Chapter 564
Lu Xun's attack was not fancy, with crossbowmen covering, baggage camp clearing obstacles, and spearmen breaking through. ¤Website: sp;¤
It is very classic and very common. You can see such a scene in almost any offensive and defensive battle. Almost any general with some common sense will use this tactic. In contrast, Wei Ba's defensive tactics are very colorful and diverse, which is even more pleasing to the eye.
However, when almost all the five hundred people who launched the charge for the first time were killed in battle, but none of them retreated, the taste completely changed.
Everyone smelled Lu Xun's ruthlessness. The Wu army, who were lined up and about to charge again, felt it. The Shu Han army, who had just cheered and celebrated to repel the Wu army's first attack, also felt it. The cheers suddenly became silent, as if they were strangled to their throats.
The atmosphere on the battlefield immediately became depressed.
Before they could recover, the sound of war drums on the Wu army's position rose again, and five hundred people rushed over. It was still the same formation and the same tactics. The shield player was in front, the crossbow player was behind, the baggage battalion filled the trenches, and the spearman assaulted, exactly the same as the first attack, with almost no change. The only change was that the five hundred Wu army, who launched the first attack, had fallen in front of the formation, and was in a mess.
Countless flies buzzing and roaring, hovering above the battlefield, singing ominous songs.
Every Shu Han army soldier had a heavy heart, including those of the personal guard camps that had been fighting with Wei Ba for more than a year. Those who could truly be indifferent to all this were Dunwu, the Wei family's soldiers who were used to life and death, and the warriors like Wang Shuang who regarded life and death as commonplace and just wanted to enjoy the pleasure of killing.
Wei Ba's heart was also heavy. He had long guessed what Lu Xun would do, but when he found out that Lu Xun really did this, he was still very nervous.
He didn't know if those barbarians could withstand such cruelty and whether they could persevere to the end.
However, the long-term self-reflection still made him control the tension in his heart. Although his eyes were a little nervous, his voice was still relaxed. He turned around, glanced at the generals watching the battle behind him, and laughed: "Why can't I smell the smell of urine? No one will pee his pants?"
The generals were shocked by the cruel battle that had just ended, and their faces were a little unnatural. Suddenly, they heard this sentence and woke up immediately. They looked at each other, and some people even touched their crotch secretly and found that it was not them, so they breathed a sigh of relief. Some people even sniffed, but they didn't smell any scent of urine. But they didn't dare to say anything.
"Is it you?" Wei Ba pointed to a young man and asked, "You kid is the least courageous, can't you be scared to pee, right?"
After Wei Ba expanded his army, he drew more than 400 people from the personal guard camp to enrich the battalions. In order to take care of the emotions of the barbarians, he also selected some smart, brave and highly receptive young people from the newly recruited people to serve as military marquis, and the team led the grassroots officers. He had several good conditions and even held intermediate military positions like the commander. This young barbarian was one of the few commander. He always regarded himself very well, and was willing to be misunderstood by the general in person. He immediately turned red and raised his chest. He said loudly: "General, how could it be me? Isn't it just a tortoise? I'm not afraid of him. If the general doesn't believe it, wait until my subordinates go into battle later. General, see if I'm afraid of him or not."
He glanced at the partners who wanted to see him jokes: "Who is timid is clear in his heart. I can't imagine it if I want to rely on my head. It's useless to say so much, but I'll see the truth when I go to the battlefield."
Although everyone was nervous, who would show weakness on such occasions? They burst into laughter and cursed. After such interruptions, the originally tense atmosphere suddenly disappeared. Wei Ba took advantage of the iron to make a simple summary of the battle that had just ended, and gave a few instructions to the general who was about to take action. After hearing this, the general was full of confidence and fighting spirit.
The valley is narrow and only more than 200 steps wide. There are only more than 100 steps in the place that is truly suitable for combat. It is impossible for the army to set up all of them. Wei Ba arranged more than a dozen positions, and the two positions were a hundred steps apart, which was a place of one arrow. The last position was nearly three miles away, and there was no way to see the situation ahead.
However, Wei Ba called these officers to the mountains to watch the battle nearby, and had his own purpose. He wanted to feel the tragic atmosphere on the battlefield up close before these officers officially joined the war, and be mentally prepared. At the same time, he also had to seize the time and treat this place as a classroom. By analyzing the pros and cons of Lu Xun's tactics, he could eliminate the mysterious impression of Lu Xun in the minds of these barbarians, so that they knew that Lu Xun was also a human being and his tactics were not magical. As long as you have the courage, you will be able to block his attack.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Wei Ba racked his brains and tried all his strength.
Xiahou Xuan saw it and helped him from time to time. Although he had never fought a war, he had a lot of knowledge and spoke beautifully. His level of soothing people was not inferior to that of Wei Ba. At this moment, they did not pay attention to the fierce battle between the Han and Wei in Guanzhong. They just wanted to work together to win this battle, block Lu Xun's offensive, and defend Linhe City.
The battle started again, and the Wu army's offensive became even more fierce. The Wu army soldiers who had no way to retreat had a terrifying combat power. They fought bravely and moved forward bravely. Even when facing an invincible warrior like Wang Shuang, they were still full of fighting spirit and refused to take a step back.
The two sides fought each other, and the shouts of killing were shocking. The Shu Han army barely resisted the second attack of the Wu army with its position advantage, its strong military advantage, and its bravery with the bravery of heavy armored soldiers such as Wang Shuang. However, under the fierce attack of the Wu army, they also paid a heavy price. The first position was shaking and killed and injured.
There was a tragic scene on the position, with corpses in a mess and blood flowing. The trenches were almost filled with the corpses of soldiers on both sides. Countless pairs of eyes that had lost their spirit stared at the gorgeous sunset in the sky, as if they were still thinking about their relatives and nostalgic for the poor and warm life of the world.
As night fell, Lu Xun did not fight again, Ming Jin stopped his troops. Wei Ba also ordered to withdraw his troops, but he did not rest there, but became busier. He arranged people to clean up the battlefield, pulled up the corpses in the trench, placed them separately according to the enemy and us, counted the data, and cleaned up the remaining materials on the battlefield, and refused to let go even an arrow.
At the same time, he ordered pigs and sheep to kill, and lit a bonfire on the position, allowing the soldiers who participated in the war and tomorrow to gather together to discuss the daytime war, reward the surviving soldiers, reward them on merits, and boost morale. He took the newly released data on the fallen soldiers on both sides and shouted at the soldiers who were a little depressed and had not yet escaped from the fierce battle:
"In the battle today, the Wu army attacked twice, with a total of 972 deaths. Our army killed 315 people, seriously injured 81 people, and slightly injured 105 people. If the seriously injured soldiers were included, the ratio of both sides was one to two. If the seriously injured soldiers were not considered, the casualties were about one to three. Although this ratio was not outstanding, everyone should understand that you have experienced a war for the first time, but you are facing the most famous generals of the Wu army and killed the most powerful elites in the Wu country. You can do so well on the first time you went on the battlefield, which is enough to prove that you are all unparalleled warriors. Everyone, let us raise our glasses and cheer for the warriors!"
Wei Ba raised his wine glass high, and the surviving soldiers quickly stood up. Even the seriously injured people sat up on the stretcher and raised the wine glass in their hands. After drinking a glass of wine, their pain seemed to be relieved and there were more smiles on their faces.
"Next, we will commend the bravest warriors who fought. Many of them have left us and may not be able to hear my reward with their own ears, but I believe that their spirit in heaven will be proud of their bravery, and their families will live with more dignity because of his courage."
Wei Ba pronounced names loudly, and some of the owners of these names were still alive, but most of them were already dead. In addition to the pension they deserve, Wei Ba gave double rewards. At the same time, the government raised a child free of charge until he became an adult, and he could be given priority to enter the school and work in the government after he became an adult. These rewards were pre-provisioned, and now he would say it in person in front of everyone, just to strengthen the confidence of the surviving soldiers and eliminate their worries.
After rewarding the meritorious soldiers, Wei Ba recruited grassroots officers together to review the daytime war and make predictions and arrangements for tomorrow's war. He was energetic and busy until late at night, which ended.
As soon as he returned to the tent, he was like a balloon full of air being poked by someone, and his body suddenly collapsed. Xiahou Xuan, who was sitting in front of the case and wrote the mobilization order, looked at him and chuckled: "I thought you were really not tired."
"How could it be that it's not tired?" Wei Ba smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not tired in body, but I'm tired in heart. Haven't you seen the eyes of those barbarians when the battle just ended? I'm really worried that they would run away tonight."
Xiahou Xuan sighed with empathy and said, "Yes, I only now understand why my father didn't want to talk whenever he returned home, and left himself alone in the study." He thought about it, and suddenly realized something again and closed his mouth tightly.
Wei Ba wanted to laugh, but he didn't have the strength to laugh. He heard Xiahou Hui say the same thing, but the reasons were different. Xiahou Hui said that when Xiahou Shang returned home, he only knew how to accompany the concubine, but refused to accompany their mother Cao. Therefore, the relationship between the couple was alienated, which led to Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi ordering the execution of the concubine.
If it were normal times, he would definitely joke with Xiahou Xuan about this, but he was not in this mood at this moment. He was silent for a long time and said quietly: "Lu Xun seems to be anxious and must defeat me openly. Although I have tried all my skills, if Lu Xun is still so cruel next time, I am worried that I may not be able to support it. During the second attack today, the casualties ratio between the two sides should be close to one to one."
Xiahou Xuan said slightly: "Yes, he just wants to crush you with the overall strength of Wu Jun."
"The heavy sword has no edge, and it is not a skill. It is a gentleman's sword." Wei Ba hugged his hands behind his head and sighed: "He is deliberately trying to destroy me, from spirit to **."
Chapter completed!