On the battlefield twenty miles south of Pingyang City, tens of thousands of soldiers recruited from the state of Chu and tens of thousands of warriors from the state of Qi surged together, like a storm breaking against rocks.
Both sides had no formations to speak of, and there were no crossbowmen to help suppress the other side's army. It was as if they were returning to the most primitive way of warfare. Even elites like Crow Five would inevitably feel nervous in such a chaotic battlefield.
You must know that this is not a coordinated battle with the soldiers of the Wei State. There are no sword and shield soldiers of the Wei State to protect them and attract the attention of the enemy, and there are not many Qingya people around him to help. The three of them alone,
To survive on such a chaotic battlefield, to be honest, it is not an easy task.
Fortunately, most of the martial arts warriors on the Qi army are quite brave. Yes, this group of mercenaries who received bounties, under the temptation of money, showed incredible fighting power. They may seem like a piece of loose sand, but they can actually
Faintly blocked the Chu army's offensive.
However, can such a non-cooperative and uncoordinated fighting method really defeat the Chu army?
Crow Five watched with cold eyes.
Sure enough, after the battle started for about a stick of incense, the martial arts warriors of the Qi army inevitably fell into a disadvantageous position.
This is not surprising. Although the martial arts warriors faced this time, they were only the grain soldiers under the command of Lord Shouling Jingyun of the Chu State. They were miscellaneous soldiers like the martial arts warriors. But don’t forget that these grain soldiers followed Lord Shouling.
Jing Yun and Di Yangjun Xiong Li finished fighting "Qi"
"Battle of Chu Donghai County", although it cannot be said that it has transformed into an elite division, it has some experience in large-scale battlefields. In contrast, Qi's martial arts warriors were exposed to this kind of battlefield for the first time. How could they immediately
Just get used to it?
Crow Wu could see clearly that at the beginning of the battle, many reckless rangers with strong personal abilities emerged from the Qi army's martial arts warriors. For example, there was a swordsman who held a long sword and shield with both hands and actually killed him alone.
When he entered the ranks of the Chu army, he carried out a massive killing spree, and almost no one could resist him.
But after a stick of incense, the swordsman had already turned into a corpse and was trampled under the feet of the two soldiers.
In this regard, Crow Five did not feel pity for the swordsman at all, but felt that this man was extremely stupid: How can the fighting method of the Wild Ranger be suitable for such a large-scale legion war? It should be noted that manpower will eventually be exhausted, even if it is honest
Fu, Wu Ji, Bao Yuan, Jiang Bi, Cai Qinhu, Xiang Kuan, Tian Wu and other powerful generals in the world cannot decide victory or defeat by themselves.
Therefore, it goes without saying that those reckless knights who thought they were superb in martial arts and showed off their power in front of the Chu army when the fight started would inevitably end up dead in battle.
To put it bluntly, on this kind of battlefield, the more eye-catching you are, the faster you will die. Because of this very well, Crow Five and his two Blue Crows have always behaved in a lackluster manner, only following the large group of people.
They act, follow the crowd, and are not aggressive. Even when they feel a crisis, Crow Five will even remind two of the Blue Crows to stay where they are, and those idiots who are dazzled by the generous bounty will take their place and rush forward.
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Of course, these idiots will inevitably die without a burial place in the end.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, a trace of surprise flashed in Ya Wu's eyes.
Because he suddenly saw that not far from him, there were several martial arts warriors, actually forming a "team formation" of a regular army.
The so-called "Team Formation" uses "Wu (Team of Five)" as the unit. Two soldiers are responsible for the main attack, two soldiers are responsible for assisting, and the corps leader directs the battle in the center. The two soldiers in the front feel tired.
At that moment, the two soldiers at the rear immediately stepped up to take over their companion's position, allowing his companion a chance to breathe.
As the core of the team, the corps leader is not only responsible for command, but also responsible for supporting the four companions around him at any time.
This five-man formation is a formation commonly used by regular armies of various countries, especially the army of Wei.
This is by no means an empty mouth. If Wei's five-man team puts up this formation, its power will be quite terrifying, especially since the Wei army rises to power by force. The commander in the middle is generally stronger than ordinary soldiers, which makes the surrounding soldiers more powerful.
When four soldiers are in a tough fight, the captain in the middle is likely to rush out and kill until he is exhausted, or the crisis is resolved, and then returns to the team, commanding the four companions and taking the opportunity to recover his physical strength.
"...regular soldiers?"
Crow Five couldn't help but feel surprised. After informing the two Blue Crows around him, the three of them moved closer to the martial arts warriors who seemed to be from the regular army.
Among those few martial arts warriors who seemed to be from the regular army, the core was an old soldier who looked to be around forty years old. He was tall and had a scar on his left eye. No matter how he looked at him, he showed a fierce look.
Incredibly, in such a chaotic battlefield, this person could still discover the intentions of Crow Five and others, and signaled his companions to accept Crow Five and others into this small team.
"You three, go and take over from my two companions, Liu Shi and Zhang He. You stand down." The scarred old soldier shouted in a low voice.
"You bastard, you actually let us go forward..."
Crow Five cursed in his heart, how could he not guess what this scarred old soldier was thinking, which was just to use them as cannon fodder to give his two companions a chance to breathe.
But considering that in such a chaotic war, only by teaming up with veterans from the regular army can we have a greater chance of survival. Yawu could only grit his teeth and accept it, leading two Qingyas to fight against him.
Withstood the Chu army coming from the opposite side.
To be honest, the military power of the Green Crows cannot be fully reflected on such a large-scale battlefield. On this kind of battlefield, the effect of five Green Crows may not be as effective as five well-trained Wei soldiers, but fortunately
What they faced was only the Chu State's grain conscripts, a group of Chu State civilians who had been recruited and had not received any strict and systematic training. Therefore, the pressure on Ya Wu and others was not very great.
After all, although the scarred old soldier and his companions used them as cannon fodder, they would at least assist them, at least not causing them to fall into the attack of multiple enemy soldiers at the same time - this kind of cooperation is the true meaning of soldiers on the battlefield.
The key to improving your chances of survival.
"Huh?"
Perhaps because he noticed the fierce killing skills of Yawu and others, the scarred old soldier showed a little surprise in his eyes. After a while, he ordered his two companions: "Liu Shi, Zhang He, you guys block these three little brothers for a moment.
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His two companions nodded after hearing this, and stepped forward again to take over from Crow Five and the others. One of them even greeted Crow Five with a smile: "Boy, that's not bad!"
At this time, Ya Wu and the other three were already exhausted and panting.
He had to admit that on this kind of battlefield, physical strength was lost extremely quickly, especially when there were no friendly soldiers behind him to rely on. The feeling of hesitation and helplessness greatly stimulated the tension and made them feel nervous.
Unconsciously, a lot of energy is wasted.
After retreating into the team, when Ya Wu and others took the opportunity to catch their breath, the scarred soldier asked: "Boy, where are you from?"
Of course Yawu understood the deep meaning behind this sentence and immediately said: "The three of us are from the merchant navy of Wei State."
"Wei Guo Shang Shui?" The scarred soldier was slightly startled when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the soldier in front named Liu Shi smiling and saying, "Hey, Lao Chang, you have met your comrade."
"Stop talking nonsense!" The scarred old soldier known as Lao Chang cursed and shouted in a low voice: "Pay attention to the front, there are distractions on the battlefield, you kid don't want to live anymore?"
"Hey!" Liu Shi curled his lips and said with a smile: "How can such a mob kill me?"
At this time, Lao Chang no longer paid attention to Liu Shi, and introduced to Ya Wu: "As the boy said, I was also from the Wei State. I was a member of the 11th Battalion and Six Tents under the command of General Pang Huan of the Wei State's rebel army.
Will……"
"Suppressing the rebel army? A hundred-man general?"
Yawu was shocked when he heard this. After all, the anti-rebel army was an army under the command of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang in the Wei state. It was also one of the most elite troops in the Wei state. He never thought that he would meet the hundreds of generals of the anti-rebel army here in Qi state.
"Could he be a deserter?"
Yawu was surprised and asked curiously: "Are you all from Wei?"
"Only I am."
Perhaps because they were both from the Wei Dynasty, Lao Chang's attitude became much kinder. He pointed to his companions and introduced: "Zhang He is a Korean and comes from the Handan Army in Korea; Liu Shi is a Weiren and a ranger of the Wei Kingdom;
The two brothers over there, Zhong Meng and Zhong Bo, are Chu people, soldiers from Liyang of Chu State..."
During his introduction, the two Chu brothers who were responsible for assisting the defense nodded towards him when Ya Wu looked at them, taking it as a greeting.
"There are actually people from the Chu State's regular army... Could these people be deserters?"
Yawu was secretly surprised.
Deserters are common in the armies of various countries. Some deserters are because they cannot stand the hardships of military life, some are unable to withstand the pressure caused by war, and in addition, they flee because they have violated various military disciplines.
This kind of situation happened even in the Shangshui Army and Yanling Army of Wei State.
The predecessors of Wei's Shangshui Army and Yanling Army were the 50,000 Chu soldiers recruited by Wei Prince Zhao Run after he defeated Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng in Chu State, in the first battle. When Zhao Run later issued the order "Destroy
Behind the city, it is forbidden to massacre and stab the people in the city, and it is forbidden to rob
After the strict order was issued to "rob the people's property in the city," some of them still found it difficult to change their bad habits and continued to destroy the city, burn, kill, and loot, committing all kinds of evil. Therefore, they were arrested for violating military discipline, and some of the more serious cases were even executed on the spot.
This aroused dissatisfaction among some soldiers: We risked our lives to capture the city for you, Zhao Run. After the city is broken, can't you just let us relax and vent?
As a result, many soldiers took the opportunity to flee the Wei army camp with resentment.
This kind of thing was not common at first, and was even commonplace in other armies of the Wei State. It was not until later that Wei Prince Zhao Run improved the treatment of the soldiers and allowed almost every soldier to own a farm, which made it possible to rob the enemy.
The situation of the common people has been greatly reduced: it is not worth it to ruin their future, lose their fields and houses and the generous treatment of their soldiers just to plunder a few things.
Therefore, it is said that today's Wei army rarely plunders the enemy's people. It is not because of the high ideological awareness of the Wei soldiers, but because of the strict military discipline of the Wei army. More importantly, the Wei prince Zhao Run improved their
treatment, thus changing their values, making them look down upon the little benefit brought by plundering the enemy's people.
Later, Ya Wu found out that Lao Chang, a hundred-man general who came from Wei State's rebel army, was a guy who had violated military discipline and fled. He was accused of treason.
As for the others, Zhang He, who was born in the Handan Army of South Korea, was a soldier who fled when the Handan Army was defeated by Wei General Jiang Bi during the "Second Battle of Northern Xinjiang between Wei and Han"; Liu, who was born in the Dunqiu Army of the Wei Kingdom,
Shi fled during the "Third Northern Battle between Wei and Han" when Han general Sima Shang led 80,000 troops to land at Dunqiu and captured the eastern part of Wei State in one fell swoop; as for the two brothers Zhong Meng and Zhong Bo,
It was during the "Battle of the Four Kingdoms of Qi, Lu, Wei and Yue against Chu" that Qi general Tian Dan fled when he defeated Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng.
Just as Crow Five had guessed before, they were all deserters.
What is unbelievable is that, tempted by Qi State's huge financial rewards, these deserters from various countries also flocked to Qi State Linzi and became martial arts warriors.
It has to be said that these deserters from various countries who used to be regular soldiers are much more reliable than those reckless rangers. Therefore, when Scar Laochang extended an olive branch to Ya Wu and others, Ya Wu did not hesitate to take two
A group of Green Crows joined this small group, hoping to survive this war as a group.
I have to say that after joining Lao Chang's small group, Ya Wu and others obviously felt more at ease.
After all, these people are all from the regular army. Even though different countries have different training methods and war methods, the war experience accumulated over the years allows these people to cooperate well with each other. Even if these people are not as strong as those reckless rangers,
But their ability to survive in this kind of war is definitely much greater than those reckless rangers who only know how to fight alone.
"I really didn't expect... among this ragtag group of people who were lured together by money, there are actually deserters from various countries who came from the regular army..."
If at the beginning, Ya Wu didn't think that the ragtag group he was a part of could stop the Chu army, then now, his view changed slightly.
In his opinion, if many of these martial arts warriors are indeed deserters from the regular army of Wei, Wei, Korea, or even Chu, then it may be possible to stop the Chu army - after all, there are many deserters.
They did not flee because of cowardice, but because they violated military discipline, such as Lao Chang, who was a hundred-man general in the anti-rebellion army.
The hundreds of generals in the Wei army are a combat force that cannot be ignored among the armies of other countries.
Of course, although Crow Five's views have slightly changed, the fighting situation on the martial arts side has gradually fallen into a disadvantage. This is no wonder, after all, this ragtag group is not entirely composed of deserters from various countries. Otherwise, otherwise
, then the combat effectiveness of this army will explode. Not to mention blocking the Chu State's grain recruitment, even if it is a head-on confrontation with the Chu State's main army, it is probably not a problem.
"It's really unreliable..."
Seeing his own soldiers gradually falling behind on the battlefield, Qi Guodong Navy Admiral Ji Mi sighed and shook his head.
After hearing this, General Zou Ji of the Donglai Army chuckled and said: "No, you can't say that. In my opinion, it is amazing that this army that has just entered the battlefield can support this... It's a big surprise."
It’s beyond Zou’s expectation.”
Having said this, he paused, frowned and said: "However, those reckless rangers among them are still unable to adapt to this kind of war. I have just seen many brave rangers who can be said to be able to fight against an enemy.
Ten, but it’s a pity that these people don’t understand that on this kind of battlefield, you can’t decide victory or defeat by yourself. If you want to survive, you must cooperate with Tongze sincerely..."
When he said these words, his tone was filled with deep regret.
Because he did see that many brave people emerged from this mixed army, but it was a pity that most of these people had no experience in large-scale legionary wars. They were like a flash in the pan. Although they killed many Chu troops, they soon fell.
On the battlefield, he became a unconscious corpse.
If these people had undergone strict and systematic training, I'm afraid it would be a different situation.
"It doesn't matter." Ji Mi, the admiral of the Eastern Navy, said calmly: "I believe that after this battle, those reckless rangers will understand this truth... It is impossible for a single man to show his courage and survive in such a war. In comparison..."
As he spoke, his eyes fell on the battlefield again, and he said with slight surprise: "Those people are surprisingly tenacious."
Obviously, Ji Mi paid attention to the small team with veterans such as Scar Lao Chang as the core on the battlefield. No matter how fierce the Chu army's offensive was, these people could always follow the flow of the martial arts warriors, no matter how hard the retreat was.
Jin, members of his own team rarely died in battle, and were almost never defeated by the Chu army. They acted tenaciously, as if they were soldiers from the regular army.
Zou Ji, the admiral of the Eastern Navy, squinted his eyes for a long time and said with a smile: "These people are advancing and retreating in an orderly manner. They are definitely from the "regular army", and they are probably deserters from the armies of various countries... Ha, how ironic, this
A bunch of scraps from the armies of various countries in the Central Plains will actually become the mainstay of this army."
Having said that, at this moment, he really wished that there were as many deserters as possible in his own army. After all, compared to those reckless rangers, desperadoes, and even civilians, these deserters had undergone rigorous and systematic training.
After all, he can still be called a soldier.
At this time, General Tian Wu, who had always remained silent, said in a deep voice to the soldiers beside him: "Bring me my gun."
Hearing this, Generals Zou Ji and Ji Mi were slightly startled. They turned to look at Tian Wu and asked, "General Tian Wu, what are you doing?"
Tian Wu watched the battlefield silently.
At this time, the two groups of martial arts warriors on the left and right had already ordered to attack, and the situation was as analyzed by Ji Mi and Zou Ji, which gave Tian Wu a rough understanding of the combat power level of those martial arts warriors: Although he has not experienced
After rigorous and systematic training, these people did not collapse at the first touch. As their first appearance in such a large-scale legion war, it is undeniable that these people performed well enough, even though they only faced Chu's grain recruitment.
But inevitably, Tian Wu also saw the disadvantages of these martial arts warriors on his side. In his opinion, if he did not attack to boost morale, these martial arts warriors would probably be defeated by Chu's grain soldiers.
To be honest, this is a pity, because in Tian Wu's opinion, these martial arts warriors can perform better.
I believe that as long as they have experienced this war, those martial arts warriors who survived will understand the truth, that is, only by sincere cooperation with Tongze can they survive in this kind of war.
Only by personally understanding this truth can this group of people be called an army.
Before that, Tian Wu did not want this group of people to be defeated by the Chu army.
"Zou Ji will stay behind, and Ji Mi will attack with Tian!"
"yes!"
After receiving the order, General Tian Wu of Qi State resolutely appeared on the battlefield with an iron gun in hand and a handful of Eastern Navy soldiers.
His appearance greatly boosted the morale of Qi's military.
"General Tianwu!"
"It's General Tianwu!"
"General Tian Wu personally took action!"
Amidst the joyful cries of countless martial arts warriors, Tian Wu rushed to the front line of the battlefield with an iron spear in hand and a prancing horse. With unrivaled force, he suddenly curbed the offensive of Chu's grain recruiters.
Seeing this rare force in the world, even though many of the martial arts warriors had previously been prejudiced or disdainful towards Tian Wu due to jealousy or other reasons, at this time they felt sincerely filled with joy from the bottom of their hearts.
"Counterattack!"
After wielding an iron spear and killing a Chu army general, Tian Wu shouted expressionlessly.
"Whoa whoa--!"
The morale of tens of thousands of martial arts warriors was greatly boosted.
"What a terrifying force. I'm afraid it is not inferior to the generals Wu Ji, Jiang Bi, and Cai Qinhu... The Tian family's Five Tigers are well-deserved."
Watching Tian Wu rushing left and right from a distance, as if he was in a deserted place, Ya Wu said secretly.
However, he was also a little puzzled, because in his opinion, the martial arts warriors were just cannon fodder that consumed the Chu army's strength. Even if he was at a disadvantage at the moment, why would Tian Wu need to personally take risks and go into battle in person to boost morale?
unless……
"Unless he also realizes the extraordinary nature of this rabble, he doesn't want this army to be completely defeated."
Thinking of this, Ya Wu suddenly thought of something.
Perhaps today's confrontation with the Chu army was probably Tian Wu training his troops. Yes, taking advantage of the cruelty of the battlefield to hone these martial arts warriors and make them take the initiative to abandon the way of fighting alone.
At this time, the fighting on the battlefield was still continuing. It must be said that with Tian Wu's appearance, the morale of the Qi army was greatly boosted. It actually reversed the previous disadvantage and suppressed the Chu army's food recruits.
Seeing this scene from a distance, the handsome face of Chu Shouling Lord Jingyun seemed to be covered with a layer of haze.
"Damn Tian Wu, he actually came out at this time and interrupted our army's momentum..."
In the Chu army's main formation, Chu Shouling Jun Jingyun, who acted like a noble prince, said bitterly.
After hearing this, the generals on the left and right offered their advice: "Young Master, you can send troops to intercept and kill him."
"Interception?"
Lord Shouling Jingyun glanced at the general who offered his advice and secretly snorted.
In fact, from Donghai County to this place, his Chu army had intercepted and killed Tian Wu more than once, but as a result, all the generals sent out were easily killed by Tian Wu.
If it were the Wei army, the Wei army could still use sniper crossbows, a powerful crossbow designed to restrain fierce generals, to snipe and kill, but unfortunately, the Chu army was not the Wei army. The Chu army's military crossbows were several levels inferior to the Wei crossbows in terms of power.
How to achieve long-distance sniping?
Even though the Chu army under his command captured some Qi crossbow equipment, Tian Wu was not stupid. How could he take the initiative to enter the attack range of Chu's crossbow phalanx?
"It seems that we can only stop here today."
On the side, General Yang You said with some regret that he was surprised that the rabble on the opposite side did not collapse in a single battle. Thanks to him, he had been confident that General Tian's hope was placed on those rabble, and this battle would be inevitable.
Defeated.
"It seems so."
Shouling Jun Jingyun also nodded regretfully.
After that, the battle continued for nearly half an hour, and then the two sides chose to end with a draw, ending today's confrontation.
In today's confrontation, both Qi and Chu lost more than 10,000 troops, but to be honest, neither side was in pain. After all, the Chu army only sent out food and recruited soldiers, while the Qi army also sent out mostly soldiers.
Martial arts warriors and regular troops from both sides were not dispatched.
But in comparison, those who were most affected were the martial arts men recruited by Qi State.
Among these martial arts warriors, those who were ordinary civilians finally experienced the cruelty of war firsthand, and those reckless rangers and desperadoes who claimed to be excellent in martial arts also truly realized that the so-called war was nothing like their daily lives.
The fighting is very different. It is definitely not about being brave and being able to defeat the enemy alone.
After returning to the camp, Ya Wu watched the martial arts warriors with cold eyes. He felt that after experiencing today's battle, these rabble seemed to have a vague illusion of being reborn.
"Waiting for the next confrontation, will these people be more cooperative with each other?"
Ya Wu thought to himself.
He felt that the overall strength of these martial arts warriors who were lured by large sums of money was really not weak. If they could know how to cooperate with each other, they might be able to block the Chu army's offensive.