Inside the central military tent, Duoduo asked with a gloomy face.
Not only him, but everyone in the military tent had a very serious expression.
Although the Ming army did not take advantage of the situation to attack, the defeat of the Eight Banners was a fact.
Since entering the Pass, they first failed to capture Xuanfu Town after a long siege, and were then defeated by Huang Degong.
Apart from the Longmen Guards who surrendered without a fight, there was no other happy event.
Tulai's expression was uglier than the others because he was shot in the shoulder by an arrow. Although the injury was not serious, he was still grimacing in pain.
"What are the casualties among the various units?" Duoduo asked after hesitating for a long time as night was about to fall.
"White Banner..."
"Tell me the total!"
The herald had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Duoduo's harsh voice.
Now the casualties of each flag are different, especially the Zhenghuang Banner cavalry of Tulai, which must have suffered a lot of losses. If the casualties are counted together, the data will look better.
"Hey! In this battle, our army lost 327 men, 533 were seriously injured, and several hundred were slightly injured!"
Duoduo's right hand clenched into a fist uncontrollably.
The total number of casualties and serious injuries was nearly nine hundred!
If it was a siege, he could barely accept these casualties.
But this is a field battle!
He even commanded the field battles, which were the Eight Banners Cavalry's forte, into this state.
How could he have the face to return to Shengjing?
"What about the casualties of the Ming army?"
"It should be... 60 to 70 percent of our casualties."
Duoduo breathed a sigh of relief and did not delve into the issue further.
"Everyone, Huang Degong is really capable, especially his infantry, who were able to fight to the death under the siege of thousands of my cavalry. It seems that it is impossible to swallow them up in one bite!"
Hauge nodded: "These are secondary. There is one thing that is very strange."
"weird?"
Everyone present looked at Hauge at the same time.
"Well, I watched this battle from beginning to end, and I didn't find any heavy artillery from the Ming army participating in the battle. This is very wrong."
"Perhaps..." Aobai blinked and tried, "Perhaps the Ming army was afraid of our Qing cavalry, and the artillery moved slowly and was easily attacked by cavalry, so they did not send the artillery battalion to participate in the battle."
"Impossible! Even if the Ming army is afraid of our cavalry, they will never give up the artillery, a powerful weapon. Moreover, I have had people observe closely and found no trace of artillery in the Ming army's formation."
Duoduo's brows were twisted into a knot.
It’s not good. It’s very bad.
The Ming army without heavy artillery was able to defeat the Eight Banners infantry. If heavy artillery had been involved in the battle, the consequences would have been disastrous!
Duoduo swept his eyes across everyone's faces and said in a low voice, "Huang Degong is coming with such force that I think we cannot attack him forcefully. The best strategy is to outsmart him."
"What do you think?"
"Your Majesty the Tenth Prince has a point."
"All listen to the Tenth Prince."
"Our army is already exhausted after traveling so far, and has been unable to capture Xuanfu Town for a long time. Morale is low. I agree with Uncle Tenth Prince's point of view." Hauge answered seriously.
"Okay! Come here, deliver this secret letter from me to Qiangziling area overnight and give it to Prince Rui." Duoduo picked up the secret letter that had already been written on the table and handed it to the personal soldier who walked in from outside the door.
After the personal guards left, Duoduo looked at Tulai.
"Tulai, why were the cavalry led by you entangled by the Ming army's infantry?"
"Replying to the Tenth Prince, I was ambushed by a hand grenade from the Ming army."
"These grenades were not very big and not very powerful. But the Ming infantry threw them very far, directly from the back of the chariot to the face of the cavalry 20 to 30 steps away."
"The sound and unpleasant smell produced by the grenade exploding at close range frightened the war horses. The Ming army took advantage of the situation and rushed out, and we were entangled by them." Tulai explained in detail.
He hoped that Duoduo would pay attention to this issue, as this was not the first or second time he had suffered losses from grenades.
Duoduo nodded.
Even if he had the ability to see through thousands of miles, he still couldn't see the specific situation several miles away. Now he finally understood the truth of the matter!
Grenade......
Duoduo has a new understanding of this thing.
It turns out that grenades can not only be used to defend cities, but can also be used in field battles.
But the advantages and disadvantages of this thing are very obvious.
The advantage is that it can cause range damage and disturb the enemy at the same time, while the disadvantage is that the throwing distance is limited.
"Whatever the Ming army has, my Eight Banners Cavalry must also have!" Duoduo slammed the table hard with his right hand.
"Herald!"
"exist."
"Ask Liu Zhiyuan if he can imitate the Ming army's hand grenades? If he can, please imitate them as soon as possible. I urgently need this thing to defeat the enemy."
Liu Zhiyuan was the leader of the Bordered Yellow Banner among the Eight Banners Han Army, and this time he followed Duoduo into the pass.
"Also, tell all the troops to defend their camps and refuse to fight tomorrow. Dig trenches and place deer horns in front of the camps to prevent the Ming army from storming the camps."
"Hmm!"
......
The Ming army's central tent was overcrowded.
In addition to Wang Yongji, Bake Yong and a group of deputy generals, there are also many third-rank lieutenant generals.
Everyone stood in front of a table filled with dishes, holding a wine glass in their right hand.
"Everyone!" Huang Degong stood up in casual clothes. He looked relaxed but a little serious.
The military tent, which had been somewhat noisy, suddenly became quiet.
"Today, in the field battle with the Jiannu, our army won a great victory! This victory belongs to you!"
Wow!
"The Ming army is mighty! The Ming army is mighty!"
A tide of cheers rang out from the military tent, cutting through the night sky and quickly spreading throughout the entire camp.
This victory is so rare.
Especially after the Ming army was defeated in Songshan in the 15th year of Chongzhen, not only did the imperial court lose confidence, but even the soldiers themselves became afraid of the Jiannu.
This battle completely shattered the fear!
Although the Jiannu were elite and powerful, they were not invincible.
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