The fine snow is like broken pear petals, flying lightly between the sky and the earth in the accompaniment of the clear wind, making the long-lost Lingju Sai look awe-inspiring.
The first snow this year came a little earlier than in previous years, which made Jia Xu feel a little regretful in his heart while standing under the big banner.
Although the snow does not fall heavily, it will also make the roads muddy, making it more difficult for the soldiers to attack.
If the tribes had less selfish motives, the simple camp guarded by only three thousand Nishu soldiers would have been demolished long before the first snow came.
Taking a sideways glance at Huang Hua not far away, Jia Xu first closed his eyes and took a deep breath, looking around at the soldiers who had formed up, and then suppressed the anger in his chest and abdomen.
In yesterday's military meeting, when Huang Hua claimed that all the infantry under his command would be assigned to attack the fortress first, all the troops in Hexi, whether they liked it or not, vowed to work together to attack the fortress with all their strength.
There is no other way, they have to protect themselves.
Jia Xu, Huang Hua, Pang Hui, Ke Wu and the generals from Zhangye County together led the five men to have more than 20,000 troops, and they already had absolute say. If they did not express their stance, Jia Xu would seize them for violating the general's orders.
The Private Soldiers Trilogy.
However, soon, they stopped complaining.
Because Jia Xu was well aware of the corrupt nature of the Hexi Haoyou and Qianghu tribes, he not only used his subordinates as the first casualties in the first wave of attacks, but also issued a post-war reward system based on merit, which was customary in the army.
In addition to decapitation, the spoils of war will be distributed according to the number of soldiers who died in each unit.
This ingenious and predictable distribution of interests completely aroused the momentum of all the tribes calling for a fight to the death.
For Haoyou and the Qianghu tribe leaders, in the barren Hexi Corridor, as long as there is enough money and food, there will never be a shortage of disciples. But the armor and ordnance equipped by the three thousand Han troops in the camp in front of them,
But there is no money and no place to replace it.
After weighing the two a little, they no longer begrudge the casualties of the private army.
"Blow the drum!"
With a solemn expression on his face, Jia Xu drew his sword and pointed it forward, spring thunder bursting from his mouth.
Suddenly, the cowhide drum sounded like thunder, and the sound shook the earth.
"war!"
"war!"
The soldiers from all the tribes in Hexi roared in unison, and the echoes that rippled across the city showed their determination to fight bloody battles.
Generals Pang Hui and Zhangye, who were on the front line to supervise the battle, led their troops to beat the shields with their swords, and marched forward step by step towards the west and north of the Han army camp.
About one hundred and fifty steps away from the fence of the Han army's camp, the soldiers with swords and shields, under the command of Shi Chang, gathered in groups of ten, holding their shields high to form a small circular fortress, protecting the rear and pushing the carts up quickly.
The shape is very weird. Rather than saying it is a carriage, it is better to be called a simple version of a ladder.
Based on the method of building a siege vehicle, wood was used to install slope-shaped steps on the frame, which were more than two feet high and two feet wide. As long as they were attached to the Han army's low fence, the camp could be turned into a gentle slope.
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Soldiers with a little more skill can jump up by taking two or three steps.
This was the result of Jia Xu gathering everyone to brainstorm, and it was also a helpless move.
The Hexi soldiers with few armors could hardly brave the powerful crossbows of the Han army and march forward bravely. However, if they hid behind the carriage, they could be protected to some extent.
"Boom!"
"Boom! Boom!"
Just as the Hexi Allied Forces were advancing step by step, drums were beating loudly in the Han army camp.
The camp was built with Wugang chariots as its base and long logs running horizontally across it, with large oars and spears in front and strong bows and crossbows in the back. The soldiers performed their duties in silence and stood ready.
In the center of the camp, there are banners with Chinese characters for hunting, and Guan Xing, who is wearing a helmet and armor, looks at the Wei army coming in waves and smiles.
Like Zheng Pu, he was already eager to attack Wei.
Even though he saw the Wei army's advance soldiers pushing strange carriages, and knew that once the Wei army approached the camp where he was stationed, the simple fence would not be able to protect his soldiers, he did not feel the least bit worried.
"Send the order!"
Before the Wei army could advance a hundred steps, he turned his head and ordered, "If you go against Wei, use the carriages as a barrier, and don't draw your crossbows yet. When they pull out the Luzhai, don't be stingy with arrows."
"promise."
The ordering soldier beside him immediately answered the call and left.
Well, this is because they carried Yuan Rong crossbows to suppress the cavalry. Their soldiers all used powerful crossbows with three stones or less, and did not carry waist-fired crossbows or kick-open crossbows with more than three stones.
The range of the three-stone crossbow is within a hundred steps, and it is difficult to break through shields or penetrate wooden boards. There is no need to waste crossbow arrows. [Note 1]
The Luzhai was located within fifty steps. Within this distance, the crossbow was a powerful killing weapon.
It's too late to say it, but it's soon.
The advancing Wei army had already approached the Han camp by more than seventy steps.
At this distance, they did not need the general's guidance, and they shouted their fighting spirit with great excitement.
"kill!"
"kill!"
After all, Wei's military law is very strict, and the supervising team behind them will declare it with swords and spears.
As for those arrogant and right-wing tribesmen who attached themselves to the Qiang and Hu tribes, their families and young lives depended on the thoughts of others, and they had no way out.
However, sometimes, the bloody courage inspired by fear will melt in the face of greater fear.
When they began to destroy the Luzhai, or directly bypass the Han army camp and launch a decisive charge, crossbow arrows like locusts swept in with unrivaled momentum.
Neither shields nor simple carriages can provide any protection for their flesh and blood bodies.
"If you advance, you will survive! If you retreat, you will be killed!"
Pang Hui, who acted as the supervisor of the battle, held a shield with one hand to protect the front, and waved a sharp blade with the other hand, and sternly announced the order to continue the attack, "The general has an order, behead one to reward a hundred acres of land; kill the traitor Guan Xing He will be transferred to the rank of captain and rewarded with thousands of cattle and sheep!"
"kill!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the soldiers in Hexi shouted loudly again.
Although the powerful crossbows were frightening, they did not flinch and their morale remained high.
On the battlefield, it is originally a process of living towards death.
It is necessary to expend arrows and crossbows at the expense of human life, so as to have the opportunity to rush to the enemy's formation and engage in hand-to-hand combat, and only then can the feat of killing generals and seizing the flag be remembered in the world.
As for who was shot by an arrow and died and was reduced to filling ravines, and who returned home with rewards and property to see the smiles of his wife and children.
Then let each of you settle on your destiny and see if you are lucky or not.
It's just that they all lost God's favor.
Those lucky ones who were not killed or injured by powerful crossbows faced a new test when they crossed the Luzhai and continued to rush forward.
Covered with a thin layer of snow, the seemingly flat ground suddenly collapsed.
When the Hexi Allied Forces were debating whether to attack the fortress, Guan Xing took advantage of this time and asked his soldiers to dig countless traps thirty steps in front of the camp.
They are all camouflaged with turf hanging from branches. Unless you look carefully, you can't tell them at all.
The locations of the pits are dense and disorderly, with no trace to be found; and they vary in size, ranging from three feet wide to more than ten feet narrow.
The Hexi soldiers who were running and charging would fall down due to lack of strength even if they saw a pit; some soldiers could stop suddenly, but the end was inevitable.
They were pushed down by Pao Ze who was running wildly from behind.
The soldiers who fell first were strung on sharp wooden stakes or spears that the Han soldiers had buried in the pit first.
He was lucky to be killed on the spot.
Some people's bodies were pierced, and even their internal organs were poked out by sharp wooden stakes. However, the people did not completely die. They could only wail miserably and waited until the falling robes overlapped and crushed them to death before they were freed.
Inevitably, their formation was in disarray.
The Han army's crossbow harvesting was also more accurate.
Whether it was Jia Xu supervising the battle under the banner, or Pang Hui and others commanding on the spot, looking at the battlefield with screams and wails, and watching the soldiers under their command dying in vain, there was no pity in their hearts, and there was no emotion in their eyes.
A little bit of trouble.
The thunderous war drums are still sounding loudly.
The supervisory team, armed with sharp blades, still moved forward step by step, intimidating the soldiers from turning around and escaping back.
Since ancient times, kindness has not led soldiers.
In order to get close to the Han army's camp, someone had to spend crossbow bolts and fill the pits.
If it were a normal battle, perhaps Jia Xu would choose to withdraw his troops first.
Then countless small teams were dispatched to fill the pits with rocks, wood, sand, and soil before making plans to attack the enemy.
However, the news of Jiang Wei's attack on Wuwei County could not be concealed from the powerful people and the Qianghu tribe for long, and Jia Xu had no time to do anything to reduce the casualties of the soldiers.
The Hexi Allied Forces, which were pieced together based on interests, were not the soldiers of the Wei State who had gone through military exercises and drills, and did not have strict orders and prohibitions.
If Jia Xu wins, he won't be able to inspire their courage in the next attack.
Therefore, human life is no better than a piece of grass from now on.
We have already been pushed to thirty steps. Maybe if we lose more than a thousand people in the battle, we can climb the fence of the Nishu camp, right?
Jia Xu silently calculated in his heart.
But Pang Hui, who was already within a hundred steps of the Han camp, was not so optimistic.
Because from this distance, we can roughly see the array of Han army camps on the opposite side.
For example, he saw the soldiers of the Han army squatting in front of the Wuhan Iron and Steel chariot. On their shoulders, there were more than ten feet of spears protruding from the rear, as lush as a forest.
