The remaining ten or so cannons would be destroyed under two rounds of shelling by the Tiger Flag gunners.
Many gunners of the Guan Ning Army died directly next to their own cannons. In the end, less than a quarter of the gunners escaped back.
"Brother, you have seen that all thirty cannons are gone. If you want to capture Shanhaiguan, it will not take just a few cannons to change the situation of the battle." Zu Dabi stared at Zu Dashou with a livid face.
He was very dissatisfied with Zu Dashou's insistence.
It is believed that Zu Dashou's refusal to retreat caused Guan Ning's army to lose many soldiers in vain.
"Retreat!" Zu Dashou did not insist this time.
Even the cannons are gone. Continuing to fight will have no use except to arouse resistance from the people below.
Zu Dabi and Wu Xiang on the side breathed a sigh of relief.
We can finally retreat.
After receiving the order to retreat, Guan Ning's army began to retreat. This time, neither Dorgon nor Huang Taiji sent anyone to stop them.
After Guan Ning's army retreated a few miles, they re-camped.
The wounded soldiers were sent to the wounded camp, while the uninjured soldiers began to make rice.
Zu Dashou returned to the temporary tent and sat on the general's seat.
Zu Dabi, Wu Xiang, and several generals of the Guan Ning Army then came to Zu Dashou's tent.
"Brother, this battle is impossible to fight. A dangerous pass like Shanhaiguan cannot be broken by manpower. If we continue to fight, we will not be able to defeat Shanhaiguan. It will only cause more casualties." Zu Dabi said to Zu Dashou unceremoniously.
Wu Xiang next to him also said: "Master, we really can't continue fighting like this. In today's battle alone, we have lost thousands of soldiers and many were injured. Guan Ning's army cannot bear such losses."
The words of the two people made other generals agree.
For them, Guan Ningjun is their foundation. As for the benefits Daikin promised them, they don't take it seriously.
"The attack on Shanhaiguan is the order of the Great Khan. We have just surrendered to Dajin. Do you want to disobey the order?" Zu Dashou glanced at the people in front of him one by one.
These people in front of them are the foundation for their ancestral family to gain a foothold in western Liaoning.
"The Great Khan can't let our people die in vain. Why don't their Eight Banners soldiers do this kind of death thing? Those two white flags are always watching from behind. They have no intention of sending troops to help us share the pressure." Zu Da Bi said dissatisfied.
Wu Xiang said: "Master, please talk to the Great Khan and ask the Great Khan to send a troop of troops to support us. If that doesn't work, let the people from the two white flags attack Shanhaiguan from the other side. This can be considered as sharing the burden for us." It took some pressure off.”
Zu Dashou sighed after hearing the dissatisfaction of the people below.
He knew that if he continued like this, people's hearts would be scattered, and maybe he would be tricked by the people below him behind his back.
Thinking of this, he said: "It's not that I don't want our people to die, and the ones who died are all the good men of our Guan Ning Army. Don't I feel sad? It's really a last resort."
"If you have any difficulties, sir, you can tell us, and we can help you share your burden, sir." Wu Xiang said.
Zu Dashou pursed his lips and said: "Our Guan Ning army has too many soldiers and horses. If we don't kill some of them, I'm afraid the Great Khan will not let us return to Ningjin Second City from Shanhaiguan."
"They are the ones who begged our Guan Ning army to submit to Dajin. Why do they dislike so many people now? If they had known this, why would they ask us to submit to them?" After hearing Zu Dashou's words, Zu Dabi spoke with excitement. shouted.
Wu Xiang asked: "Master, did the Great Khan say this to you personally?"
"It was not said by the Great Khan himself." Zu Dashou shook his head at first, and then said, "This was said by Fan Wencheng on behalf of the Great Khan. He said that the Great Khan hoped that Guan Ning's army could help attack Shanhaiguan, and finally Twenty or thirty thousand people would die."
"I'm going to kill him now if he fucks his mother-in-law." Zu Dabi picked up his knife and walked out of the tent.
Wu Xiang on the side stopped the person with quick eyes and hands, and at the same time said soothingly: "Don't mess around, Fan Wencheng is one of the most trusted Han ministers around the Khan, and he is not here with us. If you go to Bali Town with a knife, There’s no guarantee that someone won’t take the opportunity to behead you.”
"Let's just accept this grievance!" Zu Dabi said unwillingly, but he retracted his legs and did not continue walking out of the tent.
At this time, Zu Dashou, who was sitting in the big seat, said: "It's useless for you to go to Bali Town now. Do you think Fan Wencheng will admit it?"
"But that's what he said." Zu Dabi said.
Zu Dashou said: "Who can prove it?"
"Brother, can't you prove it?" Zu Dabi asked.
Zu Dashou said: "I can prove that it is Fan Wencheng's words, but whoever can prove that what I say must be true. You are all our own people, so naturally you believe that I will not tell lies to deceive you, but outsiders will not believe it. Even if they know that what I say must be true, will they offend the Khan for me? Don’t forget, compared with Fan Wencheng, we are outsiders."
As the words fell, Zu Dabi opened his mouth, and finally pursed his lips and said nothing.
"Yes, even if you say something without evidence, no one will believe it." Wu Xiang said, while pulling Zu Dabi back with his hands, and taking away the knife in Zu Dabi's hand.
Zu Dashou said: "Although we lost thousands of soldiers in today's battle, most of the dead were ordinary soldiers, which had little impact on Guan Ning's army. The only serious casualties were those who Cannon crews and dozens of cannons.”
"Those cannons and people are no longer ours." Zu Dabi said angrily.
Hearing this, Zu Dashou nodded and said: "That's right, those cannons and the soldiers who drilled them are no longer members of our Guan Ning Army, so even though there were thousands of casualties, they didn't let the Guan Ning Army down." It hurts the muscles and bones.”
The people in the tent recalled the previous war, and indeed, as Zu Dashou said, their losses were not large.
"Is it so difficult that we really have to kill tens of thousands of people?" Wu Xiang couldn't help but ask.
The loss of thousands of soldiers to Guan Ning's army is indeed not great. After all, although Guan Ning's army has a large number of soldiers and horses, many of them are ordinary soldiers of little use. They are only used to make up the number of people on the battlefield.
Even if some of these ordinary soldiers died, it would not have much impact.
If tens of thousands of people really died, it would be impossible for generals like them to remain unaffected. No matter how many ordinary soldiers there were, they would not be able to withstand such losses.
Zu Dashou hesitated for a moment and said: "I haven't thought about it yet, but it's definitely not possible to kill so many people. Once we do this, the people below will only become alienated from us, and it will be difficult to lead the team."
"What the boss said is true, but if we don't do what the Great Khan wants, I'm afraid we won't be able to hide it from the two white flags." Wu Xiang said, "The two white flags should be sent by the Great Khan to monitor us."
