readytorunbook Chapter 211 Heavy losses
Chapter 211 Heavy losses
The number of servants in the seventh term was 600, and in the eighth term it was directly 800.
In addition, there are 300 outstanding people who have been selected for their extensive reading.
Some have been with Ning Yi for almost a year, some for more than half a year, and some were even selected in the eighth phase.
Ning Yi will send out a batch of these outstanding seeds every once in a while, but the number of people will be very small, and all of them will be excellent and serve in various positions.
They are the most powerful in combat and serve as the leaders of the entire army of servants.
There are also hundreds of excellent bookboy contestants from the first to the sixth period, who serve as team leaders, squadron leaders, and team leaders among these bookboys.
In this way, they can organize and command at all levels, strictly control the entire team of servants, and let the servants follow them. Naturally, their combat effectiveness will be rapidly improved and their cohesion will be very strong.
Moreover, they regarded themselves as the prince's students, so naturally they would not bring shame to the prince. In one battle, they frightened the enemy to death.
Then we saw these servants rushing across from the military camp on the right wing of the battlefield, catching the Fang family army rushing in by surprise.
Then they headed towards the left wing and wiped out the Fang family army that rushed in.
When the servants came back, they were all exhausted but very excited.
Ning Yi looked at them. Many of them had blood on their armor, and some of them even had their armor torn.
Of course, there were quite a few casualties, with more than 20 people killed in the battle, which made Ning Yi heartbroken.
However, there were more than 80 people injured, and almost 100 people were killed or wounded.
It had been a day of fighting and the Fang family army was already exhausted. With the assistance of the original defenders, they launched a quick attack and caught the enemy off guard.
If it was a head-on battle, with two thousand servants fighting against an enemy several times their number, the casualties would probably be even greater.
No matter what, the war is finally over now.
Ning Yi felt extremely distressed when his servants were killed or injured, as each of them was a potential general whom he valued very much.
Send people to treat the wounded immediately, and as for the deceased, clean up their belongings and bodies, and take them back for burial safely after the incident.
The book boy showed his prowess in this battle, and this was a real war in front of everyone.
Unlike before, in order not to reveal his strength, Ning Yi always hid himself, and every time he took action, the whole team was wiped out.
Even the handling of the Dongfang family's guards made the Dongfang family too embarrassed to say anything, as they thought they were ambushed.
But now, Shu Tong's victory in front of so many people was shocking enough.
Ning Yi couldn't care less. Instead of being so sneaky, it would be better to improve the combat effectiveness of his servant.
After all, if they only train hard in the mansion and have no combat experience, they will never become elite soldiers.
It seems that the effect is very good now. If this continues, I believe it won’t be long before his army becomes elite.
The First Army had some combat experience from attacking Hushan Pass. According to reports, they had a bloody battle with thousands of direct troops of the Fang family army in the city, and suffered heavy casualties in the attack on the Duke Dingguo Mansion.
The Third Army has many veterans with experience, and most of the 8,000 cavalrymen who were ambushed by Duke Dingguo were used this time.
They also have combat experience, and as long as they continue to train hard, they will be elite soldiers.
The battle was over. Duke Dingguo was very angry when he saw the depressed Fang army returning. He threw all his troops and more than 30,000 people rushed into the battlefield. Not only did he fail to defeat the defending Beijing camp, but he also suffered such heavy losses.
After roughly counting the troops of each army, a total of 10,000 soldiers were lost in this attack.
Moreover, the Beijing camp opposite was not breached and was still standing there.
The Fang family army was extremely exhausted and suffered heavy casualties.
It was getting dark, and many soldiers had nothing to eat, their stomachs growling with hunger.
As a veteran, Duke Dingguo knew that the gamble-like attack during the day had failed to break through the Beijing camp, and there was no chance at all.
He had to order his troops to withdraw and retreat more than ten miles to rest.
The Fang family army had nothing to eat, and Duke Dingguo took out the last bit of food and fed the army a feast.
At this moment, Fang Chengyu had no choice but to give orders to slaughter some mules and horses so that the army could have some meat soup first.
As for the war horses not being able to eat, these are his last resort.
The entire Fang family army camp was filled with wailing. The wounded soldiers who ran back could not even receive treatment and could only endure it on their own.
Even if some mules and horses were slaughtered, it would not be enough to feed the more than 20,000 soldiers.
Fortunately, it is spring now and there are plenty of green plants around, which makes it possible for them to cook.
But if this goes on, I won’t be able to satisfy my hunger at all.
Ning Yi called all the commanders together for a meeting in the evening, and after asking them, he found out that they had also suffered heavy casualties.
Although the Fang family army suffered heavy losses, most of them were caused by the Imperial Guards, and more than 5,000 soldiers were killed in the Imperial Guards camp.
However, thousands of casualties were also suffered in the battlefields of the other two military camps of the Left and Right Capital Camps.
However, the 40,000-strong Beijing Army lost more than 15,000 soldiers, leaving Ning Yi at a loss for words.
Why is there such a big difference between them and Fang's army? The casualties have increased exponentially.
These commanders of the Beijing Camp were no longer arrogant. After a fierce battle with the elite troops of the Fang family army on the defensive, they realized how incompetent they were.
Feng Zhong also became honest. After a day of fighting, he counted his 10,000 imperial guards and found that more than 3,000 of them were killed.
If it weren't for His Highness's servant joining the battle at the last moment, there would have been even greater casualties.
There was no huge loss in the cavalry. The 3,000 cavalrymen did not participate in the battle at all. Feng Zhong was reluctant to let them give up their horses and use them as infantry to fight, as that would have been the biggest loss.
There were still about 30,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry left.
Ning Yi glanced at them calmly and said, "This prince has decided to leave the camp tomorrow and engage in a decisive battle with the Fang family army."
"what?"
"Not allowed, Your Highness."
"Your Highness, our army has suffered heavy losses, and the Fang family army is still capable of fighting. We cannot force a decisive battle."
"Your Highness, I believe that we can continue to wear down the Fang family army. They are already at the end of their rope. In just a few days, they will collapse on their own."
They kept trying to persuade them, and no one wanted to confront Fang's army head-on anymore.
What's more, abandoning the military camp and fighting outside the camp will definitely result in heavy losses.
Even Feng Zhong became obedient. If they were all Imperial Guards, he would have rushed out and fought to the death with Fang's army.
But now, among the Beijing camp, only their Imperial Guards can fight. Now the Imperial Guards have lost nearly 40% of their troops, and the Fang family army still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. They are no match at all.
He also suggested that we stay and continue to defend.
Ning Yi smiled nonchalantly and said, "Don't worry, everyone. Reinforcements will arrive tomorrow."
"Are there reinforcements?" Everyone else was surprised.
Feng Zhong was immediately shocked: "Your Highness, are you saying that His Majesty has sent a large army?"
If the capital can send reinforcements, we can still fight, even if it's just 10,000 capable soldiers.
Even without the combat effectiveness of their Imperial Guards, Feng Zhong felt that he could still have a decisive battle with the Fang family army even if it was only the 10,000 troops sent to support the northern border. Otherwise, it would be useless.
But Feng Zhong immediately shook his head: "No, the capital is under martial law, and we have to face the hundreds of thousands of troops led by King Huai in the east. How can we have the strength to come all the way to support the north?"
Others also thought it made sense.