Yuan Shizhong led his troops to charge among the Qing army and chased him to the vicinity of Juyong Pass. It was dark and he stopped chasing due to horsepower loss.

The Qing army was all cavalry, and the Liang army's pursuit did not achieve amazing results like the infantry, but it caused a huge blow to the Qing army's psychology.

It was dark at this time, and Yuan Shizhong had already left the plain and reached the undulating hilly areas. He was worried about being ambushed, so he led the cavalry slowly to the north and suddenly met a team of soldiers coming south.

The scouts from both sides tried each other, and one Liang would be taken to the front of the army.

"Governor! The last general was ordered to seize Juyong Pass, but when he arrived in Changping, he met the Haoge vanguard. The brothers were rushed by the Qing cavalry and suffered heavy losses. The last general could only lead the brothers to break south!" The captain of the Dragon Cavalry, knelt on one knee, and clasped his fists in shame.

Yuan Shizhong took advantage of the torch and saw that his armor was damaged and his face was covered with smoke. He knew that he had experienced a bloody battle and waved his hand, "It's not your fault for this matter! It was caused by this governor's failure to provide timely reinforcements."

When the dragon cavalry who had seized Juyong Pass broke back, Liang's plan to block Haoge in Hebei failed.

Now that Juyongguan is still in the hands of the Qing army, Haoge can retreat to Xuanda from then on.

Yuan Shizhong was so brave that the Liang cavalry were killed happily, but this was not the Liang cavalry. It was really possible to defeat the Qing cavalry several times the number. The main reason was that the Qing army had no fighting spirit and was eager to retreat outside the pass and did not fight to the death.

At this time, Yuan Shizhong saw that the Dragon Cavalry was already trapped and the soldiers were exhausted, so he immediately ordered to rest on the spot.

The next day, after dawn, Yuan Shizhong sent a scout to check north. At noon, the scout reported that Haoge had retreated to Xuanda, and Yuan Shizhong withdrew back to Beijing.

After Haoge retreated to Xuanda, he did not stay for a long time and took a break for a while, so he went outside the pass through Mongolia.

At the same time, Gao Mingheng led his troops to Beijing, while Gao Huan's army arrived in Jinan.

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Outside the pass, Jinzhou City.

After Huang Taiji captured Jinzhou, he destroyed Jinzhou City for some reason.

Now that the Qing army retreated outside the pass, Jinzhou became the gateway of the Qing army. In order to prevent the Liang army, the Qing court needed to build a new city.

At this time, nearly 200,000 civilians gathered inside and outside Jinzhou, cutting down trees, building brick kilns, and building city walls.

Haoge, Jiergalang, Ajige, Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou and others did not go to Liaoyang, but stayed in Jinzhou.

The Liang army occupied Hebei, and the Qing court was very worried that the Liang army would take advantage of the situation to attack, so they gathered 100,000 troops and 200,000 civilians in Jinzhou to build cities and build defense lines, and prepare to deal with the Liang army's invasion.

At this time, Ajige looked at the Jinzhou City that was being built and couldn't help but frown, "Sir Hong, why is this Jinzhou City so small?"

Compared with Jinzhou City in the Ming Dynasty, the rebuilt Jinzhou City is more than half smaller.

Hong Chengchou explained: "Prince Ying, Jinzhou City is only used to garrison troops, and there are no relatives inside. It only takes barracks and warehouses to build, so there are no need to build that big one. Although this city is much smaller, there are not many soldiers and horses that can be stationed, and 20,000 people can be stationed."

Jirgalang said: "Is it a little short of 20,000 people? The Liang army can capture it with tens of thousands of people!"

Hong Chengchou asked someone to take the drawings and explained: "Don't worry, several princes, that Jinzhou City will be built into a gun city by learning from the defense system of Ningyuan Fort. If it is successfully built, it will be able to reach the attack of more than 100,000 Liang troops!"

When several people heard that they were learning from Ningyuan Fort, they couldn't help but raise their eyebrows.

When the Qing army attacked Ningyuan Fort, the losses were heavy, which impressed everyone.

Wu Sangui said: "Last year, Gao Huan attacked Zheng Zhilong, and more than 100,000 troops were blocked outside Xianxia Pass for several months. It is said that they could not capture the gun city of Minyue Kingdom!"

Jirgalang also heard about this incident. "I have asked someone to investigate. Gao Huan was actually blocked by the gun city for several months. Finally, he used Kong Ming ball to throw iron shell thunder from the sky before breaking through the gun city. Can Mr. Hong have any countermeasures for the Kong Ming ball of Liang army?"

Faced with a powerful opponent like the Liang army, all parties are paying attention to the actions of the Liang army. In every battle, any new weapons will be studied and studied by all parties.

Hong Chengchou had read the detailed information and smiled and said, "This Kongming ball is a larger Kongming lantern, and we can also make it. At that time, we have two ways to deal with Liang Jun's Kongming ball, one is to make his own Kongming ball, and the other is to create rockets with a longer range to ignite them."

After hearing Hong Chengchou's words, the few people felt more at ease, but Haoge was a little worried: "Sir Hong, after this gun city is built, it can really withstand the attack of the Liang army!"

Haoge was chased by Yuan Shizhong for a while, and now he still has a shadow in his heart.

Hong Chengchou nodded, "Several princes, after the gun city is built, there are only two hidden dangers!"

"Which two hidden dangers?" Haoge's heart sterned and thought to himself, indeed, I said it was difficult to resist Liang Jun.

Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "The first is internal chaos. The second is the separation of food and grass. In addition, if the Liang army wants to attack for a strong force, it will definitely be full of corpses."

Jiergalang narrowed his eyes, "Sir Hong said that Jinzhou only stationed troops and did not live in family members, just to prevent internal chaos!"

"The prince is wise!" Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "The internal chaos cannot be completely eliminated. Leaving the guards' families in Shengjing and controlling them is indeed a means to prevent internal rebellion."

Hong Chengchou sighed: "What slaves are worried about now is actually the second food supply."

When everyone heard the words, their faces darkened.

This time, the Eight Banners' family members and most of the Qing army retreated, but the Liang army broke through the defense line in advance and disrupted the Qing army's transfer plan. A large number of money, grain and materials were left in the pass and could not be transported out.

Now the Qing court has transferred more than 2 million people outside the pass, but the food cannot support so many people. Famine will occur at the end of the year, and supply is indeed a big problem.

Ajige spoke, "If it really doesn't work, I will lead the cavalry and break into the pass and rob!

Jiergalang quickly shook his head, "The Liang army is now gathering in Hebei, and now breaking the pass is a search for death!"

At this time, Hong Chengchou said: "A few princes, actually I have two ways!"

Haoge couldn't help asking, "What's the solution?"

Hong Chengchou said: "The first method is to buy food from Zhang Xianzhong through Li Jiyu, but the cost is relatively high."

Zhang Xianzhong owned Sichuan and half of Huguang, and had sufficient grain production, but he had to cross Daba Mountain and the Qinling Mountains to the Tang Kingdom, and then outside the Yundao Pass. The loss was too great, and the Qing Dynasty could not afford it.

Hong Chengchou continued: "The second way is to control North Korea and let the North Koreans provide us with food! North Korea has millions of people. As a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, they should do their part for the Qing Dynasty."

When Ajige heard the words, he agreed, "This method is feasible. North Korea is my slave of the Qing Dynasty. If you cannot have food to eat, your master will starve to death!"

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