Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 238 Boluo's Death
The Qing army, which was still attacking at the front, did not know that Boluo was bombed by the new army's artillery fire, and Azig and others who were waiting for news at the rear did not receive the news immediately.

Therefore, the Qing army attacking on the front line did not dare to retreat easily even though they suffered unspeakably heavy casualties.

It wasn't until the lieutenant commanding at the front line saw that the casualties were too great and sent someone to ask for a retreat that he didn't know that Boluo was gone. Huge craters and miserable corpses were left on the scene, and he knew that Boluo was shelled up.

Boluo's life and death were unknown, and it was obvious that he couldn't give the order immediately. The lieutenant general finally passed the command, and ordered the troops to retreat across the board in grief and indignation.

However, the journey of retreat was not all smooth sailing.

The artillery of the new army almost never stopped, beating the dogs in the water, first with shotgun shells, then grape shells, and then solid shells, until the enemy escaped from the effective range.

Along the way, there were corpses of the Qing army lying down, a living path of blood.

The news of Boluo's bombing finally reached Azig's tent. He was shocked and asked for details.

Then he ordered in shock: "Immediately send someone to notify the attacking team to retreat, retreat..."

Finally, Boluo's miserable body was carried in front of Azig, who almost couldn't recognize him.

Boluo's entire face was bloody and bloody, and his whole body seemed to be fished out of the bloody water. There were still blood holes on his body, and most of one leg had been lost.

His appearance was too miserable to describe. Is this still the radiant Baylor before departure in the morning?

The doctor accompanying the army inspected it carefully in fear, and then knelt down in fright, not daring to speak.

Seeing Boluo and the doctor's appearance, Azig couldn't understand anything, and trembled with anger.

However, when he learned that the number of soldiers who had withdrawn from the front line was less than [-], Azig roared and kicked the table in front of him, and everyone in the tent dared not vent their anger.

A Bellega with [-] casualties still failed to break through the enemy formation. More importantly, he learned that in this battle, the casualties of the new army were likely to be less than [-].

In fact, how did he know that it was far less than [-], because it was less than [-], which exceeded the casualty ratio of [-]:[-].

Regardless of whether the casualties of the new army were one thousand or two thousand, this result was unacceptable to Azig, because the Eight Banners Army hadn't suffered such heavy casualties for a long time.

He, Azig, just overthrew the Dashun regime of Li Zicheng, who was once invincible. He didn't expect that he would suffer such a big setback here in the past month or so. How would the fiery Prince Ying accept it?How to deal with yourself?
If it wasn't for the persuasion of his personal soldiers and generals, Azig would have personally led all his troops to the new army camp.

Only enough blood from the new army can wash away the shame, and only when Tang Ning's head is placed in front of the Prince of England can the hatred in his heart be relieved.

"Your Highness, the new army is not an intrusion army. Tangning's methods are endless. He doesn't use shields, but uses iron nets that he has never heard of to stop our army. The horses can't charge, and the swords can't stop. Don't be arrogant, think long-term, long-term..."

"Yes, Your Highness, think long-term. Our army has lost several games in a row, and morale is low. It is really unwise to use troops again."

"That's right, since the iron net is so difficult to entangle, it's really inappropriate to attack it by force."

Not only the Han generals, but even the generals of the Mongolian army, and even the generals of the Eight Banners, did not agree to use troops again. Many people even thought that the field battle had failed, and suggested retreating back to Tianfu to occupy the city.

Azig reluctantly accepted that he would not attack the new army immediately, but he would not admit his failure, so he naturally rejected Ying Tianfu's suggestion to retreat.

That night, Boluo finally died of his injuries, and died in grief and indignation.

A dignified Baylor, Azig naturally didn't want him to be left outside, and would not bury him hastily.

So he ordered people to prepare the coffin overnight, put Bo Luo's body in it, and prepare to transport it to the capital in the future. This is the last respect for Bo Luo.

As for those Eight Banners disciples, even though Azige had enough heart, he was not strong enough, so he had to deal with them on the spot.

The next day, the Qing army stopped as expected, and did not take the initiative to attack again.

The same was true on the third day, and Tangning knew that the Qing army would not dare to attack easily anymore.

Naturally, Tangning would not just confront him like this, and said directly, "Since the tartars are scared out of their wits, it's time for us to take the initiative."

This time, no one objected to Tangning's opinion. Tangning proved the effectiveness of his tactics through actual combat.

Immediately, the new army set off from camp, and first put away the barbed wire around the position.

These barbed wire fences are not disposable. They are rolled up and transported away in a mule cart to transport supplies, and they can be used again next time.

These tasks can be handed over to engineers and civilians. Tangning led the combat troops directly to the Qing army camp.

Although Azig did not send troops to fight again, it was necessary to send people to pay attention to the movements of the new army, so he got the news as soon as the new army moved.

"Tangning switched from defense to offense and has already approached our army, how should we fight?" Azig asked the crowd.

"Constantly responding to all changes, our army uses infantry to line up in front and wait for the enemy to attack. The cavalry is placed in the back, and when the enemy's attacking line is exhausted, then attack from both sides and attack the enemy's wings. The enemy will be defeated." Shang Kexi suggested.

This tactic has won the approval of many people.

"I think, after the enemy is within ten miles of our side, look for an opportunity to send elite cavalry to launch a surprise attack when the enemy's foothold is not stable. The enemy will be chaotic." Wu Sangui suggested.

"No, I heard that the new army has a very heavy formation and its ability to obtain battle reports is very strong. It is really not easy for our army to launch a surprise attack. If it is a trap, our army will not be worth the loss, and the blow to morale will be even greater."

Wu Sangui's suggestion was immediately opposed by some of the generals, and he stopped talking immediately.

To be honest, with Azig's personality, he prefers Wu Sangui's tactic, but the opposition is too loud.

More importantly, if Wu Sangui's tactics are followed, it is best to send elite cavalry full of Eight Banners.

However, you can only win, you cannot lose. If you lose, the consequences will be very serious.

Not to mention the blow to morale, the deterrent effect of the few Manchu Eight Banners on other surrendered troops will be greatly weakened. If these people have any bad thoughts at this critical moment, it will be very dangerous.

After being silent for a while, Wu Sangui continued: "Everyone, have you ever thought that the new army's weapons are powerful, and those advanced artillery have huge lethality?"

"If our troops gather for passive defense and the new army uses advanced artillery, how many infantry will we have to consume?"

"Tangning fired nearly ten powerful artillery shells in order to kill Borobelle. If these artillery shells fell into our infantry formation, how many people would die? Will the survivors hold their positions?"

Wu Sangui's series of questions directly made everyone pause.

Although Tang Ning didn't use that kind of advanced artillery during the defense these days, the fact that he used this kind of artillery to blow up Bolobile to death showed that there was no shortage of such artillery in Tangning's army.

Tangning did not use it recklessly, which shows that the number of such advanced artillery is very small.

But its power was too terrifying. Whether to use it or not was completely in Tangning's hands. It was like a mighty giant sword hanging above his head. No one could ignore his existence.

(End of this chapter)