Shocking shouts of death filled the entire river plain, and what was once a quiet wilderness turned into a Shura field. With the advantage of mobility, the cavalry urged the fierce war horses to continuously launch fierce attacks on the Tiannan Army groups that were divided and surrounded into countless small groups. However, what caused the most pain to the Tiannan Army was the nomadic archers who had been concentrated in formation. After occupying an absolute advantage in numbers, they methodically formed one bow and arrow attack group after another, hiding behind the besieging comrades, using a hail of arrows to destroy the Tiannan Army soldiers who struggled to resist the assault cavalry, while the Mott Cavalry The strong archers in the army followed the training requirements and concentrated their efforts to shoot those marked Tiannan officers. This dealt a severe blow to the Tiannan Army's front line, which was already on the verge of collapse. After losing the command of their officers, the assembled defense circles were quickly broken through and killed by the Mott cavalry, and became dead souls under the sword. In this case, surrender seemed to have become superfluous, and the Tiannan Army Neither party seems to have this awareness.
As the battle progressed, countless Tiannan Army soldiers were consciously oppressed like river banks. On one side were the turbulent and turbid rivers, and on the other were the enemy's swords and guns raised high. Soon the battle gradually turned into a massacre, and unified command was lost. The Tiannan Army is no longer able to form a complete defensive circle on its own, and the nomadic cavalry seems to have fully understood this. Every time the Tiannan Army attempts to form a defensive circle, it is always met with a crazy charge from several times the number of nomadic cavalry. , until the opponent's attempt is defeated.
The battle situation was gradually changing in favor of the northwest side. The soldiers of the Tiannan Army who had given up hope of breaking through the encirclement also fully demonstrated their tenacity. Even in the face of the overwhelmingly superior Northwest Army, they did not flinch and made full use of The flexible nature of infantry formations combined them into various small attack formations, but there were too many enemies. When every living life disappeared under the enemy's weapons and horses' hooves, the two division commanders also realized that this battle was over. There is too much suspense, and it is only a matter of time before one's own side is defeated, and stubborn resistance will only increase casualties.
When the Southern Army finally made up their mind to abandon the main force that had been completely surrounded by the enemy, and organized some troops to break through the Eastern Defense Line and prepare to retreat to Longmen Pass, they discovered that the dark cavalry from Dongfang Pass was already ready to go. The Tiannan Army, which had broken out of the encirclement, had no time to react. The 10,000 Tubu cavalry, which had already been impatient for a long time, had already rolled towards the west with an overwhelming force. The two commanders with ashen faces exchanged glances with each other. The enemy's arrangement obviously did not give us any hope. Almost at the same time, he drew out the sword from his waist and took the lead to meet the surging wave. He was immediately beaten into pieces of blood. Only a Tubu cavalryman who was dancing wildly with his sword felt that there was an extra trophy under his sword.
This battle, known as the "Battle of Xiangshuitan", allowed the army in the interior of the empire to feel the power of Li Wufeng's modified nomadic cavalry for the first time. Although the opponents were only two incomplete divisions, anyone could Everyone knows that these two incomplete divisions are the first and second divisions of the Tiannan Lang family's first army. They can be said to be the elite aces of the Lang family's army. Even at the last moment, these The combat effectiveness displayed by the two divisions was still worthy of their numbers. Even at an absolute disadvantage, facing the nomadic cavalry who had the absolute upper hand in quantity, morale and mobility, they still fought to the death until the last breath. , defending the honor of Tiannan soldiers with their blood and lives.
In this battle, the outstanding performance of Mott's 1st and 20,000 Cavalry, which took the lead in breaking through the enemy's defense line, was highly recognized by the commander-in-chief of the Kansai Theater Liang Chongxin, and was reported to the Northwest Military and Political Affairs Bureau as soon as possible. Requesting for commendation and recognition, this battle also defended Liang Chongxin's position in the Northwest Army.
What makes Liang Chongxin and Li Wufeng most satisfied is not actually winning Bashan and Cuiping Pass. Being able to completely annihilate the Lang family's ace corps, the first and second among the Tiannan First Army, is what they care about most. Retaining and eliminating Lang Yongquan's two trump cards is completely different from defeating them. As long as the general framework of the originally incomplete 1st and 2nd Divisions exists, and there are a large number of experienced officers and veterans, they only need to replenish the reserve soldiers, and a The complete divisions can reappear, and now wiping them out will not only completely cut off the resurgence of these two divisions, but also severely damage the morale of the Tiannan military, but the subsequent impact of this will not be able to Limited quantity.
The Battle of Xiangshuitan announced the beginning of the northwest forces' official involvement in the Central Plains campaign. Later historians spoke highly of this battle. This was also the first time that the northwest used nomadic cavalry from the Tengger Grassland outside the Tengger Grassland. In other battlefields, the characteristics of the nomadic cavalry as fast as wind and fire were perfectly demonstrated in this battle. From Kunlun Pass to Xiangshuitan, which is more than 200 miles away, they rushed non-stop for five hours, without giving the enemy any chance to react. , and Liang Chongxin also made full use of the intelligence transmission from the Gu family in Bashan, calculated the time to the extreme, cleverly seized the moment when the Tiannan Army came out of the mountain to rest, and launched a surprise attack, successfully wiping out 30,000 Tiannan elite in one fell swoop.
After the war, the tactical instructors at the Northwest Military Academy all agreed that the commander's timing and capture of fighter planes during the Battle of Xiangshuitan maximized the role of the intelligence system and tactically defeated the improved nomadic light cavalry. The full use of characteristics, the brilliant results and strategic significance of this battle, this series of unique features are enough to make this battle included in the history of war as a classic battle, and Liang Chongxin himself showed the calmness and calmness in this battle. With his sharp mind and forward-looking vision, he not only successfully annihilated two divisions, but also laid a good foundation for the smooth launch of a series of subsequent battles. This also marked the beginning of the collapse of the Lang family's power in Kansai.
"Hey, Third Brother, look over there, why are there so many people coming this way?" An officer standing at the Cuiping Pass waved his hand to cover his forehead, looking away, looking towards the west in confusion. A large group of caravans came running over.
Almost everyone followed the captain's gaze and looked to the west. Sure enough, a large group of cavalry swarmed towards the gate in a chaotic manner, as if they were being robbed by bandits.
"Order the people who have been shut down to come forward and check to see what's going on? Close the gate first and don't allow them to get close to it! Let's wait until the inspection is clear." Although both the east and west sides are under the control of his own army, the careful officer Still prudent, he ordered the door to be closed and asked a small group of soldiers on duty under the tower to come over and check to see what was going on.
"Sir, I have already asked clearly. These businessmen said that they encountered our Tiannan Army in the Longmen Mountains and were attacked. They heard that we were defeated. They felt that the situation was not right, so they ran back first." The inspection was completed. The soldiers shouted from below the tower.
Shocked, the officer on the city tower quickly went downstairs, opened the city gate, and brought a few businessmen to him for careful questioning. All the businessmen had pale faces, obviously frightened, and recounted what they had encountered in the Longmen Mountain area. , the officers were shocked and frightened when they heard this. Unexpectedly, the Northwesters had invaded Bashan, and even the 1st and 2nd Divisions that had just passed here suffered a setback. What should we do? When he heard that the remnants of the 1st and 2nd Divisions had retreated to Cuiping Pass where they were guarding, the officer didn't care much. He just thought about how to report the details to the commander in chief of Lujiang, and asked Lujiang to quickly send more troops. There is only one regiment stationed here, how can it withstand it
The former Lujiang Police Station stationed at Cuiping Pass, who were usually responsible for daily inspections in Guanzhong, were summoned and found out that these people were indeed merchants from Bashan who often traveled between Lujiang and Bashan. The officers did not spare many of them. , ordered people to let them lead the goods and leave. While they were negotiating, they saw a group of people and horses swarming along the mountain road. They were dressed in the same outfit as the first and second divisions that the merchants said were defeated. Although all aspects were different, He looked tired, but the marching formation seemed to be in good order. However, his words were very angry and he cursed loudly. He kept shouting that there were pursuers thirty miles behind, and he wanted to close the door and let the sergeant open the door quickly to let them in.
Although he was a little confused as to why these defeated soldiers came so quickly, seeing the arrogance and arrogance of the other party seemed like the greatness of the First Legion, especially as several of them looked familiar, so the officer did not think much about anything else and ordered the sergeant. Opening the door, this group of people were so eager that they didn't even say hello, but just poured in. Those familiar faces seemed to have expressions of struggle and resistance on their faces, and they looked like they were standing in the building. The officer on board suddenly felt something in his heart, but his realization came too late. The defeated soldiers who were still pouring in suddenly turned into demon kings who bought lives. Swords were flying, blood was flying everywhere, and the soldiers who had not had time to react even had their faces wet. Before his look of surprise disappeared, he fell into a pool of blood.
Cold sweat suddenly rushed down his back, and there was a loud bang in the officer's head. He had been fooled. This was clearly a trick of the enemy, but he regretted it too late. Even these patrol policemen dared to join these northwest people to deceive him. He was angry. The frantic officer chopped several people to the ground without being explained by the patrolman, and then called on the troops who were guarding the building to quickly go down and block the city gate. However, this was already a mending situation, and the soldiers of the Northwest Army who roared in had already firmly blocked the city gate. The gate was blocked and the garrison who had already reacted knew that their survival depended on this move. They swooped forward desperately in an attempt to squeeze the soldiers of the Northwest Army who had just entered the gate out of the gate. The two sides started a fierce battle before the gate closed.