Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 561 The Tragedy of the Battle

Now that things have happened, Qingji can only choose to trust Xiong Zidan.

Compared with Goujian, Qingji trusts Xiong Zidan more.

This is secondary.

Because Qingji knew that Xiong Zidan had fought against the Yunnan people in the area of ​​Yunnan in his early years.

The topography of Dian is actually similar to that of Luoyue.

Xiong Zidan is courageous, resourceful, courageous, and has rich experience in mountain warfare, which is enough to make Qingji believe that he is qualified for this important task.

Early the next morning, after Xiong Zidan led [-] elite soldiers into the [-] Mountains, Qingji took the remaining [-] Wu soldiers and continued to march towards the Lishui (Li River) line.

On the way, the Luoyue people continued to attack the Wu army, causing a lot of casualties to the Wu army officers and soldiers.

The Luoyue people's attack caused casualties to the Wu army, or second.

The most serious is the case of non-combat attrition.

Even Wu Jun in the south had difficulty adapting to the harsh environment in Guilin County and Xiang County, and there were some unacceptable conditions.

Coupled with the threat of poisonous insects and beasts, as well as the threat of swamps, the soldiers of the Wu army began to reduce their number of non-combat personnel, and many wounded soldiers appeared.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The dull and murderous sound of war drums resounded through the sky.

On the side of the Lishui River, tens of thousands of generals and soldiers of the Wu army gathered in a large area, standing there, giving people an aura of overwhelming Mount Tai.

Facing it across the shore were thousands of Luoyue soldiers.

Compared with Wu Jun, who is almost fully armed, they don't wear armor on their bodies. Most of them are bare-chested, shirtless, and disheveled.

The weapons in the Luoyue people's hands are also varied.

Mainly swords, halberds, spears, and spears. In order to deal with the soldiers of the Wu army in heavy armor, the Luoyue people also took out a lot of axes and sledgehammers.

To be honest, wearing armor in this sweltering weather is not ordinary.

Armor can protect the soldiers of the Wu army to a certain extent, but sometimes it also restricts their actions.

"attack!"

Following Qingji's order, the generals and soldiers of the Wu army, who had been ready to go for a long time, rushed down the mountain like a tiger and ran towards the boat on the bank of the Lishui.

It is said here that it is Lishui, but it is not accurate.

Because the Lishui River leads directly to the Xiangjiang River and Lingqu, Wu's warships can arrive here within a few days.

Luoyue people will not be so stupid as to exploit their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.

"kill!"

After boarding the boat, the soldiers of the Wu army immediately rowed their oars and quickly moved towards the enemy on the other side.

"Fire arrows!"

"Shhhhhh!"

Wu Jun and the Luoyue people fired round after round.

Compared with the soldiers of the Wu army who had no cover, the Luoyue people hiding behind the rock mounds could minimize their own casualties.

"Pfft!"

"what!"

When an arrow is shot, it can penetrate a person's body.

After being hit by the arrow, all the Luoyue people fell down in a pool of blood and died.

On the Wu army's side, thanks to the solidity of the armor, there were few casualties.

Unless it was shot in the face or limbs, armor with a certain protective effect could not be penetrated by Luoyue people's crude bows and arrows.

Luoyue people are also aware of this, so they don't intend to get entangled with it.

"Ah! It's flooded!"

A Wu soldier couldn't help but exclaimed.

I saw that the boat they were carrying was suddenly pierced, and then a lot of water began to seep.

From under the sparkling river surface, Luoyue people suddenly emerged one after another.

These Luoyue people were like water ghosts, elusive and haunted. A spear pierced the throat of Wu Jun's soldiers, causing them to fall into the river.

Some soldiers of the Wu army were also knocked over into the river, swallowing water "gululu"...

They are also from the south, and the generals of the Wu army have good water skills, but they couldn't react to it all of a sudden.

Thus, in this tributary of the Lishui, a tragic fight took place.

Screaming, fighting, laughing, cursing, etc., all kinds of sounds are intertwined, forming a scene like purgatory on earth.

The originally clear river water was stained red with blood.

A large number of corpses, along with the debris of the ship, floated on the river.

However, facing the tenacious resistance of the Luoyue people, the generals of the Wu army still did not admit defeat.

"kill!"

"The more savage! Go to hell!"

"Straight mother thief, I will fight with you!"

"Rush over!"

More and more boats landed on the opposite bank, and started hand-to-hand combat with the Luoyue people there.

Under the fierce fighting, the Luoyue people were defeated, and once again fought and retreated.

Moreover, this time they did it even harder!
In order to prevent the Wu army from pursuing, the Luoyue people directly set fire to the mountain, and set a big fire in the forest along the Lishui River.

The blazing flames quickly engulfed patches of dense forests.

Towering trees with a history of hundreds or even thousands of years were all burned to the ground.

This burst of fire formed a barrier, isolating the Wu army on the other side of the Lishui River.

……

It was June and the weather was unbearably hot.

Wu Jun chased the Luoyue people all the way to the junction of Xiangjun and Hanoi (Yuenan), which is the Jiming Pass area of ​​Wenlang Kingdom.

Jiming Pass is not considered a grand pass, but barely a fortress. The low city wall is less than one foot long, and it is solidified with rammed earth and bamboo chips, which has a certain degree of defense.

The biggest problem Wu Jun is facing now is not the Jiming Pass, nor the stubborn Luoyue people, but the harsh environment, hot weather, and disease.

Including Qingji, all Wu army officers and soldiers were physically and mentally exhausted and had to take off their helmets and armor to resist the sweltering weather.

To be honest, in this kind of weather, it is not possible for ordinary humans to fight with their helmets on.

I am afraid that before the Luoyue people continue to attack, the generals of the Wu army will be suffocated and burned to death.

Coupled with the fact that Wu Jun's attack speed was too fast and the terrain of Xiangjun was too complicated, the pressure on logistics supplies increased, and Wu Jun had to temporarily stop at Jiming Pass.

"what!"

In the wounded barracks, wailing was heard endlessly.

The doctors brought by Qingji this time from the Southern Expedition were all covered with face scarves, applying medicine, bandaging, and feeding soup to the wounded soldiers.

The wounded soldiers of the Wu army were all lying there, howling unceasingly.

The wounds they suffered were either sword wounds or ax wounds. If their internal organs were damaged, even if they were lucky enough to survive, they would probably live for too long...

There are also some wounded soldiers who were injured by poisonous insects and beasts. If they can't get timely treatment, they will hate the northwest and die.

Seeing this scene, Qingji felt very heavy.

Accompanied by Sun Li, Gou Jian, Bo Tong and other generals, Qing Ji was patrolling the wounded barracks with his face covered.

The huge wounded barracks was also divided into three parts.

One part is the wounded with light or severe injuries, which are external injuries, part is the wounded with internal injuries, and the other part is the kind that has been eroded by the epidemic and basically has no cure.

(End of this chapter)