()(Thanks to book friend longtu168168 for giving me the monthly ticket. One thing left me speechless. Chapter 706: Love in the Valley was actually reported as a sex chapter. I rarely write these. I occasionally write a few lines for my book friends.
It’s just an addiction. As for reporting me? I’m speechless and choked.)
Both sides quickly counted the number of casualties. In this moment of fierce confrontation, both sides suffered heavy losses. The Song army lost nearly 200 people, while the Xixia cavalry suffered even worse losses. More than 500 cavalry were killed in this charge, plus the wounded.
, a total of thousands of casualties were suffered on both sides.
Su Jin's face was serious. He was actually not satisfied with the outcome of this battle. Two hundred of his own troops were killed, plus the nearly two hundred people who died in the front, which resulted in a loss of four hundred troops. Originally, together with his own bodyguard cavalry army of five hundred
People, our total strength is only more than 1,500 people, and now it has been reduced by nearly 30%. Although it has also inflicted heavy losses on the opponent, if this trend continues, the Western thieves only need to charge for two more rounds, and they will be able to defeat all of them.
The army was destroyed.
Di Qing ordered people to clean up the dead bodies and messy debris in front of the position, and Su Jin quickly stepped forward to stop them.
"These cannot be moved. They remain as a barrier. The enemy retreated precisely because their horses encountered obstacles and were unable to attack."
Di Qing said in astonishment: "Master Su, do you mean that the Western Bandits will come to attack again? I just want to clear the obstacles for pursuit. I think the Western Bandits intend to retreat. Master Fan's troops have not yet arrived, so we must hold them back."
.”
Su Jin shook his head slightly and looked at the opponent's cavalry adjusting their formation from a distance. He said decisively: "The opponent will never retreat. The general leading the troops seems determined to defeat us. The cliff entrance has been blocked.
He must have noticed that if we retreat now, we will be pursued by me. Even though they have suffered a heavy loss, they still have 70% of their main force and they still have enough power to annihilate us. They will never retreat."
Di Qing thought for a while, finally agreed with Su Jin's judgment, and loudly ordered: "Rebuild the fortifications, and the archers will move forward to prepare for the Western bandits to charge again."
The new troops from behind the cliff took turns to move forward, moving the remaining 300 or so soldiers from the first batch of bloody battles to the back to recover and rest; the cart was pushed back and straightened again, forming a barrier across which only most of the carts
It was damaged in many places, and some of it had been scattered into piles of wood debris. The fortifications were only barely completed, and it was unclear whether they would be able to withstand another impact.
Li Ningming gritted his teeth and watched the Song army in the distance build fortifications again. He also wanted to overwhelm the enemy formation in one go. However, seeing the subsequent cavalry rushing to the fighting place, they were unable to move and became the target of the opponent's strangulation. He had to choose to temporarily
Back up.
"Your Highness, what should I do? Should I give it back or beat it?" Wu Zangming's face was covered in blood, and there was a big gash in his helmet. It was split open by a Song soldier with a knife, and the horse's hoofs were also chopped off.
If it weren't for the large number of ownerless horses around him, he almost wouldn't have been able to escape.
Li Ningming sneered and said: "At this time, we have no retreat. We must take down these Song pigs. How many men do we have left to fight?"
Wu Zangming gasped and said: "We just counted, there are still 2,100 cavalry, 600 have been killed, and 300 are injured. I'm afraid we can't fight."
Li Ningming breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Very good, we still have enough capital. I'm afraid the Song army may not be able to bear it. But the enemy's front line is full of corpses and debris, and our cavalry can't get over it at all. This is a problem."
Yeli Xianzong came up and said: "Your Highness, let's send someone to shout and ask for the corpses of the dead and wounded to be carried back for inventory. The Song Army has always been ridiculously benevolent and may agree, so that we can clear the obstacles in front of the formation."
What?"
Li Ningming nodded and praised: "General Ye Li understands the psychology of the Song people. They will definitely agree. This strategy is very clever without revealing anything."
Yeli Xianzong received the praise, and immediately sent people to ride horses with raised hands and approached the Song army's fortifications for more than a hundred steps, shouting loudly: "Song army generals, listen, you and I are enemies, and it is reasonable to fight on the battlefield.
However, it is against the principles of humanity to expose the corpses of dead people to the wilderness. I, General Li of Great Xia, proposed that we, the Great Xia cavalry, be allowed to send eighty people to clean up the corpses of our Great Xia soldiers. They will never bring weapons; they are all flesh and blood nourished by their mothers and fathers.
Body, please don’t reject the righteousness of humanity.”
Di Qing listened from a distance, turned to Su Jin and said: "Master Su, listen, the Western thieves also know how to be humane. I think this is a ploy. Just as you said, they want to clear the passage and carry out the next step."
One charge."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Exactly, the Western thieves are not stupid, but we are not bad either."
Di Qing said: "Of course I have to reject the proposal. Come and give me a reply. After the war, we will clean up all the troops and tell them that even if their entire army is annihilated, I, the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty, will collect their corpses on my behalf."
A soldier quickly climbed up the fortification to answer Di Qing's words. Su Jin frowned and suddenly said: "Wait a minute! You can't answer like that."
Di Qing said in astonishment: "What? Did Mr. Su actually allow them to come and clean it up?"
Su Jin nodded and said: "Yes, promise them." He turned to the soldier and said: "You shout, tell him that the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty read the books of sages, follow the etiquette of benevolence and forgiveness, respect the dead, and ask them to send more people.
Come and clean it up, it will be faster this way, and you will avoid dying in the battle and being uneasy at the Guhunquan."
Everyone, including Di Qing, didn't understand what Su Jin meant. Mr. Su said one thing and did another. Before, he plausibly analyzed the benefits of stacking corpses in front of the fortifications. Now he actually slaps himself in the face. It's really shocking.
Can't figure it out.
Su Jin did not explain. After listening to the soldier's truthful words, he waved his hand and ordered: "Archers, prepare, listen to my orders."
Di Qing was shocked, what is Su Jin going to do? Could he actually...? No, this is too shameless. If this spreads out, wouldn't it make the world laugh at it? It won't... Absolutely not, it will just strengthen it.
Just be on guard.
Chao Chao, Ma Han and others were completely different from what Di Qing thought. They had followed Su Jin for so long and knew Su Jin's style of behavior. The young master was going to do something shocking again, but it didn't matter.
Why do Western thieves have so many scruples when fighting?
Li Ningming was overjoyed when he received Song Jun's answer. Hearing the soldier report back to Song Jun and talk about "the way of benevolence and forgiveness" and "respect for the dead", Li Ningming almost died laughing.
"The other party actually asked us to send more people. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, will finally make a bold proposal." Wu Zangming suddenly whispered.
"explain……"
"Why don't we take advantage of our strategy and send two hundred people to clear the passage. When the clearance is almost complete, these two hundred people will attack on the spot and rush into the enemy's formation. The enemy's army will definitely be in chaos. At this time, my cavalry will launch another charge, and we will arrive in an instant.
, directly defeated the Song army, isn’t it a sure victory?”
Li Ningming's heart skipped a beat. This strategy was so brilliant. If two hundred men suddenly attacked, the enemy would be busy dealing with it. The cavalry behind them would only need a dozen breaths to cover them up. This battle was still unwinnable.
Unless the sun rises from the west.
"It's a good strategy, but I just promised to collect the corpses without weapons. If we start an attack, what should we do without weapons?"
"My Prince... you are really... really..." Wu Zangming almost cursed the word 'idiot': "You are so careless. Weapons are all over the ground. You can just use them on the spot."
, why carry it? I have said it, so what if there are no weapons? We only need that moment of chaos, as long as these two hundred people cause chaos for more than ten seconds, the large group of people will have already set foot on the Song Army's camp, why bother?
?”
Li Ning secretly scolded himself for being stupid. He didn't even think of this. He pretended to be indifferent and laughed at himself: "Look at my mind, I have so many things on my mind that I have forgotten some of the simplest things. Without further ado, the two generals
We quickly arranged the situation and selected two hundred soldiers to go there. The others formed a team and waited. Once the front of the formation was cleared, they immediately attacked and defeated the Song army."
Mu Zangming and Yeli Xianzong immediately began to select soldiers. These two hundred people were death squads. Attacking in front of the battle line would most likely result in death. Selecting people was indeed a difficult task, but it was not a problem for these two experienced generals. Three Grass Stems
, I pulled out the shortest one and went to die, not blaming anyone, only blaming God for not having the foresight and bad luck.
The soldiers who were drawn were all ashen-faced, but they also received a promise from the Crown Prince. If they died, their families would naturally receive a generous pension. If they survived, they would be promoted to officials; the Crown Prince
This was already the second promise today. Although the soldiers doubted the possibility of realizing it, they could only obey the order, otherwise they would immediately move their heads. It was better to go and try their luck.
After a while, the candidates were confirmed, and two hundred Xia soldiers walked toward the Song army's fortifications with their hands raised in a gesture of surrender. Within thirty steps of the fortifications, thousands of human and horse corpses were piled on top of each other, and the sun shone directly on them.
Below, the steaming stench went straight into the nose; the gurgling blood on the ground formed a stream along the cliff, slowly flowing thickly downwards.
"There are quite a few people here." Su Jin sneered.
Ma Han came up and said, "Young master, this move is quite cruel. I caught so many fish at once."
Su Jin looked at him sideways and smiled: "You have become smarter, you have guessed all this."
Di Qing almost fainted while listening to the exchange between the two men. It seemed that his suspicion was true. Master Su really wanted to... This is so shameless!
"Master Su, that's not possible. If you do this, won't it make the world laugh at you? Our officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty want to kill the enemy in an upright manner, how can we carry out such a trick? Sir, think twice."
Su Jin smiled and said, "What is the purpose of this battle? Commander Di, tell me."
"Of course we will annihilate the entire army of the Western Bandits, what?"
"Okay, as long as we can wipe out all the enemy troops, will you be willing to sacrifice Commander Di's life?"
"That's natural. As a general of the Song Dynasty, you should be prepared to sacrifice your life for the Song Dynasty anytime and anywhere."
"I admire you. When you command someone, you usually use a knife to kill people, right?"
"yes……"
"What would you do if your knife broke?"
"How did it break? Even if it breaks, I will smash it with my fists, bite it with my teeth, and hit it with rocks on the ground. In short, there are many ways."
"Then why don't you withdraw from the battlefield, find someone to recast your sword, and then come back to kill the enemy?"
"Is this... Mr. Su doing his humble job to amuse himself?"
"Of course not, I'm just telling Commander Di that from a general perspective, the confrontation between the two armies is a life-and-death battle. Behind us are tens of millions of people of the Song Dynasty. For our country and the country of the Song Dynasty and for the people to live and work in peace and contentment, we cannot lose, so
You can do anything to win. On a small scale, some people like to use knives to kill people, some people like to beat people to death with fists, gangsters on the streets like to hit people to death with bricks, and some even like to force people to hang themselves without doing anything.
Suicide; it is also murder, the purpose is to kill people, but there is no distinction between superior and inferior. Everything I do today is for the word victory, and of course I will do whatever it takes to win.
There is no need to be reprimanded by you."
"But sir, if word of this move spreads..."
Su Jin waved his hand to interrupt Di Qing and said: "Commander Di, Su Jin respects you as a hero and admires what you think and do, but I have to say that you are a little naive; I will prove it to you.
, you are so naive. I have also read in the book of war, "Soldiers are also deceitful." If Commander Di wants to become a famous general, he may need more tricks. "
Di Qing was thoughtful and seemed to understand something.