Chapter 297: On the Battlefield on Human Nature
Liu Yu's eyes were shining, looking at the battle ahead, the Hun cavalry who had turned around and reorganized had been killed again under the leadership of Bao Erji, and the infantry of the Beifu Army, who saw the enemy's reorganization, also relined their formations, the archers retreated into the formation, and the shield bearers and lancers blocked the front like walls, ready to resist the impact.
But Liu Yu's eyes had already looked at the Hun cavalry formation of nearly 10,000 horsemen in the rear, where troops were also being dispatched, the flags were fluttering, the whistles were sounding, and a large number of cavalry were regrouping one after another, and it seemed that they were about to make a move.
The corners of Liu Yu's mouth hooked, and he sneered: "I see, give the order, blow the retreat trumpet, let the step formation slowly retreat, shoot the formation with a strong bow, and slowly retreat to the long grass area." ”
Sun quickly raised the military trumpet, blowing out three short and one long, the sound of a rapid horn, and the flag soldiers beside him quickly raised two white and one black flags, which is the signal of the whole team to retreat, on the battlefield, there are various requirements for retreat, the so-called Ming Jin retreat, often forced retreat, no longer into an array of emergency horns, and this two white and one black flag, is the formation of retreat, no need to rush the meaning.
When the horn of the three short and one long horns of the Sun Division was blown, the military horns in the garrison and the front team also sounded, and more than a dozen military horns sounded the same order, and the various teams in front of the array just now were the archers rushing out of the formation, drawing strong bows without firing, pointing directly at the cavalry on the opposite side, once they entered the effective killing zone of fifty to seventy paces, it would be ten thousand arrows in unison.
The rest of the infantry, on the other hand, put away their lances and pointed straight to the sky, the shield bearers stood beside these archers who came out of battle to cover, the big shields blocked their front, and everyone was marching backwards, and the infantry of about a thousand people, even if they retreated like this, they were also orderly, very disciplined and rhythmic, and the lightly armed soldiers behind supported the lightly wounded sergeants to go first, while the other soldiers walked with neat steps, following the orders of their respective teams, slowly retreating.
After Sun Chu blew these horns, he swallowed a bubble of saliva, looked at Liu Yu, and said strangely: "Brother Jinu, our attack has just won a big victory, why should we retreat?" ”
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Because the big formation behind the enemy army is moving, if nothing else, they will take action." ”
Sun Chu's face changed, he looked into the distance, and nodded convincingly: "It's really the same as what Brother Jinu said, the enemy army is moving, you see, what are they going to do?" ”
Liu Yu laughed: "Do you remember how that Murong Nan fought during the last exercise?" ”
Sun Chu said thoughtfully: "How can you not remember, I am too impressed, at that time, he was out of ambush, entangled with us, and then shot indiscriminately regardless of enemy and enemy, and when we were a little confused, he sent out armor and cavalry to directly assault your commander." Are you saying that this time the Huns will use the same tricks? But this is not a drill, do you really care if your own people live or die? ”
Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly: "For these nomadic cavalry, it doesn't matter if there is life and death, the purpose of letting these three thousand cavalry attack first is to test our virtual reality, this purpose has not been achieved, but now our more than 1,000 infantry have attacked most of it, and only a few garrisons are left in the back. ”
Sun Chu nodded: "But the enemy's forward cavalry has suffered nearly half of the casualties, and even if they rush over, they may not be able to beat our infantry, so ............"
Liu Yu nodded affirmatively: "So only when the two sides are in a scuffle, and a few thousand cavalry are dispatched in the back, and they shoot indiscriminately, can we try to find out whether our army has ambushes, and I won't give them this opportunity, so withdraw in advance now!" ”
Sun Chu hooked the corners of his mouth: "But, what if the enemy's cavalry rushes directly over like this?" They still have more than a thousand horses, and they are going to attack them desperately, but I'm afraid that we will be a little dangerous. ”
Liu Yu laughed and pointed at the enemy cavalry in front of him: "Look, can they fight hard?" ”
Sun Chu looked at it, and saw that the cavalry under Bao Erji was roaring loudly and rushing forward, but often when they rushed to a distance of about 100 paces of their own infantry, it was a burst of bows and arrows, and it was difficult to shoot even the shields, so they fell one after another, and then these cavalry separated to the two wings, and the companions behind them stepped forward, but no matter how they looked to attack aggressively, they did not dare to kill within a hundred steps of the Beifu soldiers.
Sun Chuqi said: "What's wrong with the enemy horseman, why does it seem to have lost momentum all of a sudden." ”
The corners of Liu Yu's mouth hooked up a sneer: "Because the enemy's front army cavalry is not a fool, originally as a test attack, he lost more than half, and he should have withdrawn to rest, but the enemy's main general did not let them retreat, forcing them to continue the attack, and transferred troops in the back, obviously wanting to make a move when the remnants of these front armies were fighting with our army, that is, he didn't care about the life or death of the remnants of these front armies." He can treat these people as outcasts, but will these people die themselves? ”
Sun Chu suddenly realized and said with a smile: "So, they just stepped forward to shoot from a distance here, making a show, but they refused to come forward and charge." Because, they also know that as long as they rush, they will die! ”
Liu Yu nodded with satisfaction: "Three Danzi (Sun Chu's nickname, nickname), you have to remember, no matter how strict the military discipline is, it is impossible to ignore human nature, it is human nature to be greedy for life and fear death, and if you want to make people not afraid of death on the battlefield, you have to come up with enough things to make people desperate, either as the main general, you can let your subordinates blindly obey, and you can go to death even if you know it, but more, you have to let people see hope, you can work hard, but you don't have to die, if you don't die, there will be huge benefits, so that people can sacrifice their lives to fight." If you are certain to die, then no matter how much benefit you give people, it is impossible for them to do what you want! ”
Speaking of this, Liu Yu put on a mask, and the coldness in his eyes flashed: "This stupid person is difficult, he thinks he can make people work for him, but he doesn't even understand the most basic human nature." It's fun now, the remnants of the front army can't work now, but will block the impact route of the cavalry behind him, wait and see, how I abuse him! Command, discard the head and part of the armor, make a rout, and speed back into the grass, remember, be sure to pretend to be panicked and realistic! ”