Chapter 1105 Killing one thousand enemies and self-defeating eight hundred
In the military system of the Sui Dynasty, the country's standing troops were divided into twelve guards. Each guard had one general and two generals. Although there was only one level difference between the general and the general, many generals had been generals for their entire lives and could not see them.
The hope of becoming a general.
Three days ago, Wang Rengong was still the general of You Yiwei. Yesterday morning, he had reached the peak of his career as a general in the Sui Dynasty and became one of the twelve generals. He also commanded the left army, which was famous for its bravery and prowess in battle.
Wuwei, the most valued direct military force by His Majesty the Sui Emperor.
The original general of Zuo Wuwei was Mai Tiezhang. Although he was a big thief, he had a high prestige among the soldiers, and he always charged at the front in battles. If the person who succeeded him was a coward who did not dare to charge at the front, there was no hope of being able to defeat him.
The soldiers of Zuo Wuwei returned home.
Wang Rengong was once a personal soldier of Yang Su. He followed Yang Su on many expeditions and knew how to lead an army. Therefore, today, whether in public or private life, he has no reason to retreat.
Facts have proved that this is indeed the case. Wang Rengong's bravery today has won the respect of all the Zuowu guards. Whenever the guards around him fall, someone immediately takes the initiative to step forward to protect the general's wings from being taken advantage of by the enemy.
In the blink of an eye, his cone-shaped infantry formation had penetrated more than 200 steps into the enemy's army. As long as he advanced a few feet further, his troops would be able to touch the banner of the Goguryeo forward general.
"Capture the flag, capture the flag!" the Zuowuwei soldiers shouted loudly. Under Wang Rengong's control, they followed the new formation leader and plunged forward.
Zuo Wuwei's bravery relieved the pressure faced by Zuo Yiwei soldiers who crossed the river on another pontoon bridge on the right wing by at least half.
General Zuo Yiwei Yu Wenshu, who was in his sixties, had already passed the age of personally leading troops and fighting for others' lives. Compared with Wang Rengong, he cared more about the coordination of the armies.
I saw groups of Zuo Yiwei soldiers crossing the bridge one after another under his control, and forming small square formations on the river beach. The several square formations looked after each other, and they were quickly connected and turned into a large square formation.
The bridge was firmly held.
Seeing that their own soldiers could not move Zuowuwei, a group of Goguryeo people tried to defeat Zuoyiwei first, which played into Yuwenshu's plan. Yuwenshu waved his hand, and more than a thousand ballistas on the other side of the river fired at the same time, "Boom!"
With a bang, ten thousand crossbows flew into the air, and the Goguryeo soldiers and horses that were about to attack suddenly shot blank.
"Heavy armored troops, move forward!" Although Yu Wenshu was despicable as a person, greedy as an official, and not very public-minded, his ability to become a general was truly achieved on the battlefield. He had rich combat experience, and in the four
After Tianqian's mistake, he did not dare to slack off anymore. He stood at the end of the bridge and loudly conveyed the order, and his order was immediately turned into a trumpet sound and accurately conveyed to the ears of the soldiers at the front.
The heavy armored infantry at the front of the phalanx strode forward, holding on to the outermost Goguryeo soldiers and horses. The soldiers on both sides stabbed each other with steel knives and short spears at a distance where they could clearly see the expressions of the opponents on the opposite side.
Layers of people fell down, and layers of people stepped on the corpses of their companions or enemies to move toward their opponents.
There were no shouts, and few people shouted. In front of the phalanx, there were only the sounds of weapons clashing with each other and flesh being pierced. The occasional screams and groans were quickly covered by the dull fighting sound, and the soldiers were all livid.
They persisted with a straight face to see which side's array collapsed first. Some people had a mental breakdown before they died, and their feces and urine dripped down the edge of their boots. In the air, the strong smell of blood and feces were intertwined, making people feel intoxicated.
I feel like vomiting.
This war is in line with the saying that describes ancient cold weapon warfare: "Kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred to yourself." It is a real use of life to consume and fill up. When both sides are elite soldiers and are willing to fight to the death.
, whoever has more people will win, and whoever is ruthless enough will win.
Yang Guang had more men, three or four times as many as the Goguryeo people. Yang Guang was even more ruthless than Yuan Taizuo. He could order his troops to kill all soldiers who dared to retreat without hesitation.
"Spearmen, charge forward to take up positions!" Yu Wenshu was also used to seeing death. The smell of blood and feces in the air could not interfere with his command at all. He waved the corner flag gently, and the light-armored spearmen at the back of the square formation were all ready.
Step forward and rush forward.
They were the cheapest soldiers in the Sui army. Each of them only had a wooden pole and an iron-tipped spear to use, and the short leather armor on their bodies could only cover their vitals from stray arrows. But their running speed was the fastest in the army.
It was the fastest, and the lethality caused by fast running was also the strongest among all armies except the cavalry. The infantry spears, which were more than eight feet long, were thrust out at high speed from the gap deliberately left by the companions in front, directly skewering the Goguryeo people.
On the tip of the spear.
After a round of stabbings, the Goguryeo front army on the right was about to collapse. A large number of soldiers dropped their weapons and fled, but were shot head-on by the supervising team sent by Yuan Taizuo.
Yuan Taizuo ordered the right-wing general to lead the personal guards to counterattack. However, facing the mixed array of hedgehog-like spears and heavy armor, he could not find a place to start, so he had to watch the enemy heavy armor soldiers fight against each other.
They once again closed half a step away from each other, slowly squeezing towards their own formation.
"Archers, get ready!" Yu Wenshu raised another red flag high. The shrill sound of the horn echoed on both sides of the pontoon. Upon hearing the sound of the horn, the archers who had just adjusted their formation on the river beach immediately bent their bows and
Point the arrow diagonally toward the sky above and in front of you.
"Let go!" Yu Wenshu waved his flag, and locust-like arrows instantly rose into the air, passing over his own soldiers and the Goguryeo forward, creating a rain of arrows between the enemy's forward and follow-up troops.
In this situation where enemy soldiers are next to each other, what matters when firing a volley of arrows is not the accuracy, but the density of strikes per unit area.
The well-trained Zuo Yi guardsmen accomplished this goal efficiently. After three rounds of rapid fire, a death zone appeared in front of the forward of the Goguryeo soldiers on the right wing and the central army. The Goguryeo soldiers in the forward position lost their support, although they still
The desire to fight to the death is still there, but the weakness in the back makes it increasingly difficult to stop the collapse.
"Come on, do you want to subjugate the country? The Sui people are coming to kill you. You and your family members will not survive." Goguryeo commander Yuan Taizuo, who was watching the battle from a distance, roared loudly.
Now it has purely become a war of attrition between the two sides. Their military strength cannot match that of the Sui Dynasty. If this continues, they will collapse sooner or later. Moreover, Yuan Taizuo is absolutely unwilling to engage in a war of attrition with the Sui Dynasty because their national strength and military strength are far inferior to those of the Great Sui Dynasty.
But Yuan Taizuo knew that it was impossible to retreat at this time. When the battle reached this level, whichever side retreated first and exposed its back to the enemy would inevitably form a real rout.
"Those who retreat will be killed on the spot!" Yuan Taizuo shouted loudly and ordered his general to stride forward with a thousand soldiers. Whenever he saw anyone running towards him, no matter who his subordinates were, he would directly kill them.
Killed on the spot.
It must be said that Yuan Taizuo was very ruthless and decisive. The bloody killing stopped the entire army's collapse, and the fleeing soldiers had to turn around and face the enemy's blade again.
Seeing that the situation was still critical, Yuan Taizuo waved his command flag, mobilized all the soldiers and horses around him, and fought with the Sui soldiers and horses on the river beach.
After an unknown amount of time, the blood mist rising from the battlefield had even blocked the sunlight above our heads.