The two armies were fighting, and Ji Chan didn't care what the Qu brothers thought. The cavalry from both sides rushed out, shooting bows and arrows from behind, then the sword and shield soldiers rushed to follow, and the spearmen followed closely - both sides were on the same path.
Ninety-nine percent of Lu Wu's soldiers were from the Chu army and were trained in the same battle formation method.
But as soon as the two sides fought, Ji Chan discovered that this group of troops was very different from the three thousand troops led by Meng Yang last time.
Although this team lost their leader Meng Yang, they still advanced and retreated in an orderly manner and cooperated tacitly according to military regulations. The leader died in front of him, but the morale of this team was not affected in any way.
Jun Jun is from Mian'an County, Yuci Prefecture. Both of his parents died when he was young. In order to support his family when he was seventeen years old, he went out to work as a soldier to earn a salary based on his martial arts skills. Until he was thirty-nine years old, he was doing very well.
He bought ten acres of land for his younger brother and helped his younger sister save some dowry, fulfilling his eldest brother's fatherly duty. He also returned to his hometown to marry a not-so-pretty woman and gave birth to two children. After marrying a wife for his eldest son, there was not much left of the savings he had accumulated over the years.
He was very satisfied with this kind of life. These days, if you can live safely to the age of thirty-nine, although you cannot be called an old man, you can still be considered a blessed person.
But the Luwu uprising broke out, and the troops swept through the three southern provinces like a violent wave. Before the army could react, they went to the battlefield involuntarily, and then became prisoners inexplicably.
After serving in the army for 20 years, his family only had so few things to buy, and his wife and children also had to eat. Even if his family was willing to pay him a ransom, the army itself would not.
So he decisively joined Lu Wu at the first opportunity. It's not about loyalty, it's about survival.
Unexpectedly, after taking refuge in Lu Wu, he only fought a few favorable battles, but he was the first to get there. He killed five people and broke through the city gate, and was rewarded for his merit, receiving nearly two hundred taels of silver. As a result, he became very prosperous. Promoted to Yingzheng.
The Army's sense of loyalty to Lu Wu was immediately upgraded to the max. He has been a soldier for so many years, but has he ever seen such a generous commander?
Those who are generous seem to be taken advantage of. Moreover, when you fight under Lu Wu, you will be rewarded for your merits. You don't have to worry about being deprived of your credit. The superior officers are easy to talk to. Unlike the previous chief officers, they don't have much ability and they don't look down upon their subordinates.
The army had made money, his status had improved a lot, and he was getting older, so he planned to retire and go home to become a rich man, and maybe he could catch up with Hanyi and have grandchildren.
The Chu army came to wipe out the good life that the army had just lived after a lifetime of suffering. The old army leader who had just retired from the army was furious and went straight to Zhechong Division, asking to be admitted to the dead soldiers camp.
Of course, not all the dead soldiers in the camp are veteran military leaders like the Army, but if they are said to be skilled in combat and fearless of life and death, the others are not much inferior to him.
Ji Chan's three thousand men are certainly the elite of the Chu army's border troops, but in the dead soldiers' camp, there are military masters who come to join the nobility, dead soldiers who come to atone for their sins, and soldiers who come to maintain a happy life. Veterans, these people are not only brave and unafraid of death, but they are also skilled in military formation coordination, high in martial arts, and have good obedience. If placed in an ordinary army, everyone would be at least ten men strong - if you want to enter the death camp, You can't get in if you don't have any skills.
——Although the leader of the Death Soldier Battalion was nominally killed in action, in fact the command system of the Death Soldier Battalion had nothing to do with the commander, Meng Yang.
Therefore, as soon as the two sides engaged in battle, the Chu army was overturned, with dead and wounded everywhere. Even Qu Weipeng, the second general of the Qu family, was trapped in a tight siege. If the three brothers of the Qu family had not risked their lives with their own soldiers and rushed into the army to protect Qu Weipeng, I am afraid that this would have happened. General Qu Er cannot escape death.
Tonghe City. Lin Ji stood at the top of the city, looking at the fierce battle below the city without changing his expression. Next to him, Meng Zheng, the eldest of the three Meng brothers, felt cold.
In troubled times, military power is the most important, especially under the command of Lu Wu, who prioritizes everything. Although his second brother had a high status in the world, he failed to establish enough reputation in the army and did not make any great achievements. Where will the Meng family go in the future?
After losing the second brother, can he and the third brother really save the Meng family in such a chaotic situation? It was absolutely impossible to seek refuge in the Chu State. The second brother Meng Yang personally killed the minister in charge of Tonghe Prefecture in order to obtain a certificate of surrender. Everyone knew this, and seeking refuge in the Chu State was tantamount to seeking death.
Meng Zheng's heart went back and forth, and he couldn't bear to be sad for a moment. On the other side behind Lin Ji, a tall, white-haired old man with a white face and beard nodded slightly. This man was none other than Luo Gan, the general of Wu State.
He saw the two armies fighting fiercely below, and his side had the upper hand. He smiled and wanted to reach out to stroke the beard under his chin, but found that he had failed. He quickly looked around and found that no one was paying attention, so he put his hand down.
It was his idea to let Lu Wu's dead soldiers battalion accompany the army in the battle. When we meet on a narrow road, morale comes first. Although the soldiers he brought from the state of Wu were elite, they had not experienced many battles like the border troops of the state of Chu. They might not be able to defeat the opponent, and they could easily expose Wu's trump cards in the war.
To be honest, although the people of the Wu State shouted every day to fight back to their homeland, in fact, they were still a little embarrassed to face the Chu army. After all, the Wu State was the loser who was driven across the river by the Chu army.
But in today's battle, the same men and horses, despite losing the main general, still defeated Chu's three thousand vanguards, but it greatly increased the confidence of the Wu army watching the battle, knowing that the Chu army could also be defeated.
At the same time, Luo Gan also looked at Lu Wu with admiration. He crossed the river and now has not seen Lu Wu at all.
He knew Lu Wu's ability to unify the army just by seeing all the officers and soldiers under Lu Wu's command rejoicing when they heard about the battle, and summoning friends to join the battle. To this extent?
This is definitely the talent of a general, not just a brave man. To be honest, Luo Gan was even a little worried. When Lu Wu became more and more popular, and if he sent troops to attack the Wu Kingdom, who could be the leader of the Wu Kingdom?
Of course, this is something that future generations will have to worry about. If the Chu State is not destroyed, it is impossible for Lu Wu to attack the Wu State.
Moreover, Lu Wu seems to have no intention of getting rich, so he may not do such a thing. Luo Gan could only comfort himself in this way.
Chu State Company Camp. In the Chu company camp, dozens of wooden watchtowers with a height of seven to eight feet were erected. On the watchtower closest to the front line, Qu Dazhong remained silent.
The right hand that was originally stroking his beard had a few long beards between the fingertips. Qu Weilong is the eldest grandson of his second brother. He is only nineteen in his twenties this year. He is the first soldier among the three generations of the Qu family. He has an upright temperament, extraordinary bravery, and has won the hearts of the military.
He may not be able to become a general with such an upright temperament, but he is definitely more than enough to be in charge of one side. Moreover, people of the same generation obey him, and he can be trusted to lead the family. There is no problem in maintaining the Qu family as a general for thirty years.
If he joins the ranks of fighting generals, it will make the Qu family invincible in troubled times. Originally, there was not much risk in conquering the South.
——Gongsun Boyang, the Grand Master of the Chu State, was hiding in the Pioneer Camp. If Lu Wu suddenly came out to kill the general, Gongsun Boyang would naturally attack him.
Therefore, Qu Dazhong never expected that his grandnephew would capsize in the gutter. Although the general would inevitably die before the battle, his death here was too unexpected - how could he explain it to his second brother?
