Daming: Dad, you are really not good at governing the country

Song Yanzhang calmed down and asked in a serious tone: "Master You, have you investigated what caused such serious casualties?"

You Jiaping sighed when he heard this, "The casualties of these soldiers sent by Shuozhou Guard can be divided into three stages.

In the initial ambush stage, the bandits used surprise attacks and terrain advantages to disperse part of the front-line troops of the Shuozhou Guards.

As the incident happened suddenly, the Shuozhou guards were caught off guard and were attacked. It is estimated that about two to three hundred people were injured or killed during this period.

Most of the injured were slashed by the bandits' sharp swords, while the dead were killed because the bandits' initial attack caused a brief chaos in the formation, which led to loopholes in the defense and suffered fatal blows.

During the close combat phase, the enemy and our side were in a stalemate.

We relied on a gun wall formed by long spears to put up a tenacious resistance. Despite this, the bandits used the flexibility of their sharp blades to constantly find gaps in the gun wall to attack, which still caused certain casualties to the soldiers of Shuozhou Wei.

It is estimated that there were about three hundred to four hundred injured and one hundred to two hundred killed in this phase.

The main cause of injury was scratches and stabs from sharp blades during close combat with thieves.

Most of the casualties were caused by the loss of cover due to partial breach of the defense line while resisting the enemy's attack.

During the counterattack phase, we successfully implemented a tactical encirclement, attacking the enemy from both front and back.

However, during the counterattack, the bandits fought stubbornly and still caused some damage to the soldiers of Shuozhou Guards.

During this period, about one hundred to two hundred Shuozhou guards were injured, and fifty to one hundred were killed.

Most of the casualties were caused by the fact that they encountered surprise attacks from small groups of resistance while chasing the bandits.

The fallen soldiers were killed in close combat by the enemy with a desperate blow.”

After a brief silence, Lin Zhen suddenly asked, "Our casualties are so heavy, I believe those dead soldiers must have paid the same price. I wonder if you have calculated the corresponding data?"

You Jiaping nodded and said, "Master Lin is right, the casualties of the bandits are indeed almost the same as ours.

In the initial stage of the surprise attack, although the bandits had the advantage of surprise attack, the soldiers of Shuozhou Guards quickly formed a gun wall defense, causing the bandits to be stabbed by spears while attacking the gun wall.

It is estimated that there were about one hundred to two hundred casualties during this phase, mainly caused by stabbings from the spears of the Shuozhou guards.

During the close combat phase, the bandits tried to break through the gun wall and engage in close combat with the Shuozhou guards.

Fortunately, the Shuozhou guards gradually stabilized their position with their advantages in numbers and coordination.

The bandits suffered increased casualties during this phase, with approximately three to four hundred people injured or killed.

Most of the injured were stabbed by spears in close combat with the Shuozhou guards, while the dead were attacked by intensive spears when breaking through the gun wall.

During the counterattack phase, we implemented an outflanking tactic.

The bandits were attacked from both sides and their formation was in chaos.

The bandits suffered heavy casualties during this phase, with an estimated 400 to 500 casualties.

The thieves found it difficult to organize an effective defense when attacked from both sides.

A large number of people were killed by the soldiers of Shuozhou Guard while fleeing in panic.

Overall, the casualties among the bandits were around eight hundred to one thousand.

They have basically been wiped out, with only a very small number of thieves escaping by chance."

When Lin Zhen and Song Yanzhang heard that the number of thieves reached thousands, it was like a bolt from the blue, exploding in their hearts.

The two of them opened their eyes wide, their expressions full of disbelief, as if an unbelievable and absurd dream suddenly appeared before them.

Lin Zhen's mouth was slightly open and he couldn't close it for a long time.

The expression on his face seemed to be frozen, and the shock was evident.

His originally quick-thinking brain seemed to come to a brief halt because of the sudden news.

Only the words "the number of casualties among the bandits is about 800 to 1,000" kept circling in Lin Zhen's ears. Song Yanzhang was also like this, his body trembling slightly involuntarily.

My feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, unable to move.

He stared straight ahead with empty eyes.

It was as if he was trying to see through everything in front of him and see the thousands of thieves hiding in the darkness.

After half a cup of tea, Song Yanzhang slowly exhaled and muttered to himself: "There are actually thousands of people..."

His voice was full of shock and disbelief, as if he was still trying to convince himself to accept this cruel fact.

Lin Zhen and Song Yanzhang just stood there in a daze, and the air around them seemed to freeze at this moment.

Time seemed to have come to a brief standstill due to the extremely shocked expressions of the two people.

Seeing the two military commanders lose their composure, You Jiaping quickly reminded them, "My Lords, when we were searching for the wounded just now, we found that these two traitors were carrying the identity tokens of the 'Luzhou Lin Clan'.

But they claimed to be from the 'Jiangnan Lin Family'. In order to ensure that no innocent people were harmed, they were brought here to ask Commander Lin to verify their authenticity."

When Lin Zhen heard what You Jiaping said, his heart was shocked.

It felt like an invisible hand was grabbing my heart.

Alarm bells rang in his heart, and a strong sense of curiosity and vigilance rose up in an instant.

Then Lin Zhen subconsciously moved forward and looked carefully at the two injured bandit captives, trying to find more clues behind the ambush from them.

At this moment, something unexpected happened.

One of the thieves gathered all his strength, suddenly burst out with amazing brute force, and broke free from the restraints of the escorting soldiers.

His body suddenly shook and he looked like a mad beast.

Then his wrist shook slightly, the movement was extremely covert and quick.

Accompanied by two subtle "whoosh, whoosh" sounds, two crossbow arrows shot out from his sleeves like two black lightnings in an instant.

The arrowhead of the crossbow flashed with a cold light, cut through the air, and flew straight towards Lin Zhen.

The speed is so fast that people don’t have much time to react.

The Shuozhou guards who gathered around were all stunned by this sudden scene.

After a brief moment of astonishment, they all cried out in surprise.

Fortunately, Feng Cheng, the new commander of the Luzhou Prefecture Guard, rushed over upon hearing the noise. Seeing the critical situation, he immediately drew his sword and loudly ordered, "What are you all still standing there for? Follow me and protect the gentlemen!"

At the moment when the thief shot the crossbow, the surrounding Shuozhou soldiers were still immersed in shock at the sudden incident.

However, under Feng Cheng's order, they quickly woke up from their dream, and a look of determination and anger flashed in their eyes.

Driven by their fighting instinct, these well-trained soldiers brandished their weapons without thinking.

The spearmen quickly gripped their spears tightly, and the spear tips stabbed at the two captured bandits like a forest.

The spear was swung, creating a whistling sound.

The tip of the gun flashed with a cold light, as if it wanted to crush the sins of the captured thieves.

The sword and shield soldiers were not to be outdone. They roared and raised the long swords in their hands.

He chopped down with great force, and each blow seemed to carry a thousand pounds of force.

At the same time, the soldiers raised their shields high to prevent the thieves from having other means of counterattack. (End of this chapter)