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Chapter 8558 Countermeasures
Camp.

Bei Litu sat in the big tent of the Chinese army.

The firelight reflected his face, flickering on and off.

There was a bad premonition in his heart.

In such a dark night, if you chase out, will you encounter unexpected dangers?
"Li Weili, Ulihan and his party, will something happen?"

Bei Litu said indifferently.

Li Weili was copying documents on a nearby desk.

He raised his head and said, "My lord, even if the enemy has an ambush, with Wulihan and others' tens of thousands of troops, at most they will only suffer a small loss and return without success."

"That's true."

Bei Litu thought for a while, and felt a little more at ease.

Although, he still had some palpitations, but he attributed it to his own paranoia.

After a while.

Suddenly someone outside opened the curtain and broke in.

The person who came was a personal guard of Beilitu.

The personal guard gasped, his eyes widened, and he saluted, "My lord, there is a fire in the sky."

"What is running fire?"

Bei Litu frowned.

But the personal guard couldn't give him an accurate answer, he could only tell him that there was a fire in the sky outside.

Bei Litu stood up and quickly left the Chinese army tent.

Hearing is believing, seeing is believing, he wants to come out and see for himself.

When he raised his head, he saw a large spot of light like a shooting star in the sky, and the sound that came immediately, even though it was far away, he could vaguely hear it.

"No, this is artillery."

"Come on, quickly send someone to lead the troops to meet them."

Bei Litu's face became gloomy for an instant, and he immediately ordered the capable generals to lead the troops out of the camp.

He can only wait in the camp.

About an hour later, there was the sound of horseshoes outside.

The dusty soldiers entered the camp dejectedly.

Ulihan's armor was covered with blood stains, his lips were black and blue, his face was covered with dust, and his expression was extremely depressed.

"General Ulihan, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, and it is a blessing to be able to come back."

Bei Litu's heart tightened.

He had no choice but to force himself to calm down.

Now that the big defeat has become a fact, it is only a staged defeat after all. They still have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the main force is still there. At this time, they cannot mess up their positions.

He has no right to punish Urihan...

Even if he has the power, he cannot punish him.

They are the coalition after all.

The Great Mongolian Army still obeyed Ulihan's orders. Without Ulihan's restraint, he would not be able to command the Great Mongolian Army.

"It's too miserable. We have never fought such a battle... After this battle, we lost at least 7000 to [-] troops."

Urihan lowered his head.

Only a little over one-third of what was brought back.

Moreover, many of those who lost were elite soldiers, and even his lieutenant, Agudam, died in battle.

The loss was too great for him to bear.

If he can't break the Four Elephant City this time and earn enough benefits, what awaits him when he returns to the grassland is not glory, but extremely severe punishment.

"Come to the big tent of the Chinese army and tell me how you lost."

Beili Tudao.

The urgent task now is not to find out who is at fault, but to find a way to find out the reasons for the failure so that we will not encounter the same crisis next time.

After sitting down in the big tent of the Chinese army, Wu Lihan didn't care to wipe off the dust and blood on his face, so he began to grit his teeth and tell the story of this failure...

With a few words, he told what happened tonight.

Beilitu said thoughtfully: "It seems that the enemy's victory is mainly due to the sharpness of the artillery and firecrackers!"

"I've heard about Qi's new guns and cannons...I didn't expect them to be so sharp."

Bei Litu frowned.

This time, he was really worried.

According to Ulihan, the enemy only had a thousand men, but with the help of cannons and blunderbuss, they defeated more than tens of thousands of them.

This means that the suppression of weapons has reached the level that can affect the situation of the battle.

"It seems that we have to postpone the siege. Tomorrow is not the best opportunity."

Bei Litu said slowly.

"When should it be?" Urihan asked eagerly.

"Those cannons are installed on the big ship. They must be a very small number of new-style cannons, so that they can hit such a long range...In a short period of time, those new-style cannons cannot be installed on the towers of the Four Elephant City."

"We only need to stay away from the big river to avoid the attack of the new artillery."

"As for the new guns..."

Bei Litu thought about it: "We also have the firecrackers. This weapon is sharp, but it has a big flaw...it doesn't work well in rainy weather."

"If we want to make the enemy's new guns useless, we should choose rainy days to attack the city."

"Looking at the sky, there are signs of rain. I'll wait for a day or two, and maybe the fighter will come."

After Bei Litu's analysis, the people in the central army tent gradually settled down.

You know, when they first learned of Ulihan's defeat, they no longer had complete confidence in winning.

The news is really shocking, the enemy is surprisingly powerful.

If Bei Litu couldn't find a way to restore morale, there would be no need to fight this battle.

"Yes, the lord is right, we will fight them in the rain."

"Yes, we southerners are good at fighting in the rain."

"As long as their artillery and firecrackers can't be used casually, we must be the ones who win in the end."

"It's still the prince who is powerful. With that said, the general will have confidence."

The soldiers in the big tent expressed their opinions one after another.

Among them, Yang Dingxing and other southerners patted their chests to ensure that they are good at fighting in the rain.

This is not their empty talk, but they do have enough experience in rain battles.

The climate in Southwest Banshu is rainy and mountainous.

There is a local proverb: "The sky is not sunny for three days, and the land is not flat for three feet."

We are talking about the climate and topography of Banshu.

Growing up in such a rainy environment, how can Bozhou people be afraid of rain.

"It also depends on the weather. No matter what, when the sky is bright, we will evacuate this place to prevent the enemy from attacking again."

Beilitu said sternly.

At this time, Wu Lihan and Yang Dingxing, who were still somewhat unconvinced, were convinced.

They began to carry out Beilitu's orders to the letter.

Under the arrangement of Beilitu, everyone began to go all out to patrol around, leaving no room for omissions.

Only in this way can their safety be truly guaranteed.

However, they continued to toss until the sky turned white, but no enemy came to attack them again at night.

By early morning, they were also somewhat exhausted.

"It's time to go. If you were tired last night, you should overcome it."

Beili Tudao.

The bodies recovered last night have all been buried on the spot.

No way, they still want to attack Sixiang City, but they don't have much spare energy to bring the corpses of the soldiers.

In desperation, he had no choice but to shroud his body in horse leather.

(End of this chapter)