Chapter 297: Discussing Human Nature on the Battlefield
Liu Yu's eyes were shining brightly. Looking at the battle ahead, the Huns cavalry who turned around to reorganize had already attacked again under the leadership of Baoerji. The infantry of the Beifu Army who saw the enemy reorganizing also started to attack.
After re-arranging the formation, the archers retreated into the formation, while the shield bearers and spearmen stood in front of them like a wall, ready to prevent the impact.
But Liu Yu's eyes were already looking at the nearly 10,000-horse Hun cavalry formation at the rear, where they were also mobilizing troops, flags were fluttering, whistles were sounding, and large numbers of cavalry were reorganizing.
, it seems that something will be done.
Liu Yu's lips curled up and he sneered: "So that's it, send the order, blow the retreat bugle, the retreating formation slowly retreats, use a strong bow to shoot at the formation's feet, and slowly retreat to the grassy area."
Sun Chu quickly raised the bugle, blowing three short and one long blasts, while the flag-bearing soldiers beside him quickly raised two white and one black flags. This was the retreat of the entire team.
On the battlefield, there are various requirements for retreat. The so-called retreat is often a forced retreat and no longer an emergency horn in an array. However, this two-white and one black semaphore is an emergency horn in an array.
Retreat means there is no need to hurry.
When Sun Chu's three short and one long trumpets were blown, the bugles of the garrison and the vanguard in the front also sounded. More than a dozen bugles blew the same order, and the various troops who had just formed an array in front also sounded.
In the square formation, the archers rush out of the formation, draw their powerful bows without firing, and point directly at the cavalry on the opposite side. Once they enter the effective killing zone of fifty to seventy steps, they will fire thousands of arrows.
The other infantrymen put away their long spears and pointed straight to the sky. The shield bearers stood beside the archers who were out to cover the formation. The big shield blocked their front. Everyone walked backwards, forming an infantry formation of about a thousand people.
, even this retreat was methodical, very disciplined and rhythmic. The lightly-armed soldiers behind supported the slightly injured sergeant to advance first, while the other soldiers walked in neat steps and slowly retreated following the commands of their respective captains.
After Sun Chu finished blowing these horns, he swallowed a sip of saliva, looked at Liu Yu, and said curiously: "Brother Jinu, our attack just won a big victory, why do we have to retreat?"
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Because the enemy's formation is moving behind them. If nothing happens, they will take action."
Sun Chu's expression changed, he looked far away, and nodded convincingly: "It's exactly what Brother Jinu said, the enemy troops are moving. Look, what are they planning to do?"
Liu Yu laughed: "Do you still remember how Murong Nan fought during the last exercise?"
Sun Chu said thoughtfully: "How could I not remember? The impression was so profound. At that time, he came out from an ambush, fought with us, and then fired indiscriminately without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy. When we were a little confused,
Send out all the armor and cavalry again and directly attack your commander's position. Are you saying that the Huns will use the same tactics this time? But this is not an exercise. Do you really not care about the life or death of your own people?"
Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly: "For these nomadic cavalry, it doesn't matter life or death. The purpose of letting these three thousand cavalry attack first is to test our strength. This purpose has not been achieved, but now our more than a thousand infantry attack
We have gone out for most of the time, and only a few garrison troops are left behind to hold the formation. If you want to know whether there is an ambush in the grass, you have to attack directly with cavalry on the plain outside, and fight together to know the truth. "
Sun Chu nodded: "But the enemy's cavalry in the front line has suffered nearly half casualties. Even if they charge over, they may not be able to beat our infantry, so..."
Liu Yu nodded firmly: "So only when the two sides are fighting, and thousands of cavalry are dispatched from behind, and fire randomly regardless of the enemy or ourselves, can we test whether there is an ambush in our army. I will not give them this opportunity, so now
Leave early!”
Sun Chu curled his lips and said, "But what if the enemy's cavalry rushes over directly? They still have more than a thousand men and they are attacking desperately. I'm afraid we will be in some danger."
Liu Yu laughed and pointed at the enemy cavalry in front: "Look, can they still fight hard?"
Sun Chu took a closer look and saw Baoerji's cavalry roaring loudly and rushing forward one after another. However, when they rushed to a distance of about a hundred steps from his own infantry, a burst of bows and arrows were fired, and even the shields were damaged.
It was difficult to shoot, so they fell one after another, and then the cavalry separated to the two wings, and their companions behind them came forward. However, no matter how aggressive they seemed to attack, they still did not dare to get within a hundred steps of the Beifu soldiers.
Sun Chuqi asked: "What's wrong with the enemy's cavalry? Why does it seem that they suddenly lost their momentum?"
There was a sneer at the corner of Liu Yu's mouth: "Because the enemy's former cavalry was not a fool. It was originally used as a test attack and he lost more than half. He should have withdrawn to rest, but the enemy general refused to let them retreat and forced them to retreat."
As they continued to attack, he deployed troops and generals from behind, obviously wanting to take action when the remnants of the front army were fighting with our army. In other words, he no longer cared about the life or death of these remnants of the front army.
He can treat these people as abandoned children, but will these people themselves risk their lives?"
Sun Chu suddenly understood and said with a smile: "So, they are just here to shoot from a distance and show off, but they are not willing to step forward and charge with all their lives. Because they also know that as long as they charge, they will die!"
Liu Yu nodded with satisfaction: "Sandanzi (Sun Chu's nickname), you have to remember that no matter how strict military discipline is, it is impossible to ignore human nature. It is human nature to be greedy for life and afraid of death. On the battlefield,
If you want to make people fearless of death, you have to come up with something that is enough to make people fight for their lives. Either as a general, you can make your subordinates blindly follow you even if you know they will die. But more importantly, you have to give people hope and be able to fight for their lives.
, but you are not bound to die. If you don’t die, there will be huge benefits, so that people can risk their lives. If death is certain, then no matter how many benefits you give people, they will not be able to do what you want!
"
At this point, Liu Yu put on his mask, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Junan, this idiot, thinks he can make people work for him, but he doesn't even understand the most basic human nature. Now it's fun, ex-jun
The remnant soldiers are now unable to work, but will block the impact route of the cavalry behind him. Just wait and see, how I torture him! Send the order, discard the head and part of the armor, pretend to be in a rout, and accelerate into the grass.
, remember, you must pretend to be panicked and realistic!"