2380 is too many captives

"If you don't let us live, we'll fight with you." Qi Guoren, who was a little out of control, shouted loudly. The soldiers of the Qi army also felt troubled, but on the other side were Qi people, their own people, and let them shoot at some people. They feel a little embarrassed.

"What to do? It's all our own people on the other side, and I don't dare shoot. "A private raised the money in his hand, his fingers did not dare to put on the trigger, he was afraid that he would be nervous and his fingers would not be controlled. If you get too angry, it will cause unnecessary trouble.

"Then don't shoot, if the commander gives the order, you will shoot into the sky, one inch too high, it is your business to shoot, and it is not your business if you can't shoot accurately." The corporal on the side said.

"Oh." Private nodded. Agree to. In fact, many Qi soldiers were reluctant to shoot, because if they shot, they would kill their own people, they were all Qi people, and some soldiers still had their relatives standing opposite.

"Fuck off. Get out of here, you're welcome if you don't let us. The officer was still shouting loudly. But the people gathered had no intention of leaving at all, and there were more and more people around, and the emotions of both sides were on the verge of getting out of control.

"Let's get over. Let's get over. The crowd gathered and shouted loudly. And the soldiers kept retreating, and they now hoped that the other side would calm down, but this hope was very slim.

"Stand back, get out of the way, back off, if you don't back off, we'll shoot." The officer pulled out his pistol and shouted loudly.

"Come on, come on. Kill us, we don't live anymore. The people around said scoundrelly. They didn't look scared at all.

"Bang." That's when it happened. A gunshot rang out. The officer fired a warning shot into the air. Make the other person back off.

"You dare to shoot, you dare to shoot. Come on. Shoot us. "Some of the people in the circle grabbed the officers by the collars, and some began to snatch the pistols from the officers' hands, which was already very dangerous, and if this continued, the officers could be beaten.

"Bang dang." That's when it happened. The people gathered from the rear threw some stones, which smashed on the soldiers' heads.

"Fuck." The soldier scolded in annoyance. As soon as the scolding stopped, more stones and clods of earth were thrown, and the soldiers were smashed in a mess.

"Retreat. Fall back. The other officers shouted loudly. However, the officer who was beaten at the front made a bold and surprising move, breaking free from the siege and snatching the musket of one of the soldiers. The muskets all opened the fire door, and as soon as the trigger was pulled, it would fire.

"Bang." A gunshot rang out. In an instant, everyone present was stunned. The soldier who was robbed of his musket, he did not expect the officer to shoot.

The concentrated Qi people covered their stomachs and fell to the ground, blood kept coming out of the wounds he was holding. Many of the onlookers didn't even think that the officer would shoot, or they didn't dare to think about it at all, and as a result, the other party opened fire.

And it was more of the soldiers who were stunned, and their officers actually took the lead in shooting.

"Shoot, shoot me." As he spoke, the officer commanded with a rifle with a bayonet on it. There were still many people in his vicinity who were coming towards him, and if they attacked, he would be in the worst condition.

"Bang bang." At this moment, the platoon guns fired intensively. Dense bullets rained down. Seeing that the situation was not good, the people turned around and fled, and the people of Qi who did not react were suddenly knocked to the ground, and they fell to the ground like wheat that had been cut down.

"Run. Shots fired. Shots fired. "People ran in confusion and saw people die, and the fear brought them back to some composure.

"Bang, bang." "Ahh The sound of stones being thrown and the screams of some soldiers being hit, and the Qi people who fled in a panic, the scene suddenly became panicked.

"Damn it. Whew. The panting officer scolded. And many of the soldiers stayed where they were, thinking that they shouldn't have shot these people like this, while the people on the ground were already dead. The seriously injured are also dying. The Qi army did not make a next move.

Yue's front. The cavalry force had quickly crossed the fortress and penetrated deep into the depths of the Yueshi people. The 11th Cavalry Regiment of the Qin State was left behind by the Yueshi Assault Command as a reserve cavalry unit. They stopped in front of the starting position of the Yue's attack. Many of them watched anxiously as the Yue's infantry passed in front of them, and the Yue's infantry was advancing at the fastest speed, because the cavalry troops had left them far behind, and they had to advance as fast as they could.

"According to the report of the cavalry units at the front." Admiral Moran and Major General Meng Ping stood on the head of the Yueshi fortress and watched the army continue to march south.

"The Indians don't seem to have much in their rear, and the warehouses we encountered were met with only a few guards with very weak resistance, and the large number of troops is estimated to be all concentrated on the front line of the fortress, so that. We'll be able to launch an offensive and destroy their logistics base and lure their fortified defenses to come to their aid. And then give them a big blow. Admiral Moran said. This is their next opportunity, and the basis of the adjustment is the actual defense situation of the Indians, after all, many of them still do not know what the state of the defense situation in the rear of the Indians is.

But according to the intelligence of the recent Yueshi cavalry, the Indians did not have much military power in their rear, only a large number of military warehouses with a large amount of grain stored, which may be the rear of the Indians. They one-sidedly believed that the fortress could withstand the attack of the Yueclan. But now it seems, they were wrong.

"Hmm. Our cavalry can launch a combat attack as quickly as possible, capturing as many warehouses as possible. But for now. We also need to develop in depth, and we should concentrate our cavalry troops, not too scattered, once a large number of support troops are sent out from the fortified area, we will become the best target for attack. Meng Ping said worriedly. The offensive forces of the Yueshi people are not very large, and they can only win the war by concentrating their forces, as well as gain great initiative.

"Hmm. This is what is said in the plan, but we should pay attention to the movement of the Indians in the fortified area, except for a small number of cavalry troops, more we should try to attack the fort, put more military pressure on the Indians, make them feel that we have been watching them, and if possible, I think, we need another way to attack them. Let them take care of us, and it will be difficult to have a serious impact on us. Admiral Moran said.

"If this is the case, the best force to use is the assault team, they have a great ability to assault operations, the offensive power is extremely strong, our heavy artillery units are not used, and their combat offensive plans have not been launched. We can give them a try. Meng Ping thought about it and suggested.

"Hmm. Let them trim up a little, and we'll start this experimental offensive, and we're going to see how well the Indians hold their ground. Moran laughed wickedly.

More than two hundred miles south of the Yueshi fortress, Captain Gran stopped the attack, and they had been attacking for three days in a row. The soldiers were so tired that their horses could no longer run.

In desperation, Captain Gran halted the attack and escorted his prisoners as far back as they could. It is hoped that the reinforcements who are following closely behind will help them escort these prisoners of war together.

"We only have a platoon of troops." Captain Gran looked at the groups of Indian prisoners strung together in ropes, they were either the labor force or servant army of the surrounding Indies who were responsible for transporting supplies, they were not really a fighting force.

By the time Captain Gran's cavalry pursued them, they had collapsed. One cavalryman could capture hundreds of prisoners. Now they were guarding more than three thousand captives, and if they were willing to resist, more than thirty cavalrymen would not be able to control them at all, but now they were doing such miraculous things.

"Sir, we have too few troops. There are too many captives, we are not solving some. Or release them. The second lieutenant officer on the side said worriedly.

"Nope. We can't do this, release them, what should we do if the Indians have reinforcements in the rear? We're going to be in a very bad situation. It's very bad for us, so the only way for us to control them is to kill. I can't kill it. Our bullets and sabers can't kill these captives. Captain Gran said. They were to hold more than a hundred times as many captives. It was definitely a great mental burden, but they had to do it now because no one was giving them more troops.

"Hands up. Hurry up and raise your hands. "That's when it happened. The two horsemen quickly left their posts, and they saw the Indians hiding in a ravine.

"Bang." A gunshot rang out. The Indians walked out with their hands raised, and they muttered words they didn't understand. Then he raised his hands in horror.

More than 30 people escorted more than 3,000 prisoners of war, and along the way, a few sporadic prisoners joined in. Because they have food in their ranks, if they run away in pieces, they may not be able to go back.

"Damn it. There are more and more. The lieutenant said worriedly.

"Don't worry, these are our chances to make a fortune, five or six slaves might be worth a gold coin, and now we have a few hundred gold coins. That's a lot of money. Captain Gran said with a smile. Although he also has times when he is worried, it is more that he thinks about things to get rich.

A little further north, the 5th Cavalry Regiment was receiving important Indian warehouses captured along the way, and the grain would give them a lot of logistical headaches.

"So much food. That's great. We can move forward a lot more. Colonel Shusk of the 5th Cavalry Regiment said, looking at the grain in the warehouse.

"Sir, there's bigger trouble waiting for us." A lieutenant colonel officer next to him said worriedly. They were ordered to move fast because they were cavalry units and speed was the target of the strict requirements above. They can't stop. If you stop, you can cause a lot of trouble.

"What's the trouble?" Shusk asked back.

"Sir, come along, and you'll know." The lieutenant colonel said with some concern.

"Okay." Shusk nodded. Then he followed the lieutenant colonel to a large ravine, which was a small, natural basin, and the low-lying area was originally a natural lake, which had long since dried up because of the lack of precipitation for a long time. But now, it's packed with people. A lot of people don't even have a place to sit, most of them stand together in a crowd.

"Oh my God." Shusk exclaimed in surprise. What he saw was a dense crowd of people, and 10,000 people was already a limit. But now there are at least a few tens of thousands of people gathered here. Shusk's heart trembled when he saw this.

"This. How many captives are there? Shusk asked.

"This." The lieutenant colonel looked at his commander in embarrassment.

"According to preliminary statistics, it is about 30,000 people, and the number is still growing. The nearby prisoners of war were concentrated here, we were cavalry troops, and the strength of a regiment was only 3,000 at most, but now there were more than 30,000 here. The lieutenant colonel explained.

"In the beginning, there were more than 5,000 captives here, but then more and more captives were sent here, and more and more. We can't even count the numbers ourselves. Anyway, they were shipped here in batches after batches. Lieutenant Colonel said.

"Sir, this is a small natural basin suitable for a natural prison, and we can keep good care of them and send cavalry to patrol the surrounding area. That's how we can control so many captives, but these captives need to eat, they need to rest, and we can provide them with a lot of food, but we can't control them from escaping. Lieutenant Colonel said.

"We are cavalry troops, the infantry in the rear has not yet caught up, and the situation seems to be somewhat unfavorable for us." Lieutenant Colonel said.

"How far is the infantry unit left?" Shusk asked.

"Sir, at least a day and a half away, let's give them something to eat. Send as many prisoners of war as possible, these prisoners of war have caused us a lot of trouble. They have seriously affected our offensive strength and speed. Shusk said.

"Sir, we need at least one regiment of troops to guard these prisoners. Otherwise, if there is too little, it will be very troublesome. Lieutenant Colonel said.

"No, I can only give you a battalion at most, that's my limit. Not a single soldier anymore. Shusk shook his head.

As the offensive progressed well, they now finally realized that there was a big problem, and that big problem was that more and more prisoners of war were concentrated in their hands. The Indians are a traditional old-fashioned army, and their logistics are extremely backward. These backward laborers became the primary target of the cavalry, there were a lot of such prisoners of war, they would not resist, and they had no combat effectiveness, but the Yueshi people were scarce, they held too many prisoners of war, which would cause them great trouble, if the prisoners could not be evacuated as soon as possible, once they resisted, the situation would be very bad.

"Captive, captive, damned captive again." Major General Goth received reports from commanders in his command tent. They need to send more soldiers to receive their prisoner of war camps because there are too many. The number of them was unbearable, and they could only allocate a considerable part of their forces to guard the prisoners of war, and the offensive forces were gradually dispersed because of these prisoners.

"Sir. There is no way around it, there are too many captives. But we haven't met with decent resistance yet. The chief of staff said on the side.

"But the problem is, there are too many captives. Our forces are scattered. From the assault to the present, while the Indians have not yet recovered, this is our best time to attack, but most of our people's time is wasted on guarding the prisoners. What a damn thing. You can't kill them all, and in that case, the ammunition supply will be even greater. Major General Goth said dissatisfied.

"Where are the infantry, why haven't they advanced yet?" Goth asked the Chief of Staff dissatisfied.

"Sir, the infantry is still half a day's way behind us, and they are already desperately on their way. They were also very tired, but now it was like this. We can only tell the commander and let him handle such a thing, after all, this is beyond our authority. The chief of staff said.

"Okay. Just do what you want, we need more soldiers now to deal with these captives, damn it. We never imagined that there would be so many captives. Goth said helplessly. They were a mobile force, but now they had to wait for the infantry to catch up.

"Sir, are we going to let our men stop, pause a little, let the infantry catch up, there are too many prisoners. If we advance too much, we may suffer a lot of losses if the enemy comes back and gives us a blow. It's very uneconomical for us, and if we stop advancing, stop and wait for the infantry. In this way, in the event of resistance, we can still retreat a little and wait until the infantry units, but. If we move forward too much, we are not in a very good position. The chief of staff said.

"You mean let's stop. Waiting for the infantry? Goth asked.

"Yes, sir, that's the only thing we can do at the moment, the cavalry is moving too fast. If you are too fast, you will become disconnected from the infantry in the rear, and once you lose your connection, you will easily be surrounded by the other side. This is very bad for us. After all, we are dealing with a huge number of Indians, and their armies are in the tens of thousands. If it's not good enough. The losses will be magnified. The chief of staff said.

"Hmm. You're right, send a report to the above. Goth thought for a moment and said.