So at this time when they are about to change their destiny, become a superior person, and enjoy a wealthy life in the future, how can they be the same as before when their social status is different? Like a man with mud legs, he is fighting to the death on the battlefield!
Having money and not having money, having power and not having power are two completely different treatments and ideas. I have nothing, so naturally I don't care. I dare to risk my life and go for it.
But most of these soldiers now have some worth, either in the form of rewards of money, land, or titles. With these, how can they be willing to risk their lives again!
Not to mention their generals, many of them have been rewarded by the monarch and are waiting to be rewarded and take up their posts in the territory.
Why are you willing to stay here and continue to risk your own death and the overthrow of the country for the sake of the coalition's victory, doing things that are meaningless to you
Therefore, this war ended in an anticlimactic manner.
After the reward order was issued, the coalition forces were like a violent storm in the early stage and unstoppable, but in the later stage they were like a steady drizzle and were unable to cope with their efforts.
At the beginning, the violent and overwhelming offensive of the coalition forces really deceived the Qin army, causing them to begin a large-scale rout.
But it is a pity that if these coalition forces can work harder and hunt more when the Qin army is defeated in the end, the final casualties of the Qin army will definitely be greater.
Unlike now, there were actually 30,000 Qin troops who fled back to the camp and were gathered up by Wang Jian's army. They slowly regained their morale and fighting spirit and continued to prepare for war.
Today's battle was extremely tragic. It can be said that the Qin army returned with a huge defeat. They even pawned their pants at a loss, which was beyond the expectations of everyone in the world.
It is said that after the news reached Xianyang, QHD threw the memorial he was reviewing on the spot, pulled out his long sword, cut off the tables and chairs, and said nothing in anger.
Even in the court, many high-ranking officials and nobles of the Qin State were frightened by this news. They could not imagine that the invincible Qin army could actually turn defeat into victory for a group of defeated troops, and even kill them to death. Armor, no more pieces of armor left.
The rear of Qin State fell into panic, but after all, there was no trouble. They understood that Qin State still had a great advantage in the central battlefield, even if Qin State lost 170,000 troops this time.
But counting the 30,000 who fled back, plus the 150,000 troops who stayed behind in the Qin army camp and were not dispatched, the Qin army still had 180,000 troops. Such a military force is still very powerful and cannot be ignored by everyone.
As for the coalition forces on the opposite side, even if they won, their own casualties were also very heavy.
After all, the coalition forces received the reward order when they themselves were defeated, so they turned defeat into victory and defeated the Qin army in one fell swoop.
Before receiving the reward order, the coalition forces could be said to have suffered heavy losses, nearly losing 100,000 of their troops, which brought them to a situation on the verge of collapse.
Just after that, even after receiving the reward order, the coalition forces turned defeat into victory, but their own casualties could not be ignored. They also killed and injured nearly 20,000 people.
The remaining coalition forces, including minor injuries, barely retained a combat strength of only more than 30,000 people.
So now, the combined army of the coalition is actually only barely 100,000 people. Even though their morale is very high now, and only some elites are left alive, their strength is still nearly twice that of the Qin army. gap.
The total difference in numbers of 80,000 people cannot be ignored casually. If the coalition wants to win, it must make plans from other aspects.
The only advantage of the coalition forces now is probably that the Qin army happened to suffer a major defeat, its morale was low, and it had no interest at all, right? This can give the coalition forces some breathing space.
After all, the main purpose of the coalition forces now is not to defeat the Qin army on the opposite side, but to delay the arrival of reinforcements from the north and south.
At that time, the six countries will join forces to drive away Wang Jian on the opposite side and completely push the Qin army back to Hangu Pass.
If possible, the coalition forces would not mind seizing Hangu Pass, invading Qin's basic territory, which is Xianyang in Guanzhong, and completely destroying Qin's terrifying war machine, a deformed creature to the world.
So now, both the coalition forces and Wang Jian's Qin army have a tacit understanding and have chosen to recuperate and stay put.
The Qin army needed this time to restore their sluggish morale and re-energize their will to fight. The Qin army also needed this time to recuperate with the coalition forces. The long battle had left them lingering and somewhat out of breath.
Moreover, among the large number of wounded soldiers in the coalition military camp, 20,000 out of 100,000 were injured. Even if the seriously injured were given a life-saving treatment, the remaining lightly wounded would still need a week or even a day. It takes two months of recovery before he can continue to fight on the battlefield.
Therefore, the border between Han and Qin, which had been engulfed in war for more than two months, finally ushered in a brief period of peace, which also allowed the surrounding people who fled into the mountains to breathe a small sigh of relief.
Yes, that's right, even if the armies are fighting, there are still some people living around.
However, these people did not live in the plains. Instead, they plunged into the mountainous areas on the border and hid in the mountains and forests to escape the war.
Because they understand that if they continue to stay where they are, they will either be raped by the Qin State and the coalition forces, or they will be wantonly humiliated, plundered of food, or even directly wantonly killed. Rather than choose this outcome, it is better to escape into the mountains. Even if life is a little bitter and life may be harmed by wild beasts at any time, it is still much better than those human-shaped killing machines.
Therefore, the common people took advantage of this period of time when the army was recuperating and folding their wings. When there were no troops or businesses around, some of them escaped and searched for some daily necessities, such as clothes and iron pots, in the abandoned villages and towns.
Or other weapons, salt, etc. These are things that they must use even if they escape into the mountains and isolate themselves from the world.
Although the battle took a break, the senior officials of both the Qin Army and the Allied Forces had no chance to rest.
When the army is on an expedition, there are too many things to deal with. Whether it is post-war pensions, rewards for meritorious soldiers, logistical support, punishment for disciplinary violations, or even dealing with the accusations of the countries behind you, there are too many things to do. Energetic.
If nothing else, just say that the current coalition forces are facing a very serious problem.
The reason why the coalition forces were able to unleash unprecedented fighting will was not because of the temptation of land rewards.
But now that the victory was won and the Qin army was defeated, it was time to talk about rewards.
(End of chapter)