Chapter 2 Tiger Cub (Sixth Chapter) Although the rescue was timely, nearly 400 of the 500 brothers who followed Yu Wenshi and the first ones to rush into the enemy camp were killed. Almost all of the more than 100 survivors who were rescued were killed.
Injured, without ten days and a half of training, he can no longer fight. The nameless valley in front of them is very long. The Xiongwu Xiaoguo Battalion only captured a small area at its entrance. In a short period of time, they no longer have the strength to continue launching.
From the current situation, whether the fortress captured in the bloody battle can be defended after attacking is not optimistic.
Almost all circumstances were unfavorable to the Sui army. The only gratifying thing was that with such a large casualty ratio in the first battle, the morale of the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Battalion was not completely crushed. Perhaps it was because the Xiaoguos who were born in the market had their original aspirations.
They are tougher than ordinary people, perhaps because the general's desperate behavior briefly moved them. Whatever the reason, in short, the soldiers began to be more active in executing orders, and those behind them had different backgrounds and joined with different purposes.
The middle and lower-ranking officers of the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Battalion also began to express their support to the general, consciously or unconsciously.
This is not the support Xuzi obtained with an iron fist and coercion before. This kind of support comes from everyone's heart. As time goes by, it will eventually glue the entire Xiongwu Xiaoguo camp into an iron plate like glue.
Yu Wenshiji was keenly aware of the changes in the soldiers' mentality. He was a little lucky for Xu Zi, and at the same time he felt a hint of jealousy. But these are not important anymore. The most important thing right now is to help Li Xu make plans to overcome the difficulties at hand.
The valley blocked the way for news transmission. If the retreating Eastern Expedition army did not know that there was a supporting force on the other side of the valley, they would never dare to stay too long on the other side of the valley. If the two Sui armies were to arrive in three days,
If the troops cannot be reunited smoothly, the commander of the Eastern Expedition Army who is unclear about the enemy's situation will definitely choose to take a detour. In this way, the 300,000-strong army will be on a road of no return, and the entire Yuwen family will also die because of the death of 300,000 soldiers.
Falling into an abyss of no return
"His Majesty the Emperor has forgiven my father once, and it is impossible to forgive him a second time!" Yu Wenshiji thought depressedly about the severe pain coming from the wounds on his shoulder, left rib and right calf, which made him grin from time to time, but the pain was short-lived.
Afterwards, his face will soon return to its stiff state again
This expression looked particularly like he was trying to endure the pain to prevent himself from moaning, which inadvertently earned him a few admiring glances. In any era, soldiers appreciate tough guys, especially guys like him who have been well-dressed since childhood. As long as they
Showing a bit of the toughness of ordinary people often earns double the respect of others. "Sir, if it hurts, you might as well shout out. It's hot, and this salt water must be thicker to be useful!" Sun Wenjin, the army doctor, warned with a smile.
, the Gebu in his hand moved up and down, quickly cleaning up the blood around several wounds.
"No, no, it doesn't hurt!" Yu Wenshiji explained intermittently that there were too many people around him. In order to avoid affecting the morale of the army, he could not express his worries. This hesitation in speaking made people misunderstand that he was enduring pain.
Several mid-level generals gathered around and expressed admiration at the Lord Supervisor's toughness.
"Master Supervisor is a tough guy!" Captain Li Mengchang reached out and slapped Yu Wenshi on his bare shoulder, praising that the skin on his shoulder was so delicate that it was far beyond his expectation. Li Mengchang said
He quickly retracted his hand, looked at the rough palm in disbelief, and then let out an exclamation like a wolf's howl: "My dear, what kind of good food does Master Supervisor eat on weekdays? This skin and flesh are better than the little girl."
They are still alive!"
"Boom!" All the mid-level generals laughed. Some unscrupulous people boldly touched the place where Li Mengchang had photographed, shaking their heads and sniffing whether there was any fragrance left on their palms.
"Lord Supervisor's **** flesh!"
"Tsk tsk, it's really thinner than little girls!"
"If Lord Supervisor wasn't a prince-in-law, there would definitely be a lot of girls following him through the door!"
Everyone was laughing and playing around, turning a blind eye to the Goguryeo soldiers and horses moving about 300 steps outside the camp.
What bothers Yu Wenshiji the most is that people say he has the appearance of a woman. If this happened in normal times, he would definitely find a way to behead the person who made fun of him. But now, instead of feeling angry at all, he felt that he was different from the people around him.
The ruffian was very agreeable and let everyone laugh for a while. He propped up his head on the felt and cursed with a smile: "Don't just think about girls, think about how to get through the valley in front of you. What matters is if you lose money in the afternoon like you did in the morning.
The way we fight, it’s not enough even if everyone loses their balls!”
The expressions on everyone's faces gradually became solemn. Everyone had the ability to enjoy hardships, but everyone was deficient in the ability to adapt to the enemy. Although they were all much older than Li Xu, their actual combat experience was no more than that of Li Xu, who was ten years old.
The seven-year-old boy pondered for a while about where to go. Someone tentatively suggested: "How about we find a few skilled people to climb up the cliffs on both sides and throw torches down from the top?"
"Damn it, grandma, only monkeys can climb up such a high cliff. Even if you climb up, the torch will not be accurate. If it is blown askew by the wind, it will really set you on fire!" Lieutenant Li Anyuan cursed and refuted the foot of the cliff in front of him.
It is seven or eight hundred feet high. If you stand on it and look down, you will probably see the soldiers on both sides become little ants. At such a distance, even a sharpshooter cannot guarantee that he will hit the target. If you throw a torch from above, how can you possibly receive the expected results?
Effect
"That's not necessarily true. The wind has been blowing from the west these days!" Zhang Xiu jumped over to argue with Li Anyuan, "Even if the torch is blown askew by the wind, it can only blow to the enemy camp!"
"If you are counting on the wind to help, you might as well just set fire to your own camp!" Li Anyuan retorted unceremoniously. He and Zhang Xiu were very familiar with each other and were used to bickering, so it was almost instinctive to find fault with the other party's ideas.
"I was about to suggest that Sir Lang Jiang set fire to the camp!" Zhang Xiu raised his chin, proudly saying that "Burning the Camp" was a record he had read from "Three Kingdoms". There were many trees in the valley in front of him. If he lit a handful,
Fire is coming... Zhang Xiu thought obsessively, as if he had seen tens of thousands of Goguryeo troops wiped out by his clever plan.
"Colonel Zhang, look what that is!" The troubles that were swirling in Yu Wenshi's mind were somewhat diluted by everyone's actions. He pointed to the area not far away that reflected the sunlight and asked in a low voice.
"River, Wugu, Wugu water..." Zhang Xiu's voice slowly trailed off, and a frustrated expression instantly appeared on his face. The Wugu River passes straight through the canyon. It is the season when the water flow is most abundant. Even if someone
It is impossible to set a fire deliberately by the river.
Everyone slowly became quiet again, and everyone was helpless to deal with the predicament in front of them. If this battle took place on the plains, although the soldiers of Xiaoguo Camp were insufficiently trained, with their war horses and long spears, they would still have hope to defeat the opponent's position.
But the current battlefield between the two sides is only a few hundred steps wide. Not only can't cavalry raid tactics be used, even if the infantry attacks by force, only a thousand or ten people can go forward each time.
In one morning, at the cost of more than 800 casualties, we only broke through the enemy's first base. According to this progress and death ratio, it would take at least ten days to break through the entire valley, and the prerequisite was that another 10,000 reinforcements would arrive from Liaodong City.
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Someone secretly looked at Li Xu, hoping that he could come up with an idea. Now, this young man had become the backbone of everyone. But since the camp was stabilized, this man was standing by the wooden fence, looking at the Goguryeo people in the distance.
He remained motionless as the generals' previous playfulness and current discussion seemed like he didn't hear it, or he heard it but didn't care much about it.
Li Xu stood like a rock, the west wind blowing his hair like silk threads into the air. His eyes were fixed on more than 300 steps away, where the Goguryeo people were as busy as ants, using stones and wooden fences to reinforce one after another.
Between the layers of the forts, there are ant colonies of Goguryeo soldiers. The other side has begun to pay attention to its supporting army. New flags are constantly moving from the depths of the valley to the front area controlled by the Goguryeo people. The Goguryeo soldiers are rushing in in large numbers.
Most of them were wearing armor, and the iron leaves on the armor sparkled in the scorching sun.
It is heavy armored infantry. Li Xu, the king of defensive warfare, can foresee that the next battle will become increasingly difficult. It is almost impossible for the Xiaoguos who lack training to win this battle, even if there are Sui soldiers and horses on the other side of the valley who arrive in time.
, the two Sui armies who could not communicate were also difficult to cooperate effectively.
"The most important thing now is not how to organize the next attack, but to let the old general Yuwenshu know that we are on the other side of the valley!" Xuzi finally turned around and said to everyone with difficulty.
"I think so too!" Yu Wenshiji smiled bitterly. This was a rare response. He no longer attacked Li Xu, but took the initiative to express his agreement with him.
Everyone looked at the river flowing to the southeast, and their throats twitched in unison. After dark, find a few dead men with good water skills to swim to the other side of the valley? This may be a solution, but the premise is that such people can be found in Xiaoguo Camp.
Damn it, the Goguryeo people didn’t set any traps in the river.
There is almost no hope that the latter condition will be met
"If General Lang just wants to deliver the news, I may have a way!" Sun Jin, the army general who had been busy treating the wounds of the generals, suddenly raised his head and whispered.
