Under the stimulation of this surprise, the anger on Zhang Zhongming's face disappeared completely.·

Since he lost his anger, the few Qianmai standing in front of him avoided the fate of being chopped off by Zhang Zhongming.

However, no matter how surprised it is, Zhang Zhongming dared not continue to attack the castle before dawn...

Therefore, the more than 8,000 soldiers left in the Ganning New Army directly surrounded the earthen castle under the order of Zhang Zhongming, suspended the attack, and waited for the arrival of dawn.

At the same time, the attacking troops of the Tiger and Leopard Army Regiment also returned to the regiment commander Zhang Jingchu one after another.

Seeing that almost one-third of his subordinates were missing in front of him, Zhang Jingchu, with a heavy face, seemed to be numb.

Without saying a word, he directly ordered: "Calculate the casualties immediately... The first battalion commander, the chief of staff has been killed in battle. From now on, you are the chief of staff, assist me in commanding the battle..."

Soon, the first battalion commander who was ordered to be the chief of staff in danger walked into Zhang Jingchu's room with a solemn face...

Seeing Zhang Jingchu with a gloomy face in front of him, although he knew that his next report would strike the regiment commander in front of him again, the first battalion commander still had to speak: "Captain, the losses have been counted..."

"To this day, we can still continue to participate in the battle, including me, and there are 395 people. Among these losses, the biggest one is the artillery... More than 20 mortars were all taken away by the Ganning New Army, and almost a hundred people were lost... "

Faced with this result, a trace of gloomy flashed across the gloomy face of the group leader...

After taking a deep breath, he asked the first battalion commander in a low tone: "Battleman Commander Zhou, you said, we have no artillery now, and the total strength is less than a battalion. As for the Ganning New Army outside the city, there are still seven or eight thousand people... With such a huge gap in strength, can we still persevere until the reinforcements arrive... " "Yes... will definitely be able to..." The first battalion commander Zhou Wei gave a very positive answer without thinking." The regiment commander, the artillery is gone, we still have grenades, muskets... plus more than three hundred

Soldiers. I'll have no problem with persisting for a few hours... ""We are looking at the Ganning New Army outside the fort. Although there are many people and our artillery captured... But in a short period of time, they can't learn how to use these artillery... So, what they can do will still attack us bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit... "More importantly, after the failure just now, at least tonight, the Ganning New Army has no courage to continue to attack us..."

"Once the time comes tomorrow, we will not be far from success..." "" At the speed of cavalry reinforcement here... After dawn, at most three hours, our reinforcements can reach the periphery of the battlefield..."

"If the Ganning New Army that surrounded us is not surrounded by our reinforcements, they will be eliminated here. Then, they can only withdraw from the battlefield before our reinforcements arrive..."

"Three hours, except for the time required for retreat, the time that Ganning New Army can use to attack, the full battle is only one and a half hours."

"So, we only need to hold on to the hour and a half after dawn. Victory will belong to us..."

The analysis of battalion commander Zhou Wei made Zhang Jingchu regain his confidence while the gloomy expression on his face also disappeared completely.

Just when there were more than 300 soldiers in a group, with fatigue and confusion about the future, preparing for the day.

The night that enveloped the battlefield finally disappeared and was replaced by light...

After two hours of rest, Zhang Zhongming, whose face returned to calm, had just walked out of the tent and managed all the scouts under his command. He rushed towards him with anxiety on his face.

While rushing, he shouted: "Sir... Immediately report... A Tiger and Leopard Army cavalry with a size of more than 1,000 people is quickly coming to the battlefield... With the reinforcement speed of this cavalry, you can arrive at the battlefield in the latest three hours and launch an attack on us..."

"It's time to come..." Zhang Zhongming frowned and said subconsciously...

After that, he directly said to Huang Yongzhong, who was also frowning beside him, "Three hours, apart from the retreat time, the attack time left to us by the reinforcements of the Tiger and Leopard Army is only more than one hour... Deputy General Huang, do you think we can completely occupy the entire fort within more than one hour..."

After a brief contemplation, Huang Yongzhong wanted to give a positive answer.

However, in the face of facts, he had to answer helplessly: "Sir, it's very difficult... We have experienced yesterday's battle... The Tiger and Leopard Army seems to be more proficient than us for such close-range sneak attacks and fights... So, I will not be optimistic about the end of the battle within more than an hour... I must make the worst plan..."

The performance of the Tiger and Leopard Army in melee sneak attacks and fighting was also beyond Zhang Zhongming's imagination.

So, after Huang Yongzhong finished speaking, Zhang Zhongming's face showed a very agreeable expression...

After some thought, he answered very decisively: "Since that's the case, we will not fight the remaining tiger and leopard army..."

"Although I don't know how many tiger and leopard troops we will destroy in two days of battle. However, 1,500 people are absolutely indispensable... To eliminate so many tiger and leopard troops, we can already give the court an explanation... After all, we ourselves have lost thousands of people and almost lost our combat effectiveness."

Huang Yongzhong's eyes lit up and he quickly answered: "Sir, wise... I will issue an order to withdraw troops..."

Just as Huang Yongzhong turned around and was about to give orders.

Zhang Zhongming's words turned around and immediately added: "Wait a minute, I haven't finished speaking yet... Although the battle will not be fought, the weapons and ammunition on the battlefield are all good things for us..."

"I absolutely disagree with just throwing them on the battlefield..."

"I am passing on the order of this official: to draw three thousand shield hands, go to the city immediately, bring out all the firearms and ammunition that can be found... The Tiger and Leopard Army has limited military strength and cannot occupy the entire fort. Therefore, when cleaning the battlefield, you must advance as much as possible and seize more weapons..."

"Of course, if you encounter a tiger and leopard army, you cannot be a turtle with a head-reducing head... If you can be eliminated, you can retreat if you cannot be eliminated... One choice, the entire battlefield cleaning process cannot exceed one hour. After one hour, all soldiers entering the fort must withdraw..."

"After the battlefield cleaning is completed, the entire army will immediately withdraw from the battlefield and return to our secret camp..."
Chapter completed!