I'm playing tricks in Daqin

Lei Lie could only sigh. With the state of the soldiers, he could not even think about attacking the city today. He had to order some soldiers to be alert and some to return to the camp to rest.

Annoyed, Lei Lie ordered the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to set up Thunderbolt chariots and fire bombs into the city. I was so harassed by you that I couldn't sleep, so don't think about it.

The ignited fire bombs whizzed into the city, smashed to the ground, and exploded into clusters of flames, igniting some abandoned and dilapidated tents. For a while, the flames shot up into the sky, thick smoke billowed, covering the sky and the sun .

The anger in Lei Lie's heart was vented to some extent, but he didn't know that there were only [-] tribal warriors left behind in Polong City, and hundreds of thousands of people had already moved to other places temporarily. The information obtained by Jun Ye Bu Shou was leaked to them intentionally or unintentionally by the tribesmen.

Coupled with the fact that he was not familiar with the place, and the Golden Army scouts were all over the place, it was difficult to get close to scout for confirmation. Ye Bushou basically looked at it from a distance, and most of the information he got was wrong.

Jin's body is strong and brave, and his personal force value is very high, but most people's brains are not very good. Such a complicated pit, no matter how wise and powerful Khan is, it is impossible to figure it out. Military adviser Xu Youzhi, this guy was originally from the Jin Empire, he failed in the last scientific examinations, was depressed all the time, and later offended the powerful, so he had to flee outside the Great Wall, and was appreciated and reused by Duo Budu Khan. He also rewarded him with several beautiful concubines.

Xu Youzhi was overjoyed to become a military adviser who was reused by Dabudu Da Khan. From then on, he devoted himself to serving the Jin Empire and became a hard-core traitor who helped the Jin people to kill the common people.

This guy is still a bit talented. He defeated Huo Jian and lured Lei Lie's army into the prairie. All of them were written by him. Whether it is Huo Jian or Lei Lie, if the army goes deep into the prairie, the logistics supply line will have to be stretched. The cavalry can cut off the Jin army's food road at any time, and the Jin army that is short of food will collapse without fighting.

However, Lei Lie is known for his stability and good defense, and because he carried a lot of food with him, he marched slowly, but every step of the way made it difficult for the Jin army to find a chance to attack. The army lured to the city of Polong, and then looked for an opportunity to annihilate it.

In fact, Pocheng City is the first big city in the north of the prairie, and it is also the first target that Reign Bin wants to slaughter. Lei Lie is just following the order, but invisibly it is cheaper than Xu Youzhi. Khan greatly appreciated the ingenious plan presented by this guy.

Lei Lie ordered the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to bombard the city with four rounds of fire bombs, and then stopped. They carried a lot of fire bombs, but the number was limited after all, and some had to be reserved for use when attacking the city. The four rounds of fire bombs had already It is enough to deter the Jin people by letting the city of Pocheng burn into the sky.

Just as he was about to withdraw his troops and return to the camp, he rushed to report at night, and the Jin army came to kill him.

Lei Lie hurriedly ordered the army to line up to prepare for the battle. He sat on his horse and looked up. Dust and smoke billowed in the distance, covering the sky and the sun. It was just a matter of breathing, and black shadows emerged from the horizon, heading towards the camp like a tide. The direction is sweeping.

The army waited for the enemy in strict formation, and when the enemy charged close, Lei Lie found that the number of the Jin army was not many, only five thousand, so he immediately ordered the cavalry to fight.

The [-] Qingqi under his command are all real elites, and they have a numerical advantage, so naturally they don't worry much.

The cavalry of both sides lined up, and then each sent a thousand-man cavalry to launch a tentative attack. The number of cavalry of the Jin army was twice that of the Jin army, and two thousand cavalry were invested at a time.

The horses ran up, then sprinted, and when they were about to make contact, the cavalry of the Jin army unleashed a wave of arrows, shooting down many knights of the Jin army, and then pulled out iron swords and other weapons to fight at close quarters. , Later, the two sides invested two thousand cavalry and four thousand cavalry respectively. In the end, the Jin army was exhausted and retreated with more than a thousand corpses. camp.

After a small victory, the whole army was greatly encouraged. However, after the battle damage data was counted, Lei Lie's expression was frighteningly gloomy.

There are more than 930 corpses of the Jin army, 270 people have been killed, [-] people have been seriously injured, and more than [-] people have been slightly injured.

Although it was a minor injury, he had basically lost the ability to fight. With his troops superior, the casualty rate was nearly half higher than that of the Jin army. The combat strength of the army is not ordinary, no wonder Mingzhu leads the army to cut gold, even if it wins, it will take a lot of effort, those people in the court can only play lip service, how can they know the danger and hardship if they don't experience it for themselves?

Soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, and they rushed to report that there was a golden army of about 5000 people coming from the other side.

Luo Lie hurriedly ordered the whole army to prepare for the battle. The infantry still formed a dense spear formation, and the cavalry faced off. The cavalry on both sides only rushed back and forth to kill, and the Jin army retreated in a hurry, leaving about 150 corpses. The Jin army killed more than 170 people. More than [-] people were injured, and the casualty rate was still higher than that of the Jin army.

It didn't take long before another 5000-strong Jin army came to attack, and they ran away after rushing back and forth. No matter how stupid people are, they understand that this is the harassment tactic of the Jin army, and the purpose is to prevent you from resting.

For this, Luo Lie felt a bit of a headache. After another Jin army came to kill him, he ordered the cavalry to rest and the infantry formed a formation to fight. With the help of the dense arrow rain shot by the middle archers, he defeated the Jin army's charge , the gunmen suffered more than a thousand casualties, and the Jin army left more than four hundred corpses.

The Jin army's raids never stopped. Every hour, a cavalry army would appear, making Lei Lie furious and helpless. If this torment continued, all the soldiers would be exhausted to death.

After dark, the Jin army harassed more and more frequently, and the Jin army was tormented unspeakably. In the middle of the night, the soldiers who besieged the south gate were negligent, and the camp was set on fire by the intruding Jin army, burning many tents. Peng, thousands of soldiers died in the sea of ​​fire, and lost a lot of weapons and equipment, which made Lei Lie half dead with anger.

If this continues, the [-] troops might all be buried here. Lei Lie struggled for a long time and couldn't make a decision at the moment, so he had to summon all the senior generals in the army overnight to discuss matters.

Facing the shameless harassment tactics of the Jin army day and night, the soldiers did not get enough rest, their mental state was poor, and their morale was obviously low. Let alone attacking the city, if they stayed for a few more days, the whole army might collapse.

But even if he retreated like this, he couldn't do business when he went back, and Lei Lie couldn't make up his mind, so he had to consult the opinions of the generals.

All the generals were also battle-hardened, but faced with the endless harassment from the Jin army, they had no choice but their morale was already low. They didn't want to die here, and they all agreed to retreat.

After deciding where to stay, the next step is to discuss the issue of retreat. The Jin army will definitely not let them retreat to the pass easily, and will definitely harass them along the way. If they are not careful, they may be defeated and killed.

Lei Lie was not an arbitrary person, so he ordered the guards to summon the mid-level officers at the rank of lieutenant to discuss the issue of retreat.

Several school lieutenants followed Mingzhu on the expedition, and told the methods Mingzhu used, Lei Lie readily accepted.

Anyway, if the army is withdrawing, it will be considered a victory if the people return to the pass safely, and some supplies must be abandoned, such as the bulky Thunderbolt chariot.

Of course, it is said to be abandoned, but it is not really thrown away. Those long poles are still useful. They can be converted into wooden piles, or they can be sharpened to serve as thick and long wooden spears, which can stop the Golden Army cavalry from rushing into the formation when necessary .

For this expedition, Lei Lie brought enough food for an army of [-] for a whole month. Now, so much food has become a burden, but there is no need to throw it away. Apart from keeping enough food for ten days, a large amount of white rice can be boiled Cooked, made into rice balls, served with dried vegetables and bacon, you can also eat while walking during the march, saving a lot of trouble.

According to Lei Lie's intention, he would rather let his soldiers eat to feed their stomachs than leave a grain of food to the Jinren.

The order was issued, and the whole army was mobilized urgently. Even though the soldiers were sleepy, they retreated home after learning that it was dawn, and all of them were refreshed, busy with their work under the command of the officer.

After daybreak, the troops trapped in the other three city gates concentrated towards the east city where Lei Lie was located. After throwing away some unnecessary burdens, the army pulled out their camp and retreated.

The [-] army is still divided into the front, middle and rear armies, but the three armies are almost not separated from each other, and they are very close, only a distance of ten meters. Attack, the cavalry can still fight.

The marching team is not the usual long queue that can't be seen from the beginning to the end, but three thousand-man teams marching at the same time in the shape of a character. The prairie is vast and flat, and you can arrange thousands of people.

Such a dense formation during the march is also for safety. The cavalry of the Jin army is all fast and has a terrifying impact. The infantry can only rely on fortifications or dense formations to resist.

Of course, during the march, all formations are scattered, but it is only necessary to arrange the gun formation before the Jin army comes to the front.

"You Central Plains people are too cunning!"

When he received the news, he sweated profusely and dropped the jade cup in his hand. He didn't expect Lei Lie to withdraw his troops suddenly, which completely disrupted his deployment. He wiped out Huo Jian's [-] troops before and captured countless trophies. The weapons and equipment are enough to equip [-] to [-] soldiers, and the food is so much more that he can comfortably get through this cold winter.

He sent him a large sum of money, sweating profusely to repay the sweetness, and Jin Wang Huabin sent him Lei Lie, a fat sheep. Of course, he was overjoyed, and praised Jin Wang Huabin as the quartermaster of the Dajin Empire.

Lei Lie's sudden withdrawal caught him by surprise, so he had to send envoys to inform the troops scattered around to pursue him, and he personally led his [-] warriors to pursue them.

Of course, he wasn't worried that Lei Lie's [-] troops would slip away. Two-legged horses couldn't outrun a four-legged horse. What's more, the Jin army was on foot, and with the large amount of luggage it carried, the marching speed was even slower. , It takes a little effort to slaughter this big fat sheep.

The [-] tribal warriors led by the Khan himself soon caught up with Lei Lie's army. Seeing the Jin army marching slowly like snails, the former army was eager to make contributions. Before the Khan gave the order, they had urged He moved his mount, waved his weapon, and howled to kill the Jin army.

Chapter 441 We Are Going Home

Dust and smoke billowed in the distance, the sound of hooves rumbled, and the ground under his feet shook violently. Lei Lie also knew that it was the Jin army chasing him, so he immediately ordered the whole army to stop and set up a defensive formation on the spot.

For this issue of retreat, he not only racked his brains, but also brainstormed broadly, and adopted the suggestions made by many middle-level officers. A lot of experience in fighting the cavalry of the Golden Army, and the three armies of the front, middle and rear marching next to each other is also one of the proposals of these officers.

Generally speaking, the rear army in charge of the rear is responsible for blocking the enemy and covering the retreat of the main force. Most of the time, when the enemy is too strong, the rear army is basically finished, but their sacrifices have also successfully bought time for the main force to retreat.

However, the prairie outside the Great Wall is vast and flat, and it is completely dominated by cavalry. According to general military common sense, even if the entire rear army is sacrificed, the main force will not be able to go far. After all, two legs cannot run a four-legged horse. Time, must be caught up, the result is still the same.

Rather than dispersing the forces in this way and being eaten away one by one by the chasing golden army, it is better to give up the speed of retreat and hold everyone in a group. If you want to die together, you must live together, so there is still a chance of life.

The cavalry of the Golden Army swept in like a rolling flood. The spearmen in the front row held their spears tightly and prepared for battle. They were all veterans who had experienced many battles. "The word, only desperately can there be a glimmer of life.

The sound of hooves rumbled, the ground shook, and the cavalry charged by the Jin army had entered the range of their bows and arrows. Under the command of the officer, the archers in the formation shot the first wave of arrows.

The rain of arrows roared into the sky, the density of which even made the sky dark, and then fell like raindrops, blood sprayed, many tribal warriors screamed and fell from their horses, and some war horses hissed sadly, throwing the knights on their backs. fly away.

Three waves of arrows rained down, shooting down six or seven hundred tribal warriors, and the corpses of people and horses lay all over the ground, but it still failed to stop the crazy attack of these tribal warriors.

By the time the fourth wave of arrow rain shot out, the Jin army relied on the speed of their horses to quickly close the distance. They took out their bows and shot down many spearmen, then put away their bows and drew out their scimitars. The sword rushed forward with a roar.

"Hold on, hold on!"

In the Jin army formation, the officers yelled loudly to cheer up the soldiers. Facing the rolling torrent of steel, everyone was terrified, but at this point, there was no way out, only to fight to the death.

"kill!"

Under the command of the officer, the spearmen tightly held the spears in their hands and stabbed at the charging horses. Even the new recruits who participated in the battle for the first time instinctively raised their spears and thrust out.

The horse was pierced by three or four spears, spurting blood, but under the huge inertia, it still knocked down the spearmen in front, and then collapsed with a bang.

The tribal warriors on horseback were thrown away, and they were still in the air, pierced with countless bloody holes by spears like forests.

Facing the forest of spears, the tribal warriors bravely and fearlessly launched a crazy attack, like a stormy sea, slapping the dense spear array of the Jin army one after another, and the spear array was scattered layer by layer, but the Jin army behind The soldiers went up bravely, trying to maintain the integrity of the formation.

The archers in the formation were desperately pulling their bows and shooting, and the dense rain of arrows killed a large number of golden soldiers.

Soon, a large number of human corpses and horse corpses were piled up in front of the spear array, forming a natural fortification, hindering the impact of the horses, so that after the tribal soldiers urged the horses to charge closer, they had to dismount and fight on foot. Advantages, these tribal fighters are still extremely fierce, and one person can often cut down two or three spearmen before being pierced by three or four spears.

On the battlefield, the soldiers of both sides were fighting bloody battles, and the sound of roaring and killing was loud.

Seeing that the frontal attack was blocked, Dudu Khan had no choice but to dispatch [-] cavalry to flank the left and right wings of the Jin army.

Seeing that he could not attack for a long time, his spirit had been frustrated, and the soldiers suffered a lot of losses, so he had to order the withdrawal of troops.

Seeing the Jin army retreating like a tide, all the soldiers of the Jin army cheered for victory. Without solid fortifications to rely on, they not only withstood the crazy attack of the Jin army, but also killed and wounded the enemy in large numbers, forcing them to retreat , Many soldiers regained their confidence, and it turned out that these golden troops were not so terrible.

Lei Lie ordered the soldiers to quickly clear the battlefield. It is impossible to take away the remains of the fallen soldiers, and there is no time to cremate them. They can only be left on the grassland. Broken arrows and other weapons, after a battle, consume a lot of arrows, and they have not been replenished at present, so they must be saved. After that, the army continued to march.

Lei Lie knew that after a bloody battle, the soldiers were exhausted, but it was still early, the army could go as far as it could go, and everyone was eager to return home. The only thing he could do was to replace some of the troops in the central army with rear troops. Army, to replace those exhausted soldiers who had participated in the battle just now, so that they can take a breather.

The army is still marching slowly, and the Yebu that spilled out will return one after another. The main force of the Jin army has already caught up and followed closely behind the team. A large number of Jin troops have also been found on the left and right wings. Obviously, the Jin army is dispatched in full force , trying to annihilate them.

Xu Youzhi dug a hole before, waiting for Luo Lie's [-] troops to throw themselves into the net, but Luo Lie dared to disobey the holy order and resolutely ordered the army to retreat, which disrupted Xu Youzhi's overall plan. They were all scattered around Polong City. Fortunately, the Jin army was all cavalry. After receiving the king's order from Dabudu Khan, they quickly gathered and chased after a while, and still caught up with the Jin army marching like a snail.

However, they were able to catch up, but they were short of men and horses, and it was impossible to attack the Jin army now, so they had to follow closely and wait for the opportunity to attack.

A large number of Jin troops appeared on the two flanks behind, and the number even surpassed that of the Jin army. This made the soldiers of the Jin army on the march inevitably panic and uneasy, and their morale was affected to a certain extent.

"Soldiers, do you want to go home?"

Lei Lie saw it, and desperately thought of ways to boost morale.

"think."

The nearby soldiers didn't expect the always rigorous general to ask this question suddenly, and it took them a long while before someone answered cautiously.

"I miss my family too."

Luo Lie laughed, and then asked loudly, "Do you want to go home?"

"miss you!"

This time, more soldiers answered loudly, the sound spread far away, more soldiers heard it, and they all looked over here, straining their ears to listen.

"I think so too."

Lei Lie straightened his body, pointed to the left and right and back, and said loudly: "But these guys want to prevent us from going home and reuniting with our families, what do you think?"

"Kill them!"

"Kill them!"

"Kill them!"

The soldiers yelled out their hearts, whoever dares to block their way home, they will kill them mercilessly! "Yes, we will kill anyone who dares to block our way home! Here, the old man assures you that as long as you are still breathing, the old man will definitely take you home!"

"Go home, go home, go home!"

All the soldiers roared in unison, thousands of voices gathered and resounded through the sky.

Lei Lie heaved a sigh of relief inwardly, his low morale was just so encouraged by him, as long as they maintain this kind of morale, they will be able to retreat back to the pass.

Of course, the journey was far away, and the Jin army was watching for a long time. God knows how many people will be able to return home alive.

But one thing is for sure. Although the Jin army is powerful and has the advantages of the right time, place and people, the tribe is sparsely populated, and every death will be one less. As long as everyone under his command is desperate, he dares to bet. Dare to fight and consume.

Khan really didn't dare to fight for consumption. What happened to the prairie outside the Great Wall? He knew in his heart that the only thing he could rely on was war horses. With a lack of supplies and a small population, what would he use to compete with the vast land and resources of the Jin Empire?

In the battle just now, the number of soldiers casualties was close to [-], which made his heart ache.

Those were his clansmen, the real elite men, who lost so much all at once, and the tribal strength was slightly weakened. He did not forget that the Dajin Empire was composed of many clans. Although those leaders usually obeyed him, but In private, it is a waste of time to fight against Khan one by one. If the strength of the tribe is severely weakened, it will definitely be a catastrophe. Strength comes first.

At most, they had to preserve the strength of their own tribes, so they could only drive other tribes to fight. However, these tribes had just driven a long way, and they were short of men and horses.

Of course, it is necessary to maintain a deterrent to the Jin army. A large number of tribal warriors rode war horses and swaggered around the Jin army.

It's a pity that Lei Lie has successfully aroused the strong desire of the soldiers under his command to go home. The deterrent effect of the Golden Army has been greatly reduced. Some soldiers even mocked the Golden Soldiers who were moving around. Thank you for your escort, we can find the way back home road.

In the evening, Lei Lie led the army to a camp abandoned by the tribe, and ordered to rest in the camp. At the same time, he ordered some soldiers to strengthen vigilance, and the other part of the soldiers to hurry up and rest.

Before the withdrawal of troops, sufficient preparations were made, and a lot of rice balls were made. Soldiers can eat rice balls while marching to satisfy their hunger. After camping, they only need to prop up their tents to lie down and rest.

All the soldiers knew in their hearts that if they wanted to go home alive, they must maintain sufficient physical strength to meet the attack of the Jin army. Therefore, they had to rest, and they had been harassed endlessly before. Lie down and close your eyes.

The supply auxiliary soldiers stepped up to build simple fences around the camp, and a large number of wooden boards could be used to surround them. Before that, most of the thunderbolt chariots were dismantled and used as materials for building the camp. The current military camp is much stronger than before.

Of course, when these supply auxiliary soldiers were building the camp, some soldiers could not sit down and rest. They had to form an formation outside the camp to prevent the Jin army from attacking, so that the supply auxiliary soldiers could safely build the fence of the barracks .

Lei Lie knew that after dark, the Jin army would harass them frequently and not allow them to rest, so he ordered to dig a lot of horse pits outside the barracks, and put a lot of sharpened wood chips in them to keep the horses away. A small part of the fire bomb was taken out and half-buried outside the barracks. Once the Jin army attacked the camp, it could be ignited with a rocket to stop the Jin army's attack.

As the sky gradually darkened, many soldiers who were on duty in the first half of the night were leaning against the fence, holding their weapons and sitting on cloth cushions made from tents, resting with their eyes closed, silently waiting for the attack of the Jin army.

Chapter 442 We Are Going Home 2

After nightfall, the Jin army attacked the camp and was hit head-on by the Jin army. Under the dense rain of arrows, many Jin soldiers were shot into big hedgehogs and had to retreat in embarrassment.

An hour later, the Jin army harassed the camp again. Relying on the speed of their horses, they rushed to the front of the camp and shot a round of cavalry bows. They shot down more than [-] Jin soldiers and then quickly retreated, but at the cost of abandoning hundreds of corpses.

Lei Lie knew that the Jin army would definitely use the night as a cover to harass them non-stop, so that they could not rest at ease. They had already made sufficient preparations before, and the loss was insignificant.

Of the two hundred thunderbolt chariots, 150 were dismantled, leaving fifty and a lot of spare parts. Now, these fifty heavy and heavy cumbersome vehicles came in handy, throwing fire bombs around every once in a while The bright light produced by the explosion of the oil tank falling on the ground can allow the soldiers on patrol to find out in a short time whether any golden soldiers have touched the camp to steal the camp. This is the soldier of the Shenji Battalion who accidentally discovered that the fire bombs can also be used as flares.

In this regard, it is quite a headache at most. The Jin army suddenly fired a fire bomb, and the bright light produced by the explosion made the tribal fighters who sneaked into the camp unable to hide. big hedgehog.

Tribal fighters have a strong sense of fear of the Jin army's dense arrow rain, and those who are covered by the arrow rain will be doomed, no matter how brave the warrior is.