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The 372 Chapter 372 "I Eat Meat, You Drink Soup"
No matter how hard he tries, no matter how experienced and skilled he is in leading his troops, the morale of the soldiers is gradually collapsing.
Most importantly, he is not the real commander of the Northwestern Army. If Rugaard was here, he could use his status as the leader of the Northwestern Army and his years of kindness to gain the loyalty of the soldiers. But Guhua Duoluo doesn't have this ability. He's just a general. Back in the Northwestern Army, he didn't dare to buy the hearts of the soldiers. Otherwise, wouldn't he be suspected by Rugaard? Therefore, the soldiers won't die for him. His own troops were originally cavalry, but they were already taken away by Rugaard.
Whether it's meat and wine, or the temptation of promotion and wealth. This method may be effective once or twice, but it's useless if used too many times.
Isn't that right? Although most of the soldiers are uncultured and uneducated, they are not fools. You give a small reward every two days and a big reward every three days. Anyone would find it strange. Moreover, when we are surrounded by the enemy, the "General Rugaard's counterattack" is nothing but a moon in the water. As the leader of the army, you only know how to coax us with money and positions …. Fuck, do you really think we are fools?
On the night of the tenth day, Guhua Duoluo received a piece of news that made him unable to sleep.
Deserters have appeared!!
A lot of people began to have doubts about the current situation. On this night, a small group of soldiers took turns to run away. When the other soldiers on night watch discovered this, they immediately released their arrows and killed more than a dozen people on the spot. Three of them were captured, but two or three still managed to escape.
This matter made Guhua Duoluo's heart turn cold. Even when he was dealing with these deserters, he was somewhat absent-minded. He only said the word "kill" and went back alone.
At night, Guhua Duoluo carefully thought about it for a long time and finally made a decision: I can't delay any longer! Tomorrow, no matter what, I will take the initiative to attack! If I fight now, I can at least cause some damage to the enemy and make them lose some fighting power. If he waited any longer, his Northwest Army would not have much fighting power left.
Unfortunately, just as the sky was starting to brighten, Guhua Duoluo walked out of the tent and passed down the order for everyone to prepare for lunch. They would attack at noon … This order was only passed down for less than two hours before Du Wei made his move once again.
This time, the blow that Du Wei gave Guhua Duoluo was truly fatal!
Just as the sun rose, a whistling sound came from the Tulip Family's fortress in the distance. Then, under the surprised eyes of the soldiers in the Northwest Army, dozens of things were thrown at them from the sky.
With a loud crash, they landed about a hundred meters away from the Northwest Army's camp.
"Catapults! Everyone, spread out and find cover! " Some experienced officers and veterans immediately shouted at the top of their lungs. Then, with a whoosh, the soldiers in the camp who heard their shouts immediately scattered in all directions.
But soon after, the person who shouted felt his butt being ruthlessly kicked, causing him to fall down. He turned around and was about to curse when he saw his commanding officer, Lord Guhua Duo, with a 'resentful' expression on his face. Guhua Duo said hatefully, "Is your brain damaged? Even if it's a catapult, do you think the city's catapults can hit our camp? Are you an idiot?! "
After that, Guhua Duoluo immediately shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Send out a hundred people! Pick up those things for me! "
Soon, a hundred soldiers rushed out and ran to the battlefield to pick up the things that were thrown by the city's catapults. But when he saw these things, Guhua Duoluo was dumbfounded!
Armor!
All of them were armor! Scratches, blood stains, and some were even broken ….. But the problem is, these armors were all of the Northwest Army's cavalry style! Rugaard's 70,000 cavalrymen were all wearing this kind of armor!!
What is Du Wei trying to do by throwing these things out? Is he trying to mess with my army's morale?
Is he trying to make me think that Rugaard's cavalry is finished?
When the officers saw these things, they immediately exclaimed: "Ah! These are our Northwest Army's cavalry armor! Brothers … … Could it be that the West Army has already … … "
Plop!
Before he could finish, Guhua Duoluo kicked the officer in the chest and scolded: "Are you also a pig brain? General Rugaard's 70,000 cavalrymen!! Right now, the Tulip Family's army is being watched by us! How could General Rugaard fail? To defeat 70,000 cavalrymen, does Du Wei have that many troops?! Idiot! "
He deliberately shouted these words out loud. Many soldiers and officers who heard him nodded in agreement.
That's right, to defeat 70,000 cavalrymen, the other side must have at least this number of elite cavalrymen! Although the Duke of the Tulip Family claims to have 100,000 troops under his command (Tulip Family and Rollin Family), but after all, most of them are new soldiers, and there are definitely not 70,000 cavalrymen! There is no way they can defeat General Rugaard's cavalry.
Yes! These armors must be forged by the other side to mess with our morale! It must be like this!
"Hahaha! Du Wei, you are too naive. Forging dozens of broken armor and you want to fool our morale!! "Guhua Duoluo deliberately laughed out loud.
But then, he really couldn't laugh anymore.
Dozens of armor can be forged … … Then what about hundreds? A few thousand?
Still not enough? Then what about a few hundred prisoners of war??
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Inside the stronghold, the catapults almost didn't stop. In more than an hour, who knows how many armors were stripped from the prisoners of war. Du-Wei didn't think it was enough. With a wave of his hand, the gates opened and 500 cavalrymen of the Tulip Family rushed out on horseback. Quickly sweeping across the battlefield, they threw the armor on the back of their horses onto the ground and ran back to where they came from.
In a moment, there were at least a thousand sets of armor placed on the battlefield!!
Guhua Duoluo couldn't laugh, he couldn't even utter a word!!
Even if Du Wei is crazy, to forge a thousand sets of armor … … Could it be, could it be that General Rugaard really lost?!
Fake! It must be fake! With the financial resources and cunning of the Duke of the Tulip Family, forging a thousand sets of armor … … is not a difficult matter!!!
Guhua Duoluo still wanted to convince himself, but the gates opened again and more than a hundred Tulip Family soldiers came running out. Then, hundreds of dejected prisoners of war were escorted out of the stronghold. These were the captured cavalrymen of the Northwest Army. Among them, there were even two commanders. These captives were all tied up with ropes. They looked like a bunch of candied haws as they were driven out. Behind them were the soldiers of the Tulip Family. Under the threat of their swords, the captives began to run towards the Northwest army camp.
As they ran, they also shouted for fear of being shot.
Guhua Duoluo's face was deathly pale. At this moment, even he himself was on the verge of collapse. Looking at the hundreds of people running over from the battlefield, a trace of viciousness appeared in his heart. Just as he was about to order the archers to kill them all, he turned his head and saw that many of the officers, generals, and soldiers behind him had faces of despair and paleness. Guhua Duoluo knew that it was impossible to silence them now.
Sighing, he waved his hand and ordered people to go out and receive them.
"Bring these hundreds of people back and carefully monitor them. Send people to guard them. Without my order, they are not allowed to come in contact with others!" Guatoro sighed. He had only given this order in a numb manner. However, even he knew that this order didn't have much meaning to it.
It was at this time that the flag of the Flaming Tulip rose from the top of the distant fortress wall. Clad in full armor, Du Wei climbed up the wall and smiled. Taking in a deep breath, he then conjured a magic array that allowed his words to be clearly spread throughout the battlefield. His voice echoed throughout the battlefield as his words echoed throughout the battlefield.
"Guhua Duoluo!!! Your Northwest Army's West Cavalry has already been defeated by me! The 70,000 strong army has fallen apart. From Rugaard, they were either killed or captured!! Your Northwest Army is finished! You are also a commander, don't you cherish the lives of your men? Now that you have no chance, it's better to surrender early and let these soldiers have a way out!! In the name of the Duke of the Tulip Family, I guarantee that those who surrender will be spared from death!! "
At this moment, the hundreds of captives had already entered the Northwest Army's camp. When Du Wei's words spread throughout the battlefield, thousands of Northwest Army soldiers immediately rushed to the camp to ask the captives for confirmation. However, under Guhua Duoluo's orders, his trusted soldiers were not allowed to get close to the captives. They were also not allowed to open their mouths. Thus, they were escorted to the back of the camp.
At this moment, everyone in the military camp was in an uproar. In an instant, several thousand people rushed to Guhua Duo's tent to seek confirmation. Guhua Duo gave the order to suppress them. Under the strict military law, the soldiers were gradually dispersed … but even the soldiers who were enforcing the law didn't dare to look at the faces of their colleagues.
In their hearts, everyone already believed the Duke of the Tulip Family's words.
General Rugaard was really defeated?! 70,000 cavalrymen fell apart?!
That night, another desertion occurred in the Northwest Army. But this time, Guhua Duoluo was too lazy to care. He knew that the situation was already irreversible.
The morale of the soldiers had already fallen to the lowest point. The next day, when the number of soldiers was counted, they had actually lost over a thousand men. When Guaduolo was patrolling, he could feel the faint anger in the eyes of the soldiers that were looking at him. There were also quite a few that were numb.
But today, Du Wei and the Empire's army still hasn't attacked.
At this point, Gudolo already understood that Du Wei's tactic was a complete psychological attack. The news of the failure of the cavalry in the west had already spread throughout his camp, causing the soldiers to lose their will to fight. In fact, there were even large-scale desertions. Du Wei isn't in a hurry to attack at all. This guy probably doesn't even want to fight! As long as he waits for another two days, his army will collapse and mutiny.
So that's how it is, so that's how it is! The reason why Du Wei didn't fight with him the past few days was to stall for time and destroy his soldiers' fighting spirit and morale!!
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"Sir, are we really not going to attack?" Robert looked at Du Wei's motionless appearance and couldn't help but ask: "Those armors and prisoners have already been thrown out for two days! The enemy's morale has already collapsed. As long as we go out and attack, they will immediately fall apart. Such a good opportunity … … Why are you … … "
Duwei sighed, shook his head, and said nothing.
Beside him, 250 General Longbottom also frowned: "I say boss, what's there to wait for? Look at the Northwest Army, as long as I bring two to three thousand cavalrymen out, they will be dead in an instant! "
Du Wei looked at this 250 General and laughed: "Longbottom, oh Longbottom, you didn't understand the rules of officialdom back then. Now it seems you still haven't learned your lesson."
Du Wei stood up and pointed to the distance: "Look, the Tempest Legion, the capital's guards, and Governor Bohan's army are all outside! Adding them all together, that's close to a hundred thousand people. But from the start of the war until now, we've already wiped out Rugaard's cavalry and swallowed up seventy thousand of his elite cavalrymen. This is a huge military merit, there's no way we can run away from it! How many years has it been since our empire went to war? Right now, the people outside the city … no matter which army the generals or soldiers were in, they were all hoping to gain more merits in this final battle! To put it bluntly, we've already eaten the meat, so the last bit of soup should be left for others to share. Otherwise, if we eat it all alone, hehe … … Aren't you afraid of offending people? "
Offending people?
Du Wei's men looked at each other … … Since when did their Duke become afraid of offending people?!
"Since we're fighting together, we're all allies. We have to give them some benefits. Otherwise, it's hard to avoid being hated by others. In the future, they might secretly plot against us. Besides … … There are only forty to fifty thousand Northwest Army soldiers outside. What good will it do us if we take them down?! "
With Du Wei's question, everyone went silent.
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