The sky is getting dark.

Liaoyang City, temporary camp, wing room.

Dozens of officers were waiting outside the wing. The officers who entered the wing at this moment were all officers from the Manchu Banner and the Mongolian Banner's second-class La Zhangjing and above. The rest of the officers were waiting outside.

The fighting has temporarily stopped, and the entire Liaoyang City is shrouded in a bloody atmosphere.

After almost a whole day of brutal fighting, everyone was a little numb, and no one had cleaned up the blood stains on their faces and bodies. At this time, what they were most concerned about was the next fighting.

The losses of the Eight Banners Army were heavy. The West Gate was not captured in the end. The Eight Banners Army in the direction of the East Gate suffered even greater losses. The most fatal thing was the Denglai New Army who broke through from the South Gate. They were less than 100 meters away from the temporary camp.

distance.

If the temporary camp is captured by the Denglai New Army, it will be a heavy blow to the morale of the Eight Banners Army and an unbearable blow. Some Eight Banners Army sergeants may very well think that the battle has failed.

Jierhalang sat in the middle, expressionless. Many other senior officers from the Manchu and Mongolian Banners stood in front of him, all with their heads lowered. No one spoke, including Prince Jingjin.

Nikan.

Two men in black knelt on the ground. They were the scouts who had returned from outside the city. They were also the only two scouts sent by Jilharang to leave the secret passage. They brought important information and confirmed Jilharang's identity.

judge.

"I just got the news that Xiping Fort was not captured. Instead, the Han army that attacked Xiping Fort was wiped out. So the so-called Han army guarding the south gate was actually the Denglai New Army. They killed the troops stationed at the south gate.

Two hundred Eight Banners Army sergeants took advantage of the darkness to open the south gate, allowing Denglai's new army to occupy the east gate, west gate and north gate..."

Before Jierhalang finished speaking, a surprised voice appeared.

Jierhalang didn't pay attention and waved to everyone.

"You are all senior officers of the Eight Banners Army. I am telling you this to ask you to be prepared for the worst. The Denglai New Army has worked hard not only to destroy us, but also to destroy the Qing Dynasty.

So I have written a memorial to the imperial court, imploring the imperial court to send heavy troops to capture Zhenbeiguan and ensure that the army can smoothly withdraw northward from Zhenbeiguan..."

"I know the battle situation during the day. You don't need to say more. Our losses are indeed very large, to the point of being unbearable. The situation we will face next will be even worse. Denglai's new army has made up its mind.

We will not be allowed to evacuate from Liaoyang City. There are nearly 200,000 troops. I don’t know how the head coach of Denglai’s new army has such courage..."

"Don't think that we can breathe a sigh of relief when it gets dark. The Denglai New Army will not stop attacking. They are good at fighting in the dark. For us, the dark night is disadvantageous. Our archers cannot see the opponent clearly and cannot be accurate.

They shoot bows and arrows. The tunnel guns in the hands of the Denglai New Army are much more powerful than our bows and arrows..."

Jilharang picked up a percussion-type tunnel gun on the table.

"We must send this thing to the capital and let the court know about it. We must also report the rockets that landed and exploded to the court. The battles we are used to are all charging and fighting, and they are all face-to-face slashing. In the past, we

I have also seen matchlock guns, but they were of little use during combat, so we ignored the tunnel-fired guns. I remember someone in the court mentioned the tunnel-fired guns of the Denglai New Army, but no one paid attention. This is my

The coach’s fault..."

"Okay, time is running out. I want to hear your thoughts on how to fight next..."

Jierhalang put down the impact tunnel gun in his hand and looked at everyone.

The silence lasted for a full minute, and Prince Jingjin Nikan raised his head.

"Commander, you'd better break out while it's dark. My nephew is willing to lead the army to resist the attack of Denglai's new army..."

Jilharang waved to Nikan again.

"Don't say these words, I will not evacuate Liaoyang City unless the sergeants of the Eight Banners Army safely evacuate Liaoyang City. During the day, we chose to break through from the west gate. Who knew that Denglai's new army had already been prepared, and the west gate and east gate

There is no chance for any of the gates. The remaining south gate is heavily guarded by the Denglai New Army, and the remaining gate is the north gate. Nikan, tell me, should we also take advantage of the darkness to launch an attack from the north gate.

..”

Nikan did not hesitate, clasped his fists at Jierhalang and spoke.

"Commander, my nephew believes that we should attack from the east gate. The Denglai New Army is used to fighting at night, and our Eight Banners Army can also fight at night. If we concentrate our forces and attack from the east gate, we will definitely be able to win..."

Ji Erhalang sighed softly. At this time, there is actually no particularly good way. Everyone is fighting fiercely face to face. Although the losses of the Eight Banners Army were great, the losses of the Denglai New Army were also not small.

, but Jierhalang has been misled by false intelligence, causing the Eight Banners Army to suffer heavy losses.

"Nikan, what you are saying is that at this time, there is no other better way. I think there is no need to consider the situation in Anshan. Ye Chen, who is stationed in Anshan, is in danger, and Denglai's new army is dead.

I blocked the news. I was originally planning to use Anshan to contain the power of Denglai's new army. Who knew this would be the situation..."

"You all go out and prepare. Tell everyone that they only have half an hour to rest. We must strive to be dispatched before Denglai's new army launches an attack to seize the opportunity. Nikan, you stay, I have something else to say.

..."

Everyone left the wing, including the guards.

Looking at Nikan with a tired look on his face, Jierhalang spoke.

"Nikan, this is the memorial I wrote to the imperial court. The previous memorial was brought to the capital by Yue Dong. I want you to bring this memorial to the capital. You must personally deliver the memorial to the regent. Tell me

Prince Regent, please read the memorial in detail. I am the commander-in-chief of the army and know all the situations ahead. This time our Qing Dynasty is really in danger. If we are not careful, we may fall into an abyss of eternal destruction.

..."

Nikan lowered his head and did not speak. More than a day ago, he would have been unconvinced and opened his mouth to defend himself, but not now. The battles to attack the east gate and west gate were extremely fierce. The Eight Banners Army tried its best but still failed.

, it can be seen that the combat effectiveness of the Denglai New Army is really extraordinary, not weaker than the Eight Banners Army, and the strategy of the Denglai New Army is even more superb, far beyond the Eight Banners Army. Under such circumstances, if you are angry, you will

Needless to say.

"Very good, Nikan, you personally lead the troops to fight. Now that you know the strength of Denglai's new army and the danger faced by the army stationed in Liaoyang, we can only rely on ourselves. I will personally lead the army to attack the east gate in a moment.

I hope we can take advantage of the darkness to capture the East Gate, so that many soldiers can safely evacuate Liaoyang City from the East Gate..."

"Alas, the situation has changed too fast. Over the years, we still think that the Eight Banners Army is the most brave and invincible in the world. The Wu court has used these years to continuously increase its strength, but what are we doing? It's in vain.

After spending all these years, it has been five years since the late emperor passed away, a full five years, what on earth have we done..."

"This time, the disaster of the Qing Dynasty has really come. The Denglai New Army did not use all its strength. According to the intelligence we received, there are hundreds of thousands of Denglai New Army who did not participate in this battle. If the Denglai New Army

We have all the troops to attack. We are afraid that we will collapse a long time ago. There are some things that we must admit, especially the many Manchu nobles who are arrogant and arrogant. It is so ridiculous to think about it..."

"Nikan, I am very optimistic about you and Yue Dong. You are juniors. The future of the Qing Dynasty must rely on you. The regent needs helpers. After experiencing this ordeal, I think the regent can understand a lot.

..”

Nikan finally couldn't help but look up.

"Commander, my nephew will escort you to evacuate Liaoyang City. Don't worry, my nephew will be able to lead the army to break through the siege of Denglai's new army and evacuate Liaoyang City..."

Jirhalang looked at Nikan and smiled slightly.

"Nikan, needless to say, just follow my orders. In fact, you and I both know that it is extremely difficult for the army to evacuate Liaoyang City. Once the casualties increase, the sergeants will not be able to bear it, and morale will definitely be low. Today we are attacking in the east and pretending to be in the east.

Gate, in fact, the main attack on the west gate failed. Then we no longer have any strategies and can only rely on bows and arrows to fight with the Denglai New Army. We are actually at a disadvantage..."

"I have already informed the Regent not to send a large army to aid Liaoyang City. We must do our best to capture Zhenbeiguan. If the Regent adopts my suggestion, it will be a great blessing for the Qing Dynasty. But I am always worried. I think the Regent

He is not necessarily willing to give up Liaoyang City. He is very likely to continue to pay attention to the changes in the situation before taking the next step. In the end, the regent does not believe that the army stationed in Liaoyang will suffer a disastrous defeat. If this is really the case, then the situation

It would be dangerous..."

"So, you must take the memorial I wrote, go to the capital in person, and meet the regent directly. You don't need to say anything more. I have said everything that needs to be said in my memorial. I want the regent to see it.

This memorial will surely make you quickly make up your mind and take action..."

"At a critical moment, a strong man must be determined to cut off his wrist. I remember that this was said by Fan Wencheng. Now that I think about it, it makes sense. I don't know what is going on with Wen Cheng. The regent really should listen to Wen Cheng.

Cheng’s suggestion..."

Nikan took the memorial and looked at Jierhalang, who still didn't know how to leave Liaoyang City.

Two guards came in, one of whom was the captain of Jilharang's personal guard.

"You take Nikan to the secret passage. Remember, you must not let others know the secret passage..."
Chapter completed!