However, it is said that Huang Taiji made up his mind and ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. He sat on the watchtower to rest for a while, and then he stood up tremblingly, holding on to the railing of the watchtower, and looked eastward for a while, and then turned to the generals.

Ergon and Daishan said:

"Yang Zhen is a very human being. You must be careful tonight. Firstly, you cannot let Yang Zhen rob the camp, and secondly, you cannot let Yang Zhen escape. This Songshan City, I will kill it, in order to avenge the shame of my ministers, and only then can I eliminate the hatred in my heart."

hatred!"

Huang Taiji said this through gritted teeth, then looked back at Songshan City where the sound of gunfire and explosions was still ringing, and then continued:

"Tonight, Prince Rui, you will lead your army back to the south gate. You must prevent the defenders in the city from escaping to the south, and at the same time block reinforcements from the south from entering the city. As for Prince Li, you will also lead your army back to the camp east of Songshan, and you must cut off the Songshan coast.

Prevent reinforcements from the sea from entering the city, and prevent the defenders in the city from fleeing eastward into the sea!"

The camps of Prince Rui Dorgon and Prince Li Daishan were originally located to the south and east of Songshan. After hearing Huang Taiji's arrangement, they had no objections and immediately accepted the order.

At this time, a cold wind from the northwest blew through the watchtower, causing Huang Taiji to shiver involuntarily and subconsciously tightened his black fur cloak.

This situation suddenly reminded him of the palace he had once stopped at in the east of Songshan City and south of Xiaoling River, so he looked at Daishan and said:

"It's cold tonight, the wind is strong at the seaside, and Prince Li is old, so he doesn't have to do everything like Prince Rui and spend the night in a tent. I know that there is a palace between the east of Songshan City and the coast, commonly known as the Queen's Palace.

The courtyard is very large and can be sheltered from the wind and cold, and Prince Li can move there to rest."

The place Huang Taiji was talking about was the Empress' Palace, which is the only remaining palace building from Songshan to the east to the coast of Xiaoling River Estuary.

In mid-October in western Liaoning, although it has not yet reached the level of snow and ice, it is already quite cold at night. Camping in the wild is indeed a bit difficult for people like Prince Li Daishan.

In the early years, it was common for these people to eat in the wind, drink dew and sleep in the wild in the cold winter months.

It’s just that over the years, I have lived in luxury and good food for too long, and I can no longer bear the hardship of sleeping in the wild.

Daishan had known about the Empress Palace for a long time, but Huang Taiji, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, lived in the imperial tent in the outdoor camp. As a minister, he did not dare to move without permission to the empress palace where Huang Taiji once lived.

Go to the palace.

Nowadays, the Empress' Palace is a huge palace and courtyard, and he has only sent a small team of troops to station there to guard.

At this time, seeing Huang Taiji mention this place, Daishan was moved, but still declined: "Since there is such a place, why not ask the emperor to move there to stay overnight. The emperor is not in good health, so why not let me take charge of the camp in the west of the city?

.”

Huang Taiji is tall, but he is extremely obese, even unable to walk, and suffers from hyperactivity of yang. Just now, he was furious, his energy and blood surged, he felt dizzy, and almost fainted. He really needed to take a good rest, and he knew this.

However, this is where things in the world are unpredictable. The more frail one is, the more one fears people saying he is frail.

Especially in front of the young and powerful Prince Rui Dorgon, Huang Taiji was very taboo about Daishan saying that he was in poor health. Although it was obvious that he was in poor health, he still denied it.

"No, I am in good health. And there is no need for you, Prince Tomorrow Li, to come over. When the time comes, he will command the Zhenghong Banner soldiers and horses to the east of Songshan. Once the bombardment here is over, he will send troops to storm the east city of Songshan. Don't let the east city defenders come for reinforcements.

Just go to Xicheng.”

After Huang Taiji said this, he raised his head and looked east again. He saw that the Qing soldiers who were attacking the city had withdrawn, and the cheers on Songshan City came one after another, and he said sadly:

"Let's arrange it this way. It's very important here tonight, and I feel more at ease if I sit here personally. You can disperse, lead your troops to withdraw, explain military affairs carefully, and be sure to guard your respective defense zones!"

Daishan, when Dorgon saw what Huang Taiji said, he thought it was right, so he stopped talking and bowed to leave.

At this point, the war inside and outside Songshan City has come to an end for the time being.

Although Songshan City was on the verge of collapse several times, it finally withstood the violent attacks of the Manchu Tatars.

Seeing the Tatar army withdrawing from the battlefield after hearing the order, Yang Zhen was so tired that he could hardly lift his arms, but he was extremely happy in his heart.

The generals in the city asked about the Tatars withdrawing their troops, and they all rushed to the top of the city and surrounded Yang Zhen, with bright smiles on their faces covered in thick blood.

"Commander, we won the battle! We won the battle! Hahahaha, happy, happy, I have never fought a decisive battle with the Eight Banners soldiers full of Tatars so happily!"

Xia Chengde was hit by several arrows, but none of them were critical. In addition to the tough armor on his body, it didn't matter. Only an arrow that hit his cheekbone made him disfigured. His skin and flesh were turned open and covered with blood. At this time,

He smiled and said that he didn't feel any pain.

Everyone laughed when they heard what he said. Lu Pinqi also echoed: "It is indeed very enjoyable. I am afraid that thousands of Tatars will be eaten in this battle! We are in danger this time, but this time

The result is excellent, Nibao Matsuyama is a perfect success, another great victory!"

Lu Pinqi's words once again aroused cheers among the soldiers at the top of the city.

"The two generals are right. It is true that the Manchu Tatars have strong soldiers and horses, but they have few young men in the country. After they suffered heavy losses today, it seems that the siege of Songshan will be unsustainable. Our Songshan City has survived.

It’s the most difficult time.”

Songshan General Military Mansion consulted Fang Guangchen and followed Xia Chengde with a smile on his face. Lu Pinqi expressed his more optimistic view.

After everyone laughed for a while, Fang Guangchen stopped smiling and turned to him with his hands raised and said: "However, Governor, if you look at Guangchen, I am afraid that the Mantatars will not just give up and leave.

"After all, their purpose of attacking Songshan has not been achieved, and the men of King Sanshun, Kong, Geng, and Shang have not yet appeared. In the next two days, the Manchu Tatars will probably bombard the city wall with heavy artillery. It is dangerous.

Still cannot be underestimated.”

When Fang Guangchen said this, all the generals present suddenly became silent.

The wanton celebration just now was just a sudden release of the overly suppressed and overly fearful emotions in the past few days after the Manchu Tatars withdrew their troops.

In fact, everyone knows deep down that the Manchu Tatars they wiped out in this battle were less than one-tenth of the Manchu Tatar army outside the city.

Songshan City is not out of danger, and it may even be that because of today's brutal fighting and killing, each of them has no way out.

What Fang Guangchen said was relatively tactful, but it broke the one-sided situation of celebrating victory and aroused everyone's reflection.

At this time, Zhang Degui, who was also helping the battle on the top of the city, suddenly stood up and said: "Captain, I think what Fang Zhenyi said is correct. Today's victory is indeed a great victory, but the ammunition consumed today is extremely huge. If

If this continues, the ammunition factory may not be able to supply it.

"Whether the Manchu Tatars outside the city are unsustainable, I don't know, but if the Manchu Tatars send out horse and infantry troops again to launch such a fierce attack today, we ourselves may be unable to survive first. On this point, the governor must not help but

Worry!"

"Ah?! What did you say, Lao Zhang?! What do you mean by that?"

What Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi said before was entirely because they fully realized the power of advance camp fire weapons.

After Lu Pinqi returned from following Yang Zhen's attack in southern Liaoning, he paid great attention to the firearms in his camp. However, the power of their firearms, which were also filled with gunpowder, was far inferior to that of the advance camp.

Not only were the self-made thunderbolts incompetent, but the power of the muskets and artillery was also incomparable to those used by Yang Zhen in his expedition to Dongying.

This time, Yang Zhen supplied them with firearms from the ammunition factory in accordance with the standards of the advance battalion, and they discovered that the root of the problem lay in the gunpowder.

The gunpowder from the ammunition factory also allowed them to truly appreciate the power of firearms compared with swords, spears, bows and horses for horseback shooting.

Especially today's war has further verified their ideas and conclusions.

After this battle, not only did the two generals become more confident in facing the Manchu Tatar attack, but the morale of their subordinates who were from the old Liao army also became extremely high.

In their opinion, with such a sharp weapon, why should they be afraid of the Tatars' horseback riding and archery?

However, this newly inflated strong confidence was extinguished by Zhang Degui's basin of cold water.

First, Xia Chengde suddenly turned pale and asked what Zhang Degui meant, and then Lu Pinqi also asked with a panic face:

"Vice General Zhang, General Manager Zhang, are you saying that our muskets, artillery, and ammunition are gone?! The supply is out of supply?! Flying General, there are ten thousand enemies, and the supply is out of supply?! What should we do?

"

After Zhang Degui said those words, not only Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi suddenly panicked, but Zhang Chen, Li Lu, and Fang Guangchen also became nervous.

Songshan City can achieve its current results, and can persist until now in the face of the fierce attack by the Tatar horse infantry, all thanks to these firearms. Without these firearms, how can it be so great!

At that moment, everyone around Yang Zhen stared at Zhang Degui with their eyes wide open.

At this time, Zhang Degui saw Yang Zhen frowning and looking at him in silence. He was obviously very concerned about this matter, so he continued:

"It's not completely gone. Since June, until yesterday, our ammunition factory in the city has not stopped work and production for a day, and there is still some ammunition inventory. But if it is used like today, the inventory of the ammunition factory in the city will be huge.

, I’m afraid it won’t last long!”

When Zhang Degui said this, he saw that everyone was obviously relieved. He was afraid that these people would misunderstand his meaning and continue to spend money, so he quickly added:

"It's not like you don't know how difficult it is to make these ammunition! It really goes with the old saying, it's like eating shit when making it, and it's like having diarrhea when using it! You don't feel bad when using it, but you don't know when making it

, how much labor was spent!”

"Okay, Lao Zhang, I also know your difficulties, so don't complain here. Tell me, with usage like today, how many days can the ammunition in the city last?"

When Yang Zhen saw Zhang Degui pouring out his frustrations and feeling sorry for the ammunition, he immediately stopped him. Seeing that there were no other people around him, he directly asked about the inventory of ammunition.

When Zhang Degui heard Yang Zhen ask him such a direct question, he looked around, pondered for a moment, and said: "If we use it as it is today, we can probably hold on for a day or two, but it will definitely not last for three or five days. The governor needs to think about it in the long term.
Chapter completed!