novelsite Chapter 544 The confrontation gradually intensifies
Chapter 544 The confrontation gradually intensifies
"A small team forms a unit, and the entire army attacks."
Seeing the enemy fleeing, Li Yunlong immediately reacted and ordered the entire army to attack in pursuit of the enemy.
As for the question of whether the enemy would retreat falsely, it was not that Li Yunlong had not considered it, but he threw this idea away as soon as it came up, not because of anything else, but because not everyone can use this method. .
The most important thing is that the enemy's rout is not an organized feigned rout, but a real rout of the army on the battlefield.
Obviously, an army without sufficient defense capabilities and organizational capabilities will inevitably be unable to withstand the attack of archers.
Not to mention that the enemy's archers were annihilated, and many serf soldiers could only tremble in the shadow of the archers.
Under such circumstances, coupled with the large number of casualties, the defeat of the Rakshasa Barbarians was a matter of course.
And the facts indeed proved Li Yunlong's judgment that this Rakshasa barbarian army was truly defeated.
For a time, the first battalion of the Guiyi Brigade was chasing the enemy northward, killing many enemies.
After subsequent statistics, it can be determined that the enemy casualties were as high as more than a thousand, and nearly half of them came from the results caused by archers.
However, one thing that is certain is that the enemy's real elite did not suffer many casualties, because after cleaning the battlefield, it was found that less than 200 people died or were captured while wearing armor, and the others were all serfs.
For these Rakshasa barbarian nobles, this kind of serf soldiers are really just consumables, and they can be reorganized if they are no longer available.
"This time, more than [-] arrows were consumed, but most of them were destroyed by what they called serf soldiers. This is such a loss!"
Looking at the consumption of supplies, Li Yunlong couldn't help but feel a headache.
After all, weapons such as swords, guns, swords and halberds are okay and can be repaired even if they are damaged, but the problem with arrows is serious.
Don't look at the arrows that can be recovered, but the efficiency of this recovery is really impressive. With more than 700 arrows, thanks to the enemies fleeing in all directions, about [-]% can be clearly waved and used. As for the others, Basically there is no need for repair.
Because whether the arrow shaft is broken or the arrowhead is worn out, the damaged ones are used to repair and make new ones.
"It's okay, haven't we recovered more than a thousand of them? It's normal wear and tear, and enough enemies have been eliminated, so it's not bad!"
Regarding Li Yunlong's sorrow, Jijiu Mingzhi was quite tolerant of it.
After all, as a sacrificial wine, he can see further, because the effect of these arrows is too terrifying. At least there are enough arrows, and the enemy's serf ratio cannot play a big role. This is a Excellent news.
However, Li Yunlong smiled bitterly at the remarks about offering wine to Ming Zhi.
"I don't feel sorry for these ordinary arrows. That's easy to say. What I feel sorry for are those hard arrows. Three hundred of them were consumed. Some need to be recycled and polished, but some are scrapped."
The so-called hard arrows are actually armor-piercing arrows. The arrow shafts are made of eight-piece bamboo, and the arrows are specialized armor-piercing arrows. They can easily penetrate armor and cause damage to armored soldiers.
But there is a problem, that is, the eight-piece bamboo is very hard, so the arrow shaft is not easily damaged, but the arrow is not good, and it is basically something that will be discarded after one use.
Of course, this does not mean that this kind of arrow cannot be used, but it means that if this kind of arrow is used repeatedly, it will no longer have the effect of breaking armor.
And these three hundred armor-piercing arrows, just this once, are considered useless and will take time to repair.
Simply speaking, as long as the arrows are not damaged by the shaft, they are not completely damaged.
Corresponding to this are arrows made from four-piece bamboo. The function of this arrow is even more interesting. It is a soft arrow, which is more lethal to unarmored enemies, but is also easier to damage. .
Of course, this damage is not to the arrowhead, but to the arrow shaft.
In fact, both four-piece and eight-piece pieces require the use of special glue, and what can I say about this kind of glue? The adhesion is really not high. If it is eight-piece pieces, no, even if it is five-piece pieces, it can barely guarantee it by virtue of its angle. shaft.
But the four-piece one is different, because it is at a ninety-degree angle, so it is normal for the glue to crack.
Of course, from this aspect, this is considered a disposable arrow, thus preventing the enemy from taking advantage of it.
Therefore, what Li Yunlong felt distressed was not ordinary arrows, but specialized armor-piercing arrows.
"Okay, don't be childish. Think about it. These arrows are killing the enemy's archers. This is the greatest result."
"I know, I know, I just feel bad."
"Okay, mother-in-law, you're not reckless at all. Why do you look like a commander of the army?"
"Bullshit, that's the captain who's being reckless. I'm already a captain. If I'm irrational, I'm going to lead my brothers to death!"
"Okay, the enemy's little baron has escaped. This operation is considered a failure. Let's retreat!"
"Okay, withdraw!"
The battlefield was quickly cleaned up, and the corpses were dug and buried on the spot instead of being piled up and burned directly.
Soon, the army began to retreat, but the specific situation of the battle had been sent to the headquarters.
In the headquarters, Lin Shi and others looked at the intelligence with solemn expressions.
"This time it was a coincidence, but even so, the enemy's elite basically escaped. It is not an exaggeration to say that they have experienced hundreds of battles."
"Although he is an elite, he runs too fast, right?"
"No, they can be said to be elite only if they run fast."
"Yes, think about it, after all their archers were wiped out, the army was suppressed by bows and arrows and unable to fight back, and the army suffered heavy losses, their ability to decisively escape and preserve their elite combat power is enough to prove their eliteness."
"This kind of person is difficult to eliminate, really!"
For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the Guiyi Brigade headquarters, but everyone understood that this battle was actually not easy to fight.
However, as a general, Shitou didn't see it that way. After experiencing hundreds of battles, he discovered a problem.
"Actually, our real problem is not the so-called elite of these Rakshasa barbarians, but the size of the Rakshasa barbarians."
"I don't know if you have seen it. What the Rakshasa Barbarians lost this time were the so-called serf soldiers, which are soldiers formed by slaves. They can easily pull them out. As long as the territory is large enough and there are enough people, there will be an endless supply. "
"Similarly, these people are also the easiest to kill. Archers can easily kill them."
"But the question is, how many serfs can they pull out? Twenty thousand? Or 20?"
"And where are our arrows? We don't have 20 yet!"
"So they only need to consume us and trap us. We will be finished in a year at most!"
"And siege has always been the best and safest tactic, especially under their rule."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces changed color, so Lin Shi immediately said:
"No, we must ensure contact with the rear. If something goes wrong, everyone must be evacuated!"
In this regard, Kong Wei, Ding Jie, Ju Xing, and Kuai Zhen immediately expressed their opinions.
"Not only that, we can't be passively beaten here, we must fight out, leaving us enough strategic space!"
Soon, the headquarters made a plan and immediately issued the order.
"Order the First Battalion to move to the enemy's rear, wait for opportunities to attack, attack the enemy's transportation lifeline, and attack the enemy's small reinforcements. In short, in one sentence, try not to let the enemy use his full strength as much as possible to reduce the pressure on the headquarters."