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Chapter 339 Can't Escape

Even if they want to retreat, they don't just run away regardless, that will only allow the Han army to easily deal with the troops that have lost their leadership, and then Yao Yizhong will really be unable to escape.

Furthermore, although the sudden change in the battle situation is extremely unfavorable to the Qiang army, Yao Yizhong does not think that it has reached the point of no return. You must know that although the Qiang army has been consumed repeatedly, there are still [-] to [-] combat power left. About three times more than the Han army.

Through Yao Yizhong's efforts, the chaos of the Qiang army was gradually brought under control. Although some parts were completely corrupted, some parts also started to counterattack, but the counterattack of the Qiang army seemed very weak.

"As long as the position of the pontoon bridge on the camp side is not lost." Yao Yizhong is grateful for the fact that he has selected elites to guard the pontoon bridge: "The rest of the positions... if they are lost, they will be lost."

There are more than thirty pontoon bridges built by the Qiang people. There are four pontoon bridges connecting the Yingpan on the south bank to the north bank of the Yellow River. Each one is about four feet wide. The widest pontoon bridges at other locations are only three feet wide.

The current situation is that the Han army has turned to attack, while the Qiang army has turned from offense to defense.It can be said that the change of the situation can only happen in a very short period of time, that is, the troops have a perfect control system to react, if there is no perfect system, even if the commander reacts, so what.

The counterattack of the Han army was very strong. It was the troops who came to aid swept the periphery and forced the Qiang troops to shrink, and then the Han army, which had been suppressed and beaten, also began to counterattack.

There were at least [-] Han troops who rushed out of the camp and began a full-scale counterattack in four directions. Especially the Han troops on the northern battlefield made the Qiang senior officials look extremely ugly.

"They've been holding back!" Yin Bi looked pale, and said with trembling lips, "Look at the Han army that came out, they had planned to lure us to attack from the very beginning."

Up to now, anyone with a brain can't understand that the strenuous effort shown by the Han army before is an illusion, everything is a setup, but they are still excited about breaking through the defense line of the Han army.

"Mr. Master..." Zhang Lai looked quite calm. He was taken aback when he saw something, and then continued to ask: "What rules does the Master have?"

Yin Bi followed Zhang Lai's line of sight, and there was a Han army entering his camp, and the Qiang soldiers collapsed after only a little resistance.

"The encirclement seems to be untenable." Zhang Lai asked again, "What instructions did the military leader have?"

The Han troops that have appeared all seem to be extremely brave. Most of the Han troops are fighting silently when fighting. Only a few places of the Han troops will shout slogans. Generally, the battle cry of "Han Army is mighty" will sound from time to time. A "Wan Sheng".

Based on past experience, Yin Bi knew that the Han army would shout "Wan Sheng" when he knew that some of his generals had been killed, which meant that four generals had already been killed by the Han army.

One feature of the troops brought by Yao Yizhong is that they maintain the traditions of the Hu people. For example, the soldiers of a tribe are led by the leader or leader of the tribe, but they also have officers at all levels with the characteristics of Chinese civilization.

Among the four generals who were killed, three were tribal leaders or leaders. Once they died, the soldiers of the tribe would turn around and run away without hesitation. The Han army naturally thought that they had killed an important person on the other side and shouted slogans It is to stimulate the morale of the side, and it is also a kind of excitement.

Yin Bi didn't know what Yao Yizhong's plans were, just now Yao Yizhong left without saying a word, not only Hu Yansheng didn't deal with it, Yin Bi and Zhang Lai didn't get any orders either.

Because of the sudden change in the battle situation and the short period of time, there was no time to inform each other of many battle situations. The senior leaders of the Qiang army knew that the battle situation had become unfavorable to their side, but they had no idea how unfavorable it was.

Most of the tribal leaders of the Qiang nationality don't have the slightest idea of ​​strategy, which is a relationship that lacks cultural background. Only those who systematically study the art of war in Chinese civilization know what strategy is.

Strategy can be called the overall situation. Yin Bi constantly observes the battlefield, and the overall situation he gets is that although the battle situation is not good for his own side, it is reflected in the hearts of the people. The part looks rotten, but it is not impossible to save. It depends on the ability of our soldiers. Can't follow the command and stick to it.

Yao Yizhong was constantly mobilizing troops, but those troops who were too weak to fight a battle were ignored, and the soldiers who were mobilized were all Qiang soldiers.

It’s not about the soldiers of the Qiang nationality. The main thing is that they are all Qiang people. Even if they are flustered, they are much more reliable than Zahu or Jin people. Furthermore, as long as Yao Yizhong does not fall, the soldiers of the Qiang nationality will try their best to obey orders and fight.

When Yao Yizhong tried his best to save the crisis, Yao Xiang, who was supposed to retreat to the north bank of the Yellow River with the old and weak, women and children, came over.

When Yao Yizhong saw Yao Xiang, he was angry at first, but when he saw Yao Xiang's firm eyes, he sighed and turned to relief.

It is often said that a tiger father has no dogs. As a father, seeing an excellent son is actually an indescribable pleasure. Even if the son sometimes disobeys, as long as he shows an excellent side, the father will feel more joy, even if the son The choice is fraught with danger.

Yao Yizhong has so many sons, even though the number has not yet reached 24, it is still close to [-].Yao Xiang is a relatively good one among his many descendants, and Yao Xiang's choice now just shows his excellent side, that is, he dares to face danger head-on instead of shrinking back.

Soon, the tribal leaders and generals came to the big tent first, and they all came to ask Yao Yizhong what decision he had made.

"It's especially unwise to retreat now." Yao Yizhong set a tone: "The old and the weak, women and children can withdraw, but the combat troops must stay."

While everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, most of them agreed with Yao Yizhong's point of view.The army cannot retreat without order, that is not a retreat but a rout.They had to ask more detailed questions, such as whether they had plans to retreat.

"The fleet of the Han army has already appeared on the big river, and the scale is still extremely large." Yao Yizhong didn't want to hide too much, so that these generals or leaders can learn the truth from other channels, it is better for him to take the initiative to inform.He gave a brief introduction, and finally said: "Our navy has already attacked, and there is no battle report for the time being."

No one can say what the combat effectiveness of Shijie Zhao's navy is. One thing is absolutely certain, that is, Shijie Zhao's navy in the Duma River has been training for a long time, but that navy has not Practical experience.

"Liu Yan paid attention to the navy from the very beginning. He first searched for islands on the sea, and then sent troops to the (Korean) peninsula." Yin Bi said solemnly: "We have reason to believe that the Han navy's navy has enough combat experience. Then... I'm afraid I can't have too much hope for my own navy."

The sound of swallowing saliva was heard frequently, and everyone's face was more ugly than before.

"Water battles are more complicated than land battles. The winners and losers can be determined in a short period of time, or they may remain deadlocked for a year or so." Yin Bi saluted Yao Yizhong, and then continued after receiving a signal: " Liu Yan set up this situation to... want to defeat us. The first goal of the Han Navy Navy is to destroy our pontoon bridge. I am afraid that it will not be too entangled with our Navy. Let’s assume a problem. The Han Navy Navy estimate They will destroy the pontoon bridge at all costs. With the speed of the waterway, the Han navy may arrive in the evening."

After Yin Bi finished speaking, the people present not only looked ugly, but also raised their voices in an uproar.

That means that the time left for them to retreat is only less than one afternoon. The four pontoon bridges are now retreating with old and weak women and children. Depending on the speed, the number of people who can evacuate in more than two hours will not exceed [-]. There are hundreds of thousands of women and children, and even more combat troops.

From the beginning Yao Yizhong realized the seriousness of the problem, that's why he chose to stay.

If the troops led by Yao Yizhong were not mostly Qiang people, he would have left the troops with some important figures and retreated, but if he left the Qiang soldiers behind, the fate of fleeing back would not be much better, being ridiculed is still secondary, if he If he really dared to do that, the leader of the Qiang tribe would not only have no choice but to kill him, not only Shihu would kill him, but even the other tribes of the Qiang tribe would not let him go.

"Okay." Yao Yizhong motioned Yin Bi to step aside, and stood up and said in person: "The bad situations are those, and we also have advantages."

Any further scaring would be counterproductive. Yao Yizhong wanted to let everyone know the seriousness of the matter, not to shock everyone so that they dare not even resist.

"Our military strength is more than three times that of the Han army, and the number of cavalry is even greater." Yao Yizhong ordered people to spread out the map of mountains and rivers, and said in a very calm tone: "The terrain around the battlefield is long and narrow, and both sides are surrounded by waterways. Unless we are leaving our troops and fleeing now, it is purely delusional to retreat to the north bank of the Dahe River. Everyone, look at the direction of Zhu'a County. The terrain from here to Zhu'a County is flat, which is very suitable for cavalry combat or traveling, so our The situation has not become hopeless because the river has been cut off."

Not everyone can understand the map of mountains and rivers, even if they read it, they don't understand what it means, so there are whispers.It was a bewildered person who was asking other people, and a wise person told them that the solemn atmosphere in the tent slowly dissipated.

"That is, we still have nearly [-] cavalry."

"Preliminarily, it seems that the Han army is only [-] to [-], and their cavalry is only about [-], but our cavalry has [-]!"

"Yeah, the situation doesn't look that bad."

First they whispered, and then they seemed to embolden each other, Yao Yizhong just listened quietly, a smile slowly appeared on his face.

There is a way out and there is also a dead end. Two different situations determine the courage of the commander.The most important thing for the army is morale. If morale is low, even if there are many people, it will be slaughtered like a lamb.

Yao Yizhong first stabilized the mood of the senior management and gave hope to the students. Next, it was time to boost their morale.

"Liu Yan lays out the chessboard, and he is also on top of the chessboard." Yao Yizhong said in an extremely excited tone: "Before he didn't launch it, the Han army was ready to go. Now that he has launched it, how many Han troops are there?" The hole cards have all been revealed. Since he dares to use himself as bait, why don't I dare to use myself as bait!"

Although the degree of Sinicization of the Qiang people is very high and wide, it will take a long time to continue Sinicization to see more effects.As a result, Yao Yizhong spoke very clearly, but only a limited number of people could understand it.

Yao Yizhong didn't expect to understand everything, he was just showing his attitude, and also declaring that it was too early to talk about the outcome.

The meeting couldn't last too long, after all, there was a massacre outside, Yao Yizhong needed to show up to stabilize the morale of the army, and the top leaders of all levels had to go down to stabilize the morale of the army.

Generally speaking, it was fortunate that the Qiang camp was large enough. The Han cavalry that raided attacked many camps, but the Han cavalry only destroyed the outer camps and was far from the core camp.

In fact, the same is true. For a camp with a range of tens of miles, how big should its core area be, and how many troops should be stationed around it?

The Han army failed to seize the camp area connected to the pontoon bridge. After paying nearly a thousand cavalry casualties, Qian Jiantong, who commanded the troops, found that the garrisoned enemy troops did not waver. After observing the situation, he decisively ordered to give up attacking this place and go to another place. .He will do this mainly because of the order he received. The order is only to let him try, not to give the death order to seize it. The reason is that the fleet will come to complete the purpose.

In the afternoon of the war, the Han army that crossed Jishui from Licheng also defeated the intercepted Qiang army. When they arrived at the battlefield, the Huben army, which had been marching slowly behind, also arrived at the main battlefield of Luoyin.

With the arrival of two reinforcements, Liu Yan's available troops finally seemed a little richer.

"The number of arrivals from the cavalry route is [-], and the number from the infantry route is [-]." Ji Chang looked down at the document, and added: "There is no statistics on casualties for the time being. The total number of dead and missing soldiers should be about [-], and the rest are wounded."

A total of more than [-] soldiers from the two routes failed to arrive, which was the loss of the cavalry that arrived earlier and attacked the Qiang camp.

There is also a patchwork of reinforcements rushing towards Luoyin. It is an auxiliary army assembled from various places, with a total number of [-]. They have already marched to Licheng.

"Your Majesty?" Ji Chang swallowed, and asked in a low voice, "How many troops do we have now?"

Liu Yan was taken aback by the question, Ji Chang was the commander of the marching army, so it should be the commander of the army to count the troops!

"This..." Ji Chang was confused and embarrassed: "The main reason is that...the number of Imperial Guards has been increasing."

Liu Yan laughed, "Huh?" At the beginning, there were only more than ten thousand imperial guards, but the number increased again and again, so that he couldn't even determine the exact number.

"It should be..." Liu Yan thought about it seriously, and said uncertainly: "There should be nearly [-] Imperial Guards?"

……Dividing line……

That's a big chapter for today.In addition, I wish you all a happy new year in advance and everything goes well!

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