Chapter 595: The First Battle to Kick Off the Scene
Several heavy knives slashed down, a section of the fence immediately became the material of the bonfire, the crossbow arrows broke through the air, and the sentry who was still groggy above the watchtower in the camp planted a somersault and fell to the ground, with a muffled bang, splashing heavy dust. Ye Feng rode a crossbow in one hand and a bright steel knife in the other, and rushed into this military fortress with the largest garrison and the highest terrain in the war zone of the Donghu people.
"Conquer the Eastern Army!" Swinging a knife to cut off a Donghu soldier who rushed out, Ye Feng roared wildly.
"Wan Sheng!" Behind him, there was a thunderous response from the soldiers.
"Each platoon kills the enemy, and strikes forward!"
"Kill!" The four platoon commanders each led their headquarters and went to the inside of the village in four ways. And Ye Feng led the people directly under the company, and rushed straight towards the middle of the stockade along a straight line, fluttering in the direction of a flag. There are not many people directly under him, only more than 20 people, but among these more than 20 people, there are ten dead soldiers specially sent by Ye Zhong to protect him, whether it is combat experience or combat ability, they are far beyond other soldiers, and it is effortless to do it, this team of more than 20 people is like a sharp knife that rushes forward, deeply embedded in the deepest part of the village.
This village, called Loushanzhai, is an eye of Donghu Agu Huai'en deep into the war zone, responsible for the supply task of sentinels within a radius of 100 miles, and also controls a thoroughfare road leading to Donghu. From July onwards, however, caravans became scarcer and scarcer, and finally they were almost cut off. The atmosphere of war is also getting stronger.
Everyone understands that after almost a year of recuperation, it doesn't matter if it's East Huthorp. is still far from the east, and I can't help but do it.
Although there are only 200 Donghu people stationed in Lou Cottage, they are all Donghu whistle riders, and the soldiers who can become a sentry cavalry in the army are naturally the best in the army, and their reflexes are far stronger than ordinary soldiers. After the initial panic, the Donghu soldiers who survived Ye Feng's first attack. A decent counterattack was immediately organized.
Groups of Donghu people didn't have time to put on their armor, and some even went bare-armed. But still with a bow and arrow scimitar in hand, he launched a counterattack against his opponent. Some of the protrusions are attracted, and the right side is outflanked, between advance and retreat. Quite methodical. With the extraordinary skills of these soldiers, they were not shocked or defeated in the face of sudden enemy attacks and heavy casualties.
If it is an ordinary company, under the opponent's reaction, it will inevitably lead the two sides into a stalemate, maybe it is not a problem to get the final victory, but the price of winning is much greater. But Ye Feng's company. But it is different, the highest level of the Eastern Field Army. For one reason or another, this company has brought together almost the best veterans of the group army, and such a company, if it is placed now, is an out-and-out special forces unit. The most ordinary soldier, thrown into other ranks, is enough to be an officer, and before they came to this company, they were indeed officers, and any one of them can be competent in commanding operations in a local area, and make timely responses according to the enemy's reaction.
A platoon of four sentinels, under the command of the platoon commander, divided or combined, when gathered, crossbow arrows were like locusts, and when they were divided, they were like piercing steel knives, and the enemies in front and on the flanks were crushed one after another.
When a fiery red morning sun rose in the sky, Ye Feng was already standing on the platform of the wooden building of the commander of Donghu in Loushanzhai, holding the head of the commander of the Donghu people stationed in Loushanzhai in his hand, and beside him, a soldier tore down the Donghu flag and replaced it with the banner of the Eastern Army.
Lou cottage changed hands.
At this time, Ye Feng didn't know that the battle of the army led by him to seize Loushanzhai was the first battle of the all-out war between the Eastern Army and the Donghu people after a year.
Ye Feng is just a small company commander, his eyes can't see far, all he focuses on is to complete the task assigned by the above with the best attitude and do the job at hand.
"Inspect the camp, clean up the legacy, and check the casualties."
Destroying the enemy army of Lou Shanzhai is only the first step, and the next step is to defend Lou Shanzhai and withstand the first wave of the opponent's counterattack, which is the most critical point. On the bee fire platform at the highest point of the stockade, although the wolf smoke floating high has been extinguished, but because of the strong resistance of the opponent, this column of wolf smoke ignited for half an hour, Ye Feng did not think that the enemy troops in the distance were blind, if the Donghu people were really like this, they would not become the most powerful enemy of the Yan Kingdom for hundreds of years.
The Donghu people and the Eastern Field Army are about the same distance from Loushanzhai, but there is a huge gap in the mobility of the two sides, even if the Eastern Field Army brings together most of the cavalry of the Eastern Army, it cannot be compared with the opponent in this aspect. And if you have to take care of the advance speed of the infantry, you can't catch Ye Feng's prominent part in time before the counterattack of the Donghu people arrives.
Comparing the mobility of the two sides, Ye Feng had to hold on to Loushanzhai for more than a day before it was possible to wait for reinforcements.
This is the role of the arrow troops, and this is also the reason why Ye Zhong was furious when he heard that Helan Xiong had put Ye Feng in such a force.
The work is great, and the risk is also great.
In the first battle of Lou Cottage, Ye Feng annihilated nearly 200 enemies, only more than 10 people of the Donghu army stationed in Lou Cottage rushed out, and the rest of the people were all buried in Lou Cottage, and Ye Feng's command killed 38 people, wounded 21 people, and a company of 200 people lost a quarter of its combat effectiveness. The reason why there are more deaths and fewer injuries is because the Donghu army where Lou Shanzhai is stationed is also the best in the army, if it weren't for Ye Feng's unexpected sneak attack, if the two sides collided hard, this casualty figure would only be several times more.
Seeing the statistics of the results and casualties, Ye Feng's eyes couldn't help but become red, the partner who was still bragging and farting together yesterday has become a cold corpse today, although he is no longer sad because of life and death, but he still feels sad, this is war.
"Twenty-one wounded soldiers, with the brothers who died in battle, immediately withdraw from Loushanzhai, retreat back to the headquarters, and report the results of our army!" Ye Feng looked at the bodies of his comrades who were carried to his side and the wounded soldiers who were either supporting each other or covered in blood. "There are enough horses in Lou Cottage to tie the bodies of the dead brothers to the horses."
"I'm not leaving!" A lame soldier cried out, "I just have a broken leg, I still have a pair of hands, I can't go into battle to fight, I can still fire crossbow arrows from the position, I can also wipe the wounds of my brothers, I won't leave here, I won't leave here if I die." ”
"We're not leaving!" More than 20 wounded soldiers clamored, "We want to be with our brothers, live together, die together." ”
Ye Feng didn't have the slightest emotion on his face, and looked at them coldly, "Shut up, we have to meet the most brutal battle next, without that brother who has the energy to take care of the wounded soldiers, you are here, you will only become a drag on everyone, retreat immediately, leave here, take care of your injuries, if we hold the Lou Cottage, you will have a share of the credit, if we all die here, remember Luo, you have to set up the banner of our special fifth company again." According to the military regulations of the Eastern Army, a combat formation, as long as one person survives, can be reorganized. ”
"We're not leaving!" The wounded soldiers howled, "Die together!" ”
"Shut up, you black duck beak!" Ye Feng was furious, "Lao Tzu only told you one possibility, who said that Lao Tzu is going to die, get out, go back to heal your injuries, otherwise when Lao Tzu finishes this battle and advances to Liaoning Wei, you will still be in bed with a corpse." ”
Looking at the more than twenty wounded soldiers, hugging the remains of their brothers who died in battle, Ye Feng's eyes immediately changed from sadness to fierceness, "All brothers, immediately dig a trench and arrange a defense line, we have half a day to arrange a defense line, and then, let's fight with the Donghu people!" See if they have crushed our steel beans with their hammers, or if we have broken their teeth, do it, brethren! ”
Lou Shanzhai was busy in an instant.
A group of shirtless men desperately brandished shovels, around the stockade began to dig trenches, not too wide, not too deep, the intention is just to block the opponent with a horse team charge, although Loushan is called a mountain, but the terrain is not steep, the slope is not steep, for the Donghu people who started from riding and shooting, it is not a problem, first take them off the horse and fight with us, this, we are good.
There were not many buildings in the stockade, and most of them were made of wood, all of them were torn down, and they were piled up on top of the enemy's offensive line, and the thick wooden pillars used as beams were nailed one by one with large iron nails, and they were thrown horizontally and vertically in front of the defensive line, and when the time came, it would also give the enemy a headache. The Donghu people also placed several bed crossbows in the village, good guys, now we are cheap.
By the time the sun passed noon, Lou Shanzhai had completely changed its appearance, and the men who were frantically arranging their positions were also paralyzed on the ground one by one, leaving only the strength to pant for breath.
"Eat, eat, go to bed immediately after eating, seize the time to recover, if you sleep enough and get up, the enemy has not yet come, then continue to improve the position, remember Luo, and build the position so that every point of strength will be more secure!" Ye Feng was bare-chested, striding through the group of soldiers, and the pieces of sweaty tendon meat showed his strength, "Hurry up, I can't wait for the fragrant broth in the back." (To be continued......)