Although the rescue was timely, nearly 400 of the 500 brothers who followed Yu Wenshi and the first ones who rushed into the enemy camp were killed. Almost all of the more than 100 survivors who were rescued alive were injured, and it took less than ten days and a half.
Their training was no longer able to engage in battle. The nameless valley in front of them was very long, and the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Battalion only captured a small section of its entrance. In a short period of time, they no longer had the strength to continue attacking. And could they?
The fortress captured after a bloody battle has been defended. Judging from the current situation, the answer 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 of the ambition of the Xiaoguo soldiers who were born in the market.
They were originally tougher than ordinary people, perhaps because the general's desperate behavior briefly moved them. No matter what the reason was, in short, the soldiers began to become more active in executing orders. And those who had different backgrounds behind them, holding the
The mid-level and low-level officers who joined the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Battalion for different purposes 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 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 suggestions to overcome the current difficulties.
The long and narrow 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 on the east side of the valley for too long. If the two Sui armies were to arrive in three days
If the troops cannot be reunited smoothly within a short period of time, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition Army, who is unclear about the enemy's situation, will definitely choose to take a detour. In that case, the 300,000-strong army will be on a road of no return, and the entire Yuwen family will also be affected by the loss of 300,000 soldiers.
Death fell into the abyss of eternal destruction.
"His Majesty the Emperor has forgiven my father once, and it is impossible to forgive him a second time!" Yu Wenshiji thought depressedly. The severe pain from the wounds on his shoulder, left rib and right calf made him grin from time to time, but for a short time
After the pain passes, his face will soon return to its stiff state.
This expression looked particularly like he was forcibly holding back the pain to prevent himself from screaming, which inadvertently earned him a few admiring glances. In any era, soldiers appreciate tough guys. Especially a guy like him who has lived in luxury since he was a child.
, as long as you show a little bit of ordinary people's toughness, you will often win double the respect of others. "If you are in pain, sir, you might as well shout out, it's hot, this salt water must be thicker to be useful!" Sun Wenjin, a doctor in the army.
He warned with a smile, moving the Gebu up and down in his hand, and quickly cleaned up the blood around several wounds.
"No, no, it doesn't hurt!" Yu Wenshiji explained intermittently. There were too many people around him, and in order to avoid affecting the morale of the army, he could not express his worries. This hesitation to speak made people misunderstand him.
Unable to endure the pain, several mid-level generals gathered around and came forward to express their 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 and praised. The tenderness of the skin on Yu Wenshi's shoulder was far beyond his expectation. Li Mengchang
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 Lord Supervisor eat on weekdays? This skin and flesh are better than
The little girls are still cool!"
"Boom!" All the mid-level generals laughed unscrupulously. Someone boldly touched the place where Li Mengchang had photographed, shook his head, and used his nose to smell whether there was any fragrance left on his palm.
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"Master Supervisor, your skin and flesh are so tender!"
"Tsk, tsk, it's really thinner than little girls!"
"If Lord Supervisor wasn't a prince-in-law, there would be many girls who would follow 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 Yuwen Shiji 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 gangsters got along well with each other. After letting 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 cross the valley in front of you. If it still looks like this in the afternoon
It’s not enough for everyone to lose their eggs with the loss-making strategy we did in the morning!”
The expressions on everyone's faces gradually became solemn. Everyone has the ability to enjoy hardships, but everyone is insufficient in the ability to adapt to the enemy. Although they are much older than Li Xu, their actual combat experience is not as good as that of Li Xu.
How many seventeen-year-old boys will there be? After thinking hard for a while, 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 a monkey can climb up such a high cliff. Even if it climbs up, the torch will not be accurate. If it is blown askew by the wind, it will really cause a fire!" Lieutenant Li Anyuan refuted with a curse.
The cliff in front of you is seven or eight hundred feet high. If you stand on it and look down, the soldiers on both sides will probably become ants. At such a long distance, even the marksman cannot guarantee that he will hit the target. Throw it down from above.
How could a torch achieve the desired effect?
"That's not necessarily true. The wind has been blowing from the west these past few 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're counting on the wind to help, you might as well just set fire to your own camp!" Li Anyuan retorted unceremoniously. He was very familiar with Zhang Xiu and were used to bickering, so it was almost instinctive to find fault with the other's ideas.
"I was about to suggest that Sir Lang Jiang burn the camp!" Zhang Xiu raised his chin, feeling proud. The Burning Camp was a record he saw in "Three Kingdoms". There were many trees in the valley in front of him. If he lit one,
Bring on the fire... 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 was written all over his face. The Wugu River runs straight through the canyon, and it is the season when the water flow is the most abundant.
If someone deliberately set a fire, it would be impossible to set it on fire 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 not well-trained, they would still have hope to defeat the opponent with their war horses and long spears.
A passage was forced into the position. However, the battlefield between the two sides was currently only a few hundred steps wide. Not only could cavalry surprise tactics not be used, but even if infantry attacked by force, only a thousand or ten people could enter 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 the proportion of casualties, 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.
come over!
Someone secretly looked at Li Xu, hoping that he could make up his mind. Now, this young man had become the backbone of everyone. But since the camp was stabilized, this man stood by the wooden fence, looking at Goguryeo in the distance.
The man was motionless. It was as if he had not heard the generals' previous playfulness and current discussion, or that he had heard it but did not care much about it.
Li Xu stood like a rock, with the westerly 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 busy like ants, using stones and wooden fences to reinforce a series of buildings.
A fort. Between the layers of forts, there are Goguryeo soldiers like a swarm. The other side has begun to pay attention to their support army, and new flags are constantly moving from the depths of the valley to the front area controlled by the Goguryeo people. Those who came in a hurry
Most of the Goguryeo soldiers wore armor, and the iron leaves on the armor sparkled in the scorching sun.
They are heavy armored infantry and the king of defensive warfare. Li Xu can predict that the next battle will become more and more 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 in time
When they arrived, the two Sui armies, unable to communicate, found it difficult to cooperate effectively.
"The most important thing right now is not how to organize the next attack, but to let General Yuwenshu know that we are on the other side of the valley!" Xuzi finally turned around and said with difficulty to everyone.
"I think so too!" Yu Wenshiji responded with a wry smile. For once, he no longer attacked Li Xu, but took the initiative to agree with his opinion.
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 they can find it in the Xiaoguo Camp.
For such a dead soldier, the Goguryeo people did not set any traps in the river.
There is almost no hope that the latter condition will be met.
"If the general 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. (To be continued)
