It turned out that Li Zhongxing had been shrinking back before, and when he saw that the situation was wrong, he immediately smeared oil on the soles of his feet, and led more than 2,000 cavalry under his command to escort Luck Dehun and retreat towards the east side.

Zhu Linmiao glanced at the hussar battalion not far away, it was already sleepy and tired, and even the legs of some war horses were trembling. He shook his head and said, "Just let Tie Dake bring a thousand people to keep an eye on him."

"We must now concentrate all our forces to break through Nanjing quickly! As long as Luck doesn't turn west, there's no need to waste his strength on him. ”

"Yes!"

The main force of the Ming army returned to Jurong County for a short rest on the same day, and the next day under the leadership of Zhu Linmiao, they rushed to the direction of Yingtianfu.

On the flat post road to the west of Jurong, Yu Xin and Zhu Linmiao walked side by side, while reporting on yesterday's battle situation, "My lord, in addition to the capture of the thief Gushan Ezhen Chen Tai, Jialazhang Jing Ba Butai, Baya Lazhang Jingdasu, and the puppet Wucai general Yu Yongshou, there are also seventeen puppet generals including Lu Shiyang, the deputy general of Jiangning. Coupled with the ambush of Zhang Tianlu's troops the night before, a total of 36 thieves were captured and killed in this battle, more than half of whom were Jianzhou thieves. ”

Zhu Linmiao nodded, "This Lu Shiyang was originally Hong Chengchou's henchman, and he must know a lot about the situation in Nanjing City, so he must be interrogated well." ”

"Yes!" Yu Xin saluted and continued, "In addition, in the first battle of Jurong, our army killed more than 22,000 enemies and captured more than 36,000.

"Among the captives and thieves, there are more than 23,000 people in the main force of the Red Banner of Luckde, and more than 10,000 people in the Yellow Flag of Dasu and Chen Tai."

Zhang Jiayu smiled on the side and continued: "The actual soldiers under each banner of the Manchurian soldiers are not more than 10,000, and there are another 10,000 or 20,000 followers. This Zhenghong Banner was captured and killed by more than 23,000 people in Jurong at once, and it is estimated that there are no men in his banner. As for the inlaid yellow flag, it is at least more than 60% lost. ”

"And most of the thieves with yellow flags are cavalry, and there are only some foot soldiers left in the family." Yu Xin also smiled, "After this battle, Dongyu is definitely broken!" ”

Before Jianyu entered the customs, there were a total of 780,000 regular Manchurian soldiers, and about 80,000 or 90,000 auxiliary soldiers and followers composed of Manchu, Han, and Korean clothing. After entering the customs, its population increased slightly, but the Manchu Eight Banners never exceeded 100,000 people, and the die-hard Baoyi was in the early 100,000s.

That is to say, in the past half a year, after the two major battles of Shanguan and Jurong, Jianyu has lost nearly thirty percent of the strong men! This is not only a broken muscle, it is simply a broken bone and tendon!

When the officers around heard this, they all shouted excitedly: "This battle is a good fight!" ”

"I'm afraid Dolgon, this guy won't be able to sleep!"

"In my opinion, the eight banners of Jiannu have to be renamed the seven banners, haha."

"Seven Flags? Teach him that there is not a single flag left in the future! ”

"By the way, my lord, there is one more thing." Yu Xin put away his smile and said, "My subordinates have carefully looked at the captured thief weapons, and the guns are the same as the flintlock guns used by our army before. In addition, although Jiannu's cannons are not as well-cast as those cast by our Ordnance Bureau, they are not weak and extremely numerous. If the thieves continue to fight such guns and cannons in large numbers, I am afraid that the war will not be easy in the future. We have to plan ahead to ......"

Zhu Linmiao nodded solemnly, he had learned the details of the battle from the front-line officers who commanded the battle yesterday, and learned that if he hadn't "dug a hole" in the spring of the Jianyu Fire Gun in advance, I am afraid that the Qing army infantry in the Battle of Jurong would not have collapsed so quickly.

At that time, the two sides had formed a situation in which large corps were firing at each other, and if the battle lasted for a few more moments, there would be a large number of casualties among the Ming army.

The speed at which Jian Yu stole the advanced tactics and weapons of the division could not be underestimated, he sighed in his heart. Decades ago, when the Houjin were just a fishing and hunting tribe that relied entirely on swords, horses, bows and arrows, they began to learn a full set of Ming army combat methods. So much so that later, their guns, cannons, and carts were used more than the Ming army, and their firearms were more sophisticated than those of the Ming army, and then the Ming Dynasty had no power to fight back.

After this battle, Jianyu will strictly inspect the fire gun spring and replace it. In the future, when there is a battle, I am afraid that we will have to face the Qing army with real flintlock guns.

As for the cannon, as a first-class cannon casting expert in this era, after he learned the news of the hexagonal rotary cannon, he should soon find that this thing is unreliable, and continue to cast the traditional Hongyi cannon.

Therefore, although we have won a big victory over Jianyu now, we still can't take it lightly! After all, Dolgon still had hundreds of thousands of Manchu, Han, and Mongolian armies to mobilize, and the seven provinces of Jiangbei and the Mongolian provinces as economic support. Trapped in the beast, he is bound to launch a series of large-scale wars to desperately save the defeat.

Zhu Linmiao pondered that if he wanted to completely defeat Jianyu at the lowest cost, he must continue to increase his technological superiority over Jianyu and speed up the upgrading of armaments. Otherwise, when Beijing is recovered and the troops enter Liaodong, I don't know how many Ming soldiers will spill their blood on the battlefield.

Fortunately, after more than a year of hard work, Daming has owned half of the country, and the economic and population foundation has gradually stabilized. The natural sciences have also been promoted on a small scale, and many projects that were previously impossible to implement are now ready to be launched. Immediately, many options popped up in his mind - upgrading and mass-populating rifled guns, special Chasseur guns, artillery drill-bore technology, steel cannons, popularizing forged steel cuirasses, upgrading logistics capabilities with wooden rails combined with cans, building new large battleships, and super-high-speed sailing ships......

It can be said that each of these things can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

However, in order to complete these military upgrades, it is necessary to rely on the investment and improvement of a large number of infrastructure and technologies such as steel mills, glass factories, shipyards, finishing technology, chemical technology, etc. I'm afraid that all this will not be able to be carried out on a large scale until after taking Nanjing. Thinking of this, he turned his gaze in the direction of Nanjing, "Hong Chengchou, I'm here to take back the southern capital!" Wash your neck and wait! ”

Yu Xin went on to report on the seizure. Since the elite banner soldiers were defeated this time, their equipment level was several points higher than that of ordinary green battalions, and this trophy was naturally extremely rich.

“…… There are 19,030 11 coins and 1,800 flint hairs, and more than 1,800 6 coins and flints. Yu Xin said with some regret, "It's just that most of the strikes have been damaged, and it will take a lot of work to repair them." ”

Zhu Linmiao thought for a moment when he heard this, and said, "Send it to Longnan, and after repairing, it will be used by the white pole army of the loyal marquis." "Although these large-caliber flintlock guns are vulnerable in front of the Dragon Guard, they still have a lot of advantages in dealing with the Qing army of the Haoge Department who are still using arquebuses. In addition, we should also be wary of Zhang Xianzhong's side as soon as possible, after all, the "God of War" Li Dingguo is still under him for the time being, and if he bites the Ming army, the situation in Sichuan will definitely take a sharp turn for the worse.

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