The left wing of the Wusun cavalry completely collapsed, causing the entire array to lose its restraint effect on Gao Shun and others. On the contrary, it might fall under Gao Shun's counter-siege, so the Wusun people retreated in a hurry.
The fighting in Wutu Valley temporarily stopped.
Gao Shun didn't have time to feel any sorrow or emotion about the casualties, so he immediately ordered the army to deploy defenses along the Wutu Valley, make key defenses at the Wutu Valley stone wall, and target the front line from Wutu Valley to his tunnels. Warning outposts were set up at several important water sources, and patrolling cavalry were deployed along the way, focusing on preventing small-scale enemy cavalry intrusion on the back roads to ensure the safety of communication links and logistics transportation on the retreat lines...
Although the Wusun cavalry was defeated outside the entrance of Wutu Valley, no one can guarantee that the Wusun people will not make a comeback.
There is no problem with the above orders, and no one objects to them.
But then differences of opinion arose.
With the guards of the King's Court behind the Che Division in front and the Wusun cavalry invading behind, Gao Shun was preparing to march to the King's Court behind the Che Division again. However, before this decision was implemented, he encountered strong opposition from the military academy under Gao Shun. .
Since Wutu Valley is called a valley, it is actually a fold between two mountains, forming a relatively long and narrow valley. Because the mountains to the north resist part of the cold wind, there are suitable pastures in Wutu Valley. .However, this kind of terrain does not mean that you can drive straight into it, and even after entering Wutu Valley, if the attack is not smooth and the Wusun cavalry blocks Juhua again, then there is a risk of the entire army being annihilated.
The key point is that since the battle, big problems have arisen, both in terms of casualties and logistical supplies.
Most military academies said that by now, Lu Bu's mission can be considered completed, and it is very likely that the royal court behind the chariot division in Wutu Valley has also moved its position. Can't we just keep chasing?
Wutu Valley stone wall.
This originally belonged to the descendants of the car engineer, but now it has become a temporary repair place for Gao Shun and others.
The sunset spreads along the valley and onto the blood-soaked low stone walls, dyeing everything in various reds and blacks. There are scattered arrows stuck in the cracks of the stones, and the ground is covered with all kinds of things. Corpses, pools of black and red blood soaked the ground.
Some soldiers were tidying up on the battlefield, packing up useful weapons. Those that were too damaged to be used were thrown aside. Although the Han army had craftsmen accompanying the army, they did not bring a forge, and even if they did, they did not bring a forge. , and you may not have time to repair it slowly.
The corpses were divided into two parts, and those belonging to the enemy were carried to the firewood pile in the open space and cremated. The enemy's corpses were still on the side and were not processed for the time being. If you were stationed here permanently, you would dig holes and bury those corpses. , if they are evacuated, they will be piled up in Beijing, and the final decision will have to wait for Gao Shun to come...
The soldiers on the stone wall began to change their posts. The Han soldiers who had changed their posts slowly walked down the stone wall with numb and tired expressions on their faces. Many of their clothes and armor were in pieces, with some of those belonging to others or their own. Blood.
The losses of soldiers have now begun to increase.
This increase in losses is not based on Gao Shun's will.
On this day of the battle in Wutu Valley, not only the horse Changsheng was lost, but there were also nearly two hundred casualties and two hundred and fifty war horses. The war horses were supplemented with captured Wusun cavalry horses, but what about the people?
This loss figure is very astonishing.
Without gunpowder, the difficulty of a strong attack would skyrocket, and casualties could not be avoided.
This means that in just one day, Gao Shun lost almost one-tenth of his combat effectiveness. It should be noted that the real army will not be like in the game, even the blood-skinned ones will have 100% Hundreds of combat effectiveness, but will lead to a continuous decline in combat effectiveness as casualties increase. After the Gaoshun Front penetrated into the country behind Che Division, many attrition was caused due to combat or injuries. These casualties will also affect the normal soldiers and consume More manpower and material resources... call
It is important to point out that not all casualties occur on the battlefield.
Only a few died in the brutal battle.
Non-combat casualties, especially the failure to receive timely treatment after the battle, and the cruel natural environment.
After entering Cheshi Hou Kingdom, many soldiers in Gao Shun's queue inexplicably suffered from headaches, shortness of breath, chest tightness, anorexia, slight fever, dizziness, fatigue and other problems. The doctors could not find the cause at all, and they could not talk about it. The only way to prescribe the right medicine is to boil some inappropriate decoction and let the infected soldiers drink it, hoping to reduce their pain.
Some of these patients' conditions will inexplicably improve and recover, while others will have to follow the pack horses back to the rear, and some will worsen as time goes by, especially after fierce battles. , they will cough, vomit blood, and fall into coma, and then they will never be able to see the tricolor flag closed on the Jade Gate with their own eyes, nor will they be able to take a sip of water from their hometown...
This inexplicable disease leads to a shocking number of casualties in the military due to non-combat reasons every day!
Gao Shun even scolded the doctors who accompanied the army in the Western Regions for this matter, but Gao Shun also knew that it was not that the doctors did not want to save these soldiers, but that they did not know how to save them. What's more, scolding can't solve the problem, and there is no way to pursue this aspect at present. responsibility, but the decline in morale is inevitable.
Nowadays, Cheshi Houguo is obviously connected with Wusun. On the one hand, the Cheshi Wangting in Wutu Valley is resisting, and on the other hand, Wusun's cavalry is invading Gao Shun's rear.
What's bad now is that no matter it's arrows, crossbows, swords, guns or armor, all the weapons have been exhausted...
What's even worse is that because Gao Shun's troops have been heavily deployed on the front line of Wutu Valley, the activities of small groups of enemies have become increasingly rampant in the areas south of Wutu Valley. They block grain routes, ambush messengers, and harass sentries along the way. Station, and even killed the wounded Gao Shun transferred to the rear...
The current Gao Shun Army is no longer as brave as it was when it first left town and entered the grassland. The continuous marching battles not only consumed a large amount of the physical savings of the Gao Shun Army soldiers, but also consumed their willpower. At present, many people are on the verge of collapse. On the edge, many times one fights the enemy out of a person's most basic survival instinct.
Gao Shun has sent messages to Xihai City in the rear many times, requesting logistics supplies, but there is no news. This is completely different from what Lu Bu originally promised. This also makes the military academy in Gao Shun's army feel gloomy. Logically speaking, after such a long time, even if the food transport team failed to come, the messenger should be able to come back, but there is no news.
As time passed and logistical supplies were delayed, many people realized that something had happened. As for what the accident was, it was difficult for Gao Shun to make an accurate prediction due to the lack of information from Lu Bu on the situation. Maybe the countries in the Western Regions may not be as simple as previously expected, which made Lu Bu's march difficult; maybe the weather changes once again caused the march to be slow; maybe like Gao Shun, he lacked rear supply of food and grass...
In short, there are all possibilities.
A few people have guessed the most terrifying possibility, but no one dares to say it. They also dare not imagine what kind of result it will lead to -
That's really terrible...
Now, Gao Shun is certain that at least something happened to Xihai City. But what exactly happened, he cannot judge. It may be that Xihai City encountered an unexpected situation and had to stop sending the grain transport team to Gao Shun. It could also be that something went wrong with Gao Shun's messenger troops on the way, or that the grain transport team was attacked on the way; of course, it is not ruled out that Wei Xu's generals left behind in the West Sea had some ulterior motives and were unable to support their troops. Keep an eye on the possibility of Gao Shunjun's defeat.
Gao Shun thought for a long time and felt that the last possibility was unlikely. After all, no matter how arrogant, domineering and insane Wei Xu was, he would never dare to risk beheading and annihilating his clan to do such an outrageous thing!
It is still very possible that there is a shortage of granaries in Xihai City, but Wei Xu cannot and does not dare to sit back and watch Lu Bu's army be wiped out. Even if he is greedy, he must take some remedial measures. The key is here - what measures will he take to remedy the situation? ?
Gao Shun thought about it and finally came to a conclusion,
Wei Xuxihai City was probably not in extreme shortage of supplies, so he followed Lu Bu to add, and as for Gao Shun, he "unintentionally" ignored it.
"The important thing is to get in touch with the Great Protector! This is the top priority!"
Gao Shun endured the pain on his body and explained to the guards around him.
Not only did the wounds on his body hurt, but his head also hurt.
In the past few days, not only Gao Shun's guards, but also many people have seen him suffer from a headache. Although they didn't know what kind of suffering it was, they could see soybean-sized beads of cold sweat on Shun Shun's face. Looking down Gao Shun's cheeks and neck, you can see his ferocious expression holding on to his armor and the handle of his spear, gritting his teeth and enduring the pain. You can also see him rubbing his temples and sucking in cool air while explaining military affairs to the Soldier Military Academy. …
Before Ma Changsheng was killed in battle, he privately asked Gao Shun to suggest withdrawing the army, but Gao Shun refused. Then Ma Changsheng also proposed to command for him for a period of time so that Gao Shun could have a good rest, but Gao Shun refused. This It's not that Gao Shun is not humble, or that he doesn't trust Ma Changsheng. Well, maybe that's a little bit. It's also not that Gao Shun wants to hold on to power and not let it go. It's because Ma Changsheng's character is really not suitable for doing everything in the situation at hand. Army command.
Ma Changsheng is competent in some basic military affairs, but Ma Changsheng does not have an overall view, otherwise he would not return to Jinzihe City...
Of course, even if Gao Shun wanted to ask Ma Changsheng to help, he couldn't do it now.
"You personally take a group of people and two horses and go through his tunnel to find the Great Protector!" Gao Shun grabbed the guard's arm, "We must find the Great Protector and report everything at the moment to the Great Protector!"
"General! I'm going to find the Protector, who will protect the general?" Gao Shun's close guard was a little reluctant to give up.
"Go! I don't need to worry!" Gao Shun said, "The Protector-General doesn't know that the squid is coming, and he may misjudge the situation... Go quickly. If the Protector-General has any orders, you might as well bring them back with him."
Only then did Gao Shun's confidant guards take the order.
Just as the guard left, Lu Silang came. He said in a deep voice: "Grandson Kazana, I don't know which muscle is wrong. I want arrows, ordnance, medicinal materials, reinforcements... Where can I find things?" Give it to him? That bastard thing! General, is it..."
Ma Chang lived and died, and Chen Sanlang was injured.
Now Gao Shun's military academy only has Lu Silang and the mercenary leader Kaza.
Gao Shun frowned slightly.
Before Gao Shun could say anything, there was a sudden noise not far away from outside. It seemed that someone was shouting something, and there seemed to be sounds of crying and howling mixed in, and even several war horses tied around the area. He neighed uneasily.
"What's going on?" Gao Shun raised his voice.
The soldiers on duty outside came in and reported: "The Kaza leader is leading some vassal soldiers to kill the prisoners."
Gao Shun immediately frowned: "What's going on? Who asked them to kill the prisoners?"
Lu Silang was also stunned for a moment, "I didn't give the order... Damn Kaza, I told you not to kill prisoners to vent your anger!"
"Damn it, general, wait a moment, I'll go take a look..." With that, Lu Silang turned around and walked out.
"Wait a minute." Gao Shun suddenly stopped Lu Silang, pondered for a while, and rubbed his head. His head started to hurt a little, which disturbed Gao Shun so much that he couldn't completely calm down and think, "Let me think about it..."
The slaughter in the distance was still going on, and the sounds, loud and small, screams and curses went straight into the head.
Gao Shun squinted his eyes and looked outside. On the wall facing the command post were several green or soap flags. There was no wind, and the flags were just hanging softly. The soldiers standing guard under the flags seemed to They were also listless. Their backs seemed blurry and distorted under the swaying light and shadow...
Suddenly, Gao Shun understood.
He thought wrong before.
Perhaps the illness had interfered with his thinking, or perhaps the headache had dulled his brain. In fact, there was no need for him to annihilate Cheshi Houguo, especially after Wusun joined the war, and he had no chance to achieve this goal.
Since there is no way to annihilate Cheshi Houguo, it seems that it is not that important whether we can reach the royal court or not.
Once the goal is changed, ideas seem to come to mind instantly.
"Ask Ka Zhan to stop his hand, and then ask him to come over. Ask Chen Sanlang to come over too." Gao Shun raised his head, closed his eyes, exhaled slightly, and said, "We are going to fight the last battle... If we can't go forward, we will lead them out." ...After the fight is over, we will retreat.』
Lu Silang was stunned for a moment, his face became a little more excited, he nodded and went out.
After a while, the crying outside gradually became quieter.
After a while, Lu Silang and Kaza came.
Gao Shun didn't say anything, just motioned for the two of them to sit down, then closed his eyes slightly to rest.
Chen Sanlang came last, but no one blamed him because Chen Sanlang's injury was not serious.
Gao Shun looked at Chen Sanlang, "How is it? Can your body still hold on?"
Chen Sanlang was now weak in energy and blood. Even if he walked a few steps like this, he seemed to be very tired. He was sweating a little, but he still said bravely: "It's okay, it's nothing... General, just give the order, I will I can still hold on!』
Gao Shun sighed slightly, "Sanlang, I have an important task for you. I want you to take all the wounded soldiers at the moment, plus two hundred guards, and evacuate immediately."
Chen Sanlang was stunned, "General! What are you..."
Gao Shun nodded, "Yes, we have to prepare to withdraw, but we can't just withdraw like that..."
Gao Shun glanced at Kaza who was standing aside, "In this situation, once we retreat, we will inevitably compete with each other for the road. In the end, even those who can return to the West Sea will probably not survive. Kaza... If at this time... Just retreat. Can you guarantee that your men will not abandon you and escape first?"
Kaza snorted. He originally wanted to be tougher, but when Gao Shun took such a look, his heart became cold. In addition, because he couldn't help but kill the captive to vent his anger, he couldn't help but feel guilty at the moment, so he smiled twice. The sound is considered as the default. Call
Gao Shun sighed secretly in his heart. No matter what, the vassal army system is still inappropriate. But now is not the time to consider this. The vassal army must also be used, otherwise problems will definitely occur.
Retreating at this time is the most dangerous move. A slight mistake will lead to the collapse of the whole line. Gao Shun has seen too many such situations. Back then Lu Bu...
Forget it, Gao Shun shook his head slightly, "Now that the chariot master Wusun has joined forces, it is obvious that they want to contain us in Wutu Valley, so the best way now is to lure them out...if not beat them up." Even if we want to retreat, we can't! They will bite us and they will definitely not let us return smoothly. Kaza, you'd better fake defeat, pretend to be more serious, and don't cheat on the enemy. They won't be fooled if they get hurt... From here onwards from the stone wall, spread out your soldiers, I don't care what you can get... But you must give the Che Master a hard blow, your men can't help it. Do you want to kill the prisoners to vent your anger? Now I give you this opportunity to vent your anger... Then we give the Cheshi people the final blow at the entrance of Wutu Valley!"
Kaza tensed up hard and tried not to laugh. Does this mean that he can legitimately make money and get things?
"I'll wait for you here for three days! You can fight as much as you want, and get whatever you want, but you have to come back within three days... How about it? Can you do it?" Gao Shun asked. He said, "If it can't be done, I will let..."
"No problem! General! I'm familiar with this matter!" Kaza almost jumped up and patted his chest and said, "General, don't worry, I can definitely handle it!"
"Very good..." Gao Shun nodded and said, "Then you go and prepare first, we will set off early tomorrow morning!"
Kaza accepted the order and left.
Lu Silang looked at Kaza's back, was silent for a while, and said to Gao Shun: "General, just rely on Kaza and those people...will...I mean, in case..."
"Well, we need to make more preparations... So, Chen Sanlang, you leave tonight, remember to let the prisoners see..." Gao Shun nodded and said, "Lu Silang, take some people and pretend it's midnight He looked like he was going to kill those prisoners, and then "accidentally" let them go... Three days later, we withdrew, and all the supplies we couldn't take away were piled on firewood and burned directly..."
Chen Sanlang straightened his body and said: "General, I can still fight! I...I can stay! Just ask the commander to take the wounded back!"
"No," Gao Shun rejected Chen Sanlang's request, "It's just like what the Hussars General often said... As a general, you have the responsibility to lead soldiers to fight, and you also have the responsibility to lead soldiers home..."
