Huang Taiji and Dai Shan, who had been paying attention to the battle of the two red flags, were just talking with relaxed faces for the soldiers of the two red flags to attack the wall of the Ming army camp, and then they saw that the situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse, and the soldiers of the two red flags began to rout on all fronts.

The two people holding the clairvoyant mirror of the Ming army in their hands could naturally see the damage caused by the artillery fire of the Ming army to the soldiers of the two red flags. This kind of damage has indeed been achieved in their eyes, and the Ming people's description of the Hongyi cannon: "One cannon erodes for several miles".

But although the power of the Hongyi cannon is huge, it is impossible to kill a Niu Lu with one shot, even if the Heavenly Mandate Khan attacked Ningyuan City back then, the highest record of the Hongyi cannons at the head of the city is only to kill five or six people with one shot. In this way, the Jurchens have been made to regard those Hongyi cannons as sacred objects.

And today, the power of the Ming army's artillery fire has completely exceeded it, and the understanding of those who have seen the Hongyi cannon has intensified their fear of the Hongyi cannon for those Jurchens who have only heard of the power of the Hongyi cannon in rumors.

What made Huang Taiji even more uneasy was that he had never seen a Hongyi cannon that could fire curved cannonballs. In his memory, the Hongyi cannon could only be fired from the wall, and once fixed, it was difficult to move, so the attacker could easily determine the direction of the artillery's fire, so as to avoid the area where the Hongyi cannon fired.

But today, he didn't find out where the cumbersome Hongyi cannon was placed, and the Jurchen soldiers, who were completely unprepared, fell into panic and panic after being hit beyond imagination.

In fact, when the Ming army fired this miraculous artillery bombardment, such a terrifying blow was never replicated again. On the one hand, it was because the Houjin army under the camp began to flee and evacuated the formation; On the other hand, Huang Taiji also found that the Ming army's shooting was not accurate, and as long as the landing point of the shells did not fall directly in the dense formation, the damage was not so amazing.

But such experiences and lessons can only be put into the next war. When the soldiers of the two red flags were shaken and collapsed, Huang Taiji already knew very well that this war could not continue. All he can do now is find a decent reason to withdraw his troops.

Compared with Huang Taiji, whose face was cloudy, Dai Shan's face was much more ugly. Although he knew that only by letting the two red flags suffer some setbacks could the hearts of the two flags return to him. However, he never thought that he would let the two red flags suffer such a big setback.

Based on his current observations, the loss of the two red flags in this attack is at least more than 500 people, and if you add the losses under Zunhua City, the two red flags have lost at least 1,000 people when they enter the customs this time, and the armored soldiers are more than ten Niu Lu, which is one-sixth of the strength of the two red flags.

After suffering such a heavy blow, even if the two red flags returned to his name, it would be difficult to compete with Huang Taiji's power in the Eight Banners. The blue flag that suffered heavy losses in the Korean Campaign, and the two red flags that suffered heavy losses in this battle against Ming, with the strength of these three flags and the positive blue flag of Mang Gurtai, can really resist the oppression of the other four banners under the control of Huang Taiji? Dai Shan was annoyed, and such a thought couldn't help but flash through his mind.

After Yue Tuo gathered the defeated troops who had retreated from the two red flags, he hurried back to make a report to Huang Taiji, and the losses of this defeat were obviously worse than Dai Shan's estimate. As many as 714 people failed to return from the two red flags, and among those who returned, there were 2 to 300 seriously wounded who had lost their combat capability.

With the current weather conditions and the materials that Houjin has, it is completely unknown how many of these wounded will be able to return to Shenyang. Even if they survive, the cost of taking care of these people will be a great burden for the two red flags.

After listening to Yue Tuo's report, without waiting for Huang Taiji to speak, Dai Shan had already scolded him with his head and face, and turned around and asked Huang Taiji to punish Yue Tuo heavily, so as to comfort the souls of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the sky with the two red flags.

Huang Taiji naturally would not accept Dai Shan's request, after all, this battle was what he insisted on, and Yue Tuo just supported his claim. If he punishes Yue Tuo heavily, it will be chilling; Second, it is undoubtedly equivalent to admitting that this battle should not have been fought in the first place, and it was completely a wrong decision made by him.

However, before the expedition, Huang Taiji had just issued a reward and punishment order for the Eight Banners, Yue Tuo was first frustrated under the city of Zunhua, and now he was defeated in front of the camp temporarily built by the Ming army.

After summoning the small Baylors and the generals of the banners in the army, and after some deliberation on the responsibility for Yue Tuo's defeat, Huang Taiji was relieved of his post on the right flank of Yue Tuo's Four Banners Gushan, and ordered him to be temporarily punished for his crimes and meritorious service in front of the army, replacing Dai Shan's punishment proposal to abolish Yue Tuo's intention to abolish the Red Banner Lord.

In order to appease Dai Shan and Niu Lu of the Two Red Banners, Huang Taiji agreed that Dai Shan would act as the agent of the Right Wing Four Banners Gushan, and temporarily handed over the management of the Two Red Banners to him.

After everyone discussed the punishment of Yue Tuo, the next step was to reconsider the attack on the Ming army's camp. The two red flags sent about 3,500 or 600 troops this time, and so far they have lost one-third, of which the losses of the armored soldiers are close to half.

To this extent, the two red flags will not be enough to launch another attack on the Ming army camp, even the next battle will not be enough to stand alone. It's not because the two red flags have suffered so many casualties that no one can go into battle, but because the morale of the two red flag soldiers has completely fallen to the bottom, and no one knows whether they will break up directly when they go into battle again.

And even if the two red flags still have the strength to fight, Dai Shan, who has just regained the command of the two red flags, will not accept the order to continue the attack on the Ming army camp. God knows how many Hongyi cannons there were in the Ming army camp, and attacking the Ming army camp in a dense formation is looking for death, and attacking the Ming army camp in a loose formation is also looking for death.

The Jurchen generals who had been fighting with the Ming army for many years had such an understanding that if they wanted to destroy the Hongyi artillery of the Ming army, they could not rely on the flesh and blood of the Jurchen soldiers. The only one that can deal with the Hongyi cannon is the Hongyi cannon. However, there was no Jin after the Hongyi cannon, not only in this army, but also in Shenyang.

Without the Hongyi cannon to suppress the opponent's Hongyi cannon, then no matter which flag is on the front of the main attack, it may suffer the defeat of the two red flags. This kind of mission that is bound to fail, even the most fierce Jurchen soldiers, it is unlikely that they will just bow their heads and accept it.

At this meeting, Dai Shan advocated that the fight should continue. Anyway, it is impossible for the two red flags to continue the main attack, and the strength of the blue flag is insufficient, and the one who can serve as the main attack is either two yellow flags or two white flags. For Dai Shan, in order to ensure the balance within the Eight Banners, it is best for these four banners to taste the power of the Ming Army's Hongyi cannon.

However, even Huang Taiji, who had insisted on continuing to fight before, did not ignore Daishan's clamor at the meeting this time. If he couldn't find a way to restrain the Hongyi cannon of the Ming army, he naturally wouldn't put in the two yellow flags under his name. And in order not to make the soldiers of the two white flags jealous, it is impossible for him to propose to let the two white flags replace the two red flags to attack the Ming army camp.

As a result, the meeting fell into a process of constant arguing, and every time the Jurchen relatives and nobles who were benevolent or pro-modern raised the question of who should take over the attack of the two red flags, someone would come forward to tear the topic away, and even Huang Taiji would talk about him left and right, and refused to respond positively.

After a stalemate at the meeting for nearly an hour, Zhenghuang Banner Gushan Ezhen Namutai, inlaid Yellow Flag Gushan Ezhen Darhan, the two finally tentatively proposed, "It's getting late now, it's better to recall the men and horses of the banners who went out to the camp and wait until tomorrow to make plans." ”

This suggestion put forward by the two finally won the response of everyone, so Huang Taiji took the opportunity to announce the adjournment of the meeting, first recalled the men and horses of the flags outside, and waited until the evening to discuss the issue of continuing to attack the Ming army camp.

When the Ming army's defense line was shaken and the news that there were Jurchen horses besieging everywhere in the camp came, Sun Chengzong still sat in the big tent of the Chinese army, dealing with military affairs from the rear.

Even if he went to the front line, the military defense and army mobilization affairs in the north of the Ming Dynasty were constantly converging on him, and the cabinet and military department in the capital still could not interfere.

Although this seemed to delay some time, Sun Chengzong found that as long as the emperor did not say anything, he could know the movement of troops and materials in the entire northern region, and he did not have to worry about someone intercepting these troops and materials.

In a word, he wants a certain army to arrive somewhere, where certain supplies are going, and as soon as he gives an order, the army and supplies will appear in these areas. Instead of worrying that the imperial court would change his orders, forcing him to devote most of his energy to arguing with the cabinet or the military department, as he had done before.

With such power, the battle plan decided by the General Staff after discussion can be implemented step by step, without worrying that the entire battle plan will become unrecognizable because of the indiscriminate interference of the imperial court.

After Sun Chengzong discussed with Mao Yuanyi and other members of the General Staff Headquarters and decided on the battle plan of the Ming Army on the Western Road, he did not come forward to interfere with Mao Yuanyi to preside over the battle. Sun Chengzong's calm posture made the officials and staff officers in the big tent of the Chinese army not disturbed by the noisy sound of battle outside the tent, but only quietly and attentively did the work at hand.

However, when the sound of the Ming army cheering came from outside, the officials who were immersed in the big tent finally stopped writing, and some couldn't help but look at Sun Chengzong, wanting to find someone to go out and inquire about the changes in the battle situation.

Sun Chengzong finished writing the last word unhurriedly, then put down the brush and said, "Come with me to see what they are cheering for." ”

Although Sun Chengzong was very calm, several subordinate officials who followed him out still found that today's Master Sun was in a hurry.