As the old saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."
Only by fully understanding the other party's strengths and weaknesses can you be able to target your attacks effectively!
Through his conversation with Zhao Yong, Jiang Ming seemed to have discovered the reason for the Northern Xiongnu army's strong combat capabilities.
It's not that they're really that good, it's that these guys used "contraband"!
To put it bluntly, it's the same as using performance-enhancing drugs in modern sports. Before the battle, they take some "performance-enhancing drugs," and then they all become war machines on the battlefield!
In fact, Jiang Ming had already learned about this kind of warfare when he was in the military academy!
It existed in ancient times, and it exists in modern times!
However, in ancient times in the Central Plains, there was no such lack of integrity... It was mainly during battles between some villages in the southwest that similar Gu soldiers were used.
These Gu soldiers don't necessarily have any Gu worms on their bodies...
Instead, they took a special herbal decoction that made them extremely insensitive to pain, thus allowing them to unleash even greater fighting power!
Some people, even under normal circumstances when they are in so much pain they can't move, can still wield a sword and kill enemies after taking this medicine. It's like draining the pond to catch all the fish, completely disregarding the future...
In fact, whether it's a human or an animal, in a fight... "Continue fighting" is very important!
For example, gorillas and humans.
If we're talking about fighting each other... without using any tools, relying solely on physical abilities, the odds are basically 30/70!
A gorilla can take down seven people in three minutes!
The problem is that when gorillas encounter wild animals like jackals and leopards in the wild, they almost certainly die!
If humans fight to the death, they might not necessarily not survive!
This doesn't mean that gorillas are physically weak or lack fighting skills; it's just that they're afraid of pain...
As soon as it felt pain, it tried to run away, but it couldn't outrun the wild beasts, so it was eaten by them!
But humans are different!
Of course, there are cowards among humans... but when people are in such an extremely dangerous situation, they hold onto a belief that if they continue to fight, there is still a glimmer of hope... but if they give up completely, they will surely die!
Therefore, there are many historical precedents of people being able to kill wild beasts single-handedly even when they are at a disadvantage!
This shows just how important it is to be able to fight continuously!
The reason why the remaining 10,000 vanguard troops of the Northern Xiongnu were able to cause 40,000 casualties to Zhao Yong's army is precisely this!
Aren't they afraid of pain? Aren't they excited...?
In fact, the human body itself has a similar mechanism!
Any man who has been in a fight knows that sometimes when you're so angry that you've already opened fire, your body and hands will shake violently!
In this situation, it's easy for people to misunderstand it as being cowardly or scared!
Actually, that's not the case!
This is a bodily reaction caused by a surge in adrenaline!
Because of the large secretion of adrenaline, a large amount of endorphins are released, which causes the body's ability to feel pain to drop sharply... The receptors of pain nerves are completely blocked.
This can greatly increase the fighting power of the fighters.
Sometimes, you see a guy who's really good at fighting, but his physical abilities aren't particularly strong. The reason for this is that he has a high adrenaline production capacity, so he fights like his life depends on it!
So, whether it's a fight or a war, if you see someone trembling incessantly, don't make the wrong assumption that they're easy to deal with!
Actually, not many people are really scared and trembling... they're just getting their adrenaline pumping!
In modern warfare... those devils of the Axis powers also fed their soldiers "contraband," turning them into war machines that were impervious to pain, death, and exhaustion...
Zhao Yong also mentioned that... the swords of these Northern Xiongnu soldiers also contained a special kind of poison.
It seems that Sakhalin has already escalated the cold weapon warfare into chemical warfare ahead of schedule...
That's fine too!
Since they're using 'contraband,' it means... this stuff is highly addictive!
They only use it before a war. When there's no war, these bastards... they all become listless and their physical condition is worse than that of a good old woman!
In other words, using a sneak attack against these bastards can have a fatal effect!
To achieve this, scout reconnaissance is crucial!
After entering Yunzhou City, Jiang Ming immediately ordered a large number of scouts to investigate the movements of the main force of the Northern Xiongnu!
However, the scouts returned quickly with some very bad news for Jiang Ming: the main force of the Northern Xiongnu army, having heard of Jiang Ming's arrival, was rapidly moving towards Yunzhou City, and was now less than 30 li away...
Although... Zhao Yong had already told Jiang Ming about all the advantages of the Northern Xiongnu.
But there's one more thing that both Zhao Yong and Jiang Ming have overlooked...
That means the Northern Xiongnu's intelligence network is far more sophisticated and advanced than Jiang Ming's...
Actually, it wasn't that Jiang Ming neglected the reconnaissance work, but rather that he had been deploying defenses in the Yan Kingdom all along.
Now, having led a large army to the Zhao state, in Yunzhou city, they hadn't even settled in yet... when the Northern Xiongnu army caught wind of their presence and came charging in!
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