Everyone in the tent was silent, making the atmosphere a little solemn.
You know, even if the Dangshan Army and the Shangshui Army were added together, and the soldiers outside the establishment were included, the total would be less than 40,000.
And their opponents are actually called millions?
This...could it be that all the Jie tribes decided to go to war against Wei?
But the problem is, according to the information obtained from the Wei State, all the Jie tribes together do not have a million-strong army.
Just when everyone was a little suspicious, Wuwu smiled and said in Wei dialect: "You have been deceived. It is impossible for the Jiejiao tribe to have so many warriors."
"Oh?" Sima An was a little surprised by Wu Wu's words, and frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
Wuwu touched his chin and thought deeply for a moment, then said slowly: "The Jiejiao tribe has a total of about 240,000 people, distributed in and around an ancient city in Henan. Excluding the elderly, women and children in the tribe, there are no more than five
Thousands of warriors. The rest should be slaves...I heard that the Jiejiao tribe has more than 200,000 slaves."
…
Sima An looked at Wuwu in surprise, frowned and said, "In other words, nearly three hundred thousand?"
"No." Wuwu shook his head and corrected: "It's fifty thousand tribal warriors and more than two hundred thousand slaves."
After hearing this, General Wen Xu of the Dangshan Army asked in a deep voice: "What's the difference between the two?"
"Of course." Wuwu nodded and explained: "Tribal warriors are heroic warriors. They are good at riding horses, archery, and using high-quality weapons and armor. But those slaves only have one wooden gun at most, and these people
They are usually only responsible for working. In your country's words, they have almost no training. These people go to the battlefield and only play a role in consuming the enemy's troops."
Cannon fodder...
Zhao Hongrun nodded clearly. After all, according to Wu Wu's explanation, this battle can still be fought. Otherwise, if the other party is really an army composed of all brave tribal warriors, as the information is revealed, then
They only have less than 40,000 people, so why bother?
"The Jie people have this habit in fighting. They are used to sending out slaves first to consume the enemy's soldiers... sergeants' physical strength. When the opponent's soldiers' physical strength is almost exhausted, they will send out tribal warriors to wipe out all the opponents in one go."
Wuwu glanced at the generals in the tent and reminded: "I heard that your army's method of fighting against our people in Sanchuan is to annihilate them all without leaving any survivors. But this time, I hope you will not try to kill all the slaves, otherwise
, you can't stop the follow-up attacks from the Jie tribe warriors... The Jie tribe will not give you a chance to breathe. As for those slaves, no matter how many you kill, they will not feel sorry for them. Those people are just their own.
The barbarians from the north came in plunder, and even if they were all killed, they could always replenish them."
"..." Sima An glanced at Wuwu with a somewhat silent expression.
Although he didn't want to admit it, it was undeniable that Wuwu's reminder was very crucial to their Dangshan Army. After all, their usual fighting method was to kill every enemy as much as possible without leaving any one alive.
But just as Wu Wu said, their fighting method might lead to them being dragged to death when they encounter Jie people.
In other words, this is very valuable advice.
But what made Sima An feel awkward was that this valuable advice came from a foreigner, which made him very entangled in his heart.
Compared to Sima An's entanglement, his general Bai Fangming didn't worry so much and said with a smile: "Thank you, brother from the Sheng tribe, this is really crucial information."
"Just call me Wu Wu." Wu Wu said with a smile.
Looking at Wuwu with a simple and honest expression, Sima An pondered for a while, frowned and said: "In other words, our army must change its combat strategy...does it?"
Not to mention, the Sixth Battalion of the Wei Army, like the Dangshan Army, which has always focused on the strategy of elite troops, really felt like it was tied up when it encountered the Chu State and the Jie people's human sea tactics that did not take into account the number of casualties on their own side.
.
This is why Zhao Hongrun hopes to expand the number of Wei's regular army. After all, the policy of elite troops also has its drawbacks.
Afterwards, Wu Wu successively explained the habits of the Jie tribe to everyone in the tent. For example, the Jie tribe’s cavalry support was very fast because the Jie tribe’s tribal warriors could eat, drink, and defecate on horseback. Therefore, it was best not to attempt a sneak attack.
, otherwise, it will only set you on fire.
Wait wait wait.
After telling the information about the Jie people, Wuwu left the commander's tent on the excuse of being unwell.
This made Zhao Hongrun's evaluation of Wuwu even better. After all, Wuwu not only told the Wei people the information he knew about the Jie people, but was not prepared to listen to their war meeting, this was obviously sincere.
of goodwill.
No, Zhao Hongrun vaguely saw that Sima An's expression was very subtle, an expression that he clearly didn't want to believe in foreigners but had to admit, a constipation-like expression.
"What should we do? General."
After Wu Wu left, Wen Xu turned to look at Sima An and asked, "Are that person's words credible?"
Sima An glanced at Wen Xu with complicated eyes, as if to say, you ask me, who should I ask?
In the end, he turned his attention to Zhao Hongrun, because he felt that Zhao Hongrun was closer to the people of the Qingyang tribe of the Qingyang tribe and should be able to make a judgment.
"Believe it. There is no loss if you believe what he said, right?" Zhao Hongrun said with a smile.
"Well." Sima An nodded thoughtfully, and then said in a deep voice: "If what this person revealed is true, it is really a difficult matter... Two hundred thousand slaves are used to consume the physical strength of my soldiers.
Tsk!”
No wonder he felt troubled. After all, in his opinion, the life of every Dangshan soldier was valuable, while those slaves of the Jie tribe, to put it bluntly, were as worthless to him.
Therefore, Sima An never wanted his Dangshan Army to fall into a pure war of attrition.
But the problem is that Wuwu clearly pointed out that the Jie people's fighting habits are that the tribal warriors of the Jie people will not be dispatched before the enemy soldiers' physical strength has been exhausted by the slave army. In addition, they were
Sneak attacks were restricted, which frustrated Sima An's hope of wiping out the main force of the Jie tribe.
However, Zhao Hongrun is not worried about this. After all, in order to teach the Jie people a profound lesson, he asked the Smelting Bureau to develop a lot of "good things".
"It doesn't matter. This king has specially prepared some big gifts for the people of the Jiejiao tribe... I will make the Jiejiao tribe realize that their backward and barbaric way of warfare has long been eliminated!"
Hearing the word "dali", Sima An's mouth raised an inexplicable smile. After all, he and Zhao Hongrun held the same views on the Jiejiao tribe and even the Jie people. Therefore, he was looking forward to this.
The great gift mentioned by His Highness King Su.
"Is it the latest continuous crossbow developed by the Metallurgical Manufacturing Bureau?" Sima An asked curiously.
Speaking of which, the Shangshui Army carries a new type of repeating crossbow developed by the Metallurgical and Manufacturing Bureau. This is no secret among the Dangshan Army. Even Sima An has known about it for a long time.
It's just that the relationship between him and Zhao Hongrun was tense some time ago, and he had full confidence in the Dangshan Army under his command, so he didn't bother to ask.
But now, when he heard that the Jiejiao tribe had more than 200,000 slave troops used to fight wars of attrition, Sima An naturally thought of the serial crossbows developed by the Smelting Bureau.
"Eh?"
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but be a little surprised, and asked in confusion: "How did the general know?"
Hearing this question, the atmosphere among the Dangshan Army in the tent became a little weird. After all, when they discovered the serial crossbow carried by the Shang Shui Army, there was a small conflict between the Dangshan Army and the Shang Shui Army. It was just that at that time Shang Shui Army
The general in charge of the army, Wu Ji, resolved it very well.
"Ahem... Your Highness Prince Su, I wonder when the Shang Shui Army will arrive here?" General Wen Xu cleverly changed the topic that made them a little embarrassed.
"This..." Zhao Hongrun made an estimate secretly, frowned and said, "It may take ten days or half a month..."
A few days ago, if Sima An had heard this reply, he would have sneered. However, at this time, because his view and evaluation of Zhao Hongrun had already changed, after hearing this reply, he was in a different mood.
an understanding.
"The Shang Shui Army... seems to have carried a lot of the great gifts His Highness mentioned."
"Ha!" Zhao Hongrun chuckled, feeling that it would be okay to reveal this matter to everyone in the tent at this moment. Then he said truthfully: "Five hundred crossbows, three hundred thousand crossbow bolts, three hundred catapults..."
After just two sentences, all the generals in the tent gasped in shock. Even Sima An showed a shocked expression.
You must know that it is a three-volley repeating crossbow. Five hundred repeating crossbows means that the number of crossbow bolts that can be fired in an instant can reach 1,500.
What's even more terrible is that the crossbow bolts fired by these repeating crossbows are not small-power bullets like hand crossbows, but powerful crossbows that can penetrate iron shields. If those slave soldiers are really as Wu Wu said, even the most powerful crossbows will
There is no basic armor, so when the time comes, it will not be a problem at all to shoot through two to three slave soldiers with a crossbow bolt.
"His Highness really shouldn't ask the Shang Shui Army to carry such sharp weapons..." Sima An let out a long breath.
Zhao Hongrun smiled lightly when he heard this. Although he could guarantee that the Shang Shui Army would not betray the enemy, because once they betrayed Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, they would not be able to gain a foothold in Wei and Chu, but he did not
He explained this because he knew that unless Sima An saw the Shangshui Army on the battlefield with his own eyes, this stubborn general would not believe it.
Seeing Zhao Hongrun smiling and saying nothing, Sima An also realized that it was useless to talk to His Highness, so he said no more.
"Your Highness, since the merchant navy has not arrived yet, how about taking advantage of this period to drop the bait first?"
You haven't forgotten it yet?
Zhao Hongrun frowned and thought for a while.
However, he and Sima An still had quite the same opinion on this matter.
"On my goodwill list, there is really no need for some position swaying. There is a possibility of the Sanchuan tribe betraying me, the Wei Dynasty."
Hearing this, Sima An's eyes sparkled: "I sincerely obey the command of His Highness King Su!"
At the end of August, the Jiejiao tribe gathered more than 200,000 troops, known as one million, and headed towards the Dangshan Army's military camp.
But what surprised these Jie people was that when they arrived near the Dangshan Army's military camp, they discovered that the military camp had been burned down by a fire.
What's even more incredible is that according to the information gathered from other nearby Sanchuan tribes, the Dangshan army seems to be rapidly retreating eastward.
Hearing about this, Bitatu, the chief of the Jiejiao tribe, couldn't help laughing.
"What kind of ghost-like Wei army was scared to death just by hearing that our army numbered in the millions?"
"Are you still chasing after me, clan leader?" Zuo Zuo asked.
"Chase, why not chase?" Bitatu shook his fist and then sneered: "A rabbit that has fallen into a trap still expects to escape?"
Within a few days, another news spread throughout Sanchuan: the Wei army that had massacred their tribe before was completely vulnerable to the powerful Jiejiao tribe's army and had fled before the battle began.
Moreover, Bitatu also called on the Jie, Yi, and Yi people in the entire Sanchuan area in the name of the Jiejiao tribe to join forces with him and fight together to the Chenggao Pass of the Wei State and into the territory of the Wei State.
go!
After hearing the news, some Sanchuan tribes inevitably wavered in their stance. (To be continued.)