The First Division of North Luzon, which started from Huashui Valley, finally appeared on the open plains in the middle of Pinglu Prefecture after a day and night of rapid march. Faced with the sudden appearance of the Northwest Army, the Taiping Army defending Pinglu Fucheng seemed unprepared. Even Huashui Valley, which looked like a natural moat, had fallen. Is it necessary to continue to defend Pinglu Fucheng, which was not strong? Serious disputes arose among the Taiping garrison in Pinglufu City. Serious disagreements made the Taiping garrison defense system in Pinglufu even more fragile. When Tengger's third heavy cavalry division and 30,000 Mote light cavalry also appeared, When they were in the sight of the Taiping defenders of Pinglufu City, this first caused the psychological collapse of the Taiping defenders of Pinglufu City.
But at the same time, the Kaman people's sun, moon and star flag also appeared in the hilly area in the northern part of Pinglu, and crossed the northern hilly area at a very fast speed towards Fucheng in the middle. At this time, Yulin fell, and Kaman The news that the Man army was marching south to Qinghe also reached the ears of the Taiping Army defenders in Pinglu Fucheng. This once again triggered a debate among the Taiping defenders who were already undecided. Whether they needed to surrender and which side to surrender to? The surrender caused considerable confusion among the Taiping troops. Both the Kaman and the Northwest people have strong backing, and no one dares to arbitrarily declare which side will be the victor in this battle for the Northern Plains. The final result of the debate is to remain neutral for the time being, and they will fall to whichever side has the upper hand.
After receiving the final opinions from the Taiping Army, Shanzhu, Mao Jin, and a Cavalry Commander Mo Teqian who was responsible for leading the team decided on a plan to first annihilate the Kaman enemy forces and then force the Taiping defenders to surrender in Lucheng. If the invading Kaman army cannot be quickly defeated, the more than 10,000 Taiping defenders in Pinglu City are likely to fall to the Kaman army. After all, the number and scale of the Kaman army in this southern invasion far exceed the previous southern invasions. Many middle- and high-level officers in the Taiping Army were trained under the training of instructor Kaman. They have an innate favorable impression of Kaman's side. However, they are now forced to seize the opportunity because the Northwest Army has arrived first. As long as the Northwest Army A slight hesitation or unfavorable situation may immediately lead to the danger that the Taiping Army, which had already intended to surrender, would attack from behind.
Hoffman personally led 30,000 troops to participate in the operation to cross the mountainous area between Pinglu and Yulin. Now that he was determined, he would just go to the end. Hoffman did not want anyone to take away the glorious mission of capturing Pinglu. Leave it to anyone, he hoped that this great feat would be completed by himself, but the three-day climb not only exhausted his 30,000 elite soldiers, but also caused him to lose contact with the intelligence department during this period, and became Having become blind and deaf, one cannot understand the changes in the external situation at all.
Until he was dragging his tired footsteps through the hilly area of northern Pinglu, Hoffman was still immersed in the dream of how shocking his sudden appearance on the plains of central Pinglu would be to the Taiping Army. Before he could get any response from his scouts, he led an army of 30,000 people out of the hills and set foot on the vast plains in the middle of Pinglu.
When they learned that the Kaman army began to slow down or even stop advancing, Shanzhu and Mao Jin both believed that the time for the decisive battle had arrived. At this time, the 30,000 Kaman army had discovered that the Northwest Army was also embarking on this journey at the same time. A piece of land, Hoffmann's rash advance made him pay a heavy price. The Kaman people had already entered the endless plain area for nearly 60 miles, and at this time, the 30,000 Mote light cavalry had already turned around and cut off the Kaman people. It is possible that the army may withdraw to the hilly area in the northern part of Pinglu. Once the Kaman army senses something is wrong and flees into the hilly area, neither the heavy cavalry led by Mao Jin nor the light cavalry of the Motes, nor the heavy infantry of Shanzhu, can Effectively annihilate them. On the contrary, they can take advantage of the rugged terrain of the hills to take advantage of the light armored infantry and firmly hold back the Northwest Army. Unfortunately, the Kamans, who lacked intelligence support, did not expect to reach this point.
In addition to retaining two regiments as reserves to monitor the Taiping Army in Pinglu Fucheng, Shanzhu and Mao Jin devoted all their forces to the battle to annihilate Kaman's 30,000 light armored infantry. Mao Jin's Tengri The three heavy cavalry divisions were put into actual combat as a fully organized heavy cavalry division for the first time, while the two heavy infantry regiments of Shanzhu were responsible for the finishing work of the net.
Hoffman never expected that he would reach this point. The initial complacency had disappeared. The exhausted soldiers had to seize the time to dig trenches and build simple camps and deer villages. Faced with all this, they were as busy as a big army. On the battlefield at the construction site, Hoffman's heart gradually sank.
He never expected that the Northwest Army would appear first in the middle of Pinglu, and because of his rash advance, his troops left the hilly area that was conducive to light infantry and came to the flat plain, which was the most unfavorable for defense. There were no motorized cavalry, no Can the heavy infantry with complete protection and these 30,000 light infantry alone be able to withstand the impact of the Northwest Army
Hoffman did not dare to put his worries on the surface. He had to put on a smile and look confident. While inspecting the construction of the camp, he greeted the officers and soldiers. Seeing the hard-working soldiers one by one, a feeling of ambition slowly emerged in Hoffman's heart. With the 30,000 warriors under his command, could he really be afraid of the Northwest Army? In addition to some intrigues and tricks, those Tanghe people really wanted to fight face to face. Hoffman believed that his army would never lose to his opponent.
Looking north, there was only fifty miles to hide in the northern mountains, but even within these fifty miles, Hoffman did not dare to retreat further north. The scouts had already discovered the nomadic light men holding high the Jinpeng flag of the Northwest Army and the Wolf Head flag of the nomadic people. Cavalry, it is obvious that Li Wufeng has already moved his servant army into the inland plain of Pinglu. If he is not ready to retreat northward, those wolf-like nomadic cavalry will roar in and take advantage of their high-speed maneuverability. The impact brought by it overwhelms you. The only way now is to wait and wait. The light cavalry can raid and break the attack, but when faced with building your own defenses, even simple defenses, you can ask these guys to try the Kaman Army. The taste of power.
But what shocked Hoffman was that the group of nomadic cavalry did not assume the responsibility of the main attack. Instead, a group of brown clouds came from the flanks. When the brown cloud passed by, even the ground trembled slightly. Fuman's handsome tent made a swishing sound under the loud noise like the incoming tide.
Hoffman, who had just returned to his tent to take a rest, immediately noticed that something was wrong with the situation. While ordering the entire army to enter a battle-ready state, he quickly ran towards the front line. The enemy avoided the front where the fortifications were most complete, and instead attacked from the flanks. This is also what worries Hoffman, but the bigger blow is not this. When he stepped onto the lookout and saw the heavy cavalry forming a neat square in the distance, the huge blow almost made him fall off the lookout.
That's a heavy armored cavalry! The nemesis of infantry! The crude fortifications he had built in a hurry would be completely destroyed by the opponent in less than two hours. Judging from the size of the opponent's formation, it would not be less than 20,000 people. According to the Tanghe people's army structure, it should be a complete Heavy cavalry division! When did Li Wufeng transfer his heavy cavalry to Pinglu? !
With neat steps, he is like a giant dancing on the ground. Every time the horse's hoof hits the ground, the ground will always splash a layer of dark brown mud waves with a loud noise. Armor's horse head stretched out, and the soldier, whose whole body and face were covered tightly, showed only two eyes flashing with fanatical light. The endless fighting spirit completely integrated the more than 10,000 horsemen into a hammer-like whole. , anything that dares to stand in front of them will be smashed to pieces by this indestructible hammer.
Suppressing the tension in his heart, even after Jerok's surprise attack, Hoffman was not as worried as he is now. But at this moment, there was no room for maneuver. The only option was to let Kaman's 30,000-strong flesh and blood wall of warriors resist this attack. A steel beast armed to the teeth.
Shan Zhu and Mao Jin stood behind the phalanx and stared coldly at the faster and faster cavalry phalanx. A regiment of heavy cavalry reserves was waiting behind them.
When they learned that the Kaman people had begun to set up camp on the spot, the two knew that the other party had given up their plan to flee back to the northern hilly area under the threat of Mote's Qingqi, and instead wanted to rely on building fortifications on the spot to wait for help. Originally, We only need to trap these 30,000 people tightly, and when their food is exhausted and their morale is scattered, they can naturally annihilate them all. However, in view of the uncertainty of the Taiping Army in Pinglu Fucheng behind them, and the Kaman who has already moved south into Qinghe Prefecture from the east. It is difficult to predict the outcome after the collision between the army and the city guard. Shanzhu and Mao Jin do not dare to drag it on any longer. The longer the delay, the more perfect the fortifications built by the Kaman people will be, and the subsequent situation will become more and more complicated. It's complicated, and the Kaman people's resistance will become stronger. The best choice is to use armored heavy cavalry to break through before the Kaman people have built complete fortifications. This is the best choice, so the two chose it without hesitation. A plan in which the heavy cavalry moves to the side to break through while the two regiments of heavy infantry advance steadily from the front.
When the swarming armored cavalry charged to a hundred meters away from the camp, they began to receive the baptism of bows and arrows in the camp. Except for a few soldiers who were very unlucky, the entire cavalry formation was not greatly affected. It had no impact on the cavalry square formation. There were criss-crossing trenches, but because the time was too short, these trenches had not even had time to be completed. After losing some of the cavalry, the following cavalry did not hesitate to step on their comrades and horses and approach the wall.