Volume 5 Chapter 37 The First Battle
In addition to equipment, that is combat effectiveness.
The merchant army is a team that has been fighting for many years, not only with Dongyi, but also with any surrounding country that is not satisfied, every year, without stopping.
Therefore, it is definitely not the combination of "pheasant" troops that these Dongyi tribes have gathered together in a hurry now, even if there is such a "lubricant" as Ji Fa who has been glued together through a variety of means, the cooperation between them is definitely not as tacit as the merchant army with many years of combat experience.
What's more, the same is true at the general level, major decisions have to be wrestled between the tribes, and those who suffer and die do not want to stand forward between the tribes, and when they capture the spoils of war, everyone wants to rush forward, so when assigning tasks, the generals of the tribes are often red-faced and almost fight with each other.
And the vanguard of the merchant army has only one general, and that is Fei Lian.
The Son of Heaven of the Shang Dynasty was the absolute center, and that was Di Xin.
It's a pity that these things Ji Fa said uselessly, in the words of Zhong Chou's house, it is purely to grow the ambition of others, to destroy their own prestige, in the past, Dongyi and the merchant army have been entangled for many years, and it is not that they have not won, not to mention that this time the equipment is so complete, you must know that although the Dongyi people are small, they are all brave and good at fighting, and they are all the masters of one as ten.
Can't you see the results of our previous battles?
In this regard, Ji Fa began to regret that he had exerted too much force because he was too anxious, which caused Dongyi to advance too smoothly, and he knew that he should have made them suffer more!
Thinking about it carefully, I was afraid that it would be difficult to get the expected effect by asking Mi for help, and there was no expectation for her to directly give her military command, so what else?
Now that the enemy's movements are strange and the situation is unknown, and the soldiers here are too optimistic, they are listed in the same way, and Ji Fa feels even more big!
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For the Dongyi people who run in the mountains and forests all the year round, crossing the Huaishui is quite difficult!
However, this became a good thing for Ji Fa, because of the difficulty of crossing the Huaishui, the march of the team was repeatedly delayed, so Ji Fa finally won the right to suggest again, because he once again came up with the fastest way to cross the Huaishui, although Zhong Chou's face was quite ugly, but the interests of both sides were the same, and finally accepted Ji Fa's suggestion calmly.
Dongyi people crossing the river is very simple, swim over!
But what if some people can't swim? There are always some tribes that live near the water, so those who can swim will bring those who can't swim with them.
Only two or three people can bring one, plus Huaishui is so wide, of course it is slow, which is of course impatient for generals such as Zhong Chou who are eager to take revenge.
So Ji Fa took the opportunity to propose that he gather some people to make rafts, and then send the soldiers over in batches.
What is the raft, of course Zhong Chou and they don't know, when Ji Fa unhurriedly took a few people to cut down some trees, and then tied them in a row with a rope twisted into a rope with the bark, and then threw it on the water, sure enough, it could stand a lot of people and would not sink, Zhong Chou finally kept silent with a black face.
For Ji Fa, who didn't have convenient tools at hand, it was not easy to make a raft, not to mention that he had planned to delay it for a while, and even if he had a raft, there was no one who could row.
When all the Dongyi people finally crossed to the other side to rest, Ji Fa finally waited for the long-awaited reply from the long-awaited Mi Da Chief, but he could only get a wry smile, and the Mi Da Leader could only give him the emergency deployment power of his clan, but it was all over, and it seemed that it had no effect.
Because, Feilian's vanguard has arrived!
When the two armies meet, a big battle is about to break out!
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Call!
Ha!
Call!
Ha!
Kill! Kill! Kill!
With the roar of the mountains, there was no preparation, no opening, no moment of confrontation, no formation or simply a long line or something.
From top to bottom, the soldiers on both sides seem to have carried out the simplest tactics!
It's like an enemy meeting, no, this is originally an enemy meeting, just rush up and kill each other!
That's all!
The most direct, cruel, and bloody side of primitive society was once again staged in front of Ji Fa.
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Rows of off-string arrows swooped down on the enemy like a storm......
One by one, the soldiers fell like scarecrows blown down by a strong wind......
Like a great wave, countless people surged up behind it......
Then the next rain of arrows pounced again......
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The arrows ran out, and the spear was on the ......
Clusters of skewered people like barbecued chicken, and then fell not far away......
Huo Huo's sword light was splashed with blood, and people's heads were rolling......
Shouts and screams resounded in the sky......
The blood flowed into a river, gradually flowing into the Huai water not far away, staining most of the river red......
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Seeing the people he was just familiar with in these days fall in front of the battle, Ji Fa's eyes were cracking, he couldn't hold himself anymore, his eyes were red, he abandoned all his calmness, and he threw himself into this torrent without hesitation!
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From dawn to dark, exhausted, when the enemy was completely out of sight, both sides retreated at the same time.
The merchant army retreated for I don't know how many miles, and the team was no longer visible, while the Dongyi tribe team continued to shrink to the shore of Huaishui.
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Ji Fa dragged his tired body to the end, and only then did he have the time to think about this sudden battle.
Judging from the team led by Fei Lian, this should have been just a tentative battle, and both sides did not do their best, or it may be that Fei Lian himself brought so many people.
Before dusk, Ji Fa deliberately observed, and in terms of the distance the team advanced, Dongyi seemed to have the upper hand.
Piles of bonfires were lit on the shore, but instead of the usual crowd around the fire, they were separated by a short distance.
Before he reached his foothold, Ji Fa heard the sound of yelling one after another:
"Hey!"
"Hahaha"
"Come on, I'll kill him tomorrow"
"That's it, Lao Tzu, I three today"
"I've done four!"
"Dog's Day ......"
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Ji Fa felt so tired, but he was sincerely happy for everyone's will to fight!
But when he saw that the generals who took the lead were also so excited and talked about it, Ji Fa couldn't help it anymore and decided to pour a basin of cold water on the heads of these guys who had already been washed out of their minds.
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered why he felt that Shang Jun always felt a little strange during the day, and now he finally understood what the problem was!