The next day, before dawn, the sentry assigned by the Huaxia Army on the front line came over to report that the guy named Gao Hongzhong had secretly come over again yesterday.

Without Chen Xin's instructions, Zhong Fulin went to the fort yesterday and met Gao Hongzhong again.

Zhong Fulin also expressed great satisfaction with Gao Hongzhong's affirmative reply to Dolgon's message, saying that it would help resolve the war between the enemy and us, and would be very helpful for peace.

At the same time, Zhong Fulin also urged Gao Hongzhong to go back and tell Dolgon to send someone over to sign the contract as soon as possible and fulfill the relevant terms, that is, to send the Eight Banners Banner Owner who was the scapegoat of this battle as soon as possible.

After Zhong Fulin and Gao Hongzhong finished talking about this matter, they also ordered the logistics to make a banquet, which was completely like a happy guest and host.

But after sending Gao Hongzhong away, when reporting to Chen Xin, Zhong Fulin, who was originally drunk, was completely drunk, and it was like a different look.

Dolgon was playing a delaying tactic, and Zhong Fulin and Chen Xin could see that the harsh conditions they put forward would not be acceptable to any ambitious leader.

Not to mention the promise of 500 Jurchen heads each time, but at this time, once a certain banner master is tied up and given to the enemy, then Dolgon himself will immediately be suppressed by those Jurchen nobles who feel the threat to their lives.

For these, the people on the side of the Huaxia Army basically know it, and Zhong Fulin is just pretending to be stupid in front of Gao Hongzhong.

Dolgon wanted to stall for time, but Chen Xin was not seizing the time to accumulate strength and prepare for another general attack.

Although the Huaxia Army won the previous battle, after all, it had an absolute disadvantage in numbers, so it also suffered a lot of losses in terms of personnel, weapons, and materials after the battle.

The shortages of personnel in each squad, platoon, company, and battalion need to be counted and adjusted to a certain extent, damaged firearms, artillery, and bulletproof vests need to be repaired and replaced, and roads and defenses destroyed by explosives on the front line during the war also need to be restored as soon as possible.

Among these units, the most important are the cavalry units and the mounted infantry units, which have played a key role in the previous battles many times, and the losses are not small, and they will continue to serve as the main force in the following battles.

Chen Xin had already issued an order to draw the maximum amount of additional troops from the country, but it all took time. Now, Dolgon needs to delay time, Chen Xin will also make a plan, and the other party will be false and wrong, as long as his own reinforcements arrive and complete the supply of materials, then the initiative will return to the hands of the Huaxia army.

Time passed slowly, and Lushun Port became more and more busy, and all kinds of large and small ships were racing against time to dock and unload.

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Two days later, in the early morning, when the sky was just slightly bright, the Lushun defense line, behind the first rammed earth wall, was a scene of flying flags.

Rulin's bayonets glittered in the morning light, and the infantry guns and field artillery were also converted into a state of transport; except for the armed garrison unit and the two infantry battalions of the 11th Infantry Brigade, which maintained a defensive posture, the other units of the Liaodong Dispatch Army of the Huaxia Army had already assembled according to their establishment and were ready to attack at any time.

Although the morale of the soldiers was like a rainbow, and even some of the newly recruited recruits were flushed with excitement, and they kept touching their rifles and looked eager to try, but Chen Xin, who was on the rammed earth wall, was not happy at all.

Because, when the sky was slightly bright this morning, what appeared in front of him was a thick white morning mist.

Judging from the reports of falcons in the sky, not only around Lushun, but even the seaside area of the Liaonan Peninsula that has spread further afield, it is a foggy scene.

When standing in the fog, the visibility to the naked eye is not more than ten meters.

Although the Huaxia Army had made various preparations in advance and was ready to attack, this sudden and extremely heavy morning fog suddenly disrupted Chen Xin's original attack plan.

Originally, when Gao Hongzhong, who was photographed by Dolgon, was persuaded by Zhong Fulin on the fort that day, he was still very tempted by Zhong Fulin's suggestion to make more bets and step on two boats.

Because he has been by Dolgon's side, he knows how difficult the current Houjin Army is, and it is really very likely that he will be severely damaged by the Huaxia Army here again.

Even, if it drags on for a little longer and is cut off by the Huaxia Army, it is not impossible for the entire Houjin Army to be completely annihilated.

Therefore, in the subsequent negotiations, Gao Hongzhong hinted to Zhong Fulin privately several times that Dolgon was likely to be preparing to withdraw his troops, and the time was most likely today.

This hardcore traitor, who originally served in the Houjin Tartars during the Huang Taiji period, now has a subtle change in his attitude, which just shows that the enemy and the enemy are attacking and defending differently.

The Huaxia Army, which is strong in politics, economy, military strength, and other aspects, has begun to create more changes in the external field, and once this invisible momentum is manifested, the impact on the world pattern is very huge.

In the original history before Chen Xin's crossing, the Later Jin Tartars relied on the momentum accumulated after several great victories to establish advantages in all aspects, attracting various forces to come and defect.

Even if they don't take the initiative to take refuge, they will be provided with some convenience to leave a good fate.

Just like this time, when the Huaxia Army established momentum, it shook the confidence of some hardcore traitors, and they all began to betray the movements of the high-level Jin in the Huaxia Army.

On the Huaxia side, there was basically nothing to do, just a trick, and they got the approximate time when Dolgon was going to withdraw his troops, and had a good opportunity to chase and kill the enemy.

It's a pity that all the previous efforts and preparations have been disrupted by the fog in front of me, and the morning fog is really not the right time!

The adjutant quietly walked to Chen Xin's side and whispered: "Your Majesty, the fog caused today is really too big, and the visibility is so poor that the Houjin army may not be able to withdraw its troops.

Shouldn't we give the order to cancel the originally scheduled raid on the enemy's retreating troops, and for the time being, we will each go back to the camp to rest and stand by? ”

Chen Xin was silent, and thought for a while before saying, "No, this is one of the few good opportunities for the Houjin Tartars, even if the weather is bad, they will forcibly stick to the march." ”

Chen Xin continued to think about this possibility as he spoke, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this possibility was very large, so Chen Xin said with a calm face, "Actually, in this kind of foggy weather, the most difficult thing is the attacking side, especially our combat troops with very high requirements for formation, and the impact of foggy weather is particularly important.

For the Houjin army who wanted to retreat, the fog was not only not too much of an obstacle, but it was conducive to hiding their retreating movements. ”