Chapter 924: Post-War Summary

Not long ago, Lin Xuanzhong took some people to inspect in person, in addition to the stumps and broken arms of his own soldiers on the battlefield, there were many corpses of Rao Jun that were not taken away, and there were blood stains everywhere on the ground, and the scene was so terrifying that it could be described as tragic, but Lin Xuanzhong was not concerned about how terrifying the battlefield was, but what today's battle meant to the Blue Army.

Tens of thousands of soldiers are buried here, what face do they have to go back today, but what is the point of caring about the dead and wounded now, Lin Xuanzhong knows that the cruel war is not over yet, so he just wants to stabilize the emotions of the soldiers below when he stands in the middle of the battlefield. After the defeat, of course, it is more necessary to show a little bit of the temperament of a leader in order to calm people's hearts.

In the blink of an eye, another quarter of an hour passed, and after Xue Yin, who came on purpose, to appease the souls of the deceased, Lin Xuanzhong directly ordered the body to be burned on the spot, and then dug a pit to bury the ashes, and was busy until the evening when the matter was finished. During this time, all the wounded soldiers were treated and some of them were returned to the camp.

After dealing with the things on the battlefield, Lin Xuanzhong directly returned to the camp with the rest of the people. After dinner, the camp was not as lively as usual, there was a dreary atmosphere everywhere, it was depressing, the soldiers were not like soldiers, the generals were not like generals, it seemed that everyone was immersed in the humiliation of defeat and the grief for the dead soldiers, and the results of today's battle were not acceptable to everyone at will.

Without specific instructions from the above, except for those in charge of standing guard, the rest of the battalion sat in various positions scattered, one by one, never mentioning today's battle, just wanting to be quiet.

In the area of wounded soldiers, some generals are busy calming the emotions of the personnel, but it has little effect, some seriously injured people are in constant pain*, and the outcome of defeat has greatly reduced the ability of many people to bear the pain, and those painful * will undoubtedly hit their morale when it reaches the ears of normal soldiers.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, some generals went in and out, constantly reporting the situation in the army to Lin Xuanzhong. Sitting in front of the military case, Lin Xuanzhong's attention had been on the two rows of generals standing below, some of them were mottled with blood and were very embarrassed, and some were directly tied with gauze to bandage their wounds. More than a dozen people frowned one by one with serious expressions, but they didn't sigh below to show Lin Xuanzhong.

When the generals below reported the news, they were also listening, and the more they listened, the deeper their brows wrinkled, and the defeat brought by it was naturally bad news, bad news that was difficult to accept. It's a pity that all kinds of news have become established facts, and no one can change them.

"General, today our army lost more than 40,000 casualties and more than 20,000 wounded, including 3,000 seriously wounded," the news received was enough, and when it was time for them to make a post-war summary, Zhang Jiutian deliberately repeated the important contents.

The so-called seriously wounded are those who will not be able to participate in the war for a long time, while the lightly injured are those who are unable to participate in the war for a short time or can barely participate in the war. In short, in a short period of time, 20,000 wounded will be counted beyond their available combat power.

"What is the condition of the wounded?" "The loss of 40,000 troops in the first battle, and the addition of 20,000 wounded, this result was not within their expectations earlier, such a serious casualty situation made Lin Xuanzhong feel bad to give to Bai Shuilian.

"At present, the army has abundant supplies, and the condition of the wounded is quite stable, so the general does not have to worry," replied Yang Shifeng.

"Is there a fortification outside the camp?"

"30,000 people have been arranged to fortify on the west side of the camp to prevent the Rao army from raiding at any time, and there are our secret agents watching the Rao army, and the people below will report immediately if there is a situation," Zhou Wenfeng replied.

"What is the mood of the other officers and men in the army?"

"I'm not optimistic, I need to be appeased a little," Shi Jiangchuan replied.

"No matter what you do, you must ensure that the soldiers are emotionally stable, and take precautions, and you must not encounter a surprise attack by the Rao army tonight," After briefly understanding the situation in the army, Lin Xuanzhong's thoughts slowly returned to the battle with the Rao army.

"Why do the generals think our army will be defeated today?" Never mentioning it is not the solution to the problem, Lin Xuanzhong must face up to the reasons for the defeat.

"The battle formation of the Rao army is a little special, impregnable as a barrier, easy to defend and difficult to attack, although the Rao army launched the attack, but after that, the Rao army has actually been the main defense. ”

"The commander of the Rao army is located in the center of the large array, commanding the battle and dispatching in an orderly manner. All kinds of troops on the periphery of the Rao army were deployed layer by layer, and pikemen, heavy armor, and heavy shield soldiers were overlapped, and the defense was very tight, and it was difficult to break through. Once our army breaks through certain positions, the follow-up personnel of the Rao army there will be constantly replenished and the vacancies will soon be filled. Due to the large number of troops of the Rao army and the strong defense, it eventually led to the defeat of our army. ”

"The distribution of Rao's troops was too dense, and the overall movement was slow, and when our army was defeated and retreated, it was difficult for Rao's army to pursue, so our army did not have more casualties. ”

"Those puppet soldiers are all weapons manipulated by the Rao army, and the Rao army threatens them with their relatives, and they dare not fight. If it weren't for the high-level Rao army using such despicable means, those puppet troops would not have been able to block the two rounds of impact of our army. ”

"That's true, Rao's two counterattacks were after someone instigated, and those puppet troops were not demoralized, but they dared to counterattack our army only as a last resort. ”

"On the flank against the heavy shield soldiers of the Rao army, it is not easy for our cavalry to give full play to their advantages, and the heavy shield soldiers of the Rao army are all directly related to the Rao army, and they cooperate with each other very well, and it is difficult to break through. ”

"The Rao army regards us as mortal enemies, but our army has failed to regard those puppet armies as mortal enemies in the true sense, and the last general feels that this is also one of the reasons for the defeat of our army. ”

Lin Xuanzhong made a start, and then the generals below expressed their opinions one after another, and there were many opinions, but the real meaning was only a few. First, the formation of the Rao army has outstanding characteristics in defense; second, those puppet troops are forced to fight, and death is actually a relief for them, but many people do not want to die, so they can only desperately counterattack; third, the commander of the Rao army has seen people, and has long deduced that they will use cavalry to attack the flank of the Rao army at a critical moment, so he ambushed the heavy shield soldiers on both flanks in advance, so that the two cavalry who are unaware and not brave enough are frustrated, and then bluff when the cavalry retreats.

Looking at the above points, the Rao army has enough basis to win, the blue army has a lot of things that the Rao army does not understand, and there are many things that have not been considered.

"Do you think there are any other reasons?" Fang Cai Shi Jiangchuan and the others were almost all talking about the merits of Rao Jun, and after summing it up, Lin Xuanzhong felt that they rarely mentioned their own problems, so they really wanted to hear what those people had at their own level.

"When we went to war, although the morale of our army was not bad, there were many problems in terms of troops, there were too many arms, some generals lacked the ability to command on the battlefield, the generals did not cooperate well with the soldiers below, and no one had outstanding performance. ”

"The new army lacks training, the old army is difficult to play, the elite has not come in handy, our tactics are not perfect enough, the pre-war preparations have not been done, and many officers and men are just fighting with enthusiasm and have no real experience in galloping on the battlefield. ”

"The soldiers have the heart to make contributions, but their eyes are above the top, their ability performance at critical moments is extremely poor, and they lack correct scheduling, which led to our defeat for a time. ”

"The last general thought that our army mainly had a poor grasp of the battlefield situation, and the personnel performance was not coordinated enough, and when the Rao army was desperate to counterattack, the people in some areas were on the defensive, and the people in some areas were counterattacking, and the pace was inconsistent. If the military order can be more transparent and white, it may be able to block Rao's counterattack. Rao's formation is indeed good defensive, but the attack ability is not high. ”

After a pause, Dong Shaozhen continued: "The last general thought that the Rao army had actually been maintaining their formation during the battle, and if the Rao army chose to counterattack on a large scale and fought to the end, it may not be our army that lost. All in all, there was correct command on the Rao army's side, but our army lacked correct command. In this way, in the case of Rao's military tactical operations, our army has no reason to be defeated. ”

"Does anyone have other opinions?" Including Dong Shaozhen, the analysis of several generals in the company was to the point, and Lin Xuanzhong once again realized that more of the reasons for the defeat belonged to his side. The lack of tactics and lack of command were the main reasons for the defeat, and their defeat was justified.

"General Dong, what they said is right, our army seems to be very good, but in fact there are many problems in the army, and the new soldiers and the old army have not been run-in, so they cannot cooperate closely on the battlefield. However, this may not be a bad thing, at least we have taken this opportunity to discover some problems in the army, which will be beneficial for the rest of the war. ”

"What General Shi said is that the problems in the army cannot be ignored, and the problems in the army should be solved before the next duel with the Rao army. ”

"Please decide, General!"

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Maybe all the opinions have been said, and as they spoke, those generals looked at Lin Xuanzhong again, waiting for Lin Xuanzhong to express their views one by one.

"The problems in the army will be discussed later, after today's battle, do you have a countermeasure to defeat the Rao army?" The problems in the army cannot be solved in a few words, Lin Xuanzhong needs time to think about it, and before formally dealing with the problems in the army, Lin Xuanzhong feels that all the generals should first understand the external situation.

"The heavy shield soldiers of the Rao army are a little difficult, but the combat power of their foot soldiers and archers should not be strong, and it should not be difficult to deal with the Rao army alone, but to confront the Rao army head-on, you have to start with those puppet armies. In today's battle, the casualties of those puppet armies were not less than ours, but it was our army that was defeated in the end. ”

"If you want to start from the side of the puppet army, you can rebel against those puppet armies, let those puppet armies get rid of the control of the Rao army, or use them for us. ”