"Your Majesty, we have reported from the front line that the three-party alliance of slave-building forces has not entered Liaoyang City and is stationed three miles away from Liaoyang City. However, all ministries are extremely busy and have seen a lot of supplies leaving Liaoyang City towards the southeast!"
"Explore again!"
"I obey the decree!"
After Li Ruolian left the tent, Chongzhen looked at Yuan Keli: "Yuan Aiqing, according to what the scouts just said, are the three coalition forces preparing to retreat?"
"It's possible!"
Yuan Keli frowned and said something. At this moment, he couldn't understand the thoughts of the three parties of the slave-building coalition.
If he had encountered the Ming Army's more than a thousand explosive firearms and more than a thousand Fo Lang machine guns and Tiger Crouching Cannons, he would have been able to run as far as he wanted.
Moreover, in two consecutive wars, the three parties of Jiannu suffered heavy losses. It is really strange that Fusang and the Mongolian tribes did not break up with Jiannu.
After thinking for a while, Yuan Keli said softly: "Your Majesty, no matter what the three parties are doing, whether they are refusing to defend Liaoyang or retreating, there is nothing wrong with transporting supplies, so we can't let them succeed.
I think we need a large army to press forward. Although we may not be able to catch up, we can at least reduce their transportation of supplies.
They were short of luck and didn't have enough to consume when the time came. They stayed in the city and replenished it for us! "
"Can!"
After getting the emperor's consent, Yuan Keli issued military orders to several generals, and the generals quickly left.
Li Guopu on the side immediately said: "Your Majesty, the battle damage statistics have been calculated!"
Li Guopu stepped forward and presented a piece of paper: "Your Majesty, because the three parties of the slave establishment wanted to destroy the Hongyi cannon and attacked violently, the casualties of our army were much higher than those ten days ago. 7,394 of our army died in the battle. , 445 people were seriously injured and more than 900 people were slightly injured.
60% of the battle deaths were caused by light cannons, cannons, and trebuchets of Jiannu and Fuso, 30% were caused by bows and arrows, and 10% were caused by melee wounds.
Sixty-seven people from the general banner were killed in the battle, 32 from a hundred households, nine from a thousand households, and one from the commanding officer.
Between 110,000 and 130,000 were killed by the tripartite coalition of slaves and slaves. It is impossible to estimate the exact number, because many fans were blown to pieces by flying thunder cannons.
From their costumes, we saw more than twenty generals at the level of Baylor, Taiji, and Shepherd. We need to find the people who established the slaves to identify them specifically.
In addition, Ma Xianglin's troops suffered nearly 2,000 casualties and killed nearly 8,000 enemies. "
"Your Majesty, I did not stop Jiannu, please forgive me!"
After Li Guopu reported the battle damage, Ma Xianglin on the side immediately stepped forward with a look of shame on his face.
Looking at Ma Xianglin, who was covered in blood and looked tired, Chongzhen waved his hand: "It's okay if we can't stop it. Even if the three slave-building parties were defeated by us and fled, there would still be at least 100,000 or 200,000 people. You only have 30,000 people." How to stop?
Besides, as long as they are not stupid, they will never fight with you. A frightened person who desperately wants to escape is still on the plain.
Let alone 30,000 of you, even 100,000 cannot stop you. You have also killed many Buddhist slaves, so your merits and demerits are equal to each other! "
"minister……"
"Okay, this matter is settled!"
Seeing that Ma Xianglin wanted to say something else, Chongzhen waved his hand.
It's not that he is merciful, it's because Ma Xianglin can't be blamed for this. Ma Xianglin and his group only have more than 30,000 people.
And Gaizhou is more than two hundred miles away from here. If you arrive early, you will easily be killed by Huang Taiji's army. If you arrive late, you will not be able to catch up. This speed is difficult to control.
And the most important thing is to bypass several cities occupied by Jiannu and the timely transmission of information. It is already very good to be able to intercept part of Jiannu.
The variable was that the three-party coalition forces of Jiannu and Nu were intimidated too quickly. Even if they attacked for a quarter of an hour longer, Ma Xianglin would be able to set up defenses and leave tens of thousands more men behind.
If he had radio communication and Ma Xianglin was still late, it wouldn't be unfair if he didn't say anything.
After characterizing Ma Xianglin's matter, Chongzhen's eyes flashed: "After calculating this, there are still 200,000 people left in the three-party alliance of Jiannu and Slavery? Alas, I still overestimated the power of the flying thunder cannon!"
hiss……
Listening to the emperor's words to himself, the generals in Liaoxi who had just been stunned by the flying thunder and artillery took a breath.
In less than half an hour, they killed 120,000 to 30,000 people from the three-party coalition, and all of them were elites. I don't know if there will be others to follow this achievement, but it is definitely unprecedented.
If the emperor is not satisfied with this, is it necessary to wipe out all the places in one battle?
The sudden attack of the Hongyi cannon and the flying thunder cannon almost shocked their jaws, and they were so shocked by the power of the flying thunder cannon that they were covered in cold sweat.
Frankly speaking, if they encountered such a firearm, they would have no choice but to escape or be annihilated.
"Your Majesty, the court is currently discussing the issue of the range of the thunder cannon, and we already have some ideas!"
Listening to the emperor's lament about the flying thunder cannon, Sun Yuanhua immediately responded and quickly explained the suggestions and shortcomings of Cao Wenzhao just now.
Chongzhen nodded after hearing this: "As long as you have an idea, we will jointly study it with the Industrial Research Institute after we go back to see if we can solve it!"
"I obey the decree!"
After Sun Yuanhua responded, Chongzhen looked at the generals in the tent: "The flying thunder cannon has been exposed. If the next battle is to attack the city, the flying thunder cannon can still maximize its power.
But if it is a field battle, the role of flying thunder cannons is not great. The three parties of the establishment of slaves may not necessarily give us this opportunity.
Therefore, please make it clear to the soldiers soon that you should not always rely on firearms. There may be a bloody battle next, so be mentally prepared! "
Everyone's expressions instantly became serious. A bloody battle meant huge losses. This was something they didn't want to see, but it was something they had to face.
No matter how powerful the firearm is, in the end it is still a fight between people.
"Don't be so nervous. Maybe the slaves will occupy the city to defend it?"
"Let's go, the army moves forward, we will follow and see if we can block Jiannu in Liaoyang City today!"
After Chongzhen said this, he stood up and walked out of the tent, and the generals followed him.
However, the army stopped before they reached ten miles. Amid Chongzhen's confusion, Li Ruolian returned to Luan Jia with a livid face.
"Your Majesty, this army was stopped by someone!"
Li Ruolian immediately explained: "Jiannu captured hundreds of children from Liaoyang City, covered them with kerosene, and sent people to tell us that if we dared to pursue them again, they would set fire to these children.
Jiannu also said that if you don’t believe it, you can send someone to verify it! I don’t dare to act rashly, so I haven’t sent anyone yet! This is Jiannu's letter to His Majesty. I have checked it and it is not poisonous! "
Li Ruolian took out a letter from his arms and presented it.
After listening to Li Ruolian's report, Chongzhen stood up instantly, his eyes turned red and his breathing became rapid.
Then he opened the letter and glanced at it, his hands trembling.
As the emperor's absolute confidant, Li Ruolian knew that the emperor was on the verge of going berserk.
