Chapter 61 Sanlipu Meat Grinder (2)
"Sir, are all the food burned?"
Several soldiers who were ordered to set fire looked at the bags of rice on the cart, and no one could bear to burn these precious grains in just one go.
"Burn! If you don't burn it, will you leave it to Jiannu?"
Yang Huan snatched the torch from a soldier's hand and lit the grain truck that had been poured with tinder oil without hesitation. The flames quickly swallowed the grain bag, and the white rice was instantly blackened, and then the smell of burnt beard came to his nose.
Ming Jun, who was swallowing dry food, was not surprised when he saw the fire in the food truck behind him. He just kept swallowing the hard to swallow, and some even had the sour smell of dried cakes.
No one dares to say that they will definitely be able to go back alive, so eat more of this last meal even if it is hard to eat.
It’s better to be a full devil than to be a starving devil.
The one who ordered the burning of the food and grass with the army was Xiao Bozhi. He didn't want the food to fall into the hands of the yellow-toothed braids.
He judged that the yellow-toothed braids had consumed most of the food and grass they carried since entering Kuandian area, so he could not let a grain of food fall into the hands of the other party.
He even suspected that after Eunuch Wei lured the Inlaid White Banner to Sanlitpu, he might have planned to trap and starve the other party to death in the complexity of the river channel in the area.
Hundreds of years ago, wouldn’t Jin Wushu be trapped in Huang Tiandang? If it weren’t for the traitor, Jin Wushu might have asked Han Shizhong to capture him alive.
However, I don’t know what methods did Eunuch Wei use to keep Jiannu.
The terrain of Sanlipu is complex, but it only limits the mobility of the Jin cavalry, making it unable to fully utilize the advantages of the cavalry group's combat. However, if the Jin army forcibly breaks through and breaks through regardless of the losses, the river channel alone will probably not be able to retain many people.
However, this is not what Bozhi Xiao wants to consider.
What he has to consider now is how to bring as many subordinates as possible to the South Bank.
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In addition to transporting the dead soldiers and wounded chariots, the rest of the chariots were ordered to reduce their loads, and some damaged chariots were even dismantled to make temporary shields.
The cavalry seized the time to feed the bean cakes they had just received to their war horses to ensure that the war horses had enough physical strength in the upcoming battle.
The infantry were doing the final preparations under the command of the officers. They were already familiar with these tasks, but they were still doing them seriously.
No one dares to treat the battle between life and death.
Large trucks quickly formed six small car arrays according to their respective teams. Each car array was named "A, Yi, Ding Mao". Each car array was commanded by a general flag and had about 100 officers and soldiers. The six small car arrays were linked together and finally formed a large car array.
There are wooden boards standing between each carriage, with spears, swords, shields, and hands in their positions, while gunmen squat in groups of four people in a group.
This kind of car camp formation was a conventional tactic of the Ming army in various towns, and it was also a tactic used by the army in all dynasties since the Warring States Period.
However, the chariot formation of the Anti-Jin and National Salvation Army still absorbed a lot of experience of the Qi family army. For example, the firearms in the chariot formation have obvious shadows of the Qi family army.
A large cart carrying the bodies and ashes of wounded and dead soldiers were placed in the center of the vehicle array, which was the safest place, but it also means that if this place is lost, the entire army will be wiped out.
The seriously injured were unable to move or even speak, while the slightly injured were trying their best to help their comrades. Some of them could not help but also said some encouragement words on the side.
Ge Xiaoqi, who was born in the high-level Youwei, sat in the car and told the busy comrades around him about the deeds of the hero Ding Xiaogong who appeared in their guards.
A "successful squad" composed of more than 70 double-armored soldiers is being inspected by Bozhi Xiao. As the sharp swords of the entire army, they will first face the attack of the Jin army.
In terms of weapons, in addition to a long sword, each person has four "grenades" on his waist. In addition, they will also operate more than a dozen firearms such as "Flying Sky Hits and Thunders" that remain in the entire camp.
Gui Bao was one of these sharp knives. When the General Flag above asked who was willing to go to the front, he did not take the initiative to stand up. Even if the General Flag said with certainty that these people would be upgraded after the war.
But when Gui Bao heard that their children would also be specially taken care of by the Imperial Army and could directly enter the Imperial Army as an officer after adulthood, Gui Bao was moved.
He didn't want his son to be laughed at by the merchants on Pidao to call him "pigtail cub".
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In order to ensure the best performance of the chariot formation, Xiao Bozhi transferred half of the remaining cavalry to the infantry brigade, and Wei Xuewen was not dissatisfied with this.
This last battle no longer requires cavalry to charge. They just need to integrate with the infantry and form an extremely huge fist and hit the Jin army.
The sun in the west is setting little by little, and the setting sun at dusk is reflected on the battlefield, emitting dazzling reflections.
The Fifth Ala of the Jin army was also making pre-war arrangements. According to the movements of the Ming army, the generals of the Fifth Ala judged that the opponent was preparing to break through at night.
Ezhen Suohun did not want to fight the Ming army at night, because the night battle was too easy to cause chaos on both sides, and due to the limitation of vision, he could not even accurately determine the location of the Ming army.
At night, it was not friendly to the Jin army, but if the Ming army insisted on breaking through at night, Suo Hun had to deal with it.
Suo Hun was actually commanding the battle of Anpinghe. Because of his slowness, the Third Ala suffered heavy losses. How could the third prince of the account not settle with him?
The third prince gave him a last chance. If he still couldn't stop the Ming army, the one who waited for him to be ruthless would be military law.
For his own life, Suohun had to do his best.
He still made a lot of preparations and scattered a few strands of horses to the south to prevent the Ming army from suddenly appearing behind him. In that case, he would be attacked from both sides.
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As the red sun sets completely, the sky finally turns dark.
Sohun on the banks of the Wuming River was waiting, while the flag owner Abai and a group of generals were also waiting.
Lenggeli once suggested sending one or two Niulu to attack and harass the Ming army so that the opponent could not complete the pre-war preparations. This suggestion was not adopted by Abai.
The third prince doesn't want to pay more unnecessary casualties.
The sky became darker and darker, and gradually the sight was already darker.
But the Ming army still had no movement, they did not ignite the fire, and in the dark night, the generals of the Jin army were speculating about when the Ming army would take action.
Time passed little by little, and about three minutes into the Xu hour, it seemed that the sound of wheels rotating in the empty wilderness.
At this time, I could not see my five fingers.
Neither of the two armies could see each other, and both armies remained silent.
The fighting sounded after two incense sticks, and only the sound of guns, crossbows and shouts were heard, but no one knew what the situation was.
“Forward, forward!”
Lai San's voice was hoarse because he couldn't see the surroundings, so he could only pull the ponytail in front of him.
Chapter completed!