When the head of the regiment, Xiao Dan, walked into the county seat with a solemn face, the gunfire in the county town had completely stopped.

Less than 600 officers and soldiers, under the custody of more than 100 tigers and leopards, were carrying the corpses of officers and soldiers that had been piled up outside the city with fears and fears on their faces.

As for the rest of the Haw Par Army, they carried a heavy face and collected the muskets and ammunition scattered all over the city......

Although the battlefield in front of them has been dealt with for a short time, the ground that has been stained red with blood, and around the city wall, there are stumps and broken arms of officers and soldiers who have been blown off by flowering bombs...... Without exception, Xiao Dan told him that during the construction process, the city was beyond his imagination.

Just as Xiao Dan continued to move forward, the chief of staff of the regiment, who had rushed into the county seat very early, suddenly blocked in front of Xiao Dan with a solemn face......

After taking a deep breath, he reported to Xiao Dan: "Commander, the results of the battle have been counted...... I just want to say one thing about this fight...... All of us underestimated the sophisticated equipment of the new army of the imperial court, underestimated their combat effectiveness, and underestimated their will to fight......"

"Five thousand new troops of the imperial court, and we will eat a thousand people outside the city...... Of the remaining 4,000 defenders, more than 600 were captured by us, and more than 3,300 people, including the commander-in-chief of the new army, were killed...... During the entire battle, not a single soldier of the new army abandoned the city and fled......"

"In addition, we also captured nine red-coated cannons in the city...... If it weren't for the fact that the gunners of the New Army were scared by us, these nine red-coated cannons would have brought us at least a company of heavy casualties if they had participated in the battle......"

Xiao Dan nodded and asked in a heavy tone: "Is the loss of the whole group big...... How many soldiers are there to participate in the battle...... You must know that although Qingchuan County has been taken. But. To really occupy it. Defend it, and we'll have at least one more bloody battle......"

Under Xiao Dan's gaze, a touch of solemnity appeared directly on the face of the chief of staff.

Facing Xiao Dan, he continued in a heavy tone: "The loss is great...... Four of the musket companies were wiped out...... There were also two companies with more than half of the losses...... Now, the whole regiment can still continue to fight the musketeers. There are only five companies at full duty, and less than 800 people ......"

"In addition, the artillery lost eight light mortars, two medium mortars, 58 gunners, and flowering shells consumed forty percent of all reserves...... The only thing that is fortunate is that we have consumed less than a thousand of the grenades, which are very good at defense. Coupled with the capture on the battlefield, not only did he not pay compensation, but he also earned more than 20,000 ......"

Then. Xiao Dan directly interrupted: "That's enough...... Ostensibly, we wiped out thousands of new imperial armies. We also took the county seat of Qingchuan, and we won a battle. However, in terms of losses, this is another out-and-out defeat...... Because, in all the battles of the Haw Par Army against the imperial army, there has never been such a large proportion of battle losses......"

The words of the regiment commander Xiao Dan, the chief of staff did not refute them.

After a short period of contemplation, he continued: "Commander, this is indeed a defeat...... As you said, we should have at least one tough battle to fight next. In this tough battle, it is likely that we will also face the situation of being attacked on the back of the enemy. With the rest of our forces, I'm afraid ......"

Compared with the chief of staff, the regiment commander Xiao Dan did not take so much into account...... Facing the chief of staff, he spoke directly.

"If the officers and soldiers who attack us in front and behind have such combat effectiveness...... With our current strength, we will definitely not be able to hold the county seat of Qingchuan under our feet. In this way, the new army of Ganning, which was finally found, will break through again because of our unfavorable combat......"

"You must know that more than 4,000 soldiers of the Haw Par Army have died in the hands of the Ganning New Army...... The commander gave a death order, no matter what the cost, to destroy the new army of Ganning and avenge the warriors who died in battle......"

"Therefore, we must find a way to defend the Qingchuan County ...... under our feet"

Of course, the chief of staff knew the reason for this, and after Xiao Dan finished speaking, the chief of staff hit the nail on the head and said: "Troops, regiment commander, the key to holding Qingchuan County is the strength of troops...... What we have ammunition and weapons is, the only thing we lack is the ...... troops."

Xiao Dan, whose face was solemn, nodded directly and affirmed: "Yes, it's the strength of the army...... However, judging by the current situation, it is already impossible to ask the army commander for reinforcements...... After all, there are only two regiments of infantry left in the hands of the army commander...... "So, we have to figure out how to deal with the problem of troops, and there is no hope from the higher-ups......"

At this moment, the figures of hundreds of captives suddenly entered Xiao Dan's field of vision.

Being able to show such a strong combat effectiveness on the battlefield directly proves that these prisoners who are carrying corpses have been trained for a long time and are very qualified musketeers.

If they join the Haw Par Army, they will be equipped with better firearms and their morale will be restored.

The combat effectiveness of the whole regiment will certainly recover to the pre-war level of seventy or eighty percent in a very short period of time.

In this way, the problem of insufficient strength of the whole regiment was solved......

Although he knew that doing so would be a violation of the military regulations of the Haw Par Army, Xiao Dan couldn't control it so much at such a critical juncture.

His eyes lit up, and Xiao Dan, who had already made a decision in his heart, said directly to the chief of staff: "There is a way...... The problem of troops, I'll solve ......"

After speaking, he whispered something in the ear of a staff officer beside him? Then he turned to the chief of staff and continued: "As far as I know, we have captured a lot of military expenses in Qingchuan that the imperial court is going to transport to the new army of Ganning...... Chief of Staff, immediately take out fifty thousand taels of silver from the middle, I have a ......"

Soon, more than 600 new army prisoners gathered in front of Xiao Dan with a face full of fear.

Of course, ten chests of silver were also carried to the captives by the Haw Par Army......

Under the incomprehensible gaze of the chief of staff, Xiao Dan directly stepped on a wooden box full of silver, and said loudly to a group of prisoners: "Soldiers, I will be the commander of the Haw Par Legion, and now I have a question to ask you, what are you joining the new army for?" ”

Without knowing where his fate would go, none of the more than 600 captives dared to speak out.

For this result, Xiao Dan was not too surprised. After only a brief pause, he spoke again.

"Since everyone didn't speak, Ben would answer for everyone...... The purpose of joining the army is very simple, that is

Serve as a soldier and feed your family......"

"Now that you have been captured by our Tiger and Leopard Army, I will believe that in the eyes of the imperial court, you have died in battle...... In this case, your family is small, and you will not get anything but a sum of silver......"

"Not only that, but it is still unknown whether the silver you have exchanged for your life will be in the hands of your little family...... After all, the virtues of the imperial court are there......"

"Do you just watch your family fall into a desperate situation because you were killed and captured in battle......

"Ben will believe that since you have chosen to be a soldier, you are a man...... is a real man, and he doesn't want to see this kind of thing happen......" (to be continued......