Wanli 1592

Chapter 512 "The True Warrior"

This kind of situation appeared in every alley of every pass city in Zijing Pass.

These "supervisor teams" are the guards brought by Chai Guozhu from Ji Town, together with a group of available soldiers under the former Mr. Wang surnamed Qian, they formed the supervising team, which is responsible for killing deserters and forcing them with cruel means. ——

If you rush forward, you still have a chance to survive, but if you run back, you will definitely die!
Looking at Li Chengliang's serious face, Chai Guozhu couldn't help sighing in his heart.

As expected of the former Wanli No. 1 general who won ten victories, he is good at using soldiers, and he is good at using soldiers. Even if he is dealing with these soldiers, he has his own way.

But it’s also true. Since ancient times, kindness has not commanded soldiers. A general must not only be ruthless to the enemy, but sometimes even more ruthless to his own people. In that large-scale battle in history, the coach would not arrange a supervising team?Sometimes there is no reason for the army to retreat, and the existence of the supervisory team has its necessary meaning.

It is also worth killing some deserters.

After this burst of killing, the first wave of deserters was severely contained, and a large number of soldiers from the Beijing camp were driven up the city wall to fight against the enemy. There were more and more pieces of meat and dead bodies on the city wall, and blood gradually covered every inch of the city wall. On the brick surface, in addition to the roars of the soldiers, there seemed to be the screams of countless innocent souls.

However, Li Chengliang remained unmoved, did not change his complexion at all, remained serious, with an old face that stood there like a sculpture.

They obviously didn't do anything, but it's strange that just like that, those counselors who were screaming for their mothers just a second ago immediately stood up, stared at a pair of teary eyes and gritted their teeth. The Mongols below the city shot angry arrows.

Even if the shadow of a famous tree has not been played for a long time, the five words of Li Chengliang in Liaodong are still a golden signboard.

No matter how ignorant Li Chengliang is politically, and Li Chengliang is a loss in morals, but in the military, Li Chengliang is worthy of the name of a famous general.

It seems that as long as they stand here and show their existence, the soldiers have the courage to persist in fighting.

This is probably the place where famous generals are different from ordinary generals, right?

Chai Guozhu sighed and continued to direct his operations.

Sometimes, after the overly intense stimulation period is over, people will become numb. After the initial shock and panic brought about by the intense stimulation that they have never seen before, the numb emotions will stabilize and people will no longer continue to worry about it. Things that would howl at a glance before feel scared, even a little bit scared.

There were fierce Mongols in the front, and a fierce supervisory team in the back. The soldiers had nowhere to go, either they were killed by their own people, and they didn’t have a little pension when they died, or they were killed by the Mongols. Well, they can still get one The name of the dead in battle is nice to say.

I don't know how many "brave warriors" throughout the ages have run towards the road of death with such awareness. Although it is a bit cruel, it is a fate they cannot refuse.

Of course, after most people despaired and turned their heads to the battlefield, there were also many soldiers who only wanted to escape and did not have any courage to go back to fight. One category, there is no other way but to kill.

"I know Master Zhang Hou!"

"I am XX Hou's domestic slave!"

"My Lord Hou will not let you go!!!"

They chanted such slogans, with faces mixed with tears and snot, frantically wanting to leave this city wall where people are dying every second, and some people even went crazy enough to hold a lot of money in their hands. Those who came forward to ask for a way out, cried and handed over money, and asked the men who supervised the battle team to give them a way out——

"All my money is for you, all for you, let me go! Let me go! Please let me go!!!"

Swish!
What responded to them was indifferent eyes and shining blades. The blades slashed across their necks, and a head distorted by fear shot up into the sky.

These family servants have long been determined, and their 20 years of battlefield career have made each of them hob meat, and there will be no obstacles in their hearts to killing people, whether it is killing Tartars or killing their own people, there will be no obstacles at all.

Fewer and fewer people wanted to escape, and there were quite a few people who cried, shouted and exposed their bodies frantically, stood up and shot wildly at the Mongols below the city. They completely lost their minds, with tears in their eyes, and some even still The constant tears, fear and pain have overwhelmed their mental defenses, and they have gone mad.

Some held up their bows and arrows and shot crazily. They didn't dodge at all. After a while, they were shot through the neck by several arrows and fell to the ground to die...

After some shot a shot with a bird gun, they were hit by a cannon and smashed to pieces before they were loaded with ammunition...

Others lifted rolling logs and stones to smash them down, but they were shot to death by several arrows as soon as they lifted them up, and the stones that had not been thrown down fell on the city wall together with themselves...

Those who fight crazily are not only brave and fearless fighters, but also deserters who have gone mad. These people will be even crazier and more desperate, only seeking a quick death and nothing else.

Chai Guozhu looked at these spirited soldiers sadly and shook his head.

Since ancient times, there have never been many soldiers like this. There is a high chance of becoming like this when they go to the battlefield for the first time. Only veterans who have experienced countless battles can calmly deal with each battle and survive hard. Many "brave" Soldiers are all soldiers who want to die after mental breakdown and madness.

But this kind of soldiers is of great help to the army. They do not hide or dodge. While greatly increasing their own mortality rate, they also greatly increase the enemy's casualty rate. It is the cruelest use of waste in a sense.

Cruelty is just two words, but on the actual battlefield, in order to interpret these two words, I don't know how many people have to give their lives.

Li Chengliang didn't care, didn't care at all, as long as he could defend the Bauhinia Pass, everything was worth it.

On December 25, the [-]th year of Wanli, Dingxiang City fell, and most of the more than [-] defenders died in battle or were killed, a few were captured, and Dingxiang City was burned.

The only thing to be thankful for is that Wang Shiyang's strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the field was well executed. In order to escape, everyone ran as hard as they could. The speed of escape was so fast that even the Mongolian horses could not catch up.

On December 25, the [-]th year of Wanli, after four days of resistance, Xinzhou City fell, [-] defenders died in battle and thousands of people were killed, and most of the rest withdrew early. Wang Shiyang believed that the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the field had been completed. Has been transferred to the south of Shanxi for asylum, and there is not much value in continuing to sacrifice and delay time.

Wang Shiyang decided to take the initiative to fight back!
(End of this chapter)