After pondering for a while, Ling Tianfang finally made up his mind. It seemed that he had to pay something in this battle. This kind of confrontation in a flat field was originally the specialty of the Luobi people, but now he had no choice. If the number of troops in his hands was to be considered, it even exceeded the Luobi people, but his side was forced to take a defensive position. The enemy was powerful. The cavalry on our side is too much more than our own, and there are too many positions on our side that need to be guarded. This kind of passive defense is originally the lowest form of defense, but now we have to adopt this method.
"Jianguo, we must be mentally prepared for this battle. We are afraid that the losses will exceed any other, but we have no choice. If we want the Luobi people to follow our baton, then we can only spend a lot of money to let them Take the bait, as the saying goes, if you are willing to give up, you will not catch the wolf. If you are willing to give up, you will get something. If you want to hold back the enemy, you have to fight with your back and fight head-on." Ling Tianfang's voice was a little low, and he had obviously thought of it. The cruelty of this plan of mine, using the loss of the army to exchange for the safety of the people, sounds great, but in reality no one can do it in war. Who wants to see that their army will be used for some insignificant reasons? Ordinary people to sacrifice
Kang Jianguo had vaguely picked up the general idea from the words of the Director of Military Affairs, who usually had few words. Although he still didn't understand how to win this battle, at least one thing he knew was that Luo Bei must not be allowed to fight. The cavalry rushed into the northwest hinterland, and to do this, the other party seemed to intend to use the army as bait to seduce the Luo Bei army to make the Western Xinjiang army the main target. But would this be effective? Kang Jianguo was a little skeptical. Let’s not talk about whether the Luobi people will concentrate all their forces on the bait. Even if they put it on the bait, how much time will they gain? Now that the war is about to start on the eastern front, there will be no extra troops to draw westward for a while. This will have almost no effect except allowing the Luobi people to eat the bait calmly. They can still attack after getting rid of the bait. By then I'm just afraid the situation will be worse.
"Master Ling, are you planning to use Ying Jianming's three divisions as bait?" This is a matter of course. Since you have joined the Western Xinjiang Army, you need to show some gestures to win respect. Kang Jianguo does not believe that anyone has privileges. Everyone is equal before war. Whoever is more suitable for this position will be accepted. There are no conditions.
"No, if you want to attract the Luobei people, Ying Jianming's three divisions are not enough. Tu Da has a huge appetite. It is difficult to attract him with this small force. I want your three divisions to come up, and outside. With Ying Jianming's two divisions, almost all of our main force in the northwest will be out. As long as he can eat this bait, the six northwest mansions will be almost at his mercy. Is this bait delicious enough? " Ling Tian A rare smile finally appeared on Fang's gloomy face. Obviously he was quite confident in his plan, but when Kang Jianguo heard it, it was like a thunderbolt from the clear sky.
"What?! Master Ling, what did you say? Let my three divisions be used as bait? Sir, are you kidding me? How can you use our Jerok Army as bait? This is not possible, absolutely not!" Some people were confused. Choi Yan, Kang Jianguo was so anxious that his face turned red.
"No? How presumptuous! I tell you, you have to do it if you can, and you have to do it if you don't. This is a military order!" Ling Tianfang's face suddenly darkened. His tone also became stern.
"Master Ling, I am not afraid of losing my army, but if you do this, what force will we use to fight back? You have drained all the troops at once. What if the Luobi people don't take this trick and go straight into the northwest hinterland? Then what should we do? How to deal with it?" Some of them lowered their heads in embarrassment. Kang Jianguo also realized that he had made a mistake and quickly explained.
"That's not something you need to care about. You just need to consider how to delay this battle as long as possible. All consequences will naturally be borne by me." Ling Tianfang was no longer polite, and his tone became more and more serious.
In view of the increasingly tense situation in the northwest, Ling Tianfang declared an emergency decree on his first day in Qingyang, and the entire northwest entered a wartime state to prepare for the upcoming war. Now that the Luobi cavalry has set foot on the northwest border, he Combat orders were also immediately issued. Except for the fifth division of the Imperial Fourth Army and the Qingyang Garrison Regiment under Ying Jianming, as well as the cadet army of the Northwest Military Academy, who were responsible for the defense of Qingyang City, the other five divisions in their hands were Divide into two arrows and advance westward, respectively, and station on the western border to form a defensive formation.
The strange appearance put on by the Western Xinjiang Army calmed down the already impatient Luobi people. This practice of abandoning the strong city instead of defending it and coming to the wilderness to prepare for a field battle with their own side was very popular. It seems that Tu Da is undoubtedly a replica of another war on this land many years ago. It was on this land that he led his army to defeat the Tanghe Empire. The army led by Situ Mingzhi wiped out more than 100,000 enemies in one fell swoop. But later Because he was careless and returned first, Li Wufeng took the opportunity to pick up a peach that fell to the ground. Now the people of Xijiang have once again put on this weird posture. Have they forgotten their lessons or do they think they are fully capable of defeating their own side in a field battle?
This bizarre behavior of the Xijiang Army made the Luobi people hesitant. Even Tuda himself was a little unsure about the intention of the Xijiang people in putting up such a posture, and looking at their appearance, they were about to charge up and dig in the Tuqi Plain. Gouliying looked like he was going to fight a protracted battle, which made Tu Da even more worried. Could it be that Li Wufeng's reinforcements have arrived in the northwest
"What did you say?" Tu Da was shocked and slapped the table in a loud voice.
"Well, Marshal, this is the information our intelligence personnel obtained from the enemy. Four cavalry regiments of the Tanghe people are already operating in Qingyang, but their whereabouts are very secretive. We cannot grasp the specific whereabouts, and their third The first legion is rushing towards Qingyang overnight, and it is estimated that it should be able to reach Qingyang within a week." The intelligence officer was so nervous that his lips turned white. The enemy's situation suddenly changed so much. As the intelligence director, he was just now Understand, there is indeed some suspicion of dereliction of duty.
"Where did these four cavalry regiments come from?" Trying to calm down, Tu Da asked carefully about the details, "Didn't Li Wufeng's 1st and 3rd Cavalry Regiments sneak into the Western Regions? In addition, the Li Wufeng you mentioned has other Two cavalry regiments have also returned to the northwest, which two cavalry regiments are they?"
"Coming back to the commander, it should be the 4th and 5th Cavalry Regiment. They returned from the Central Plains area. Our intelligence officers on the front line of Partridge Pass saw it with their own eyes." The intelligence officer was quite sure of this.
Tu Da was lost in thought. Naturally, he couldn't think of the real reason why Ling Tianfang was in such a passive and beaten situation. The army made sacrifices for the benefit of the people. This was a problem that no soldier had to think about. In Luo Bei This is especially true in people's minds. In their opinion, the people should give everything for the army to win the war, and Tu Da is no exception. He can only infer whether Ling Tianfang has another conspiracy. After all, Ling Tianfang is also a Luo Bei. He was an old rival, and the Tanghe people had been defeated in this land, so he would not be so careless and presumptuous.
The only possibility is that the Tanghe people want to put on this decisive battle posture on the Tuqi Plain, and pretend to be empty in the hinterland to lure their own army into the hinterland, and then use his four cavalry regiments of more than 100,000 people and the favorable geographical location. Although Tu Da had not yet thought about how the Tanghe people set up an ambush to ambush his army in the Qingyang hinterland, he believed that Ling Tianfang must be confident since he dared to do this. Ling Tianfang was not a He has never been a bold person. This is Tu Da's conclusion after carefully analyzing Ling Tianfang's performance under Li Wufeng over the years. Being plain and simple is better than being calm. This is the style that Ling Tianfang has become famous for.
Tu Da smiled slightly. Ling Tianfang was smart but was misled by his cleverness. In this way, he ambushed the four ranger regiments in the rear and waited for him to take the bait. However, he did not expect that he had plenty of time. He could have fought with his main army on the Tuqi Plain. Let's have a war of attrition. The Tuqi Plain has always been a blessed place for me. Maybe history will repeat itself here again. The Tanghe people are proud of their infantry phalanx, which shows the power of Luo Bei's cavalry.
The reason why Tu Da has such great self-confidence is not without reason. Since many wars, especially the war with the Tanghe people, the Luo Bei light cavalry lost their troops in front of the Tanghe people's infantry phalanx, especially the heavy infantry phalanx, and was helpless. After Li Wufeng's armored cavalry also had little effect in front of Li Wufeng's heavy infantry armed with Gaoyue people, Tu Da, who had been promoted to the leader of the Western Conquest, began to improve the armored cavalry under his command, and Luo Bei's continued improvement in financial situation also helped him The improvement of the cavalry provided considerable support, and with the encouragement of the chief, it should be said that Tu Da's reform of the armored cavalry was quite successful. The original simple mail armor was replaced by the authentic iron leaf armor.
Instead, the war horses were also put on heavy horse armor, and the traditional ordinary spears were replaced by regular armored cavalry spears. Coupled with the strict military discipline training of cavalry instructors hired from the Western Continent, this armored cavalry already had a vague The taste of a powerful army.
An army that does not go into battle is never a real army. Tu Da has long been looking forward to a solid war to test the armored cavalry that he spent a lot of money to build. Now Ling Tianfang's formation is obvious. He just despises his inability to break through his infantry defense line. Maybe it's time to teach him a lesson.