In the era of cold weapons, when an army was fighting, what was the casualty rate before the army collapsed? Yu Wenwen has been thinking about this for a long time, and initially he tried to set this casualty rate at 10 percent according to the 'most popular' view.

That is, when two armies are engaged and the casualty rate of one of them reaches ten percent, the army will collapse ... Right?

In fact, this is just a number, it has no practical significance, the composition of the army is different, and the degree of casualties endured is also different, and a team composed of veterans or elite troops can even endure more than half of the casualty rate.

And those armies that have been in arrears for a long time, have serious shortages, and are not well trained, and even those composed of civilians who have been temporarily conscripted for military service, will collapse without a fight at the sight of the enemy's banner from afar.

In the past nine years, Yu Wenwen has been collecting data in a 'scientific attitude' to come up with an accurate "casualty rate that led to collapse", but he has not been able to do so, because there are too many influencing factors and it is impossible to summarize them.

There will not be an exact limit casualty rate at all, for example, in today's battle, the Yingzhou cavalry that attacked the hanging gourd was about 1,000 troops, leaving 295 corpses behind when retreating, and the battle loss rate was about 30 percent, that is, 30 percent.

According to the rough statistics, about 100 or so cavalrymen fell to death or were injured because of the tripping horse, and the rest were killed in the melee.

In fact, the reason for triggering the collapse of the other party was the crazy charge of Yuwenwen's forty horsemen, although the number was small, but the Yingzhou cavalry was intercepted by the tripping horse rope and caused the speed to plummet, and it was a mess, and there was an ambush on the side of the reeds, so they were stunned.

The Anzhou cavalry, who arrived at the end, bluffed, and in accordance with the 'plan to scare the enemy' that had been formulated long ago, tied the branches that had been prepared to the horse's tail to raise dust, and the sixty cavalry simply made the movement of hundreds of horsemen, completely disintegrating the opponent's will to fight.

Under the combined effect of a variety of factors, there is today's miraculous victory.

At this moment, in the council hall of the Governor's Office in the Hanging City, Yuwen Wen is introducing today's hero Xue Shixiong to the Son of Heaven, if it weren't for this sacrifice of his life to run back to report the news, and charge hard in the subsequent battle, I am afraid that Yu Wenwen's victory will be greatly reduced.

The Son of Heaven Yuwen Qiankeng was very happy to see Xue Shixiong, a few days ago he heard Yuwen Wen mention the other party's matter, saying that after Xue Shixiong, who was born in the Xue clan in Hedong, was captured, he would rather die to save his family's life, Yuwen Wen was very moved and released him.

Unexpectedly, Xue Shixiong ran back today to report the news, he is a figure of loyalty and filial piety, and the other party is from the Xue clan in Hedong, maybe he can let his relatives come to serve in the future.

Yuwen Qiankeng had nothing to do in the city today, and suddenly heard a report from outside that there were thousands of enemy horsemen stealing the city, but he was repelled by Yuwen Wen with more than 80 people, and he was excited for a while, and Yuwen Wen said that Xue Shixiong was the first hero, and of course he wanted to meet him.

"Didn't General Xue go back to Hedong to settle his relatives? Why did you turn back halfway? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the last general was released by the King of Xiyang that day, and rushed to Yecheng to prepare to gather the servants to secretly return to Hedong, but I heard that there was a large army going south...."

Xue Shixiong was afraid that people would recognize him on the battlefield, so he wiped mud on his face, at this time, he wanted to face the man with his true face, and he had already washed his face, since the Son of Heaven inquired, he would tell his recent experience in 1510.

When he was captured by Yuwenwen, he said that he was afraid of affecting his relatives, and he wanted to go back to settle his family and then come to work, which was indeed not an excuse, but after he returned to Yecheng, he left without authorization, this kind of behavior was to escape from the battle.

Therefore, after Xue Shixiong returned to Yecheng as a defeated soldier, he secretly organized the servants of the army to slip away, and just when everything was arranged, he learned that another imperial court soldier and horse were about to arrive in Yecheng, and there were many cavalry, so he thought about reporting to Yuwenwen.

After Xue Shixiong weighed the pros and cons, he asked the servants to rush to Hedong with his handwritten letter, and he rode south alone and rushed to the hanging gourd to report the news.

As a result, not long after he set off, he found that a large number of cavalry was also going south, Xue Shixiong liked to play the game of marching and fighting since he was a child, and wondered if these people were going to sneak attack the hanging gourd, and he didn't dare to delay.

Fortunately, he had a horse to prepare for it, so he could travel south day and night, and when he was a few miles away from the hanging gourd, he happened to meet Yuwen Wen who was surveying the terrain, but those cavalry came one after another, and it was also thanks to Yu Wenwen who arranged the tripping horse rope in advance, and the two of them escaped together as well as ambush, so there was a big victory later.

Regarding the battle process, Xue Shixiong understated it, but Yuwen Qiankeng still heard the thrill from it, and he praised the burly Xue Shixiong, and couldn't help but have a sudden intention to solicit.

"General Xue, do you want to go back to Hedong?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the last general has sent a servant to rush to Hedong with a letter, and the family will be lucky to avoid evil when they see the letter..."

Xue Shixiong said this, and saluted Yuwen Qiankeng: "The last general is not talented, and he is willing to be a pawn for His Majesty!" ”

"Good, good!"

Yuwen Qiankeng was very happy that he could successfully recruit such a fierce general, and he had confidence in himself again, and motioned for Liu Jushi to bring a cushion and let Xue Shixiong sit aside.

Xue Shixiong was willing to stay this time, not to watch people cook, last time he was leaving, he really planned to take the servants back to Hedong together, this time the servants had already taken the first step, he delayed for a few days, and he couldn't catch up with him again.

Although Xue Shixiong was skilled in arching horses, he knew that it was very dangerous to travel long distances alone, and even if he could fight again, it was easy to be killed by someone on the way silently.

Who will do the poison? Maybe it's a horse bandit, a bandit, maybe a villager who runs out of a village to block the road and rob, or a caravan that is also a merchant and a bandit, Xue Shixiong understands the sinister truth of people's hearts, and he will never go on the road alone unless he has to.

Anyway, the servant already had his handwritten letter in his hand, and his family knew what to do after reading the letter when he went back, so Xue Shixiong was relieved to stay in the hanging gourd.

Yuwen Qiankeng talked with Xue Shixiong, and did not forget the Yin Shishi on the side, the Yin Shishi performed well in this battle, shooting more than ten enemy soldiers, so Yuwen Qiankeng was also very happy, because the Yin Shishi was very young.

In Yuwen Qiankeng's view, Zheng Shanguo, who is less than 20 years old, Yin Shishi in his twenties, and Xue Shixiong, who is in his early thirties, are all young and promising young talents, and they are also the candidates for his cronies.

Dealing with these young people is much easier than dealing with those old foxes, Yuwen Qiankeng's mood is getting better and better, of course, he did not snub his clan relative Yuwen Wen.

"King Xiyang, now that the enemy army is coming again, is there a good way to deal with it?"

Hearing the Son of Heaven's question, Yu Wenwen replied unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, Weichen has ordered someone to summon the generals to the government office to discuss the matter, and to make a perfect plan to ensure the peace and security of the hanging gourd." ”

"Okay, I believe in the King of Xiyang!"

Yuwen Qiankeng was sincerely happy, after two successive victories, his confidence in Yuwen Wen soared, King Xiyang is so good at fighting, no matter how much risk he takes, it is worth staying in the hanging gourd.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the defense of the city cannot be defended, even if the troops are not superior, they must take the initiative to attack, so that the enemy army cannot calmly besiege the city."

Seeing Yuwen Qiankeng looking at himself with a straight posture, Yuwen Wen pointed out the key point: "The key is to determine where the enemy's vital point is..."