The Chu army once again sent an additional 60,000 troops to fight?
As a result, about 80,000 to 90,000 Chu troops were dispatched one after another and entered combat mode.
Fortunately, the venue here is wide, otherwise it would not be easy to accommodate so many people. There are also two local battlefields that are fighting, and there will be a third or even more local battlefields soon.
Zhiyao asked: "How many additional troops do you think the captain will send?"
Sun Wu almost didn't think about it and said: "Three 'divisions' are enough."
Of course, they are not the troops of the Hu family, the Zhong family, or other families. After they are fully equipped with cloth face armor, they can fight the Chu army 70-30 times, but they are not as useful as the Zhi family's troops.
Today is the first confrontation between the two armies in this battle. The original army not only has to win, but also has to win well enough to not only undermine the morale of the coalition forces, but also boost the morale of its own army.
The original troops who came from afar were already in formation and ready for battle. They wanted to dispatch without the step of leaving the camp gate and then forming formation. The troops of the three "divisions" immediately moved forward after receiving the order.
Sun Wu pointed at the collapsed Chu army, which was also the first Chu army to go into battle, and said: "The enemy troops have been routed. We must seek safety in a hurry. We will attack the following friendly troops right now."
Zhiyao knows.
If a person is faced with a life-threatening situation, he will definitely panic, lose all reason and everything else, and only think about survival.
In this state, they don't care about the consequences of attacking friendly forces. They just want to hide inside friendly forces. The friendly forces' shouting or arrow warnings can't bring them back to their senses. They will only rush forward driven by the desire to survive.
To friendly forces.
So, Zhiyao had just given orders to the light cavalry troops who were chasing the Chu army's retreating troops, and pushed the Chu army's retreating troops even harder. About a thousand light cavalry troops were ordered to take advantage of the situation and charge into the formation.
What does it mean? Zhiyao ordered the light cavalry to follow the Chu army's retreat and attack the third batch of Chu troops. After the thousands of light cavalry troops charged into the formation, their consequences were a bit unpredictable. It depended on how quickly the friendly troops arrived.
How fast can it be.
The width of the battlefield is only five miles, which is 2,500 meters in the original country. This width is actually not enough in terms of the troops of the two armies engaged in the battle, and both sides will be able to add reinforcements faster.
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"If the Chu army goes into battle and is completely wiped out, will the Chu army stop fighting and retreat to 'Xinzheng' to fight again?" Zhikai asked.
Sun Wu said: "The Chu army has many soldiers."
The larger the number of armies, the more difficult it will be to coordinate them, and the more difficult it will be to command them.
Zhiyao hoped that the Chu army could retreat. Then it would be the best time for the original cavalry to attack. If the Chu army did not choose to cut off their tails to survive, they would be in danger of being annihilated.
There is no reason why the kings and ministers of Chu State could not think of such a simple truth.
Therefore, even if the Chu army wanted to retreat to "Xinzheng", they would adopt a step-by-step approach and would not be able to make a hasty escape option.
Zhiyao understood why Zhikai had that idea and said: "Today, I used my elite to attack the Chu army. The Chu army could not fight with ordinary soldiers."
How do you put it? When light infantry with low armor rate faces heavy infantry and horse archers, the number of light infantry has not yet formed an overwhelming advantage over horse archers and heavy infantry. It is strange that the light infantry does not suffer a disadvantage!
He understood the logic and said: "In this battle, our troops all have armor. No other country has such an army."
The 70,000 Yuan troops who went south were all wearing armor. This was Zhiyao's confidence to dare to use 70,000 troops to fight against an enemy army that would definitely exceed 300,000. His own equipment advantage was so great that he changed from Jin people to Yuan people.
As a group, they have always supported a country's hegemony with their bravery and proficiency in fighting.
It is impossible for the other vassal states to arm an army of tens of thousands fully equipped with armor at this stage. There is also a big gap between the quality of the soldiers and the original army in terms of training or fighting will.
What advantage does the coalition have in this battle? The most is that they have more troops than the original army. The rest really don't have any advantages.
In Zhikai's view, the army of the original country was very powerful, and the armies of the vassal states were no match at all. The several local battlefields currently being fought also proved that this view was correct.
Zhiyao said in a deep voice: "The tiger pounced on the rabbit with all its strength. If you have such intention of underestimating the enemy, how can I dare to lead the army?"
Young people should have their own pride. It’s wrong to be so proud that you don’t take others seriously!
Zhikai did not expect his father to be so strict. After a moment of confusion, he realized where he had made a mistake and said, "Kai is wrong! You should not underestimate any enemy just because you are strong."
Zhiyao looked back at the battlefield and said: "The so-called use of troops, insight is the most important, knowing the enemy and yourself, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles. Knowing the enemy and ourselves clearly, using troops flexibly, reducing casualties, defeating the enemy and winning."
Sun Wu pulled up his beard after hearing this and thought: "This is the meaning of military service."
Even though Zhiyao doesn't use many words in one sentence, it actually contains wise words.
Gaining the greatest victory with the smallest casualties is what every commander wants to do. The difficulty lies in the fact that it is so difficult to achieve.
The original army dispatched three "divisions" to deal with the latest 60,000 Chu army.
Driven by the search for safety, the first batch of Chu army's defeated troops actually ran into the friendly troops who came for reinforcements, and suddenly the friendly troops' formation, which was already in a bit of a mess, was smashed into pieces.
There was a group of light cavalry from the Yuan Kingdom who followed the Chu army's retreat. They followed the order and rushed in. In an instant, greater chaos ensued among the Chu army.
"It seems that the first Chu army to fight is the elite of Chu State?" Zhiyao would think so, mainly because the formation of the newly arrived 60,000 Chu army was a bit scattered before being attacked.
On the Chu army's side, the first and second batches were able to maintain their formation after advancing and fighting. Unexpectedly, the third batch, which was outnumbered, looked a bit unbearable.
In general, the third batch of Chu troops looked like the Chu people should look like.
Many years have passed, but the "romance" about Chu people has not changed.
Romance is not a good word nowadays. The concept of love and love gives romance an imported meaning. In the past, romance meant unorganized and undisciplined.
It is such a group of unorganized and undisciplined Chu people, but they have been fighting a hundred-year war for hegemony with the Jin State. The reason is simply that the Chu people are really not bad at individual bravery, and secondly, the Chu State as a whole is not lacking.
It’s just resources and people.
Naturally, the state of Jin at that time was also in good times and bad times. During the Hundred Years War, there were four large-scale civil strife. The first time was when the Zhao family was destroyed, the second time was when the Que family was besieged, and the third time was when Duke Li of Jin
The last conflict with the descendants of the Xu family and various families was the destruction of the Fan family and the Zhongxing family.
The Chu people who maintain their romantic nature only learn lessons without remembering. Today they are destined to suffer enough losses from the original people who pursue discipline.
"Your Majesty, the Chu army has gathered again."
Zhiyao heard the sound and looked towards the Chu army camp.
With the sound of war drums, a new batch of Chu troops came out of the camp and slowly formed a square formation.
It is currently unclear how many soldiers the Chu army will prepare for battle. In this posture of the first battle being the decisive battle, it must be said that the will displayed is quite aggressive.
Sun Wu said: "The Chu army wants to overwhelm our army."
This is just a point.
The Chu army had an absolute numerical advantage, and they could fully use their numerical advantage to send troops in turns to maintain a state of war with the original army.
No matter how strong the original army is, it will be at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. Once the original army's physical strength is exhausted, its combat effectiveness will definitely decline, and casualties will definitely increase.
Another point is that the original army repeatedly fell into battle mode as soon as they arrived. If the camp was not erected, not only would it be easy to be attacked at night, but rest would definitely be a problem.
Of course, the original army is setting up camps, but in a state of war, even if there are no auxiliary soldiers participating in the battle mission, their attention will be more or less distracted, and the efficiency of their work will be reduced.
Zhiyao turned to look at Zhong Wu and ordered: "Go to the supply camp and urge the progress of the camp."
Zhong Wu saluted and accepted the order and left.
Zhiyao thought for a while and looked at Zhikai and said, "You are Wu's deputy."
Setting up camp? Zhi Kai was looking forward to when it would be his turn to lead his headquarters into battle. He really didn't want to have to deal with the supplies camp at this time.
Zhiyao still understood Zhikai's thoughts and said expressionlessly: "Qianli Zhiti was destroyed in an ant nest! There is nothing trivial in the army, and you still have a lot to learn!"
A long time ago, Zhikai had a question, such as whether every father can see what his child is thinking.
During the march, even though Zhiyao knew that Zhikai didn't want to do it, and Zhikai felt impatient, her favorite thing to do was still assign Zhikai to do logistics matters.
Originally, Zhiyao wanted to wait for Zhikai to understand why, or wait for Zhikai to come to complain to her, and then explain the reason in a rational way. She first made it clear in the war, but then Zhikai still didn't understand or was still impatient.
, don’t blame him for being kicked out to sleep in a stable.
Why do many second-generation people fail to become talented even though they have received a good education? Isn’t it because they are too ambitious and forget that the road of a thousand miles begins with their feet.
You know how to assemble a spaceship, but what next? You don’t even know how to make the parts of a spaceship, how about assembling air?
"Your Majesty, it has been half an hour since Zhongbu went out to fight."
Zhiyao has not forgotten.
Carrying too much weight will consume more physical energy. This is a very basic principle.
Just walking consumes a lot of energy, let alone entering combat mode?
Look at the tactics of the heavy infantry of the standing army. They use an alternating and gradual attack method, which means that every soldier can get a short rest.
Of course, that alone is not enough for heavy infantry who carry heavy loads. They are sweating all over just standing still and repeatedly doing some violent movements. It is conceivable that many of them carry water with them.
The bag must have been drunk.
In addition, if you continue to fight for half an hour, no matter how frequently you practice, how much physical strength you have is one thing. Is it possible that the heavy infantry has reached the critical point where its physical strength will be exhausted?
Zhiyao looked over and saw that pikemen had replaced part of the heavy infantry, and cavalry were constantly attacking the left and right wings of the Chu army.
"No problem," Zhiyao said.
Today is only the first day, and there are still fights to come. It is a good opportunity for the entire army to adapt to high-intensity and high-intensity combat.
However, Douhuai's command actually has very few troops left. The original 16,000 to 16,000 infantry and chariot troops have been completely consumed, and the number of infantry will not exceed 10,000.
Why are there so many? It should be said that they only fought for half an hour, so how could they lose so much?
In many wars, the total number of people on both sides did not exceed 10,000, and the total casualties during the whole day did not exceed 1,000. Wars like this are actually the norm. The reason is that most of the time is spent moving each other's positions, and it can also be time-consuming.
Spending time chasing each other, the actual battle is rushed and brief.
The reason why Douhuai's troops suffered such huge losses is that one side pushed forward firmly and the other side stubbornly supported it. It was clear that they were contradicting each other. It would not be surprising if the casualties were higher.
Another point worth mentioning is that Dou Huai can continue to resist after losing more than half of its losses. This is actually a characteristic of the Spring and Autumn Period.
To put it bluntly, the big nobles and small nobles who commanded the army, including the quasi-aristocratic "scholars", have not lost their will to fight, and the small soldiers dare not run away even if they don't want to die. All because once the small soldiers escape, they will not be able to escape and die, and their families will also
been implicated.
If Douhuai's troops do not collapse, they will never be completely wiped out in a short day.
Considering that the main forces of the two armies are not far apart, the series of ongoing battle dynamics speak for themselves. They are nothing more than fueling each other and the scale of the war is getting bigger and bigger.
"The Lord of Chu, or Ling Yin of Chu, or someone with great aura." Zhiyao said.
Not many people can understand the meaning of Zhiyao's words.
Sun Wu happened to be one of them and responded: "Our army has few elite soldiers, while Chu's army has many inferior soldiers. It is indeed to Chu's advantage to fight like this."
Before nightfall, as if they had made an appointment, the sound of ringing gold rang out from the formations of both sides.
During the review in the evening, both sides will definitely count their own casualties.
Because of the organization of the original army, it is easier to make statistics. The battle lasted about three hours. The original army lost about 1,500 light cavalry; the standing army lost more than 300, of which pikemen accounted for one-third.
2. In terms of losses of traditional troops, the number of soldiers who did not return to camp was about 500.
So, after three hours of fighting, the original army lost about 2,300 people in total.
"The total number of heads counted is 6,720. There must be enemy troops whose heads have not been cut off. The enemy troops have lost their combat power, perhaps between 13,000 and 4,000."
Head? The soldiers here in the original country can cut off the enemy's head and never miss it. If they are white, one of the enemy's heads can become a quasi-noble. They can also exchange the enemy's head for the freedom of their family members who are slaves.
body.
Only those heads are counted, or the standing army does not record merit based on the enemy's heads. What the standing army pays attention to is collective merit, that is, after going to war, the military merits of which combat units are calculated together and accumulated enough times, or the merits of a certain battle are particularly large.
Obtain land, slaves, material or other rewards.
In the future, Zhiyao will extend the merit-recording method of the standing army to the entire army to avoid frequent incidents of killing good people and taking merit.
"Get a jar of good wine and send it to Chu Lingyin." Zhiyao said suddenly.
Sun Wu, who was reporting casualty data, had to stop, as if he thought of something, the corner of his mouth curled up.
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