If he wanted to directly break the morale of these cannon fodder of the Northwest Army, Du Wei would not have to strip off the armor of the prisoners at all, but would also waste manpower and material resources to throw them away.
If he had been crueler and cut off the heads of hundreds of prisoners of war and thrown them into the city, Guhuatara's military morale would have collapsed immediately.
But Du Wei didn't do that, not just because he was not cruel, but more importantly because he didn't want too many people to die. In order to cope with the future war, he must gather every ounce of strength he could.
Although these Northwest Army are hateful, although the Northwest Army has been separatist in the northwest for twenty years, it is the generals who should be beheaded and judged, and it is Lu Gao himself. And the tens of thousands of soldiers below, what crime do they have? They are just following orders.
Just above.
Moreover, the elite level of the Northwest Army is not just blown away. How could Du Wei not be covetous of such a group of veterans who have undergone rigorous training and have excellent combat effectiveness? If he could be under his command...
However, after defeating Lu Gao's cavalry army, he had already obtained nearly 20,000 prisoners of war, all of whom were elite cavalry!
There are more than 20,000 people, which is enough for him to digest slowly.
It's not that he is not covetous of the more than 40,000 infantrymen outside, but Du Wei knows very well that he must never touch the more than 40,000 people outside again!
Even if Prince Chen trusts him again, the northwest of this place has solved the great military law of Lu Gao, and the empire definitely does not want to cultivate another warlord!
But what now? He already has an army of 100,000 men. Of course, after the war, he will have to send back 50,000 Luo Lin's private troops. But this does not mean that the imperial capital can tolerate him recruiting so many troops from the Northwest Army!
Du Wei and Phillip discussed that if they want Prince Chen to rest assured, he is in the northwest. Without the threat of the northwest army, his army cannot exceed 50,000!
Therefore, the infantry of the Northwest Army outside should be given to other armies for recruitment. You can no longer force yourself to stand out. Otherwise, it is not a fun thing to kill the first bird with a gun and attract the wind from the big tree.
Just like that, Du Wei also felt that his victory this time was too "glorious". The aerial power of the hot air balloon was too brilliant. The advantage of aerial bombing was actually able to disintegrate Lu Gao's cavalry army. After the incident, the imperial capital
Prince Chen must think carefully about whether he, the Tulip Duke, can sleep at night if he has such a powerful army in his hands!!
Although Du Wei knew that his victory was a fluke. He relied on trench positions and barbed wire to force a large number of cavalry into a crowded terrain. In addition, Lu Gao did not bring long-range attack weapons in order to pursue speed with light equipment... But Prince Chen may not necessarily be able to win.
Knowing so much, if he saw that his "strong army" could easily number thousands to tens of thousands, how could he allow himself to continue to expand his army and expand his strength?
Du Wei was even sure that after this battle, Prince Chen would definitely ask for more hot air balloon teams from him!!
It's not that Du Wei doesn't want the more than 40,000 northwest troops outside the city, but he can't have them. Otherwise... there is no war in the northwest anymore, so why do you, Du Wei, still need so many troops?
Even if Prince Chen knows that there will be a war in the next two years, most people don't know. And... even if there is a war in the next two years, why does Du Wei want so many troops? After all, you are just a Duke, you are not the emperor.
!And the Emperor did not appoint you as Marshal of the Empire!!
Maintaining 50,000 elite soldiers under his command was the limit Du Wei had set for himself. He could also avoid touching the inner cordon of Prince Chen.
Now that Du Wei had made his decision, he immediately sent people out of the city to surround the city and sent his handwritten letter directly to the Storm Legion's military camp and Governor Bohan's military camp. He made his intentions clear in the letter.
Andre, the general of the Storm Legion, owed Du Wei a favor when he went to the imperial capital to report the military situation. At this moment, Du Wei actually said that he would not take the credit. Naturally, he felt even more grateful to Du Wei. Governor Bohan couldn't help but feel
Sighing that Du Wei was "on the road".
Since the most powerful Tulip Duke doesn't take credit, then they won't be polite.
However, Du Wei made a small request in his letter.
The credit can be given to you. The more than 40,000 northwest troops will also be given to you to fight... But I, Du Wei, only need one person!
Guhuatara!!
Regarding this request, Andre, Bohan, and even the generals of the Royal Guards were a little confused at first. However, after thinking about it a little more, everyone was relieved.
It is not a secret that Guhuaduoluo led troops to surround Loulan City. Many people know about it. It is estimated that Duke Tulip has a grudge in his heart about this matter and wants to take Guhuaduoluo back to take revenge.
However, a general in the Northwest Army is just a nobody in the eyes of these people. If he catches him, he can directly write the death list in the battle report so that he can explain to the superiors, and then secretly send the person to the Tulip Duke, which can be regarded as
After selling a favor to this most popular big shot, why not do it?
The day of the decisive battle finally began. Du Wei made an appointment with three other friendly forces, and they would be responsible for the main attack, while he sent all the cavalry under his command to roam around the perimeter to prevent any fish from slipping through the net. At the same time, his own army served as a reserve team.
If you are in a pinch, come to the rescue.
This kind of behavior won everyone's favor. Seeing that Du Wei was so righteous, everyone was not polite.
Early that morning, after the horns were blown, the imperial troops from several directions launched attacks at the same time.
Guhuataro was already prepared for a protracted war. There was no shortage of fences and trenches outside the military camp, and most of the belongings of the Northwest Army were also in his camp. There was no shortage of long-range attack weapons, and even powerful crossbows and crossbows.
gun.
Although the morale of the army was weakened, Guhuataro was not a vegetarian. He first called a group of mid-level officers to the camp, and then told everyone: Even if the others can be pardoned, you are all officers and the leaders!
Ordinary soldiers can surrender, but even if you surrender, it will still be treason! The only way now is to fight hard! There is still a glimmer of hope. If you give up first, then after defeat, you will be waiting to be hanged.
Bar!
After frightening these officers, naturally these people returned to their own army to suppress the morale of the army. As a result, although morale was low, at the end of the morning, the Northwest Army was still fighting in a decent manner.
An infantry division under Governor Bohan was the first frontal attack. The soldiers charged up and held up their shields to resist the Northwestern Army's bows and arrows. After paying the price of thousands of people, they managed to fill the trench to the south of the Northwestern Army with sandbags.
Immediately, Guhuataro immediately organized a thousand-man death squad that he trusted to rush out. These tough guys didn't even wear armor. They rushed out in a swarm, hacking and slashing, and immediately sent Governor Bohan out to fill the gap.
The trench men cut down a small half.
There were rivers of blood and corpses everywhere. After all, Bohan was not born as a general and lacked some military talent. Seeing this, he actually did not order to send reinforcements, but instead ordered people to retreat.
As a result, after finally spending a whole morning to open the gap on the south side, Guhuataro snatched it back.
From a distance, Du Wei stood on the city wall watching the battle. After watching it all morning, he sighed: "Damn it, what time has it been? Wang Cheng's Guards are still so narrow-minded! Damn it!!"
Du Wei saw clearly that Bohan didn't know how to fight, but couldn't others? Leaving aside Andre, their Storm Legion was cavalry, but what about the Royal Guards? These Royal Guards looked at Bohan's
A man was about to die, and Bohan couldn't do anything, but he didn't even go to help...even if you were making a feint in the other direction!!
Standing next to Du Wei was Philip. Philip wore a thick robe, sighed, and whispered: "My lord... I'm afraid, this is not what the Royal Guards meant."
Du Wei is a smart man. Once reminded, he immediately understood!
Could it be Prince Chen?!
Bohan was not a direct descendant of Prince Chen, but someone who was promoted by the former eldest prince. Du Wei knew this. Although Prince Chen took care of the situation in the northwest, after he came to power, he did not remove Bohan, but kept him in his post.
.However, it does not mean that after the northwest is pacified, he can still tolerate this "subordinate of a political enemy" to continue to be prosperous.
After the northwest was pacified, Bohan fell.
Therefore, Prince Chen will never tolerate Bohan having too many troops, let alone let Bohan make too much credit! Otherwise, if Bohan makes too much credit, for the sake of fairness and his own credibility, he will
How can you not reward the heroes?
Bohan suffered a small loss in the morning, apparently because of the deliberate inaction of the Royal Guards.
Bohan had killed three or four thousand people in one morning. He was not an idiot, and he quickly got the hang of it. Looking at the Royal Guards who stood still in the distance, Bohan cursed a few times in his heart.