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Chapter 649 Confidence comes out

If the myth of Hou Jin's invincibility was accumulated through their victories against the Ming Dynasty, then this myth has been completely broken now.

On the contrary, on the side of Liaodong Dusi, from the initial uneasiness after the battle with Houjin, to mutual victories and defeats, to now being able to defeat the opponent with absolute battlefield advantages, the entire Liaodong Dusi soldiers, if faced with "Can they...

When asked the question "Win the Tartars", they will definitely tell the questioner with confidence - absolutely!

In the battle of Gushanbao, the Ming army of Liaodong Dusi defeated the main force of Houjin and beheaded more than 8,000 people. Huang Taiji led the main force of the Tartars to retreat to Gushanbao.

Just when everyone was waiting for Jiang Wan to pursue the victory and completely defeat the Tartars, Jiang Wan only pushed the camp of the three legions forward for about ten miles, and then stopped completely.

This distance is already less than ten miles away from Gushan Fort. From the Ming army's camp, one can even faintly see the walls of Gushan Fort, surrounding the camps of a large number of Hou Jin troops who defended Gushan Fort.

The Ming army in the camp started their routine of digging ditches and building up soil again, and the defense of several camps was impregnable. However, in the process, the various harassments of the Jin army a few days ago and later were repeated.

I can't see it anymore. These Hou Jin troops who retreated from defeat seem to have lost their previous vigor, and some of them are willing to do whatever they want as long as you don't come to attack me.

Of course, just because they didn't attack the Ming army's camp doesn't mean they gave up the defense of Gushan Fort. Whatever the Ming army did, they also followed the same example. Gushan Fort has a radius of ten miles, almost everywhere.

These defensive measures such as camps, trenches, and military stations certainly prevented the infantry and cavalry of the Ming army from advancing directly to the gate of Gushan Fort. However, similarly, the army of Hou Jin could no longer take the initiative to launch a large-scale attack.

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Their shift from attack to defense was very obvious.

And at such a distance, except for the rapid-fire mountain cannon that had made great achievements in the previous wars, which could slightly reach the city wall of Gushan Fort, other cannons were blocked far away between these pits and trenches.

Of course, in the eyes of most Ming troops, these are not obstacles at all. As long as there is determination on the top, just such a small distance, even without the support of artillery, can be pushed past by just infantry.

However, there has never been an order to launch an attack from above. Ordinary soldiers did not know the considerations above, but apart from a few murmurs, they did not have any major complaints.

Now, Marshal Jiang's skill in using troops has been recognized by almost all the soldiers. If Marshal Jiang feels that it is inappropriate to attack at this moment, then there is definitely a reason why it is inappropriate. No one among the soldiers doubts this.

In fact, Jiang Wan didn't want to just push his army over, killing gods when God blocks it, and killing Buddha when Buddha blocks it. If possible, he would push his troops all the way to Shengjing City to exact revenge on the Tartars in Beijing.

The shame of showing off one's power in the city.

If you have better luck and stronger strength, you can just push through, break through Shengjing, and capture Huang Taiji alive. It will be a refreshing picture just thinking about it.

But, he really can't do it!

After a big battle, almost a quarter of the artillery was damaged, and almost half of the remaining artillery was on the verge of damage. The muskets of the fire gunners also urgently needed to be replaced in large numbers, and the specific number increased every day.

After reading the newspaper, Jiang Wan's brows were furrowed and he didn't let go for a moment. With Tieshan City's inventory and production capacity, it would be difficult to restore the firearms combat effectiveness of his army to the pre-war level.

It's not a matter of three or two months.

This will take at least half a year to think about.

As for the consumption of gunpowder and projectiles, it has reached an astronomical figure. You must know that basically all the ammunition used by Liaodong Dusi firearms is already a fixed amount of ammunition paper bags plus projectiles. Behind this convenient use method,

It was more human cost, and the amount consumed in this battle alone almost emptied the army's ammunition storage.

Let's put it this way, this is to bully the Tatars and not know the reality of the Liaodong Dusi. In this battle, Jiang Wan's Liaodong Dusi fought a decisive battle with the Tartars with the idea that they would not survive. It seems that they have won the battle at the moment.

, but in fact, the family’s foundation has also been wiped out.

Even if there was another battle of the same scale, Jiang Wan could be sure that if he lost the blessing of firearms, he would lose almost half of his chances of winning in another battle.

At this time, if he did not maintain his advantage on the battlefield and put on a defensive posture, waiting for the Tartars to fall into his trap again, wouldn't Jiang Wan be a little complacent?

Of course, in order to maintain the deterrence of the battlefield, his rapid-fire artillery position would still fire several rounds of artillery shells at the Tartar camp outside Gushan Castle from time to time every day.

Just hit you. If I don't hit you now, it's because I don't want to hit you now.

This is not the only reason why the Ming army does not continue to take advantage of the victory to attack.

In the current situation, it seems that the Ming army has an advantage, but in fact the situation is not very good.

Jiang Wan clearly knew that tens of thousands of people were now on the front line. Every day of delay would put greater pressure on the entire Liaodong capital. Now everything at Zhenjiang Fort was serving this war, and the Central Route Army except for those in Tieshan City

The garrison and craftsmen did not move, and almost the entire Central Army became the Liaodong Dusi's grain collection team, collecting grain everywhere in the plains of Korea and the Hamgyong Grain Road.

This was not the autumn after the grain harvest, but the spring when the seeds had just been sown and had not even had time to reach Bozhou. He had no doubt that his grain collection team could collect enough military rations for the front line, and he would not consider the Koreans at all.

Their life and death, whether it is their grain storage or grain cultivation, will probably be plundered layer by layer and then sent to Phoenix City.

Behind his army, there was only a Liaodong Dusi, plus two North Koreans who were not considered wealthy. But behind the Jin army behind Gushan Fort, there was an entire regime, a khanate.

In terms of consumption, he would definitely not be able to compete with the opponent.

It would be great if there was a Ming behind you who spared no effort to support you!

At this time, Jiang Wan missed the emperor in Beijing very much. The history of this era had slightly changed its direction through his efforts, and the emperor in Beijing had always been looking at this area.

The young emperor on the battlefield has his thoughts. Maybe he should change it a little!

The victory report has been rushed to Liaoyang. He doesn't need to exaggerate his results. He just writes the situation truthfully in the victory report. Maybe he can't count on the emperor of the Ming Dynasty for the time being, but Sun Chuanting in Liaoyang City

, maybe now is the time when he needs the other party's support the most.


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