And just like that, the day's battle ended......

The Yangquan defenders, at the cost of more than 1,500 people, successfully defended the city wall.

Of course, if you count the losses of hundreds of people in the second round of the attack of the official army, because the adjutant general underestimated the enemy. The Yangquan garrison, which only had 5,000 soldiers, paid a huge price for almost half of the soldiers killed in the battle.

As for the 20,000 officers and troops who attacked Yangquan, they paid a loss of almost 4,000 men.

Faced with this result, Zhou Haoguang, the chief general of the official army, directly showed a trace of dissatisfaction on his face.

Because, he did not expect that the local garrisons in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces would also have such strong combat effectiveness. relied on cold weapons and grenades to block the fierce attacks of the soldiers of the Wanjing Battalion under his command.

Zhou Haoguang was dissatisfied with the result, but Zhou Haoguang was still full of confidence in the attack that had been launched.

As a general who has been trained in the border pass, Zhou Haoguang's judgment of the battlefield situation is definitely far higher than that of ordinary people.

In Tongguò's last attack today, Zhou Haoguang was sure: the defenders defending Yangquan were no longer enough. As long as you add a lot of strength, you will definitely be able to take down the Yangquan County in front of you within a day. Then, the long drive went straight to Datong.

Zhou Haoguang, the commander-in-chief of the official army with this idea, was in his military tent when he was making tense arrangements for tomorrow's battle. Tan Liguo, the garrison general located in Yangquan County, was listening to the adjutant general's report on today's losses with a solemn face.

Faced with bloody casualty figures, in the face of a handful of limited defenders, in the face of the few grenades left, in the face of the officers and troops who still had strong strength outside the city. Tan Liguo, who was still confident in this attack a day ago. At this moment. Finally confused. Confusion about your future. Confusion about the future of Yangquan County.

Just when he began to think about how to rely on his limited strength to hold on to the county under his feet for a longer time.

An exclamation full of excitement suddenly sounded outside the military tent......

"General... Reinforcements, our reinforcements are coming..."

As soon as the words fell, the curtain blocking the door of the military tent was pushed open. At the same time, Wang Feng, who was dressed in iron armor, also strode in.

See Wang Feng. Tan Liguo hurriedly walked over, knelt on one leg, and said excitedly: "The last general, Tan Liguo, has seen the general. ”

After finishing speaking, it was as if the tense heart in his heart instantly relaxed, and while breathing a long sigh of relief, he continued: "General, you are finally here....after you come, the last general can breathe a sigh of relief..."

"You don't know, if you come a day late, you will end up in Yangquan County. It's going to be unbearable. ”

Wang Feng, who came in a hurry, did not speak immediately, but strode to the seat of the military tent master.

After taking a deep breath. Facing Tan Liguo and the others in front of him, he did not give an order: "Who sued you, you can breathe a sigh of relief....To tell you the truth, I will come to Yangquan County for the first time, and I didn't bring you a single soldier." Not only that, but Ben also brought a general order from the Governor's Palace..."

"Tan Liguo, the former garrison general of Yangquan County, will be officially promoted to the chief soldier from now on...... Lead the soldiers under his command to continue to hold on to Yangquan County for two days...."

In the face of this sudden general order in front of him, Tan Liguo's face did not show any joy because of his promotion, but showed a trace of solemnity and worry from the heart.

Seeing the rapidly changing expression on Tan Liguo's face, Wang Feng changed his words and continued: "Of course, the Governor's Mansion will not deliberately embarrass people....although I came to Yangquan this time, although I didn't bring you reinforcements. However, it brings you more than enough grenades. Now, these grenades are on their way to Yangquan County, and by tomorrow morning at the latest, they will be able to reach Yangquan County, a total of 50,000 of them, enough for you to hold out for two days..."

Hearing this, Tan Liguo's solemn facial expression finally eased a lot.

However, he still reminded Wang Feng in front of him with a worried face: "General, you may not know that not only are we equipped with grenades, but also the officers and soldiers outside the city are equipped with grenades. ”

"In today's one-day battle, we suffered a loss of grenades from officers and soldiers, and we lost more than 2,000 people. Now, the number of troops that can still be used under the command of the last general is only 2,800 people when the battle is full. With 2,800 men, he could block the attack of more than 10,000 officers and troops, and he had to block it for two days..."

"You just give the last general more grenades, and the last general doesn't dare to guarantee that he will be able to hold Yangquan County."

After a hint of shock flashed across Wang Feng's face, he regained his composure.

Because, as early as more than ten days ago, Wang Feng received the news that the imperial court began to imitate grenades. It's just that what Wang Feng didn't expect was that the imperial court would equip the officials and soldiers in front of him with sharp firearms such as grenades in such a short period of time.

Since the officers and soldiers were equipped with grenades, it became normal to inflict more than 2,000 losses on the soldiers defending the city.

After his face regained his calmness, Wang Feng did not give Tan Liguo the answer he wanted.

Instead, he said in an astonishing voice: "Even if there are less than 3,000 soldiers left, we must defend Yangquan County." ”

After finishing speaking, Wang Feng continued to say in an astonishing voice: "Maybe you are all scolding Ben Jiang in your hearts for not understanding human feelings. However, what I am going to tell you is that the reason why this general is so unsympathetic is not because he has any grudge against the generals, but because he has come with a purpose that you can't imagine..."

"The generals are all their own people, and the generals don't need to hide anything from everyone. To tell you the truth, Ben Jiang came to Yangquan this time, and in addition to bringing 50,000 grenades to everyone, he also brought 10,000 musketeers. However, this musketeer is not there to support you, but to wipe out the remaining 15,000 remaining elite officers and soldiers outside the city..."

"The reason why we didn't allocate a part of the troops to reinforce you is very simple, that is, I am afraid that you will scare away the officers and troops outside the city and destroy the plan formulated by the Governor's Mansion to destroy the enemy this time."

"So, Ben will want you to take care of the big picture. With the remaining troops in his hand, it is like a nail, nailed to death in the city of Yangquan County under his feet..."

"Of course, during the entire defense process, you will be allowed to recruit young people on your own in Yangquan County and the surrounding Tuntian area to assist you in defending the city..."

"In the course of the battle, all the young and strong people who participated in the defense were given military salaries and pensions in accordance with the standards of the local garrison..."

Hearing this, the worry and solemnity on Tan Liguo's face not only disappeared, but was replaced by a hint of strictness.

After taking a deep breath, he assured Wang Feng in front of him: "Please rest assured, as long as the last general is still alive for one day, he will guarantee to guard Yangquan....people are in the city...."

After Wang Feng, who was dressed in military uniform, hurriedly left the military tent, the crowd was like a wolf dog smelling blood, and quickly gathered around Tan Liguo.

After glancing at the subordinates around him with solemn faces and heated faces. Tan Liguo opened his mouth and said: "Brothers, General Wang's words, you have all heard it....The nonsense will not be too much, in order to eliminate the more than 1,000 officers and troops outside the city, we will die here, and we will not hesitate..."

"General Ben ordered: Commander Li, you lead the remaining soldiers under your command to go out of the city overnight to meet the grenades sent to us by the Governor's Palace. Be sure to send all the grenades into Yangquan County before dawn tomorrow...."

"Vice General Zhang, tomorrow's battle will still be under your direct command."

"However, tomorrow's tactics will be slightly changed....the number of bombardiers going up will increase from three hundred to five hundred each time, and in the course of the battle, if you can kill the enemy with grenades, you will use grenades to kill the enemy, and avoid melee combat as much as possible."

"After all, the victory achieved in melee combat is achieved by desperate people."

"Commander Li, your regiment has almost lost all of its losses in today's battle. The whole regiment was full, and there were less than 200 people. ”

"Therefore, this general orders you to immediately lead the soldiers under your command out of the city, go to the surrounding Tuntian District to recruit young people, and send them to Yangquan County to assist us in defending the city."

With a steady stream of grenades, the battle for the city's head the next day was still fierce. However, the addition of a large number of grenades still caused the loss of the defenders' troops, from more than 2,000 the day before to less than 1,500 today.

The officers and troops who attacked Yangquan County again paid a loss of 4,000 men.

Just when Zhou Haoguang, the chief general of the official army, began to be restless because of the continuous failure of the attack. A musketeer, fully armed with muskets, was guided by the local mountain people through the dense forest, detoured to the rear of the official army, and blocked them outside Yangquan City.

When the roundabout troops were getting closer and closer to their destination, a regiment of musketeers also entered Yangquan County.

Of course, along with the musket regiment into the county seat, there was also a heavy mortar battalion, with a total of 27 guns with a range of one mile, which could bring heavy mortars to the red-coated artillery of the official army.

It was still Tan Liguo's military tent, and Wang Feng, who was dressed in military uniform, sat in Tan Liguo's position again.

Facing the different gazes of everyone looking at him, Wang Feng's calm face directly showed a smile. replied to everyone: "Brothers, today's battle, the generals will all see it." For everyone's expression, Ben will also be very satisfied. I will definitely tell you here that the first merit of the total annihilation of 20,000 officers and troops this time is yours. ”

"After this military conflict with the imperial court is over, Ben will definitely personally ask the marshal for credit."

"Ben will come so late to bring good news to everyone......."

"With the efforts of thousands of musketeers, by tomorrow morning at the latest, we will be able to complete the encirclement of the officers and troops outside the city....that is, by tomorrow at the latest, we will be able to launch an attack on the officers and troops outside the city..."

"Tonight, a musket regiment and a heavy artillery battalion will enter the city. After dawn tomorrow, in the first attack of the official army on Yangquan County, the musket regiment and heavy artillery battalion will launch a counteroffensive against the official army......"

"I hope that you, who have persisted in Yangquan County for so long and suffered heavy losses, will be able to follow the musket regiment in tomorrow's counteroffensive to fight Yangquan County and avenge the soldiers who died in the battle." (To be continued......)