Half an hour later, Lu Xun led the army out of the camp and lined up. Right under Wei Ba's nose, his army gradually took shape, and the formation was the same as yesterday, only with more thunderbolts. Looking at those thunderbolts, Wei Ba secretly rejoiced. When he was in Xiangyang, he dispatched a crossbow cart to support the Wu army, and also helped the Wu army build siege vehicles, but now it is being used by Lu Xun against himself. Fortunately, he didn't help Lu Xun build a thunderbolt, otherwise these stone bullets would also fall on his head.

Lu Xun also had a thunderbolt, but his thunderbolt still used manual pulling, instead of using wheels to wind like Wei Ba, and the counterweight was launched, and the speed and accuracy were much worse. In the same number, its power is greatly weakened, far less than the striking effect of the thunderbolt built by Wei Ba.

The two sides fought again.

Inspired by the sound of war drums, the Wu army marched in orderly steps, armed with weapons, and advanced to the front of the formation. Yesterday, a thousand people had died in front of the battle, Lu Xun's determination was beyond doubt, they all knew that if they could not break through the position of the Shu army, they would only have a dead end, and there was no way to retreat. Lu Xun had a military order, if he could break through a line of defense, this group of attacking personnel could safely retreat to rest, so they could only have a glimmer of life if they moved forward bravely.

Under the harsh military order, the Wu army launched another fierce attack. The crossbowmen and the thunderbolts fired together, and countless arrows and stone projectiles flew towards the Shu Han army's position. The Shu Han army was attacked even more fiercely than yesterday, and they were tired and nervous. If it weren't for the pre-war mobilization that Wei Ba gave them last night, they would have been prepared for today's situation. It is likely to collapse under the fierce attack of the Wu army. Still, their situation is not encouraging. Relying on the superiority of position and ordnance, under the command of the generals who had just been brainwashed by Wei Ba yesterday, the barbarians barely blocked the attack of the Wu army. However, the casualties were very high, more than half of them were killed and wounded in a short period of time, and the position was shaky.

Wei Ba stood on the hillside, watching all this expressionlessly, the hand behind his back slowly clenched, his nails sinking into his palm, and the pain in his heart. He knew what Lu Xun's intentions were. Lu Xun's ability to control his subordinates far exceeded him. There are always casualties in the fighting. The more casualties. The lower the morale, the lower the morale, the more difficult it is for the general to control his subordinates. In the face of heavy casualties, whether or not they can effectively control their subordinates has become an evaluation criterion for the ability of a general to manage troops. If you can let your subordinates still die in the face of heavy casualties. Morale does not fall. This is the real celebrity. It is said in the book of soldiers. can let half of his soldiers die in battle without chaos, Fang is a famous general, in fact, this standard is very high. When a large army suffers a third of its casualties, it is possible to face collapse, let alone half!

Wei Ba believed that if a quarter or even a fifth of his men were killed in battle, the barbarians might no longer believe in the prestige of his divine generals and would be shaken. Once it collapses, it's no longer controllable. However, Lu Xun was obviously sure that he would be able to increase his casualties to one-third and not cause a rebellion. It's a standard he can't reach right now. This is where he is not as good as Lu Xun, there are reasons for time, there are also differences in personal ability, and it is more about how much experience there is, which cannot be made up in a short period of time. If he hadn't been familiar with the psychology and tactics of the future, and knew how the party controlled the guns, and his opponent Wu Qi, who had studied the art of war, was a famous general who was known for his ability to manage soldiers, the army might have collapsed in the first battle yesterday.

When the Wu army took a breath and attacked again, Wei Ba ordered to fight and retreat, giving up the first line of position. Seeing the retreat of the Shu Han army, the Wu army, who was desperate for life, was overjoyed, cheered loudly, and their morale soared. The Shu Han army was a little low, and the first line of positions was broken, which had a big impact on their psychology.

"Don't panic, hold steady! Steady! Get ready to fight back! The young barbarian lieutenant roared loudly from his position to boost morale. Under his command, the barbarians barely stabilized their minds, clenched the weapons in their hands, looked at the pursuing Wu army, and set up a formation, ready to block the attack.

The first line of position was suddenly breached, and the Wu army's foot soldiers took advantage of the victory to pursue and quickly moved forward, but the thunderbolts and crossbowmen behind did not have time to react. The foot soldiers who rushed in front lost cover. The Shu Han army counterattacked fiercely, and dense arrows flew out from behind the formation and shot at the Wu army. The thunderbolt roared, smashing stone bullets into the Wu army's position, and everywhere it went, it was a mess, and several Wu soldiers were smashed to pieces of flesh and blood. Immediately afterwards, the Shu Han army counterattacked from three directions, surrounded the Wu army, which had been fighting hard for most of the hour, and slaughtered them on a large scale.

The Wu army has been fighting hard for a long time, and its physical strength has been exhausted, and it is all hard to hold on with one breath. Having lost the cover of arrows and thunderbolts, and surrounded by superior enemies, with countless arrows and heavy stone projectiles overhead, they were encircled, and although they resisted desperately, they could not hold out for long, and the whole army was annihilated.

The barbarians cut off the head of a Wu sergeant and raised it high, and a thunderous cheer erupted from the position. This defensive counterattack was very beautiful, and the sudden retreat widened the distance between the Wu army's assault infantry and the archers and thunderbolts, leaving the infantry exposed to no cover, dispatching superior forces, quickly counterattacking, and annihilating them all. Avoid fighting hard with the mortal Wu army, and greatly reduce your own casualties. After a short setback, they enjoyed the joy of victory, and it was also a psychological tempering for the soldiers who participated in the battle. When Wei Ba gave the order to retreat, many of the soldiers thought that this was the beginning of defeat and became suspicious of the gods. Now, Wei Ba quickly eliminated the enemy and proved himself with victory. Those who had doubts about him were very ashamed, but they only strengthened their trust in him.

Last night, Wei Ba had already explained his intentions to his subordinate generals, in order to mentally prepare these generals and prevent them from having this kind of misunderstanding, but it was impossible for him to explain to every soldier. Whether or not they can control their subordinates and not collapse before the counterattack has begun is a great test of the command ability of grassroots generals. For this reason, he specially tutored the young barbarian general, and judging from today's results, all this hard work is worth it.

When the barbarians raised their weapons and cheered at him, Wei Ba showed a satisfied smile and raised his hand to wave to the barbarians, as if all this was expected by him, showing the demeanor of a god general. The barbarians were even more excited, and their morale was high.

When the Wu army cheered for the successful breakthrough of the first line of positions, Lu Xun stood up from the command car, looked at the rapidly advancing position in the distance, and his heart also surged with joy, but when he found that the Shu Han army's position sounded the passionate war drums, setting off the climax of the counterattack, the smile on his face that had not yet bloomed immediately disappeared without a trace.

"Pass my command that once the position is breached, the crossbowmen must follow up in time. In the absence of common cover, it is not allowed to rush in. ”

"Whoa!" The herald answered loudly and passed the order on.

A while ago, Zhu Ji looked at his subordinates who had suffered heavy casualties and regretted it. He thought that this time would boost morale and be the beginning of victory, but he didn't expect it to be just a trap. Hearing Lu Xun's order, he nodded helplessly. Crossbowmen are only powerful when they shoot in formation, far from keeping up with the speed of the assault infantry, and the Thunderbolt is even slower, and if they wait for the cover of the crossbowmen and the Thunderbolt, they are likely to lose the chance to break through. However, if they do not wait for cover, they will encounter a strong counterattack from the enemy, and the advantages and disadvantages of attack and defense are vividly displayed. This battle had actually shown that Wei Ba's command ability had made great progress, and this was by no means a good thing for Wu's army.

The Wu army attacked again. The Shu Han army repeated its old tricks, blocked the enemy's first attack with a trench, and after a large number of casualties, once again abandoned the position. This time, Zhu Ji did not dare to let his subordinates follow up quickly, but waited for the crossbowmen to advance together and cover up, which gave the Shu Han army more time to prepare. Crossbowmen and thunderbolts roared in unison on the Shu Han army's position, smashing a large number of arrows and stone projectiles on the head of the Wu army. The Wu army paid a heavy price to attack the front of the Shu Han army again, but because of too many casualties and weak attacks, it took too much time, and finally failed to break through the position again.

Once again, the Wu army was defeated, and the morale of the Shu Han army was greatly boosted. Although he lost two positions in succession, he did not have much frustration. In the face of Wu's persevering attack, they were full of confidence and high morale.

Wei Ba stood on the top of the mountain and said with a smile to the generals watching the battle around him: "You see, what is the use of us giving up two positions except for two beautiful counterattacks? ”

The generals happily surveyed the position and soon discovered the mystery. The Shu Han army was delayed by 200 paces, and the original parallel position became a concave position, so that the Wu army, which continued to attack, would face counterattacks in three directions and be in an even more unfavorable situation. They will inevitably have to pay a heavier price, and the deeper they go, the greater the resistance they will encounter.

After pushing each other a few times, a barbarian marquis timidly said his thoughts. After finishing speaking, he looked at Wei Ba with a weak heart, his black face rose slightly red, for fear that he would be criticized by Wei Ba in front of everyone and become everyone's laughing stock.

"That's right." Wei Ba patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him loudly: "Your eyes are very sharp, and you can see the key point at once. In the art of war, this is called luring the enemy into depth. You know, the art of war is actually so simple, not so mysterious, you can understand it completely. You know, there are many famous generals who are illiterate at all, but they can still fight, and you have the opportunity to study, and your future achievements are likely to be higher than theirs. Believe in yourselves and believe in me. ”

The young barbarian was excited, and said incoherently: "General, I will definitely listen to you, study hard, and xiangshang every day." ”

Listening to these familiar words, Wei Ba hahadaxiao, everyone also laughed, looking at the young barbarian with envy. Under Wei Ba's deliberate guidance, they discussed the battle situation just now and speculated on the next possibility, and the atmosphere was relaxed and warm.

The drums of war sounded again, and another battle was about to begin, and the barbarians raised their weapons and shouted loudly.

"Fight! War! War! ”

Hearing the roar of the Shu Han army, Lu Xun sneered, and the jade in his hand pointed forward: "Attack!" ”

(To be continued......)