The general of Nanyan, Wei Mu, was also a very good general. There was no reason why he could not see what Han Yang, the Marquis of Yin, could see.
Therefore, just when Han Yang, the Marquis of Danyin, was becoming more and more fearful of King Su's army, Wei Mu, who was beside Zhao Hongrun, also praised the Shang Shui Army soldiers on the battlefield without hesitation.
Zhao Hongrun was also quite satisfied with the performance of these Shang Shui Army soldiers on the battlefield.
Because some of the things these Shang Shui soldiers showed on the battlefield were actually not what he taught them. For example, the vanguard of the Shang Shui army advanced slowly first, waiting to deceive the third enemy of the Han army in Ji County.
After a wave of arrow attacks, the battle rhythm suddenly changed, and a fierce attack posture was put on the Korean army in Ji County. Another example is the 3,000-man general Xu Jiong, who led the crossbowmen to suddenly insert after the first wave of arrow attacks by the Korean army.
On the battlefield, seize the opportunity for the Korean crossbowmen in Ji County to reload arrows, and use two-stage shooting to suppress the city wall of Ji County with a salvo.
These things were all figured out by the Shang Navy generals themselves.
Although it is clearly explained that it is just a little trick, it is undeniable that it is a very practical little trick.
Looking at these Shang Shui Army officers and soldiers, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Whether it is the Shangshui Army or the Yanling Army, these soldiers who came from the Pingyang Army, after more than four years of hard work on the battlefield, finally turned from a ragtag group into an elite division and became indispensable to the Wei State.
military force.
Who would have thought that this army, which had not yet suffered a defeat so far, was almost killed by a certain King Su?
"No, no, no, the merchant navy still has many shortcomings."
Zhao Hongrun pretended to be humble in response to Wei Mu's praise, but in fact, he was very satisfied with Shang Shuijun.
He felt that the cooperation among the various departments within the Shangshui Army was becoming more and more tacit, so much so that there was no need for messengers to deliver orders. The generals of each department could also understand their responsibilities and make the most reasonable judgments in a timely manner - based on what they had just done on the battlefield.
In terms of the scene where the Shang Shui Army suddenly changed the rhythm of the battle, if they had contacted the various ministries through messengers, they would never have been so fast. In other words, this was a special situation where Ran Teng, a general of 1,000 people, and Xu Jiong, a general of 3,000 people,
Lu Zhan’s own judgment.
This is good, it means that the middle-level generals of the Shang Shui Army have also begun to know how to "think" instead of waiting for the deputy general of the Shang Shui Army, Zhai Huang, to deliver orders to them.
Maybe when the middle and low-level generals of an army know how to "think" and gradually form their own judgments, the army will undergo some changes that are not clear whether they are good or bad, causing some unstable fluctuations in the strength of the army.
, but one thing is certain: an army that understands and gradually gets used to thinking, once it is tempered, will be far more difficult to deal with than an army that only knows how to follow the orders of the general.
"If Han Yang, Marquis of Dangyin, doesn't send out cavalry, I'm afraid it will be difficult to save..."
Looking at Jixian County in the distance, Zhao Hongrun simply looked at the war from the standpoint of a bystander.
It has to be said that as Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Sun Shuke, Zhai Huang and others gradually showed their talents in on-the-spot command, Zhao Hongrun became more and more relaxed.
Because once upon a time, it seemed that such siege battles would definitely require his personal command, because at that time there was no general who could take the lead alone, but now, he can already leave the command to Qu Cheng, Zhai Huang and others, which is convenient
From an objective perspective, he rationally analyzed the performance of the enemy's and our own armies on the battlefield, absorbed the good aspects of the enemy's army, and eradicated the poor performance of his own army.
You can even make fun of the enemy generals on the opposite side from time to time.
"Perhaps after a while, I won't even need to go out with the army, I will just be able to command remotely from Daliang..."
Looking at the outstanding performance of the Shang Shui Army soldiers on the battlefield, Zhao Hongrun thought happily.
To be fair, if he is not worried, Zhao Hongrun actually does not like going to war at all, because the conditions when he is fighting are too difficult. He does not have a chance to take a bath for ten days and a half, he has to go to a secluded corner of the military camp to squat in the pit, and food almost never comes. It's pickled meat and pickled vegetables, which can't compare with his life in Prince Su's Mansion in Daliang.
Beside him, Wei Mu noticed Zhao Hongrun's joyful expression and mistakenly thought that His Highness King Su was sure of victory, so he also showed a faint smile.
But it is undeniable that the merchant navy does have a formal advantage on the battlefield at this moment - it is simply unimaginable that an army attacking a city can actually take advantage and dominate this battle.
"Swish swish——"
Another rain of arrows enveloped the west city wall of Ji County. When the Korean soldiers on the wall subconsciously avoided the arrows, under the city wall, the infantry of the merchant navy were already climbing the ladder.
The posture of these Shangshui soldiers climbing the ladder is very interesting.
The usual way of climbing a ladder is to use both hands to grasp the horizontal bars. But in this way, the soldiers did not have a third hand to grasp the shield to resist the threat from above.
Therefore, these Shangshui soldiers came up with a way to hold the shield above their heads with their left hand. With their right hand, or right arm to be precise, they held the right vertical pole of the ladder to fix their bodies, and at the same time, they quickly stepped on it with their legs. Crossbars on top of each other.
Zhao Hongrun didn't know which smart soldier came up with this trick. Otherwise, he would definitely give this person a special reward, because using this posture to climb the ladder is indeed very practical, especially for the Wei Guodao equipped with a shield. Shield bearer.
Just like this, the Korean soldiers on the city wall were a little dumbfounded: You are holding the shield with one hand and using only the other hand and your legs to climb the ladder. Why can you climb the ladder faster than a monkey? Could it be that you are? Grow a third hand?
Before these Korean soldiers could figure out the reason, Shangshui saber and shield soldiers had already attacked the Ji County wall.
"kill!"
With a loud shout, another thousand soldiers, Ran Teng, took the lead and rushed to the city wall first.
"Bang! Bang"
With two muffled sounds, the heavy shield in Ran Teng's hand shook away the long sword slashed by the Korean soldier, and then slammed it against the chest of the Korean soldier, causing the latter to stumble and involuntarily move toward After retreating, Ran Teng swept the shield in his hand backhand and slapped another Korean soldier hard on the cheek, knocking out the teeth in his mouth.
While making the above actions, Ran Teng quickly pulled out the sword from his waist, slashed out with a slash, and slashed hard on the chest of the third Korean soldier who was within his attack range.
The sharp sword easily cut through the weak light armor of the Korean soldier, so that blood spurted out and splashed Ran Teng's face.
In just one encounter, one Korean soldier was killed and two were injured. This is the force of thousands of Shang Shui soldiers.
Immediately, with a strange cry of "ah ha", Yang Wu, a warrior of the Shang Shui Army, climbed up the city wall. Holding a shield in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, he rushed towards the Korean soldiers on the wall and killed several Korean soldiers in succession.
"This kid..."
Ran Teng looked at Yang Wu not far away with a headache.
Ran Teng has always had a headache for Yang Wu, a powerful soldier under his command who is no less powerful than a five-hundred-man general, or even comparable to a thousand-man general. After all, this guy is a complete thorn, and he has no ability on the battlefield.
Follow the orders and kill at the place with the most enemies every time.
If it weren't for the strength of this guy, Ran Teng would have wanted to hang him to enforce strict military discipline.
"Ran Teng, a thousand generals, leave it to me to wait there."
Just when Ran Teng was gritting his teeth and feeling annoyed, a Shang Shui soldier came to Ran Teng and pointed to the location of Yang Wu.
Strangely, after seeing this soldier, Ran Teng, the special thousand-man general, showed a rare look of respect and said in a calm tone: "Then I'll leave it to you."
How could Ran Teng, a special thousand-man general who was as dignified as an ordinary three-thousand-man general, be so respected by a soldier?
It turned out that this soldier was Gan Mao, the former commander of the Donglai Army of Qi State.
"One thing, two things, three things, follow me and kill him!"
After giving the order, Gan Mao led dozens of soldiers who forced themselves onto the city wall and fought towards the Guan Tower.
It was also a bit strange. It was clear that Gan Mao was only a soldier, but the commanders and corps commanders were willing to obey this man's instructions. In fact, a hundred-man general also followed him.
Looking at Gan Mao's back in the distance, Ran Teng's expression became very strange again.
"This... seems to have adapted to the status of a soldier..."
Once upon a time, Ran Teng had little affection for Gan Mao, a Qi general who had insulted their Shang Shui Army. So much so that when he followed the order of a certain King Su and threw him to the bottom of his command, Ran Teng had no sympathy for him.
He didn't care about Gan Mao's life or death.
But later, the situation changed somewhat.
Because after going through life and death together several times, the Shangshui soldiers gradually accepted Gan Mao, the only Qi man in the army, and developed feelings for each other. Gan Mao also gradually adapted to being a Shangshui soldier.
With his identity, he always fights for the merchant navy.
After the initial setback at Wangwushan, Ran Teng realized his shortcomings in command. By a coincidence, he suddenly remembered that he had Gan Mao, a "hidden" Qi general, under his command, so he asked
Gan Mao asked for advice.
And Gan Mao was not stingy, imparting various experiences to Ran Teng, which once again brought him closer to the Shang Shui Army, so that even though Gan Mao is still a soldier, his words will be heard by even a hundred generals.
obey.
"His Royal Highness King Su has forgotten this "General of Qi", right?"
Ran Teng secretly speculated.
In view of the various experiences Gan Mao imparted to him, Ran Teng gradually realized that Gan Mao, the Qi general's talent, would never be inferior to General Zhai Huang, the deputy general of their Shang Shui Army. However, such a general's talent was still second to none.
In the ranks of soldiers, Ran Teng inevitably felt a little sorry for Gan Mao.
Of course, he did not dare to rashly promote Gan Mao's military position. After all, this former general of Qi was originally thrown into their Shangshui Army as a soldier because he offended a certain Prince Su.
At first Ran Teng thought that after they withdrew their troops from Qi and Chu, His Highness King Su would let Gan Mao return to Qi's Donglai Army.
Unexpectedly, His Highness King Su has not pardoned the Qi general.
Based on Ran Teng's understanding of His Highness Prince Su, it would not have reached this point, so the only explanation is that His Highness Prince Su may have forgotten this matter.
"How about... let's take a look at him as a hundred generals?"
Ran Teng thought to himself.
It has to be said that from selfish reasons, he was very reluctant to return Gan Mao to Qi. After all, Gan Mao was obviously a talented general and had adapted to the life of the Shangshui Army in the military camp. Under such circumstances, how could he let Gan Mao go back to Qi?
Did these generals return to Qi in vain?
You must know that in terms of commanding generals, their Shangshui Army has been surpassed by the Yanling Army - the Yanling Army originally had the talents of two generals, Qu Cheng and Yan Mo, and Sun Shuke showed up a while ago, and he
What about the Shang Shui Army? Only the deputy general, General Zhai Huang, can take charge of it alone.
Therefore, Ran Teng very much hoped that Gan Mao could become the second general of the Shang Shui Army who could take charge of his own affairs.
Of course, this matter ultimately depends on the attitude of His Highness Prince Su.
Regarding this matter, Ran Teng's guess was indeed correct. Prince Su Zhao Hongrun had really forgotten that there was such a person as Gan Mao.
Although Zhao Hongrun has a photographic memory, as we all know, memory is based on association and is inductive. For example, whether you see an apple or hear the word apple, you have captured the message.
, only in this case will you think of information about apples, such as what they look like, how they taste, etc.
It is impossible to concentrate on doing something halfway and suddenly want to nibble an apple, unless there is one sitting next to the table.
The same is true for Gan Mao. Although Zhao Hongrun remembers this person, so far, Gan Mao, as a low-level soldier, has had no contact with Zhao Hongrun at all. In addition, Zhao Hongrun has not heard about Gan Mao. In this situation,
Under such circumstances, how could Zhao Hongrun remember that there was such a person?
Even at this moment, when he saw several thousands-man troops of the vanguard of the Shang Shui Army fighting vigorously on the wall of Ji County, advancing and retreating in a good way, Zhao Hongrun was still wondering: Among those thousands-man generals, there are talents in the field of commanding generals
What?
"Boom, boom, boom, boom -"
The Shang Shui Army's Jinglan chariot finally reached the outside of Ji County.
The crossbowmen of the Shang Shui Army outside the city immediately boarded the Jinglan chariot and climbed up to suppress the Korean army on the wall of Ji County.
Among them, some Shangshui Army crossbowmen held sniper crossbows and began to snipe at the Korean generals directing the war on the city wall, using cold sniper crossbow bolts to take away the lives of those generals.
At the same time, Lu Zhan, a general of 3,000 men, led his infantry to launch a second wave of offensive against the western city wall of Ji County to assist the vanguard of his army.
It has to be said that Lu Zhan's troops joined the battle for the city wall, causing the original stalemate on the city wall to immediately tilt towards the Shang Shui army.
Seeing this scene, many Korean generals were furious, roaring and cursing the Korean soldiers under their command, trying to take back the city wall.
But as soon as these people showed up, they were killed on the spot by snipers who were among the crossbowmen of the Shangshui Army. As a result, the battle on the west wall of Ji County gradually became one-sided.
Faced with this situation, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, turned pale.
Although after listening to Bao Yuan's story, he had realized that the King Su army on the opposite side might be the most elite Wei army he had ever encountered so far, he still did not expect that his own army would actually be defeated in front of this Wei army.
The performance was so miserable.
In all fairness, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, does not need to be so angry, because the weapons, equipment and combat capabilities of King Su's army are much better than those of the Korean infantry. It would not be embarrassing to lose. After all, the Korean army is not famous for its infantry.
"Send a signal to call the cavalry to attack the Wei army's main force!"
After some deep thought, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, suddenly gave an order.
Hearing this, Bao Yuan showed a bit of surprise on his face: "Lord Dangyin Hou, you..."
Dangyin Hou Han Yang raised his hand to interrupt Bao Yuan's words, looked at the battlefield seriously and said: "Maybe you are telling the truth, but no matter what, I cannot accept that this city changes hands so easily."
Bao Yuan opened his mouth, hesitated several times, but finally, he closed his mouth.
He knew that some fears could only be understood if he had experienced them himself.