si-mexico Chapter 266: Fight and Run Away is So Exciting
Chapter 266: Fight and Run Away is So Exciting
The Kun army was scattered over an area of several hundred square kilometers. The Zhennan army was divided into five groups to attack the enemy, but they did not dare to disperse too much, for fear of encountering an enemy ambush or rushing too far and not being able to hear orders.
Nie Bei, who was in Ziyang County, received intelligence about the enemy's surprise attack and immediately rode out of the city to gather the soldiers in the south, asking them to take up their weapons and turn around to deal with the enemy cavalry.
After more than an hour of effort, he finally gathered more than 100,000 people and marched towards the north in a mighty force.
After seeing this scene, the scouts of the Zhennan Army immediately reported to the King of Zhennan.
The commander of the Zhennan Army, Zhang Han, said quickly,
"Your Highness, we have come a long way and fought for so long. Our horses are almost unable to hold on. We need to save enough energy to return."
"Send the order, withdraw the troops!"
Ma Ling gave the order without hesitation.
The Zhennan Army came and went quickly, and ran quickly towards the north.
If the 50,000 Zhennan Army cavalry attacked the enemy's formation, they would be able to break through it. After all, the enemy's tens of thousands of people were assembled in a hurry.
However, without the cooperation of the infantry, charging into the battle formation would be meaningless and would result in heavy losses. In addition, the war horses were exhausted, so they had to return quickly.
Otherwise, if they get stuck here, all that awaits them is annihilation.
When Nie Beifa arrived at the battlefield, the Yan army had already fled, leaving only corpses and wounded soldiers on the ground.
Nie Bei saw a wounded man crawling on the ground, so he quickly dismounted and helped the man up with the guards.
"How are you? Hang on, take him to get bandaged."
"General, General, the Yan army asked me to pass on a message to you. They want us to fight them squarely on the battlefield.
If we dig trenches again, they'll come and kill us tomorrow."
Hearing this, Nie Bei's face turned pale and he stared at the north fiercely.
This is the enemy's strategy to attack your mind!
"Orders, no more digging today. Rescue the wounded, clean up the battlefield, and count the casualties."
"As ordered!"
Nie Bei set up camp directly in the desert and no longer lived in the city.
By the evening, the casualties of Kun’s army were counted.
"General, our army has suffered over 20,000 casualties and over 10,000 wounded."
"What about the enemy casualties?"
"Forehead……"
"talk."
"The enemy suffered no casualties. We offered no resistance the entire time. We were too scattered. Even if someone wanted to resist, they couldn't kill tens of thousands of cavalrymen.
The enemy outnumbered us, was fast, and had long weapons, so they killed us directly."
"Ugh……"
Nie Bei frowned, covered his forehead, and said no more.
The next day, the captains of each battalion ordered the soldiers to dig trenches again, but this time no one was willing to go.
The Yan army did not just make this threat to that one wounded soldier, but to many wounded soldiers.
The purpose is to arouse the enemy's fear so that the enemy dare not dig trenches again.
Yesterday's battle left a deep psychological shadow on the Kun army.
Those ferocious beasts with black flags and black armor waved their butcher knives, ruthlessly harvesting lives like heavenly soldiers and generals, and it was impossible to guard against them at all.
"The Yan army said that as long as we don't dig trenches, they won't attack us."
"Yes, we are hiding in the camp. There are strong walls, and the enemy cavalry can't rush in."
"At least until their infantry arrives, we are safe and don't have to worry about the enemy coming to kill us."
"But the generals told us to dig a pit. If we disobey orders, we will be beheaded."
"Let's unite and protest together. No matter what, we won't dig trenches for them."
The soldiers stood up one after another and tried to reason with the captain.
The captain gave them a few lashes.
They quarreled with the captain.
The captain called the supervisors to whip them together.
I dare to argue, but I don’t dare to resist or fight.
They were supervised by the battle supervision team and taken to the battlefield to dig trenches.
This time, Nie Bei sent half of his men to keep an eye on the enemy, and the remaining half continued digging.
These people were also absent-minded while digging, and looked up from time to time, fearing that the enemy cavalry would suddenly attack them.
But it would not do for them to continue to slack off like this, as the supervisors behind them whipped them and started beating them.
The intense pain in their bodies made them extremely resentful, but they had no choice but to pick cotton...ah, dig trenches.
Soon, the enemy cavalry came again. It was hard to believe that this time they came from the east.
When the scouts' intelligence was passed on to the army in the north, the Zhennan Army had already killed its way into the crowd.
The Zhennan Army's marching speed has exceeded the speed of their intelligence transmission.
There was another burst of crying for parents and another burst of wailing.
The Kun army fled in all directions, and the Yan army scolded them for only caring about food and not about fighting, and then slaughtered them wantonly.
When the army from the north rushed back, the Yan army had already rushed to the west side of the battlefield and fled directly to the north.
It's so exciting to just fight and run away.
The Kun army members were fed up and ran back to the camp, refusing to come out no matter what.
Better to be whipped than to lose one's life.
After hearing this, Nie Bei could only sigh helplessly.
Orders were given to stop digging trenches and all troops were put on high alert.
Firstly, the enemy was constantly harassing them, making it impossible to dig; secondly, the soldiers were very resentful and would not go and die again no matter what.
We can't always let them fight the fully armed enemy unarmed.
Nie Bei sighed helplessly, wrote a memorial to the court, explaining his predicament, and then sent someone to deliver it to Shengjing at an express speed of 800 miles.
Nie Bei knew that no matter who fought this battle, they would lose, so I explained the whole situation to you. I said that if we fought like this, we would lose. The enemy was too unsportsmanlike. Don't blame me if we lose. Be kind to my family.
The Shengjing court also knew that they were bound to lose this battle. It was rare to have a scapegoat willing to lead the troops, so they could not transfer him away. They had to appease him and still count on him to contribute to depleting the Yan army's strength.
The Empress personally wrote a memorial to encourage Nie Bei and inspire him to fight bravely. Regardless of victory or defeat, the court will not treat him and his family unfairly, but the premise is that Shengjing must be preserved and Kun Kingdom must not be destroyed. Otherwise, the Yan army will enter the city and no one will be left alive. She also hoped that Marshal Nie would kill more enemy troops.
The Zhennan Army had scouts, and after learning that the Kun Army no longer sent people to dig trenches, they no longer took the initiative to attack. At this time, the army led by Shen Changgong was about to arrive, and they just happened to meet up and go together to take down Boyang City first.
Towards dusk in the afternoon, the main force of the Yan army finally arrived and joined forces with the Zhennan army.
The army set up camp and erected the general tent. Just as Shen Changgong and others entered, a cavalry came from the northeast after a long journey and stopped at the gate of the military camp.
"Stop! This is the Yan army camp. Civilians are not allowed to approach. Leave now!"
The guard at the door shouted.
The leader of the cavalry lifted up his cloak, revealing a charming face that could captivate the whole country.