Chapter 131: Objects Hurt Their Kinds
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In the aftermath of the battle, lifeless corpses lay twisted and lying on the trampled muddy ground, many of them remaining intact, except for a hole somewhere in their bodies.
Most of the weapons of the Qin army were spears and spears, and the weapons of the Baiyue people were mainly sticks, but it was difficult to see the picture of limbs being cut off in this kind of combat situation.
Most of the Baiyue people who died in battle had lost their heads, and their heads were hung from the waist of the Qin army as bloody feats to show off their exploits, so that on the complex terrain, there were small or coarse red liquid strips on the grass clippings and soft soil.
On the battlefield, among the staggered dead, some of the corpses of Qin soldiers did not take off their clothes and could not even see the wounds, judging from the bleeding from the mouth and nose, it was undoubtedly the five organs that were smashed by a blunt object before they died, and more of them were knocked into rotten watermelons with a retaliatory blow.
The first battle ended with the Qin army retreating on its own initiative, but the word "active" may not be used very well, and it should be a passive rout.
Because the Qin army was separated from the battlefield, the Baiyue people had the power to occupy the territory and kill the wounded of the Qin army, and the wounded soldiers who were not killed were abused and killed in the howl of fear, and the cruelty of the war was fully displayed at this moment.
Yi Huze didn't know if Lu Dao had read the book of soldiers, so he came up with an idea. He does what he thinks. First, he summoned people to lead the captured Qin army to the battlefield, and then arranged for people to ambush, and finally gathered a force of 5,000 people.
There is no beacon smoke. There is no wolf howl from the wolf tearing the corpse in film and television works, and sometimes there is a sound of sooting on the battlefield in the past.
In the invisible place, the Baiyue people crossed the staggered in small groups, they were all short, perhaps they felt that the position was suitable and they would lie on the ground.
Later, an event that was destined to cause another fight occurred.
The terrible howl that did not resemble a human voice kept coming from a short distance, and it was hard to assume that it was not heard. Everyone knows that it is the enemy army that is attacking their morale, but when they hear the screams of their comrades-in-arms, even if they don't know who that person is, as long as they are individuals, they will have a sense of sadness.
Lu Zhe naturally also heard the inhuman howl on the battlefield. At this moment, his face was very pale, and if he was full of light, he would definitely be regarded as a feeling of not knowing if he was frightened.
It was very strange, even if it was the first time to command 20,000 troops to fight such a battle-level battle, Lu Zhe did not have the slightest fear. At most, he was nervous. There are many factors that contribute to the paleness of the complexion. One is that I haven't slept for three days and three nights, and the second is that the blood loss is indeed a bit serious.
"This needs to be resolved immediately!"
Yes, if the terrible screams continue, it is difficult to say whether the soldiers of the Six Nations will collapse or not.
In the daytime and afternoon battles, it cannot be said that there were any mistakes, and it can even be said that Lu Zhe had a huge advantage in the battle loss ratio.
The battle sent 2,300 Qin troops including spearmen, spearmen, and archers, and 3,700 soldiers, and after the battle, the statistics were that 187 spearmen, 238 spearmen, 64 archers, and 2,09 soldiers were lost. Two of the leading officers of the soldiers were killed, and it is difficult to determine the remaining junior officers appointed by each of them.
The statistics for this battle are counted all those who did not return to the camp. Therefore, the number of direct losses without counting the injured is 2,498 people.
Compared with the Qin army, the number of Baiyue people participating in the battle was about 12,000, and the number of heads beheaded by the Qin army was 3,657, which was the number reported by 1,000 spearmen, 1,000 spearmen, and 300 archers; The number of Baiyue killed by the 3,000 soldiers responsible for intercepting should be about 2,000, and combined with the actual judgment, the number of casualties of the Baiyue in this battle should be about 9,000.
This is the number of casualties and not the number of deaths, so according to the deduction, the number of people lost by the Baiyue people should be 7,000.
After a battle, the battle loss ratio between the two sides was almost three to one.
It stands to reason that there should be such a value that should be the victory of the Qin army, but sometimes you can't just look at the number of casualties to determine who is the victorious side, at least not at this moment.
Looking at the battlefield, the miserable scream was about nine hundred steps away from the barracks, there was no light, it looked just dark, in this environment, the Baiyue people dared to approach and make such a move, and they didn't need to think deeply to know that there must be an ambush.
"Call Mei Kai, Xu Zhi, and Yan Bi."
"Hey!"
Exhaustion was tormenting Lu Zhe's nerves, and the screams were injecting an emotion called worry into this strong sense of exhaustion. He tried his best to think about the plan, and several plans to attack the Baiyue people at night had to give up because he was not familiar with the terrain.
Correspondingly, he felt that he could think of a night attack, and Yi Huze would naturally think that after waiting for a long time, it was the Baiyue people who set up an ambush in the dark to torture the Qin army personnel left on the battlefield to lure the enemy.
There was a trap set by Yi Huze in the dark, and Lu Zhe knew this, but he had to deal with it.
"Commander!"
The three of them came quickly, and they stood there after saluting.
"Coming?" Lu Zhe tried his best to stand up straight, "Did you hear a scream with a Central Plains accent for help?" β
The three nodded either melancholy or expressionlessly.
"Mei Kai, you gather five hundred archers here."
"Hey!"
"Wei Han, order the auxiliaries to wrap all the arrows with flammable materials, and prepare at least five thousand torches at the same time."
"Hey!"
"Xu Zhi, can your knight be dispatched at night?"
"Commander, the vision is blocked at night, and I am afraid it will be difficult to exert combat power."
"Okay then, you go down and summon Su Lie over."
"Hey!"
Lu Zhe originally wanted to take advantage of the banner-bearer cavalry to break the ambush of the Baiyue people, but according to the actual situation, it seemed that it was impossible to dispatch the flag-bearers. The question just now is just a reconfirmation. After all, his contact with the flag bearer was only two short days, and after asking, he couldn't fight at night without losses, but what if he could fight at night?
Yan Bi's mood seemed to be more melancholy. He didn't wait for Lu Zhe to speak, and said: "Commander, that terrible scream is too penetrating, the mood of the soldiers has become unstable, and if it continues like this, it may cause a roar in the camp." β
"That's what I came to you for." Lu Zhe looked at Yan Bi and said in a tough tone: "You are familiar with Gongweng, go tell these old men and let them come out to help stabilize the mood of the soldiers." β
"It's ......". Yan Bi thinks that this is not a good way, if this can solve the unstable mood of the soldiers, it will not be a problem.
Lu Zhe obviously hadn't finished his sentence yet. He wiped his face tiredly: "You let the Gongwen say this, tell the soldiers that their robes are being abused by the brutal Baiyue people, and if they mess up, they will immediately become one of the abused." β
Yan Bi probably understood what Lu Zhe meant. But he said, "What if it backfires? β
"Backfired?" Lu Zhe took a deep breath: "It is inevitable that people will be afraid. But when fear is extreme, it becomes brave. β
Is that so? Yan Bi seems to understand whether he understands or not.
Lu Zhe said: "Let the soldiers think about their relatives in the rear, and imagine how the Baiyue people would treat their relatives if we lost this battle." β
Yan Bi felt that this might arouse the fighting spirit of the soldiers, but there would inevitably be deserters, so he told the situation.
"I know it." Lu Zhe sighed: "This battle is forced to face the battle, and the soldiers are not good, what if it is ...... Forget it, it's useless to say so much. Go down first and tell me about it. In two quarters of an hour I will have the trumpet sounded, and then you will keep the order with the mountain soldiers. β
Yan Bi reluctantly surrendered: "Yes!" βγ After saying that, step back.
To say that Lu Zhe is really helpless, there has never been a shortage of wounded soldiers and missing people on the battlefield in the history of war, for some purposes of hitting the enemy's morale, every commander will torture the enemy to achieve something that weakens the enemy's morale, which is simply unavoidable.
If Lu Zhe had time to train his soldiers, he would not have to reach the combat strength of the Qin army, as long as he could form an organization, although he would still achieve the goal of weakening his own morale, at least it would not cause a camp roar at any time like now. There is a very big difference between what is organized and what is not, and this cannot be changed at the moment.
This battle is not easy to fight, Lu Zhe knew it from the beginning, but no matter how bad it is, it has to be fought.
It was an opportunity, an opportunity for him to make his mark in history.
It is also an opportunity for the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, and if they win, they will be redeemed.
The so-called redemption of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms is not to say anything about atonement, but to let the Xianyang Center see their value, and then they may be able to change their own fate, no longer just fill some immigrants who occupy the territory, and no longer cannon fodder that doesn't matter if they lose, but let the Xianyang Center consider arming them to a limited extent.
It is impossible for the Xianyang Center to use the remnants of the Six Kingdoms as the main force of the southern invasion, and it is also impossible to change it into a consumable for filling the pit. But at least after settling down, they can be able to resist the sneak attack of the Baiyue people, and this is their chance to improve their future life.
Lu Zhe couldn't say that to the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, he stood on the high slope that he had just occupied during the day, and looked at the direction of the screaming in a daze.
The sound of untidy footsteps came from behind the side, and when Lu Zhe turned his head to look, he saw a large group of archers approaching through the brazier in the camp. He could tell that the archers were not the ones who had conquered the slopes during the day, nor were they the ones who had followed the spearmen and spearmen in battle. Obviously, the archers who have already been in battle are no longer suitable for the mission.
In these years, the bow and arrow held by the head are almost always a stone bow, and no matter how good the archer is, the limit of the arrow will not exceed twenty-five arrows, and any more will inevitably strain the arm. So, if there really are archers who fight all day long and shoot arrows with their bows all day, it must be false.
Not long after Mei Li came over with five hundred archers, Su Lie also arrived with heavily armed heavy infantry amid heavy footsteps.
About a quarter of an hour later, one of the five hundred lords of the auxiliaries also brought arrows wrapped in flammable materials.
Lu Zhe beckoned Mei Li and Su Lie to walk some distance forward, "The sound came from there," the direction of his finger was diagonally south, "In the direction where the voice came from, its left and right sides were very quiet. β
Mei Kai's eyes blinked, and he looked at the arrows that had been deliberately made into rockets.
Lu Zhe raised his hand and compared. "There must be ambushes of Baiyue people on both sides." , looked at Mei Kai, who understood his intentions, "Wait a minute, send out some archers to scatter." The area is wider. Once the firelight reflects the ambush soldiers of the Baiyue people...... "Speaking of this, it shows a murderous aura," and all the arrows are killed! β
Mei Li knew what the Daoist Master was going to do from the beginning, and he responded without hesitation: "Hey! He didn't ask anything about the hostages there, and the general didn't say that much, that is, whoever he found was killed by random arrows.
The Qin army had many formations, including army formations, soldier formations, and arrow formations. Mei Kai was a five-hundred-hundred-star who led archers, and he had already made up his mind that it was time for the Baiyue people to see the power of the Qin army's arrow array.
But. It's a pity that Yiling doesn't have a crossbow, otherwise where is the need to passively send melee soldiers to charge, relying on an arrow array composed of a thousand crossbowmen should force the Baiyue people not to dare to go out of the forest.
Lu Zhe had only seen the Qin army's crossbow array three times for a short time, but he didn't think about it so much at this time. Those are very distant things. He looked at Su Lie, who was wearing heavy armor: "You are responsible for protecting the archers later." β
Su Lie didn't have much to say. Respond directly: "Hey! And he stepped aside.
Lu Zhe has always regarded the three hundred heavy infantry led by Su Lie as a firefighting team, and this idea may be wrong many times, but it cannot be said to be a wrong idea in this narrow battlefield.
The circumference of this battlefield is an irregular five miles, according to the length of one mile in the Qin period, it is about four hundred and fifty meters, so the entire battlefield is only the size of ten football fields. This kind of space, which is about 2,000 meters in circumference, is not suitable for a battlefield, because it has little room for detours, but it is just right for heavy infantry to be used as a firefighting team.
During the daytime battle, the commanders of both sides understood the characteristics of the narrow space. This is the reason why the armies of both sides were only tactically oppressive and did not charge the whole army. It's all because this battlefield can't accommodate so many troops to fight.
Perhaps it is precisely this kind of terrain that is limited. Yi Huze chose this place as the battlefield, after all, he had the impression that the Qin army was still very powerful in fighting a war of tens of thousands of people in the Central Plains. A war of attrition involving a few thousand people at a time is more suitable for Baiyue, who has superior forces.
The two-quarter hour time limit had actually arrived, but Lu Zhe didn't let Wei Han blow the horn, he was waiting for the archers and heavy infantry to reach their established positions. At the same time, the spearmen who received orders from behind had not yet entered the position.
The number of troops participating in the battle was not large, only 500 archers, 300 heavy infantry, and 500 spearmen.
The agreed animal chirping appeared, and Lu Zhe decisively waved his hand to signal Wei Han to blow the horn.
The roar of "Woo woo woo" was so sudden in the night that Mei Kai, who had been prepared, immediately ordered the rocket to be ignited for diffusion, and the arrows were ejected like meteors.
At the sound of the trumpet, the soldiers who had received the order were also approaching the rudimentary camp fence, and they could see the rockets from the battlefield firing in all directions, and the terrible screams that penetrated finally stopped.
The rockets were diffused, and the arrows streaked through the air with a faint light, and their fall unexpectedly caused the screams and muffled grunts of the attackers.
Under the scattered rockets, the Baiyue ambush soldiers who were hiding in the darkness appeared, they looked at each other as if they were very surprised, and before they could stand up, a "buzzing" sound suddenly sounded in their ears, followed by each other's undulating screams.
The 500 spearmen were already charging into the predetermined position when the archers fired the rockets, and they could not put on any charge formation at this time, and the forward stance was destined to not be arranged in a regular "one" shape.
The spearmen who rushed forward only relied on their familiarity with each other to rush forward at the same rhythmic pace, and some of the robes in the rear finally ignited the torch and threw it vigorously instead of holding it in their hands.
From Lu Zhe's point of view, the Baiyue people really set up ambushes in more than one place, and they were in a mess after the ambushes in some parts were discovered. He believed that Mei Kai and the others, who were on the battlefield, would definitely be able to hear the noise of the Baiyue ambush soldiers hiding in the shadows, and the next moment he saw that the soldiers in charge of guiding the archery were no longer scattering, but selectively guiding the shooting.
Mei Wei was shouting loudly, he was indeed the five hundred masters who specially led the archers, and when the commands were issued, a band archery method similar to three-stage shooting appeared.
Five hundred archers fired arrows one after another at the sound of Mei Hong's command, and this type of shooting really reached the level of continuous, almost finding that the arrows from an ambush were constantly being thrown as if they were raining.
The ambusher seemed to be stunned by the barrage of blows. They continued for some time in confusion, until the sound of drums came from the rear, and then they shouted and charged in one direction.
Su Lie held the three-pointed two-edged knife in his hand and looked at the torches that were constantly being thrown, and the distance of about twenty meters in front of him was already bright. He looked at the spearmen who had managed to rush forward. There was a sound of fighting, presumably the spearmen were rescuing their own men.
The rockets that diffused in advance ignited the clothes of the dead during the day, and then the Baiyue people who were constantly knocked down by the rockets just now made the air fill the air with a fishy scorching smell.
The first Baiyue people appeared in the cordon in Su Lie's heart, and more figures appeared behind those Baiyue people.
Su Lie looked at the position of the spearman again, and his mouth seemed to be chanting: "Rise-"
A hundred men in a straight line, three rows of heavy infantry, the first row of them holding the long handle with both hands. The second row took two steps back, and the third row also took two steps back.
At this time, the archers ignored the rushing Baiyue people, who were still fully supporting the spearmen. It has been divided into two teams to sweep up the Baiyue people who are trying to rush over.
Su Lie looked at the enemy troops rushing head-on.
Ten Steps β
Five Steps β
Su Lie chanted again: "Timention! β
It is said that the so-called mention is that from the bottom to the top, the giant sword of the heavy infantry was swung upwards violently, and the three-pointed two-edged knife with double-sided blades in the phantom was danced and rotated. The sound of the wind was emitted like a wheel.
Lu Zhe's eyesight is very good. He was a little surprised to see the tactics of the heavy infantry, the very huge weapon was dancing like a sword at this moment, the heavy infantry in the first row was spinning and dancing the weapons and advancing rhythmically, and all the people or things that stood in the way were all split to pieces.
It has to be said that the heavy infantry once again gave the new commander a big surprise, he thought that this class was simply too useful except for the fact that the armor could not cope with the threat of bows and arrows.
The Baiyue people naturally have archers, but their bow-making skills are backward. The arrows become light and fluttering at about thirty paces, and the material of the arrows is almost invisible.
Scattered arrows were shot by the Baiyue people. Bone arrows or stone arrows hitting the heavy infantry were not completely threatening, but relatively speaking, the threat was not too great, and a heavy infantry with five or six arrows stuck in his body was still striding forward and swinging his weapon to slash the enemy who rushed towards him.
Mei Kai still did not support the heavy infantry that was close at hand, and it was only when the spearmen came into view that he loudly alerted the bearer of the horn to blow.
"Woo-woo-woo-"
The uncomplicated horn rhythm sounded like a signal from the front that the combat goal had been achieved.
The light was too poor for LΓΌ Zhe to determine how much he had lost, so he asked Wei Han to blow his horn in response, and at the same time ordered the troops who had already been prepared to carry torches and start to move forward.
About four miles from Gaopo, his attempt to ambush the enemy had failed, but there seemed to be no trace of frustration on his face.
The northeast direction was like daylight because the Qin army lit a large number of torches, but the southwest position of Baiyue was still only scattered with a few bonfires.
Yi Huze did not order the whole army to assemble, and the more than 5,000 troops that had been gathered were also ordered to be disbanded, he only maintained enough early warning troops, and then turned around and walked to the location of his tent without looking at the battlefield.
"There are probably more than 2,000 enemy troops hiding in the shadows and ambushing?" Lu Zhe looked in the direction of the Baiyue army, there were not many fires there, and he couldn't see the situation clearly, but he had never heard the shouts and had a reasonable judgment, "The Baiyue people like to scream when they fight, but they don't hear it at the moment." Did they give up after the ambush failed? β
The battle on the battlefield was almost coming to an end, and Mei Kai had already led five hundred archers to slowly retreat, and they shot about fifteen arrows on average each, which was indeed almost at the limit.
Su Lie's three hundred heavy infantry were lying in front of the shattered corpses, and they were becoming two thin crescents close to the position of the spearmen.
There were far more than five hundred spearmen who rushed into the darkness when they withdrew, and it was impossible to see what was going on in the darkness, but looking at the noisy voice, things seemed to be a little complicated?
The Baiyue people gave up supporting their own troops, and Lu Zhe naturally did not plan to directly attack the camp of the Baiyue people, so when the front sent a signal to retreat, the troops who were pressing forward in this formation also retreated.
In addition to the necessary lighting, all the extra torches were extinguished, and for a moment the originally bright environment was dimmed again.
Mei Kai, who was the first to retreat to the camp, came to report to the main general, and it is impossible to count how many people were killed in this battle, but the archers were not damaged.
When the heavy infantry and spearmen approached with a large group of men in the back, a loud cheer resounded throughout the camp.
Lu Zhe had a smile on his face for the first time today, no matter what the enemy's plans were tonight, his gain in this battle was to rescue more than 30 people who had disappeared during the day, and the spearmen had even captured nearly a hundred enemy soldiers.
Looking at the captives, and then at the man who looked to be about twenty years old at the head of the spearmen, Lu Zhe was sure that he had not seen this officer in five hundred main armor.
"You...... What is it called? β
"Return to the main general, villain Jibu!"
"What do you say your name is?"
"Jibu!"
Lu Zhe was shocked, Ji Bu seemed to be a general who followed Xiang Yu, he had just killed Fan Zeng, and Ji Bu appeared immediately, this ......! (To be continued......)
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