The terrain of Tianhuang Mountain is quite unique. The long mountainous terrain breaks off in the middle. A large canyon about twenty feet wide winds through the entire mountain range. Both sides of the canyon are steep cliffs.
The high cliff only stretches for tens of feet, and then it is a gentle slope that is hundreds of feet long. After that, there are terrains where high cliffs and gentle slopes are mixed everywhere. There are not many places to go up the mountain. For both the offensive and defensive sides,
Each has its pros and cons. As for who will have the last laugh, it depends on whose method is superior.
"Ohh Ohh ohh……"
The slowly advancing Taishi army did not reach the foot of the mountain, but stopped three hundred steps away from the mountain. Obviously, this was to guard against the artillery attack of the Tang army. Without counting, a loud and shrill horn sounded.
, several large food infantry units began to press forward. Each troop strength was only about six to seven hundred people, with different destinations. Generally speaking, it was a small force aiming at a gentle slope, and the speed of forward movement was not considered.
They are fast and cautious in their movements. The ones in the front row are all shieldmen, the crossbowmen are in the middle, and the spearmen and javelinmen are in the last row.
"Command: The artillery should not move. Each company in a regiment will fight on its own. Shoot down the traitors!"
At the command post on the top of the mountain, Xiao Sanlang only glanced at the attack lineup of the Great Food Army and already guessed the opponent's intentions. He was just testing the strength of the Tang Army, so he didn't take it to heart and gave the general order expressionlessly.
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"promise!"
Xiao Sanlang gave the order, and the messengers standing beside him hurriedly agreed, waving two small flags quickly, and conveyed the order to all the frontline departments.
"Listen to my order, don't be impatient, bring it closer and then hit!"
Lu Sansheng is a fierce general. Although he is already the commander of a regiment, he is always on the front line when a battle begins. This time is no exception. At this time, he is lying on the main position of the first company. As soon as he receives the division
After receiving the order from the Ministry, he became more energetic. He glanced at the vanguard of the food army slowly advancing towards the foot of the mountain, raised the corner of his mouth, showed a disdainful sneer, and gave the order in a low voice.
"Pitcher Thunder!"
The actions of the small force of the Food Army were extremely cautious. It took a full quarter of an hour to reach the foot of the mountain, and then climbed up the mountainside slowly, stopping and walking, and there were signs from time to time.
The gunmen tentatively threw a few javelins into hidden places on the mountain to test where the Tang army was ambush. Of course, no matter how cautious they were, the road would come to an end.
When they were less than fifty steps away, after hearing Lu Sansheng's roar, the officers and soldiers of the first company who were ambushing in the trench stood up straight, everyone rounded their arms, and suddenly held the grenades in their hands.
It was thrown towards the climbing Dashi Army Formation.
"Boom, boom..."
Tang Jun's grenades are no longer the big and heavy clumsy ones they used to be. Instead, they are small and exquisite long-handled grenades. The grenades are no longer filled with weak black powder, but the latest smokeless gunpowder with built-in shrapnel.
, although the size is much smaller, the power is still great. More than a hundred grenades hit the Dashi army formation like this, instantly exploding into clouds of black mist, and shrapnel flew horizontally.
The unprepared food army swept down a large area, with broken limbs flying around, broken meat flying everywhere, and miserable howls, creating a scene like hell on earth.
"Hit me!"
Before the chaotic Dashi army could recover, Lu Sansheng roared again, pulled the trigger with his finger, and with one shot knocked to the ground a Dashi officer who was stunned by the continuous explosions.
"Bah, bah..."
This is the first time that long-handled grenades have officially appeared on the stage of war. Even though all the soldiers of the Tang Army had already known its power during the exercises, when the results of the battle were actually revealed, they could not help but be shocked by such a scene.
Frightened, they were unable to react in time. Fortunately, Lu Sansheng's order was given in time, and all the Tang officers and soldiers suddenly woke up, pulled the triggers one after another, and fired rows of bullets at the chaotic Wu Zi.
The officers and soldiers of the regiment eat a lot of food.
A rout, an unstoppable rout. In the face of such ferocious firepower from the Tang army, the armors worn by the officers and soldiers and the shields in their hands were of little use. Under the sudden attack, they were unable to even resist.
, he rolled down the mountain in embarrassment, and under the constant hail of bullets from the Tang army, there were countless bodies left behind along the way. This was not only the case in the main position, but also in other battles on the gentle slopes.
When all the Dashi test troops had withdrawn to a safe distance, more than one-third of the three thousand officers and soldiers involved in the attack on the mountain had been lost, and the casualties were extremely heavy.
"Damn, what a bunch of trash!"
Aziz Ibn Abdul's purpose of sending these small troops was to use the lives of these soldiers to find out the true and false strength of the Tang army. He could accept the fact of defeat, but such heavy losses
It was obviously beyond his expectation. Looking at the reconnaissance troops scurrying back in panic, Aziz Ibn Abdul's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he took a smoky mouth on the ground in great annoyance.
Phlegm, he cursed fiercely.
"General Abdul, the Tang army's weapons are fierce. If our army attacks head-on, the losses will be heavy. We must find another way."
Muhammad Suben Hussein had suffered several hardships at the hands of the Tang Army. He knew the sharpness of the Tang Army's firearms unit, so he would not be surprised by the disastrous defeat of the test unit.
At this moment, seeing that Aziz Ibn Abdul was showing signs of getting angry, he was afraid that he would blindly attack him, so he gave some advice from the side.
"snort!"
Aziz Ibn Abdul is a famous general on the Western Front. He has always been proud and arrogant. He originally looked down on the defeated generals such as Mohammed Suben Hussein, but now he is
Of course, he would not give in to Mohammed Suben Hussein when he was angry. He snorted impatiently and turned away, not intending to listen to Mohammed at all.
De Suben Hussain's following text.
"Why……"
Seeing Aziz Ibn Abdul behave like this, Mohammed Subin Hussein had no choice but to swallow the advice he was about to say and sighed slightly.
With a tone of voice, he stepped aside silently.
"Abd, lead your people to attack the hillside on the left. Ashlev, lead two thousand infantry to detour from the hillside on the flank. Adil, lead three thousand cavalry to monitor the Tang bandits on the right. Don't let the Tang bandits come down the mountain to harass me.
Each mountain-attacking force and other units are on standby, ready for reinforcements at any time!"
Although Aziz Ibn Abdul was arrogant, he was an experienced battlefield veteran after all. When he laid out his tactics, he was not vague at all. He did not wait for his probing troops to withdraw before he issued the orders loudly.
After receiving various attack orders, nearly half of the troops were invested in one go, apparently planning to take over Tianhuang Mountain in one fell swoop.
"Yes, I will obey your orders!"
The general had an order, so the generals did not dare to neglect it. After they all responded, they all hurriedly returned to their respective headquarters and began the intense deployment of troops and generals.
"General Abdul, the last general came to assist under the orders of His Highness. I really don't dare to sit back and watch. I wonder if the general can send a thousand infantry to fight with the last general. The last general is willing to lead his troops to go far up the mountain to see if he can attack the Tang army's rear route.
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Seeing that Aziz Ibn Abdul's troops were well-organized and it was clear that they were going to launch a series of strong attacks based on their strength, Muhammad Suben Hussein couldn't sit still.
, just because he knew very well how sharp the Tang army's guns and artillery were. Even if his side had made full preparations before the war, it would not be easy to capture Tianhuang Mountain. Do we really want to press Aziz?
Ben Abdul set out to fight in this way, and the casualties were definitely not very small. He was a little anxious, but he couldn't express his objections clearly, so he could only make a suggestion in an inquiring tone.
"Um……"
As soon as he heard that Mohammed Subin Hussein spoke politely, but used the crown prince to suppress him in his words, Aziz Ibn Abdul's face immediately became a little embarrassed.
He got up, but he didn't want to have an attack. After pondering for a long time with a dark face, he waved his hand and shouted: "Hamid!"
"The end is here!"
As soon as Aziz Ibn Abdul finished speaking, a lean general appeared from the side, bowed, and hurriedly agreed.
"Bring out five hundred of your men and put them under the command of General Hussein."
Aziz Ibn Abdul waved his hand impatiently and gave an instruction casually, and then turned around without caring about Mohammed Subin Hussein's expression.
, staring at the Tang army's position on Tianhuang Mountain like an eagle or a falcon.
"this……"
As soon as he heard that Aziz Ibn Abdul had forcibly reduced his troops by half, Muhammad Subin Hussein's heart immediately sank to the bottom, not for anything else but
Because with such a small number of troops, it would be a joke to try to steal the Tang army's retreat, and it would still be a joke with the lives of the soldiers, including his old life of Mohammed Subin Hussein.
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"General Hussein, please stop!"
The soldiers on the Western Front are all arrogant from top to bottom. They have always looked down upon defeated generals like Mohammed Subin Hussein, not just Aziz Ibn Abdul.
The same is true for his subordinate generals. Even if Hamid is no more than a low-level officer at the level of a thousand-household chief, he has not been able to defeat Mohammed Suben Hussein, an unarmed soldier with the title of emir.
The general saw this in his eyes and saw that he had not responded for a long time. He immediately became impatient and urged him in a low tone.
"Um."
Seeing that there was no room for negotiation anymore, Mohammed Suben Hussein felt helpless in his heart, but he had no other options to think of. He could only shake his head with a wry smile and said no more.
Talking a lot, he followed Hamid silently and left the Central Military Office, and went to dispatch troops and generals without mentioning...