pertwk Chapter 2044: Land that cannot be seized, enemies that cannot be defeated
Chapter 2044: Land that cannot be seized, enemies that cannot be defeated
Chapter 2044: Land that cannot be seized, enemies that cannot be defeated
King Ya couldn't believe it: "Not even a city?"
So what was the result of the Ya army's vigorous fighting over the past twenty days?
Only then did the Ge brothers admit that the enemy general's tactics and strategies were actually very brilliant, which greatly made up for the shortcomings in the quality of the soldiers and the combat effectiveness of the army. He even took advantage of many opportunities, otherwise the casualties of the Dragon God Army would have been even greater.
But what really made it difficult for them to understand was the Dragon God Army.
The weaknesses of this army have never changed. It is obvious that they are made up of new recruits with little combat experience. When facing the elite troops of the Ya Kingdom, they will probably be like the previous Shining Gold Armies and will scatter at the first blow.
But no!
These guys don't have any other skills, just two characteristics:
One is to obey orders, and the other is not to be afraid of death.
The Dragon God Army has almost none of the slackness and slickness that are common in other armies. The transmission of orders from generals and commanders is very smooth and efficient - at least in this area, the training of the Dragon God Army is relatively successful.
Ge Yan described the Dragon God Army as "clumsy but crazy". Although they lack combat experience, they are determined and ready to die.
Even if they are at a disadvantage in the battle, they will not collapse even if they are defeated, and will not disperse even if they retreat.
He himself was attacked by several soldiers of the Dragon God Army. Although the enemies were finally killed, one of them bared his sharp white teeth and bit him viciously on the back of the neck, just a millimeter away from the aorta.
The man was stabbed to death by Ge Yan himself, but his personal soldiers were unable to pry open his mouth, and in the end a small piece of flesh was left behind - his teeth were clenched too tightly.
In the end, I had no choice but to knock out the teeth one by one.
This skinny soldier was determined to bite a piece of flesh off the enemy general even at the cost of his life.
Ge Yan had fought for so many years, but he had never seen anyone fighting so desperately. It seemed as if these Jin people had a deep hatred for them and they wished to die together with them.
You know, the border they invaded was a barren mountain with no human habitation. It had no value except for a forest farm. It was bitterly cold and muddy in winter and spring. If the Shining Gold Army retreated 20 or 30 miles, the battle would not be affected at all, and they could also enjoy a steady supply from the rear.
But they don’t!
They must hold their ground on the border and not give an inch.
What's the point of defending such a large piece of wasteland?
And in the rear of the battle line, there was an endless supply of troops arriving from the western part of Shanjin, and they were replenished as many as died in the battle.
On the day the two sides started fighting, the Dragon God Army had 100,000 soldiers. After fighting for almost a month, with an average casualty rate of 1 to 5, the number of Dragon God Army actually increased to 130,000!
In comparison, the Ge brothers' army originally had 30,000 troops, but now it is less than 21,000!
Twenty thousand people against one hundred and thirty thousand is a tough task.
Don't forget that the battlefield itself is a grinding mill. As long as you can survive, your combat experience and abilities will increase rapidly.
Emperor Jiuyou transports new soldiers to the west one after another. Could it be that he wants to use them for training?
Ya State was known for its elite soldiers and generals, but since they were called "elite soldiers", their numbers were not that large. These 30,000 elite soldiers were the core of the Ge brothers, and they would be heartbroken if a few hundred of them died, let alone more than 9,000 of them died in just one month!
No matter how powerful a general is, what good is he without soldiers?
There are many powerful generals in Ya State. If the Ge brothers lose too many elite soldiers, what will they use to compete with other generals in the future?
Yaren also sent spies to sneak into the towns behind the western part of the Golden Empire to spy on the enemy. As a result, he found a long queue of men of military age in front of the recruitment point. The recruiting officer picked and chose, rejecting those who were too thin, those who were the only sons in the family, and those who were under 17 years old...
The local training corps are also training in full swing, and new recruits receive intensive training here before being sent to the battlefield.
When the Ge brothers heard the news, their hearts sank to the bottom.
They had fought against local tyrants and bandits in the past, but they had to rely on conscripting able-bodied men to make up the numbers. As soon as the conscription officer entered the village, everyone scattered like birds and beasts. The only living people to be seen were the elderly, the weak, women and children. How many of them were volunteers?
Here in the Dragon God Army, everyone is scrambling to join.
It's strange.
Don’t these stupid natives know how high the casualty rate is on the front lines?
Did the Dragon God trick them, saying that the battle on the Western Front would be won soon?
Don’t mention it, tricking people into going to the battlefield has happened more than a dozen times in Ya Country.
The spies also asked the locals and learned that these places had faced the Black Armor Army in the first phase of the Dragon God War, and some had suffered even more brutal looting and abuse from the Flash Gold Tyrants, and then they fought back again and successfully killed the Flash Gold Tyrants.
After two rounds of tempering, several rounds of polishing, and a victory won after going through untold hardships, they have become indifferent to life and death.
These weak civilians became soldiers, like a different person, and suddenly burst out with the most powerful will and strength.
Now the ball is kicked to the feet of the Ge brothers:
What to do next?
A war must be fought in one go. After a month of fighting, they still haven't taken down a few hills. The attitude of the soldiers of Ya Country towards the Dragon God Army has changed from contempt at the beginning to helplessness, and then to irritation. Their comrades fell one after another, but the enemy was endless and could be replenished at any time, and the number of enemies was increasing.
Alas, when will this battle be over?
Morale dropped, and so did their energy.
On the contrary, the opponent seemed to be filled with chicken blood. They became more and more motivated as the fight went on, and their war experience also increased.
So after the war entered the next month, the gap in casualty rates between the two sides narrowed further, from 1:5 to more than 1:3.
The logistical pressure on the Ya army also increased. The daily expenses for food, medicine, weapons, armor and arrows were not a small amount and all had to be supplied from the rear.
The Ge brothers thought the idea was too tough and had no choice but to ask for help.
But just as fighting was going on and blood was flying everywhere on the western frontier of the Dragon God's territory, great changes took place in the outside world.
……
The royal study in the royal city of Mou State.
A Boshan stove, with solitary and straight blue smoke. The colorful butterflies in the garden fluttered in, were intoxicated by the smoke, and then quietly flew away.
Emperor Mou leaned on the couch, supporting his chin with his hand, and listened to the reports from his ministers.
His eyes were slightly closed, as if he was half awake and half asleep, and he hadn't moved for a long time.
But the officials knew that he had heard every word, it was just that the emperor liked to relax.
Today was a small meeting behind closed doors, with only seven or eight ministers, and all they talked about were miscellaneous matters. Emperor Mou listened for a long time, and couldn't help but change his sitting position and yawn.
Sleepy. Nothing interesting to do.
Seeing that the next topic was the allocation of funds, he raised his hand lazily: "Stop."
The official, who was about to make a big fuss, immediately shut up.
"Okay, that's all for today." Emperor Mou pointed at a few people and said, "You stay here."
The officials were already accustomed to his willfulness and immediately took their leave.
There were only four people left, so Emperor Mou pointed to Wang Haojing, the Right Prime Minister of the Imperial Court, and said, "Have you seen the envoy sent by He Xiao?"