Han Shizu

Chapter 1676
The setting sun is like blood, and the wind is howling. Kucha City still stands in front of the Han army, adding infinite desolation.Wars are always destructive. Under several waves of attacks by the Han army, the city that was impregnable half a month ago inevitably declined, devastated and covered with scars.

A section of the city wall even collapsed and was filled with blood-colored gravel, bricks, and corpses. A military flag of the Black Khanate still stood stubbornly on the ruins, swaggering in the wind, as if the Han army was blocked while laughing.

Even with a strong attack, they did not rush forward regardless of sacrifice. The broken city wall was blasted by the Han army with a large amount of gunpowder. This was also the most dangerous moment for the city of Kucha since the Han army attacked.

However, approaching the limit still allowed the Black Khans to hold on. Of course, the price of staying on the verge of collapse was still those two words: human life.

In order to plug the gap that was blown up by the Han army, nearly 3000 people died in the black sweat. This is a direct battle loss. Their lives seem to be extremely cheap. They can devote themselves to this flesh and blood mill endlessly and without distress. Their nerves It seems to be made of iron, and death and pain are hard to make them feel afraid.

In contrast, Liu Min and Yang Yanzhao still wanted to love their soldiers more, and they didn't want their subordinates to make unnecessary sacrifices again, so they chose to strike again.

The performance of retreat can often truly reflect the quality of an army. The Han army retreating from the front of the city obviously showed this. Whether it is formation or movements, they are all kept orderly, commanding, covering, and dragging the wounded Yes, everything is in order.

This is the quality that only the well-trained soldiers of the Han army have on the battlefield, and it is not comparable to those auxiliary group training.

Whether it is Liu Min or Yang Yanzhao, they have all experienced cruel wars, they understand the cruel nature of war, and they also understand the truth that kindness does not control soldiers. The consumption of those lunatics.

And even so elite, the siege Han army retreated from the city amidst the sound of gold ringing, they all let out a sigh of relief, giving people the illusion of fleeing, and their hasty footsteps showed a hint of a sign.

The attacking Han army retreated one after another, and the siege equipment that was easy to move was also put back into the camp, resting and recuperating, healing the wounds, of course, the siege of Qiucha City was still maintained calmly.

However, as the commander-in-chief, Wei Wang Liu Min did not return to the camp with the army. Instead, under the protection of a group of personal soldiers, he rode his horse outside the city and looked at the stubborn city that had swallowed the lives of thousands of Han soldiers for a long time without saying a word.

The Black Khan army on the city also noticed the situation of this small group of people. However, the city gate had already been sealed, and it was difficult to get out of the collapsed city wall for a while, so they could only shoot arrows from the top of the city to threaten them.

However, no matter how powerful the bow is, it is still out of range, and the furthest shot is ten feet away from Liu Min. Even so, it still frightened the guards around him.Perhaps ironically, the arrows fired back by the Black Khans were the standard arrows of the Han army.

"Your Highness, the enemy city is dangerous, let's go back to the camp as soon as possible!" The captain of the guard was also from the Mobei Expeditionary Army, and he was very loyal. Seeing that Liu Min would not stay, he advised a little anxiously.

Liu Min turned a deaf ear, his resolute face remained motionless, and his red eyes stared fixedly at the city of Kucha. Of course, most of his eyes stayed on the pile of corpses in front of the city.

From the beginning to the end, the Han army has killed about 4000 people in the city of Kucha. Those who are far away from the city can still be accommodated, but most of the hateful Kucha people under the city have not even been given a chance to shelter the corpses.Therefore, in the follow-up attack, many Han soldiers stepped on the corpses of their comrades to attack Kucha City.

As soon as the generals are successful, Liu Min once again deeply understands this truth. Unlike those generals who need to use the bones of their soldiers to climb up, Liu Min needs more compassion and compassion in his heart.

When Liu Min's mood gradually became depressed, there were some changes on the Black Khan City. Apart from the obvious movement that the gap was still being reinforced and filled, the corpses of the fallen soldiers of the Han army were hung by the Heikhan people on the place that had already been covered with blood. On the soaked city wall, from above, the provocative shouts of the black sweaters could still be faintly heard.

Seeing this scene, Liu Min couldn't hold back anymore, his face twitched a few times, his tiger eyes became murderous, and his eyes were full of tyranny.

"Go, call me all the generals!" He tilted his head and directed at the guard beside him.

The guards didn't dare to talk too much, and immediately obeyed and patted the horse away.

Soon, Yang Yanzhao, Guo Yi, Wang Shenjun, Murong Jiye and other high-ranking generals rushed over, and when they saw the scene on the city, they all changed their faces, and everyone's eyes were full of anger.

"Look at them all, open your eyes and take a good look!" Liu Min was unceremonious, wantonly venting his anger: "The black sweaters are wantonly insulting the corpses of our soldiers, which is provoking us. I don't Speaking of other things, if you can't take down the city of Kucha, how can you let those thousands of heroic spirits rest in peace!"

After saying that, some generals immediately asked for a fight. Whether they were dazzled by anger or seeking performance, their attitudes were very firm.Some people even directly suggested that after the city is broken, the city must be massacred, and the black sweaters will pay the heaviest price.

It's just that Liu Min remained silent, but it could be seen from his cold expression that he really meant that.

As the deputy commander who directly commanded the siege battle, Yang Yanzhao's face was not good if he couldn't win Kucha City, and the pressure he was under was also not small.

Looking up at the sky, the setting sun has been covered by more than half of the clouds, and it is even falling below the city of Qiucha.Reaching out his hand to comfort the restless generals, Yang Yanzhao rushed to Liu Min and said, "Your Highness, since the troops have been withdrawn, let's go back to the camp and make a long-term plan!"

Yang Yanzhao couldn't help but give Yang Yanzhao face, Liu Min thought for a while, nodded slightly, and said coldly: "Go back to the camp! First rectify and appease the soldiers, tonight's military meeting, all officers above the military command will attend the meeting!"

"Yes!"

After speaking, Liu Min turned the horse's head and patted the horse away. The whip was whipped extraordinarily hard, and the horse suffered from pain. It also spread its hooves and headed towards the Han army camp, billowing up a cloud of smoke.

The sky was covered with thick clouds, which made it almost impossible to breathe. The camp of the Han army was silent at night, and the restraint of military discipline made people dare not make any changes. In such a wartime environment, the entire camp used The highest level of curfew is in place.

The sound of the flag being blown by the wind was very clear. It probably felt the heavy casualties of the soldiers of the Han army. Even the neighing of the horses seemed to be whimpering, adding a bit of sadness.

Under the silent night, the only exception is the sick and wounded battalion, which was set up separately to prevent those painful groans from affecting the morale of the army. Soldiers on the battlefield can be driven crazy by blood and death, but after the madness passes, calm down. In the end, trauma can easily shake the will, and people are flesh and blood after all.

The huge casualties were obviously beyond the expectations of the generals. The wounded battalion was temporarily expanded by two, and the number of dead soldiers was increasing almost every moment. Moreover, this was a battle with an unbalanced casualty ratio.

As the commander-in-chief, Liu Min knew what he should do, and he didn't care about rest. After returning to the camp, he didn't care about rest, so he personally patrolled the wounded barracks, comforting the heroes, and stayed until night fell.

Fortunately, the logistical preparations are sufficient, especially various healing medicines. However, the limitation of the number of military doctors still causes many soldiers to die without timely treatment. Of course, whether some seriously injured can survive depends on luck, broken arms The short legs were all minor injuries, and while Liu Min was comforting him, the lives of soldiers kept coming to an end.

"Your Highness, the brothers suffered too much casualties!" In the wounded and sick camp under the slope, a wounded military academy couldn't help crying to Liu Min.

A man of iron, he bled blood without blinking on the battlefield, but when he thought of those trilogy brothers who died under the city of Kucha, he almost cried into tears.

Liu Min is a temperamental person, and his contradictory expressions and sincere feelings also moved him quite a bit.

The name of the military academy is Chang Guzhen, a native of Shanzhou in Guanzhong, the commander of the infantry battalion under the jurisdiction of Liangzhou, she is only a mid-level officer.

Ten years ago, this person was still a penniless man who hibernated and waited to avenge his family. Ten years later, he had become the commanding officer of the imperial court. The key factor was that he had a meager relationship with the prince.

Although at the beginning Liu Yang just appreciated that this person did not violate the public law with personal hatred, and gave instructions that could give Chang Guzhen a future, but in the implementation stage, he fully demonstrated the authority of the prince. L, all the way to battalion command.

Of course, Chang Guzhen didn't just rely on that empty background. He has high martial arts skills and a certain degree of military talent. He worked hard and fought bravely. In the battle of Kucha, he directly led the officers and soldiers under his command to support him on the front line. One of the officers who fought.

Naturally, the casualties in his battalion were heavy. He participated in the two most resolute attacks, and more than half of them suffered casualties. Such a result, how could he not let him be heartbroken.

Gently patted Chang Gu's uninjured shoulder, Liu Min's tired eyes were full of firmness, and he said solemnly: "The soldiers fought for the country and deserved to die! Because of so many sacrifices, Kucha We must win just now, to live up to the heroic spirit.

As for the casualties, the court's compensation will not be less than a copper plate! "

(End of this chapter)