Chapter 442 The World’s Strongest Army Fatal Mistake
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Chapter 442 The World’s Strongest Army Fatal Mistake
Facing the oncoming Wei army, Ma Chao and even the Han army he led did not panic.
The Wei army led by Jiang Wei was the best in the world, so why not the three thousand Liangzhou army?
Even though they have been marching at high intensity for several days, even if the number of enemies at this moment is much greater than our own, the fighting spirit of the three thousand Liangzhou Army has not been affected in the slightest.
If you want to have an elite army, you must have excellent logistical support.
Although Liangzhou's national power was not rich, in the past days, Mi Yang would rather suffer himself than let his soldiers have food and clothing.
Since the day when Mi Yang's direct army was established, Mi Yang's logistical standard of "three meals a day, one meat every seven days" has not changed even a day.
Such logistical standards can only be described as extremely common in later generations, and can even be called harsh treatment.
But in this precarious world, Mi Yang's investment in the army's logistics is enough to become the best in the world.
If it weren't for this standard, Liangzhou's national power would not be as stretched as it is today.
But with the best logistics standards in the world, this means that the Liangzhou Army has the initial foundation to become the strongest army in the world.
Although the sacrifices made in the past have been huge, there will always be a day when they will be rewarded.
Facing thousands of enemy troops charging head-on and facing the enemy's trumpets blasting into the sky, three thousand Liangzhou troops, led by Ma Chao, were already in formation.
Three thousand Liangzhou troops are not many. Even if they are arranged in rows and placed in the vast land, they look quite small.
If the vast land under the feet of the three thousand Liangzhou Army is compared to a long turbid river, then the three thousand Liangzhou Army at this moment is like a reef in this long turbid river.
Small, but not to be ignored.
After commanding the Wei army to charge, Jiang Wei, who was as bold as a fighter, did not act like a strong leader. He hid in the army because he was afraid of Ma Chao's reputation.
Young and vigorous, he drove a horse and charged at the front of thousands of Wei troops with a spear in hand.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
And if you want all of your soldiers to become brave, the performance of your general is crucial.
What's more, Jiang Wei was also the vanguard general of the Wei army.
The behavior of a fighting general is rare in this world, but examples of vanguard generals taking the lead in battle are not uncommon.
In this bloody world, this kind of behavior is one of the best ways to boost the morale of one's own soldiers.
Jiang Wei, who was attacking at the forefront, was already not far from the Liangzhou Army's formation.
From this distance, he could clearly see the expressions of the soldiers in the front row of the Liangzhou Army.
However, Jiang Wei did not see any fear or even panic on Liangzhou Jun's face.
According to common sense, if they are unprepared and suddenly encounter an enemy force that is much larger than their own in the wild, they should feel panic no matter what.
But it didn't.
How did Jiang Wei know that Mi Yang's direct army broke away from the 6000 Jingzhou Army that was stationed at the Public Security Bureau?
This is the source of pride for the Liangzhou Army, and it is also the glory that will be engraved on the Liangzhou Army for a lifetime.
With such a past, the Liangzhou Army was naturally different from the ordinary armies in the world.
It can be said that since the day the Liangzhou Army formed an army, they have been fighting in battles of defeating more with less!
The doubts in Jiang Wei's heart did not last long before he led hundreds of Di cavalry to arrive outside the Liangzhou Army's formation.
Since it is a large army composed of foreign races, there must be some cavalry in the army.
It's just that the strong end did not expect that Ma Chao would suddenly lead the army into Wudu.
He originally wanted to lead the army to help Jiang Wei defeat Wudu, so most of the troops he brought were infantry, and the cavalry only had a few hundred people.
But even if there are only a few hundred cavalry, if used properly, the effectiveness will be considerable.
Jiang Wei grew up in Liangzhou. Even though he had never had the experience of commanding a cavalry army before, Liangzhou had almost become a racecourse for the Qiang and Di tribes since Emperor Xiaoling.
Jiang Wei, who had never eaten pork but had often seen pigs running away, was no stranger to the methods used by the Qiang and Di cavalry.
After leading hundreds of light cavalry troops to approach the Liangzhou Army's formation, Jiang Wei immediately commanded the light cavalry troops behind him to disperse, using super high mobility to swim outside the Liangzhou Army's formation.
When hundreds of light cavalry troops completed this, Jiang Wei immediately directed them to fire arrows at the Liangzhou Army's formation.
Even if the Qiang and Di warriors were good at riding the arrows released while running, they could not guarantee the accuracy of the arrows they shot.
However, what Jiang Wei wanted was not how many Liangzhou troops were hit by the hundreds of arrows he shot. What he wanted was to use these hundreds of arrows to disrupt the Liangzhou army's formation.
People are afraid of death. Once faced with a stream of arrows coming towards them, people will subconsciously avoid it.
As long as there is a disturbance in the Liangzhou Army's array, the thousands of Wei infantry troops who are rushing towards the Liangzhou Army from behind can easily rush into the Liangzhou Army's array.
In the past, when the prefects from various places in Liangzhou organized official troops to resist the Qiang and Di rebels, they were often defeated by the Qiang and Di rebels' fighting methods.
Since there is a successful precedent, Jiang Wei has no reason not to use it.
Jiang Wei watched hundreds of arrows flying towards the Liangzhou Army's formation with hopeful eyes, but to his disappointment, the scene he expected did not happen.
Jiang Wei is talented and intelligent, and he can quickly learn other people's excellent fighting methods.
But Ma Chao didn't need to learn at all. He even invented many excellent cavalry combat methods.
When Jiang Wei led hundreds of light cavalry troops to advance first, Ma Chao saw Jiang Wei's intention at a glance.
So before Jiang Wei ordered hundreds of light cavalry troops to fire arrows, Ma Chao had already issued the order first.
Ma Dai, who had been following Ma Chao, immediately waved the flag in his hand after hearing Ma Chao's order.
After several years, the red flag that belonged to the Han Dynasty finally appeared again on the land of Xiaben.
As the red flag continued to be waved, the Liangzhou Army who received the order instinctively raised the shield in their hands to protect themselves in the sky.
Almost instantly, with the sound of clashing armors, an indestructible barrier made of shields appeared above the three thousand Liangzhou troops.
When hundreds of arrows collided with this barrier, they could not pose any threat to the Liangzhou Army below the barrier.
The Liangzhou Army is also composed of people, and as long as they are human, they will have the desire to survive.
However, during the formation of the Liangzhou Army, Mi Yang had been instilling a concept - as long as he trained diligently, he could greatly increase his survival rate on the battlefield.
After several years of continuous publicity, this concept has already penetrated into Liang Zhoujun's heart.
It is precisely because of this concept that Liangzhou Jun always remained calm.
Under the effective defense of the Liangzhou Army, Jiang Wei's intention of leading the light cavalry army to disrupt the Liangzhou Army was ineffective.
At this time, the thousands of Wei army infantry in the rear had also rushed to the front of the Liangzhou army's formation.
When his own army appeared on the battlefield, Jiang Wei could no longer continue to use the tactics of stray arrows to disrupt.
Otherwise, Jiang Wei felt that the Liangzhou Army might continue to be as solid as a rock, and his side would be the first to be disrupted.
After thinking of this, Jiang Wei sent hundreds of light cavalry troops around to the rear of Liangzhou Army.
If the Liangzhou Army is defeated soon, the hundreds of light cavalry troops guarding their backs will launch the most fatal blow to them.
After completing this step, Jiang Wei regained his energy, commanded his own infantry that had joined the battlefield, and stabbed towards the Liangzhou Army's array with a spear in hand.
At this moment when the two infantry armies meet, moving forward is the best tactic.
Since the Wei army was much more numerous than the Liangzhou army, the Wei army's infantry formation looked more majestic compared to the array formed by the Liangzhou army.
Waves of high-pitched shouts rang out in the Wei army's infantry formation. These shouts represented the Wei army's determination to win.
On the other hand, the Liangzhou Army, which was at a numerical disadvantage, did not shout loudly to boost their morale.
Because from the beginning, their morale was always at its peak.
They had been in silence, and only the clash of sharp blades sounded in the Liangzhou Army's array.
The silence of the Liangzhou Army made Jiang Wei frown for the first time.
Since Mi Yang became the shepherd of Liangzhou, his army has not had any success in the world for nearly a year.
Everyone knows that Mi Yang has been repairing armaments and training troops in Liangzhou this year.
However, due to the good confidentiality work, few people know what kind of strong army Mi Yang has developed after a year of continuous training.
Now it seems that Jiang Wei has had a first glimpse of the splendor of this army.
As the two armies continued to approach, the spear formations of the two armies formally came into contact soon.
Bursts of piercing screams of sharp weapons suddenly sounded on the ground outside Xiaben.
And after these bursts of ferocious roars, many tragic shouts rang out one after another from the two armies.
Compared with the cavalry, the infantry actually does not have many magnificent combat methods. There is always only one mainstream combat method - formation attack.
If it rushes past, it means that our own infantry has won the battle.
But if they can't rush through, the attacking party will definitely lose in a long-term stalemate!
However, although the infantry's combat method is old-fashioned, it is often the most bloody and tragic battle of the infantry.
Just like the two armies at this moment.
Just as soon as they came into contact, many people from both armies were stabbed and fell by the enemy's spears.
When a comrade in front fell down, the comrade behind him immediately jumped on him.
This goes on and on, using flesh and blood to resist the enemy's sharp blade.
Seeing his army constantly falling under the thrusts of the Han army's spears, Jiang Wei seemed calm all the time.
Even if the current situation is that more soldiers have fallen on the Wei army side.
At this moment, he had completely seen the elite of Liangzhou Army.
When it is clear that the situation is unfavorable to one's side, being able to organize an attack in an orderly manner without panicking, and gaining the advantage of the two armies rushing into battle in a short period of time, is something that few strong armies in the world can achieve.
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But so what?
Our own army is nearly three times as large as the Liangzhou Army. Can the Liangzhou Army replace one with two, or one with three?
A short-term advantage cannot represent who will win the final victory.
The advantage of numbers will continue to show itself over time.
Because of the numerical advantage three times that of the Liangzhou Army, Jiang Wei could constantly replace fresh troops on the field, but the Liangzhou Army was unable to do this.
When the manpower is finally exhausted, once the Liangzhou army is exhausted, it will be the time when Jiang Wei becomes famous all over the world.
Groups of Wei troops under Jiang Wei's command continued to press towards the Liangzhou army, and because the strong ones obeyed Jiang Wei's orders, the five thousand Qiang and Di foreign troops could only act obediently according to Jiang Wei's orders.
Jiang Wei took advantage of his numerical advantage to the extreme. Every time the Liangzhou army knocked down an enemy in front, another enemy who was recharging his strength would immediately step forward to continue fighting with the Liangzhou army.
Under such constant fighting, as time went by, the Liangzhou Army, no matter how elite it was, began to gradually become unable to do what it wanted.
Everything seemed to be developing according to Jiang Wei's expectations.
Being able to become Ji Han's last general in history, being able to continuously launch several Northern Expeditions with Ji Han's weak national power, and achieving several victories, Jiang Wei's military strategy is definitely not inferior.
Even though he is still young, he has already begun to show his talents as a famous general.
Ma Chao, who was hidden in the Liangzhou army's formation, looked quietly at Jiang Wei, who was constantly directing the Wei army's attack on the opposite side, with his tiger eyes.
Even though the situation at this moment was slowly developing in a direction that was unfavorable to the Liangzhou Army, there was no panic in Ma Chao's eyes.
He admitted that he had underestimated Jiang Wei before.
But what surprised him the most was the resilience shown by his own army.
Tenacity is the greatest characteristic of a strong army.
After realizing that his own army had a reassuring resilience, the last trace of worry in Ma Chao's heart disappeared.
The foundation of a strong army in the world lies in excellent logistical support, but this alone is not enough to forge a strong army.
A firm philosophy is the flesh and blood of a strong army, and strict discipline is the skeleton of a strong army.
Only when these three complement each other can it be possible to forge a powerful army in the world.
But if you want to lead your own strong army and defeat a powerful enemy, there is another necessary condition - an excellent general.
Coincidentally, the Liangzhou Army is not lacking in this point now.
Ma Chao temporarily handed over the command to Ma Dai, and then he himself held a spear and started to charge towards the enemy in front while driving his horse.
Where the spears of the two armies clashed, a dense forest of spears had formed.
In this forest of guns, it is a restricted area of life, and it is a must-win area where the two armies cannot give in.
When the war reaches this point, whoever retreats first will be defeated first!
However, facing this restricted area of life, Ma Chao seemed to turn a blind eye. A high-pitched neighing of horses sounded from the Liangzhou Army's formation.
Then thousands of Wei troops saw a heroic white-haired general falling directly into the forest of guns as if he had descended from the world.
When Ma Chao drove his horse to the ground, several Wei soldiers blocking him had been swept into his own formation by his spears.
Ma Chao's bravery made almost all the Wei army focus on him, and when the thousands of Qiang Di soldiers in the Wei army saw Ma Chao's appearance, fear immediately appeared on their faces.
Waves of exclamations suddenly sounded in the Wei army's formation:
"That, that is General Shenwei Tian!"
"How can it be!"
"Didn't you say he is dead?"
Unbelievable exclamations mixed with panic rang out in the Wei army's formation, causing commotion in the Wei army's formation.
And this commotion is spreading at an extremely fast speed.
Jiang Wei's excellence exceeded Ma Chao's expectations, but Jiang Wei was still too young after all.
At the beginning of this war, Jiang Wei made a fatal mistake:
He should not use Qiang and Di soldiers to attack the army with Ma Chao around.
Did he think that the title of General Shenwei was just flattery?
Just one chapter today. I stayed up late last night to update, and my energy was greatly reduced.
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