"It's very simple. Didn't the commander of the corps ask us to kill and injure the enemy's effective forces as much as possible, depress the opponent's morale, and slow down the enemy's march? Now it seems that it is not realistic to effectively kill the enemy's effective forces. To do this, we may It will cost a lot of money, but it is not difficult to damage the opponent's morale and slow down the march." The bald-browed man had a sinister smile on his face.
"Oh? How to do it?" The pock-marked man's face glowed with hope.
A shrill police whistle suddenly sounded, followed by a thunderous sound of horse hooves from the right. The yellow dust in the sky made it difficult to identify how many enemy troops were attacking. Police whistles and gongs sounded one after another, except for one. Except for a slight panic at the beginning, the advancing Poole army quickly stabilized. Facing the incoming cavalry, irregular crane wing attack formations spread out. Poole's heavy infantry marched steadily forward with neat steps, thick The two wings formed a semi-encirclement attack, and the Poole cavalry from both sides who received the warning also joined forces from both ends as quickly as possible, hoping to intercept this enemy cavalry who dared to stroke the tiger's beard and eliminate it in the A semi-arc-shaped infantry encirclement has been formed.
However, although the number of incoming cavalry was not large, the leaders were extremely cunning. When approaching the infantry advance line, these nomadic cavalry fully demonstrated their riding and shooting skills on horseback, raining down wave after wave of arrows. When they attacked, the opponent was only a thousand rangers, but under the command of the leader, they folded and started shooting, forming three consecutive waves of arrow rain. When Poole soldiers braved the arrow rain attack and forced their way forward, , the enemy cavalry that had achieved their goal had already turned around in front of the infantry with a puff of yellow dust, but at this time the Poole cavalry who received the warning was still several miles away.
Looking at the Western Xinjiang Rangers walking away, General Poole was puzzled. What was the enemy's purpose in launching such an attack? Is it just to slow down one's own side's march? But this kind of sneak attack may have some effect the first time. If it is repeated several times, not only will it not have much effect, but it is also likely to be intercepted by one's own intercepting cavalry. Such a small-scale cavalry, as long as the infantry arrives, If it can be completely strangled in less than an hour, the enemy will lose everything.
Just when Poole's army was about to regroup, in another area, Poole's army was attacked by two groups of cavalry at the same time. The enemy's tactics were very despicable. When the first group of cavalry effectively diverted the attention of all parties in Poole's army, At that time, another main force of cavalry launched an attack not far away. As several places were attacked one after another, the surrounding cavalry responsible for supporting them were transferred away, and the general's attention was also drawn to the troops that were attacked earlier. Who I never thought that the first few groups of cavalry were all covering for the last main group, and that the last group was the real killing move. The first few sneak attack armies were only diversionary forces of about a thousand people, but the last one was an assault force of up to five thousand people. Although five thousand people was insignificant compared to the entire Poole army, it was the most effective in a short period of time. When used at a certain point, the lethality is quite considerable.
When a whole team of charging Tubu cavalry brandished maces and pounced on Poole's army, which had just had time to form a tight formation, this was only the first time this story had been played out, and this example may or may not continue to happen. It will happen, everything depends on how vigilant and adaptable the people of Poole are.
The maces used by Tubu cavalry in close combat are much heavier than the sabers used by Mote cavalry. From this point of view, they are more like heavy cavalry. Of course, their armor cannot be compared with heavy cavalry. But their lethality against heavy infantry is stronger than the damage caused by the sword.
Thousands of Tubu cavalry broke into the defensive formation of the Puer people, stirring up waves of blood. Although the Puer people were somewhat prepared, after all, the incident happened suddenly, and they suddenly encountered this situation during the march. After all, the temporary emergency formation was better than It is not allowed to formally send troops to form such a tight formation. The Tubu cavalry's forced breakthrough paid off. After paying a considerable price, they soon tore a big hole in the middle of the Poole people. Once the formation was disrupted, it could no longer be restored. Playing its protective role, the chaotic situation continued until the cavalry arrived from both ends and the reinforcements arrived. However, the Tubu people had already obtained what they wanted from this chaos and fled, leaving behind The place was in chaos and misery.
This was just the first encounter of the Poole people during their march in the clouds. Almost all the Tubu cavalry who had changed their tactics imitated this tactic, constantly sending out small groups of cavalry to harass them. Once they had an opportunity, they would act like a pack of wolves. They pounce on and bite, and when the situation is not good, they flee. The main force ambushing beside them is even more elusive. They can easily move, but if they don't move, they will bite hard when they move. Even when camping at night, the Tubu cavalry They also carried out harassment in turns, causing several policemen in the Poole camp throughout the night, disturbing the Poole people's sleep, and seriously shaking the military morale and morale of the Poole people.
In order to ensure the safety of his own troops, Kunbo had to slow down, strengthen the protection of his two wings, and build a thick defensive circle. At the same time, he also constantly deliberately exposed his weaknesses to lure the nomadic cavalry of Western Xinjiang to attack. The two sides battled wits and courage, and each had his own victory or defeat. In the early stage, the Western Xinjiang Rangers succeeded one after another, and in the later stage, Poole's side, which was well prepared, also gave full play to the method of joint attacks between cavalry and infantry, and achieved success from time to time. However, what was originally a flat journey that could be crossed in three to five days turned into a week. Time passed just over half of the bloody journey.
The wolf pack tactics of the Western Xinjiang Rangers not only greatly slowed down the progress of Poole's army, but also seriously dampened the morale of Poole's officers and soldiers. It took a week to cover more than half of the more than 300 miles. The average daily marching speed was less than forty miles, and the harassment that came almost every night made the Poole people equally exhausted. Many soldiers could not even adapt to this high-intensity harassment tactic. During the day, they fell off their horses and were injured. Things happen from time to time, which gives Kunbo a headache.
Although such harassment tactics did not actually cause much damage to the army's physical strength, the number of soldiers lost in a week did not exceed 7,000, and a considerable part of them were caused during the first raid. The Western Xinjiang cavalry later It is difficult for the attack to pose a big threat, but Kunbo knew that such a harassment war had cast a shadow on the heart of the originally high-morale army. The original psychological advantage over Tanghe's army was of course gone. A single march has already resulted in such a situation. We don't know how many tricks the Western Xinjiang side will come up with when we go into battle.
Just as the nomadic cavalry from Western Xinjiang were showing off their skills on the land in the clouds, the entire battlefield continued to roll forward like a rotating roulette wheel. Every time it was crushed, it would arouse countless shouts and wails.
On February 8, 699 in the Continental Calendar, the First Army of Western Xinjiang was ordered to advance with all its troops. Liang Chongxin and Reid, the newly appointed commander of the Jerok Guards Regiment, led 30,000 guards to the vicinity of Fanlin. At this time, Jiama was stationed. The Jerok National Defense Force also mobilized in full force to hand over the armored and horse defense to the Southern Jerok Front Army. More than 180,000 coalition troops spread out in a semi-arc, pressing towards Fanlin with a pace that made the earth tremble. Even the soldiers in Fanlin City The officers and soldiers of Kaman all felt this kind of suffocating pressure that could destroy everything.
Before that, on February 7, Kamapov, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Front, had completed the siege of Qinghe Fucheng and compressed the encirclement under Qinghe Fucheng. A 160,000-strong army gathered around Qinghe Fucheng, with a thick The war cloud is enough to drive any ordinary person crazy who has never experienced a battle. On February 8, the two subsequent reinforcement divisions of the Third Army arrived in Qinghe, and Kamapov also completed a grand gesture, putting another cavalry regiment assigned to him by Bo Jinchen into the Yunzhong Blockade, and Withdrew a division of the Nanjie Locke Army back to Qinghe Fucheng, determined to break the boat and complete the complete annihilation of Qinghe Kaman's army.
"Wenxiu, this time Lao Ka is going to take the lead from you. Don't be so aggrieved that you can't eat." The heavy pressure and the busy days in a row made Kamapov's dark face even more dark. , it’s just that people feel refreshed when happy events happen, and they are exhausted after hard work, but their spirits are extremely strong, and they finally arrive to see old friends.
"Okay, you old man, you are stealing the mission of our Third Army. You are using our Third Army's people to make sarcastic remarks at this time. Aren't you a shabby person?" Cui Wenxiu, who had been silent for a while, had already sat on the kang. Originally, the Military Affairs Administration did not arrange for him to participate in this battle, but the main force of the Third Army has been mobilized, leaving only one division to sit in Hejian as a token. However, the current situation in the Central Plains is not worth worrying about. Cui Wen Xiu waited for a while, said hello to the Military Affairs Office, and quietly followed the army to the foot of Qinghe City, wanting to breathe in and experience the atmosphere of the war.
"Hehe, this is not what I fought for. Our Fifth Army has never really won a big battle except for the First Division. It is not as good as your Third Army's across the Western Regions and India. You Just take pity on us and let us have a try." Kamapov rolled his eyes, replied with a smile, and sat down on the kang.
Seeing his old friend so relaxed, Cui Wenxiu felt relieved. A big battle of this scale may only happen once or twice as a soldier for a lifetime. Seeing his comrades complacent, it would be a lie to say that he felt balanced, but Cui Wenxiu I also know that there are above-mentioned considerations. Except for the first division of the Fifth Army, which is considered an elite force, only the second division can be seen. The other three divisions are all new armies that have not experienced baptism. It has always been the requirement of His Highness the King of Qin that the army must go through a cruel baptism of iron and blood. His Highness the King of Qin's ambitions are beyond ordinary people's expectation. Cui Wenxiu can only get a glimpse of it. There will be more battles to be fought in the future, so he will I've seen a lot. On the other hand, my old friend has always been prudent. If he is so confident, he must have already made a plan.