"Commander Du, why do our cavalry have to stay here? Just now, we took advantage of the opportunity of the opponent's infantry and cavalry to be disconnected. If our cavalry suddenly attacked, it would definitely cause huge losses to the opponent." Long Zheng complained at the side.
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Dugu smiled coldly: "You kid, don't talk too much here. Although the opponent's infantry and cavalry were a little out of touch just now, when your cavalry arrived, the opponent had already adjusted their formation. Besides, in this battle, we will definitely win.
Don’t let your cavalry come into contact with the opponent’s camel soldiers!”
Long Zheng said in confusion: "Dushuai, our horses will never be afraid of the opponent's camel's breath."
When Bian Zhongxing was fighting against Qidamengdu, he was keenly aware that his own war horses were obviously frightened and impatient in front of a camel, a very unfamiliar creature with an extremely majestic size and a particularly weird aura. Specifically,
The performance was that the war horses were panicked when they encountered the opponent's camel soldiers. Bian Zhongxing was a thoughtful person. He made a detailed study of the battle between Sibu Gaza and Suganev and found out that the reason why Sibu Gaza was able to
The use of 50,000 camel soldiers to block the charge of Suganev's invincible 100,000 heavy cavalry also played a large role. Considering that although Hetao and Sashan are not the countries of Qiuyu, the battle between the two sides
There are quite a few. Therefore, when Bian Zhongxing was training the cavalry left behind in Hetao, he specially purchased a batch of camels from the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions and raised them together with the horses in Hetao so that the horses could become familiar with each other's scent. Just like blood
Just as the war horses of Sha's direct cavalry were not too afraid of Zhenshan under his command, after these war horses became familiar with the camel's scent, they did not feel that this seemingly huge thing was so scary.
But Sashan didn't know this. In their opinion, the horses in Hetao should have a subconscious fear of their camel soldiers. Therefore, when the cavalry from both sides fight, they will definitely take it lightly. And Dugu is naturally not afraid now.
He wanted to expose this secret, so he resolutely refused to allow Long Zheng to fight.
"Evacuate the front line and bring in the opponent's camel soldiers." Dugu looked at it and gave the order again.
However, Shandu is not stupid. Although the formation of the Hetao soldiers is much looser, it should be a good time to charge. But this is not the result of their efforts, but the death passage specially set aside for themselves by the Hetao infantry. Since the cavalry cannot
After breaking through the opponent's frontal defense line, Shandu decided to hand over the heavy responsibility of the decisive battle to the infantry behind.
Tens of thousands of Sashan infantry led by Agathus himself slowly pressed forward, while Shandu's camel soldiers moved to the flanks of Hetao. Dugu no longer held back at this time, and all 70,000 soldiers of the White Tiger Army pressed forward, just blocking the way.
Dugu originally planned to use a pocket formation to retreat in the middle with two wings protruding, and then fully squeeze and eat the forward of the Sashan cavalry. However, Sashan veteran Al Tietong was also experienced in the battlefield, and after seeing through Dugu's plan, he stormed the honor.
The right-wing position in Hetao defended by Guan Mozheng, deputy commander of the legion, faced an all-out attack of more than 50,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry. Although the Legion of Honor was one of the few legions in Hetao that could fight tough battles, it had to retreat slowly and get closer.
The main position of the Chinese army in Hetao.
Seeing Sashan's army launching a general attack, Demodiga in Getis City was also very excited. Without any reason, he led 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry out of the city to attack. As a result, Mushan had expected that he would do this, and took advantage of the battle ahead.
At the pass, Mu Shan had already mobilized his soldiers to dig countless horse traps. These horse traps were of different depths and had no pattern at all. As a result, as soon as the Sashan cavalry collided with them, a group of people immediately fell on their backs, and the cavalry behind them had to slow down.
The archers among the 20,000 soldiers of Mushan finally showed their special skills at this time. Facing the slow-moving cavalry, their arrows were almost unmissable. If it were not for defending the back of the Hetao army, maybe
Mushan had already led his troops to counterattack. But even so, Demodiga still suffered heavy losses.
However, Mushan's victory had no impact on the overall situation. On the main battlefield where Dugu and Agathius competed, both sides were evenly matched. And Sashan's cavalry was helpless in the face of the dense phalanx of spears and elite archers on both sides of the Hetao.
.Hetao only defends but does not attack, and the range of the bow and arrow is beyond Sashan's bow and arrow. As long as Hetao does not take the initiative to attack, there is nothing Sashan can do.
As the sun set, both sides, who were evenly matched, had no choice but to retreat unanimously. Under the command of Dugu, the Hetao army slowly retreated, bypassing Getes City, and stopped ten miles northeast of Getes City. And Ah
Garthius did not pursue it, but slowly entered the city of Getis after the Hetao army retreated. When Dugu was withdrawing, a man from Wanhu under Altietong led his cavalry to take advantage of the situation, but Dugu counterattacked and Long
Zheng's cavalry took the opportunity to attack and easily killed at least three thousand of the opponent's cavalry.
Agathos was deeply aware of the powerful combat effectiveness of the Hetao army, and the opponent's ability to use troops was also superb. He originally considered a night attack, but after careful consideration, he chose to give up. Since Hetao dared to go deep into Sashan alone, he must have something to rely on.
.Besides, in the afternoon battle, neither side tried their best. Agathos did not want to take risks before he had a clear idea of the strength and intentions of the Loop.
"Zhou Jilong, do you, Ziping, always brag about how powerful you are? You must have fallen into trouble today." Although Dugu's tone was a bit hooligan, his face was extremely livid. In the afternoon battle, more than 20,000 soldiers of the Hetao army were killed on the spot, including most of them.
Most of them were soldiers of the White Tiger Legion. According to Dugu's estimate, Sashan's casualties in the battle would not exceed fifteen thousand.
Dugu walked back and forth in the camp a few times before he said: "My lord gave the White Tiger Army to our hands so that we can train them and turn them into the most elite army in Hetao. But look at it,
How many men died in today's battle? Zhou Jilong, give me a good explanation."
Dugu rarely gets angry, although he usually curses, but that is his habit. But when he is really angry, Dugu often speaks calmly without any anger, and this time is often the most terrifying.
"Commander, the impact and protective power of the opponent's camel soldiers are too strong, even better than the Mandan's armored heavy cavalry. And because the opponent is personally conquered by the charioteer, the soldiers' combat effectiveness and fighting will are quite strong..." Zhou Jilong said nervously.
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Guan Mozheng also said quickly: "Our soldiers have not gone through enough training, so their cooperation is not tacit. When facing the opponent's cavalry, we will suffer a lot."
Ma Zhanglu also said: "Not all of our soldiers have been on the battlefield. Many of them just stayed in the Hetao before. The first time they went into battle they faced Sashan's most elite cavalry..."
Dugu snorted coldly: "This is no reason. Our infantry usually uses the cavalry outside the Great Wall as the imaginary enemy during training. Their main weapons are spears and other long weapons, while the main weapon of the Sashan cavalry is the full moon scimitar.
, if they want to kill our infantry, they must be closer to us than the cavalry outside the wall. In total, the extension length of the opponent's weapons is far less than that of our spearmen and spearmen. Even if they are in close combat, our infantry's broadsword can kill
The strength is also far superior to that of the other party. But you didn't even notice this order during the battle."
"As for what you said about the other party's military commanders having strong morale, you should understand that the other party's combat effectiveness is only about the same as that of the Northeast Three Kingdoms Allied Forces, or even worse. The reason why your losses are so heavy is mainly because
The reason is that you underestimate the enemy!" Dugu scolded him and suddenly said: "Of course, the biggest responsibility for this battle lies in my impatience. If I hadn't been too anxious to test the combat effectiveness of the army, I would have had more time to get used to it and become familiar with it.
Given the geographical environment here, our losses today will definitely not be so heavy."
After a pause, Dugu frowned and said in a rare serious voice: "The combat effectiveness of Sashan's military exceeded our estimate, and besides Xibu Jiasha, there are still many generals in the military. Just like the camel soldiers of the other side.
General, your performance today is remarkable. If it weren't for the strong strength of our Chinese army, the opponent could collapse our defense line with only 20,000 camel soldiers. Moreover, our pocket formation that was about to be completed was actually disrupted by the opponent's superior force.
, it seems that the other party is indeed not an ordinary person."
Jiang Chenzhou pinched his chin and said: "Commander, according to Soul Eater's intelligence, the total strength of Sashan is around 600,000. If the whole country is mobilized, there will be at least 800,000 soldiers. The city of Babylon is the capital of Sashan. The number of troops in the city
Theoretically speaking, it should be quite strong. And our nearly 200,000 troops set off for Sashan and were delayed for several days along the way. Sashan must have obtained our specific information. But even if we add that they marched from Thebes,
Of the 50,000 soldiers who came, the opponent's reinforcements were only 150,000. Do they have so much trust in their own combat power that only 150,000 soldiers can wipe out our nearly 200,000 elite soldiers?"
Upon hearing this, everyone felt that what Jiang Chenzhou said was reasonable. Sashan was the overlord of the Central Continent, with an army of 600,000. Obsburg and Sashan in the west were the countries of the father-in-law. Although there were conflicts between the two countries,
Conflict, but relations have eased over the years. The city of Thebes in the west only has a garrison of 100,000 troops. But this time, half of their garrison came out with the Altay.
Southeast of Sashan and across the Qatar Desert is the ancient Maurya Dynasty. Ashoka, the current nominal leader of the Maurya Dynasty, is a rare British master. This king coveted the heavenly dynasty no less than Agathus and was extremely foresighted.
The rich were cunning and strategic, but the Mauryan Dynasty was now a time when the princes were competing for hegemony and the royal family was in decline. King Ashoka mobilized the most elite forces of the Mauryan Dynasty to the edge of the Kartel Desert in order to prevent the annexation of Sashan.
It was only the limited troops of the Mauryan Dynasty royal family, relying on the natural dangers of the Kartel Desert, that stopped Sashan's attack. However, as Sashan focused her main attention on Qingfeng, Sashan's troops stationed in the southeast have been reduced.
To 50,000.
Calculating this, there are at least 300,000 troops in the city of Babylon, but Agathus only mobilized 100,000 troops. Is he afraid that Hetao will take the opportunity to attack Babylon?
Dugu also thought of this, frowned and thought hard for a long time, and suddenly shouted in a deep voice: "Long Zheng!"
"The general is here!" Long Zheng cheered up and replied loudly.
"You lead five thousand cavalry, leave the military camp at night, and go south along the Nianqing Mountains. Along the way, you give me a free run. Your mission is to run to the Kartel Desert, and then no matter what method you use, as long as you
As long as you can return to Jiayuguan, remember, you are not allowed to kill or injure civilians during the march." Dugu shouted in a deep voice.
Long Zheng raised his eyebrows and said as if he had some understanding: "Commander, are you asking the general to go and see where Sashan's main army has gone?"
Dugu nodded: "Xibugasha is a famous general in Sashan, the only one in the Central Continent who can be compared with Kipchak Khan Suganev. Although he lost his troops and generals at Jiayuguan last time, he should not have fallen to such an extent. This
When we fought against each other for the first time, even Agathius came in person, and Sibughasha insisted on accompanying us no matter what. However, the first general of Sashan was nowhere to be seen, and their elite army was not heard from. Therefore, I doubt this.
There must be something wrong inside."
Long Zheng and others all looked at Dugu, knowing that there must be more to Dugu.
"Sashan is a theocratic empire, and they have a crazy desire to expand from their very bones. I suspect that the disappearance of Sibu Gaza and some of the elites may have an ulterior motive. Either they were in the Kartel Desert.
I am preparing to attack the Mauryan Dynasty, or I am plotting to invade these dynasties and then occupy the Bloody Plateau."
Long Zhishan asked: "Brother, what should we do next?"
"Wait. We will set up camp here to put a certain amount of pressure on Sa Shan, forcing them to continue to increase their troops here and cover Long Zheng's actions. If the other side does not have reinforcements arriving within three days, we will withdraw our troops.
." Dugu thought for a while and said.
However, Dugu was still disappointed. Although Long Zheng's 5,000 cavalry slipped out of the military camp at night, they were stopped by 30,000 soldiers led by Xibu Jiasha himself after less than 200 miles south along the Nianqing Mountains.
Zheng racked his brains and was unable to pass through Xibu Jiasha's defense line, so he had no choice but to return the same way. The cavalry under Xibu Jiasha's command, led by Nanhada, pursued Long Zheng.
He led 20,000 infantrymen towards the city of Getes.
After learning about the failure of Long Zheng's march south, Dugu issued the order to withdraw without any hesitation. Under his personal intervention, the Hetao army finally withdrew to Jiayuguan without any danger after four days of long march. Withdrawal
On the way, Dugu also gave Agathius a good experience of the power of the Hetao army. Traps were constantly being set up along the way, and the pursuing Sashan army would be ambushed by Dugu if they were not careful. Especially when crossing the desert southwest of Jiayuguan.
At that time, even the Sashan camel soldiers who were best at desert warfare suffered some losses due to Dugu's counterattack, which made Shandu furious.