834 Sword to Damascus 5
Not long after Wang Yanzhang left, Maro Ono came over. He came to report the casualties. After the First World War, hundreds of people were killed and nearly 2,000 were injured by the feather arrows of the Great Food Army. Although the casualties were not serious, But Li You was still a little surprised. This was only the damage caused by the opponent's heavy archer. If there were no firearms, he would have to fight against such a strong army, and the casualties would not be known.
"Ono Maro, the dead sergeant is so prosperous. He waited out of the desert and found a place to be incinerated. I want to take them back."
Ono Maro bowed and said, "The subordinates know what to do, and I hope the lord of the country can rest assured."
Li You nodded, and then asked: "Have you ever asked about gunpowder and copper pellets, is it enough?"
"I asked, there are still 60% gunpowder and half of the projectiles left, enough for us to fight another big battle, but the food we bring is only enough for half a month, I wonder if it is enough?"
"On the battlefield, there are dead and injured horses and camels everywhere. You arrange for some people to take the meat and make it into jerky. This will give us more food for a few days. From the current situation, the food is enough for us. I think, Damascus, It takes less than ten days to shoot down, even if it is not enough, you can go to the surrounding cities to looting, anyway, you will not die of starvation.
There is indeed a shortage of food and grass, and there is no way. There are so many carriages. Not only do they have to transport food, but also other materials. They are basically filled with dangdang. Now, after so long, nearly half of the food has been consumed. It was a little easier.
In the afternoon, the sergeants are very busy. A huge battlefield needs to be cleaned up. There are a lot of things. They have to condense the corpses and clean up the weapons. They are not the most tired. The most tired are those who dig pits and bury people. They dig a pit. You can also bury more than ten people. After digging one, you have to continue digging. It is really tiring. If you want to say it is easier, it is the people who take meat to make jerky. You can reward yourself by the way.
In the military town of Rekhba, when Hisham saw his army returning so quickly, he thought he had won the battle, but after another thought, it seemed that it was not quite right. If he really won, he would definitely send someone to report. Good news, he walked down the city wall with a nervous heart, and wanted to ask his sergeant commander what was going on right away.
When Ishag was on his knees and bowed his chest, Hisham knew what was wrong, because the number of generals gathered was many fewer than before the battle, and some of them are still obviously injured. At this time, just listen to Iraq. Schage said: "Your Majesty, I was incompetent, I failed to win, and I lost 50,000 people in the first battle. Please punish your Majesty." ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм
Hisham almost couldn't stand firm when he heard the words. Forty miles, once and again, it was almost the same time as the current time used by Ishag. In other words, they hadn't fought for long in this battle. Here in the army town of Rekhba, Hisham also left 20,000 people. The 20,000 people he left were still weaker in the entire army, and the remaining 130,000 people were handed over to Ishag. , So many people went to deal with an army of more than 30,000 people, and it was defeated in such a short period of time, and the loss of 50,000 in the first battle was difficult for anyone to accept.
Seeing Hisham could not speak for a long time, Prime Minister Ivuo asked anxiously: "Commander Ishag, is this army really so powerful? Didn't it mean that they are helping little dwarfs?"
Speaking of this, Ishag blushed. He has fought for half his life. It can be said that he has seen any kind of army, and he can basically win, but he lost to a group of soldiers on his own side. In the hands of the little dwarf who was still small, not only was he defeated, but he was defeated so fast and so miserably, he really didn't know how to explain it.
Instead, Akadura raised his chest and said to Prime Minister Ivão: "Respected Prime Minister Ivou, most of these little dwarfs use firearms, which are very powerful. When they attacked the city of Kufa, they used artillery. The one who opened the city gate, otherwise, I would not take the army away. I believe you also know that when my cavalry commander Budista was supporting Basra, he lost half of the battle in a short period of time. Cavalry, this is all caused by the artillery in the hands of those little dwarfs. Therefore, it is not how powerful their people are, but the weapons in their hands."
"What is the primer used in the artillery, we haven't figured it out until now. If we have this secret, we won't be so passive." After sighing this sentence, Prime Minister Ivuo sighed Hisham. Said: "Your Majesty, we should go now. We should go back and think about how to defend the city. The king can't lose it!"
Today’s eclipse itself is in a whirlpool, and troubles continue. There are sectarian struggles between Sunni and Shi’ites and other factions, and it is also becoming increasingly fierce. There is also a rebellion in the governor’s governorate, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger. I don’t know if it can be wiped out this time. There are Huoxun’s Protestant provocations and Byzantine peeping outside. Once the capital of Damascus is lost, the ecstasy will be overwhelming. So whether you can defend the city is the most important thing.
The food army didn’t have much time to prepare for the defense. After all, from the itinerary, Li You was not much later than them, at most it was a day or two. It is very difficult to reinforce the city defense in such a short period of time. Made it. But one thing is good. The several gates of Damascus are all wrapped in copper. In terms of defensive power, I am afraid that it cannot be opened by artillery.
Li You only left the original station in the afternoon of the next day and continued to head west. The injured prisoners caught a lot of them. Li You already knew the approximate direction. You can see the city in less than two days. Since it's so close, there can be no more delay, so they will choose to continue on their way in the afternoon. It is not unreasonable to be so anxious. Damascus, what kind of defense it has, and what the specific situation of the city is, you have to look at it.
After traveling in the desert for another day, I finally saw the growing seabuckthorn and other bushes again. On the wooden frame of the carriage, Li You also saw distant trees and raised highlands with his binoculars. It was already dusk. Li You did not order a rest, but led the army to move forward. It was not until more than an hour later that they stopped at a high ground to camp and rest. There were already trees here, and Ono Maro asked him to start logging, preparing to burn the ashes of the soldiers who died in battle.
What made Ono Maro unexpected was that he was attacked by an army before he finished his work here. At night, their terrain was unfamiliar and they lost a lot of talents and returned to the camp. If it weren’t for Tang Shang Bring people out to kill, the loss of their team will be greatly increased.
In the handsome tent, Tang Shang and Ono Maro met Li You and informed them of the situation. The Big Cannibal sent three hundred people out. They first killed the scouts and then touched them. Due to the small number of people, The scouts were not familiar with the terrain here, so they didn't find these people. These big cannibals were all killed, but the loss on his side was similar to that of the other side. (End of this chapter)