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Chapter nine

After receiving the order from the lieutenant general, all the reconnaissance troops of the Wells Army rushed out to increase the scope and intensity of the reconnaissance. The left and right armies also began to move closer to the central army. In order to reach the designated position earlier than the headquarters, the flanking troops of the right army moved in.

They started a rapid march in an area that had just been reconnoitred, but inadvertently lost their way, and then unexpectedly encountered a Sbia troops.

The starting point of the entire war was when dozens of troops from the two armies passed each other. Separated by a small forest, the leading troops of the two armies were drinking water by the same stream. Everyone was unprepared and stood up.

At this time, the soldiers and officers were dumbfounded when they looked at the enemy in the reeds on the other side. Then, the large troops behind them appeared.

Here is a Sibian army tasked with luring the enemy. More than a thousand soldiers have been marching day and night for several days. They are exhausted and want to take a rest by the woods. Three thousand Welsh soldiers come from a place on the side.

They rushed out of the mountain pass. Alarms were heard and military orders were flying. The two armies lined up urgently and faced each other at a distance of one mile - the Sibyan army was too exhausted to attack first, but the Welsh army was afraid of an ambush.

Dare to attack, only the messengers on both sides flew away in waves like lightning.

The Welsh Right Army, which numbered more than 10,000 people, was not far away. After hearing the news, they rushed to help. The movement of more than 10,000 infantrymen was not small. A few dozen miles away, they attracted many scouts from Sbia.

After visiting for the first time, after the Welsh right army arrived panting and lined up, more than 3,000 cavalrymen from Sirby's army also appeared at the same place. Everyone was equally tired and their strength was almost the same. Of course, they felt depressed again.

A cold-eyed confrontation...

In this kind of plain and hilly area, under the situation of abnormal balance of strength, the most important thing is to maintain the formation. No matter whether attacking or retreating, whoever moves first will suffer. If the Welsh army retreats, then the rear team will be beaten by Si.

The Sibia army's cavalry attacked; there were woods not far behind the Sibia infantry, but as soon as they exited the protection range of the cavalry, the enemy troops would definitely pursue them into the woods. If they were to attack, neither side would be sure to catch the other side in one bite. So, the order was sent

The soldiers once again flew away with lightning speed...

A small encounter caused a heated debate in the headquarters of the two armies. The staff's fingers almost broke the map. The creek whose name no one knew before became the most frequent noun. The headquarters of the two armies

While marching, they formulated the final strategy. In the end, they unanimously named the battle "The Battle of Broken Wave Creek".

In the vast area close to Broken Wave Creek, large and small troops of both armies are gathering towards this creek. The latest enemy situation analysis is constantly sent to the commanders, whether it is Cohen Keda or Lieutenant General Glenns.

They were all studying the topography near Broken Wave Creek carefully and repeatedly - fate is ruthless. With Broken Wave Creek as the center line, the distance of ten miles in front and back is a large plain, with rolling hills on the edge. It is the large corps.

A great place for a head-on showdown!

Under tight time pressure, Lieutenant General Glenns was determined to fight a decisive battle here. A large number of reinforcements gathered like a river, and the smoke and dust raised during the march filled the air. Cohen, whose troops had already been involved,

However, Keda had to give up the chosen battlefield and go to a strange place to fight. Of course, he cursed... At this time, the scouts from both sides were all over the mountains and plains. With an order from Cohen Keda, everyone

The battlefield-wide Scout Battle was staged first.

In the past, the primary task of the scouts was not to kill the enemy, so even if the scouts from both sides met, as long as the distance was not particularly close, everyone would be busy with their own business. When they were in a good mood, they would wave and scold them.

He said a series of swear words. As soon as Cohen's military order came out, the scouts everywhere changed their missions and began to hunt down the other side's scouts. Not only that, Cohen also sent all the elite hunting teams to sneak to the enemy's rear and sides, regardless of the scouts.

They are also logistics soldiers, whether they are delivering water or meals or sneaking into the woods to relieve themselves... As long as they are lone enemy soldiers, no one will be spared! The small-scale fighting on the ground never stops, and there are gargoyles in the sky from time to time.

Falling down, the battle has not yet begun, and the atmosphere on the entire battlefield is already extremely tense.

Under such hunting intensity, Lieutenant General Glens sent entire battalions and entire regiments of troops to conduct reconnaissance in the main directions. After losing thousands of people, he finally figured out the location and approximate distance of the main force of Sibia's army, and the main forces of the two armies.

The distance was not that far away. So Lieutenant General Glens ordered a rush march to eliminate the 4,000-person Sbia vanguard before the opponent's main force arrived!

It was already midnight when the Wells Army, numbering 50,000, arrived at Broken Wave Creek. They formed the team within a quarter of an hour. Lieutenant General Glens gave an order, and dozens of magicians released lighting magic at the same time.

The night sky was as bright as day, and the five phalanxes formed by the front army let out a huge shout, with spears in hand, huge shields at chest height, and the sound of footsteps like muffled thunder in the sky, and they pressed towards Sibia's army.

This army has been fighting against the Sibia Army for many years, and they are not familiar with the characteristics of the Sibia Army. They know that the opponent is good at surprise attacks, attacking like fury, and retreating like lightning. In previous battles, they have relied on their own flexibility.

The maneuverability and powerful combat effectiveness opened one hole after another on the two rivers plain, entering and exiting, as if they were in an uninhabited land, making the Welsh army unable to use its strength. You want to fight, but you can't catch them;

If you want to retreat, they are still clinging to you. Like today, when the two armies square up and engage in a decisive battle, this is undoubtedly what the Welsh army has been looking forward to for a long time. The Spy army does not dare to engage in a decisive battle. This is human reason.

Things we all know.

During the day when the Welsh army was deploying troops, the front line of the two armies had been stretched to four miles. Seeing the Welsh army approaching, the leading General Sbia gave an order, no matter whether on foot or cavalry,

Four thousand soldiers took out their bows at the same time, and one thousand infantry and one thousand cavalry stood in separate lines, ready to go. The other two thousand cavalry held their bows forward and stopped outside the range of the opponent's bow and arrow - the Welsh army had already

Get ready, the commanders of each formation shouted, and the formation put away its spears and raised its shields layer by layer to protect itself airtight.

"Calibrate ten knots - release!" Two thousand cavalrymen pulled the strings and let go at the same time. In a dense trembling sound of bowstrings, more than two thousand feather arrows flew into the sky. After an instant flight, this not too dense rain of arrows howled.

It screamed and fell towards the Wells Army's phalanx. Because it was the first wave of arrows, there were mostly loud arrows. The shrill whistle could frighten the newcomers who were new to the battlefield!

"Stop—raise your shields!" an order came from the advancing phalanx of the Welsh Army. The five phalanxes stopped at the same time. The officers and soldiers shouted and tightened the distance between themselves and their comrades, and tightly wrapped the top and sides of the phalanx with shields.

, I heard the whistling sound of the arrows getting closer and closer, and finally, with a continuous "crackling" sound, the shield in my hand began to vibrate. Although it blocked a large area of ​​​​the arrows, there were still sharp flashes occasionally.

The arrow pierces and causes damage. At this time, not only the injured soldier will grit his teeth and persist, but the comrades next to him will also lend a hand to help, because everyone knows that if it collapses at this time, everyone will be unlucky!

After the first round of arrows, the officers of both sides nervously inspected the battlefield situation. The generals on both sides had to use this to estimate the equipment and combat power of the other side. However, under the light of magic, the five stationary phalanxes were ordered to

There was a loud noise, and they began to advance slowly again. Although the shields were full of arrows, the five phalanxes only left more than forty wounded people in place. The light shield vehicles propelled by manpower who were waiting behind immediately rushed out to rescue them.

, the morale of the Welsh army was greatly boosted, and the cry was loud!

This army of more than 70,000 people is the most elite force of the Wells Empire. The royal family spent all the money to build it. It has gone through seven battles with the Sibian Army. The soldiers are getting better and better, and the equipment is getting better and better.

With constant assistance from the Allied Forces for experimenting with new equipment, the combat effectiveness has far exceeded that of the previous elite fighting groups. No matter what level of comparison, all of Wells's armies, including the Guards guarding the capital, are difficult to compare to.

Although the commander has been led by the Sibia army in previous battles, this is because Sibia's intelligence officers are extremely perverted. As a close friend of the Duke of Jessvis Hepburn, in addition to the words and deeds of a military family,

In addition, the quality of the lieutenant general himself is not much worse.

Not to mention that Lieutenant General Glens has been subjected to a series of stimulations recently, and his head, which has been filled with blood, has gradually calmed down. After being assassinated by assassins sent by the royal family, the Lieutenant General finally gave himself the Duke of Swyth.

I tore it into pieces by myself and read the letters that had been pasted by Brigadier General Sha Ya from beginning to end many times. I finally understood the Duke’s painstaking efforts and gained a clear understanding of myself. This was no less than a new life.

...In terms of commanding this battle, he completely changed his mentality.

Because the lieutenant general himself once had a humiliating life, and then he got up with the help of his own efforts and friends, and was also entangled in a power struggle with Prince Opie's family, so he did not attach much importance to the preferential treatment of the royal family. A few days ago

The assassination made his loyalty to the royal family gradually fade away. The battle in front of him was just a fight for his family, his father, and his own beliefs. If this battle defeated Korn Keda and shattered the entire battle of Sbia

If he was conceived, he would be able to advance and retreat in both military and political circles and would no longer be subject to the royal family of Wales.

This battle is related to the life and death of the entire family and all his subordinates, so it must be won! Many people can only exert their great potential at critical moments. This is the case with Lieutenant General Glens. If at this moment, the Demon Palace or the Temple

If we make a fair ranking of the strength of military generals, Lieutenant General Glens, who has completely calmed down, will undoubtedly enter the top twenty...

On the battlefield, Wells's five phalanxes were gradually approaching. Three rounds of arrow rain from Sibia's army had little effect. The leading general Sibia gave an order, and the two thousand cavalry in front instantly dispersed into two groups, each of which circled around.

The arc attacked the square formation on the side. There were no organized cavalry in Wells's army, only the 4,000 garrison cavalry troops of Lieutenant General Glens. They were brought from the hometown of Youshui Pass.

It would never be used at that time, so the lieutenant general only sent two infantry phalanxes to cover the archery troops pressing up from both sides. His intention was obvious, to suppress the movement space of the Sbia cavalry.

Because this was an unpredictable encounter, the Sibia army at this time was lightly equipped to lure the enemy, and the equipment used was not the best, especially arrows. In order to bring a few more arrows to achieve the purpose of continuous combat,

They all use light ordinary arrowheads. When encountering an infantry phalanx with iron plates in their shields, there is nothing anyone can do. And the cavalry cannot leave the infantry alone, so the commander can only be ruthless and practice the cavalry but not on the battlefield.

Use the tactics used above.

The two thousand cavalry were divided one by one, and finally became ten horse teams, approaching the enemy's formation from three directions, shuttled back and forth, and formed ten rings connected end to end beyond the range of the Welsh army's bows and arrows.

The cavalry fired arrows at the point closest to Wells's square, and prepared for the next shot in the subsequent circular movement. Again and again, they repeatedly fired dense arrows at the closest distance with precision, mixed with arrows in between.

With magic arrows.

Faced with this multi-directional, high-intensity attack, the casualties of the Wells Square immediately began to rise, but Commander Sbia had to mourn his own butt... This strategy has not yet passed the final review of the staff.

, although he obeys the authority in urgent matters, if he uses it rashly, he will inevitably get slapped with trouble when he returns.

From then on, Wells's infantry phalanx fell into a difficult situation. If it advances, weak links in the shield wall will inevitably appear, and casualties will increase; if it does not advance or retreat, it will be meaningless, both for the battle situation and the army itself.

Seeing that the infantry phalanx was in a dilemma, Lieutenant General Glens ordered the other infantry phalanxes on both sides to quickly press forward, changing the previous line of flat push into a shape with two wings protruding forward and the middle pressing back, continuing to squeeze the enemy cavalry's movement space.

, at the same time, the archers charged forward as skirmishers, suppressing the enemy cavalry at the shortest distance.

This method is very effective. If the Sibia cavalry still want to maintain this harassing formation, then they can only go around to the extreme flank, so that they are far away from their own troops and cannot cooperate with each other; if they remain opposite to their own troops,

At a relatively close distance, in the end the space for movement will be completely squeezed, and they will be surrounded... If you are a rational commander, you will have to retreat at this time.

Commander Sibia was not stupid. The more than a thousand infantrymen immediately retracted their bows and retreated to the woods behind them in an orderly manner. The cavalry continued to cover. Lieutenant General Glens waved his hand, and the three thousand light infantrymen who had been prepared rushed quickly

Leaning forward, these light infantry are mixed with special units, and their lethality in close combat is amazing. They are ready to rush into the woods to chase the enemy cavalry when they retreat. By then, even Sbia's cavalry will be able to kill them.

I can only sigh while looking at the fighting in the woods...

This is how a frontal decisive battle is. Once the strength of the two sides is revealed, there are really not many tricks that everyone can play. Lieutenant General Glens made up his mind to boost morale with the victory of this small battle. The enemy cavalry cannot be surrounded and annihilated.

Forget it, but these thousand Sibia infantrymen cannot escape no matter what. The enemy's large army has an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers and will be particularly cautious when marching. When they appear on the battlefield, they can just give these more than a thousand soldiers

Infantrymen collected the corpses.

Under the pressure from both wings, the space for activity of the Sbia cavalry became smaller and smaller, and they had to retreat gradually. However, as soon as the pressure on both wings of the infantry square in the middle part of Wells was gone, they immediately changed their formation, and the square array became

For five lines, form a wide shield wall that only protects the front, and hide all the light infantry rushing up behind the wall... Everyone knows that when they approach the woods, as soon as the shield wall is closed, the light infantry will swarm.

As soon as they came out, the fierce bloody battle began.

This forest is not very big and is surrounded by plains on all sides. The Sibiya infantry who retreated into it cannot escape due to the terrain. The only hope is to hold on until the main force arrives. However, the Sibiya army has the most tenacious combat style on the continent. , their combat power will not fluctuate depending on the number of enemies. In Tucheng battles and rebellion wars, they always win with less. At critical moments, the leading officers arranged the defense in an orderly manner, and the soldiers stood calmly. Prepare as you normally would for training.

The Sibia cavalry troops gradually retreated and could no longer support the infantry. The commander gave a loud order, and the three thousand soldiers took out their kerosene arrows, preparing to give the infantry one last blow when the enemy attacked... Just as Lieutenant General Glenns issued the message The moment before the attack order, the large group of Sibiya wing troops flew horizontally across the battlefield from the sky. Although they did not cause any casualties, they surprised the lieutenant general!

Immediately, a reconnaissance cavalry sent by the lieutenant general also appeared on the edge of the battlefield. The leading officer waved the flag in his hand and sent a warning to the lieutenant general. The lieutenant general sighed secretly in his heart and ordered the troops to retreat.

"Define - like a mountain!" As soon as the military order came out, the infantry of the Welsh Army received the order at the same time. Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted "Ha ha!" and the shield wall immediately stopped moving forward. The shields in their hands were all inserted into the mud, and they were long. At a distance of several thousand, thousands of shields were roughly in a straight line!

"Retreat - like silk!" The shield was pulled up from the soil, and slowly retreated amidst the sound of "Haha! Haha!", whether it was the phalanx infantry holding the shield or the light infantry hiding under the shield, their footsteps Calm and steady, the formation is not chaotic at all!

The archers responsible for covering took the sound of "haha" coming from the front as a signal, took a step back with one sound, fired three arrows with one arrow, and used the maximum range to suppress the enemy's possible pursuit. Together with the infantry phalanx on both wings, during the entire retreat , what does the deployed troops look like when they attack, and what they look like when they retreat to the starting position of the team. There is no change in the formation. All troops have no hesitation in executing military orders, and they advance and retreat in a measured manner. No one thinks about why the commander is there. The issue of retreating under absolute superiority is so disciplined and tightly organized that other demonic units may become disfigured after seeing it.

As soon as we retreated to the designated position, the thunderous sound of horse hooves came from the battlefield. Under the continuous light of lighting magic, a group of cavalry emerged from both sides of the battlefield at the same time. Looking from a distance, these two troops were marching. The armor is not as sharp and dazzling as other cavalry, the armor does not reflect light, the weapons are not unsheathed, only the red tassel on the helmet is constantly swaying, connecting far and near.

The soldiers of the Welsh Army have never seen such a unit, and ordinary officers have not seen such a unit, but their senior officers are familiar with it. Officers at the command and staff level know that these cavalry are the most powerful in the Sibia Empire. Elite troops - Royal Guards.

The reason why the armor is not reflective is because Emperor Sbia, who doted on the Guards, asked them to wear blouses over the armor; the reason why the weapons are not unsheathed is because the Guards disdain the tactics of shouting before reaching the enemy. At a glance, when their weapons were unsheathed, their combat effectiveness could only be described as terrifying.

If Lieutenant General Glens had just ordered an attack, the unlucky one would not be the thousand Dosperian infantry in the woods. The Guards who came to help would have beaten his more than 10,000 attacking troops to pieces under the eyes of the Lieutenant General. None... If the lieutenant general goes to the rescue, he will inevitably destroy the formation of his entire army. At that time, the opponent's main force will make a big profit before it appears. Perhaps, this is what the opponent's main force is waiting for.

The Sibia Guards stopped at the best impact distance line. The entire army dismounted and held reins in their hands to save horsepower. The Sibia infantry in the woods retreated calmly singing military songs, and both sides began a new battle.

Confrontation of wheels.

Three hours later, the legendary main force appeared on the hills in front. From a distance, the main force of tens of thousands of people was really confusing. They were loose and scattered, just like a group of soldiers.

This situation made Lieutenant General Glens feel very depressed. He realized that he had been too cautious and had fallen into the opponent's bluffing scheme.

After the "main force" of Sibia's infantry had finally opened up their formation, a huge flag slowly moved up from behind the hills. It was very different from all other Sibia flags. Lieutenant General Glens sent five in succession.

Qingqi approached for reconnaissance, and those who came back shook their heads and said they didn't recognize it. The intelligence staff officer took an atlas, and everyone pointed their fingers at the first pattern.

The officers glanced at each other and already knew the identity of the other commander. The special flag pattern would only be used when Emperor Sbia personally led the troops - that is to say, the person coming here is Cohen Keda! (

To be continued)


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