Chapter 5 Qi Tie's Suggestion
Yun Xiao looked at the messy sea and closed his eyes in pain. Now I can only hope that my soldiers will suffer fewer casualties, and one by one familiar faces will disappear in front of my eyes. Yun Xiao didn't want to suffer this kind of pain, and Yun Xiao, who had gone through the big war, thought that his heart was like a stone. But seeing his subordinates so wolf-bรจi, his heart was still like a knife.
The smoky ships were towed back to Tsushima, and the skiffs continued to carry the wounded soldiers to the beach. There are no houses, only simple tents. The smell of blood attracted countless mosquitoes and buzzed around the people.
"Organize a boat and send the wounded back to Dawang City as much as possible. Here only aggravated their casualties, and all wounds had to be washed with salt water. No matter how much it hurts, you have to wash it! Yun Xiao ordered Zhang Nianyi with a cold face.
"But if you want to transport so many people away, you must use warships. Can ......"
"Rush to transport the wounded first, and postpone the others." The constant moaning of the wounded made Yun Xiao's heart numb, all of them were veterans who had followed him for many years. Watching them suffer, Yun Xiao's heart was full of unbearable. As much as possible to transport it to Dawang City, it is counted as one if it can be saved. I hope that when I go back, I can still see these familiar faces.
The armor on the bull's body had turned black, and countless mosquitoes and flies crawled on it. It was dense as if the armor could be eaten, and the servants drove away the mosquitoes and flies. Washing the armor of the wild bull with water, Yin Hong's blood fell "with a bang", which made people worry when they looked at it. After washing more than a dozen basins of water in a row, it was still red, what a tragic battle.
Dai Yu was carried over, and his arm was discounted. After all, scale armor is different from full-body plate armor, and it is inevitable that there will be places that cannot be protected when being beaten by a group. The worst thing is the stick on the head. The helmet is recessed in a large piece. If it weren't for the sturdy helmet, I'm afraid my head would be smashed.
Jing Chu's first swordsman kept vomiting, and the water he poured down also vomited out. Yun Xiao knew that this was the sequelae of the concussion. I'm afraid it won't get better in a few days.
"Send Lao Dai back to Dawang City and recuperate." Yun Xiao waved his hand and let the stretcher walk over.
"Master Hou!" Dai Yu struggled to sit up.
"Master Hou, don't send me away. My brothers died a terrible death, and I want to avenge them. Dai Yu's hand grabbed Yun Xiao's robe, and there was a sad look in his eyes.
"It's been a hundred days since you broke your muscles and bones, and you've taken care of your body and come back to fight. You can also see the tenacity of the Japanese people. This battle is not easy to fight. It's not going to end in three or two months. The heart is in the belly, and you fight. โ
Yun Xiao tried to comfort this subordinate, who had been hit hard, but Dai Yu didn't seem to appreciate it.
"Master Hou, this battle is not in my command. You can punish me as much as you want, but don't send me back. I'm going to slaughter that bastard with my own hands. Dai Yu seemed to have seen the golden-armored general again. The hand that grabbed Yun Xiao's robe clenched even tighter.
"But ...... your injury," Yun Xiao hesitated as he looked at Dai Yu's arm. A concussion may be fine with a few days of rest. But the fracture will not heal in a few days.
"It's fine. As long as your right arm is okay, you can still pick up a knife. โ
"Then you can stay, but you have to rest well for the next few days. Although the wound on your head is not serious, it will cause pain if it is not treated properly. โ
At the beginning of the war, the general was lost. Good definitely doesn't bode well. It's okay to let Dai Yu stay, and if he stays by his side, he can at least talk to himself about how this battle was fought. The army, which was equipped with gunpowder crossbows, was beaten like this by a group of people with bronze weapons.
Although Yun Xiao thought that there would be some accidents this time, he definitely didn't expect that the first battle would be like this.
The results of the battle damage were reported, and nine battleships were sunk. Six more ships were largely incapacitated and needed to be towed back to the Jimo dockyard for repairs.
The casualties were even heavier, with as many as 20 of the chief of the guard killed in battle. The guards lost more than 600 of them, and twice as many were wounded. According to this battle damage, almost all the guards who participated in the battle were wounded.
Especially on Dai Yu's boat, the chief of the guard killed four of them. Including Dai Yu, almost all of them were killed or wounded. Yun Xiao really didn't understand, could it be that the Japanese people in BC were so ruthless and dared to fight?
Qi Tie's injury was rather peculiar, he was actually because there was too much blood on the deck. Slippery, he broke his foot and limped off the dinghy. He was helped into the tent by someone, and he couldn't laugh or cry for such an injury.
"You're lucky to have only been injured so slightly. Give you a bottle of steamed wine, and let your men light it with a fire, sprinkle some and rub it on their legs. As long as the blood is cleared, it will be fine for three to five days. The medical hall saw Qi Tie's injury, threw him a bottle of steamed wine and left. There were a lot of wounded today, and he had never had the experience of taking care of such a lightly wounded person.
"This is Qi Tie, and he will be in charge after I was injured." Dai Yu crossed his arms and followed behind Yun Xiao to check the injury, and when he saw Qi Tie who was stunned holding steamed wine, he pointed at him and said to Yun Xiao.
"You asked Qi Tie to do a good job this time, what injuries did you suffer?" Yun Xiao saw him sitting on a stool, still holding a pot of steamed wine in his arms. He looked at it suspiciously, not knowing where he was hurt.
"If you go back to Master Hou, there is too much blood on the deck, and there is a pit on the deck, so I didn't pay attention to my feet." Qi Tie stood up consciously, but the sharp pain in his ankle made him have to dip it on one foot.
"Sit, sit and talk. It's strange that you're hurt, it's the first time I've heard of such a terrible battle, and you've ended up here because of your broken foot. Rub and rub this wine well, and the blood will be restored after three to five days. However, this wine is for you to heal, so you are not allowed to drink it secretly. In a moment, come to my tent and report how you commanded. โ
Yun Xiao patted Qi Tie on the shoulder, teasing with the steamed wine in his arms, his eyes full of appreciation. Able to bear the courage to take responsibility in the face of great difficulties, and bear the life and death of 100 brothers. Not to mention the quality of the command, this responsibility is also rare. It is much stronger than some of the chief of the guard, who don't know what to do after the commander is killed.
There were more than a dozen lanterns hanging in the huge military tent, and although it was a little hot, the military tent was brightly lit. A long table was placed in the middle of the military tent, and Yun Xiao sat in the middle, with important generals sitting on either side.
Qi Tie was led into the military tent by the iron guards and was arranged to the end. I thought it was just Yun Xiao who wanted to ask him, but I didn't expect to make such a big formation.
"Today I fought with the Japanese people, and everyone saw it. The win is definitely not counted, and it is barely said that it is only a draw.
We have sabers, iron-tired crossbows and gunpowder crossbows. But the Japanese only have bronze blades. It can be said that we have taken advantage of everything, but even if we have taken advantage of so much. The battle was fought like this.
Why? It lies in our arrogance and in our contempt for our enemies. You always think that you can kill him back and forth in the vast sea and green grassland. The mere widows don't talk about it anymore, but what about the facts? We were slapped hard today! โ
Yun Xiao slapped the table with a "bang", and all the families involuntarily shivered. Dai Yu almost pulled out a knife and killed himself.
"I hope this mouth can wake you up, we are dealing with a group of extremely cunning people. It is extremely difficult to deal with extremely murderous people, and judging by today's situation, they are good at water warfare. It is not easy for us to cross the strait of more than 200 miles, and now let Dai Yu talk about the characteristics of these Japanese warfare.
Listen carefully, these are all experiences that have been exchanged for blood. The next time you meet a Japanese person, it will probably save your life. โ
Yun Xiao glanced at the generals sitting with a cold face, and now he finally understood why he was uneasy that day. The reason is that the enemy is underestimated from top to bottom, and the guards are more concerned about Dongying's gold and silver. It was as if the Japanese would collapse at the touch of a button, and it was not worth mentioning at all.
Reality taught them a hard lesson, and hundreds of people died. Hundreds more could be crippled, many of whom had parts left in the sea. If this egoistic wind is not extinguished, it will evolve into a wind of fear. At that point, the battle will be really hard to fight.
Dai Yu chirped and told him a rough idea of what happened, but in fact, what happened to this battle. Yun Xiao had already sent the guards to ask the chief of the guard who participated in the battle, and he already knew the success or failure.
The purpose of convening this meeting today is to remind these gang of murderers. Even with leading weapons, tactics are just as important.
After Dai Yu spoke, it was Qi Tie who supplemented. Several captains of the guard from other ships were summoned, and they told them where they were at the time, and after marking them on the map. Yun Xiaocai stood up and said: "Dai Yu's approach is not wrong, the one-line formation is convenient for giving full play to the long-range advantages of our army. You can hit the enemy as much as possible as you can when they are approaching.
Dai Yu's mistake was that he failed to see through the intentions of the Japanese people early. Let me take command of this battle, I'm afraid it will also start like this. This has exposed the shortcomings of our army's insufficient training in water warfare.
In fact, such a fire attack requires a lot of conditions, and factors such as wind direction and water flow are important conditions. We are all from the infantry army, and we are still not familiar with the ocean. In the future, when encountering Japanese warships, you need to be careful with this tactic. โ
"Hou ...... Master Hou! "It was the first time for Qi Tie to participate in such a meeting, and he wanted to speak but didn't dare to say it.
"Hmmm! If you have something to say, you can speak freely here. Yun Xiao sat down and said to the nervous Qi Tie.
"Master Hou, we can prepare some poles. If this happens again, you can use poles to hold these fireboats. As long as those rivets don't wedge into the hull, our big ships can get rid of those fireships at any time. โ
The generals began to talk to each other, and many people didn't know Qi Tie, so they asked the people around them about the origin of this guy.
Yun Xiao was suffocated, yes! As long as you prepare some thick poles, you can effectively stop the attack of these fireboats. Such a simple solution, why didn't you think of it? (To be continued......)