Unlike the Jie people who were carefully calculating gains and losses for tomorrow's battle, the Xihe County soldiers on the defensive side were much more relaxed in mood. A happy smile could be seen on almost every soldier's face.
Yes, how can you not be happy? You have to know that basically every Han people have heard about the horrors of aliens when they were young, such as those who like to eat people, those with green faces and fangs, and those with three heads and six arms. Anyway, one person who is terrible can make them...
A group of Han people were so scared that they peed their pants. But what about now? After just one confrontation, the enemy's defenders were almost wiped out before they could get away from Shicheng.
This really boosts morale, and can be called a true victory. Although some of the defenders have the advantage in terms of location and equipment, in war, the most ideal thing is never to do it for oneself.
Is it the shortcomings of attacking the enemy with a long time?
The trebuchet troops and the archers led by Huang Zhong, who made a big appearance in this battle, became the focus of everyone's discussion. At the same time, they also made the melee troops who had no chance to fight feel a bit envious and jealous. Suddenly, everyone
There was a lot of competition among the arms and squads, and it was obvious that this great victory had given the entire unit an unusually high morale.
And because most of the soldiers in Xihe County are "veterans" who have been with Li Shushi for more than 10 years, they have gradually grown up with Li Shushi, and because Li Shushi has experienced more than ten battles of various sizes this year, the results are quite good, invisible.
His reputation was gradually established. Through the words of these "veterans", Li Shushi's feats gradually penetrated into the hearts of the recruits in the Xihe County Army, and Li Shushi gradually became a legend.
And what is our "Legend Brother" doing now? The answer is to accept Jia Xu's criticism and education.
Although the results of today's battle were brilliant, Jia Xu recognized the unique ornaments of the Shile tribe not long after the battle began. After all, Jia Xu had also worked hard to fully understand the information of the Jie tribe. But before Jia Xu could
Xu reminded Li Shushi not to attack too harshly. Under Li Shushi's command, the opponent had already been beaten to a pulp, which made Jia Xu only shake his head with a wry smile.
However, Li Shushi didn't feel any pity about this. After all, he had just killed a so-called "messenger" in Shi Le and had launched an all-out attack on the opponent. So should he let him go? I'm afraid in the future
Even if there is still a chance for cooperation, one side has to worry about the possibility that the other side will fall out if it suffers a slight loss, so it is better to simply resolve it all at once.
However, Jia Xu doesn't see it that way. He has done much more research on the Jie people than Li Shushi, so he is very clear about the status of the Shi Lai tribe among the Jie people. Although Shi Lai does not get along with the leader of the Jie people, Shi Kele,
It is also one of the strongest tribes among the Jie people.
, and in the previous battles, the Jie people had no example of using the main force for just a tentative attack like today. Combined with the fact that the Jie people were uncharacteristically eager to attack Lishi City where they were, Jia Xu basically understood the ins and outs of the matter.
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Yes, this is definitely an arrangement made by Chief Shi Kele in order to weaken the power of Shi Le's tribe and his own Li Shicheng. I am afraid that if Shi Le does not show an aggressive attack, then Shi Kele will definitely be harsh.
The backhand is waiting there,
And Shi Le is very likely just using the topic to make a show. Of course, if Li Shicheng's counterattack is very weak, there is no possibility that Shi Le will fake it. After all, Shi Kele must have paid a lot for being able to put this opponent here.
Not a small price to pay.
But to everyone's surprise, what was likely to be a very brutal city wall attack and defense battle turned into a one-sided massacre. Li Shushi, who planned to experiment with new tactics, completely regarded this small group of enemy troops as his own.
Whetstone.
"Perhaps this is good news among all the bad news." Jia Xu finally had to think with joy.
After all, Shi Le's strength is almost destroyed. Although he still has his tribe, Jia Xu believes that Shi Kele, who has withdrawn his troops and returned to the camp, has definitely made all preparations to annex his old rival. So for Xihe, although there is no
Increasing one's own strength, but weakening the enemy's strength can be regarded as completing the general task. Now the main force of the Jie people is estimated to be no more than 10,000 people. The remaining soldiers of the small tribe lack unified command. In such a large battlefield,
You don't need to pay too much attention to it.
"In this case, my lord, please be prepared for the opponent's next fierce attack. The opponent has dominated Xihe for many years, and Shi Kele is not a stupid person. He must be able to see the disadvantages of our tactics, so tomorrow's attack and defense will be tragic. Please also ask
Lord, get ready."
"What Wen He said is very true, and I have learned from the book. But judging from today's situation, if we can have a few more trebuchets, I'm afraid the enemy will not dare to visit our city anymore, and the future defense will be difficult.
It will be a lot easier.”
This time Li Shushi accepted it humbly. What he knew very well was that when he originally designed this tactic, all he wanted to do was to let the local cavalry approach the city wall as slowly as possible, so that he could shoot one or two more rounds of arrows and cause more damage.
If the enemy suffers some casualties, we can also avoid some casualties. So
Although the result is unexpectedly good, considering the number of trebuchets, once there are more enemies, our trebuchets will not be as effective as this time in terms of firing rate and coverage area. If
If you become overly obsessed with a weapon, your enemies will easily find its flaws.
Although those barbarians have not learned the art of war, they all crawled out of the dead on the battlefield. Their battlefield intuition is very sensitive. They may be caught off guard by their sudden methods once or twice, but in the end
Will find a solution.
In a war, what really determines the outcome is the strength of both sides.
It's just that for Li Shushi, if he can have the opportunity to delay for a while and allow his own troops to take this opportunity to grow a little more, then the balance of victory and defeat will be more favorable to his own side. After a little adds up, it's time for Li Shushi to strike back.
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This is why Jia Xu, Cheng Yu and others felt lucky to hear that there was such a battle with the Jie people before Xianbei went south.
"But Wen He, I still have a golden cupping cannon in my hand that has not yet been used. Those Jie people think that small stones have no lethality, so they will definitely not take any precautions. If they come up tomorrow with more people and a denser crowd
If so, I can make a profit for my golden cupping cannon, which will surely be remembered by them for the rest of their lives."
Regarding the innocent expression of Li Shushi, a guy who is about to pass the shelf life of his shot, Jia Xu can only say that this expression is no longer cute, and even if Li Shushi is still the shot, Jia Xu is not the cute shot aunt, if they are always around Li Shushi
He would think about Su Xiaololi who was bored playing with her braids. So, the shelf life of anything is very important.
"You can really expect the power of the golden cupping cannon, but I hope you won't hit the Jie people too hard tomorrow, otherwise it won't be cost-effective to hit them back all at once. In the end, we can stick them here, so that we can
The maximum consumption of them can also give Fengxian the opportunity to cut off their retreat, so our battle is cost-effective."
Cheng Yu was very aware of the power of the golden cupping cannon, so what he said was also a reminder to Li Shushi that if this continues, Shi Kele would definitely slip away. After all, his main goal has been accomplished. As for the face issue, if he thinks there is still hope
If so, then he may still persist. If he doesn't feel hope, then he will definitely withdraw without saying a word.
Although doing so will definitely damage his reputation, for the grassland people, they always believe in the saying "You can keep the green hills without fear of running out of firewood." What's more, there is a Huns above the Jie people, and it is really impossible to hide again.
It's not bad to hide under the wings of the Huns. As long as your main force is still with the Huns, you don't dare to do anything to him. On the contrary, in order to fight against the still strong Xianbei and the Han people who are showing signs of decadence, they may still need their help.
And let bygones be bygones.
So since God sent the Jie people to this attractive place under Lishi City, it would be a waste of resources if Li Shushi didn't make good use of it. What's more, there is one sentence that Cheng Yu didn't say, that is
Although the defenders
At that time, these long-range troops were very prosperous, but Li Shushi was destined to be unable to unite the Hu tribes in Xihe with long-range troops, so it was appropriate for melee troops to participate in more wars. Although the temporary sacrifice might be huge, it could only be done for the future.
"What Zhong De said makes sense. If we always win so easily, although it will be of great benefit to the lord's reputation, it will do far more harm than good to the soldiers. They will be proud, they will be arrogant, and they will lose their instinct to fight.
, they will forget the taste of blood. Therefore, it is very necessary for the Lord's future goals to properly eliminate a group of people who are not suitable for the battlefield."
Li Shushi was sweating profusely after hearing the advice from Jia Xu and Cheng Yu. It should be said that he was a poisonous man, and the other one was also a ruthless guy. Talking about this possibility made hundreds or even thousands of people
There was no negative emotion at all about losing his head. Li Shushi had to admit that compared with these two people, he was truly worthy of growing up in a society governed by the rule of law.
However, Li Shushi also had to admit that the truth behind these two words was extremely wise. Isn't there a saying that "an iron camp is made of soldiers with running water"? Why is it said like this? Because only running water will not decay, and only running water will not decay.
Only by constantly injecting new blood and eliminating those who cannot adapt can a strong and confident army be formed.
Apart from anything else, think about it, no normal person in the self-proclaimed second army in the world dares to claim that it is the first dynasty. Isn’t that because of constant internal purges and external purges to form such a strong combat effectiveness? So
It may be cruel to say, but it is just like the calluses on people's hands. Only after being tempered over and over again and bleeding over and over again can they become a strong shield to protect the human body.
"But, as long as you are within the range of my cannon, all the rules can and can only be made by me."
Looking at the Jie people's camp with smoke rising in the distance, Li Shushi said these words with confidence. The reason why he was able to say these words with confidence was because of the firm look on his face behind him.
Gao Shun, Guan Hai, Qu Yi and others. Yes, being able to say this sentence is the self-confidence of a soldier; being able to say this sentence is the greatest pride of a soldier.
"The plows of my Han people will be protected by the swords of my Han army." At this moment, Li Shushi felt that his body was shocked.
p.s. The number of collections has increased in recent days. Sure enough, the war scenes are what people like to see...
