"Report, sir, to spy on the news from the front. The two tribes have already sent troops. At this time, they are joining forces. There are about two hundred people marching towards our territory." As the voice fell, Zhong Yu I heard a soldier running in in a panic, his face full of nervousness.
Hearing what the soldier said, Zhong Yu didn't pay attention to the soldier's face. Instead, his face was filled with a smile and he shouted loudly, "Well done. I've been waiting for them for several days. I thought they didn't dare to send troops!"
"Send the order and tell Wang Daniu to summon all the troops immediately and prepare to set off. The war is coming. We will win this battle. After that, we will become the overlord within twenty miles around. After taking this step, we will usher in It will last for several months of peace. And there will be no one around who can resist us." Zhong Yu told the surrounding guards with a serious face, and went to inform Wang Daniu, asking him to carry out the order he had just given.
After some mobilization, Zhong Yu led a group of well-equipped and excited troops out of the city and faced the barbarian coalition that had just set off towards the territory.
The two armies met in a wide plain. Neither side was surprised. They seemed to have expected such a day.
A flat and endless plain. Usually few people come to this place because there are few game animals and the land is relatively barren. The only characteristic is that this place is very flat and the grass is very low. There is nothing to cover it.
However, in this place today, the birds and insects are extinct, and the animals are running away. Hundreds of people have gathered in a place where no one usually comes. The two parties are divided into two camps, standing opposite each other, looking at each other.
Deadly silence, no one spoke for two minutes, they were silent, quietly forming two square formations, looking at each other as if they were looking at their mortal enemies. It is not their fault, after all, the two sides were about to fight. A fight to the death.
Then, under the shouts of the leaders of both sides, their respective soldiers lined up neatly and divided into two camps, standing opposite each other.
Zhong Yu wore a black warrior uniform and walked to the front of the formation accompanied by Wang Daniu. Looking towards the opposite side, I saw that some of the barbarians had expressions of fear, anger, anticipation, and even confusion, with various expressions on their faces.
All the tastes of sentient beings have been manifested at this moment.
With advanced weapons, the morale of Zhong Yu's soldiers was obviously much higher than that of the barbarian coalition opposite. After all, the barbarians on the opposite side have just experienced a turmoil. Many of the original high-level officials were killed, and people are in panic. Now they are being pulled out to fight. How high can you expect the morale of the people on the opposite side to be
The fact that they could barely resist mutiny at this moment was due to the savagery and desire for war that were engraved in the blood and bones of the barbarians, and they were barely able to maintain their most basic morale and not collapse at the first touch.
But Zhong Yu's side is different. The composition of his army is extremely complex. At the beginning, the Yellow Turban Army was summoned. They were extremely loyal to Zhong Yu because Zhong Yu gave them very generous treatment, including food, accommodation and clothing. Even though most of them were second-hand, for them, this was something they had never dared to think about before. Therefore, they killed Zhong Yuxiao.
Some barbarian captives who were later conquered were released from slavery and formed a servant army. Because these people made enough contributions, they were exempted from slavery by Zhong Yute, and their families were also stripped of their slavery. Therefore, in order to keep their lives, they Coming from a difficult life, I will not become a slave again, and I will fight to the death.
The reason is that there is a custom among the barbarian tribes that the defeated will become the slaves of the victors, and sometimes they will become living sacrifices in tribal sacrifices.
With this kind of custom, how come it is impossible for those freed slaves to surrender and flee? How is it possible for them to give up their newly gained freedom and become a precarious slave? No one would think so.
There are also slave legions who were captured before but did not make enough achievements and are still slaves for the time being. Although they are said to have the lowest morale and the least loyalty. Although they are said to be the least loyal and least morale army, their families are in their own hands. As long as they are fine, their family's safety will be absolutely monitored by themselves.
Therefore, as long as they are alive, they will be fine, but if they are defeated and their families fall into the hands of the barbarians, who can know what will happen!
Those ignorant barbarians have some crude and bloody thoughts in their minds, trying to save others by themselves. How dare those slaves entrust their safety to those barbarians!
Although the morale of the army composed of these three parts cannot be said to be absolutely high, it is still much higher than that of ordinary troops. The fighting will is not comparable to that of ordinary armies. This is why Zhong Yu, with a mere 129 people, only 2/3 of the enemy's army, dared to fight it.
Soldiers value finesse but not numbers; strength values gathering but not enough. If people's hearts are not aligned, how many people are there? It's of no use. How much energy can be put on the target? In the end, he still messed up his position and made himself messy.
The barbarian coalition forces on the opposite side were intimidated by their neat military appearance. The orders and prohibitions given to Ning Ning caused a commotion in the other camp, but they reluctantly calmed down after the leader of the other party called.
There is an idiom in ancient China, which means that the troops of the Jin Dynasty were arranged neatly in a battle, waiting for the arrival of the opponent. When fighting, they obeyed orders and advanced and retreated as if they were one man. Therefore, when the enemy's army saw the neat appearance of Jin's army, even before the war started, their morale was half gone. And with this, the Jin State began its great cause of sweeping through other countries and dominating the world.
It can be seen how important a neat military appearance and strict military discipline are to an army. At this time, the situation of Zhong Yu and the barbarian coalition forces on the opposite side is very similar to the situation of Jin and the enemy.
"You are a group of shameless, two-legged beasts who don't obey kingship, don't practice etiquette, and drink blood. Now you dare to invade my territory. If you are allowed to walk out of here alive today, how can I become the leader of this territory?" Lord?" Zhong Yu quickly finished his words with a scowl on his face.
Then, without waiting for the response from the coalition forces on the other side, he turned around and said to the soldiers on his side: "Soldiers, for your own lives, for your own families, and for the stable home you have finally found, Even, so that you can have a full meal, I order to kill all the barbarians on the opposite side. Anyone who obtains the head of their leader will be given one stone of food. Kill!"
Note: When Zhong Yu has 100 barbarian subjects, Zhong Yu automatically gains proficiency in barbarian language. This will also be the case in the future.
(End of chapter)