At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

Chapter 166
"Quickly retreat!" At the city gate, an officer looked at the increasing number of Qing artillery pieces on the city wall and gritted his teeth and issued his order.

In an instant, the remaining Ming soldiers in Wengcheng fought back and retreated quickly.

"Help me!" A wounded soldier of the Ming Army who had injured his leg sat on the ground and reached out to his teammates.

Beside him, two Ming soldiers wanted to carry him on their backs.

But with several gunshots, the two soldiers fell into a pool of blood.

"Ah! Ah!" The injured soldier of the Ming Army who was lucky to survive looked at his teammates' figures getting further and further away, howling crazily, with a look of despair on his face.

The Ming army officer looked at the scene in front of him and his teeth were about to burst, but then he became heartbroken and turned around to leave.

As the sun set, a broken Sun-Moon Dragon Holding Flag was thrown down from the city wall.

The Qing army completely cleared the city wall.

"Commander, please retreat. The soldiers are exhausted, and the arrows and lead bullets have been used up. If we continue to fight, it will only increase casualties in vain." The trusted general said.

Qi Sansheng gritted his teeth as he looked at the increasingly powerless Ming army generals.

"Ming Jin withdraws troops!"

"Quickly withdraw the troops!" The confidant quickly gave the order.

"Mingjin withdraws the troops!" A large number of soldiers shouted.

The flags and drums of the Ming army changed, and the retreat model was passed to more than thirty battalions of soldiers.

After hearing the order to retreat, the attacking Ming troops threw down all kinds of tools one after another, including some even muskets and bows, and retreated quickly.

"Don't be chaotic!" Upon seeing this, a large number of Xiying generals quickly reorganized their troops.

While retreating, let the soldiers fight back with shotguns and bows and arrows.

"Master, let's chase!" On the tower, they looked at the Ming army retreating in confusion.

The deputy general suggested Nan Yikui.

"No, our army has suffered heavy casualties. Moreover, our army only has [-] cavalry. The cavalry in Qi Sansheng's hands is several times that of Nan Yikui. If I steal the chicken but lose the rice, how will I behave in front of the court in the future? ah?"

Nan Yikui looked at the scene in front of him and suppressed the excitement in his heart.

"Let the gunner keep firing!"

"Yes!" the deputy general said with his hands raised.

boom boom-

On the city wall, the Qing army's artillery continued to fire.

Under the bombardment of artillery, the Ming army had to flee in confusion.

After the Qing army's red-coated cannons fired their last few roars, the brutal siege finally came to an end.

Under the banner of the Ming army, Qi Sansheng looked at everything in front of him and sighed.

"Send people to count the casualties, and at the same time bury pots to make rice. Let the soldiers have a full meal first."

"Send another sentry to go to Beipanjiang to meet the King of Jin, and ask the King of Jin to rush for grain and heavy artillery. This Anshun can't be fired unless the red-coated cannon is used."

"Yes!" the confidant responded quickly.

As night fell, in the Ming army's camp, wailing continued, and a large number of injured soldiers were groaning.

Fortunately, we just experienced a big battle today.

The soldiers of the Ming army who had been only half-starved were finally able to eat to their fullest.

"Damn it, when did I ever eat this when the king was here?"

A veteran of the Ming Army complained while picking out the rice bran and gravel in the bowl with chopsticks.

"You don't want to die!"

As soon as the veteran finished speaking, a soldier next to him spoke hurriedly.

"I want to say, it's okay for me to be hungry for a few months. Now it's time for us to work hard. We finally have a full meal, and we even let me eat chaffy vegetables, which makes me anxious, so I won't do it anymore! Go directly to Guangxi to find the king!" the veteran said carelessly.

With the departure of Lord Sun, his image as the Lord of the Kingdom has become taller and taller in Xiying.

Xiying, who had enough food and clothing before, didn't think Sun Guozhu was important.

Even after becoming king twice, Li Dingguo's prestige in the Western Camp was actually higher than that of Sun Guozhu.

But with the battle of Jiaoshui, Lord Sun left Guangxi.

The whole Xiying is more and more reminded of the goodness of Lord Sun!
As the saying goes, when the king is there, no difference is noticed, but when the king leaves, there is no difference.

After Sun Kewang left, the importance of Sun Guozhu was finally reflected in the hearts of the Xiying soldiers who were eating chaffy vegetables and lacked food and pay.

"That's right! Since the king left, what kind of life have we been living!"

The veteran's words resonated, and a soldier with an injured arm and a bandage said dissatisfiedly:
"I was injured. Not only was there no medicine given to me, but even the food I ate had to be mixed with chaff."

"If I had known this was the case, why would I still be following General Qi to help the court?"

"It's even better to follow the king to Guangxi!"

"I heard that the brothers who followed the king to Guangxi are now not only enjoying the food and drink, but they are also allotted a full fifty acres of land, a full fifty acres!"

"What!" The soldiers around were all stunned.

"Zhang Er, are you telling the truth?" The veteran from before widened his eyes.

"That can be false!" The wounded soldier said mysteriously: "Two days ago, I heard two commander-in-chiefs chatting, saying that Guangxi is better than Yunnan now."

"Not only do the tens of thousands of brothers brought by the king to Guangxi have fifty acres, but they are also said to be able to eat meat every day! The treatment is better than that of the officials here!"

"How is this possible? You eat meat every day!" The soldiers around him were all confused.

"That can still be false. Do you think Guangxi is better than Yunnan now? There are only tens of thousands of people under the leadership of the king. So the food can be eaten by the brothers in Guangxi?"

"In the past, the emperor raised more than 20 people in Yunnan! Now he uses Guangxi, which is better than Yunnan, to feed tens of thousands of people and there is simply not enough food to eat."

"Since we can't finish the food, the king must let the people raise chickens, ducks and pigs, so that we soldiers can eat meat?"

"In the past, when the king was here, couldn't we have a meal of meat during the holidays?"

"Now the king only raises tens of thousands of people in Guangxi. How many chickens and ducks can be raised with the remaining grain? How many fat pigs can be raised! With some of these chickens, ducks and fat pigs, the brothers in Guangxi can now eat meat every day. !”

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers all took a breath of cold air.

"Damn it, if I had known it, I would have followed the king!" The veteran from before looked at the chaff in the bowl and couldn't help but get angry.

Slamming the bowl on the ground.

"That's right, if I had known that I could eat meat, I would have followed the king to Guangxi even if I had to crawl!" the wounded soldier sighed.

Although Sun Guozhu's Jin Yiwei has not performed particularly well in Yungui.

However, they have always had a lot of secret contact with the Xiying soldiers.The news of Guangxi's great rule is even more vigorously publicized in Yunnan Jinyiwei.

This made the soldiers of Xiying become more and more yearning for Lord Sun.

"Commander, the statistics are out." The confidant said cautiously.

"How many brothers have been injured or killed by our army?" Qi Sansheng frowned.

"Go back to the commander." The confidant paused and said:
"A total of 680 and 480 brothers failed to return, and [-] and [-] brothers were injured."

"What!" Qi Sansheng opened his mouth wide and was stunned.

During today's siege, his more than [-] battalions of soldiers and horses suffered more than [-] direct casualties.

Although he had already made some preparations in his mind after watching the battle situation during the day, he was still shocked when the number four thousand, one hundred, sixty, and seven appeared in front of him.

"Commander, the main reason is that we lack red-coated heavy artillery, cannot suppress the artillery fire of the Qing army, and cannot destroy the city wall of Anshun, so the brothers have suffered so many casualties." The confidant sighed.

Although it is difficult for the red-coated cannon to blast through the city wall, with the red-coated cannon, the Ming army can attack the city wall.

Even if the city wall of Anshun cannot be blasted out of a slope, the female wall on the city wall can be knocked down.

Directly exposing the Qing soldiers could also increase the Ming army's hopes of seizing the city and reduce the Ming army's casualties.

"Of course I know this, but the cannons shipped from Kunming are still on the way, and I don't know how the people in the court are doing. It has been more than two months since the cannons were transported, and the red-coated cannons have not yet arrived in Anshun! "Qi Sansheng said dissatisfied.

"Commander, if the red-coated artillery fails to come, our army will not be able to attack Anshun again. Otherwise, if there are another casualty like this, the morale of the soldiers will be gone." The confidant said solemnly.

Qi Sansheng's face became even more embarrassed when he heard this. His more than 3 soldiers and horses fought in a bloody battle for a day, and the casualties exceeded 4000!

Although his more than 3 troops have not lost their combat effectiveness, if they suffer such casualties again, the morale of the entire army will be completely lost.

Although the army in the cold weapon era did not have the crotch stretch that people imagined.

In the battle of Xiangji Temple, the Anshi rebels had a death rate of more than [-]% before they collapsed.

In the Battle of Stone, Li Zicheng's [-] troops suffered more than half casualties, and they were forced to withdraw.

But Qi Sansheng also knew that the more than thirty battalions of soldiers and horses under his command were all Qin soldiers.

Although his five thousand direct descendants were fine in terms of food and salary, the newly recruited [-] Qin soldiers had been short of food and salary for a long time.

In addition, Qin generals died, left or were demoted.

Most of these Qin soldiers were in a state where the soldiers did not know the generals and the generals did not know the soldiers.

In this case, Qi Sansheng's more than [-] battalions of soldiers and horses would suffer another [-] casualties.

Then the morale of the entire army, which is already low, is likely to collapse completely.

"Send a letter to the King of Jin and tell the truth about the casualties of our army. Ask the King of Jin to send reinforcements and red-coated artillery, and supervise the delivery of more food and grass. Otherwise, I, Qi Sansheng, will not be able to capture Anshun City." Qi Sansheng sat down and sighed. tone.

"Yes!" The confidant responded with his hands raised.

Early the next morning, there was no movement in the Ming army's camp.

Nan Yikui in Anshun City also let out a sigh of relief, and his heart dropped.

Yesterday's battle, among the 1000 defenders of Anshun, there were more than [-] casualties. In addition, more than [-] civilians were killed and injured by the Ming army.

With such casualties, if the Ming army attacked one or two more times, the Anshun defenders would not be able to hold on.

Fortunately, the more than [-] Ming troops were also worried about their own casualties and did not continue the attack after all.

"Come here, send civilians out of the city, burn the corpses, dredge the moat, and then send people to report to Governor Hong." Nan Yikui said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" The trusted general quickly went to do it.

Soon the news of the Battle of Anshun spread back to the rear of the Ming and Qing armies.

Hong Chengchou and Luo Tuo, who were in Guiyang City, couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw Nan Yikui withstood the attack of the Ming army's vanguard.

And because the tens of thousands of troops commanded by Doni have entered Guizhou and are about to arrive in Guiyang.

Hong Chengchou and Doni, who were confident in their hearts, also decided to reinforce Anshun.

Therefore, Li Benzhen and Wang Fuchen marched quickly along the main road from Guiyang to aid Anshun.

As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad. Hong Chengchou and Luo Tuo were happy, but Li Dingguo who was in Guanling became worried.

"Prince Jin, the soldiers of Qin are indeed incapable of fighting." Jin Weixin frowned after looking at Qi Sansheng's military report:

"I think back then, our Jin soldiers fought bloody battles in Xinhui, and more than [-]% of our [-] to [-] soldiers were killed or injured, so the soldiers couldn't hold on!"

"Now, the more than 3 Qin soldiers under Qi Sansheng have only lost 4000 people, and they are already afraid of fighting! In my opinion, it is not that the Qin soldiers cannot fight, but that Di Sanpin and other generals want to preserve their strength , I don’t want to spend all my money!”

Li Dingguo also frowned when he heard this.

Although he failed in the Battle of Xinhui, the Jin soldiers under him fought to the end.

Although the losses of more than 2 people were calculated after the fact.

This number was not reached before the collapse of the Jin army.

But Qi Sansheng's more than [-] battalions of soldiers and horses could not continue the fight after only losing four casualties. Li Dingguo still felt very dissatisfied.

"Send an order to Qi Sansheng, Di Sanpin and others, telling them not to be afraid of fighting!" Li Dingguo waved his hand.

"Yes!" A guard handed over his hand and prepared to pay.

"Wait!" Jin vassal general Gao Wengui suddenly spoke.

"Wengui, what do you think?"

"Prince Jin." Gao Wengui cupped his hands and said, "Qi Sansheng's unit is now the unit with the furthest advance in the army."

"The food and grass transferred from the rear is insufficient, and the Jin soldiers need to focus on it. Therefore, the food and grass under Qi Sansheng's command are never enough. The Qin soldiers cannot have enough to eat, so their morale will naturally be low."

"In addition, Qi Sansheng's troops did not carry red heavy artillery. In the past, due to the lack of heavy artillery in the Zhongzhen Battalion, 10 men could not capture Jingzhou."

"It is reasonable for Qi Sansheng's thirty-odd battalions to be unable to capture Anshun. The Qin soldiers already suffered more than [-] casualties in the first battle. After all, they cannot compare with our Jin soldiers."

"It's good to be able to achieve this step. If we let Qi Sansheng and Di Sanpin's troops attack the city again, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive and cause dissatisfaction among the Qin soldiers!"

Li Dingguo suddenly fell into deep thought after hearing this.

He is a man who has been on the battlefield for a long time, so he naturally knows a lot about military affairs.

There is not enough food and pay, and there is a lack of heavy artillery. Such an army cannot achieve much effect when used to attack the city.

"Marquis Guangchang, you are serious. The Qin soldiers are deeply favored by the emperor. More than 3 people only suffered casualties of only 4000. Is it as serious as you said?" Jin Weixin said dissatisfied.

"Jin Shaozai, although you are King Jin's right-hand man, you have never killed an enemy in battle. We should let King Jin make his own judgment on military matters." Gao Wengui said slowly.

Jin Weixin had a look of displeasure on his face, but Gao Wengui was the most general-like general under King Li Dingguo of Jin Dynasty and was highly regarded by Li Dingguo, so although he was dissatisfied, Jin Weixin said nothing in the end.

"Send Liu Zhenguo and Dou Mingwang to Anshun to reinforce Qi Sansheng, and then send people to supervise grain and heavy artillery!"

(End of this chapter)