After a sudden attack, the Eight Banners soldiers killed more than 1,200, killing more than 2,000 Han flags and Guanning troops, and one or two thousand people were burned to death. In addition, Jiang Yan fled and took away nearly 8,000 civilians and surrendered soldiers.
In addition, more than 300 artillery soldiers were killed, and the employed Portuguese team destroyed, and thirty-five generals of Shenwei were blown up. All of them were counted, the combat effectiveness of the Tartar soldiers was weakened by at least 20%, while the strength of the artillery soldiers was sharply reduced by more than half.
Although Gu Zhenhua still did not know the exact losses of the Qing Dynasty, just by looking at the situation of the camp, Gu Zhenhua could say with certainty that the strength of both sides had begun to reverse, and the initiative in the war had been transferred to the hands of An Guojun.
In the next two days, the battlefield finally calmed down. The Qing army outside the city was doing its best to restore the camp, count the losses, and lick the wounds. As for the Anguo army in the city, Gu Zhenhua also summoned all the generals to discuss the next action.
Everyone surrounded the sand table, constantly calculating the strength comparison between the two sides, towards a way to break the deadlock.
Wu Kaijie first said: "Dude, if the threat of Tartar artillery was lifted, there is nothing scary. I think the counterattack should be launched as soon as possible. At present, the Second and Fifth Guards have not yet entered the battle and can act as the main force of the counterattack, defeat the Tartars in one fell swoop, and drive them out of Henan!"
All the generals present had gone through a cruel battle, each of them was very tired, and many of them were injured, but when they heard of the counterattack, everyone's eyes widened.
Luan Hu took the lead and said, "Mr., please give the order. Brothers can't wait!"
Kang Lesheng also said: "That's right. After a few days of recovery, our troops can also participate in the war. The brothers all want to undertake the counterattack mission, attack the Tartars, and restore the mountains and rivers."
Everyone was excited, and Gu Zhenhua was slightly excited, but he knew that this decision was not made easily, so he turned his attention to Li Jibo.
As the most important senior actor, Li Jibo's opinions are very important. The old man weighed the pros and cons and sighed.
"You won't be arrogant and won't be discouraged. You should put your eyes on the overall situation!"
Gu Zhenhua frowned and said hurriedly: "Mr. Li, do you mean to look at the northern Shaanxi?"
"Yes, I just found Yuan Zongdi, and I heard that Li Zicheng's condition is not good."
"Not good? Why isn't it good?" Gu Zhenhua was shocked. If Lao Li couldn't hold on, all the main forces of the Tartars were pressing on An Guojun, it would be troublesome!
Li Jibo said: "Li Zicheng's troops have a large number of troops, but they consume a lot of food. After years of hard fighting in Shaanxi, there is no place to bear the military consumption. Since the beginning of winter, I heard that many people have starved to death. They are also short of food and clothing. The Tartars attacked tightly, and the casualties were quite large."
Gu Zhenhua couldn't help but say, "Yuan Zongdi is a tough person. If the situation wasn't too bad, he wouldn't have said this."
"That's right." Li Jibo also said: "It's good to counterattack, but once Li Zi succeeds and fails, both Tartars fall on our shoulders, and how much land has been restored. I'm afraid they will be spit out!"
"this……"
Wu Kaijie and the others were instantly in deep thought. It was indeed quite difficult to deal with the Tartars with the current strength of the Anguo Army. If two Tartars had more than 200,000 troops, even if they had three heads and six arms, it would not be possible!
Fang Jianming asked worriedly: "Dude, should we wait for the victory or defeat in northern Shaanxi to decide before we counterattack?"
"It's too late!" Gu Zhenhua sighed.
"What should I do?" Wu Kaijie said anxiously: "The Tartars just suffered a heavy blow, and it is a good time to fight back. If they missed it, there would be no chance."
Li Jibo sneered slightly: "Staff General Wu, you can't just look at the advantages of everything, but also think about the disadvantages. According to the current situation, even if the counterattack succeeds, we will only have a few more prefectures and counties. How vast Henan is, we have not managed well. If we expand our territory, it is just a burden. On the contrary, the counterattack will consume precious reserve forces. Once the Qing army wins in northern Shaanxi and the army is approaching, we will lose our new force. No need to say more about the fate!"
Listening to their words, all the generals present looked at each other and didn't know what to do. Zhou Yingjie couldn't help but sigh: "How can you win? It's more troublesome than before. What's going on?"
Gu Zhenhua suddenly laughed: "If you win, you will be more greedy. The more you are greedy, the more you are, the trouble will come!"
"Mr., what are you going to do?"
Gu Zhenhua laughed and said, "Staff Wu's proposal of counterattack is indeed a bit hasty. But we must not fail to take action."
Li Jibo frowned: "Dude, in northern Shaanxi..."
"Mr. Li, because there is trouble in northern Shaanxi, we must take action. Once Li Zi succeeds and fails, no matter whether we want to or not, we will face all the pressure from the Tartars. Things will be even more troublesome at that time! So, we must seize the opportunity in front of us!"
Wu Kaijie's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "Dude, are you talking about destroying the Tartars in front of you?"
"Yes, our counterattack should not focus on the land, but should deal with the living power of the Tartars. It is better to cut off one finger than to hurt the Tartars. Only by destroying the Tartars in front of us will our pressure be truly reduced."
Li Jibo thought for a while and could only nod. Indeed, Gu Zhenhua's idea was not wrong, but it would be too difficult to do this. The main force of the Anguo Army was infantry, while the main force of the Tartars was cavalry. If they really felt that there was no hope of victory, they could withdraw and would not fight to the death.
Things are indeed a bit tricky. Just when everyone didn't know what to do, someone suddenly ran in panic.
"Your Majesty, the big thing is not good, the duck mouth is lost!"
When Gu Zhenhua heard the news, he was shocked all over and hurried to the sand table, and everyone else followed.
Yazikou is located in the northwest of Xinxiang and at the foot of Taihang Mountain. Although the area is not large, it is guarded between Weihui and Huaiqing Prefectures. Once it is lost, it will be like opening a shortcut to Huaiqing, and its strategic position is very important.
Originally, the Anguo Army was responsible for guarding the Xinxiang area of ​​Ji County, while the Sumen Mountain duck mouth was handed over to Tian Jianxiu's Dashun Army. At that time, he swore his promise, but at this time he threw such a critical duck mouth away, which made the generals present scolded him.
Li Xu even slapped the table: "Dude, if the duck mouth is lost, then the Biyang will not be protected. If the Biyang is lost, then Luoyang will not be protected, and the whole Henan will be in danger! Bei Zhi is willing to ask for orders and take a group of people to rescue immediately to ensure that he can block the Tartars."
"Second brother, don't rob it!" Yue Polu said immediately: "If you can't run with two legs and four legs, I think you'd better leave it to the cavalry regiment. We promise to kill the Tartars!"
"Don't fight with you two." Li Jibo said with a calm face: "The far water cannot quench the near thirst. The Tartars broke through the mouth of the duck. I am afraid that they will go south immediately. With their cavalry, we will not be able to catch up."
While talking, suddenly there was a burst of rapid footsteps outside, and Yuan Zongdi hurriedly asked for a meeting. Gu Zhenhua hurriedly asked him to come in.
Yuan Zongdi was sweating and panting, and his clothes were all dislocated, but he didn't notice it.
As soon as he came in, Yuan Zongdi cried bitterly, "Dude, something big is wrong. Mr. Tian threw the duck's mouth away, and the Tartar soldiers are chasing them!"
Gu Zhenhua had recovered from the shock at this time and barely calmed down his emotions.
"Mr. Yuan, tell me carefully, what's going on?"
"After Mr. Tian negotiated with you, he took his men to Sumen Mountain. Just three days ago, he received news that a batch of military rations were transported by the Tatars. He also shorted food, so he took people to rob. As a result, he was ambushed by the Tatars. Nikan set up a trap and killed Mr. Tian. After retreating to Yazikou, the Tatars chased after him, but another traitor appeared in the city, and Yazikou was also lost!"
Gu Zhenhua frowned, "According to the Marquis of Yuan, the Tartars seized the duck mouth a day ago. According to the distance, they should have entered Huaiqing Mansion at this time, and it is probably only two days away from Biyang."
When he thought of the danger of Biyang, Gu Zhenhua seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar. This place is really important. Once the Tartars occupy Biyang, they can invade Luoyang to the south and threaten Tongguan!
This is actually a junction between the Anguo Army and the Dashun Army. In order to take care of the Dashun Army's emotions, Gu Zhenhua took the initiative to give up Huaiqing Mansion to them, and then took the lead and blocked Wei Hui.
But now I see that I did make a mistake at the beginning, and the Dashun Army was indeed too unreliable!
Wu Kaijie widened his eyes and said hurriedly: "Dude, Huaiqing must not be lost, otherwise the Yellow River will not be protected. I dared to recommend the army to return to the rescue and strive to protect the Yellow River."
Gu Zhenhua's brain was spinning rapidly, and he was still thinking about ways to deal with it.
Li Jibo looked for a while before saying, "Dude, this is a crisis, but it may not be a turning point."
"Oh? What does Mr. Li think?"
"If there could be a unit that defends Bianyang and blocks the Tartars. Then we concentrate our forces and annihilate the Tartars. Isn't this just coincide with what the Duke of the Kingdom just said that it would be better to cut one finger off than to hurt his ten fingers?"
Gu Zhenhua also calmed down. This is indeed the case. The Tartars were embraced into a regiment, which may be difficult to deal with, but once they were mobilized, An Guojun's opportunity would come!
"Mr. Li, although this is true, who will be sent to station in Biyang? Our generals are here, so I am afraid they won't be able to draw any man!" Fang Jianming said.
Li Jibo said: "Chen Qianfu is in Luoyang, and there are five new troops in Luoyang."
Li Xu shook his head immediately: "No, Dad, Chen Qianfu is just a literati and cannot lead troops. Moreover, the new army of those five battalions has only been trained for two months at most, how can we fight?"
Li Jibo also scratched his head a little, and indeed pointed at the recruits, it would be difficult to turn the situation around.
But when he heard this, Gu Zhenhua's eyes lit up. Although there was no general in Henan, there was still one person to use, that is, Hong Niang!
Thinking of this woman, Gu Zhenhua's mind was a little confused, but at this time, he didn't care about anything.
Chapter completed!