The vigilant Luzon people quickly obtained information from their scouts. The Tang Army's rangers had rushed into Selms from the Lahore border area, sweeping in with the force of strong winds sweeping fallen leaves. The target was obviously this troop. The Luzon army raided the city of Selmes. At this time, the commander of the 7th Luzon Corps finally understood why this group of Pangzhe people resisted so desperately and even retreated when they had a chance to escape. It turned out that these hateful guys were confident and just wanted to show off. He acted like a weak man and held his own troops so that he could fall into a trap. Fortunately, the astute scout discovered this situation. Although the scout's feedback came a little late, it at least allowed him to take precautions and not be caught off guard by the opponent.
In fact, there were some errors in the Luzon people's inference. The Pangcha New Army did not know where Cui Wenxiu had arranged the ambush. However, out of blind worship of Cui Wenxiu and in order to defend the reputation of the Pangcha New Army, Ladu, a graduate The cadet at the Northwest Military Academy faithfully performed his duty as the guard of Selms. The 20,000-strong new army exerted their combat effectiveness to the extreme in this battle to defend Selms and could withstand the attack. The charge of the 7th Luzon Corps also created a good opportunity for the Empire's 1st Ranger Regiment, which had been wandering on the border between Lahore and Puncha.
Cui Wenxiu, the commander-in-chief of the entire Central Continent War Zone, is also unsure whether the Luzon people will send troops north to attack their own territory with weak defenses. In terms of long-term interests, the Luzon people certainly do not want to see them and the Hansen Alliance defeated one by one. Being able to maintain a certain degree of balance among the three parties in the Indian region should be the situation they are most happy to see. Once the Hansen Alliance is expelled from this land, Luzon will definitely face the powerful Tang people independently, which is not in Luzon's interests.
But from the current perspective, it is not wise to provoke a battle with the Tang army. The Tang army already has an advantage in the Indian region. Once the Tang people are offended, they may use all their strength to retaliate. Luzon is in Komi The situation in Nepal and South India has not yet been completely stabilized, and Frederick personally takes charge of Comini and exerts both power and power. I just hope that Komini, a territory that can become another core area of the Kingdom of Luzon, can be integrated with the original Grand Duchy of Luzon as soon as possible, and even let the Tang army advance step by step in East Luzon. At this time, the conflict with the Tang army broke out. Total conflict. It is even possible that the war will spread to the entire Luzon mainland. Whether the time is right is not only the focus of the dispute between Frederick and Kloof, but also the main reason why Cui Wenxiu has been unsure whether the Luzon people dare to send troops.
Cui Wenxiu had no choice but to deploy the two Ranger regiments, one at the border area between Lahore and Kada province, and the other at the border area between Lahore and Selms. According to Cui Wenxiu's prediction, if the Luzon people really If we want to provoke a full-scale war, we will inevitably send troops from these two places. My current military strength is simply not able to maintain such a long border line, and it is not possible to defend and fight in such a dry manner. It would be better to send all the infantry to the front line to fight the Hansen Alliance. Strive to resolve the battle with the Hansen Alliance as soon as possible, leaving only a small number of incorrect and highly mobile rangers in the rear. If the Luzon people really dare to invade, the harassment of the rangers can also force the Luzon people not to dare to take action.
But Cui Wenxiu did not expect that the people of Luzon seemed to have seen through his arrangement and avoided hinterlands such as Kadak, Kunduz and Lahore that might be involved in wars, but chose the Pangcha people in the vassal areas of the empire. As targets for attack, territories such as Selmes and Jaipudu have almost become quasi-territories of the empire. The Luzon people's participation in this battle will definitely greatly damage the empire's prestige in the hearts of the people around them. But he didn't expect that Pauling, who was guarding the new army, not only greatly improved his combat effectiveness under the hellish training, but also that senior officers also made great progress after undergoing reborn training at the Northwest Military Academy. They could actually compete with Lu in a short time. The Song army was evenly matched, and unexpectedly attracted an attack from the Tang army's rangers who had been spying on the border area.
Bayin Zhuo led the First Ranger Regiment and had been roaming in Lahore. Later, after exchanging information with Jiang Bin, deputy commander of the Tenth Army, he felt that if the Luzon people really wanted to launch an attack, they might choose Ser. As the target of attack, he moved his troops to the border area not far from the city of Selms, so that he could not only take care of Lahore, but also monitor the situation in the Selms area at any time. Thinking that his move really won him a rare opportunity, when the Luzon army broke into Selmes from the south, Bayin Zhuo personally led two ten thousand cavalry troops to come roaring as soon as he got the news. , the other ten thousand cavalry team seemed to be unable to catch up with this feast because they were traveling deep into Lahore.
The retreat speed of Luzon's 7th Corps was quite fast. When receiving the scout report, the leader of the 7th Corps knew that it was impossible to annihilate this new Panzhe army. If the goal was not achieved, he would need to consider how to disperse safely. To retreat, the Luzon people have already built a series of fortresses in the border areas. As long as they fall within the coverage of the fortresses, they will be safe.
Although the decision of the leaders of the Seventh Corps was quite decisive, they still underestimated the mobility of the Tang Army's First Ranger Regiment. It took only six hours for the Tang Army's Rangers to reach the 180-mile distance. It had only been three hours since they had received the news, and they were overtaken by the First Ranger Regiment before they even had time to retreat to the Luzon territory. Seeing that it was impossible for the entire army to escape, the Luzon army was very straightforward and simply faced it with a team of 10,000 people, while the other two teams of 10,000 people took the opportunity to escape. Fortunately, the border area was already a shallow hilly terrain, and Luzon The 7th Corps was finally able to escape into the mountains with more than 10,000 people, but the remaining 10,000 troops became a stepping stone. Except for a few who were captured, most of the others were wiped out.
When Cui Wenxiu obtained the Zhaipu Ferry and was looted, but Selmes was safe under the full defense of the new army of Pangzha, he was speechless for a while. Although he had always had doubts about the Luzon people sending troops to the Northern Expedition, he felt deep in his heart Chu still hopes that a full-scale war with Luzon will not begin before the Hansen Alliance issue is resolved, but now it seems that the Luzon people will not sit idly by and ignore it. Frederick and Kloof are not generally suspicious of their own side. , actually ignored the withdrawal branch that he threw away. Now that the relationship has been broken, and the movements of the rangers have been exposed, the Luzon people may completely break with the empire, which requires a lot of thinking.
But now Cui Wenxiu also knows that it is not the time to consider the issue in the south. He can only let the two Ranger regiments take care of the south temporarily. The war with the Hansen Alliance has entered the most critical period. As long as the war on the southern front of Kerman continues The battle was extremely brutal. The southern cluster, led by Zhan Botao, struggled to withstand the impact of the main force of the Hansen Allied Forces. Thousands of corpses were left behind almost every day. Although Mashhad, the capital of Khura Province, It has been captured by the Seventh Army, but it failed to annihilate the main force of the Novi First Army. The harsh wind and sand climate greatly slowed down the offensive speed of the Seventh Army after capturing Mashhad.
The 30,000-strong Hanoverian First Corps also fought with the Seventh Army in the west of Khura Province, preventing the Seventh Army from achieving effective results.
But these are not the things that worry Cui Wenxiu the most. The reinforcements of the Hansen Alliance finally appeared and numbered as many as 100,000. This is the thing that worries Cui Wenxiu the most. This support army is composed of 30,000 people (cavalry) troops from the Delphin White Crane Corps and the Spartan First Corps. It is coming quickly and has already passed through the Destin Province and is divided into two parts. One goes south to the Fahan Province, and the other goes south to the Fahan Province. The troops will go south into the province of Maina, and will most likely reinforce part of the Hanoverian 1st Corps, which is surrounded in the ancient city of Bam, east of Kerman. If this prey, which has become a prey in the jar, is reinforced, it may give them an advantage. The Kerman Eastern Front Cluster was in trouble instead.
For this reason, Kang Jianguo, the commander of Cui Wenxiu and Yanjin's Kerman Eastern Front Cluster, must completely eliminate the 30,000 Hanoverian First Corps trapped in the ancient city of Bam within two days, otherwise the general will take legal action. At the same time, he ordered the commander of the Seventh Corps Hu Yanqiu marched westward with all his strength without any delay. He must hold back the reinforcements of the Hansen Allied Forces that had already entered the Maina Province and prevent them from going south into Kerman.
Kang Jianguo stood in front of the battlefield with red eyes. His helmet had already been taken off, and there were a few blisters on his dry lips. He was obviously made angry and angry by the unfavorable battle, and the huge broad-bladed saber was stuck in his heart. In his hand, two of the armor and gastric collars on his chest had been loosened. He took the water bag from the guard next to him, took a big sip, and threw the water bag back into the guard's hand. When he turned around, he looked no longer ferocious. Said: "Lao Qiu, Cui Shuai has come with the third strict order. If we can't take this broken city tomorrow, I'm afraid you and I will have to engage in military law. Losing our heads is a trivial matter. I'm afraid our Jerok Army and the Third The Tenth Legion made a statement, then you and I have really become sinners. It seems that we have to risk our lives. Victory or failure depends on this, so don't hide it. Even if you die today, I will die. At the top of this city!”
Throwing the helmet on the ground, Qiu Zicheng, whose face was red, was not as cautious as before. He licked the corners of his mouth that were a bit astringent and said boldly: "Brother Kang, if you lose your head, it won't be more than a scar as big as a bowl. Don't wait for tomorrow. Today we will We are going to take this city! You rest first, let me lead the reserve team for this battle. If my brother unfortunately abandons me, you can step on my brother’s body and come back!"