Chapter 463 Strategy and Tactics
In the early morning, in the thick fog, a large group of soldiers surged up like ghosts.
On the low wall, a young man stared forward with his eyes wide open.
Veterans in the army told me that on foggy days, thieves are very likely to come for a sneak attack.
But knowing is one thing - the young man wiped his eyes, but I really couldn’t see clearly.
There seemed to be "rustling" footsteps in the fog.
The young man swallowed dryly, and the spear shaft almost watered out of his grasp.
The "rustling" sound became louder.
The young man used his eyesight and looked forward.
In the thick fog, it seemed as if a man-eating beast was hidden, and the "rustling" sound seemed like the beast was chewing.
The young man was frightened by his own imagination.
After a while, he finally made a decision, climbed down the wooden wall, and came to the camp.
This village is very small and can only house about ten people. It is usually located outside the camp to serve as a warning.
Once the enemy attacks, it is impossible for them to survive. Their only function is to send out a signal before they die, giving the camp time to prepare.
There are nine people in the village.
Someone was leaning against the wooden wall, closing his eyes and falling asleep.
Some people kept eating like starving ghosts.
Someone had a straight face, as if someone owed him a lot of money.
Some people were cursing the weather, which made the firewood wet and unable to light a fire.
The young man suddenly realized that these nine colleagues were actually afraid, but each showed it in a different way.
Yes, the enemy has already arrived and is setting up camp in the north. Their number is unknown, but there are a lot of cavalry, at least more than them.
Who knows if they will attack suddenly?
I hope not. As long as they stay until noon today, brothers from another team will come to replace them.
"Team leader, I seem to hear something." The young man said, "Do you want to warn me?"
Hearing this, the team leader immediately opened his eyes, jumped up, and said : "Follow me up."
The old man and the young man quickly climbed up the wall of the village, and the scene to the north immediately shocked them.
In the white mist, countless evil ghosts seemed to emerge from the white mist, rushing towards them.
The boy trembled all over.
His eyes fell on the enemy soldier unconsciously, and the enemy soldier seemed to give him a look full of malice.
The team leader rushed down quietly and rang the bell.
A crisp "dang-dang" sound suddenly sounded, piercing the thick fog and spreading far in the wilderness.
Almost at the same time, dense arrows were fired from the opposite side.
Screams sounded from the wall.
The boy fell to the ground with a "bang" and died with his eyes closed.
There was an incessant "dongdong" sound from the wooden wall. Occasionally, a few arrows were thrown into the village and penetrated heavily into the mud. The arrow feathers trembled endlessly.
The surging crowd almost flooded their small camp.
The thieves climbed over one after another, and the sounds of weapons clashing and dying screams came one after another.
The team leader persisted until the end.
The leather armor on his body was in tatters, and he was forced into a corner by several spears.
"Dang Dang..." Warning bells rang in other places one after another.
The team leader laughed loudly and said: "I still want to take advantage of the fog to attack in a dream!"
"Poof!" The spear pierced the chest and abdomen, and the team leader screamed and fell to the ground.
The severe pain blurred his vision, and everything in front of him became vague and insubstantial.
“Bang!” He fell heavily to the ground. His last thought before dying was: after harvesting beans in September, be sure to select the fullest seeds and plant them next year.
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After crossing the outer security village, the enemy troops moved forward and rushed to the trench.
Sandbags fell like raindrops, and wooden boards were laid down one after another.
Xuchang Shibing, standing behind the trench wall, looked pale and was spitting.
The officers came back and forth, shouting.
After a while, arrows flew out one after another, sweeping all the almost unarmored enemy cannon fodder to the ground.
But there were too many enemy troops and they were still surging.
Xuchang Shibing is not all archers like the Silver Spear Army. The density of bows, arrows and crossbows is not enough to effectively prevent the enemy from charging over.
When the density of crossbow projection slowed down a bit, some enemy soldiers passed through the wooden planks and rushed to the trench wall.
“Kill!”
“Those who retreat will die!”
The supervising team, holding machetes, stopped more than a dozen Xuchang soldiers who turned around and tried to escape, raising their swords Falling, his head rolled to the ground.
The soldiers were frightened and had to fight bravely. There was a trench wall between the two sides. Spears were stabbed here and there, and machetes were chopped here and there. Within a few moments, there were mountains of corpses and rivers of blood on both sides of the trench wall.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" The archers retreated behind the second trench wall, found high ground, and shot from a high position.
The arrows fell on the heads of the advancing enemy troops one by one, causing considerable damage.
The Xuchang soldiers behind the trench wall gradually stabilized their position, and under the leadership of their officers, they desperately resisted the enemy's offensive.
Slowly, the enemy's offensive became weaker and weaker, and there were fewer and fewer people.
Finally, after passing a certain critical point, someone shouted, turned around and ran away.
When the others saw it, they lost their courage and turned around one after another, following closely behind.
A wave of offensive was repelled.
"Attack!" Xuchang Shibing jumped out of the trench wall, stepped over the plank, crossed the filled trench, chased behind the retreating enemy troops, and killed them wildly.
But they didn’t dare to chase too far. After all, the fog was thick. Who knew what was ahead? What if it's the cavalry in full formation?
So, after rushing out for dozens of steps, they slowly retreated and shrank behind the trench wall.
Some people stayed at the end, taking away the planks placed by the enemy on the trench, and using them to repair the trench wall that was smashed by the enemy.
The battlefield calmed down for a while.
The soldiers of Xuchang stared blankly at the corpses scattered in the mist, as if they were having a big dream.
Not every one of them has war experience.
As an army rebuilt during the reign of King Sima Que of New Cai, they have much to learn.
The cruel battlefield is the best place for training.
Under the great waves, if you survive, you will be an emotionless killing machine. If you cannot survive, it will be a stepping stone and experience package to help the enemy grow.
In today's battle, these people seemed to be less experienced than Shile's troops. They fought so hard in the first wave of attacks while they were just waiting for work.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that they served as soldiers for the first time.
I joined the army many times in the past and was basically an auxiliary soldier. Now I am a combat soldier and face the edge. I immediately know that it is not easy to be a combat soldier, and I also know that it is difficult to get the food and salary of a combat soldier.
A group of Sizhou Dingzhuang came from the rear. They carried stretchers and carried away the wounded soldiers who were unable to walk; those who were seriously injured but could barely walk were carried back to the rear; as for those who only suffered Those who are slightly injured are not allowed to retreat, and they are given some linen cloth to wrap up the injury themselves.
Everyone stood behind the trench wall in silence, and the atmosphere was so solemn that it seemed like it could drip water.
"Dong dong dong..." A dull drum sounded in the fog.
This time, the enemy no longer made sneak attacks, but formally formed their troops and launched the second wave of offensive.
******
"Calm down." Shao Xun slapped Jin Zheng's shoulder heavily with his iron sand palm and said.
Jin Zheng smiled, a little embarrassed.
"Are we going to dispatch the Silver Spear Army for some small scenes?" Shao Xun continued: "I still want you to take charge of the overall offensive and defensive situation. Being so impatient is really a big mistake for Wang Que'er. "
Jin Zheng blushed upon hearing this.
Shao Xun looked at him, his tone softened, and said: "Think carefully, don't be impulsive. In matters like military warfare, the comparison is who makes fewer mistakes, and the ability to catch the enemy's mistakes. No People can make mistakes, and I will make mistakes when I fight, but I really have to try my best to avoid it." Jin Zheng responded sincerely.
"Shi Le has been here for almost ten days. Tell me what you think." Shao Xun found a bed and sat down and said.
"Shile's territory is probably still busy with the autumn harvest, and there won't be many infantry troops for a while." Jin Zheng said: "The number of infantry troops he has on hand should not exceed 20,000, maybe only more than 10,000."
"It's great that you can think so much." Shao Xun nodded and said: "Shi Le arrived on the 10th and just launched the first attack. There is indeed a lack of infantry. This is our opportunity. But this battle In this kind of thing, we always expect the enemy to be lenient. What if Shi Le mobilizes a large number of infantry to arrive at the Fangtou front line? Just one shot is enough.”
“I’ve learned a lesson,” Jin Zheng said.
"If you were given the command of this battle, would you know what to do?" Shao Xun asked.
"Stay unchanged in response to all changes. Successfully building the city is the first priority, and how many enemies you kill is secondary."
"Very good." Shao Xun smiled and said: "Yu Fang I call it "tactics" to build the city first. Mobilizing Shi Le to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and protect Wang Jun, I call this battle "strategy". In fact, this battle is to use the tactics of building the city first to realize the strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao. , we should focus more on the strategic level, and don’t focus on small scenes.”
“Yes.” Jin Zheng seemed to have some realization, but he seemed to think that these things were too complicated, so it was better to fight face to face. It's a pleasure.
Shao Xun looked at him, sighed after a long time, and said, "Think carefully. Master Shao has high expectations for you, more than anyone else."
Jin Zheng was deeply moved. , with a look of shame on his face, and said: "The student has let Master Shao down."
"It's too early to talk about it. You are still young and you still have a lot of opportunities." Shao Xun said: "Get enlightened as soon as possible." Come on. In times of crisis in the future, the only people Shao can trust are you.”
After saying that, he got up and came to the back of the camp.
On the city building site, the foundation has been laid and the city wall is being repeatedly rammed.
Most of the auxiliary soldiers are here.
He has already sent an order for Ho Lun to lead his army across the river to the north. On the one hand, they can fight in turns, and on the other hand, they can increase the manpower for building the city.
The north and south cities of Fangtou are of higher standards and were built for long-term use.
After Qishui and Qingshui merged into Baigou, the latter has become an important water transportation channel.
Even if there is no war in the future, Fangtou will become an important land and water terminal and commodity distribution center, benefiting people all over the world.
On the other hand, he also wants to build his own base in Hebei.
Setting up a garrison army is a very good way. This kind of local garrison force is not strong in combat power, but it still has the ability to defend the city. Their presence would dilute the influence of powerful nobles and increase the court's control.
The gentry is not his base, but the field army, the government soldiers, and the peasants are.
(End of chapter)