In ancient wars, sometimes we were so helpless. It was often not easy to encircle and annihilate an army in the field without pursuing pursuit. Even if encirclement troops were deployed, they might not be able to capture them.
Soldiers fleeing in all directions are really not easy to deal with unless the troops surrender.
At the same time, when the two armies were fighting in the wild, although the so-called conclusion that battle losses reached 20% would lead to a rout and retreat, it was a conclusion that brainless netizens followed the trend in later generations, but it also illustrates from another aspect that in fact,
In many battles, especially in the cold weapon age, not as many people died directly from swords and guns on the battlefield as imagined.
Especially those with tens of thousands or more than 100,000 casualties, or even more, either in long-term battles, or in the form of traps, killings, and surrenders, and those who died directly in the battle were only a very small part of them.
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Among the soldiers in these battles, the general is a relatively dangerous and safe position. Dangerous because generals are often the target of the opponent, and safe because most generals are physically weaker than others.
The general soldiers are good, the equipment is better than the general soldiers, and there are a large number of guards to protect them, so it is not an impossible task to force the generals of one side to retreat. Sun Shiwan also agreed, but he wanted to be among the tens of thousands of troops.
I'm afraid Guan Yu was swaying his long beard and smiling proudly when he suddenly beheaded the general.
Chasing is fun for a while, but if you keep chasing, you will easily end up in the crematorium.
After all, when the two teams form, it can generally be seen as an equal sign, or many equal signs. The upper and lower sides fight each other, the contact area is large, and the formation is generally relatively complete, and
When chasing, it becomes a dash, one behind the other, the contact area is only a little, and the formation is relatively scattered. Therefore, when ambushed by the opponent in such a situation, most of the time, do not think about adjusting your posture to counterattack in an instant.
Retreating is the most normal way to respond.
Zhang Fei was like this. After encountering Huang Cheng's ambush, he immediately led his men and horses to pull back and get out of the danger zone. He also pretended not to hear Wei Yan's shouts. I think so, after all, the third master was shouting about business in the market.
How could he be compared to Wei Yan, a man who had become a monk in the middle of his life?
Wei Yan and Huang Cheng's pursuit did not last long. After seeing Guan Yu coming to help, they reorganized their formation and retreated slowly. Guan Yu also protected Zhang Fei, and the two sides broke away from contact with a tacit understanding.
Although it is not a very intense and fierce battle, the soldiers on both sides are generally exhausted. Unless they are really at a dead end, ordinary generals are not that stupid, knowing that they have no physical strength and still letting their soldiers fight.
Zhang Fei was still a little angry, thinking that since Guan Yu had come, he could kill the black-faced dwarf who was following the parrot. However, after Guan Yu saw the soldiers of Wei Yan, Huang Cheng and others, he stopped Zhang Fei's wishful thinking.
After all, I still have some advantages now. The camp at Wulijian has indeed been captured. There is no need to continue fighting with the Zhengxi troops in terrain that I am not familiar with. It is like stuttering for a meal.
It is also fought one after another, and it is naturally best to be able to determine the outcome in one game, but most of the time it is still a matter of accumulating small wins and then achieving a big victory.
Watching Guan Yu retreat slowly, although Wei Yan himself was prepared, he still felt a little unhappy in his heart. He gritted his teeth and muttered, as if he said something like, "This black guy is so easy" and so on...
Huang Cheng glanced at Wei Yan, smiled innocently, and didn't say anything. He looked up at the sky, gathered his queue, and slowly retreated.
During the day, there are things to do during the day, and at night, there are things to do at night. Everyone has their own division of labor, and no one is delayed.
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Guan Yu and Zhang Fei retreated to the camp at Jiankou of Wuli Jian. The vehicles of cattle and horses that came to transfer supplies had just arrived, and tents, wood, etc. were being transported to the vehicles.
"Okay, don't murmur anymore..." Guan Yu pointed to the supplies in the camp and said, "Now that we have obtained these and captured the camp, we can be considered a winner, so what do we have to worry about?"
Although Guan Yu said this, Zhang Fei was still a little confused. He took the water bag handed over by the guard on the side, took a sip, poured the remaining water on his face, rubbed it a few times, and then seemed to
He shook the water off his beard like a dog shaking water, and said angrily: "I know, it's just that I feel uncomfortable!"
Seeing Zhang like this, Guan Yu didn't continue to say anything. For Guan Yu's character, it was already very difficult to explain it in such a sentence. If it were someone else, Guan Yu would probably just hum and leave, and sometimes even
I didn't even bother to pay attention to it.
However, when he saw the supplies in the camp, Guan Yu had to pay attention. After all, there were not many vehicles in Wulijian originally, and the baggage trucks of the Han Dynasty generally had two wheels, and the load capacity was
Naturally, there are quite a few restrictions. It would be very difficult to evacuate all the materials in this camp in a short time, at least before nightfall. It can be said that it is basically impossible to achieve...
So there were only two options. One was to move part of it and burn part of it, and only a small part could be moved. Most of the supplies could not be moved, so they had to be burned. The other way was to stay in this camp for a day.
If you run around a few more times, it will naturally be emptied.
Guan Yu hesitated.
When it comes to battlefield decisions and choices before battle, Guan Yu is unambiguous and can even find fleeting fighter opportunities. However, when faced with these heavy equipment, Guan Yu has difficulty choosing. It seems that everything is used and lost.
It feels a bit pity to buy anything.
"Third brother, after these vehicles are loaded, you can lead them back to Shiliang..." Guan Yu brushed his long beard and narrowed his eyes slightly. He was still a little reluctant to part with these materials and equipment. "Let the soldiers' hands and feet be faster."
Some, move it back and forth a few more times..."
Zhang Fei walked aside, looked through the supplies, and said: "Ha, these oilcloths are good! I'll get two bundles first! In these days in the mountains, there is too much dew, and my clothes and armor have not even been dried! Oh! Also!
There is linoleum! Tsk tsk, I heard that the Zhengxi troops are well equipped, and now I can see it... Wait! This smell! There is also wine! Wow!"
If General Zhengxi Fei was present, Zhang Fei would have wanted to hug him and call him a relative. It had been a long time since he had smelled the smell of wine, and this was a spirit that had been brewed many times!
Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he almost drooled.
What's the most troublesome thing about camping in the wild?
It must be sleep.
Lying directly on the ground to sleep, the moisture will rise at night, and the earthy smell will make you feel like you have been buried alive in the earth. Oilcloth and linoleum can isolate the moisture on the ground. If you put it on the ground heated by a campfire,
Get on a bunk and then go up. Not to mention how comfortable it is, it is absolutely an indispensable must-have for camping.
Of course, for Zhang Fei, it is no longer important whether there is linoleum or tarpaulin, what is important is the drinks!
"Go back and send more scouts..." Guan Yu ordered, "Today I saw that there were many elite soldiers under Zhengxi, running among the mountains and rocks as if they were walking on the ground... It's okay to carry these drinks back, but the third brother can't drink to cause trouble.
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"This is natural!" Zhang Fei patted his chest, and then immediately went to direct the soldiers to load the vehicle, "Second brother, don't worry! Come on, come on! Come on! Get all these drinks on the carriage! Hey, hey, hey!"
Be careful! If you break the jar, I will beat you to death!"
Guan Yu frowned slightly, but looking at the slanderous look on Zhang Fei's face, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and then let Zhang Fei go.
Zhang Fei is fond of wine and meat, and Guan Yu also knows that for these days, in order to raise money and food for the army, Liu Bei has spent most of his expenses on soldiers, while his brothers do not have much enjoyment. Guan Yu can also understand this.
, I didn’t have any complaints, so I saw Zhang Fei’s slanderous look at the moment. Although I knew that Zhang Fei would definitely drink when he went back, he couldn’t bear to order Zhang Fei not to transport the drinks back...
Forget it, let's spread out the scouts around tonight and guard the entrance to Wuli Jian. In this way, even if the third brother was a little careless because of drinking at Shiliang, there won't be any serious problems.
Guan Yu had made up his mind and ignored Zhang Fei. While looking at the surrounding terrain, he assigned soldiers. In Guan Yu's mind, it was just one more night's work. Normally, even if the Zhengxi troops wanted to attack again, they would probably
He would wait for dawn to come again, and by the time dawn came, he would have already retreated to Shiliang Military Stronghold, so naturally everything would be safe...
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On the outer hillside of Shiliang Military Village, several Jingzhou soldiers and scouts slowly climbed up a grassy slope. The first one fell to the ground, lay down on the soft grass and groaned: "Oh, I'm so exhausted."
, the bones are almost falling apart.”
Several other scouts also sat down one after another, and one of them echoed: "What's so good about Sichuan and Sichuan, it's all about the mountains! Everything but mountains is mountains! Climb mountains every day!"
Another scout also complained: "I don't know what Liu Shijun thinks, let us come to Sichuan... No matter what, Jingzhou is better..."
Are you a soldier? How can you not complain? Especially local soldiers like these who were originally in Jingzhou. They traveled a long distance and rushed to Wulijian. In addition, they spoke to each other with local soldiers in Sichuan and Sichuan.
There are some differences, and there are also some differences in eating habits. Basically, we can't talk about them. Some complaints are normal.
The scout who was the first to lie down, resting his head on his arms, looked thoughtfully at the increasingly dark sky, and said: "I heard that the eldest son is not favored by the envoy... We are actually being..."
"Shut up!" The chief next to him suddenly changed his color. Even though it was in the night and on the hillside, and there was no one around except his brothers, he still turned his head and looked around in fear, and shouted in a low voice.
, "You dare to talk about this! If it spreads and is investigated by the superiors, you will definitely be guilty of confusing the army! Do you want everyone to accompany you to lose your head!"
"I made a mistake!" The first scout also knew that he couldn't say anything, so he quickly turned over and sat up, bowing his hands to the others to apologize, but he still couldn't help but said, "If this is really the case... we... who are we?
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Everyone fell silent immediately.
The older chief coughed, "What does it count? What do you think it counts? You ate too much today? Why are you so idle? You and I are the same, just a big-headed soldier with his head tied to his belt! Let's go!"
Let’s walk further up. We have to be on duty at the top of the mountain tonight, so if we have such leisure, we might as well find a place!”
Several Jingzhou scouts stood up listlessly and continued walking up.
After walking for a short while, one of the scouts who was climbing up slowed down and turned his head to look around.
"What's wrong?" Another scout who was following him almost bumped into his butt and muttered dissatisfiedly, "Why did you stop?"
"It's strange, I seem to have heard some birds chirping..."
"Birds chirping? There are so many forests in this mountain. Isn't it normal for birds to chirp? It would be abnormal if there are no birds chirping, okay? Is there anything strange about this?"
"No, no..." the scout at the front said hesitantly, "Listen, this seems to be a little different... This bird's cry seems to be..."
The leading Jingzhou scout tried hard to distinguish the sound, and then suddenly saw a monster with a head of cattails and a colorful face emerging from the grass above his head. He screamed in fright, his hands and feet were sore, and he was also on the slope.
Unable to hold on, he fell down and knocked down the others behind him, causing two or three of them to tumble down together.
When the Jingzhou scout was so bruised and swollen from the fall that he could barely hold himself up, he realized that many of the monsters he had just seen had gathered around him, roaring and killing several of his companions.
Or hacking and killing, only to realize that these monsters are actually people...
The Jingzhou scout suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and a sharp sword was pressed against him. A deep voice sounded in his ear, "Come, tell me honestly what the password is for tonight's camp, and I will spare your life..."
"Yes... yes..." Jingzhou scout rolled his eyes a few times, "This... password is... Xiangyang..."
"Hmph!" Liao Hua's hand exerted force, and the blade cut the Jingzhou scout's neck, and blood spattered out. Liao Hua easily twisted the Jingzhou scout's neck down, and most of the blood spattered to the ground and was not contaminated.
Much of it happened to Liao Hua. "Do you think I'm a fool?"
Ling Jie walked over with the sword in hand and shook off the blood stains on the sword, "Yuan Jian, what's wrong?"
Liao Hua stood up and said: "I wanted to ask for a password... This guy is dishonest..." During the day, the army used flags and drums as trumpets, and at night most of them used lights as signals. When the sentinels who went out for reconnaissance returned to the camp, they also used
There was a password, and Liao Hua originally just asked it casually. It was best if he could ask it out. It didn't matter if he couldn't ask it out. Therefore, when he saw the Jingzhou scout's eyes wandering around and hesitating, he guessed that most of what he told was false.
guessed wrong?
If you guessed wrong, you guessed wrong. If you really believe what this Jingzhou scout said, and then take it as true and boldly go through the main entrance, then you are really jumping on the edge of a knife.
"This is the third batch..." Liao Hua put away the sword, "It's almost done. It is estimated that within an hour or two, no more scouts will come out..."
Ling Jie also turned to look at Shi Liang, then looked up at the sky and said, "Well, let's do it."
The autumn breeze is blowing tonight, which is a good time to kill people and set fires...
