"Are you wrong from the beginning?" Shi Shipiao suppressed the anger in his heart and suddenly a thought popped up from his mind. He suddenly remembered the fortress of Yongjiang, and compared it with the scene he had just encountered under the city, it was like a flash of lightning.

"I'm fooled!" After all, he was a famous general. Shi Shipiao suddenly realized that the reason why he suffered losses under Ningbo City was completely trapped. If the rebels could put so many cannons on the Yongjiang Fort, then what he encountered under Ningbo City was not simple gunpowder. Judging from this point alone, there was something strange about the fort.

Thinking of this, Shi Shipiao carefully recalled the changes in the entire offensive route, and then made judgments from all aspects, and he became more and more sure that there was something wrong with the Yongjiang turret.

If he had not had his subordinates around the army, Shi Shipiao even wanted to slap himself a few times. He had always been conceited and fell into the trap of a thief and was led by the other party, resulting in the loss of soldiers and generals under Ningbo City. Now, relying on these soldiers who had lost their spirits in his hands and forcibly attacking Ningbo City without guns, he would inevitably suffer greater losses.

What's more, since the thief in Ningbo can set up a gunpowder array, who can guarantee that he will not repeat it? Shi Shipiao decided to withdraw from the coastline as soon as possible and return to the fleet to readjust the route. This time he would take the Yongjiang route and rely on warships to bombard Ningbo.

Originally, Shi Shipiao planned to return to the army immediately, but the Fujian Navy, which suffered consecutive attacks, not only had a low morale, but also had hundreds of wounded soldiers who needed to be resettled. Faced with this situation, Shi Shipiao could only temporarily set up camp and return to the army after a rest.

That night, Shi Shipiao's camp was not stable, and several small troops were sent from Ningbo to harass him since nightfall. These thieves either fired arrows or burned firecrackers, or even threw a few big firecrackers to the front of the camp, which made the whole night uneasy.

For safety reasons, Shi Shipiao ordered not to attack, but only guarded the camp and relied on the firearms in the army to attack the thieves who came to the riots. Although they were not seen at night, the firearms also caused certain casualties to the visiting thieves. However, after a whole night of tossing, the entire team was exhausted, and some seriously injured soldiers were even killed. This made Shi Shipiao extremely anxious.

When the sun rose the next day, the harassment stopped completely. Shi Shipiao ordered the camp to be pulled out and the entire army turned east. At the top of the city, looking at the departing Fujian Navy from afar, Zhu Yicheng invited Dong Dashan to ask about the losses of the personnel sent last night. When he learned that more than a dozen people had been lost, Zhu Yicheng had to sigh at the powerful combat power of the Fujian Navy.

"Thank you, Mr. Hong, made a plan. This surnamed Shi is really difficult. If Mr. Hong had repeatedly ordered not to rush to the camp, he might have all the brothers sent out last night would have been caught in." Dong Dashan said with some fear. Although it was the enemy who was open and secret, the initiative was in his own hands, the Qing soldiers' firearms were too sharp and they were fighting far away. It would be impossible to face the War Rebels head-on.

"Did you all see the power of the firearm?" Taking this opportunity, Zhu Yicheng instilled this idea into his subordinates. Whether it was Dong Dashan or Liao Huanzhi, everyone nodded repeatedly.

"We will have these firearms in the future, and they will be more and better than them." Zhu Yicheng said with a smile. After counting the time, he ordered: "Dashan, you send the capable people to bite Shi Shipiao from a distance. Remember not to fight in close combat. Just bite them for me, and don't worry about the others for the time being."

Dong Dashan was a little confused about Zhu Yicheng's intention, but yesterday's battle was enough to reflect Zhu Yicheng's absolute command position in the army. He could use some gunpowder to fight the visiting Fujian Navy under Ningbo City. Who would not admire such a record?

Dong Dashan took the order and left, and Zhu Yicheng turned his gaze to the east. Although he couldn't see the seaside here, he knew that the real victory and defeat of Ningbo's defensive battle was not yesterday, but today.

Shi Shipiao retreated from Ningbo City and headed towards Dinghai East. He wanted to return to the battleship, and then relied on the powerful warship to lead Ningbo City again. He would pick up the face he lost. The famous Fujian Navy must not lose glory in his own hands.

On the way back, Shi Shipiao had already made up his mind that as long as he attacked Ningbo City, he had to capture Zhu Yicheng alive, and see with his own eyes what the thief leader was who had suffered a great loss.

It is easy to come, but it is not so easy to go back. The Fujian Navy, who had lost his troops and generals, returned with the wounded and sick. The journey was not as smooth as that of the wounded. Not far away, they were attacked by thieves one after another. Although the thieves' bows and arrows were far inferior to firearms, they would also cause losses inadvertently.

What's more, the thieves who attacked were like last night, basically just one strike and never stopped. This made Shi Shipiao unable to organize a smooth counterattack. After a few rounds and turns, Shi Shipiao decisively changed the marching method. He divided the team into four parts. Except for some guarding the wounded and sick, the other three parts moved forward continuously in a rolling manner. During the three parts, there was always one on standby in a defensive and counterattack at any time. This method quickly brought a heavy blow to the visiting thieves. After peeping a thief army of hundreds of people, such harassment war disappeared, and the marching speed of the Fujian Navy was greatly enhanced.

But at night, these thieves emerged from somewhere. Although Shi Shipiao had already prepared, he could not prevent the thief's elusiveness and night cover. After a while, both sides suffered losses. Although the losses of the Fujian Navy were far smaller than those of the thief army, these losses still made him heartbroken.

It’s okay to lose, but more importantly, the entire team was exhausted. The harassment along the way made everyone tired, including Shi Shipiao himself, which led to a very slow marching speed. The march distance that could have been reached in two days was not yet on the third day, but it only took half the distance, which made Shi Shipiao both angry and angry.

On the evening of the third day, he camped again. At this time, the Fujian Navy's team was not too far from the sea. If there was no big accident, he would return to the fleet in the afternoon tomorrow. At this time, Shi Shipiao had made up his mind that as long as he got on the ship and arrived at Ningbo City, he would definitely bombard Ningbo City hard and let out this anger.

That night, the harassment of the thief army was still the same, but the frequency was much less than the previous two days. Perhaps it was because the thief army was tired, which made the Fujian navy have a rare peace. In the camp, Shi Shipiao was confused and didn't know how long he had slept. He suddenly woke him up. He quickly picked up the sword next to him and shouted loudly.

"Go back to the military gate, it was the warship who sent people here."

"Are you here? OK! Come in quickly!" Shi Shipiao was happy when he heard that it was someone sent from the warship, and put down his knife and said repeatedly.

After a while, the two men entered the camp. When they saw that the visitor was not the guerrillas he arranged to station the warships, but just a small camp, Shi Shipiao's heart sank.

"The army...the army...the navy...the navy...the navy is gone...all the left-behind brothers are gone...the military...!" The Qiangmaster of the camp was covered in dust and cried to the ground as soon as he saw Shi Shipiao. When he heard what the other party cried, Shi Shipiao's face changed drastically and he suddenly stood up.
Chapter completed!