The military system of the Angsa Army was different from that of the Tang Dynasty.
Datang emphasized the use of good steel on the blade, and the more elite teams would be placed on the more critical battlefields.
After all, only in this way can we win the key war.
But Ansa is the complete opposite.
Elite teams usually gather around the general to protect his safety.
But now Edward wants to send out all the elites.
Then wouldn’t their central army have no one to protect them?
If so, wouldn't these generals be at the mercy of others?
Even if you take ten thousand steps back, the enemy will not break through to you.
But if all of his elite are dead, how can he command the heroes in the future?
What can I do to safeguard the interests of myself and my family?
It was also for these reasons that when Edward proposed this strategy, he encountered a lot of opposition.
Faced with this situation, Edward was also somewhat powerless.
After all, he is not the commander-in-chief who just came out.
He was forced to take office for a second time, and his original prestige had already been exhausted, so that he was unable to suppress this group of generals at the moment.
But what can be done?
At this moment, he also said directly to everyone: "Before you reject me, I want to ask you a question."
"What do you think is more important, getting out alive, or those elites?"
"I might as well tell you some very bad news."
"Now, due to the failure of the war and the weather, the morale of our army has dropped to a terrible level."
"In addition, our army does not have much supplies left. The ammunition in the hands of the soldiers, on average, each person can fire ten shots, which is very good."
Edward's eyes swept over the faces of everyone present.
He said without mercy: "I hope everyone will not only think about their own interests at this time, but also think more about other people." > "If the situation cannot be opened up early, then our army will surely fall into a situation where it is at the mercy of others."
"At that time, not only your elites, but also your lives will be thrown here."
After hearing this, everyone lowered their heads and began to think carefully.
He is right, the current situation has indeed reached a very dangerous point.
If they cannot use their elite combat power to open up the situation, then they are likely to face collapse.
Although they have 400,000 people, the enemy also has 400,000 to 500,000.
If the two parties come together, considering the current state of one's own party, it will only be a one-for-one exchange.
And in this way, it is the simplest addition and subtraction.
No matter how you calculate it, five hundred thousand is always greater than four hundred thousand.
And if our own side fails and our troops are routed, they will be the ones who will lose their lives at that time.
Suddenly, everyone began to hesitate.
And at this moment, a hazy explosion was suddenly heard in the ear.
If an ordinary person heard the explosion, they would just think it was muffled thunder.
But they are gourmets on the battlefield.
Especially when they have been fighting against the coalition forces of Angsa and Datang for so long.
How could they not know what the noise was?
That was clearly the sound of skyfire and thunder exploding.
And without waiting for a reaction, explosions sounded one after another from the direction of our own rear troops.
When a group of generals rushed out of the military tent to check, they were shocked to see that their rear army had been blown up by the enemy.
Balls of flames rose on the flat ground, and every camp was ignited by the flames.
At that moment, the fear of having the camp burned down by the Western Turks,
It lingered in everyone's mind instantly.
It's not that the Angsa army didn't know that there was an enemy thirty miles behind them.
They are not unaware that the enemy may launch a sneak attack on themselves at any time.
Therefore, they were fully prepared before setting up camp.
Not only did they put down their resistance, but they also set up many lines of defense.
But these people didn't think of a problem.
That is whether the musket is useful in this cold winter.
You know, the ammunition for a flintlock gun is actually gunpowder plus iron pellets.
But in such extreme weather, gunpowder would freeze to death just by staying outside for a while.
And where can the frozen gunpowder be ignited?
When the trigger is pulled, at most you can hear a crisp sound of iron impact.
A flintlock gun that cannot fire is no different from a fire stick.
Unlike Li Chengqian's training for his subordinates, they not only trained firearms shooting but also strengthened their combat training for their subordinates.
At this moment, in front of the Western Turkic cavalry, they were like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Just as they walked past, countless Ansa soldiers who were carrying "fire sticks" in panic and wanted to shoot were beheaded by Western Turkic cavalry.
Kamachin and Hu Yanzheng, who personally led the team into the battle, also discovered such changes.
For a moment, the two of them were also very happy.
The two of them commanded a group of soldiers and ran rampant in Ansa's defense line.
In just half a quarter of an hour, the Western Turkic cavalry broke through the three lines of defense set up by the Angsa army in advance.
Of course, these three lines of defense are nothing to the Western Turkic cavalry.
At this moment, these Ansa soldiers were all stunned.
They had no choice but to turn around and run away. For a moment, the soldiers in Ansa's defense line also fled quickly in the direction of their own military camp.
But the Western Turkic soldiers on the other side did not hesitate and rushed to catch up.
While chasing, they threw sky fire thunder and destroyed countless camps and artillery of the Ansa Army as they passed by.
At this moment, they don't look like they are here to fight at all. They are like square dancing aunts who happened upon a discount in the supermarket. They rushed into the military camp crazily and quickly, harvesting the enemy's heads as if they were panic buying.
Seeing such a scene, the generals of the Angsa Army were also a little dumbfounded.
Even if they wanted to break their heads, they never expected that this would happen.
Fortunately, Edward, the commander-in-chief of the entire army, responded quickly.
He said directly to the people around him: "Command the soldiers, arrange them all in formation, and replace them with new gunpowder to resist the enemy."
After hearing his order, all the generals around him woke up like a dream.
Everyone hurriedly ran back to their respective camps and directed the soldiers to form formations.
The gunpowder in the hands of these people was usable, and some of the Western Turkic cavalry who had treated the enemy in the same way suffered heavy losses.
Under a burst of intensive gunfire, at least hundreds of Western Turkic cavalry fell to the ground.
As for the cavalry soldiers charging into the formation, as long as they fall down, there is basically no chance of survival.
Even if he survives, he will be seriously injured if he is hit while traveling at high speed.
Seeing such a scene, Kamachin and Hu Yanzheng, who were commanding from behind, immediately stopped the soldiers' charging momentum.
Following that, the two men quickly retreated with their men and continued to clear out the Ansa soldiers who had no time to prepare.
Poor those guys, they are like a group of lambs being slaughtered at this time.
But Edward couldn't control that much.
He quickly gave the order to retreat.
After all, at a time like this, if you can evacuate quickly, you will be rewarded...