The chess field is filled with smoke and war, the mountains are roaring, the rivers are wailing, the city walls are weeping, and the fields are moaning.
Is this war?
Wu Gen closed his eyes slightly, immersed in it, wandering through the billowing smoke on the tragic battlefield.
Looking up, I saw that all the swords and arrows were broken, the red ground was thousands of miles away, and the bones were exposed. As a former soldier in the Xiang army, it was not that he had not witnessed the cruelty of war, but now looking down from another perspective, he could understand what was a major matter for the country, what was the place of life and death, and what was the way to survive.
Wild vines linger on the bones of war, and the setting sun shines on the empty city.
When a war breaks out, many lives are lost, and many city walls are broken. History is turned upside down because of it, and civilization is annihilated because of it.
This situation makes every chess player moved. Especially for people like Wu Gen, who had touched corpses on the battlefield and experienced life and death disasters, they felt even more sad.
War is the cruelest method used by the human race, and it is also the final choice for the distribution of interests among all races.
This is probably the original intention of Shenwuyuan to create war chess. Those who are warlike will be in danger.
After gathering his thoughts, Wu Gen focused on the battlefield again.
Even on a chessboard, this battle should have been over sooner. Compassion does not command troops. If you want to stop the war, you must fight to the death first. Necessary sacrifices are unavoidable.
On the battlefield, Hu Jia dispatched an army of 100,000 troops to advance quickly, and the troops were directed at Huguan, an important town in Wu Gen's country. Along the way, Wu Gen did not cause any more harassment, but only sent some scouts to stay at a distance.
The brutal siege that was originally expected did not occur. The attack went smoothly and Hu Jia successfully captured the city with almost no losses. Looking at this scene on the chessboard, Hu Jia hesitated. The city was empty, and Wu Gen had actually moved the entire city away.
This city is very dangerous. It is located right between two mountains. The terrain is winding. The mouth is narrow on both sides and widens in the middle. It is shaped like a kettle and is a natural defensive fortress.
This city is also very important. Once the city is conquered, there will be a fertile field behind the mountain, and heavy cavalry can gallop freely in the endless wilderness.
Why Wu Gen gave up this place so easily left Hu Jia a little confused. Could it be that the opponent didn't understand the strategic significance of this place? After passing this city, they could fight all the way to the capital. At that time, the mountains and rivers would change positions and the country would overturn. There would be no point in fighting.
After thinking for a moment, Hu Jia really couldn't guess what Wu Gen was thinking. If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. I'm the main one in everything and I'll stick to my original plan. Ten thousand men were left to guard the city, lest Wu Gen cut off his own retreat. The rest of the troops quickly moved forward, looking for opportunities to annihilate the enemy.
The army he leads has falcons at the top, elephants at the bottom, and heavy cavalry to support them on both wings. Even if it encounters any opponent, it will not be afraid.
Some bad news kept coming from the rear. Wu Gen's falcon soldiers were still harassing his grain transport team, cities, ferries and other places. These falcon soldiers plundered wherever they went, completely separated from the rear, and relied on fighting to support fighting. Their maneuverability was amazing.
The connections between the cities were gradually severed. What made Hu Jia most uncomfortable was that it became increasingly difficult to transport the food and grass needed by the army to the front line. Ahead, there is a solid wall and a clear field. Many cities have been captured, but the supplies obtained are pitiful.
Hu Jia did not expect Wu Gen to be so cruel and determined. Even if he withdrew from his country, what was left was a scorched earth and devastation everywhere.
The battle must be decided quickly. Feeling the increasing logistical pressure, Hu Jia was ruthless and stopped making plans. He urged the army to quickly march towards the opponent's capital.
This was the first time since the war that Hu Jia had taken such a risk. He advanced alone and penetrated deep into the enemy's country, and was very likely to be surrounded. However, Hu Jia was convinced that the reconnaissance in the past few days had not found any large armies in the surrounding area. As long as he acted quickly, he could capture the capital before his opponent returned for reinforcements.
After conquering five cities along the way, Hu Jia removed all obstacles and led his army to the opponent's capital. Due to the constant division of troops to defend the captured city, Hu Jia only had 50,000 troops left in front of the capital.
This is a capital city located on the bank of a large river. The city has strong walls and a lot of money. The side defending the city has inherent advantages and is waiting for work, so siege battles have always been a hard battle.
Hu Jia deployed his troops and surrounded the capital. Because Wu Gen's army had not been found for many days, he saved two kinds of
thought.
If Wu Gen hid his soldiers and horses in the city and trapped them to death, the rest of his troops would take the opportunity to attack the city and seize territory elsewhere. If he is not in the city, he can also force Wu Gen to come to support him so that the army can fight decisively. With such a long front line, it is very easy for loopholes to appear, and it is impossible to defend everywhere. The priority should be to annihilate the opponent's effective forces to reduce the pressure of defense.
At the beginning of the battle, Hu Jia discovered that according to the rules, both sides' chess pieces were equal, and Wu Gen chose obviously more Righteous Falcon soldiers. This also means that the number of infantry, armor and heavy cavalry will be reduced.
Since it is difficult to defeat the opponent in the air, one can only hope for a ground duel.
With an order, Hu Jia organized an army to attack the city. Unlike other cities where the troops were weak, there was indeed an ambush of troops here. Hu Jia was not surprised but overjoyed. In this way, the battle was settled.
Siege warfare is the most time-consuming and labor-intensive. It is nothing more than climbing on ladders, ramming vehicles into the city, sneak attacks in tunnels, etc. There are no tricks. Although the Righteous Falcons attacked from the air, they suffered heavy losses in the early stage and could only assist but could not make the final decision.
For many days, Hu Jia commanded his soldiers to besiege on all sides, hoping to find flaws in the city. As time passed, Hu Jia discovered that there seemed to be few troops in the city, and the defense was weak. Some loopholes gradually appeared. It was foreseeable that the city would not last long.
Not only was Hu Jia's face expressionless, but his heart became increasingly heavy. Since there are not many troops in the city, where did Wu Gen's main force go? There were only a few of his own falcon soldiers, so it was difficult to detect the enemy's movements on a large scale, which cast a shadow over Hu Jia's mind.
As a precaution, Hu Jia ordered the entire rear to strengthen defense, and at the same time placed a reserve team between Huguan and the capital to support the two wings at any time.
Finally, news came from the rear that Wu Gen's army appeared at the foot of Huguan and launched a fierce attack on the defenders.
After hearing this news, Hu Jia made up his mind. As long as his opponent appeared, he would have a plan to deal with it. What I'm afraid of is that the other person can't touch or see. The remaining troops in Huguan were unable to withstand the attack of the opponent's army. Hu Jia quickly mobilized the reserve team to rush for reinforcements and continued to storm the capital.
Wu Gen wants to cut off his retreat, huh, let's see whether you take Huguan first or I capture the capital first. Then it will be up to you whether to save him or not. According to the rules of war chess, the fall of the capital will greatly affect the morale of the soldiers.
However, the march of the reserve force did not go smoothly. Wu Gen took advantage of the Yi Falcon soldiers to harass the reserve force. Along the way, the supporting troops continued to decrease and disintegrate.
Hu Jia finally felt the pain of losing the advantage of the Righteous Falcon soldiers. He was worried about the top of his head all the time. Arrows fell from the sky like locusts. Although he was protected by the formation, the feeling of covering his head and being beaten was really uncomfortable.
After losing one-third of their troops, the reserve team finally met the defenders and drove Wu Gen's army out. Hu Jia breathed a sigh of relief and put down his thoughts to attack the opposite capital.
But at the same time, another bad news came. The important town of Bianhammer that he set out from the country, which was the granary and the place where the army's supplies were assembled, was attacked more violently.
At this point, Hu Jia still didn't understand that Huguan was just a feint attack, and Wu Gen's real main attack direction was here. The main force of his army actually made a large circle, walked through the vast mountains, avoided Hu Jia's search, and suddenly reached the opponent's country.
This time, Wu Gen no longer retreated after a slight setback like when he attacked Huguan. He concentrated all the Yi Falcon soldiers and ground forces, cooperated with the air and ground, and attacked the city day and night regardless of casualties.
Hu Jia hesitated at this time. If the city was captured by Wu Gen, his own supplies would be cut off, and the army that penetrated into other countries would be without food. Should he return to the rescue first, or capture the capital in front of him first?
In the end, the temptation of the capital city was greater. After all, it was so hard for him to attack the city, but it would be easy for Wu Gen to attack the city? At this time, Hu Jia was furious and mobilized all his troops to attack the city and finally captured Wu Gen's capital.
After entering the capital and taking a careful inventory, Hu Jia realized that there were only a few thousand troops defending the city. In other words, Wu Gen did not pay attention to the safety of the capital at all. He placed these troops, which were not considered reserve forces, here, whether they were pretending to attack Huguan or guarding the capital, just to attract his own troops.
Hu Jia was shocked and hurriedly ordered the army to return for reinforcements. As soon as they set off, they received a report that Wu Gen had broken through.
After plundering a large amount of food and grass, the city was heading towards the interior of the country. It seemed that the direction of progress should be towards Hu Jia's capital.
This Wu Gen is too careless. Could it be that he wants to change countries with himself? There is no such way of playing.
Hu Jia didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to urge the army to move forward quickly. What to do with the cities that have already been captured along the way? Is it possible to give them up again? Reluctantly, he had no choice but to leave a small number of troops to garrison the occupied city, gather his troops and return in a hurry.
Along the way, Wu Gen's annoying falcon soldiers appeared again. This time, the Yi Falcons no longer adopted a hit-and-run strategy. Instead, regardless of casualties, they fought an aerial battle with Hu Jia's remaining Yi Falcon soldiers.
In this battle, both sides suffered a lot of losses. However, the advantage of Wu Genyi's Falcon soldiers was reflected at this time. After this battle, Hu Jia no longer had any falcons, and the sky became Wu Gen's world.
Without the cover of the Righteous Falcon soldiers, Hu Jia's steps were difficult and his march was extremely slow. The enemy's attack and the lack of food and medicine on our own side caused heavy losses to the soldiers. Finally, after paying a heavy price, he returned to China with difficulty.
Looking at the ruins of the city, Hu Jia felt heavy. It was originally thought that it would take a battle to recover, but after Wu Gen captured the city, he did not send a single soldier to guard it. The most terrible thing was that the large amount of food stored in the city was either robbed or burned, leaving only an empty city.
What Wu Gen did was not at all the work of a general of a country, but rather like the behavior of a rogue bandit. They hit and run, robbed and left without caring about these cities at all. This was quite difficult for Hu Jia, who had received orthodox education since childhood, to understand. What kind of person without a king or father can do this and ignore the king and the country.
It's a pity that Hu Jia didn't know Wu Gen's background. He grew up in a bandit camp and had no idea of loyalty and benevolence. He just followed the path of robbery in order to eliminate his opponents. As for where to fight, and what happens to the emperor in the capital, it has nothing to do with me. If it weren't for the rules of war chess, there's no way Wu Gen would have tied up his emperor and sent him away.
After taking a breather, Hu Jia sent troops to collect food everywhere. Several surrounding cities had been burned by Wu Gen. As a last resort, he had to rescue the capital while looking for food and grass.
When they arrived at the capital, they discovered that Wu Gen had not sent troops to attack here, and the army was nowhere to be found.
Without the reconnaissance of the Yi Falcon soldiers, Hu Jia was like a blind man, passive in everything. Staring at the chessboard, he remained silent for a long time, carefully considering Wu Gen's thoughts.
Soon, the news came and told him the answer.
Shui Yunsheng combined the main force and the feint attack force into one, and attacked Huguan from both sides. In this way, the soldiers and horses that Hu Jia left in Wu Gen's country became turtles in the urn. If these soldiers and horses are lost, plus the previous losses, their own soldiers and horses will be directly lost in half.
Hu Jia urgently dispatched men and horses to march towards Huguan. When he arrived, he found that it was an empty city again. Except for the fact that all the soldiers were slaughtered, Wu Gen was nowhere to be found.
What the hell kind of fight is this? Hu Jia was a little angry.
