Chapter 72: The Benefits of Night Blindness
"Lord Belle, the minions are incompetent and have failed to capture the enemy's second line of defense, please atone for your sins." Niu Lu Zhangjing, who had just returned from defeat, knelt on his legs and kowtowed to Duoduo while begging for mercy.
After taking a deep look at Niu Lu Zhangjing in front of him and the only two hundred remnants behind him, Duoduo wanted to get angry, and directly slashed Niu Lu Zhangjing in front of him.
However, in order to avoid others saying that he treated his subordinates unfairly, he had to suppress the anger in his heart.
In the attack a few hours ago, not only did his henchmen fail to achieve any results, but their troops also suffered heavy losses, and a single Niu Lu was almost wiped out. In this case, he did not hold himself accountable, not to mention that Niu Lu Zhangjing, who was kneeling in front of him, also won the first line of defense of the Ming army and achieved some results.
After some contemplation, Duoduo had to respond reluctantly: "It's not your fault, it's that the Ming army is too cunning. Being able to win the first line of defense of the Ming army is already a very great victory. Go back immediately to appease the warriors under your command, the battle is not over yet, and the warriors still have the opportunity to continue to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions......"
"Thank you, Lord Belle, the minions must appease the warriors under his command and serve Lord Belle." Niu Lu Zhangjing replied with a palpitating face. Then, as if fleeing, he left here and ran towards the location of his subordinates.
Smelling the smell of blood that had already spread in the air, he looked at the corpses of warriors on the battlefield who had been stripped of their armor and stomachs by the Ming army and were being buried in a deep pit. Duoduo finally understood why this Ming army rushed to the wind to commit crimes, surrounded by countless Houjin troops, and attacked the warriors' strongholds again and again, slaughtering the Houjin warriors.
These Ming soldiers did not go crazy as everyone imagined, nor did they want to come to die. Rather, they have the ability to protect themselves and are not afraid to attack themselves.
At the end of the day, more than 800 soldiers died on the battlefield, including 300 cavalry warriors who had passed through the battlefield for a long time.
Such losses are rarely seen on the frontal battlefield of the elite border army of the Ming army, not to mention the Ming army with a total strength of less than 1,000 people.
Faced with Duoduo's uncertain face, Niu Lu Zhangjing, who was regarded as Duoduo's confidant, had to open his mouth to remind: "Lord Belle, what should we do next, whether to continue to attack the Ming army, please make up your mind." ”
After a long sigh, Duoduo shook his head and asked: "Attack, the battle has been fought like this, how can we attack the Ming army, and what will we continue to attack the Ming army." ”
Seeing the helpless expression that flashed on Duoduo's face, Niu Lu Zhangjing also showed a helpless expression on his face.
After today's series of battles, not only Duoduo in front of him, but also all the surviving soldiers, including himself, lost confidence in the battle in front of them, and expressed fear of the strong combat effectiveness of the Ming army in front of them.
However, no matter what, the final decision must be made in front of Lord Belle.
After quickly reining in the helpless expression on his face, he continued to ask with a solemn face to Duoduo, "Lord Belle, it's getting dark. What should we do next, whether to withdraw from the line we have just captured and set up camp in the rear, or to camp on the spot. ”
After glaring fiercely at the henchmen behind him, Duoduo replied without thinking: "Of course, camp on the spot......"
"It's a line of defense that we have to pay hundreds of warriors to take. Is it possible that after giving up, tomorrow we will pay the lives of hundreds of warriors and regain it from the hands of the Ming army? ”
"Order the warriors to camp on the spot, and tonight, they must send twice as many patrols to prevent the Ming army from sneaking up. In the last one, the remaining 500 infantry of the whole army were all stationed close to the side of the Ming army. If the Ming army really attacked us at night, the first to be attacked would be those infantry, and we would have enough time to prepare for the battle. ”
"Yes, Lord Baylor......"
The Tartars attacking the Tiger and Par Army were frightened and lost confidence to continue their attacks on the Ming army.
However, the faces of the soldiers of the Haw Par Army, who were only a hundred steps away from the Tartars, showed a heartfelt smile on their faces.
Because, today's battle not only made them who experienced life and death invisibly undergo earth-shaking changes, but also made their understanding of Tartar a huge change.
Under the pressure of these Haw Par soldiers, the Tartars are no longer invincible, but an aggressor that can be defeated by themselves. As long as these Tartars dare to continue to attack them, they dare to use the weapons in their hands and make them pay with their lives.
Just one day of fighting today, everyone's fear of the Tartars disappeared.
Looking at the subordinates who were gnawing on horse meat and steamed buns in the trench in front of him, Wei Zheng faintly felt that everyone had begun to exude a trace of murderous aura that had never been there before.
At this moment, Wang Feng, the commander of the spear battalion, came over with a bowl of horse meat carefully processed by the man, and said to Wei Zheng: "General, this is your dinner at night....I and the military advisor have eaten, so I will leave you alone......"
"Hmm..."Wei Zheng took the horse meat and began to chew it heavily.
After a bowl of horse meat, he analyzed to Wang Feng, who also had a smile on his face in front of him, and said, "Brother Wang, the battle is over during the day....According to my preliminary estimate, after fighting for several hours in a row, we will destroy at least seven hundred Tartars. ”
"In other words, the remaining troops of the Tartars are only more than 1,200 people when they are fully fought..."
Just as Wei Zheng was about to continue, Zhou Shuyuan's voice suddenly came from a distance.
"General, not only that, although there are more than 1,200 people in the Tartars. However, these people also included five hundred infantry who did not have any combat effectiveness. So, compared to the Tartars on the other side, our disadvantage in strength has been compensated for ..."
Looking at Zhou Shuyuan with a sly smile on his face in front of him, Wei Zheng asked thoughtfully: "Strategist, do you have any ideas?" ”
"Yes, general...."Finally, there is an opportunity to prove himself, and of course Zhou Shuyuan will not give up. met Wei Zheng's gaze at him, and replied briskly.
As a qualified commander, it is in the best interest of oneself to fully explore the abilities of his subordinates.
Therefore, Wei Zheng didn't have the slightest intention of burying the other party's thoughts, and asked directly: "Tell me what you think..."
After a short analysis, Zhou Shuyuan replied: "General, under your special training, more than eighty percent of the soldiers of our Haw Par Army have been freed from night blindness. On the other hand, as a rule of thumb, at least seventy percent of Tartars have night blindness. As for the five hundred infantry who have no combat effectiveness, there is nothing to say, almost all of them have night blindness...."
"In this case, I think we should make good use of the opportunity of the night, seize the opportunity of the Tartars not to have the advantage of forces, and deal a fatal blow to the Tartars."