The Jiangning battalion has always emphasized that the first battle will be won, which will have a major incentive effect on future operations, and Su Tiancheng has always emphasized this, but the beginning of the battle of Cangzhou was not like this, after most of the day's fighting, the Jiangning battalion did not occupy an obvious advantage, let alone say that the opponent was defeated.

Hong Chengchou, Qu Qingze, Liu Tiehan, He Renlong, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi and Li Dingguo and others gathered in the Chinese military tent, after each battle, the Jiangning battalion's summary of the specific battle is indispensable, which has also become a habit, and many generals have what to say, the feelings and suggestions of fighting on the battlefield can be completely said, including what is dissatisfied or needs to be improved, reasonable suggestions are adopted, and inappropriate suggestions will also be explained. But you will never be reprimanded for making a suggestion.

There were some exceptions to this time, and Su Tiancheng spoke first.

"I know that after today's battle, you are all dissatisfied, thinking about why I will take the initiative to withdraw from the battle, the situation is also clear to you, I don't want to explain more, but there are some data, I still have to say, today's battle, more than 6,000 soldiers killed in the Jiangning battalion, more than 3,000 people were seriously injured, and the total number of soldiers who cannot participate in tomorrow's battle has reached about 10,000, which is equivalent to one-seventh of our strength, some people may say that the other party's losses are much greater than ours, I knew that the 30,000 soldiers they led were suffering the greatest losses and the heaviest casualties, but the results they achieved were also the most brilliant, and the opponent's 50,000 Datong border troops were close to collapse, so they withdrew from the battle. It seems unimaginable. ”

"But our vision can not be limited to this battle, we need to achieve victory in the entire campaign, aside from the casualties and battlefield advantages, there are two points that need to be paid close attention to us, one is the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars, there are still 70,000 people who have not been put into the battle, including 20,000 Houjin Tartars, and only 10,000 people left in the Jiangning battalion have not been put into the battle, in terms of follow-up strength, we are seriously insufficient. This point should not be underestimated, after all, the soldiers are flesh and blood, and their ability to bear is limited, even if the soldiers can bear it, we must do our best to reduce their casualties. How to reduce, this requires us to make joint arrangements and deployments. ”

"The second point. I've said it a long time ago. The battle in Beizhili is a battle, and there are specific components of each battle, and it is unrealistic not to expect that the opponent will be completely annihilated through a certain battle. There are 150,000 people in the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars, and there are only 70,000 people in the Jiangning battalion, and the disparity in the strength of the soldiers on both sides is not too great, especially the Houjin Tartars. Today showed bravery, Dolgon deserves his name, the bravery of the white flag is not blown, in this case, too much love of war, too much attention to the results of a certain battle, will create a major hidden danger for the next battle. ”

"The habit of the Jiangning battalion is to make dumplings, not to chase ducks, you all know that the so-called killing of a thousand enemies, self-loss of 800, if there is always such a situation, it is very unfavorable for our conquest in Beizhili, today's battle has shown a fact, that is, 70,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers, it is impossible to completely annihilate the Ming army and the 150,000 army of Houjin Tartar."

"It is from these aspects that I have decided to stop today's fighting, let the soldiers rest well, and prepare for the battle in the coming day."

"Don't forget, Sun Chuanting led 30,000 brothers to fight against nearly 200,000 troops in Tianjin, and the pressure on them was greater, but fortunately, I have learned that Chen Xinjia asked the Ming army to hold Tianjin and not to take the initiative to attack, which made Sun Chuanting's pressure much less, probably Chen Xinjia also noticed that there were too many battlefields, and he couldn't command calmly."

"The army led by Lu Xiangsheng rushed to Cangzhou day and night, and waited until the army made peace with us, that is, the time to launch the final attack on the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars, so we also have a purpose, which is to drag down the 150,000 army commanded by Chen Xinjia."

Seeing Hong Chengchou next to him preparing to speak, Su Tiancheng smiled.

"I know that the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars don't have an army of 150,000, and in today's battle, their losses will be greater, and it will be very good to have about 120,000 sergeants to participate in the battle tomorrow. However, only 60,000 people in the Jiangning camp can participate in tomorrow's battle. ”

"Okay, I've said everything I need to say, tomorrow's battle will be carried out according to the scheduled deployment, there will be no big changes, I hope that all the soldiers can maintain today's bravery and continue to deal a heavy blow to the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars."

After Su Tiancheng finished speaking, the discussion on the summary of the battle began.

Almost everyone spoke, Su Tiancheng listened very carefully, and such a summary was presided over by coach Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou has a new understanding of Dolgon, although the Houjin Tartars are brave and the Ming army is difficult to deal with, but the Jiangning battalion has experienced so many expeditions and defeated the Houjin Tartars many times, which also makes Hong Chengchou not attach much importance to the Houjin Tartars, but today's battle, with the white flag and the white flag Tartar, the fierceness of the opponent left a deep impression on Hong Chengchou, and he was even a little lucky, fortunately the Houjin Tartars did not attack all, otherwise the loss of the Jiangning battalion soldiers must be very large.

For the Datong border army, everyone has also changed, anyway, the Datong border army is much stronger than Liu Zeqing and Zuo Liangyu's army, even stronger than Huang De's army, after all, Datong is a border pass, Datong border army has also participated in several battles against the Mongolian tribes, combat effectiveness is still good, against the Jiangning battalion, although it suffered heavy losses, but until the end of the day, there was no collapse.

Since the establishment of the Jiangning battalion, in a single battle, has not lost so many soldiers, this first large-scale bloody battle, so that all the generals have a clear understanding, they thought of Su Tiancheng's entrustment and anxiety, it seems that the emperor is prescient.

As for Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo, although there was a trace of disappointment, after watching it all day, the other brothers were fighting and bleeding, but they were watching the excitement on the side, but the two understood that the pressure they took was not only not reduced, but also greater, tomorrow's battle, Chen Xinjia and others must have to make adjustments, the remaining 50,000 Datong border troops are absolutely involved in the battle, at that time, they led 10,000 brothers, must stop the reinforcement of the Datong border army, I am afraid that in this battle, the Jiangning battalion will lose more.

But there is no doubt about one thing, that is, the ambition of all the generals has been stimulated, they are not afraid of death, and even dare to fight in person, what they are afraid of is that they will not be able to complete the task, which will lead to a turning point in the battle for their own reasons.

Chen Xinjia, Wang Daozhi and Dolgon were also discussing.

Wang Daozhi really couldn't help it, this time the main force involved in the battle was the Datong border army, most of the time, 50,000 Datong border troops, the loss of nearly half, as the governor of Datong, he felt guilty and distressed, if according to this situation of development, I am afraid that the 150,000 Datong border army, there may be a danger of annihilation.

Wang Daozhi didn't care about Chen Xinjia's face, let alone what Dolgon thought, when he commanded the battle today, several heralds came to report, all of which were orders to evacuate, but Wang Daozhi did not let go, and asked the soldiers in the battle, no matter what the situation was, as long as they did not receive the order to evacuate, they must persevere. It is precisely because of this persistence that the losses of the Datong border army are too great. The 50,000 Datong border troops have more than 15,000 killed and more than 5,000 seriously wounded, and the direct loss of troops has reached two-fifths.

Because the loss was too great, Wang Daozhi lost his temper directly, in this process, Chen Xinjia and Dolgon did not open their mouths to speak, Chen Xinjia did not speak, it was taken into account the heavy losses of the Datong border army, but Dolgon did not speak, it is a little strange, in fact, today's fighting, the Eight Banners also suffered serious losses.

Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi still don't know much about Dolgon, for the sergeants who can desperately resist and fight on the battlefield, Dolgon has a reverent attitude, 50,000 Datong border troops, after encountering artillery attacks, can fight desperately, suffered heavy losses, still did not retreat, hard to insist, this is what makes Dolgon awe-inspired, he even thought that when he led the army into the customs, if he encountered such a Ming army, where would he dare to be arrogant.

Dolgon did not particularly emphasize the losses, although the white flag and the white flag in today's battle, the loss is more than 5,000 people, for the battle in the coming day, Dolgon's advice is to take the initiative to attack, do not fall into passivity before the battle has begun, and Dolgon also emphasized that the sergeants who did not participate in the battle today should not be deployed for the time being, tomorrow is not the best time.

Chen Xinjia made a summary after the most reluctance, and expressed full affirmation of the bravery of the Datong border army and the Manchurian Eight Banners, and said that he would definitely write a report to the emperor, as for the battle in the coming day, there is no change, although it is said that only 30,000 of the 50,000 Datong border troops who met in advance can participate in the battle, but they still have to persevere.

Chen Xinjia also knows that the combat effectiveness of the Jiangning battalion is still very strong, and the time for the general attack has not yet come, which is clear to Dolgon, since the Jiangning battalion is divided into troops to fight, then continue to fight according to this mode, and I believe that after more than half a day of fighting, it will be able to launch the final attack.

Chen Xinjia's heart is much more down-to-earth, he seems to see the hope of victory, maybe the battle of Cangzhou is the time for him to make a name for himself. (To be continued......)