When the battle reaches this level, is it considered a loss or a win?
Ding Haijun's cavalry gathered their troops and waited until dawn. A little later, more than a thousand cavalry were killed in the battle, and three hundred were killed. There were still more than a hundred who were seriously injured and could no longer fight. At the same time, a cursory look around showed that the corpses of the Red Coat Army were everywhere, and there were so many of them. I am afraid that more than a thousand people were killed on the spot. In terms of the number of casualties alone, this fierce battle was not a loss.
Considering that they also defeated Yao Yun's troops last night and killed countless enemies, it seems that our side has made a little profit.
However, the cavalrymen under Li Ting and other generals are all the backbone of the army and can be regarded as brave warriors. With such damage, the entire army was already severely damaged.
Not to mention, Li Ting was hit by an arrow in his shoulder, and Qiu Huiluo was hit by a knife in his neck. These two men were both generals in the Ding Navy. Both generals were injured, and their military morale was inevitably frustrated.
At this time, the group of troops had to return temporarily and settled at the Lushui military camp where Yao Yun's troops were originally stationed.
At this time, many medical officers accompanying the army rushed from the rear to diagnose and treat Qiu Huiluo. Li Tingqin was waiting outside the tent. Because he was too irritable, he even shook his fist at the two medical officers.
Fortunately, the medical officers came out immediately to report that Qiu Huiluo's injuries were serious, but if treated properly, his life should not be affected.
The broken blade opened up a seven- to eight-inch long wound, cutting almost half a circle along the side of the neck, but it did not cut off any major blood vessels. Qiu Huiluo's own body was very strong, and in just a few days The injured area will recover slowly if it is scabbed but not septic.
Li Ting turned his anger into joy and pulled the two unlucky medical officers into a deep bow. He said some very polite and flattering words, and finally spent his own money to award extra rewards.
When the medical officer saw him hanging his arm, he hurriedly diagnosed and treated him. He put the best gold sore medicine on the injured area and prescribed a decoction.
Li Tingqiang cheered up and accompanied the medical officers on a tour of the wounded barracks. Then he returned to his tent and fell into a drowsy sleep.
In just half a day, Yang Miaozhen led his troops to retreat into Zhucheng and once again boosted their morale. Around noon, the Red Coat Army sent small groups of troops out of the city to harass. Fortunately, they were all repelled by Gao Xin and his troops.
Ding Haijun's soldiers and horses on the south route traveled hundreds of miles with light cavalry, relying on their own vigor. After the battle, apart from anything else, the energy was quite dissipated. Even if all the generals were dissatisfied and believed that the red coat thieves were treacherous, they could only wait for the infantry group from behind to arrive and gather a large force of more than 7,000 people.
Who would have thought that when Shi Poli and his infantry gathered at the Lushui military camp, the spies sent to Zhucheng reported that Yang Miaozhen relied on the appeal of Liu Quan and Guo Jiaer to plunder all the local grain and supplies, causing many rout After the defeat, the army suddenly expanded by thousands.
Thousands of Ding navy troops face thousands of mourning soldiers of red coat army, but there is really no sure way to win.
For a time, the two armies tested each other, and small confrontations broke out in many places in the state. After all, Ding Haijun had the upper hand in terms of training and equipment, and it caused Yang Miaozhen's troops to suffer several losses in succession. However, in terms of the overall battle situation, it was a bit of a stalemate.
At this time, Guo Ning had led his army to Linzi and assigned troops to eradicate the many strongholds of Li Quan's garrison in Yidu Prefecture one by one, with overwhelming momentum.
He himself was inspecting Linzi city defense. Because I was feeling hot after walking half a circle around the city, I chose a shady spot under the battlement wall to avoid the sun.
Just as they sat down, the sound of hoofbeats under the city was rapid, and military envoys flew over, presenting the battle situation of the Southern Route Army.
Guo Ning opened the document and read it, and stood up in surprise. Without paying attention, his shoulder hit a crossbow machine set up on the battlement. The crossbow spun and fell outwards, hitting the ground and bursting into pieces.
"Jie Shuai, what's wrong?"
Left and right hurriedly approached.
"It's okay, I was negligent...send someone to clean it up and find a craftsman to repair it as soon as possible."
Guo Ning gave instructions to his attendants and asked the military envoy to go and rest quickly.
After everyone dispersed, General Guo Ning held the newspaper in his hand and slowly turned back to the city battlement. The next moment, he clenched his fist and punched the wall violently. With one punch, several pieces of masonry debris burst out.
He is the commander-in-chief of the entire army and has already budgeted for the future of the navy. Therefore, he feels the pain of this battle more deeply than Li Ting's generals.
When Guo Ning gathered his troops in Xijunhe, he made the elite cavalry the core of his army. Later he entered Zhongdu, went down to Shandong, and went north to Liaohai. Every victory relied on the strength of the cavalry.
However, the boundaries of the three states of Denglai are narrow after all, and the replenishment of grain and the construction of pastures cannot be accomplished in a day. Therefore, in terms of cavalry construction, we can only expand steadily and strive to make them elite. The size of the cavalry until this time did not exceed three thousand.
Among these three thousand knights, there are Han'er from the North, warriors from the Central Plains signed to join the army, and some from Bohai, Khitan, and Wanggu. Many of them followed Guo Ning from Monan to Hebei and arrived in Shandong. According to Guo Ning's expectation, each of these cavalrymen can hold positions above generals and chiefs in the future expansion of the army.
Guo Ning read a lot of classics this year, and remembered a saying that "this is the elite of the four parties, which cannot be found in one state." This sentence is very appropriate when used to refer to the cavalry of the Dinghai Navy.
As a result, Li Ting and Qiu Huiluo led more than a thousand cavalry and lost nearly 600 people, killing three to five thousand infantry of the Red Coat Army?
The Red Coat Army recruits troops like ants swarming, tens of thousands of people swarm at every turn, what do their lives mean? For the Red Coat Army, three to five thousand people are just numbers that can be summoned at a moment's notice.
When 600 of our own men left, they lost one-fifth of the total number of cavalry in the Ding Navy!
What's even more troublesome is that this battle proved one thing.
That is, even if the Red Coat Army falls apart, there are still outstanding figures within it who can unite the troops and fight back against the outside world.
We had previously speculated that since Yang An'er was dead, the navy soldiers would be able to destroy everything once they arrived... This obviously underestimated the tenacity of the red coat army, and also underestimated the fourth lady Yang Miaozhen!
The red coat army is like a centipede insect, dead but not stiff. But now, they and Ding Haijun are at loggerheads.
Guo Ning confidently attacked in two directions, like a giant waving his arms and sweeping left and right, encompassing the land and people of Shandong. But as soon as his left arm was stretched out halfway, it was severely injured, and the two leading generals were also seriously injured.
The military newspaper made it clear that Qiu Huiluo would need to recuperate for a month or two. As for Li Ting, whether this arm can regain its original appearance depends on the results of subsequent conditioning and training.
Thinking of this, Guo Ning opened his palms, opened the military newspaper crumpled into a ball of paper, and read it again. After reading it, I became even more angry.
He threw the general's report to the ground and couldn't help but complain: "Li Ting and Qiu Huiluo are both people who will become important generals in the future. But one by one, they are full of dangers and surprises. With the generals With his identity, he did what a brave man would do! The result..."
At this point, he was horrified and surprised.
When he was about to retrieve the military newspaper, Xu Jin took half a step forward, took the military newspaper in his hand, and pressed it flat.
After a while, Xu Jin whispered: "Jie Shuai, you can't blame them both."
Guo Ning nodded and smiled bitterly.
Why are Li Ting and others so aggressive with their troops? It's because Guo Ning himself asked for it.
Why did Li Ting and others go to dangerous places as important generals? It's because Guo Ning himself likes it.
Since Xiangjunhe raised his troops, every victory of the Dinghai Navy has been achieved through bold actions and fierce attacks, with all generals taking the lead.
But the premise for this is that the enemy's strength is not enough to compete with the Ding Navy; or the enemy is placed in a situation where it cannot fully exert its power, and the Ding Navy can use its strengths and avoid its weaknesses.
Has Guo Ning always paid attention to this premise?
This time, Guo Ning himself and the staff of the military government all overestimated their own strength and underestimated the enemy. They were thinking of sweeping across Shandong with thunderous power. So, how can the generals under his command accurately grasp the situation?
Guo Ning sighed, shook his head vigorously, and put aside his self-blame and introspection for the time being.
How should we deal with the small setback in front of us?
While he was thinking about it, hurried footsteps sounded not far away, and another military envoy hurriedly boarded the city.
(End of chapter)
