In the early morning, the mist dispersed, and Wu Zongrui squinted his eyes and looked at Gaizhou City in front of him.

Yesterday's battle ended with a complete victory for the Denglai New Army. Asha, the guard of the Zhenghong Banner City of the Manchu Eight Banners, was beheaded to death. Qianhu of the Mongolian Zuoying Camp refused to surrender and was also beheaded. The Denglai New Army captured three soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Zhenghong Banner alive. One hundred and seventy-seven people, 427 soldiers of the Mongolian Zuoying were captured alive, more than 1,370 soldiers of the Denglai New Army were killed, and nearly 100 were seriously injured.

The main casualties of Denglai's new army came from the battle that lured the enemy deeper. The two thousand sergeants led by Qin Dalong lost nearly a thousand people. The casualties in the subsequent encirclement and suppression battles were not many.

A thousand Zhenghong Banner and Eight Banners sergeants and a thousand Mongolian Zuoying sergeants stationed in Gaizhou, a total of 2,000 people, were almost wiped out, and very few escaped during the battle.

Since the expedition, the number of killed or seriously injured sergeants of the Denglai New Army has been close to 1,700. At this cost, 1,300 Manchu and Zhenghong Banner sergeants, 1,000 Mongolian Zuoying sergeants, and more than 5,000 Han troops were wiped out. Man, such a victory is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

The morale of Denglai's new army officers was extremely high, and there were even private discussions about going to Shenyang.

Wu Zongrui was still calm. He knew very well that such a brilliant victory was achieved on the one hand because the Denglai New Army had very good combat effectiveness, and on the other hand it was because the Eight Banners Army underestimated the enemy.

Such a fighting opportunity will never appear again in the future. In order to have a combat advantage against the Eight Banners Army in the future, the Denglai New Army still needs systematic and large-scale training.

According to intelligence analysis, the number of Houjin sergeants stationed at Gaizhou City is now less than a hundred, and it is a certainty that Denglai's new army will capture Gaizhou City.

The riding whip in Wu Zongrui's hand was pointed at Gaizhou City.

Two thousand Denglai New Army sergeants led by Qin Dalong immediately launched an attack.

This was just a tentative attack and no artillery was used for the time being.

There are no soldiers guarding the city wall, and even if the city gate is closed, there are no soldiers guarding the city.

A torrent headed towards the Gaizhou City Wall.

When the torrent was approaching the city wall, there was still no response, no arrow rain, no artillery, nothing.

Qin Dalong was stunned for a moment, then galloped towards the city gate with his horse. He forgot Wu Zongrui and Liao Wenru's instructions and was already within the range of the bow and arrow.

Qin Dalong came to the front of the city gate, but there was still no movement. He couldn't believe it.

The sergeants carrying the logs also came to the city gate. They shouted slogans, swung the logs and hit the city gate.

"boom..."

"Squeak..."

The city gate was actually ajar and not closed.

Not only Qin Dalong and other attacking soldiers were stunned, but also Wu Zongrui, Liao Wenru and others were stunned.

Soon, Qin Dalong woke up and rushed towards the corridor of the city gate with his horse. Many soldiers followed him and rushed towards the corridor of the city gate...

The city of Gaizhou was unusually quiet, with almost no one on the streets.

Under the strict protection of his personal guards, Wu Zongrui entered the city.

Gaizhou has become an undefended city, and the garrison yamen is empty. In the yamen that was quickly occupied, a few officials of the Hou Jin Dynasty were captured.

I really want to find out from the explanations of these officials that it turned out that Sergeant Zheng Hongqi, who had narrowly escaped death yesterday, returned to Gaizhou City and fled overnight with his money. Nearly a hundred sergeants stationed in the city followed him and fled. Manchu who lived in the city People fled faster, and the people of Gaizhou didn't know all this at all. According to the requirements of the yamen, they were not allowed to go out before Chenshi and stayed at home. The few officials who were caught were either old or young. Too big to escape, or unwilling to escape.

Liao Wenru quickly began to deploy, first occupying the government treasury and the military camp in the city, and sent sergeants to guard the streets, strictly prohibiting any sergeants from robbing the people.

The first thing to start is the inventory of money and food, as well as the inventory of the armory, all of which need to be taken away.

The next step is to count the people in the city. With the yellow book of the yamen, the count will be much easier.

According to Wu Zongrui's request, everything that can be taken away from Gaizhou City must be taken away without leaving a trace behind.

Wu Zongrui will not destroy the city. In his opinion, this is a blatant destruction of wealth. Unless it is a battle to siege the city, destroy the city when there is no other way. At other times, do not deliberately burn down the city, just in case.

If Denglai's new army occupies these places in the future, it will still need to spend a lot of money on construction.

The documents and maps in the yamen became what Wu Zongrui paid most attention to, and he didn't care much about the rest.

Liao Wenru was personally responsible for counting money, food, and weapons.

Two hours passed, and the city was still deserted. People did not dare to go out or open shops for business. They did not know what would happen next.

In fact, there were quite a few Han people in the city, but they were already accustomed to Hou Jin's rule.

The only notice of the Denglai New Army was posted. The content of the notice is very simple. The Denglai New Army requires all people in the city to follow the migration. The Denglai New Army will be responsible for transporting them to Lushun Island and Jinzhou.

Go to places like Phi Island and Dengzhou.

This is a mandatory notice, which means that almost everyone in Gaizhou City must bring their property and move with them.

The notice gave the people in Gaizhou City less than five days. After five days, everyone must follow Denglai's new army to evacuate this place.

Liao Wenru, who was so busy and dizzy, came to the wing of the Yamen.

It was very quiet in the wing room. Wu Zongrui was looking at the yamen's documents and maps attentively.

"Brother, let's adjust the time in Gaizhou City for five days. The next step is to attack Yaozhou City."

Wu Zongrui raised his head and looked at Liao Wenru.

"Wenru, do you think that after we attack Yaozhou City, we will also attack Haizhou City or even Anshan City?"

Liao Wenru was not polite and spoke.

"Brother, I think it would be good to capture more cities. The main forces of Huang Taiji and Houjin Tatars are still plundering Xuanfu and Datong. We continue to attack Yaozhou, Haizhou and other places. Huang Taiji also

It's too late to rush for reinforcements, so we can capture more cities and get more war horses and food..."

Wu Zongrui shook his head slightly.

"Order Luo Dianyong to lead two thousand sergeants to quickly occupy Lianyun Island, and at the same time send scouts to Beixunkou quickly, and order the naval warships stationed at Beixunkou to arrive at Lianyun Island as quickly as possible."

Liao Wenru was in a daze. He looked at Wu Zongrui and didn't react for a while.

"Why, you have different ideas, right?"

"Brother, are you ready to withdraw your troops?"

"Yes, we will send scouts to conduct a close investigation between Gaizhou and Yaozhou. If there are any abnormalities, report them quickly. The army must make all preparations for war. Once the Eight Banners sergeants and Mongolian battalions from Yaozhou, Haizhou and other places

The sergeant attacked and completely defeated them."

Liao Wenru nodded numbly and turned around to give the order.

"Wenru, wait, sit down."

Liao Wenru sat down and looked at Wu Zongrui.

Wu Zongrui took out a document, which was written in Chinese characters.

"Wen Ru, this document shows that during Huang Taiji's expedition to Monan Mongolia, the main force accompanying the army was the Eight Banners sergeants from Zhenghuang Banner, Zhenglan Banner, Xianglan Banner, Zhengbai Banner and Xiangbai Banner. Those who stayed in Shenyang were Xianghuang Banner and Zhenghong Banner. And the Eight Banners sergeants of Xianghong Banner. Among the Eight Banners Army, Xianghuang Banner's strength reached 15,000, and both Zhenghong Banner and Xianghong Banner were close to 10,000 people. This does not include the Mongolian soldiers whose total strength exceeds 10,000. Battalion, as well as a large number of Han troops, if we continue to attack Yaozhou, Haizhou and other places, do you think Jierhalang, Daishan and others will sit back and watch."

"You know the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Army, and the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian sergeants is also not weak."

"You also know the marching speed of the Eight Banners Army. Think about it, if Huang Taiji gets the news, what kind of order will he issue..."

Liao Wenru blinked his eyes but did not speak.

Wu Zongrui's expression became serious.

"This operation by the Denglai New Army has achieved the expected goal. We have no intention of occupying Gaizhou, Fuzhou, Yongning and other places, and we do not even intend to occupy Youyan and Xuancheng and other places, but we must firmly Occupying Nanxukou, Beixunkou and other places poses a substantial threat to Hou Jin and Huang Taiji."

"If I were Huang Taiji, I would immediately issue an order and order the Xiangyang Flag, Zhenghongqi and Xianghongqi to all be dispatched to support the Denglai New Army at all costs and prevent the Denglai New Army from evacuating."

"At the same time, Huang Taiji will order the army to quickly evacuate Xuanfu and Datong areas, and rush back day and night in an attempt to completely wipe out the invading Denglai New Army."

"For Huang Taiji, the purpose of attacking Xuanfu and Datong is to plunder wealth and weaken the strength of our court. It is not that important. The Denglai New Army will become Huang Taiji's dream, and its threat is far greater than It’s like Mao Wenlong back then.”

"Wen Ru, please tell me, will Huang Taiji do his best to wipe out Denglai's new army, or will he continue to plunder the Xuanfu and Datong areas..."

When Wu Zongrui said this, Liao Wenru finally spoke.

"Brother, if it were me, I would definitely come back day and night to try to wipe out the invading Denglai New Army."

Wu Zongrui nodded slightly and walked to Liao Wenru's side.

"Wen Ru, everyone wants to achieve a greater victory, but when we achieve victory, we must consider our retreat. If Jierhalang and Daishan lead the Eight Banners army to attack Yaozhou and Haizhou, they will not hesitate to do so. With everything holding us back, do you think we can still evacuate safely? I just made a rough calculation and found that the number of troops Jierhalang and Daishan can mobilize is no less than 50,000. Even if Liu Ning is allowed to lead the garrison and recover, All the soldiers from Zhou and Yongning have come to our aid, can we win?"

It was Liao Wenru's turn to shake his head repeatedly.

"Brother, if this is the case, Denglai's new army will definitely not be able to defeat it."

Wu Zongrui walked to the front of the map and sighed slightly.
Chapter completed!