Chapter 299: Persistence is Victory
There was a faint white of fish belly in the eastern sky, Meria led the troops to quickly withdraw in the direction of the camp, there were no war horses, they could only rely on foot, among these soldiers, there were a lot of wounded, they were not fast, but fortunately, the enemy did not chase out, Meria personally led the sharp knife troops, like a sharp knife into the enemy's chest, but also caused a lot of damage to the Luo Yajun.
However, the final result of this battle was still Luo Yaling's victory, Merial did not lose to tactics, she lost to Luo Yaling's heritage.
The only thing to be thankful for is that the gunpowder troops retreated quickly, and they even took the trebuchets with them when they left, so that the eight trebuchets did not become wreckage under the explosives pack.
One of the soldiers couldn't hold it and fell to the ground, as if they had pushed a domino, and one by one the soldiers fell to the ground gasping for breath, both physically and mentally, they had reached their limit.
At this time, Luo Yajun in the Luo Xia Pass in the distance suddenly burst out with a roar that resounded through the sky, which was their cheers. In this brutal battle, they temporarily won the victory at the same time. This cheer of victory also has a special flavor, that is, the arrival of Lord Roya. It really made Luo Yajun have a huge strength. Almost every soldier saw the dawn of victory at this moment, and they had every reason to believe that the Boer army, which had suffered such a hard blow, would definitely not have the courage to fight back.
You come and go, and for the first time, the balance of victory tilts on the side of Luo Yaling.
All the soldiers of the Boer Leader had very ugly faces at this moment, and Luo Yajun's cheers were like a sharp blade. Piercing them in the heart. The banner of the Roa Collar fluttering in the Rorschach Pass weighed heavily on their hearts like a big stone, making them unable to breathe smoothly. Merial also felt as if her heart had been pricked by a needle, and her face became very ugly, and it took a while to recover. Struggling to calm her emotions, Meria began to check the casualties of her troops.
At this time, if a cavalry led by Luo Ya chased them out, none of the soldiers here could escape, and Meria also knew the physical condition of these soldiers, so she did not urge them to stand up.
As the statistics continued, Meria's face became more and more difficult to look at.
In a short contact battle of less than two hours, 10 soldiers of the Pro-Guard Army were killed, almost all of them were wounded, and the rest of the soldiers were only more than 80 people, and almost all the junior officers of the unit were killed or wounded in battle. Because there were so many wounds, there was no time to bandage them, so many people had large blood scars on their bodies. At this time, the battle was over, and they had time to treat each other's wounds. To clean the wound, the blood scar had to be torn open, which was a very painful process, and cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of many soldiers, and beads of sweat continued to fall. However. Not a single one groaned. They would rather bite their lips to pieces than make even the slightest sound.
For the first time, their forces had not lost a battle since Meria arrived in the Bol territory.
All the warriors sat silently on the ground, silent. Luo Yajun's last cheer deeply stung them and aroused their fighting spirit at the same time. The enemy was so crazy that it was very uncomfortable, and the finger bones that were clenched were pinched and whitened. However, they were not convinced, it was a completely unfair battle. Their numbers are too small, less than one-fifth or even one-tenth of Luo Yajun's. No matter how heroic they were, there was no chance of victory in the face of a tidal wave of enemies. If the Boer army had half the number of the Luo army, the enemy would not have thought of occupying the pass.
However, no one will make excuses for themselves, failure is failure, and the Boer army had to withdraw from the pass this time, which was indeed the most passive after the start of the war, and it was also the one with the greatest casualties, or under the personal leadership of Meria. Meria reviewed her actions and decided that there were no major command errors, the only reason being the sudden increase in the strength of the enemy's forces, and that the previous strategic approach was no longer suitable for the current needs. The hard bone of Rorschach Pass is becoming more and more difficult to gnaw, and now it is no longer enough to give 100% effort, and everyone is mentally prepared to fight for their lives.
Planck had been escorted away by the carriage waiting to meet him, his injuries were severe, and he had been in a deep coma since he came down from the battlefield. Not even Merial was recognizable. Blood was still oozing from the corners of her mouth, and Ginny was slightly injured, but compared to Planck, Ginny's injury could only be regarded as a tickle.
The wound on Galen's leg was broken again, and he was bleeding profusely, but his sanity was clear, and Merial sent Galen to the carriage.
Will, Kiru and the two were fine, they were all archers, unleashing cold arrows on the battlefield to shoot enemies. They were far from the front line, and Luo Yajun could not deal effective damage to them. Watching Planck and Galen being carried away one after another, they were equally silent. The face was very tight. If Planck and Galen and others were not covering in front, they would definitely be in a situation of death or injury. In fact, their hearts are also very depressed, and they seem to have countless things to say, but after losing the battle, there is really nothing to say, they can only pinch their finger bones fiercely, knowing that the finger bones are pinched white.
Merial came to Will's side. Said slowly: "Those who lose their combat effectiveness will be sent back to the barracks immediately." The others stay and rest first!"
Will agreed.
Meria's order. Almost two-thirds of the survivors were sent away. Many Boer soldiers were able to persist in fighting in the pass, but after they withdrew from the battlefield, they basically collapsed. Some couldn't even lift their weapons, and their hands were trembling slightly. This is not uncommon after fierce fighting. They can rely on strong will to sustain themselves on the battlefield. But once you leave the battlefield. The will is relaxed. Immediately it will be a different way. It's like being a marathon runner. It's okay to run slowly. But once lying down. There is a high chance of an accident.
Will carefully counted the number of people. Sending all the seriously wounded soldiers away, the carriage that came to answer was already full, just like that, there were still many soldiers who couldn't sit in the carriage, but fortunately, the soldiers were very humble and there were no quarrels and disputes, but seeing that these seriously wounded people couldn't sit in the carriage, Will himself was also very anxious.
Merial sat directly on the ground, feeling a bitter taste in her mouth. It was the first time she had such a frustration after a fight, and at this time her mind couldn't help but think of Ron, if Ron was still here, would things be a little better?
Planck is incapacitated, Galen is incapacitated. The other generals were also wounded, large or small, and this series of losses was deeply struck by Meria's heart. Although her will is very strong, she has to think seriously at this time. Do you want to continue here. If we continue to persist in the customs center, what measures should be taken? Kill and wound as much as you can. At the same time, reduce your own casualties. The Bol Commanders were already short of manpower, and if every battle was such a loss, then sooner or later the Bol Commanders would be left without troops.
"My lord, let's kill back!" Suddenly, someone shouted passionately from behind.
"Yes, my lord, let's kill it again!" someone immediately chimed in.
Meria looked back, many of the soldiers had expressions of disbelief on their faces, Meria saw shame in the eyes of these soldiers, if they went back to the camp like this, I am afraid they would be laughed at by other comrades, the condolence group of the Bol leaders was still waiting for them in the camp, if they went back like this, they would not have the face to face it.
As the sun slowly rose from the horizon and the warm light fell on the great plain, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the distance, and Meria looked back to see that it was Moses and some soldiers who had hurried over on horseback.
"Your Excellency, are you alright?" Moses jumped straight off his horse and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Meria was okay.
"I'm fine, how is Planck already at camp?" Meria asked in a deep voice, "How's he doing?"
"There is no room for optimism. Moses' face was a little ugly. "Now Miss Silvere is using life magic to keep him alive and save his life for the time being, and the other doctors will try to clean and bandage the wound, but the area of this wound is too large to be stitched up, once Miss Silver's magic is exhausted, Planck is very likely-"
Hearing Moses' words, Ginny stood up directly from the ground.
"Moses, do you think we should withdraw to Boer City, or continue to fight Royarin here?"
"My lord, I think that persistence is victory, we cannot retreat now, once we retreat, it will be a heavy blow to the morale of the soldiers. Moses said loudly: "When I was in the kingdom of Lothar, I once told the leader of the army that in the face of the enemy's attack, we must find a way to block the enemy as much as possible before the god casts the city, and we must not blindly retreat, but consume the enemy's living force as much as possible. ”
Kiru, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly said, "Fight." ”
Merial stared at him.
Kiru may have been a little uncomfortable to speak at this time because he usually spoke too little, but every soldier could feel his determination, and he said firmly: "Let's hold on!" I think, Luo Yajun's life, their life is not easy, I am the original Luo Ya Ling's soldiers, Luo Ya Ling's troops are far less terrifying than you think. As long as we continue to persevere and continue to attack the Guansho, Luo Yaling will definitely give up one day. ”
Will beside him also said in an impassioned voice, "Yes! They're certainly not having a good time either!"
Ginny said bluntly: "Give me a bag of explosives, and I will go up and die with them!" This suggestion was immediately supported by all the soldiers, and one life was exchanged for fifty Luo Ya soldiers, how many Luo Ya led the people in exchange? Even the people of their elite soldiers are people, as long as they are targeted by the explosives bag, it is definitely a dead end. Based on the calculation that one explosive pack can render fifty enemies incapacitated. Even if they only have 400 people, they can kill 20,000 Luo Yajun, how many 20,000 Luo Ya are there?
Moses nodded slightly.
Meria nodded solemnly.
Kiru may not have a good idea, but he does have the best advice, and that is:
Fight down.
Perhaps, this is the way to go.
Perhaps, this is the best of all approaches.
In war, we cannot always rely on opportunism, and we cannot always expect the other side to be stupid and make mistakes. At the most critical time. It still depends on the courage and perseverance of the fighters. To exchange one life for fifty lives, Meria certainly wouldn't agree. But he already clearly felt the determination and courage of the fighters. As long as there is determination and courage, the Boer will never fail.
Even if they fail, they must persist tenaciously, and let everyone in the Boer Territory see their determination to defend their homeland to the death.
The soldiers of the Boer Leader have to deal with the most elite soldiers of the Luo Ya Army, which is definitely not something that can defeat the other party in one or two battles, it is a long-term and arduous process. At this stage of the war, the contest is the courage, perseverance, and determination of both sides. No matter what it takes, you have to hold on. Persistence is victory. To persevere, there must be giving, there must be sacrifice. Can the people of Boer Ling bear this kind of effort and sacrifice?
"Let's go, let's go back. Meria had a rare smile on her face, "Go back and discuss the battle plan, our big camp is here, even if the people led by Luo Ya want to attack it, it is not so simple." ”
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Having finally taken the gate once and for all, Amani felt like he was finally alive. He couldn't wait to rush to the customs station and watched his subordinates gather the corpses of the dead in battle together and examine them carefully. The corpses of many Boer soldiers were hugged tightly by Luo Yajun, their finger bones pinching each other, and no matter what, they could not be separated. In desperation, the bodies of the two had to be put together, making the corpse pile look very spectacular.
Amani circled the pile twice and was very pleased with his record. He was finally convinced that he had taken back the gate again, and had once again expelled the enemy from the gate. This time the Bol Territory suffered an unprecedented infliction, and the corpses of the enemy collected alone were far greater than the previous days of fighting combined. If you want to talk about "Shadow of Exile" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~