This was the first time that Bingbo Xilin, as Li Siye's opponent, fought against the Tang army on the battlefield. One of them was the supreme commander of the Tang army in the Western Regions, and the other was the governor of the Great Food Army in the Khorasan area. These were the same
A battle between levels. Only by defeating those with the highest military level in Dashi can they accept the outcome of this war calmly.
This time, the food army led by Bo Xilin totaled more than 60,000 people. After the long-term battle losses, Li Siye's Anxi army, together with the auxiliary troops of Ningyuan Kingdom and Ge Luolu, still had a total of 38,000 people. Hezhong Kang
The auxiliary soldiers sent by the country and the United States are not considered combat forces.
Li Siye set up a battle formation outside Mulu City. The direction of the military formation was not Mulu City, but the vast Gobi Desert. As soon as the battle failed, he would immediately withdraw to the Hezhong area to regroup.
This time it is no longer the Rikka Formation that focuses on defense, but the Fish Scale Formation that focuses on offense. This formation is like an irregular equilateral triangle. The front army and the center army are at the tip and center of the triangle respectively, and the two sides and flanks are used to outflank.
Cover and kill the enemy.
He dared to put up this formation that Genghis Khan promoted, mainly due to the horses and camels captured since the four wars, so that the number of Tang Army cavalry far exceeded the infantry. He could fully rely on mobility to carry out this epoch-making tactic.
Bingbo Xilin placed four infantry phalanxes in front of the center, cavalry formations on the sides and behind, and a row of more than 60 trebuchets to suppress the Tang army's Fuyuan crossbow with ultra-long range.
Ziad said beside Bingbo Xilin: "Duke Abu, please be careful. Although the Fuyuan Crossbow of the Tang Army does not have the range of the trebuchet, its accuracy is much higher than that of the trebuchet, and it can also fire a very powerful explosion.
The weapon sounded like thunder and could start a fire, so the Tang army called it Fierce Fire Thunder.
Bingbo Xilin said confidently: "I have already dealt with this matter. I will send cavalry to harass the infantry's main formation to prevent them from using long-distance crossbows to approach and launch."
Ziad then tactfully persuaded: "Although the Grand Duke's method is not impossible, everyone in the Tang army is equipped with a crossbow, which has a range from far to near. The cavalry approaching to harass may cause considerable losses."
Bingbo Xilin said in a deep voice: "How can we fight without losses? As long as we make good use of the trebuchet's long-range advantage and use cavalry harassment to prevent the enemy from destroying the trebuchet, the enemy's losses will be far greater than ours."
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Li Siye looked across at the rows of tall trebuchets hidden in the military formation, raised his riding whip and said to his left and right with a smile: "They have brought out this big weapon again. This thing is very effective against military formations and fixed fortresses, so
We have to adopt a flexible style of play."
After saying this, he shouted loudly to the troops behind him: "All those who can mount their horses will be mounted for me, and we will attack in regiment and brigade units. The brigade commander and the captain will put the flag on my back for me! Han Haijun and
The Ge Luolu cavalry is responsible for the harassment on the frontal battlefield, and the Anxi Cavalry and the Provisional Cavalry Corps are responsible for the flank harassment. The commanders of the four armies must charge and retreat according to the orders of the Chinese Army. Remember, no matter whether the opponent is cavalry or infantry, be prepared
Take good care of your swords and crossbows! Fire arrows when you advance, fire arrows when you are making a detour, and also fire arrows when you retreat. When the enemy's formation is stable, don't hold it hard, and don't be stingy with the arrows in your quiver.
!Because this will be the last battle to overwhelm the food army!"
"Here!" the shouts of the soldiers of the three armies were like thunder.
The big food army on the opposite side blew the rhinoceros horn, and the slaves pushed the catapults one after another and began to move forward. They knew the range of these big guys well. The central army of the Tang Army began to retreat backwards, and the cavalry at the front of the fish scale formation gradually expanded and dispersed.
, this seemingly dispersed battle formation minimizes the chance of a catapult hitting.
Tian Zhenqin led the cavalry to charge forward. They leaned on the horse's back and held their horned bows tightly, charging forward in a vertical formation.
Ziad did not expect that the Tang army would use cavalry as soon as they came up, and he was secretly hesitating. Moreover, he had never seen the way the opponent had just arranged their formation.
Bingbo Xilin raised his hand and pointed at the Tang army: "What kind of battle formation is this? What kind of tactics is this? Have you ever encountered it?"
Ziad shook his head blankly: "I don't know, Grand Duke Abu, I have never seen it before. It may be a new method of warfare."
"In that case! Hold back the cavalry and let our army's phalanx of spears, giant shields, heavy armor and long bows teach the ungrateful Li Siye a lesson!"
The Arab phalanx absorbed the advantages of the Byzantine Empire's phalanx. The first two rows of heavy infantry had chainmail armor and tower shields. They placed their shields on the ground, which could cover most of their bodies. The second row held their round shields high.
Raising it to protect the arrows from above, the pikemen at the rear extended the barrel of their spear from the gap in the shield. The shiny and sharp spear head would turn any horse that dared to collide into countless bloody holes. Their strategic thinking was also consistent with that of the Tang army.
Similarly, a strong infantry phalanx is the key to victory. The cavalry only provides cover after the infantry formation fails and can pursue the enemy cavalry after victory. As long as the problems of being unable to pursue after victory and being unable to withdraw after defeat are solved, the infantry phalanx is still quite powerful.
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They also have another weapon that the Tang Army has never equipped, which is the throwing spear on the battlefield. The biggest advantage of throwing spears is the low training cost. It takes two or three years of target training to train a qualified archer, but it only takes one to train a tender shooter.
For months or even ten days, as long as he had the strength and learned the basic operations, he would be able to successfully throw the javelin into the charging enemy.
The Han navy rushed to a place a hundred steps away from the food army. The cavalry with strong scale armor stood in front as human shields. The light cavalry from the rear rushed up, raised their heads and drew their bows to shoot at the enemy. After shooting, they did not hesitate and quickly moved towards
Turn back, and then another group of people rides close to them, shoots another round, and then retreats quickly. This method of warfare is not very cheap. You must know that the range of the infantry bow is slightly better than that of the cavalry. Archers in the Arab army formation
There were quite a few of them, and their intensive volleys caused considerable casualties to the Han navy cavalry.
Tian Zhen saw the command flag waving by the Chinese army and immediately ordered the Han navy to retreat. The Geluolu cavalry followed closely. Their riding skills were slightly better than those of the Tang army and their movements were more flexible, but their armor was too weak.
The Tang army in front was covered by heavy infantry and horse troops wearing light armor, but there was still a certain degree of casualties.
The two rounds of cavalry harassment by the Tang Army's cavalry did not shake the Dashi infantry formation. The opponent still had high morale, played its horns, and continued to advance with neat steps. Because the first five rows of the Dashi phalanx were basically
Heavy armor makes it difficult for bows and arrows to penetrate easily. Even if the thrown bows and arrows can hit five rows back, causing certain casualties. But as long as the front formation is stable, even if casualties and riots occur in the middle, the officers and supervisors in the back row can suppress everyone's emotions.
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Li Siye then ordered the Geluolu cavalry to retreat. The infantry formation of the Dashi Army stepped forward in an orderly manner. The Anxi Cavalry Army and the temporarily formed cavalry army were outflanked from both sides, but the Dashi Cavalry formation from behind rushed up from both sides to protect the two wings.
, after a fierce battle between the two sides, the Anxi Army was defeated and retreated again.
The cavalry's fish scale formation's combat tactics are correct, but it seems like they can't defeat the enemy. The cannibals have the upper hand. As long as their casualties are not lower than those of the Anxi Army, even if they have a one-to-one battle loss ratio, they will be the first to be defeated.
It is still the Anxi Army.
Deputy Protector Cheng Qianli said from Li Siye's side: "Doctor, your all-cavalry fish scale formation seems to have failed. The infantry phalanx of the Dashi Army is extremely mature. They use cavalry to protect the two wings and rear and continue to advance. We
No way to start!”
"Who said that?" Li Siye smiled lightly and said, "I still have a winning weapon and magic weapon that I haven't used yet."
The flag bearers from the five directions gave me an order, ordering the bombardment battalion to blend into the Han navy cavalry, use the cavalry to approach and throw, and use fierce fire and thunder to blow up the enemy's heavy armor formation! I ordered the Geluolu cavalry to charge and prepare. As long as the enemy's formation
When chaos breaks out, immediately charge with thousands of cavalry and engulf the crowd!"