PFC Chapter 208 1 A general's success is achieved at the cost of thousands of lives.
Chapter 208 1 A general's success is achieved at the cost of thousands of lives.
Shangguan Jifu frowned and asked Ye Kun: "Brother Dalang, what should we do?"
Ye Kun was so angry that he wanted to curse his mother and said:
"We occupy Panchangling and can head north to Luoyang. Why do we have to go to Sishui Pass for a decisive battle? Moreover, even if we withdraw along the same route, the 700 horses here cannot cross the deep ravine. Are we going to throw them all away?"
Infantry can go along the zipline, but war horses cannot.
These Xiliang BMWs are worth a fortune, and Ye Kun is reluctant to give them up.
Shangguan Jifu analyzed the situation: "But once the Yizhou and Jingzhou troops withdraw, we will be isolated here and can be easily killed by Niu Yeliang."
At this moment, Wei Dingshan and Gongsun Zhang, together with Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu's troops, had a total of nearly 100,000 troops, located directly south and southwest of Luoyang.
The main force, of course, is Wei Dingshan and Gongsun Zhang.
Once these two old guys evacuate, Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu's troops will not be able to fight against Niu Yeliang's southern troops.
If Niu Yeliang cut off their retreat, the entire army would be wiped out.
Ye Kun understood this truth, but he was reluctant to give up these 700 war horses. After thinking for a long time, his eyes suddenly lit up:
"Oh, Fourth Brother, you stay here and I'll go find Wei Dingshan. Then we'll make an agreement with Wei Dingshan that we'll attack the rear of Dagu Pass, while Wei Dingshan's frontal attack will help us capture Dagu Pass and then go to Sishui Pass!"
Shangguan Jifu was surprised: "Brother Dalang, are you crazy? There are more than 20,000 enemy troops at Dagu Pass. How can we attack their rear with such a small number of people?"
Ye Kun said: "I will go to Dagu Pass first and discuss it with Wei Dingshan."
Shangguan Jifu had no choice but to agree: "Go quickly and come back quickly."
Ye Kun nodded, used the reverse zipline to return to the south bank of the deep ravine, and led the light cavalry straight to Wei Dingshan’s camp.
The Jingzhou military camp is fifty miles away and can be reached in an hour.
Inside the big tent, Ye Kun explained his purpose.
Wei Dingshan was overjoyed and said with a smile:
"General Ye, I'm worried that I can't take Dagu Pass and contribute to the allied forces. If you are willing to attack from both sides, we can definitely take the pass!"
Wei Caiqin didn't know how dangerous the war was, so she shouted, "Father, I am willing to lead a group of soldiers and attack the rear of Dagu Pass with General Ye!"
"Nonsense." Wei Dingshan flatly refused and issued an order:
"Jingzhou General Bai Mi, lead 3,000 strong soldiers, and General Ye will cross Panchang Ridge together to launch a surprise attack on the rear of Dagu Pass. Order the troops to march immediately, without any mistakes!"
Wei Dingshan was also annoyed that he had not been able to capture Dagu Pass.
Since there is such an opportunity, how can we let it go?
Ye Kun did not delay and set off immediately with Bai Mi.
Late that night, we returned to the south of Panchangling.
At dawn the next day, Ye Kun led Bai Mi's 3,000 infantrymen to the other side.
The number of zip lines here has increased to sixteen.
Eight went from the south bank to the north bank, and eight slid from the north bank to the south bank.
Bai Mi looked at the abyss below the zipline and exclaimed:
"General Ye, I didn't expect your side is more dangerous than Dagu Pass. Anyone who dares to cross this deep ravine is considered a warrior."
Ye Kun chuckled: "This looks dangerous, but it's actually very safe. I'll demonstrate it first, and General Bai will lead the troops to follow."
Bai Mi nodded, watched Ye Kun slide to the other side, and then organized his soldiers to line up and move forward.
Three thousand troops, relying on eight zip lines, are moving very slowly, and the weapons also need to be transported.
It took a whole day to complete the delivery.
Ye Kun organized a cavalry team of 500 people, and the remaining war horses were distributed to generals at all levels.
After a night's rest, a total of 6,000 troops attacked Dagu Pass from the north side of Panchangling.
Niu Yeliang's garrison at Dagu Pass immediately divided its troops to intercept, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides.
Ye Kun used his powerful crossbow to clear a path, shot down the enemy's vanguard and disrupted their formation.
Shangguan Jifu and Bai Mi each led their cavalry to charge out, and their force was unstoppable.
The infantry behind advanced steadily and approached the rear of Dagu Pass.
When Wei Dingshan heard the deafening shouting and screaming in front of Dagu Pass, he immediately ordered the entire army to attack from both inside and outside.
The two sides fought a bloody battle from afternoon to dusk.
The defenders of Dagu Pass suffered more than 10,000 casualties and were finally defeated and broke out from the rear.
Shangguan Jifu wanted to annihilate the enemy army, so he led his soldiers to fight to the death to intercept them.
Ye Kun shouted, "Fourth brother, a trapped beast will still fight. Why not let them break out and chase them from behind!"
If the fighting continues, the casualties on Ye Kun's side will be difficult to control.
These are all soldiers he brought with him, Ye Kun can’t bear to let them go.
Zhou Xuanwu, who had just come over, as well as Lu Kaijiang, Wang Dagui and others, were all covered in blood and had several injuries.
Shangguan Jifu knew that Ye Kun's strategy was better than his own, so he immediately opened the way for the enemy to break through.
After half of the enemy troops broke through, Shangguan Jifu followed in pursuit, while Ye Kun stayed behind to block the other half of the enemy troops.
The battle ended at dark.
Great victory at Daguguan!
Wei Dingshan led his troops to rush into the pass, holding Ye Kun's hand and laughing: "Heroes have always emerged from youth. General Ye is so brave, it's just a matter of time before we can wipe out Niu Yeliang!"
Ye Kun didn't have time to talk too much, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Master Wei, you take care of the important things, I still have to rescue the wounded..."
In this battle, Ye Kun's troops suffered the least casualties because most of them were archers and did not participate in hand-to-hand combat.
But in addition to the archers, there were also one or two hundred casualties among the cavalry and infantry, which made Ye Kun very sad.
More than 400 of Shangguan Jifu's men were killed in the battle;
Half of the three thousand infantrymen brought by Bai Mi were killed or wounded!
Wei Dingshan's main force attacked at the front and suffered even greater casualties, with more than 2,000 casualties in this battle.
This was also the most brutal and difficult battle Ye Kun had ever fought since his debut.
That night, Ye Kun almost did not sleep all night, helping the military doctors and nurses to rescue their own wounded soldiers. Yao Caidie led the female soldiers and was busy bandaging and treating the wounded soldiers, all covered in blood.
Wei Dingshan's wounded soldiers were not so lucky.
Many seriously wounded soldiers were rescued by their comrades while they were still breathing.
For seriously injured soldiers with no hope of treatment, this is the only outcome.
There were also many wounded soldiers with broken arms and legs who could not receive timely medical treatment and wailed all night long.
However, their cries were drowned out by the cheers of victory of their comrades.
History has always been like this. People only see the heroes standing in the halo, but cannot see the corpses and sea of blood behind the heroes.
One will be a million bones.
People only remember the successful generals, but not the dry bones under their feet.
There are eighteen camps in Dagu Pass, with a lot of food and fodder stored.
The next day, food and fodder were distributed among everyone.
Wei Dingshan left 5,000 soldiers to garrison Dagu Pass, and he, together with Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu, led the troops to Sishui Pass.
Ye Kun was short of troops and did not dare to divide them, so he abandoned the entire Panchangling line. He left some military doctors and male nurses to take care of the wounded at Dagu Pass, and the others all went to Sishui Pass.
Because of the captured war horses, the soldiers on Ye Kun's side basically all have war horses and can march quickly.
Two days later, they arrived at Sishui Pass.
Six princes and an army of one hundred thousand are stationed here.
However, Sishui Pass was too difficult to capture and the situation remained stalemate.
The leader of the alliance, Xuanyuan De, had already learned of the great victory at Dagu Pass, and came with seven princes to greet Wei Dingshan, Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu.
Including the alliance leader Xuanyuan De, the six princes were all polite and respectful to Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu.
Because Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu's troops fought the best and also killed a famous general under Niu Yeliang.
Wei Dingshan was kind enough to ask for credit for Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu, and said to the leader:
"Lord Xuanyuan, this victory at Dagu Pass was entirely thanks to General Ye and General Shangguan. If they hadn't fought to the death and entered the enemy's rear, I wouldn't have been able to take Dagu Pass. If we're talking about merit, General Ye and General Shangguan should be ranked first."