"Sixth brother, the statistics are out, six hundred people died in the battle, and nearly three hundred brothers were too injured to fight anymore!" Yang Yanshun, with his arm wrapped in white gauze, walked into the main hall.
In today's battle, Yang Yanshun was slightly injured. Even counting the female generals who came forward, Yang Yanshun's strength was considered to be at the back of the pack.
"The casualties were so heavy!" Yang Yanlang said in surprise.
This is only the first day. Those who died in the battle, plus those who were seriously injured, already have 900 people who can no longer fight. You must know that they only have 10,000 people in total, which is equivalent to nearly one-tenth of their strength.
Already.
If the fight continues as it is today, doesn't it mean that in at least ten days, they will be gone?
However, their mission is to stay here for a month! If the casualties continue as they are today, then this mission will be impossible to complete. Everyone realizes that they must find other ways.
OK.
Therefore, at such a moment, the faces of all the brothers of the Yang family began to turn serious. Even Yang Yansi, the joy after today's breakthrough disappeared without a trace.
"Sixth brother, let the brothers return to defend the second line of defense!" The boss, Yang Yanping, said seriously.
The Yang family is a family of generals. Except for Yang Yansi, who is relatively young and spends more time studying marksmanship, which makes him slightly worse, the remaining brothers, although their commanding skills are not as good as Yang Yanzhao's, but
There is still a certain foundation, and basically everything has reached a first-class level.
This is the advantage of these general families. They have a good education foundation from an early age, giving them a better starting point than those military generals with wild backgrounds.
The children trained by these general families may not necessarily produce top figures in every generation, but their family background and good basic education will at least guarantee their abilities.
Although Yang Yanping's troop command level is far behind that of Yang Yanzhao, with the increase in combination skills, he can barely reach the threshold of super-class. In this kind of battle with tens of thousands of people, it is definitely enough.
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"Forget it! It's time to retreat to the second line of defense!" Yang Yanzhao said solemnly.
Between the first and second lines of defense, in the past few days, Yang Yanzhao prepared a large number of traps to assist defense. In today's battle, Zhuge Liang did not use the strong bows and crossbows.
use.
First of all, the garrison army cannot be compared with Han Xin's 100,000 professional army in all aspects. They have not experienced any big battles, and they may not have high ability to withstand pressure. And the subsequent battle will inevitably
It was a hard and bloody battle.
Therefore, in the first battle, Yang Yanzhao did not rely on the prepared traps for defense. Instead, he moved the original defense line to the front and let the soldiers fight head-on to warm up for the hard and bloody battle that followed.
Secondly, although Zhuge Liang sent him strong bows and crossbows, Yang Yanzhao decided to hide these things for the time being. Because the enemy's cavalry troops had not been dispatched today, Yang Yanzhao planned to hide these strong bows and crossbows.
At the critical moment, the enemy's cavalry troops were caught off guard.
In this kind of plain terrain, although the enemy's cavalry troops account for only a very small part of the total, the threat posed by such a small part of the cavalry troops is likely to be greater than the threat posed by the infantry troops.
"Big brother! Fourth brother!" Yang Yanzhao pointed out the two generals.
Even if he wants to retreat, it is impossible to simply leave like this. General Yang Yanzhao is not really only capable of direct confrontation on the battlefield.
"Brother, lead three thousand soldiers and horses out of camp at night, go 20 miles east and then turn back. Build more momentum and plant more torches. We must create a momentum of ten thousand people!" Yang Yanzhao said in a deep voice.
Yang Yanzhao's current approach is similar to that of the Great Demon King Dong Zhuo in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He quietly pulled his troops out and then came back openly. This way, when outsiders saw it, they thought their reinforcements had arrived. Although in fact,
There was no change in the number of troops, but it made the enemy think that their troops had become larger.
Even if he does not have enough troops, if the enemy thinks that he has enough troops, then the enemy may not dare to attack rashly again if they are well prepared.
Yang Yanzhao wants to defend here for a month, but it does not mean that he must fight the enemy here for a month in an absolute sense. If the enemy can be frightened and dare not attack easily, and delay them for a certain period of time, this will definitely be more effective.
alright!
For Yang Yanzhao, no matter what method they use, as long as they can persist through this month, it is their victory.
"Fourth brother, when our army retreats, leave the flag in the camp, tie thirty sheep, and place its front two legs on the drum!" Yang Yanzhao ordered again.
First, Yang Yanzhao wanted to create the illusion that his military strength was sufficient since he sent reinforcements.
Secondly, he wanted to create the illusion that their troops were still in the first line of defense camp after their troops retreated.
The combination of these two methods can prevent the enemy from taking any rash action.
The tactic of hanging sheep and drumming is a typical "creating something out of nothing" strategy. Like the empty city strategy, attacking in the east and attacking in the west, concealing Chen Cang, hiding from the sky, and the golden cicada escaping its shell, it is an important manifestation of ancient Chinese military wisdom and has been widely used in all dynasties.
Military practice and relevant records are everywhere in history books.
Jiang Xiaobai, Bi Zaiyu, Yue Fei and many other figures are recorded in history as having used this strategy, and the final results were remarkable. If it can be played well, it can be considered a very practical strategy.
"General, take your orders!" Upon hearing that Yang Liulang issued a military order, Yang Yanping and Yang Yanlang both said with serious expressions.
Although privately in the army, they still treat each other as brothers. Even if Yang Yanzhao is the commander-in-chief, he is still called the sixth brother in private.
However, when it comes to issuing military orders, which should be serious, they will definitely take it seriously and not compromise on completion.
"Okay!" Yang Yanzhao nodded.
Among the brothers, Yang Yanping and Yang Yanlang were the most stable. Apart from himself, these two brothers had the best foundation in military arts.
Therefore, in general, Yang Yanzhao would be more willing to leave such important matters to his two brothers, Yang Yanping and Yang Yanlang. Of course, if it was a fight, then Yang Yanzhao would of course leave it to Xiao Qi and Yang Yansi.