Chapter 30: The Scarlet Night

The night was hazy, the moon was bright, and the bright night was conducive to defense, and the probability of a night attack by the Jin army was low. Seed Master Dao felt a burst of relief in his heart, he could finally sleep well, and the whole army was very tired from the continuous fierce battles. The death of the robe, the cold blood, the broken armor, and the blood-stained battle flag, impacted the hearts of the officers and soldiers in the army again and again, with fear, hesitation, helplessness, numbness, and loss......

In a complicated mood, most of the warriors quickly fell asleep, snoring like thunder.

But the seed master Dao did not sleep, and looked at the losses on the battle report with complicated thoughts.

A count of the number of people showed that before the war there were 30,000 people, including 3,000 cavalry and 5,000 archers. However, after the battle, as many as 5,000 were killed and 10,000 wounded, of which 2,000 were seriously wounded. And the 2,000 seriously wounded, in order not to affect the large army, had to be "solved" on the spot.

Of these, only more than 1,000 cavalrymen survived, and less than 2,000 archers.

Listening to these numbers, the Seed Master Dao's body shook a few times, and his chest seemed to be pressed against a big stone, which was unprecedentedly heavy. After this battle, it can be said that the seed army was completely disabled, and what distressed him the most was that there were only 2,000 archers left. Archers have always been difficult to train, and archers have always been an important means of restraining iron horses. However, in the face of archers who suffered most of the casualties, this means that the long-range strike ability of the seed army will disappear, and it will suffer even more in the confrontation with the Jin army.

At this moment of fighting, he really saw the combat effectiveness of the Jin Army.

The Jurchens are less than 10,000, and they are invincible.

Tens of thousands of Jurchens appeared on the battlefield, and it was almost a nightmare for the enemy.

The Western Army, which has always been the only elite of the Song Army, was the most powerful elite of the Song Dynasty, recovering Qingtang, Shanzhou and other places, and completely restored the homeland of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty. Later, it was to quell the Fangla rebellion and stabilize Jiangnan. The repeated exploits of the war made the heart of the master full of pride, and the Western Army was the strongest army in the world.

Even later, the Jurchens rose and destroyed the Liao State strongly. The cultivation of the master is only important, believing that the combat effectiveness of the Western Army is on par with that of the Jin Army.

Li Ye said: "The Jurchen army is strong, people are like tigers, horses are like dragons, mountains are like apes, and people are like otters in the water, their formations are like Mount Tai, and the Song army is like dangerous eggs!" It shows that the Jurchens are brave and good at fighting, excellent in cavalry, excellent in mountain combat, excellent in water warfare, and are almost all-round soldiers, while the Song army is like a flock of sheep, screaming and screaming, and when encountering tigers and wolves, there is only bleating and howling.

At that time, the seed master was full of disdain when he heard it, Li Ye was really a minister, growing the prestige of others' ambition and destroying his own sharpness. But now that he recalls it, he feels that there is some truth, the Jurchen army is strong, mountain battles, and water battles he has never seen, but the strength of cavalry warfare is the first in the world.

The elite of 30,000 Western Army fought against 5,000 Jurchen iron cavalry, of course, there was cavalry restraint against infantry, but the strength of the Jurchen Army still exceeded his expectations. In this battle, almost the entire army was annihilated, if it were not for the desperate fighting of the soldiers, they would not retreat; However, the Jurchen cavalry was small in number, and the cavalry lost its strong impact, and it was worried that the Jurchen army would lose heavy losses, so the Jurchen army retreated and did not let the fight to the end......... None of this is conceivable.

In the camp, how many people have already slept, but the planter Dao did not sleep at all, but patrolled the camp everywhere.

The night was very bright, which was not conducive to attacking the camp, but the planting master still arranged for the laid-off sentry, which was full of vigilance. This Jin army is too strong, what if the camp is attacked overnight! He can't afford to gamble, this is the life of tens of thousands of soldiers, and there is no negligence. Worried that something was wrong, a few more sentry posts were set up.

However, patrolling the camp, the planter soon noticed that the soldiers guarding the sentry were asleep with spears in hand.

The seed master couldn't help but be furious: "Bastard! As he spoke, a slap was slapped on the soldier's face, and the moment he hit it became much less powerful, but it still knocked the soldier to the ground.

The soldier immediately woke up, quickly knelt on the ground, and begged for mercy: "General, spare your life!" ”

"Remember military law?" Seed Master Dao's face was pale, "The Jin army is outside, if it is a night attack, tens of thousands of soldiers may be wiped out." King Qin's division was completely annihilated by the Jin army on the outskirts of the city, which had a bad impact on Bianliang, the official family, and the Great Song Dynasty

"General......" The little soldier didn't beg for mercy, but just fell on the ground and cried, "General, I'm so tired that I haven't slept well for several days in a row!" ”

"This ......," the seed master said speechless for a moment. The Bianliang crisis can only be a day and night, relying on two big feet to hurry, and the rest time is less than three hours, even the iron man can't bear it. If it was in another Song army, they would have mutinied, but these soldiers insisted on it in obscurity and trusted him.

"General, when the Xixia dog invaded, it was the general who repelled the Xixia dog and hugged my family. That's when I remembered the general, and the general was a good guy. Later, I joined the border army and became a pawn, without great merit or major fault. But today......" the little soldier cried, "General, I don't want to die!" Please don't have a military court to execute me, I can't afford to lose that person, I commit suicide to apologize! ”

As he spoke, the speed of the little soldier was very fast, the light in his hand flashed, and a dagger was pulled out and slashed towards his neck, and suddenly blood gushed out, and blood was red.

"Don't!" The planter immediately shouted, wanting to stop it, but he was getting older, his legs and feet were a little inflexible, and his reaction speed had dropped a lot, and when he wanted to stop it, it was already too late, and a living life was gone. Leaning down to look at the little soldier with tears on his face and his eyes glazed, he muttered, "How can you be beheaded!" It's just twenty sticks! ”

"General, don't ...... Scamming ...... Military law is difficult...... Rong didn't finish speaking, and the little soldier immediately choked.

"Why is this happening?" The seed master asked with some self-reproach.

At this time, some soldiers immediately woke up, and soaked in front of the seed master Dao with a panicked expression, "General, what's the matter!" ”

It's just that in an instant, the face of the cultivator Dao returned to calm, and he said indifferently, "Bury this warrior!" ”

"Yes!"

Seed Master Dao said casually, "Be careful, the Jin army may attack the camp tonight, don't sleep too hard." ”

Soon the camp calmed down again.

"Hopefully, it's okay tonight!" The planter comforted himself again.

Tonight is the weakest moment for the seed army, and once the Jin army attacks the camp, the consequences will be unimaginable.

After continuous marches and fierce battles, the seed army has long been exhausted to the extreme, its energy has been exhausted to the extreme, and its combat strength has dropped to the lowest point. If the Jin army attacked the camp, it only needed to be agitated and send troops to attack the camp, which would make it difficult for the soldiers to sleep and reduce the energy of the soldiers again. When the energy is exhausted, the siege is in full force, and the camp may be broken at that time.

"Success is in heaven, planning is in people, I hope God will bless!" Seed Master Dao said silently, he can only hope that the Jin Army will not attack tonight, leaving time for the soldiers to cultivate their energy and get through the dangerous period.

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"General, tonight is really not the time to attack the camp!" A subordinate general persuaded. Attacking the camp is often a time when the night is dark and the stars are scarce, but tonight the moon is bright, like day, and the loss of the camp tonight is bound to be heavy.

"You've disappointed me!" He Li shook his head and asked, "More than ten years ago, when my Jurchen raised an army, there were only more than 2,000 soldiers, and the armor was rudimentary. But at that time, there were 100,000 Liao troops to attack, but at that time, my Jurchen man was not afraid at all, and brazenly attacked and broke the Liao army. It was at that moment that my Jurchen really got rid of the Khitan and became a real strong clan outside the Saiwai. Tonight, it is difficult to attack the Song camp, but is it as difficult as it was more than ten years ago? ”

The general couldn't help blushing, but he still insisted, "General, our army has been fighting fiercely for a day, and the soldiers are already tired, so it's better to rest for a day, raise pig energy, and fight the Song army again!" ”

"At that time, my Jurchen ran thousands of miles, did not get off the horse for several days, the soldiers drank snow water, ate stiff mutton, and their legs were worn out, but they were still persevering, and the last move appeared in the rear of the Liao army, and the attack was unprepared, and the Liao army was defeated. Are you as tired now as you were in the past? He looked determined, but there was a deep disappointment in his eyes.

The combat effectiveness of the Jurchen warriors declined, and it declined very quickly. In the past, there were many more hard battles than this, but they never complained, but now they are tired.

"After continuous fierce fighting, our officers and men were extremely tired, and my eyes were sleepy, but we had to persevere. Persistence is victory, victory lies in persistence, as long as this Song army is defeated, the dog emperor in Bianliang City will be frightened, and Bianliang will be broken at that time! Heli insisted, "To destroy Liao, we have been fighting for fifteen years; Destroy the Song Dynasty, do you want to fight for another fifteen years? As long as the Bianliang is broken, this time period will be greatly reduced! ”

"It's true that tonight is not the best opportunity, but if you miss today, you don't know when such a fighter will appear. Our army is indeed tired, but the Song army is even more tired. Our army may suffer heavy losses tonight, but for the sake of victory, everything is worth it! Heli said, "Let's order soldiers!" ”

This battle was difficult, but there was no retreat in the river, and the fighters were fleeting.