Chapter 23 Significance
The cheers soared into the sky, and the converts jumped and jumped, laughing and shouting, giving vent to their joy in the way they could. It's a win, a big win!
With 2,500 people against 5,000 Liao troops, this is a victory over the strong with the weak, and the 5,000 Liao army has been completely annihilated, who can not be happy?
You must know that on the battlefield, one more point of troops, one more point of chance, the Liao army is twice as large as the Guixin army, and in terms of troops, the victory rate of the Song army is extremely low. This is not an ordinary Liao army, there are a thousand leather room army, and it is self-evident how terrifying its combat power is, but despite this, the converted army still won, and it won very beautifully, very simply.
This is the first time in the history of the Song Dynasty!
"Long live the Great Song!"
"Long live the Converts!"
The soldiers waved their arms, shook their fists, and shouted loudly, and the roar reached into the sky, shattering the floating clouds in the sky.
"Gotta get it!" Wu Ji rode a war horse and galloped on the battlefield, and wherever he went, the soldiers would let out a burst of cheers. The soldiers love Wu Ji very much, if it weren't for Wu Ji, there would be no conversion army, let alone the victory it is today.
Most of the recruits of the Converting Army, their first taste of victory, is so wonderful, the joy is irrepressible, and all the joy is vented to Wu Ji.
"Brethren: Silence! Be quiet! Wu Ji couldn't help pressing down with his hands, roaring loudly, and it took the boss's strength to calm down the excited converts a little: "We won, but there are still three thousand Liao dogs rushing towards us, we must not let the Liao dogs escape, hurry up and form a formation!" Prepare to fight again! ”
Yelu Hongji sent a total of two armies this time, the reinforcements have been annihilated by the Guixin army, and there are still 3,000 Liao troops who are escorting the New Year's coin back to the north, and it is not far from them, it is time to form a formation and prepare to fight again.
"Haha! There is another battle! ”
"Another Liao dog has been killed!"
Although the battle of Shicai was fierce and exciting, it was not long enough, and it was not happy, and when the returned soldiers heard Wu Ji's words, they immediately became excited, and their eyes flashed red, as if they saw a hungry dog with bones.
"Formation! Formation! ”
Zheng Tai, Huangfu Song, and Qi Dabao knew that it was not the time to rejoice, so they rode war horses to assist Wu Ji, and announced military orders in all directions, urging the Guixin army to form a formation.
Naturally, the Guixin Army would not violate Wu Ji's order, and soon formed a formation, and a solemn and heavy formation appeared, giving people a sense of unshakability. Wu Ji carefully looked at the Returning Army, and there were many changes with Shicai, becoming fierce and fierce.
This kind of change, which can only be carried out on the battlefield, must be forged with the blood of the enemy, not on the training ground, and it seems that it is right to pull them out for actual combat.
"Wu Xing, how far is Liaogou from us?" Wu Ji asked.
"Ten miles to go!" Wu Xing replied loudly and said, "Brother Ji, we are really powerful, it only took forty miles to annihilate five thousand Liao dogs. ”
Forty miles is a few charges for a cavalry, and it can be reached in less than an hour. However, because of the drag of the old coins, it is impossible for these 3,000 Liao troops to have this speed, and they have been walking for an hour.
The annihilation of 5,000 Liao troops in one hour is indeed a very remarkable means, of course, this is due to the amazing combat power of the Guixin army. What's more, Murowei made a huge mistake, he thought that the leather room army was good, and he didn't take the Converting Army seriously, and as soon as the two armies faced each other, he pressed the whole army and gave the Converts a chance. If he pressed the Liao army in batches, he would definitely not have suffered a crushing defeat in such a short period of time.
However, there are no ifs in war.
"Commander Wu Du, where are we going to fight this battle?" Mrs. Zheng asked eagerly.
This is a matter of urgency, and if you want to fight a war, of course, you must choose a good battlefield.
"That's it!" Wu Ji groaned slightly: "It's naturally okay to go up, but that can't give the brothers time to rest." Fighting here can give the brothers a breather. ”
"That's a good idea! Very good! Zheng Tai, Huang Fu Song, and Qi Dabao agreed in unison.
Although the battle did not exhaust the converts, it also consumed a lot of strength, and it was best to seize this opportunity to let them recover. Wu Ji gave an order, and the returned army sat down on the spot and began to recover his strength.
The victory just now was so exciting, and the Converts took advantage of this short rest time to talk and vent their joy.
"Fighting is so exciting! When I charged, I felt my blood burn! ”
"That's a lot of blood, and that's how I feel! I knew that killing Liao dogs was so pleasant, I would have joined the army a long time ago, if I really wanted that, I don't know how many Liao dogs I killed! ”
"You're dreaming in vain! If it weren't for Wu Du commanding the troops, I wouldn't have come to join the army. If it weren't for the fact that he met the commander of Wu Du, he was honest, he didn't deduct military salaries, and he had a way to fight, and he would have suffered a crime if he joined the army. Didn't you hear from Commander Lee about what happened to them in the past? That's not a long line, that's a slave, making cattle and horses for He Wanquan, not enough to eat, not enough to wear, and the cubs under the command of Li have no money! ”
"If you want to say good, it's still our Wu Du who commands well! Hey, if the generals of the Great Song Dynasty were as honest as the commander of Wu Du, did not deduct military salaries, and had a way to fight, wouldn't our Great Song Dynasty raise their eyebrows? ”
"Yes, we have to cherish it and follow Wu Du's command to kill the enemy! If you miss the command of Wu Du, you will have no chance! ”
"That's it! Is that! Today, we are going to kill the enemy well. ”
While the soldiers were talking, Wu Ji and they were also discussing. Mrs. Zheng sat down next to Wu Ji, patted Wu Ji on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Commander Wu Du, do you know how meaningful this battle is?" ”
"How big?" Although Wu Ji has some understanding of the situation in the Song Dynasty, he still doesn't know as well as Song, and he really doesn't know why to ask him.
Huangfu Song and Qi Dabao are similar to Wu Ji, and they are also at a loss.
"You don't know? You don't know? Mrs. Zheng raised her eyebrows proudly, looked at the three of them, and sold Guanzi: "If you don't know, I'll tell you to know." Well, well, hehe! There was a long list of laughs, but there was no follow-up.
"Beat him up if you don't say anything!" Wu Ji pointed at Mrs. Zheng, stretched out his right hand, and grabbed Mrs. Zheng's shoulder.
"Beat him!" Huangfu Song and Qi Dabao shot out together, grabbed Mrs. Zheng, shook their fists, and threatened: "Lord Zheng, do you want to talk about it?" If you don't say it, we'll knock down the boss's fist. ”
After this period of getting along, the friendship between the four became deeper and deeper, and banter often happened.
Looking at a few dangling fists, Mrs. Zheng was a little stunned and sighed: "Xiucai met a soldier, and he can't tell if he is reasonable!" You let go of me, and I'll say it, and I'll say it. ”
With a thumbs up, his voice suddenly turned higher, and he said, "This is the first in the Great Song Dynasty!" The first big win with less! The first to defeat Liao Gou in the field! The first to win the big battle against Liao Dog! Twisting his fingers, he said several firsts in a row, and finally said: "This battle is not trivial!" Let me elaborate. ”
"So many firsts?" Wu Ji, Huangfu Song, and Qi Dabao were a little surprised.
"That's it!" Mrs. Zheng's chest was straight, her head was high, and she was very proud, and said, "Let's talk about winning more with less." In the history of the Great Song Dynasty, it is not that there are no victories with less, but as it is said today, in the face of twice the enemy's strength, there is not a single victory in which Liaogou was completely annihilated. ”
The combat strength of the Song army is not good, not to mention facing twice the enemy, even in the case of the same strength, the Song army can only be defeated and retreated, how dare they dare to hope to win the battle, let alone be completely annihilated.
This is definitely the first in the history of the Song Dynasty!
"Huh!"
Huangfu Song and Qi Dabao laughed in unison: "It's not that the Song Dynasty can't fight, but those former generals are all pigs and don't dare to fight!" Now, Wu Du commands the army, can we not win the battle? ”
"That's right. If He Wanquan commanded the army, let alone win the battle, Liaogou was a hundred miles away, and he fled. Mrs. Zheng agrees with this statement, as the so-called soldier bears a bear, and there will be a nest of bears, how can an officer like Wanquan win a battle. Wu Ji has the courage to fight a war, and he can't do it without winning the war.
"Besides, this field battle, since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there has been no victory in the field battle to defeat Liaogou, even Yang Wuving, Pan Mei, Cao Bin, Di Qing and other famous generals." Zheng Tai continued: "Field warfare is the best way for Liaogou to fight, its cavalry galloped up, earth-shattering, the sky collapsed, who dares to beat its edge?" In the past, when encountering such a situation, at most, a small force was sent to make a nuisance, and they did not dare to confront each other head-on. They often rely on strong cities to hold on, and resolutely do not fight field battles. ”
After a slight pause, he sighed and said, "Hey! Can an army that cannot fight field battles be called elite? At the time of the previous dynasty, the Tang army was the best at fighting field battles, whether it was Turkic, Tubo, Khitan, or Hui, and when it encountered the army of the previous dynasty, it was only for the sweep. When he arrived in this dynasty, he did not dare to fight in the field. ”
Field battles have always been the weakness of the Song army, daring to fight field battles, and fighting very well, only Yue Fei is alone. Even famous generals like Han Shizhong did not dare to fight in the field.
Like Wang Shao's Battle of Xihe, there were also field battles, but there was no field battle like today's Conversion Army. Wang Shao marched into Xihe and dispatched a large number of Song troops, and if he only led half of the Song army, he would not dare to fight.
The reason for this is not that the Song Dynasty did not have sophisticated equipment, but that there was no cavalry and no advanced tactics. Sophisticated equipment, numerous cavalry, advanced tactics, and flexible tactics were the magic weapons of the Tang army to sweep all countries, and when it came to the Song Dynasty, it was lost.
"Finally, let's talk about pressing Liao Dog to fight this matter." Mrs. Zheng's voice turned high, very excited, red and excited: "This is the most important point." The reason why the army of the previous dynasty was able to dominate the world without being invincible was that the army of the previous dynasty had sophisticated equipment, advanced tactics, flexible tactics, countless cavalry, and an army that dared to fight and fight, and its combat power was much higher than that of the Turks, Tibetans, Hui, and Khitans. At that time, do you know how high the combat power of the Tang Army was? It is said that the combat power of one Tang army is equivalent to the combat power of twenty Hu soldiers! ”
"One is worth twenty!" Zheng Tai raised his head to the sky and almost sang: "Whenever the Tang army is about to fight, it does not send many troops, but it can achieve a big victory, and that is because the Tang army can suppress the enemy to fight!" Since the fall of the previous dynasty, this kind of oppressive beating has never occurred again, until now, it has reappeared in our converted army! Significant! ”
(To be continued)