The straight line distance from Jinzhou to Jinzhou Beihe is only more than twenty miles, but because Jinzhou has many hills and mountains, the main roads are built around hills, the actual distance is less than forty miles, and the roads are not wide. This leads to the fact that when Haoge retreats, he must pull a long queue and is very vulnerable to attack.

In fact, the day after Zhou Xian summoned the generals to discuss matters, Haoge began to act. In the morning, he gathered all the red cannons, and bombarded the city on the front of the city without stopping for a moment, throwing thousands of shells, and making multiple gaps in the city wall. At the same time, he also gathered about 6,000 soldiers and launched another fierce attack on Jinzhou City.

Only when the Jinwu went west did the Qing army stop attacking and all the troops retreated back to the camp.

Zhou Xian was accompanied by several generals and observed that the Qing army in the distance was dismantling the red-clothed cannons. The box placed next to it was empty, and the Qing army had used all the shells to bombard the city wall.

Zhou Tai sucked his nose a few times, licked the corner of his mouth and said, "Uncle, there is a meaty smell in the air, the Tartars are eating meat!"

Zhou Xian intends to ask Zhou Tai to return to Denglai after the war in Jinzhou, so he decided to stay in Jinzhou for the time being. When Zalari heard that the decisive battle in Jinzhou was about to come, he was excited to watch the battle. Zhou Xian thought that soon, he would send some generals to Xie Qian with them, and finally decided to keep them all in Jinzhou for the time being.

Zhou Xian sucked his nose and said, "It does have a meaty smell, and the taste is very strong."

Huang Fei chuckled and said, "The morale of the Tartars is low. This is using flesh to boost morale! The retreat is imminent, and the defeat is not far away. Before the battle formation was held, the Tartars were defeated." Huang Fei had been through the battle formation for a long time and was well-informed, and he immediately pointed out the problem of the Qing army.

But Zhao Xusheng, who was standing next to Huang Fei, was not so optimistic, but his expression was a little worried. He paused for a moment and said slowly: "Huang Qianshi, since ancient times, arrogant soldiers are easily defeated, and sad soldiers are more victorious. We should treat the Qing army in front of us with caution. You see, they first used up all the shells to reduce the burden on the entire army. Now they are dismantling the red cannons and wanting to transport them all to the rear. Two things are abandoning the abandonable ones and bringing them with them. Although it is a trivial matter, it at least means that Haoge is arranging everything in an orderly manner."

Zhou Xian nodded in agreement and said, "Haoge is not a mediocre person. Zhenglan Banner is his direct line. No one is absolutely necessary. He will definitely keep all the personnel retreating as much as possible. If I were him, he would first transport all the baggage to the north bank of the North River in Jinzhou, and then cross the river in batches. First, there were wounded soldiers and weak soldiers, then the central army camp, and those who stayed behind and cut off the rear must be the elite troops in the army. This battle may not be easy for us."

Huang Fei shook his head gently and said, "Military Gate, what do you think and I have a little different from you?"

"Oh, where is the difference?"

"It's the group of people who cut off the rear. The Qing army had nearly 20,000 people, and the most elite was the more than 6,000 Manchu flag soldiers led by Haoge. The Manchus have always regarded the Han people as Gougu, so how could Haoge use his elite to cut off the rear for the Han people? In my opinion, even if the final cut off the rear was not a weak soldier in the Qing army, they would definitely be those Hanqi flag soldiers with certain combat power. On Haoge's side, I want to send at most some Manchu flag soldiers to help them. It's not difficult to defeat them."

Zhou Xian pondered for a moment, and finally smiled and said, "Chief Huang is far better than me, so that should be the case at that time."

Huang Fei bowed slightly and said, "Military Sect is awesome. Your plan is indeed the best retreat plan, but Haoge will not be as noble as the military Sect, treating all his soldiers equally. Now, our army has sent five times the scouts to monitor the movements of the Qing army day and night, clearly showing that it is necessary to pursue the Qing army when it retreats. In this case, Haoge will never push his elite troops to such a dangerous place. Just imagine, how can those Han flag soldiers who were thrown behind by Haoge and scattered in the army be the opponent of my Ming Tiger and Wolf Army? Besides, isn't there any Han Kuo the back? This battle is only about the size of the battle, and there is no risk of our army's defeat."

Huang Fei's bold words and analysis was reasonable and well-founded, which attracted a wave of approval from the generals around him. Even Zhao Xusheng, who was a little worried at first, had a smile on his face, and he admired Huang Fei in his heart.

Zhou Xian laughed and said, "Huang Qianshi is heroic and majestic, why worry about the enemy's defeat? After this battle, I held a banquet in Fuzhou City and drank three hundred cups with the general."

Huang Fei was stunned at first. Zhou Xian was talking about Fuzhou, not Jinzhou. He was silent for a moment and laughed: "The military rank is more heroic than his subordinates. I am thinking about how to completely defeat Haoge! You are thinking about how to enter Fuzhou. At that time, I and the military rank will definitely not return drunk."

Zhou Xian smiled and turned to Zhao Xusheng and said, "General Zhao Shen, the Qing army has eaten meat. Our army's victory army cannot be worse than them. The existing pigs and sheep in the city will kill half of the pigs and sheep first, and leave half to reward the soldiers, and leave the other half as a celebration after our army's victory."

Zhao Xusheng bowed slightly and said, "Yes."

Zhou Xian turned back and saw the generals' faces full of excitement, and said, "Go down! Let the brothers have a good rest tonight. Whether tomorrow or the next day, the Qing army will retreat, and then it will be the time for our army to pursue the entire line. Tell the brothers that I promised to kill Haoge before, and reward 10,000 taels of silver, and other Qing generals' rewards are still counted. In addition, in addition to the single reward, the thousand-person team he is in is rewarded twice. The silver is a lot, it only depends on whether you have the ability to get it?"

The generals were full of excitement, responded loudly, and dispersed.

Zhou Xian called Yu Qi and asked, "Lewu, you have been practicing troops for more than a month. Can they fight now?"

Yu Qi nodded and said, "Although they still lack combat experience, they were forced into the city by the captives. They were full of hatred for the Tartars and had asked their subordinates for battle several times."

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "If this is the case, I'll rest assured! Tonight, you pick out five hundred men from them, and I'll give you five hundred men's veterans. At the third update tonight, you will lead them out of the city from the Ximen and sneak attack the Qing army while the night is in the dark."

Yu Qi said with a puzzled look: "Military Sect, since it is a sneak attack, why not send more soldiers?"

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "I just want to slightly hit their morale before the Qing army evacuated. The purpose is not to kill many Qing troops, but to disturb them a little. I also want to use this to see how the new trainees are qualifying and how to use them in a decisive battle with the Qing army. Then don't fight with them for a long time, just sneak attack and retreat. I will let Jimu, who is stationed outside the city, be responsible for covering you to retreat into the city."
Chapter completed!