Of course, this concern does not mean whether you can be promoted by the court with the meritorious military service after you arrive in Nanjing.
But how many times can you stop the tiger and leopard army from attacking on such a scale with your remaining strength.
It should be clear that although the loyalist army repelled the attack of the tiger and leopard army in this hour-long battle, it also caused many losses to the attacking troops of the tiger and leopard army
But the defender himself also paid a very high price.
More than 100 red cannons, a defensive weapon, nearly lost more than half.
Although there was no loss of slings, in less than an hour, almost 3 thousand cans of kerosene were lost from hundreds of slings in the battle.
You know, it’s not an ordinary can. You can burn as many as you want.
For the imperial court, cans are easy to burn paper, but kerosene is difficult to obtain.
For half a year, I worked hard to get almost 30 thousand cans of kerosene in this line of defense.
Now, just facing the tiger and leopard army’s attack on crossing the river, it consumes one tenth.
According to this consumption rate, will these oil tanks be completely consumed after ten attacks by the Tiger and Leopard Army?
Once you have consumed all the oil, what defensive weapon can you have to stop the tiger and leopard army from attacking?
And this is only the loss of equipment.
In an hour’s battle, although the soldiers were not in direct contact with the attack troops of the Tiger and Leopard Army, thousands of defensive soldiers have been hit by the heavy artillery of the Tiger and Leopard Army.
I don’t know if there are so many heavy artillery shells of the Tiger and Leopard Army that they don’t need money or what …
Even though more than a dozen warships have not been tested, there are almost fifty heavy artillery units on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and the muzzle has been facing the loyalist in the defensive position on the south bank.
Not only that, but more than 50 heavy artillery pieces have been firing projectiles at this new army position that has defended 5 thousand troops
Thousands of bombs have continuously attacked 5,000 new troops, although the losses cannot be described as devastating
But even if you don’t die, you’ll be blown off by so many bombs …
More than 100 soldiers died directly … More than 400 soldiers completely lost their fighting capacity …
That is to say, the soldiers have lost almost one-third of their troops before they really hit the tiger and leopard army.
On the face of it, the imperial new army itself used endless means to repel the tiger and leopard army’s attack.
However, the imperial army suffered heavy losses, and the whole form was not optimistic. It was evenly matched. The two rivals, the Tiger and Leopard Army and the imperial army, were absolutely nothing but …
After seeing that the Tiger and Leopard Army on the other side of the Yangtze River didn’t seem to plan to continue attacking, the company commander of the new army breathed a sigh of relief, and Ma reported the bad situation he faced to the court and asked the court to fill the soldiers of the new army who suffered heavy losses as much as possible with the red cannon …
Chapter nine hundred and nineteen In the same boat
The news that the three armies of Nanjing Tiger and Leopard Army suddenly launched a battle to cross the river was first received by Chongzhen.
When it comes to life and death in the imperial court, Chongzhen dare not neglect his confidant minister for the first time and go to the discussion hall to deal with possible changes in the battlefield with himself …
Chongzhen is located in Nanjing Palace. Although it is far from the Yangtze River, it is impossible to eject flowers into the palace even if the most advanced warships of Tiger and Leopard Army come to the south bank of the Yangtze River.
However, the explosion of the Yangtze River defense line is still clearly visible into the palace to Chongzhen’s ear
During the hard waiting for more than an hour, Chongzhen listened to the bomb explosion and got through it bit by bit.
Finally, the gun stopped.
In the face of sudden silence more than ten miles away, Chongzhen has been nervous. Instead of relaxing because of the gun stop, the whole person has become more nervous
The reason is very simple … For those who don’t know much about the battle Chongzhen, there are two results … The butch army was defeated by the imperial army defending the Yangtze River defense line or the imperial army was defeated. The butch army’s offensive troops have broken through the Yangtze River defense line.
There is no specific information before Chongzhen is not sure who won the court and the Tiger and Leopard Army.
However, it is a good news for the Ministry of War Shang, who has rich experience in war.
As soon as the deafening bomb explosion stopped, it was full of excitement and shouted out from the mouth of the Ministry of War Shang …
"Old minister congratulations to the emperor frontline soldiers must have beat back the butch army attack …"
Before a word was finished, Chongzhen asked with a full face of nervousness, "Ai Qing’s news hasn’t entered Nanjing yet. How do you know that the imperial court won and the tiger and leopard troops lost …"
Look at your eyes against Chongzhen. The Ministry of War still can’t neglect to explain quickly. "If the Emperor wins the gun, there will be a gun … After all, the court has made great efforts to build the Yangtze River defense line and stationed more than 100,000 new army soldiers … But now there is not only no gun, but at least there is not enough Grenade explosion. It is certain that the attack troops of the Tiger and Leopard Army have not contacted with our new army soldiers and there will be no landing on the south bank …"
"Since the tiger and leopard army didn’t land on the south bank of the Yangtze River and the guns stopped, it is certain that the court won … we arranged the new army soldiers of the Yangtze River defense line to defeat the tiger and leopard army attack …"
After the Ministry of War is still saying, there are more than a dozen etiquette left in the hall, which is like discussing it. At the same time, I compliment Chongzhen. "I congratulate the emperor. God bless the emperor …"
Perhaps it was the Ministry of Military Recruitment who said that Jaguar had just been sent to the main hall!
After reading the good news briefly, the tension in Chongzhen’s heart finally disappeared.
At the same time, a heartfelt happy smile quickly surfaced in the face and shouted, "Good … Well played … Dear Aiqing, this is a good news from the company commanders of the Nanjing section of the Yangtze River defense line. The soldiers not only repelled the attack of the butch army, but also destroyed the butch army. Three warships crossing the river destroyed hundreds of butch troops and destroyed dozens of heavy artillery …"
With that, Emperor Chongzhen once again turned his attention to still shaking hands, and the good news wanted to take a closer look at this good news that he had been waiting for for for a long time.
However, what came next was directly beyond everyone’s expectation, which made everyone feel at a loss.
Just when the ministers also looked at Chongzhen with a smile.
I am reading the good news carefully. Chongzhen was just excited, and his face was unconsciously covered by seriousness. It was not long before the serious expression was once again covered by dignity …