Chapter 1584 The sudden change of military situation in Zhongwangzhou (2)
"Fire! It's on fire!"
Feng Liang turned to the hill where reinforcements were suspected to be hidden.
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Long Tan straightened his spear and shouted: "Attack!"
The cavalry group rushed down the mountain.
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The rebels built a temporary defense line against the hill, but the cavalry unit did not rush down directly. Instead, they came down from the side of the hill and circled to the rear of the rebel command podium.
"Cavalry gather! Quick, contain the enemy cavalry..."
Flags were waving wildly on the podium, and trombone whistles were sounding nonstop.
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"Not bad!" Feng Liang high-fived, "Use your strengths and avoid weaknesses, give full play to the advantages of the cavalry, Long Tan is a talented general."
The staff officer next to him asked: "Do we need to organize a camp to counterattack?"
"Well..." Feng Liang raised his eyes and looked up, "The enemy's army has not yet been defeated. The reserve team is ready and waiting for the opportunity."
After all, the enemy army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and it is hard to say how effective a thousand reinforcements can be.
Most of the rebels who attacked the 209th Division at night were infantry, and there were also several thousand cavalry among them. They were mainly used as scouts. They were originally scattered around the battlefield, but now they all rushed towards the command platform.
"Hahaha, the enemy really only has a simple camp, and they haven't even dug an infantry trench."
Long Tan took the lead and rushed to the front, leading his troops around to the rear of the rebels, reaching a distance where they could see the enemy's situation.
"Front Arrow Formation! Don't leave the team to pursue! Charge with me!" He leveled his spear, urged his horse, raised his whip, and roared out.
The cavalry brigade began to change its formation, forming a tight arrow formation with the dragon as an arrow. The knights on the outside leveled their spears, and the knights on the inside held their spears and pointed diagonally at the sky, urging the horses to increase their speed.
At this time, the rebel cavalry troops had just completed their assembly under the command platform. The rearguard troops could not wait for their support, so they had to go up on their own and send out infantry troops to resist.
As a captain, he will not be without fine armor. Arrows shot from a long distance cannot break through the defense. The fighting spirit armor only reminds the comrades behind him that there is danger in continuing to advance.
The squadron leader passed the message back one by one to remind the entire cavalry team to defend against bow and arrow attacks.
The first wave of messy arrows fell. The cavalry on the outside of the arrows of the formation still maintained a charging posture with their spears leveled. There were long spears behind them to block the arrows. Even if any arrows got into the blind corner, they would be bounced away by the armor.
The 21st Army Corps was not as arrogant as the 8th Army Corps and the Guoguo Army. The outer soldiers of a large group could still be equipped with fine armor.
"Steady the speed! Get ready to ride the crossbow!" Dragon Calm's spear glowed red, and Dou Qi was poured into it continuously.
It is difficult for the cavalry to aim their crossbows at the target when charging at high speed. The conventional strategy is to have the captain mark the direction and everyone to cover and shoot in that direction.
After the order was given and all the officers and men took out their crossbows and strung them, within ten seconds, the cavalry brigade passed the attack range of the first wave of bows and arrows and rushed within a hundred meters of the enemy's rear camp.
"Shoot!" Long Tan shouted and pointed his gun light.
A red fighting spirit shot towards the gate of the camp, and a dense array of arrows flew out like a rain of arrows, like a giant black python rushing toward the back of the gate.
Before Long Tan could test the results of the crossbow attack, the rebel rearguard camps burst into flames one after another.
"Not bad, we want to use fires to slow down our charge." Long Tan looked at the irregularly distributed fires in the camp and quickly calculated that the path forward for the cavalry brigade was blocked.
The rebels dispatched tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to sneak attack on the 209th Division. The leader could not be a coward. When he noticed the traces of Longtan Brigade, he notified the commanders of various departments to prepare for cavalry raids, and the rearguard battalion paid special attention to it.
Except for a small number of archers, the rear guard battalion is composed entirely of infantry, and the location where it is stationed does not have dangerous terrain. There is no good way to deal with the cavalry. The best way is to use fire to divide and delay the cavalry brigade.
There are hundreds of people at the head of the Dragon Calm Brigade's front arrow formation. Because the war horses are large, high-speed charging will maintain a certain separation distance, so a large open space is needed to spread out.
People may not be afraid of fire, but horses cannot help but burn. Therefore, when cavalry charges encounter a fire, they can only avoid it. As long as the fire is placed cleverly, the cavalry formation can be completely disrupted.
"Screwdriver formation, suppress the horse's speed! The magician protects the direction facing the enemy." Long Tan retracted the reins and lowered the horse's speed a little.
He is much more mature now than when he first entered the battlefield. He does not just rush and fight blindly, but he knows how to change his tactics at any time according to the battle situation.
Although the rebel rearguard camp is simple to defend, the victory lies in its superior strength. If the cavalry is divided and loses mobility, it will be very passive. Dragon Calm currently only has a thousand men and horses. If it is entangled by the enemy, there will be no reserve team to relieve the siege.
When the enemy cavalry troops arrived, they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.
The impact of the conical formation was not as good as that of the sharp arrow formation, but it was much more flexible. As soon as the cavalry brigade completed its formation, Long Tan immediately ordered to turn around and run around the rebel rear camp.
At this time, the commander of the rebel rear guard battalion complained endlessly.
Multiple fires were lit in the camp, and the soldiers all withdrew from the tents and gathered at the edge of the camp. They originally wanted to avoid the front of the cavalry and planned to cut in from the flanks and outflank them.
"Free and rapid fire!" Long Tan gave this order with a smile.
The wall of the rebel camp is like a fence. Not only does it provide ventilation, but the cavalry with good accuracy can shoot through the camp wall and kill enemies not far from the camp wall.
What's more, the cavalry brigade has cavalry formations, shield-breaking knights, and fearless knights. Their fighting spirit is more powerful than crossbows and can harvest enemies in large areas.
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The white-robed magician flew down to the command platform again and said: "The reinforcements are attacking the enemy's rearguard."
Feng Liang put down the telescope in his hand and said: "Well, the enemy did not slow down the attack, and the bow and arrow attack still maintained a high-intensity rhythm."
"It's really weird. The enemy came from afar and attacked continuously for most of the night, and they haven't shown signs of fatigue yet. I think they have less than 50,000 people. If they don't mobilize troops from the frontal battlefield, how can they be confident that they can withstand the impact of the Dragon Calm Brigade?"
A staff officer nearby said: "The enemy's rear guard battalion has about five brigades, and the number of cavalry is also similar, which is enough to repel one cavalry brigade."
"No!" Feng Liang shook his head vigorously, "It's no problem to use ten thousand people to deal with one thousand cavalry, but have you ever thought about how the enemy general can determine which brigade our reinforcements only have? If it were you, you would
How to do it?"
The staff officer thought for a while and said: "Withdraw half of the troops and horses to rest and rotate. In addition to the 10,000 people, prepare another 5,000 reserve troops to closely monitor the surroundings of the battlefield."
Feng Lianggai shook his head and nodded, saying: "This is much more reasonable. You and I can both think of it. How could the enemy general not know about it? I don't believe that the rebels' combat effectiveness and morale can be maintained. After dealing with them for so long, there is no way.
Don’t you know how much it weighs?”
At this time, Long Tan also had a question in his mind: Why haven't the rebels collapsed? No matter how capable their command is, they can't help them withstand the attacks of crossbows and fighting spirit. The resilience of this enemy army is so strong!
(Suddenly I found that there are many book friends waiting for the update. I have also read the serialization and can understand everyone’s mood. From today on, I will force myself to take time to update. I must finish the book within next year.)?