Chapter 116: It's Not Delicious Like A Pig's Head
Li Laifu's headquarters was left behind for temporary rest and recuperation, and at the same time, he had to urge some logistics personnel to urgently deal with military rations and other related matters. At the end of the process, keep up with the army ahead.
Hu Jiu was a little disgusted by the scene in front of him. It's not that he hasn't seen blood, but he's never seen so many heads.
He came from a business background, entered the military camp for a period of brief training, and then began to work in the baggage unit to do logistics management, such as the registration, distribution and urging of food and arrows. He was shocked when he heard the veteran say that he sometimes had to register his head. But after a long time, he also took it lightly. Unexpectedly, today, so many people really brought him to register.
He endured the discomfort in his stomach and registered them one by one. The veteran cooperated with him, but distracted him by saying inconsequential words.
The man with the human head quipped: "Look, it's just like a pig's head, it's not as delicious as a pig's head." After speaking, he "horned" the ground and threw the head in the distance.
Another said, "What are you throwing it for, splashing blood all over the ground!" ”
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There were also those who came to register weapons and food, and the food was very small, and they were light horsemen, so they brought a meal or two of dry food, but this also had to be carefully kept.
The horses who harvest the most are the horses. All are horses that have been trained for a long time. Some can be used as replacements in war, while others are only at the behest of their masters, so they can only be killed or temporarily left to the care of the village they have contacted.
Hu Jiu stayed behind and waited for the people in the village to come over, on the one hand, to complete the follow-up food supply, and on the other hand, to hand over the affairs of these horses. The wounded horses had been killed, but the meat had to be disposed of urgently, and the arrows of the crossbows had been quenched with lead poison, and after a long time the whole body could not be eaten. Cooked bacon was also to be supplied as military rations, and that was the later thing.
In his mind, this battle will be fought soon. Today's campaign has made a good start. He hoped to solve the problem of the Huns and let him go home, and he could not leave 300,000 people for defense, and he would always let some people retire.
My father is old, and I still have a wife and children, and I don't know what happened to them?
The Great Qin army continued to advance.
The "red pants" came to report that Manchester City was empty, and there was no one and no food.
Meng Tian nodded and waved his hand to let the spies go down. Just a few rammed earth buildings dare to be called a city, this Huns are too funny!
They had to go north, and they had nowhere else but the north.
Although the Huns were accustomed to migrating, the group they came out of the royal court must not be fast, the horses could not go fast, and the cattle and sheep could not go fast. As long as he brought light horses to catch up, he would definitely be able to hit the enemy. He looked at the sky, and Yang Wengzi agreed on the time is almost up, he went north out of the Great Wall to attack its east, Yang Wengzi from Yiqu Xiao Guandong out of the Great Wall to attack its west, this battle, Touman can't run.
He turned around and ordered the two lieutenants beside him, Hu Guang and Ren Ming. The light chariot and the knight marched quickly, bringing only one dry ration, and leaving some of the timber officers and baggage to follow. Bow shots, chariots scattered, knights slashed, and fought to drive them west while charging. ”
The order was transmitted immediately.
Meng Tian turned around and raised the knife in his hand, the scene suddenly quieted down, Meng Tian looked around, and pointed straight ahead with a wave of the knife, "Kill!" ”
Immediately after that, there were galloping horses and light carts, and most of them trembled.
The officers (infantrymen) also ran forward in the rear, they could not fall too far, and after the front had scattered the Hun troops, they had to catch up with the leaks. If you can't pick it up, you won't have military merits, and if you don't have military merits, you will come to be a soldier in vain, and there will be no chance to change your court.
The crown prince Mao Dun ran north with dozens of scattered people, and the Qin soldiers who thought they would catch up did not fall into their trap. This made Maudon even more annoyed. After finding a discussion to stay and cooperate with him in the ambush, they all decided that the previous plan had failed, could this ambush also be known? If you know, the ambush will be ineffective, and the blocking will definitely not be able to be blocked, the opponent's strength is too strong, no matter how you fight, you can't win, you can only consume these thousand people needlessly. So the result of their discussion was to catch up with the large army in front. Fight for time to rush to Mobei, as long as they arrive in Mobei, they are still birds flying freely, and Meng Tian will be in trouble. He will be dragged to death by the 300,000 people who eat and drink.
So the group continued to rush north, and the cavalry who had stayed in the north to ambush came back as soon as they saw the sight of Prince Maudun, and their spirits also lowered. You must know that Maudun is not an ordinary warrior! So the two sides converged into one place, and a total of more than 2,000 people went all the way north.
Fortunately, their spirit was damaged, their speed did not slow down, and they did not bring any baggage, and soon caught up with the large army.
Since he suffered a defeat and couldn't hide it, he simply didn't hide it. After catching up, the prince of Maudun went to see his father. When his father heard the report, he didn't say anything at the time, and asked him to continue with the team, taking care of the family on the way.
After sending his son, Tou Mandan's estimate of this battle was a little bottomless. How could this first battle end like this? He knew the strength of the Qin army, and he had learned it in the past, but he didn't expect them to be able to maintain such a level after reunification. According to his understanding, it should be the strength of the Six Kingdoms that has diluted the level of the Qin army. And there are tens of thousands of soldiers, which looks scary, but in fact it will be difficult. Not to mention the 300,000 they claimed!
But no matter how heavy it is, one thing in his heart is certain, that is, only they can survive in Mobei, it really can't be done, they will spend the winter there, and the 300,000 Qin army can't drag it down. They will be consumed by themselves.
The right Tu Qi King also knew about the vain return of Prince Maodun.
Troops pay great attention to morale in war, and the decline of a war will cast a shadow on everyone's hearts. Although no one said this, some people already had a look on their faces. There were also doubts about Maudun's personal abilities, especially the few top children of the kinship. This had a great impact on the overall strength before the Great War. But you can't reprimand them, and in extraordinary times, I'm afraid that the effect will backfire.
Forget it, focus on the situation at hand!
Just as he was wrinkling his eyebrows and thinking, he reported that Meng Tian's army had advanced in this direction.
What to do? If you abandon the cattle and sheep, you can run faster, but the question is, what do they eat if you abandon the cattle and sheep?
There didn't seem to be much time for him to make any more arrangements, and the birds in the distance were startled by the galloping horses' hooves, and they could already see the black pressing against a team of horses and a convoy, followed by a rumbling sound, and their feet could feel the tremor of the earth. If it were in the sky, it would be a dark cloud, and it would be pouring rain and flash floods.
At this time, I can only take my life!
The right slaughter king waved his sword at the riders and shouted: "Bow down, spread the ranks, and prepare for battle!" ”
He can only use these brave soldiers to buy time for the withdrawal of the Chinese army.
Although he lowered his body and scattered the group, he was still unable to defeat the arrows like locusts. What's more, time is so tight, and there are so many people, where can they be scattered? It's just that you push me, I'll push you.
The first choice of the Qin army's chariots and cavalry was long-distance shooting, that is, to use the advantage of crossbows and bows to destroy the arrogance of the Hun cavalry in the first round of battle. When the riders of the Hun forward fell to the ground with arrows and the horses were frightened and ran, the second round of impact came, and when they entered the range of the Huns' bows and arrows, the chariot soldiers held the shield in one hand and the robbery in the other, and the royal hand in the middle was heavily armored, wrapped like an iron man, and drove violently.
At this time, the knives of the Huns and the knives of the Qin people were no more than fifty centimeters long, so it was not a big problem to slash at close range on the horse, but if it was slightly staggered, it would not be enough. The Huns were best at bows and arrows. And the length of the gun in the hands of the Qin people was more than a hundred centimeters. It can be pierced or thrown as a shuttle dart. When the chariot arrived, the role of the gun was obvious. Taking advantage of the impact of the car galloping forward, a shot will be greatly traumatized, whether it is a horse or a person on the horse.
It's not that the Huns don't have heavy armor, it's just that there are too few heavy armor. When the arrows and crossbows were fired just now, the heavy armor soldiers were not completely placed on the outermost layer. Moreover, the situation of the whole war is that one side flees and the other pursues, and the pursuing side is justifiable, and the fleeing side has already shown a decadent appearance before the fight starts.
is still slowed down by cattle and sheep, or it won't be so passive!
The Huns, who were not afraid of death, and the Qin army, who were eager to make meritorious contributions, had already faced each other, and if it weren't for the flat terrain of the grassland, they would really not be able to lay out such a large battlefield. The wounded soldiers and horses that fell to the ground just now more or less became fetters under their feet, affecting the speed of the Qin army's advance. But in any case, at this time, the comparison is who is more ruthless and who is more desperate.
For the recruits, the old soldier used to boast that a soldier who had never seen blood was not called a soldier, and at that time he did not understand. When the killing began, blood flowers bloomed in front of their eyes one by one, some scared, some excited. When you kill or injure someone with your own hands, it really feels different. The fear has waned, the excitement has increased, and every muscle has been perfectly adjusted to the best state like the vanguard of the order, the dodge is more flexible, and the attack is more courageous.
Close to hand, compare courage, skills, and physical strength. Both armies were on the march, and no one was well rested. The Huns rode and shot since they were young and migrated since they were children, and they were slightly better in physical adjustment. In addition, although they did not have a clear concept of homeland, they were chased and beaten by the Qin army this time, and they were also forced to be ruthless. One brutal tactic after another has been used. Wherever outside the armor is chopped, slashed and slashed.
But this is on an individual basis.
On the whole, the direction of the battle situation depends on who has more people and whose morale is stronger. More people means more people can afford it, and high morale means more confidence. When people have confidence, they will not be flustered in their behavior and do things, and they will be more disciplined. The will of the commander is enforced more strictly and thoroughly.
The two armies engaged in a melee on the vast steppe. There was already a layer on the ground, and no one could take care of the wounded soldiers. No one thinks about retreating, retreating means showing the back and back of the neck to others. You can only fight to the death face to face, fight to the death, fight for physical strength, fight for skills, and fight for luck.
When the cavalry was fighting, the Qin army's material officer, that is, the infantry, arrived. As soon as the infantry arrived, the advantage was immediately apparent. It is not very convenient for the Huns on horses to hold a fifty-centimeter-long knife to cut down the infantry under the horse, and they have to bend down to reach it, and usually one or two, or even five or six, can still deal with it. Now when there are so many soldiers like locusts, how can you bend down and straighten up again? When you cut one, the horse's leg has been cut by the Qin people, and the horse is not strong, and basically this Hun cavalry is paralyzed.
The war was fought until dark, and it was fought so that it could no longer be fought, and if it was fought again, it would be invisible. Meng Tian ordered the troops to be withdrawn.
The right Tu Qi King led the people to flee in frustration. In fact, there are not many intact people left.
The logistical baggage troops who collected the battlefield and counted the spoils of war also arrived. Needless to say, that's not to say. Set up camp on the spot, bury the corpses, count the heads, report the military merits ......, and bury the pot to make food to replenish physical strength.
On the Western Front, Yang Wengzi also boycotted the war with the Huns because it was dark.
The battle on the western front was more abrupt than on the eastern front, and King Zuo Tu Qi did not realize that such a Qin army would come out of the western front, and it was an ambush battle. The information did not indicate that Meng Tian would divide his troops, and it was not known when this team would arrive here. Except for some heavily armored knights, the rest were basically hit by arrows and crossbows, those who could fight were already desperate, and those who couldn't fight were lying on the ground, waiting for the opponent's material officer to come over to mend the knife.
By the time it was dark, the number of people that King Zuo Tu Qi could collect was less than 5,000. In this way, I had to go all the way north, and I couldn't take care of eating or resting. The horse was also exhausted and paralyzed.
In this battle, the winner has been decided, and the remaining question is how to end it.
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