Chapter 366: Offensive and Defensive Battle (Medium)
() For three days in a row, King Zuo and the eldest prince both adopted a virtual and real strategy, and there were really not many short-handed encounters, that is, to preserve their strength as much as possible. Moreover, this kind of missile with increased range did bring great trouble to King Ming's troops. The lethality is not very great, but the destructive power is very large. The barricades and arrow towers of the Ming King were burned down, and the defense became more and more difficult.
In three days, King Ming suffered 500,000 casualties on his side, 300,000 casualties on the part of the Great Prince, but it was King Jialanga, with the power of the missile, who only suffered 150,000 casualties! But there is one detail that neither the eldest prince nor Zuowang Jialanga noticed, that is, 400,000 of the 500,000 horses killed and wounded by King Ming were sent by King Wen for reinforcements! And King Ming's own men and horses only suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties.
But King Wen is still in the dark, because there is no detailed casualty data for the two-headed battle, and he can't figure it out. And the battle report sent to him by King Ming was that nearly a million men and horses had been killed and wounded, and King Ming's losses were even more.
In fact, King Wen's subordinates also had strategists, and they were all suspicious, but King Wen shook his head and said hesitantly: "No, right?" Didn't the second brother also lose 600,000 horses? Besides, now is the critical moment, everyone is doing their best, and it is in his fiefdom, will he still use these tricks? ”
"This ...... It's better to ask Chitose to be careful! In case King Chitose of Ming withdraws his troops from us, they will all be his descendants at that time, and it will be a hidden danger after all! "It's not good to say more about the strategists under him, after all, the two princes are cooperating now, and what King Wen said is not unreasonable, the current battlefield is in the fiefdom of King Ming, and King Ming has no reason to go hard!
"Well, let's not talk about it yet, we still focus on the overall situation, but the battle situation seems to be very unfavorable for us, we still have to prepare as soon as possible, arrange the ships and men and horses in Xiyuan City, and ensure that my family can get out,...... Well, of course, your family can also go along! "King Wen's heart is still most worried about arranging the back road of the family!
This made those Wenchen generals under him feel a little disappointed, this prince is really bloodless, and at the critical moment, he behaved too weak and hesitant! In this case, many people also have the idea of self-preservation or other owners......
On the fourth day, a real large-scale hand-to-hand battle still took place, because King Zuo's missiles were running out, and as the team continued to advance, a head-on battle between the two sides was inevitable! After all, the war in the era of cold weapons still uses hand-to-hand combat to determine the final victory!
At this time, Zhu Xiaobao set up a 20-fold telescope on the top of the mountain, which could be seen clearly, and he could faintly hear the shouts and killings on the battlefield. This kind of hand-to-hand combat scene of millions of people is too spectacular and too tragic, and the scalp of Zhu Xiaobao who watched it was numb, and his legs were weak, and it was a bit silly to stay there......
I saw the soldiers crowded together, rotating the weapons in their hands, and they didn't care about any moves, as long as they could hurt the opponent's enemy. At this time, strength and physique have become the most important, and soldiers with short stature and weak strength have basically no hope of surviving when they are crowded in the middle, and some people can't even use their hands and feet, so they are squeezed to death!
At this time, King Ming's ironclad army was still very good
The momentum, where it passes, is like a bulldozer, no one can stop it. But Zuo Wang Jialanga had already thought of a way to deal with it, and no one dared to resist head-on in front of the ironclad army. However, in front of them, there were 5,000 strong crossbowmen, and they shot the rest of the missiles at the ironclad army, which instantly disrupted the formation of the ironclad army.
Although those ironclad soldiers were wearing heavy armor even with men and horses, they couldn't stand being burned on their bodies, and those well-trained ironclad war horses began to jump and run around! They can withstand a few arrows from their bodies, but they can't stand being burned alive! So in a blink of an eye, the ironclad army that King Ming was proud of was also broken by King Zuo Jialanga!
"It's over! Finished! If you can't hold it, pass my general order and retreat immediately! "King Ming saw that his men and horses were being defeated and retreated, especially after seeing that the ironclad army was also scattered, he knew that he had been defeated! But his men and horses were still well-trained, not defeated, and able to retreat in an orderly manner, and there were 50,000 crossbowmen behind him. Therefore, once it was withdrawn, King Zuo's men and horses did not dare to chase and fight......
Also on the battlefield in the north, Princess Ming is also directing her men and horses to retreat, because the battle situation here is also unsupportable, although the prince does not have that kind of powerful missile, but in the perennial confrontation with King Ming, there has long been a way to crack the ironclad army, that is, the hook sickle, this special hook sickle is twice the length of ordinary weapons, and the four soldiers are also pushing a cart, which can resist the arrows of the ironclad army. And the hook and sickle protrudes from the middle of the cart, specifically hooking the legs of the ironclad war horse, and the effect is very good! Of course, the casualty rate of such soldiers who use hook and sickle guns is also quite high......
The key is that the great prince's men and horses still have to far surpass the Ming King, so this time he will forcibly attack even if he loses hundreds of thousands of horses! Conquer it, that's your own territory!
Therefore, King Ming and Princess Ming were forced to retreat, and they withdrew from the twenty miles at once. But King Ming and Princess Ming knew that this was just the beginning, and now the terrain here had no advantage, so they could only retreat backwards and retreat to the south of the Heishui River, relying on the Heishui River to form an effective defense again.
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And Zhu Xiaobao here is also hurriedly packing up his things, preparing to find another observation point, because King Zuo's men and horses have already rushed into King Ming's fiefdom, and they can't see it here, if they want to continue to observe, they have to find another place!
This time, it was not that Zhu Xiaobao wanted to follow and watch the battle, but Duanmuqi was very persistent. It was expected to explain to her that the king's defeat was expected, but what the king would do next, this was what he was most concerned about.
"Oh my god! This is too tragic, a film of dead people! There are so many war horses that are also dead, and the losses on both sides seem to be not small, right? Zhu Xiaobao's heart palpitated, this kind of large-scale battle was really shocking, and it was too bloody, and even the air seemed to have a burst of bloody smell......
On the contrary, it was the sisters Yu Shuang and Yu Xue, because they couldn't participate in the war in person, and they were a little regretful. These two militants have been thinking about going to watch the battle in a closer place since the two sides started to fight in close quarters, if they hadn't been stopped by Zhu Xiaobao, the two of them would have really run to the battlefield!
So now Duanmuqi said that he was going to follow up and watch the game, and the two sisters were right away
Raise your hands in favor!
"Hey! I said, brother-in-law, haven't we already seen the battle scene, why do we have to follow it? I don't want to watch it anymore, it's too bloody and cruel! "Zhu Xiaobao has already retreated a little!
"Humph! The next situation is the key to determining the future direction of the situation, and there are still many things that are not clear! How can you not follow up and have a look? Duanmu Qi snorted a little dissatisfied.
"Still unknown? Tomorrow night and King Wen have already been defeated, and if they continue to fight, they will be annihilated! Zhu Xiaobao rolled his eyes and said.
"Hmph, you think too simply, I see that although King Ming lost some men and horses, I didn't hurt my muscles and bones, and their retreat was also prepared, although it was a defeat, but it was not chaotic, let alone a rout! Judging from the costumes of the soldiers, the most dead were King Wen's men and horses! This Princess Ming is not simple! Duanmuqi has been watching it for three or four days, and the more he looks at it, the more he feels that there is a problem with it.
"Whew! It doesn't matter to us if there are any problems, it's not that you want to see the excitement! Zhu Xiaobao couldn't help but laugh.
"Little treasure! Are you really not worried? Duanmu Qi was unusual, grabbed Zhu Xiaobao's wrist, pulled him aside and asked very seriously.
"Huh? What's wrong with you, old man? Didn't I say anything wrong? Zhu Xiaobao was taken aback and asked with some confusion.
"Let's put it this way, how do you feel when you see this kind of fighting? Can our Lingyue Mountain withstand this kind of fighting? If so, how many times can you withstand it? Duanmu Qi asked very seriously.
"This ...... I'm afraid not once, we're only tens of thousands of horses! Zhu Xiaobao also realized a very serious problem at this time. If King Zuo brought more than a million horses to Lingyue and bend up, the consequences would not necessarily be wonderful!
"That's why I want to see how the battle develops, and I also want to figure out what King Zuo's follow-up plans are! Do you think I'm going to come along? Duanmu Qi let go of Zhu Xiaobao's wrist and said with a sigh.
In fact, even if King Zuo is finished fighting, the probability of attacking Lingyue Mountain is very small, after all, she still has a lot of things to deal with, how can the territory she just occupied be so peaceful, and her people and horses are not just casual to command. The interior of the Western Turks is not peaceful now, and the large-scale transfer of these horses is already taking a big risk! The old boy Duanmuqi said this, just to ask Zhu Xiaobao to pay enough attention, this little fat man is too greedy for comfort and not enterprising, what a good time it is now, with Zhu Xiaobao's ability, he can definitely dominate one side, but this guy is willing to nest in such a small place as Lingyue Mountain, which makes Duanmu Qi a little anxious!
"Seems really necessary to check it out? Old apprentice, should we go and have a look? Zhu Xiaobao rubbed his wrist, Duanmu Qi's strength just now was actually quite strong, and he was stunned for a little pain! So Zhu Xiaobao turned around and asked the old apprentice, that means that this old man bullied me just now, why didn't you save me?
"Hmmm! I think I can check it out! The old apprentice actually nodded and said, not even looking at Zhu Xiaobao's wrist. And then I snickered with Junichi Ki!
"Alright! Pack your bags, let's go, and find another observation point! Zhu Xiaobao shook his hand and shouted loudly......