svetikya Chapter 192
Chapter 192
Now at the foot of the mountain, Liu Yao's troops, led by Zhang Liao and others, are like tigers coming down from the mountains. With an indomitable spirit, they launched an overwhelming charge towards the enemy camp.
Although there are still 150,000 coalition forces on the mountain, they have not slept all night, but after a night of recuperation, their morale is high and their fighting spirit is strong. Every soldier's face is full of determination and calmness, as if they have put life and death aside.
Moreover, the coalition forces on the mountain need to divide their troops to guard against the cavalry led by Gongsun Zan at any time.
At the beginning, Yuan Shao's troops were indeed divided into two teams, ready to fight in turns, but the casualties of the coalition forces in the first round will be the greatest.
Because the soldiers in the first round did not rest, the more they fought, the more tired they would be, their combat effectiveness would gradually weaken, and the casualties would be greater.
The Bingzhou Army seized this opportunity and did not give the Yuan army any chance to rest, and they attacked fiercely.
Finally, Yuan Shao had no choice but to continue to press forward with his entire army.
The setting sun was like blood, slowly sinking into the end of the sky, tinging this protracted battle with a layer of tragic afterglow. The top of the mountain was in ruins. The soldiers of the coalition under Yuan Shao looked particularly tired and resolute under the reflection of the setting sun, but their steps were already staggering and the defense line was shaky.
The hillside was covered with corpses, and Yuan Shao's army was now somewhat unable to hold on.
Faced with an irreversible decline, they had to reluctantly give up their adherence to the foot of the mountain and chose to retreat to the mountainside for defense.
At the foot of the mountain, the sea of blood reflected the last sunset in the sky, rendering this land into a hellish color. In this day's fighting, at least 30,000 people from both armies died here.
In the gullies, corpses overlapped each other, like an endless maze. Every step was accompanied by a palpitating touch. Broken arms and limbs silently told the cruelty and ruthlessness of war.
In the simple fortifications, there were layers of tragic scenes, with corpses stacked up and leaning on each other.
The air was filled with a strong smell of blood and rust, as if even the wind was sobbing, unwilling to witness this tragedy.
However, most of the corpses were headless, because these people were all Yuan Shao's soldiers.
The Bingzhou Army has always been famous for its iron discipline, and the brotherhood between them is absolutely untainted.
In this land shrouded in gunpowder, there is an unwritten iron rule: the remains of companions must be treated with the utmost respect. Any attempt to seek credit and reward by being the head of a comrade will face the most severe punishment - private offenders will be punished by being skinned alive, and their subordinates will face the cruel "11-stroke killing law" as a warning.
Therefore, the Bingzhou Army's verification of military merits is very strict and does not allow any mistakes. Whenever the sun sets, the drums of war gradually subside, and when returning to the camp, generals at all levels must personally review each record of military merits one by one, and only dare to report it after confirming that it is correct.
After the report is submitted, there will also be special personnel to verify it.
After the verification is no problem, Liu Yao will personally check it.
So no one dares to have any bad thoughts on it.
"Although our army won the battle today, it was a partial victory."
At night, Liu Yao did not launch a night attack. Instead, he asked the soldiers to clean the battlefield, clean the wounds, count the number of enemies killed, and start distributing bonuses.
When boxes of real gold and silver were put out, all the soldiers' eyes glowed green. They worked hard all day just for now.
After the gold is confirmed, it can be temporarily stored here and wait for it to be collected after the war or distributed to the soldiers' families after they died in battle. Of course, the soldiers can also take it away directly.
After a day of fierce fighting, almost everyone in the Bingzhou Army was injured. The high-intensity fighting made them a little bit unable to hold on, but their spirit and fighting spirit remained very high.
The fireman army even distributed green pepper and shredded pork rice to all the Bingzhou Army today. Everyone got a big bowl. Many soldiers even ignored the military doctor to bandage their wounds and wanted to grab a bowl.
Many people didn't even wipe the blood and brains off their hands, and just put the food they grabbed into their mouths. They wanted to eat as much as they could before the battle, because it was unknown whether they could have the next meal.
As the armor was removed, Zhang Liao and Gongsun Xu leaned against each other and drank water in big gulps.
The guards on the side washed the armor for the two men. The thick blood scabs fell off layer by layer, and their robes would definitely not be washed out.
Dian Wei was even more exaggerated. There was no way to keep his battle robe. It was covered with blood. After being dried by the wind, it was thick and hard. There was no way to wash it.It was impossible to take it off.
Moreover, Dian Wei's whole body was covered with blood scabs. The guards used a knife to cut open his battle robe, and then poured hot water from the head. After ten times, Dian Wei finally revealed his true appearance.
He was lucky. He only had one knife wound which was not very serious. At least more than fifty people died in the fight today.
"My lord, the morale of Yuan Shao's coalition forces may have gradually collapsed. If we attack the mountain overnight, we will definitely be able to capture him alive!"
At this time, the other two bloody men came over swaggeringly. If Liu Yao could not identify their weapons, he would probably not recognize them.
The whole body of the two of them was blood red. Except for the black and white eyes, even their teeth were stained with blood.
"Huang Zhong, Gao Shun, you two go down first and let the guards wash you, and then let the military doctor check your body."
"Everyone is very hard today. Rest well tonight. Tomorrow I will personally lead you to launch the final general attack!"
Guo Jia just wanted to stop him.
"My lord, Yuan Shao is already at the end of his strength. Even if our army can delay for a few days to consume their water source, why do we have to fight tomorrow?"
At this time, a man in black robe appeared behind Liu Yao.
"Tai'a, I just brought a secret letter from Luowang. Shen Pei learned that Yuan Shao was trapped and raised 30,000 troops and is rushing to Zhoushan at full speed. If our army cannot take this mountain tomorrow, when Shen Pei arrives, they will definitely attack from both inside and outside."
"We don't have much time left."
Gongsun Xu staggered forward.
"Brother, I still have some strength. I will lead the army to attack at night tonight, and I will definitely be able to..."
Before he finished speaking, Gongsun Zan kicked him from behind.
"You little brat! You're running around before your arm wound is bandaged! You're not allowed to go anywhere until your wound heals!"
Liu Yao looked at everyone. Almost all the generals were injured in today's battle. Fortunately, they had the advantage of armor and weapons, so most of the generals didn't suffer any serious casualties. It would be his turn to fight in tomorrow's battle.
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