Chapter 1073 Biological Warfare

The round orange-red afterglow of the setting sun in the west spread over the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi.

The sky is orange-red, the ground is earthy yellow, and the sky and the earth are all warm colors, which makes people feel happy. But between the sky and the earth, a group of human silhouettes and waves of war drums hummed, breaking through the warmth from nature, and between the sky and the earth, there was a killing...

Although it was just a collision between two hundred-man teams between Song and Xia, there was also a kind of overwhelming momentum on this plain.

Because the battle between the two armies was not a collision of a hundred people assembled into a square formation, that was something that only a fool could do. It was necessary to disperse the team, stretch it, and keep the distance between the left and right, and the distance between the front and back, to ensure the connection between people and teams. If you are not a powerful general, there is no opportunity to show off your personal power. This is a highly coordinated, large-scale team battle.

The troops led by General Zhang have cavalry on the side, shield soldiers in front, crossbow soldiers in the back, and spearmen at the bottom. They are tens of meters apart horizontally and ten meters apart vertically. The whole team looked very loose from a distance, but they were basically within three steps of each other.

The Xixia army on the opposite side was also like this. Today, all kinds of military tactics and formations are no longer surprising.

In China, there are wars in ancient legends, wars recorded in the history of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, wars between various countries for more than 500 years during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the unification of Qin. There are also the Chu-Han dispute, the chaos of the Three Kingdoms, the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the chaos of the Tang Dynasty, the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and now in the winter of the fifth year of Huangyou, it has been fighting back and forth for more than 2,000 years. The art of war, this compulsory course, has been learned very well.

The Song Dynasty could not fight out, which was caused by many factors, not just military problems. In fact, war has never been just a military problem...

The team took Zhang Da and Xiao Dongliang as the two front points, holding shields and swords, and ran towards the opposite side. As the drum beats became more and more urgent, their speed also became faster and faster.

The first to engage in battle were the archers of both sides. The distance of fifty or sixty meters was enough to fire two rounds of arrows. In this regard, both sides suffered casualties and did not have any advantage. Because Xia and Liao also plundered many Song Dynasty craftsmen, and with the various smuggling by the wealthy, their weapons were not bad.

After the archers, it was the cavalry of both sides. They fought in tacit understanding, and did not stagger to find trouble with the infantry of both sides.

Finally, it was the two sides' hundred-man teams that fought hard with real swords and guns.

Xiao Dongliang ran very fast. He saw the Xixia people on the opposite side from a distance and found that their armor was different. The eyes looking at him were also very ferocious. But Xiao Dongliang was not scared. He calmly blocked the long sword on the opposite side with his shield, tilted his head to avoid the long spear that sprang out from behind the Xixia man, swung his sword to wipe the neck of the man who was obviously the leader, and then rushed into the Xixia team fiercely with his shield.

Just after Xiao Dongliang left, three long spears were firmly stabbed into the gap of the Xixia leader's armor. The spears were trembling. Wang Yan's good men had lost their minds at this moment. Their minds were empty, but their actions were not slow at all. They didn't know anything else, they only knew to charge and stab.

"Kill!"

Zhang Da roared loudly, his movements were more wild than Xiao Dongliang's. He jumped up suddenly, passed the first person, swung his knife and chopped the face of the later spearman heavily, and then rushed in fiercely.

He wanted to prove himself, because he always believed that his position was not glorious, and his subordinates looked at him poorly. So he trained the most seriously and led the soldiers the most strictly. He wanted to prove that he was a strong man and that he was capable of sitting in the head of the city and the command position.

Now he finally had a chance. Soldiers had to kill the enemy to determine who was better, so he charged hard...

The battle between the two sides, which involved a total of 200 people, was not a competition, but a simple fight to take lives, so the battle ended quickly. Basically, the three or two minutes of a charge was enough to end this ordinary border conflict.

"Chen Liu is such an unlucky kid." Zhang Da shook his head, tore off Chen Liu's linen clothes, carefully wrapped up his half-cut neck, and finally closed his unwilling eyes.

"He is unlucky, but his family is. My husband keeps his word. The next year, the Chen family will build a new house and get more land. Damn, these barbarians are not that good. Why can't we defeat them?"

"Nonsense, how can a hundred people fight the same as a hundred thousand people?"

"It's still the incompetence of the officials. If my husband had been a pacification envoy, he would have kicked the head of that damn Xixia emperor as a ball."

"There is no difference in fighting. At the beginning, I was nervous, but I ended up killing three people..."

A group of people laughed and laughed for a while, then they were very depressed, and then they cursed. They also sighed that fighting was not difficult. If everyone practiced more, they would cut off the head of the Xixia emperor and let their husbands kick it as a ball.

But they did not stop, stopping the bleeding and bandaging the injured brothers, and those with broken hands and feet had to find parts of their bodies. They also had to simply clean up the dead brothers, and finally set off and dragged back.

It was only after they left that someone from the Xixia army on the opposite side came out to clean up the mess. They rushed over more than 20 people and beheaded them on the spot. Because those people had just escaped, now a hundred-man team was killed neatly...

"Hiss..."

On top of the city tower, Zhong'e accidentally trimmed a few strands of his beard, frowned and said, "Zhizhou, these barbarians are trying to establish their authority. If I have expected it to be true, the barbarians will definitely take the initiative to provoke others tomorrow."

"How does Zizheng know that I have no intention of provocation?"

Zhong E asked hesitantly: "Zhizhou is saying that he wants to fight a battle every day?"

"One in the morning and one in the afternoon. I want to see how long they can play with me."

"Zhizhou wants to use Xixia to train troops? Such a huge pension..." Zhong'e said, "In the battle just now, the sergeants under Zhizhou, a low-ranking official, advanced and retreated in a measured manner, with a strict formation and tacit cooperation. Although the specific casualties are not known, it is expected that half of them were killed. He still has the strength to fight again. Zhizhou has been training for less than a year, so his fighting strength is enough. Why waste the lives of soldiers? Zhizhou thinks twice."

"They must see blood. How can they become elites without seeing blood?"

"But they are Xiang troops, Zhizhou."

"Under my command, there is no such thing as a bullshit army or a forbidden army. There are only powerful and invincible troops who are fearless on the battlefield."

Wang Yan said without looking back, "Deploy another two thousand people to clear the stream. With these three thousand soldiers, we will fight with them for half a month. Do a good job in the distribution of veterans and recruits, and bring those who have fought with those who have not. Let's start the battle together. We'll hurry up and send the doctors from Chunqiu Medical Center over. They must be here within five days."

"Yes, Zhizhou, I will go and deliver the order right away." After receiving the order, the military secretary turned around and ran down the city wall.

Zhong E listened in astonishment. He had no choice but to do so. This Zhizhou was really full of anger. He spoke hard, acted even harder, and had a hard heart. A lot of soldiers will die in the light words. Or is it a loss that he thinks has no practical significance.

Looking away from Zhong Er's expression, Wang Yan chuckled and said, "It's a waste of money and food, and my son's life is in vain. Does Zizheng blame this officer for being cruel?"

"I don't dare to be humble!"

"It's because I don't dare, it's not because I don't have any." Wang Yan asked with a smile, "Does Zizheng know about the pension benefits of the Xiang Army?"

"I don't know."

"For those who are disabled and unable to fight, their children will go to school free of charge and be exempted from land tax for three years. In the next five years, they will be exempted from land tax of 20 per cent and a supplementary payment of three times a year until the children are fifteen years old. For those who are disabled and unable to take care of themselves, on the basis of the former, they will receive For a new house, six guan of supplementary money will be provided every year, and a certain amount of oil, sugar, and cloth will be given every year.

Those who died in the war were given a new house and were exempted from land tax for five years and twenty-one taxes for the next ten years. Their children went to school for free, and the government paid for them to raise them until they were fifteen years old. If you don’t have any children, you can exchange money for ten guans per year and live with your parents..."

Wang Yan briefly talked about the pension rules, which are still very complicated. For example, if the child is seven or eight years old, he will not be able to enjoy it for fifteen years. For example, if he has a wife but no children, if the family is separated, if he is a gangster and has no relatives, etc., the situation is many different types of.

But there is only one principle, be generous.

This is not to mention the ordinary treatment. Xiaobing gets paid every month, eats and drinks at no cost, and is given clothes and shoes every year. Otherwise, Wang Yan couldn't afford to raise too many soldiers, which would cost him a lot of money every day. If there are casualties in the war again, the compensation will be fatal...

The people standing on the tower were not only Wang Yan and Zhong E, but also not all officers. There were also some soldiers standing straight because the leaders were there. Their eyes widened when they heard Wang Yan talking about his treatment. They used to think that the Forbidden Army was very majestic and the Xiang Army was not worthy of being treated as a dog. Now they got to know the Xiang Army again...

Wang Yan looked at Zhong E with a smile and was astonished: "What do you think Zi Zheng is doing?"

"A worthy death!"

Zhong E was already shouting in his heart, Wang Yan gave him the money to raise troops, and he could raise an army of 50,000. No wonder a group of people who had never seen blood were so brave in fighting. In a head-to-head field battle, a group of new recruits managed to inflict 1:2 losses in battle, even though more than 20 people on the opposite side were hacked to death by themselves.

After a moment of silence, he looked at Wang Yan, who was standing upright with his hands in his sleeves, looking at the returning men below, and asked hesitantly, "The Xiang army is treated so well, is it difficult for the state to support it?"

"Why am I so implicated and wantonly ransacking homes?"

"Wealth without roots rarely lasts long. Moreover, it is impossible for Zhizhou to stay on the frontier for a long time. It must be because people are distracted by politics, and all the efforts of Zhizhou are in vain."

"Don't worry, I will let anyone who dares to let my hard work go to waste. I have successively served as the general magistrate of Hangzhou and the inspector of the Kaifeng Prefecture Military Inspection Institute. Currently, everything is the same as when I was there. As for money and food, there is no root problem. I won’t talk to you about long-term matters. You just need to know that if I am here, you will have more money and food.”

Zhong E turned his head and looked at the innocent big eyes of his men. He couldn't help but get closer and asked in a low voice: "Zhizhou, I wonder if you can incorporate me, Qingjian, into the Xiang army?"

Wang Yan shook his head in a funny way: "My power and responsibility lies with Yanzhou, not with the Imperial Army. If I interfere with the Imperial Army, it would be an act beyond my authority. It is also suspected of buying people's hearts, forming cliques for personal gain, and having personal friendship with the generals. How is my official behavior in the court? Zi Zhengzheng is clear about the situation. If this is the case, the Japanese officer will leave for Lingnan tomorrow..."

"It's the humble Meng Lang..." Zhong E was a little embarrassed, mainly because he couldn't hold it in, and even honest people would be jealous...

Wang Yan went down from the tower and welcomed his good sons back.

Zhang Daka knelt down on one knee and said, "Mr. Sir, I am fortunate to have lived up to my command. Fifty-seven people were killed in formation, and twenty-six were killed with last-ditch slashes. Thirteen of my supervisors were killed in the battle, and twenty-one were seriously injured. The rest were lightly injured and will rest for a few days." Then we can fight again.”

"You are all good. I keep my word. I will give you all the pensions. The seriously injured should live well. Go back to your hometown and watch over the officials for me. Go and live a good life. Disband. Get medical treatment quickly."

Wang Yan waved his hand and turned to lecture the remaining soldiers.

"Soldiers should protect their country, defend the land and borders, and protect the territory and the people. I have told you that we fight for our lives on the battlefield, not for others, but for ourselves. If the Xixia barbarians break through our Yanzhou defense and march straight in, then the ones who will suffer are your parents, wives and children.

I have also said that you should not let your hearts down when you fight for your country. As the parent official of Yanzhou, I will represent the people of Yanzhou and give you good food and drink so that you don't have to worry about the future. You fight for your lives. , I will take care of the affairs of the boys after their death.

The boys lived up to my expectations and trained hard... Now, it is time to test the boys' hard work in training. The boys have seen the battle just now. I will tell you now that this will be carried out every day in the future. Every time we kill a barbarian, there will be less danger. Starting from tomorrow, there will be one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The boys will fight the Xixia barbarians and let them see the blood of our Yanzhou boys..."

As Wang Yan spoke, the 1,000 Xiang soldiers he brought this time were already excited and shouting to kill. Not only the Xiang soldiers, but also the imperial guards who were watching were also bewitched by Wang Xianggong, and their shouts of killing shook the sky.

The Xixia people on the opposite side were so scared that they became nervous. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, fast-moving figures could be seen...

Wang Yan did what he said. From this day on, Wang Yan started to play a one-on-one duel with the opposite side.

His Xiang soldiers were really well trained. After all, they were all fed with good food and drink and raised with generous treatment. They had a strong fighting will and full momentum. Then on this basis, as long as they have a good body and good strength, and they are beaten and scolded to learn how to attack the army formation and read the flag, it is enough to pull them out to fight.

Every day at a fixed time, two quarters of the morning, that is, 9:30, and two quarters of the afternoon, that is, 1:30. At these two times, a hundred-man team is sent out on time to challenge.

Xixia is idle, and they have a huge psychological advantage, and they simply accept everyone who comes. After all, they won the war before. If the Liao Kingdom hadn't intervened, they might have really entered Guanzhong.

So the previous small fights suddenly escalated with the arrival of Wang Yan. Two hundred people can fight an encounter battle. If it were Han Xin, he could micro-control the hundred-man team to launch a surprise attack.

So although it is still a border provocation, it is definitely different from the past, with two archers provoking, or people coming to disgust, and dozens of people killing each other.

After all, there are less than 10,000 troops under Zhong Yan's command, and a hundred people a day, it will only take three months.

Of course, in the actual battle, not all the hundred men had to die. It was just that the Xixia people felt that they had lost face, so they dealt with those who ran away, alerting others to fight with their lives.

The overall battle can be said to have wins and losses. Generally speaking, Wang Yan's side won more and killed more. But the fighting will was very strong, no one ran away, and they would not retreat until Wang Yan sounded the horn.

After half a month, there were thirty battles, and in the most tragic one, only ten people returned from the hundred-man team sent by Wang Yan.

Xixia was not without elite troops. Of course, they also saw that Wang Yan was training them, but their new recruits could not beat them, and the old soldiers could not beat them either. They would also form an elite hundred-man team just to slaughter the Song army.

After thirty battles, the three thousand people sent by Wang Yan were reduced to less than two thousand people, which was a very terrible loss. But Wang Yan could say with certainty that the opponent had lost at least two thousand people, and most of them were not injured, but died.

Because his soldiers' knives, guns, and arrows were all quenched with liquids made from livestock feces and other things, in order to increase the infection rate of knife wounds, playing biochemical warfare, which was very dirty.

But Wang Yan's side was different. He had been running a hospital for five years and had already developed anti-inflammatory drugs, but the productivity was not enough. But it was no problem to use it for his side's army. And the doctors he trained had higher medical skills. The survival rate after the war was still very good.

His less than two thousand people were able to fight. Of the remaining more than one thousand people, the number of dead and seriously injured was less than eight hundred. The rest could be rescued and had a high probability of survival.

In this way, his war losses were still one to two.

And he gained two thousand soldiers who had fought with real swords and guns. Those who had been on the battlefield and those who had not been on the battlefield were absolutely two concepts. If he sent these two thousand people to continue fighting, the war losses would definitely be further reduced.

Of course, he would not do that, because he transferred another three thousand side troops, dispersed the more than one thousand who had fought in the war, and regrouped them. They, who are considered veterans, lead the new soldiers to fight. This effect is definitely better than the original team that is mostly made up of new soldiers. They can exert stronger combat effectiveness and further reduce their own casualties.

As for the coordination of the new formation, it is not a problem. Because they are all made of the same mold, they are all trained the same, they all know how to cooperate, and the veterans are all officers, so they can be ordered around like an arm...

Wang Yan took the initiative to provoke, and it seemed like a child's play to make an appointment with Xixia every day. Fighting, training, and consuming the enemy's manpower are all killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of their own.

But when Wang Yan fought in ancient times, it was never a simple battlefield confrontation. He always fought logistics and national strength. He could rely on his strong logistics capabilities to turn 800 self-injuries into 400 self-injuries.

He was so dirty that he even engaged in biological warfare. How could Xixia play?

He was not afraid of sending out an all-elite team. His current troops had been updated and were three points stronger. They were fighting against the elite...

On the 16th day, the 3,000 newly transferred Xiang troops of Wang Yan arrived. They all had a good rest for a day and reorganized the team. When they went out to fight on time at 9:30 on this day, something unexpected happened.

The Xixia people did not come out...

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