No matter from which point of view, the battle that took place in the late autumn of the 23rd year of Zhengchang is enough to go down in history, but what is ironic is that for the first time, the alien race in the northwest fought a field battle with the Northwest Army in the case of equal numbers, and the reason for the victory was actually a mistake.

In order to show that he had no selfish intentions, Batur personally led 3,500 elite cavalry in his clan as the vanguard, and then with 7,000 soldiers and horses led by Unali, he hurried through the snow overnight, trying to eat the vanguard of the Chu army that came to attack in one bite.

In the vast darkness of the night, the sparse stars shone brightly, and the cavalry rode their horses, their expressions solemn and silent, their blades clenched tightly in their hands, waiting for the battle to come.

Unexpectedly, after crossing a small mountain, on the narrow mountain road, the tendrils warrior who rushed to the front ran into a group of men and horses. If you look closely, all of them are wearing the standard armor of the Chu army. The people on both sides didn't expect to encounter each other on the mountain road in the middle of the night, and they were so frightened that they screamed at each other. But after the call, the battle had to begin, so the frightened soldiers on both sides immediately entered the battle.

Due to the close proximity between the two sides, the bow and arrow have lost their effect, and the power of the horse's impact cannot be exerted. The Chu army raised the bayonet gun, and the soldiers of the tendrils picked up their long knives and slashed honestly. The narrow mountain road makes it impossible for the warriors behind to help, and the people in front are pushed forward by the people behind, they can hardly see the people on the other side, they just mechanically wave the weapons in their hands, block the enemy's attacks, smoke the cold and kill the people who are different from their own clothes, and then ...... Die in battle!

The corpses of the dead officers and soldiers and the war horses piled up higher and higher in the middle of the road, and the officers and soldiers of the two sides who had killed the two sides made the same decision almost at the same time - dismounted, climbed up the dead pile with their weapons and continued to fight.

As a result, the pile of dead people grew larger and larger, and the corpses of officers and soldiers on both sides were intertwined, and many even died together in their arms. When Batur got the news, the front had been fighting for some time, and more than a hundred people had been sacrificed. The subordinates looked into Batur's eyes and asked, "Patriarch, is it to fight or to withdraw?" ”

"Withdraw a fart, meet on a narrow road, only those who don't want to die can live, follow me!" Batur turned over and dismounted, and ran forward with his mace. Fearing that the patriarch would lose something, the tendrils warriors could not afford to lose three patriarchs in a row, and they ran faster than Batur one by one, frantically rushing towards the intersection that could only accommodate two horses walking side by side.

And when the same question was placed in front of Chang Dingyao, the vanguard officer of the Chu army, Chang Dingyao, who had experienced a hundred battles, pondered carefully for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "This is the enemy's conspiracy, we are alone in the depths, and we don't know how many aliens there are on the opposite side. What if they are more than 10,000 troops? What if they already have a pocket formation behind the mountain road? ”

In line with the principle of not seeking merit but seeking no fault, Chang Dingyao took the lead and embarked on the road of retreat.

The officers and soldiers of Chu, who were still fighting to the death, suddenly found that the main general had retreated, and their morale was immediately depressed. Seeing that there was an opportunity, Batur personally led the vanguard to make a surprise kill, and the 3,500 bearded soldiers chased the more than 3,000 northwest forward troops until the sky was a little dark before receiving, killing countless people along the way. The officers and soldiers of Chu, who could not escape, knelt on the side of the road, raised their weapons and tried to surrender, but they were directly cut off by the soldiers of the tendrils who were too lazy to accept the capture, and hung them on their waists, which were regarded as trophies.

Chang Dingyao didn't dare to slack off, ran out of more than sixty miles in one go, and finally joined the large army.

The one who led the army was the commander of the Northwest Army, the iron-blooded general Fang Wuliang, known as the butcher of the Western Regions. Because he killed too many people in the northwest, he was nicknamed 'Unscrupulous General' by those aliens.

It doesn't matter if he is immeasurable or unscrupulous. For the State of Chu, he is an absolute meritorious man. Twenty years ago, he was still a chief, participated in the Great War of War, and established many meritorious achievements. By the time Wei was successful and rewarded for meritorious deeds, he had already accumulated merit and been promoted to deputy general, with more than 1,000 people under his command, and was transferred to the northwest.

In the northwest, his troops are the most daring to fight, and all the battles with foreign races have won a complete victory, once 500 cavalry raided a large tribe of nearly 10,000 people, beheading more than 1,000 people, so that the tribe that was once in the snow field was also lined up with a small number of people was wiped out. He also accumulated merit and rose all the way from deputy general - town general, deputy marshal of the Northwest Army, northwest town guard envoy and mighty general...... From then on, the whole Northwest groaned under his iron hooves and long sword.

Fang Wuliang did not rush overnight, he ordered the soldiers to get up on the fourth watch to cook and set off on the fifth watch. Unexpectedly, before the team was sorted out, Chang Dingyao came back covered in blood and asked for help.

The light in the tent was very poor, the guards carefully sent oil lamps, and the generals who had just finished breakfast gathered in the tent, looking at the poor Chang Dingyao with either schadenfreude or sympathy or irrelevance.

Fang Wuliang narrowed his eyes, he has been in battle for a long time, he has been a little soldier step by step, how can he hide the tricks in the army? Chang Dingyao looked miserable, but in fact, there were no injuries on his body, and there were too many blood stains on his body. Even if he cut off the heads of twenty or thirty people in a row, it wouldn't even be covered in blood on the back of his buttocks.

It is common for many generals who have lost a battle to dress themselves up miserably for the sake of lighter punishment, and act as if they have experienced a fierce battle.

"Which tribe's soldiers and horses did the vanguard encounter at night?"

Chang Dingyao replied tremblingly: "I don't know! ”

"How much did the Strikers lose? How many kills? ”

Chang Dingyao thought for a while, and replied boldly: "There are 3,200 people in the forward army, and now there are about 500 people who have returned to the camp...... The marshal is angry, they must have been separated, as long as they send scouts to collect the remnants, at least 2,000 people can be recovered. As for killing...... It was so chaotic at night that the number was not clear, but our soldiers killed at least one or two thousand of the enemy with one enemy and ten. ”

Fang Wuliang smiled slightly, got up from his seat, walked to Chang Dingyao's side, and gently patted his palm on his shoulder twice. Although his strength was light, it made Chang Dingyao, who was kneeling on the ground, almost collapse in fright.

"Dingyao, you are still too young and naïve! Lying doesn't come just out of the mouth, at least nine out of ten sentences of a real lie are true, and then the key sentence is ripped off, and it is difficult for anyone to hear it. Dashuai, I started as an ordinary soldier, and I have too much experience, so I might as well teach you today, and let the generals present learn more. ”

"Usually the battlefield casualties are more than 40 percent, and the army is going to collapse. Aliens are not regular troops, and they often fail to achieve the four achievements, and they have already cried and cried for their mothers. You say that you killed and wounded one or two thousand enemies, that is, with three thousand two hundred soldiers, you fought against at least eight thousand or more enemies. It's not easy! ”

"If you lose 2,700 soldiers, you must have been chased and killed along the way. Killed like a dog, you don't even know who the opponent is, and the only possibility is that you take the lead in escaping, and you don't even have the courage to look back. And those officers and soldiers who fought on the front line were abandoned by you. ”

"Dashuai, you listen to my explanation......" Chang Dingyao cried out with a sad face.

Fang Wuliang shook his head: "I haven't finished talking yet, when fighting, most of the blood stains spurted out by slashing and killing enemies are sprayed upwards, scattered, and spotted." And you, when you come back, are afraid that I will punish you, and you don't know whether to kill a pig or a horse, and you will come to see me after rolling in the blood! You are so insulting to the wisdom of Ben Shuai! ”

"Handsome ......"

"Push it out and cut it, the three armies!" Fang Wuliang shouted.

The guards immediately rushed up, dragged Chang Dingyao, who was crying for his father and mother, and pulled him out of the tent.

The heart-rending cries outside the tent, the weak begging for mercy, and the hoarse pleading, were really sad for the listeners and weeping. But none of the generals present dared to speak out to dissuade them, and everyone knew that the iron-blooded general said that he wanted to kill his head, even if Captain Lei personally pleaded for mercy, it might not work. When Lei Ge was in the Northwest Army, he was crazy like a wolf outside, and when he returned to Fang Wuliang, he was immediately as innocent as a little white rabbit.

"In this battle, nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses were dispatched, in order to defeat the main force of the alien race in the northwest snowfield. Chang Dingyao volunteered to move forward, but he could only fight with the wind, and when he encountered a tough enemy, he would hug his head and run away, breaking the prestige of our army, and it was not a pity to die. In the future, you must take Chang Dingyao as a warning, the generals of the Northwest Army who died on the battlefield are glorious, and the generals who escaped and came back and were beheaded by Lao Tzu are shameful! Fang Wuliang shouted.

Many generals plucked up courage and agreed in unison.

"The vanguard has been destroyed, the enemy is ready, and the next thing is a real hard battle. We are going hand in hand with the north and the south, and we should be able to deceive those aliens. Get ready! Whether it is a merit or a disgrace, you choose for yourselves! ”

Fang Wuliang's gaze swept over the generals, many of the generals here are from wealthy families, with a mighty and domineering father, and a master with big roots and deep roots. Compared with these generals, my father is a cowherd and a mother who sells fruits, and he is a complete untouchable!

But Fang Wuliang's gaze made these generals who were born with golden keys shudder.

His gaze finally stayed on Tang Xuan, the deputy general of the Third Light Cavalry Brigade, as if he was saying to him, and as if he was saying to all the generals: "In my place, merit must be rewarded and punished." When you are dying, don't pull yourself out to save your life! It's useless! Fang Wuliang was born in a low background, he never knew many high-ranking officials, and he didn't rely on climbing relationships to get to where he is today. I don't mind cutting someone's son, and going back to the court to slowly quarrel with his father. If you feel that your life is precious, get out of here now, and I can arrange for him to go back to the rear. ”

"Does anyone want to get out?" Fang asked majestically.

"I am willing to serve the commander!" The generals replied in unison.

"Good!" Fang Wuliang sneered: "Then let's go and get back the Northwest Army's damaged spirit, even with the profits!" ”