Chapter 87 Raid Battalion
It has been three days, and the brutal siege battle in Dingyuan County has been going on for three full days.
Tens of thousands of corpses were left under the city. Blood stained the entire city wall red, and there was a pungent smell of blood everywhere.
After three full days of fierce fighting, nearly half of Wei Yan's soldiers were killed or injured, and the rest were exhausted.
The casualties on Cao Bao's side were even more severe, with more than 90,000 people and less than 50,000 left.
Looking at the casualty report in his hand, Cao Bao didn't even blink.
They are just untouchables. The most indispensable thing in this troubled world is refugees. Even if they all die, it will not hurt me.
Cao Bao frowned. There were so many casualties but Dingyuan County had not yet been defeated. The situation was not good!
Cao Bao already knew the news that the boy from the Chen family was defeated. After hearing the news, Cao Bao just sneered mockingly.
The Chen family's once-in-a-century genius, the leader of Xuzhou's younger generation, is nothing more than a paper-talking Zhao Kuo.
You usually talk eloquently and pretend to be like a master of the art of war, but as soon as you go to the battlefield, you lose 40,000 troops. What else can you say in the future?
If I had an extra 40,000 troops now, I'm afraid Dingyuan County would have been defeated long ago.
In these three days of fierce fighting, although the morale of Cao Bao's side has been very low, the soldiers under Wei Yan are now almost at their limit. With nearly three times their strength, the opponent can be killed by exhaustion.
Cao Bao has already seen that the current situation is very unfavorable for his side. It can be said that the family's campaign against Yangzhou is basically a failure.
Yuzhang, the weakest point in Yangzhou, cannot be taken. Cai Mao, who is the main force of his own side, is firmly held back. In addition, Chen Deng, who secretly threatened the opponent, has also been defeated. Even if his side wins, he will suffer heavy casualties, at most
If Jiujiang can be captured, it is basically impossible to attack Danyang and Wujun.
However, although the overall battle was a failure, it does not mean that Cao Bao cannot take advantage! Although Jiujiang is not as rich as Danyang and Wujun, there is still a lot of oil and water in it.
Recently, letters have been sent from my family urging me to go back, saying that some gangsters are constantly encroaching on the power of my family and the Chen family.
There is still that old guy Chen Gui in the Chen family, and I am the backbone of the family. If I don't go back, I'm afraid I'll fall into that old guy's scheme.
If he hadn't seen the hope of conquering Jiujiang, Cao Bao would have decided to retreat.
Now Cao Bao made up his mind to continue attacking Dingyuan County with all his strength. After defeating it, he looted Jiujiang and left after making enough money.
Of course, this also played into Lu Su's plan.
If we don't give these aristocratic families some color and use a harsh hand to let them know that Yangzhou is not to be trifled with and is not a place where they can come and leave as they please, they will probably encounter more troubles in the future.
Seeing that Wei Yan's troops had basically reached their limit, and that Cao Bao's strength and morale were now much weaker than before, Lu Su realized that it was time.
That night, Lu Su called Gao Shun and Wei Yan over: "The opportunity to defeat the enemy is tonight!"
Lu Su turned to look at Wei Yan, he was the key tonight: "Chang Wen, can the soldiers under your command still hold on?"
Wei Yan clasped his fists and said solemnly: "Commander, please rest assured, if a certain soldier succeeds in a surprise attack, one of them can be as good as ten."
Lu Su nodded: "You two must work together this time. Bo Ping will lead the trapped camp, and Wen Chang will be responsible for assisting. We must keep all the remaining 50,000 troops in Yangzhou! Let them know that Yangzhou can
Not to be trifled with!"
At the end, a rare air of chilling appeared on Lu Su's face, which had always been as gentle and gentle as jade.
Honest people don't get angry very often, but when they do get angry they are not so terrible!
Although Lu Su was from an aristocratic family, he had the world in mind, and since his family was only from a low-class aristocratic family, he naturally didn't have much selfishness.
During this time, following Yuan Shu and Lu Su, he gradually understood what he and others were doing. It was not just to dominate the world, but also to explore a new path.
Although he didn't know whether this path would be successful, Lu Su took a hard look at the benefits and unlimited possibilities that this path would bring.
Now that Yangzhou has taken shape, everything is prosperous. Everyone is driven to create wealth, but at the same time, everyone is benefiting. The benefits gained by these aristocratic families have not been exploited much, but have increased a lot.
Lu Su understood why these aristocratic families attacked Yangzhou, but although he understood it, he did not agree with it because their positions were different.
Lu Su, who was fond of giving and was basically a man of semen, took a stand that favored the common people and poor families, and pursued the prosperity of the entire Han Dynasty. Therefore, Lu Su felt very angry that these aristocratic families launched a large-scale war just for this reason.
Although Gao Shun and Wei Yan did not understand Lu Su's anger, they still agreed to leave.
It was night, and the soldiers under Cao Bao were still resting. Because of three consecutive days of fighting, these soldiers were a little tired and slept heavily. Cao Bao saw that Wei Yan's soldiers were also very tired, so he patrolled and defended the camp.
There are some omissions.
Gao Shun didn't bother to make a sneak attack in secret, and directly formed a military formation and broke in with open swords and guns. The powerful trapped camp faced this kind of army that was basically unprepared and did not counterattack fiercely. It was just like chopping melons and vegetables.
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Wei Yan, who followed him later, was dumbfounded as he watched the mechanical massacre of the trapped camp, so horrifying!
These soldiers transformed into terrifying killing machines. Basically, they used a shield with their left hand to block the opponent's attack, and slashed with a knife with their right hand, and then the opponent fell to their feet.
The movements are neat and uniform, simple and clear, without any fancy. Just block and slash, combined with the strong individual quality and basically unlimited defense power of the sinking camp, the result is a complete one-sided massacre.
With his stunned skills, Wei Yan was able to eliminate hundreds of soldiers in the camp without any harm. Wei Yan was shocked by this horrific scene, and the hearts of these soldiers from aristocratic families were filled with fear, and their whole bodies could not stop trembling.
Anyone who encounters this kind of army that cannot be killed or even injured will probably tremble in their hearts.
It was dark at this time, and the trapped camp was at the front. Nearly 10,000 soldiers under Wei Yan followed behind to clean up the remaining soldiers. The soldiers they met head-on could not see that there were only a thousand soldiers in the trapped camp, and they thought that there were countless soldiers.
They were all monsters trapped in the camp. Their morale suddenly collapsed and they fled one after another.
After Cao Bao came out of his tent, he also saw the scene of massacre in the trapped camp. He was also stunned.
What kind of perverts are these! There is a terrifying special force in Yangzhou. Cao Bao also knows about it, but no one told him that there is another one!
Cao Bao just took a brief look and knew that the situation was over. The number of Wei Yan's troops following him was tens of thousands, and there was no sign of any signs of fatigue that he had shown during the day. Each one of them was no different from the top soldiers.
Can challenge three.
There are only 50,000 panicked and exhausted troops on our side, and they are also mixed soldiers. How to fight this battle?
Without saying a word, Cao Bao turned around and ran away with his soldiers. Gao Shun saw this scene from a distance but did not take any action.
In fact, if Gao Shun wanted to keep him, it would not be difficult, but Lu Su had reminded him before that he must let go of Cao Bao.
Simply defeating the children of these aristocratic families is fine, but actually catching them is much more difficult.
If he were killed, he would really be fighting to the death with these aristocratic families. Wouldn't he be asking for trouble?
But if he lets go, where will Yuan Shu's face go? Will the opponent jump even more in the future?
So Lu Su and Guo Jia simply chose to stay out of sight. As long as everyone knows it in their hearts, I won’t mess with you, so don’t mess with me again, and keep their distance. Otherwise, don’t blame me if you fall into my hands next time.
Chapter completed!