When Qu Dazhong thought of this, he couldn't help but get a headache.
However, kindness does not control soldiers, justice does not control wealth, and Qu Dazhong is now the commander-in-chief of the army. He can only suppress the pain in his heart. The true energy turns into thousands of strands and merges into his eyes. His pupils first shrink, then enlarge, and his eyes become It was completely dark.
He has practiced a pupil technique called hyperopia, which can shrink and enlarge pupils, greatly improving his field of vision.
This secret military skill is a required skill for high-ranking military scouts and army commanders. It is also called Eagle Eye Technique in the world, but not many people practice it.
The farsightedness inherited from the Qu family is even more unique than ordinary farsightedness.
The scouts naturally practice this secret technique for detection, while the commander practices this secret technique in order to be able to grasp the overall situation when facing battle - this is why when hundreds of thousands of troops are fighting, it is necessary to build a high platform for the commander. , the reason why the coach climbed to a high place and commanded the army through flags.
As for the battlefield with thousands of people in front of us, there is no need for such a scene.
The two armies fought fiercely, but the Chu army could not hold on, and nearly a hundred people fell down in an instant.
Ji Chan gave the order, and the pikemen and crossbowmen were mixed into two square formations, separated to the left and right. The crossbowmen poked out the crossbow arrows from the gap between the pikemen, leaving a five or six foot path in the middle, and then sounded the golden gong.
Although the Chu army was defeated, after Qu Weipeng snatched the body of his elder brother, sword and shield men rushed into the rear. The cavalry began to retreat from the periphery of the spear phalanx, and the infantry retreated from the middle of the spear phalanx. The two spear and crossbow phalanxes were like rocks. The stream flows in the column, motionless.
Although there were still two to three hundred people who could not withdraw and were eventually killed and captured, most of them still withdrew.
The dead soldier battalion no longer pursued, and also ordered gold to retreat.
The armies of both sides are camping here. This 3,000-man formation is just a test between the two sides. It has nothing to do with the overall situation. There is no need to take risks for merit.
"The Chu army is indeed elite." Lin Jixian praised. Luo Gan, who was standing behind him, also nodded secretly in his heart, but his face was expressionless.
What he looked at was not the outcome of the battle, but the performance of the Chu army during the battle, especially the moment when the Chu army was at a disadvantage and changed formations and broke away. Regardless of the general's command or the sergeants' execution of military orders, their performance was excellent. It was so amazing that even Lin Ji, as an enemy soldier, couldn't help but admire it.
He was a cavalry general from the state of Wu and knew the cavalry best.
Although the cavalry charge is astonishingly powerful, if you are caught in a melee, you will have to pay a heavy price to get rid of the opponent's entanglement.
The two armies were fighting in front of them. It was not easy for the Chu army to retreat. However, under the command of the opponent's general, several groups of sword and shield soldiers inserted themselves into the cavalry melee area. They forced the cavalry to retreat at the cost of heavy casualties.
The subsequent changes in formations are as delicate as embroidery on a battle formation. The opponent's general directs the military formation with ease; the opponent's soldiers are also willing to carry out orders, move according to orders, and do not care about life and death. Only then can they accomplish the general's intention. In the melee, Successfully changed formation and left.
With such performance, both elite soldiers and strong generals are indispensable, and even if they have both, they may not be able to escape successfully - Lin Ji asked himself, if he was commanding below, even if the opponent could successfully escape, the losses would be absolute. Much bigger than now.
This is the difference in commander's ability. Just like a skilled chess player suppresses a lower level chess player, the same soldiers and horses, in the hands of different commanders, can achieve vastly different results - one general is incompetent, and an entire army will be exhausted. This situation.
Of course, no matter how brilliant the commander is, he is not omnipotent. If he directs the archers to shoot arrows to suppress them, but the order is passed down, and a quarter of an hour passes before the archers arrive at the designated position and form the array, then all command skills are useless - this is also the extremely important thing for elite soldiers. For valuable reasons.
Just like the battle below the city, the Death Soldier Battalion relied solely on the elite troops and the tacit understanding between the small battle formations. As long as the command did not make big mistakes, it could steadily suppress the opponent. No matter how clever the opponent's general was, it could only reduce losses, but it would not Difficult to make a comeback.
Chu army camp.
Qu Dazhong looked at his beloved general Ji Chan commanding the army to retreat slowly into the camp. He nodded slightly and ordered: "I ordered the army to write a letter in Chinese and make an appointment with the other party for a decisive battle in the city three days later."
In this battle, the Chu army suffered a heavy loss, even Qu Weilong of the Qu family fell in front of the formation.
However, this is not Ji Chan's responsibility. He was able to retrieve Qu Weilong's body and preserve the army's retreat despite being at a disadvantage. His performance was already remarkable.
However, despite creating such a scene suitable for a fighting general to take action, he still failed to catch the madman Lu Wu, and Qu Dazhong was also a little disappointed.
Perhaps only after he personally goes to the front of the formation and gains the upper hand to suppress the opponent's formation, can the beast jump out from the darkness, kill the enemy and seize the flag, and turn the tide.
The martial arts all over the world are basically like this, and the stronger the martial arts, the more they like to do this kind of thing - especially those fighting generals who hate the world and the world without rings.
Countries have been standing for hundreds of years and wars have raged.
Among the generals who died in battle in various countries in the past, seven or eight out of ten took the initiative to enter the opponent's army, fell into heavy ambushes, surrounded and killed them.
But even so, the fighting generals from various countries still go their own way and regard charging and defeating the army as commonplace.
Chu State, Yancheng Mansion, Yinping City.
Yancheng Prefecture is located to the west of Tonghe Prefecture and is the only way to Chengdu from Tonghe Prefecture.
Yinping City is located at the southernmost end of Yancheng Prefecture. The city is not large, but the city walls are towering. It is a rare majestic city that is not a prefecture city but has walls more than three feet high.
This was the first line of the Chu army's garrison during the Wu-Chu campaign. It was built from the county seat. Now it has no significance as a strategic location, so it has been restored to civilian use.
But these days, the Chu army launched a massive campaign against the three southern prefectures and put the city under military control again. It served as an important military node in the rear of the army and a transit place for the Chu army's food, grass and baggage.
Although General Qu Dazhong also built a granary on the front line to store grain and grass, he still left 25,000 troops to guard the city, which shows that he attached great importance to this city.
As a general stationed here, Yue Wu General Shu Tongyuan also knew that he had a heavy responsibility and did not dare to be careless.
"Report, Captain Fang has returned from escorting grain and grass, and is waiting outside the hall." A soldier came in to report.
"Recruit him in."
"Here!"
"The last general has come to pay the order." Fang Teng walked into the hall with his armor still on and with a clanging sound. He held up a general order with both hands. Shu Tongyuan's attendant took the order and placed it on Shu Tongyuan's desk. .
"How is the battle situation ahead?" Shu Tongyuan took back the general order, put it into the general order sign tube, and asked.
"General, the bandits have gathered in Tonghe City. They have met with the general three times now. There is no winner or lose - although the general has a slight upper hand, the bandits have the advantage of the city and cannot win in a hurry." Fang Teng reported, and then there was a slight hesitation on his face.
"Oh, what else?"
"The last general heard that Chen Wei's general Qu Weilong and the traitor general Meng Yang died together on the battlefield."
"What!?" Shu Tongyuan was shocked: "Is this true?"
"General Mo, I heard that Meng Yang is known as the Thunder Sword, and his cultivation has reached the first level of innateness, and the inner scene can be transformed into the outer world."
Fang Teng was just an officer escorting the food and fodder. He had to get out as soon as he handed over the food and fodder. It was not his turn to ask for news. When he heard the news, there were still acquaintances in the camp who chatted for a few words.
Without seeing Qu Weilong's body with his own eyes, how could he dare to pat his chest and vouch for it?
He can only prove it from the side - it is no small matter to externalize the inner scene of the innate first-grade. Even a master of martial arts who is not good at riding a horse is still qualified to fight to the death of Qu Weilong.
"Even Qu Weilong died -" Shu Tongyuan was a little distracted.
"I will retire at the end."
"Go down - take a rest for two days and then return to the city to receive the next batch of food and grass."
"Thank you, General." Fang Teng stepped back.
Hundreds of thousands of troops are fighting, and the amount of food and grass they consume is astronomical. No matter how much food and grass they have, it is not enough. Moreover, the transportation level is lagging behind these days, so they can only rely on county auxiliary troops to continuously transport it from the rear.
