Chapter 155 Head-on (1)
Chapter 155 Headache
Sali and Shiyama were really scared. Speaking of which, they were considered second-generation officials, but they were people who came through the bloody storm, with real courage and talent. After years of war, they destroyed the country and killed the generals, but they had never encountered dangers, but they had never been able to feel the aura of death as this time.
Sali Yu and Shi Ye Ma were also afraid, only two hundred steps away! Their elite central army was about to step into the slaughterhouse and become a piece of blood in the pile of minced meat. Death in the battlefield was originally for the enlightenment of the general, but such a way of death was too unacceptable, a typical piece of corpse-breaking!
The valley was already in chaos, with smoke filled the gunpowder, and people rushed to the sky. Some auxiliary military servants took advantage of the random throwing down food and supplies, drilled into the dense forests on both sides, and fled. Since you Jurchen nobles wanted to treat us as dead people, then you should really think that we were all dead.
The scene was out of control for a while, and the morale of the army had reached the bottom and could not continue. At least not today. As a last resort, he found a slightly wider slope nearby and the army set up a camp.
Not long after, the loss statistics reported the desks of two Jin army commanders: 89 people died, 47 people were injured slightly, 65 war horses were lost, and 442 people were missing. In such a cold and cold situation, it is difficult for the minor and serious injuries to survive... The final death toll will exceed 100.
It took less than half of the journey from Jingxing Pass to Naihe Pass! The number of people who were attacked many times, with casualties and missing persons reaching as many as 2,000. Without a single battle, the shadow of an enemy was not seen, and 10,000 troops were destroyed. Whether it was Saliyu or Shi Yema, since he led the army, he had never fought such a cowardly battle.
The morale of the army was lost, and the signing of the army often occurred - the Jin army issued the Han army for so many years, and such escapes rarely occurred. Because once they fled, it would harm their families. Moreover, they fought with the Jin army and suffered few defeats. In addition to being unlucky and being used as cannon fodder, most of them survived after the war, and sometimes they could get some spoils.
The continuous escape incidents of the Taicang Army this time show that Saliyu and Shioyema's actions of driving livestock have completely made the Taicang Army soldiers desperate. It is better to die than to live, so they will run away first. As for the settlement of the accounts after the autumn... Judging from the current situation, if this aggressive army does not turn back in time, they may all be turned in. Who will still pay attention to these scattered soldiers and wandering soldiers at that time?
Turn backwards! It is absolutely unacceptable for Salihe and Shieyema. These two chief generals of the Jinzhong Army have been forced to a desperate situation where they cannot retreat. If they retreat so badly, they will not only ruin their reputation, but they will not even think of leading troops in the future. The Jurchens established their country through war, and the most important military merits are needed. If they cannot lead troops to fight, even the royal family can only maintain wealth and no power. To be closer, they cannot afford to lose this person; to the long run, they cannot give up this power. Therefore, even if they are in a sea of swords and fires tomorrow, they will have to fight; even if the army has no desire to fight, they will have to fight.
Fortunately, the enemy never showed up and did not launch a frontal attack. Perhaps it was because of the disparity in troops, or it was because of lack of courage. In any case, as an ever-winning army, no matter how unstable the morale and low morale were, it would not collapse without being hit by the enemy's head-on attack.
"Do we think we are often defeated troops like the Song army? I want to scare our army away with some tricks, which is really a dream!" The two Jin army generals thought so.
But, does this enemy really never show up?
On the first day of November, the weather is still cold. It has been three days, and it has been less than half of the mountain road in just 40 miles... Maybe it cannot be said to be "walking", it is more appropriate to use the word "climb".
Sali and Shiaya were already anxious and ordered the entire army to march at full speed. Before tomorrow, we must see what we can do. No matter what kind of swords and fires are waiting in front of us, we must climb to the point. In short, we must fight face to face with the enemy. Regardless of winning or losing, at least we can hit the real thing with a punch, right?
Moreover, in order to win back the morale of the army as much as possible, Saliyu no longer lets the auxiliary military servants signing the army rush to mine, but instead uses horses to clear mines. Although in the eyes of the Jurchens, ten Han troops were less valuable than one war horse, it depends on when. In the current situation, human lives are really more effective than animals. Deaths fewer people can save some military morale, and no matter how many war horses reach that point, they will not have much effect. Therefore, when it is time to give up, they must be abandoned immediately. At this point, Saliyu is considered a qualified commander. Although he does not understand that the new mines of the Tianzhu Army can completely blow people or not.
However, the situation was still the same as yesterday. After marching cautiously for most of the day, there was no blow. Despite this, none of the Jin army dared to breathe a sigh of relief, from Salihe, to ordinary servants. This situation is so similar to yesterday. Does that mean that there will be a terrifying thing next...
When the card was turned on, the extremely nervous and exhausted Jin army's central army passed through a canyon, and in front of them was an open land and a gentle slope on both sides.
When passing the steep canyon, Sa Li, who had been tense of his heart, finally breathed a little relieved. Judging from the situation, the fire thunder in the hands of the thieves should have been used up. Yesterday's amazing explosion was probably the last madness.
On the other side, Shi Yema sent an order: "Stay here tonight, rest for a night, regain your energy, and seize the Naihe Pass tomorrow."
The Jin army camped, and there was a rule that the two master generals needed to order them. Two Jin cavalrymen from the team started to sweep the surroundings. At the same time, they sent two Jin soldiers to occupy the nearby hills and guard the guards to guard them.
The other soldiers, either set up tents, searched for nearby water sources, drank horses and fed them, or unloaded pots and cooked utensils, prepared to bury the pots and cook rice, and everything was in order. Until the two Mouke Jin soldiers who were about to occupy the highlands rushed to the hillside, a crisp gunfire that crossed the long sky broke all this...
The peaceful and quiet valley suddenly boiled and filled the sky, and the sound of "chubby" sounds of projectiles breaking through the air, and sometimes it was mixed with the sound of loud explosions. Yesterday's scene of the tragic neighing scene was staged again.
Although the Jin soldiers were mentally prepared enough and were constantly attacked by strange and cruel explosions over the past few days, they were already a little numb to the death-like sound, but when the attack really came, they were still in panic. Especially the auxiliary soldiers and servants who signed the army were all running and screaming like headless flies, spreading panic. They were so tired that the central army guards were whipping and sticking up nearly a hundred people, and then they barely controlled the situation. Fortunately, the target of the attack this time was not the camped Jin soldiers, but the two cavalrymen of the pony carriage and the two infantrymen of the mock on the mountainside.
Three hundred Jin soldiers were elite soldiers, bright armor, and arched swords and bows in their hands. Under normal circumstances, no matter what kind of attack it was, even if you suffer a little loss in front of you, you can always withstand it after you stabilize your position... But I never expected that what greeted them was the bombardment of four hundred muskets and one hundred grenadiers.
Hundreds of Jin soldiers who had never had the experience of fighting with muskets and bombs had no room for fight back. Under the dense barrage and overwhelming air waves, they fell down like harvested wheat. The fastest-handed and most agile ones had only time to shoot one or two arrows. I don’t know how the effect was. Anyway, I would ascend to the next moment...
The storm-like blow came and went quickly, and only a stick of incense was in front and behind, everything returned to silence. What I saw was that apart from the smoke of the eyes and the choking smell, the remaining bodies were all corpses, and the remaining war horses, running around helplessly...
Three hundred elites, one stick of incense, they are gone if they say nothing!
Sali's body was trembling slightly - from the front, he should be angry; from the back, he seemed to be afraid... or both.
Shiayama wanted to say something, but she found that her throat was dry and her voice was so hoarse that she couldn't even hear it. She hurriedly swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva before hissing: "Go a few people, get back a few corpses, and see what's going on?"
The central army guards snatched out the fast horses, all of which were in a chain mail, and everyone was holding a cavalry card. The four cavalry were cautiously approaching the battlefield. Six or seventy steps away, and the fire suddenly flashed and thumped. The four well-equipped cavalry had several blood flowers exploded on their bodies, and they almost fell off their horses in no particular order.
Tens of thousands of golden soldiers watching from afar in the valley all took a breath of air conditioning. Tens of thousands of people inhale, their voices were strange and loud, comparable to drumbeats.
Sali and Shiayema changed color in shock. The former was just like ordinary Jin soldiers, shocked by the strange and sharp enemy weapons, while the latter shouted: "It's the invisible killing weapon of that 'evil spirit'!"
As soon as Sayyama finished speaking, she rolled off the saddle from the horse's back and pulled Sali Yu off the horse in a hurry. If Sali Yu had to be quick, she would have to fall into a big horse.
Fortunately, the eyes of tens of thousands of Jin soldiers were taken by the scene on the hillside, and the surrounding guards blocked it. Not many people saw the two main generals fall one after another, otherwise the enemy would not have to launch the next round of attacks, and the Jin army would be in chaos. Since ancient times, generals have been brave enough to be the brave enough to fall.
"What's going on?" Saliyu held the crooked helmet and yelled in a low voice. The main general was dismissed. This is a taboo on the battlefield. If Shiya's identity was not on the way, Saliyu would have whipped over.
"Remember the death of Sassar?" Shiyama lowered his voice and said word by word, "There is also the deputy marshal... If this is not enough, then the ears of Luancheng's guardian Alan, Adeki and Saili's son..."
Sali was stunned and ate for a while and said, "Mr. I mean...that invisible killing weapon has been equipped in the hands of ordinary soldiers..."
Shiayama gritted his teeth and focused on it: "If I expected it would be fine, Wanyan Agu's entire army was wiped out before. It is very likely that it was because the thief army was equipped with such a big killing weapon..."
Saliyu almost moaned, what kind of opponent is this? Why are there always terrible things? How can the battle continue like this?
Shiayama seemed to see the question in his eyes, and only gave a simple and clear answer: "No matter whether he is, while it is dark, he will march for a while and shake off the enemy - not every terrain is suitable for ambush..."
It has to be said that the measures taken by Shiayama are quite correct. However, when the order was just conveyed, the Jin army on both sides of the left and right wings monitored the enemy on the hillside, and the entire army was ready to move forward.
Chapter completed!