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Just as the Empire Command summarized and re-arranged the deployment of troops, the Luobei Camp opposite was also having a heated discussion on the battle, but the atmosphere here was much easier than the empire side. "Kurdo, you are not interested enough. You have eaten up a whole enemy division and are going to fight me. My brothers under me all have their opinions." Gea jokingly complained to Kurdo.
"That is the need of the situation. If they are not defeated quickly, when their reinforcements arrive, you can't even eat it." Perhaps it was the joy of victory, and Koldo, who has never talked much, was also infected.
"Thanks to Haxian this time. If he hadn't taken the risk of using our infantry to restrain the enemy's heavy infantry, Kurdo and I would not have succeeded so easily. Lemy is not bad either. The first time he led so many troops to fight, he could have firmly restrained the enemy, and eliminated a lot of them, and he suffered a small loss." Geya smiled and praised Haxian and his deputy, "Don't put gold on my face. This was all arranged by the general, not to mention that the enemy would not win even if he wanted to adjust." Haxian laughed. Just as the three of them were talking happily about the battle process, Tu Da seemed to be a little worried. The three of them quickly discovered this and calmed down. The tent was silent for a moment.
"General, do you seem to have something to worry about?" Or Gea broke the silence.
"Oh, I think although the victory of this battle is a good thing, it also has some counterproductive effects!" Tu Da said with a solemn expression.
"Hmm? Can the general explain it to us?" Kurdo was also a little curious.
"I am worried that the enemy will re-arrange the troops through this failure. If they are too conservative, they will flexibly allocate the heavy infantry and cannot hold on. Even if we can eliminate more enemies, the enemy will have 180,000, and we will lose a lot of ourselves, and time will be delayed. Even if our mission to go south is failed." The three of them were silent. Yes, even if they can kill only one of the enemies, as the saying goes, killing three thousand people and hurting eight hundred themselves will inevitably suffer great losses. If the other party adopts the method of defending the defense, the number of casualties of their troops will definitely not be small, let alone if the time is delayed, the tribes in their territory will sit and wait for death. This result is absolutely unacceptable. For a moment, only the "puff" sound from the beating flames on the torches is left in the tent.
"General, is there nothing I can do?" Ha Xian couldn't help it.
Seeing that the three of them were a little anxious, Tu Da patted the three of them on the shoulders, "Don't be discouraged, the solution was come up with people. As the Duke of Zhenguo of the Tanghe Empire, Situ Mingzhi must be unwilling to go back in a mess and explain to his brother. He will definitely do everything possible to get a satisfactory ending. We want to use his psychology and force him to find ways to find our loopholes. We designed our "loopholes" based on his beautiful fantasy, so that he thought he had grabbed our tail and finally had a trick."
"It seems that the general has an idea." Geya shouted happily, "I'm worried for a long time."
"It's just that I have a preliminary idea. As for whether it can succeed, it depends on whether Situ Mingzhi is suitable for cooperation. From tomorrow, you three and your deputy generals will lead all the heavy cavalry and light cavalry and 40,000 infantry to attack the enemy's left and right wings in turn. Pay attention to the attack method and do not attack fiercely. Use our light cavalry's maneuver advantage to take the opportunity to pull open the enemy's infantry defense line. Heavy cavalry must seize the opportunity to break through, but don't fight."
"Isn't the main business too empty? If the enemy raids the main business, we will have the possibility of the entire army being defeated!" The three of them shouted in unison. "I just want the enemy to find that our main business is empty and make the enemy feel that we are already arrogant, so that they can feel that there is an opportunity. Otherwise, how can we lead the snake out of the hole?"
"But this is too risky." Kurdo was still a little worried.
"I can't bear to let my child go to trap the wolf, not to mention that the enemy will not act rashly in the next two days. Although Situ Mingzhi is very happy with me, he dare not act rashly after all, after all, this is related to the entire battle situation. He must observe carefully before making a decision. At that time, we will take corresponding countermeasures." Tu Da cheered the three of them with confidence.
After the three left, Tu Dai ordered the guards to call a man in casual clothes, "I wonder what instructions the general asked his subordinates to come down?"
"Shu Chi, from tomorrow night, you will personally bring your people and lurk near the enemy's main camp, and monitor the enemy's troops all night long, especially the enemy's central army's main camp. If you find any abnormal movement, report it directly to me immediately. No mistakes must be made. Don't alert the enemy."
"Yes, General." The casual man showed an excited light in his eyes, and the figure disappeared into the tent in a flash.
In the next three days, the Luobei people dispatched large troops to attack the two wings of the main business of the Imperial Army. They made full use of the high mobility of their light cavalry to harass the left and right wings of the Imperial Army. Once the Imperial Army showed fatigue or loopholes, the iron-armored cavalry following closely followed and the infantry attracted the main force of the Imperial Front. However, since the Imperial Army was also prepared for this, the heavy infantry were enriched and the defense capabilities were greatly enhanced. Therefore, although they suffered great losses, the casualties caused to the Luobei people's cavalry were not small.
On the evening of October 7, the main commander's tent of the Imperial Central Army was tightly guarded, and no one could approach five meters outside the tent. An emergency military meeting was being held in the tent. "According to our careful observations in many aspects, the enemy dispatched almost all forces to siege us every day in the past three days, which was very pressured on our wings. They were left behind only about 20,000 light infantry, and the 40,000 infantry were mainly deployed on our front, and the formation seemed a little loose. Maybe it was because we thought we would not dare to fight. Given the current situation, I think it is necessary to change the current combat plan.
." Situ Mingzhi was ambitiously making combat arrangements himself. "I order that the two heavy infantry divisions of the Central Army will draw one wing each to strengthen the defense of the left and right wings, and draw two wings of the Fourth Light Infantry Division of the Reserve Third Corps to join the defense of the two wings. All cavalry corpses in the First Heavy Cavalry Division of the Third Corps and the two divisions of the City Guards will be transferred to the Central Army to let the infantry go out. When the enemy's main force attacks our wings tomorrow, I will personally lead the Central Army cavalry to attack the enemy's main business. All troops will be transferred to the night tonight."
"Sir, isn't it a bit too risky to do this?" Singer was unwilling to be furious about Situ Mingzhi's excitement, but such arrangements were really a bit rash. Once he was ambushed by the enemy, the consequences would be unimaginable. As the deputy commander-in-chief, he might also have to give a message to remind him.
"No need to say more, I have carefully observed the enemy's arrangements, and the victory or defeat will be defeated in one fell swoop." Situ Mingzhi also had a difficult time saying that he had boasted about Haikou, but now he has lost his troops and generals. Even if Luo Beiren retreated, he would probably find it difficult to explain to the emperor and the ministers in the court after he went back. In addition, he had indeed carefully observed and analyzed the enemy's dynamics for several consecutive days. It should not be a trap, so he made up his mind.
Outside the Imperial Army camp, dense torches shone dozens of meters outside the fence as if it were daytime. Jochi, who was lurking under the fence, and his companions were enduring the bites of mosquitoes, and he kept paying attention to the movements in the camp. "It seemed that there was movement." After confirming that the enemy was making military adjustments overnight, Jochi untied the cloth bag that had been prepared. A common local yellow sheep broke free from the shackles and rushed out, immediately attracted the attention of the sentry on the sentry. While the sentry turned their attention to the yellow sheep for a short time, Jochi and his companions used submerged artillery to quickly leave the alert area.
"Oh? So the enemy is doing large-scale troops mobilization overnight?" Although it was already midnight, Tu Da was still full of energy. "Yes, my subordinates can be sure that a large number of infantry in their central army were transferred, and a large number of cavalry were stationed." Shu Chi replied with a positive tone. "Okay, Shu Chi, you made a great contribution this time, go down and rest first." After Shu Chi left, Tu Da couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and stood up, "The fish finally took the bait."
"Come here! Call Kurdo, Gea, and Ha comes to my tent first."
As soon as the sky was bright, Luo Beiren swarmed out like a few days ago and launched an attack on the two wings of the empire's main camp. The infantry lazily set off in front of the cavalry. Situ Mingzhi stood in front of the cavalry that had been prepared, "Brothers, the main force of the enemy has been restrained by the troops on our wings. The front is just tens of thousands of light infantry who do not know how to live or die. You are the pride of the empire. If you want to be promoted and make a fortune, rush forward with me.
, Target the enemy's main camp!" After a deafening roar, more than 40,000 imperial cavalry were dispatched in full swing. The Luobei infantry who defended the front was obviously a little relaxed and caught off guard. The defense line quickly collapsed, and the soldiers fled in scattered. Seeing the enemy's square formation collapsed under his own impact, Situ Mingzhi swept away the previous few days' relief, but he was not satisfied. His goal was to destroy the enemy's main camp and make a decision in one battle.
When the commanders of the defensive forces on both wings of the Empire realized that the enemy's strength was obviously not as good as before, and felt something was wrong to report to the command center, it was too late. At this time, the town company Tu Mingzhi was leading an army of 40,000 to rush to the enemy's main camp. The sparse bows and arrows could not stop the charge of the imperial cavalry. After a loud "boom", the closed gate and nearby defensive fences were knocked down. The passionate imperial cavalry rushed forward like a tide. However, they took the lead in breaking forward
The imperial cavalry immediately noticed the abnormal situation. There were almost no enemy soldiers in the huge barracks. There were many haystacks scattered everywhere. The tents were empty. "It's over! I'm ambushed!" The panicked cavalry quickly wanted to retreat, and collided with the comrades who poured in later. The situation was chaotic. Seeing this, Situ Mingzhi was as if five lightning struck the top of the head. He was stunned at the time and didn't know what to do. He woke up from his dream at the reminder of the accompanying general and quickly ordered him to retreat, but it was too late.
The rockets in the sky were like the death-seeking Yama, quickly igniting haystacks piled up everywhere. For a moment, flames soared, thick smoke rose, and a chaotic imperial cavalry was like headless flies, crowded in a pile, trampling on each other, and countless casualties were injured. After finally escaping from the enemy camp, he had not had time to take a breath and ambushed outside. Luobei's main cavalry, who had been waiting for the battle, had already rushed up from both sides. Tens of thousands of imperial cavalry who had lost their fighting spirit were immediately beaten to pieces and flee everywhere. Situ Mingzhi tried his best to break through the siege under the protection of his subordinates, and led the remnants to escape in the direction of his main camp. Luobei's cavalry chased him closely, and was panicked Situ
Mingzhi made an irreversible mistake. In a hurry, he led the troops who broke out and fled straight back to the main camp of the Central Army, which caused irreparable catastrophic consequences. The cavalry who only cares about escaping their lives rushed to a scattered heavy infantry camp with a certain defense. The Luobei Iron Cavalry, who followed, took advantage of the situation to attack the frontal defense line quickly collapsed. The Luobei Iron Cavalry, who had red eyes, took the opportunity to attack the two wings of the imperial army. The two wings of the imperial wings, which were resisting the frontal attack, was raided from the rear for only a few minutes before collapsed. At this point, the imperial defense line collapsed completely, announcing the complete failure of the imperial Western Expedition.
On the one hand, Tudor ordered Koldo and the second general of Gea to continue pursuing the pursuit without giving the enemy a chance to breathe. At the same time, he also warned the two of them to be the established troops who still have certain resistance and have not been completely disbanded. For those scattered soldiers who have lost their combat power, no matter how many of them, they will not pay attention to them, and leave them to Haxian, who will lead the infantry to follow up. On the other hand, he ordered Haxian to lead 30,000 infantry to follow up quickly, and the main task is to seize the urgent needs of the territory.
The food, grass and livestock he needed to wipe out the remaining scattered imperial troops, and he led 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry to escort nearly 40,000 captured imperial soldiers first. He believed that after this battle, there would be no force in this area to stop the conquest of his subordinates. He even imagined that in the near future, this place would become his own territory and a paradise for Luo Beiren. Full of the joy of victory, Tu Da set out on his return journey to win how much wealth these prisoners would be exchanged for.
Chapter completed!