The two armies quickly engaged in battle. After all, the distance between the two sides was not far. On the plain, as far as the eye could see, without any cover, the two sides set up their formations, and it didn't take long for them to come into contact with each other.
However, before the war begins, the first thing that takes turns is the war equipment of both sides, whether it is catapults, crossbow formations, ballistae, or the extraordinary Gongshu family's special machine beast, Potochi Shichiro and the like.
They all continued to pour out their unique charm on the battlefield, causing waves of bright red, and lost countless lives.
In this brutal fighting, countless people lost their lives, and the lives that were originally cherished by people were cut off one after another like grass.
The war did not last long, about three days, and the battle came to an end.
After all, it was just a test by both sides, not many troops were invested, and the scale of the war was not too large, so it was natural for it to end so quickly.
In the final analysis, the biggest role of this battle is to test the strength of both sides, and to demonstrate the strength of their respective forces through battle, so as to deter the enemy.
After the war ended, in addition to leaving a body of corpses, it also took away countless happiness and hope.
The war was so brutal. Under the coercion of their respective commanders, the soldiers on both sides had no way out. They really had to try their best to fight for a chance of survival with their own lives.
Under this kind of pressure, the casualties were naturally extremely heavy. Among them, the Qin army was better. Their war equipment was much better than that of the opposing coalition forces, and they also had more combat experience, with only 70,000 casualties.
As for the coalition forces, it was much worse.
This time, all the coalition forces sent to battle were soldiers and horses from the imperial kingdom. Yuguo's soldiers and horses are mainly divided into two parts. The first part is a newly recruited and trained army after Yuguo came to this world, with a total of 100,000 people. They fought in the south and north, destroyed the Donghu, Jizi North Korea and the Xiongnu, and participated in the battle to conquer the Yan Kingdom.
Needless to say, the elite level of such an army is indescribable, and its bravery and skill in fighting are indescribable. It can be said to be the first-class elite in the world, except that most of them have no internal strength.
The other part is the cannon fodder drawn from the Huns. Although the Huns live in the north and live in the vast grasslands, they have lived a wandering life since they were young.
He also had to endure the conquests of other tribes and grew up killing and being killed. Naturally, he had a wolfish nature and was extremely ferocious.
But after all, they were captured, their morale was even lower, and their fighting will was not as strong as on the grassland, but they were still considered an elite force.
This time in the battle, Zhong Yu did not assign the Huns to be cannon fodder. Instead, he chose half of the imperial soldiers and half of the Xiongnu soldiers. The two cooperated and used the national soldiers to supervise and draw the fighting will of the Xiongnu soldiers.
Now is the time when Yuguo is short of major generals. The war has developed to this extent, which has greatly exceeded Yuguo's original plan and headed in an unpredictable direction.
No one knows what will happen in the future. Fortunately, Yu Guo has achieved his goal, which has seriously consumed the strength of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period. Except for Qi State, which is located in Shandong Province, the other six countries have lost a lot of strength.
According to the information he knew, it was conveyed through the secret guards in various places, and after a little integration with his ministers, he came to such a conclusion.
That is, the total population of the entire Central Plains, north of the Yangtze River, is less than 1/3 of his, and most of the losses are young adults. The strength of the Central Plains can be said to have been weakened by half, and it will no longer be as prosperous as before.
This can be seen from the fact that on the passing roads, there is not a single human habitation for tens of miles, and there are only dilapidated villages and towns, as well as wild dogs and hungry wolves looking for food everywhere.
Now on the battlefield, if they just forced the Hun soldiers to come forward and serve as cannon fodder, they would not dare to refuse due to their own power and pressure and for the sake of their own ethnic group.
But their combat efficiency will definitely be extremely low. If they can't delay it, they will probably retreat after just two hits, and they won't fight to the death at all.
Because they are now considered a kind of Achilles heel, and the law does not blame everyone. If 100,000 people retreat together, does Yu Guo really dare to kill them all
Zhong Yu really didn't dare, not to mention that these were 100,000 bloodthirsty wolves. They couldn't just sit back and let him kill.
Just say that after so many soldiers died, the battlefield will definitely change drastically.
First of all, because the Qin State is almost the same, its own military strength will become only half of the Qin State, and its strength will be greatly reduced. Besides, after losing so many of his own men, not only will the morale of his own soldiers be greatly affected, but also the fighting will of the Yan and Korean soldiers behind him will be greatly reduced.
With such concerns, Zhong Yu certainly did not dare to act recklessly. He had to consider it rationally, so that he could maximize the Huns' cannon fodder characteristics and let them shed their last blood for him.
That's why both sides sent out equal forces, were in the same position, and went to the battlefield together. This plan came out.
First of all, with the elites of the Yu State present, the elites of the Yu State can be used as a breakthrough point to launch a fierce attack on the Qin State and make some breakthroughs at the tactical level.
Secondly, seeing how ferocious their overlord country is, the Huns, who already have bloodthirsty elites in their blood, will naturally be aroused to be violent in their hearts, and they will become fearless together.
With the leader and the situation on the battlefield, the Huns' combat effectiveness will inevitably be stimulated to the maximum, and their role is not just like cannon fodder.
Therefore, after the war, the Yu Kingdom withdrew about 10,000 of its elite troops, plus about 5,000 remaining Huns soldiers, resulting in 15,000 more casualties than Qin's.
This battle really shocked the Qin State. They never expected that the fighting will of the imperial soldiers on the opposite side was so brave and strong, and they were not afraid of life and death.
In ancient times, anyone who could withstand 10% of casualties was considered a regular army. Thirty percent are elites. 50%, that's a hero on the battlefield, a precious trump card under each general's hand. As for more than 80%, it is a kind of force that can be encountered but cannot be sought.
However, the Warring States Period was naturally not the kind of dynasty that would be seen in later generations. Hundreds of years of war had already made all civilians in the Warring States Period accustomed to killing, and their tolerance for casualties far exceeded that of every dynasty in later generations.
Those who can withstand more than 30% of the casualties are all rabble-rousers recruited temporarily. More than 50% is considered a regular army. More than 80% of them are the elite aces of each country.
But even if there are such elite aces, there are not too many from each country. From Korea, Zhao and Wei, it would be good to have 30,000 to 40,000 people. As for the Qin, Chu, and Qi countries, they only had 100,000 people.
(End of chapter)