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Chapter 334 Killing Liu Yan

One thing that Yao Yizhong unfortunately got right was that Liu Yan could really conjure up soldiers, but he didn't sow beans.

Liu Yan is not afraid of the war of attrition at all, especially in the current stalemate war of attrition, he even has a sense of joy that his wish has been fulfilled.

One thing to know is that before the Battle of Buqicheng, Liu Yan conceived a tactic to build fortifications of sufficient strength to allow the enemy to surround him to attack, and then he continued to consume violently in the stalemate.This kind of tactics makes him feel emotional after thinking about it for a while, and even has a feeling of being poked at the point of laughter, so that he is happy when he thinks about it.

A group of people were worried about Liu Yan's safety, but seeing that Liu Yan could still smile calmly, they didn't know whether to admire or be depressed for a while.

It is naturally a good thing to have a monarch who is calm at all times, as it indicates that the monarch has a strong will.This is something that makes his subordinates extremely happy. It seems that following such a monarch will have a bright future, but it sinks because of a little setback.

The monarch's strong will can only be encouraged but not worn away. No one mentions breaking out of the encirclement anymore, they all concentrate on thinking about how to make the situation better.

The Han army on the northern battlefield had routed the attacking Qiang troops to a distance of 150 paces. The fierce fighting left corpses on the ground, and more wounded soldiers who hadn't died for a while were groaning and wailing.

Originally, the attack had no effect and was repelled. It should be a temporary retreat so that we can regroup and fight again, but Yao Yizhong was really crazy. Not only did he strictly order the defeated troops not to retreat, but he also increased his troops.

Yao Yizhong didn't even let the elite Qiang troops withdraw from the battlefield to rest, and he didn't even care about the miscellaneous soldiers.What he wanted was a fierce attack, and he wanted to find out exactly how many troops were hidden in Liu Yan's hands.

Knowing how many Han troops were besieged was extremely important to the Qiang army, so that not only did the northern side continue to attack, but the two sides saw each other back and forth within fifty paces, and soldiers were injured and fell to the ground every moment.On the other three sides, it was difficult for the Qiang troops on the east side to exert their strength, and the feint attack on the south and west sides evolved into a real attack.

"Twenty thousand is not enough!" Yao Yizhong roared like a furious tiger: "There must be no gap!"

The number of Qiang troops on the battlefield has always been [-] to [-]. If there is enough space on the battlefield, there will be even more. The problem is that the Han cavalry on the east side are really fierce. As a result, the number of casualties on both sides there exceeded that on the north side.

Yin Bi's face twitched. The sense of responsibility of being promoted to be a long history made him have to say: "Master, we have lost more than ten thousand on the east side..."

"As long as it can consume the enemy's troops, especially the precious assault cavalry, casualties are nothing!" Yao Yizhong didn't know what Liu Yan was thinking. What he cared about was: "The Han army threw in three thousand precious assault cavalry. Cavalry, I don't believe that Liu Yan's men can't be exhausted!"

To tell the truth, Yao Yizhong thought it was worth it, let alone [-] miscellaneous soldiers for [-] elite cavalrymen of the Han army.

"Liu Yan is asking for his own death." Yao Yizhong said with an extremely ferocious smile, "They are surrounded, and the cavalry is the main force to break through. Liu Yan is fighting with the precious main force to break through, presumably he was forced to do so. "

Normally speaking, there was absolutely nothing wrong with Yao Yizhong saying that, but he happened to meet a person in an extremely special situation.

Thinking from the perspective of a Qiang general, there is only one explanation for Liu Yan's use of elite assault cavalry to do this.That means Liu Yan was really driven into a hurry and wanted to create a gap at any cost.

What the enemy wants is what we must prevent. Use every means to prevent any goal the enemy wants to achieve. This is the guarantee of victory in the war.

The fighting started early in the morning and did not stop at night.

The clouds in the sky on the main battlefield are reflected by the firelight on the ground. As long as the line of sight is not blocked by mountains, it can be seen clearly from dozens of miles away.

On the two peripheral battlefields, the two Han armies acting as reinforcements seemed to be very anxious, and they also attacked overnight uncharacteristically.The news reached Yao Yizhong on the main battlefield, making the Qiang generals even more convinced that Liu Yan was at the end of his battle, and they only needed to work harder to attack the Han camp and win.

"There are some strange things." Jiang Ying was a general who surrendered to Shijie Zhao in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He is currently a Sima.He said in confusion: "The Han army appearing on the battlefield...how come there are so many pikemen?"

Yao Yizhong had discovered this situation a long time ago. The Han army used to be dominated by tower shield soldiers, sword shield soldiers, crossbowmen, and continuous crossbowmen. Of course, the crossbowmen continued to fire after night, but the long spears that appeared on the battlefield The number of soldiers is a bit too much.

"The pikemen of the Han army still look elite, but they don't even have leather armor." Jiang Ying touched his chin and said, "Such elite soldiers don't have armor. It's not like Liu Yan's handwriting."

Yao Yizhong's body shook violently, and he subconsciously said: "Crossbowmen do not need to wear armor, long-term training will make them elite enough."

Well! ?The Han army doesn't have enough melee combat troops, so give the crossbowmen melee weapons to participate in the battle? ? ?
This discovery made the generals of the Qiang nationality breathe heavily. If that was the case, Liu Yan's troops should be exhausted, and the dawn of their victory had already appeared.

"The number of Han cavalry appearing on the battlefield has also dropped rapidly." Yao Yizhong still remained calm enough, but he was obviously very happy to hear the joy in his tone: "War of attrition is useful."

During the whole day, the lost Qiang troops are estimated to be 2000 people, and even the armored elites of the Qiang people were thrown in close to [-] people. About [-] elite cavalry of the Han army.This conversion did not scare all the senior Qiang people including Yao Yizhong, on the contrary they were extremely gratified.

In the past few days, the Qiang people suffered heavy losses but did not cause much damage to the Han army.This kind of war situation makes the Qiang people extremely angry and helpless. Who makes the Han army's powerful crossbows really too abnormal?
"No matter how many troops Liu Yan has, depending on the size of the camp..." Yin Bi made a gesture and said with a smile: "There can't be fifty or sixty thousand, right?"

The number of troops should be the size of the camp, neither too small nor too large.If it is too small, it will appear crowded, if it is too large, there will be unnecessary emptiness, all of which will lead to their own destruction.

"If you fight seven or eight thousand a day, how many troops can Liu Yan fight with us?" Yin Bi suddenly became very serious, and said to Yao Yizhong: "Mr. The army can't get near here."

Of course Yao Yizhong knew this, wars were fought not only in numbers, but also in the morale of the army.The morale of the troops under his command was dropping all the time because of the heavy casualties. It was simply that the upper ranks were suppressing the middle ranks, and the officers and leaders in the middle ranks and lower ranks were persecuting the soldiers.This state cannot be sustained for a short period of three to five days, and if it lasts longer, it will definitely collapse on its own.

After some speculation, it can be said that the high-level Qiang people here have a sense of anticipation, so that after they return to the construction, they will convey a statement downwards, that is, if the Han army fails, everyone will win if they work harder.

"As long as we can win and capture or kill Liu Yan alive, everyone will be rewarded. Once Liu Yan dies, the Han tribe will collapse on its own. Everyone who enters Qingzhou will get a lot of rewards!"

Words to boost morale began to spread among the entire Qiang army. It can be said that some results have been achieved, but it has very limited effect on the soldiers who were strictly ordered not to retreat in the front.

"To win, how long will it take to win?"

"We probably won't survive the moment of victory."

"Ugh!"

It is difficult to improve the morale of the soldiers on the front line because the rain of arrows from the Han army has not stopped. No one has guessed how many arrows the Han army has in reserve. Everyone is swearing that from the beginning of the war to now, the Han army has shot so many arrows. He fired 80 million arrows, and it didn’t even look like he was about to finish shooting.

The battles at night will definitely not be as intense as during the day, and most of them will be infiltration battles, so that at a certain moment, a sudden burst of shouting at a key position will cause fierce fighting, which is not at all surprising.On the contrary, most of the positions are occupied by the soldiers on both sides, wishing or not wanting the arrival of day.

The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, the Qiang soldiers who might have had their last meal in the rear swarmed into the battlefield screaming, as if they believed that the victory would be won soon, ignoring the eyes of their comrades who participated in the battle earlier looking at the dead. , Facing the arrow rain, they flocked to the Han army one after another.

"The enemy must think we are at the end of their battle?" Sang Yu said strangely and looked at the bottom of the watchtower, where a large number of new troops suddenly appeared overnight.He looked at Ji Chang and lowered his voice: "Your Majesty... is it a god?"

The shock in Ji Chang's heart is not inferior to Sang Yu's at all, but he has long been determined to ignore whatever strange things happen, squinting at Sang Yu, and said flatly: "What's the difference?"

Sang Yu was dumbfounded.

There are a lot of unexplainable things about Liu Yan, including the replenishment of food that should have bottomed out early tomorrow, and new elite troops appearing from time to time.He never said much to his subordinates, maintaining enough mystery.

"Our fleet has entered the Yellow River." Ji Chang was also looking at the troops below. There were a lot of swordsmen and pikemen. He looked back at Liu Yan and said respectfully, "Yao Yizhong will get the news soon. .”

The State of Zhao in Shijie also had a navy on the Yellow River, claiming to have 15 troops, and even more than a thousand boats.If Yao Yizhong found out about the Han fleet before defeating this Shijie water army, then Yao Yizhong definitely didn't want to risk being cut off from his retreat.

Liu Yan nodded and said: "Then let Yao Yizhong know that there is a risk of being cut off and still want to stay."

……Dividing line……

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