I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 449 is just the beginning

The Chu army sent another [-] troops to fight again?
In this way, about [-] to [-] Chu troops have been dispatched to enter the combat state.

Fortunately, the field here is wide, otherwise it would not be easy to accommodate so many people, and there are still two local battlefields that are fighting, and there will be a third or even more local battlefields soon.

Zhiyao asked: "How much do you think the captain of the country will send?"

Sun Tzu hardly thought about it, and said: "Three 'divisions' are enough."

Of course it wasn't the troops of the Fox family, the Zhong family, or other families. After they were fully equipped with cloth face armor, they could fight the Chu army in sevens and threes, but they were not as easy to use as the troops of the Zhi family.

Today is the first confrontation between the two armies in this battle. The original army not only wants to win, but also wins well enough, which is not only a blow to the morale of the coalition army, but also a boost to the morale of its own army.

The original army, which came from afar, was already in formation for battle. If they wanted to dispatch, they missed a step of going out of the barracks gate and forming formation again. The troops of the three "divisions" were ordered to move forward immediately.

Sun Wu pointed to the collapsed Chu army, which was also the first Chu army to go to battle, and said: "The enemy soldiers are scattered, and they must find safety in a hurry, and the attack on the follow-up friendly troops is now."

Zhiyao knows.

If a person is in a state of life-threatening situation, he must be flustered. He has lost all reason and everything, and his mind only wants to survive.

In this state, they don't care about the consequences of attacking the friendly army, they just want to hide in the friendly army, the friendly army's shouting or shooting warnings can't restore their sanity, they will only rush forward driven by the desire to survive To the friendly army.

So, just now, Zhiyao had ordered the Qing cavalry troops who were chasing and killing the Chu army's rout to force the Chu army's rout even harder, and about a thousand of the Qing cavalry had also been ordered to take advantage of the situation.

What's the meaning?It was Zhiyao who ordered the light cavalry to follow the rout of the Chu army and attack the third batch of Chu troops.After the thousand light cavalry troops rushed to the battle, their consequences were a bit unpredictable, depending on how quickly the follow-up friendly troops could arrive.

The width of the battlefield is only five miles, which is 500 meters in the original country.In terms of this width, it is actually not enough for the troops of the two armies to fight, and the speed of reinforcements from both sides will be faster.

"If the Chu army is completely wiped out, will the Chu army stop fighting and retreat to 'Xinzheng' to fight again?" Zhi Kai asked.

Sun Wu said: "The Chu army has many soldiers."

The larger the number of troops, the more difficult it is to coordinate, and the difficulty of command will definitely increase.

Zhiyao hoped that the Chu army could retreat, and that would be the best time for the cavalry of the original army to harass them. If the Chu army did not choose to cut their tails to survive, they would face the danger of annihilation.

Such a simple truth, there is no reason why Chu's monarchs and ministers could not think of it.

Therefore, even if the Chu army wants to retreat to "Xinzheng", they will adopt a step-by-step approach, and it is impossible to make the option of fleeing in a hurry.

Zhiyao understood why Zhikai had that kind of thinking, and said: "Today, I beat the Chu army with elites, and the Chu army was no more than ordinary soldiers."

how to say?The light infantry with a low armor rate is facing the heavy infantry and cavalry archers. The number of light infantry has not yet formed an overwhelming advantage over the cavalry archers and heavy infantry. It is strange that the light infantry does not suffer!
He understood the reason and said: "In this battle, our army has armor, and other countries have no such army."

The 30 original troops who went south were all wearing armor.This is Zhiyao's courage to use [-] troops to face an enemy army that will definitely exceed [-]. Their own equipment advantages are so great. From Jin people to Yuan people, they have supported a country with bravery and good fighting skills. supremacy.

It is impossible for the rest of the vassal states to arm an army of tens of thousands with full armor at this stage. In terms of the quality of the source of troops, there is also a big gap with the original army in terms of training speed or fighting will.

What advantage does the coalition have in this battle?At most, they have more troops than the original army, and the rest really don't have any advantages.

From Zhikai's point of view, the Yuan country's army is very powerful, and the armies of the vassal states are not opponents at all, and the several local battlefields that are currently fighting have also proved that the view is correct.

Zhiyao said in a deep voice: "The tiger is attacking the rabbit with all its strength. If you have the heart to underestimate the enemy, how dare you lead the army?"

Young people should have their own pride. It is wrong to be so proud that you don't take people seriously!

Zhi Kai didn't expect his father to be so strict. After a daze, he realized where he was wrong, and said: "It's a mistake! You shouldn't underestimate any enemy just because your side is strong."

Zhiyao looked at the battlefield again, and said: "In the so-called deployment of troops, insight is paramount. If you know your enemy and yourself, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. Know the enemy and yourself, use your troops flexibly, reduce casualties, and defeat the enemy to win."

Hearing this, Sun Wu pulled up his beard and thought: "This is the subtlety of using soldiers."

Although Zhiyao doesn't use many words in a sentence, it is actually a wise saying.

To obtain the greatest victory with the least casualty cost is what every general wants to do most. The difficulty is that it is too difficult to do it.

The original army dispatched three "divisions" to deal with the latest [-] Chu troops.

Driven by the search for safety, the first batch of defeated soldiers of the Chu army bumped into the friendly army who came to reinforce them, smashing the already chaotic friendly army into pieces.

There was a group of light cavalry from the Yuan Kingdom who followed the Chu army's rout. They obeyed the order and rushed in. In an instant, even greater chaos ensued among the Chu army.

"It seems that the first Chu army to fight is the elite of the Chu state?" Zhiyao would think so, mainly because the formation of the new [-] Chu army was a bit scattered before the impact.

On the side of the Chu army, the first and second batches were able to maintain their formation after advancing and fighting. Unexpectedly, the third batch with so many people looked a bit unbearable.

In general, the third batch of Chu soldiers looked like what Chu people should look like.

Many years have passed, but the "romance" about Chu people has not changed.

Romance is not a good term these days. Love, love, and love attaches an imported meaning to romance. Earlier, romance referred to disorganization and discipline.

It is such a group of unorganized and undisciplined Chu people, but they have fought a century-old hegemony war with Jin. resources and people.

Naturally, the state of Jin at that time was also good and bad. There were four large-scale civil strife during the Hundred Years War. The last conflict with Xu's descendants and various families was the destruction of Fan's and Zhongxing's.

Chu people who maintain a romantic nature, they only learn lessons but don't remember them, and today they are destined to suffer enough losses from Yuanren who pursues discipline.

"Your Majesty, the Chu army has assembled again."

Zhiyao looked at the Chu army camp when she heard the sound.

With the sound of war drums, a new batch of Chu troops came out of the camp, and then slowly formed a square formation.

It is temporarily impossible to determine how many soldiers the Chu army will prepare for the battle. Putting on the posture of the first battle and decisive battle, it must be said that the will shown is quite aggressive.

Sun Wu said: "The Chu army wants to drag our army down."

It's just a little bit.

The Chu army has an absolute numerical advantage, and they can fully utilize their numerical advantage, sending troops in turn to keep fighting with the original army.

No matter how strong the original army is, it is at a disadvantage in numbers. Once the original army's physical strength is exhausted, its combat effectiveness will definitely decline, and the casualties will definitely increase by then.

Another point is that the original army has just arrived and has repeatedly fallen into the challenge mode. If the camp is not erected, not only will it be easy to be attacked at night, but rest will definitely be a problem.

Of course, the original army was building a camp, but in the state of war, even if there were no auxiliary soldiers to participate in the combat mission, their attention would be more or less distracted, and the efficiency of doing things would be reduced.

Zhiyao turned to look at Zhong Wu, and ordered: "Go to the supply camp and urge the camp to make progress."

Zhong Wu saluted and led away.

Zhi Yao thought about it for a while, then looked at Zhi Kai, and said, "You are Wu Zhi's deputy."

Set up camp?Zhikai was looking forward to when it would be his turn to lead the headquarters, and he really didn't want to manage the supply camp at this time.

Zhiyao still understood Zhikai's thoughts, and said with a deadpan expression: "Thousands of miles are ruined by an ant's nest! There are no small things in the army, and you still need to learn a lot!"

A long time ago, Zhikai had a question, such as whether every father can see the thoughts of his children.

During the march all the way, even though Zhiyao knew that Zhikai didn't want to do it, and even Zhikai felt very impatient, his favorite thing to do was to assign Zhikai to do logistics.

Originally, Zhiyao wanted to wait for Zhikai to understand why, or wait for Zhikai to complain to herself, and then explain why. In the combat state, she made it clear first, and then Zhikai still didn’t understand or was still impatient , don't blame him for being driven to sleep in the stables next.

Why do many second generations fail to become talents despite receiving a good education?It's not because they are too ambitious and forget that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Know how to assemble a spaceship, and then what?You don't even know how to manufacture spaceship parts, how about assembling the air?

"Your Majesty, it has been half an hour since you stepped into battle."

Zhiyao did not forget.

Carrying too much weight will consume more energy, which is the most basic truth.

Just walking will consume a lot of physical strength, let alone entering a combat state?

Look at the tactics of the heavy infantry of the standing army. They use an alternating and gradual attack method, which means that every soldier can get a short rest.

Of course, that's not enough for heavy infantrymen who carry a lot of weight. They can sweat all over their bodies just by standing still, and do some violent actions repeatedly. It is conceivable that many people carry water with them The bag must have been drunk.

In addition, if you continue to fight for half an hour, how often you practice and how much physical strength you have are one thing. Thinking that the heavy infantry has reached the critical point of exhaustion of physical strength?

Zhiyao looked over and saw that the pikemen had replaced part of the heavy infantry, and the cavalry were constantly harassing the left and right wings of the Chu army.

"No problem." Zhiyao said.

Today is only the first day, and there are still battles to be fought, which is a good opportunity for the whole army to adapt to high-intensity and high-intensity combat.

In fact, Dou Huai's troops are not much left. The original [-] or [-] infantry troops and chariot soldiers are all exhausted, and the number of infantry will not exceed [-].

Why are there so many?It should be said that it was only half an hour of fighting, how could they lose so much.

In many wars, the total number of people on both sides did not exceed [-], and the total casualties after fighting for a whole day did not exceed [-].Wars like this are actually the norm.The reason is that most of the time is spent moving each other's positions, and it can also be spent chasing each other. The real battle is very hasty and short.

The reason why Douhuai's troops suffered such a large loss is that one side pushed forward firmly, while the other side stubbornly supported them. It was clear that they were fighting against each other, and it would not be surprising if the casualties were greater.

It is worth mentioning that it is a characteristic of the Spring and Autumn Period that Dou Huai, who has lost more than half, can continue to resist.

To put it bluntly, the big and small nobles who commanded the army, including the quasi-noble "soldiers" did not lose their will to fight, and the small soldiers did not dare to escape even if they did not want to die.It's all because once the soldiers escape, they will die when they go back, and their families will also be implicated.

If Douhuai's troops don't collapse, it is absolutely impossible to be wiped out in a short day.

Considering that the main forces of the two armies are not far apart, the ongoing series of fighting dynamics speaks for itself. It is nothing more than fueling each other again and again, and the scale of the battle is getting bigger and bigger.

"Chu Jun or Chu Lingyin, or a man of grandeur." Zhiyao said.

Not many people can understand the meaning of Zhiyao's words.

It happened that Sun Wu was one of them, and he responded: "Our army has few elite soldiers, while the Chu army has many inferior soldiers. It is indeed in the Chu army's advantage to fight like this."

Before night fell, as if they had made an appointment, the two sides rang out the sound of Mingjin.

During the replay at night, both sides must count their respective casualties.

Because of the relationship between the establishment of the original army, it will be easier to count. The battle took about three hours. The original army lost about [-] light cavalry; the standing army lost more than [-], of which pikemen accounted for one-third [-]. Regarding the loss of traditional troops, the number of soldiers who did not return to the camp was about [-].

Then, after three hours of fighting, the total number of people lost by the original army was about [-].

"The total number of heads counted is 720. There must be enemy troops who have not cut their heads. The enemy's combat power may be between [-] and [-]."

head?The soldiers from the original country would never miss it if they could cut off the head of the enemy. If they were white, a head of the enemy could become a quasi-noble, and they could also exchange the head of the enemy for the freedom of their family members who were slaves.

Only those heads, or the standing army does not count the merits of the enemy's head. The standing army pays attention to the collective credit, that is, after the battle, which combat unit's military merits are counted together, and the accumulation of enough times, or the credit of a certain battle is particularly great, Obtain land, slaves, material or other rewards.

In the future, Zhiyao will extend the merit-recording method of the standing army to the whole army, so as to avoid frequent incidents of killing good men and pretending to be meritorious.

"Take a jar of good wine and send it to Chu Lingyin." Zhiyao said rather abruptly.

Sun Wu, who was reporting the casualty data, had to stop, and the corners of his mouth curled up as if thinking of something.

(End of this chapter)