Chapter 20 The Soldier's Crisis
With Denell's death, the barbarian coalition began to collapse, and about 30 or 40 people escaped. Only Anderson's thirty-odd men were left standing there.
The remaining soldiers that Zhong Yu called up were about forty people who could still move. Slowly surrounded them, although the number of soldiers on both sides was not much different, but the morale of the two armies was vastly different.
The combat effectiveness of an army is never measured by the number of people, not even by the advanced level of its weapons. I am determined by the fighting morale of an army, especially in the era of cold weapons without firearms, that is even more so.
Why was Japan's swine tactic so useful during World War II? Hit the Russians, the British, and the American troops, and they lost their heads for a while. It's not that I was frightened by Japan's tactics that are not afraid of death.
The high morale of their own troops surrounded the barbarian coalition forces with low morale. Waiting for Zhong Yu's arrival.
At the periphery of the encirclement, Zhong Yu said loudly to the barbarian coalition army inside: "Surrender, I am in need of hiring people now. If you surrender, I can guarantee the safety of your lives."
After hearing this, many barbarians obviously showed heart-wrenching expressions on their faces. But he still didn't answer, instead he looked at the leader who was protected by them in the middle - Anderson.
Being watched by everyone's eyes, Anderson felt a pain in his heart, although he knew that as long as he nodded his head a little, then all the barbarians would put down their weapons and surrender to him.
They have been smashed by those yellow-skinned people, and they have lost a trace of courage in their chests to fight the enemies in front of them. If they hadn't used kindness and prestige to keep them, I'm afraid they would have turned around and left immediately. , run away in embarrassment!
Although he really wanted to nod his head and ask them to surrender immediately, there was a trace of unwillingness in his heart, the dignity of being a leader and the sense of honor of a barbarian, but he couldn't make up his mind.
In the end, he chose to resist selfishly, and let those warriors go with him to meet the Ancestral God, for the dignity of the barbarians, or in other words, for himself to have one more company on Huangquan Road.
As the second-biggest leader of this war, he deeply understands that anyone can surrender, but he can't. He has already caused the enemy to lose so many troops. If you don't kill yourself, then the local army that has killed so many people will not let it go.
What's more, as the leader who has ruled the Aisen tribe for decades, his prestige has been deeply ingrained. If you let yourself slow down this period of time and wait for the loss and fear in the army's heart to disappear.
Then when the time comes, they have a very prestigious self in their hearts, and they can raise their arms at any time. These hundreds of clansmen will follow him and fight against the brutal rule of the yellow-skinned people. No one will let this huge hidden danger stay under his own rule.
Therefore, Anderson refused to surrender. He already knew that he had no way out and could only fight to the death. Although, he also understood that if he had just escaped with the group of people, he would most likely be able to escape back to the tribe, and then he would be able to gather a group of people and continue to resist the attack of the yellow-skinned people.
But how can that be? Those yellow-skinned people can still gather another batch of troops at any time, and their own tribe can't resist it, so it is better to let their own tribe's people suffer heavy casualties.
In the end, those who were killed were not yellow-skinned people, and those who were killed were not spared. It's better to take it now, the warriors of these tribes, to resist together, and to be able to pull a back, it is also a good end.
Maybe it can also make them understand that we barbarians will kill people when they are pressed. Maybe this can also make those enemies feel jealous, so let the people of their tribe get better treatment!
Anderson's resistance did not last long. The group of barbarians who had lost their morale completely collapsed after half of them were killed or injured.
And Anderson, also knowing that he was a complete failure, pulled out the dagger from his waist, stabbed himself in the heart, and committed suicide.
Since his body fell down, the few remaining people gave up their resistance, let the enemy's blade rest on their body, and died with him. With such a loyal and brave warrior, he can be considered a hero. Good leader!
The remaining dozen or so people looked back at the situation on the battlefield and fled even more desperately. And Zhong Yu also ordered the remaining people to go after them, but don't chase too far, about five miles is enough.
After an hour, the people who went to chase and kill came back, and they brought back the heads of about ten people. Everyone's face was filled with the pleasure of revenge, the joy of victory in the war, and the joy of surviving.
Everyone's face was covered with tears, with a smile on the corner of their mouth, forming a weird picture, and it was not known whether they were crying or laughing.
Also, they, who had never experienced such a tragic war before, suddenly faced such a high-intensity war, and no one could explain the fear in their hearts clearly.
Before those barbarians, the battle they experienced was only a few people or a dozen people. Now they have experienced a war of hundreds of people, and they are still so cruel.
Zhong Yu counted the number of soldiers who still came down and found that there were only 24 soldiers. Among them, there were only six yellow turban soldiers left. Perhaps there were some seriously injured people who were not counted.
But those people are no longer worth saving. Even if they are seriously injured, even if they recover, they are still disabled. They have to waste the food in the territory to feed them, and ask special people to take care of them. This is not worth it. Business is not acceptable to people.
Before the war, he had 129 troops, but after the war he only had 24 troops. He lost more than 100 troops. It can be said that his vitality has been seriously damaged.
The most important thing is that his foundation, that group of thirty-nine Yellow Turbans, there are only six people left, and it is difficult to suppress the group of barbarians and refugees.
Although they dare not make trouble for the time being due to their long-term majesty, but if they discover that they are weak, they will hate themselves to the core, and want to eat their own flesh and suck their own bones. He would miss the chance to take a bite on his weak body.
So Zhong Yu comforted them with a gracious face on his face, and made many promises to them. It was the release of slaves and the extra reward of servants, and the original Yellow Turbans were added to the ranks.
In short, they comforted their nerves that were very tense because of the war, and their faces were obviously relaxed. Zhong Yucai took them back to the territory and rested.
On the way, Zhong Yu discovered a very harsh reality, that is, the group of Yellow Turban soldiers even showed hatred to him. Those savages also seemed to have noticed the changes of the Yellow Turbans, and they also started to move.
With Zhong Yurumang on his back, the sweat could not help dripping down, but he said that his face was still expressionless, trying to maintain his cold face.
A calm face can make people feel awe, letting them know that they have something to rely on, and relying on their previous majesty, they do not dare to change.
In this way, with Zhong Yu's composure, he returned to the territory without any danger along the way.
After that, 100 of Zhong Yu's three hundred young soldiers who returned to the territory went to clean the battlefield, and the rest were transferred to maintain the safety of themselves and the territory.
After the heavy army was dispatched to guard him tightly, he finally relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief. It is too dangerous to follow this group of emotionally unstable, surviving troops on their way back to the territory.
At any time, I have to worry about whether they will be overwhelmed for a while, and take advantage of the fact that there is no one around to protect me. At that time, I will be called Tiantian should not be called to earth.
The first year of the first year of the first year, on February 20, the Lost Plains, the Edra Tribal Alliance, decided the Eddra Tribal Alliance, the hegemony of some territories in the Barren Plains, and the battle that was launched ended with Zhong Yu's victory. The Sen tribe, the Mengla tribe, were defeated, and the leader died.
Note: In the barren land, because the barbarians do not understand farming, they still live a primitive life of fishing and hunting. The place where Zhong Yu is located does not have any special products, such as salt, iron, or some special resources. It is called the barren land, but in fact the land is very fertile and is a good place to cultivate food.
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