Chapter 192 [Addition 12]

Night warfare is the most taboo in the art of war, and it can launch local sneak attacks or small-scale attacks, but it is not conducive to large-scale legion combat. Historically, a closer look reveals that the number of decisive battles that took place at night was extremely rare, and the reason was that at night, vision, perception, and command of generals were greatly disturbed.

There have even been cases of soldiers killing each other at night because of fear and confusion, and there have even been cases where soldiers have done the opposite of the order, chasing them out of the battlefield for hundreds of miles at night and getting lost in the enemy's hinterland.

"That's the only way, the Iron Wall Legion has suffered heavy losses, and its physical strength is extremely depleted in all aspects, I'm afraid it won't be able to pursue them. ”

Gao Xianzhi sighed and said. This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but unfortunately the time is not there, and the army has suffered too much loss, even if he is unwilling, Gao Xianzhi can only give up.

"Qudibo is always an obstacle at all times!"

Cheng Qianli sighed. If the huge threat of Qu Dibo is not resolved, Datang will never be able to talk about victory. Fighting with a strong man of this level is just aftermath, and it is enough to make the now exhausted Datang suffer heavy losses.

Woo!

Soon, a horn sounded, and all the Datang/armies retreated like a tide, and the black wounded iron cavalry in the distance also separated from the Mamluk iron cavalry, the Muchi iron cavalry, and the heavenly wolf iron cavalry, and came towards the first line of steel defense.

- This war has also exhausted their physical strength with fewer enemies.

And with the retreat of the Tang Dynasty, the Great Food Iron Riders in the distance also retreated like a tide. The Blood Beast Legion, the Iron Blood Legion, the Dreadnought Legion, the Death Legion, and the Tiebs Legion were also completely out of this battle under the cover of night.

Wang Chong, Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli, Wang Yan, the old man of the Evil Emperor and others stood side by side, looking at the opposite side motionless. After a long time, Wang Chong finally withdrew his gaze, pulled the reins, and drove in the direction of the city of Talas.

"Order Xu Keyi, count the losses after the war!"

Wang Chong said.

......

Night fell quickly, and Xu Keyi's side quickly counted the casualties.

"Master Hou, we have suffered heavy losses in this battle, after statistics, at least more than 40,000 people were killed in the battle, and 20,000 people were wounded, and the remaining army that could still fight, including Tongluo Tieqi, only had more than 60,000 people in total. ”

It was getting late, but the city of Talas was brightly lit, and Xu Keyi knelt on one knee with a solemn expression.

The defenders of Talas originally numbered more than 110,000, plus more than 120,000 troops trained with the help of Luo Tieqi and Su Zhengchen, but in one battle, more than 40,000 people were killed, more than 20,000 were wounded, and more than half of them were lost in the battle, so I have to say that the losses were extremely huge.

Facing the impact of hundreds of thousands of cannibals, this is the price paid by Datang.

"Where's the big eat?"

The lights flickered, Wang Chong stood with his hands in his hands, and looked at Xu Keyi in front of him. In a word, Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli, and the old man of the Evil Emperor next to him all looked over, with a look of concern in their eyes.

"The Great Food side has not yet obtained exact data, but according to preliminary estimates, the number of dead and wounded should reach more than 200,000, of which more than 80,000 were shot by ballista troops!"

Xu Keyi said in a deep voice.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, in any war, the crossbow has an extremely powerful lethality and deterrence. Especially in the hands of Wang Chong and Su Hanshan, the tactics of the ballista have made a qualitative leap and have been greatly improved, and the scale of the ballista army is enough to make any army feel cold and afraid.

Around them, hearing Xu Keyi's words, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.

"In other words, the combined strength of the Great Eclipse, the Usi Tibetans, and the Western Turks is only 2670,000 left!"

Gao Xianzhi said.

In this war, Datang suffered great losses, but the greater losses were still the attackers' big food. The battle loss ratio of this battle is close to one to three, that is, for every Tang Dynasty soldier who dies, there are three elite food warriors who are buried together. In this way, this loss is still acceptable.

"Yes!"

Xu Keyi knelt on the ground and said respectfully:

"The most casualties on our side are still the Xuanwu Army, and most of them are caused by the Apocalypse Army under Qu Dibo. The total number of casualties in the army reached more than 20,000, including nearly 5,000 Xuanwu soldiers killed in battle. ”

Hearing Xu Keyi's words, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a lot heavier. The Xuanwu Army has a total of 8,000 people, and it is one of the top elites of the Tang Dynasty, just by taking a look, 5,000 people died in the hands of the Apocalypse Army, and the casualties can be described as heavy losses.

Forty thousand people were killed in a war, and 20,000 of them died at the hands of the Apocalypse Legion, which chilled everyone's hearts.

“...... In addition, although the big cannibals suffered more than 200,000 casualties, according to our observations, the casualties in the early stage were those troops that were not too strong, and the remaining armies will only be stronger in combat effectiveness, and their main force still exists. In the future, the Blood Beast Legion, the Iron Blood Legion, the Dreadnought Legion, and the Death Legion will all be a great threat to us. ”

Xu Keyi lowered his head and added.

Those who can survive on the brutal battlefield will always be the elite of the elite, this is an unbreakable truth. In addition, the protective power of the top army is always much stronger than other troops, so although the war between the Death Legion, the Dreadnought Legion and the Iron Blood Legion and the Tang Dynasty is fierce and cruel, the losses from a war are not as heavy as imagined.

"Got it, get up. ”

A thoughtful look flashed in Wang Chong's eyes, and he quickly came back to his senses and waved his hand at Xu Keyi on the ground.

Although there were only more than 50,000 people left in the army, there were only 2,670,000 people left in the Great Eclipse. The number of one-to-five is not incompatible. Of course, the most important thing is that almost all of the 50,000 people in Datang are the top elites, and more than 6,000 Datang crossbows have not been damaged at all, which will be the most critical weapon for Datang to fight against Da Cannibals in the future.

"Su Hanshan, how is the situation of the ballista troops, how many crossbow arrows are left?"

Wang Chong turned his head and looked at the Suhan Mountain Road on the side.

"This time against the big cannibal consumed a lot of crossbow arrows, although we also sent soldiers to try to recover from the battlefield later, but the remaining number is still not much, a total of about 70,000, on average, each ballista can still shoot fourteen times. ”

Each of the Tang Dynasty's crossbow arrows is made of the highest quality steel, which means that they are extremely heavy, and the more crossbow arrows they carry, the slower the speed of the army, which is a practical problem that Su Hanshan has to consider. Therefore, in order to rush to Talas as soon as possible to support Wang Chong, Su Hanshan did not bring mountains and seas of crossbow arrows as many people imagined. Everything is in place.

However, the battle with Daqin Ruozan on the road, as well as the battle with the Great Cannibal, consumed a large number of crossbow arrows in Su Hanshan, and there were more than 70,000 crossbow arrows, which was already the result of Su Hanshan's efforts to recover.

When Wang Chong heard Su Hanshan's words, his brows jumped imperceptibly. Each crossbow was equipped with fourteen arrows, which meant that five thousand ballistae troops would need to be extremely cautious in the battles that followed, correcting each arrow they fired. However, with the right method, 70,000 crossbow arrows are enough to inflict a devastating blow on the Great Eclipse.

These thoughts flashed through his mind, and Wang Chong quickly turned his head and looked at the side of Luo Hu and several generals who were riding with Luo:

"Thank you, General!"

Wang Chong said sincerely.

"Hmph, you don't have to thank me, we didn't come for you, everything is the emperor's order, just for the Tang Dynasty. ”

He snorted, tilted his head, and said unceremoniously.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the hall changed color slightly.

After all, Wang Chong is now one of the supreme commanders of the Tang Dynasty in Talas, and he has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, if it weren't for him, the Tang Dynasty would have been defeated. It is too arrogant to be Rahu and these fellow Luoren.

"Master Hou......"

On the side, a cold light flashed in Li Siye's eyes, and he was about to say something, but was stopped by Wang Chong.

"It's okay, let them go. ”

Wang Chong smiled slightly, unimpressed.

Of course, Wang Chong knew why Luo Hu was so angry. At the beginning of the Kunwu training camp, Wang Zheng defeated Ah Different, the son of the general Luo Da Busi, and tied him naked to the bamboo pole of the Zhige Courtyard, which made Ah Wei lose face, and also humiliated all the Tongluo Tieqi who followed, so it is strange that Luo Hu would have a good face for him. However, for Wang Chong, Luo Hu's personal prejudices did not matter in this war, as long as they had the imperial order and fought this battlefield, everything was enough.

These thoughts flashed through his mind, and Wang Chong smiled indifferently and quickly regained his composure.

"General Wang, I don't care about your personal grievances. In this battle, Datang must win, this is His Majesty's will, and no one is allowed to disobey it. ”

At this moment, an urn sounded in the hall, thick and muddy, and it was impossible to distinguish it carefully, which instantly attracted everyone's attention.

With this sound, boom, a huge paw, wrapped in thick armor, stepped out of the corner, and at the same time, a storm-like aura, containing strong dark energy, swept out, enveloping the entire hall. In an instant, everyone noticed the black-armored guard of the giant spirit, and the thin, ancient battle banner in his hand.

The atmosphere that was originally slightly tense suddenly eased a lot. Chu Luohu looked grim and lowered his head, while Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli and others on the side also showed respectful looks.

Although no one knew this black-armored guard, and no one knew what his face was under his monster-like armor, it was enough for everyone that he had the mark of the Holy Emperor on his body.

Throughout Talus, there was no doubt that the black-armored guard was the embodiment of the Holy Emperor.

"Wang Chong, the Holy Emperor's letter has been handed over to you, have you read it?"

The black armor guard's deep voice sounded in everyone's ears without the slightest emotion, but his gaze always fell on Wang Chong's body.

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