how can you lose someone's mind? ”

Starting from the thirteen pairs of relict armor, Fushun, Anshan, Salhu, Liaoyang, Shenyang......

The old slave did not taste a defeat, even if the city of Guangning was not captured, the casualty ratio of the two sides in the entire battle of Guangning was still the advantage of Houjin.

Of course, if the strategic goal is not achieved, this will definitely be unwilling. It's just that the situation has come to this, what's the use of struggling with it?

Learn from the lessons and fight again; Regroup and make a comeback.

The days to come will be long, and the Ming people will always have such good luck? The old slave cleaned up his mood, put on his saber, and walked out of the big tent proudly.

The defeated people are not depressed, who will show the gray and embarrassed appearance?

The horn whimpered, the golden drums sounded in unison, and the Jin army packed up the camp tent and retreated in detachment, but it was also in order, and there was no embarrassment of defeat and retreat.

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