Chapter 534: Fierce Battle

The rhythm of the battlefield was really lowered, and the battle in the air did not last too long, perhaps because they knew that the Dongping airship was not too cold for higher flight altitudes, and could also be shot down steadily, and the Beiliao airship team simply kept it on a level with the Dongping airship team, but now the Dongping airship team, in the case of preparation, corresponding weapons and better performance, is not at all afraid of the numerical advantage. It was a simple counter-assault, and the weapons on the Dongping airship made their attacks against the Northern Liao airship particularly effective. The battle in the air lasted only half an hour before it ended, and the seventeen remaining airships of Northern Liao returned scarred with a small amount of fuel. The Dongping airship unit firmly grasped the initiative on the battlefield.

The ground is a different story. Although the three battalions of heavy infantry steadily withstood the first wave of onslaught, and together with the troops in the rear, they killed and wounded a large number of Northern Liao troops, but they still quickly showed fatigue. On the second hour of the battle, Xie Boan brought in another 20,000 men, and the infantry and cavalry advanced in a mixed way, although they suffered some losses because of the slow speed when they passed through the blockade distance of the heavy equipment battalion in the middle of the battlefield. But before the Dongping Formation, it was a different picture. Although the light and agile Northern Liao infantry did not have strict armor, they still caused the heavy infantry battalion to suffer a lot of losses with their flexible combat methods. The enemy on the right flank even almost broke through the outer shield wall of the heavy infantry phalanx and smashed inside. luck

Seeing such a situation, Hao Tan Weiran immediately ordered the cavalry to make a short attack to relieve them. Xie Boan then threw another 20,000 men up and outflanked them from the left and right flanks, trying to trap Dongping's cavalry on the battlefield.

However, Ye Tao decisively ordered the five battalions of the second platoon to advance some distance and receive the cavalry to recover. Although the front line was slightly modified, it was still carried out at the pace that Ye Tao had predetermined.

Xie Boan flexibly dispatched the retraction and attack of his troops, he put the heavy equipment battalion of Northern Liao at the forefront, and shrouded half of the phalanx of the heavy infantry battalion in Dongping in the firing range. Xie Bo'an's trick failed to succeed, but it could be regarded as killing and injuring many sergeants of the Dongping heavy infantry unit, which was not very numerous, but the price he paid made him feel painful. The range and accuracy of the heavy equipment battalion in Northern Liao cannot be compared with that of Dongping. In the bombardment of half an hour, the long-range projection power in Xie Boan's hands was completely annihilated. Although in this half an hour, the cavalry troops could almost unhindered to rush to the front of the Dongping Formation to fight, but in this situation of mutual exchange, Xie Boan knew very well that he was suffering a loss overall.

But Xie Boan's tactics finally waited for an opportunity. By the afternoon, the heavy infantry battalion, which had been fighting incessantly, finally got tired. The Ouyang family's heavy infantry battalion was the first to be overwhelmed. It is not because the heavy infantry battalion of the Ouyang family is weaker than the troops of the Tan family and the Zhuo family in the middle and right lanes, but simply because in the eyes of the generals of Northern Liao, the Ouyang family is more like a soft persimmon. The more attacks they withstand, the more pressure they have. Although six hundred heavy infantry were urgently transferred from the center and right to the left so that the left would not collapse, by this time it became clear to everyone that three heavy infantry battalions could not hold out until night in such a situation. The casualties of the three battalions all exceeded 30%, and 600 soldiers were already the largest force that could be squeezed out on the right side of the center. Heavy armor makes the heavy infantry a strong class, but it also makes them extremely vulnerable when their physical strength is exhausted.

"The second platoon of five battalions pushed forward, changing the formation into a horizontal column. Removal of tower shields on the flanks of three battalions. Defend yourself head-on. The heavy infantry battalion slowly retreated. The tribal infantry battalion gave me a place on top. Ye Tao ordered.

Evacuation and rotation on the battlefield are highly skillful operations. And Xie Boan realized Ye Tao's trick when he saw that Dongping's airship troops had strengthened their support for the three heavy infantry battalions and began to throw a large number of smoke bombs in the center of the battlefield, but he didn't have any other tricks to use, so he threw another 10,000 people up. In one morning, a whole team of 40,000 people was crippled. From noon to now, it is another 30,000 people...... Although this part of the troops can be integrated and can still be put into battle, after all, it has lost its sharpness. There is no longer the murderous spirit of the war. There are only six troops in his hand, and Xie Boan also began to hesitate, but he also understands that if he doesn't seize the opportunity, the defeat is doomed. He is very good at taking advantage of the superiority of troops, and today's operational command can be regarded as the most accurate and decisive in his several decades in the army. But he didn't expect that the combat power of the Dongping army was much higher than he expected. Even the tribal infantry cavalry, which had not been in the army for a long time, made up for the disadvantage of lack of training with their fanaticism and bravery. His casualties had accumulated to 49,000, a number that would have made all the generals dizzy and overwhelmed, but he resisted the pressure and continued to invest his troops in the attack. But how many casualties did the Dongping army have? Xie Boan estimates that he may not even have half of his own. And his estimates are roughly accurate.

The 10,000 people who may not have been a problem before, but at this juncture, Ye Tao was a little anxious. In the rotation of troops, especially the rotation of troops of different natures, even though the whole army of Dongping was not unaware of the risks, the officers were trying to coordinate, but there were still loopholes. An insignificant Northern Liao cavalry actually took advantage of the situation to drill into the tower shield array and rushed to kill it. Fortunately, the sergeants desperately resisted them and annihilated them in their own iron bucket array. But Tan Weiran, who coordinated the command at the scene, was injured in the chaos. Suddenly there was no deputy commander, and the command pressure on Ye Tao suddenly increased.

Xie Bo'an's investment of 10,000 people at this critical moment made the front line of the Dongping army rumored and panicked everywhere, but Ye Tao finally withstood the pressure, withdrew the heavy infantry battalion, and used the tribal infantry to push it up. Without the heavy infantry battalion like Dinghai Shen's needle, the exhausted front immediately had a tendency to collapse. The tribal infantry is not bad, but it is really powerless to let them take on the garrison, and their strong combat effectiveness cannot be brought into play.

Seeing that the Dongping army had unexpectedly loosened the entire line, Xie Boan immediately pressed another 10,000 people. Ye Tao groaned for a while, and without waiting for the opponent's troops to pass through the battlefield, Ye Tao ordered: "Cavalry troops, the whole army will attack." ”

"Yes!" Compared with the previous calm and orderly transfer, this order, which is obviously known for its technical content, can make the blood of the soldiers under his command boil even more. When the red command flag of the whole army was hoisted on the control tower, the horn sounded whining, and the generals began to shout "Attack!" below before they got down from the control tower. At that time, I had been recuperating for almost a day, and I had a full lunch two hours ago. In this battlefield in full swing, although they all understand that this is also a mission requirement, this kind of leisure is really a bit out of tune. The pent-up strong war spirit was fully ignited at this moment.

In just a few breaths, the cavalry troops moved, and one after another cavalry troops passed through the passage left for them in the middle of the battle formation, and galloped directly onto the battlefield, just colliding with the reinforcements of the Northern Liao army that had just been put into the battlefield.

"On the left and right flanks, two more cavalry battalions and one infantry battalion were sent to spread out steadily. Then the centripetal attack. The whole army was dispatched. The battalion of guards, in armor, is ready to attack. ”

"The heavy equipment battalion concentrated its firepower and carried out segmented coverage. Pay attention to and advance the coordination of troops. ”

"Airship team, free attack."

Ye Tao waved his hand, and the attendant immediately helped him put on his armor. From the moment Ye Tao gave the order for the whole army to attack, the shape of the battlefield began to change dramatically.

Ye Tao's tactics were still successful, and after almost a whole day of cementing operations, the Northern Liao army suffered heavy losses, especially the morale was even lower to a considerable extent. The superiority in force is gone, and the two sides are now roughly evenly matched. But when Ye Tao suddenly threw himself into a total of 40,000 cavalry who were well-rested and had a high fighting spirit, the battle situation would naturally change dramatically. An orderly defensive battle will turn into chaos, and the two sides will be strangled together to determine the final victory. And on such a battlefield, the command will naturally not be the same. The whole army has already been put into battle, and there is no point in staying on the control tower to deploy troops, and at this time, a commander standing on the battlefield can play the greatest role and become the courage of all soldiers. Originally, this was supposed to be Tan Weiran's work, but now that His Royal Highness the Prince is injured, Ye Tao is duty-bound.

"The heavy equipment battalion is moving slowly. The withdrawn troops protected the heavy equipment battalion. Ye Tao gave a final command before putting on his horse. The Heavy Equipment Battalion is about to start playing tricks. Let the heavy equipment battalion continue to attack in the advance, this is not something that any army can do, there is no preset position, constantly level the ground in front of you, calibrate the coordinates, and shoot. The ammunition also had to follow the gun emplacement. Although the Heavy Equipment Battalion has been regarded as the most difficult secret technique in the system of the Blood Qi Army since the establishment of this unit, it has been continuously trained. And this set of training methods has gradually spread in Dongping, although it has never been used on the battlefield, but because of the extremely high requirements for each position, each member, and every link, it has become the ultimate training routine. If it is used well, it will naturally allow the firepower of the heavy equipment battalion to continue to advance with the battle formation and become the decisive force that determines the victory or defeat of the battlefield, but if it is not used well, it will make the entire heavy equipment battalion fall into chaos and cannot play any role...... But Ye Tao is very firm in believing that the troops under his command will never let him down.

"Ye Shuai is here!" As the battalion of guards dressed in silver shining armor passed through the middle of the battlefield, the soldiers on both sides boiled, and the news of Ye Tao's battle almost immediately spread throughout the army. Ye Tao is not a high-flying general, let alone a general who captures the flag, he occasionally goes into battle a few times, no doubt in a last resort. Everyone knows this, Ye Tao has never hidden these things as bad deeds, and sometimes he laughs and chats with the generals under his command about how foolproof it was to wear armor at that time before he dared to go into battle. But at this moment, Ye Tao, as the coach, has a strange power. This is a legendary figure who has gone from a miracle of an ordinary person to his current status as a supreme minister, and following him into battle, the legend seems to accompany everyone...... And this may be the source of courage and strength.