In the commander's tent of the Tang Army, Li Yuan was holding a sharp sword, holding back the grief in his heart and gesticulating quickly on the sand table. The expressions of all the generals were exactly the same, with gloomy and indignant expressions on their faces. Although they wanted to lead their troops to Xizhou City immediately, in the end the commander Li Yuan was the leader of the three armies. Without military orders, they could only grit their teeth and stare around the sand table, patiently listening to the march. deploy.
The image of the tragic death of eight thousand soldiers kept reappearing in his mind, especially Luo Erhu's dark and honest smiling face. Li Yuan was undergoing tremendous torture in his heart. His sworn brother died, eight thousand elite soldiers were injured, and he felt intense pain in his heart. And hatred has already filled the whole body. But as the commander-in-chief of the Wuping Army, he was responsible for the life and death of all the soldiers in the army, but he had to be asked to stay rational.
This time, Wuping's army fought on two fronts and lost nearly 10,000 elite soldiers. The force was no longer dominant, and the enemy also had deadly weapons such as poisonous miasma. If they acted impulsively, it is unimaginable what changes would occur.
After a moment, Li Yuan neatly sheathed his sword, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, did you hear clearly what I just said?"
A deputy general frowned all the time. He swallowed his saliva and raised his hands and asked: "Commander! Although your deployment is careful, there is something puzzling to the general. According to what Governor Peng said before, the enemy's army is not small." Thirty thousand, and now we are defending the fortified city. At present, our army has only more than 20,000 troops and horses. There is a huge gap between the enemy's and our own troops. Why does the commander divide his troops into two groups? In my humble opinion, our army should first concentrate its forces to attack. We will go down to Xizhai and then attack the city..."
The generals were silent after hearing this, especially several veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time, and they all agreed in unison. Although they were equally angry, they had to admit that Li Yuan's deployment was indeed a bit rash.
According to their past logic of fighting with easy things first and then difficult ones, when the troops are not dominant, the correct solution is to defeat each layer one by one and advance. It is indeed not a wise move to divide the troops hastily. Compared with Huixizhai and Xizhou City, the latter is obviously a tough one.
Although the morale of the whole army is high at this time, and it seems that the soldiers will win, this battle is an attack on the city gate, not a field battle. People have emotions, but the city walls do not have emotions. If the two groups attack at the same time, there is no danger for Huixi Village to defend. Next, but this is not necessarily the case in Xizhou City. If the troops are wasted in vain, the gain will really outweigh the loss.
"Everyone, I know what you are thinking. I just think that the division of troops is a result of my impulse and desire for a quick victory! As you said, after the morning battle, our army's strength is already insufficient. Logically speaking, it is indeed inappropriate to divide our troops. But do you think it is wise to attack Huixizhai first?
Huixizhai is indeed not in danger of the city gate, but it and Xizhou City are at odds with each other. Even if our army concentrates its forces to attack Huixizhai, how can the enemy forces in Xizhou City not come out of the city to come to the rescue? If they were attacked from both sides, not only would Huixizhai not be able to capture it, but the consequences would be disastrous.
Therefore, dividing the troops is really a helpless move for me. Since I have to face the enemy in two places, it is better to take the initiative to divide the troops and attack, forcing the enemy troops in Xizhou City to shrink and defend the city, making them face a dilemma. As long as Huixi Village is successfully captured, it will be a big deal. It can be determined…”
These words seemed to reassure the generals, and many of them nodded in understanding. The deputy general who had just spoken suddenly patted his head, took a deep breath and said, "The commander is indeed quite useful." Way! Therefore, the main direction of our army's attack should be Huixi Village, and there are suspicious soldiers all the way to Xizhou City..."
Li Yuan shook his head decisively, his eyes as bright as fire and replied loudly: "Suspicious soldiers? Now that our army has more than 20,000 people left, how can we have the confidence to raise any more suspicious soldiers? You all have to remember this for me. All the soldiers and horses on the second line are here." It’s the main attack!”
"This..." the coach gave the order, his expression as calm as a mountain. The generals couldn't help but look at each other, but they didn't dare to speak out any more and just whispered to each other, with very uneasy expressions.
Seeing this, Li Yuan immediately waved his hand to stop the generals from making noise, then gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, everyone, I have already killed two tigers, how can I let you go and die? Don't forget, there are still three hundred units in the camp. The new trebuchet is on display! It has never been used in actual combat before, and this time it is just right to use it with barbarians!"
Liu Jiangsheng couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Commander, is this new trebuchet really that powerful?"
Li Yuan did not reply, but nodded solemnly, then glanced around and asked in a deep voice: "Everyone, time is running out! I still have suggestions, but it doesn't matter!"
Just as the generals were holding their breath and concentrating, Peng Shiyu stood up and raised his hands worriedly: "Commander, I dare not discuss military affairs arbitrarily, but there is one thing I have to say. Regardless of whether the troops are divided or not, Ruoda Hongyou will attack with poisonous miasma again. , how should our army respond?"
This sentence is to the point. Just now, a general wanted to ask the same question. However, considering that his commander-in-chief lost his sworn brother due to poisonous disease, he was filled with grief at this time. As a subordinate, he naturally had to be careful when speaking. This section Especially crucial, when the organization was waiting to speak, Peng Shiyu finally took the lead to speak out, and all the generals also turned to the coach to resolve their doubts.
Poison miasma is a thorny problem that Li Yuan has to face. As Peng Shiyu said, if the problem of poisonous miasma is not solved, no matter how the troops are divided and deployed, it will be empty talk.
Li Yuan had not thought about this problem. After witnessing several large baskets of poison sacs, his first reaction was not only shock but also a headache. Who would have expected that the barbarian soldiers who were backward and uncivilized could have such methods? Even poison gas warfare has been researched! As for how to deal with the poisonous miasma, Li Yuan immediately thought of protective clothing for future generations, but soon gave up this idea.
In view of the limitations of technological conditions in this era, and my previous life’s science studies were only half-full, where should I start with professional craftsmanship? Even if you have this craft in hand, if you are now alone in the wilderness and in the wilderness, where will you find the time and materials to develop these things?
Then I suddenly thought of some common sense from later generations, such as activated carbon with strong adsorption properties. The production method has also been recorded in history. Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" mentioned that activated carbon has the structural characteristics of many pores and has relatively large pores. It has strong adsorption power, can dehumidify, prevent viruses, etc. It can be obtained by mixing charcoal with plant ash water and soaking it, then putting it into a pot, steaming and boiling it for three times, and drying it in the sun.
But I don’t say whether this method is appropriate. I just say that after getting the activated carbon, you still need to find suitable materials to make the mask, and then integrate the activated carbon into it, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Again, it is still a matter of time. The first production requires more research, and now it is rushed It's obviously too late.
Therefore, after thinking rapidly in Li Yuan's mind, he only had a few countermeasures left, such as covering his mouth and nose with a wet cloth. However, this also has great risks, as long as a trace of poisonous miasma enters the body. , it is a futile effort, not to mention that it is difficult for the sergeant to breathe smoothly, which is definitely not conducive to combat.
But right now there seems to be no better way.
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