When the 12th Regiment Battalion went to fight, Zhu Cilang was full of confidence. Isn’t it just to deal with a bandit Li Zicheng? This is not a matter of vain. When the 12th Regiment Battalion went to fight, no one was born.

However, reality slapped Zhu Cilang in the face. In the battle of Qi County, Zhu Cilang suffered heavy casualties. Especially the Hu Ben Army, which he was proud of, suffered 813 casualties.

Zhu Cilang was in pain. These soldiers shouldn't have died, they shouldn't have died like this. Each of them had extremely strong individual combat capabilities and should have played a huge role. They actually died on the way to charge.

This is not cost-effective, it is actually a big deal that loses money. With the ability of the Hu Ben Army soldiers, a Hu Ben Army soldier would not change one hundred big-headed soldiers Zhu Cilang. What's more, there were a total of 813 people.

Zhan Yunpeng's voice was even more snorted: "Your Highness, the brothers are all good, and there is no coward. Most of them die on the way to cover the army. Without these sacrificed brothers, we cannot rush out."

That's right, the Hu Ben Army's cavalry are very mobile after all. If it weren't for covering the retreat of the Miscellaneous Army, they could have fought a path with the advantage of the cavalry, and there would never have been such a major casualties.

In a battle, more than 800 people were damaged by war, but the Hu Ben Army was different. They were all elite among the elites, selected through layers of selection. It is no exaggeration to say that each of them has the ability to take the general's head from them.

But they died and died in battle outside Qi County. Most of these Hu Ben Army soldiers died in battle to cover the Wupai Army. However, every Hu Ben Army soldier who died in battle killed countless enemies in his hands.

Zhu Cixuan shouldn't have brought the miscellaneous army. He thought that 10,000 people from Zhangde Prefecture could capture Qi County, but he didn't expect that they would become a burden. When he came back, more than 6,000 people were left. The others also died outside Qi County.

"I am ashamed of all the soldiers." This is the last sentence Zhu Cixuan said.

After saying that, Zhu Cilang locked himself in the Zhangde Mansion. He did not receive any generals or issue any military orders for three days.

Zhu Cilang was in seclusion, and at the same time he was thinking. Thinking about this failure, Zhu Cilang was only accompanied by Sun Wangcai. Even the secret guard Meng Fanchao was not allowed to approach.

Wangcai came out of the house, and a group of soldiers had already gathered outside. Seeing Wangcai, everyone hurriedly surrounded him and said, "What's wrong with His Royal Highness?"

Everyone was worried about what happened to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness is the backbone of the army to pacify the enemy this time. If he collapsed, who would quell these bandits rampant everywhere?

Sun Wangcai shook his head helplessly, and he didn't say anything. It seemed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still in decadence. No one could persuade such a thing. After all, the battle in Qi County was a great humiliation for them.

Qi County is just a small county town. Even such a county town cannot be captured, and he still suffers heavy losses. In the future, when facing Li Zicheng's powerful army, what will he do to fight?

Wangcai brought some files and defense pictures of Henan Provincial Administration Office. Then Zhu Cixuan continued to lock himself in the house, and no one knew what he was doing.

After about an hour, the generals outside the house finally felt impatient. Linghu Yunlong's wounded arm had been bandaged, and he couldn't help but want to push the door and see what the prince was doing.

At this moment, Wangcai pushed the door out from inside again, and bowed to everyone: "Generals, Your Highness the Crown Prince has an order that no one should disturb you."

The generals looked at each other, at least the prince was no longer silent. Since His Highness had a military order, everyone had to disperse in disappointment.

Zhu Cilang locked himself in the room alone for three days and three nights. During these three days and three nights, except for Sun Wangcai who sent some food and drinks inside, Zhu Cilang did not step out of the room.

During these three days, the lights were always on in the house. Zhu Cixuan stayed asleep for three days and three nights and drew a lot of battle preparations in the house.

This time, Zhu Cilang changed his arrogant attitude of underestimating the enemy in the past, and finally learned to respect the enemy and respect his opponent. He read every piece of information collected by the Ming army in detail, and marked the entire Henan Provincial Military Affairs Office's combat preparation map full of the situation between the enemy and us.

As for how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was preparing to fight this battle, no one knew, but what people only knew was that it seemed that they had hope this time.

Five days later, the Eastern Palace Guard was the first to arrive at Zhangde Mansion. Then, the troops of the subsequent Governor of the Ganyong Camp Fan Yun, the Governor of the Guoyong Camp Hong Zhou, and the Governor of the Xiaoyong Camp Huang Sanli also arrived.

Then, Zhu Cilang came out of seclusion. The first thing he did when he came out of seclusion was to convene generals from various departments to discuss matters.

The generals and leaders knew about the defeat in Qi County. While everyone was happy, they couldn't help but worry. Everyone could see that this was a bad battle. The bandits were not as simple as they imagined.

"You may already know about Qi County. It was my underestimation of the enemy and ruined the lives of my soldiers. I am ashamed of them."

The generals were silent. No one expected that the bandits in Qi County could fight so much. Zhan Yunpeng stood up and bowed and said, "Your Highness, the attack on Qi County was the last generals together. How could he blame only on His Highness?"

Linghu Yunlong's injuries were still good. After all, he suffered only some skin injuries on his arm. Linghu Yunlong nodded: "That's right, Your Highness is also to arrive at Kaifeng Prefecture as soon as possible to support General Zuo Liangyu."

Zhu Cixuan did not evade responsibility: "I am the commander and the military orders are also given by me. I cannot refuse this matter. Okay, since everyone is here, I want to know what's going on in Kaifeng City."

This is the most important thing. There has been no news for so long, and the Kaifeng City, which Zuo Liangyu is stationed in, is probably in danger. It is very likely that it has been captured by Li Zicheng.

If Kaifeng City falls, the entire Henan will be over. Li Zicheng occupied the land of Huguang and Henan, and his power is already unshakable for the Ming court.

After Zhu Cixuan asked this, all the generals were silent. After a while, Zhan Yunpeng said: "Your Highness, Kaifeng City, Kaifeng City, and Kaifeng City have been said to have fallen, while others say that Li Zicheng is still siegeing the city. As for the real situation, the last general should die, and no detailed information has been obtained."

Zhu Cilang was surprised that he did not show any signs of calmness. He just said lightly: "I understand."

In fact, this is a big resentment for the soldiers. Now that most of Henan is in trouble, with their intelligence capabilities, they can no longer know the actual situation of Kaifeng Prefecture. The information blockage makes it difficult for the Ming army to know themselves and their enemies.

Similarly, Li Zicheng could not know Zhu Cixuan's true strength. Both sides were testing each other. This time, Zhu Cixuan had become cautious.
Chapter completed!