"Well... although the soldiers' training is short, this formation also has shortcomings." Zhuge Liang, who was sitting in a high-point chariot under the escort of his own soldiers, frowned and kept keeping in mind the shortcomings of the formation he saw.
Lao Luo, the white soldier who acted as a personal guard next to Zhuge Liang, looked at the heavy casualties in the formation and the inexplicable shock of the enemy troops outside the formation, and his mouth twitched.
Isn’t this still “insufficient”? !
Even if the opponent's equipment is inferior, it's still more than 3,000 to 10,000. We still have to face the enemy head-on in the open and kill the opponent until they pee...
If this is not enough, what is the difference between the formations used by the Wei and Wu armies and a piece of shit?
After Liu Chan's personal army was officially named the Red Star Army and expanded to 2,000 men, he was transferred back to Chen Dao's command.
Lao Luo, who had led the prince's horse and carried the flag for many years, had been depressed for a long time.
And this time he was sent to Zhuge's military advisor to serve as a personal guard in the Southern Expedition.
Lao Luo, who has followed Liu Chan for a long time, thought that he would not be surprised by anything or anyone again, but unexpectedly, he was severely refreshed by the perfectionist Zhuge Military Master.
"Every time the crossbow is fired, it takes too long to reload... If it can be improved, the power of this formation will definitely be greatly increased." Zhuge Liang was also dissatisfied with the weapons and equipment used by the soldiers.
Faced with this situation, most people will reluctantly accept it silently and readjust their tactics based on the performance of their weapons and equipment.
Unfortunately, Zhuge Liang does not belong to the "majority of people". He does not want to compromise on the performance of the weapon, but wants to start directly with the weapon and improve it to suit his ideal fighting method.
"The prince often has many strange and wonderful ideas. If you ask about this matter after the war, you may gain something else."
Zhuge Liang also silently wrote down the improvement of crossbows, and then observed the battlefield again. Rather than directing the army to kill the enemy, it was more like conducting a large-scale military science experiment...
The victory that was already certain before the fight even started became a bonus in Zhuge Liang's eyes.
Battle formations, equipment, food transportation, command methods, etc., all military-related matters are within the scope of their experiments.
"Action is the only criterion for reasoning...what the prince said is true." Zhuge Liang smiled and whispered to himself.
By personally leading the battle this time, Zhuge Liang not only put into practice many of the military ideas that had remained on paper in recent years, but also had more ideas during the march.
The harvest is so great that it cannot be compared to just hearing about it in Chengdu.
He was doing military experiments here, and the Yueyong Yi tribes, who were beaten to death as test specimens, couldn't stand it any longer. By this point in the fighting, the Yi coalition forces had suffered approximately 20% damage, and the leaders of each tribe began to order a retreat.
The leaders of the different ministries who were not under each other did not want to suffer heavy losses in this battle, so when they saw that the situation was not right, they all planned to run away... and no one wanted to be the one in the rear.
But in the face of Zhuge Liang's well-equipped and well-trained Han army, what is the difference between such an unorganized retreat and a rout?
Realizing that the enemy was defeated, Zhuge Liang decisively ordered the army to outflank and pursue the defeated army.
"Those who surrender will not be killed! Those who surrender will not be killed!"
Previously, the army was moving slowly. In addition to practicing battle formations, Zhuge Liang also ordered an interpreter who was proficient in the Yi people's language to teach the soldiers this simple sentence.
Although the intonation and other things must be strange to the ears of the Yi people, at least there is no problem in understanding it.
The Yi coalition forces, who were scrambling to escape, and no one wanted to stay behind, suffered more and more casualties under the pursuit of the Han army. In a short period of time, the battle damage had approached 30%, and they died faster than when they first fought.
On the battlefield, bows and arrows rained down, blood flowed like rivers, and miserable screams could not be heard.
The various tribes of the barbarians, who had been coerced and lured by the barbarian king Gaoding to rebel, were now under the pressure of casualties and the shouts of "Survivors will not be killed" ringing in their ears, their psychological defenses finally collapsed one after another.
Starting from the tribes closest to the Han army, large numbers of Yi people began to abandon their weapons and surrender.
Lao Luo clenched his fists excitedly, what a victory! Moreover, he faced the enemy head-on, defeated the many with less, and achieved a great victory without using any strategy!
However, Zhuge Liang, who single-handedly created this great victory, no longer paid attention to the battle situation. Among these barbarian soldiers, there were obviously no generals who knew the art of war and the battle formations. The overall situation was decided.
"Let's go down, collect the prisoners of war, and prepare to return to Beishui." Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and smiled. He didn't seem to have much emotion about this great victory.
"Huh? Ah, yes!"
After the war, the number of surrendered soldiers and prisoners was counted, and there were more than twice as many soldiers as Zhuge Liang's army...
And these disarmed Yi soldiers were escorted towards Beishui by the Han army that was far smaller than their own, but they had no intention of resisting during the journey.
There was no way. Just now, with weapons in hand, he was defeated by the Han general who knew "demon magic". Now he was unarmed and couldn't resist.
After everyone returned to Shibeishui, just after the prisoners of war were detained and surrendered, Li Yan and others also brought back the news of victory.
"Military advisor! Fortunately, Yan has lived up to his command. More than 10,000 troops under Gao Ding's command have been buried in the southwest valley! This is the head of Gao Ding, the king of Yi." Li Yan cupped his fists and bowed respectfully.
A still-dead head was placed on the tray.
"Haha, good. Zhengfang has accomplished a great service by annihilating the main force of the rebel barbarians and beheading one of the leaders of the rebels, Yi Wang Gaoding. After the war, Liang will be the one to show his merit for Zhengfang." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
Li Yan bowed again: "This is all due to the military master's clever calculation. How dare Yan take the credit?"
"You don't have to be too modest. You will be rewarded for your merits." Zhuge Liang pointed to the head and said, "Keep this head properly so that it can be passed on to the rebel tribes as a warning to others.
"Our troops will be divided into two groups. We will first make a circuitous route to Nanshan and outflank the enemy troops on the southern route. We will discuss the rest later."
"yes!"
Gao Xiang, who was guarding Nanshan, was the one who initially competed with Liu Chan under the orders of Old Liu, and then quickly lost. His favorability score only added "1" point of physical fitness to Liu Chan.
Since his defeat to Prince Liu Chan, the young general has doubled his study of military art and martial arts every day, and this time he went on an expedition with the army again.
One of Gao Xiang's strengths is that he is obedient and does whatever he is told. His weakness is that he is straightforward and stubborn.
And such a person is perfect for guarding danger and blocking the enemy.
Although the Yi soldiers did not know the tactics of war, they were always smart. Seeing Gao Xiang clinging to the high ground, they sent people to provoke him every day.
Seeing that the language barrier made the insults ineffective, they even took off their pants and peed at the bottom of the mountain... They humiliated them in different ways every day.
However, Gao Xiang didn't change his expression, as if he didn't see him. When he's close, I'll shoot him. When he's far away, you can do whatever you want.
Anyway, I just won’t go down the mountain, attack, or withdraw my troops.
There is no expression on the face, no fluctuation in the heart, no words in the mouth...
Gao Xiang, who adhered to the principle of "three noes and three noes", made the barbarian soldiers at the foot of the mountain unable to do anything against him. They wasted food and grass every day and still could not make any progress.
In fact, usually when encountering this kind of situation, the highly mobile mountain cavalry such as the Qingqiang Cavalry would have retreated long ago.
However, I don't know why this time, they would rather stay here than retreat.
then……
"kill--!"
The Han army that returned to Beishui, led by Zhuge Liang and Li Yan, divided into two routes and moved to the rear of the Yi soldiers on the south road. At this time, they suddenly surrounded and pressed forward, catching the Yi soldiers by surprise.
The surrounded Qingqiang cavalry lost space and could not use its advantage at all.
Gao Xiang, who was on the mountain, saw the flag waving in Zhuge Liang's army formation. After getting the signal, he finally led his army down the mountain and attacked the Yi soldiers who had fallen into chaos.
"Haute couture is dead! Those who surrender will not be killed!"
Zhuge Liang's army was the first to shout out the Yi language, and then other Han troops, although they didn't know what it meant, saw the military advisor's order, so they also imitated the shout.
I thought they would continue to fight for a while, but I didn't expect that as soon as these words came out, the Qingqiang cavalry, who were known for their fearlessness in death, actually dismounted and surrendered first!
The Yi soldiers on the South Road originally relied on the Qingqiang to help them, but now that their biggest reliance has been reduced, what else is there to say?
The battle south of Beishui took the longest, but ended with the least casualties on both sides...
After the surrender, several Qingqiang generals, who seemed to be the leaders of small tribes, came to Zhuge Liang, put their right hands on their chests and bowed: "General Han, thank you for killing Gaoding. I hope the general can lend a helping hand to help me wait." Rescue the tribe. Regardless of whether you succeed or not, you are the most noble friend of our tribe."
Zhuge Liang and Li Yan looked at each other, both of them smiling.
Gao Ding is already dead, but he actually gave himself such a big gift during his lifetime... It's quite strange that he is a good person.
(End of chapter)
