The war under Fanlin City was in full swing, which made Kamapov, who left Fanlin and went to Yulin to inspect the defense, take a breath. The Kaman people did a very good job in camouflage in the early stage, and they have been quietly giving Kamapor in the border area. The three border cities in the middle line that Mapov was responsible for exerted considerable pressure. After all, the Kamans were considered the leaders of the Liberian army. Their powerful armored cavalry was known as the best armored cavalry in the Eastern Continent, and the infantry was even more powerful. He is known for being good at overcoming difficulties. Although he has a lot of troops at his disposal, in terms of quality, except for his fifth army, which can be completely assured, the fifteenth army and the Jerok army are difficult to let Kama defeat. Bofu rests easy.
After learning that the movements of the Dodon and Puer coalition forces on the eastern front may be moving closer to the east, this further intensified Kamapov's worries about Yulin. If the Liberian coalition forces on the eastern front and the Kaman army on the central line sing the same song, Without the scene of separate attacks and combined attacks, Yulin and Yunzhong, the two cities with the worst city defense conditions on the entire northern border, are the most likely targets for the two armies to combine into one to carry out a surprise attack, and the Yulin City line It should be the most convenient way for Zhou Runner to go south to the imperial capital. In addition, the defense systems of Qinghe and even the cities in Heshuo area in the south are far inferior to those in the northwest, so Kamapov is even more worried about this. Once he is really in his own If the defense range is breached, then it would be serious if he, the commander of the so-called Rock Army, has no shame in seeing His Majesty the Emperor and the people for trivial matters and destroys the unified arrangement of the empire's northern campaign.
Just as they arrived at Yulin City, news came that the Kaman light cavalry had invaded Fanlin. Kamapov's first reaction was that his whereabouts were discovered by enemy spies in Fanlin City. Although his whereabouts were very secret, after all, he was the commander of the center line and there would definitely be some people who knew about leaving Fanlin City. It seemed that Kaman The potential power of people in Fanlin City still has a lot of influence. However, these matters are matters for the Imperial Security Bureau to deal with. What Kamapov is most worried about now is whether Sang Sheng, who has just served as deputy commander of the Fifth Army, can shoulder this important task. Once it enters the state too late and Fanlin is breached, the entire center line will be quite passive.
Kamapov, who stayed in Yulin City, only had time to stay for one night. After hastily inspecting the defense deployment of Yulin City, he quietly marched towards Fanlin City non-stop. However, the overwhelming force of the Kaman people overwhelmed the entire Fanlin City. The surrounding area was surrounded by water for dozens of miles, and the Kaman people's light cavalry were even active within a hundred miles outside Fanlin City, posing as if they wanted to swallow Fanlin in one bite.
After learning that Fanlin City had withstood the Kaman offensive on the first day, Kamapov was relieved. As long as he could survive the first day safely, it meant that Sang Sheng had fully adapted. assumed his current role as commander-in-chief. With two main divisions of the Fifth Army, as well as a division and a Jerok Corps of the Empire's Fifteenth Army as auxiliaries, even if the Kaman people had extraordinary abilities, they would not be able to capture Fanlin City in three to five days. Now it's time for you to think about how to attack and weaken the Kaman people to reduce the pressure in Fanlin City.
The two Ranger regiments immediately broke into the realm of Morin and launched a crazy harassment offensive against the Kaman people. The Kaman people were already prepared for this. Fifty thousand light cavalry, supported by the main force of infantry behind them, launched a brutal fighting battle with the Tang Rangers. Although the Tang Rangers are slightly better than the Kaman light cavalry in terms of combat effectiveness, after all, the Kaman army of more than 400,000 people has gathered around Fanlin City. The Tang Rangers can often only attack through intermittent surprise attacks. The Kaman infantry implemented a breakthrough to achieve victory, but with the constraints of the Kaman light cavalry, this effect was also greatly limited. In more cases, the Tang Rangers had to engage in bloody battles with the Kaman light cavalry, and this was exactly what the Kaman people wanted to achieve.
Kamapov is also aware of this, and the Kamans are now determined to adopt nail-pulling tactics. Concentrate superior forces to evacuate Fanlin City and tear a big hole in the empire's northern defense line. In this way, the attack and threat range of Kaman's army will expand exponentially, and they can even reach the territory of Zhongzhou directly to the southeast. But now Kamapov has no more ways to deal with it. If he mobilizes troops from Yulin, Jiama or Langshan to attack together, it will be in line with the Kaman people's wishes. This kind of return battle in the plains is where the troops have the advantage. What the Kaman people expected was that the Kaman people's 70,000 armored cavalry would have a place to use. In the plains around Fanlin, the 70,000 Kaman armored elites are simply a nightmare for the infantry. If there is no complete and sufficient position preparation, using infantry to challenge the heavy armored cavalry is asking for death.
At this time, although Kamapov realized that the Kaman people might give up Yulin and Jiama, it was already too late. He only had two ranger regiments in his hands. Even if he tried to contain them with all his strength, it would be difficult to change the overall situation. Fanlin City must To face the Kaman army alone, which is several times their size, the only thing that makes Kamapov feel a little more at ease is that Fanlin City's city defense system has been quite improved through his deliberate management, and the thunder and poisonous smoke that were later equipped The bullets can effectively block the enemy.
The huge pressure in Fanlin City began to show up after the third day. The Kaman people's non-stop wheel battles made the Fifth Army, which had been the main defense force, feel a little exhausted. Especially the Kaman people also learned the original Tang Army. The method was to use commandos to carry out sneak attacks all night long. Once they were discovered, the golden drums sounded and they were changed to open attacks. This method was even more difficult for the Tang army, which was already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. Three Tian Sanye's tossing made the two divisions of the Fifth Army somewhat unable to hold up even if they were fighting with iron. The outstanding performance of the First Division of the Empire's Fifteenth Army won Sang Sheng's trust and respect, and the task of the general reserve was officially handed over to the First Division of the Empire's Fifteenth Army. The Fifth Army began to feel a little overwhelmed. At that time, the Third Jerok Regiment (formerly the Jerok Guards Regiment) was finally ordered by Sang Sheng to take over the defense.
It should be said that the combat effectiveness of the Third Jerok Corps is also outstanding among the three Jerok Corps. However, under the crazy attack of the Kaman people, there was almost no glitch on the first day of taking over. The Kaman people quickly noticed that the Tang Army The troops were transferred, and heavy troops and a large number of siege equipment were concentrated to launch an offensive at the west gate. Taking advantage of the gap where Jerok's third corps had not yet entered the state, a large hole was opened in the west gate. At the most dangerous time, the troops surged onto the west wall. There are thousands of Kaman soldiers. If Ji Feixia, the commander of the first division of the Empire's 15th Army, had not decisively ordered the entire division to press forward, and it took more than an hour of fierce fighting to eliminate these Kaman commandos, I am afraid that Fanlin would have been killed that day. The city may be captured.
After giving high praise to Ji Feixia, Sang Sheng also denounced the Third Jielock Corps, and personally led the supervising team to kill several panicked soldiers of the Third Jielock Corps on the spot, and ordered the Third Jielock Corps to withdraw from the ranks below the regimental commander. Senior military officers must be on the front line to take command. If there are any mistakes, they will be dealt with according to military law.
Three consecutive days of violent attacks by the Kamans caused the Jerok Third Corps to suffer a significant reduction in combat numbers. In the afternoon of the third day, the commander of the Jerok Third Corps, Reid, almost knelt in front of Sang Sheng and begged him to provide immediate reinforcements in order to The Third Jerok Corps left some seeds. Under the high-intensity impact of the Kamans, the Third Jerok Army suffered heavy blows on all four walls. The huge casualties made Red unbearable to witness several times. If this continues, the Third Jerok Corps will probably disappear completely under the slaughtering knives of the Kamans.
Of course Sang Sheng knew the stakes involved, but the Jerok troops had not experienced brutal battles for a long time. Although their morale was still high, they still seemed a little uncomfortable under the ferocious attacks of the Kamans. He also intended to use the Jerok troops to attack Consuming the energy of the Kaman people can not only train the Jerok people, but also win more rest time for the Fifth Army.
When Jerok's Third Corps was agreed to withdraw, only less than 12,000 of the 30,000 troops were left, and most of them were injured to varying degrees. The tragic losses made Reid full of confidence in the newly appointed interim commander. Although he would not do anything irrational at such a critical moment, the hatred deep in his heart was firmly engraved in his heart.
Sang Sheng was not in the mood to pay attention to Reid's dissatisfaction. When the Third Jielock Corps retreated, he ordered the reserve soldiers in Fanlin City to be immediately replenished into the Third Jielock Corps. These local soldiers faced the situation of losing their families and their families. Recalling other soldiers can arouse the fighting spirit even more, especially knowing that in this situation, I am afraid that when the city is broken, the entire Fanlin City will face massacre. As for the Jerok Third Corps, those who survived this hard battle can be regarded as brave people who came out of the sea of blood and corpses. After this experience, at the same time, the Jerok people, the veterans led the new recruits, and after a little training, This unit was not much worse than the original Terok III Corps.
The Fifth Army Corps, which re-entered the battlefield, quickly stabilized the crumbling defense line. However, the First Division of the Fifteenth Army Corps, as a reserve force, suffered heavy losses in the three days of assisting the Jerok Third Army Corps in the defense and lacked sufficient troops. The strength of the reserve force gave Sang Sheng another headache. Fortunately, Fanlin City was now an important stronghold for the Xueshan Sect, Kongtong Sect and Tianshan Sect. All the disciples, regardless of gender, were recruited to join the first division of the Fifteenth Legion. There were also three to four hundred people to relieve the shortage of troops.