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Volume 2 Set Sail Chapter 183 Destroy the Front

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    Chapter 183: Destroy the Front

    Awad calmly watched the two centurions being repelled by the other side without getting angry. Then he sent two more centuries, but this time he made some adjustments, asking them not to spread out in full force, but to concentrate.  Attack two of them to resist the horse, and don't separate them, so as not to be defeated by the opponent one by one.

    According to Awad's request, the two centurions rushed forward under the cover of the archers and launched a fierce attack on the two horses that were close together. They strengthened their cooperation with each other and defended by one centurion.  With the enemies behind the horses on both sides, another centurion launched a continuous attack on the two soldiers hiding behind the horses.  This tactic was very effective. Although the soldiers of the Destroying Battalion had hand crossbows and sharp blades to assist them, and their cooperation with each other was more skillful than that of the Sasanians, a good tiger could not defeat a pack of wolves. Under the attack of ten times the strength of the opponent, although they tried their best  The killing cost the Sasanians a dozen men, but in the end they lost two of their horses and were forced to take a step back.

    The Sasanians were greatly invigorated. They roared forward and immediately attacked the next horse.  The ten men hiding behind the Juma rose up to resist, relying on the cover of the Juma to attack with all their strength, and started a desperate fight with the Sasanians.

    The Sasanians gritted their teeth and refused to retreat. In the next battle, the casualties increased to more than thirty people. Moreover, because they penetrated deep into the formation, they were also attacked on both sides. When attacking the third row of horse-repelling formation, the formations covering both sides  It has been stretched for a long time, and the centurions responsible for covering are struggling to cope with the fierce attack of the soldiers of the Destroying Battalion. The companions who are attacking frontally have not captured the third row of resisting horses. They can no longer support it and are being counterattacked by the opponent.  There was a possibility of coming over to encircle them, so in desperation, they had to give up the third row of resisting horses, retreat to the two rows of resisting horses they had just captured, and at the same time send out a request for reinforcements from our own formation.

    Awad was overjoyed and immediately sent two more centurions to strengthen the attack. He replaced the centurions that had been severely damaged after a bloody battle. The Sassanians, who had replenished the new force, greatly increased their combat power. They launched another attack and quickly captured the city.  The third platoon resisted the horse and advanced towards the fourth formation.

    Cao Zhang and Sun Shao stood on the command platform in the distance, looking at the Sasanians who had penetrated deep into the Juma formation, and frowned: "It didn't take long for the Sasanians to capture five rows one after another."  Juma, can you support me?"

    "Whether I can support you or not is my business, you don't have to worry about it so much." Sun Shao, who was sitting in front of the tea table, smiled calmly and said: "Drink tea! This Mediterranean Sea is really interesting. It's dry and hot in summer, and it's very uncomfortable.  Autumn and winter are more comfortable. In the autumn, troops are dispatched on the battlefield. I advise you to drink tea!"

    Cao Zhang looked back at him and shook his head: "I'm not used to drinking tea while the soldiers are fighting bloody battles."

    "I know that you are used to taking the lead, but now you hold back for a moment. When I cripple the Sassanids first, you will take action." Sun Shao didn't mind, and he added water for himself, signaling to Ai  Milly began to read.

    The crisp sound of reading seemed very incongruous against the sound of war drums and fighting. Cao Zhangjian frowned, but he had no choice but to touch his brown beard and look at the fighting horse formation in the distance.

    The Sasanians attacked at a slower pace as they advanced inward. Although they dismantled a dozen of the resistance horses and cleared a passage of about twenty steps, the number of troops they invested had already reached a thousand, and some were seriously injured.  The soldiers were replaced.  In order to prevent the soldiers who penetrated deep into the position from being counter-surrounded, Awad had to continue to increase investment, widen the attack surface, and gradually form a triangular attack formation. In this way, the input of troops increased sharply, and every time he attacked forward,  layer, the rear wing he needs to protect becomes wider and deeper, and more soldiers are needed.

    After half a day of fighting, the Sassanids went fifty steps deep into the battle formation and cleared a triangular position fifty steps deep and sixty or seventy steps wide in front of the formation. More than a thousand soldiers fell in a pool of blood, and even more were injured.  When they reached more than 3,000 people, they had to temporarily stop the attack. They held up their shields and formed a back-to-back defensive formation. They blew the horn for help and asked for instructions whether to continue the attack or withdraw from their own formation.

    Hearing the sound of the horn, Sun Shao stood up, walked to the railing, looked at it carefully for a moment, and waved his hand gently. Zhou Yin, who had been waiting for a long time under the podium, let out a long roar, drew his sword out of its sheath, and took it with him.  The two thousand reserve troops quickly passed between the horses, like mercury leaking to the ground, and rushed towards the Sassanid formation.  They rushed in front of the Sasanians and slashed with their swords.  The Sasanians had fought hard for half a day and were exhausted. They were huddled together to catch their breath. How could they stop this new force that had been recuperating for half a day and looked like wolves and tigers? Although they resisted with all their strength, they were quickly defeated by Zhou Yin.  He led his bodyguards to break through their defensive positions, charged into the crowd and started to kill them.

    The Sasanians were killed in a panic and retreated steadily. Zhou Yin bit them tightly and chased after them. He drove the Sasanians out of the horse-rejecting formation and then stopped.  Standing in front of the Juma Formation, two thousand soldiers of the Juefeng Battalion, who were killing each other with great pleasure, raised their swords and roared, charging at the hogs and wolves.The Sassanid people cursed with disdain.

    Awad was furious and immediately mobilized five thousand troops and rushed over again with murderous intent.  Zhou Yin took a look, raised his sword, turned around and ran away, leading his subordinates back to the horse-rejecting formation.  While they were driving the Sasanians out of the formation, the soldiers in the formation had already completed the defense change and replaced their companions after the fierce battle to rest. The medical soldiers trotted to carry the seriously injured off the position and went to the rear for treatment. The minor injuries were treated.  With the same support, the soldier ran to the medical camp happily, not thinking about being injured at all.

    Cao Zhang looked at the relaxed-looking soldiers of the Deifeng Battalion, and then at the furious Sasanian people. If he realized something, he walked to sit opposite Sun Shao, picked up the cold tea and drank it all in one gulp, "Boom"  With a loud sound, he put the cup on the table and laughed loudly: "No wonder the king is so stable. If we fight with wheels, the Sasanians spent a long time and were beaten back by you all of a sudden. Those people who died in the front died in vain."  .¡±

    "Who said their death was in vain? Didn't they pull out fifty or sixty resisting horses?" Sun Shao glanced at him and smiled proudly: "I still have to give him some sweetness, otherwise he will turn around and run away, what should I do?  Keep your promise."

    "Don't be too happy too early." Cao Zhang took Diana's refill cup and said with feigned disdain: "At this rate, they don't need ten thousand people to break through the formation until they are under your command podium.  .You still can¡¯t fulfill your promise.¡±

    "Really?" Sun Shao laughed, his eyes curved into crescent moons, looking full of cunning: "Brother Ziwen, let's play a game of chess."

    "Playing chess?" Cao Zhang glanced at him in surprise: "Here and now? Do you still have such interest?"

    "Of course." Sun Shao waved and asked Emily to get a golden nanmu chessboard. While packing up the chess pieces, he said, "Just playing chess is boring. How about we bet on the prize?"

    Cao Zhang was good at fighting, and was also very interested in chess, which was very similar to the art of war. His level was on par with Sun Shao, but it seemed a little inappropriate to play chess at this time. When he heard that Sun Shao still had a chance to win, he became interested.  : "How to bet?"

    "I know you like that pasture on the east coast of the Caspian Sea, why not use that pasture as a bet." Sun Shao said while placing the chess pieces: "If you beat me in a game, I will give you a hundred acres of pasture, okay?  "

    Cao Zhang has coveted the pasture by the Caspian Sea for a long time, but he mentioned it many times openly or covertly, but Sun Shao would not let go. He could only secretly feel itchy. Now that Sun Shao suddenly proposed to use that pasture as a bet, he suddenly  With joy on his face, he reached out to pick up a chess piece and was about to put it on the chessboard when he suddenly said alertly: "What if I lose?"

    "It's very simple." Sun Shao had already laid out the chess pieces while he was speaking. He pointed at the chessboard and said, "Ziwen, how many squares are there on this chessboard?"

    Cao Zhang glanced at it and quickly calculated: "There are thirty-two squares on your side, and there are thirty-two squares on my side. Including the Chu River and Han realm in the middle, there are sixty-five squares in total."

    "Ignore the Chu, He and Han realms. Let's make up an easy number, sixty-four squares." Sun Shao said generously: "I am short of food now. If you lose, put a grain of rice in the first square."  , put two grains in the second grid, four grains in the third grid, eight grains in the fourth grid, in short, double each grid until the sixty-four grids are filled. How about it?"

    "That's it?" Cao Zhang couldn't help but laugh, and glanced at Sun Shao worriedly: "Are you digging a hole again?"

    "What are you talking about? I've made my conditions very clear, right? If you are willing to gamble, be happy. If you are afraid of losing, don't try to get that pasture." Sun Shao rolled his eyes, a little impatient.  said.

    Cao Zhang was so fascinated by the pasture that he couldn't even pay attention to the deafening shouts of killing. He thought about it carefully and thought that the bet was worthwhile. If you get two grains of rice for one meal, even if the farm is full,  How many can there be on the entire chessboard?  Even if it costs ten thousand stones, it would be worth it to exchange ten thousand stones of rice for one hundred acres of pasture.  Without saying a word, Cao Zhang quickly arranged the chess pieces, put his hands on his thighs, and said excitedly: "Guests are welcome, you invite first!"

    "There's no rush." ??Sun Shao smiled and stretched out a hand: "Let's high-five first. A true man keeps his word and can't go back on his word."

    "Repent?" Cao Zhang laughed, stretched out his hand and struck Sun Shao three times in a row: "I was afraid you would regret it."

    Sun Shao smiled slightly: "Whoever regrets it is a bastard."

    "Stop talking nonsense, come on, I can't wait any longer." Cao Zhang urged.  Sun Shao didn't say much, raised his hand and pushed a pawn forward.  Cao Zhang laughed, played chess like the wind, and fought with Sun Shao.

    The war drums were rumbling, and blood was flying everywhere in the Juma formation. Groups of Sasanians rushed into the Juma formation and killed together with the soldiers of the Deefeng battalion who were hiding in the Juma formation.  Destroy the Front Camp SoldiersYi Ran was not afraid and relied on the horse-rejecting formation to launch layer-by-layer attacks, killing and injuring a large number of Sasanians.  They were like waves, and the people behind kept pushing forward, replacing their companions who had been fighting for a while, and killed the Sassanids who were red-eyed.

    As the position gradually advanced, the Sasanians' attack speed became slower and slower, but the casualties increased rapidly. They had to face more and more enemies, and the battle line became longer and longer.  As the forwards deepened into the position, the crossbow formation behind the horse-rejecting formation began to show its power, and batches of crossbow arrows flew through the sky and poured onto the heads of the Sasanians.  The Sasanians were surrounded by enemies on three sides and had to guard against the long arrows above their heads, so they were in a hurry.  But they did not dare to neglect, and once they stopped to take a breath, the Vietnamese reserve troops resting behind the formation would rush over like a pack of wolves, ruthlessly tear off a piece of flesh, and seize again the position they had gained with their blood.  go back.

    One side is a furious lion, the other side is a cold wolf, and the two sides engage in a bloody fight between the horses.

    On the podium, Sun Shao and Cao Zhang were also fighting fiercely.  Cao Zhang was very lucky. He won five games in a row and easily obtained the 500 acres of pasture. Cao Zhang was so elated after winning that he felt a little embarrassed. He made a soft move and Sun Shao seized the opportunity to win back the game.  Cao Zhang didn't take it seriously, quickly rearranged his chess, and said repeatedly: "Come again, come again."

    Sun Shao didn¡¯t object either. He placed the chess pieces and played again. The two sides fought for five more games, and Cao Zhang won two more games.

    The sound of the Sassanid's retreat horn came from the distance. Cao Zhang raised his head, looked at the sky, rubbed his hands and said, "Ah, it's almost dark. Alas, the Sassanid's progress is not slow.  I have won more than 30% of the rejected horses. I tell you, Your Highness the King of Yue, you have suffered a big loss this time. At most, the Sasanians will be able to break through your rejected horses until tomorrow night. As for me, I will win another thousand dollars tomorrow.  I feel a little embarrassed about the acres of pasture."

    "Don't do this." Sun Shao asked Sima Shi to take the paper, pen and two copies of the documents. "Let's establish the documents first to prevent anyone from regretting it."

    "Hahaha" Cao Zhang laughed, "Whoever wants to go back on his word must first ask my fist if he agrees." He took the pen and didn't care. He read the content written on the paper carefully first.  , then the dragon and the phoenix signed his name.  Master Sima immediately poured molten gold juice over the signature area. Cao Zhang took off the seal from his waist and pressed it down hard.  The gold juice solidified quickly, revealing a clear seal: "Seal of Han Chariot and Cavalry General".

    Master Sima took it, handed one to Cao Zhang, and kept the other himself.  Cao Zhang carefully put it away and winked at Sun Shao: "Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty. Even if you can't kill more than half of the Sasanians, I will definitely attack with all my strength."

    "Ziyuan, keep it carefully." Sun Shao sighed: "This is the life-saving food I exchanged for 700 acres of high-quality pasture."

    Although Master Sima didn't know how much food this meant, he knew that Sun Shao was never the one who suffered losses. The more he looked like this, the more he took advantage. He suppressed a smile and carefully put away the receipt.  Step aside.

    "Ziwen, don't worry, we are all men of our word, admit defeat." Sun Shao patted Cao Zhang on the shoulder: "I said that if we want to kill more than half of the Sassanid people, we will definitely do it. You do it  Be prepared. I may have to fight all night. Maybe I won't be able to complete the task until tomorrow. If you react too slowly and let Awad run away, don't blame me for falling out. I don't recognize those seven hundred acres of pasture.  "

    "Don't worry." Cao Zhang raised his chin and clapped the note in his hand with great energy: "Even for this 700 acres of pasture, I will definitely twist off Awad's dog's head. How about it, do you want to do it again tomorrow?"

    "Why have you become a gambler?" Sun Shao said dissatisfied: "Small gambling makes you happy, but big gambling is harmful to your health. This is not a good habit."

    Cao Zhang laughed and walked away.  He felt that Sun Shao must be afraid of losing and would not dare to gamble anymore.

    Sun Shao turned around and immediately arranged for the soldiers to rest. Groups of heavy troops rushed into the formation, some carrying hot meals, some carrying bundles of arrows, and some holding arms.  Bundles of swords and medical soldiers carried stretchers and shuttled through the battlefield, collecting the bodies of soldiers who had been injured or killed in battle, and carried them to the back of the formation to place them together, while those with minor injuries were bandaged.

    Although the soldiers of the Deifeng Battalion fought bloody battles for a day, they were in high spirits. They ate delicious food, drank the small wine they were given, and watched the beautiful female nurses bandaging the wounded.  These medical soldiers were recruited from all over the country and were of various races, including Han Chinese, Tianzhu people, Aksumites, and more Romans and Sasanians. Some of them were camp prostitutes who accompanied the army. They not only provided medical services, but also  They are responsible for solving the personal problems of the soldiers, while some are purely medical staff. The only difference is the ship-shaped hat.  Today is the scene of a battle, and all the people who come to the battle are camp prostitutes. While bandaging the soldiers, it is expected that they will be rubbed some oil.  They didn't care either, while bandaging skillfully, he also moderately joked with the soldiers, provoking little troubles from time to time.

    Thirty steps away, the Sasanians who were hiding behind their shields, munching on dry food and drinking cold water, looked at all this with envy. Listening to the wanton laughter of the soldiers of the Deefeng Battalion, they could only vent their strength on the dry food and chew it viciously.  With.  Although Awad knew that the soldiers who broke the formation were very tired, he did not dare to withdraw them. He was afraid that Sun Shao would attack them again at night and lose the position that he paid a huge price for. He could only grit his teeth and hold on.  , prepare to fight all night and win the position in one go.  They did not use their horses as cover, so they could only form a defensive formation with shields and take turns eating.  At first, they only knew that the equipment could not be compared with the soldiers of the Deifeng Battalion. Now they not only smelled the aroma of food, but also heard the women's laughter. They knew that the treatment of the Vietnamese soldiers was not only good equipment, food and various services.  None of them can compare to them. No wonder these people fight with their lives, as if they are afraid of not getting hurt.  The more the Sasanians thought about it, the more angry they became. They were still fighting with their lives, but even if they survived the disaster and survived in the end, the benefits they received were very limited, and it was not their turn at all. Even if they were rewarded, after many layers of exploitation,  , their hands are also very limited.

    After this close comparison, the Sassanians fell silent. They gnawed the dry food in their hands in silence, waiting for the next bloody battle to begin.

    On the command platform, Master Sima reported the situation clearly to Sun Shao: "Your Majesty, after a bloody battle in one day, a total of 313 horses were defeated, accounting for 30% of the total number. The Sasanian forwards penetrated 110 of the positions.  Ten steps, with a base width of about a hundred steps, our army lost 1,351 people and seriously injured 2,585 people. It is initially estimated that the number of casualties on the opponent's side is about 7,000." He paused and then said  : "Your Majesty, the reserve force has lost more than 30%. Do we need to replenish some from the cavalry formation?"

    "No need." Sun Shao raised his head and looked at the Sasanian camp brightly illuminated by fire in the distance, "It's time to show the Sasanians our cavalry."

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