The morale of the North Indian Army was at its lowest point. Two cavalry attacks by the Tang Army caused heavy losses to them. Bagheera himself was protected by golden armor and heavy infantry guards. He did not need to worry about his life for the time being, but the soldiers under his command continued one after another.
If he died on the ground, could the well-equipped troops of a few hundred people save the situation? Even if he could reach Qunv City alive, how would the defeated general take back Qunv City from the Tang army?
He encountered a brand-new tactic that already covered the blind spots of his military knowledge. In the past few hundred years, every arrival of invaders brought a new way of fighting. When the Persian Emperor Darius invaded, he encountered
The Undead Army brought heavy infantry and chariots, Alexander brought the Macedonian phalanx, and the Shuanggui Empire of the Great Yuezhi brought heavy cavalry charges, but this time the Tang Army brought flexible light cavalry, of course
He has not yet seen the arrow rain and six-flower formation that the Tang army used with their crossbows and long bows.
In fact, every war of aggression can bring profound changes to India. For example, after the invasion of Darius and Alexander, the North Indians learned heavy infantry and the Macedonian phalanx. They used this advanced tactical thinking to torture themselves
Southern compatriots, the unified Mauryan Dynasty was born. After the end of the Shanggui Dynasty of the Yueshi people, the North Indians learned to use cavalry and war elephants, and then the Gupta Dynasty was born. All their internal wars were fought by the north against the south.
Because North India is indeed more aggressive due to the pressure from outsiders.
Although Bagheera himself was short-sighted, he vaguely felt that it was the elders of the Brahmin temple who had harmed him. They were afraid that the Kshatriya nobles would control the army and threaten their rule, so they introduced caste segregation into the army.
There are four castes in one armed force. This sense of separation between castes makes it impossible for Kshatriyas to unite the army. Even a Brahmin like him who has successfully transformed cannot do it.
But he still believed that he would not be defeated. He shouted loudly in his heart, I am the God of War in North India! I was once invincible! Now I will come to Qunu City smoothly and finally take back Qunu City.
After calming down, Bagheera decided to form a marching formation. It was the Macedonian phalanx that Alexander brought to India. However, the Indians modified it according to their own characteristics. There were two layers of spears on the outside to control the enemy cavalry, and the third layer was a sword and shield.
Soldiers, when marching, raise their spears and march forward in unison.
Marching in array requires a high degree of discipline in the army. The troops under Bajra were considered the elite of the North Indian Army and were naturally able to complete such a low-level complex operation.
He did not dare to arrange the elephant formation on the left side of the military formation, in case the Tang army used some witchcraft to explode thunder on the ground to frighten the elephants. The sparse march just now trampled so many people to death, if it were like the Macedonian side
In such a dense formation, dozens of elephants were enough to completely defeat the North Indian army.
He placed the heavy infantry guards in the center of the six square formations to form the cavalry Kshatriyas, and the Vaishyas were at the head and tail of the team respectively. In this way, even if the Tang army dared to come to charge the formation, the heavy infantry formation in the center could still be effective.
To block the enemy, the cavalry can also rescue the cavalry phalanx at both ends. This configuration theoretically has no loopholes.
The biggest loophole is the absence of loopholes. The Macedonian phalanx moves slowly and can be used in battlefield encounters, but cannot be used in long-distance marches. Moreover, the main body of the march is human beings, and as long as they are human beings, it is impossible to maintain a behavioral pattern for a long time.
He always has to eat, drink, and sleep, just like the herds of antelopes on the grassland. They also move as a team, but there is always a time to nap, and there is always a chance for the wolf to find a chance to hunt.
The scout passed the news about the Northern Indian Army to Feng Changqing, and Feng Changqing decided to investigate it himself. He lay down in the grass and looked at the neatly arrayed Indian Army in the distance.
"Let me just say, if the North Indian Military God is that good, then I can conquer the whole of India with more than 10,000 people. This formation is somewhat interesting, but if it is only a little interesting, the level is only
It doesn’t stop there.”
The deputy general asked: "General Feng, what should we do now?"
Feng Changqing glanced at him sideways: "What should we do? Form a formation without fighting. Today's two raids are enough. Let's leave the rest to tomorrow.
On the flat and fertile land under the starry sky, only a dozen miles apart, the two armies lit bonfires on the plain. It was not that they could not sense each other's existence. They were ambitious and wary of each other. Showing ambition
The one in front is the Tang Army, and the one on guard is the North Indian Army.
If a party without the initiative wants to win, it will be as difficult as hell. Since the North Indian Army has their predetermined mission, they can only advance while passively containing and being beaten. Their marching speed makes it impossible for them to take the initiative to attack. The target is
The clarity also prevented them from wasting time in luring the enemy into setting up an ambush, and the outcome of the war seemed to be doomed.
In the early morning of the next day, the blue waves on the Ganges River were rippling, and the sparkling waves extended for hundreds of miles. The North Indian army continued to march on the road in formation. The neat phalanx was quite spectacular during the march, and dry dust was swirling in the air.
Li Siye divided the 3,000 cavalry into four parts. One part followed the movement to guard the horses and supplies, and the remaining three took turns sending out cavalry scouts to scout the enemy, waiting for the moment when their discipline became loose, and ready to attack at any time.
The sun gradually rose into the sky, and the North Indian army stopped. Two phalanxes disbanded and ran to the river to drink water. The other four phalanxes sat down to rest. The Tang army suddenly appeared on their right, with two cavalry groups of more than a thousand riders.
They charged at the North Indian Army from two directions. The North Indian Army who was sitting on the ground hurriedly stood up to meet the enemy. Their reaction and preparation were half slow. The Tang Army had already rushed forward and fired two rounds with their horn bows.
The North Indian Army once again had a small-scale chaos, and the cavalry on both wings rushed back and forth to rescue them. When they were about to meet the Tang Army, the enemy withdrew like the wind.
The long march in formation not only slowed down the speed, but also put their physical strength to a great test, especially when the sun was shining in the sky. Many soldiers were tired of this kind of fear.
Just an hour later, the Tang army found another omission in the march of the Northern Indian army, and another sudden attack came.
In the evening, the North Indian Army stopped to repair again. Most of the people were numb and neurasthenic. The Tang Army conducted another round of attacks, killing hundreds of the enemy before retreating quickly again. Not only the low-caste soldiers gradually became exhausted due to fatigue in the battle.
Losing their will, even the high-caste soldiers and Kshatriya cavalry were exhausted and full of complaints. This was like a pack of rats biting an elephant. The 20,000 troops were covered with bruises in the pursuit of the Tang army and could fall apart anytime and anywhere.
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That night, Feng Changqing convened most of the officers for discussion. Many people believed that the time had come to defeat the North Indian Army in one fell swoop, and they could launch a general attack on the enemy tomorrow. However, Feng Changqing believed that the time was still not appropriate because the enemy had been attacked after being attacked.
Most are still able to fight back, even weakly.
He believed that more than two rounds of sneak attacks would be needed tomorrow. After Feng Changqing, a high-level player, understood the comprehensive strength of the North Indian Army, he was no longer satisfied with just winning the battle. He also set high standards for himself and suffered a loss in battle.
The war ratio ranges from 50 to 1 to 100 to 1. This kind of fun is like a high-level player clearing the level without any damage, treating the war as an exhibition match to show off their skills.