GBP Chapter 228 Battle of Shizhu Mountain
Chapter 228 Battle of Shizhu Mountain
Shi Ge was located between the mountains and the plateau, and the tug-of-war between him and Guo Yaoshi was quite exciting.
As the saying goes: when someone advances, he retreats; when someone stays, he harasses; when someone is tired, he beats; when someone flees, he chases.
War is fought with consumption, and it depends on who can afford it.
Obviously, both sides had made sufficient preparations and had the manpower and food to fight a protracted war.
After all, this was a civil war, a struggle between factional warlords. Even though Guo Yaoshi called them rebels, Shi Ge still held high the banner of the Jin army.
"General, is it necessary for us to fight for this group of people?"
Li Meng was unwilling to accept this. In this turbulent battle, the brothers who died and were injured were all trained by him. They did not sacrifice their lives in the war of national defense, but disappeared in this internal friction.
Pharmacist Guo looked up at the falling snow and sighed, "Alas, the snow came a little later this year than in previous years. It's time to go home!"
Several deputy generals nearby understood what the commander meant. It was really meaningless to continue like this.
At the northern foot of Shizhu Mountain, Shige's men were hiding. Corpses were strewn across the foothills, their deaths gruesome, seemingly not from direct killing but from poisoning.
Under the banner of the Jin army at Kongshan, a scorpion totem stood tall, and torches whistled in the wind.
Accompanied by the sobbing of ghosts in the valley...
However, there was an even crazier look on the faces of the Shige soldiers. The aroma of meat filled the air, making the tribesmen gathered around lick their tongues from time to time.
If they didn't value their lives, these people would have rushed over, gone down the mountain to grab the food and divide it up.
Of course, even in previous years when things were relatively peaceful, the Jin army found it difficult to stop these people.
But after changing into the Jin army's banner, some of the situation improved slightly, at least it would not be so blatant. Even if there were ideas, they would only do it in private, otherwise the Zhou army would definitely encircle and suppress these people.
"Chief, these are all poisonous miasma. The thigh meat is still edible, but the heart, liver, spleen, and lungs..."
“Shut up, there are people from the Tuoba family here, they are not used to it.”
"People on the grasslands also kill slaves."
"I heard that it was. The five horses will be separated and roasted and eaten."
Under the huge scorpion totem, these people's eyes were red.
It had been a long time since we had fought a war, and the barbecued meat during this fire festival was enough to fill everyone's stomach. Seeing it but not being able to eat it, I could only swallow my saliva and shout in anger in my heart.
……
"Yongsheng, do you see that?" Zhao Sheng raised his hand and pointed to the distance. Next to the scorpion totem, the ground was full of wooden stakes with human heads hanging on them.
According to the customs of the ? tribe, these heads all belong to the enemy generals. After being captured, they are dismembered and eaten to enhance their fighting spirit.
"Sir, I can't eat that." Zhao Yongsheng looked bitter.
"I didn't realize you still have a strong taste." Zhao Sheng narrowed one eye and glanced at Zhao Yongsheng. "I think Pharmacist Guo will negotiate with them and redeem these heads."
"What good would it do to redeem it?"
"In this weather, go and find a corpse, remove the head, sew it back on, and put on clothes just like in life."
Perhaps this is the thinking of this era. What people care about in life is face, and a head can replace it.
Why is the 29th Army's Big Knife Team so scary?
The reason is simple: beheading. The Japanese pirates are extremely taboo about this, because without a head, they cannot reincarnate.
The madness of faith is enough to make people fight for eight lifetimes.
The commander-in-chief's head is the soul of the army.
"Sir, will Pharmacist Guo really go and redeem it?"
"A gamble?"
Zhao Yongsheng was so shocked that he wanted to stand up immediately.
"What? You don't dare anymore?" Zhao Sheng sighed and patted Zhao Yongsheng on the shoulder.
"It's not that I don't dare. Based on my analysis of Pharmacist Guo, he is a selfish person. I unilaterally believe that he will not spend money to redeem the head. However..."
Looking at Zhao Sheng's serious face, Zhao Yongsheng unconsciously recalled the days he spent with him. Zhao Sheng did many things that became possible when everyone thought it was impossible.
He was originally a poor man, but overnight he became rich and powerful just because he met Zhao Sheng.
Unfortunately, some people, as soon as they achieve a little success, they become ignorant of their own limitations.
"No more gambling, it's meaningless."
Zhao Sheng said this, shook his head and walked back.
Yongsheng chuckled, touched the back of his head, and followed closely behind.
After Zhao Sheng slowed down, he led his men back and looked up to see Chen Qian. He led his men to ambush at a specific location, and there were two companies on the left and right, all ready to go.
A cloud-piercing arrow suddenly exploded in the sky.
Not long after, a clear sound like rolling thunder was suddenly heard from the cliff on the south side of Shizhu Mountain, rumbling and hurting the ears.
Wherever Zhao Sheng's eyes reached, huge rocks were falling down madly, raising clouds of dust and rolling rapidly.
It seemed that the troops lurking on the other side by Pharmacist Guo, under the pretext of negotiation, had gathered tens of thousands of men and horses, but they were frightened and at a loss as to what to do when the sudden rolling stone appeared.
Those who were not crushed to death quickly fled in all directions like birds and beasts.
In the cold wind, Shi Ge waved his sword and commanded the attacking army in front.
"Archers, form a formation." Li Meng shouted loudly.
The longbowmen standing ready behind him were there to prevent the enemy from making a surprise attack during the negotiation. With their shields in place, they could attack the invading enemy from a distance.
They held shields with their spears resting on top to prevent the advancing horses from crossing over them.
The two sides started fighting without any warning.
The unprepared attack stems from the usual self-discipline, and the inertial thinking makes the generals and soldiers realize the need to react quickly at the first moment.
There aren't many people in Shige, so I didn't expect this to happen.
"People from the Central Plains have no credibility."
He shouted loudly, but it was of no avail.
"Kill my generals and chop off their heads. How can I survive if I am not killed? Our mighty army all has this ambition and is invincible!"
The deputy generals in the Guowei Army kept shouting angrily and led their troops to charge forward with swords in hand.
"Promote the prestige of our country and our military!"
All over the mountains and plains, soldiers were charging forward. From the cliffs, another round of boulders fell, accompanied by a deafening roar and the screams of the National Prestige Army.
"Archers, top, top..."
On one side, the longbowmen occupying the high ground shot waves of crossbow arrows at a dense and impenetrable manner.
Ordering them to attack forward would undoubtedly be sending them to their deaths.
This action was seen by Zhao Yongsheng who was not far away.
"Sir, it's not easy to train longbowmen. Which prodigal son is this, allowing longbowmen to advance?"
Zhao Sheng was also attracted by the firecracker that exploded in the gloomy sky and turned back.
"The Guowei Army didn't plan well. The attackers were cavalry, and it's difficult for cavalry to advance in mountain warfare. Half of the negotiators were infantry and half were longbowmen. Without the infantry, only longbowmen and shieldmen can advance."
Zhao Sheng's analysis of the battle situation was correct. The key was that Guo Yaoshi's army failed to complete the large-scale penetration and deep breakthrough of the encirclement. Such a brutal charge could only give lives to the prepared Shi Ge.