Controlling the Second Banner Flag Army made Chen Jin feel no glory and made him feel extremely stressed.

During these four days of combat command, Chen Jin exhausted all the cells in his head, but unfortunately, he still couldn't succeed.

This made Chen Jin feel uneasy. He keenly felt that there must be people on the opposite side who could let the Northern Expedition Army sacrifice their lives to fight, which was definitely not something that the General of the One Guard could do.

But Chen Jin had to continue commanding the attack, because the four-day attack had caused nearly 2,000 casualties in the flag army (the previous four days, the Northern Expedition Army hid in the trenches on the shore to block the enemy, and did not actively pursue the defeated enemy).

This number of casualties was absolutely intolerable to the Qing court after entering the pass.

Chen Jin could only order an attack desperately, trying to break through Huai'an, make extraordinary achievements, and make a great contribution.

It was dark yesterday and after the attack stopped, Chen Jin had collected thousands of bamboo rafts and wooden rafts, and waited for today to launch a strong attack on the South Bank.

But things in the world are always unsatisfactory. In the early morning of this day, more than 3,000 people were lost in one battle, but no one of them came back. Chen Jin's inner torture made him crazy.

In fact, while the second wave of Qing troops boarded the boat to cross the river, Chen Jin had gathered the third wave of troops to prepare to cross the river.

At this time, more than 200 ships of the Northern Expedition Army had already collided with the five or six hundred ships of the Qing army on the surface of the river.

The soldiers on both sides fell into the water like dumplings. At first glance, the river surface was covered with water.

But soon, the soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army who were good at water began to attack the enemy's water without using weapons. In fact, the soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army did not carry muskets at all, but only had gun stabs. This was enough, and they didn't even need gun stabs. As long as they swim, they pulled the enemy into the water with both hands. Hey... they didn't even have the strength to fight back.

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Chen Jin's forehead dripped with sweat as big as beans and cold sweat.

A telescope is a good thing, which can clearly bring scenery from miles away to the front of you.

But what Chen Jin wants to see is definitely not what he wants to see.

Chen Jin knew at this time that he was finished, he was finished.

Previously, more than 3,000 flag soldiers were wiped out. If these 5,000 people were broken into the river, he would undoubtedly die. Chen Jin even saw the scene of his head being beheaded and his family being killed.

This kind of fear from the heart made Chen Jin make the most wrong decision - reinforcement.

Of course, it is not entirely accurate to say that reinforcements are because Chen Jin had already collected thousands of bamboo rafts and wooden rafts, and assembled the Eight Thousand Flag Army as the third wave of attack team.

But the problem is that this time is not the time. As a main general, he should cut off his arms and survive, at least he should not be able to reinforce the army.

Because this is equivalent to self-sacrificing one's strength. If Chen Jin does not order reinforcements, then today's battle will end when the five thousand Qing troops in the river are extinct.

Wu Zheng had to stop when he saw the good news and ordered the withdrawal of the south bank. Before he could even be arrogant, he ordered the soldiers who did not bring muskets to fight with the Tartars.

But as Wu Zheng and Song An said, for the Qing court, the Eight Banners Army was too "precious". As long as the attacking enemy was blocked in the middle of the river, the enemy on the other side had to send troops to reinforce. The more blocked it and the longer it was delayed, the more fruitful the results were.

In fact, when Wu Zheng changed his counterattack, his choice of the surface battlefield was destined to the result of this battle.

This is actually a variation of the "surrounding the point and attacking the aid" tactic. With local advantages, the enemy will be rescued. Then, during the common "fueling tactic" between the two sides, the results will be gradually expanded until the enemy is dragged down.

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On the water surface of more than ten miles, broken boats, wooden blocks and broken sails fell, and there was no shortage of floating corpses.

From the early morning to the afternoon, five hours of fierce fighting, the water surface swallowed up more than ten thousand lives.

Although many corpses were unable to be counted and the exact number of casualties on both sides could not be verified, one thing could be confirmed. When Chen Jin looked around and found that there were almost no established reinforcements to be sent, the fifth wave of fleet on the south bank on the river was setting off.

This was a one-sided battle, and its success was even surprised by the initiator Wu Zheng.

The Tartars were brave enough to fight face to face with the Northern Expedition Army. They did it and hoped it, but the result was that they didn't even have the power to fight back. Even at the moment of death, their enemy was no longer the Northern Expedition Army, but the vast river.

The Northern Expedition Army suffered a lot of casualties, but almost all were concentrated on the time when the ships approached, the Tartars' arrows and ships collided.

Drowning is almost negligible.

This is a typical asymmetric battle, just like the previous Taurus cavalry had an innate advantage over the Northern Expedition musketeers.

If Chen Jin can play his military command ability, no, he does not need his military ability. As long as he can calmly judge the situation and analyze it, then the battle will end there.

The Northern Expedition Army's two guards won a great victory in this battle with almost one to ten casualties. Then Wu Zheng ordered the withdrawal of troops and returned to the south bank. The two sides looked across the river, and from then on "all the same thing was peaceful."

At least, we can be safe before the first army reinforcements arrive.

In fact, Wu Zheng had ordered the army on the river to start cleaning the battlefield, collect the bodies of wounded soldiers and victims, and prepare to retreat.

However, at this time, Chen Jin issued an incredible order to the remaining Eight Banners Army - to withdraw.

If the previous three reinforcements of the flag army at a disadvantage on the river were a mistake that a Han general might make, then ordering a retreat at this time would be a very outrageous mistake, not only outrageous, but also really stupid.

Dorgon gave Chen Jin the command power of the two flags, but because the two flags were stationed on the banks of the Qinghe River to Andong, Chen Jin could only mobilize more than 20,000 people, and the rest were the guns of each capital and the guns of each co-operation were controlled.

Although Chen Jin lost more than half of the flag army in this battle, he only showed a small gap compared to the entire North Shore defense line. Because of this, Wu Zheng did not intend to expand the results of the battle and ordered the withdrawal of troops.

Unfortunately, Chen Jin was in a state of confusion at this time, and he was filled with fear. Of course, his main source of fear was not the combat power of the Northern Expedition Army, but Dorgon's tyranny. No Han official could lose tens of thousands of flag troops, let alone his command error. Even if he commanded correctly, he would only kill tens of thousands of flag troops in battle. This crime would be enough to kill the nine clans of his clans.

In other words, no matter what Chen Jin does, he will never escape death. The difference is how to die, when to die, and whether he can save his family.

Therefore, Chen Jin had such an incomprehensible command.

In fact, in Chen Jin's view, only by infinitely amplifying the enemy's troops and combat power can we prove that the defeat was not due to his incompetence.
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