At the same time when Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were saddened by the death of rabbits and foxes, and lamented in their hearts what their fate would be in the future, Namutai, the assistant minister of the banner of Zhenghuang Banner, and the minister of banner affairs of Xianghuang Banner, also reported to Huangtai one after another about their troops and horses.

of losses.

The losses reported by them are generally consistent with the losses reported by Jierhalang, the leader of the Xianglan Banner, but are slightly different.

The three flags are generally the same in that the elite Baya La and the horse soldier Alihachaoha under the Zhenghuang Banner and the Xianghuang Banner, like the Xianglan Banner, basically suffered little loss, even smaller than the Xianglan Banner.

Among them, the Baya La soldiers of the Zhenghuang Banner suffered no losses, because they were responsible for guarding the puppet Emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, so they did not go to war at all.

However, the Baya La soldiers with yellow flags suffered some losses, because they were ordered by Huang Taiji to follow the siege army to supervise the battle. Those who were too far forward on the battlefield were not able to come back.

Alihachaoha of Zhenghuang Banner, also known as the "horse soldier of Suigu Shan'e Zhenxing Camp", has been following Zhenghuang Banner's Gushan'e Zhenguar Jiaturai, stationed at Waihua Island in the Yajiang River east of Zhenjiang Fort City.

This area did not participate in the siege in the west of the city, so of course there was no loss.

As for the large number of Aliha Chaoha horse soldiers under the Xianghuang Banner, of course they followed the Xianghuang Banner Gushan Ezhen Ye Keshu to mount their horses and go into battle this time.

But just like the Alha Chao Hama soldiers with blue flags, they are also following the fourth echelon, waiting for the best opportunity to launch an attack.

Therefore, they basically did not go to war.

Only during the retreat, due to the large number of people, chaos, few exits from the siege and long fortress, and the crowded scene, we were killed and wounded a number of people by several rounds of heavy artillery fire from the heavy Hongyi cannon on the top of the Zhenjiang Fort.

However, the overall loss was not large, or rather minimal, because in total, there were only about two hundred people.

This is where the Zhenghuang and Xianghuang flags are roughly consistent with the Xianglan flag, which means that the core men and horses of the two flags have not suffered any losses.

The situation reported by Namutai and Baiyintu made Huang Taiji secretly let out a sigh of relief.

However, what made Huang Taiji a little bit sad, and what made the generals of the Two Yellow Banners present felt a little sad is that except for the two yellow flags Baya La and Alha Chaoha who did not suffer much losses, the other troops of Zhenghuang Banner and Xianghuang Banner, especially this time

The large number of soldiers who accompanied the army, Aha, suffered heavy losses.

The Han army Niulu of the two yellow banners and the followers of the Niulu bannermen of the two yellow banners, Aha, suffered a total loss of 3,834 people, of which the Zhenghuang banner lost 1,713 people, and the Xianghuang banner lost 1,713 people.

Two thousand one hundred and twenty-one people were lost.

Of course, specifically, the situations of the two yellow flags are also different.

Niu Lu, the Han army registered in Zhenghuang Banner, suffered relatively small losses, only about 300 men.

Because the Han army of Zhenghuang Banner, Gushan'e Zhenma Guangyuan, was ordered to take many heavy artillery Niulu from Zhenghuang Banner, and stayed at several important places inside and outside Shengjing City, and did not follow him.

If he comes too, then I'm afraid he won't be able to survive alone this time. It's hard to say whether he will die, but he will have to go into battle personally. This is probably for sure.

Different from the relatively slight losses suffered by the Han army under the Zhenghuang Banner, the soldiers under the Zhenghuang Banner who were privately owned by the Niulu Banner Ding in Zhenghuang suffered heavy losses. After the withdrawal, a little inspection revealed that the losses exceeded 1,400 people.

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The Xianghuang Banner's losses were relatively even, with the Han army Niulu and the Aha team belonging to the Manchu and Meng Niulu losing almost the same amount.

Excluding Bagala and Alihachaoha, among the more than 2,000 people who lost their lives under Xianghuang Banner, there were more than 970 people who were affiliated with the Han army alone.

Even Zhang Dayou, the true soldier of the Han army under the Xianghuang banner, Gushan'e, died under the city because he personally wore armor and went into battle to charge the city, just like Li Guohan, the true soldier of the Han army under the Xianglan banner.

Moreover, in addition to Zhang Dayou himself of the Xianghuang Banner Han Army in Gushan'e, several Jia La'e Zhenru Daidu, Cui Yingtai, and Yang Mingyuan who were from the old Han Army in the Xianghuang Banner Han Army were all unable to withdraw as scheduled.

For Huang Taiji and everyone present, if they fail to withdraw their troops when Ming Jin withdraws, the consequences will naturally go without saying.

They either died on the spot or became prisoners.

Regarding the loss of the Xizu Aha team, no matter what the bannermen and armored people recorded by Mengniu in the three banners of Zhenghuang, Xianghuang and Xianglan thought, Huang Taiji himself did not take it to heart.

For Huang Taiji, Sizu Aha is the private property of the bannermen and armored men of each banner.

One of the main purposes of letting them join the army in the conquest is to ask them to carry out their pay at critical moments, fill in the trenches, and act as shields and scapegoats for the main siege force.

Moreover, there are so many of these people that if they die, they will die. There is nothing to feel bad about, because after they die, each banner can still capture them again.

It is precisely because of this that Huang Taiji's expression, which was originally so gloomy that he wanted to kill someone, actually improved after listening to the reports of Namutai and Baiyintu 1510.

"So, this time the army stormed the west wall of Zhenjiang Fort, and the casualties before the battle were mainly Aha, a soldier of each banner, and Niu Lu of the Han army of each banner?"

After Huang Taiji listened to the reports of Ji'erhalang, Namutai and Baiyintu, he was silent for a while and asked this sentence quietly.

In response, the three of Jierhalang looked at each other, and then Baiyintu, who finally reported the damage to Huang Taiji, continued to answer Huang Taiji's inquiry.

"Returning to the emperor, the truth is generally the same, especially Aha, the soldier who served with the army under each banner. The only thing that the servants and others deeply regretted was that Shaerhuda, Li Guohan and Zhang Dayou died in the battle.

"These three people have always been loyal to the country and sincere in their work. They have made numerous military exploits in the past. This time they even put on armor and charged into the city. They are role models for the soldiers of the Eight Banners. Their deaths in this battle are a true loss for the country. I dare to ask the emperor to choose

It is decreed at this time that his family will be subsidized and he will be given a title and salary!"

Baiyintu was born in the clan. He once served as the headmaster of Gushan Ezhen of Xianghuang Banner, and now he is the assistant minister of banner affairs of Xianghuang Banner. He won the trust of Huang Taiji.

After Fan Wencheng died, there were not many people who could speak in front of Huang Taiji, and Huang Taiji could listen to what he said, but Baiyin Tu was definitely one of them, and he was among the first.

At this moment, after listening to Baiyintu's answer, Huang Taiji nodded, sighed and said:

"It is indeed a pity for Sharhuda, Li Guohan and Zhang Dayou. I originally had high hopes for them, but now that they have died in the battle, my heart is really sad.

"Bai Yin Tu, I agree with your suggestion. Gang Lin, please note this down. When the army returns to Shengjing in the future, the three inner courtyards will draft an edict to clearly describe their merits, provide preferential treatment to their families, and award them with titles and honors.

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"Slave obeys the order!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Gang Lin, a scholar of the National Academy of History, who was also kneeling in the tent, heard what Huang Taiji said and quickly accepted the order.

At this time, Baiyintu, Namutai, Jierhalang and other princes Belegu Shanerzhen who were urgently summoned here to discuss matters also kowtowed together to praise Huangtai Ji's wisdom.

But after Huang Taiji said those words, in his heart, he no longer cared about those things even if they were over.

Therefore, the next imperial meeting in the Qinglu camp in the west of Zhenjiang Fort finally got to the point.

"For today's battle, although you here did not wear armor and went into battle, many of you, together with me, also saw the army attacking the city. Let me tell you what to do next."

Huang Taiji was also very confused now. Although the men and horses lost in this siege were mainly the soldier Aha and the Han army Niulu from various banners, the power of the cannons and artillery on the Zhenjiang Fort also surprised him.

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And it wasn't until now that he truly realized that Yang Zhen's various previous behaviors of showing weakness were probably done deliberately to show him.

In fact, Zhenjiang Fort not only had the main force of Yang Zhen Jinhai Town stationed in it, but the number of heavy artillery was no less than what he brought, especially the number of other muskets, artillery and other firearms, which far exceeded his own army.

He originally thought that the urn city in the west city of Zhenjiang Fort had been destroyed, and the inner city gate in the urn city was not blocked. As long as he did not sacrifice casualties, he could attack the inner city gate or attack the city along the collapsed urn city.

All are very possible.

Otherwise, he would not have issued an order to ask Li Guohan and Zhang Dayou of the Gushan Ezhen Army of the Xianglan and Xianghuang Banners to go into battle in person and go to the front of the army to command the assault on the city.

However, he lost the bet.

The collapse of the barbican outside the west gate of Zhenjiang Fort did not pave the way for his army to attack the head of Zhenjiang Fort.

And in the collapsed urn city, the open city gate that seemed to be waving to him did not really open to him.

So much so that Huang Taiji himself couldn't make up his mind as to what to do now.

"Your Majesty, in today's battle, Yang Zhen's soldiers, horses, guns, artillery and firearms were sharp and fierce. Your Majesty, you have seen it with your own eyes. Fortunately, most of the casualties today are soldiers of various banners. But if we continue to attack forcefully, those who die will not be soldiers.

Aha, you are my disciple of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty!"

As soon as Huang Taiji asked for advice, the owner of the Xianglan Banner, Prince Jierhalang of Dorozheng County, stood up.

Jierhalang was originally the most anxious to recapture Zhenjiang Fort, so he used to agree to storm Zhenjiang Fort.

But now, after just experiencing a morning's setback in the siege, especially after experiencing a large number of casualties among the soldiers and horses led by his subordinate Sarhuda, his attitude immediately changed and he began to oppose the continued attack.

Huang Taiji saw Jierhalang's change of attitude and saw that many of the people summoned to attend the imperial meeting today were nodding, so he took a deep breath and said to Jierhalang:

"Then, in the opinion of Prince Zheng, where should my siege army go next?"

When Jierharang saw Huang Taiji asking this question, he immediately knew that Huang Taiji's mind was shaken. At the moment, Huang Taiji had no fixed opinion in his mind, so he replied:

"Going back to the emperor, there are actually two options before my army. One is to continue to besiege the city and adopt the strategy my army used before, and besiege but not attack. The other is to leave half of the army behind.
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