This time it was launched a little earlier, and the two iron fire mines exploded after they landed, and more than a dozen soldiers were blown up, and the soldiers within a radius of ten zhang were either pushed by the shock wave or hit by iron sheets, and the two iron fire mines caused hundreds of soldiers to fall in a pool of blood.

But unexpectedly, several soldiers who were more than ten steps away from the iron fire thunder fell down in time, shielded their bodies with shields, and when the explosion passed, they were unscathed, got up and continued to attack.

This is actually a weakness of the iron fire thunder, after it lands and explodes, both the shock wave and the iron piece are oblique upwards, unless the explosion is a few steps away, this situation will definitely not escape, but if it is more than a dozen steps away, as long as you fall to the ground in time and block the key point with a shield, in addition to the eardrum will be injured by the sound wave, basically will not be harmed, which is also a good way to avoid the iron fire thunder.

The Jin army has long discovered this weakness, during the field battle, the iron fire thunder is good against the cavalry, but it is not ideal to deal with the infantry, so the real role of the iron fire thunder is in the siege or water battle, or to deal with various large siege weapons such as tank cars and ladders.

Of course, if it's intensive shooting, that's another story.

In the surging running impact, the murderous aura of the Youzhou Army gradually boiled again.

"General Wu, the situation is not right, our forces are too scattered." A Lang will urgently remind Wu Zhiyuan.

Wu Zhiyuan suddenly came to his senses, and he shouted: "Remove the high wall and form a formation!" ”

Two thousand soldiers withdrew from the high wall and quickly formed a formation around the three thousand soldiers, who carried their crossbows behind their backs and formed a large formation with spears in their hands.

After losing nearly hundreds of people, the 10,000 Youzhou army finally killed under the camp wall, they did not have a siege ladder, and the huge battering ram slammed into the camp wall fiercely, 'Boom! Boom! Boom! A section of the camp wall could not withstand the violent impact and collapsed, and several soldiers who could not evacuate also fell from the high wall.

The Youzhou army rushed into the camp in a surge, and the three thousand Jin soldiers came up to meet them, and the gate was also smashed open, and the Youzhou soldiers came in like a tide.

"Hold them off!" Wu Zhiyuan shouted.

Five thousand soldiers formed a dense spear phalanx in the barracks, withstanding the frantic attacks of the enemy.

Seeing that the situation was not good, more than a dozen soldiers of the firearms battalion ripped off the fire rope and dipped the remaining eight iron fire mines into the bucket next to them, along with the fire rope.

More than 2,000 civilians fled in panic, and they were attacked by hundreds of Youzhou troops, suffering heavy casualties, and almost a one-sided massacre.

Lu Jinsuo was completely free of his previous worries, and he was glad that he had followed Jia Shu's persuasion and chose the most dangerous countermeasure, which proved to be a successful one.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Lu Jinsuo hissed and shouted, and a thousand crossbowmen stood on the high wall, and the arrows were fired at the Jin army.

The Jin soldiers raised their shields to resist, but many soldiers still fell from arrows.

Seeing that the enemy army was like an iron bucket and it was difficult to attack it, Lu Jinsuo was a little frustrated, "Strategist, what should I do?" ”

Jia Shu said coldly: "To deal with this kind of big array, it's best to attack with fire, set fire to their big tent, throw it in, I see if they will disperse!" ”

"Good way!"

Lu Jinsuo immediately shouted: "Fire the big tent!" ”

The soldiers of the Youzhou Army raised torches and lit a large tent, and the fire quickly burned.

Wu Zhiyuan immediately realized the enemy's intentions, and he shouted: "Rush out of the camp and evacuate to the north!" ”

"Woo! Woo! ”

The Jin army's rapid horn sounded, and more than 4,000 soldiers changed their formation, rushing towards the gate like a torrent.

The Jin army broke through the interception of hundreds of enemy troops in front of the gate, and rushed out of the barracks in one go, Wu Zhiyuan looked back at the slaughtered people, and he sighed in his heart.

This battle is a defeat for yourself, turning your advantage into a disadvantage, and the sin is unforgivable!

Seeing that the enemy army was retreating to the north, Lu Jinsuo couldn't help but be overjoyed, and was about to order a pursuit, when Jia Shu ran over and stopped him, "The general can't chase!" ”

"Why don't you chase it?"

"General, I just interrogated the people, they still have 5,000 cavalry, they should be nearby, we have to evacuate immediately!"

Lu Jinsuo was shocked and immediately ordered the withdrawal of the army, and they captured nearly 10,000 Jin army horses, withdrew from the camp, and withdrew to the west.

More than two hours later, Yang Meng's cavalry finally arrived, they took the enemy's Xiangcheng camp, and also captured a large amount of supplies, but they still did not catch up with this fierce battle, more than 9,000 Youzhou troops had already fled on horseback.

In this battle, the Jin army suffered nearly 1,000 casualties, but more than 2,000 people were almost slaughtered, nearly 10,000 horses were snatched, and almost all the big tents and grain were burned.

The Jin army suffered its biggest defeat since the attack on Hebei, and for Wu Zhiyuan personally, it was a great shame for his military career.

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Three days later, Guo Song arrived in Zhaozhou with an army of 30,000.

Guo Song calmly listened to Wu Zhiyuan's report with guilt on his face, he nodded and said: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, you don't have to blame yourself too much, your 5,000 army only lost more than 700 people in the end, this loss is not big, as for the 2,000 people were killed, but that is no way, I will be generous." ”

After a pause, Guo Song said slowly: "Although I can forgive the defeat in the battle, the premise is that you have to learn a lesson and self-reflect, if you make the same mistake next time, then you will be severely punished." ”

"Humble ......"

Guo Song waved his hand, "You can get up and talk." ”

Wu Zhiyuan stood up and said ashamedly: "The humble post originally wanted to use strange troops to capture Pingjian County, force the enemy army to transfer to Xindu County, and then ambush with 5,000 cavalry, the enemy army will definitely be defeated, but I didn't expect that they actually chose to go south to attack the big camp, so that the humble post was passive all of a sudden, and the humble post should not divide the troops, turning the advantage into a disadvantage, but was broken by the enemy army." ”

"And then?"

Guo Song asked coldly, "What mistakes do you think you have made?" ”

"Humble officials should not use iron fire thunder lightly, after their initial fear is gone, they are not so afraid of iron fire thunder, and the lethality is not strong."

Guo Song walked a few steps and said: "I see that you don't really realize the root cause of your defeat, dividing troops is a common thing, and I often divide troops to fight, there is no problem with your strategy, the mistake you really made is to underestimate the enemy." ”

Speaking of this, Guo Song's gaze became sharp, staring at Wu Zhiyuan and said: "You despise the enemy army, thinking that the enemy army will inevitably be very stupid, and after being captured Pingjian County, you will retreat in a panic, thinking that the enemy's combat effectiveness is definitely inferior to your own army, and your own 5,000 people will definitely be able to defeat the opponent's 10,000 people."

Your light enemy makes you hastily deploy without even knowing who the opponent's commander is, your light enemy makes you know that the opponent's strength is twice as large as your own, but you refuse to retreat, and your light enemy makes you think that you have two iron thunders, which will scare the enemy into a panic and retreat. ”

After Guo Song's series of stern reprimands, he eased his tone a little and continued: "It is the light enemy in your bones that makes you make a series of mistakes, on the other hand, they did not underestimate the enemy, and immediately retreated after a small victory, but kept their troops intact, which is in stark contrast to your arrogance!" ”

The boss's words pierced Wu Zhiyuan's heart like a needle, his face was swollen and red, and he wished that there was a crack in the ground for him to get into.

He knelt down on one knee and clenched his fists and said: "I must reflect on my humble position, and I will never make the same mistake again." ”

Guo Song nodded, "Not only do you have to reflect, but also myself, including all the generals of the Jin army, we rely too much on the iron fire thunder, we always think that with it, we will be invincible and invincible, but in fact it is not, it has exposed its weaknesses, the enemy will defend against it, but it has enhanced the strength of the enemy army, so I want to limit the use of iron fire and thunder, and I can't let the army rely on it, once it loses its combat effect, my army will not fight, just like you, I ask you, if there is no iron fire thunder, What would you do? ”

Wu Zhiyuan lowered his head and said: "If there is no iron fire and thunder, the lowly position may retreat south, even if it does not retreat south, it will definitely pull the army out and fight with the opposing army in the wilderness, instead of being trapped in the narrow barracks, everything will not be carried out, and the people will not suffer so heavy casualties." ”

"That's right, the army is too dependent on iron and thunder, it will not go to face to face with the enemy on the battlefield, it will spare its life, it will cower, once it has this thought, this army is not far from complete defeat."

Speaking of this, Guo Song let out a long sigh, "Actually, I should have thought that this advanced weapon is a double-edged sword, which can hurt both the enemy and myself, and I must also learn a lesson, and I must not let the soldiers rely too much on iron and thunder." ”

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