si-mexico Chapter 274 Nie Bei's Yao
Chapter 274 Nie Bei's Yao
The war of words was started by a soldier from the Yan army.
The Yan army and the Kun army were less than ten feet apart, and they were all sitting on the ground eating.
On the Kun army's side, they ate dry food and drank ice-cold water, looking viciously at the Yan army opposite them while eating.
On the Yan army side, the fire camp in the back brought hot rice and steamed buns in rice buckets. There were vegetables and meat, which was very helpful in restoring physical strength.
Logically speaking, Kun State is richer than Yan State and should have better food than Yan State, but the reality is just the opposite.
The Kun Kingdom is composed of local troops, and the court's funding is used to quickly recruit soldiers and distribute weapons, leaving no extra money to improve food.
The Yan army did not harass ordinary people along the way, but they specifically robbed the landlords and wealthy families, as well as the tax silver from various cities. These were all used as military supplies, and there was a lot of meat, vegetables, rice and flour along the way.
In the words of Prince Shen, if you can't even eat properly, who will have the strength to fight for you?
After finishing his meal, a Yan soldier held his empty bowl and shouted to the Kun soldiers across from him,
"Hey, Sun Ze, you thief from Kun, if you call me Grandpa from Yan, I'll give you half a bowl of hot rice, okay?"
The Kun army on the opposite side was furious. One soldier cursed,
"You damned Yan thieves, you bastards, aren't you stealing food from our Kun Kingdom? Wait until I kill you all, then I'll steal food from your Yan Kingdom!"
The Yan army retorted,
"Oh my, I'm dying of laughter, hahahaha, it's not like your Kun army didn't invade our Yan State, but in the end, weren't they defeated and annihilated by our Yan State?
We, the Yan State, have been fighting your Kun State. We have been unstoppable and victorious all the way. We have been killing your soldiers, stealing your food, and sleeping with your women. We have been having a blast. Hahahaha..."
"That's right, that's right. The Kun people are all two-legged sheep, weaklings who can't even lift a knife. They are only fit to kneel before the Yan people as slaves."
"Go home and feed your mother. How can there be a country as weak as Kun in the world?"
The ridicule of the Yan army made the soldiers of Kun State furious. Kun State was a big country in the north and had always been their pride. How could they bear being humiliated like this?
A soldier from the Kun army threw the bowl of water in his hand towards the Yan army.
The Yan army was beaten and would definitely not give up. A group of people stood up and rushed towards the Kun army with weapons.
The same is true for Kunjun.
The movement in the middle of the battlefield immediately caused a chain reaction. The soldiers of the two armies on both sides started moving again, and the two sides started fighting fiercely again.
The battle continued fiercely until almost dusk.
The Yan army is responsible for attacking, while the Kun army is responsible for defending. The Kun army cannot withdraw unless the Yan army withdraws.
Seeing that it would be difficult to achieve greater results today, Shen Changgong and Ma Ling ordered the troops to retreat and continue the battle tomorrow.
The Yan army retreated in an orderly manner, and the Kun army did not pursue them and also hurriedly retreated.
The body collection teams from both sides came to collect the bodies and count the casualties.
At night, the casualties were counted and reported to the commander-in-chief of the central army.
"Reporting to the two princes, according to the casualty statistics of our army, the Pingnan Army suffered more than 3,500 casualties, the Zhennan Army suffered no casualties, the Changning Army suffered more than 5,100 casualties, the Weihu Army suffered more than 5,800 casualties, and the Tianyu Army suffered more than 1,200 casualties.
A total of more than 16,000 people.
The enemy suffered more than 40,000 casualties and captured more than 20,000 people, including 20,000 captured by the Tianyu Army.
Our side captured twelve enemy camps, six of which were captured by the Tianyu Army.
The enemy line retreated ten miles."
After listening to the battle report, Shen Changgong looked at Yu Huatian and said with a smile,
"General Yu is amazing! The Tianyu Army suffered the fewest casualties, captured the most camps, and captured the most enemy soldiers. He is truly a famous general of the time. The Tianyu Army made the greatest contribution in this battle."
The other commanders and generals were not dissatisfied after hearing this, after all, the facts were there, but they were also holding their breath in their hearts. When they fought again tomorrow, they would definitely let the soldiers fight even more bravely.
Damn it, with so many Yan troops, a Kun army actually took the credit. How could they tolerate this?
Yu Huatian smiled slightly and said modestly,
"Your Highness, thank you for your praise. The main reason is that the Tianyu Army has a large number of troops, and the Kun Army is composed of local troops, so their combat effectiveness is not strong.
The west was already weakly defended, and after severing the chain of command, it became much easier to defeat. This is all thanks to the soldiers, and the friendly forces are also very powerful."
Yu Huatian's words made it easier for other generals to accept.
Everyone also understood why he captured the most enemies.
After all, they are all Kun people. They are Kun people, and the enemy is also Kun people. Yuhuatian certainly does not want too many Kun people to die.
And they also learned Yu Huatian's tactics.
When Yuhuatian was fighting with the enemy in the field, he directly surrounded the enemy with superior forces, then bombarded them with two cannons, first scaring the enemy off, and then began to persuade them to surrender.
If you don’t surrender, beat them, then persuade them after the beating.
Keep fighting until the other party can't stand it anymore and surrenders.
Let them capture those camps with weak defenses. The enemy troops that escaped should run to the west, and those who did not escape should be captured alive.
The entire Tianyu Army was relatively kind to the local troops of Kun State.
They knew the strength of Yan's weapons, and also knew that Kun's resistance was like an ant trying to shake a tree. By defeating these people, they were actually saving them.
Shen Changgong looked at everyone and said,
"This Nie Bei is truly capable. He led a ragtag group of local troops who hadn't trained for a few days and spent their days either digging ditches or marching. Yet, he didn't collapse even after being beaten by us for a whole day.
It seems that he has a good command of his troops. Logically, the local army should have collapsed after suffering so many casualties. Why didn't they run away? Does anyone know the reason?
At this time, General Liang Kai of the Tianyu Army stood up and said,
"Your Highness, after we captured the prisoners, we interrogated some of them and asked them about the intelligence of the Kun Army. One of the things they said was that Nie Bei told them that our Yan Army was a massacre-inducing force and that the entire Yangbei County was wiped out by us. He also said that we killed civilians, robbed gold and silver, and robbed women, etc.
He also said that if they were defeated, we would bury them alive without leaving a single one alive.
This will not only arouse their hatred, but also make them fear us, fearing that they will be buried alive by us after being defeated.
So they dare not run, nor do they dare to lose."
Zheng Xiong also said quickly,
"Also, Nie Bei said he knows where these soldiers live. If they dare to run away, they will be guilty of a capital crime, and their families will also be implicated.
They are all local soldiers, and their homes are in the counties, so naturally they dare not run away."
Hearing this, Shen Changgong sneered and said,
"How can they spread rumors? When has our Yan army ever killed prisoners? Isn't the entire Tianyu army still doing well? Are they all blind?
So, treat the captives to good food and drink tonight, and before the two armies engage in battle tomorrow, bring them forward without weapons, and have them shout that the Yan army will not kill captives.