The news of the death of the training guerrilla Wang Daoji made all the generals very discouraged. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info today not only the guerrilla-level military generals were killed, but also more than a dozen other generals of the 1,000-level military generals were killed. A total of seven or eight thousand troops were invested in the two waves of attacks, and basically the main force was exhausted, not only failed to capture the opponent's camp, but also killed and wounded two or three thousand people. Such heavy losses are enough to meet the criteria of a "fiasco".

He Rubin was full of cold sweat, such a heavy loss, if he could not win in the end, it would be difficult for him to explain to the governor and the imperial court. He decided to invest in his town mark and family this time to break through the enemy village in one fell swoop.

He was about to give the order to beat the drums, when one of his aides advised: "Our army has suffered a setback, and its morale has fallen today, and it is no longer possible to attack the wounded soldiers." Zhentai should not be temporary. Fortunately, our army is still vigorous, so we will withdraw our troops for the time being and make plans again. ”

This sentence made He Rubin deflated, he waved his hand weakly, and ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

The sound of the gong resounded over the entire battlefield, but in fact, the offensive of the officers and troops had already been defeated, and those officers and soldiers who were wounded and could still walk fled back with a limp.

The smoke of gunpowder gradually dispersed from the battlefield, and only then could the two sides clearly see the results of the nearly two-hour battle: the inside and outside of the trench were filled with corpses, and in some places they had been stacked more than half a person high, and the offensive route leading to the earthen fort was full of mutilated bodies and severed limbs of officers and soldiers, and blood flowed into small rivers.

On the earthen fort, the team members almost collapsed, and the simple shooting was fine, and the physical strength was not much, but the long-term, high-intensity white-knuckle battle exhausted their physical strength, and if the officers and soldiers invested in the living force again, the result would be difficult to predict. Seeing the retreat of the officers and soldiers, they did not care about cheering, and they all collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

Xia Nan looked at the camp of the Ming army opposite, and said worriedly: "I don't know if the official army will attack again?" ”

Wei Lianheng walked up to him, wiped the blood from his face, which he had just joined the battle and stabbed several officers and soldiers to death, and said: "Although we were almost lost in these two attacks by the officers and soldiers, we also suffered huge losses and suffered a demoralization of our own, so we are unable to attack again, at least today. ”

"I hope so." Xia Nan looked at the situation in the earthen fort and was afraid for a while.

After all, real war is not a game, and it is not possible to completely restrain the enemy with advanced weapons, and it was still too conceited before. The difference in the number of the two sides is too great, and the other side is a relatively elite battalion, in addition to the long-range firepower can overwhelm the other side, it is still very thrilling to enter hand-to-hand combat, and all of their 1,000 people are thrown into the battlefield, and there is not even a reserve, which is a taboo for soldiers. If it hadn't occupied the geographical advantage of the fortress, it might have collapsed under the siege of several times as many officers and soldiers.

He said to Huang Hansheng: "Whether the officers and soldiers come or not, we must be prepared." Count the casualties, replenish the artillery and guns, leave half of the people down to rest, and rotate after half an hour. ”

After a while, the casualties were counted: the escort team lost more than 100 people killed and more than 200 wounded, most of the casualties were caused by bows and arrows, the rest were caused by white-knuckle battles, and the damage caused by the Ming army's firearms was almost zero.

Lin Weiye sighed: "This casualty exchange ratio is already very amazing, we only have more than 300 casualties, and the casualties of the Ming army are afraid to increase to zero." ”

Xia Nan looked at the corpse of the guards lying on the ground, gritted his teeth and said, "After this battle, no matter what you think, you have to expand it." With such a few people, every war is like walking a tightrope, and once defeated, it will be a devastating consequence. ”

In the camp of the Ming army, He Rubin sat in the tent and asked his staff and cronies: "I didn't expect that the thieves are not only powerful in naval warfare, but also so difficult in land foot warfare, what are your countermeasures?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, today's battle was beyond everyone's expectations, I thought that the credit of the hand was captured, but it was an extremely difficult hard bone to gnaw, two attacks in a row were repulsed, and a guerrilla general was lost. The Hongyi cannon, which had high hopes before the war, was completely suppressed by the other party, and if it was to continue fighting, it would be nothing more than drawing a scoop according to the gourd and taking human lives to pile up, and there was no other countermeasure at all.

Chaozhou general Tong Yizhenjin said: "The last general thinks that he should set up a village and stick to it." He was the first to attack among the battalions, and he almost lost a thousand cavalry generals, and he was very impressed by the thieves' firearms, "No matter how strong the thieves' artillery fire is, our army's battalion retreats four miles, and he may not be able to beat it." We have a large number of soldiers, and we can promise to pay a lot of money, recruit more dead soldiers, and steal the thief's grain road, and after a long time, the thief will be in chaos without a fight. ”

Tong Yizhen believes that the two sides are confronted by each other, which is beneficial to their own side, after all, the army has the power of the whole province to support the back, and the thieves have nothing more than the land of Bofu projectiles, and the route to Lingao County is blocked by themselves, and the thieves' troops are all concentrated in the camp, and the supply will be difficult for a long time. Hold on for several months, and when the thieves' food and grass gradually become unsustainable, they will inevitably be chaotic without a fight.

This is the strategy of the old man. He Rubin thought about it, the loss of the strong attack is too great, and it may not be successful, but it is a good way to encircle the other party for a long time. Although the effect is a little slower, it is safe.

Huizhou Counselor Yan Zunhe also said: "Tong Ginseng General's method is good. However, in the long-term relationship with the thieves, grain and grass are the first priority, and the grain route must be ensured. ”

He Rubin nodded. Once the army is short of food, the army's spirit will fluctuate, and the collapse will be in an instant. On the route from Qiongshan to Chengmai and Lingao, the grain station set up in Shishan is extremely important, and as long as the grain station is guaranteed to operate smoothly, the grain transported from Qiongshan can meet the needs of the officers and soldiers.

He adopted Tong Yizhen's proposal, and the camp retreated four miles back to hold on to the thieves. sent a confidant to Qiongshan County to supervise the shipment of grain and grass, and another staff member was sent to Shishan to preside over the transfer of grain and Taiwan. He also sent a letter to the Zhaoqing Governor's Palace, reporting that the official army had relieved the siege of Lingao and had won a lot, but the thieves had relied on firearms to defend the village, and the officials and troops could not succeed in repeated attacks, and they were preparing to besiege it in the camp, hoping to transfer more than a dozen Hongyi cannons.

On the earthen fort, everyone saw that the official army did not attack, but pulled out the camp and retreated a few miles, and re-established the camp, apparently preparing for a protracted war.

Wei Lianheng analyzed: "The officers and soldiers have lost their vigor and dare not fight again, so we can take the opportunity to rest and recuperate." However, after all, the other party is outnumbered, and the long-term siege is not good for us. ”

Sima De said: "If we hold on, we will suffer." With the support of the whole province of Guangdong, we will shrink into this earthen fort, and there will always be a day when we run out of ammunition and food. ”

"Could it be that they will lead you by the nose?" Xia Nan was unwilling, "Is it possible for us to take the initiative?" ”

(To be continued.) )