The sun lay on the west mountain, and the Jin army retreated with the sound of gold.
Wei Yang looked at the seven or eight arrows stuck in his body and let out a sigh of relief. Today was like a nightmare. From morning to night, the Jin army identified their own troops and attacked without stopping. At this time, corpses were everywhere in front of the formation, and it was unknown how many people had died.
Wang Xiaolie said to his soldiers: "Order Xue Cheng to lead his headquarters to clean up the battlefield after the entire army retreats to the barracks. The bodies of our dead soldiers are collected in one place, and the injured are treated by military doctors. The bodies of the Jin army are collected in one place. , count the number of people, count the loot, and then set it on fire.”
The soldier agreed and hurried away.
Wang Xiaolie said to Chen Yuyi: "There will be a big battle today, and the generals will be summoned for discussion in the evening. After a day of fighting, there will always be something to say. If nothing else happens, it will still be a big battle tomorrow. We must be better than today."
Chen Yuyi said yes.
Wang Xiaolie said: "I will go to Wei Yang's army later to express my condolences to the soldiers. The fighting today was too fierce, and many soldiers who have not been in the battle formation can no longer support themselves. At this time, we cannot ignore them."
Chen Yuyi nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "You are talking about defense. In the afternoon, I saw some people in Wei Yang's army who were pale and swaying there. I think the battle was too brutal and I couldn't bear it."
The tactics of the Jin Army did not change much. They concentrated their forces on one point and continued to charge. There is nothing unusual about this style of play, but it was taken to the extreme by the Jin Army. One team after another, from morning to night, continuously. If the defender cannot rotate effectively, the Iron Man will also be overwhelmed by the Golden Army. Most of the soldiers in Wang Xiao's hunting army were recruited from the countryside. Where have you seen such a battle? Especially in front of the battle, there were corpses everywhere, trampled by the army, which looked terrible. Some mentally weak soldiers almost collapsed.
The sun has not yet set on the mountain, and the various units of the Song Army began to return to camp. Xue Cheng led his troops and began to clear the battlefield. The fallen soldiers of our army are given name tags, their names are registered, and their bodies are disposed of in a centralized manner. The Jin army cut off their ears, piled them together and set them on fire. If there are seriously injured soldiers, if they are from the Jin army, they will be killed, and those from our own army will be transported back.
As soon as Wanyan Yuying dismounted, he received a report from his own soldiers that the Song army was disposing of corpses on the battlefield. He couldn't help but get furious and said: "These southerners are so abominable! They have just withdrawn their troops and they are robbing the soldiers of their money! This is intolerable, but what is intolerable!"
Without waiting for the report, Li Su took his two hundred cavalry and ran towards the battlefield like the wind.
Xue Cheng got the news and said with a smile: "Does Jin You want to fight at night? Put aside what you are doing for a while, let's fight!"
The Song army quickly gathered and pointed their spears in the direction of the Jin army. Xue Cheng got on his horse, took his three hundred cavalry with him, and looked at the direction Wanyan Yuying came from. When the Jin army was within range of the bow and arrow, they led their cavalry and rushed out from the flank.
Wanyan Yuying did not expect that the Song army would gather so quickly. He rushed to the Song army's spear formation and shot two arrows, but found that there was no breakthrough. He had no choice but to lead the team back, but was blocked by Xue Cheng.
Suppressing the spear, Wanyan Yuying pointed at Xue Cheng and cursed: "I have never seen such an unreasonable army like yours! The two armies are fighting in front of the formation. There is no winner for the moment. Let's fight again tomorrow! But you lead people here to destroy people. Corpse body, what’s the point!”
Xue Chengdao: "You are so unreasonable! There will be a battle on the battlefield tomorrow, and there are many dead bodies here. Wouldn't it be a problem? You returned to the military camp early to be happy, and this job was just given to us! If we don't collect the bodies for you, we will be dead in the evening Got caught by a wild dog!"
Wanyan Yuying was furious and rushed forward with his soldiers. Xue Cheng was not afraid and came forward with his spear raised.
The two armies were fighting in front of the formation, and the Jin army was soon at a disadvantage.
Ba Lisu got the news and hurriedly led his soldiers to the battlefield. Seeing that the Song army's formation had been withdrawn, only thousands of people were there to clean the battlefield. Knowing that he had few troops and could not quarrel with the Song army at this time, Ming Jin ordered Wanyan Yuying to retreat.
Xue Cheng didn't chase him, he just led the army and watched Jin Jun quietly.
Returning to the Jin camp, Wanyan Yuying said angrily: "Your Majesty, more than a thousand people died in front of the battle today, and they were picked up by the Song army like this? When the soldiers saw it, wouldn't they feel chilled? Jurchen warriors came thousands of miles to fight. Even if they die, they should Take his body back home!”
Ba Lisu shook his head and said: "My nephew, now is not the time to argue about these things. In today's battle, although the Song Army's military formation wavered several times, it soon stabilized. Until dark, the Song Army remained motionless. If If we can't defeat the Song army, we living people may not be able to return home, so why bother about the dead! Don't think too much, rest early, and get up early tomorrow to fight again!"
Although Wanyan Yuying was not angry, he could not disobey military orders and returned to his tent.
Wang Xiao arrived at the Weiyang military camp and saw that the atmosphere was extremely depressing. Many people stood blankly in front of the tent, expressionless on their faces.
The soldier in charge of cooking carried the burden and shouted loudly: "Defense order, you have been fighting for a day, eat big meat buns tonight! Everyone also has a bowl of wine, the meat buns are enough!"
Some soldiers were excited to take off their armor, while many others were indifferent and a little numb.
Upon hearing Wang Xiaolie's arrival, Wei Yang and Cao Yu hurriedly came forward to greet him.
After the ceremony. Wang Xiaolie asked: "How many people did you lose in today's battle?"
Wei Yang said: "I just got the rough figures. Nearly 500 people were killed and nearly 300 people were injured. Defensively, the Jin army's ferociousness far exceeded our imagination! They are attacking and we are defending. Logically speaking, we It’s the less dead people!”
Wang Xiaolie said: "How do you know that the Jin army suffered fewer casualties than you?"
Wei Yang sighed: "I have three thousand people, but I lost 800 people in one day! Who has ever fought such a battle! No matter how many Jin soldiers die, they will never die more than us. If we continue to fight, we will lose more people in a few days." It’s all gone!”
Wang Xiaolie said: "Don't think nonsense. I just sent someone to ask Xue Cheng, the Jin army died more! If you killed 800 people, the Jin army would have more than 1,500 casualties. And the Jin army didn't care about the wounded. Most of them are dead!”
Wei Yang and Cao Yu were stunned when they heard this. If the casualties of the Jin army were so serious, how come they were still so impressive in the evening?
Wang Xiaolie said: "If the army is in close combat and the army formation is not chaotic, the number of casualties will not be too different. What I am afraid of is that if the army formation is in chaos, the enemy will seize the gap and attack. At that time, I don't know how many people were killed, injured and scattered." The victory of the Jin Army was not due to the fact that fewer people died in front of their formation, but because their opponents quickly collapsed and they covered them up from behind. As long as there was no chaos, the Jin Army would not be able to take advantage."
Wei Yang and Cao Yu were both on the frontal battlefield and could not see the overall situation clearly. After listening to Wang Xiaolie's words, I finally understood.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Order the entire army to disarm! Come to your tent, I have something to say!"
Wei Yang crossed his hands and sang a promise, and ordered his soldiers to deliver the order.
Standing on a small mound, Wang Xiaolie looked at the soldiers in front of him. They were exhausted and had all kinds of looks on their faces. When I faced these people in the past, most of them were in high spirits, but today the atmosphere was a bit depressing.
Cough slightly. Wang Xiaolie said: "Everyone is very tired after fighting for a day. However, I still call you to come and listen to a few words from me. Today's battle is a rare bloody battle. Not only you, but also me, including others I have never seen a general. What's more, many of you have only been in the army for more than a year, and many of you have actually been on the battlefield for the first time. Everyone has seen the ferocity of the Jin army. They were afraid of death when attacking. , one after another, barely aware of fatigue. It is difficult to deal with such an enemy."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie paused and looked down. This was the first time that Wang Xiaolie faced the power of the Goddess and had a head-on confrontation with them. Although I have heard many legends about the Jin Army, it is still shocking to actually face them. If you are like this, why aren't these soldiers like this?
"It has only been a few years since the Jin army invaded the south during the Jingkang period. Most of the imperial troops were completely destroyed and perished in the hands of the Jin people. One can imagine how powerful the Jin army is. In the second year of Jianyan, I pursued Yang Jin to Xiangyang, it has been less than two years now. Most of you were ordinary people more than a year ago. Some of you have just married, and some have not yet been married, and you are all looking forward to a better life in the future. But what can be done? ? The Jin Army has arrived. Many people have seen the brutality of the Jin Army, and have heard of it even if they have never seen it. They continue to invade the south, burning, killing and looting. How can they let us live a happy life! If we don’t pick up the sword, If you fight the enemy, you can only let others prey on you! The Jin people will steal our wealth, burn our houses, kill our parents, snatch our wives, and plunder us as slaves! Not only will our lives be worse than death, We will still be laughed at by them! How can we, as men, endure such humiliation! No matter how difficult it is, we must put on armor, pick up swords and guns, and go to the battlefield! We must step through the dripping blood and face the cold light of the enemy. With swords and guns, we have to fight the enemy! After fighting, even if we die, we can still have a smile on our faces!"
"The Jin people can often attack like a tide from morning to night without stopping. Today, everyone has really seen it. Are the Jin people really not afraid of death? Not necessarily. Everyone knows that the punishment of the Jin army is particularly harsh. . If the corps leader dies in battle, all four of them will be beheaded; if the ten corps commanders die in battle, all corps commanders will be beheaded; if the centenary leader dies in battle, then all ten commanders will be beheaded! Such harsh punishments will naturally have an effect. After the Jin people defeated them, they sent troops The treasures and slaves they plundered were their military salaries. Among the Jin army in front of the city, there were more people than the Jin army to carry burdens for them. What did they pick? What they picked was what the Jin people stole from crossing the river this time. Wealth! It's not that the Jin soldiers are not afraid of death. It's because they were lured with money and silk and given severe punishments that they are what they are today. So don't be afraid. It's not that the Jin soldiers are not afraid of death, but that their superiors forced them to die! "
"When we entered the camp just now, Commander Wei asked me that there were nearly 800 casualties in your army today, and I thought that the Jin army must not have this number. Is that so? Of course not. Outside, Xue Cheng was leading his troops to clean up the battlefield, and the dead Jin people were There are more than a thousand, and the Jin soldiers died much more than you! The Jin army traveled thousands of miles to invade, and they died without blinking an eye. What are we worried about? I know that before you joined the army, you were all good people, and many of them even I have never seen a dead person. Seeing corpses everywhere today makes some people feel unbearable for a while. This is normal. As long as we adjust and understand that we are protecting our family and country, we are protecting our parents, wives and children! Understand that The more enemies we kill on the battlefield, the safer our families will be at the rear! Understand that the blood and sweat we shed today are not meaningless! We must understand that this is why we set foot on the battlefield!"
Having said this, the mood of the soldiers below finally improved. No matter how hard they train, the soldiers have never been on the battlefield. Many people can't accept being suddenly faced with such a bloody battle. Prompt guidance will not lead to catastrophe.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Today I steamed steamed buns and gave each person a bowl of wine. Let's have a full meal! Get some rest early and go into battle to kill the enemy tomorrow!"
"Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!" The soldiers below shouted angrily, and their morale was high.
Wang Xiaolie said: "There are writers in the army. They listen to the officers' orders and properly handle the affairs of the wounded and wounded soldiers. Register their names and place of origin, protect the bodies, and write a letter home to each person. When you go back after the war, the government will take care of it." Handle it properly. Also, the lieutenants and generals in the army have to write letters home. The writers have a harder time these days, so don’t refuse. At this critical moment, let’s work together!”
