Han officials

Chapter 45: The Immortal Staff

Huang Shigong once said:

When there is a huge reward, there will always be people who will die for it.

Wei Zhe deeply agrees with this.

Warfare is all about courage, and the most direct way to boost morale is to offer a reward.

It can be said that Wei Zhe had a group of people who were willing to die for him in a very short period of time.

It’s a pity that this method is too short-lived. Once the battle is unfavorable for a long time, it is easy to fall into the other extreme.

And this is why Wei Zhe has to leave at this moment.

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On the vast plain, tens of thousands of Xianbei cavalry were fighting in a group, with muffled groans and screams constantly ringing out. Some people had ferocious faces and the cry of killing was deafening. Some people were begging for mercy in panic and retreating again and again. Looking around, broken limbs and corpses with swords and guns could be seen everywhere.

However, in Wei Zhe's eyes, this situation was so refreshing.

After planning for a long time, today we can finally have a good fight.

Wei Zhe was seen galloping on his horse, leading 4,000 Han cavalry and attacking the side of the Huali tribe without hesitation.

Before the battle even started, Taishi Ci opened fire with his bows left and right, shooting down several people in succession, and the same happened to Jiao Shan.

The black man threw all the short axes at his waist at once, and anyone who was hit died instantly, without missing a single one.

In this way, Wei Zhe looks like a god descending from heaven.

As soon as he came closer, the evil cavalry in front of him fell down.

Seeing this, Wei Zhe immediately laughed heartily and charged forward even more recklessly. With his actions, the many Han cavalrymen behind him naturally became even more fearless and followed him closely, quickly killing countless people.

Not long after, the sharp arrow formation led by Jiao Shan, Taishi Ci, Wei Zhe and Zhong Hu tore a hole in the right side of the Huali tribe's formation and quickly penetrated deep into it, causing chaos in the Huali tribe's formation.

After all, it was already very difficult for them to resist the crazy charge of Uliger's 5,000 barbarian cavalry.

As soon as the 4,000 Han cavalrymen with strong armor and sharp swords came up, they immediately exceeded the endurance limit of the Huali soldiers. Many of them scattered and fled on the spot.

Seeing this, Lord Seligao of the Gorgeous Department in the rear became furious.

"Don't run! You bastards, get back and fight!"

I saw Seligao and a group of his trusted followers hacking left and right, trying to stop the momentum of defeat.

However, in the eyes of the fleeing soldiers, the enemy in front was obviously more terrifying than him.

So some defeated soldiers simply stopped running back and fled in all directions, leaving the battlefield.

There was no way to bypass Seligao's fleeing soldiers, and they even resorted to fighting with their swords and charged towards their own leader.

Anyway, there are so many people fleeing, the leader can't kill them all, he can always rush forward.

If he turned back to fight with that madman Uliger and the Han army, he would surely die.

After a few rounds, this group of defeated soldiers actually defeated Seligao's supervisory team.

Seeing this situation, Seligao's expression was one of despair.

He just couldn't understand why they lost when they clearly had more people than the other side.

But now is obviously not the time to think about this. Seeing the defeated soldiers rushing towards them like a torrent, Seligao's confidants no longer had their previous arrogance. A group of people immediately supported Seligao and ran back in panic.

Regardless of whether he was willing or not, when they found that Seligao had abandoned the battle and fled, the soldiers of the Huali tribe who were still resisting suddenly became disorganized and lost all morale.

So they who had been able to hold on before were suddenly defeated.

Uliger, who had suffered multiple injuries and was about to give up, was overjoyed when he saw this scene.

"Hahaha~ Hey guys, that bastard from the Gorgeous Division has been defeated!"

"Follow me and kill him! Kill him and his head will roll!"

Uliger, covered in blood, laughed wildly and launched a fierce charge towards the opposite side.

The Huibei Yicong behind him were also almost exhausted, but at this moment they inexplicably became energetic again.

After all, with victory just around the corner, they naturally didn't want to let the victory slip away.

When Wei Zhe saw the complete collapse of the Huali army, he immediately gave the order:
"Ziyi, take two thousand cavalry and attack them from the left, driving the fleeing soldiers back into the battle."

As soon as these words were spoken, Taishi Ci immediately understood Wei Zhe's meaning and immediately led his troops away.

At the same time, when the evil leader Naiman of the Mei tribe saw that the Huali tribe was suddenly defeated, his face suddenly changed.

However, before he could react, he saw Seligao running towards him in panic.

Naiman was about to say something when he saw this, but the large group of fleeing soldiers that followed made him feel a little helpless.

After all, such a situation has never happened in the wars among the Xianbei people.

The result of this hesitation was that when he ordered his men to shoot arrows to stop the fleeing soldiers, it was already too late.

The defeated soldiers who were mixed together didn't care who was on the opposite side, they just wanted to escape.

Even if there were some people with clear minds who wanted to leave, they could not escape from the group of fleeing soldiers.

Because Taishi Ci and Wei Zhe had already led two thousand Han cavalry to press forward from the left and right, driving them like sheep, not giving this group of defeated soldiers any time to breathe.

As for the thousands of evil followers led by Uliger, they were like a horse whip, whipping the fleeing soldiers hard from time to time, making the space for them smaller and smaller. Those who were caught up in it had to move forward regardless of whether they wanted to or not.

In this situation, let alone resisting, even stopping would have meant being trampled to death by one's own people. There might have been some individuals who had a clear mind, but after being caught in the middle of it, the only thing they could think of was running away.

So like a snowball, when this group of panicked and terrified fleeing soldiers rushed into the Xie Touma tribe, they soon fell into chaos as well. After all, fear is contagious.

When the evil leader Naiman of the Mei tribe came to his senses, he immediately wanted to tear the bastard Seligao to pieces.

It was all because of this guy. You know, he was about to defeat the bastards of the Dongqian tribe, but in the end all the defeated soldiers of the Huali tribe were destroyed.

But it was too late to say anything at this moment. When Wei Zhe used the defeated soldiers of the Huali tribe as the vanguard, Uliger as the center army, and 4,000 Han cavalry as the left and right wings, he had already formed a local trend of using the strong to attack the weak.

If the Xianbei Yizhe led by Uliger was a mad wild boar, then the defeated soldiers of the Huali tribe were a blind wild boar that could not be stopped at all.

What makes Naiman most desperate is that the Xie Toumei tribe will soon become one of the wild boars.

Under the relentless onslaught of fleeing soldiers, Uliger, and Han cavalry, the Xie Tou Mei tribe collapsed without incident. Even Naiman himself was unable to escape, and was forced to charge towards the Fu Zu tribe's main formation, accompanied by his trusted followers and the fleeing soldiers. For a moment, a large number of the Xian Mo cavalry on the battlefield lost their command and, driven by Wei Zhe, rushed towards their own positions.

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"Chase~Don't stop for a moment!"

Wei Zhe swung his long spear and threw a slow-running soldier far away.

Suddenly, a series of screams rang out, frightening the fleeing soldiers behind. They subconsciously quickened their pace and rushed forward, not daring to resist at all.

Some of the defeated soldiers had no strength left, but whenever they wanted to slow down and catch their breath, they were stimulated by the continuous screams from the rear and immediately regained their spirits.

After several rounds, most of the defeated soldiers had only one thought in their minds: escape.

Of course, there are also a very small number of defeated soldiers who will rebound and try to make a final resistance.

Faced with such situations, Wei Zhe and Taishi Ci would usually teach them how to behave themselves.

"Change horses and continue the pursuit!"

As the horse's speed gradually slowed down, Wei Zhe immediately changed horses decisively.

As a result, the 4,000 Han cavalry suddenly became more at ease.

Xi Zhicai, who was in the rear, stood on the hillside and looked around. What he saw was the scene of the Han cavalry being outnumbered and chasing the enemy to the north. This made his face turn red with excitement.

"nice!"

When Xi Zhicai saw Wei Zhe driving the defeated soldiers to take the barbarians of the Xietoumei tribe with him, crushing the cavalry of the Fuzu tribe and heading straight for the position of the Bunai tribe, he knew that the outcome was decided.

Even the Han army would not be able to reverse such a situation.

The general trend is pouring down like a flood, and it is no longer something that ordinary people can resist.

Only Xizhi could discover this, and naturally, the Bunai leader Zamusu could also see it.

In fact, when Wei Zhe drove the defeated soldiers to attack the Fuzu tribe, Zamusu had already decisively led his people back to the city.

After all, the Bunai tribe was originally lined up against the city, so it was very convenient for them to return to the city.

Although Qi Fuxiang, the former leader of the Mo tribe, wanted to stop the attack, he had no choice but to give way after suffering nearly a hundred casualties due to his small number of soldiers.

Especially after seeing countless defeated soldiers rushing towards Bunai City, he avoided them from a distance with a look of panic on his face.

At this moment, let alone Naiman and others, even Qifu Xiang couldn't figure out how Wei Zhe suddenly won.

However, the less he understood, the more Qi Fuxiang respected Wei Zhe.

Fear it like a ghost, respect it like a god!
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However, Wei Zhe, who was treated as a ghost, felt a little unhappy at the moment.

He originally wanted to include the Bunai tribe among the fleeing soldiers, and then take the opportunity to break open the city gate and capture Bunai City.

However, no one expected that Zamusu was so afraid of death that he led his troops back to the city as soon as the situation turned wrong.

For a moment, Wei Zhe didn't know whether to say that he was as cowardly as a mouse or to praise him for his keen sense of smell on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhe shook his head with some regret.

Seeing that Wei Zhe was still not satisfied with the battle situation, Zhong Hu beside him suddenly didn't know what to say.

To be honest, he didn't know how his lord had won such a magical battle.

The most important thing is that even after such a miraculous battle, he is still not satisfied?

Wei Zheke didn't know what Zhong Hu was thinking, but he was indeed a little dissatisfied with the result.

After all, the trick of rolling up the bead curtain can only be used when there is a big difference in the military quality of the two sides. Only in this way can the defeated soldiers be driven away like an avalanche and sweep across the enemy army.

In short, one sentence:

Use the few to defeat the many, the strong to attack the weak, drive out the enemy and attack the main force, so all who stand in your way will be defeated!
The Sui Dynasty general Wang Yangshuang often used this trick to defeat the Turkic army with a small force. Compared with this, the 20,000 Xianbei cavalry on the battlefield were nothing.

Yang Shuang used the same trick to sweep away the Turks, but he failed to achieve full success. It would be strange if Wei Zhe was satisfied.

It was precisely because of this that Wei Zhe did not give up after Zamusu retreated back to the city. He continued to drive the defeated soldiers towards Bunai City, and for a while he even saved the trouble of filling the trenches.

Because as countless fleeing soldiers rushed over, countless Xianbei people drowned in the trenches, and they actually filled up the trenches.

However, they had no ladders or battering rams, and could not take the city of Bunai relying entirely on the swords in the hands of the defeated soldiers.

After another group of people died, Wei Zhe said regretfully: "Clean up the battlefield and attack again tomorrow!"

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(End of this chapter)