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"Forward! Those who retreat will be subject to military law!"
"Drink~"
"Spearman, thrust!"
"Drink~~"
The battle formation composed of nearly ten thousand soldiers of the Han army, under the command of officers at all levels, was slowly pressing forward towards the tens of thousands of noble soldiers.
With every step forward, thousands of dense spears protruded from the formation, harvesting the lives of the noble widow's soldiers wantonly.
In just a few breaths, the ground that the battle formation had stepped on was left littered with corpses. A few noble soldiers who were lucky enough to save their lives from the spear formation rolled and crawled in the direction they wanted to go, but the result was very fast. He was overwhelmed by countless pairs of iron boots and disappeared into the dark battle formation.
Finally, the morale of the noble widow army gradually began to collapse under the one-sided crushing of the Han army.
Most of these noble soldiers are young and middle-aged herdsmen and civilians. They carry their own weapons when they go out on the battlefield. They are dragged onto the battlefield without any systematic training at all, regardless of morale, combat experience, and even psychology. There is a huge gap in quality between them and the Han army. Once the battle situation is setback, the remaining bloody spirit will naturally cool down.
When the last bloody warriors retreated, the poorly trained army in front of them was completely reduced to a mob, and became an object that could be slaughtered at will.
"thorn~~"
"No, I'm not...no..."
"Pfft~"
Another burst of spears was thrust out, causing a bloody storm to spread on the battlefield. Rows of noble soldiers fell in front of the battle like wheat harvested in autumn, and the last blood flowed out of their bodies to water the dry land.
A noble swordsman and shield hand had a bloody spear pierced directly through his shoulder blade. The spearhead that penetrated the body was just caught by the shoulder bone.
Just when he was in pain, the spearman behind the shield pulled the spear back hard. Driven by inertia, the noble widow swordsman immediately threw forward uncontrollably, and finally hit him hard. On the generous shield, the skull was smashed...
"Chu, I quit~~"
Seeing that the situation in the battle was not right, the soldiers at the rear of Guiwi's army who had not yet come into contact with the Han army immediately dropped their weapons and ran away.
Are you kidding me?
Can such an army be shaken by humans?
If you want to die, you can die on your own, I won't accompany you.
With these soldiers taking the lead, the noble army immediately went into chaos, and the last remaining sanity collapsed instantly, and they began to flee for their lives.
"Huh? This..."
Looking at the soldiers retreating with howling ghosts and wolves in front of them, Nan Zhen's face suddenly turned livid.
How long has it been? Lost two battles in a row?
Are those Han soldiers all iron men? So difficult to deal with?
He deliberately wanted to send out the next army to continue the fierce battle, but when he turned around and saw that the generals around him looked pale and full of fear, he had no choice but to give up the idea.
"Send an order to the entire army to advance into the city. After resting, we will then have a showdown with the Han army!"
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Night falls, inside the Han military camp...
"These noble widows said they were invincible across the Western Regions with millions of men in armor. However, in today's battle, they captured seven thousand. Hahahaha. Is it our Han army that is more brave, or his noble widows?"
Wang He's words resonated with everyone in the tent. For such a backward army as Guiwu, everyone subconsciously believed that defeating them was the right thing to do.
This is also the psychological advantage brought by the army's long-term victory. Everyone in the army, including ordinary soldiers, believes that the Han army is invincible. Isn't it natural to defeat those mere barbarians?
As everyone knows, the Central Plains Dynasty ten years ago was surrounded by barbarians like tigers. Every year, they relied on large amounts of gold, silver, cotton and silk to please the barbarians outside the Great Wall to prevent them from going south to fight the autumn wind next year...
But now, in just ten years, under the leadership of Liu Ce, when the Han army faced Hu Nu, they had already overcome their fear. Instead, they stared at the heads of the enemy soldiers with greedy expressions.
That's the kind of military exploits that can make you so successful!
Therefore, in this Baiqi expedition, I don’t know how many soldiers of the Northwest Army struggled to get involved. Some even asked for favors through connections, and in serious cases, they even bribed Shangguan just to get a place in the expedition.
Such a scene would have been unimaginable in the previous Zhou dynasty. How could anyone beg to go to war?
But if you know the huge benefits that may be gained behind this expedition, it will not be surprising.
Even before the expedition, someone in the imperial court had vaguely said that after the expedition was over, the imperial court would launch a large-scale farmland plan in various parts of the Western Regions. The initial budget was to cultivate tens of millions of acres of new farmland and two acres of grassland within three years. Millions of acres.
These newly reclaimed pastures and fields were given priority to Han soldiers with military merit. A little military merit was exchanged for one acre of field or three acres of pasture. This was extremely tempting.
Since ancient times, both Chinese and foreign commoners and nobles, whether farming civilization or nomadic civilization, have had a paranoid love for the land.
Many people in the Han army have reached the middle-class income level, and their family of five or more can live a prosperous life by virtue of their military service. The attraction of ordinary gold and silver rewards has gradually weakened, but the desire for land has not weakened at all.
This is also Liu Ce's plan. Although the land in the Central Plains is vast, if all the land is given to military officers, how will ordinary people live?
Although the industrial process of the Han Dynasty is rapid at present, with various factories popping up in various prefectures and counties, after all, it has just started, has not formed a scale, and cannot accommodate hundreds of millions of people for employment. Generally speaking, in the next ten years, to maintain the stable operation of the dynasty, we still need to rely on land To appease people's hearts.
Since the land in the Central Plains cannot be awarded to military officers on a large scale, we simply set our sights overseas. The land in Mengluo Grassland and the Western Regions is fertile, so why not use it to boost morale?
"Vice General Wang, in today's battle, you showed off our Han army's majesty. I'm afraid that Nanzhen won't dare to fight easily, and will huddle in Liuli City and dare not come out!"
"Hmph, if he dares to come, let them go without return!"
"Hahaha……"
There was endless laughter in the tent, and everyone was optimistic about the outcome of this battle.
After a long time, Bai Qi gave up and said, "Okay, let's get down to business. I want to know how much food and grass our army has left?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tian Yan immediately said: "Reporting to Commander Bai, after these days of replenishment, our army's food and grass can still be enough for three months."
Bai Qi nodded: "Has the food and grass promised to us by the Yuezhi Kingdom been delivered?"
Xia Yu: "Letter from Yuezhi Kingdom, the first batch of three thousand stones of food and grass has been collected and will be delivered to our army camp within three days at the latest."
"good!"
Bai Qi stood up and looked at the map hanging behind him, picked up a charcoal pencil and drew a dotted line...
"Now the main force of Guiwu is basically concentrated in Liuli City. The first step of our army's plan has taken effect. Now it is time to carry out the next step.
Since their main force is here, the rear must be empty. I need a surprise force to bypass Liuli City and go straight to their key point, Turbine City! "
As soon as these words came out, the people in the tent couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Xia Yu was the first to raise concerns: "Shuai Bai, our army is already struggling to deal with hundreds of thousands of noble soldiers. How can we divide our forces to attack Turbine City at this time?
What's more, Turbine City has thick walls and a dangerous terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is impossible to break through it in a short time! "
Bai Qi looked coldly: "I want to accomplish the impossible feat. Although Turbine City is strong, no matter how strong the fortress is, it cannot withstand corrosion from the inside.
I want a general to lead more than a thousand cavalry to directly attack Turbine City and completely cut off your widow's food supply! "
Attack the city with more than a thousand cavalry?
This may sound incredible.
However, from Bai Qi's mouth, everything seemed to make sense.
"Who wants this heavenly power?"
Bai Qi swept around the people in the tent.
Just when Lu Yu was about to get up, a figure took the lead: "The general is willing to go, please Bai Shuai to give me this secret!"
It was Geng Gong who spoke, standing in front of Bai Qi with a solemn expression.
